Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Hello, 2012!


Hello, blog!
Hello, friends!
Hello, 2012!
Happy New Year!




Wow. Time really does fly fast, doesn't it? I mean, just the other night, I was dining with my parents and having jolly conversations over dinner, and then VIOLA! It's 2012! I loved how we welcomed the new year as it came into our home.. full of laughter and love. All smiles, BIG smiles. Start the year right! Oh yeah.

And back to blogging. So how's everybody? Great, I hope. I'm pretty sure you all have your Christmas and New Year stories lined up to be shared. My reader is so full of updates about 'em.. Oh, and those New Year's Resolutions, too. I wasn't sure if I wanna share mine.. But since everybody is doing it, I might as well do it. Hihi.. Here I am, jumping on the bandwagon.

Here's my list last year.

  • The first on my list. Learn to relax and try to let go of things. I always try to rationalize things. Why this? Why that? Always looking for answers. I tend to think too much. Maybe I should try letting loose, for a change. You know, like understanding the idea that things happen because they're bound to happen. I've got to learn to let things go. Relax. Chill.

I think I've achieved this goal. I learned to let go of things and not over-analyze everything. Life is basically simple.

  • Second. Learn to stop making excuses and love your work. I am very "tamad". It basically means, I need proper motivation to do something. And by "proper", I mean enough bribe and benefits. Maybe I should start doing things, not just because of what I can gain from doing it, but because I simply have to and should do it. Don't get me wrong.. It is only correct that I do something because there's so much in store for me.. a pot full of gold at the end of the rainbow. But just doing something because I have to and then LOVING it, I can see that it offers greater satisfaction. Bottomline, stop being materialistic and "tamad".

I love what I do, but I'm still very "tamad". But I'm working on it. This'll definitely go on my 2012 list.

  • Third. Learn discipline. I keep failing at this. But I'll try to do better. 'Nuff said.

I keep failing at this. Grrr. This'll be on my list.

  • Fourth. Slim down. This goes hand in hand with the third. I simply can't control myself when it comes to food. I love food. Who doesn't, right? I really find it very difficult to say NO whenever I see some mouth-watering dish on the table. Maybe I should start wearing a red ribbon on my right pinkie, just to remind myself not to eat too much. LOL. Or better yet, maybe I should slap myself everytime an urge to eat strikes. Hehe. That would surely work. Nah, I think the best way is just to learn focus and discipline. Easier said than done.. But hey, it's worth a shot.

I lost some, but then I gained some more. Tsk. On the list. Totally.

  • Fifth. Save more. I admit, I'm not thrifty. Wait.. I am very kuripot.. but when it comes to personal pleasure and benefits, I tend to splurge. All out. Yep, it's perfectly okay to treat yourself once a month. Problem is, I do that every week. LOL. Pfft.. I know. I'm not getting any younger. I have to save more dough. More money on my bank account. Check.

My bank account is okay. Not great, I only have a few thousand bucks in it, but better that than nothing. I will save more this year.

  • Sixth. Get married? Nah.. I'm not really sure if I wanna get married this year. Why? 'Coz I don't have a boyfriend. Haha! I'm single, as of the moment. And boy, am I glad that the last relationship has finally ended. It was a losing battle. That boy who I called my boyfriend for 10 years was cheating on me, sleeping with another woman. What hurt the most was that he lied to me. He made a fool out of me. I didn't know.. until the last minute. And he should have told me the truth. Instead, he hid behind a thick wall of lies. Still, I'd like to think that it is a blessing in disguise. Life's way better without him. And I say that with all civility.

I'm inlove. 'Nuff said. ♥

  • Seventh. Travel more. I'd really like to travel more. 2010 gave me an all-time low opportunity to travel. The place I've traveled to, farthest away from home was Antique.. and it's only 50-60 kilometers away. So hopefully, this year.. I could go out and travel more. If fate allows, maybe I could go to Manila this January. I also have plans of going to Bacolod and Davao. Plans, but I hope they'd come in contact with "becoming real" and "coming true". I guess this one goes hand in hand with my number 5. If I can save more, maybe I can travel a lot more. Seems possible, right?

Right on! I traveled. I went to see different places, met new faces and made new friends. I was bitten by the travel bug. I want MORE. The Philippines has lots of beautiful destinations and I wish to visit 'em all.

