Welcoming the year of Changes

2012 will come in just couple hours from now.

I've spent some moment to look back these recent past months. I was in Rome, at the New Year eve of 2011, December 31, in a place that I never though I could be, in the middle of my tight-budget-backpacking trip to south Europe.  I was just lying down in the grass, seeing the sky, near the Colosseum, at the same date, 12 months ago. And I remember, even it was full with fireworks, but I still could see the stars up there. I tough about my dream for 2011, which then I wrote in a piece of paper. Yes, in the middle of that crowd.

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Now, a year later, reading that paper, I cannot help to smile. I read it, and realize how many things I have went through. Different people I have mate. New things I have discovered. Dreams I have faced. Some of them came true, some of others still miss. I learned a lot from the things, successes, and fails happened in my life this year. I was reminded a lot that planning is important part to execute what you intend to achieve. Because, it is always not enough time for everything. But, the most important thing that tough me was, working hard does not always bring you to success.

There is always another variable, which is above our control. Some people say, it is the luckiness. For me, it is just secret variable, it does not mean you are not lucky if you have worked hard then did not achieve what you intend to achieve. Sometime, the good thing and the best thing, come to those who wait. There is always a plan, up there has been made for you. You get something, if it is the great thing for you, when it is the great time to get it. I believe it.

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Now, a year later, in a city that I never though I would be, Stockholm, in my room, in the middle of quite night, I am finishing my resolution list for the next coming year. At the next year, there will be lot things to plan. Indeed, I have started on making my resolution list since couple weeks ago, at the first day of Muharam month, the Islamic calendar, so it gives me time to think about it for a while.

Insyaallah, I will finish my 2 years master degree study. I have to think about my short plan for the next year, as well as adjusting the long-run plan. What is the next road that I should choose? what is my passion? what plan should I execute? I have to answer that question, and making choices. Again, I am ready to fail, I am not afraid of them. Because the probability to fail that will make this life a lot more interesting, as same as the feeling of having the probability of dreams that come true.

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So, here I am, with my resolution list for 2012.  And there is only one quote that I remember for this thing, it is wrote by favorite writer, Paulo Coelho: "When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

Welcome to 2012 myself, we can call it The year of Changes. Yes, we will make it my best friend, Insyallah.

Bismillah..Gott nytt år 2012 från Sverige!!

Dari tepian laut baltik, Stockholm, December 31, 2011

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