Another year has just gone by

It's already the 28th Dec. Yes, New Year is almost here. Time for new resolutions(which are meant to be broken anyway) and a good time. I think New Years is going to be a very depressive time of year(besides Christmas!) and yes, I think suicide rates actually go UP this time of year. New Years is a time to look back at the year and think about everything you've done and repent or celebrate your actions. I think this year has been quite a roller coaster for me. It might not have been as full of dramatic events as it was in '05 but nonetheless, it's as intense, if not, more intense than it has ever been. Looking back, I'm not proud about some of the very(note VERY) silly things I've done. In fact, I feel like such a complete idiot for doing such things. Come to think of it, I've been such a DRAMA QUEEN that Í think I turn myself off what more, other people. Ah yes! regret hurts and the thing I hate most about regret is that it just floats about in your mind waiting to strike you as a embarrassing thought making you cringe and just moan "Woe is me". However, I think, looking past all of this, I guess I have learnt so much this year. And this is what I want to share with you all(Yes, yes, you're probably thinking, "Jylene's life lessons, how BORING!" but just bare with me here)

1. The number of acquaintances does matter at the end of the day for bragging rights but to get the best support you need, have at least 3 good friends. Why 3 you ask? Well, I like the number 3! Just kidding. Our life is basically divided into 3 important parts; our everyday life, our love life and our social life. Sometimes, I have friends whom I can tell everything to about my everyday life eg. school, family and so on but I just can't bare any details about my very risqué(I'm just overrating it. It's hardly risqué at all) love life. So yes, find a good friend whom you can share your details of your everyday life with(minor yet urgent details LAH!) and another friend who has the experience of breaking up, hooking up and so forth as your good buddy to share your love life details to. You also need a good social life friend because he/she probably has many connections and will tell you the newest goss about whosleptwithwhoandwhocheatedonwho. However, if you find someone whom you are very very comfortable with to tell almost everything to, then stick with that person(your best friend assumably) and have a small bunch of friends whom you can still have an intimate conversation with. At the end of the day, you are most likely to hang out with your very good friends/best friend so have more so because you will have a BLAST when you go out with them.

2. It doesn't matter what people say about you(Yes, it's so clichéd) Screw them! If it really matters to YOU, then do what you want to do under wraps. Don't let people find out. Just have fun and enjoy life and ignore what people might say. Life is not about what if's.

3. Always have a back up plan when it comes to EVERYTHING! la la la. You get what I mean.

4. Love just makes you BLIND! Be level-headed and just stop, and think for a second about what you are doing and imagine what the consequences might be.

5. When you get angry at someone, STOP talking. Say this "Let's stop talking. I need time to think or the next thing I might say may just screw things up forever"

6. Sometimes when you are very very tempted to do something, just ask yourself, will you regret this tomorrow and ask yourself whether your pride is going to be affected and will you be embarrassed to face the world.

7. There are plenty of idiots in the world. Don't assume that someone understands something you're saying. Just use basic vocab(unless you're trying to dazzle everyone with your intelligence and your purple prose) and it's good to lay-low and stick with the norm sometimes. People tend to descriminate people who use complicated words and idioms/similes and such.

8. Only open a bottle of wine if you're planning to finish it. OR only open a bottle of wine if the people around you are going to finish it. And what you pay is what you get. If you buy cheap wine, well, don't buy cheap wine for god's sake. Yes, it might not matter now. But it will in years to come.

9. Virginity is overrated. If you don't agree then too bad. If you want to condemn me for saying this then I suggest you look at lesson #2.

10. Sarcasm always works. Unless of course you are stuck with an idiot. But then again, you will always have the last laugh.

11. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Revenge is a must. I'm not trying to condone it....what the heck, yes, Revenge is GOOD! Who cares, just get even.

12. I'm mean. Just deal with it. And no, it's not to cover up my insufficiencies or what not. I'm just blunt thats all. If you're fat, then you're fat. Deal with it! If you're fugly, then, get plastic surgery. Personality matters. Muahhaha.

13. Sometimes, it's good to be selfish. After 13 pieces of very VALUEABLE advise, it's time for me to stop and let you figure out everything else. Yes, life is all about learning things for yourself so my giving this advice column/post is just a crappy way for me to waste time because the tsunami incident has unabled me from accessing many parts of the internet.