I had minor heart palpitations yesterday when I was scanning through the Xmas sales on VS and I saw a top that I purchased there for USD68 is down to USD20. O_O You have no idea how painful that is. I had kept my eye on that top for ages, willing it to be discounted and it never even budged. 3 months after, it goes down like a freaking rock. Seriously, my heart actually skipped a beat. A weaker person would have been left convulsing on the hotel bed.
Let me not even go on about the shoes. At least those did not pain me as much. Despite having such great delivery (my ASOS stuff never did arrive, and after bugging the people at EDM, they said my package was returned from sender. A big FU to USPS, srsly), I'm damn scared to purchase anything from VS in the future. Such a pity. They have such insanely cute stuff...
After bellies around the world have been filled with turkey, eggnog and good cheer ; and Christmas stockings have been filled to the brim with items found in wishlists, we all know that the year is coming to an end. Some may sigh with relief, some may look back with sadness. For me, 2008 has been very good to me.
I travelled more this year, not counting the travelling that I did for work. Went to Batam for a friend's wedding, went to HK, Langkawi, Penang, California, Singapore. Adding in the travelling that I had to do for work (Cambodia & Laos), I counted that I was only in Malaysia for 2/3rds of the year. It kind of turned my life upside-down at some points, but experiences gained was very worth it, without a doubt.
I picked up tennis for all of 1.5 months. And then I stopped when I went to Cambodia. When I came back, I was dog tired catching up with work, and after a short while, was off travelling to another part of the country or out of the country. One thing just popped up after another, so I wound up not going back. Also, while I was in Cambodia, the trainer sent me an sms telling me that the price of classes would go up RM10 because the tennis court charges went up. :( And he pushed the hike to the players. Sigh! Anywhere with cheap(er) classes? Mine was like RM75 per lesson. I know some people who say, "Just play the game, don't bother with the expensive lessons!" But seriously, tennis lessons really improved my game, even for that short stint. Previously, I was exerting too much pressure on the wrong muscle groups and still my shots weren't powerful. Now, with the correct twist of the upper body, I can send my balls right to the base line. Aren't improvements like that worth the training? And this just after 1.5 months of training!
I learned a lot at work too. Although going for certification and all that crap was pretty tiring (to the point that I would spill tea on myself. *shy*), it was really worth it. However, after working here for quite a long period of time (comparitively), I no longer have high aspirations to "be someone" in the industry. Sometimes, I feel that I have to run just in order for me to not "tiu ka" women programmers. :( Still, I think I'm good at what I do and now that I've been working for a while, I get the hang of things and I enjoy a good programming challenge. Just hopefully not crap stuff like wondering why my Oracle TNSListener never works when I'm in my hotel room. O_O"
Old friendships were rekindled, and unlike stormy yesteryears, none were lost. I think I've mellowed somewhat and things that I get extremely agitated over don't faze me as much. Well, I still throw a bitchfit as good as any, but the overwhelming need to do so isn't as great. :P I've also learned important lessons in letting go of these huge "secrets" that I keep harboring to myself and allowing myself to fester and wallow in. And yeah, you know what? Shared sorrow really is halved sorrow.
I didn't win as much contests this year... because I didn't really take the time to enter them. Which is a pity, because I really do believe that I have good luck mojo when it comes to things like this. ;p Didn't go to as many events... but when you go to events and see kids getting barred by (and then arguing with) the doorbitches, then you're left wondering if you're too old to be doing things like this anymore. :P MOS.. what is that? Isn't that the burger chain down South? :P
Anyway, I'll keep it simple this year. Just 5 simple achievements:
a. Take gym more seriously. I won't be so easily demotivated anymore, and I want to become better at Body Combat, Body Step, Body Attack, Body Jam... everything lah! Hehehe. There's always room for improvement, and I know that for me, there is a LOT to work on. :) And I'll continue weight training and stop sighing so much whenever weight training days come around.
