Chinese New Year’s Resolution

Sa natitirang Chinese sa aking dugo (yep, meron, believe it or not, hahaha), heto ang aking New Year’s resolution (na sana ay ma-accomplish lahat):

1. MAS MAGING FAN NG PAGBABAGO

‘Di kasi ako masyadong risky. So kung kailangang lumabas ng comfort zone, go and just do it! Last year, inisip ko lang na maging open sa mga stuff na ‘di ko pa nagagawa in my entire 31 years. This includes trekking, traveling abroad on my own (well, this is easy, hehehe), driving and watching a 9-hour film. This time, gusto ko lang maging mas ready sa changes.

2. WATCH MORE FILMS

Again, this is easy and doable. ‘Di ko pa naa-account lahat ng napanood ko (except d’un sa mga nasa Movie Digest series) pero sana mas maraming mapanood this year. Meron akong yield time n’ung nasa Kentucky dahil pangit ang sinehan d’un at limited ang number na puwedeng panoorin. Plus ‘yung mga dibidi-dibidi ko sa probinsya na mabagal kong nauubos panoorin. Siguro may 200+ pa sila. Minsan kasi, kailangan mo nang bilhin sa Quiapo (or Makati Cinema Square, kapag tinatamad) dahil hindi sila nagre-replenish. Kapag wala na, wala na, kaya kailangan nang bilhin agad.

3. BUDGET, BUDGET, BUDGET

Siguro, less pampering ng sarili. Kailangang mag-ipon for the future and this is something that I’m not really motivated about. It would be different if I have a younger sibling or if I have a family of my own. Wala namang item na gusto kong bilhin this year. As for the last two years, may resolution ako not to buy an iPod/iPhone. At some point, naiirita ako sa mga naka-earphones (hahaha). Parang naging status quo na kasi kahit pakiramdam mo eh wala namang hilig sa music ‘yung tao. Besides, what’s the concept of sounding off kapag nasa EDSA ka? Baka mamaya eh masagasaan ka pa. Kapag ‘di mo na naririnig ang ingay ng kalye, baka mabawasan ang identity ng pagka-Pinoy natin. Oh, well, this is a different topic.

4. MORE PLACES TO SEE

Given na ‘to. Sana meron ulit travel outside the country pero ayos lang kung wala. Sabi ni Rocky (a former colleague), kailangan daw magkaroon ng impression ang mga bosing na kunyari ay ayaw mong mag-travel para lalo kang ipadala onsite (hahaha). On my list, dalawang countries na lang ang sobrang eager akong makita: Egypt and Mexico. But I wouldn’t mind if it’s Portugal or Brazil or Japan or Denmark. Sa Asia, Vietnam sana. Kasi isa sa mga things to do before you die ay ‘yung mag-bike sa ricefields d’un. On local front, I want to see Corregidor for a taste of history and any destination in Mindanao (probably Davao). Kahit saan basta kasama ang aking little red backpack (or my big blue bag named Fincher).

5. STICK TO POINT-AND-SHOOT

Next year na ang SLR (hehehe). ‘Di kasi kakasya sa little red backpack, ‘yun lang ‘yun. Besides, hindi ako mabusisi lalo na kung weekend travel. Siguro kapag nag-mellow na, kailangan ko na ‘yan. At kung kasing galing ko na si Topeng (sa pag-take ng pic ha, hindi sa pagjo-joke kasi kayang kaya kong i-outwit ‘yan, bwahahaha).

6. LAUGH MORE (OR MAKE OTHER PEOPLE LAUGH MORE)

Personal rule of thumb ulit ‘yan. Madali namang i-explain ‘to. Siyempre, harsh ang mundo (naks!) at kailangan mong mag-detoxify from time to time. The cheapest form, I think, is laughter (Edrik might think otherwise). May Biblical reference din ito na dapat pasayahin ang nalulungkot, etc. Merong fulfillment dito. Una, gets mo ang kiliti (oh, yeah! mischievous smile here). Secondly, ‘yung health benefit (though may sariling therapy ang pag-iyak). At ikatlo, ‘di ka raw agad tatanda. I guess this is a fitting resolution for the Year of the Ox kasi dapat “oks” ka parati (hehehe). Quick wit: mabuti’t hindi naging sperm na lang si Benjamin Button. Another quick wit: Ang Kamangha-manghang Kalagayan ni Benjamin Butones.

7. FINISH (SOME OF) THE BOOKS!

Medyo mabagal ako sa book kapag walang motivation to finish it. Nakapila ngayon ‘yung “The Road Within: True Stories of Transformation and the Soul”. It’s a collection of travel stories from around the world. Siguro may ¼ pa akong kailangang matapos. Then nakapila rin ‘yung bio ni Robbie Williams authored by Chris Heath (isang contributor sa Rolling Stone Magazine). Docu-style ang pagkakasulat at walang structure. Parang snippets lang sa mga moment within three months na kasama n’ya si Rob. A nice read, actually. Naunahan lang ng ibang books na mas interesting. At marami pang ibang nakapila (Jostein Gaarder’s “Sophie’s World”, Catherine Millet’s “Sexual Life of Catherine M”, Katharine Hepburn’s biography entitled “Me” and a lot more).