Goodbye Third Week of June

Three weeks down, one more to go. Short progress report again this week.

Learn to cook a new meal each month

• I am desperate here! This is my last weekend to cook something. ANYTHING. Post a comment/Facebook/e-mail or something to get suggestions to me.

Consume an average of 1800 Calories per day (325,235 / 657,000 calories total for the year)

• Did well last week. At least I kept it in the 1800s range. Ate around 13,110 Calories last week, or 1,872 Calories per day. Not too shabby.

Make Facebook app

• Wow! The game design document's coming along just fine! Thanks to my partner in crime, we're on our way. Gonna finish up the implementation section by the end of this month. In case you're curious, here's a link to the document: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfmj8vqw_2979g4f5cd

Spend at least 20 minutes a day to walk the dogs

• Redeemed! Didn't miss a single day (even weekends!) walking the dogs.

Don't curse for 300 days (accumulated) (130/ 300)

• 7 for 7. I'm rockin'.

Find a new job (or prospective job) by the end of the year

• I haven't been feeling the fire in my job. I don't think I've ever felt it at all. It was just safe. Reflecting on this, I think I'm gonna head back to school after I leave. Get my teaching credentials and teach!

Learn 5 new piano songs (4/5)

• I'm really hesitant to mark this 5/5. I'm pretty much done Faithfully, but I've forgotten how to play Ave Maria without the notes. Gonna keep pushing myself to memorize five complete songs on the piano.

Read the Bible

• Finished up Proverbs. Lotsa good wisdom being taught in that book. I'm on Ecclesiastes, an "autobiography" of Solomon. I'll post a summary of it once I'm done (about next week.) It's really interesting.

Draw

• Been too lazy to post anything as of late. Random sketches of the dogs again. I'll be putting some of them up sometime this week on Facebook.

And that's it friends. See you next week!

Week II: June

Oops, yesterday's update completely slipped my mind. No excuses on my end. I just plain forgot.

Second week is done. Pretty mundane week I'd say. Just the usual:

Learn to cook a new meal each month

• I STILL need a recipe here. Suggestions?

Ballroom dancing

• Waltz is starting to get good. Learning proper form and posture (and this is only beginner's class!) Also I'm taking intermediate Rumba. My "cuban motion" sucks; I've never used my hips so much before. Now I'm starting to feel the aches that come with Rumba.

Consume an average of 1800 Calories per day ( 312,125 / 657,000 calories total for the year)

• How did I ever do this? Anyhow, another party (my nephew's 1st birthday) thus another pig-out weekend. Ate about 13,980 Calories last week, or 1,997 Calories per day. Weekends should stop being so eventful dagnabbit.

Maintain budget of $40 per month for game related purchases ($ 170 / $ 480 for the year)

• I've decided not to buy anything (including you Super Mario Galaxy 2) for this month. I figure since I'm still hooked on Monster Hunter 3, why bother getting a new game.

Spend at least 20 minutes a day to walk the dogs

• I've failed quite a bit on this one. I've been oversleeping for the past few days because my dogs keep sleeping in my room. And when that happens, they always move around, fidget, and even snore. If I close my door, they'll start to scratch it. Ack.

Don't curse for 300 days (accumulated) ( 123 / 300)

• Went 7 for 7 here. Doing really well I think. Dunno if I'll hit 300 or not.

Make money off investments

• I am so glad I bought Nintendo stock. You may or may not know, but they're coming out with the successor to Nintendo DS. It's the Nintendo 3DS, and as its name implies, it's 3D. Here's the catch: no glasses! So if I'm to give a good piece of trading advice it's this: invest in NTDOY shares while they're still cheap!

Learn 5 new piano songs (4/5)

• Learning Faithfully. It's quite an easy song. I'm almost done learning it actually. Next week I'll probably be finished memorizing it.

Volunteer

• Volunteered some of my time at my church's event called "Spring Fling", which is basically a big family-friendly carnival in the parking lot. I manned the roulette table! It was a ton of fun. Made a lot of people lose, but it was all in good fun! I'd occasionally tell them "if the ball lands on this color, you win!" Never ended up happening though. =[

Draw

• I'll post something up mid-week.

