steve kwan user experience designer

How things change, but how they stay the same.

(April 29th, 2008 - 10:58PM)

I've been in a retrospective mood lately.

Perhaps it all came about because I realized I've been maintaining this blog for five years. That's a long time. It made me think of the person I was when I started this blog back in 2003, and I realize that I am no longer that person. So much has changed since then.

But on the other hand, so much has stayed the same. I've grown in so many ways, but on the inside I still have some of the same fears and self-consciousness that I did five years ago. I have some of the same problems, and still haven't figured out how to solve them.

I've been paying attention to my friends lately, and I'm amazed at how much they've grown and changed over the years too. But like me, they're still the same people. It's surreal to think that my friends, who I've known for so long, have evolved and gained so much experience. But at the same time, I remember the old days when we were young.

But that's enough old-man lamenting from me. The future is bright, and I'm looking forward to seeing how myself and my friends continue to evolve over the years.