Post #1001! my first post of the year is usually written on new year's day, but that wasn't quite possible this year. you see, some plans were spontaneously thrown together at the last minute, and that kind of displaced my blogging timeslot by about half a day. nevertheless, i'm blogging now, and better late than never, right?
so...about those plans. my original intention was to attend the alumni gathering at turf city in the morning, then maybe meet a judo senior for lunch. while at the gathering, the idea of a mahjong session was thrown about and ultimately agreed upon, so there was massive schedule tai-chi. mahjong was fun. i think that yesterday was my first time playing in about half a year or more. surprisingly, the rust wore off pretty quickly. got a couple of nice hands, and ultimately emerged $10 up. hope that's a good sign for things to come in the rest of the year.
by the time mahjong was done, it was already about 6:30pm. my friends decided to go to thomson plaza for dinner, but i had to pass over as i was expected at my cousin's place. it wasn't anything out of the ordinary...just went down, had dinner, watched TV, played cards...standard home-y bonding stuff i suppose. surprisingly enough, i fell asleep at about 11:00+. maybe mahjong took more out of me than i'd thought, considering it's been a while since i'd last played.
nothing really interesting happened between then and now, so here i am blogging. as is customary, here are my resolutions for 2011:
- to maintain (or better yet, improve) my CAP.
- to get my black belt within the year (preferably in march).
- to be an effective coach and tutor.
- to think things through thoroughly before action.
- to be more receptive to feedback, positive or negative...and to consider them seriously.
- NOT to get overly affected by things beyond my control.
- to have the courage to face up to unpleasant things.
- to have a clean driving record.
- to start and end each day right.
- to end the year with more money than the current amount in my bank account (unless major purchases — say, a car — were made).
i can't think of anything else at the moment, but i'll add on if something comes to mind.
comparing my resolutions with last year's, there isn't much difference, except that this year's list is more condensed. some resolutions have become kind of granted, so there's not much point to write them out. i just hope i can stick to everything i've written here. if i can, there's really no reason for 2011 to be a bad year, is there?
so...about those plans. my original intention was to attend the alumni gathering at turf city in the morning, then maybe meet a judo senior for lunch. while at the gathering, the idea of a mahjong session was thrown about and ultimately agreed upon, so there was massive schedule tai-chi. mahjong was fun. i think that yesterday was my first time playing in about half a year or more. surprisingly, the rust wore off pretty quickly. got a couple of nice hands, and ultimately emerged $10 up. hope that's a good sign for things to come in the rest of the year.
by the time mahjong was done, it was already about 6:30pm. my friends decided to go to thomson plaza for dinner, but i had to pass over as i was expected at my cousin's place. it wasn't anything out of the ordinary...just went down, had dinner, watched TV, played cards...standard home-y bonding stuff i suppose. surprisingly enough, i fell asleep at about 11:00+. maybe mahjong took more out of me than i'd thought, considering it's been a while since i'd last played.
nothing really interesting happened between then and now, so here i am blogging. as is customary, here are my resolutions for 2011:
- to maintain (or better yet, improve) my CAP.
- to get my black belt within the year (preferably in march).
- to be an effective coach and tutor.
- to think things through thoroughly before action.
- to be more receptive to feedback, positive or negative...and to consider them seriously.
- NOT to get overly affected by things beyond my control.
- to have the courage to face up to unpleasant things.
- to have a clean driving record.
- to start and end each day right.
- to end the year with more money than the current amount in my bank account (unless major purchases — say, a car — were made).
i can't think of anything else at the moment, but i'll add on if something comes to mind.
comparing my resolutions with last year's, there isn't much difference, except that this year's list is more condensed. some resolutions have become kind of granted, so there's not much point to write them out. i just hope i can stick to everything i've written here. if i can, there's really no reason for 2011 to be a bad year, is there?
-random thought of the day: "In brightest day, in blackest night..."-
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