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2026 goals

For twenty-twenty six, I want to list down five major goals.

  1. Get a job1
  2. Become more physically fit
  3. Go through that dental procedure I’ve been so afraid of
  4. Stay clean for an entire year
  5. Write more consistently

My thesis adviser once asked our entire class for a plan of action during a very critical time in undergrad. We wrote stuff down, were proud of our work, only for said adviser to scream at us, “But how?!?!?!?!?!”

On getting a job. I have a specific sector and a less specific job description that I have in mind. Without saying too much, it involves working for the government (aka the Department of Science and Technology), aka the same agency that gave me my undergrad scholarship. Doesn’t matter which office (but hopefully the one that’s literally walking distance from my house). I think that goal is both ambitious and feasible for now. The less optimal scenario for me would be to work in a private company. But I want to prioritize working in my field rather than the company for which I am to work. Small steps. Baby steps.

On becoming physically fit. I’m not gonna lie, the shift from four years of continuous mental and physical work to half a year of dormancy was… not the best, fitness-wise. I could say it’s my fault, but I was born an introvert, and everybody knows that an introvert at rest will remain at rest unless insisted upon by societal or academic responsibilities. Which, after I got my diploma, was basically non-existent. I have a specific target weight. But I also want to become consistent on walking (either on a walkpad at home or at a park outside) and eventually running. Maybe I’ll run a 5K or a marathon, eventually. Baby steps.

On that dental procedure. When I was eight or nine, I was at a birthday party at the Bubba Gump. While eating, I felt my tooth come off, so I excused myself to the bathroom to deal with it. Now, I don’t claim to be a very brave kid, but I was eating shrimp — and I was very much in love with shrimp. I pulled my tooth out to be able to eat more comfortably. I don’t remember exactly what happened, but I ended up pulling… teeth. As in plural. There were gums and blood everywhere. A random lady beside me offered mints but I only got more scared because oh my god she’s talking to me. Eventually my guardian found me in the bathroom but I was still bleeding everywhere. The taxi from the restaurant to the dentist was the worst ride of my life. I genuinely thought I was gonna die. It didn’t help that the dentist who attended to me was perhaps unhappy in life. She handled me (validly flailing and screaming) like an animal ready for slaughter. Safe to say it was a very traumatic event. It scarred me for life, and made my visits to the dentist less frequent than my (new) dentist would like. So, for next year, I promise I will be a very brave girl and undergo that dental procedure that has already been long overdue.

On staying clean. I have high hopes for this! I have been clean for the entire Q4 of 2025. My body is reacting well to the medication (provided that I take it every day and on time).

On writing more. Also, more specifically, I want to journal at least once every day. There were times this year when I would not journal for days, but then also sometimes journal multiple times a day. I want to be more consistent in writing. Not just in my journal, but also in blogging, and reflecting on media that I consume. I want to create at the same rate as, if not more than, I consume things. I’m still yet to settle with a journaling system that works for me, but I already have a few plans lined up!

Some minor goals, or those that are not my main priority but would also be nice to slow start my progress on:

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  1. I have now been… resting for half a year after I got my degree. I’ve been doing some freelance remote work, but I wanna practice in my field again↩

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