Chongkz's Utopia: something in the way

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do;
And saw it through without exemption.

- Frank Sinatra, "My Way"

Night rain gives a feeling of a final farewell; a wish, perhaps, a regret of things done or not - I can't really tell. While the radio plays moody music, the rain in the lonely streets of Reading is humming, drumming: counter-rhythms with endless patience, ceaseless fingertips on the long streets.

Will you come walk with me in the long gentle rain? Here, we must part, say goodbye...

Tomorrow, and tomorrow: Yes, there is always another way, another day, another wish as the salty-sweet drops on my face mix with fresh pure ones from the sky. Come back, come back to me - but, the rain, the night rain simply forbids.

More importantly, every year has its closure. Only the difference of a second which makes its beginning all over again. And my year has been an eventful one. Hence, it does no justice to summarise it in one entry. Pfffft!

Yet, while I try to recall all 366 days of year 2008, regret overwhelms me like a stampede of wild horses. Then again, I did what I had to do; and saw it through without exemption.

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No New Year's resolutions. Not going to be a weakling to break one, not going to be a fool to make one. No biggie ambitions. Fine, a minimal of 2:1 academically. A Tan Sri Dato' husband. A private jet. An EURO tour. But...nothing beats them: