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Second week of 2012 is coming to an end soon. How has your 2012 been so far?
For me, it's two busy and really stressful weeks. Had to prepare for a new school term, surprise visit by a VIP with less than 24 hours' notice and more jobs/tasks assigned to me.
T^T
The worst has yet to come! Week 3 will be full of presentations, meetings and due dates for reports on top of my normal everyday work! I seriously do not know how I am going to cope with them all in one go. Please let me be stronger!!!
Sometimes I feel that life is so unfair. Does being a competent person a disadvantage in today's world?
I am only human. Like everyone else, I only have a pair of hands, eyes and a brain... there is only so much I can do...
*sigh*
It's about a week to CNY and I have not cleaned my room at all! Maybe I'll just sweep and mop the floor when I'm done with those pending work since we only have ONE freaking day off for CNY this year. Yeah, just ONE day! Then the following few days after that will be filled with meetings, activities and what not again! Suddenly, I lost the mood and hype for CNY... I think I might even sleep through the whole day to recharge for the days after that one short off day~
Since my earliest memory, Chinese usually start working earliest on the 3rd or 4th day of CNY but I guess this year it's gonna be different.. back to work EXTRA early!
=(
I'm sorry for such a sad post.... for those who are going to have more days off for CNY, enjoy to the max in my place! I shall try NOT to be absent minded while at work! XD
Happy weekend guys! One week left to do any last minute shopping!
Ciao~
Monday, January 2, 2012 11:05 PM
Adios 2011~
Hello 2012!
I was busy preparing for going back to school tomorrow and the days to come during the last few days of 2011 so I never got the chance to write a summary or recap of 2011.
2011 had been an exciting and busy year for me. Before I recap what I'd done in 2011, let's see what I had wanted to achieve.
Below is part of my post from the last day of 2010 and let's see if I'd fulfilled any of my wishes~
Wow one of my goals for 2011 is to save a lot of money HAHA call me kiam or whatever~
Now, here are my wishes for 2011:
1) Good health for everyone like, seriously? that's the most important right?
2) A bank account that has more isi HAHA
3) Perform better in work and possess the super power to mark books really fast. HAHA
3) Spend more time with my friends. I'm sooo sorry! It's so tiring to hang out after work on working nights man. *sniff sniff*
4) More 'me' time! lol this is to squeeze in animes and dramas hohoho
5) Always keep my room clean and tidy. Aiyoh must increase to cleaning twice a week now!
6) Must make sure I have at least 7 hours of sleep daily.
7) Travel to NEW places.
8) Brush up my foreign languages. I feel so guilty man. Need to brush up my nihongo and italiano especially the later cos it's been agesssss mi dispiace insegnante!
9) Get a digital camera. OMG this has been on my list for so many years but it never happen HAHA
10) Be more organised or rather, better time management.
My my, did I blog with so much 'HAHA' back in 2010?
:S
Anyway, sadly my ultimate goal to save a lot did not happen in 2011. I'll think about that and see if it's still a goal that I can achieve in 2012. 2011 had been a year that I've visited the doctor very frequently. It totaled up the the number of times I'd been to the doctor all the years before 2011! I really don't wish the same thing to happen again.
I can confidently admit that I did spend quality times with my friends but I know that's still not enough. I guess a better time management is the key. I thought I'd have more 'me' time but I was so wrong. In fact I was swarmed with lots of projects that take me out of the school and district. Yeah, present tense cause it has not ended. Sad, I know.
I think I need to remove #5 cause it's just impossible! haha I am after all, the queen of reasons, as named by my friends~ I seriously need to check with myself for that!
Sleep? Mmmm... just like #4, I'll need better time management. The ONLY highlighted wish was #7 and that was the only wish that REALLY happened in 2011. I traveled to Hong Kong and South Korea for the first time in 2011! XD
#8? I did nothing for that! T^T Sorry!
I am going to ditch #9! I must have been out of my head for listing that back then!! #10 is such an important wish!! What was I thinking to put it at the last place in 2010?? No wonder the rest never happened!
*headache*
Now, a lil recap for 2011.
January 2011 was a busy month as it was back to school time. February, March, April and May just flew by as I was buried by work and some changes in my work place. June brought me to Hong Kong, Macau and Kuala Lumpur for a week. It was a really rushed and badly planned trip but it's ok. I will plan better next time!
July were just any other month and in August, I went to South Korea and its beautiful Jeju Island for the first time. It was an unexpected trip cause I initially wanted to go to Japan but life is a funny thing, no? September to November were even busier than the first half of 2011 and my health was really terrible too! Fever, cough, flu, skin allergies... you name it, I got them. December 2011 was a month that I caught up with some old friends and another trip to Kuala Lumpur.
Overall, after working for two years, I've learned to do my work better. Traveling to new places also open up my mind to the world that's so wide and filled with so many things. 2011, Thank You for all that you'd shown me.
The way I blog and the posts that I'd churned out in 2011 also changed. This blog is more on food and traveling as compared to the years before. We're always learning, growing and adapting...
What will 2012 be like? We have 363 days to see~
Here's my wishlist for 2012:
1) Good health & enough rest
2) Better time management
3) Better self management (temper, habits, emotions etc)
4) Travel to at least a new place
5) Better financial management
Let's all buckle up for 2012! Hope you guys will have an amazing year! And please, less natural disaster. It's sad to see people losing their lives, homes, jobs and loved ones.
Ending this post with...my current most favourite song from JJ Lin's latest album, Lost N Found.
JJ Lin 林俊傑 - 靈魂的共鳴
Source : nec9650@youtube
He performed with the famous pianist, 郎朗(Lang Lang) at Lang Lang's concert before he released his album! OMG that's ONE AMAZING performance! PURE ART! T^T Beautiful! Now, I can't wait for the MV! I'm sure Lang Lang's gonna be featuring in it!
Source : jjfo327@youtube
Since I'm on the topic of Lang Lang, he recently also did a collaboration with one of my favourite Korean Groups, BEAST during the 2011 MAMA!
Source : Mnet@youtube
T.T
It was every b2uty's dream for Beast to perform the orchestra version of Fiction and it's even better with Lang Lang's awesome piano skills and the whole orchestra band!
Sorry that I ended with 3 videos instead! Oh yeah, congratulations for getting the song of the year from KBS!