December 31, 2006
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Times Like These!
So its nearly 11 pm GMT here in the UK. Greenwich MeanTime. Its what the whole world bases its times on. ‘Cos we British invented time, ya see? As well as many other things like… cows… and, erm… the colour green… and stuff! Anyways, I figured I’d get a head start on finishing this update by the time 2007 rings in. 2006! I started thinking about it just a couple of nights ago and it hit me! 2006 has probably been the most eventful and important year of my life! I’ve been to 3 different countries (not counting stop overs in Korea) in 3 different continents. I spent half the year in Japan, half the year in England and 3 days in the USA. I have had the most incredible experience of my life, experienced feelings of love and bonding like never before and feelings of pain and loss to match. I’ve been at my absolute happiest and most content this year and, at times, my most distraught and miserable. I’ve found a home on the other side of the planet and family from all over the world. Japan was easily the best thing to ever happen to me. Having to leave Japan was probably the hardest, most painful thing to ever happen to me. All in all, I’ve been through the entire spectrum of human emotion, been all over the world, experienced life and love like never before. I’ve found it, savoured it, lived it and had to let it go. Its been awesome and beautiful and painful and terrible. I’ve never been happier to be alive and never sadder! So, yeah. Eventful!
So now its time to look ahead, I s’pose. I’ve got a hellish 4 months ahead, trying to juggle my dissertation, my Japanese study (which includes a 30 minute presentation on English teaching in Japan), my regular classwork and pray to God I get my JET interview. I’ve got to get through said interview and actually graduate, which means taking Japanese exams involving 2 way interpretation exercises in front of a video camera! I am, to be graphic, shitting bricks. Oh yeah, I have unmanageable hair too! So the new year is looking good. Its gonna be an honest-to-God miracle if I get through all this! I have no idea what I’ll do if even 1 of these things goes tits up! There is a lot riding on everything that happens from now until May. So, yeah. Miracle!
Talking of JET, our dear friend Canadian Alex got his interview acceptance letter yesterday. Congrats to him for that, but also for his turning 25! Today (Dec. 31st) is his birthday so…
Happy Birthday Calex!
Happy 25th Calex! I am both excited and fearful now. Hopefully I should receive my JET reply any day now… but what it says will make or break me. Hell, even if I do get an interview I have so much more to deal with that I may just break anyway….! And no sooner do I post this than it switches from Calex’s birthday to January 1st 2007! So to everyone I say…
Happy New Year
2007. Trippy! Well peeps, here’s to us. Its been a wild ride since last year. For the most part, our friendships were still in their fledgling stages, I was back here in England waiting to return to Japan. It was when I returned and walked into I House that I first realised how much I had missed it. Kellie helped me with my bags. Then Cass and Sarven met me after coming back from Saizeria and we watched House Of Flying Daggers in Sarv’s room. Damn! I really miss it. I haven’t stopped missing it and the life we had there. I’m so thankful for it and so pained that it won’t happen again. All I can do now is look to the future…
Happy New Year! “I…. I’m a one-way motorway…”
Comments (28)
FIRST COMMENT!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Very Nearly First Comment!
It has indeed been the wildest of rides. Will we look back on 2006 as the year that changed it all? Japan was the biggest turning point for me, that’s for sure.
Happy New Year, all!
I wish you all the best in this New Year (still to come here in the states:)) Dave!! I hope that I can get to know you better and find out even more what a wonderful friend you can be. Even from what little I have talked to you, I can see that you are a great guy, and I hope that the new year only deepens that friendship.
Much Love,
Bethany
Hauppy Neuw Yeaur, Dauve! Mauybe youu caun inveunt soume neuw colours thius yeaur
Indeed it has been a most eventful year, for all of us methinks. I should like to spend a little more time reflecting on it…
Amen to that! The wildest rollercoaster ride of a year! Looking forward to new experiences this year, and that each step we are taking seems to be leading to a fateful reunion in the future… (I’m sure you have noticed many of us are being drawn back to Japan through work, studies, etc.)
Happy New Year!
um…. stuff
my brother proposed to his girlfriend yesterday. so there!
I’m the road that drives away, follows you back home…
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!
hello dave!! happy new year!! i love that picture of you that shows up on your comments… the one where you are looking up..???? yeah, that one. awesome!
orlando bloom is very famous for his looks, ya know.
happy new year, davey. look forward to creating more memories. dont grieve over the past. the future is what you make it.
and i agree with anna on the picture. it’s purty.
Your comment gave me a grin Dave–and I AM comforted by the words of those who do want me near–yet unfortunately at this point I don’t have a clear way of being able to be around those people again. The chaos and turmoil of last night has blown over, but my walls have been built up a bit more once again, for fear that there will be a repeat of last night in the future. I disagree with your thoughts about yourself–because I would not use any derogatory words to describe what you have been to me thus far. Hey, I’m far from perfect myself, we all have our flaws, but from what little I know of you I really like you:) and that is why I want to get to know you even better–and I will try to give you that chance as long as I can. Thanks again for being there, across the world though you may be.
Much Love,
Bethany
Happy new year y’all
Hey Dave!!!!!!!!!!! woooooooooh! A yeah of love and discovery! sounds like the best year ever! Happy New Year! good luck with all your gear, sounds like ultra supper nastiness, Ill sends some good study vibes your way.
Wait its was Calex’s birthday day? Hmm
Oh and Happy New Years thingie
PANDAS!!
Happy New Year! ¡”N‚à‹X‚µ‚‚¨Šè‚¢‚µ‚Ü‚·I
Aw, choking me up a little… Happy New Year’s! (late)
Well, best of luck with the many upcoming trials. On the plus side, the mussy-haired look is in for men, right?
I am sorry I have not beenon Xnga in the past couple of days. And just so you know, you are in no way a mistake. If it were nto for you I would still be having some problems. If your father ever told you you were a mistake he is a lying BASTARD! I am sorry but anyone that says things like that about my friends, and loved ones really gets under my skin. I love you, Dave, God loves you and all of your friends do, that is proof enough that you are not a mistake.
Sincerely,
Matthew
yeah you are definitely not a mistake.
you are awesome. i love you!
dude!!!! i hope you are feeling awsome, and i hope you know i’m your buddy! cheers!
=)
yeah look at this!!!!! Emo Dave has MASS friends. not fair.
you have like 20 somethin comments and stuff.
Happy New Year dude!
Well I hope all is going well for you. Maybe you should get into Guild Wars. It is heavily addicting, and helps me fight off depression. So, how is life, and school treating you?
Yours truly,
Matthew
wow now i’ve got goosebumps. you know, even though you’ve had to leave behind a lot of things and people you love, you still have a pretty amazing life. i know you prolly don’t see it that way, but to a girl from oklahoma who’s never been out of the us and not very far in it either and doesn’t know if she’ll even get to go to university and get the chance to live the life she dreams of…..the things you’ve seen, had, done…they blow me away. i envy you. it’s been a bit since your post so you prolly know whether or not you made it into JET…the fact that you haven’t updated worries me tho. since i don’t know yet i’ll keep my fingers crossed because you deserve it.
oh and the pic [mentioned above=p] yup it’s pretty awesome keep hope alive ~rae
Dude get back on gmail we haven’t talked in a while!
UPDATE, DAVE!!!!!
….please….
GANBARE~!
ANyway, looking forward to a post from you (I’m the last one to be saying this since I take AGES to update!).