Just chilling out...

Aaah, it feels good to have finally rested and relaxed for some days! Our Christmas break started on the 21st and, since then, I have been staying home (going out only when I have to run errands) just chilling out. It's great! I don't even remember when was the last time I had as many days to rest and relax as I've had (still have) this break. No exaggeration there. Ever since I started working, I haven't enjoyed any break or vacation as when we have breaks, that's actually when we are given extra load of work to do since we don't have our classes to worry about. Also, when the department doesn't have us working our butts off, the orgs I'm in come into the picture. I end up having to work more on breaks or vacations than when I have classes. So, you can just imagine how much I am enjoying and savoring every single minute of my Christmas break!

Half the time, I am glued to the computer exploring the Internet wwworld! When my computer finally got connected to Internet, I was so excited and I thought: "Weeee! Now, I can blog everyday if I want to!" But, as it turned out, I haven't been blogging or blog-hopping that much (or the way I imagined myself to do). There are two reasons for this. Shelfari and Facebook! In Shelfari, one can make his own bookshelf. I've been meaning to do an inventory of my books for months now, and with the help of Shelfari, I was able to do that. And not just that, I also got to make my wish list (which keeps getting longer and longer by the day). Another thing is I get to read other readers' opinions of books that I've read and I can join reading or discussion groups.

Now, Facebook, on the other hand, is a whole world on its own! A number of friends were actually telling me about it since the first half of this year, but, having no Internet connection at home, I wasn't really interested. Besides, there's Friendster anyway. Why do I need another "networking" account? And, finally, a few weeks ago, I was able to create my Facebook account. At first, I didn't really give it much attention. And then, I read about it in Ping's and Toni's blogs. And the rest, as the cliche goes, is history! Now, I am a Facebook addict! Hehehe:)

One of my Facebook friends asked about our New Year's Resolutions. I am not one to make a New Year's Resolutions List because I am more of a Tomorrow's Resolutions List type of person. Meaning, I believe that one can start to change something about oneself any given day. But, anyway, I decided to answer the question. The first two things that popped in my mind were: read more and write more! So, that's what I said my answer was. 2007 has actually been the year in which I read the least number of books (well, not counting the books I needed to read for my lessons, of course). And, that's been really frustrating for me. Much as I'd like to read, I've been really caught up in so much work that I just didn't have enough time. Same thing with writing (God, just look at my 2006 and 2007 archive)! But, that's going to change in 2008 because I am going to make time!

So, now, I am more looking forward to 2008. I have a strong feeling that it's going to be a great year! Let's all look forward to it and welcome it with happiness and hope, why don't we? :)

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To my fellow Muslims, belated Eid Mubarak! I know that's waaaay late, but, well... better late than never, right?

To my Christian brothers and sisters, belated Merry Christmas!

To my brothers and sisters who are neither Muslim nor Christian, greetings of Peace!

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