Sunday, January 18, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Year, New Beginnings
It's been barely more than 12 hours since we parted with 2008 and welcomed 2009, but I still can't help but look back at all the things that happened to me in 2008. I will never, ever forget 2008 because I felt that it was a year of self discovery, of growing up, of meeting new friends, of tragedy. In a nutshell, as I mentioned in my previous blog, it was a circus for me. Since we are already in the New Year, it is time to turn a new page in our book of life and start with a clean slate. I am never good in making New Year's Resolutions, for the simple fact that I tend to break them or not adhere to them as I go along the year. My bad, hehehe. But, I will try to make some of them and hopefully, have the guts not to break them and adhere to them.
1. Try to lose a bit of weight: I have been on the heavy side for the last 4 years, and hopefully this year I am now able to fulfill a promise to lose a bit of weight. I will try to find a perfect workout plan for myself, and have my physical therapist friend take a look at the program, ask her opinion if it's feasible and then give it a go if it is. I want to find a gym that will not let me waste money on some stupid plan that won't work.
2. Stay more on top of my finances: Handling money is my Waterloo. I have always admitted that I am not good with handling money and my finances. This year, I will try my very best to save money and at the same time, spend wisely. I wanna try (the operative word is TRY) to cut down on my shopping (which is my only vice aside from food hehehe). Payback the people I owed money in the last quarter of 2008 so that at least I am debt free by the end of the 1st half of 2009.
3. Watch more plays, attend more events and concerts: in 2008, I was able to attend 5 concerts, namely Martin Nievera's 25th anniversary concert, Divas4Divas and the Manila leg of the world tours of Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys and the Rihanna-Chris Brown double header. My biggest regret was not being able to watch Lea Salonga as Cinderella during it's Manila run last August. This year, I hope I'm able to attend more concerts and watch more stage plays and musicals. I wanna feed my cultural soul, and I hope this year will be a good year for that.
4. Be a person of action: Instead of complaining and whining on things that I have the capacity to act upon, I want to act on them quickly. Sometimes, I tend to complain first before doing a certain task. This year, I wanna make sure to act on them with positive results.
5.Buy more books: I love to read and I am a voracious reader, but it's a sad fact that I have more magazines than books at home. This year, I wanna buy at least one book a month and read them. I miss the times when I have nothing to do, I just pop in a good book and read.
6. Let common sense rule: Sometimes, I admit I do things on the basis of emotion, and not because of logic. At the end, I tend to regret my decisions I made because they were made hastily. I do not have to elaborate on this further, I think it says it all.
7. Learn a foreign language: I am half Japanese but I am not fluent with Nippongo because I never really took it seriously. I can understand but I cannot speak the language! This year, I want to learn Japanese, as well as the romantic languages of French and Spanish. I also want to learn Portuguese since I think it is an interesting language to learn. I also want to learn how to speak Mandarin and Fookien. If I am not able to go to a language school for it, there are audio books I can listen to.
8. Invest in techie stuff: I cannot consider myself a techie person, but I wanna have gadgets that would allow me to discover the techie in me. I wanna buy another digital camera, get a new desktop PC and get a new iPod. I am drooling over a Nintendo Wii so I really have to save up to buy those gadgets.
9. Invest in more formal clothes and tailored outfits: I am really a jeans and tshirt kind of guy and now that I have a new job that requires me to be in business casual clothes 4 days a week, I have to buy more corporate outfits and invest in tailored clothes. I honestly believe that one can never go wrong in tailored outfits, because the quality is good and it assures you of longevity. I want to have tailored pants and dress shirts, a formal jacket and maybe a nice suit. I also want to invest in leather shoes that are of good quality.
10. Meet more new people: It is always exciting to meet new people. I hope I get to do that again this year.
These are just some of them, I can actually go on and on and on but this is all for now. Happy New Year, Friends!
1. Try to lose a bit of weight: I have been on the heavy side for the last 4 years, and hopefully this year I am now able to fulfill a promise to lose a bit of weight. I will try to find a perfect workout plan for myself, and have my physical therapist friend take a look at the program, ask her opinion if it's feasible and then give it a go if it is. I want to find a gym that will not let me waste money on some stupid plan that won't work.
2. Stay more on top of my finances: Handling money is my Waterloo. I have always admitted that I am not good with handling money and my finances. This year, I will try my very best to save money and at the same time, spend wisely. I wanna try (the operative word is TRY) to cut down on my shopping (which is my only vice aside from food hehehe). Payback the people I owed money in the last quarter of 2008 so that at least I am debt free by the end of the 1st half of 2009.
3. Watch more plays, attend more events and concerts: in 2008, I was able to attend 5 concerts, namely Martin Nievera's 25th anniversary concert, Divas4Divas and the Manila leg of the world tours of Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys and the Rihanna-Chris Brown double header. My biggest regret was not being able to watch Lea Salonga as Cinderella during it's Manila run last August. This year, I hope I'm able to attend more concerts and watch more stage plays and musicals. I wanna feed my cultural soul, and I hope this year will be a good year for that.
4. Be a person of action: Instead of complaining and whining on things that I have the capacity to act upon, I want to act on them quickly. Sometimes, I tend to complain first before doing a certain task. This year, I wanna make sure to act on them with positive results.
5.Buy more books: I love to read and I am a voracious reader, but it's a sad fact that I have more magazines than books at home. This year, I wanna buy at least one book a month and read them. I miss the times when I have nothing to do, I just pop in a good book and read.
6. Let common sense rule: Sometimes, I admit I do things on the basis of emotion, and not because of logic. At the end, I tend to regret my decisions I made because they were made hastily. I do not have to elaborate on this further, I think it says it all.
7. Learn a foreign language: I am half Japanese but I am not fluent with Nippongo because I never really took it seriously. I can understand but I cannot speak the language! This year, I want to learn Japanese, as well as the romantic languages of French and Spanish. I also want to learn Portuguese since I think it is an interesting language to learn. I also want to learn how to speak Mandarin and Fookien. If I am not able to go to a language school for it, there are audio books I can listen to.
8. Invest in techie stuff: I cannot consider myself a techie person, but I wanna have gadgets that would allow me to discover the techie in me. I wanna buy another digital camera, get a new desktop PC and get a new iPod. I am drooling over a Nintendo Wii so I really have to save up to buy those gadgets.
9. Invest in more formal clothes and tailored outfits: I am really a jeans and tshirt kind of guy and now that I have a new job that requires me to be in business casual clothes 4 days a week, I have to buy more corporate outfits and invest in tailored clothes. I honestly believe that one can never go wrong in tailored outfits, because the quality is good and it assures you of longevity. I want to have tailored pants and dress shirts, a formal jacket and maybe a nice suit. I also want to invest in leather shoes that are of good quality.
10. Meet more new people: It is always exciting to meet new people. I hope I get to do that again this year.
These are just some of them, I can actually go on and on and on but this is all for now. Happy New Year, Friends!
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