Hi everyone, it’s finally a new year. I hope all of you had a great start to enter this new year. I’ve said this many times before, “damn, time flies so fast!”. Whether it’s pandemic or not, time always ticking and without we realize, it flies just like that. But, obviously the pandemic makes it feel much faster than we expected, right?
When we first entered 2021, we thought and hope that the situation will get better. But, the reality chose the other way. The situation was getting much more out of control and we experienced far worse than 2020. But, if you are reading this now, you have done well and congratulations you’ve survived the worst! Even though 2021 wasn’t as good as we expected, but there’s always a good thing in everything.
If I have to describe my 2021 in one word, it will be novelty. I had few new experiences that I’ve never had before. And I can say that those experiences were the highlight of my 2021. The first thing is I experienced a burned out. I think I just hit the lowest point of my life, where I don’t feel happy at all. I feel negative and I hate it so much. I never knew that I growing up was this hard. When I was there, I was thinking if I am actually not as strong as I thought or it is something that everyone will get eventually. When I was in that state, I feel very emotional and sensitive. It was very irritating and hurt. I really don’t know the root cause, but the trigger might be my workplace environment. I don’t want to blame the situation or what, but everything happens for a reason. So, there might be a reason behind this burn out, even though I don’t know for sure what it is. Well, anyways I’m already get back to my cheerful and bubbly self. Thankfully, it doesn’t take that much time to recover.
The second thing is there are many of my friends that got married and suddenly I became an aunt to their baby! I have some niece and nephew, but being an aunt to my friend’s children is novel to me. It wasn’t in my life vision plan. I remember that when I was small, I was treated nicely with my mom’s friend. As if I am their children. My childhood memories made me wanted to be a nice and fun aunt to them.
The third new thing is I finally tried paragliding! I’ve been always wanted to do paragliding (way before Yoon Seri make it a trend). There is no word to explain my feelings up in the air. It was thrilling, joyful, amusement, and peaceful. I think I know why people wants to fly like a bird. It was a very awesome experience ever in 2021. Also, I flew with my best friends, which doubled up the fun.
Also, I would like to say that I survived 2021 most of the time because of K-dramas. From Vincenzo, Hospital Playlist 2, Police University, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, to Lovers of the Red Sky. Thank you for all of the related drama’s teams, you’ve made my 2021 bright and livable. I think I could express my emotions thanks to the shows I watched during 2021. I couldn’t imagine what my life will be without them.
There are few things that left unchanged even in 2021 that makes me feel good. The fact that my favorite idol groups like 2PM and Super Junior still going strong and they still hang out like when they are younger and at their peak popularity made me realize that they take their members seriously. I thank God that I got to know them and thankful for them. Please keep this friendship going on.
I also started a new routine last year and hopefully, it continues. I started to do a reflection journal. As I’ve entered the “life-quarter crisis”, I started to read and watch contents regarding self-improvement. I’ve always been a very cheerful and positive-minded person, but I really hit the lowest point of my life in 2021. Thanks to the contents I read and saw, I started to gain my strength and started a positive routine. Well, actually since I was a kid I’ve been trained to write a self-reflection journal at school, but doing it voluntarily and not has a huge gap. After I did the reflection journal, I started to sort myself out. I made a reflection journal based on the movies or shows that I watched and make notes of the lessons I got from it. Well, there isn’t a fixed way how to do the reflection journal, but I this way suits me the best. I watched one of the older video of Dulce Candy, and she also recommended to do this kind of journaling. It really helps me to grow as a better person. You can see the snippets of my journal below.
2021 wasn’t an easy year for all of us, but we finally get through it well. Let’s hope that 2022 is better than the previous years. Most of all, to be sane and joyful throughout the process. 2021 taught me a lot and the most important lesson is to trust God’s timing no matter what. Good things will definitely come, we just need to be prepared for it and do our best.
Happy New Year!!
God bless your days in 2022!
Epilogue
In 2021, there was an incident regarding Kim Seonho. He was getting much more attention thanks to 2 Days 1 Night and the most recent drama of him, ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’. Then an incident broke and his popularity was scratched. Long story short, the truth revealed and Kim Seonho was “accepted” again by the society. He canceled the “cancel culture”. His incident really broke my heart, but as his fans for some time, I know that he is truly a good person that just simply make mistake. This incident once again reminds me that entertainer, celebrity, or whatever you call your favorite artist, is also a human being that also make mistakes. I was really afraid if this incident broke his mental harshly and he choose an extreme option. Thank goodness, he is stronger than I thought and there are many good fans out there that still stand by his side. He also shows that the good deeds you do will get back to you eventually.
So, be good!
E-Epilogue
I would like to say congratulations to all athletes and committees that participate in the Olympics this year. Finally, your hard work was paid off. Despite of the pro and cons, it was a great event. Indonesia got a gold medal for Badminton Women’s Double, which is very cool! Indonesia was well-known for the badminton skills and this time the gold medalists were women! Well done. I watched some of the competitions (though mostly were where the South Korean team participates, since I watched through the Korean channel), and very thrilled with the event. The excitement was real, but it would be better to watch it live! Hopefully the next summer Olympics it could be filled with audiences. Amen, everyone?
Further Reading:
https://sea.mashable.com/life/18633/44-things-you-forgot-happened-in-2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/special-series/2021-year-in-review.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/best-pop-culture-moments-2021-cec/index.html
