2010: The theme

The main theme for 2010 is to take and give back to the society.

A review on 2009 has shed light on how blissful I am compared to many other people. There are so many kids sleeping on the street, being abducted for prostitutions, child labour, drugs etc.; so many stateless kids without the proper rights to have their education nor medical benefits. And this is only in Malaysia where problems arise primarily from societal behaviour and not even in countries with civil wars where kids are holding guns while we are having fun; where 5 kids died in every 3.5 secs due to the lack of food and clean water. So as a kick-start to achieving my new year's resolution, I have signed up for a monthly donation to UNICEF and also joined as a volunteer in the World Vision because I believe every single of us can help, in any form, any way. If one is able to spend 20 bucks for a coffee in Starbucks every week, I dont see a reason why one can't spend RM 50 to sponsor a child, or even RM38 a month to provide 17 doses of measles vaccines protecting children from the deadly disease. We always take things for granted and have carelessly forgotten to share our bliss with those who are really unfortunate. We are becoming more and more individualistic, selfish, too afraid to lose - without realising that sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.

I have several encounters recently that really triggered my disappointment off on how twisted a human's soul can be. Moving into the city, I witnessed the fragility of human's relationship. I couldn't stomach the individualistic and reclusivity portrayed by those people who rather to be called as strangers than friends although you are living under the same freaking roof. People don't interact, don't talk, don't care, trying to avoid seeing each other in the same house and they dont even say goodbye when they left! Hostility -which I dont really know why and when it has formed- reached its peak when you're being removed from their facebook's list as soon as they moved out. And having landlord who doesn't encourage to make friends with housemates and showed dismay over the budding friendship certainly failed my ability to analyse all these weird behaviors. Then comes a secondary sch kid whom I guess will never ever realise how blessed he is to have a family that cares so much for his studies and has even prepared everything to send him for overseas education. Calling off tuition sessions at last minute is one thing, it's the irresponsibility that really pissed me off. Given all the physicals and materials fulfillment, why can't all these bloody brats do something for their life? This is just so so sickening.

Yet, exposure to the working adult's world had also made me to take a serious look into my deficiency in many soft and hard skills altogether. So yea, after 5 months of muddling in the cloudy water, things are getting clearer for me to take steps and make some significancies in 2010. Through months of pondering over the value of life, I have realised most of the time we are so much tied down/restricted by the conventional framework, which has required us not to go astray away from the 'most beneficial' and 'proper' track that laid nicely in front.

Well, it is not to say that taking the road not taken belongs to the best case. As I know one day, I too, have to step back on the normal track and lead a rather routined life just like everyone else - because by then, I will have more responsibilities and obligations to people whom I love and care for, and whom have supported me along the way :) But till then, I just want to do things that add premium values to my life.

So, what is your resolution this year? :)