Foresight 2010

All I wanted for this New Year is serenity and solitude. And I don’t think I will ever get that—not today, not at this very hour.

It's almost 2010. I can hear the firecrackers and see the fireworks from the window of my aunt's living room while everyone here in the house is at the dinning table taking photos of the roast pig (yes, with less than a dozen people in the house, we have roast pig), three kinds of cake, two different pasta--lasagna and fettucini, and almost all kinds of fruits that the vendor is selling at the market (I brought additional watermelon and banana). Now they are moving to the Christmas tree to take more photos, which I think is totally too late for Christmas 2009. Hello? We are celebrating the New Year not Christmas 2009...or 2010. It's too late or too early for that. I don't know where else they will have their photos taken. Maybe at the garage. Let's see if they will go outside. No, they are not. But they are moving to the living room where they are now disrupting my serenity and solitude desire. My cousin and niece are blowing the horns. Toooooot! I think they are even noiser than firecrackers. Whew!

Not forgetting the smell of the New Year, I am becoming to feel that my throat is closing. The health-hazard power irritates my respiratory system every New Year. I always have asthma attacks the day after. And I don't want to miss our family outing tomorrow. Oh man!

Now they are ganging up on me for a nice photo op. Okay, just for the sake of family memento, I have to pause and say "cheese."

H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-W-Y-E-A-R! :)

NOW, it's really 2010! This is it. Welcoming the Year of the Lord's Favor! Thank You, Lord. You have been faithful to us all throughout 2009. And you will remain faithful this year. You're the best God ever! I love you and life with you is even more lovelier this time around.

So here are some of my 2010 to-be and to-do items:

1. Know Jesus more: study the bible and share His love
2. Build (and rebuild) relationships
3. Be happy
4. Love my job
5. Travel!
6. Start something significant
   
7. Save money for a new car
8. Exercise: SWIM!
9. Have another pool party for my birthday
10. Do something extreme like ultra weight flying
11. Aim for 4.0s (I can hear someone saying, "You're killing yourself")
12. Sleep early

More thoughts are popping out. I just need more quite time with God. Hopefully before I fly back to Manila, I will find time to reflect and to write my reflections.

So, this is my first blog for 2010. As my Facebook status says, "All the best for 2010!" I pray that everyone will have God's best for them this year 2010.

Let's embrace everything with faith because God is with us and for us.

Happy New Year.