I was looking through my planner yesterday (okay fine, this morning at 1am) and I started to have a minor panic attack. There are a gazillion things to be done in such a short period of time! The tutorials and readings are nothing. I have a major 20% Critical Thinking assignment due in 3 weeks, another 20% Ethical Reasoning assignment due in 5 weeks, FOC interviews to conduct, tutorials to rush (for the next 2 weeks because there's only one day between my lecture and my tutorial due the rescheduling make up classes for the CNY week), and a dreadful Economics tutor to hate and worry about (I have never hated attending Economics this much before)! And on top of that, I have an impending sore throat because I was a greedy girl and I ate 3/4 of the packet of peanuts while watching SATC.

I had to take deep breathes and tell myself to calm down. I had to employ the ever-dependable Kevin Kern and his ivories to breathe easy. I had to tell myself everything will slowly work itself out and be okay. I had to remind myself to remain positive so the self-fulfilling prophecy will work.

I have to get started.

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You might find
You get what you need

Is it a little too late to do New Year Resolutions? Because here are mine:

1) Study. Study a lot harder. As crazy as that may sound, I know it's possible.

2) Get more sleep. Everyone who knows me knows that I can survive on less than 5 hours of sleep every night. The secret is that I catch up during the weekends and this has to stop. I resolve to get at least 6 hours of sleep everyday. And sleeping more doesn't have to equate to having less time to study. It just means I have to study more effectively!

3) Take time off to enjoy the smaller things in life. That is why I want to clear my work by friday so I can have Saturdays off to relax. Last semester's weekends were spent slogging out on tutorials after tutorials. So now, the plan is to do my tutorials during the week. Yes, that runs parallel to resolution number one.

4) Drink more water. This sounds stupid but I'm trying to get a clearer complexion and this tip seems to have worked for someone I know. Besides, drinking water is beneficial to the health too!

5) Be more organised and discipline. I must declutter. Clutters have been proven to add stress to people's lives. So declutter and organise! Discipline applies to maintaining organisation, as well as having the discipline to follow my resolutions!

And on that bombshell (oh yes, I'm stealing Jeremy Clarkson's line), I'll end it here. Gotta fulfill resolution number two! (:

No more could have, should have, would haves.
This time round, I'm gonna do it. I'm not gonna let myself regret anything I didn't do.
It's time to get serious.

You snooze, you lose.

"Soul Mate.
Two little words, one big concept.
I believe that someone, somewhere, is holding the key to your heart, and your dream house."

"So should we get more coffee or should we get two guns and kill ourselves?"

-Carrie Bradshaw

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin'

Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone