and so 2008 came and went. we stood on Penn's Landing watching the fireworks illuminate the Delaware river and overshadowing Jersey's lights. the freezing air didnt seem to bother each burst like it did the frozen river. each exuberant blossom of every imaginable colour shot into the sky fizzling into golden drizzles that landed softly on our heads. it was almost as good as HK disney's but i must say that Disney's was kinda better simply because of the whole feel-good theme of the park. New Year's more like "YAY: It's the New Year, Let's Celebrate". and all the hopes and resolutions for the new year are encapsulated in each imploding brilliance, temporarily dispelling the economic crisis, the dying earth and threats of terror. and there we see each year this thing called hope, that tomorrow will be a better day.