Happy New Year...

To one and all...

Happy New Year 2011!

I trust that the coming year will be a most excellent one. I hope that it is one that sees all your dreams come to fruition. May the year be one that is happy and rewarding, both personally and professionally, an that you get to share all of those moments with family and friends.

For us, the "adventure" will soon begin. We will be off to Collarenebri. I was expecting to get appointed to a remote and rural location. So, in that sense, Collarenebri was not that much of a shock. Interestingly, it was one of the schools that I looked up when I was seeing where I might get appointed to.

The next three years, at least, for us are pretty much mapped out as I will be completing the terms of a scholarship that requires me to stay at Collarenebri. However, we are also intending to make the odd trip "home" to Indonesia. It is important for Will (and for Dyah too) to get back to Indonesia and get to know his Indonesian side of the family and to learn a little bit about his Indonesian heritage.

Anyways...

This is what the fireworks looked like in Sydney!



Once again, Happy New Year to all!

More New Year's Eve Fireworks

Sydney always puts on an exceptional New Year's Eve fireworks display. These photos were borrowed from here.

A Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to all those that follow and read these musings of mine.

I hope that 2009 is better than 2008 and that all your hopes, dreams, desires, aspirations, and whatever other choice words there are to describe what you want, are realized in 2009.

I must say 2008 has been a wonderful year for the Wife and I with the birth of our first child, Will. I am sure that whether you like it or not you will be forced to follow his journey as I blog about the comings and goings of his life.

I am certain that 2009 is going to see some significant changes for us, but you will just have to follow along to find out what those changes might be.

Here's hoping to see you all again in 2009.

The photo was borrowed from here. It is off Sydney sending off 2008 and welcoming 2009.

Beijing 2008 -- The Olympic Stadium

Let's get it on! I wonder how lucky 08 / 08 / 08 really is? I guess we will find out over the next couple of weeks!

The photo is borrowed from AP.