It’s been a week since 2016 officially started. Hooray for the new year!
I’ve finally finished completing my list of new goals for 2016. It’s quite a long list, but hopefully I can tick off each one before the year ends. Well, I do have plenty of time, right?
So here it is:
- Be comfortable to be alone. Have weekend me-times. Have my own room. Have dates with myself more frequently.
- Travel solo.
- Travel with family. Travel with friends. Travel with someone special. Travel to India. Climb a mountain. Or visit a temple. Meet a monk. Travel during autumn. Travel during winter.
- Go on a road tip.
- Do something new every Saturday. Do yoga. Read a book in Botanical Gardens. Bike around town. Ice skate. Visit a museum.
- Save money, 50% more than how I did last year.
- Lessen credit card usage. Use cash instead.
- Read 24 books. Find a favorite author.
- Reflect on my experiences at the end of each week and write my thoughts here in this online diary.
- Pray more. Thank God more.
- Be involved in more outreach programs. Find an organization that will be needing my help and time. Also give back to Manila and somewhere close to home.
- Be in the presence of kids in whatever form it is. Teach. Sing. Dance. Play. Impart some learnings. Feel like a kid again.
- Find a new job. One that I will fall in love with. And one that will love me back. Somewhere I can stay for more than 5 years. Get an increase from my current salary (by 20%) to finance all other things in this list (i.e. savings, travel, etc.).
- Exercise at least 4-5x a week. Hit my ideal weight and have a toned body by Q2.
- Strengthen the close friendships I already have. Meet and build new ones.
- Learn a new skill – how to speak Mandarin, how to code/graphic design, become a coffee barista/latte art
- Learn a new sport. Return back to swimming.
- Grow our blog to 1 million page views per month. Get the blog featured in a local magazine or TV show in relation to something of great inspiration or importance.
- Do cleansing diet once a month.
- Learn how to be a better cook. Master 10 Filipino dishes.
- Compete in a real dance competition. Get more active in my dance group. Learn advanced dance skills.
- Join a marathon.
- Never forget to drink vitamin c.
- People notice that I’m always rushing things in general. I’ll remember to take things slow. Savor the moment.
- Never to argue with my parents again, especially my mom. If I do, immediately ask sorry.
- Will take time to listen more: during conversations, arguments. In the office. At home. Or with friends.
- Will try to lessen being frank and being too straightforward. Learn what to say and what not to say to people.
- Will increase my patience, especially with the people I encounter day to day (e.g. service crew, etc.).
- Remain grateful with the little successes of every day, and even the failures.
- Always have 8 hour of sleep as much as possible.
- Lessen watching TV. Be more productive with the time that I have.
- Watch all the Oscar-nominated Best Picture films in 2015/2016.
- Watch a theatre play/musical.
- Watch a concert.
- Attend a local festival in the Philippines or somewhere new.
- Be cordial and kind to my most recent ex.
- Interview someone big (celebrity/politician/someone inspirational) for my blog.
- Remember to smile and laugh. Laugh really, really hard till my tummy aches.
- Celebrate New Year’s Eve in a foreign country (outside SG and the Philippines).
- Catch up with my former boss and life mentor (Sir Keren Pascual).
- Have full medical check up: cholesterol, sugar, etc.
- Go to the dentist more than 2x this year.
- Never get drunk again with a hangover the next day. Drunk yes; hangover no.
- Go clubbing again, at least once (or twice). And just dance, dance like nobody’s watching.
- Open up to the idea of dating someone new.
