Hello everyone!
Just want to drop in here to wish you guys Happy New Year!
Don’t be deceived by the nice fireworks picture there. That’s actually a picture Ming took of the Hong Kong fireworks this year.
I on the other hand had a rather uneventful New Year’s Eve. I had dinner at home, hung around with Fighter and then put him to sleep. After that I watched a movie and waited on my balcony for the countdown. Smoking a cigar with my brother.
I messaged some of my friends and asked them how they were spending their NYE and surprisingly a big bunch of them were just spending it at home too. Is this age that has finally caught up with us? I remember in my early twenties it was almost unheard of to hear of any of my friends staying at home for New Year’s Eve.
2014 was a challenging year for me but I’m really excited for 2015. This time last year I made a New Year Resolution to do more exercise. So I started cycling and playing badminton. New Year resolution fulfilled.
I’m still thinking about what my New Year resolution for 2015 should be. One idea I had was to make it a point to give an amount of money… e.g. RM500 every month to a charity or to someone I know personally who really needs financial help. I thought about this because just last week when I was wrapping up the year I was doing some math and realized that while I have made some donations, it hadn’t been as much charity as I wanted to for the year.
So in that last week I rushed. Making out cheques to people I knew personally who needed help to support their families and to charities. Besides my mom tells me that as long as we’re able to save and live comfortable lives, we should always find a way to give back.
I thought about this but I’m not sure if it counts as a New Year Resolution. Maybe it’s just one of the things I should be doing anyway.
Anyway I’ll think about it. If you guys have suggestions or thoughts for New Year Resolutions or have yours to share please do share them. I’m looking for ideas.
Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2015 will be really great for all of us.
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space