(Still have not read the “precious one”…yet)
I am past due on this one…
Beginning of this year, I talked about New Year Resolutions and unlike previous years, this time around I really tried to follow on the resolutions. Probably because I have blogged about it and I want to something to show for the next New Year Resolution post (it’s a good motivation, isn’t it?)
So seven months into the year and I think it is high time for a half yearly review of the progress and if there is any shortcoming (ok, who I am kidding here, of course there is plenty of shortcomings), at least I have the next 5 months to attempt a “marathon run”.
1. To Lose Weight
I wanted to keep my overall weight under 90 kg – the number “9” has some how been a big distraction to me. People around me talk about their weight in 60s, 70s or 80s but never in 90s. It’s like an 89.99 kg is “slimmer” than a 90 kg because it started with an “8” than a “9” (gosh, our mind can be so weird at times).
The good news was I lost 10 kg when I came back from Kabul (that was partially because I was sick in Kabul and could not take their local food). And before I went for “Malaysian food eating spree”, my weight was 85 kg. Can you believe that – 85! I met the target, it seems, right? As I said, that was before eating spree. Now it back to normal, hovering at 92 kg – reducing it to less than 90 kg was still achievable though.
2. Fully settle Credit Card dues
No comment on this at the moment – I paid a large sum before going to Kabul but the expenses still creeps in. One thing though, I have managed to reduce my daily expenses and is able to squeeze at least RM100 in savings. I am paying for most of the things in cash. It is not a small achievement though. Buying a laptop midway the year was certainly not a good way to reduce the expenses but some things are just worth spending, don’t you think?
3. To save up at least RM3,000
I think I am going to scrap this one off. Yes, there is some savings trickling in on monthly basis but whatever saving I get is now re-routed to either credit card payment or household expenses. I guess the year end bonus (if there any) might be the lifeline on this resolution.
4. To do up at least 140 post for the blog
This is something I could do “with my eyes closed” and it has to be. This is one those resolutions that I knew will be easy to achieve. All I need to do was to ensure I did at least 3 posts per week and I am home safe. Let’s see, until December 2006, I have done 345 posts and as at the last post, I have done 481 posts. That means as at to date I have done 136 posts for this year alone. One resolution been achieved.
5. Purchase of the household items
Ok, I have good news and bad news. The good news is I have bought a sofa and TV stand as I targeted to buy. I also have gotten extra things from overseas to be displayed in my showcase. The bad news is, as you guessed, I have not bought the 2 showcases. This has to be put on hold first – I need to shop around to get one that matches the color of my TV stand and my sofa.
6. Complete reading the unabridged LOTR
No tags for this post.Since the start of the year, I have completed 2 sci-fi novels, 2 medical books, 1 book on Egyptology (don’t ask) and 2 classic novels but the LOTR is still an elusive book to grab. I don’t know why but probably I need to really sit down in one quiet corner of the house to understand and appreciate what Tolkien is saying. Need to motivate myself to pick up this classic.