First, let’s have a look back to whatever resolutions I said I would do, and whether I got to do them or not.
1. Regarding tennis, I was unable to do the 10 hours a month quota, until the remaining one-third of the year. In total, I played 121.5 hours of tennis for 2008—an amount to beat for next year.
2. All the stuff about chips and pastries and when to eat them were fail.
3. I am more affable this year that I thought I’m turning into an extravert. (No, I’m not).
4. I did not overanalyze most things, but ironically, on the things where analyzing mattered, it turned out my analyzing wasn’t enough even if I thought it was.
The year 2008 had me thinking about a lot of things—realizations that needed reinforcing—some of which I realized on my own while the others have been shared to me, all within 2008 (in no particular chronological order):
1. Drink vitamins DAILY—even if it’s just ascorbic acid. I may not look it but my resistance to germs had been shaky ever since I began to lose weight. I need the supplement…and the psychological effects it brings that make me think an orange pill can render me invincible for the day.
2. Having fun is all good but too much of it can sometimes make you forget some important, basic things in life. One should always have a good bird’s eye view of the whole situation so as not to lose oneself.
3. Must you choose to cover something up, make sure that the context you plan to lie for is worth it and is far greater in significance than the one you are planning to lie to.
4. In a collectivistic culture, “Me. Myself and I” will almost always still be associated with “Others and the Rest”. Therefore, if you say something like, “I don’t care what they think”, apparently does not always work because those who care about you (in whatever ways) give a damn about what people will say about you, because you carry or reflect some part of who they are…and they care about what people think about them. That leaves you with taking an individualistic stance (owning up to your beliefs) and at the same time being a collectivist as well (being considerate of others). Sounds like a stalemate, doesn’t it?
5. True friends not only think of their own convenience, but will also go an extra mile for you—and you don’t even need to ask it from them…they just know.
6. You make your own destiny, the world does not make it for you.
7. Forgiving others versus forgiving oneself—both can be challenging depending on the type of person you are dealing with, the type of person you are and the values that you adhere to.
8. The most academically intelligent people don’t always make the best decisions once they are faced with the course called Real Life. I strongly believe that learning is not just about what course lessons have been retained in one’s mind and its equivalent grade, but equally important are the interpersonal dynamics that a person goes through in the journey of learning.
I never imagined these thoughts would sound so profound when placed in writing. Or maybe that’s the age talking, LOL! So, what’s my grade…?
Uno na lang—pass or fail naman ang buhay, eh! (DLSU grading system, ha.)
Here’s to a positive 2009! May all of you have…
1. Regarding tennis, I was unable to do the 10 hours a month quota, until the remaining one-third of the year. In total, I played 121.5 hours of tennis for 2008—an amount to beat for next year.
2. All the stuff about chips and pastries and when to eat them were fail.
3. I am more affable this year that I thought I’m turning into an extravert. (No, I’m not).
4. I did not overanalyze most things, but ironically, on the things where analyzing mattered, it turned out my analyzing wasn’t enough even if I thought it was.
The year 2008 had me thinking about a lot of things—realizations that needed reinforcing—some of which I realized on my own while the others have been shared to me, all within 2008 (in no particular chronological order):
1. Drink vitamins DAILY—even if it’s just ascorbic acid. I may not look it but my resistance to germs had been shaky ever since I began to lose weight. I need the supplement…and the psychological effects it brings that make me think an orange pill can render me invincible for the day.
2. Having fun is all good but too much of it can sometimes make you forget some important, basic things in life. One should always have a good bird’s eye view of the whole situation so as not to lose oneself.
3. Must you choose to cover something up, make sure that the context you plan to lie for is worth it and is far greater in significance than the one you are planning to lie to.
4. In a collectivistic culture, “Me. Myself and I” will almost always still be associated with “Others and the Rest”. Therefore, if you say something like, “I don’t care what they think”, apparently does not always work because those who care about you (in whatever ways) give a damn about what people will say about you, because you carry or reflect some part of who they are…and they care about what people think about them. That leaves you with taking an individualistic stance (owning up to your beliefs) and at the same time being a collectivist as well (being considerate of others). Sounds like a stalemate, doesn’t it?
5. True friends not only think of their own convenience, but will also go an extra mile for you—and you don’t even need to ask it from them…they just know.
6. You make your own destiny, the world does not make it for you.
7. Forgiving others versus forgiving oneself—both can be challenging depending on the type of person you are dealing with, the type of person you are and the values that you adhere to.
8. The most academically intelligent people don’t always make the best decisions once they are faced with the course called Real Life. I strongly believe that learning is not just about what course lessons have been retained in one’s mind and its equivalent grade, but equally important are the interpersonal dynamics that a person goes through in the journey of learning.
I never imagined these thoughts would sound so profound when placed in writing. Or maybe that’s the age talking, LOL! So, what’s my grade…?
Uno na lang—pass or fail naman ang buhay, eh! (DLSU grading system, ha.)
Here’s to a positive 2009! May all of you have…
6 comments:
Kya..what a cute picture of the two. ^^ Love <3
Happy New year to you, too! Ah, it's nice and cold.
Haha..I tend not to make New Year resolutions because I never get to do them. Lol..I can't even do the things I planned for the week. ^^;;
By the way, in your older post, you said Sony Wii. It's Nintendo. They totally pawned Sony PS3. I actually still prefer PS3 because of the games like Solid Snake and FF13. I find Wii games a bit too childish unless of course, you plan to use the exercise games or playing with others =P
Anou...I don't even know who they are ^^;
Hahaha, same to you. It actually made me smile when it was drizzling by midnight!
Yeah, I didn't list any resolutions this year. Maybe I should at least say that I will no longer procrastinate? LOLOL!
Ah, domo! Edited already. That's weird, it didn't sound strange or mismatched for a long time.
haha, i gotta admit, dude...some of the stuff you realized which i realized, too (in the process--thanks to you and Quiaps...and other events) still get to me. lol! but maybe it's my OC tendencies...ah, whatever!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! GodBlessYa! :)
happy new year :)
2008 was a year filled with life lessons and it was really great to share it with you (naks)!
thank you for keeping me grounded. shemay, sumesenti :D
more LOL moments this 2009! :)
i also want a nintendo wii, with rock band 2 included :)
Well..they are the same characters in my blog pic. They are Ciel and Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji.
If you can find it, check out the anime's ending. It's so cute! ^^Anime-wise, it's okay but lots of fillers =(
pass o fail??? ano ito persef?!? hehehe :-) i like number 3. so true! number 4 hit home too.
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