Time to take a look at my new year resolutions for 2011 and see how I fared:
1) Make more friends than enemies at workplace and school
Checked, I guess
2) Get above average grades in school
Nope
3) Save money
Checked
4) Keep in contact with my various groups of friends
Pretty much been too busy trying to meet up with different groups of friends once I’m available, so checked
5) Make a difference to the lives of at least 11 people
Ok, I really don’t know how to quantify it…let’s leave this out
6 )Clear my IPPT by end of this year
Nope
7) Read more books
Nope
8) Get my driving license
Nope
9) Get a girlfriend
Nope
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To sum it up, 3/8 succeeded, so it’s really a failure of a year in terms of my new year resolutions.
I’m gonna think about my new year resolution for 2012, before doomsday arrive that is, then post it again on a later date.
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Looking back onto 2011, it’s been a really eventful year. I would say I’ve really learnt a lot, not so much about myself, but about different skills, whether soft skills or hard skills. My first half of the year was when I was struggling to make ends meet each month, barely surviving on the amount of money I earn. It was really the first time in my life not living on allowance of any kind, just trying to earn enough to get through the next month. Yet, I’ve forged really close friendships with several others from different walks of life. Back in November 2010, I never thought that I would do this job. In fact, I never even gave a damn thought about what I wanted to do during my 7/8 months of hiatus. I guess spontaneity is more rewarding than you think it can be. Thinking back to how I almost broke out in tears during my first and last camp, it occasionally reminded me why I wanted this job. Simply put, I wanted to make that least bit impact, if any, to at least one person’s life each camp, be it student, trainer, or even teacher. I’ve definitely learnt a lot about interpersonal skills, how to manage the soft side of people, and reach to that. As an officer, that was something I definitely did not touch so much on. To deal with students from vast backgrounds, it was a whole new experience. And knowing how I was back in their age, I realised how fragile they were and had to be careful with that. And then to the friends I made. The rapport I built with several colleagues wasn’t something which happened over night. It was through working, accommodating, adapting to one another. I would say I can’t help but smile everytime I’m with my trainers, because they never fail to make my day.
Then onto uni life. Till today, SCAMP is still the best thing in my uni life, because through SCAMP, I got to know a second “family” through that. I don’t know how long we’ll last, but it’s been slightly more than half a year. I wouldn’t say it’s all sunshine and happiness for us, but through these times, I really felt like I have a family whenever I’m in school. Nothing can ever replace the happiness you guys have brought to me for the past few months. Thank you Jolly Roger for these awesome times together, and I really hope that we’ll stick through together for the next few years.
Let all the unhappiness and horrible things which happened in December begone. Please let 2012 be a good year ahead.
