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Hi, my name is Melani | A lifetime learner, ambivert, people person

Resolutions for 2016: Less & More of Everything

I know, I know. It’s February already. And maybe you’ll say you have had a month already to do whatever you need to do in this year. Yes it is true that people usually use start of the year as the momentum, to starting new when in the next few months they usually ended up realize that they are still the same old sh*t.

But, after a month passed I finally have a clearer view, about what I should do — what experience I want to have and stuffs I need to learn.

This time, albeit so many lessons I need to learn this year, I also feel the urge to write down what I have experienced last year. 2015 has been full of ups and downs, taught me a lot of precious lessons in this never-ending school called life. But overall, it was awesome. Bring it on, 2016!

Highlights of my 2015:

  1. Went to SG for CNY holiday. Visited large CNY lantern festival in Marina Bay and took photos of my Shio 🐍
  2. Finished 2 projects for 2 clients at work. And the work was presented in front of SOE Ministry
  3. Finished an educational projects for college students by my company as Project Officer
  4. Went to Kuala Lumpur office with the students for the regional level events and for the first time being responsible as a mentor
  5. Stayed in one of the coolest AirBnB property I’ve ever stayed in KL ❤️
  6. Fell in love deeply
  7. Had our first vacation abroad to KL with someone I love
  8. Finished 2 books
  9. Bought new gadget from my own money for the first time
  10. Had a most fun birthday surprise with lovely friends and the whole kitchen crew singing happy birthday with the kitchen equipments 😂
  11. Had my first time molecular gastronomy experience and twas so fun!
  12. Hiked Mount Rinjani! This one was so special, I conquered my fears and my self-doubts. Twas obviously the best experience I’ve had in the entire year, and comes with greatest lessons too
  13. Found my true love for coffee ☕️ Thanks to Tanamera & 1/15
  14. Went to Bali with friends. Did yoga and rice paddy walks in Ubud for the first time. Lovely, lovely time ❤️
  15. Live separated with my sister and for the first time I realized that my siblings are all have grown up

In 2016, I should:

  1. Worry less about everything
  2. Live smaller (when I say smaller, it is not the life, it is the attitude)
  3. Take more trips and travel lighter (options: Flores, Derawan, Chiang Mai, Nepal, New Zealand) haven’t made up my mind yet, need to finalize it soon
  4. Take less pretense. Do more for my self and not because I have to
  5. Manage to accomplish a job-related goal that I have set
  6. Exercise more (once a week, at least)
  7. Eat healthier and less food if possible
  8. Get less internet
  9. Finish educational project plan for elementary student
  10. Pray more 🙏 for everyone that I loved
  11. Get closer to my family and get to know them better, like REALLY get to know them better
  12. Read more
  13. Write more!
  14. Love better. This one is tough. In order to love someone, first we must love ourselves unconditionally — self acceptance and real happiness is crucial for us to be able to love sincerely. Second, we must have more patience, compromise — and at the same time, we need an open heart to to accept the fact that the most beautiful thing in life is just to love and be loved in return. Nothing else really matters
  15. Buy a new camera as present for my self 📷