So everything’s back to normal now. Businesses have opened up again, banks are back to their regular hours, and people are reluctantly going back to work, me included. It does feel rather refreshing, though. I have to admit, waking up at 11:00am everyday was not doing wonders for me.

I’ve finished most of my work for the day, so I’m taking a break.

I’m hoping to get my DSLR back before the end of the week. I called Canon today and they told me to check back on Thursday since they’ve just advised the service center to start repairing my camera. I hope they get it done on Thursday so I can have my dad pick it up on Friday. I’ve started my own Project 365 for this year, you can view the set here. So hurry up, pretty please, Canon Service Center? I’m getting tired of borrowing my dad’s DSLR.

I think this is going to be a rather slow week.

Oh, new layout for the new year.

Happy New Year, everyone. :) Just a warning to you readers, I’m currently on my seventh glass of wine. So if you see any typos or grammatical errors… you know.

It’s 2:00AM and the fireworks being set off have decreased. I can still hear a few in the distance, but it’s not as noisy as it was two hours ago. The smoke is gradually disappearing. I’m stuffed full of roast chicken, ham, and mashed potatoes. The half-empty wine bottle is resting on my lap. :D

I keep trying to think of things I want to do this year, things I want to accomplish. Not exactly New Year’s resolutions, since I haven’t made those in five years. So let’s just call these things goals that I may or may not try to accomplish this year, since calling them resolutions might feel like too much commitment for me. :D

• Break out of my comfort zone and try something new. This is going to be particularly difficult, since I’m probably the most unadventurous person on the face of the earth.
• Travel. I’ve promised my cousins that I would visit them in Davao soon, and I guess this would be the perfect opportunity to plan a trip there. Time to search for the perfect Samsonite luggage set, I guess?
• Drink less. I am by no means an alcoholic, but I have noticed that my drinking actually increased in 2008. Better tone it down.
• Meet more people. I’m not a very friendly person. Don’t get me wrong, I can be perfectly friendly if we’ve known each other for a few months or so - or if you approach me first. But unless you make the first move to talk to me, you won’t be hearing a word. I think I need to work on my abnormal social skills.
• Get more sleep. I’ve turned into an insomniac. I usually spend half the night tossing and turning on the bed.
• Start eating healthy. Need I say more?

I’m bound to break the last goal in the morning, since I’m having a pizza day with my cousins. I hope there’s beer, although I seriously, honestly, doubt there will be.

I plan to have a new layout up soon, although I feel quite reluctant to take the current one down. But I eventually will put a new one up, when I get that much needed burst of inspiration.

Oh, and I just realized! Twenty days until my 20th birthday! Oh goody!

It’s New Year’s Eve. Last night, Don, Jeremiah, and I were up talking about the things that happened to us all throughout 2008. During the discussion, Don said that he didn’t want the year to end yet, because he felt he didn’t accomplish much this year.

While I feel that I could have done more this year, I have to say that in my case, 2008 was a year full of change. Here are a few examples.

• 2008 was the year that I graduated. I was finally sent out into the real world, and I finally learned the art of penny pinching.
• I got my first job, and hated it.
• Quit my job, and got a new one. One which gave me more freedom.
• Spiritually speaking, I think I’ve grown a bit this year. Not as much as I would have liked, but I’ve gotten more involved in church activities.
• More freedom - from my parents. They’ve always been strict, but they’ve loosened up a bit, especially after graduation. Although, understandably, there are still a few rules I need to follow if I’m going to remain under their roof.

There are still a lot more, but I think if I listed them all, I’d just go on and on.

I normally don’t make New Year’s resolutions, since I inevitably end up breaking them. I just hope that 2009 becomes a pleasant adventure, like how 2008 was.

11 hours until the New Year. :) I hope everyone has fun. :) Oh, is anyone interested in getting a tuxedo?