1st January, 2009 - This morning I woke up early to meet a close friend and move on to another friend's house. Yup, it's a beautiful Friday morning and I was asking myself what the heck am I doing waking up so early on 1st January when everybody else seem to be in their deep slumber still????
Off we went to A'Famosa for a 3 day retreat with the purpose of goal setting. During the ice-breaker session, I introduced myself as Zombie Odelia ... well, that was exactly how I felt at that moment (after many days of late nights working feverishly to meet deadlines !)and ... immediately regretted having sent such negative energy out to the crowd !!! My, my, my ....
On that first day, my eyes were closed most of the time (to conserve energy or I'd get burnt out ... hmmm ...) but my ears were open. I know it's kinda disrespectful towards the speaker but I just couldn't help it ! Anyway, when my name was called to answer some of the questions posed, based on the topics being taught, I was able to reply without any hesitation ... he he ... compared to some who were wide awake and could not answer !! I guess that sort of gave the speaker an indication that I was actually paying attention ... ^_^ On the last day, I took the opportunity to apologise to her during the 'car wash' session (where anyone can approach another person to 'wash' him/her with whatever he/she wishes to convey to the other party who can only listen in silence). So, I guess it turned out ok ... with her, I mean ^_^
We were asked to fill up our dream book (before setting our 2009 goals) within 2.5hours ... and guess what? Instead of sitting down at a quiet corner like the rest of the participants, I took the opportunity to dive into the swimming pool. Phew ! Glorious cooling water ... missed swimming so so much ! It really felt very good, to be in the water again after so many weeks ^_^ Ha ha ha ... that was when I had inspirations gushing into my mind about my DREAM ... just like the long shower I took when I wanted to write a love letter for my mom. Instead of writing them down, I took out a box of colour pencils and started drawing after an hour in the pool ... ending up with 33 pages in my dream book. I suppose, as a Cancerian, water really brings me out ^_^ Ha ... took another half an hour dip into the pool (couldn't resist the temptation ...) before I got out, bathed, dressed and ready for the next session.
On that first day, my eyes were closed most of the time (to conserve energy or I'd get burnt out ... hmmm ...) but my ears were open. I know it's kinda disrespectful towards the speaker but I just couldn't help it ! Anyway, when my name was called to answer some of the questions posed, based on the topics being taught, I was able to reply without any hesitation ... he he ... compared to some who were wide awake and could not answer !! I guess that sort of gave the speaker an indication that I was actually paying attention ... ^_^ On the last day, I took the opportunity to apologise to her during the 'car wash' session (where anyone can approach another person to 'wash' him/her with whatever he/she wishes to convey to the other party who can only listen in silence). So, I guess it turned out ok ... with her, I mean ^_^
We were asked to fill up our dream book (before setting our 2009 goals) within 2.5hours ... and guess what? Instead of sitting down at a quiet corner like the rest of the participants, I took the opportunity to dive into the swimming pool. Phew ! Glorious cooling water ... missed swimming so so much ! It really felt very good, to be in the water again after so many weeks ^_^ Ha ha ha ... that was when I had inspirations gushing into my mind about my DREAM ... just like the long shower I took when I wanted to write a love letter for my mom. Instead of writing them down, I took out a box of colour pencils and started drawing after an hour in the pool ... ending up with 33 pages in my dream book. I suppose, as a Cancerian, water really brings me out ^_^ Ha ... took another half an hour dip into the pool (couldn't resist the temptation ...) before I got out, bathed, dressed and ready for the next session.
After 3 days filled with games, sharing and fun, I finally managed to set my goals for 2009 ! Now ... to achieve the goal ... JUST DO IT !
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