Today is the first day of 2013.

My New Year's Eve countdown was spent with my buddies at a potluck houseparty!

With some pals & old buddies! 

The eve of 2013 also marked my first time drawing penises on a drunk person!

I see photos and photos on humour sites (like 9gag or CollegeHumour) done so often at the end of parties where people have gotten too sloshed to notice.

But I never thought the day would come that I attempt to do my own on someone else 

Yay art class!  Photo pixelated for privacy 

Thanks for a good evening & being an awesome host, Sam! 

I've looked through the New Year's resolutions I wrote last year and I'm *quite* pleased to have achieved all of them regardless of the extent!

Here are this year's resolutions :

Jessicat's 2013 New Year's Resolutions

1. Be fitter & healthier

Last year I've lost quite a lot of weight, yay me! Time to lose even more & get even more toned

2. Be a lot more thrifty & prudent in spending. 

I've been in and out of this throughout 2012. Time to get serious. Be both penny & pound wise! $$

3. Be more multi-lingual. 

For starters, I'm going to be fluent in the two languages I've always wanted to master – my own mother tongue: Mandarin & another language: French.

4. Be timely & current in publishing my blog posts.

I despise having piles of pending blog posts staring back at me. Enough. I'm not going to take forever anymore/publish posts a month after it happens. That's gonna stop – for good.

5. Conquer Mount Kinabalu.

I've been very active in hiking & trekking the whole of last year. 

So why not take it a step further on Asia's highest peak? 

What are your New Year's resolutions? 

Really, repetitive photos of fire-works or New Year's greetings that I'm tagged in along with more than a hundred people? 

That isn't quite necessary, is it? 

Like every year, I'm going to recap some of the defining moments that made my year.

JANUARY 

Got myself a side-shaven buzzcut to emulate to a dubstep DJ-Producer that I love so much!

Climbed up Batu Caves for the first time with some Aussiemates & Swedemates

Watched my favorite band of my teenage life perform LIVE – Simple Plan

FEBUARY 

Attended my first Dubstep party featuring Skream & Benga

Breakdanced in the middle of the night in Genting Highlands with my buddies

Brought my Aussiemates to i-City in Shah Alam for their (and my!) first time

MARCH

Had a lovely mensiversary date with Konzy on top of Penang Hill

Watched the girl whose songs I spent my teenagehood singing to – Avril Lavigne

APRIL

Watched Avenged Sevenfold live in Malaysia!

Wrote a short post in support of BERSIH 2.0

Watched Sum 41, my idols as a teenager, live in Malaysia!

MAY

Watched the Supermoon from my window

Attended a bloggers' conference & made wonderful friends!

Started on an intense 10 day diet

JUNE

Did my very first DIY and slashed my jeans apart 

Got up close & personal with Hennessy Artistry in Penang

JULY

Saw myself on a billboard & cinema ad

Attended KL fashion week at KLCC

Turned 23 and celebrated it with my buddies 

Got my hair terribly destroyed

AUGUST

Rode a Harley Davidson for the first time

Watched Ferry Corsten live in Malaysia!

SEPTEMBER

Experienced a magical week up in Genting Highlands

Decided to begin Marathon running/participating in Marathons

Launched The Sunday Times series 

OCTOBER

Ate in a restaurant blindfolded for the first time!

Watched David Guetta live in Malaysia

Got my destroyed hair rescued by A Cut Above

Had fun with Halloween scares as the Fallen Angel!

NOVEMBER

Ventured to Cambodia!

Ran in my first marathon event – Penang Bridge International Marathon 2012

Discovered that the PETRONAS Twin Towers functioned on solar energy!

DECEMBER

Attended a party dressed as Hello Kitty & won myself a phone!

Celebrated a very merry little Christmas with those near & dear

Attended a very glam charity gala dinner ball by A Cut Above

Apart from the ones that I blogged, there are other amazing moments in 2012 (which I haven't blogged!) such as the Redang Island trip with my buddies, Hennessy Artistry in KL, the Thailand holiweek with Konzy, Heineken Progressive Tour in Penang, my week in Cambodia, Johnnie Walker Great Britain in Penang, foodhunted in Melaka, dined in absolute darkness for the first time, spending an evening with Konzy on top of KL Tower's revolving restaurant, reviewed an amazing Mexican restaurant, Carlsberg Where's the Party, paid a visit to Cyberjaya & Putrajaya for the first time, ZoukOut 2012 in Singapore and so much more OMG.

