“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”

- CS Lewis

Just a short reflections of 2009 and a look-forward to 2010. I have to say that 2009 was a year with many new experience, both with sorrow and joy.

Earlier in 2008 I told myself that I am not going anywhere and interesting I travelled a lot (again) in 2009. From US to Indonesia. Meeting many fantastic new friends from Boehringer-Ingelheim Fellows to family reunion in November. 2009 opened my eyes about my future directions (which I do apologize I cannot say it explicitly here due to restraining condition applied to me). I learnt a lot about friendship, a true friendship after several eye-opening events happened.

However 2009 cannot pass without “My Hall of Fame 2009″, some people who have contributed the most to my ‘learning curve’:

1. My family and also Liem family for their continuous support;
2. Prof. Sir Philip Cohen for his mentorship throughout the year;
3. Deborah Spencer, Sandy Neish, Patrick McCarthy, and Kevin Parker for all the discussion in bio-entrepreneurships;
4. Claudia Walther, Sandra Schedler and Monika beutelspacher (RIP) from BIF for all their personal help;
5. Jenny Wang for her prayers all year;
6. Olya dan Dave Reuter for being such good friends;
7. and others whom I cannot named one-by-one. You know you will always be remembered!

Let’s keep the good work! Oremus pro invicem…

Previous years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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