The year 2022 is almost over.
The Year of the Tiger in the Five Yellow Tigers is said to be a rough year. The last Tiger Year of the Five Yellow Tigers was 36 years ago, in 1986, and it was indeed a memorable and significant event.
In January, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all aboard.
In February, the Edsa Revolution occurred in the Philippines, when President Marcos fled to the United States and President Aquino became the new president.
In April, an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union's Ukraine.
In June, Argentina won the FIFA World Cup, defeating West Germany.
This year 2022 saw Russia invade Ukraine in February; ”Bonbon" Marcos won the Philippine presidential election in May; and former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated in July.
In July, former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated; in September, Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrated the 70th anniversary of her reign this year, passed away.
In October, China's Xi Jinping effectively broke up the collective leadership system known as the China Seven and established a dictatorship.
In December, Argentina won the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years.
The Kanji character for this year, which began with the war in Ukraine and ended with the World Cup soccer tournament, was "war.
It was a peaceful and happy year as far as my family was concerned, and I have good memories of trip to Cebu in three years.
The war in Ukraine is still going on and there is no peace in sight, but we can only hope that next year will be as peaceful as possible.
