I Have No Idea How To ACTUALLY Accomplish All These Shits

Today is the 30th of December. Tomorrow will be the 31st. The day after tomorrow will be the first day of the year 2008.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all my family members the very best in the New Year, even though there’s a 95.1% chance that none of them is going to read this blog. At least the thought that counts. I am getting too melodramatic these past few days. Listening to Natalie Imbruglia’s “Counting Down the Days” doesn’t make it better either.

For this reason, I haven’t got the strength to write anything long/interesting/funny today. Heck, I won’t even try to be funny in this post. I however will make a list on the things that I want to accomplish in the year 2008 and the many, many years to follow, preferably in the course of my life before I die. I’ll try to list to 100.

>Call my parents and my siblings to tell them how much I love them and how I wish I could be there with them to celebrate the New Year.
>Study harder and achieve better results in my studies. In fact, I’ll (or at least try) to get that 1st class degree honours under my belt.
>Be in an ACTUAL relationship, rather than making up fake romantic stories in my head. I’m sad, I know. Don’t judge me.
>This also means that I have to take more risks where the romantic chapter of my life is concerned. I have no idea how I’m going to achieve this.
>Be more enthusiastic about life in Greece and make the most out of it.
>In order to do it, I will make more new friends and make sure that I will not lose those I have previously befriended here. This includes constantly texting them to hang out, even if it annoys them.
>Also, I will make sure that I will get paid accordingly to get me through the life here.
>That also reminds me to quickly buy those kick arse shoes once I get my first pay. Only if they cost 40 Euro as I thought they were.
>Call (or at least email – I’m not made out of money, am I now?) my friends who mean so much to me and tell them how I value their friendships.
>Go out of the room more often (often depends on how many new friends I make).
>Stop being shy about silly things like going to the office’s pantry (I don’t know why I’m ashamed of going to the pantry to get a cup of hot chocolate!).
>Get rid of unnecessary insecurities, mostly physical insecurities.
>Be in a better shape and gain more weight.
>Eat healthier (it’s hard to accomplish this in Greece so it only applies once I’m settled back in Australia).
>Exercise more. Get those 6 packs to show up. Also, this only applies when I get back to Australia. Knowing me however, I would say that there is a pretty slim chance of this happening. I once made a deal with a friend that I’d jog everyday for 1 month or he’d kiss his arse, literally. I jogged for only 2 days (5 minutes each day) before I quit.
>Take up a sport and be good at it. I’m thinking volleyball. I took it up before but quit because of my stupid physical insecurities. So, this time around it should be easy peasy. Maybe rowing.
>Continue learning French and be superbly good at it. This will come in handy later [refer no. 52].
>Brush up on my English and learn how to write better. Again, this will come in handy later [refer no. 42].
>Continue writing this blog until I die (or at least until I get bored and have another hobby).
>Get the fashion sketching going.
>Design and make clothes.
>Collaborate with friends and make money by selling said clothes.
>Be more creative when it comes to dressing up.
>Travel to as many places as possible (where time and money permit).
>See the Eiffel Tower and the London Bridge.
>Skydive and go for a Bungee Jump.
>Get a new awesome part time job that promises more money.
>Send more money to family.
>Go on a road trip around Australia with 2 of my besties.
>Figure out how to drive around Australia considering the fact that none of us has a license.
>Not be a tight arse (this has 99% chance failing).
>Work harder (in current job) including arriving on time, if not earlier.
>Produce a better quality work.
>Practice playing the piano/keyboard.
>Learn how to read the musical notes correctly and quickly.
>Get an actual keyboard, instead of playing on a fake keyboard sketched on a piece of paper.
>Learn how to play the guitar (failed on many attempts).
>Compose songs – cool songs.
>Set up a band.
>Have at least one (dodgy quality is acceptable) record with the band.
>Become a successful fashion designer.
>Start a successful international fashion label.
>Become a successful journalist or at least a news correspondence.
>Travel around the world as a journalist/news correspondence.
>Cover stories about the poverty in Sudan, or any war in the Middle East or anything of similar nature (humanitarian).
>Become a volunteer for any humanitarian organization (think Medecins Sans Frontier etc.).
>Work in Los Angeles (preferably before 30 years old).
>Reside in Los Angeles for a year or two.
>Be immersed in the awesome (I just found out about how awesome LA is) culture of Los >Angeles – fashion, etc.
>Reside and work in London.
>Track down the descendants (other than the ones I already know exist) of my great grandfather, who was English (of some sort). Story: Great grandpa came to Malaysia during the WWII, married a local and produced my grandma, left for England (or somewhere there), abandoned grandma and never to be seen again.
>Reside, work and eventually settle down in France.
>Take my parents around the world when I travel.
>Take my siblings around the world when I travel.
>Buy an awesome house, complete with all the state of the art technology.
>Rent out the awesome house.
>Make a handsome income out of the rent.
>Own/Rent a studio apartment that has artistic features, including from the Victorian era.
>Live in this kind of apartment wherever I reside.
>Take awesome model-ish photos.
>Send photos to casting agents.
>Become a real paid working model.
>Become a model for Dior H’omme.
>Travel around the world as a model.
>Wear fashionable clothing (not necessarily expensive), gotten for free because I’m a model.
>Become a fashion icon.
>Learn Greek as much as I can (I actually have received many praises on how good I am based on the Greek words that I’ve known since I came here).
>Go to as many interesting places as possible in Greece including Athens and maybe one of the islands.
>Have the strength to make it to the 100th list before I go to sleep.
>Get another degree, something non-science related.
>Learn and be good at 5 (or more) languages (French and Arabic are a must).
>Get a Masters and a PhD. (whatever they are).
>Extent my personal network (friends) to all parts of the world.
>Become an excellent barista.
>Spend ALL Eids with my family in my cosy house where I grew up in.
>Be with my family as often as possible in my cosy house where I grew up in.
>Spend Christmas and New Year in a log cabin up in a snowy mountain.
>Be in love (like really, really in love).
>Love ends in a happy ending.
>Be closer to God.
>Become a better man (religion wise) before I die.
>Be true to myself even if people disagree.
>Have a real job (modeling isn’t a real job) that I really like.
>Getting paid real well for the job.
>Be involved more in university life including making more worthy friends.
>Have a real Halloween party (costume party) at my house with loads of my friends.
>Buy a retro Volkswagen Beetle convertible as my first car.
>Paint the car yellow.
>Get a license so that I can legally drive the car.
>Direct a short film.
>Get the short film noticed internationally.
>Get awards for the short film.
>Buy a new vintage bag.
>Buy a new pair of vintage boots (more like meels).
>Own a pair of the original Ray Ban’s Aviator sunglasses (I have a fake one).
>Have unlimited and efficient Internet connection wherever I live (not like in this house right now!).
>To talk to my family (particularly Mum) whenever I want, regardless of where I am and how >much money I possess.
>To see all of my family members happy and prosperous.
>To see myself happy.
...........................>100. To be me and free!..............................


So there it is – the New Year list. As you can see, not everything can be accomplished in 2008. Heck, some of them can NEVER be accomplished for as long as I shall live. That doesn’t mean I won’t try.

Dior H’omme, here I come!

Wish me luck.