Yesterday, the 1st of January, 2010, is the first day of a new decade of promise, a promise of a better future and a better life. Gone is the old decade (the first decade of the new millennium) where I spent my Primary and Secondary school days, where everything seems to be stagnant. Here comes a new decade where my path poses me a choice of totally different paths to trudge on, whether it's Junior College, Polytechnic or even straight to National Service (where afterwards I get to choose between the Center of American Education-Broward Program or the American High School/International Baccalaureate Diploma program). This is the crossroads/intersection of paths to take, the one that will lead me to my dream of studying in America. This New Year is not only a new decade, but a new breeding ground for hopes and dreams, waiting to come true. It is also time to throw all my misery into my history book (or rather, a biography if I were to make one), and be strong to new inescapable challenges. And one day in this decade, I will find a place (hopefully in the USA) where I truly belong; no more being left out/excluded.
My 10 New Year Wishes and 10 New Year Resolutions are
1) To have a clear path to realise my dreams
2) To have a much better, more fulfilled life, as well as brighter days
3) To be a better person
4) To have a much more peaceful family atmosphere
5) To not let anything stop me from realising my dreams
6) To have true friends & strong friendships and to not be lonely anymore
7) To receive the positive results from practising The Law Of Attraction
8) To be more disciplined in doing what works and overcome temptations
9) To have more confidence in meeting new people, and facing new experiences
10) To be a much happier person from this decade onwards
1) I'll follow my heart to make the right decision on which path to go after O Levels, the best path to lead me to my dreams
2) I'll lead an active life, pursuing my interests in all areas, as well as fix my body shape
3) I'll make more friends, from a wide variety of backgrounds
4) I'll use The Law Of Attraction to help me transform my life to the way I want it
5) I'll do my best to reach my goals, and persevere to overcome setbacks
6) I'll adopt a desirable character that everyone, including me, wants me to have (till everyone stops using the word 'attitude' in my face)
7) I'll leave the past behind me and start anew with a new beginning.
8) I'll move on without letting family troubles hinder my progress
9) I'll be more assertive when making decisions, accepting requests and be firm with my standing up for myself.
10) I'll be open to new experiences and types of people, and resist from running away and hiding from unfamiliar things.
2010 marks a new beginning for me. "The past is gone, I must move on from here". To many people, 2010 is 'just another year gone by'. To me it's a new beginning of great things to come. Where will I be in the next decade, in 2020?
I'm still very confused with where I should go after the O Levels though. That's why making the right decision appears in my resolutions above. There is a 15% likeliness I'll end up in a Junior College, 40% in Polytechnic, 35% in the CAE-Broward program, and 10% in an American high school, doing the IB Diploma program. Only my O Level results will rule out any one of these choices, although, IF I happen to get 10 points (10 for 2010, for 10 years after the new millennium, and for 10 more years of good luck, get it?) and below for L1R5, I'll be totally lost. Anyway, there'll be Polytechnic Open Houses from the 7-9 January and on the 13 for JCs, so hopefully I get more inspiration when I go there...
I still haven't found any job yet, but after sending over 30 applications/resumes over the whole of December, I'm bound to find one, at least after the release of the O Level results. There's a chance FairPrice would hire me though.
My trip to Beijing was...so-so. I was thrilled with -10 degree Celcius weather (though my family was not, with the low humidity cracking everyone's skin), the modernity of Beijing (including all the pre- or post-Olympic infrastructures such as Terminal 3 and China World Trade Center Phase 3, as well as the civility of the people), but because of the cold, my family had to abort so many of the plans, missing out so many of Beijing's famous sights such as the Temple of Heaven, and cooping up in the new Singapore-brand Ascott Hotel (just above Raffles City Beijing @ Dongzhimen). That was the disappointing part. One thing I dislike about Beijing though, is there all TOO MANY TOUTS! Can't these people find better jobs rather than disturbing people? Another thing is that factory chimneys in the middle of the city. How are people going to breathe? And the smog? Why rely on the wind to clear it up? It's not going to go away forever. However, I'm still impressed with Beijing's efforts to improve itself and that's why I still liked Beijing. Hope it'll be much better when I return 10+ years later.
I went to the New Year Countdown Party at Marine Parade (SHINE 2010) and Marina Bay. The crowds at Marina Bay were horrendous, and the crowd control police were worse. But with a little determination, I found my way to the center of the action and videoclipped the whole fireworks display. The way out was just as bad. I was stuck in the hopeless crowd heading for City Hall Interchange, so I wriggled my way out into the McDonald shortcut and walked all the way to Dhoby Ghaut Interchange, stopping at Cheers for 2 drinks and enjoying the city's nightly and celebrity atmosphere along the way.
These are 2 songs that would do the 'commemorating' of the New Year/Decade:
1st, The Climb, to show that it's not always the destination that matters, it's the way to get there that also matters, and that inspired me to stick to the Polytechnic route
2nd, the reprise version of Where Do I Go From Here?, to show how confused I still am about my path
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