Belated Birthday Post

This year, I'll change my perspective of ageing. Instead of getting older, it's that I've lived one more year. With decent health, family and friends who do care about me, what more can one ask for?

(So never mind that I am rather solo and lonely at work cos don't talk to colleagues much, at home also don't talk much with Dad. Just a bit with mom and sometimes sisters. I do think sometimes I am not an easy person to live with, too lone wolf but there are still those who care, so I am grateful.)
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On the actual day, Quetz met me for dinner at SoupSpoon. Nice of her to ask about my day. Though it was really hectic and had to raise my voice at a student, another ordinary day. Helped me look through the band score sheet and explained to me the meaning of that "D.S" symbols. Later I indulged in a Non-fat Green Tea Latte, soy one just doesn't do it. She kindly drove me home, so I got home near 10.30pm. Bathed and slept.
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I have to play the rhythm part as part of the band performance for graduation... Got the band score on Mon and have been slowly working through it. For me, somewhat noob, my sense of rhythm is not so strong especially when playing a slower song, I have the tendency to speed up. Also strumming pattern, I have a limited vocabulary. Have to memorize the chords for the entire song also, challenging.

On Sat, I woke up around 7am cos at 8am the water supply would be turned off until 6pm. Later on I continued working on that rhythm guitar part. Played and played until my fingers tio blisters. Was about 1/3 thru.

By today, I am about 3/5 through, can link up the parts and play up til the midpoint, chorus. Just a few parts I'll have to check with my colleague. Still challenging to play with a much slower tempo, play the chords from memory. Blister peeled off to reveal another blister below the skin. Power.
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This year, I got to eat at Ohsumi restaurant after giving it a miss last year. Wasn't sure cos of the beef but as I was reminded, it's my birthday so I am the Boss.

I think I ate over-calories cos we finished so many platters of meat though they were thinly sliced. We surmounted 2 Mt Cabbages, and continued on. I really ate until full. Thanks friends for making time and paying for my share.

Later we walked around to digest and let gravity pull the meat down our bellies. So tempted by the Diseguel sale but this month, spent quite a bit... Have to wait until next month.

At Dempsey which had a number of lots, we went to Bens&Jerry and shared a banana float with 3 scoops of ice cream. Though I wasn't even supposed to eat anything cold, ate still. Can't remember when was my last ice-cream. Really quite a long while ago.

Think the over-calories would take me 2 days of porridge and 2 days of Krav Maga to hopefully burn off. Before I fly...

Quotation, Stay-home weekend, work trip crazy itinerary

Looking for quotation of function rooms for the farewell dinner is tiring. Surf Internet, email, reply and call. Started on Wed and followed up today. Tiring mentally just 3 days. Mon n Tue due to heavy timetable, plus 2 consecutive days of Krav. Wed was meant to rest up but doing the function thing took up my free periods... Plus roll-eyes during the cleaning duties

Today got 2 quotations, another 2 enquiries sent out, I favor the much lower priced one, a better value. But when showed the first two, heard a remark against the lower priced one aka consideration that is really weird... And I thought I think too much. Really strange. Just when you've thought you've seen it all. U ain't seen nothing yet.

HDB upgrading reno is starting in my home from the coming Monday for 11 days. I've got to help cover up our stuff and move stuff to clear a space and also prevent my stuff from becoming super dusty. Sat n Sun are stay-home days.

Man, today I reached home later than usual cos of the upcoming work-trip abroad. The itinerary is crazy n super-packed yet lots of waste-time lax in between... Imagine reaching the airport at 5.30am and finally I get off at 12am... Next day wake up at 6am... all the way until 12am until I get back to SG.

U see my face... Lemme do a "Night-owl" WTFaaark squawk of indignation. Man I tell ya, I checked straight out, if after I "knock-off" and I'm bored and in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, there's a 24hrs Macs, I'll be heading out n eating supper... Before I sleep. At least I can stomach that better than the morning breakfast at 6.30am. Zzzz...

Also I kena put down for the Muay Thai group experience. Some know I am learning Krav Maga, so kena stereo-typed again. Put me down for it. Actually I think then I would be super-shacked cos I was still considering going down for my 2-days consecutive Krav just before flying off. I rather prefer and fancy a Thai massage for all the sore muscles... Never mind, what will come, will come. Just wanna go safely, come back safely.

