Hello 2010! :-)

So I started the year drowning in booze, is that really such a bad thing? :-P


Anyway, the new year came in with quite a commotion. There's this fire thing just outside the walls of our subdivision, which basically put a halt to the new year shebang everyone was doing on our street (our house is on the main road of the subdivision) for about ten or fifteen minutes. Thirty minutes later, everyone moved on and we the drinks started pouring in. (I'll be posting pictures somewhere. Just not now, I'm still waiting for my friends to upload those. Haha!)


So this year was different. It started out with a different "bang". So I'm guessing there will be a looooot of other "bangs" for people here in our subdivision for the rest of the year. And for those who want something to do for this year, I found this article on Yahoo, which I thought would be nice to share. Even if I think it's full of free advertisement anyway. (And I think this will be nice to add to my "everyday something new" list.) The ones in bold are the ones I'll definitely try to do this year. So much for new year's resolutions. :-P

50 things to do in 2010

Philstar.com - Friday, January 1

Now that we have rung out the old and rang in the new, let’s get right down to the business of living. Here are 50 tips on what to do in 2010:

1. Try to get eight hours of sleep every night.

2. The seven 2009 Metro Filmfest entries are still showing. Catch any or all of them.

3. Try to drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

4. Fix that leaking ceiling in your room.

5. Blend five “greens” — green apple, green pepper, celery, cucumber and ampalaya — and take a glassful with your breakfast.

6. Arrange your closet and give your still wearable clothes to the typhoon victims.

7. Exercise at least 15 minutes every day. Don’t be a couch potato. Jog in place while watching TV.

8. Read those novels piled up untouched on your headboard.

9. Bring your family to lunch in Little Asia (Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City; and Greenhills Promenade, San Juan City).

10. Visit Bohol and say “Hello!” to the tarsier.

11. Check out the new set of eyewear at any of the Sarabia Optical Clinics where Vivian Sarabia will welcome you with a big smile.

12. Meditate with the Pink Sisters at the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel (Hemady St., Quezon City).

13. Vote wisely in the May elections.

14. Watch the sunset in Manila Bay from the Roxas Blvd. seawall.

15. Don’t be a litterbug.

16. Drive carefully; don’t drive if you drink, don’t drink if you drive.

17. Get a foot-and-back massage at MTO (Timog Avenue, Quezon City; or Malate, Manila).

18. Pay your bills on time.

19. Continue your good habit of reading The STAR, the all-around paper.

20. Be kind to your neighbors. Invite them to the salu-salo at your home.

21. Don’t be hassled by crank phone calls.

22. Don’t worry about growing old. What for? Everybody grows older every year anyway.

23. When going on an out-of-town trip, lock doors and windows and unplug appliances.

24. Pray before going to sleep and pray upon waking up.

25. Put your celfon on “silent” mode at bedtime or turn it off altogether. Put it far from you, if possible out of your room, because the radiation it emits is bad daw for your health.

26. Spend a weekend with your family at the Imperial Palace Suites (Timog-Morato Rotunda, Quezon City, telephones 927-8001 and 411-0116).

27. Subscribe to Vanity Fair and get your fill of really nice, comprehensive stories.

28. Continue your good habit of watching Startalk Saturday afternoons (2:30 to 4:30 p.m.) on GMA.

29. Stop worrying, look at the bright side of life and greet every new day with a smile.

30. Check out the new line of clothes at any of the Bench outlets.

31. Tip from Mike Enriquez: If you are diabetic, do some mild exercise at night so your fasting blood sugar will be normal (between 70 and 120).

32. Need to consult a diabetes specialist? Call Dr. Wilson Lim at 0917-8809172.

33. Give street children food, not money.

34. Be kind to animals. Take a stray cat home.

35. Want an inexpensive but mouth-watering (burp!) meal? Try the maki or machang at Manosa (along Valencia St., Quezon City, telephone 721-3381).

36. Have a haircut, manicure, pedicure, ear-cleaning, etc. at any of the Gruppo Barbero outlets (one of them on Timog Avenue, Quezon City).

37. Unload. Donate old books to a public library.

38. If you happen to be in Bohol or nearby Cebu on Feb. 12, watch the pre-Valentine concert of sweethearts Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez (photo) at the Verdant Pavilion of Panglao Island Nature Resort & Spa in Bingag, Dauis, Bohol. Showtime is 8 to 10:30 p.m. Priced at P2,000 (VIP), P1,500 (VIP) and P800 (General Admission), tickets are available at the BQ Mall Management Office (call 038-412-3964) or at Sales & Marketing Department of MetroCentre Hotel & Convention Center (call 038-411-2599).

40. Make peace with your enemies. Holding grudges is unhealthy.

41. Listen to mellow songs. It’s relaxing.

42. Practise deep breathing. It’s relaxing.

43. Think positive. It’s relaxing.

44. Take a bowl of steaming-hot beef mami at Lingnam (T. Alonzo St., Binondo, Manila).

45. Attend Fr. Joey Faller’s healing Masses at Kamay ni Hesus, Lucban, Quezon (or check out his schedule published in Funfare every first week of the month).

46. Attend Fr. Fernando Suarez’s healing Masses (watch for the schedule in this corner).

47. Eat only when you’re hungry; don’t overeat.

48. Avoid “nega” people. According to the Desiderata, they are “vexations to the spirit.”

49. Keep smiling.

50. Read Funfare every morning and Conversations with Ricky Lo every Sunday.

(E-mail reactions at rickylo@philstar.net.ph or at entphilstar@yahoo.com) - FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

And that's it. Maybe I'll be doing something different this year. I hope I do big things. Or maybe small things in a great way. There's 365 days to fill, I think it's good to start with a positive outlook that I'll be better this year. ;-)