it's not over until it's over.

Towards the end of 2013, I watched a lovely little Korean drama called Answer Me 1994. It was a throwback series to when Korea was wrapped up in a booming new movement in gayo (가요 - a term used to describe Korean pop music starting from the trot era) in the form of Seo Taiji and the Boys, as well as the crazy fashions, the hair, and the beeper pager. It was also a show about a group of college students and their passionate youths, and how they lived and loved and became friends and chased their dreams despite the setbacks that inevitably came with age.

In retrospect, the drama was riddled with flaws. It was too long, too fluffed, and too fixated on its main love triangle. But I loved it because of how overwhelmingly nostalgic it made me - even though 1994 was still three years before my birth. 

In the show, Chilbongie (one of the leads) says something about his unrequited love for Na Jung. Taking a famous quote from a baseball player, he cocks his head back and recites, "It's not over until it's over." 

So, there you have it. My new slogan for the new year. It's not over until it's over. I told you it was going to be a whirlstorm of cliches. 

With 2015, I have to face another year of new challenges - but it's also another year of overcoming those challenges. I'm going to lug this tired old machine out to the races again, with a heart bent on winning until the races close for the night.

I still have a lengthy to-do list to complete.