Celebrating 2014.

To make up for the two lost days, I am going to ensure posts through the weekend! 

I have a ton of plans this coming year, lots of things to do and so many goals to achieve. While some are fun like planning for short getaways, and keeping long hair... others are more serious like saving money for future use like getting my degree... funding a working holiday trip if I decided to leave my current job. Not that I intend to in the next year, however. Loving it too much right now.

Personal Goals: 

★ Go for at least 6 short getaways or three actual trips to somewhere I've never been to this year.

Some people asked me why I still wanna get on a plane somewhere on my off days when I travel for a living. I learn now that travelling for fun is waaaaaaay more exciting than travelling for work. All the parties you can go to, all the things you can do to your hair. So I am going to try making time for a little R&R during my days off. There's one coming up.. I can't wait!

★ Long hair for Hari Raya

I have this habit of cutting my hair as soon as it grows past my shoulders. I need to stop being itchy fingers and cutting my hair as soon as I see a nice, short hairstyle. I've had short hair for a long time now, time for it to groooow. Mazlan has the task to keep me from cutting my hair, though he isn't exactly taking my word for it. WE. SHALL. SEE.

★ Actually get an off day for Hari Raya

Now this is also a gamble. Sigh.

★ Keeping my options open

It feels so good to finally be able to let go, and have a little bit of fun.  Let's see where this year will take me. No more keeping my heart inside a cage.

★ Take up the 52-week savings plan

And have an extra $1.3k to spend on a holiday the next year! Yippee!

★ Take up at least 3 fitness challenge

Need to tone up the body, pronto. 

Blogging goals:

★ Continue with my What I Ate Wednesday feature

Ate so many interesting things, can't wait to share them all with you.

★ Start one (or two) new monthly feature.

... DEETS later!

★ Revive the sponsorship page.

Exchanging buttons, making friends in blogosphere, LOVING IT! But haven't gotten around to renew my Passionfruit subscription yet. All in good time.

★ Expand Syfnz Says, maybe?

Start by giving it a new look? Maybe? Hee.

So here's just sharing with you my goals for the year and I hope to revisit it next year and see how far I have come since!

x

Weekly Wishes #7

Previous week's wishes:

❤ Manage finances: have at least 200 leftover spending money for the rest of the month

❤ Get laundry done

❤ Investigate where have the mails gone to

Haven't been very successful with last week wishes. Overspent by a LOT the past weekend because of outings to various food establishments. Yummy food, ain't good for my pocket. HENCE, I really have to scrimp and save and eat grass for the next 14 days before payday.

I have the whole week off the coming week (YAY for more sleep-ins, booo for basic pay) so I have more time to get my uniform sorted out, and laundry done. Sigh.

But, I FOUND THE LOST MAIL! It was being held at the post office because I didn't write a return address (oops) and there was a major defect in my parcel. But despite all the drama, I managed to take it back and added a few more things into the package for Bonnie... and sent it out this morning. Hopefully, it'll reach her this time. :)

WEEKLY WISHES #7

❤ GET LAUNDRY DONE
❤ Start writing again

❤ Enjoy the downtime while it lasts

❤ Quit obsessing over black cats

❤ GET LAUNDRY DONE

Ditto.

❤ Start writing again

I am not talking about writing in my blog this time, but actually write, WRITE! Been suffering from a dry spell lately, so bad that I can't even find words to form a proper paragraph. I resorted to reading Bones fanfiction (a guilty, fattening pleasure of mine) to soak up some inspiration but to no avail. I have an idea for a story, but I seemed to not be able to churn out words. This is ultimately frustrating.

❤ Enjoy the downtime while it lasts

While most of my batchmates are out working, flying around the world.. some of us are still stuck without rosters. Part of me is envious of the pictures that they're sending through the whatsapp chat group... the other part of me is enjoying this time to repay my sleep debt, and do whatever the hell I wanted during the week. I know that once my roster is out, I'll have to say goodbye to my freedom and the next time I get to enjoy time like this will probably be taken out from my leave pool. So I ain't complaining, just enjoying the free time I've been granted. Boo to no allowances though.

❤ Quit obsessing over black cats

They're my favourite cats (after the Sphinx). But I have to resign to the fact that I'll never be able to have cats while living in my parents' house. Maybe I'll get one when I have my own house. Then again, I might not cos I am afraid of them dying before me. I can't deal with the heartbreak.  

Hope you guys have an awesome week ahead!

Weekly Wishes #6

That's me, being Jungle Girl in Chiang Mai.

Previous week's wishes:
❤ Have a proper system for studying
❤ Get necessary things for winter in Melbourne❤ Ace exams

I do apologise for the gap in between #5 and #6 because of my two-week long Melbourne trip, hence the tardiness. I've managed to cross out every single wish on my list because of all you awesome readers. Erika and Allie's suggestions to adopt the Pomodoro technique to make my studying more productive WORKED WONDERS. I find that having some breaks to look forward to in between study sessions (no matter how short) helps. Thank you ladies.

Melbourne was FUH-REEZING when we arrived. The coldest was probably at 3 degrees. We were walking towards the domestic arrival terminal at Tullamarine airport and our teeth were chattering, smoke escaped with every breath we exhaled. Needless to say, we tropical climate peeps were very much entertained.

I still have my job, which meant.. I ACED ALL MY EXAMS! But not without hard work, sweat, anger and tears. At least the hard part is over. ONWARD with our training!

WEEKLY WISHES #6

❤ Manage finances: have at least 200 leftover spending money for the rest of the month
❤ Get laundry done

❤ Investigate where have the mails gone to

❤ Manage finances: have at least 200 leftover spending money for the rest of the month

First paycheck was in, but I still have a long, long way to go to enjoy the benefits that come with the job. September is looking very bleak as of now (and the next few months to come), and I pray for a miracle for us to get rostered as soon as possible so we won't be eating grass next month too. Sigh.

❤ Get laundry done
I have a pile of dirty clothes from Melbourne that needs my attention. I better get it done before my next trip.

❤ Investigate where have the mails gone to

The case of the disappearing mails. Bonnie and I both hadn't received our mails to each other. Which is strange, considering my mails out usually get to their destinations fast. Time to head to the post office tomorrow. Hope my gifts to her aren't lost in the mail-verse. Or the mail monster ate them up.

Right now, I am going to get my ass ready for the airport (I seem to be going to the airport a hell lot these days and it's set to increase later during the month) and bid farewell to my darling Maria who's heading home to Ukraine. More about her later!

What are your weekly wishes for this first week of September... GASP, is it September already?!