A New Year, A New Beginning

It seems like only yesterday we celebrated the arrival of 1.1.2009. Right now we are saying goodbye to year 2009 and excitingly await year 2010. Another year gone by. I wonder if I have achieved anything or gained something? Hopely, nothing was lost.

To recap, year 2009 has it ups and downs... at least for me. My family has comfortably settled in in our new home sweet home in Seremban, I got a raised and a healthy bonus, my sister got engaged to the love of her life, I made new friends and acquiantances, I survived the hustle and bustle that come with the job and the best of all, I stayed healthy and happy! Year 2009 was definitely a good, if not great, year for me. Bye 2009!

Let see what's in store for me in year 2010:-

[From http://www.horoscopes-love.eu/]
Yearly 2010 Horoscopes: Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19)
Capricorn is a zodiacal sign for serious people! It is also the most mature and serious of all the zodiacal signs. Capricorn signifies maturity and experience apart from mental stability and agility. People who are born under this sign are immensely independent, thinking forward, confident, well meaning and disciplined. They are also extremely patient, hard working, intelligent, smart, down to earth, practical and careful. They are also ambitious with a purposeful mind of their own. Single mindedness coupled with a sense of deep purpose make them the most desirable sun sign in the entire zodiacal system. They can excel in any profession they choose, while their hard work brings them wonderful results.


All Capricornia are extremely reliable, trustworthy, demanding, attentive and persuasive. This is the reason why people adore and like them. Capricorn 2010 year horoscope is one that brings these people a sense of deep satisfaction. It provides them relaxation, sense of comfort and encouragement. Most Capricornia will pursue projects left behind during the last year. In the process, they may reach success level of their dreams. The New Year is also a stepping-stone for future success. They will be honest to their duties and goals that eventually take them to the goal post. Most of them will be extremely confident about their abilities to achieve big goals. This is also a year for innumerable surprises!


Capricorn in 2010
Capricorn 2010 Career and Income Horoscope
Capricorn 2010 yearly horoscope is full of career success. However, occasional problems related to office workspace may bother throughput the year. Professional life could be complicated because of workplace jealousy and competition. This is so true during the first four months of the year. Your superiors may not cooperate with you because of many unknown reasons. Business investments may run into trouble while your competitors may start to trouble you with ulterior motives. One word of caution – Never ever lose your patience or get angry, because it may wash all the good work carried out by you in the past. On the other hand, the second half of the year is quite good and satisfactory for all Capricorn people, because things will stabilize by themselves during this time. They will be able to solve most of the problems with their patience and intelligence.
The 2010 Capricorn annual horoscope is highly productive and result oriented for people who run their business ventures. Success after success comes to their doorsteps during the fag end of the year. Medium and long-term goals will come true in this year. Moneywise, they will earn quite a lot of it and later invest in profit making ventures. Cash flow will stabilize, while spending will come down due to fiscal prudence. The last month of the year may pose some problems in some business investments; however, it is possible to solve these problems by working hard to tackle the problem and find a solution for it.


Capricorn 2010 Love, Family and Social life Horoscope
On the family front, people born under this sign may witness minor marital or relationship problems with their spouse or lovers. In some cases, the problem could also be due to money matters. It is possible to solve all these problems by talking over the existing problems. Relationship with children will be wonderful and love will gently flow between all the family members. The later parts of the New Year will be smooth and fluid with no visible problems whatsoever. Social life will be just out of the world as people may mingle with friends and colleagues with a sense of purpose. The 2010-year Capricorn yearly horoscope indicates a blissful family life coupled with complete satisfaction and contentment.


Capricorn 2010 Education and Traveling Horoscope
Students, teachers, academicians, researchers, scholars and professionals will also do extremely well during the New Year. Academic career for students will be smooth with chances of scholarships and overseas travel becoming distinct possibilities. Intelligence and smartness will guide these people towards their goalposts. Academic rewards and successes will come naturally to these people especially in the field of research and development. Overseas travelling is also possible during the fag end of the year.


Capricorn 2010 Health Horoscope
In general, 2010 Capricorn yearly horoscope indicates good health and sound mind throughout the year. The first three quarters of the year are extremely peaceful and healthy, while the last quarter may pose some minor health problems related to chest and stomach. Otherwise, all Capricorn people are extremely careful about their health and well-being.