  • Eight. Write honest posts and gain more blog acquaintances. Some bloggers write to impress. And I admit, in the past year, I did write to impress. But then, after a few months of blogging, I felt like there's no use making an incredible posts, whilst no one will be able to understand. Some of my posts have been purely superficial and shallow. My readers didn't feel me, and it's kinda frustrating. Also, I've noticed that some bloggers, they tend to form groups. And it's quite hard to join one. It's like being back in high school, you don't know where you'd fit in. You'd try to join clubs and groups, in order to feel some sort of security or whatever. The only way to be IN is to fit in. Now, I'm realizing that I really don't need to join groups to have readers. Of course, that's a big plus. But as long as I write honest posts, readers could totally relate to what I'm saying/writing about and they'd totally want to go back for more. That's why I want to explore the blog world more. I won't limit myself to just a limited number of readers. I honestly want to have readers who are residing, halfway across the globe from me. There are thousands, maybe millions of bloggers all around the world. And I'm quite sure that there is someone out there, who'd notice me, and understand or relate to my posts on a personal level. So maybe, I should learn to write from the heart more and gain friends, in return.

I am proud to say that I achieved this goal. During the first year of writing online, I wrote to impress.. joined a lot of memes and pushed myself too hard to share something. It wasn't working out for me. All my posts seemed.. "forced". So I began writing honest posts.. my experiences, my thoughts. I began writing whenever inspiration hits me. Then everything just fell into place. I am now part of  a  Facebook blog community. I made friends with some of the most wonderful people in the blog world. I gained a decent number of followers AND readers. I'm thankful for that.

This is my list. Short. Simple.

Stop being lazy.
Be disciplined!
Lose weight!
Save more money.
Travel MORE!

There. I still have lots on my list, but I'd like to keep them to myself.

2011. It was the year of realization, reflection, acceptance, forgiveness and love. It truly was a great year. And I know 2012 will fare better.

Happy new year, everybody!


48 comments:

  1. Ang bilis ng panahon no? Ang iniisip ko grabe 2012 na tatanda na naman ako. hehehe! Happy New year to you and your family!

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  2. @anney Hehe Oo nga po. Nagkita-kita kami ng mga pamangkin ko.. dati, mga babies pa sila. Now, mga tinedyers na! Naku.. amsowowld na! LOL..

    Happy 2012, ms Anney! :)

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  3. hope to see you if and when you planned to visit Davao. I would be delighted to see some new found friend on the blog.HAPPY NEW YEAR..

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  4. tagal mo nawala leah ah. hehehe.

    stop being lazy, be disciplined, lose weight, save money... parang gusto ko din gawin yun. hahaha

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  5. @Chloebelle Sure po. We'll be going to Davao sa July.. I will tell you the plans kung saan gagala, weeks before.. para makapagprepare ka po ng ipanlilibre (lol joke) at maka join ka na this time. hehe.. Happy new year, ms Chloe! :)

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  6. @khantotantra Yeah.. bakasyon eh. :D Tahimik buhay dun sa probinsya, walang internet. LOL..

    LOSE Weight.. diba? Ang hirap? hehee.. hay, excuses tlga. Kaya natin to, gelo! :P

    Happy New Year!

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  7. Happy new Year. if you are trying to lose weight well i do the opposite, i want to gain weight.less worry rthis year ,i hope . more savings ,travel to Philippines and a lot more but i take it one day at a time.

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  8. syempre empty ang bank account ko ngayon lol

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  9. It sucks that the guy you were with for such a long time cheated on you, but it's good that you can put a positive spin on it. That you can see it as the blessing that you finally got him out of your life, and got someone good. Best of luck in reaching your goals Leah, and a belated new years.

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  10. You sure accomplished a lot of them! May you do the ones you missed last year this year!

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  11. anu ba yan. haba haba ng sinulat ko tas biglang nawala. ampf. anyway..sabi ko..

    your ex was such a douchebag. pero tama ka blessing in disguise nga siguro un.

    tapos sinabi ko din na natawa ko dun sa you treat yourself every week. panalo! haha!

    at lastly, i agree with the whole blogging community becoming a high school clique. parang ang awkward minsan. anyway, i feel the same way kasi. and you're right about writing not to impress but writing true to your heart.

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  12. happy new year darling :) may 2012 be a good year for you!

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  13. I can't believe your boyfriend of TEN YEARS cheated on you. That's just horribble but I'm glad you're better off without him :)

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  14. Seeing all my blog friends list their ambitions for the new year is so inspiring. Keep it up!

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  15. @tatess Yes po.. I've been losing weight na, but then mage-gain ko ulet. Ang hirap talaga.. Sabi ko nga, I'm not the most disciplined person on earth. Bummer.. :(

    Happy new year, mam Tess! :)

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  16. @Bino Sabi nila, pag empty ang bank account tuwing merong okasyon, isa lang ibig sabihin nyan.. GALANTE. Haha! Nanglilibre ka kasi, and you share your blessings. Naks.. IKAW NA! :P

    Happy new year, bino! :)

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  17. @Mark Yeah.. There's no use in crying over spilled milk.. and that was STALE milk. hehe.. It was bad. And a sense of relief flooded over me when it ended. :) I still wish him well, though. I don't hold grudges.. :)

    Happy new year, Mark!

