Another Year

In a couple of days, I'll be turning 21.

Twenty-one.

Bente uno.

10+10+1.

2NE1.

Okay, ang corny ko na. Haha.

But really, 21? I can't believe how fast I've grown already! Back when I was still in grade school, I would always imagine myself as a mature, sophisticated, confident, accomplished, and strong 20-something-year-old. But looking at my actual self now.. Uhh. 'Yun lang. Uhh lang. Hahaha.

But then Psychology taught me that ideal selves are really just ideal selves. We could aim to be our ideal selves, but what matters first and foremost is our actual selves and how we deal with our own realities. So what is my current reality? Apparently, there's med school. And studying. And more studying. And much more studying. Of course my med school social life is awesome, if not too much, actually. I have great friends and a supportive family. But basically, that's it. My life now simply revolves around med school and how to survive it.

And so as I turn 21, let me list down the things that I would love to have/do/accomplish, both med and non-med-related, before the year ends. Yes, before the year ends is a pretty long time, but with med school, being realistic is the key to everything. Haha. So here is a wild mix of my resolutions, aspirations, dreams, wishes, and luhos that I plan on making come true for the remaining months of 2010:

• Get good grades, especially for the toxic Head and Neck module.
• A brown, spacious vintage body bag.
• Avoid coffee and drink more tea. My hands trembled like crazy the last time I drank a grande iced Caffe Mocha. I haven't drank coffee ever since. Although these don't wake me up the same way coffee does, the Lyons Jasmine Tea that I bought and the Oolong Tea that Ma got me from her recent trip to China are doing wonders for my digestion, so yay.
• Lose ze extra pounds by eating more fruits and vegetables, cutting down on the sweets (no more donuts!), fast food and junk food, and consuming only half a cup of rice for every main meal.
• Try to exercise at least twice a week.
• Visit an art gallery.
• Watch a play.
• A Rockin' Body DVD! No YouTube or downloadable ones available online yet eh :(
• Determine the perfect study habits for me. Where? What time? What strategy? Books or trans or both books and trans?
• Save up! P200-savings every week.
• Go to Cubao X.
• Frozen yogurt, always and forever.
• Stick to my beauty regimen. My goal: get clearer, more radiant, less porous skin.
• Paint. I've been planning on painting my own canvass bag, but I haven't gotten the chance to buy a plain canvass bag nor to sew myself one.
• New paintbrushes. Mine's a bit dilapidated already, especially sizes 3, 5, and 11.
• Take more photos. I hope I could go somewhere and just shoot shoot shoot photos. Or a random, wala lang photoshoot would also be nice. Be my model? Hehehe.
• Collect more pretty notebooks/journals/pads.
• Bite Club burger/Wendy's Baconator/Charlie's burger, or any enormous and grilled hamburger!
• Blog at least thrice a week.
• A new camera with nice MP. Or a toy/lomo/polaroid camera!
• Girly boat shoes. I'm saving up for a Sole Service Manila pair.
• Learn how to apply make-up.
• Bake cupcakes. I was initially planning on saving up for an oven, but that's me going overboard. Change of profession na? Haha. So the opportunity to make and bake some cupcakes somewhere (hmm, at my Lola's? I actually have no idea where yet haha) would be more than enough for me.
• Go to my dentist and have my braces adjusted after so long. Ako na ang pasaway na pasyente.
• An Ateneo jacket.
• An Ateneo shirt.
• Pretty, artistically-made, and creative Adarna children's books. So far, I have five. Time to expand my collection.
• Have long hair that's wavy at the ends (but I don't think my hair will grow long enough for that this year, boo).
• Get a massage and a foot spa.
• Watch an Up Dharma Down gig.
• Eat at Banchetto.
• Ride the Pasig Ferry again.
• More maong shorts, lovely skirts and dresses, and breezy, loose tops.
• Try to visit Dad and Jay in Tanay at least once a month.
• Play frisbee.
• Use the roller skates my mom bought me in China. Haha.
• Go to the beach. But first, I must strive for a beach body. Haha.
• A Domokun bag! I saw a girl in Ortigas with a Domokun backpack, so there's probably one in Greenhills.
• Watch all episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, and The Big Bang Theory. I miss Barney, McDreamy, and Sheldon!
• Join an art competition, kahit small-time lang. Just so I could exercise my right hemisphere.
• An external hard drive or a high-capacity flash drive.
• Hugs please. Me loves hugs!
• Play basketball (on a real basketball court and not just arcade basketball haha).
• Learn to prioritize.