HaPPy New YeaR 2008!

Happy New Year one and all! With the new year comes new resolutions. As usual, Nina's resolution is to slim down and keep fit! So what I plan to do this year is do a lot of brisk walking (which is actually a great cardio workout and helps tone the body)... at the mall! Can't wait for the Spring to open. Boulevard was okay okay lah, at least ada juak new places to visit other than the Golden Triangle which is now fading to a pale yellow... Just last Sunday Faisal, Aza and I went out to watch I am Legend at Star Cineplex, jalan sunyi nak mampus. Very untypical for roads in Waterfront area to be quiet on Sundays. Kompom Kuchingites tengah raid Boulevard at Batu 3 coz discount sales cam gila. I even bought a pair of cropped khakis (on Monday when people semua gago register anak for school) that looked like Giordanos (tapi made in China) and it costed me RM15 only! Siney nak carik loar yang murah camya n comfy as if you're wearing Docker's.

Sunday watched I am Legend at Star Cineplex (which was also surprisingly almost empty). So-so lah ceta ya. Will Smith memanglah as usual pandey embak character, and he brings it to many layers. Tapi jalan cerita macam yaaaaa jak. Bak kata Aza, cerita tok bagus k baca lam novel jak...hehehe... effects were good la (biasalah Hollywood grade, kan cam Malaysia pun, gik nampak tali suspension haha)

New Year's Eve Nina sik celebrate, coz Nina had to work the graveyard shift (9pm to 7am). Tengok fireworks via TV ajak. Anak patient chia makan KFC, at least perut kenyang. Lucky patient in ICU only 3 orang, so relaxla sikit. Looking back, ever since I graduated from nursing school, memang every New Year's Eve is spent at the hospital working. Balit-balit rumah the next day merepuk tido. Dah terpaksa bangun at 10am ambik Nana from the airport. Balit kakya merepuk depan tv coz once I wake up from my beauty sleep I find it hard to sleep again. Nasib bait kerja second nite malam ya sik cranky kedak apa. Note to Nina's friends and colleagues (especially boss): Mun dah Nina kerja malam, jangan call before 3pm. Nanti malam tu Nina kerja cam zombie cos not enuf sleep. Patient yang rugi. Hehehe.

Another resolution: SAVE money! Since before I started work Mum has been pushing me to save for my future. Tapi yaaaalah,.. ada ajak agenda yang memerlukan duit come up. Cineplex, Guardian, Coffee Bean, Parkson, Starbucks, Bing semua sik bengkrap coz I'm there ahhahaha. 2 years working and I have not been able to save coz I am such a tempayan bocor! Money never stick with me one. Even Faisal cannot stop me mun urge nak meli barang ya datang. I guess I should have trained to be a personal shopper jak; dah beli kelak, sik pakey! Nyelut bilit ajak. So Start with January2008 I am aiming to open an account in a seperate bank and start dumping at LEAST 5 to 10 per cent of my wages there. Wish me luck u guys! I thank God everyday I do not work in Singapore because with all the temptations there, I would not be able to pay rent!

So how to keep slim doing something I love (window shopping and actual shopping = walking for hours on end) but still save money? Go to the mall with RM20 in hand pakey makan, and leave the ATM card and Credit Card at home! In my case, also get hubby to leave HIS cash and card at home as I can be verrrryyyy persuasive and manipulative if I see what I like... hee.... that's all for now!