So, you’ve been with us for two days now. The whole world held its breath, waiting for that sacred moment of transition. People welcomed you with thunderous applause, dazzling fireworks, and couples kissing passionately under a fairytale sky.
The financial reports of the old year have been closed. You are the Hope for a brighter, more groundbreaking year ahead – for businesses, for every contract and document that from now on will carry your name: the Year 2025.
Each individual also carries their own plans: a young woman preparing for her IVF journey, a colleague getting married, the neighbor finally returning home after years abroad, and relatives setting out to explore new lands.
As for her, her plan is simpler: to live each day fully, and to live better than last year. To continue with pending lawsuits, to finish the paperwork still on hold… and to complete her collection of short stories and that long-awaited novel. Sometimes she just wants to vanish into the woods or mountains this summe. No internet, no gym, no meet-ups, love life on pause – just pure writing.
Wishing you a year full of surprises!
Saigon 2/1/2025
