2009 has been... ...

There's some things that I regret,
Some words I wish had gone unsaid,
Some starts,
That had some bitter endings,
Been some bad times I've been through,
Damage I cannot undo,
Some things,
I wish I could do all all over again,
But it don't really matter,
Life gets that much harder,
It makes you that much stronger,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
Everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.

There's mistakes that I have made,
Some chances I just threw away,
Some roads,
I never should've taken,
Been some signs I didn't see,
Hearts that I hurt needlessly,
Some wounds,
That I wish I could have one more chance to mend,
But it don't make no difference,
The past can't be rewritten,
You get the life you're given,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.

And all the things that break you,
Are all the things that make you strong,
You can't change the past,
Cause it's gone,
And you just gotta move on,
Because it's all,
Lessons learned.



well, think this song is really appropriate for 2009.
2009 has really not been a good year. with all the economical financial crisis, all the many natural disasters, all the plans that changed, all the losses of people close and acquaintances.
I stopped ACCA, i didnt get to go to UK but went HK instead, i kept falling sick, got HIGH fever twice, the only thing that went according to plan was bumblebee. Managed to squeeze in a trip to batam. that's about it for me for 2009.

But in the midst of all the not so happy things, God has been faithful even when i was faithless.
He kept my parents and myself free from retrenchments, He blessed my brother with good results upon graduation and many temp job openings, He blessed my grandparents with good health, He blessed me with protection against H1N1 even when i had high fever twice, He blessed me with my besties, my close pals and DG mates like bear + krisy + joyce + rebecca + jomama + kaili, my great BFFs like lijia + AK + ah gong, my awesome CG pals like grace + wei, my ever-caring colleagues like unni + alice + clara, faithful blog readers like joelle + jing, my crazy poly mates like joce, lia, karen, ning, bp.

i'm choosing to continue to smile even when it's tough. :)
when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. :)

2010 will be a greater year.
it's gonna be a greater year. :)



for auld lang syne,
let all acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne

resolution next... ... :)