1st Anniversary...

One whole year has passed since I met that special someone. Life is funny isn't it? Sometimes, you find what you are looking for only to realise that you still have to wait before you can get it. We've spent more time apart than together. The time will come when we will be able to turn that around. Don't know when though since what I want may not necessarily be what occurs.

Speaking of waiting; I managed to end one recently. The final book in the Harry Potter series was released! I pre-ordered my copy a few months before the release date. No, I'm not a "Harry Potter fan" or whatever they call them. It's just that I make sure I read well-known books so that at the very least it will help me follow some conversations. I bought the first three books sometime in 2004 but didn't read them until last year (or was it the year before?). Their prices dropped due to the release of one of the newer books so I couldn't resist and bought them all. Since I finished reading all my other books (including The DaVinci Code), I decided that I might as well spend some time reading those dust covered books. I must say that the storyline is fantastic. No wonder it topped so many charts even before some of the books were released. There's a certain attraction to the concept of wizards and magic. Anyways, after reading through all the books more or less non-stop (since I had stockpiled books 1 through 6), I had to wait a whole year for the final book to come out. It was definitely worth the wait.

***Spoiler alert!***

I won't bother revealing plot details since if you haven't read it, you will be able to find them elsewhere. My main comment is on the ending of the book. I was kind of secretly hoping Harry would die along with Voldemort. But then again, it's a childrens' book and so the ending was more predictable that I hoped it would be. Nevertheless, the path towards the ending was deliciously twisted and made for a real page turner. Aside from Fred, the other deaths in the book weren't very shocking or significant in my opinion. The thing is though, while many of the good guys die (e.g. Dumbledore, Snape, Sirius, Lupin, Tonks, Cedric) I can't think of many main bad guys who die. The Malfoys, Dolohov, Bellatrix, Fenrir Greyback and the Carrows all seemingly survived. I would have thought at least some of them would have been killed.

Snape must be the most interesting character in the books. I must say that I suspected he was with the good guys. After all, he isn't a very straightforward character. It's good to see that Harry recognises the important role Snape played by naming his second son after him.

***Spoilers end***

It's drawing ever closer to my exams. All the staff in my pharmacy seem extremely confident that I will pass with flying colours. One of the partners said she would eat her hat if I didn't pass. I do feel that I am prepared but I still need to make sure I study hard to guarantee passing. Aside from attending monthly PSA meetings, all I do in the profession is turn up for work every day. I need to play a more active role in the profession as a whole. Looks like I have to get off my bum and start looking at how to make things better. Well then, until next time...