2020

 How was the shit-show called "2020" for you? Before the first month of the new year ends, I'd like to think about some things I learnt or thought last year. Here are a few:

The year started out fine for me. In fact, I was looking forward to a good year! The year 2020 sounded so good and symmetric(?), just came home from student exchange, I was also graduating within the year. Lots of exciting new opportunities were about to come, at least that was what I thought until the first COVID-19 case in Indonesia was confirmed. Things no longer look very promising. 

I quickly learnt quite a few things about myself. Apparently, I'm not a true blue homebody. Not having the choice to leave home slowly frustrated me and even planted a seed of resentment of home situation. There's nothing bad, really. It's just that, never having a peaceful mealtime sometimes can send my blood pressure through the roof. Also, though I love my family, I want to see some friends! After meeting them pretty much every day, now I can only see my parents and not many others. 

Despite that, of course, there are still lots to be thankful about. My family was healthy throughout the year, little flu during the changing season but nothing too serious. I managed to get a job right after graduation. Also, the house confinement made possible online catch-up sessions with old friends. The last one, especially, made the year a lot more bearable. Very grateful to live in the day and age where calls are virtually free and super accessible! 

These are probably repetition from previous posts. Am not very sure what I should write about because every day was repetition. Ah, before I forget. This was my 2020 anthem, the one that aptly describes my life in the year and the one that comforts me knowing I'm not alone in this situation. 

I hope you can also be comforted by this song. And with that, I hope that you and I will have a better 2021!