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Post by SharksFan99 on Sept 8, 2019 13:15:15 GMT 10
There's only three months left of the 2010s, so I feel as though now is the right time to create this topic. Looking back, how would you reflect upon each year of the 2010s in terms of your personal life? Was it a good decade for you overall?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Sept 8, 2019 14:05:01 GMT 10
{Warning: Incredibly long post.}
2010
In terms of my personal life, 2010 would have to be one of my favourite years of this decade, partly due to the fact that it was the last year where I was still firmly in my childhood. That being said, I wouldn't consider 2010 as being a core childhood year of mine and I was really more of a pre-teen by this point. In retrospect, this was the year where I started to use the internet on a very frequent basis. Prior to 2010, I would only ever use the internet once every one or two days, usually only for 30-minutes at a time. Pretty much the only thing I ever used the internet for was to read Wikipedia articles, lol.
However, that began to change when I started to use YouTube for the first time. My Dad was actually the one who introduced me to the site. He showed me a new series that he had just discovered called "The Annoying Orange" and it soon became one of my favourite things to watch. I had been aware of YouTube beforehand, however I thought most of the videos on the site were just "home-videos" (like "Charlie bit my finger") and that simply didn't interest me. Eventually, with the help of my older cousin and Dad, I created my first account on the night of the 13th August, called "TheCjm1999". It's still on YouTube to this day.
"The Annoying Orange" series inspired me to create videos of my own. I would make these short, Windows Movie Maker videos on my Dad's Windows XP and upload them onto my channel. It quickly became one of my favourite hobbies. I enjoyed it so much that there was one time where I uploaded up to 9 videos on a single day. For Christmas that year, I got my first computer; It was a black Toshiba laptop. That was the real turning point for me in terms of my internet usage. Since that day, I have pretty much been using the internet for multiple hours daily.
2011
All in all, 2011 was a good year for me personally. I had a massive growth spurt at the beginning of the year, around the time that I turned 12.
2012
2012 was the worst year of my life for a number of reasons. Not only was it the year I turned 13, but I also started High School at the end of January and it would take me at least a month to adjust to the new routine of High School. My first few weeks were particularly horrible. I had a small group of friends from primary school who I still hung out with on the first days of school, but they started to make their own new friends and because they were not in any of my classes, I had no idea where they were during lunch breaks. So, for the first couple of weeks, I spent the lunch breaks eating alone in the school quad and going on the computers in the library to pass the time. It continued until one lunch break, almost three weeks after I started high school, one person from my year group approached me as I was sitting by myself and asked if I wanted to be his friend. I’m still friends with him to this day.
I found myself absolutely missing primary school and wanting to go back. One of my closest friends went to a different high school to me and , so him not being at my school was also hard to get used to. My self-esteem was shattered around the beginning of the year. Frustratingly, I have never had a particularly deep voice. Most of the other boys in my year group had either already had deeper voices than me or their voices had broken as a result of puberty. As a result, I used to receive nasty comments about my voice, which made me feel self-conscious. The biggest lowpoint for me was on our first day of Sport. For our 1st term, everyone in Year 7 was required to do swimming lessons for sport. We would all have to make our way down to the local public pool after Period 3 and everyone was told to meet up outside the entrance into the pool. girl in my had approached me and started making small talk. I could tell that she was interested in me romantically, so Anyway, we hung for the and in the pool.
We were in the middle of a conversation and , "do you mind if I ask you a question?" "how come your voice isn't like the other boys". That comment It was like had ripped my heart out and shredded it to pieces. , I was just never able to. I felt betrayed and resentment. There was a girl in my class who intentionally tried to annoy me by saying that she loved me (even though she had no feelings for me at all). It was really embarrassing. She would make a scene in front of everyone else in the class and sing “I love” in the tune of “Gangnam Style”.
In October of , my Nanna passed away as a results of complication from a stroke.
2013
2013 was actually a huge improvement over 2012. By the start of the year, I had fully settled into High School and I liked the classes I was in. The year wasn’t without it’s negative points though. On my 14th Birthday, my parents, grandparents and I had all agreed to meet up for dinner at a local restaurant. It went as planned, but to my disappointment, my Dad had showed up to dinner drunk and it was only 5.30pm in the evening. My Dad and Grandparents had a massive argument (which had started as a result of the state my Dad was in) before they came down for dinner and it was so bad that they wouldn’t even talk or look at each other. It was a very awkward situation to be in. My Nan was visibly upset and trying to stop herself from crying.
I fractured my left wrist while riding home from school. I quickly went to change gears while standing on the pedals (not a smart thing to do), which made the bike chain unbuckle and caused me to land awkwardly on the gravel road. My left wrist took most of the impact. Because , it was incredibly hard for me to get back up, as I couldn’t use my left wrist to support my weight.
2014
I had developed really bad acne. Not only , but I also had them on my shoulder blades and on my back. Going to bed each night was a nightmare in itself, as lying on my back felt like laying on a slab of sharp, rocks.
2015
2015 (and 2014 to a lesser extent) is the definitive year of my teenage years. The funniest thing about it is that it's the littlest of things which are making me feel reminiscent. Listening to "Cheerleader" reminds me of some of my classmates playing it constantly in my Visual Design class, "Cool For The Summer" stands out for me because I can remember hearing it on the radio a lot and actually somewhat liking it (namely due to the rock-ish chorus), "Peanut Butter Jelly" makes me think back to when I used to regularly stay up to the early hours of the morning watching a music video show. I have memories associated with the majority of the Top-40 hits that were popular in 2015.