Lemme make it through this weekend and enjoy my bdae dinner next weekend before the suffering.

Man... The counting calories is getting really tough with these tri-factors of restricted-diet-induced cravings, being really really hungry cos of improved condition and weekend binges... Making much higher surpluses than building up small deficits... Soupy stuff and lots of low-calories soup dinners might help. Really need to rein-in the mouth on Fridays and weekends.

A sorta long walk - Boat Quay

After 2 consecutive days of Krav, I'm beat... Did sleep really soundly. Once I lie on the bed, it's lights-out until I hear the dreaded alarm.

Last night was bear-hugs with hands trapped, 3 different techniques. Bountiful. I was feeling good after the class, walked to the back lane and realized it was super close to Boat Quay, where we used to go for boardgames.

I remembered there were some places to eat but crowded with pub patrons. Quite a bit of changes, have new restaurants. Walked all the way down to the Macs. Had the Prosperity burger with twisted fries n Coke lite. Decided on a bus ride cos the weather was cooling. Walked over to One Fullerton, walked towards Esplanade, just enjoying the lax and the cool weather. Met FH n wife on my way down the escalator in Esplanade.

Haven't booked my dinner place yet. Too hectic to do so. Today is more lax, will do so at work later.

Zzz... Life is routined

Man, this is just Week 2 and not even mid-week, I am finding myself mentally tired. The break felt like a lifetime ago. I guess this is the "cycle of employed life".

I am preparing lessons and thinking hard, marking assignments and raising my voice, glaring at a number of students. No wonder I'm beat just from work itself.

Throw in a Krav Maga lesson (full-Nelson move defense) on a cold and rainy day... Took a long bus ride that was tiring, to see if it could help me 'burn' some extra time. Cos if I linger outside, end up eating something. Had to 忍 until after the class, around 9pm. Headed down all the way to Orchard to find SoupSpoon. The Prosperity Beef soup is delicious. Had a large one with half wrap set. Happily satisfied and took a long bus ride home.

After bathing, just knocked out flat. Slept so soundly despite the lights being on. I woke up about 5am, realized I was cold and switched off the lights to snooze more.

Despite me slapping on tonnes of muscle cream, I woke with a sore neck... from the Krav Maga lesson. Put on some plasters and kept massaging and applying the muscle cream at work. Think still sore but better.

My commitment
of Krav Maga twice a week... Me and my pea-brained idea. Now arriving at Clark Quay. Think I'll head there early. At least can stone. Lemme motivate myself n think of what to eat for dinner.

Building up the deficit, No more soft drinks

On the calorie-counting part, as a n example to friends who wanna try to lose weight and can consider my method.

U have to try and adapt it to suit yourself, that takes trial and error and lots of self-discovery and awareness.

Up til the 10th Jan,
5 days of deficit,
2 days surplus &
3 days Ok
Nett total % in Jan is Negative 48.75%
Vs Dec of Positive 270%

This is a nicer number cos the deficit is building up nicely. I might not be able to hit 270% by end of Jan cos there's my bdae dinner coming along and I intend to eat a lot of meat until stuffed. So if its a decent overall % deficit, I can continue into Feb/Mar to clear it up.

Of course it's not easy to NOT over-eat at times. A very conscious choice in the meals, snacks and drinks. Cos all these adds to the daily calories. Unless you are super-active n diligent in exercising, I don't propose counting-in the calories lost by exercising. We tend to over-count those.

Also sometimes when we are stressed, and we can and do eat sometimes to destress and reward ourselves, be mindful of not doing it everytime.

Can replace with exercise when stressed. Especially useful and practical, so u don't have to worry about not hitting ur weekly exercise quota. We are kinda stressed on a daily, weekly basis. Eating might not give u the same sense of calmness after exercise does. The body's natural stress-removal chemical, adrenaline helps u feel composed and u can sleep easier cos the mind and body are relaxed and tired. Another way to reduce over-eating from lack of sleep.

The rewarding of oneself, can also be less often Food. Can replace with going out to do a favorite activity eg movie, concert. Go out and explore aimlessly. Defer the eating of favorite comfort food until u really need it then eat it once or twice a month. Just that item, don't over-binge. It's kinda repressing initially but later u realized, u are not that dependent on it in the first place. That 1-2 times a month is also not gonna bust the calories unless u binge.

