*Onwards and Upwards!

i think the world ushered in the new year rather badly, esp for our region. taiwan earthquake, bangkok blasts, indonesia's drowned ferries and lost flight. aiyoh, what can be worse? *touchwood*

my friend, kailing made us all evaluate each other when we met up and i think she is quite adamant to make it a tradition! at first, it was rather awkward, because, as singaporeans, we arent trained or taught at home/sch how to express our feelings for one another. but it turned out quite well, as we not only reflected on our friendship, but also how our lives have changed (some going as far as 10 years ago!).

personally, i think it's a good time for some good reflections on the past year and make some resolutions for the next. especially this year, cos it has been a year of ups and downs, a significant year when i transit from one phase to another of my life. maybe after 6 mths of working i'd have a better idea of how to improve on it? i read this article on Tiger Woods' success from last Weekend Today. When Woods was asked "Would you take a repeat of the remarkable results you achieved in 2006 for 2007?", he replied "I assess every year answering one simple question ... Am I a better player on Dec 31 than I was on Jan 1? I will use that approach in '07."

for me, i'll take that as a guide. we will see how it goes till Dec 31 2007!


*so many blogs wrote about the new year, but one line especially caught my eye - 'Onwards and Upwards!' thought it was really motivating. maybe cos it's similar to this phrase from my primary sch song .. onward forward poi ching school... hah but anyhows, i really like it! it shall be my tagline of the year. yeah! Onwards and Upwards!