Birthday Wish List 2010

Here's the birthday wish list from the birthday girl:

1. Laptop Bag
2. Body Bag
3. Gym Bag
4. Backpack
5. Matte Lipstick
6. Pedometer
7. Gym clothes (jogging pants & top)
8. Pasta cookbook
9. Lingerie set
10. Running Shoes

[note: i got 8 out of 10... I didn't get everything on my birthday per se, but some gave me the gifts and I bought the rest throughout 2010. not bad at all! so thankful for the blessings!:)]

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!

It’s been an eventful 2009. A lot of highs and lows, triumphs and challenges, thrown in with the occasional surprises too. Here’s a look back to the year that was:

• A Love Life in Bloom. February 20^th was the birth of the Lings. After 10 monthsaries, senior moments, food trips, adventures, wink winks… the rest was history.
• A Bunch of First Timers. Not a virgin territory anymore: UAAP game, Nuvali, La Mesa Ecopark, Spring Awakening, Pacquiao Pay-per-View, Discovery Suites, Bellinis. First time to sing with Erik Santos too! *starstruck*
• A Powerful and Precise Brand. Norizec was transferred to LRI, to be championed by moi. Was given the opportunity to be team leader for EM2 as well
• A Flash Flood. Manila came to fear that one word: Ondoy, which left us with a lot of awakenings. More than half of our belongings were washed out by the flood, but we had more room to welcome new things, and in our hearts a renewed strength.
• A Couple of Trips, here and there. Mexico, US (twice), Macau, Camiguin, Davao. And a looooot of field works in between. I love my work!
• A Chorale. ISDF repertoire for 80-20, REF, and the caroling stint. A concert might be in the works next year!

Astrologers say that 2010 would be a challenging year for many. But I, for one, am looking forward to achieving my own personal goals for the year:

• Personal: Learn how to cook pasta, be more on time, fix self more.
• Career: Focus on database updates, relationship building
• Business: Get options with financing and location maps
• Health: Drop down to 125 lbs. Exercise more, choose food wisely
• Finance: Deposit 50K in account. Save more, spend less.
• Love life: Be more patient and understanding.
• Spiritual: Get a mentor, read the Word and reflect everyday.

For 2010, I want to focus on (1) Health/Diet (Food and Exercise), (2) Finances and Savings, (3) Career & Business. The rest are daily habits that I would like to practice and imbibe in myself as well.

Here’s to another round of resolutions I hope to keep, and an amazingly eventful 2010! Cheers!