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What’s to be celebrated about New Year's eve? Speaking of its physical attributes, the New Year’s Eve is neither longer nor shorter than a usual evening, the weather isn’t necessarily better, and it still occupies only one block on the calendar. The excitement comes today becomes into tomorrow, December becomes January, and 2005 becomes 2006—which all happened within a second.

Being out of place is just a feeling that comes all of a sudden, even when you are sure it’s the right time, you’re with the right people, and you are talking about the right topics. But the feeling just comes, like an unexpected guest knocking on your door, shouting, “Hey there! I’m coming in!” You didn’t have the time to drive him away; he is already sitting on the threshold, grinning.

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       That was how I felt during the first week of school.