Sounds good, isn't it? :)
 
Now lets see what the Chinese zodiac says about me in 2010:-
 
[From http://rosamundwo.com/2009/12/17/2010-chinese-horoscope-prediction/]
Dragon



Assertive, energetic and talented are all words to describe the Dragon personality. On the other hand, the Dragon has a tendency to be condescending and tactless without realizing it. They generally enjoy robust health and tend to be very successful in anything they turn their hand to.


Forecast for 2010
Dragons will find the quick pace of 2010 very much to their liking and they will be keen to spread their wings and look for new possibilities and opportunites. As with the other signs in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon must make use of all the openings and opportunities that present themselves during this year. Teamwork will feature strongly and the Dragon will progress further and faster in his career if he bears this in mind. The Dragons financial situation will indeed be rosy during 2010 with a possible increase in income as well as a sum of money coming to them during the year. They must be careful to be disciplined about spending and not make too many impulse buys! May to August will be lovely months for socialising with friends and possible romantic encounters. Dragons do need to remember that love needs attention and if it is taken for granted, problems can arise. May, September and November see the most interesting career changes. Dragons need to take time during the year to have a holiday or getaway with loved ones – with such a busy year, they must not neglect those who matter to them the most. Horoscope Colors: Black, Gold

Also sounds good! Hopefully they are true, especially on the money and romance departments ;p

Anyway, many of my friends have started their lists of new year resolutions. As for me, as always, I don't really set any specific resolution for myself. All I want and need is to be the best, to give the best and to get the best out of anything and everything I do. It may sound simple but hell no it's not as easy as it sounds. But I think, if I want to be a better person, I need to set some standard for myself. If I fall below that standard, I know that I am failing and that I need to do something and work hard to buck up.

Life thought me that nothing comes in a silver platter. At the end of the day, you still have to work hard to achieve or get what you want. The best feeling is when after your hard work, you finally get what you want and you know damn well that you deserve it. And then you can proudly and, if anybody ever try to challenge you, arrogantly say that you've earned it. That is what I call an achievement.

So another 12 challenging months for all of us starting tomorrow. I am confident to say that I am up for whatever is in store for year 2010. I am hoping for the same for all of you, friends or foe, who read this note.

Year 2010, bring it on!!

Where Have I Been?

I've just realised that I have never visited my own blog page since February 2006! That was almost 4 years ago! And where the hell have I been?

Actually, I'm still around. I'm still writing and blogging. But I kept updating my Friendster blog instead of this Blogger blog. So, here I am now... on this page after a long absence. Many things had happened to me during my long silence but I'm not going to narrate each and every thing that has occured in my life. But if you are interested, I am still single. Yups.... that's the truth.

Anyway, I am writing today with no particular thing in mind. I've just got back from Maju Junction. I bought a new baju kurung to wear on my cousin's wedding this weekend. I hope I get the colour right because the theme colour for my cousin's wedding is copper. I know he's my cousin and I really respect his choices but, hello! Copper??? I don't know what other people think but to me copper is definitely not the type of colour that could suit every skin tone created by God. In any event, thank God we are allowed to wear any colour as long as it is the same shade, or bak kata Ayu "ala2 senada", as copper.

Back to the new baju kurung, it just shows how last minute I am. Luckily you can get ready made baju kurung almost anywhere now, but the problem with ready made dresses is the fitting. The problem is even more with the traditional costumes like baju kurung, kebaya, etc. Sometimes I got the right fit but the sleeves were too long, or sometimes the dress was my size but the chest area was somehow not fitting, or the skirt was too long. Many times I have to go to the tailor and paid a few extra RM for the alterations. But today at Maju Junction, luck was on my side. I managed to get a very nice baju kurung with lace patches and beads and the dress fits me very nicely. End of my headache of last minute baju kurung hunt!

Tomorrow after work I will join my colleagues for karaoke. We've planned this event as a farewell party for one of the staff who is leaving Echelon. And this afternoon, in a one line email, he told me that's he is not going to attend his own farewell party tomorrow. I told him that I don't know why we even bother to organise this for him. I thought I was the only one in the office who noticed that he has become such a sore loser since he tendered his resignation almost a month ago. The others noticed that as well. Oh well! It's his loss if he doesn't want to join. I thought we should create some sweet memories before he leave the company so that he will leave in good terms. Unfortunately, it appears that he doesn't think that way. In any event, the party will definitely go on. Heck no I'm not gonna cancel the karaoke room reservation!

That's all for tonite. I'll write again soon.