The Yearly Better-Late-Than-Never Review

I realised that I have not been blogging seriously. Not that the entries were ever serious. Majority of them are in fact, rattling screed.

Jan and Feb were two extremely productive months for me. My year end festive mood was dampen because I flew to HK/SZ on 2 Jan for work. Who said earning money was easy for me? I took up parergon that I ended up having a full plate for the entire last year.

When I returned, I was plagued by sickness -- I vomited, had diarrhea, and fever that lasted for a week. On top of that, I had to work from home to make sure my team met the deadlines.

The rest of the Jan and early Feb were buried in work and more work. Just when I thought life gonna get better, because I managed to hire another staff, I fell ill again. Vomited and diarrhea.

The only good thing out of the month of Feb? Not on my birthday, but a few days ago where I finally bought my vacation tickets -- 3rd annual Paris shopping trip cum sightseeing trip to London.

Well, it's been Feb, I was too burned out that I did not even look back at what I archived in the year 2011. Anyway, they were probably not significant or exceptionally impressive. All I could remember was how many projects I completed.

Oh well, let's test my memory.
- Toured Europe, HK, Korea, Jakarta
- Promoted to lead Asia
- Owned another Birkin (Obviously, trying to add more lines under the achievement list)
- Fell hopelessly in love with 현빈
- Met my 오빠 in person!
- Learn Korean
- WP won Aljunied (I volunteered for them, does it count?)

I didn't achieve much this year in terms of building up my assets or along the line of "increasing wealth". So what's up for 2012?

I sincerely, note sincerely wish for the following.

- Holiday to London, Paris, Korea, Disneyland (with Ziv) and other adhoc trips. I kind of addicted to last minute trip, they are so damn exciting.
- Can I take back all the money I invested?
- Meet up with my 오빠 in person again (suggested meet up gestures include hugging and a light peck on his cheek please)
- Pass my Korean TOPIK test in Sept.
- Can I buy one more apartment, please?
- Change the car. It's time, the current one is going to two years, my dear.
- Lose more fats, cut down my cholesterol.
- Start yoga again.
- More community work.

I will leave my plan for work out just in case this piece of screed gets two hundred more lines.

--- typing this blog on my bed, using the almighty iPhone. And thanks to the Blogger App that made everything a breeze. Night! 안녕히 주무세요! 건강하세요.

Yr 2010 Resolution

Emily put down her resolution for the year 2010 and it elicited me to polish up my draft entry which I have been putting it underneath my pillow since end of December. With January almost past the mid-mark, here comes my annual post.

As usual, let me begin composing the resolution for 2010 by reviewing my 2009 resolution:

1. Have a Baby No. 2
Review: Not that I tried, I just can't make up my mind if I want to go back to the old days, not sleeping... going to KK for vaccine jabs etc... The problem doesn't lie with being pregnant, it is more about the aftermath. Maybe I am too old for that.

2. Get 2 Chanel bags.
Review: Outrageous! I overdone by rounding up the year with the coveted Birkin on top of the 2 Chanels.

3. Earn more money.
Review: I did! Changed job to financial industry.

4. Discipline Ziv, cultivate independence in him.
Review: I did it with the help of my MIL. Ziv started to stay with my MIL during weekdays since mid of last year. It is great, no regrets. He has a more disciplined life like the army life.

5. Weight shall not exceed 43kg if not pregnant.
Review: Pass and fail. Sometimes it exceeded wee bit.

6. Spend more time with Kevin and Coby.
Review: I tried, but failed badly on spending more time on and with Coby. Kevin and I had more couple time in the year 2009, mainly because Ziv stayed over at my MIL's camp for the past half year.

I considered myself a nebbish person. I am always ruled by emotions and hence, ending up overdoing many things especially preposterousness indulgence. Since last year, I have demolished "Shop less" resolution forever and ever knowing that I should be practical and rational because that will forever never ever happen. 2009 was a great year, new job, new abode, new bags, new colleagues...

Now, may I present the resolution... *drum-roll*

Yr 2010 Resolution

1. Have Baby No. 2
This is still on top of the list, maybe it should happen in an 'accidental' manner, so that leave me with no choice. I know Ziv needs a sibling, needs a companion, but going back to the baby days is too tiring for us. And who is going to take care of baby no. 2?

2. Exercise more
I have signed up with TrueFitness and True Yoga for 3 years. Hopefully, I can utilise the package throughout the 3 years. Currently, I am working out about 3-5 days a week, and I am hoping that I can maintain the avidity. And I am pretty sure that I will because I found a new exercise kaki cum colleague, Cindy.

3. Get a luxurious watch
What's next after bags?

4. Ziv is still the most important
Spend time educating Ziv, I want to train him to be more outspoken, confident and less timid.

