So what has 2014 been like? Not the way facebook wants us to remember it - the posts with the most number of likes and our top 'stalkers'. Often on social media, we paint an overly rosy picture of our life... Good food, holidays, happy selfies / wefies.. (i myself am also guilty as charged). So what has 2014 been really like?
A Year of Disasters
Far too many. The ones that shook the world, or at least me.
1. Missing plane MH370
2. Shoot down of MH17
3. Plane crash of QZ8501
4. Sinking of Sewol ferry
5. Ebola outbreak
6. Taipei gas explosion
A Year of Bloodshed
The innocent lives that were claimed, and the brave who sacrificed themselves.
1. Gaza
2. Pakistan school attack
3. Sydney lindt cafe
A Year of Protests
Close to home.
1. Thailand's hunger games salute
2. Hong Kong's umbrella protest
The Goodbyes
To those who brought smiles and laughter.
1. Robin Williams
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman
3. My grandfather
I guess i'll stop here before the list gets more depressing. My heart goes out to the loved ones of the Air Asia victims who are still in grieve. While the world celebrates a new year, there are people mourning and searching for signs of hope.
May 2015 take a turn for the better, for all of us.