In terms of my personal life, it really wasn't that great of a year for me. I started to get bad acne when I was 15; I had pimples all over my face, back and shoulders. Sleeping in bed felt like laying on a pile of rocks. The problem was so bad that I had to actually go to a dermatologist and take tablets daily for about six months. Thankfully, my acne cleared up by the middle of 2015 and going to bed no longer gave me pain, though I was left with a bit of scarring on my back (which I still have to this day). I also had depression for the entirety of the year as well. My self-esteem and self-confidence were incredibly low (it would get worse in 2016) and I just hated everything about myself. I was never bullied by anyone; my family, friends and classmates were all supportive of me, however there was still one person who I couldn't overcome and that was myself. I was my own worst enemy.
With that being said, there were definitely still a lot of positives as well. I went go-karting for the first time in 2015 and I really enjoyed it. It was great fun! 2015 is also memorable for me as it was the year I went to my Year 10 Formal. Even though I didn't want to go to it (as it meant having to dress up in a suit and go to a "social" event), I ended up having a decent time and i'm glad that I made the decision to go. I also have fun memories of when me and my two friends had to film a short video for a project in our Multimedia subject.
2016
This was the year I turned 17 and successfully got my Red P's drivers licence, which meant that I was able to drive on the road by myself for the first time. In retrospect, 2016 wasn't a particularly bad year for me, but because I didn’t have a positive mindset at the time (I started to get suicidal thoughts at the time), it makes the year seem a lot worse than it actually was.
One thing that particularly stands out for me when I think back to 2016 is how estranged I had become from contemporary Top-40 music. Due to my alienation from the Top-40 charts and me getting sick of constantly listening to the same songs (mostly Nu Metal-era Linkin Park), in Early 2016, I began to make an effort to expand my musical horizon. In turn, I reignited my interest in alternative-rock. It started off with me re-listening to Pearl Jam’s Ten, then I gradually began listening to Triple M, which was instrumental in me expanding my taste in music. The rock station introduced (or in some cases, reintroduced) me to songs which I had never previously thought of and because I was driving on my own for the very first time, I was able to listen to Triple M a lot more regularly than I had before. Songs which I developed an interest in include:
* “Today” - Smashing Pumpkins
* “Fight For Your Right” - Beastie Boys
* “More Than a Feeling” - Boston
* “Zombie” - The Cranberries
If there was a song on Triple M which I liked, I would download the song off YouTube, then convert it into an MP3 file and import the song onto a USB thumb-drive.
In total, I ended up downloading up to 35 songs and I would blast them through my car's stereo system when I was driving. It used to make a few drivers in nearby cars look over at me if, lol.
The middle of the year saw my personal life take somewhat of a turn for the worse. My Dad’s alcoholism got worse and it resulted in me becoming very concerned about his health. He also started to have more arguments with my Grandparents, all of which were about his drinking. Like I mentioned before, I was already in a negative state of mind before those events had even happened and at my lowest points, I did contemplate taking my own life.
2017
With being in my final year of High School and undertaking my HSC, 2017 certainly had it's ups and downs. I felt like I was under a lot of pressure to perform and do well, even though I have always achieved good marks at school (with the exception of maths).
For the entire first half of the year, there was a bit of a riff between myself and a friend of mine. It all started from him not responding to my Facebook messages around this time last year, even though he had read all of them and he went online very regularly. This carried on for several weeks and in the end, I got annoyed and snapped at him for continuing to do it. For the next six months, we didn't talk or even look at each other. It had an effect of my work in Advanced English, the only subject in which we were both in the same class. I was so frustrated that there was tension over something so ridiculous and I felt as though I wasn't even in the wrong.
At the parent-teacher interviewers in the middle of the year, my English teacher spoke to my Mum about the issue (even though she already knew about it) and how it had affected my schoolwork. My English teacher was close to bursting in tears, because she could see how it was affecting me and how depressed I had become. I felt awful seeing my English teacher so distraught over what had happened. It only made me feel worse, and more depressed.
About a week later, I received a Facebook message from my friend out of the blue. He asked me if he could talk to me about something. Of course, with wanting to become friends with him again deep down, I responded to him and read what he had to say. As it turns out, he was just as upset over the whole situation and he asked if I could forgive him. He genuinely felt guilty and horrible over what happened. After a conversation that went for about 20 minutes, we agreed to both move on from it and become friends again. That was back in early July. Since then, we have become friends again and our friendship is back to how it was before the incident occurred.
For me, 2017 is remembered as the year I became a legal adult. For my 18th birthday, my family and I went to a bowling club for dinner. I also invited my long-time friend to come along to it as well. While I didn't want to do anything for 18th birthday, it was definitely a highlight for me and something I will look back on with fondness. Turning 18 was a bit daunting for me, because it made me truly realise how fast time has passed and what the future may have in stall for me.
Despite pressure from my friends, I have made the decision not to drink any alcohol and I never had a drink on my 18th birthday. The thought of even drinking alcohol would go against everything that I stand for. I know the effects that it can have on people. My Dad is an alcoholic and I've seen how his alcoholism has ruined relationships in the family. It has had a deep effect on me ever since I was 9 years old and this year wasn't an exception. The most upsetting thing about it, is that when he doesn't drink, he is the best Dad I could possibly ever ask for. I've always bonded really well with my Dad and I enjoy spending time with him, whenever I go down and visit him each week.
There were times last year where I would arrange plans to go and see him, but I would get a phone call from him the next morning, saying that he has "hayfever" and it would be best to cancel the plans. He does get hayfever, but in reality, it's because he had a big night and had too much to drink. There's nothing I can do about it though.
After months of studying and pressure, I undertook my HSC exams in mid-late October. My final HSC exam was on the 2nd November. Since then, I have been off and have essentially been on an extended break. The reason for that is because i'm going on a holiday to Tasmania in a few weeks and it doesn't make sense to apply for a job now, when I will be going on holidays very soon.