5. Love my job, more money!
I am not blessed with a job that I truly love (think footballer, artists etc) or where my passion lies, but I am endowed with a job that pays me fairly well. I should be appreciative and love my job. Furthermore, I have uprooted myself from IT industry and to a more profitable financial industry so I should be more grateful.

However, if there is another increase of 30% from my current package, I have to eliminate this entry.

6. Get my own abode
I have enough of renting, aka, paying house installment for my landlord. I MUST get my own place!!

7. Love life, enjoy life
If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything. Go for holiday, spend money, do what I like to do. Be happy.

Yr 2009 Resolution

My 2008 Resolution Review
1. Shop less, Spend less. – This resolution is expected to fail from the day I declare this.
2. Stop taking cab. – Yes, for the first part of 2008, Kevin drove me to and fro work, and at the second part of this year, I got myself a CAR!
3. Get the Chloe padlock bag. – Kevin bought it for me as my birthday present. And I got the coveted Chanel from Macau trip.
4. Earn more money. – Yes!!! After 3 job hop in a year, I finally get what I want!
5. Pole dancing class. – Failed!!
6. Spend more time with Coby. – Failed!!
7. More couple time. – We certainly do. Talking about common hobby, yes, still shopping, but it has gone up to another level, which is car accessories shopping.
8. Holiday – Bintan with Ziv and Macau with Kevin.

Alrighty, my New Year resolution for year 2009 is perpetually late, but hey, that is better than never, right?

Generally, I have been doing pretty well in year 2008, fulfilling almost 70% of the 2008 resolution. 2008 is a significant year for me, a turning point, may I add, after 3 job hop, I finally landed on a job which I truly enjoy (but not, sometimes) and most essentially, pay me well.

Well, many may maintained that resolutions may sound the same and seeing them as part of the holiday nostalgia, but in this New Year of Recession, the reasons driving them are different. And hopefully, I can abstain from all the enticement and don’t fall off the wagon by the very next day.

Here’s my resolution for 2009.
Came late, but better than never.

1. Have a Baby No. 2
2. Get 2 Chanel bags. (1 down, see latest blog entry)
3. Earn more money.
4. Discipline Ziv, cultivate independence in him.
5. Weight shall not exceed 43kg if not pregnant.
6. Spend more time with Kevin and Coby.

This year I have pull out the “Shop less” resolution mainly because I hope to be realistic, if it is something which I don’t think I can achieve perhaps it will be better to remove it and continue with “Earn more money”. However, I know that with plan to add on to our herd, it is always better to save more, spend less.

With the years goes by, and now, being a mother, I started to learn to appreciating the little things is about maybe not having big fancy things around.

Happy New Year to all.

My New Year’s Resolution

Today is the last day that we bid goodbye to 2007 and embrace the arrival of 2008.

What is 2007 to me?

My 2007 Round-up

- I finally got my driving license!
- Coby was diagnose with cataract. :(
- I entered another phase of married life (i.e motherhood), becoming a mother. Being a mother means, less couple time, less about myself, giving more to Ziv. Being a mother means, I have one more present to receive for the upcoming year, which is on Mothers’ Day.

2008 Resolution

- Shop less, Spend less. Kevin joked that Ralph Lauren should seek Ziv as their model cause I bought so many of their polo t-shirt for Ziv.

- Stop taking cabs. Everyone knows about the recent cab fare hike. One word to describe this: R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S!! Such audacious fare hike is as good as daylight robbery and then beat you half dead. Booo!! In fact, to kick start my resolution, I took MRT from Orchard to Ang Mo Kio today to meet Kevin. He was surprised, cause its been like 2 years since I took MRT. Needless to say, I do encounter some uncivilized commuters today, but hey, it is still bearable compared to contributing to the cab companies. I need to be complimented because I was standing all the way from Orchard to AMK lugging 5 big bags and one handbag.
- Get the Chloe padlock bag! Chloe has finally come to Singapore!! I am ecstatic!! It is a must-have for all fashionistas!
- Earn more money. In order to earn more money, I think I have to look for more job opportunities. Hopefully this new coming year, will mean new job and new pay!
- Pole Dancing lesson. I was enthralled by the pole dancing skills in one of the Taiwanese variety show hosted by Jacky Wu. Those Taiwanese women can swing round and round to the music! Almost every Sunday, Kevin and I will try our best to tune in to the pole dancing competition.
- Spend more time with Coby. With Ziv’s arrival, Coby is very much neglected by those who used to love him. I must spend more quality time with Coby, sleep with him once a month.
- More couple time. 2007 is the year we try to adapt to our new life with Ziv. Kevin and I are more or less, adapting to it now. Hopefully, the new year means more couple time, maybe we should try and commit to a common hobby (not shopping).
- Holiday. I should try going to some nearby countries with Ziv.

With the new year coming, I hope the upcoming year will be a blissful one for all.


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!