The usual bright and loud celebrations on the eve of the new year with close friends and family to welcome the prosperous brand new start exactly when the clock strikes 00:00.
Everything feels new for the first week or so. Everyone remembers their new year resolutions, everyone behaves their best just like a primary 1 kid starting his/her first day of school. Everyone's a new person who is positive and happy.
So what happens to the rest of the year?
Those who really (I mean honestly) get through their life fulfilling all their resolutions for the year; KUDOS to you to finally learning the art of resolutions and many more years to fulfilling your dreams.
But how about the rest of us? What really happens to last (or last last) years "baggage"? Do we carry forward these unfulfilled resolutions or just simply forget them?
I too was once like everyone. The famous lose weight resolution and other crappy goals didn't work at all. Until one day I realized the true meaning of setting New Year's resolutions.
It all started on 31 Dec 2008. I made a bad move to study material science during poly days as it did not give me any kind of career or studying opportunities. The industry for material science was either still relatively small or mainly for degree holders. Schools that offer degrees for this course were only NTU and NUS back then. There and then, wiping my tears away, told myself from now on, I need to be determined. I need to put my mind into my goals and ambitions and set one very realistic goal per year. I made a goal to only study something that (1) interests me, that (2) was something I was good at and most importantly (3) something practical in which I could earn a living from. Hence my double degree from Murdoch (even fully sponsored by myself) and stroked my resolution off the list!
31 Dec 2009 was when I decided I should concentrate my energy (mainly my whole life!) to school and make sure I pass this degree without failing any modules. That was done but unfortunately I neglected my diet (I'm a blown up fat buffalo now!!)
31 Dec 2010. I was into my last year of studying my degree then. I made this one resolution that I need to get my degree certification by this year and start working in a job relevant to my studies. Both resolutions were fulfilled by then and there was a third surprise of him proposing to me came as a sweet topping on the cake that year.
31 Dec 2011. i decided i should focus my energy on finding a new job that pays me at least a decent amount a degree holder would ask for. next i wanted to travel around the world. thirdly i wanted to focus on settling down in life. Well, i got a good job with my desired pay, travelled to 5 places and to an ang mo country (cameron higlands, bangkok, phuket, sydney, jakarta) and manage to finalize my wedding plans with my parents.
So what are my 2013 resolutions? Simple of course. (1) get married (ROM) (2) stay in new house (3) see snow!! But I do want to lose weight for the wedding so the last one will be (4) I will exercise at least once a week.
I think 1-3 easy to achieve but I'm gonna struggle with 4. Lets see how it goes.
so how about you. What do you plan to do for the new year? What are your realistic resolutions?
If you need a little bit more motivation, i kinda find this article a very good read: http://m.dumblittleman.com/2013/01/88-simple-new-years-resolutions-that.html/
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