In December, I found out my HSC results. In the end, I was quite pleased with how I performed in the exams. I got 81% for Society & Culture, 77% for Advanced English, 76% for Senior Science, 65% for Industrial Technology Multimedia (which, tbh, I was a little bit disappointed about) and 63% for maths. I was in disbelief over my maths mark, because all throughout my time in high school, my exam marks in maths mostly ranged from 45%-55%. Funnily enough, though, I was always in the Top-10 for the best performers in General Maths, even though my marks really weren't that great. In my trial HSC exam, I only got 37%. Yet, despite this, I came second in my class.
My lowest point of the year was on the 4th December, when I had a dispute with my Mum in the evening and said some things which I really shouldn't of. I was so frustrated and depressed, I left home and drove to the Kiama Blowhole at 8pm, a tourist attraction about 20 minutes away from where I live. One of my biggest faults is that I can't easily move on from things which have left me feeling upset in the past, especially considering that I have had depression since Early 2012. Whenever I have a negative experiences, it feels like I relive all of my past negative emotions and experiences, which only makes me feel worse.
My dispute with my Mum, basically felt like a culmination of all the horrible experiences I have had over the past several years. In all honesty, I did have suicidal thoughts that night. I stayed in my car until 11pm that night, after I had received a phone call from my Dad. No one knew my whereabouts, which of course, made my parents really concerned.
2018
2018 was generally a decent year for me personally, if only for the fact that it had been somewhat of a gap-year for me and I had a lot of free time. I went on a holiday to Tasmania with my Mum and her fiance in January last year. I joined Centrelink two weeks after we returned home and I started to job search at the end of the February. It took me almost three months to secure my first job and , On the morning of the 5th September, I got a phone call from my Nan who had informed me that my Dad had been arrested. he could have been sentenced to 2-10 years in prison.
2019
Overall, I have had a pretty good year. I'm glad that my teenage years are now behind me. I know this might sound somewhat ridiculous, but turning 20 back in March had a beneficial effect on my well-being. I guess it made me realise that i'm now truly an adult and I generally feel more content with my life now that I am in my 20s. My self-confidence has greatly improved from what it was even just a year ago. For instance, back in May, I went on my first holiday by myself, staying two nights in Orange (a small city four hours away from home). I loved how independent it made me feel and I had a great time going away on my own, so much so that I have since had overnight stays in Lithgow (though that was due to circumstance) and Albury. I'm considering going away somewhere for a couple of nights during my next holidays as well.
I also have a much easier time interacting and dealing with the "real world" than I did last year. It no longer makes me feel nervous about how people are going to judge me. 2019 hasn't been particularly eventful for me personally. In January of this year, I decided to go off Centrelink's "Youth Allowance", simply because I had enough of being heckled by my job agency. While it meant that I don't earn as much money each fortnight as i did previously, I can still get by with the income I am earning and my mental well-being matters more to me than whatever figure I earn every two weeks. The fact that I haven't had to deal with the job agency at all this year automatically makes 2019 seem like a better year.
I started studying at Tafe at the start of February. I'm currently undertaking a two-year Certificate III, Horticulture course.
Last Tuesday, I went for a job interview for an Administrative Assistant role with the company that I currently work for. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful, but my manager put me on a shortlist for any new opportunities that become available in the department. Not to say that I
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Post by ItsMichael on Sept 9, 2019 7:34:37 GMT 10
{Warning: Incredibly long post.}
2010
In terms of my personal life, 2010 would have to be one of my favourite years of this decade, partly due to the fact that it was the last year where I was still firmly in my childhood. That being said, I wouldn't consider 2010 as being a core childhood year of mine and I was really more of a pre-teen by this point. In retrospect, this was the year where I started to use the internet on a very frequent basis. Prior to 2010, I would only ever use the internet once every one or two days, usually only for 30-minutes at a time. Pretty much the only thing I ever used the internet for was to read Wikipedia articles, lol.
However, that began to change when I started to use YouTube for the first time. My Dad was actually the one who introduced me to the site. He showed me a new series that he had just discovered called "The Annoying Orange" and it soon became one of my favourite things to watch. I had been aware of YouTube beforehand, however I thought most of the videos on the site were just "home-videos" (like "Charlie bit my finger") and that simply didn't interest me. Eventually, with the help of my older cousin and Dad, I created my first account on the night of the 13th August, called "TheCjm1999". It's still on YouTube to this day.
"The Annoying Orange" series inspired me to create videos of my own. I would make these short, Windows Movie Maker videos on my Dad's Windows XP and upload them onto my channel. It quickly became one of my favourite hobbies. I enjoyed it so much that there was one time where I uploaded up to 9 videos on a single day. For Christmas that year, I got my first computer; It was a black Toshiba laptop. That was the real turning point for me in terms of my internet usage. Since that day, I have pretty much been using the internet for multiple hours daily.
2011
All in all, 2011 was a good year for me personally. I had a massive growth spurt at the beginning of the year, around the time that I turned 12.
2012
2012 was the worst year of my life for a number of reasons. Not only was it the year I turned 13, but I also started High School at the end of January and it would take me at least a month to adjust to the new routine of High School. My first few weeks were particularly horrible. I had a small group of friends from primary school who I still hung out with on the first days of school, but they started to make their own new friends and because they were not in any of my classes, I had no idea where they were during lunch breaks. So, for the first couple of weeks, I spent the lunch breaks eating alone in the school quad and going on the computers in the library to pass the time. It continued until one lunch break, almost three weeks after I started high school, one person from my year group approached me as I was sitting by myself and asked if I wanted to be his friend. I’m still friends with him to this day.
