Ten TO DOs in Twenty-Ten

No haircut for me this year. I'll have to wait till next year before I can go back to this 'do.

1. TRAVEL ABROAD. I am looking forward to my first ever trip overseas. Finally, my passport will be stamped. Malaysia, here I come!

2. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE. I promised myself that I’ll learn a new skill this year. Actually, I’ve already driven (without license, inebriated, at 3AM) an automatic. Drove all the way from a downtown resto up to the boondocks aka my house. I can’t forget my guy friends’ expressions while I was on the wheel. The car owner had his hand glued on the hand brake, one was trying his best to stay calm while directing me “Left!” “Right!” “You’re at the center of the road!” “More to the left!”, and one was just whispering his prayers, “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.”

We got to my place all in one piece but it would have been better if it didn’t take me an hour to drive through 7.5 kms.  I’m looking at enrolling myself in a driving school so I can get my license hassle free.

3. GET A PET. I’m thinking of owning either a turtle or a dog. If nobody gives me a puppy by the last quarter of the year, then I’m left with no choice but to buy a turtle.

4. START A BUSINESS. Christian and I have already discussed what business we’re venturing on. Hopefully we’ll get this started before I turn 27.

5. GROW MY HAIR. I will not get a haircut on my birthday as originally planned. Instead, I’ll grow it so I can try on the wavy do I’ve always wanted.

6. TAKE AND POST MORE PHOTOS.  Last year, I wasn’t able to take much photos because… I got lazy. Pfft.

7. SAVE. 2008 and 2009 were my happy-go-lucky years. I spent a lot on food, gadgets, and trips. Most of them unnecessary. This year, I’ll make sure that part of my monthly income goes to my saving.

8. BLOG MORE. Read my tagline? “Chattee’s lame attempt at going over 140 characters.” The main reason why I love Twitter and Plurk is because I only need to post 140 characters or less. I’m a creature of few words, I must say. I don’t have the gift of weaving together 200-500 words. This year though, I’ll give blogging my best shot. I’ll try to update this site as much as I can–if no words come to mind, then at least a photo I’ll post. *crossing my fingers*

9. DRINK MORE WATER. I only drink an average of 3-4 glasses of water a day. I promise it’s going to be more water over cola this year.

10. LOSE WEIGHT. I am currently at my record-high weight of (6719²) / (414 * 1983) + 2 pounds. Hanging out with friends who love to eat definitely contributed to the 15 pounds I gained.  The solution? Hang out less, bring only enough money, watch what I eat, and do not leave the house on an empty stomach.

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There you go, my first post for the year. At least I’ve already worked on my #8. Lol.
I have only posted here the 10 things off the top of my head.  Before the year ends I’ll be looking back at this list, and hopefully most,if not all, were accomplished by me. Anyway, here’s to a 2010 filled with love, happiness, and prosperity! <3 Till my next post…