Hello 2010, bring it!
Hey folks! It is the 7th hour of January of 2010. I do not know about you, but I sure am hyped to and raring for this year to go, go, go! But wait, there’s more! I have to post a disclaimer just right about now because I have to warn you that this is one helluva post… like.. MONDO post – mainly because I am a bit of a sloth now and I do not want you to jump from post to post, I just want you to read about my plans, resolutions, and thoughts in one post rather than a slew of short ones. And yes, there will be a question at the end of this post so I will at least know who read from start to bottom. I know a lot of people are lazy asses… so ready?
Okay, to start off, let’s take a quick look at last year’s resolutions. So far, I can definitely say that I can tick off 3 items from the list. Though technically it would seem that the life changing decision made a few days after writing that post would be the main cause why I did not get to have those resolutions become a reality.
Among those resolutions, I succeeded at not getting pregnant and I was quite successful at learning new things, and compared to my old 2008 self, methinks I was a bit more organized in 2009, save that the last two months I have managed to lose my phone twice. 
2010 RESOLU PLANS.
I wanted to make resolutions, but how about calling them “plans” instead? Here I shall list down the things I plan to do in 2010. Now these plans may seem a lot for most people, but I feel like 2010 is going to be awesome – ‘coz I am awesome..
- NOT GET PREGNANT – say what you will, but I shall keep posting this as a resolution or a plan so that at least I hope to have at least one plan done.
- Learn new recipes – I believe I am making headway on this already as I have tapped into my inner cook. I just recently learned that I do like to cook, so it never hurts to learn to do more.
- Be more organized – since I am making a bit of progress with this as well, I want to see myself do more, be more, and have a better finger on important matters.
- Be a good photographer – well, I am not claiming to be a professional photographer, but I think anybody with the heart to take pictures whilst wielding any camera can be a photographer, so I want to be one. I have to remember that “It is not the arrow that hits the bulls eye.”
- Do more art – I have some sub-goals under this, if you will, because something happened over the course of last year that has made me realize that I have somewhat neglected and suppressed my drawing skills.
- Courage to draw faces – I think I suck at drawing faces, so I wish to start drawing faces more (or even get to drawing the first face)
- Draw full human bodies with poses – Like I said, I fail totally when it comes to poses, and I want to allot a certain amount of time to learn how to draw the angles and poses of humans.
- Practice flexibility between mediums – last year was the first time I touched oil pastels and began drawing – like really drawing… I used to limit myself to colored pencils, so why not do more?
- Learn – the best thing to do is keep learning about art and just toughen up.
- Write more – I love writing… I just love love love to write. I am thankful enough that some good souls have found my writing acceptable, and I want to be better for them. As you can see, I am making headway because all I could think about when the clock struck twelve, was that I wanted to write write write and write some more. I am one crazy chick. I know.
- Invest and save – saving may be a bit of a challenge, but I shall still make this a goal – otherwise I could perhaps invest on stuff where I could see the progress of my cha-ching!
- Build more confidence and confidence – some people think I am the most gutsy person on Earth, but I beg to differ. I need more courage and confidence to just be me… I shall work on that.
- Make a Dean Winchester calendar – Hrhrhrhr oh come on.. shoo! I want to have this one done by the end of the month. LOL
- Read more – Book Sale at the newly opened Robinson’s Place is the bomb! I have found a LOT of goodies and I can feel so much love for books, writing, and pardon my enthusiasm but I just feel that having books around and learning a lot is just heavenly.
- Set aside moolah for June because little girl is going to school!
- Find more jobs for D to do.
- Go back to school perhaps during Summer so I can continue with my masteral classes.
- Breathe - I do not want to be like somebody I know who fails to even smell the delicious aroma of coffee… or maybe something like that. However, with drawing, photography, and writing as my preferred mode of therapy, you can guess that I do not think I shall go down loony road any time soon.
- Buy stuff – well, okay, maybe this should not be in the plans, but I just want to get my hands dirty and draw right now, but I want like an .mp3 player – a good one – before the year ends. I do not care if it is the el cheapo one as long as it works!
2009’s GOLDEN MILESTONES
For some people, 2009 was hellish. In a way, with all the tragedies, deaths, and undesirable happenings that the world had to go through in 2009, who would not be glad to see 2009 go? Still… I hope you do not mind but I have to say that 2009 was a good one, for me personally.
This does not go to say that I do not feel sad for all the lives lost and the sheer brutality that mankind is capable of, plus I honestly feel shaken to the very core of the multitude of crapiness that came especially in the wintry cold December of my life.
However, as what most people say, it is always important to give thanks for the good things that happened. I am extremely grateful to 2009 for a lot of things, and these would be the top of the cake. I thank 2009 for..
- giving me a lighter heart - I never felt so free this year. Despite all problems, I am thankful for the smiles, the progress, the new friends, the freedom, the happiness, and the opened and lighter heart.
- giving me George Burtakoy – my camera! One of the best investments of last year was buying a camera. My mom would beg to differ as she saw my purchasing of a camera as a luxury item and something that was unnecessary and not a priority. Yet this small gadget has proven to be a huge help for me because it allowed me to step on the brakes every now and then and stare at the sky, smell the flowers, feel the breeze, and get the toxicity out of me.
