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2009 has turned out to be more eventful than I had ever imagined. A few years ago, for some reason, I just kept having this feeling that 2008 was the year that was going to turn my life around. In a way, that had turned out to be quite true. My career and love life took a turn, one for the better, and the other for the worse. 2009 has been a year of paddling like crazy underwater while trying to look as smooth as a swan above it.

I have not travelled so much as I have in 2009. In this year alone, I have been to:
1.    KL
2.    Singapore
3.    Manila
4.    Ho Chi Minh
5.    Bangkok
6.    Kobe
7.    Tokyo
8.    Canberra
9.    Seoul x 2
10.    Sydney

And now, I’m about to head back to Penang for a best friend’s wedding. I am tired.
I have no qualms in admitting that I have the dream job that many people can only hope to get. I get paid to travel around the world and all I have to do is keep people happy and informed. In most cities, I coordinate everything from home and when I arrive, I expect it all to fall into place (of course, sometimes, it doesn’t). All the years of slaving away and learning everything from scratch is starting to pay off as I see myself gaining more experience and becoming wiser.

My travels have taught me independence, patience and self security. Travelling solo made me realise that even if I never find that someone to share my life with, I know I can still be happy. My dependency on another person seems less important now as I learn to appreciate the person I am.

It has been one long and winding road and I look forward to what the new future brings.

Happy new year y’all. I hope you have a good one.