It's 2011. I don't feel like a new person, nor have I set my New Years resolutions yet. But I do feel obliged to write up a blog post to commemorate the occasion.
I had a very pleasant New Years. I was in New York, but I didn't attend the Times Square ball drop. I didn't want to wait outside in the freezing cold for half the day, surrounded by 999,999 hyped-up tourists, probably hungry and needing to go to the bathroom but prevented from going anywhere by the sea of people, and wishing I was somewhere else for the whole time apart from the last half hour of 2010. Instead, my friends and I went to the Guggenheim, strolled through Central Park, watched "The Nutcracker", went to MoMA, enjoyed breathtaking views of New York at night time from atop the Empire State Building, had an incredible Korean feast, and drank champagne at a bar before doing the 10-second New Years countdown. Hello, 2011. Not a bad start to the year.
We did go to check out Times Square at around 2:00am. It was empty, and the ground was covered in rubbish and dirty confetti. I generally tend not to get too excited about New Years celebrations because the fuss, glitz and glamour is all fleeting and fake. I reckon the more significant part of New Years is the mindset you adopt in embracing the new year, which is embodied in the goals you set for yourself. I guess you should always strive to improve various aspects of your life regardless of whether or not it's the beginning of the year, but there is a certain meaningfulness to setting New Years resolutions: it's like you get a new start in a way.
Like I said, I haven't set my New Years resolutions yet. I'm going to say it's because I've been caught up in travelling. I'll get onto it when I return home. Last year was a joke, because I wasn't serious about the resolutions I set for myself. But I think this year it'll be different. I have a really good feeling about 2011 and I want to make realistic goals that'll set a positive tone for the whole year and provide me with tangible objectives to work towards. I did make a New Years wish though. I wrote it down on a piece of blue confetti to be placed inside the Times Square ball and released as soon as the New Years countdown was over. I guess it would've gotten trampled under thousands of feet after the big party. But I'm not going to see that as being ominous in any way. I can't tell you what I wished for; I'll let you know if it comes true.
I'm going to spend my last few days in Los Angeles on my own, and to be honest, I'm quite ready to go home. I want to enjoy the summer heat and spend time with the people I love. Man, I can't wait. So far I've not been impressed with LA: 2-hour shuttle ride from the airport to the hotel (that journey was longer than my flight here from San Francisco), scary people out on the street (I walked past this man who was yelling at passers by and talking aloud to himself), and way-too-wide roads (it takes ages to walk around). Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Happy year of the rabbit, you guys. I hope you're able to keep your resolutions, and that any wishes you make come true. Praise be to God.
G.
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