2009 is just slightly more than an hour away, and 2008 is coming to an end. what can i say? it's been a blockbuster year with many mistakes, many great times and many memories. right now, i think i'm ready to leave 2008 behind and step into 2009 with a peace of mind. it's going to be a big year ahead, and paths have to be chosen. 2009 is going to be a year for change. it's going to be a time where i would do something i normally wouldn't. something better, something good. it's time to kick all my bad habits. learn from the past and make good with the future that is to come. it's time to make new mistakes, learn new lessons and collect new memories. it's time to kick the addiction, and stay free from all the "drugs". it's time to step up to the plate, because you only get one swing at it. the race is about to begin and everyone's at the start line. this time i hope i won't be playing catch up.

it's going to be a tough year, no doubt about it. but maybe somewhere along the way, there might be time to stop and enjoy the scenery, smell the roses, before we have to be on our way again. maybe the tough road can be made easier if we just keep things simple. mug hard, and play harder. leave nothing in your hands and everything on the table. it's time to go for it, because it's the last time we'll ever get the chance. it just feels like the beginning of the end in so many ways. 6 years, and then 6 more. it all comes down to this. this is the big graduation. it feels like the end in so many ways but it's only the beginning. the whole of 2009 is ahead of us. it's all up to us to shape and change the course of our destiny. we have the power to take control. we have to make choices, hoping they're the best ones, and live with them.

2008 has been a great year. made wonderful new friends, stayed close with great old ones and learnt one big lesson on friendship. but it's time to move on. leaving the past to memories and the future to hope. i'm looking forward to the challenge of 2009, because it gives me the chance to rise to the occasion. it's time to step out of our comfort zones and into the world of the unknown. it's time to cast our fears aside and follow the path of the blinding lights. all we have to do is put one foot infront of the other. it's time to do something. it's time to make things happen. it's time to move forward.

it's time to bid 2008 adieu.

it's time. 2009.