The New 2008

I think I did a lot of stuffs which I never thought I will do back in 2007. Managing a team, travelling alone, going on business trip, redoing my entire room, making huge decisions about life etc etc. Thinking back, I realised the time spent going through the challenges might seemed long, so much that I couldn't believe I did all these in 2007! All in all, it was a good year, except for a few gliches, which I really hope to make right this year. So here's what I hope for in 2008. Note that they are not in order of sequence!

Goals 2008

1) Save up! I really need to do this if I want to get married. I hope I finally grasp the importance of saving.

2) Spend less. This ties in with #1. I'm spending on stupid stuff without thinking and I must kick away that bloody bad habit!

3) Travel to either Europe, Japan, Australia or New Zealand. I hope to take a nice long budget trip and experience the world!

4) Pass my CFA. I am officially a CFA Level I Candidate, and hope that I can move on to the next level this year. Too much time has been wasted wondering where I should go and what I should do, and I have to move on fast. Wenyao, I need your support on this!

5) Focus on my career. I want to focus on my career no matter where I am. I think motivation is an essential triat which I hope will be with me all my life. During 2007, there were times when I lost focus, and when I started to get demotivated. Now I just what to do best at what I'm doing.

6) Eat healthy! I think being a pseudo vegan is a good way of life and I hope to continue to keep it that way. Eating less meat certainly creates better health in my opinion. I have been eating a lot of meat lately, and I should probably stay focus on my diet for a healthy way of life.

7) Start running. I haven't been running much this year, and I must start running! It's the most productive way of relieving stress, and keeping fit!

8) Be creative. I realised working can have a detrimental effect on your brain, especially when you are caught doing similar stuff day by day. Therefore, it's always best to be creative at everything, keeps the brain moving!

9) Spend more time with my family. I haven't been spending time with my family and I'm really feeling guilty about it. Parents will not always be there, and I might not be staying with them always, therefore it's best to start early.

10) Master a foreign language. I must start doing this on the later half of the year!

11) Finding a suitable location for a new home. I probably shouldn't say this, because the ring hasn't arrive. Haha! But I should keep this in view in case I missed a chance!

12) Grow closer to God. I want to grow closer to Him this year and thereafter. Been procrastinating way too long, and I really hope Wenyao will be with me on this. (It's a triangular relationship!)

13) Godly personality. I hope to have a personality that God wants us all to have. It should encompass all things good. Specifically, I hope to be able to be more patient, having more kindness, consideration, tact, sensibility and confidence.


14) Sponsoring an overseas trip for my parents. I think it's high time I paid for a trip! Might not happen when I get married. All the trips they sponsored, I really can't match up. Haha.

15) Continue my fashion education. Either I start something or I continue with the classes. Still, will only take place mid year.

I really hope I'll be able to keep to the resolutions I made. This is a frightful year for me, but the Lord tells me it will be good. I will keep my faith to that!