New Year's Resolution...

The New Year's coming!

So, here's a look back at my New Year's Resolution for 2009. Usual scoring technique - Green = 1 point for achieving, Orange = 0.5 points for half-achieving (i.e.: arguable), and Red = 0 for complete non-achievement.

I will get into Bellerby's College.

I will keep my mass under 75kg.

I will grow to above 1.80m by the end of '09. [no. I'm still at 1.7m]

I will not go into overdraft when I am in the UK.

I will keep in contact with my Singapore friends.

I will meet Indonesians in the UK.

I will cook at least once, be it in Indonesia before I leave, or in UK. [I can make a really nice Japanese-style salad and Marmite on toast, but they don't really count as cooking, do they?]

I will post minimum 100 posts in 2009. A low target for a busy year ahead.

I will stop buying physical albums [i.e.: Music CDs] by the last quarter of 2009 [Oct-Dec]. I will, instead, buy online.

I will grow stronger in the LORD, and while I'm at this,

I will find a church in the UK, and go to it regularly.

I will get a new MacBook in 2009.

I will drive with a license in 2009.

I will vote in the 2009 Indonesian Presidential. SBY or Megawati? that's the question at the moment.

I will watch a performance of a choir in 2009.

I will watch min. 3 movies in the theaters / cinema in 2009.

I will still take photos in the UK, but for artsy and casual reasons only.

I will sit on the Airbus A380 for the first time in 09.

I will not be in Singapore for more than 100 hours in 2009.

I will take up music lessons. Specifically, piano. [Guitar, actually.  And actually, I'm self-learning.]

I will run a half-marathon in 2009. [i.e.: 21km. Not competitive, though]

I will run in a running event in 2009, even if it's the London Marathon or Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon. Hey, if people from Africa fly all the way to run in Singapore, why not me? Hopefully, I'll be having my holidays by then.

I will grow more muscles in my arms and the six-pack region. a four-pack would be nice, over the one bulge I have now.

17/23=73.9%.

Now that we've seen the past, let's plan into the future!

Right, here's the New Year's Resolution for 2010! (A bit early, yes, I know. But I'm posting now in case I forget to do it later on. And besides, it's so close to the New Year anyway!)

Broken down into 7 areas...

Academic

•I will score 3 As for my A Level.

•I will get to a University. Either Warwick, or Exeter, if not Manchester.

Athletics & Fitness

•I will log 250km of runs in 2010 on Nike+.

•I will run a 10K in under 1 hour.

•I will try to run a full marathon in 2010.

•I will keep my weight under 75kg.

Charity & Church

•I will help at least 5 homeless people in Brighton directly (i.e.: not through giving money).

•I will work at the charity shop for 100 hours in 2010.

Motoring

•I will pass my practical driving test and get a full license.

•I will buy my first car.

Music

•I will attend at least 2 live events/concerts/gigs in 2010.

•I will join a music team, be it the church music team, or a choir in Uni.

Tech, Art & Social Networking

•I will not buy any more Apple products. No iPods, iPhones, Macs, iSlate, etc. Only provision allowed: An Apple Remote, since mine is a bit wonky.

•I will finish my short film project by the end of 2010. (Oh no. Not another DUE DATE!)

•I will get a new Time Machine HDD.

•I will post at least 200 blog posts.

•I will post my 2,000th tweet in 2010.

•I will get my 5,000th view on my Flickr Page.

•I will increase the number of uploads I have on Flickr to 400.

Travel

•I will visit 6 UK cities in 2010. Possible cities include: Coventry, Manchester, Exeter, Brighton, London and Portsmouth

•I will go to at least 4 countries (Indonesia, Singapore and the UK confirmed, obviously. Maybe I should go visit the States or Aussie?)

That's 21 items on my New Year's Resolution for 2010!

Well, Hope you had a Merry Christmas. Here's to a Happy New Year, 

and may the new year 2010 be a fruitful and blessed one!

And if you are facing major challenges in the new year, be they major exams or whatnots, all the best, and remember that God is with you all the time.