The decade in review
December 31st, 2009 by Brad HeapIt is amazing how fast a year, and then a decade goes by. I have spent almost half my life in the noughties and the events of the decade both locally and abroad will forever change me.
2000 of course was the start of the new millennium and despite it being 10 years ago I still remember the New Years celebrations well. In Auckland it was pouring with rain the entire night of New Years Eve there was fireworks launched off Sky Tower, the Harbour Bridge, boats in the harbour and a number of other buildings in the central city. Unfortunately, the rain did extremely well at ruining the party and all you saw was glowing clouds but no fireworks. However, early the next morning my family went out to Okahu Bay to see the first dawn of the new century. The rain clouds cleared just in time for an amazing sunrise shared with thousands of other Aucklanders. 2000 was also the year that I started high school.
2001 will for a long time be remembered as the year that the entire world changed. The terrorist attacks on America changed the world and no longer could you trust anybody as being the person they said they were. I remember waking on the morning of September 12 2001 to my mom’s radio running the news this was not unusual except it was 5.30 in the morning and not 7. Furthermore the news was turned up loud talking about attacks on America. As I lay in my bed I thought world war three had broken out. 2001 was also the year that I hurt my cartilage in my knee mucking about at school, an injury that still mucks with me today.
2002 must have been a pretty boring year as I cannot remember much from it. I believe this was the first year that I tramped to the Pinnacles but I am not sure on this.
2003 was the year that I started maturing from a kid to an adult. On April 27 I was baptised beneath Hunua Falls. I late May I started working at my first part time job as a checkout operator at the local supermarket.
2004 started fantastically well when I tramped to the top of Mt Ruapehu. It remains the best thing I have ever done in my life. 2004 was also my final year at high school.
If 2003 was the start of maturing to an adult then 2005 was the coming of age year. I started university and started to independently set my own direction in life. I also tramped the Tongariro Crossing for first time in complete white out and terrible weather conditions. An experience that still haunts me to this day.
2006 was the year that I moved out of home; it was also the start of my involvement in student politics. Other than that I can’t remember much else of what happened.
2007 saw me serve as the Vice-President of the students’ association, it was also the final year of my undergraduate degree at uni.
In 2008 I served as president of the students’ association. It was a good experience and allowed me to gain a lot of life experience.
2009 can be summed up in three words: first class honours.
The decade in review
It is amazing how fast a year, and then a decade goes by. I have spent almost half my life in the noughties and the events of the decade both locally and abroad will forever change me.
2000 of course was the start of the new millennium and despite it being 10 years ago I still remember the New Years celebrations well. In Auckland it was pouring with rain the entire night of New Years Eve there was fireworks launched off Sky Tower, the Harbour Bridge, boats in the harbour and a number of other buildings in the central city. Unfortunately, the rain did extremely well at ruining the party and all you saw was glowing clouds but no fireworks. However, early the next morning my family went out to Okahu Bay to see the first dawn of the new century. The rain clouds cleared just in time for an amazing sunrise shared with thousands of other Aucklanders. 2000 was also the year that I started high school.
2001 will for a long time be remembered as the year that the entire world changed. The terrorist attacks on America changed the world and no longer could you trust anybody as being the person they said they were. I remember waking on the morning of September 12 2001 to my mom’s radio running the news this was not unusual except it was 5.30 in the morning and not 7. Furthermore the news was turned up loud talking about attacks on America. As I lay in my bed I thought world war three had broken out. 2001 was also the year that I hurt my cartilage in my knee mucking about at school, an injury that still mucks with me today.
2002 must have been a pretty boring year as I cannot remember much from it. I believe this was the first year that I tramped to the Pinnacles but I am not sure on this.
2003 was the year that I started maturing from a kid to an adult. On April 27 I was baptised beneath Hunua Falls. I late May I started working at my first part time job as a checkout operator at the local supermarket.
2004 started fantastically well when I tramped to the top of Mt Ruapehu. It remains the best thing I have ever done in my life. 2004 was also my final year at high school.
If 2003 was the start of maturing to an adult then 2005 was the coming of age year. I started university and started to independently set my own direction in life. I also tramped the Tongariro Crossing for first time in complete white out and terrible weather conditions. An experience that still haunts me to this day.
2006 was the year that I moved out of home; it was also the start of my involvement in student politics. Other than that I can’t remember much else of what happened.
2007 saw me serve as the Vice-President of the students’ association, it was also the final year of my undergraduate degree at uni.
In 2008 I served as president of the students’ association. It was a good experience and allowed me to gain a lot of life experience.
2009 can be summed up in three words: first class honours.
