First things first, it is December 28th, 7 days after the world was supposed to end. I am still alive, so thank God that the Mayan calendar was so wrong. Just goes to show that nobody really does know when the world will end. On that note, I guess we should resign the movie 2012 to comedy now, something we get to laugh about as we grow older.
2012. I seriously do not know whether I am glad or saddened to see you go. I had some really good times this year and then there were the hard times. There are parts of you I really want to forget, and some that I wish I could hold on to for life. Anyways, I guess that is life.
I would be remiss to talk about the year I had and not salute one of the best men I have ever known. To George Wachira, thank you for the great memories that you gave us all as a family. I am grateful for all the days that I got to know you. Wherever you are, I pray and hope that you are in peace. You will always be in our hearts. Rest in peace Wachira.
A lot has happened this year. Who can forget James Bond and the Queen jumping out of a helicopter during the Olympic opening ceremony? Or David Rudisha’s record breaking 800m Olympic run? Of course there was the entire ‘End of the world’ hullabaloo. President Obama gained a second term in office, against most people’s expectations. And here locally, Al-Shabaab was finally toppled by the brave efforts of the Kenya Defense Forces.
Then there was the roller coaster season that is Arsenal. With all the stress and tension that I passed through as a Gunner this year, it is a small wonder that I have not gotten a heart attack this year. Although if Arsenal keep producing results like this one 
then all will be forgiven in that moment of joy, delirium and pure bedlam.
School. Exams. The bane of my existence. This year I have done exams that make the feared high school exams look like child’s play. Though even that was handsomely compensated for by a four month holiday in which I did…errrr….well…nothing to be honest! If you want to know how to pass four months and not remember a single thing you did, you know where to find me. This year, I also managed to learn Spanish. Es realidad un idioma muy bella. Aprendiendo espanol fue uno de las decisiónes mejores de mi vida. You should try it out and see if you don’t love it as much as I did.
I also got to be a groomsman at a wedding for the first time and for that i have to thank Grace Semones and Steve Semones for the honor. it truly was a pleasure, the event itself spectacular.
On the entertainment front, this has been a year of awesome movies. The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spiderman, The Hunger Games…but damn, if you haven’t watched The Hobbit, you do not know what you are missing out on. Then again, maybe I am a biased Lord of The Rings fanatic. Musically, it’s been more of the same with more great racks released this year especially in my favored genre of rock with my favorite this year being Maroon 5-One More Night.
One billion people galloped into internet history in 2012 when PSY’s Gangnam Style hit one billion plus views on YouTube. That means one in every seven people in the planet has seen the video…wow!!! If you haven’t seen it yet, then watch it here. And if you hate it, sorry but one billion people would beg to differ.
Special thanks to my family for making the year as amazing as always. Love you guys. Emma, thank you for your gift and for being my best friend, you rock! Arnold & George, 2013 let it be more like 2012. Aseda, the inspiration to this blog. Mercy, more of the same, please. Maggie, 2012 rocked :-D. Libby, on and on with the Twitter wars :-). Lucy, I know 2013 will bring you better tidings than 2012. Lauren, exceptional pool guru, amazing girl, hope for even better in 2013. All my classmates and pals, thank you for making 2012 awesome. And for the noisemakers in our WhatsApp group, let’s go on with that spirit. Hope for more of the same in 2013. And to Erica, I hope that Canada isn’t getting too lonely for you. Miss you. Come back soon.
2012, it is time for us to part. As I head off into 2013, I do it with the hope that good tidings and success await me next year.
ADIOS 2012.
BIENVENIDO A 2013.
FELIZ AÑO NUEVO
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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