2008 1229 - 2009 0101

Instead of counting down to 2009 in Sydney, I stayed in Albany.

For people who love drinking, it's a great chance to become totally drunk. But, I were not a party animal. I knew that we would  have a crazy party in our farm house. Somehow, I really felt like going to town to see what would happen in our little town.

Chiharu, Winnie, Sara and me, went to town to join a party. That's a count-down party for families, especially, for kids. You could see kids everywhere. Even the band playing on stage were teenagers. They did sing very very well. When I tried to take photo for them. Their manager even asked them to pose for me. And I got their EP. What a great present!

The count-down firework was set at 9:30 pm. That's early! People said, that's for kids's sake, they should go to bed early. And, that might be the smallest countdown firework that I've seen in my life. Even the one in Japanese drama, Long Vacation, is bigger than it. However, It's good and fun. All the kids were screaming.

We tried to find somewhere to wait for the bigger firework, for the adults, but, We could not find anywhere. There are too many people everywhere. However, we coincided getting a chance to learn scottish dance with some nice people. "Something new for the new year! Isn't it?" the lady in her mid age told me. Yap! Everything is new to me. How lucky and happy I am!

When we just came back to house, every girl who already drank a lot of alcohol invited us join them. It's easy to tell that they were really drunk. Sara and I joined them, while Chiharu and Winnie prefered a quiet night. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy new year!!!!!!! We hugged and greeted with everyone. Then, here stared the new year!

(Oh, and I'll never forget the SOBA that Chiharu cooked for us, a Japanese tradition to celebrate new year! )