Settling In

19 days into 2011 and I finally feel like I am settling in to the year and the routines that it will entail.

I must remember to keep my tri-fold focus for the year.

1) Help Hanan pass his PSLE
2) Improve comms for church
3) Do something about the elephant in the room by end-2011.

As for resolution-y stuff, this is what the list looks like
1) Write to people more. Meaning love notes, poems, prose and proper letter things.
2) Eat at home more.
3) Cab less.

Sounds easy,right? Ha ha. Lets see what this will look like at the half-year mark.

I am very grateful though. Grateful for my job(s). For my friends. For my mum. For the sweet little boy who is fast becoming a man. Still sweet though. And for the God who never witholds anything from me if I ask.

"Seek ye first".

I will, Lord. I will. Help me when I forget.

A week of 2009

It is the end of the first full week of 2009 and I already can see what my year is going to be like.

1) Hanan
The boy is in Primary 4, which is a streaming year. Which for you non-parents and non-Singaporeans translates to "We are going to, in a matter of 10 hours of testing or less, determine if your child is smart enough to be worth our investing educational resources into- to shape him into a mindless drone who may not be able to find true love, buy a house or get a job; or if he is going to be one of the proletarian semi-skilled workers, who will forever feel inadequate, dumb and looked down upon." *deep breath here*

I think my evenings are for the most part going to be engaged doing school work with my child, and basically making our time together one of work and more work.

Hence, my second point

2) Arts and culture
I want to take a learning journey into the worlds of theatre, music and arts during the weekends. Museum and library visits notwithstanding, I want Hanan and I to grow to be connoiseurs of the arts and culture. Which means a lot more time spent out and about, rather than home and in front of the TV/ Xbox.

3) Drama Ministry
Really want this to take off this year. We have the talents, we have the hearts, and for sure we have the anointing. Just have to figure out how to set it up and keep it going. Not that I know for sure what I am doing. But God does, whew. But I am exciting about starting it, and delving deep into it. I really think it has great potential to be one of the strongest ministries around and the reach is just amazing. I am blathering now,but really, I'm pumped, and I want to go the distance with whatever God gives us for this.

4) Fitness and Food
Having started out with good intentions and some good habits this year, I hope to stay the course and continue. I think I owe it to myself to feel good and look good. For one thing, with all the highs and lows coming my way, I think I am going to need to energy to deal with them eh?

5)Making time for friends
I want to make more time for friends. Small dinner parties and such, now that circumstances permit such gatherings without fear or discomfort. Have had a few old friends come back into my life lately, and some new friendships I want to cultivate.
Now,if I can only stop everyone from going on and on about how far away Woodlands is. It really isn't, y'all!

And there it is. My year to be in summary. And if I feel like it, I might do a year in retrospect as some point.

New year, Old year

As I start this new year (yes, 6 days late, but what is a calendar except an ugly thing on your desk preventing you from reaching your stapler), I can't help but think of all the things I did last year which were really cool. Here are ten of them in no particular order. Especially not chronological.

Started attending FGA full time.
Went to Hillsong Conference.
Was part of Redemption Hill, the musical.
Organised, planned and successfully completed the May Day Charity.
Broke my ankle.
Got through 3 bosses and one office move and still at the same job.
Got a new bible from one of my fave people of all time.
Renewed, revitalised and recharged a few friendships.
Lived to see the first coloured President-elect of the USA.
Made some important life decisions that will leave me broke, alone but probably happy.

This year, I only have one goal - get my driver's license! I have put it off long enough.

Top 10 memorable events of 2006

10. Hanan started Primary One. (Jan)

9. I started Salsa. (Jan)

8. I got confirmed in my new job. (Feb)

7. I attended my first company dinner and dance. (April)

6. I decided to revive this blog (May)

5. We went our first 3N 2D family getaway to Sentosa. Baby steps, people, baby steps.

4. Started tithing and see the rewards thereof.

3. Started contibuting to KelingKillah.blogspot.com
2. Went to KL on a friends only holiday - my first since I got married.

1. Got to be involved with Baghdad Cafe - a Christmas musical.

There it is - my year in a nutshell.

It's been quite a ringing in of the new year this year. First the party at Marcus' place with the ex-company people on the 31st, which was really nice, and kinda wierd, as usual. David, who remains one of my favourite people, bought be the complete works of Akira Kurosawa on DVD, which we had a conversation about almost 2 years ago. The things that man remembers!!

And then the 1st, at mum's with the usual gang of misfits, aka my cousins. After polishing of one bottle of JD, half a JW and about 4 shots of Baileys. someone (I think me) came up with the idea of playing Spin the Bottle - the Turth or Dare Edition.

I learnt so much about my cousins, and myself - the foolishness you can get up to when you are young and well, foolish. E.g. what one actually beleived to be the first and true love of one's life was actually statutory rape, as my newly policeman brother was quick to point out.

Oh well, c'est la vie, non?

So since I am not a resolution type, I am just going to ask for a 100% improvement in my life. More meaning, more love, more relationships.

And more blog posts, maybe?