I found myself absolutely missing primary school and wanting to go back. One of my closest friends went to a different high school to me and , so him not being at my school was also hard to get used to. My self-esteem was shattered around the beginning of the year. Frustratingly, I have never had a particularly deep voice. Most of the other boys in my year group had either already had deeper voices than me or their voices had broken as a result of puberty. As a result, I used to receive nasty comments about my voice, which made me feel self-conscious. The biggest lowpoint for me was on our first day of Sport. For our 1st term, everyone in Year 7 was required to do swimming lessons for sport. We would all have to make our way down to the local public pool after Period 3 and everyone was told to meet up outside the entrance into the pool. girl in my had approached me and started making small talk. I could tell that she was interested in me romantically, so Anyway, we hung for the and in the pool.
We were in the middle of a conversation and , "do you mind if I ask you a question?" "how come your voice isn't like the other boys". That comment It was like had ripped my heart out and shredded it to pieces. , I was just never able to. I felt betrayed and resentment. There was a girl in my class who intentionally tried to annoy me by saying that she loved me (even though she had no feelings for me at all). It was really embarrassing. She would make a scene in front of everyone else in the class and sing “I love” in the tune of “Gangnam Style”.
In October of , my Nanna passed away as a results of complication from a stroke.
2013
2013 was actually a huge improvement over 2012. By the start of the year, I had fully settled into High School and I liked the classes I was in. The year wasn’t without it’s negative points though. On my 14th Birthday, my parents, grandparents and I had all agreed to meet up for dinner at a local restaurant. It went as planned, but to my disappointment, my Dad had showed up to dinner drunk and it was only 5.30pm in the evening. My Dad and Grandparents had a massive argument (which had started as a result of the state my Dad was in) before they came down for dinner and it was so bad that they wouldn’t even talk or look at each other. It was a very awkward situation to be in. My Nan was visibly upset and trying to stop herself from crying.
I fractured my left wrist while riding home from school. I quickly went to change gears while standing on the pedals (not a smart thing to do), which made the bike chain unbuckle and caused me to land awkwardly on the gravel road. My left wrist took most of the impact. Because , it was incredibly hard for me to get back up, as I couldn’t use my left wrist to support my weight.
2014
I had developed really bad acne. Not only , but I also had them on my shoulder blades and on my back. Going to bed each night was a nightmare in itself, as lying on my back felt like laying on a slab of sharp, rocks.
2015
2015 (and 2014 to a lesser extent) is the definitive year of my teenage years. The funniest thing about it is that it's the littlest of things which are making me feel reminiscent. Listening to "Cheerleader" reminds me of some of my classmates playing it constantly in my Visual Design class, "Cool For The Summer" stands out for me because I can remember hearing it on the radio a lot and actually somewhat liking it (namely due to the rock-ish chorus), "Peanut Butter Jelly" makes me think back to when I used to regularly stay up to the early hours of the morning watching a music video show. I have memories associated with the majority of the Top-40 hits that were popular in 2015.
In terms of my personal life, it really wasn't that great of a year for me. I started to get bad acne when I was 15; I had pimples all over my face, back and shoulders. Sleeping in bed felt like laying on a pile of rocks. The problem was so bad that I had to actually go to a dermatologist and take tablets daily for about six months. Thankfully, my acne cleared up by the middle of 2015 and going to bed no longer gave me pain, though I was left with a bit of scarring on my back (which I still have to this day). I also had depression for the entirety of the year as well. My self-esteem and self-confidence were incredibly low (it would get worse in 2016) and I just hated everything about myself. I was never bullied by anyone; my family, friends and classmates were all supportive of me, however there was still one person who I couldn't overcome and that was myself. I was my own worst enemy.
With that being said, there were definitely still a lot of positives as well. I went go-karting for the first time in 2015 and I really enjoyed it. It was great fun! 2015 is also memorable for me as it was the year I went to my Year 10 Formal. Even though I didn't want to go to it (as it meant having to dress up in a suit and go to a "social" event), I ended up having a decent time and i'm glad that I made the decision to go. I also have fun memories of when me and my two friends had to film a short video for a project in our Multimedia subject.
2016
This was the year I turned 17 and successfully got my Red P's drivers licence, which meant that I was able to drive on the road by myself for the first time. In retrospect, 2016 wasn't a particularly bad year for me, but because I didn’t have a positive mindset at the time (I started to get suicidal thoughts at the time), it makes the year seem a lot worse than it actually was.
One thing that particularly stands out for me when I think back to 2016 is how estranged I had become from contemporary Top-40 music. Due to my alienation from the Top-40 charts and me getting sick of constantly listening to the same songs (mostly Nu Metal-era Linkin Park), in Early 2016, I began to make an effort to expand my musical horizon. In turn, I reignited my interest in alternative-rock. It started off with me re-listening to Pearl Jam’s Ten, then I gradually began listening to Triple M, which was instrumental in me expanding my taste in music. The rock station introduced (or in some cases, reintroduced) me to songs which I had never previously thought of and because I was driving on my own for the very first time, I was able to listen to Triple M a lot more regularly than I had before. Songs which I developed an interest in include:
* “Today” - Smashing Pumpkins
* “Fight For Your Right” - Beastie Boys
* “More Than a Feeling” - Boston
* “Zombie” - The Cranberries
If there was a song on Triple M which I liked, I would download the song off YouTube, then convert it into an MP3 file and import the song onto a USB thumb-drive.
In total, I ended up downloading up to 35 songs and I would blast them through my car's stereo system when I was driving. It used to make a few drivers in nearby cars look over at me if, lol.
The middle of the year saw my personal life take somewhat of a turn for the worse. My Dad’s alcoholism got worse and it resulted in me becoming very concerned about his health. He also started to have more arguments with my Grandparents, all of which were about his drinking. Like I mentioned before, I was already in a negative state of mind before those events had even happened and at my lowest points, I did contemplate taking my own life.
