2008 in review.

今天过得真得很开心。谢谢你。
施鹏走了。我突然开始有点想多伦多了。

So somehow. 2008 has come to an end. almost without me noticing.
属于中国，属于北京的这么一年就这么结束了。
Thinking back this year has been a complete blur.
I barely remember anything that happened before my arrival in bj. LOL.
I went around to my other blogs, looking for this end-yr-recap thing that I know I do every year, and apparently can't find it anywhere .o. *edit-found: see below*.
There goes my memory. lol. maybe i really should get some more sleep....
Or maybe I'm just getting old.
Each year used to seem so long when I was a kid.
but then again. i guess each yr still seems really long, esp since each yr is divided into 3 sections now =P.

first part of the yr / 2nd term of 2nd yr was a complete blur. 140% courseload might make life somewhat blurry. lol. all I remember, really, from that part of 2008, was the anticipation at new years, waiting to know exchange spots. and then the last week-ish of exam studying. =). but anyway. according to random bits and pieces of xanga i came across, i really enjoyed 2nd yr of university o.O.


my 2006 according to xanga.

[o1] clarification. lin bday. uni apps. first acceptance. idp presentations. congee king dinner + mix2
[o2] relapse. deca. " really don't treat u w/ enuff respect". 18. uni deadlines. vy gala. pho visits =)
[o3] dt harbourfront. ah gor's hot pot. voh prep. lovely packed march break -didn't rmb until reread. tin can mgmt. deca elections. voh. begin. daddie+brazil. ivey
[o4] AP calc angerrrrr. qc offer. "*stares*". queen's visit. chris. green quest. daddie leaves.
[o5] end. kyle ma's bday thing. mr. evst's tragedy. mcDs study dates. michael.
[o6] june rush hell. prom shopping. grad stuff. G2. ernest reunion. kelsey. wonderland's sun.
[o7] beijing. xi'an. chongqing. hk.
[o8] lijiang. qunming. shilin. chongqing. beijing. elementary school reunion. toronto.
[o9] pre-uni events. tears. surprise visits. frosh week. my own sunrise. enter mo.
[1o] gloomy kingston. car. midterms. shelly visit. csr.
[11] blackout. mindless school.
[12] finals. xmas.

Let's try my 2007.
... due to my boycott of xanga. review complemented by "contra"-xanga sources.

[o1] "life could be so beautiful". job apps. first thinkagain. full circle.
[o2] roots. midterms x2. realizations. homesickness. spring festival. 19. rewinded. apps contd.
[o3] ... boycott of xanga... o.O. pg apps. failures contd. tea room. reckless. pg offer.
[o4] BJR. stupidity contd. drama. explosion. exams. stauff club. 1st yr completed. move in.
[o5] PG begin. re-entrance. paper perfect. STILL. why?
[o6] wasaga x2. dallas. surprise dinner + aftershocks. video.
[o7] VY team extreme. still. relapses. vacation coverage madness. kingston wknd. grudge.
[o8] survival camp. hikes. CBDLT presentation. re-offer. reminisce. bark lake. CQ collapse.
[o9] 2nd yr + the love. shelly's 19 + sunrise. car-rides. goal-search. daisy.
[1o] karma. love for 2nd yr+fall contd. lists. midterms x3. decision.
[11] simple smiles. dreams. thksgiving. daisy visit. efforts. messiness. kj.
[12] finals. xmas. blue mountain. gibberish.

[ btw. looking back. i don't/barely rmb all this. it all feels like so long ago. but the memories that it does bring back is pretty amazing ]

2008.
[o1] ended. 7 courses. ww. karma. bats. truth. safety in hecticness. waiting.
[o2] exchg results. midterms x4. 2o. realizations. queen's cny. fireworks.
[o3] vy gala. politicize. grrr western media. vball.
[o4] utsc. ottawa protest. 7 exams. stauff. morrisons. u+u. kingston.
[o5] move out/in. PGx2. utsg. replay. exhaustion.
[o6] rewinded. lunches. dinners. bff. "not my life". rez drop-ins.
[o7] "n yrs later". vy. utsgx2. dirty dancing. summerlicious. bark lake.
[o8] o8o8o8. olympics > sleep. crammed goodbyes. BJ. live olympics!
[o9] cq. homeless. settling in. openning ceremony. simple happiness.
[1o] guilin. work. emails. webcam. bridge. shidu. friends. pyro.
[11] freedom. chill. simatai. attachment. datong. thksgiving. procrastinate.
[12] zjj-fh-sh. rainbow. firsts. whale wk. skating. cqx2. goodbyes.

this... took a very long time. but it was definitely worthwhile.
a lot of it was so blurred... and actually. the me 6 months ago feel like a different person.
a lot has happened. a lot has changed.
according to xanga. i had anticipated 2008 to be a defining yr.
i don't know abt that. but it has certainly been an amazing one.
thank YOU. for being a part of it all.