Here's one thing I hear a lot about these things...
"Why bother lah? Not like anyone follows these things. A week or two and we all stop following it, some don't even last a few days."
(Note: The lah here is optional, depending on whether you speak Manglish. Manglish is supposed to be Malaysian English, but I prefer my own definition: Mangled English)
So, that leaves us with the question. Why bother?
Why, indeed?
I have to reply...because we must.
For those people who do not bother with resolutions, no matter how unrealistic or how idealistic, for those people I have one thing to say...
For those people who do not dare to dream, who do not dare to place goals for themselves, I have only one thing to say...
I feel sorry for you.
Resolutions are something I look forward to. And while I know that around 50% of them fail through, I find that it is important for me to set something new for myself.
The end of a year is not the end of something...but the start of something new. This is what I constantly remind myself, whenever I look at the first sunrise of a New Year. (Something I do without fail, every single year)
A new year brings with it the promise of hope. Of adventure. Of change. Of things to come, and things that will pass.
A new year comes with sadness and joy, comes with regret and fulfillment. But it comes when it comes, and we must make the most of it. How often are we reminded that a year has passed? How often is there someone or something reminding us that...'Hey! A year has passed. What have you done this year'?
And so, without any further adue, here are my resolutions.
Resolution #1: I will not be pushed around by circumstances around me.
To often I find that things change our decisions. Take for example, my diet. I wanted to remain strict to it, and while I do so under my own supervision, when pulled around by my friends I somehow ended up eating fried chicken. I wanted to keep my budget, but because of the people around me, I ended up going clubbing and spending up more than I should have.
I am not a pawn of fate!!
I will control my own decisions, or at the very least, influence it as much as I can. I no longer want this regret of everything that I do. This year, I resolve to maintain control over my environment, no matter what.
Resolution #2: Enter something competitive.
I miss the feeling of combatative sports! I miss having the knowledge that my fist can break faces.
There's a certain power in the knowledge of having fought before, and you walk and talk a little differently with that knowledge. It's addictive and probably not healthy, but I want that feeling back again.
Its the knowledge that no matter what happens, you'll be alright. And definitely I want that feeling back.
And so, for this year, I resolve to enter something combat-related. Be it kendo or kenjutsu or something with my bare hands, I resolve to be trained in the art of kicking ass.
After all...I am warrior!
Resolution #3: Build a home for myself. This new apartment business that I've found for myself in February. I want this to be a place I want to live in. I want to look forward to coming home...not avoid the dang place.
I want it to be filled with friends and people I'd call 'family'. I want there to be games and things to have fun, and a place to kick my feet up after a tired day.
And most of all, I want it to be filled with memories.
And with that said, those are my resolutions for the new year's. Hope these simple three works out just fine for me.
"Why bother lah? Not like anyone follows these things. A week or two and we all stop following it, some don't even last a few days."
(Note: The lah here is optional, depending on whether you speak Manglish. Manglish is supposed to be Malaysian English, but I prefer my own definition: Mangled English)
So, that leaves us with the question. Why bother?
Why, indeed?
I have to reply...because we must.
For those people who do not bother with resolutions, no matter how unrealistic or how idealistic, for those people I have one thing to say...
For those people who do not dare to dream, who do not dare to place goals for themselves, I have only one thing to say...
I feel sorry for you.
Resolutions are something I look forward to. And while I know that around 50% of them fail through, I find that it is important for me to set something new for myself.
The end of a year is not the end of something...but the start of something new. This is what I constantly remind myself, whenever I look at the first sunrise of a New Year. (Something I do without fail, every single year)
A new year brings with it the promise of hope. Of adventure. Of change. Of things to come, and things that will pass.
A new year comes with sadness and joy, comes with regret and fulfillment. But it comes when it comes, and we must make the most of it. How often are we reminded that a year has passed? How often is there someone or something reminding us that...'Hey! A year has passed. What have you done this year'?
And so, without any further adue, here are my resolutions.
Resolution #1: I will not be pushed around by circumstances around me.
To often I find that things change our decisions. Take for example, my diet. I wanted to remain strict to it, and while I do so under my own supervision, when pulled around by my friends I somehow ended up eating fried chicken. I wanted to keep my budget, but because of the people around me, I ended up going clubbing and spending up more than I should have.
I am not a pawn of fate!!
I will control my own decisions, or at the very least, influence it as much as I can. I no longer want this regret of everything that I do. This year, I resolve to maintain control over my environment, no matter what.
Resolution #2: Enter something competitive.
I miss the feeling of combatative sports! I miss having the knowledge that my fist can break faces.
There's a certain power in the knowledge of having fought before, and you walk and talk a little differently with that knowledge. It's addictive and probably not healthy, but I want that feeling back again.
Its the knowledge that no matter what happens, you'll be alright. And definitely I want that feeling back.
And so, for this year, I resolve to enter something combat-related. Be it kendo or kenjutsu or something with my bare hands, I resolve to be trained in the art of kicking ass.
After all...I am warrior!
Resolution #3: Build a home for myself. This new apartment business that I've found for myself in February. I want this to be a place I want to live in. I want to look forward to coming home...not avoid the dang place.
I want it to be filled with friends and people I'd call 'family'. I want there to be games and things to have fun, and a place to kick my feet up after a tired day.
And most of all, I want it to be filled with memories.
And with that said, those are my resolutions for the new year's. Hope these simple three works out just fine for me.
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