2017
With being in my final year of High School and undertaking my HSC, 2017 certainly had it's ups and downs. I felt like I was under a lot of pressure to perform and do well, even though I have always achieved good marks at school (with the exception of maths).
For the entire first half of the year, there was a bit of a riff between myself and a friend of mine. It all started from him not responding to my Facebook messages around this time last year, even though he had read all of them and he went online very regularly. This carried on for several weeks and in the end, I got annoyed and snapped at him for continuing to do it. For the next six months, we didn't talk or even look at each other. It had an effect of my work in Advanced English, the only subject in which we were both in the same class. I was so frustrated that there was tension over something so ridiculous and I felt as though I wasn't even in the wrong.
At the parent-teacher interviewers in the middle of the year, my English teacher spoke to my Mum about the issue (even though she already knew about it) and how it had affected my schoolwork. My English teacher was close to bursting in tears, because she could see how it was affecting me and how depressed I had become. I felt awful seeing my English teacher so distraught over what had happened. It only made me feel worse, and more depressed.
About a week later, I received a Facebook message from my friend out of the blue. He asked me if he could talk to me about something. Of course, with wanting to become friends with him again deep down, I responded to him and read what he had to say. As it turns out, he was just as upset over the whole situation and he asked if I could forgive him. He genuinely felt guilty and horrible over what happened. After a conversation that went for about 20 minutes, we agreed to both move on from it and become friends again. That was back in early July. Since then, we have become friends again and our friendship is back to how it was before the incident occurred.
For me, 2017 is remembered as the year I became a legal adult. For my 18th birthday, my family and I went to a bowling club for dinner. I also invited my long-time friend to come along to it as well. While I didn't want to do anything for 18th birthday, it was definitely a highlight for me and something I will look back on with fondness. Turning 18 was a bit daunting for me, because it made me truly realise how fast time has passed and what the future may have in stall for me.
Despite pressure from my friends, I have made the decision not to drink any alcohol and I never had a drink on my 18th birthday. The thought of even drinking alcohol would go against everything that I stand for. I know the effects that it can have on people. My Dad is an alcoholic and I've seen how his alcoholism has ruined relationships in the family. It has had a deep effect on me ever since I was 9 years old and this year wasn't an exception. The most upsetting thing about it, is that when he doesn't drink, he is the best Dad I could possibly ever ask for. I've always bonded really well with my Dad and I enjoy spending time with him, whenever I go down and visit him each week.
There were times last year where I would arrange plans to go and see him, but I would get a phone call from him the next morning, saying that he has "hayfever" and it would be best to cancel the plans. He does get hayfever, but in reality, it's because he had a big night and had too much to drink. There's nothing I can do about it though.
After months of studying and pressure, I undertook my HSC exams in mid-late October. My final HSC exam was on the 2nd November. Since then, I have been off and have essentially been on an extended break. The reason for that is because i'm going on a holiday to Tasmania in a few weeks and it doesn't make sense to apply for a job now, when I will be going on holidays very soon.
In December, I found out my HSC results. In the end, I was quite pleased with how I performed in the exams. I got 81% for Society & Culture, 77% for Advanced English, 76% for Senior Science, 65% for Industrial Technology Multimedia (which, tbh, I was a little bit disappointed about) and 63% for maths. I was in disbelief over my maths mark, because all throughout my time in high school, my exam marks in maths mostly ranged from 45%-55%. Funnily enough, though, I was always in the Top-10 for the best performers in General Maths, even though my marks really weren't that great. In my trial HSC exam, I only got 37%. Yet, despite this, I came second in my class.
My lowest point of the year was on the 4th December, when I had a dispute with my Mum in the evening and said some things which I really shouldn't of. I was so frustrated and depressed, I left home and drove to the Kiama Blowhole at 8pm, a tourist attraction about 20 minutes away from where I live. One of my biggest faults is that I can't easily move on from things which have left me feeling upset in the past, especially considering that I have had depression since Early 2012. Whenever I have a negative experiences, it feels like I relive all of my past negative emotions and experiences, which only makes me feel worse.
My dispute with my Mum, basically felt like a culmination of all the horrible experiences I have had over the past several years. In all honesty, I did have suicidal thoughts that night. I stayed in my car until 11pm that night, after I had received a phone call from my Dad. No one knew my whereabouts, which of course, made my parents really concerned.
2018
2018 was generally a decent year for me personally, if only for the fact that it had been somewhat of a gap-year for me and I had a lot of free time. I went on a holiday to Tasmania with my Mum and her fiance in January last year. I joined Centrelink two weeks after we returned home and I started to job search at the end of the February. It took me almost three months to secure my first job and , On the morning of the 5th September, I got a phone call from my Nan who had informed me that my Dad had been arrested. he could have been sentenced to 2-10 years in prison.
2019
Overall, I have had a pretty good year. I'm glad that my teenage years are now behind me. I know this might sound somewhat ridiculous, but turning 20 back in March had a beneficial effect on my well-being. I guess it made me realise that i'm now truly an adult and I generally feel more content with my life now that I am in my 20s. My self-confidence has greatly improved from what it was even just a year ago. For instance, back in May, I went on my first holiday by myself, staying two nights in Orange (a small city four hours away from home). I loved how independent it made me feel and I had a great time going away on my own, so much so that I have since had overnight stays in Lithgow (though that was due to circumstance) and Albury. I'm considering going away somewhere for a couple of nights during my next holidays as well.
I also have a much easier time interacting and dealing with the "real world" than I did last year. It no longer makes me feel nervous about how people are going to judge me. 2019 hasn't been particularly eventful for me personally. In January of this year, I decided to go off Centrelink's "Youth Allowance", simply because I had enough of being heckled by my job agency. While it meant that I don't earn as much money each fortnight as i did previously, I can still get by with the income I am earning and my mental well-being matters more to me than whatever figure I earn every two weeks. The fact that I haven't had to deal with the job agency at all this year automatically makes 2019 seem like a better year.
I started studying at Tafe at the start of February. I'm currently undertaking a two-year Certificate III, Horticulture course.
Last Tuesday, I went for a job interview for an Administrative Assistant role with the company that I currently work for. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful, but my manager put me on a shortlist for any new opportunities that become available in the department. Not to say that I
Cool. Here's my perspective 20102010 was a good year. This is the year that I consider the best the last TRUE year of my childhood (2003-2010; 2011 and 2012 were just preteen/tween years). 2010 was a year that was neither bad nor perfect. Summer that year was great. The highlight of the year would be me visiting my friend in Canada and we went to visit Montreal. Overall there is nothing else to say about 2010 either than it was a clean year for me. Score: 8/10 2011As I progressed into 2011, things just got even better by the second. In 2011, I had so many memorable events that happened. That year I took a cruise (Carnival) to The Bahamas and visited Trinidad and Tobago, went to see the first concert of my life with my younger sister (Miley Cyrus), won my first YMCA soccer championship, I went to New York City in August of that year and went to see The Lion King on Broadway and in December of that year I played in my first school play ever. I played Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas. These 4 are just some of the best moments of 2011. 5th grade was good and had a good school year. Overall, nothing compares to what I have been through in 2011. Score: 10/10 20122012 was again another memorable just like 2011, but not as excellent as the previous year. 2012 was the year that I joined the baseball team and eventually went on to finals only to be defeated by the other team (couldn't remember what the team's name was). Another significant moment that year was my birthday party. It was the biggest birthday party I have ever had in which I had 10 of my friends over for a pool party. In conclusion, all 3 years of the early 2010s have been a blast for me. I would consider them of the best if not THE best years of my life. I also started middle school that year and honestly it wasn't too bad compared to what I envisioned it to be. Score: 9.5/10 2013
2013 was where things started to slump for me. It was the year I turned into a teenager. 13 is considered to be the weirdest age to me and that's what I had to go through. I started seventh grade that year which wasn't bad either like with sixth grade. The real reason why this year was so bland was just because I didn't do anything memorable or fun that year. It was just normal I guess for that year. However, two bad events happened that year which caused 2013 to be one of the least favorite years of the 2010s. One was that my one of my best friends (name is Daniel) who had to move back to Chicago. It was hard for me to say goodbye to a friend that I had so many moments with. The second and probably the event that caused me to personally dislike 2013 was my Grandfather's death (March 18). Both of these goodbyes happened in early 2013 and since it was early 2013, it wasn't like I hated 2013 overall. Later that year, it started to improve and I will have to say late 2013 was better and definitely a contrast then early 2013. Same with saying that 2013 was a transitional year. Early 2013 = dislike, Late 2013 = like. If you ask me, 2013 is in the middle between good and bad so not too bad of a year. Score: 6/10 2014
This year was undeniably an improvement compared to 2013. 2014 was when I got back on my shoes. It was my last year of middle school and I already had a bucket list of what I wanted to do that year and guess what? I did do some of the things on that bucket list. That year, I visited the White House and the Holocaust memorial. It was such a cool experience to view what the White House looked like in real life compared to what it looked like from a portrait. Also in that year, my family and I went to Mexico (specifically Cancun) and visited. The beach there was incredible because the water was super blue and the weather was just perfect. However, 2014 wasn't all fun though. That year, my sister broke her left wrist and had to be put into a cast. That really impacted me seeing my sister getting injured like that which kinda brought down my expectations of seeing 2014 as a perfect year like with 2011. If you ask me, 2014 gets a lot of hate like with 2016. 2014 pop culturally was a quintessential year considering it was the start of mid 2010s. What I also remember from that year is Vine. I remember when Vine exploded that year which caused me to create an account for myself. I was so addicted to the app lol. In the end though, 2014 is one of the best years for me in the decade. Score: 9/10 2015
This year had all the chances of being a 2014 replica, but it was not how it turned out to be. 2015 was a year that I would not like to return to mainly because of the start of high school. 15 was the worst year of being a teenager to me because when I entered high school, I was getting picked on. It did not run smoothly that year, but however later in the year I made some new friends and was adjusted to the new school. 2015 also had some pretty shocking moments in a bad way for me. Our dog Rufus had to be put down because of all the seizures he was facing. The only upside to 2015 was summer. My family went to Sarasota in Florida of that year to see my dad's friends who also had families with them. Florida was a blast as we also went to Universal Studios in Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa. I also got my permit that year and started to drive around. Like with 2013 but flip-flopped, early 2015 = like, late 2015 = dislike. Now in terms of pop culture, 2015 has got to be the best year for it along with 2012 and 2016. The music I'd say is the third best (2010 and 2012 proceed it). Pop culture was still hipster and the year that felt the most 2010s out of all. Score: 5.5/10 2016
