Well, I must say, 2008 went by pretty fast. It was a year full of some of the most amazing moments of my life, and some of the most hurtful, as well. All in all, I guess I have a lot of things to be thankful for: making Val, being a graduate of the 100th graduating class from my high school, being the FIRST male Hapa Filipino/Spanish/Portuguese liberal bisexual with a LIPRING and various ear piercings as my high school's Valedictorian, getting into Brown, making a lot of new, amazing friends, finding my niche in Brown TaeKwonDo. There also comes the sense of self-discovery and growth--I think I've learned a lot about myself in 2008. In contrast, I also learned a lot about others, and, unfortunately, I've lost a lot of friends back home. But that's okay, it's not like I haven't moved on before, and vice versa.
I feel like my life is finally taking flight now that I'm at Brown. It's amazing. I feel like I've met some people that I'll be really close to my whole life, I feel like I've learned things that can be learned nowhere else.
It makes me sad, though, because I know that for some people, it's their last semester in college--and boy, am I going to miss them. It's refreshing to be a freshman again, so eager to do so many things, so unsure, so unguided. It's comforting and rather therapeutic to have many caring older individuals help you along the way--giving you advice that could only come from them. I can't wait to return the favor when I'm older.
I'm also grateful for being alive in this day and age, to be a citizen of Hawaii, to witness history in the making: Obama as President. I'm so glad he won, you have no idea. If McCain won, that would've pretty much made up my mind about whether or not I'm going to live in this country when I'm older, haha, which I'm still debating, by the way.
I haven't really improved in the intimate relationship department this year. I still haven't really found someone that would want to be with me in that sense, but I'm okay with that, I suppose. I have, however, developed in the sense of sexual interaction--which I'm grateful for, haha. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a virgin, I'm just a lot more comfortable with doing more things with other people who you're not in a committed long term relationship with. I'm reserving my virginity, in its entirety, for someone who I'm committed to, and vice versa. But I must say, it's been three years since my last relationship, and it's driving me nuts.
OH, and here are some pics of the nummy foodums I pretty much stuffed myself with for new years eve:
Haha, yeah. Every year my family splurges on sushi for New Year's Eve, I love it. And this food was only the beginning <3.>
Take care, and have a Happy New Year.
新年快樂！