So these are some measures I take over time. All these are habits, so they require some time and patience to get it right. It's a lifestyle change so I did manage to change some ways of thinking and my reliance on Food for stress. I still have a general weakness for it but I can manage it, so it doesn't thwart my diet effort.

After Christmas and NY, I was surprised, I put back on almost 1.9kg... Monitoring weekly or bi-weekly weight helps build awareness. So I was more careful of my eating and now lost about 0.8kg. Down to that spare 1.1kg. At least I can see a slimmer stomach, can't do 7 belt holes yet. Need time and continued effort. A small success, so it will spur me on to continue.

Tomorrow is Friday, I intend to have a good dinner and drinks. So I will try to eat a lower-calorie but filling breakfast and lunch. I kinda know which are lower-calories but still filling food. This comes from that HPB IDat app, with daily recording of my meals, I kinda become familiar. So I use the knowledge to plan my meals. No starving involved.
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Went to see the sinseh yesterday. I was coughing more with phlegm in the morning when I brushed my teeth despite keeping to the restricted diet mostly, even my Coke zero is lukewarm.

But I OT for 2 hrs before heading down, the fatigue was unbearable, so I drank a Coke zero. Do during consultation, cos my condition wasn't so good hence the cough. I told the sinseh I just drank a soft drink but guzzled it until warm before swallowing, is that any better?

Apparently nope, cos the soft drinks and sweet drinks are 'cold' in nature... Cause phlegm. Err okay... will cut them out even more. Back to drinking water and tea. Will try to resist until cannot tahan, then once in a while I guess. Another lifestyle change, takes time.
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For the second consecutive day, I fell in a deep sleep shortly after dinner from the mental n physical fatigue. Woke up near midnight, wide awake. Last night I only slept at 5am... Very groggy today. Now I better go back to sleep, if really can't, will resort to chugging a beer or cider. Just that not chilled is a bit off-putting.

Lots of curious stares & W2KM2

Today as expected from all the starting first classes, students are asking about my hair... Tomorrow, more starting classes, again... Like never see before. It's more unusual than just entirely changing the hair color. Some tell me it's cool, some stare really hard, some think its only the tips being highlighted. An interesting look, I must say. Different from my past, need to style up the black hair a bit sometimes when I go out.

I think the reaction of students are milder than some female colleagues. I doubt the sincerity, being the person I am. Students are just curious. For the colleagues, just shows me how "stereo-typed" I was. So like any small change, big surprise... I wouldn't bat an eye-lid unless it's really outstanding or super eye-blindingly obiang. But then again, that's me. Later they over-"stereotype" and think I am havoc whereas I just drink tea. But I don't know nor care cos I'm not plugged into the grapevine nor in the gossip circle.

Anyway I am feeling both tired and accomplished. I got through the 2nd consecutive day of Krav Maga. This is the second week of this, just need another 1-2 weeks more to build up a routine. It's not as taxing nor tiring as I thought. Somewhat halfway getting used to this new routine. Revisit 'impending knife threat'. Too bad no rolling, I want to do that. Will eventually cover that I think.

I find the twice weekly practice helps me internalize the moves easier. It's a bit easier for me to coordinate simultaneous actions and do them more smoothly. Good cos I kinda lacked the space to shadow-fight in my room sometimes. Today did many many push-ups. Must slap on muscle cream.

Wed is recovery cum rest day plus I have to visit the sinseh for the weekly follow-up. So far, I've tried hard to keep to the restricted diet but still coughing somewhat with phlegm. Calories-wise, it's easier for me to accumulate small deficits on work-days. I dabao porridge n usually appetite isn't that good. Kept healthy stuff so I can only snack on bran biscuit, eat bananas n drink tea.

Hope to recover my work groove. Inspiration is lacking a bit, energy n stamina is not full-bar. Still got to stay awake to eat one more Chinese med after a 2 hr break.

Work starts, KM x 2, KB x 2, Festive bulge, Motivation

Work starts. Yesterday I ironed my formal clothes, long sleeved black shirt and pants. Reached workplace with some female colleagues commenting positively about my hair... Not that I need you to comment but I just be polite and say thanks. Wonder why got surprise when one just change the hair color? Not a big deal, really... Like never see before. I know it's diff cos of the top black layer but...
(Actually I wonder if its genuine at times or just say for saying-sake. This is the part I attribute to my Aquarian nature, to doubt how genuine people really are at times...)
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Wore contacts n brought a change of clothes cos got Krav Maga. Decided to 'get-it-over-with' at the start of the week, instead of put it off until mid-week. Think this will be how I will hit the target of mostly twice a week for KM. Later on, if I can, will work towards thrice a week on some occasions. Maybe when nobody jio, I'll go Krav III.

