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It's now nearly 21:00, 4 hours before the year 2020 ends and 2021 will begin.
While we're all ready to shake off the year to welcome new beginnings and hopefully some better moments, we've all collectively learned a lot undergoing/experiencing 2020's pandemic and the results of our own government handling these uncontrollable factors.
Looking back at 2020 feels like it's been the shortest and yet the longest year. I don't want to regurgitate the same things over an over again, like the fear-mongering, the stress, the anxiety and all things considered as we get cooped up at home, not actually getting to hangout or surround us with friends or families or having parties.
So I'll just list a few things for the record:
- 2020 is when I began with my new job. It was a promising start. I've learned a lot along the way, regarding this job. Especially when the recruiter (who helped me get the interview) wounded up becoming my co-worker along the way because her company let her go due to covid-19. She has taught me a lot trying to reorganize a system that was all left to me. I'm also made aware how much I should work on my articulation.
- 2020 has led us all consuming a lot of media. I'm so happy to see the danmei genre getting accepted and seeing all these danmei fanarts grace my timeline is amazing. I am happy for mxtx fandom, priest fandom, and of course all the other danmei novels I've kept track of/currently reading. On my to go list right now, besides mxtx and priest:
- 1. 2ha
- 2. Golden stage
- 3. Copper coins
- 4. New times, new hell
- 5. Qiang Jin Jiu
- 6. Tianbao Fuyao Lu
- 7. Don't pick up boyfriends from the trash bin
- 8. Part-time Priest
- 9. Exclusive rights to an online voice actor
- 10. Seizing dreams
- The rest can be found on my novelupdates list.
- 2020 also gave me a spur of a moment writing session. I ended in a new fandom and wrote a lot of mini stories for that fandom, appreciating the sweet and comfortable burn of being able to create fanfic after a long hiatus. Also, learned to appreciate even more orchestral works, this time in classical music genre, mostly focused on violin concertos.
- I've also learned to look out for my health. The awareness that my body can get sick any time and that I do not want to be the one that would infect others.
- Also, 2020 is when I got convinced to buy new furniture, convinced my family to get some and also a new refrigerator too. We've now been able to stock up some food things and organize a bit for the new year. Also, bought an oven for my mom. Since she can't go to her cultural dances with her friends, she ended up in a baking spree.
- Dating, who? Dating, what? It seems amusing to some people. But who knows.
Anyway, 2020 was such a not so good year. I've lost 2 relatives.
So R.I.P. :(
Annual end of the year writing reflection from this post:
( end of the year writing meme )That's a wrap! Wishing you all and your family a happy and healthy and hopeful new year!
