Perhaps some of you may remember what I said about the New Year. To refresh your memory, (I know that all of you visit my blog all the time and I totally understand if you don't remember everything that I have written) here is a link to that post:
Refresh Memory NOW!
Now that you have re-read that post, take a few moments to think about what I said. Does it make sense? Do you agree or do you not? Well, here's some food for thought. Throughout 2008, I have come to discover why people make resolutions. I mean, just last year, there was no reason for anyone to wait for the New Year to make changes in their lives. I mean, if you really wanted to change, you could change today.
That was last year. I still have not changed my mind, I am not as wishy washy as most of you would like to believe. But the reason that people hope to change is because they feel they can do better than they are currently doing. Usually, New Year's Resolutions consists of cutting down on sinful (I refuse to go into a discussion about what sinful really means, because of the vaguely defined word "sin") habits and exercising more discipline. But usually, sinful pursuits involve a great amount of pleasure. Hence, we would always prefer to delay its abandonment. Some things are just so good that you can't leave them behind, year after year. So we just put them as one of those things that we call New Year Resolutions, EVERY YEAR!
No one likes a whiner in these festive mood. Why the hell am I blogging on New Year's Eve. Should I not be out partying? Who knows, I could get lucky... I mean, it would take a lot for that to happen, but... this could actually be my year.
Nonetheless, believe it or not, I have made my own resolutions this year. Not because it is this time of the year, but because I understand that to live the life that I hope for, I must certainly make a lot of changes to the way I currently go about daily. What are my resolutions? For people who know me well enough, my goals are always simple. For people who know me even better, they know that I am very complicated, yet, I seek simplicity. So for next year, I seek the little things in life that are just missing right now.
There are actually two factors on my side for this. Firstly, little things are easier to obtain and secondly, we know that if we take care of the little things in life, the big things will take care of themselves. So, with this, I wish all of you a splendid year ahead, and may all your little changes come true!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
New Tools
As it happens not so frequently, I like to update my blog, not only with posts, but give it a new look, and add some new funky toys to it (I added the Sushi game the last time) just to breathe some new life into what other people might deem as dead.
So, if you have visited my blog recently, you will notice that the color schemes have changed somewhat. I find this more lively and in preparation for the spring, which most people are looking forward to in this cold winter. The freezing bear is no longer in the header. It's been a year since I left him there.
I also added a Google Calendar at the bottom. This basically records the things that are happening in my life, albeit not all the events, just those that I wish to make public. I might even bother to record some birthdays down if I am up for it. If you don't see your birthday down there, please don't feel insulted. Maybe it's just because I think you're too special to carelessly divulge this private information to the eyes of anyone prying.
I removed the Sushi program just because I think it has been there for too long. I also added a link that I highly recommend. It is labeled "Financial Heaven" for appeal's sake because I think that the site which is maintained by a good friend of mine, is definitely worth great study. For those of you who are more observant, you may notice that I do not advertise for other bloggers. It is simply a policy of mine to treat everyone equally. Since adding every single blogger I know is not entirely feasible, I decided not to add them at all. Seeing that, you may think I am hypocritical in adding this "Financial Heaven" site that is maintained by my friend, but I assert that it is not really a blog. It is more like a site for financial education.
Financial education is a huge trend these days. More and more people are aware of the necessity of investing their money. "Investing" is a very broadly defined term which I think if you require more information on, you should definitely visit the site. Hope you like the new look. Enjoy!
So, if you have visited my blog recently, you will notice that the color schemes have changed somewhat. I find this more lively and in preparation for the spring, which most people are looking forward to in this cold winter. The freezing bear is no longer in the header. It's been a year since I left him there.
I also added a Google Calendar at the bottom. This basically records the things that are happening in my life, albeit not all the events, just those that I wish to make public. I might even bother to record some birthdays down if I am up for it. If you don't see your birthday down there, please don't feel insulted. Maybe it's just because I think you're too special to carelessly divulge this private information to the eyes of anyone prying.
I removed the Sushi program just because I think it has been there for too long. I also added a link that I highly recommend. It is labeled "Financial Heaven" for appeal's sake because I think that the site which is maintained by a good friend of mine, is definitely worth great study. For those of you who are more observant, you may notice that I do not advertise for other bloggers. It is simply a policy of mine to treat everyone equally. Since adding every single blogger I know is not entirely feasible, I decided not to add them at all. Seeing that, you may think I am hypocritical in adding this "Financial Heaven" site that is maintained by my friend, but I assert that it is not really a blog. It is more like a site for financial education.
Financial education is a huge trend these days. More and more people are aware of the necessity of investing their money. "Investing" is a very broadly defined term which I think if you require more information on, you should definitely visit the site. Hope you like the new look. Enjoy!
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