The plan is to do it on Mon and Tue consecutively, then rest up by Wed plus got sinseh visit. Then if recovered by Thurs, I can do conditioning & KettleBell. Rest up on Fri. Can go out, no issue. Slot in one more workout on either Sat or Sun late afternoon or evenings. That would help me achieve the target of 4-times-a-week exercise plan. Definitely do-able unless the Krav Maga class caused me so much aches I can't do the consecutive class the next day.

Think for the first few weeks, I need to grit the teeth n just get through cos that would be the hardest part to form into a routine. Once it's set up, it'll be easier. For now, grit teeth, slap on muscle cream and remember to pack clothes the next morning. I started last week twice. Tomorrow is 2nd time of 2nd week. I need to keep this up til the end of 3rd week plus to form into a routine.

That's the exercise part.
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Diet part, after the Menya Musashi 3 times noodles, on Sat. By Sunday and Today, I have managed to hit some % deficit. So currently

my Jan calories % nett is Negative 16.5%
versus
my Dec calories nett of Positive 270%

Still a big gap but if I keep this up, diet-wise, slowly can close the gap. My target is 15% deficit a day, will try to hit, but so long as no surplus, even with less deficit is fine. Some things requires patience and persistence.

I expect the festive bulge and over-calories to disappear over time with this increased exercise and sensible calorie diet with monitoring. Deadline is by my Bdae itself. Less than 3 weeks. 加 a lot of 油!!!
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Sometimes nobody will be around to cheer u on, so must learn to cheer oneself onwards, celebrate every little achievement and step forward. The internal motivation, not external motivation.

Not that external motivation is not good but sometimes it's not easily available. Nobody will cheer u if u decided not to eat that Whopper burger but ate Fishball bee hoon soup. But u can count it as a small success cos it moved u one small step towards the deficit that u are building up and that deficit will eventually be big enough to translate into a tangible weight-loss.

Intrinsic motivation from what we learned in Uni, is harder to get n longer lasting than extrinsic. If I remember correctly... So why not build it up so that u are not that dependent on the praises and affirmation of others especially for small successes. Big success, yes, but small personal ones, learn to acknowledge them for yourself cos no one will do it for you. Many measure success differently such as how much $$, high pay, house etc. Cos what is success to u, is nothing to another. Learn to be kinder and more encouraging to oneself. U can extend it to others when have internalize it. That's what I think.

I speak from personal experience. Say a weight loss of 1kg, most won't bat an eyelid about it. It's so common for some to drop one kilo, put back on two. But if u managed to keep it off, that's a small success to you.

If you have kept it off and gone down another kilo, that's another success. But others might think 2-3kg is no big deal.

Yet you have kept the 2nd kilo off and started on the 3rd. It's another success but many won't be praising you about it.

It's only when you have chalked up a seizable weight loss say 8kg, then some sit up and start praising you for your success at coming so far.

So it's kinda iffy to me to depend on people's continued acknowledgement for ur little success. Cos most won't.

Menya Musashi Tsukenmen x 3倍, spring cleaning, Uni jeans

First off, I resolved to tidy up my room and chuck some stuff. But when I was trying to tidy my stuff, my mom's tower of plastic bags toppled. So I tidied up the shelves that were hidden behind that mountain of her stuff.

Started, I carried downstairs 2 bags of paper eg envelops, forms etc that builds up over time and drop them into the recycling bin downstairs. Then I finally dug out all the Uni books and my Bro's books plus my notes and chucked them into the recycling bin again. That took another 2 trips using the recyclable bags. Lug one bag on each side and carried downstairs, walked past the coffee shop to the dumpster where the recycling bins are located. Then I had to dismantle the rusty weights my bro left for me but I kinda never used. Packed them into two bags but too heavy, so I packed another bag of old unwanted comics n another bag I put in some of the weight plates. Then went another trip for the bulk of the weight plates. Had to go another trip for magazines and more books that were just lying there left unread. Just close the eyes and throw. What's the use of those... Threw away old video tapes and wiped the dust and swept the floor.

