Celebrations

Happy New Year! :D



Picture from http://www.theage.com.au/


I'm actually getting quite tired of those words now. (Although I don't mind another 100 more people wishing me happy new year. :D )
Maybe they should invent a different way of expressing this sentiment.
According to the thesaurus, twelvemonth is an alternative word for year. So I shall say...


Happy Twelvemonth everyone!


(How refreshing.)





I am very very sad to announce that I forgot to feeeeeeeeeeel that extra leap second of the year 2008.
Whatever. It wasn't that special anyway.



Okay, to tell the truth. I didn't even turn on the tv to laugh at the telecast of the countdown in town.
In fact, I even felt like sleeping by about 11+, but since Irene laughed at me for even thinking about sleeping early, I decided I shall perservere.
I ended up stayed up until 12.30, but it doesn't really feel that exciting anymore.
Like how when we were small little kids, staying up till 12am was a pretty big thing.
Now, you're obviously considered weird if you sleep at 9am.




Anyway, I have something to share today.
To refer to my previous post (from last year :D) about new year resolutions, HA there is an article on Yahoo saying that New Year resolutions ARE BAD FOR YOU.

LONDON (AFP) - - Making self-improvement New Year's resolutions often leaves people feeling worse, the British mental health charity Mind has warned.

Mind urged people not to make resolutions focusing on physical imperfections -- such as attempting to lose weight -- because they create a negative self image and lead to feelings of low self-esteem, hopelessness and even mild depression.

And when such optimistic resolutions fail, that could spark feelings of inadequacy and failure, the charity warned.

"New Year's resolutions can sometimes focus on our problems or insecurities such as being overweight, feeling unhappy in our jobs or feeling guilty about not devoting enough time to friends and family throughout the year," said Mind chief executive Paul Farmer.

"We chastise ourselves for our perceived shortcomings and set unrealistic goals to change our behaviour, so it's not surprising that when we fail to keep resolutions, we end up feeling worse than when we started.

"In 2009, instead of making a New Year's resolution, think positively about the year to come and what you can achieve."

Mind suggested resolution-makers focus instead on being active, connecting with nature, learning something new and working for one's community.

So there. No more new year resolutions from now on!
They make you sad. D: