The List

uhh.. yep. i'm referring to the new year's resolution list. last year i made one too, and it turned out i got it down for the most part. well, not really. but here's to a new year, new goals.

this year, let's see. new year's resolutions:

1. be more honest with self. for some reasons, i tend to shun the dark side of me away from the other me. or telling myself i haven't put on weight when i did. stuff like that. in denial at times, and just pure deceitful towards self. how stupid is that, right. so that should change.
2. be healthy and fit. that would include losing some weight and tone up my body. and eat less junk or fast food and dine in more. oh and drink less coffee!! actions to be taken: get my ass to the gym or at least to the park and run!
   
3. stay focused. this is a tricky one. i have my more specific goals this year, but i find myself keep straying away because i see my friends having so much fun and i'm not. i need to keep reminding myself there's just no shortcut to what's worth having, so now i gottta do what i gotta do. no chickening out, no giving up halfway. whether i get there, is another matter.
4. be more involved in my family's lives. or at least, be in the know. in the past, i realized i didn't quite do my best to show them i cared. it's always been how i can be independent away from home and do my own thing, but just 'cuz i'm 10 thousand miles away doesn't mean i'm out of their lives - or cause them to think so. because, really, who am i without them?! this year there'll be more calls back home, to my grandmas and relatives, and lil bro who's also away from home and in his vital years of morphing into a fine gentleman. i wanna be a part of that.
   
5. better time management. there's so much to do and not enough time. so many friends i need to keep in touch with. but distractions will always be around and i gotta steer clear from them. sometimes i'm afraid if i dont keep in touch regularly with my friends, they'd forget me and i don't want that. but something's gotta give and i can't have it all. so for now, my priorities are crystal clear. and if i manage my time well enough, i might find myself doing more than expected. maybe?! :)
   

i guess that's it for now. don't wanna make too many resolutions else i might fail them all. good luck to all of you out there! if you don't already have a list, make one. you might not keep all of them, but having a set of goals is always better than having none, eh?