Gudbye 2008. Hello 2009 !~

hoohaaaaa !~ 2008 has been a gud year for me. learnt a lot. made some life changing decisions. ventured onto new paths. tried new things. made new frens and foes. another year went past. am i still the same old me i wonder. here are some events that are worth mentioning that i can remember tho might not be choronologically correct.

began the year like i always do - with a haircut. hehe. feeling refreshed and determined to do well in the year which i think i didnt do too bad at all. got engaged somewhere in february to my lovely gal. one big step for us both. she's from batu pahat. the preparation for this engagement was kinda big as everyone from my family wants to chip in a bit. no complaints here. he he.

then in march, macam biasa la, F1 !! woohooo !!.. i lurve going to SIC to watch the F1. its hot. its humid. but its all worth it. the noise. the crowd. the atmosphere. i always enjoyed my F1 trip to SIC. went with my brother again this year and with a cousin of mine. pity that i cudnt get tix for him so he had to wait outside. ferrari shirt; check. ferrari flag; check. ferrari cap; check. sunblock; check. ear plugs; no ear plugs. cotton wool will do just fine. another grandstand tix this year but this time, its at the last corner. the triangle section of the stand where the two long straight conjoines. i get to run around that area and enjoy the race at both sides of the long straights. its also the loudest area where the cars braked down booming with each downshifts as they enter the turn, and accelerate at full throttle upon exit. dayuumm! tied the flag ends at my arms and i looked like superman. ha ha. the three of us really enjoyed ourselves. oh, and on that day too, another cousin of mine got engaged. congrats again to him too.

then april came. its my birthday month. like my previous birthdays, i celebrate my birthday alone. tho everytime i remind everyone early, i'd still somehow wud find myself all alone on my birthday. happy birthday to me. but i'd still get lots of wishes from families and frens. at least ppl do still wish me. he he. i think i went on an estate run in april too with the classic fiat and MSVCR members at sedenak. the whole family went and it was a gud outing. sliding the car out on the gravel in each turn. fooohhhh.. gaya~

come may, i sent my trusty ol breadvan for a fresh new coat of paint. gave it a new color. Bianco Perla is the new exterior theme. it went from fiery red to spermy white. from the devil, to the silent angel. dangerous silent killer. its white, its cool as cucumber, it looks innocent, it looks weak. but everytime it slipstreams behind some puny ass or gave the run from other losers, its down right menacing. i didnt say this, somebody else did. ha ha. how wud i know how the bella wud look coz i'm in it driving. there were also negative remarks about the new car color saying it doesnt look right in white, or its too girlish. then again, its my car. at the end of the day, the white grows on them who diss it in the first place. boo yaa!

since the end of 2007, i've been working hard on getting my weight down and working out on the muscle and fitness level. amazingly, i managed to reach beyond my intended target weight and my fitness level is aint half bad either. entered a charity run sometime in june to test out my running and check out wat kind of fruits does my hard labour bear. ha ha. all those running on the 'mill, all those working out, all those swimming, all those resisting temptation of gud food, all those staying off cold drinks, it showed its significance in the run. managed to complete the 12km run in 1hr 50 mins. not bad i shud say. received a certificate upon crossing the finish line. ha ha. then there's also a fun treasure hunt event which some colleagues from work and i joined which we survived. ha ha.

all those running and swimming gets boring after a while so i tinkered with the idea of cycling. talked to some frens, and after some scouting around i got myself a bicycle. not those cheapo steel bike but a roadie. a decent entry level alloy one for training and fitness. cycled on my own for a while until i was intro'd to this group of cyclist who cycle every week at impian emas and do long rides on weekends. i was hooked. got myself some new gears and trained hard to keep up with the big boys with my puny bike. learnt a lot from the guys there. made new frens. learnt new stuff. went for excursions and long rides with them. had loads of fun. cycled everywhere. improved a lot on my stamina and fitness. for months i cud eat anything and still maintain my rather 'slim' cut. ha ha. unfotunately, the perut is still there. dem!~ but, i cud run further, faster, and swim harder. its all gud. but somehow along the way, i kinda overtrained and i'm nursing an injury as i type this.

other aspects in life have been and still is progressing well. i guess. apart from the new hobby, i've actually been spending a lot less. am saving up for the big day which is in about 6 months, and of course, preparing for the so called 'worse economic downturn'. am not on the market as much as i used to. being very anal about my spendings altho, it kinda look like i'm channeling it to my cycling at one point. ha ha. oh well. work has been good. nothing to shout about, really. i'm considering other options at the moment but by the looks of how things are shaping up, i'm not putting my hopes too high. lemme just take it slow for the moment and complete my pending studies. another 3 more papers to go and i'm done.

i've already started shopping and scouting for stuffs for my wedding. it might seem that there's still time, but believe me, time is one thing i dun really have. 6 months aint that far ahead.

i'd also like to say my thank you and appreciations to the friends and families who have put up with me and my anal behaviour. i know i could be difficult sometimes or all the time. i know that i could be such a pain in the ass with my idiosyncrasies or my dullness. i know i cud be such a pain in the ass, so, thank you. i'll always try to be there for you guys the way you've always been around for me.

for all the wrong things i did,.. naahhh. i dun need to apologize. wtf for? wats done is done. cant be undone. so no point apologizing. boo yaa!

then again, looking back, i realised that i've not been such an ass as i should be. altho i know i'm difficult to deal with. dang! i've soften up a bit and thats not good by my standards. i think i'm too preoccupied with stuffs and also most things went my way so i dun really care. gotta improve on this and be a bigger ass in 2009. this will be my new year's resolution, along with some other resolutions. goodbye 2008,..

...hello 2009. i'm gonna be such a pain to all of you. oh i'll be nice to you of course. as long as you know i treat you rite, then u're safe. if i dun like you, i'll let you know in your face. i'm also gonna keep on working out, running, cycling and getting fit. i'm still way off from my targeted weight - 65kg. living healthily is important. to me. i will be making one majordomo big step in my life next year which is getting hitched and i'll be crossing over to the land where the wimmen rules and the men pretends they have control.

there'll be some straightening of major strings that i have to work on - financially, personally, mentally, and of course religiously. insya allah. so here's to a great 2009 ahead, for me and you guys better run ! coz i'm coming after ya!