2014 Resolution Update

4 months have passed since anyone has made his or her New Year's resolution. What better way to spend my free time than to look back and review my progress.

So one of my resolutions was keeping contact with my friends. Well, I wouldn't say I'm doing great on that but I did spend one or two meals with a friend. It was nice to see where we are all going in life. There were many events that forcibly change our goals. Financial issues or a change of interest. Life will always be a mystery and it is nice to know that I'm not the only one lost (but I'm probably the only one without an actual life plan yet).

Getting motivation and bringing my creativity up was harder than I thought. After sacrificing my hobby times for studying times in college, it's really hard to find my artistic self again. Maybe it was the 4-year studious schedule that got me into a somewhat boring habits. Or maybe I'm just not the same old me back from high school. Back when I don't really care too much about my grades and how my life will go (because I thought college was the answer to everything). Oh well. I just have to leave that and see how it goes.

Nail biting! That went well...for 3 months and now I got back to the habit again. In a way, I got to see how my nails look when they were long. So what did I do? I decided to wear fake nails. I can't deny it. This really helps as long as the plastic stays on. How long will it take to break the habit entirely? I'm not sure. I still don't know why I have this habit to begin with but hopefully it will go away.

Last, keeping this blog alive. Uhh... it's alive I guess, depending on how you see it. Honestly, I still haven't touch my dA page (lack of creativity and lack of a scanner). For instagram, I originally wanted to just post up other creations I made such has my cooking or some 3D art projects. Sadly I don't have time for that. I didn't even write any stories when I said I would. Even now, I don't think I would. The synopsis for my story was a demon king was granted vacation time on present-day Earth after working for who knows how long. He is now in this world with no cultural knowledge of this current generation. Each chapter was suppose to be presented like an episode of a TV show, with the king learning something new each time. Examples include learning about technology, living style, what humans are attracted from the opposite genders, etc. Basically it's like learning a whole new culture. There was a short written storyboard extending up to 10 chapters (I think). However, as much as I want to write it, I can never find an ending to the story. That's why I gave up on it. Maybe I will get back to it one day but for now, I find it cliche and boring.

Well, that's my progress on my New Year's revolution. Can't say I'm doing so well. Besides that, I did end up with 2 part time jobs. Hopefully I don't lose either of them, and get a better full-time in the future. Good luck to everyone who is still working on their resolution.

2014 New Years Resolution

For those of you who read my previous entry, I'm sorry. Rereading the entry, I found it like a rant than an actual formal entry. Also my blog was meant to help remember happy times. We should not focus too much on angry times (as you can tell, it still enrages me). So I'm sorry if my entry brought up any of your unpleasant memories. That's not what I wanted. We should always keep looking forward and only occasionally remember the past for our sanity's sake. That said and now being a new year, it's time to make another New Years resolution. So here are my 2014 News Years resolution.

#1. Bring back my creativity and motivation.

~I realized that during my college years, motivation and creativity had diminished greatly. With many classes involving studying with facts, it was hard to fantasize anything without pushing physics and biology into them. All research done must have credible resources and support. This had a great impact on my creativity. I used to draw and sketch every month. Plus I had a DeviantArt page. I knew many friends who had an dA page but already gave up on them. I still am proud to keep mine but it was neglected for quite some time already. I want to take on that hobby again. Plus I hope this hobby will also bring my motivation and daily mood up.

#2. Maintain relationship with my current friends.

~Another school over. That means there is no real need to meet up with my friends besides the plain desire to hang out. I want to keep my friends and my mistake from high school had hurt me. Now I'm making sure to put some effort because friendship does have a price (even if it's just a little).

#3. Grow out my nails.

~I will admit it. When I was young, I bite my nails regularly. Even if the habit stop, I'm still used to very short nails. My family isn't very happy about my habit. My sis even decided to glue fake nails on my nails just so I could get used to them (and keep a habit of having them longer). Having long nails isn't really a bad thing. It is not killing me. However, right now, they are really inconvenient (even typing this entry took longer than it should). Oh well, it looks more tidy to have longer nails, just maybe not as long as these fake nails I'm wearing. I'll just have to figure out a manageable length. Besides, nail polishes are always cute.