Now do you understand my 4th New Year's resolution which I mentioned earlier?  LOL

Thank you for a wonderful year, 2012. You have given me so much picture-perfect memories, discoveries, fun, experience, adventures, pain & joy.

*pops champagne*

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!

Thank you all so much for being with me at TheJessicat.com all this while & for sticking around. To newcomers, I wish you a warm welcome to my blog. Keep reading! 

Here's to 365 days of love, success, friendship, health, wisdom and good times ahead!

No, I cannot believe it. 2011 has now come to an end – just like that?

It ain't no cliche but the start of 2011 felt like it was just yesterday.

Okay fine, lets be more realistic; maybe it felt like it was only last month LOL

Anyway, imma take a look at last year in retrospect : my most memorable, favorite blogposts I've written in 2011! For loyal/long-time readers, have a blast re-reading them & for newcomers, welcome! I hope you enjoy them & do keep reading!

JANUARY

Attended a fancy masquerade ball in Le Meridian hotel. Went to Bali for the 1st time.

Got mistaken for a terrorist in JW Marriott hotel. 

FEBUARY

Celebrated Chinese New Year with thefockers and thehomies.

Arrived in Melbourne, Australia – 1st time being so far away from home!

Went clubbing in Melbourne for the 1st time

MARCH

Spent my 1st St. Patricks Day celebration abroad.

Brought Facebook to real life with my Aussiemates.

Embraced nature & the laidback lifestyle in countryside Gippsland

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APRIL

Shot the full moon in the middle of the night. Experienced the worst moment in Sydney airport.

Spent Easter Day with my Sydney relatives.

Dedicated a birthday VLOG to my best friend in UK. Went to a strip club for the 1st time

MAY

Had my 1st taste of Greek cuisine in Melbourne.

 Earned a High Distinction (HD) for my fiction writing unit.

Spent a beautiful summer & autumn with my Aussiemates.

Tried acrylic painting on canvas for the 1st time – and painted a cat! LOL

JUNE

Visited the Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge! Got stuck in extremely thick mud with my Aussiemates

Was stalked in Melbourne for 7 hours. "Victimized" to Asian stereotypes whilst in Australia

JULY

Ate kangaroos, rabbits & camels for the 1st time.

Had the most amazing birthday-farewell with my Aussiemates. 

Got forced to eat Vegemite – a signature Aussie thing. Attended King Tutankhamun's Rise of the Pharaohs

AUGUST

Got another body mod: the Industrial Piercing.

Tried fire-twirling in a abandoned coal mine. Interviewed a DJ from USA.

SEPTEMBER

Returned to Melbourne for le boyfie & my Aussiemates

Had my 1st snow experience up on the mountains – EVER.

Attended Johnnie Walker's Black Circuit Label party

OCTOBER

Experienced my 1st time in Newcastle. Landed back in Malaysia

Attended legendary Trance DJ Paul Van Dyk's gig & electro-house maestro Laidback Luke's gig.

NOVEMBER

Bore myself a son. Went crazy over Nike & Adidas kicks.

Had my 1st time aboard the world-famous Norwegian historic sailing vessel

DECEMBER

Attended an insane post-Halloween party as a zombie.

Experienced my 1st time playing host to Australian guests to Malaysia

Became Kronenbourg 1664's Official Blogger. Experienced a glamorous French affair

Other amazing things which happened throughout the year includes –

Getting a tattoo on my ribcage, attended Pitbull and Ferry Corsten's gig, got myself a new touch screen Blackberry, attended the FREEZE show of ice, magic and excitement up in Genting Highlands, moved to a spanking new crib with amazing housies & attended the annual Zouk Out beach rave party in Singapore……

of which I haven't blogged about yet 🙁

New Year Resolutions anyone?

Not really a fan but here's a few of mine that I intend to *actually* achieve:

1. Blog more frequently

2. Re-adopt my reading habits

3. Gym religiously

4. Be more prudent in expenditure $$

5. Re-acquire my shutterbug habits

That being said, I wish you an amazing 366 days ahead of ya'll.

Had a fab countdown last night? I sure did  If 2011 didn't kick ass, make sure it does this year, aight?

Take a deep breath, embrace 2012's splendours – and challenges – with a bold smile. Happy new year folks!

With love,

 TheJessicat