Assalamualaikum everyone :),
2014 started with a such a bang! I was elected as the Social Committee President and I had two failures in my compliance work so early in the year! That has never happened before. That put me into a busy-bee frenzy schedule since January 2014. So that was work for me on the first quarter of the year. Now that we enter Q2 2014 (April) things have stabilized a little bit and gives me a little room to breathe.
On a personal level, life has also stabilized to a certain level - day-to-day wise. But I feel my life is a little empty. According to the book I am reading now ("Awaken the Giant Within" by Anthony Robbins), I need to make a certain physical activity to change my current boredom state. I still watch my KDrama and I still go for my Al-Quran class but I have quit my Arabic class (I intend to continue - I hope Allah will give me the strength to continue later).
Here is the only one additional Physical Activities I am thinking of doing this year. I join aerobic classes at the office twice a week already but I do missed the classes now and then due to work especially in Q1 this year.
I need to start joining short runs (5 km or less - don't laugh). Physical exercise has never been for me, I didn't even play any sports in school - I cannot and don't know how to play, I don't even know how to ride a bicycle. I am quite pathetic huh! Anyway, I found two already which I need to enrol in along with my children. Let me attempt this first and update you later whether I am successful or not.
(1) Run 4 Peace 2014
Date: 27 April 2014
Venue: IIUM Stadium, Gombak Campus
Start time: 7:00 am
Distance: 5.5 km
(2) Vitagen Healthy Digestion Walk
Date: 22 June 2014
Venue: Taman Tasik Jaya
Start time: 6:30 am
Distance: 5 km
I haven't told you my aim/targets for this year. Here are the things I need to achieve this year.
1. Khatam Quran. I am already scheduling my class to be twice a week to achieve this. I am only at Juzuk 11 now. I seriously need to focus - I even ask my ustaz to stop the class when I am tired and that is usually after 6 - 7 pages of reading. I really need to focus more or otherwise I need to give myself a good knock on my head!
2. To reduce credit card balance. I am giving myself until this June 2014. I have only 3 months to concentrate on doing this. I have been spending a lot because of moving to the new house. Almost everything is in placed already in this house by end of this April. Anything that has not been purchased, will just have to wait until next year. No more spending for the house this year. I have started to reduce but I have to work on it some more - so I have until June 2014 to make big reductions and smaller ones throughout 2014.
3. To start saving. I may have to start small this year because of the reduction of credit card. I am aiming to go for Haji on year 2015. I have less than two years to save. May Allah murahkan rezeki for me to achieve this for me and my sister. I will be starting this July 2014 onwards.
4. To schedule for a vacation. I am late this year. Have to start asking around on destinations and get flight deals. Have to start saving for spending for vacation as well. At least this is something me and my children are looking forward to.
5. I need to loose 5 kg. I must be too happy to increased my weight for 5 kg within a year! It is totally outrageous that I did this to myself. I cannot wear two of my pants already... very saddening... This is where the short run comes in to help me reduce the un-needed "access baggage".
So much things to do ....
How about you? Have you started on your plans for this year yet? My plans revolves a lot around spending and having fun I feel. I need to put myself in a different state because the above activities doesn't fulfil me as a Muslim being who contributes to the Muslim community.
That's all my musings for this time around. A lot to work on, so wish me luck... Good luck to you too, may all that you plans for this year will come true.... May Allah gives us the determination and laser-sharp focus to successfully complete our targets for this year... Life is a dance... Let's dance...
2014 started with a such a bang! I was elected as the Social Committee President and I had two failures in my compliance work so early in the year! That has never happened before. That put me into a busy-bee frenzy schedule since January 2014. So that was work for me on the first quarter of the year. Now that we enter Q2 2014 (April) things have stabilized a little bit and gives me a little room to breathe.
On a personal level, life has also stabilized to a certain level - day-to-day wise. But I feel my life is a little empty. According to the book I am reading now ("Awaken the Giant Within" by Anthony Robbins), I need to make a certain physical activity to change my current boredom state. I still watch my KDrama and I still go for my Al-Quran class but I have quit my Arabic class (I intend to continue - I hope Allah will give me the strength to continue later).
Here is the only one additional Physical Activities I am thinking of doing this year. I join aerobic classes at the office twice a week already but I do missed the classes now and then due to work especially in Q1 this year.
I need to start joining short runs (5 km or less - don't laugh). Physical exercise has never been for me, I didn't even play any sports in school - I cannot and don't know how to play, I don't even know how to ride a bicycle. I am quite pathetic huh! Anyway, I found two already which I need to enrol in along with my children. Let me attempt this first and update you later whether I am successful or not.
(1) Run 4 Peace 2014
Date: 27 April 2014
Venue: IIUM Stadium, Gombak Campus
Start time: 7:00 am
Distance: 5.5 km
(2) Vitagen Healthy Digestion Walk
Date: 22 June 2014
Venue: Taman Tasik Jaya
Start time: 6:30 am
Distance: 5 km
I haven't told you my aim/targets for this year. Here are the things I need to achieve this year.
1. Khatam Quran. I am already scheduling my class to be twice a week to achieve this. I am only at Juzuk 11 now. I seriously need to focus - I even ask my ustaz to stop the class when I am tired and that is usually after 6 - 7 pages of reading. I really need to focus more or otherwise I need to give myself a good knock on my head!
2. To reduce credit card balance. I am giving myself until this June 2014. I have only 3 months to concentrate on doing this. I have been spending a lot because of moving to the new house. Almost everything is in placed already in this house by end of this April. Anything that has not been purchased, will just have to wait until next year. No more spending for the house this year. I have started to reduce but I have to work on it some more - so I have until June 2014 to make big reductions and smaller ones throughout 2014.
3. To start saving. I may have to start small this year because of the reduction of credit card. I am aiming to go for Haji on year 2015. I have less than two years to save. May Allah murahkan rezeki for me to achieve this for me and my sister. I will be starting this July 2014 onwards.
4. To schedule for a vacation. I am late this year. Have to start asking around on destinations and get flight deals. Have to start saving for spending for vacation as well. At least this is something me and my children are looking forward to.
5. I need to loose 5 kg. I must be too happy to increased my weight for 5 kg within a year! It is totally outrageous that I did this to myself. I cannot wear two of my pants already... very saddening... This is where the short run comes in to help me reduce the un-needed "access baggage".
So much things to do ....
How about you? Have you started on your plans for this year yet? My plans revolves a lot around spending and having fun I feel. I need to put myself in a different state because the above activities doesn't fulfil me as a Muslim being who contributes to the Muslim community.
That's all my musings for this time around. A lot to work on, so wish me luck... Good luck to you too, may all that you plans for this year will come true.... May Allah gives us the determination and laser-sharp focus to successfully complete our targets for this year... Life is a dance... Let's dance...
