1. Start life savings. Aim for £3000 by mid year!
2. Visit one more Schengen territory (ie. Spain, Belgium, Greece)
3. Exhaust all possibilities to renew visa in the UK (mummy wants me here!)
4. Visit Tere in Dubai and perhaps try to find opportunities there
5. Get my first designer bag...I was rooting for an LV or Gucci but all I was able to manage was a Longchamp...so ima trying again this year.
6. Get a new laptop - a Sony Vaio or, another Dell or a MacBook
7. Come home to attend my Lola's 80'th Birthday, Arlyn's wedding and spend Christmas 2010 at home sweet home.
8. Find my passion - careerwise
9. Watch a musical in West End
10. Watch a concert, show at the O2
11. See 2 or more places in the UK which I haven't visited yet; ie. Cornwall, York, Cambridge, Canterbury, Scotland, Ireland etc.
11. Take up a new hobby.
12. Be more health conscious and exercise!!!
7 OUT OF 12!!!!
WOW!!! I've actually done quite well in 2010!!! I had such a blast! A brilliant year, it was!
An hour and 20 minutes till 2011 takes over and I'm still pondering which realistic goals i should to set for myself this year. I mean setting goals seem to be working well with me. And it really is awesome to be working towards things that matter.
But first off, let me provide a quick run down of the last quarter of 2010 that went sooooo quickly for me.
Coming home to the Philippines - dropping by Kuala Lumpur on the way...visiting Rosey in Brunei, crossing the border to Miri, Malaysia. Here in the Philippines, I had Cebu and Boracay. My first diving lesson...starting on a new job in my old company...WOW! WHIRLWIND!
It seems that I haven't come up for air since August. May I just state, for whatever it's worth, that I LOVE my life. I am grateful to God for showering me with blessings, for my family, and for my friends. I CHOOSE positivity and happiness. I am fine.
I admit though, that I was left in tears a few times in 2010. Leaving UK was brutal, and my family leaving for the UK after a short holiday in Manila was just agony. But hey, that's life.
For 2011 I have new goals:
1. Visit 3 ASIAN Countries (booked HK- twice coming this year, and Beijing already)
2. Visit 2 local destinations
3. Start a small business - food, bazaars, on-line selling
4. BE AWAY on Holiday for my birthday (its the big three-0h this year!!!)
5. Get a pension plan
6. Get a CAR
Errrr, I feel really odd looking at the list. It seems that since most of them involve money, I'm going to have to make priorities. Hence, I might have to let some of them go or carve it out to suit my new lifestyle. I guess for 2011, what's important is to get settled...in my new life in Manila, in my job, and pursue my passions. I need to start setting the foundation for the future as I've always believed that preparation is KEY.
Truth is, travel is my passion. Starting a business would help brake the monotony of employment, being on holiday for my birthday will help me deal with my personal demons, getting a pension plan will help me start on the future, and getting a car would make life so much easier for me. They are all very important goals. So I need to be very, very, frugal to enable me to do them all...I need to focus all my energy on saving money and NOT spending on the not so important!. Ayt, seems like I've got my work cut out for me!!!
I'm ecstatic!!! Truly hopeful and excited for what's in store. I have a gut feel that 2011 will top 2010!!!
Let's drink to that!!!!
Cheers!
