In few hours, the year 2008 will be behind us. It’s time to reflect of what have we done for the past 12 months. Have we done better. Could we done better. Anything that we wished we that we could have done differently. Anything that we wished that we could experience again. Could have. Would have. Should have.

Let me see my list of new things this year:

1. Lost 10 kilograms due to spartan acupuncture and diet program.

2. Went Offshore for the first time. Followed by the second, third and fourth. It’s a progressing journey nevertheless where I got more and more comfortable in my (now not so new) family and ‘house’.

3. Went to Batam and Beijing for the first time.

4. Mikhail got new scars, 1 on his belly, 1 on his eyebrow and 1 on his cheek. Resulted from his fight with Pascal who -miraculously, thanks to his patient big brother- remained unscathed.

5. Mikhail is now green belt in his tae kwon do lesson.

6. Pascal is getting bigger and bigger. He could manage a conversation and started to have his opinion.

7. Had the first full family holiday to Bali.

8. Begin to bring my dream to start schooling again into reality.

9. Have sister in law.

I still have few regrets. There are things that I would have differently had I been given a chance to repeat. But since I can’t turn back the time or put the time to a stop, all I can do is learn from my mistake. No matter how sweet some of the mistakes are, I will not let it shadow my step. Move on. Don’t turn back.

But other than that, I laughed, I lived and I loved. And I feel loved most of the time. It’s been a good year for me. Good job. Good family. Good work location. Good friends. What more could I ask? Probably God forgiveness for He knew that I have sinned a lot.

Happy New Year everybody!