'Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'

The Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, by Lewis Caroll.

I have always believed that objectives light our path.  It is, however, our actions that choose the path we take. So this year, I will be religiously devoted to my objectives.

2-in-1
To read two books each month. The reason I am doing this 2-in-1 objective is to improve my vocabulary skills, critical thinking and written communication.  Written and oral communication skills are my weaknesses, which coincidentally, are two of the most important skills in the corporate world. So through reading I hope I am able to improve those much needed areas.

Movie Night
To watch one movie a week.  Improving my work skills does not need to be done solely through boring activities right?  So I thought of improving my skills while getting entertained through films.

Explore the Philippines
Show my love for the country!  I have been wanting to travel around the country but time and money do not permit me to do so.  But this year, I won't let these factors hinder me from travelling.  I am young and free.  I am an adventurous person.  I always seek for action.  Boring lifestyle is not for me.  So this year,  I will explore.

Good Morning, Newspaper
Read the daily newspaper.  Be relevant, be informed.  A person who is up-to-date with the current news and events will never be a boring person.

2012, I'll own you like a betch!

Now, I bid goodbye to you 2010 with a smile. Not because I am eager for you to end but because you made me learn new lessons. You helped me grow and become a better person. You made my existence worthwhile. On this note GOODBYE 2010, HELLO 2011. I am now ready to greet 2011 with a resounding smile, hoping of another year filled with laughters and smiles, tears and learnings.

While everyone's excited collecting stickers for their Starbucks' planner, I already got myself a new planner! Yey! The MUJI 2012 Planner. The design is very simple -  just a white colored jacket with the year 2012 on the cover.

What attracted me the most with this planner is it's minimalist approach. Only the fundamentals are included from the cover to the inside.  Plus, it is quite affordable. Just for 425 pesos you can already own an awesome planner!

My photos won't do justice to the awesome look of the planner. So I suggest that you check out more pictures here. And if you would like to see it in person, try visiting their stores in Serendra and SM MOA. I got mine from SM MOA! :)

I watched the movie together with my friend. His treat since he felt sorry for ditching me twice in a row. Pity me. hahaha. Anyway, the movie was great - the casts, the setting and the story! It was a mix of comedy and adventure, which are my top movie genres! Being a fan of these genres, I can definitely say that the movie met my standards. The hilarious one-liner of the casts kept the movie entertaining. The spectacular sword-fighting kept me on the edge of my seat, eagerly waiting how the characters will do their action scenes. Story-wise, it was pretty decent. I have not read or watched any Musketeer book/film in my life, so I don't have anything to compare it on. But for me, I liked the adventure of the four main characters, Aramis, Athos, Pothos and D'Artagnan. My favorite characters would be D'Artagnan and Milady de Winter. D'Artagnan is just so adorable in his lines. hahaha. Milady de Winter on the other hand is so intriguing to watch. She will make you wonder how the film will go.

If you haven't seen the movie yet, I suggest that you go watch it now, if it is still showing. The trailer below will make you more eager to watch the film! :)

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) joins forces with three rogue Musketeers (Matthew MacFadyen, Luke Evans and Ray Stevenson) in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They must stop the evil Richlieu (Christoph Waltz) and face off with Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) and the treacherous Milady (Milla Jovovich). The action adventure is given a state of the art update in 3-D. -- (C) Summit