2016 is just one of those years that I could reflect on for years. 2016 was a golden year for me for so many reasons. I consider this year to be the best year of my teenage years. I started tenth grade that year and I already started making new friends rather than what I had to face last year. I visited Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Venice Beach, L.A. and Hollywood. It was such a blast visiting California for the first time. That year I also earned my first job (working at Chick-Fil-A). I started to become a movie fanatic as that year was the year I saw the most amount of movies. For my sister's birthday, she told her parent that she wanted to see Justin Bieber (aka her favorite singer). I was forced to go even though I didn't care for JB. The concert wasn't terrible but it was better than I initially thought it would be. I also remember my sister being addicted to Musical.ly just like how I was addicted to Vine. I also began to drive alone that year as I got my license. This is the last year that I consider the be the mid 2010s culturally. The music still felt like it, Vine was still around and trends were still hipster-like. Like with 2014, it's sad to see this year get so much hate. It could've had an opportunity to be one of the best years of the decade like with 2015 (most people). Score: 9/10 2017
There are only two words to describe this year: Dumpster Fire. This year was like putting trash where it needs to be. I can't even comprehend all the tragedies that happened. Firstly, I was diagnosed with Leukemia that year and I was pretty much sick the whole year. That was the most excruciating disease I had to cope with. Also, my junior year was horrible because most of my friends went to a different school and I had pretty much one friend there the whole time. I think I am gonna stop right here about this year. Pop culturally, this was the first late 2010s year and the music was pretty terrible. All I heard was mumble trap rap songs and lots and lots of reggaetón songs. I don't mind listening to those kinds of songs, but when they get overplayed so much it gets annoying honestly... Score: 0/10 2018
After the terrible dumpster fire that was 2017, 2018 was looking like a fresh new start as I began to feel better from my sickness. Eventually I was in remission in March of that year. I came back to school with a warm welcome to all my past teachers in my junior year. That year, I turned into a legal adult which is why 2018 is going to be a memorable year for me. That year, I went to Italy (specifically Rome) and saw the Coliseum and Pompeii up in Naples. As for senior year, I switched schools and made some new friends at my new school (Clark High). This year was decent overall. Not much done this year but definitely better than the previous year. Score: 7.5/10 2019So far, we are still in 2019. This year has been decent like with 2018. Again nothing memorable has been done this year either than my graduation, but I got a bright future ahead of me seeing how this is my first year of college. I started college down in California that year and I got started as my plans of being a photographer. So far, I'm hoping 2019 will improve just a little so that I can go into 2020 being a new person. Score: 7/10 Best to least 2011 2012 2016 2014 2010 2018 2019 2013 2015 2017
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Post by SharksFan99 on Sept 9, 2019 10:11:57 GMT 10
I started college down in California that year and I got started as my plans of being a photographer. Thanks for sharing what the 2010s were like for you.  It's interesting to hear that you want to become a photographer! Photography is one of my biggest hobbies as well, so I think it's great that you want to turn it into a career. Do you have any favourite camera techniques?
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Post by rainbow on Sept 9, 2019 10:50:02 GMT 10
2010: This was a pretty decent year for me. I don't really remember a lot of what I did but I do remember the music and pop culture at the time. I went to the beach that summer and I had fun. I remember I used to play games on Americangirl.com (if that's what the site name is lol). Overall grade: 8/10
2011: I remember this was the year I started recording videos of myself and getting more into technology (I still have the videos today). I remember my vacation in the summer of 2011 better than 2010, to be honest. It was also a fun year that I remember and IMO it was one of the best years for music of this decade. I met prodanny288 and cooldudez in September 2011 at school. It was a really good year. Overall grade: 8.5/10
2012: If core childhood is 5-10, then 2012 would have to be my favorite year of my core childhood. I started a YouTube account and played Club Penguin a lot this year. This was the first year I actually started browsing the Internet and I still remember 2012 Internet culture. I met unicornic in September of 2012 on Pandanda which closed a month later. Not only did I gain a lot of Internet friends but I also gained a lot of real life friends as well. Overall grade: 9/10
2013: Out of all the 2010's years of my life, 2013 is one of the best hands down. This was the year I found out about ROBLOX and decided to make an account. I remember telling people in my class to make a ROBLOX account and playing ROBLOX with unicornic and one of my other friends Emily (who doesn't have a Popedia because she wasn't interested) I met Khal in September 2013 when he moved here. I remember me and prodanny288 inviting him over to our lunch table. Christmas 2013 was also very good since I got an iPod touch and a Samsung tablet. Overall grade: 9.5/10
2014: This is a year that I feel like I took for granted. I didn't really like 2014 while it was happening because I was 12 and was well into puberty by this time. The summer of 2014 was also extremely boring for me. I basically just played ROBLOX all summer because we didn't go on a vacation and my parents would just work all day, so I was just basically in my room all summer trying out ROBLOX games. The good thing that happened in 2014 was that I got my second dog for my 12th birthday and my first smartphone (but it was an Android), so it gets more points for that. Overall grade: 6.5/10
2015: Hands down, the absolute best year of the 2010's in my personal life. I used to consider 2013 the best year of my life (and it still is one of the best years of my life) but the reason why 2015 officially wins is because even though I was in middle school, I actually had classes with Khal and prodanny288 and grace and a few other people and we could all just talk and hangout. I remember when we all used to argue over the color of the dress and play FNAF at the lunch table and we used to constantly text each other on Kik. I also remember Vine being popular and people saying "21" randomly (which was annoying af but I kinda miss it now lmfao) but it wasn't even just middle school that made this year lit as hell. I remember in June 2015 I went to my sister's graduation party and it was the best. The only bad thing that happened was that she had to get stitches after the party was over because she got bitten by a dog. I went to Georgia that summer and spent time with family. We went on a boat and swam in the water. I had an online friend that I met on ROBLOX back in 2013 and other ROBLOX friends that I met (and no longer talk to) and we used to send Kik texts to each other pretty much everyday in the summer of 2015. The one I met in 2013 was 11 years old in 2015 and I still have her Snapchat, the other one was a girl my age that I no longer have contact with, and the other was a 14 year old that I don't have contact with anymore (which kinda sucks tbh) But we had a group chat and we used to send memes and just say the weirdest stuff. I remember starting 8th grade and throwing a Halloween party with a few friends (since Halloween in 2015 was on a Friday) and I got my first iPhone on Christmas that year. Even though some bad stuff did happen this year like other years, 2015 was like heaven for me. Overall grade: 9.8/10
