It’s New Year’s resolutions time again! Here is last year’s, since I recycle the list every year.

First, a review on my progress.

1. Lose my spare tyre

Hah! I gained even more weight from many late-night suppers and not enough (in fact, none at all) exercise. Now I have to trim down the thighs and backside in addition to the spare tyre.

2. Swear less frequently

I suppose it’s been achieved. Even if it wasn’t achieved, it wouldn’t make much difference, right? It wasn’t as though I was at Pulp Fiction levels before.

3. Be a nicer person

I am a lot happier and probably more pleasant to be around. So, yes? Anyone who disagrees will just be ignored. Indeed, ignoring people is the key to avoiding unpleasant confrontations.

4. Learn to drive properly

I drove even less, mostly because I didn’t drive at all during the summer holidays. Whee, total failure.

5. Pull up CAP

Still needs rescuing. Perhaps I should stop supporting the England football team – their lack of success sadly mirrors mine.

6. Find myself

Still looking. This isn’t one of those things you can achieve in a short time, you know.

And new for this year:

1. Run the 10km event in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon

If they had a 5km event, I’d run that one instead. But 10km will be a huge challenge that demands constant commitment, especially for one, such as myself, who is starting from scratch. The last time I ran was in August for EHOC, and the last time I went jogging properly was more than a year ago (!) so I have a lot of work ahead of me.

This is also the one resolution I’m adamant about keeping, because it fulfills all the SMART goal criteria: it’s achievable, it’s incremental, and (I hope) realistic. Yes, I can’t remember what SMART stands for, but I know this fits the framework.