mellowing

2003 will always be the year I discovered weblogging (thanks to Tin).

Now, Chinese year 2004 brings the year of the wood monkey.

But since it's not yet time to talk about the Chinese New Year, let me make a short salute to the year that was.

In 2003 creative jobs were slightly a bleah. Although I was able to successfully line produce an RC of a national telecoms company and to co-head the publication of a giant financial institution, not to mention to produce my own bar events, 2003 was just fine.

A lot of lessons learned in business were gained.

I've been told though to wait til 2005, which is the year of the cock, my year.

So for the time being, I'm keeping things together, riding with the wave, going with the flow, practicing patience.

I was more active two years ago - socially-speaking. But 2003 kept me more focused away from my circle. I've lost touch, not by choice,but due to change of priorities.

Pinky, my highschool friend and a colleague in socio-politics asked me once, "Why, are you tired of politics?" She expressed a mixture of sadness and disbelief.

I never got to reply to her because I was unsure then. But now I'm sure of the answer.

The answer is yes.

I'm mellowing and maintaining a few friends who will grow old with me regardless of distance.

If there's anything 2003 has taught me, it's shown me to be tired of the old ways. And that, actually, is profound.

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kids should know that...

The Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was the more successful of only two supersonic passenger airliners to have operated commercially (the Tupolev Tu-144 being the other). First flown in 1969, Concorde service commenced in 1976 and continued for 27 years. As a result of its only crash (in 2000), world economic effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks and other factors, operations ceased on 24 October 2003, with the last "retirement" flight on 26 November that year. Even in retirement, Concorde remains an icon of aviation history. (wikipedia)