pre-reflections reflections

It seems strange, inappropriate, even, to pen reflections for the year when December isn't even upon us. It may be the fact that I procrastinated posting 2007 reflections until it became redundant. It may be the fact that NIE has turned me into a mirror (whose raison d'etre is to reflect). Who knows, and who cares.

I suspect that the hours I will have to spend waiting for planes and... well, mostly planes... will give me more time to reflect and hopefully write things down instead of just engaging in solitary monologue with myself.

Someone asked me of this year, and of NIE, whether I had made any "lifelong friends". I don't remember who asked the question but it has been ringing in my mind ever since. I shan't break into a tirade about my feelings about NIE here and now. Suffice to say, the best thing about it is the lovely green that abounds. The view from Block 3 always calms me and the view from 199 as it enters the campus too. That, and I really loved Meranti as well. :) That being said, I think I have made a couple of good friends this year. And by that, I mean possibly two.

There is a change in me, and no, it's not just the hair. I've been exhibiting anti-social behaviour. And by this, I mean I have become lazy. I retracted myself in participating in the charade of civility, choosing rather to revel in solitude. Where people annoy me, I am more inclined to tell them off. While this has tended to repel people from me, I find myself appreciating my good friends more. In a way, it presents a harsh reality: the people who love you or accept you for who you are. I think I love my friends more and more with each passing day. And this year I've learnt so much about it.