I know we just celebrated Christmas but IT IS NOW THE TIME TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
or something

I've been doing this for three years now so why not make one for 2018 eh

GOALS FOR 2 0 1 8

1. Read one book per month. Not asking much, just one book. ONE BOOK. And then make a summary/commentary/notes of what i thought of it once I finished it.

2. Write. Write. Write. 2 short stories per month. Find the confidence in your writing and find a writing style, if possible. 
(I think it'll be funny to document what I feel the essence of my writing is at this point in time and later compare it to the one I'll have in the future
2017: Mostly pointless slice of life with only people talking and 0 plot.
2018: ???)

3. Complete that gay autobiographical thingy that you're planning to do. 
Because the last thing Indonesian literature needs is another slice of life poem/short essay book about a straight girl's romantic experience. There's too many of them already I feel tired everytime i walk into local bookstores. Religious sects might come and hunt me down but i  c o u l d n t  c a r e  l e s s. 

4. Weight goal: 59 kg. 
Just keep on exercising pls.

5. Find a job lmao this is not a goal it's an inevitable beast looming down the road. 
I think the better goal is: TO NOT ALLOW WHATEVER JOB I NAB TO REDUCE ME TO A SOULESS GHOUL.

6. Save money so I can help my parents and partially fund my Masters degree. 
(Like, 20% of my monthly salary once I get one lol)

7. Never think that I'm too old to start learning something.
Exhibit A. Figure skating. Goal in 2018? Manage to do //something//. Anything but going forward and backward like an awkward duck.
Exhibit B. Learn Dutch. I'll go there to do my Masters so uhh yea gotta start learning
Exhibit C. Singing lessons. Please. YOU STILL NEEDA TO INCREASE THAT RANGE
Exhibit D. Script writing/movie making course. PLEASE.

8. Enjoy the moment. Don't rush time. 
Enjoy the good, enjoy the bad, enjoy the meh. I gotta ground myself to the present and live my life as it is. 

This is the fun bit of me self-reflecting my last year's goals and seeing if I managed to do them.

1. Find a legit internship/part time job in Melbourne
LMAO A TOTAL FAILURE. Honours year is hellish I didn't even have the time to go to the city when I was doing it.

2. Improve my statistics skills
I didn't really do anything to improve it but I did pretty well on my stats subject during my year so... 50/50? idk

3. TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL
I went to Sydney in the middle of the year and fulfilled my childhood dream of going to New Zealand so IT'S A TOTAL SUCCESS. 

4. Reach 700 subs on youtube
Lmao who am I kidding ofc it's a failure

5. Improving my singing range.
S u c c e s s. I still can't believe I did it. I can't believe i once thought that Jimin's high note in "Danger" is the highest note that I can hit. and suddenly now I am able to sing girl group songs without having to adjust the song's pitch to fit my low voice (most of the time). 

6. Finish a chaptered story.
:DD Success. I wrote way more in the last six months than I ever did in the last 2 years, probably. I can't even believe. I would like to credit this amazing feat to my NCT bois. This really is the proof that you WILL find your muse, even if it takes you almost nine years of searching. 

7. Practice on my drawing skill.
Successful in the first 6 months, but then when my writing brain was suddenly awoken I completely stopped drawing so... Half succesful?? 

Well 2017 turned out to be not that bad of a year for me and my goals, look at that, a 57% success rate? not that bad.

Let's see what 2018 will bring :)))