Blog de Donovan Tan

*note: these are all just my own life experience and this post is not meant to lecture any body on how to handle their life*

2008 has been a year of many learning experiences.

It is the year that I have gone through quite a lot of highs and lows,success and failures.

So much has happened, so much has changed. Of course,not every changes in life are positive but then,on a positive note,all these happenings have taught me a great deal in life.

Among the many lessons that I've learned are:

• 'Never put all eggs in one basket'. Because Life is too risky.
  
  
• Never be too nice. Because most people will just take advantage of you.
  
  
• What used to be easy today can be very tough tomorrow. Yes,I found out how tough life can be.
  
  
• People are constantly changing. Today one may be your best friend, tomorrow the one can be your enemy.
  
  
• Learn from mistakes. DO NOT make the same mistake twice.
  
  
• Be patient. A short moment of madness can cause long term damage.
  
  
• Be aware of people's intentions. Some people say I should do this and that for my own good. naa... Now I know. You are just trying to get me to do it for you.
  
  
• Thoughts determine what you want but action determine what you get. Hell yeah !
  

there are many more of course. These are just a few that came across my mind.

2008 has not been great frankly. Yes, I had wonderful moments with my family and friends. Thanks for being there when I need support. To those that I disappointed,hurted,raped, or any wrong doings that I did to you, I AM SORRY.

Okay, now lets have a look back at my 2008 new year's resolutions.
1. Study hard, get good result. I get better result than 2007 but not good enough.
2. Read more books, got nowhere near.
3. Learn to make tosai, FAIL. But I did learn to cook some other stuff.
4. Help my dad reduce his blood pressure. FAIL
5. Rely less on my parents financially. hmm... I did OK until end of the year.
6. Sleep and wake up every weekday. FAIL.
7. Turn into The Rock. half FAIL. Disorganized workouts means less result
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8. Win a gold medal. Won to silver instead.
9. Try a fancy hairstyle. FAIL. I didn't even try ! haha.

BEFORE THE SUN SETS ON 2008,
BEFORE THE MEMORY FADES,
BEFORE THE PARTY STARTS,
BEFORE THE COUNT DOWN BEGINS,
BEFORE I GET DRUNK AND LOOSE CONTROL,
BEFORE ANY THING HAPPEN I, Donovan Tan, administrator of his blog...

Would like to wish every one of you a very HAPPY & PROSPEROUS 2009 !!!

I can still see the scars although it is not as apparent as before.

Every time I pass by that location it reminds me of that incident.

I can still remember exactly how it happened after a year.

It is a lesson that I learned the hard way, something I will never forget.

It was dark,wet and cold. It happened after a downpour.

I wasn't aware of how such incidents happen.

Every time I pass by that location I will remind myself about it.

I could have prevented it.

In a way I was very unfortunate.
Because my bike's light bulb (both high and low) blew up.
Because It was raining and the water covered the potholes.
Because there shouldn't be any potholes if it wasn't for unfinished work.
Because coincidentally I was about to overtake another bike.
Because it was dark and I can't see things as clear as I would have wanted.

But when I see it another way, I was lucky.
Because there were no cars nearby me at that time.
Because I have friends who provided me immediate assistance.
Because a nice guy stopped and brought me to the hospital.
Because the injury wasn't serious.It didn't cause me much pain.
Because I could have died there but I'm fine today.

I didn't worry much after I had treatment on my wound. The medical fees will be covered by my medical card. What worried me then was my parents' concern. I didn't let them know until the next morning.

Any way, its all in the past now.For those of you who still don't know what I'm talking about, I crashed on my way back to hostel a year ago. My bike hit a pothole that I didn't see, my grip on the handle wasn't strong enough and I crashed. That's all.

The scars might disappear some day but the memory of it certainly won't.