apparently the last blog post was written on 25 october! sweet lord! apologies all round. sincere apologies. have been feeling pretty uninspired with the end of school looming, thesis hand in, holiday plans, graduation, holiday internships etc. i now have no excuse, and this will just be a short one looking back on the year that was 2010.
looking back on the year that was, i must admit that this has been a pretty phenomenal one. not only in terms of us as a nation joining as one during the world cup, and making our country and ourselves proud, but in terms of self exploration, self discovery, self annihilation and self acceptance. and i hope i am not only talking about myself, but of everyone reading this post.
2010 provided opportunities for one to explore their own personal paradigms. explore the world around them.i know that i took these opportunities for what they were, and learnt so much more about who i am and what i want, than i have in the past 4 years put together at varsity, which is pretty damn awesome, and a little disturbing at the same time. i have had the opportunity of meeting some incredible people, and being exposed to some amazing scenes, which have only contributed to the moulding of my soul. some relationships have died, old ones have been rekindled, and new ones have formed. all being just as important as the next, and a further indication that that is how life works, and with it, how we develop and grow as people. so thank you to you all.
and with the end of 2010, has come the culmination of 4 years of hard work at university. school work and life work. one just as important as the other. and with the end of this chapter, a new one must begin. filled with new characters, perhaps a new storyline, a new mood. who knows? that is the beauty of the new chapter. its exciting, yet eerily daunting, and i know that there are so many of us who are about to turn that page, not really knowing what to expect. some have an inkling, others (such as myself), are jumping into uncharted waters and have no idea what the future holds for them. but for me, although it is as scary as hell, it is the most exciting thing ever as it is the first time in my life that i get to decide what the next chapter will be all about. i have the opportunity to write it as i read and experience it, fuckups and all.
so, to 2010, thank you for everything. for showing me to the world that i want to experience, introducing me to the people who i need to learn from, and exposing a part of myself to me. the good times and the bad times have all played a critical role in making 2010 the year that was felt. and boy, did i feel it!!! it really was here!
and in the words of kanye west (and it pains me to even type this out, but this is one thing that he has said that makes sense to me):
Let's have a toast for the douchebags,
Let's have a toast for the assholes,
Let's have a toast for the scumbags,
Every one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerkoffs
That'll never take work off
Happy 2010 to you all. i hope it was as liberating, phenomenal, incredible and painful as mine was.
see you all in the new year! behave yourself, by leaving your car keys, geese and names at home when you head out.
but hey, #imjussayin
rabi
