2012 Resolutions | 續序2012

2011年主題為“亂中帶序”，今年想繼續維持一定的秩序與規律，所以命為“續序”。

二十五歲了，想趕在二十九歲以前做一些能讓自己自豪一輩子的事，人生的十年我已過了兩個，而第三個十年一點也不遠，所以必須加倍珍惜每一年每一天。


新年目標我定下了十一項：

1. Live in God
2. Become a better person
3. Become a better daughter/sister
4. 自我溝通
5. Exercise
6. Financial Planning
7. To drive more often
8. Reading
9. Revise basic Nihongo and Hangul
10. Lefty's Training
11. ll-m

細說各項：

1	Live in God
i	attend church/lifechurch
ii	read bible
	through youversion's reading plans, online bible
	through revising and memorizing verses
iii	childlike faith
	keep praying
	never give up, never lose hope

2	Become a better person
	(as an individual)
i	be diligent
ii	be confident
iii	be understanding

3	Become a better daughter/sister
	(as a family member)
i	help with family matters
ii	help to do chores
iii	help with cooking
iv	be caring
v	be patient

4	自我溝通
	(through different means of expression)
i	express and communicate with self
	through writing, drawing, shooting etc
ii	get myself a DSLR

5	Exercise
i	do stretching daily: make a daily stretching plan
ii	be able to touch the ground
iii	get a pair of running/sports shoes

6	Financial Planning
i	plan expenses/loan/savings/debt
ii	stick with the plan

7	To drive more often
8	Reading
i	finish 7 books

9	Revise basic Nihongo and Hangul
i	be able to read nihongo smoothly
ii	recognize some basic kanji
iii	learn some basic phrases
iv	be able to recognize hangul vowels and consonants

10	Lefty's Training
i	brush teeth in the morning
ii	weekly doodle/writing

11	ll-m
	(showcasing hobbies/(art)works)
i	make plans for ll-m

SeDi Challenge

To those who have been following my blog since decades ago, SeDi might sound familiar to you. I made this term "SeDi" as a short for self-discipline, so yeah this is a Self-Discipline Challenge!

Previous SeDi Projects were.... failures. *look down on myself* Being reminded again by this post here, I decided to start one again, changing it from 'SeDi Project' to 'SeDi Challenge'. Because instead of doing the project, I want to overcome this challenge.

It is not fun to see my low self-esteem in my degree course constantly bulging into my life. My lack of confidence had been leading to severe procrastination. I keep imagining what ifs situations and become depressed and freak myself out. I keep praying, I think the Lord is constantly giving me chances (that I don't deserve) to overcome my fear, because He is this wonderful and patient.

I hated the weekly cycle. I despise my low self-esteem. I want to change.

The following is a daily to-do list:

1. Prayers
2. Work on FYP
3. Draw/write
4. Sleep early, not later than 2am; wake up early, not later than 10am.

This daily routine targets to work the hardest and most important task the first thing in the morning. No randomly checking emails, no facebook, no kongregate, no long chats when I'm working. I've spent too much time wandering off elsewhere.

Plan starts the day after this post.

I will post something after a week on my progress and results.

乱中带序二零一一 | 2011 Reso-reso Resolution

1. Relationship with God.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your unconditioned love and patience for me, please discipline me and teach me to put You first in everything I do.

- first thing in the morning, pray to God
- attends life church and talk-it-over discussions
- complete Youversion reading plan by May 2011

2. Writing.

There are voices in my mind 24/7. They never shut up and sometimes I lose control of my emotions and feel very bipolar. I'm sorry that I'm unstable.

- jot down/take pic of important things
- organize my messy thoughts

3. Exercise.

Exercise helps to balance brain chemicals. Besides staying healthy, it helps to maintain my 'healthy' mood, so I will have less unstable times.

- jogging and/or swimming every weekend, 1 - 2 time(s)
- basic stretching
- wants to be able to bend over and touch the ground

4. Reading.

Reading keeps me focused and ponder on some thoughts. I seriously need to relearn how to focus and concentrate.

- Finish "1Q84" (book 1 & 2) by Murakami Haruki
- NEW: Finish "1Q84" (book 3) by Murakami Haruki
- Finish "艺术治疗" by Dr. Shaun McNiff
- Finish Phil Yeh's and Chin Yew's Comics

5. Train my left hand.

Due to less-than-severe-but-not-light injury from repetitive strain on my right hand/arm/颈椎, I would really want to put less strain on my right hand by training my left hand to do certain simple activities. It's good for the brain too.

- brush teeth
- write
- doodle

6. Tidy/Cleaning Up Areas and Files.

Workspace and the environment reflects your mind state. This has been on my to-do list like... for years. *guilty and embarassed* Yeah I have a very messy state of mind. I need to do something about it, the aim is to be “乱中有序” (luan4 zhong1 you3 xu4)，which means it seems messy but in fact there are certain rules/discipline to it, this has been my “座右铭” (zuo4 you4 ming2，motto) since high school.

Areas:
- workspace
- wardrobe
- bookcase(s)
- room desk
- room shelves

Digital Files and Non-digital Files:
- back up important files
- arrange them in appropriate folders and location
- Photos: upload.

7. Draw.

I wonder why I almost put this last.

- Paint something digitally.
- Clean up my dA deviations.

8. Revise Japanese Language.

- just wanna be able to read hiragana and katakana without any difficulty

9. ll-m.

No clear plans on this yet, but I will try.

10. Graduate and earn money.
Does this count? But I really wanna graduate very badly.
This is vague but yeah, regardless of full-time or part-time job, earn a decent amount of money then pay my own debts and give money to parents.

11. Drive to places.
If you see a driver that annoys you so much that you can't stop honking and pressure her, that's probably me. Sorry, I very noob, please forgive me, but I really have to learn to drive to places by myself. T_T

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Last 10 In 2010

1. Complete 'that' drawing and upload it to dA and Facebook.
2. Tidy up my workspace.
3. Clean out my wardrobe and my room desk.
4. Do 20% of keyframes for FYP.
5. Refine Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 of SRI.
6. Lou poh's overdued birthday drawing. :3
7. Update and upload trip photos.
8. 2010 overview.
9. 2011 resolutions.
10. *slap self*

EDIT (010111): Tasks that aren't done yet will carry forward to next year XD