Selamat Hari Meng-kotak!

It's the time of the year where people get nostalgic about the whole year that everyone has been through. The Christmas carols stopped playing and shopping malls are in a hurry to take down the Christmas decorations in preparation for the new year... and Christmas feels like just a puff of smoke into the air which quickly dissipates and is no more. It's the same every year. And I feel, what matters is the lasting effect of Christmas. Perhaps the family gathering that brings together the whole family after many months of being away, a sudden thought of a friend and the get together that quickly reconnect that missing link, meeting someone or realizing someone might be The One at some gathering, finally meeting that Special One that fills the heart with hope, joy and love that no one on this earth could...

Ah, in this humble little room (which I cannot thank God enough for letting me have it all to myself!) the fading of the atmosphere of Christmas slowly releases that cold bitter grip of homesickness. It's still there but this morning that small gentle voice whispered, "Just a little bit more and you'll be home." Ah, even typing it out makes tears threaten to fall.

Boxing day, I should start boxing my stuff up. Won't have much time once the momentum of exams starts rolling. But I feel more like getting my studying schedule sorted up and get the momentum of studying rolling and set aside one or two days to clear my stuff.

I don't know, we'll see if I have time to get nostalgic and reflect upon 2011. It feels like it hasn't ended because the semester hasn't ended. >< We'll see. As for now...

Set the target, get set, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (never ending OOOOOOO) !!!