#4. Keeping this blog.

~This is probably the most lenient resolution. I would really like to keep this blog going. However, it will depend greatly on my workload. I already want to revive my dA page. I also want to have a try in writing stories and having Instagram. Plus I don't know how my employment will go. That is a lot of stuff to keep in check. Still it's nice to find ways to keep myself busy. Hopefully I will find a way to manage all of them.

I am not a real fan of resolutions since one must need a lot of motivation to keep up with it. However, my sis gave me a tough line: "There is no such thing as having no time. You make the time." Now sadly, she was commenting on my exercising habits but that advice can actual go with anything. And it makes complete sense. Everything takes [at least some] effort. So don't sacrifice any of your resolutions. Always try your best and make time for it... unless you are working several jobs and making anymore time means sacrificing sleep. No one should ever sacrifice sleep.

2013 New Years Resolution

Hello everybody. How is everyone doing? I'm doing okay for now. Many things had happened in the last three weeks leading to irregular entries. I had a huge exam that I can't risk failing and the two crazy holidays kept me booked full.  All that is in the past and became another set of memories to remember. (Isn't that nice?) Anyways, I'm back to having an organized schedule so that means a steady flow of posts. I do apologize if you are a regular to my blog and you had to deal with my unsteady posts. I'll try my best to keep it weekly. With that said, this leads to this week's topic. (Even though I think I'm a week late.)

Oh the topic: New Years Resolution. How we love to make big goals but always end up giving up or lowering the standards halfway through. I especially am one of those people. Sorry to disappoint you if you were hoping I'm different. I used to make a list of goals to accomplish each year. However, due to my laziness, procrastination, and school work, I always ended up accomplishing close to none of my goals. It even came to a point when I don't even bother with it each new year. As much as I love to keep talking about my past, it's time we talk about the future. We remember things from the past to appreciate challenges that comes in our way. That was the whole point right? Now how did I come to this point where I force myself to keep working instead of procrastinating? Simple, I'm graduating soon! I have to prepare to get a job or apply to higher education. It only shows that one can procrastinate so long before life comes back and hit you in the face. (Ouch.) So here are my New Years Resolution of 2013.

1) Be more patient.

    I think being patient is not to be confused with procrastinating. While procrastinating means putting off work (thus delaying progress), patience involve constantly making progress but not expecting fast results. Sometimes I believe it is because we lack patience that we tend to procrastinate. We expect fast results from our work which unfortunately does not happen always. Being patient helps keep us motivated to work. In another situation, patience can also help deal with arguments or obstacles. Staying patient help maintain focus and analyze the situation, allowing us to make a more effective and sufficient solution. Everyone can use patience. One can never be too patient. Overall, I hope to be more patient so I can solve problems while maintaining a steady stress level. 

2) Keeping this blog alive.

    As stupid as it sounds, I want to keep this blog alive. I don't really mind if people don't find this blog interesting or important. However, my goal is to (hopefully) bring up topics that people don't often think about. We all are so focus on our work life that we sometimes easily get depress or feel unmotivated. I hope that my blog will temporarily distract my readers from their stressful life and just cheer them up. (Because we all need relieve stress sometimes.) Who knows? Maybe someone really needs this type of blog.

3) Exercise.

     I can see you laughing. If not out loud, then in your mind. I understand how many people say their goal is to exercise more. Many times we just give up. Sadly, my exercise only consist of walking to lecture every day and that exercise will disappear once I graduate out of college. I don't really know how I manage to maintain my weight (~115 lb) this whole time with just walking but I have to start forcing myself to exercise regularly to keep my fitness. My current motivation is keeping myself healthy and preparing for life outside college. And for those of you who can't find a motivation to keep exercise, here's a video that might help. Reality sucks but what can we do.