My Year in Review: 2011 - In Memoriam
January
I joined the popular social networking site Facebook, and I was only new to the world of the internet. I didn't even exist here back then. The Arab Spring erupts as people power tries to throw over long-serving dictators. And I officially started my total hate of WikiLeaks.
February
I was commencing my work studies and I had trouble fitting in with my classmates. After getting dumped by Bulbagarden, I started looking for a new home in Pokemon-based forums. Also, Hosni Mubarak is deposed as Egyptian leader.
March
I officially joined PC and I was a total noob back then, I didn't know anyone until I received my first PC friend aka PlatinumDude and in Pokemon news Black & White officially get released in Europe, followed by the US and Australia. But sadly, this was also when Japan, the home of Pokemon was badly damaged by a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
April
I started constructing my first signature, which didn't turn out well. I started my well known activities at PC since signing up to Twitter last month. Also, it was this month when the PlayStation Network went down, I was concerned about my brother.
May
I collected more Pokemon in SoulSilver and I started being active in the Pokemon Trivia section. This month also saw the demise of Osama Bin Laden.
June
This was when things were getting a little sour, people accused me of spamming and I was worried I wasn't fitting in. I also opened up my account at Serebii.net Forums. June also saw the passing of former Japanese Pokemon VA Tomoko Kawakami from cancer.
July
And it was around this time I underwent a 2-week suspension, my worst moment of PC. During that suspension I was over at Serebii. I then went on an extended hiatus throughout most of the month. Plus, we saw Amy Winehouse fall to her personal demons eventually along with the death of News of the World.
August
I eventually made a more high-profile return to PC and started getting more creative with my signatures after I set up an account on Global Pokedex Plus. Yep, this was the introduction of "Julian the Cute Oshawott", a mascot that became a major part of my signature.
September
We remembered 9/11's 10th anniversary and I started greeting new people at PC along with planning my birthday list for my 19th the following month. September also saw me introduce my new meme - "So I herd u liek Oshawottz?"
October
I turned 19 and got the gift I always wanted - Pokemon Black! I played it, chose Oshawott as my starter and I finished the main story in 13 days. October also saw the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi finally drop his guns and one of the biggest tragedies among the nerd community - the death of Apple genius Steve Jobs.
November
Autumn began in Unova and I started loving my Sawsbuck with her seasonal changes. I also created a new Tumblr page since signing up in June. November saw us discover more about the European debt crisis and the 1-year anniversary since Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest. I also finally parted ways with that cute Oshawott and introduced my new-look signature and avatar featuring Elgyem.
December
In Unova, Winter has begun but there is still more to come. With Christmas and New Year around the corner, we are having our 2011 Member of the Year poll not to mention one year since Julian Assange (the WikiLeaks guy who I so so hate!) was put under house arrest and well, there's still a lot more to come to finish the year.