Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Early NY Resolutions

I had originally written another post on early Sunday morning (when I say early,it means 3 am in the morning) but decided to erase the post because there was no way,I figured I could complete that post.It was about a conversation I had with my good friend,Bishop (previously I mentioned him as Ike) and the various stuff we talked about (which were a great many).I had written about 1/4 of it in dialogue form and believe me,it was already very long,about the average length of a post here...and slightly longer.Mind you,it was only 1/4 of the whole thing.I don't know how long it'd have taken me to write down everything.Besides,I really couldn't remember eveything.

Why in the world did I mention something that I'm not going to talk in depth about?Because in a way,the converstaion influenced and made me think.Which was why I wanted to put down some new year resolutions.Ok,it's a bit early for it,eh?But hey,we all know that these resolutions usually mean nuts anyway so writing them down anytime,anywhere do not really make that much of a difference.Half the time,we don't even adhere to them.Right?

And since I had mentioned that conversation,I might as well mention the things we talked about.They include:Dragonboating,how come angmoh athletes are strangely superior to Asians,nosebleeding,impetuosity of some working adults,parental divorce and its dilemmas,treachery in the office,when parents should learn to let go,the merits of various Chelsea footballers (Robben,Cech...), travel and backpacking in Europe and/or US,finding that special someone...or missing the boat,marriage,the pitfalls of a steady lifetsyle,reasons for NOT going to church,differences between traditional and charismatics,going through the motions during service and that French girls are cute (Bishop reckoned he saw as many cute girls in France as he did in Italy and Switzerland when he was there.He spent 2 1/2 days in France...10 in Italy and 3 in Switzerland).

Sidetrack,Rogue sent to me a blinder of an email at about 3:30 pm yesterday asking me about the status of the projects I was undertaking.Ooops...status?What status?Did we even do anything?As Jubilee was in the same boat/team as me,I had to draft a reply that saved our butts while giving an impression that something was ACTUALLY being done.You have no idea how easy that was.但混水摸鱼的日子不好过啊！！！Anyway,Rogue's on MC today and she had left the office immediately after I sent her the email.I sure didn't know my emails can be so sickening to read.I ought to send her emails daily,you know.

Back to my resolutions...hey,look,for the first time,my post has justified alignment.Isn't that cool or what?Wait...heheh,I found that the sentence spacings get all weird when i do justified so now I don't even get small innovations until I get round to changing a new template for this site because I am getting bored of the design already.Ok,now...


First resolution:I will start exercising again.

By exercising,I mean anything from jogging to playing football to playing anything period.The only exercise I indulge in right now is channel-surfing although going to office,it's really strenuous walking up the slope to this wretched place.The real reason I want to start exercising again is because of my IPPT.It's almost the end of the window but I still haven't registered for the test yet...let alone gone for remedial training.And all my fellow army IPPT failure-mates have already taken their tests and undergone their RT.I'm the last one standing.I wouldn't want to be fined $50 for my next in-camp (that's what they do everytime you commit an offence.Fine you.Where do you think we get all the money to buy or build our tanks from?FROM NS-MEN themselves!).But RT is good for one reason,you go off really early from work for the training...say at about 4:45?But it lasts until 7...


Second resolution:I will buff up my bank account.

I have been stuck at the same X amount for the past 2 years now...no thanks to the travelling I had undertaken.At least I won't be going anywhere at the end of this year so that's the year-end bonus saved.But next year,I could potentially be going to Sydney AND France/Italy.The latter could be a biking tour (some kind of a mini Tour De France where we engage some of the stages at our own leisure) which could tire my arse off...and drain my bank account again...


Third resolution:I will travel proper in 2005.

True,I went to the States this year...but on a family visit.Spent the majority of my time watching TV on a couch.Damn.And who goes to Memphis anyway?The fact that I could wind up in Sydney or Paris/Rome or Vancouver (it's an alternative plan to go down from Canada down to the Rockies...no bikes) is exciting.I love to travel.Anything away from this miserable island.Please please please...get me out of here.


Fourth resolution:I promise to go back to a church.

Boy oh boy,says a lot about my faith for me to put it fourth.And I said a church so that gives me a lot of leeway as well.Saturday,when I went to a friend's baptism,was the first time I stepped into a church for over a year.Can you imagine?Some thing never change.I could still feel refreshed even though I could feel come of the regular church-goers around me going through the motions.I'd rather not go than do that...see,good excuse for my not attending.But I promise to step into a church...just remember,I NEVER said regularly.
PS:Bishop doesn't go to church as well...I have more slacker friends than I can count on my fingers.


Fifth resolution:I'd try to help others get hitched.

1977 is a weird year.Many men born in this year are either married/getting married or totally not attached.One extreme or the other.Weird.Or is it just the people I know.Seeing some of them and their lack of an emotional anchor,it feels a little sad.I'd like to push some of them to be more pro-active in looking for that special someone.A lot of them have settled into this phase where they are settled in their jobs,enjoy a good pay and the finer things in life and also have a supporting family.All they lack is that significant other half.The missing piece.If that's any way I can help,that'd be good.


Sixth resolution:I vow to get out of this office.

Three years here is a miracle.Four years is a humanitarian crisis.If I'm to endure a fourth,I seriously don't know what I'd become.Something close to a dishevelled madman I think.By the same time next year,I hope I'm not still here writing and bitching about Rogue and Banshee.Let that be somebody's else's problem.


Seventh resolution:I will forgive myself generously if none of this resolutions come to fruition.

Hey,you always got to write some kind of a disclaimer just in case you end up doing none of what you said you'd do.Which happnes often because that's what happens to all new year resolutions anyway.The only difference is that I spell it out from the outset that I'd forgive myself.


Eigth resoultion: ...

I'd leave this blank...just in case my puny civil servant brain left out something really important.