So, good bye already to January. New year always seems running pretty fast, don’t you think? Well, I never thought that I would have accomplished 6 (yes, six!) items from my 101 list, only in January :)
#15 Make a good-bye post on the previous I Taste Chocolate blog.
Hopefully this supports my new promise to keep things small and simple, reduce, reuse, and (if possible) recycle. For this matter, I have reduced the amount of blogs I own and manage. Now my eyes can clearly see that it’s wise to integrate the I Taste Chocolate section in this Gorgeous Inspirations blog. Now plan to delete the account on Blogger. FYI, I’ve decided not to eat chocolate for an unplanned range of time ahead, since I’ve just gained new knowledge that many chocolate industries use children to work and some tend to treat them as slaves. Horrible and horrifying! I wonder if my country is already aware of fairtrade-certified food/products (including chocolate). Anyway, it wouldn’t be impossible if I post some of my past ‘journeys’ with certain chocolate products that I haven’t shared with others. Just wait :)
#19 Plant something from seed.
Never like gardening, frankly speaking, but I remember once I enjoyed nurturing my chili plant back when I was a primary student. So, in view of my effort to be green, I targeted one seed to be planted (and by my very own hands). At first, I planned to buy the seed, but then changed that (personally uncomfortable) idea as I saw a nice opportunity to get the seed from my significant other who routinely goes to an area named Sambas. I asked him to bring me one once he got back, and he turned out to bring several (but so far he handed one only) — a flower by the name of asoka, if I’m not mistaken. It took pretty long for him to deliver me the seed, so by the time he came with the seed, I would say that it was ‘a big seed’, since it already grew a few centimeters taller. And it took me pretty long as well to get the plant to the soil, but still, I made it eventually (though it was planted by a pair of amateur cold hands), and I felt (and still do feel) green! Later I’ll show you the photo of the plant, okay :)
#21 Turn the radio off and unplug the power cord before bed every day for 2 consecutive weeks.
As I’ve explained previously, it was always pretty hard for me to bunk without any sounds. When (I thought that) my radio was broken, I was inclined to keep the (noisy) ceiling fan turned on, even though the weather actually did not permit. And how happy I was finding out that my radio wasn’t broken (at all) so that I could always and always turn it on even when I’m asleep. Now I know it’s not wise for the earth (and for my dad’s financial management). So why did I only make it for 2 weeks? I did not have the courage to promise to leave the radio off at sleeping time every day for 1001 consecutive days, so the 2 weeks were kind of trial or something (it’s never easy to do something drastically, right?), so that later on I can be used to it. And yes, now that I have accomplished the 2 weeks, I’m already more used with the no-sound state when sleeping (but I still like the noise and the wind from the ceiling fan).
#74 Eat at least one traditional food once a week for 4 consecutive weeks.
I suppose I should do this more, as there are many great traditional food out there in my area (and the food isn’t only from local, but also from other areas in Indonesia. Isn’t it nice to know (and taste) your very own food (even though there are also so many burgers, pizzas, and on, and on)?
#87 On 1 January 2008, read the letter I wrote to myself on the last New Year’s eve.
#92 Open a new savings account at a different bank from mine now.