De-activate Facebook account

It was a sudden decision but I was spending too much time on facebook. First off, I don't even keep in contact with 9/10 of the people on my list. Some I barely know. Yet, I was hooked on to it.

So I said Cest la vie to my luvvies and gently took facebook out of my life.


Facebook is so clever. Just before you click the de-activate button, it displays pictures of you where you were tagged in albums and proclaims that those people will miss me. It did make me think twice about deactivating my account but no, I was going to stick to my 104.


So how is life after facebook? It was almost an immediate feeling of "awesomeness". With the spare time, I blog more, spend no time stalking people which is quite a relief and I focus more on doing other nothings. Tis good!

Stop drinking (alcohol) from August till the end of the year

It started as a health initiative at work to choose an "alcohol-free" day but I decided to take it a step further and stop drinking till the end of 2009.

The hardest part about not drinking is saying no to people who offer you drinks. Especially to those who are VERY good at describing the benefits of alcoholic drinks. It was even harder resisting my favourite red, cabernet savignon.

Being someone who finds it extremely hard to say no (in general), it was quite a breakthrough. And it has been an amazing experience staying sober. Whilst saying that, there is absolutely nothing wrong with drinking. I just chose to see how it was on the other side and I enjoyed it all the way.

It is the last day of the year and I am ecstatic to proclaim that I have stayed off alcohol for five months!

Here's to more challenging and eye-opening 104s for the new year!

Make a calendar for my parents

I am great at putting ideas into action but I admit that I am not the best at completing them.

And this calendar... it took many hours of editing. And cornily enough, I played love songs on my computer while I was editing to get me all emotional and motivate me to design a lovey dovey calendar. It's for my parent's 39th anniversary so I think that's a good enough excuse.

My siblings were very helpful and emailed me plenty of pictures. And I have found facebook photos to be extremely resourceful.

My mom's reaction when she saw a really old picture of herself and my dad.

Glad it made their day. Another fab 104!

Have a movie night with my family

A movie night with my family is not as simple as it sounds. I don't usually follow through with my plans because I get into super-lazy mode when I head back and end up not doing anything (which is still super-good).

But this time, my siblings were quite keen with a movie night and they came up with a couple of movie options. When the day finally came, we all gathered around the telly and surrounded ourselves with food.

We watched "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs" and "Where the wild things are".



Turned out to be a great night of laughter, binging and "togetherness". I can finally proclaim that my family have partake(n?) in their first 104 deeelight!

Go to a clothes swap

Clothes swap is a great way for girls to clear their wardrobe and get a fresh set - for free. I first came to know about it when I was browsing on saving tips. Weeks later, Amy invited me to one and it couldn't be a better 104!

Amy's very efficient. She categorised the clothes into work wear, dresses, tank tops/singles, winter tops, evening dresses, skirts, jeans, jackets and she had a little section set aside for bags and accessories.

I found two FAB tops and a green beaded necklace! Note that the yellow top has a slit at the back so it's great for summer (sexy back indeed!) I wore it yesterday but with a jacket and black tights.

One day yellow top, one day!

It was a great girls get together. And the clothes that did not get selected went to Vinnies so it was all for a good cause. One of the ladies at the swap looked so much like a friend of mine (Marie) which I found out later, was her sister. So I called Marie up (who I have not seen in years!) and we caught up for dinner last night.

I have to say that my 104s so far have really gone beyond just being things that I have done. And I somehow wish that I didn't need a 104 to have to do it all.

But I'm glad I did.

Learn to dance dancehall/reggaeton

When I watched this video entitled "reggae" on Vybedance's site on Youtube, I knew this was how I was going to learn to dance dancehall y reggaeton.

But it has got to be one of the most intense dance choreographies ever. It took me four Saturdays to get the moves but I was far from mastering them! Oh I tried! I really tried!!



But ahh, here's to life and learning. Thanks Kay for recording the vid and my lil car "Choo Choo" for the music.

Learn how to swim

Fact 1. I am 24 years old and I do not know how to swim.
Fact 2. I am in Australia.
Fact 3. The best swimmers in the world are from Australia.

Like, hello, earth to Monica! Get your act together and sign up for a swimming class!

Yes, I did sign up for a 10-week adult class. And I found the perfect swim wear. Trust me, shopping for swim wear can easily injure the body-conscious mind... very badly. But thankfully, I found this shop at the top of Carillon city and I bought myself a two-piece. The top wonderfully covers part of the upper thighs.

And... I've gone to my second class this week! I'm learning how to freestyle. I admit that I'm still some way away from being fully confident in the water but I am finding that I'm more comfortable now. My instructor's great. He also works with kids so he's ever so patient and encouraging.

Here's to life and learning!