Christmas Blues & New Year’s Reso
We never had a Christmas tree at home and I never really wished anything to Santa because I knew that his alter-ego is working in the Middle East and is not coming home on Christmas Eve. These and quite a few other reasons make me least excited as Christmas day approached. I guess I like the Christmas season more than the Christmas day itself. I like the chill in the air, the gift buying, the festive decorations in the streets (not in our house), the merry greetings but I hate the Christmas rush, the overrated traffic and the expenses that just keep getting beyond what you budgeted for. Then there’s the fact that with each passing year, I realize more that Christmas is just for children and for couples and when you’re 24 and single, you can’t help but be bittersweet about this occasion. Or maybe, I am just bitter because of the below:
Gifts I Wish I Had Received Last Christmas but Never Did
- A wireless router
- A Calvin Klein Jeans bag
- Another Tom Perrota/Augusten Burroughs book
- A Pajama set
- A thoughtful Christmas card
On the other hand, I found several reasons to cheer up this New Year. There’s a bunch of things I am very thankful for the year that has been. In retrospect of 2008, I’ve met some really interesting individuals “along the way” and learned from them, I got a promotion and felt that I have matured in many ways in my career in a short span of time, I made my first travel abroad last October and survived, I was able to buy things I wanted or at least thought I want them, and I continued to keep in touch with friends and made reconciliations with some people from the past (not enemies though).
So in the spirit of New Year I am sharing my 2009 Resolution List:
- Manage money better to save more
- Be less boring and more interesting
- Spend less time at home and see places
- Be more mature in dealing with disappointments
- Eat healthier food and try to gain weight
- Be more patient with dealing with people
- Be more active and learn a sport
Cheers to 2009! – Jansen