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  18. @Fang Yeah, I did! Thanks so much for the wish, Fang. Happy new year to you! :)

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  19. @Chikletz Hahaha! Nagloloko siguro ang Blogger. hehe..

    Yeah, he was.. hehe. Oh well. Yep, every week ata, tini-treat ko ang sarili ko. LOL.. Kaya ubos ang savings eh. hayz..

    Write true to your heart. Perfect. :D

    Happy new year, chickletz!! :)

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  20. @normal.is.overrated. Thank you so much, Mona. Mwah! Back at yah! :D

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  21. @Hazel Well.. better believe it. hehe.. It was horrible.. the first few weeks was depressing. But after that, all is well with me. :)

    Happy new year, Hazel! :)

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  22. @Sub-Radar-Mike I agree. I've been doing bloghops and reading resolution lists, goals and wishes. Some are funny.. some are wicked serious. But reading those are very inspiring. :)

    Happy new year! :)

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  23. gOod mOrning leah!! ganda naman ng list mo...nkaka inspire din gawin ^^ .... parang ang hirap lang ng "Stop being lazy" hihihi!

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  24. Happy new year Leah!! :) Congratulations sa lahat ng achievements mo!:) I agree with you, you've done great with your blog! I'm proud and happy to met you here and be part of my 2011! Thank you! :) God bless us all! :)

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  25. hooray for save more and travel more. hope you'll bring us with you on the trip. i can feel the sincerity of your post and i love it.

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  26. Happy New Year, Ate Leah! Good vibes! :D

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  27. Good luck with your goals. And have an awesome 2012!

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  28. HAppy New Year!
    new years resolution ba ang nasa list hehehe

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  29. I'm sorry about your recent relationship leah. I know it's hard specially you've been together for 10 years na. Don't worry, karma is a bitch they say.

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  30. Happy New YEar, Miss Lea! :)

    I think I've come to know you better through this post. 10 years... is kinda long. Ako din, I just had my <3 broken. Charot. :)

    Happy 2012! At parang happy naman ngayon ang lablayp mo! :) Ayii!

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  31. Leahdear @_@

    Happy New Year!! buti naman at may na achieve ka kahit pano sa listahan mo last year!!

    Agree, bilis ng araw! bukas makalwa, gagawa nanaman tayo ng new year's resolution natin!!!

    Have a blast

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  32. Happy New Year Leah! Hooray for 2012! :D

    I seldom write New Year's resolutions. Last year, my resolution was to wake up early and stop hitting the snooze button. HINDI KO RIN NAGAWA! Haha. Pero I did have goals like you, and I've achieved some of them. So this year, I'm plotting out goals, but I'll live one day at a time. :)

    And of course, I'm happy to have known and met you in 2011. Cheers! :)

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  33. Happy new year Ms Leah.. Good luck sa atin lahat ngyng 2012!

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  34. Happy new year to you, Leah! All the best for 2012 :)

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  35. I'm happy that I've read this. Yey, not resolutions but goals ^_^ I pray that the Almighty will bless you with the most amazing answers to all your prayers (goals = prayers).

    Nice meeting you in person last year ate.

    Mishu

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  36. I'm happy that I've read this. Yey, not resolutions but goals ^_^ I pray that the Almighty will bless you with the most amazing answers to all your prayers (goals = prayers).

    Nice meeting you in person last year ate.

    Mishu

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  37. Huwaw. I'm proud of you. You almost made it all. Almost. And I hope magawa mo this year yung mga di mo nagawa next year. Good luck!

    :)

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  38. Happy new year. I like your resolutions! :)

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  39. Happy new year. I like your resolutions! :)

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  40. wow ang sipag magpost...

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  41. happy new year leah! may you have more wonderful experiences to share this 2012 :)

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  42. its good to know kung ano yung mga dapat mong i-improve sa sarili mo ..
    it will squeeze the best person in you..


    one great "new years resolutions"

    :))

    happy new year...

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  43. Poof, i haven't listed down anything but I only know these- to always be thankful, to love, to share smile and remain happy.

    Happy new year Leah!

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  44. And Hello Leah,

    Best wishes for 2012.

    Mike

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  45. You've accomplished so much for 2011 so i know you'll do just great this year. All the best =)

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  46. Happy new year. your resolution just like me. and I agree with u, hard to say NO for the yummy food. I feel sad too with your 10years bf. Trust me u will get someone better than him.

    Be happy :)

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  47. Happy new year. your resolution just like me. and I agree with u, hard to say NO for the yummy food. I feel sad too with your 10years bf. Trust me u will get someone better than him.

    Be happy :)

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  48. Short and sweet! That's the way to go. :)

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