Happy New Year 2009 everyone! The Year 2008 seems to pass very quickly. There has been some ups and downs in 2008 but overall 2008 was OK. The biggest achievement was meeting many new faces in my life.
Thanks to Edmund for still around with me despite the tragic afternoon on 8th March 2008. Appreciate a lot of our times at Ipoh/Kampar/Sitiawan/KL. Those wonderful moments I won't forget and looking forward to our friendship. Thanks to Ryan for all the wonderful eating trips all over KL and being with with me on our HongKong/Macau trip. It was one of the highlight of the year. Thanks to Ames for making me laugh, the constant sms chat and all the fun we had together!! Looking forward to our blooming friendship and more. Thank you Vincent for meeting up in Hong Kong after so many years.
Thanks to Alves, Alvin, TeeWee, Jiri, Deric (aka eggtart), Mikey, John, Edward (aka Fansu) for being with me during my good and bad times. I really enjoyed all the outings at Wing's Cafe, Island Cafe, mamak outings and all the online channel chats. Especially to Alves, Maxxi and Deric for being such a wonderful close friend and all the moral support!! Thanks to Casper for the recent movie outings, for being my confidante and the snow ice at 100Yen. It was marvellous! Not forgetting my IRC mates, Cymon, Kenny, Wyatt, Donnie, Nic and many more.
From knowing William, I got to know William's blogging family members too and some became close to me such as Cheryl and David. From the core members, I got the chance to meet the other of his blogging family members face to face, such as KH, Chester, KaiTing, Jeremy, Alex, Jin, Leonardo, Jason and many more. Besides that, I had the honours to meet other independent bloggers such as BengBeng, TZ and Bong. Thanks to blogger/writer Quachee for the complimentary book "50+1 Malaysia". Thanks Joe for the annual visit to KL during your medical studies semester break and became a close part of William's blogging family members.
Not forgetting my highschool friends who are still have me in their heart despite the irregular contacts and the constant postings in our highschool mailing list. Especially to Piggy, Froggy and Mdm Wong! You guys know who you are! Thanks to Caren and Damien for the contacts/messages eventhough we seldom meet up these days. Not forgetting my colleagues (I know one of them is reading my blog) for the wonderful support in our work.
And lastly but not least, my family members for their unconditional love. I won't be here, so strong without you all, especially my youngest bro!
Thank God for everything!
And I hope I didn't miss out anyone. I was typing this post in a haste.
Mac & Cheese~
1 hour ago
Dear Pikey,
As the end of 2008 is drawing near,
Gone are Santa and his reindeers,
And we all switch to high gears,
To celebrate the countdown of the coming year.
I want to let you know you’re a great blogger,
So much so that I’ve made myself your Follower,
It does not matter whether you are far or near,
You’ve brought me much laughters and tears.
So before you get drunk with that last glass of beer,
Waiting for 2009 to appear,
Let me wish you now and here,
A very happy & smashing new year!!
: )
foongpc
Dec 31, 2008 9:42:00 PMGlad to meet you before the year end ...
Happy new year and may all your resolutions come true eh! :)
TZ
Dec 31, 2008 9:54:00 PMDear tofu,
Thanks for your chat at irc, truly enjoyed a lot... though i'm sorry I had to be MIA as i'm still not ready to face it. Though, I'll be reading your blog a lot, at least it doesn't bore me haha. Have a nice new year 2009!
james|alo
james|alo
Dec 31, 2008 10:56:00 PMHihi,
yah.it's been one year i know u
Erm... haha...
This person listen a lot of my stupid "HAHA"
poor him
gagagaga :X
Friends forever ^^
Regards
Waka
waka
Jan 1, 2009 12:42:00 AMyes...even thought we had to cross seas to meet...at least we did...happy 2009 and all the best for this year...how we met and lasted all thru the years...
take care and most importantly...lets embrace 2009 with open arms and enthusiasm..
cheers tofu :D
- icedukey, vincent
Anonymous
Jan 1, 2009 4:23:00 AMI wish you a very wonderful new year ahead.
The Gift of a New Year
Here’s to the year
that’s almost past its expiration date—2008.
We all had some surprises, didn’t we?
Some good, some distressing.
Let’s use everything we got from our experiences,
everything we learned,
to enrich the new year.
Here’s to the new year, 2009,
a gift we haven’t opened yet.
May its bright, shiny package
contain even more than we hope for.
And even while we’re delighting in new treasures,
let’s appreciate fully what we already have—
the blessings we take for granted.
Make a list, and check it twice.
And here’s to all you wonderful people
(wave glass around to encompass the whole group)
who are putting up with my toast;
I hope in the new year
you see yourselves the way I see you:
intelligent, interesting, and likable.
(Raise glass) To 2009:
May it give a whole new meaning
to the phrase, "the good life."
By Joanna Fuchs
Jim
Jan 1, 2009 2:06:00 PMHappy new year Pikey!
And i'm please to meet you too :)
Chester
Jan 1, 2009 10:46:00 PMur welcome, pikey! anyway, keep yr good blog works! here's to a happy 2009 to u :)
QuaChee
Jan 2, 2009 1:10:00 AMoh... umm... Happy New Year to you too!
Boris
Jan 3, 2009 2:01:00 AMHappy New Year to you =)
ian-ization
Jan 3, 2009 4:04:00 PMHave a wonderful 2009! :)
Darren
Jan 4, 2009 2:15:00 AM@foongpc: excellent job on the poem!!
@TZ: thanks and happy new year to you too.
@james: thanks for your continuous support too
@waka: cheers!! glad to know you too and looking fwd to meet u one day
@vincent: same to you too, hope to see u soon again..
pikey
Jan 4, 2009 10:57:00 PM@jim: thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of writing...
@chester: hope to see u again.
@quachee: happy new year to you too ^^
@boris, @ian, @darren: happy new year!!
pikey
Jan 4, 2009 11:00:00 PMI feel like a mama-san! :P
William
Jan 5, 2009 1:12:00 PM@William: well.. no doubt u have a big family tree
pikey
Jan 11, 2009 2:11:00 PMDidnt realize is so long since i came to yr blog paiseh paiseh.
Was a pleasure to meet up with u. Keep us updated on the new additions to yr family
Bengbeng
Jan 18, 2009 10:00:00 PM