Then the freed up shelf spaces, about 8-9, I stuffed my mom's stuff into them so that I can chuck that stupid table that blocks access to the shelves and she would pile bags and bags of stuff over it and it infringes and tilts into my stuff that I can't access my boxes n my clothes drawers without the risk of toppling. I opened up some of those bags cos got big bags small bags and stuffed some of the small items together, tie the bag and stuff into the empty shelf. I told her I am GOING to throw that small table and she better not pile more stuff infront of the shelves. So now the shelves are accessible with just 2 bags of her stuff infront instead of a huge mountain. I can finally open my clothes drawers easily and can reach my boxes more easily without having to fear about toppling. It was a monumental task. Sweated a lot from the heavy loads carried on the at least 5-6 trips to the recycling bins.

Tomorrow I will tidy up my clothes and get rid of the worn ones to make space. And chuck that small table when my Dad isn't around asap.

Took a bathe to wash off the dust and sweat from cleaning. Still have to continue tomorrow with my clothes. Will give those still okay to Salvation and make sure my mom cannot look through and take back some others... Some things must clear if not no space. Olden days habit of keeping clothes that is still wearable has not much meaning nowadays or stuff... Plus no space. If not chuck to the recycling bin too.
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Met up with Quetzal for dinner. That Jap Osaka food had a long queue. Walked past Soupspoon also full. I went to Menya Musashi, but they would only let me in when she arrived. So got to wait...

I was hungry and decided to try the 3x Tsukenmen just to see if I could do it. Well, work's starting next week.
Won't have this type of chance and appetite to do this type of crazy feat. Had the black soup. The noodles and soup is nice but the toppings are so-so. Tori King, is the toppings are generous and delicious but the noodles and soup so-so. I could finish the 3 times noodles but I think this'll be my first and last time doing that. Think 2 times is optimal. I didn't drink the Black soup though I still had quite a bit after finishing my 360g of noodles dipping in it. Cos I remembered how greasy it was the last time I had the ramen version and slurped down most of the black soup. Had to drink 1liter of Oolong tea to remove the greasy feeling. Without drinking my soup, just dip in, slurp the noodles, though I ate a lot of noodles, no greasy feeling. Just two cups of tea is fine. In case u are wondering, with 3x the noodles, I overshot my calories for today. But I didn't exclude the soup calories. Just rather over-estimate, than under-estimate. This will be my once-in-a-lifetime feat again. I will stick to is 2x from today onwards.

We walked around the aid digestion. Gravity pulled the 3c noodles down my stomach, can feel it settling down plus tea n feel full.

In Marks & Spenser's sale, I bought 2 Khaki type pants for $30 each after discount. The long khaki, I took the size 10, can fire comfortably, the other is a 3/4 in size 12 that is a bit loose but very comfy material. So good. The size 10, I can use to remind myself to maintain and not put on. It'll be my gauge if I put on weight, definitely can't wear the size 10. My work khakis are size 14, only one is 12 after that round of wardrobe-changeover. That time, I was in the 68kg range. So now all my work khakis and jeans are loose.

A couple of days back, I was looking through my jeans and decided to try them all. My current jeans (from the wardrobe changeover) are all loose. I found an old pair of jeans from my Uni days and could wear it comfortably. My sister had a pair of jeans mixed into my stack so I didn't know. Put it on, can fit but don't remember having such a design, asked them, turned out to be hers. I was thinking then, "not bad man, I can fit into my Uni jeans." Really is a good thing which I would have thought was impossible 2 years back at the "Pig of my Life". I laminated 2 pics of myself, the slimmer one myself in JC/Uni as a comparison and motivating factor. Thought it was impossible to ever go back to that but finally I did it. Took me so many months of conscious effort, meal decisions, exercise routines and discipline. I'm glad to have done it. Actually I had already reached my weight-loss target which was to go back to Uni weight but to be healthier. I want to lose another 4kg, to hit the lower and healthier weight for my height. The reason is to lower the body-fat percentage to a lower region. Cos I have heart n stroke risks, so an overall lowered fat percentage is better, I think.

We ended up in Macs cos all the tea places were closed about 10pm. Had my Coke Lite and guzzled in my mouth cos forgot to instruct for no ice. I was sharing with Quetzal about how exactly I monitor my calories, track my surplus n deficit calories, track my exercise routine. Hope she'll find it useful and start her own diet n lose some weight too. Lower the weight is better as we grow older.