- giving me Axl – Dude, if anything, I have wanted a motorcycle since I was around 10 years old, and having Axl is like a huge dream come true. Yet another slice of freedom and heaven that I cannot get enough of. Plus Axl was extremely needed and I am sure my mom can see how easy it is for me to get around now…
- giving me a chance to go back to school – I loved the fact that I got back to school and attempt to acquire a Master’s degree. While this has been placed on hold for the second semester due to some conflicts with priorities and schedules, I plan to still move forward with it.
- giving me a LOT of new friends – I made a lot of new friends this year, and if that is not a blessing enough, then I do not know what it is… getting to know new people is like learning to expand your horizon and one way of evolving into somebody more adaptable.
- getting my SuperGirl badge – Honestly? Looking at my SuperGirl necklace makes me feel so much better and it gives me strength that I can conquer the world. I am very thankful that a good friend gave me this necklace for my birthday, and it is definitely one of my most prized jewelry that I keep close all the time.
- supportive friends – I am blessed with great supportive friends that I think if I had plans to jump off a cliff, they would still support me, but make sure they have a rope ready in case they need to pull me up… Thank you guys.
- my Moleskine notebook – yet another cherished treasure from somebody very close to my heart. My constant confidant that makes me feel like everything is going to be alright.
- having healthy and happy kids — admittedly my babies are no longer “babies”. Sophie and Frankie have grown up so much that a regular day with us would entail that Sophie, Frankie, and I would be down on the floor drawing, or me watching them watch movies. It is a pleasure to see Sophie interact with other children and be a happy little girl. On the other hand, I enjoy the arguing tactics of Frankie, especially when he has surpassed Sophie when it comes to being chatty.
- giving me a wonderful diva D – yes, you heard me right, I called D a diva, because at some point I believe that he is one. Still, having a husband who is more supportive than your closest friends is truly God given, and sometimes I do feel unworthy. .. *ehem*
- great family – my family and I, we have gone through tough waves and stormy seas, but I am thankful that my mom and I are more open now, and that I have been blessed with a mom who is also a great buddy. My sibs are also the best, and I cannot help but cry when I think that they have all grown up. What can I say? I am an “ate” after all. Then there are my aunts who, through thick and thin, have been there ready to scold, reprimand yet still stand by, ready to guide me. My cousins who have also grown up, are such joy to me, and I guess its time to accept that they have grown older.
- having great in-laws – I am thankful that my in-laws and D’s relatives are not the usual “evil in-laws” who make adjustment to married life a living hell. They are wacky, funny, yet they are pretty much easy to go with, so I do consider myself quite lucky.
I give thanks to God for all the blessings that He has showered me in 2009. Trials and tribulations are still blessings especially since they are integral in helping one shape into a much better person. IMHO, God is good, all the time, and He NEVER gives us things that we cannot handle. Dear God, everything I did in 2009 is not my success, but Yours, and I offer everything to you. Amen.
Now, since it has been an hour or so since I started writing (time check: 8:40 A.M.) – temporary distractions included – I wish you all a wonderful New Year’s Day, and I hope that this year will be productive, progressive, fun, happy, enriching, and all those positive adjectives mixed in a bowl.
Let’s get 2010 crankin’ !!! \m/ I feel so productive already. In fact, I want to welcome 2010 working.. I think I shall either draw or work now. What I need to do is make a plan on how to survive January given the HUGE setbacks in December. 
hi lurchi,
It’s almost a week that i started to read your weblog and it all started by searching the word yuggort in dumaguete!!! funny ya? my mother is a filipino and my father an iranian and i plan to come to Duma by end of April God willing. I have my aunt there living in batinguil. you see i was quite estranged with my roots there but starting to love it more day by day maybe because i have that filipino blood in me. i also have a 4 year old son and like you have married early. we plan to come to live in the Phillipines and i am excited to start a new life and a new chapter. I came to Duma in 2004 but since my grandma was sick could not enjoy so much my brief stay. now the difference is that i will be coming with my family and having a child has definitely changed my perspective of live. well i also wish you a good year . i also have a weblog for my child but since it is in persian you can’t read it. It is the official language here in Iran. I am so happy to know you and have my first filipino freind . my filipino freind here are half filipino. by the way soory for my bad english. it has been a long time i have not communicated in english and i must improve it. i have my majors in spanish so : feliz navidad y espero que tengas un buen ano y tambien salidad y dinero,y dinera y dinero!!!
halu halu lurchie!!!
i have read ur profile in bisdak planet!!!hmp!!!and knew that ur from dumaguete where i am now!! hope we could be friends!!
Happy new year!!!
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i agree –u r one crazy chick..
but probably one of the brightest to0. i am looking forward to meet you po. from the blogs iv read., woah..ur go0d.not just go0d g0od but really..seriously..awesome.. maybe il learn a few words from you. =)
can’t watch the youtube vid, bawal at work. Just a query, when you browse through the E-series Nokia units, do you have the option to ‘view the whole site’? much like the way it appears when you are on a pc? or is it just limited to phone browsing..like the wap environment?
what about on the bold? is that what you are using? it’s a good thing the supplier from whom i got my unit agreed to offer a refund on the unit. although he has told me that they have already found a fix for my problem..seems they just need to install a patch to solve the call dropping issue.
I miss you already! Thank you for all the encouragement you’ve given me all this time. Some of the highlights of my own 2009 were because of your prodding.
Happy new year, Super Girl-slash-Monkey Keeper!
hi lurchie,thanks for visiting my blog last year (around Nov.) and sorry for this very late visit. i was so busy then.hope to exchange link with you.I’ll add u in my blogroll.thanks.