wo0t! my first _real_ post this 2008! [the previous one was just a wrap-up of last month, so methinks that doesn't count... lolz~ ]

this year is extra special for me, primarily because this will be the year i turn 30. wow, 3 decades... by today's standards, i'm already ancient! hahah... and a single old dude at that! almost all of my peers are already have their own sons/daughters and have already settled down. so what's the hold-up? i don't think i need to tell you the reason. but anyway, since that is the case, family and friends have bugged/annoyed/harassed me to no end on when it will be my turn. oftentimes, i'd just smile back and laugh and tell them either of these things: "soon"; "when i find someone to settle down with"; "when pigs fly"; or something like that. other times, i just downright ignore the question or pretend i did not hear anything. so i guess you already know where this is going... but just to tell you, it's not really a priority for me, but it would be nice if i can be "attached" this year. it's been quite a while since i've had someone special in my life... *reminisce-mode swith ON* 

...erm, before we get side-tracked, let's get back to the topic at hand. uh... yeah! also, i'd like to have more opportunities to travel. last year's out-of-town trips are soo sparse compared to last year's. it would _really_ be nice if i can go abroad. heheeh~ cultural trip to Japan anyone? oh! watching concerts/live events would be nice as well. i heard Incubus is coming over again this March. rumors of U2 and some others coming over is circulating as well. let's see... what else do i want to happen this year? oh, time to see my long-lost friends and hang out with them; and for them to have time to see me as well! hah~ watch more movies too! i've failed to see tons of great movies last year... thank goodness for cable though, all is not lost.

as for some traits that i would like to have/improve on:

time management - gawd i soo need this in my life

patience - i _really_ need more of this since i work at a call center

resolve - to be firm with my decisions and endeavors i decide to take

gift of gab - being an introvert by nature, i need this to negate my boring side

discipline/restraint - self-explanatory

and then some traits that i need to let go of:

procrastinating - augh~ don't get me started on this...

negativity - orz~ this one too!

a bit of disclaimer: this is by no means a "New Year's Resolution" or anything like that, so don't yell at me next year if some or none of these things materialize.