Nesting Dust -2010 Edition

 Whoa!It's been a while since I last wrote something..Owh,typed is more like it..*grin*

It's obviously January 2011.11th of January to be precise.It's a bit too late for me to wish a happy,happy new year I guess- but better be late than never right?

2010 was a not-so-bad year after all.It's a year of progress I would say.At least things around me didn't seem to fall apart and I didn't really felt bitter about moving on to 2011.Actually,I'm looking forward to it.There's so much to do and so much to do!!

End of 2010 marked quite a phase for me.I saw a great deal of joys,laughters,griefs,rantings and even feuds; reminding me that life is short and need not be wasted."Live life full!"(It was in the TV,but I can't remember from which ads!)

I'd been terribly occupied till the end of the year and as much as I'd love to sit and share my eureka moments here,I was sorry that I could not do so.Keeping part of the house running with two unpredictable teens was still OK.But when it came to handling an 11-year-old boy,I swore that it worn me out for real.

It is different when you have no more kids running around,shouting,or even throw tantrums in the house.Everything stays properly in their places.You don't expect your cat's tail to be stepped on or pulled..that the poor thing runaway whenever it sees you,and you don't expect to have a newt staying in your shoes and surely you don't expect to stepped on God-knows-what-it-is on the floor when you're rushing for an appointment.

*Sigh* "Boys will be boys."

Since this one will be staying with us for the whole year,I better learn how to handle and get along with him or I promised myself to not even think of the whole prospect of babysitting for the next coming years.*Pinky promise*

2010 was also a year where there were a number of 'kenduri(s)' in my mum's hometown,Segamat.So,as I tend to shy away from my relatives there,I've taken baby steps into trying to get to know them better.Well,I did,but only a few of them and not that well.Still,I did tried didn't I?Exchanging smiles was a good kick-start so to say.I spent some time in Penang too.It's my dad's hometown.

Penang is indeed crammed;with the hustling and bustling on the streets,sky scrapers assembled in rows,ancient buildings which still stood tall in the midst of everything-it was almost banal.Like a mini KL on display,except less charging and hurrying everywhere.There's still a sense of composure though.Other differences was the dialect,the friendly gestures from the people there,and the food.And what makes it forgivable for being such a restless place?If you ask me,I'll say it's the sea.It's not that clean anyway but the calming effect still lingers somewhere.

That's roughly what 2010 got to offer so far.The beginning of the year's memories were fading,so I guess nothing much happened.Again,a guess.If not,I would have remembered.

So,entering a brand new year,I hope to continue making progress in terms of finding and knowing myself better, get out of my small world often and maybe peek into a bigger one.

And,I officially draw the 2010 curtains down.Dead end.