Tri-colored hair, Sushi rolls, Wine-beer & Hotdogs

On Thur, we went for Krav Maga. My second time in 2 consecutive days. After that we went to Lil Papa Wieners where we ate a satisfying dinner of hotdog n beer.

I had the GrandCru which surprisingly tasted more like wine than beer. It's fruity n slightly sweet, no beer after-taste but has a wine-like sourish after-taste. Lite on the palate. I had a Large own-design dog and it's immensely satisfying to bite into a nice dog with a snap of the skin. Mmmm... Tab had to abstain from alcohol cos she's got to work. We ate, chatted and headed home.
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Friday is my last day of the hols, as in a free weekday. Headed out to help dabao lunch n lemons cos mom wasn't well. Later in the afternoon, I headed to the salon to highlight my hair n cut.

Did a highlight and lowlight plus a special request to keep some strands original black. So when it grows out, not every part has that bi-colour. My stylist suggested I leave my top layer of hair black and highlight the layers under and the back. Okay with the idea. It seemed more K-pop style - the way it's colored but my hairstyle is still J-rock style.

It was a long 3hours later I left the salon. Like the ash highlights a lot. Well if the hair grows out, I won't have the prob of bi-colored hair. Like the trimmed hair too, not so thick. Cost me quite a bit (less than $200, color is cheaper) but given I will not dye until a year later, it's ok. Rest of the year is just haircut. Quite okay.
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Tab was nice to come out with me to sort of mark my end-of-hols Friday. We ate sushi at the Fukuichi in 311. It's surprisingly crowded and we sat at the counter. Had a good view of the sushi rolls and we ended up ordering also.

Very nice presentation. The Seared Tuna and Seared Salmon rolls were pretty good. Tab especially enjoyed the swordfish sushi n the Tuna roll. I enjoyed my order of the Garlic fried rice with miso soup and my order of the Adegashi tofu with mushrooms n the rolls. A bit pricey cos I spent $42 but I was full and satisfied with the food. We would like to go for the set lunch if possible.

After dinner, walked down towards the mrt and made our way home.
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My calories these 2 days are just OK, meaning balanced; no extra nor deficit.

I am satisfied cos I got to eat some good food this break.

Be it the Nam Nam binge, Christmas party bingeing, NYE ramen, hotdog and beer plus sushi. I enjoyed the delicious food, the relaxed company and enjoyed eating at a slower pace.

These and the Malay engagement lunch and Chinese wedding also contributed to my over-calories.

Actually some days I could deficit but I got hungry outside of the 3 meals and ate some stuff, some are surprisingly high-calories eg dried fruit chips, bak kua so kinda no extra to spare. If can replace those with healthier and lower-calorie options, can deficit but its the hols still. So will do that when work resumes.

I think once work resumes, I can almost definitely guarantee can start deficiting. Cos I think I will be having my healthy breakfast n dabao zcp porridge for a while...

I will up my workout to 4 times a week and monitor my diet to clear up the surplus b4 my bdae dinner.

Ohsumi, I WILL eat to my heart's content then.

End of 2012, onwards 2013

On the whole, 2012 was a decent year for me. Though work-wise I had to work harder, had to sigh more and also roll-eyes, I am thankful for the mostly things going mostly fine.

Investment-wise, it was an okay year. My extra is about $8.7k, lower each year. But still without having to work extra, so its good enough. Have to learn from my investment mistakes and become better.

Health-wise, despite my now massive 270% calorie surplus... And the fact that I put back on 1 kg, overall I managed to lose 10kg to reach my Uni weight. Aim to clear off that massive surplus b4 my bdae and lose 4kg to my target weight level. This year I put in a lot of effort to manage my health, be it visiting the sinseh, eating the meds diligently, following the dietary advice, also resting more by dropping my assignment side-line, exercising 2-3 times a week, monitoring my calories and diet, track my weight every month... Will continue all these in hopes to achieve even better health in 2013. Clear my cough up for good would be great as well as an even slimmer and fit body.

My 2 resolutions are to

1) maintain and continue to build up my health
2) find, make time and effort to continue my pursue in Jap, guitar and Krav Maga. Not to neglect any and keep it up plus work on my list of 100 things.

2013 will be better than 2012 in so many more ways. It's a wish and I hope to make it come true on many fronts.