I have decided to think about the new year this way - not only a completely new year, but just another day/week/month of our lives. Instead of counting the days and adding them up to one year, I thought, why not just let everything flow instead of grouping the days up into sections.

I'm weird this way. I think about these kind of things, like who came up with the whole 365 days in a year system? Why did he make it? Why is there so much hype at the end of every 365 days? Why must everyone celebrate? I mean, it's just like every other day.

I spent my New Years Eve morning playing a tennis tournament. Every Saturday morning, there is this group of teenagers (who are all younger than me) who come to play under the supervision of my mum's tennis coach at some tennis courts nearby. Since it was the last day of the year, the coach wanted to host a small friendly tournament. So I went.

I played three matches, two of which I had won, putting me in the position of winner of the loser's pool. My first match, where I lost, immediately entered me into the loser's pool. I received a ball holder for my efforts. In a way, I came in second place. The loser always comes second, eh.

At the end of the morning, my legs had given up on me. My muscles gave up and started to ache. For the rest of NYE, I was in constant pain. Walking hurt. Sitting hurt. Bending over hurt. Hell, even lying down hurt. I was beyond exhausted. I felt quite feverish as well, and thought I was coming down with a fever. My first fever in a long time.

Mum and I dropped Ri off at Subang and then we dashed back to get ready for dinner at Shaza's. After dins at Shaz's, we drove up to Damansara Jaya to spend our last 2005 hours at my cousins' place. We cheered into the new year with a glass of moet chandon each in our hands, followed by the clink and clanks of the glasses to mark the new year, and then hugs and kisses. A few hours later, I was falling asleep on the couch, while my youngest cousin played tai-ti with this girl in a green frilly dress and my other cousin talking to me about AISM. I pestered mum into driving back as soon as possible, which we did, maybe an hour later.

And just like every other night, I had a quick shower, brushed my teeth, washed my face, drank a glass of water and jumped under the covers. Finished. The hype was over.

My first 2006 day was spent sitting around at home. I moved to and from my computer and the telly. For the entire day, I felt very warm in the throat. I still do, and I still don't know why. It's as if I need more than just the average amount of suggested drinking water to cool off.

Anyway, I thought I'd write my new year's resolutions out here for not only my interest, but yours.

• Start working in Sydney and earn some good extra moolah.
  
• Contribute and be involved in the school's community and activities.
• Learn to be more positive. Abandon the pessimistic view.
• Cook fried rice on my own.
• Buy a meal for a poor person on the streets.
• Do better than I expect for every assessment task, test and exam thrown at me in Year 11.
• Win a tennis game against someone equally matched with me in experience and skill.
• Take photography/journalism to another level.

I'm certain I will add more on as the year progresses. These are the ones currently swimming in my head.

Cheers.
PS. Have you thought about your 2006 resolutions?