Three things that made me happy in 2024

2024 mark a surprising turn in my life. It’s probably my most favorite year after the pandemic in 2020. And here are 5 things that made it special:

1. Cherry blossoms
   
   Seeing cherry blossom in Japan was probably my most favorite moment of 2024. I’m not the type who keep a bucket list of travel destination, but it’s been so long since I wanted to visit Japan during spring time. And I’m glad the real experience turned out to be much more mesmerizing than I had anticipated. I’m not even exaggerating if I say that if I can only visit one country in the entire world, I will easily pick Japan.

2. French music

   L'Impératrice music represent my energy for 2024 quite eloquently, and I'm so glad I discovered their music last year. Stromae is another brilliant French artist from Belgium that I listened to a lot last year. I can't still wrap my head around how brilliant he is for crafting such a dark topic into a great music. Apart from these French artists, there are also Jungle and Glass Beams that I listened to on repeat in 2024. They were all part of what made the year special to me.

3. Cygnus
   
   And of course, seeing how fast Cygnus grow was another highlight in 2024. It’s crazy to look back now on how he went from crawling, to walk, and run, all in the same year. And he still on a steady run at the 97+% in height, weight, and head circumference up until now at his 17th month. I’m just so proud of my big baby!