2016: The worst year of my life so far but also a very good year for pop culture. It's almost like I used up all the happiness from the year before and then became depressed for most of this year. I had self-esteem issues and I didn't talk to my friends as much. I remember struggling with sweaty hands and then doing this ballroom dancing that we had to do for some reason. I wanted to lose weight this year and I remember exercising this summer and being sad for not seeing results fast. I even remember my mom telling me I wasn't eating much. Summer 2016 was easily the worst summer of my life. The only good thing was the pop culture. I remember listening to Rihanna's ANTI Album that year which would always make me feel better. But things did get better in late 2016 when I started high school. Late 2016 was honestly great for me because I met new people and I remember having a crush on some guy in my engineering class (He's ugly af now that I look back) I just kinda miss that feeling of starting high school lmfao. And I remember the 2016 election and everyone getting political and stuff. Christmas 2016 was good for me though. Overall grade: 4/10
2017: Major, and I mean major improvement over 2016. I started talking to my friends more and started to care a little less about my weight (but I didn't overeat or under-eat) Spring 2017 was lit af. I went to the carnival with my friends and I remember everyone having a fidget spinner. I even remember begging for a fidget spinner myself. I got a fidget spinner on a school trip in May 2017 and I got this fidget spinner that lit up. And on the way back home we we're in the bus and it broke literally only hours after I got it. I was so mad and then I remember ranting on my Snapchat story about how awful the field trip was. :D Summer 2017 was lit too. I remember hanging out at my friends pool and joining inthe00s. This was also the year I got more into decadeology and generations and then joined Popedia in September 2017. Halloween 2017 was decent. Christmas 2017 was pretty good. Overall grade: 8.5/10
2018: Like 2014, this is another year that I feel like I took for granted, especially in very early 2018. I still think 2018 is way better than 2014 in terms of my personal life though. January 2018 was pretty decent looking back because I still had more friends than I do today, but back then I just thought it was incredibly boring. February 2018 wasn't the best, especially after Parkland and everyone getting political like they did when Trump won the 2016 election. The thing I enjoyed about 2018 was going to Georgia to see family, even though the "vacation" wasn't really the best. We didn't go swimming like we said we would. It was pretty much just to celebrate my cousins first birthday, which was boring but I did like looking at houses and being in Atlanta. Late 2018 was when I started my junior year and I started talking to this boy in my history class who at the time just immigrated to the United States. He's Spanish and lived in Paraguay. We pretty much texted on Instagram but it started on Snapchat first. I remember I asked if I could sit next to him and he said yes, and the next day I was so embarrassed and I could just feel my face turning red because I never really did anything like this before. I definitely got out of my comfort zone and I'm proud of that. Halloween 2018 was ok. Christmas 2018 was decent. Overall grade: 7/10
2019 (so far): Usually, odd numbered years tend to be better for me than even numbered years. 2018 and 2019 were exceptions. 2019 started off decent. I passed my permit test which is good, and I'm currently taking driving lessons. I told the guy from history that I liked him through Instagram DM and apparently he said he already had a girlfriend (even though he said he was single in late 2018) and I went to the beach in June 2019 which is something I haven't done in years. But this was also the year I lost friends due to growing up and finding out what I want to do for the future. It's like all my friends from middle school are figuring out their paths and their interests have changed. It's the same thing with me as well. Summer 2019 was very boring. It was just an older version of 2014 except I actually did go on a vacation. The vacation was decent though. I'm now a senior in high school and figuring out what I want to do for a part-time job. Overall grade so far: 6.5/10
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Post by broadstreet223 on Sept 9, 2019 11:43:07 GMT 10
2010: Didn't start that great but the summer was filled with fun and happiness. Got a Wii this year, joined martial arts, and went to the beach with my family. The fall and Christmas of this year also bring back good memories. Score 9/10
2011: Amazing! Had a great summer and had a lot of fun with my school friends playing DS on the bus and making our own little band. Also became good friends with someone who I'm still friends with today. Score 9/10
2012: Another awesome year! Made even better memories this year. Went to my new school for the first time and meet some awesome people. I remember playing cool math games and kickball at recess lol. The music and summer was awesome! I also got into football this year. Score 9.5/10
2013: Not as good as 2012, but still an overall fun year. I started middle school this year and also became friends with someone down the street from me who I have a lot of good memories with. I also went to Wildwood for the first time this year and so many classic EDM songs came out this year. Score: 8.5/10
2014: Pretty good. I really started getting into sports this year. I joined a bowling league that I'm still in today and also started watching hockey and baseball. I also started playing Minecraft and made my first YouTube channel in this year. Score: 9/10
2015: Ok. I started my 8th grade year which was my favorite year of middle school. Not much else happened to me this year. Score: 7.5/10
2016: The last truly good year of my life. I started high school and did a lot of things for the first time ever. I also met some cool people through YouTube this year. Score: 8.5/10
2017: The first half was bad but the second half was a lot better. I finally got myself to join Instagram and Snapchat this year. I also got my first iPhone this year. Score: 7/10
2018: Pretty chill for the most part. My Eagles finally won a Super Bowl which was the best! I also had fun with my school friends making memes and other stuff. I also went to my first Eagles game and also went to the Bronx Zoo this year. The fall was boring except for the release of Smash Bros. Ultimate and had fun with my discord friends. Score: 7/10
2019: BORING! I struggled in my junior year but just barely made it through. I also started having a lot of worries that I can't get rid of. The summer was a huge disappointment for me as I only went a few places. But I did make a new friends who I'm becoming good friends with. My senior year is okay so far. Score: 5.5/10
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