HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

wow, it certainly seems like 2007 has sneaked up on me like a thief in the night, robbing me once more of my youth and vitality. i am indeed growing old, and i like it not!

since the new year is a time for new resolutions, i suppose i'll join the other 3/4 of singaporeans who are resolving to exercise more in this coming year. unlike them however, i say this without hope or eagerness, for i know that this is one resolution which will never be fulfilled. every year without fail i get lazier and lazier, i eat more and more, and sleep longer and longer after meals. it seems like my only chance for a healthy lifestyle would be to shop more (exercise!) and eat more organic veggies. eventually all the veggies will wash the toxins out of my body and i will be restored to good health again.

also, i have decided that it's time to start dealing with my many fears. the other day mark and i were talking about certain phobias and he said that he worries about how fearful i am of so many things. while i find this very touching, i also think it is a sign that i should stop being such a big fat baby. and thus, in the spirit of the new year, i'm going to list down all my fears! this will be helpful because everyone knows that acceptance is key to overcoming problems. therefore:

My Fears:

1. lizards, especially FAT BLACK lizards and ALBINO lizards and lizards with stripey tails
2. dust and hairballs
3. bodily harm due to an accident
4. terminal illness
5. fighting in a war
6. bombs
7. shark attacks
8. swimming in deep oceans
9. fires, including flames from bunsen burners
10. dogs, especially those which bite/lick

many nights i go to sleep and pray that God will keep me safe from lizards crawling on me. when i was young i stepped on a lizard in the kitchen and it squirmed beneath my bare foot for a full half minute as i just froze and screamed my lungs out. since then, i have lived in fear. and then of course i also pray for peace and health, which are like the 2 smartest things to pray for when you come to think of it, because they kinda encompass almost everything.

well goodnight then, and a good year ahead!