Until next week!

June: Week 1

Okay folks, the first week of June is done already. There are a couple things I want to mention before I continue.

First, I realize that HALF THE YEAR HAS FINISHED. That's crazy. It's where in the world did my time go?

Second, since there are only 6 months left, I may have to cut some of my resolutions back (sad, but true.) Which ones? I don't know yet. I'll assess my list again at the end of this month.

With that said, here's my progress for the week:

Learn to cook a new meal each month ( 4 / 12 )

• Need suggestions. Anything. I am a total noob when it comes to cooking, so something simple, yet something tasty.

Ballroom dancing

• Started Waltz. This is THE classic ballroom dance. I'm definitely digging it. I'm also taking intermediate Rumba, just to see how it's like. It's not that any more difficult than the previous few lessons in Rumba.

Consume an average of 1800 Calories per day (298,145 / 657,000 calories total for the year)

• So, once again, I blame family functions for my consumption of 13,780 Calories (1,968 Calories per day). It's tough, but I can persevere.

Maintain budget of $40 per month for game related purchases ($ 170 / $ 480 for the year)

• Not sure whether I should bite on Mario Galaxy 2. I'm still playing Monster Hunter Tri. We'll see next week.

Make Facebook app

• Ugh, that document needs to be updated. HEY ALVIN UPDATE IT WITH ME DAG NAB IT.

Don't curse for 300 days (accumulated) (116 / 300)

• 7 of 7 again. It's getting easier. "Oh mah Buddha" is a great phrase.

Learn 5 new piano songs (4/5)

• Alright, so here's the thing. I finished up Lamb of God, but I have forgotten how to play Storm by Lifehouse. So I'm back to 4. I think I'm gonna start learning Faithfully by Journey for my final song.

Read the Bible

• Psalms is complete. I'm on Proverbs now. So far it's been very practical.

Volunteer

• Spring Fling 2010 here I come!

Draw

• You want pictures eh? I'll upload em. Wait for some mid-week posts.

And that's that. Not too bad, not too good. Til next week (or sometime this week).

And May Ends

I just realized something. I'm getting old. Fast. I'm twenty-six already. It feels like it's just been yesterday since I've started this blog. But nope, 5 months have past. FIVE MONTHS.

And lately, I've been getting lazier and lazier in updating this blog. Why? Hate to say it, but I've just been one lazy kid.

That's bad. It's bad because this is the very first goal I had for 2010. If I can't maintain this blog and achieve my first resolution, how can I expect myself to follow through with the rest of my resolutions?

So from now on, no more laziness! I WILL update this blog weekly. I WILL achieve my goals monthly. I will finish.

How'd I do for May?

Learn Ilokano ( 8 new phrases learned)

• Didn't learn anything new, but here's a review of all that I've learned:
  1) mai mai sa - "by yourself"
  2) away - "farm"
  3) sing sing put - "good/nice/kind" (person)
  4) awan un - "nothing"
  5) awan pai - "(person) not here"
  6) gur ka - "wait"
  7) ba am la tan - "never mind"
  8) basit la ing ti amok nga ilokano - "I know a little Ilokano"

Improve Tagalog by speaking a different sentence a day

• I'm improving everyday. Even my accent's becoming thicker (when I try). Gusto ko yan. Yaaan. Hindi yan. Yaaan.

Learn to cook a new meal each month ( 4 / 12 )

• Last week I posted something delicious. I'm very proud of cooking that. So what's in store for June? I have no idea! Suggestions are welcomed.

Ballroom dancing

• Finished up Rumba. The last steps we learned was called "Cradle Circle", which is definitely not a beginner's move. In June, I'll be taking Waltz. I'll check out intermediate Rumba and see if my feet can handle it.

Befriend someone new

• Not new, but I did re-connect with some of my old high-school friends. It's been at least 8 years since I've seen either of them. They were visiting OC from Canada and we had a blast!

Consume an average of 1800 Calories per day (284,365 (2,057) / 657,000 calories total for the year)

• Okay, so I've been doing very poorly for this goal. I think for May, I've consumed an average of 2,000-ish Calories per day. Just this week I've eaten about 2,057 Calories per day because of all the parties and good food. Ack. I really need to control my eating.

Read 5 new books (4 / 5)

• Still on the 5th book My Life with the Saints. Taking my time with it. But to review, here are the 4 books I've read so far:
  1) The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
  2) Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
  3) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
  4) On Earth as it is in Heaven by Warren Wiersbe
  As you can notice, these books are mostly (if not all) Christian books. It's definitely opened my eyes, and as a result, I now have a much stronger faith. All of them are highly recommended.

Maintain budget of $40 per month for game related purchases ($ 170 / $ 480 for the year)

• Only bought Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii in May. Squeezed out a good 200 hours from it. One of the best games I've every played. I may pick up Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii this month, but we'll see.

Make Facebook app

• I've failed with my sub-objective here. I stated earlier in May that I'd at least get the design documentation finished. Unfortunately, my friend and I haven't touched that document for a while. We will get something done there, for sure, this June.

Spend at least 20 minutes a day to walk the dogs

• I've been pretty good with this. My dog Wilbur seems to be getting lazier by the day. As soon as he's done doing his business, he'll look at me and refuse to walk any more. What a lazy dog. Have to drag him (literally!) almost the rest of the walk.

Don't curse for 300 days (accumulated) (109 / 300)

• Pretty proud of myself with this one! 7 of 7 last week. I don't know if I can make the 300 mark any more (there are only, what, 7 months (including June) left?) but I'll try to get as close to 300 as I can.

Make money off investments

• Market's settled down. I'm still at the $1,000 tier. I'll keep an eye out on the market and trade more.

Don't miss Church

• Still haven't missed a single mass. Let's see if I can get perfect attendance for the year.

Find a new job (or prospective job) by the end of the year

• Kind of scary times ahead. For some reason, I don't feel the company I work for is stable. My instinct keeps telling me we're on wobbly grounds, even though the upper people say otherwise. I'm going to start looking for a new job once my Dad get's his (and hopefully that soon!)

Buy own place (house/condo)

• Nothing new here. But a bunch of my friend have bought houses or condos already. Ah how time flies and how quickly we've become real adults.

Learn 5 new piano songs (4/5)

• I've been pretty lazy with this one too. I've been practicing minimally because of Monster Hunter Tri. Anyhow, to review, here're the songs I've finished playing (first four I'm done; other ones I'm learning or want to play):
  1) Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
  2) 100 Years - Five for Fighting
  3) Storm - Lifehouse
  4) Ave Maria - Gounad/Bach
  5) Lamb of God - Twila Paris
  6) Faithfully- Journey
  7) Umbrella - Rianna
  8) Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

Learn 5 new guitar songs ( 0 / 5 )

• Haven't started, but I will do this once I'm done learning my fifth from above. Here are the five songs I'd like to learn:
  1) Daughters - John Mayer
  2) Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
  3) Collide - Howie Day
  4) If You're Gone - Matchbox 20
  5) Love, Where is your Fire - Brooke Fraser

Teach Charlie (new dog) new tricks:

• He knows how to:
  1) Sit
  2) Lie Down
  3) Roll Over
  I plan to teach him:
  1) Stay
  2) Spin
  3) Crawl
  4) Beg
  5) Dance
  He WILL learn these, I swear.

Read the Bible

• Ah this is the best part of my resolutions. I've continued to read and learn from the Bible. I am still in Psalms, but occasionally I'll take a peek into the New Testament and read some scripture from there. The Bible is so full of insight. This goal has definitely reinforced and strengthened my faith in the Lord.

Volunteer

• Didn't find places to volunteer last month, but in June we're having another "Spring Fling" event. I've signed up and it's on June 11th. Should be a blast!

Draw

• I haven't uploaded anything worthy as of late. I've been doodling here and there, but I'm still finding it difficult to draw on that tablet due to the lag. I'm trying to tweak some settings so hopefully things'll get better.

Compose

• Pure fail. I need to pick this up again.

And there you have it. May was full of ups and downs, but I feel like I've accomplished plenty. I really want to make a new friend soon; reconnecting with my old ones has given me that hunger for new friends.

Until next week. Ja ne.