A little late, but happy new year everyone! あけおめ！Spent New Year’s with my cousins in several eatery spots, everyone wasn’t in the mood to go to a crowded place for some countdown. After that day, I had to prepare for job hunting, was invited to a Japanese otaku friend’s house for a night’s stay, all in all it’s been a pretty busy but fun week.
Anyway, last year was quite the blast. 2009 marked an important year for me coz I spent the entire year living in Japan. Full of ups and downs, but no doubt a life-changing experience.
Now what will 2010 bring? It’s all up to me, of course :) Let’s recap what my new year resolution was in 2009…
Though I didn’t get up to par on my drawing skills *sob* but I think I worked really hard on my Japanese skills. I can’t believe I was not able to read much Kanji up till last year. Still a mystery to me how I passed JLPT Level 3 few years back. Being in Japan really does help a lot. A LOT.
Sure I’ve gotten better and all, but it was quite a tiring year for me as well. I think “stress” is a great word to sum up the entire year. Not to mention that I’ve gone through a bitter moment back in April if you remember. I ended up caring too much about everything, became envious of other people’s skills, had little confidence in speaking Japanese with others, irritated at the smallest mistakes I made, cared too much about how others think about me, was too cautious on expressing my interests, bla bla.
Enough of this nonsense, I say! Here’s my new year’s resolution for 2010:
The word is nonki, or easygoing/carefree. Heck, didn’t even bother to write it in Kanji but I decorated it with beautiful autumn leaves :) No concept whatsoever, I just love autumn leaves!
2010 is the year to return to my happy-go-lucky self again! What, my Japanese sucks? Bored of my anime talk? Don’t like my opinions? Well, screw you hahaha! I don’t care! It’s time to get my life back on track, do what I like and live in the now. Hopefully by the end of 2010 I won’t be too self-conscious about the tiniest details and be a much happier person.
Whatever it is you’re set on doing in 2010, all the best! I hope for your continuing support in 2010 as well. 今年もよろしく！
The trip to my friend’s house and a certain anime award in the next few days. Stay tuned!
Happy New Year to you too!! ^^
May you continue to do and blog what you like and be happier!! :D because that makes what you are :) and I don’t think your anime talks are boring XD it’s actually quite fun to read :D
and that is one nice kotatsu TWT *envy*
Happy New Year! And thanks so much for the encouraging comment :)
Your drawings are really great. Wish I had your skill :( And I approve of that Aria BGM!
Happy New Year!!! How you been? Have you gotten my messages? Or you just ignoring me? :P
またね！
Hey Happy New Year dude. Sorry, was doing a bunch of stuff. Was thinking of something, will get back to you soon.
Your Japanese rocks, your anime talks excites my loli thinking and your opinions will always continue to amuse me. I just don’t like your trick exam, two years ago. And happy go lucky bla bla year.
Hey hey trick exams are part of the job, man! Makes you learrrnnnnn :P
And about that exciting your loli thinking bit, we need to have a talk…
Happy New Year to you, mate ^^.
Hope you’re blog will continue and prosper. And here’s to all of us having a carefree but productive year ahead of us.
On another note…need more photos *laugh*. Just kidding ^^.
Carefree but productive… such a hard balance hehe.
Happy New Year. Here’s to you continuing your blog *ahem* *ahem*
HAppy new year haz! it’s been a long time since the days of a certain video being stuck in your VCR at your house.. but its good to know youre doing well.
Hopefully we’ll catch up soon.
Yea I’ve been doing well, thanks to that video.
lol kidding. Yes, we need to catch up once I go back to Malaysia. Or maybe you wanna come to Tokyo? ;)
Happy New Year, akeome, kotoyoro and all that. Don’t nonki out until you forget the important things, though! :)
I sure won’t! Akeome, bakayaro~!
GUN KIOU!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and hope my hiragana still intact XD
btw ah bonk! what your recommendation for top-10 must watch anime overall or the past decade of 2000-2010? XD
Did you keep the hiragana tightly in a jar?
Whoa top 10 of the decade ah? Well now that I think about it, my top 5 now are from the past decade, so there u go, my top-5 of the decade :P