Oh shit, it’s 2009! Tiden går så fort. Det er vanskelig å tro at jeg har allrede vært her i fem måneder. I have seven months left; I need to make the best of it.

Spent New Year’s chez Yanzi in Drammen and we cooked some real Chinese food, including tomatoes with scrambled eggs and 木耳 (apparently it’s called “Jew’s ear” in English; I think I prefer to use the Chinese name), which I was surprised to see since it’s rather uniquely Asian. What’s ironic is that I used to hate these dishes growing up, but I guess I have a new-found appreciation for them. Either that or Mom’s just a really terrible cook.
Vi koste oss litt før gikk vi ned til selskapet til vertssøstra si, og der møte jeg noen kjampehyggelige folk. Det var ganske forskjellig fra festene jeg har vært på, synes jeg–没有那么疯和醉–helt nydelig. Rundt midnatt gikk alle ut å sende opp og se på fyrverkeri, og da begynte å snø. 我从来都没有庆祝过一个这么美丽的，潇洒德，正确的新年。Jeg kommer ikke til å glemme den kvelden.

But now that the new year has come, I’ve been doing some thinking: what changes do I want for 2009? Or more importantly, what changes am I willing to make this year? It’s always easy to say things, but making the sacrifices to work toward the goals you set is much harder. But it’s time to kick things up a notch and go after what I really want.
Comincio un nuovo anno.