2009

Okay, so this is my long overdue first post for the year 2009. For those of you who were waiting, holding on to, expecting, and anticipating updates to this little space: thanks for holding on. Here we go again...

I had originally intended to update my blog after I returned from Australia last year, but as they say, you need a holiday to recover from your holiday. Yeps, it being Australia, was way much colder, taking into consideration that it rained close to seven days out of the nine days we were there. Still, I’m sure my lungs never felt better with that fresh air I revelled in while in there. More about that in a separate post, perhaps.

I shall begin this post proper by sharing some resolutions for this year. So keep me in check alright? I won’t really mind if you hit me with a sledgehammer if I fail to work on these resolutions...

1. To work on my temper. Fine, I’m not exactly that explosive, and in the words of many people, I’ve toned down a lot in the last few years. Maybe it’s the age factor that prevents you from your explosive instincts. I’d say it’s the grace of God.
I just want to stop feeling irritated at what certain people can do, like hog the right lane of the escalators when the train is coming, (trust me, I wish I had a stone and a catapult in hand) behave in manners in which you see no logic to, like cutting queues, or making excessive noise, and in that make a spectacle of themselves. Irritation breeds anger, and this is what I have the rest of this year (and perhaps my lifetime) to work on.

2. To be more careful with my spending. You would have realised that I used the term “more careful”. In all honesty I don’t see myself as a compulsive or impulsive shopper, but I could certainly work on being prudent (read: less cab rides, less indulgence on CDs and magazines, and things I can do without). My family has plans to relocate, and I do want to be able to help my mom with the finances. To furnish a bedroom would set us back by a grand already!

3. To love somebody. I’ll be frank. I’m jealous of my attached friends, and it both encourages and discourages me when people wonder aloud why I am not attached yet. To think I can be perceived as “qualified” and “eligible” but not there yet.
Nonetheless, I am not going to get attached for the sake of losing my singlehood. I want to be in a relationship because I want to learn to give, and to love another romantically. That was my birthday wish last year, and it would be a major bonus if I could be blessed with the realisation of this wish, this year.
Psst. Works in progress, yeah!

4. To learn and play a musical instrument. With the arrival of a musically inclined brother and with the blessings of God, my house is, over the past four years, progressively transforming into the likes Swee Lee Music. Throw in a keyboard (the Korg PA-50 perhaps?), an electrical guitar, and a drum set, plus the people, and we’d have a full band already. My mom aims for a house with “that extra room” for my brother and I to transform into a music room or something. Thanks mom =). With all these incentives coming my way (and to really challenge myself) it’s hard not to be tempted!
In particular, I pray for the ability to master the bass guitar- and be able to serve back in church. As a pledge, I’ve just invested in a guide book for that four stringed instrument yesterday. Music lovers and gurus, please be patient with me!
Okay, so you’ve heard from me with regard to my four resolutions. I’ve an inkling there are more... oh yes there is just one more!

5. To run a marathon this year. 10k, 21k, 42k. The distance doesn’t matter, it’s just something I’ve wanted to do so badly not as a means of self gratification, but once again, to test my limits. And to those of you, who think that this quest is going to be dovey easy for me, think again. I’ve just recovered well enough from a leg injury and I might just end up crawling, not running to the finish line.

Any interested buddies?

On top of this five- there’s so much I want to do this year, including going back to school, a year end trip to the States, being a more efficient worker at work, and that much coveted pass for my IPPT test.

Come 2009, I do hope I’ll be a better person for the sake of myself, and those around me. So partner me as I grow and mature. In the meantime- thanks for being a blessing- and have a sizzling year ahead!