As 2012 rolled in with much less fanfare than usual (thanks to the fireworks ban by the government as a result of the al-shabaab menace), I sit back and reflect to the year that is gone, 2011. I know this is a "time-barred" sort of thing to write about, but hey...it's the Chinese New year - Year of the Dragon!!
Looking back, I think this has been one of the most low key years in my short existence...I don't think I achieved much to write home about...I did scale Mt Kenya, made a few new friends in the process and visited some random countries, but I felt there was something missing in the grand scale of things that I may have achieved in the past one year. It was more of routine and ton-loads of stress in the process.
2011 saw the Arab spring uprising, the deaths of a number of dictators around the world (Gadaffi, Kim, et al), the birth of new borns to some of my friends and the union in marriage of a few others. Milestones I would say (others would replace the 'e' in 'mile' with an 'l'). Some switched jobs, others got promoted, a few completed school. Well I am happy for them, and as the gauntlet is thrown for the coming year, I think it is time I sat down re-evaluated with a sober mind what I should aim at reasonably achieving this year, and go for it..
As one of my friends usually puts it "..it is never that serious!" . I have been more of a slave to my work and reduced time for my family, friends, church, etc. If I had something to show for it, it would have made sense, but a wake of stress, fatigue and unfitness does not justify the time I spent toiling.
For those of us on the grind, they have an innate wish to do what the elves below are doing to their boss, but circumstances don't allow. Though I know a pal who gathered the courage and did just that :-)...thumbs up dude...
Anyway. Before the world ends like some Mayans said some years back, I think I should just be different in 2012, and have something meaningful to say come 31 December 2012 (if by that time the world is still laughing at doomsday predictions!)
Looking back, I think this has been one of the most low key years in my short existence...I don't think I achieved much to write home about...I did scale Mt Kenya, made a few new friends in the process and visited some random countries, but I felt there was something missing in the grand scale of things that I may have achieved in the past one year. It was more of routine and ton-loads of stress in the process.
2011 saw the Arab spring uprising, the deaths of a number of dictators around the world (Gadaffi, Kim, et al), the birth of new borns to some of my friends and the union in marriage of a few others. Milestones I would say (others would replace the 'e' in 'mile' with an 'l'). Some switched jobs, others got promoted, a few completed school. Well I am happy for them, and as the gauntlet is thrown for the coming year, I think it is time I sat down re-evaluated with a sober mind what I should aim at reasonably achieving this year, and go for it..
As one of my friends usually puts it "..it is never that serious!" . I have been more of a slave to my work and reduced time for my family, friends, church, etc. If I had something to show for it, it would have made sense, but a wake of stress, fatigue and unfitness does not justify the time I spent toiling.
For those of us on the grind, they have an innate wish to do what the elves below are doing to their boss, but circumstances don't allow. Though I know a pal who gathered the courage and did just that :-)...thumbs up dude...