FYI, I really like the gym, so this isn't something torturous for me. I used to be the type of person who would be PANTING after running, nay, JOGGING for 10 minutes. After going to the gym, I have increased my stamina, I generally feel better about myself and I think I've got a better sense of rhythm. :) Everytime I see an article in a magazine saying "how to save money", they'll usually recommend CANCELLING a gym membership. Okay, firstly - if you can't afford it, obviously, don't sign up in the first place. If you can afford a gym membership comfortably, it's one of the nicest things you can do for yourself. You might think - why should I join a gym when I can work out at the park / at home.
If you're only looking for light weight training, then sure, you can work out at home. However, if you're working longer than 9-5pm hours, then how much can you work out on a weekday @ a park? By the time you leave the office and get to the park, it's dark. You still have time to run a few rounds? And I don't know about you, but if I run along roads, but constantly have to stop to cross roads with heavy traffic / breathe in exhaust emissions.... I generally get demotivated.
Really think that "exercising else where" is not an option at this day and age. People have limited free time, the great outdoors are not safe and if you're someone who likes variety, running around the same track will get boring. If you think running on a threadmill is boring, the same conclusion will be gotten running round a lake 10 times.
Anyway, this is about my resolutions and not my justification for paying RM110 a month. NEEEXXXXTTTTT....
b. Sleep earlier. I keep telling myself to do that, but usually wind up sleeping at 3am. O_O If I sleep earlier, I won't end up late for work, won't feel compelled to work even later to compensate for that, won't end up feeling dog tired and not go to the gym (see point #1), get headaches, won't fall asleep at a traffic light and have to get horned awake by righteously angry drivers behind me... See? Nothing but goodness can come out of SLEEPING EARLIER...
c. Be more patient. Think this has been my resolution since I was 10 years old, with variations of course. However, I'm getting mellower and mellower as the years go by, so I think I'm not going to do / say anything that I regret next year. O_O However, I do believe that words unsaid that are regretted are worse than words said that are regretted. :\
d. Stop spending money on crap stuff just for the sake of buying. Yes, again, something that constantly appears on all my resolutions - gotta save more money. :( My current vice is buying stuff to cook (low fat meals for lunch!), but I end up buying a wee bit too much and the stuff ends up rotting in the fridge and it just goes down the drain. *Sigh*
Oh and shoes. I've suddenly become this immense sucker for pretty shoes. I bought about 5 pairs of shoes all at once. But at least they were all in different colors! Black pumps & leopard print from Colin Stuart, red heels & obscene purple pumps from Charlotte Russe and a pair of white wooden heels from Guess! *faints* And I'm still thinking of getting more! <3>
e. Finally, I vow to make myself busier and not so lacksadaisical. The first step is getting rid of all my online gaming. Less Neopets (already achieved my goal of having the same amount of NP as Adam), already got my Hattrick & Buzzerbeater accounts deactivated, and I'm just going to play Travian until the Natas appear. I won't restart on another server, that's just asking for trouble! :) Busier with my own pet projects to make myself happier, going to stop thinking of get-rich-schemes because I'm just not that type of person. :]
Next year is going to be real hectic. Hoping to go to Colombia (I found a cheap route, there and back for abouts RM5k, but no Brazil. Just straight to Bogota and back), go for a cruise (looking at Superstar Gemini, which I accidentally keep writing as "Starship Gemini" wtf), finally get to go shopping at Chatuchak, hopefully another All-Girls-Holiday to our favorite destination (ie : Langkawi), going to Australia (if possible). The possibilities are endless!
Since I'm busy daydreaming, here are a few other countries that I'm contemplating visiting : Istanbul, Turkey, South Africa, Korea, Europe... I'm also sorely tempted to do what Jeremy & Shannon did last time (in their younger days, hehehe), which is a tour around Malaysia itself. Visit each state and live there for a few days each time. I think that would be marvellous! I also think that this isn't the first time I've said that. Problem would be finding people that I know in each state to house me though... {{emo}}
Okay, there's going to probably going to be LNA (Late Night Activity) tomorrow, so I won't blog as much. Even the above entry was written earlier. :)
Didn't manage to upload this yesterday, and as predicted, I am still at work right now doing the Late Night Activity. So guess what? I'm spending the last few minutes of 2008 working, as what I have been doing since 8:30am this morning. HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME, 2009!!!
Fingers crossed for a totally brilliant year ahead.
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