Last week I watched Spy Kids with my brother and my uncle. There's a good thing that my brother can drive well now :) Hehehe.
It's really a family movie, reminds me of the importance of time! Today is the last day of 2011!! Time flies (sounds cliche, but it's true!!) A neighbor talked to me last week, "I thought you just started university yesterday and now you're going to graduate". I found 'old' photo of me and my cousins in 2004 at the pilgrimage site, my cousin was slightly taller than my waist but now she's at same height with me.
Every year I write resolutions in my dream book. Some are accomplished, many are not, but I love the feeling that we're working towards something. Of course dreams do change and evolve. Junior high school to high school years, my big plans were filled with 'materialistic' things: good grades, getting accepted in high school, or getting scholarship, or participated in competition a-b-c. 'Small' plans were things like traveling to a,b,c, writing novel (that never comes to be since 2008..Hahahaha), blogging every day (which ends up one post in a few days depends on the idea, time, and mood!). Spiritual plans were based on the 7 Habits that were given to me in retreat 2 years ago, things like daily mass, examination of conscience, saying the Angelus, saying rosary, doing spiritual reading, (I forgot the other two). The struggle now is different, it's not only about 'doing it', but to really keep presence of God the whole day, to really love God through these little norms and not making them as just a routine, to really stop doing something and start praying when I know it's the time to do it.
I read somewhere in the Conversation with God, "Signs are like little lamps, follow it even though the rest is darkness." Remember I've been telling you about how blur my vision is about what'll happen from May onwards?? Thank God he showed me this reflection again. No need to worry about the darkness, God has shown me lots of signs on my way there. I just need to ask for His grace, to be closer to Him, and ask Him, "Lord, what do you want me to do?"
Time is short. Though I've been 'celebrating' new year for many years, some years are special due to some reasons. New year's eve 2007 was different because I was about to graduate from high school. New year's eve 2008 was also different because there was another event that kinda made me feel that things wouldn't be the same. Now is also a different new year because I will experience a new phase of life in 2012.
as I told my other friends, "start 2012 with a cheerful spirit!!!", now I'm telling myself to be the same :):)
as my mom and aunt told me, "pray" :):)
as Joshua,one of the legionary, told me, "don't forget to do your thesis even though it's holiday", duhhh... he's correct...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! :D :D
ohh so what's my BIG PLAN for 2012?
hmmm it's similar with my 'BIG PLAN' in 2008, due to many uncertainties, I've made plan A-Z
plan A: master's research in UK
plan B: working as behavioral therapist for children with autism
plan C: master's research in NUS --> yah..now I'm seriously thinking about it
but the most important of all is, I want to be like St. Therese of Lisieux! She wrote, "I want to be a saint!!" :):)
the big defects that I really want to tackle next year:
1. my laziness!!!
2. lack of temperance (see how I'm angry then you'll understand, see how I watch Korean drama in 3 days and you'll understand :P)
3. gossip -.- --> especially the subtle ones..
wahh this post is getting longer and longer..
well, next plan is, I also want to increase supply of bottled sunshine for other people!!! HAHAHAHA.. It's weird, but I hope other people can be bottled sunshine too :):)
God bless!! :)
Selamat Tahun Baru!!
It's really a family movie, reminds me of the importance of time! Today is the last day of 2011!! Time flies (sounds cliche, but it's true!!) A neighbor talked to me last week, "I thought you just started university yesterday and now you're going to graduate". I found 'old' photo of me and my cousins in 2004 at the pilgrimage site, my cousin was slightly taller than my waist but now she's at same height with me.
Every year I write resolutions in my dream book. Some are accomplished, many are not, but I love the feeling that we're working towards something. Of course dreams do change and evolve. Junior high school to high school years, my big plans were filled with 'materialistic' things: good grades, getting accepted in high school, or getting scholarship, or participated in competition a-b-c. 'Small' plans were things like traveling to a,b,c, writing novel (that never comes to be since 2008..Hahahaha), blogging every day (which ends up one post in a few days depends on the idea, time, and mood!). Spiritual plans were based on the 7 Habits that were given to me in retreat 2 years ago, things like daily mass, examination of conscience, saying the Angelus, saying rosary, doing spiritual reading, (I forgot the other two). The struggle now is different, it's not only about 'doing it', but to really keep presence of God the whole day, to really love God through these little norms and not making them as just a routine, to really stop doing something and start praying when I know it's the time to do it.
I read somewhere in the Conversation with God, "Signs are like little lamps, follow it even though the rest is darkness." Remember I've been telling you about how blur my vision is about what'll happen from May onwards?? Thank God he showed me this reflection again. No need to worry about the darkness, God has shown me lots of signs on my way there. I just need to ask for His grace, to be closer to Him, and ask Him, "Lord, what do you want me to do?"
Time is short. Though I've been 'celebrating' new year for many years, some years are special due to some reasons. New year's eve 2007 was different because I was about to graduate from high school. New year's eve 2008 was also different because there was another event that kinda made me feel that things wouldn't be the same. Now is also a different new year because I will experience a new phase of life in 2012.
as I told my other friends, "start 2012 with a cheerful spirit!!!", now I'm telling myself to be the same :):)
as my mom and aunt told me, "pray" :):)
as Joshua,one of the legionary, told me, "don't forget to do your thesis even though it's holiday", duhhh... he's correct...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! :D :D
ohh so what's my BIG PLAN for 2012?
hmmm it's similar with my 'BIG PLAN' in 2008, due to many uncertainties, I've made plan A-Z
plan A: master's research in UK
plan B: working as behavioral therapist for children with autism
plan C: master's research in NUS --> yah..now I'm seriously thinking about it
but the most important of all is, I want to be like St. Therese of Lisieux! She wrote, "I want to be a saint!!" :):)
the big defects that I really want to tackle next year:
1. my laziness!!!
2. lack of temperance (see how I'm angry then you'll understand, see how I watch Korean drama in 3 days and you'll understand :P)
3. gossip -.- --> especially the subtle ones..
wahh this post is getting longer and longer..
well, next plan is, I also want to increase supply of bottled sunshine for other people!!! HAHAHAHA.. It's weird, but I hope other people can be bottled sunshine too :):)
God bless!! :)
Selamat Tahun Baru!!
Happy New Year Da! I remember reading your New Year post in 2008.
ReplyDeleteThis year will write down my thoughts and resolutions properly in a diary which I already bought for a while (been waiting to use it) and which I am resolved (ah ha - one of my resolutions) to keep throughout the year. All the best with your resolutions. I'm sure 2012 will be a wonderful year for you!