Killing Time

Question: How many of these I will break by Chinese New Year?

1. I will do the caterpillar at least two minutes every day and if during some of those days I do not have access to a guitar I will still pretend to do the caterpillar as if I have a guitar.
2. I will go swimming at least twice a week and if during some of those days I do not have access to swimming pools then it will be bankrolled into the next week.
3. I will only buy either a pair of shoes or a handbag a month and NOT…..  BOTH!
4. I will only buy a maximum four (4) items of clothing a month and at least one of those will be in colour other than black or brown or red.
5. I am only allowed 2 Japanese CDs a month and ONLY if they were at discounted prices on eBay, and that includes concert DVDs or music video collections.
6. I am allowed to buy as many books or magazines or earrings that I want.
7. I will not think of mocha mud pie too much.
8. I must play and complete at least 2 games that are not RPG-related. Expand the horizons a little.
9. I must write one song a month. Even if it’s just about the weather.
10. I will take one old friend out for coffee every month.
11. I will try to do one new thing every month. It could be mastering cuss words in foreign languages, or kissing Japanese rockstars, or learning to knit.
12. I will own one new musical instrument or equipment every year. I’ve always wanted a pair of maracas.
13. I will change my hairstyle once every quarter.
14. Ho! I will get my driver’s license before the year is out.
15. I will get a baju kurung tailor made, once and for all.
16. I will get a new Neo Matrix jacket and if I can’t find one, I’ll make one.
17. I will find a magical pair of super-black jeans that will make me look slimmer and younger and richer and wiser.
18. I will be nicer to boys. *koff! koff! can’t breathe…need….air…*
19. I will write a funny, witty screenplay. If Matt and Ben (and Stephen Chow) can, Ijah can too. (residual resolution from 3 years ago)
20. I will take up drawing and painting. Seriously. I will.
21. I will complete my photography projects within this century.
22. I will learn how to copycat mangas and draw cute little girls with big shiny eyes in short skirts and long stockings.
23. I will learn Japanese. Formally. It’s not enough to fake it by saying domo arigatou gozaimasta all the time.
24. I will learn to accept that I only need one pair of sunglasses, not 4, in my handbag each time.
25. I will go to a Dome Tour by Mr Children and Glay before I reach the ripe old age of 35. Who’s with me?!
26. I will go to Morrocco.
27. I will find True Love. I meant the perfume. By Elizabeth Arden. What did you think I mean?
28. I will get a macthing luggage. In green. Or purple. Or orange.
29. This is a no brainer. I will get a PS3 before the year is done.
30. I will join a gym. Ha!
31. And go at least twice a week. Double ha!
32. I will get a full set of Akira Kurosawa’s movies on DVD
33. I will get a full set of Haruki Murakami’s books
34. I will read Kafka.
35. I will listen to a ‘live’ Jazz performance. Ok ok. I will try to listen to a ‘live’ Jazz performance.
36. Oh this is hard. I will go and support at least 4 local traditional arts and/or music production this year, one for every quarter.
37. I will finish all my replacement puasa before mid-year. Ganbattei, ne!
38. I will file my taxes and pay them before 30th April.
39. I will save 10% of my monthly income in a high performing investment fund that will make me rich beyond belief (read: lottery).
40. I will watch all the F1 races. If I miss the ‘live’ race, I’ll watch the repeats. Michael lost his crown coz I didn’t do so last year.
41. I will take a personal holiday at least twice a year. Even if it’s only for lying in my bed thinking about when it’s gonna rain next.
42. I will drink 5 glasses of water every day.
43. I will eat sensibly and take all my multivitamins and anti-histamines religiously. At this age, I need all the help I can get.
44. I will try to sleep by midnight every night.
45. Oh, I been wanting to do this since February last year. I will make a decent demo of my stuff. A cheap mic and a free encoding software don’t count.
46. I will write liner notes to all the songs and explain (expose?) who they were really written for.
47. I will contemplate making amends. Please note that I put this at the bottom of my list.
48. I will track Hisashi. I did it once, I can do it again.
49. I will get my job description and line of reporting cleaned up and straighten out so that I can function better at work. Say… by March? Oh to be so optimistic and naive about managing expectations.
50. I will start dating again and fill up my dancing card(s). Who am I kidding? All the good guys are either married or gay. At least, that’s what the statistics say! Good luck to Awa!!

Note 1: I didn’t put ‘working hard’ in there coz it’s an oxymoron. I always work hard. Even if it doesn’t appear that way. When I gaze pensively outside my office window, I am not daydreaming, I am strategizing. To quote Bibi, get with the programme.

Note 2: I was not high on pot when I wrote this. A little hungry though, so my thinking might be impaired. It’s 1.54am, of course I am hipoglycemic. Heh.

Note 3: I am still not sleepy. There goes resolution # 44.

Did anyone say mocha mud pie?

~IA

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