Serendipity

Why would people draft up resolutions if they don’t intend to keep them? I’ve never had the habit of doing up resolutions, yet this year’s pretty special, in a way that I feel that I do have to work towards some of my goals. Hence the entry for today. =P

Happy New Year! Spent the last day of the new year playing Mahjong, with me winning many rounds of the games, despite the rest of the peeps calling my wins "beginner’s luck". =P No money involved though.

Can’t believe I’m 24. 24. TWENTY-FREAKING-FOUR! Gone are the days where I’ll be able to get away with it by saying "I’ve got youth to waste what", or something to that effect. *sulk*

I think I’ve said it a number of times, but I’m gonna mention it yet again. Usually people born in the first part of the year will tend to think of themselves as being a year older once the previous year ends. Whereas for the peeps born in the later part of the year, they would think of themselves as being a year older, only when their birthdays arrive.

So by December 2005, I’ve already started to convince myself that I’m 24. Oooh, how exciting [insert sarcastic tone]!

My resolutions for year 2006 are as follows [in no way are they in any order of any preference]:
1. Lose at least 5 kg
2. Exercise regularly [by regularly, I mean at least once a week. And no, exercising the fingers isn't considered excercising at all]
3. Pack my room [I could sense disbelieving looks]
4. Revamp my blog
5. Work smoothly
6. Be less anti-social and "shy"
7. Slap anyone who ask me for my resolutions when I don’t make any! Be proud and firm with my resolutions
8. Spend less money [by MY definition! =P]
9. Research about degree courses
10. Get a lot of presents for my birthday in March [this is not a wishlist, you say?]
11. Not to slack through the first 11 months of the year and wait till December to fulfil all my resolutions!

So I guess that’s about it for the time being. I have exactly 2 weeks left to rot at home before I start work in my new job in an MNC. It’s scary how I keep having nightmares about this new job. -.-"

They were looking for someone to fill the post for the past 5 months to no avail, and have gone through many rounds of interviews [both internal employees, as well as through agencies], yet not finding who they want. I am very honoured to be chosen, honestly. Yet I’m having the creeps to know that I’ll be expected to fulfil so many expectations.

Somehow or rather, I tend to breeze through interviews, yet when it comes to the actual job, I don’t perform as well. I don’t perform well under stress, I suppose. During an interview, one has nothing to lose [only an opportunity, perhaps] if she doesn’t perform well. During an actual job, one has the stress to perform well or she’ll face the loss of her source of income!

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Anyway I’ll be joining my Dad to visit my Malaysian relatives this Lunar New Year. I wonder whether they’ll be able to recognise me since we haven’t gone back for the past 4 or 5 years.

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