The First 20 Days of 2010
21 Jan
I just love my notebook planner and my desktop planner! Because I took time to buy both last year, I am now able to keep track of my activities, appointments, tasks, errands, and even my expenses.
I scanned the entries in my planners earlier and I was all smiles because I was reminded of all the things I did in the past 20 days- the movies I watched, the places I’ve been to, the books I read, and even my mood when I wrote the entries. It’s like reliving the experiences all over again.
Here are the highlights of my life for the first 20 days of 2010:
- Blog Updates. I have updates at Han Mania, this blog (obviously!), Losing 30 Pounds, and Ward Class. I also wrote a couple of articles for Lyle’s nursing blog, Pinoy R.N.
- New Blogs. Finally, the blogging projects have materialized. I have added Asian Fashion Trends and Get Prettified! to my growing list of blogs.
- Blogging-related meetings. Davao Bloggers and Avatar Media have started the ball rolling. 2010 will definitely be a fun year.
- Failed Purchase. I purchased the Torque DL85, something I regret doing.
- New pet. I will never forget the day Babbit, my dwaejji-tokki (Pig Rabbit) finally arrived. But I wonder if my pet rock, Peeball, is the least bit happy.
- Movie marathons. Thanks to Lyle, I watched Bride Wars, Frequency, Rounders, and 17 again. At home, I watched He’s Just Not That Into You and Spread and have replayed a couple of scenes more than twenty times. I really need more of Justin Long, Matt Damon, and Ashton Kutcher! Also, throw in Zac Efron…wait, is he even legal?
- American Idol Season 9. Finally, the show’s on again. I love the fact that I’ll have my weekly dose of Simon Cowell.
- Ebooks and Audiobooks. I finished reading Harvard Lampoon’s Nightlight and found it quite entertaining. It is a parody of Meyer’s Twilight so I don’t think you’ll enjoy the read if you haven’t read the cheesiest vampire novel ever written. I also started on Skinny Bitch but for some reason, I fall asleep after a few pages.
- Health & Fitness pact. A couple of days ago, I forged a badminton pact with blogger friends. We promised to play badminton 1 to 2 times per week. We already had our first 2-hour badminton session last January 19 and so far, we are loving it. I am also sticking to a personal No Red Meat policy because I really want to be healthier this year.
In a nutshell, it has been a good start for me. There were significant lows these past 20 days but I refuse to mope or wallow in dejection. I know there are times when people thrive on drama and all the emo stuff and I have done that. But for this year, I choose to be happy, proactive, and optimistic despite the setbacks.


Congratulations on your achievements! Hooray for the blog updates! Cheers for the movie marathons! Thumbs up for the weight loss! 5 stars for the rabbit doll (is that a crossbreed rabbit-pig?) Haha!
Babbit is a cross between a pig and a rabbit and is a result of a surgery performed by the leader of a fictional boy band.
By the way, best wishes for Technochase!
Ohaithur, Babbit!
Anyway, goodluck to your articles, new blogs, Avatar media, and to The Pact. Fighting! Awts.
Good luck to us! Aja!
Wow, napaka-productive ng iyong first 20 days! Sana pati succeeding hehe keep it up!
Thanks for the encouragement, Mica. Good luck din sa blogging projects mo. See you soon.
bravo, GF! keep it going! if at times, the energy level is low, just acknowledge the feeling but do something productive anyway… miss yah mucho grande!
And thank you, GF, for the inspiration. I miss you more!
wowow. . .keep it up del! I hope to see soon a more beautiful and sexier you. . .
Thanks, Ate. Hope to see you and Kuya Arnel this weekend.
Woohoo!
Galing. Great 20 days. Hope the rest of the year is even better for you.
I hope the rest of the year will bring only the best for us.
More blogging happiness ahead … dropping by .. taga dabaw sad ko!
Thanks for dropping by, Vernz.
Nice list