2010 resolutions fulfilled??

As usual, last year's resolution is always something that u will be ashamed of, not because of the content is embarrassing, but because you just failed to achieve most of it. Mine?

1- getting fit. i'm not fat. just a belly problem but that will be taken care of. i'll take a gym membership and eat healthily for the physical thing and also health.

2- get employed. getting employed is not really hard in my profession. i might also think of getting active doing part time job too so i can get extra income. also will join competitions like comics thingy or logo design etc. (won't involve in architectural competition because too much fuss)

3- save money. i spent too much on food. i am not that fussy about food but i have the tendency to eat 'luxury foods' especially if i have friends around. i don't spent too much on appearance just because i don't think thats a necesity for the time being. but if i have my own money, i might be carelessly buy new things but just leave that to 'future-eusof' to handle.

4- appearance upgrade. i dress up lazily. i think. its just an ok level i guess. this year i'm planning to give a wardrobe makeover to stuff it with new clothes. that is after i get employed. maybe get some consultation of how to look more presentable infront of people from some 'experts'.

5- improve social and life-survival skills. as a start, moving to penang seems to be a good move since my sister lives there. therefore, i can learn how to adjust in a totally different environment and at the same time still have a support system (that is my sis). planning to move to KL but maybe in 2 years (or more) time when i'm fully ready. oh.. and smile more. some of my friends told me that i looked a little cold especially to people i just met.

6- gain working experience. i'm ready for work. i'm even psyched now actually.. maybe more like challenged. ignore those negative inner self telling myself that i'm not good enough.

7- prove to mum and dad that i can be independent. planning to give some money to parents when i started working. staying in kuching will make me even more spoilt. mum tries to lure me to work there by offering a 'vios' or 'city' but i declined the offer, instead taking the risk of venturing elsewhere but kuching.

8- be a better friend. i used to feel that my hands are tied, unable to comment freely to facebook accounts since i had a girlfriend but now that i'm free, i want to get out there and catch up with old friends and possibly make new friends. now, i should have a book on "becoming a good friend for dummies".not planning to be in a relationship for the time being.*singing all the single lads*

9- backpackaking!!!!! my ultimate resolution. i missed backpacking throughout europe. all those bittersweet memories are just awesome. where should we go next??... korea? japan? australia? morocco? china? US? germany?... anyone wanna join?

10- less listening, more talking. i'm seriously getting bored of being a good listener. its a good thing for a good-talker-friend to have a good-listener-friend but its really tiring sometimes because my own perspectives and emotions are thrown at the corner without anyone noticing it. even if they notice it, they will just pretend to hear you and seconds later, they most probably will continue to tell their story, ignoring yours.

Okay, to start with.. I still have this belly. but the bright side is, i got 5 out of 10 done, number 2,4,5,6 and 7. got employed. improved appearance. improved social skills and life-survival skills. gained working experience (even though very slow). prove to mum and dad that i can be independent. I'm still working on number 1, 3, 8 and 9. went to gym (diligently). been an okay friend, i guess. planning on a short trip to Bangkok in June!! (can't wait!).

And last but not least, less listening and more talking. seems to not going to happen anytime soon, i mean like soon as in forever. huh! maybe its just my personality, or maybe time will tell. people change.

Japan Tsunami 11/03/2011

satellite photographs show the Iwanuma-Matsushima area before (L) and after the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 12, 2011 at Torinoumi, Japan.






Its like an epic catastrophe hitting the country of the rising sun where the word itself came from, Tsunami. The world was shocked as billions of us watched the videos of parts of Japan crushed by the giant waves. It brings along whatever on its way, from wooden planks to boats passing through farms and towns. Just watching these videos alone make us feel, helpless and sad even so, worse for the victims and eye witness of the disaster. This is the worst Tsunami ever to hit Japan and the effects of the event is so tragic. Yes, Japan is well prepared with their up-to-date disaster alarms and all, they even got the first footage of the Tsunami event on tape and the world see it live. But the aftermath is nevertheless, resentful.


Finding their way through Sendai along with other 1 million other in search of petrol, water and food


A guy cries learning the death of his friend at an evacuation shelter at Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture

Futaba Kosei Hospital patients are treated at Fukushima Gender Equality Centre in Nihonmatsu after being evacuated from the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Futaba town.


The images we've seen in the media mostly showing the physical destruction of the place whereas, the emotions of the people is almost failed to be fully understood by the rest of the world, specifically Malaysia. Some even make jokes out of it as if its just one of the Hollywood or Korean movies of such mere Armageddon events. But when tsunami hit the shores of Penang in 2004, none of us created such jokes right? why? So, put ourselves in their shoes, then we can understand better. =)

p/s: just my thoughts on things. peace!