2019 : No Excuses

I am returning to this blog after many years of not using it.
This is partly because I miss blogging and hope to do it again.
I don't have the face to do vlogs nor the patience to edit videos.
I would most likely just be posting about daily things and it would be unbelievably boring.
But yeah. I am really back.

This year my POWER PHRASE is NO EXCUSES

It is hard to choose this pair of words because I think I am the laziest person that I know.
BUT for 2019, I want to do many things and there are just no more room for excuses.
I am going to be 35 in 2019 and I won't think I should live in a way that is not sustainable for me.

So there are a few things I want to do this year. No pressure to finish them all but no excuses not to try either.

#NoExcuses1 : VITA+ my life

I want to join the VitaACE team. 

I got a great opportunity with some people. So I am saving up for a chance to be a part of that group.
Even if I am not in the first 30, I will save to get the money for it.

#NoExcuses2 : Say Bye to 20KG 

I want to lose weight and I think the best I can do would be 10 to 20 kilograms.

I will start with stretching first then move on to actual exercises. I haven't done any actual exercise in YEARS. So I have to take it one step at a time. I did my first stretching in years this morning. It was hard. I used to do it so easily when I was a varsity player so I regret not doing it continuously after high school. I could have kept my health problems at bay and kept my slim body if I did.

#NoExcuses3 : ERDR - Eat Right, Drink Right!

I want to eat right and drink right. 

I don't drink alcohol anymore since getting GERD but I have yet to eat right. I want to switch to better and fresh food. This means I have to learn how to cook them. I am helpless on this front so I have to make an effort to learn. I live alone now so I can cook in my place and no one would know if I sucked or not. I have to give up regular soda for some other options life Life Cola. If I am going to make juices, I hope I can keep up to just drinking VitaPlus juices. My mom said she likes the guyabano flavor. As for me, I want to try all the flavors and see which one is my favorite.
It's not about going on one of those trendy diet that actually works on others. It's more on changing my relationship with food and cooking. I need to learn how to cook to eat the food I want without having to be subjected to other people's recipes that are often too high on sodium and other bad stuff.

#NoExcuses4 : Side Dishes Jjang!

I want to learn how to make at least five Korean banchan.

This is going to be really hard but I hope that I can make it. So that I would be able to get things going. I hope to buy a ref in the future so I can store them longer. But for now, I would put it in a cooler so I can it them within two days at least. I won't be making big portions since I live by myself. The ones in the Korean stores are just too expensive for me to buy on a regular basis. If I can learn how to make some of them, that would give me enough confidence to try the more complicated dishes. I have ZERO cooking skills and I can barely make an omelet. Most of the stuff I make ends up looking like a jeon. So I guess I have one side dish down.

#NoExcuses5: WritoNoExcuso

I want to write more and not be lazy on my deadlines.
I won't be returning to Fiverr since I realized that it really isn't my style. I would focus on things on Essays.ph and fiction writing.
I want to finish a story to send to PHR this year. No matter what happens, rejection or not, I just want to e-mail them one manuscript.

I am in no way the cafe-writer that some are. I need to have my own noisy space to write and talk out loud. I would often say the lines my characters say so it's not a good idea to pop open my archaic laptop in a cafe and write there pretentiously.

#NoExcuses6 : Pay Yes Swipe No!

I want to clean up my credit. Even from Mombank.

I need to pay off my phone. Then I want to buy a new laptop. I really need one for writing and work.
I should limit myself to Pentagon and Blackpink related expenses for this year. Or at the very least YG & Pentagon related expenses. For the rest, I won't even bother.

#NoExcuses7:  SHOW ME THE SHOW MONEY!

I want to save money for my show money for South Korea. 
I heard it's a bit much so I should work hard for that.

#NoExcuses8: KPOPforACause 

I want to do birthday charity work and prepare for the Pentagon 3rd Anniversary properly. I would be setting aside money for those things.

#NoExcuses9 : Paymaya Karduh!

I need to get a physical Paymaya Card. I will use it more this year and hopefully switch my paypal to be connected to my paymaya instead of the sup cc I have right now.

I know what you are thinking, why get rid of my sup cc when I have it? It's not helping me control my spending. But with PayMaya I have to put money on my account for the card to work, even for online shopping. 

For the most part I would be using this for Fanmaum charity projects. 

#NoExcuses10: LEGIT Universe!

I need to get my fancafe account to associate member again in the Pentagon Fancafe. I already got the first and second official membership card (the second one is coming soon). I have been downgraded to regular member from associate member due to the issues from last year and was too lazy to get it verified again. So I will be doing that with my Thumbs Up! Album before it is too late.

This was the first Universe membership kit had in it.
I still hate the thief who took my photobook.
May you rot in the darkest part of the universe.

#NoExcuses11: Bonus for Eomma

I want to give my bonus to my mom not to pay off something but just really just give it to her to spend on whatever she wants.
I have been giving her my bonus for a couple of years now but mostly to pay off my sup cc debt.

#NoExcuses12: #365days on IG 

I am doing the #365 photos thing on IG so I can post more about the things I do and see. I am not dating anyone right now so there won't be any weird lovestagram things there. My IG is synced with my Facebook while my FB sends my public posts on Twitter. But since IG is posted on FB as private it might not get synced to Twitter. But doesn't matter. I rarely check my Twitter account anyway.

It started with Familia posts #1of365 and would move on to the rest of the year. Even if I can't post them on the actual day, I hope to take daily photos making every single day. I don't want 2019 to pass without me knowing that the heck I went through. It's something for old me to look back on when I am forgetful and nostalgic. So be prepared to see a lot of GOLDEN PIG me (although I am an OX) this year! Follow me on IG - pinaywriter. As for Facebook, I still don't add people but the follow button should be available. THIS IS ME 

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#HappyNewYear #2019

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I hope that I can continue to blog and write about my life in this blog. I don't want to let it go and I don't think I can ever forget the memories I had as a blogger. So since I can't move on to other modes, being RETRO is not such a bad thing.

I hope we all have a wonderful 2019!