In one of my email MSN conversations last week, a friend asked me to describe my summer holiday in one word, and whether I would change any part of it if I could.

After much deliberation I managed to come up with two - Different and Educational.
And when I really got down to thinking about it, there're probably only two things about this summer that I'd change.

It's been a summer for change. I've done plenty that I've never done before, and learnt quite a bit in the process. Recent developments have opened my eyes to things I never noticed befstore, and led me to adopt an altered attitude toward a number of things.
And I reckon that it's only with developments like these that we can see things more clearly, and begin to understand how to deal with situations in a more informed manner.

On a different note, this summer has been a season for wholesale upheaval, some of it clear-cut, some of it a little more, well, nebulous (and probably sinister).

How'd you describe your summer in one word, and what would YOU change?