My New Year Day's Resolutin

Hi All

New Year Day had come again. I made my New Year Day's resolution yesterday. I'd made it last year too. As I made it only about learning English last year, I decided to make it about my whole life this year.

1 Fit in fitness and keep my weight
I believe that I'm able to be in good shape if I can stop eating between meals. Since I was a child, I liked eating snacks and big meals. So I made many efforts to loose weight. Now I weigh 68 kilograms and it's almost OK. I always have good appetite. It's very difficult for me to overcome it.

2 Learn my hobbies deeply
2-1 to make progress in learning English
2-1-1 I'll do followings everyday.
(1) I'll read an article on web news paper
(2) I'll listen News on CNN, BBC, and NBC etc at least 5 minutes.
(3) I'll try to utter News and record and listen to it.
(4) I'll write my journal.

2-1-2 I'll post to Blogging English and write to three friends in English once a month.
2-1-3 I'll take English conversation class twice a month.
2-1-4 I'll read three e-books this year. All books was left over from last year.

2-2 to improve my skill to play bridge
I attended many tournaments last year and I got 15 MP( master points) last year. I'll attend bridge school and tournaments as many as possible this year.

2-3 to play my ocarina better than now
I practised to play ocarina but I couldn't make big progress on it last year. I try to make progress on it this year too. I'd like to show you my performance at the end of this year.

Regards,
Sadamu

my resolution for new year

Hi
Merry christmas Vanessa and every body ....I want to write my resolutions here

my resolution for new year

I promise to exploit of good chances to raise my life on top .
do thing good when the chance come .
I promise to listen to my teacher .
improve my english by all skills it and study almost every day .
spend a lot of time with my family .
enjoy life more .

my hopes

I hope to read the books by english without problem in language
I hope to design my web site
last year best thing that happened : I finished my course of computer diploma
worst thing that happened: death of wife my brother

thanks

New Year's Eve and Day

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Auld Lang Syne

The song, "Auld Lang Syne," is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
And here's a hand, my trusty friend
And gie's a hand o' thine
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne

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New Year's Day - History, Traditions, and Customs

The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. The tradition of making of New Year's resolutions dates back to the early Babylonians, The early Babylonian's most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment. The day celebrated as New Year's Day in modern America was not always January 1. January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past 400 years. The Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring), a logical time to start a new year. January 1, on the other hand, is purely arbitrary and has no astronomical or agricultural significance.. The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar, continually tampered with, became out of synchronization with the sun. To set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year.

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4000 years later making New Year Resolutions remains a common tradition at the end of the year. Have you written yours yet? Don't forget to blog them to share with us.

Tips for our New English Learning / Teaching Year

Here are a number of great tips to help you improve your English learning or teaching in the coming New Year. Choose a few tips for your own English New Year's Resolution.

What are the odds of keeping the resolutions you make? 63 percent of the people questioned in a University of Washington survey were still keeping their number one 1997 New Year's resolution after two months. Of the people who successfully achieved their top resolution, only 40 percent of them did so on the first attempt. The rest made multiple tries, with 17 percent finally succeeding after more than six attempts.

Quiz: Will You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions?

Top 10 New Years Resolutions

1. Spend More Time with Family & Friends
2. Fit in Fitness
3. Lose Weight
4. Quit Smoking
5. Enjoy Life More
6. Quit Drinking
7. Get Out of Debt
8. Learn Something New
9. Help Others
10. Get Organized

How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resoutions

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