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Resolutions, finally ;-)

2007 has gone far now, so I will just sum up a couple of major moments of last year. There were as usual worries, stresses, sadness, happiness..etc, the different aspects in human lives. Worries? my uncle got sick and stayed in hospital for about a week, that scared me a lot since the year before, he enterred hospital for more than two weeks. Stress? Worked on my thesis, got locked for some weeks because of missing some facts to complete it. Sadness?hmm, that question results into many answers, in fact, 2007 was a year full of frustrations. Happiness? Well, I graduated, and made some new interesting good friends. Administration-wise was also very bumpy. Hence, 2007 was a year (like 2005, and 2006) that I could not wait to say good bye to.

So, what's about 2008? Plans? I have a few. Resolutions? I can only share those that I might be able to keep track of.

Health: Comparing to my lack of self -discipline in 2007, in 2008, I will commit myself to a healthier life style ;-), meaning drink more water, jogging more often, hopefully will be able to go back to practice indoor climbing again, and learn swimming.

Travel: I am planning to go back to China for some long months, this time I will depart from VN, and I hope my best Vnese girlfriends will join me (before they all get married and have children ;-))

Personal Commitment: call my mom more often, read more books, write more on blogs.

Hobby: paint more painting, especially take comic drawing course.

Profession/ Job: I will only get jobs that I am intersted in doing, and hope to open my own restaurant (where my customers do not have to taste foods that I cook ;-))

Love: I think if I want to live an exciting life, achieving my goals, I might need to live the M-word out of my system for a while ;-) (well, at least until I find a rich husband, who love me and do not care much if I spend his money for shoes ;-))-Dream on, girl!

Apart from that , the Lunar New Year is coming soon, in less than a month. Apparently, the Rat year is gonna be a good year for me since the last three year I was suffering from a three year of difficulties ;-), don't really get that but well I am looking forward.

Practicing sketch ;-)

Wishing everyone a SUPER GREAT 2008!

Many friends asked what would be my resolutions for the new year, well, this year I decide to not make them too early. In that way, I have time to think about what will be doable and achievable ;-). On the other hand, I can say that I have already start working on one of my resolutions. Yeah, it is one of the things I have long wanted to resolve, hopefully, I can finish it without causing too much damages ;-). I also decide not to look back in 2007 because I don't want to start 2008 with regrets or excitements.

This year, I feel extremely strong, and new ;-). I want to welcome 2008 with a fresh, happy start. And I do have plenty of wishes this year, according to the fortune teller, I will be very happy at the end of 2008 ;-). Something to look forward to, no?

Live concert at Xmas market

...and Ben being quite happy to get eaten by a Monster ;-)

Merry Xmas!

With uncle and baby sister

I have been eating from one house to another since Xmas till New year. Although, it was great to gather with friends and have a great time, but at the end, I got sick of eating.

Graduation 2007

Well, 2007 marked an academic achievement for me, I finally finished my two years of master in hotel management, and freed from many endless nights of studying (to compensate with many late night out ;-)).

Two years ago, I decided to get back to school, be a full time student. The experience was worth, reminded me how much studying is an ever-ending process, learned many new things, made many new friends.

Yeah, going back to school when you are kinda old for school (who said there was an age limit?) is also an advantage because while the other young ones concern about finding a good job, you are sort of laying back, concentrate on this one thing, and refuse to think about budgets, deadlines, bosses...the all in all stressful (maybe fun in some different ways) environment. And because you are old, you start learning in a different way, you benefit more from what you learn and pay attention more to what you know will matter in real business and life.