Hate new year resolutions, yet coming up with my own... crap! :)

I hate new year resolution as usual, like always... didn't plan to write my own until I find it pretty fun to see GG's evaluating of her own from 2006. Guess I'm obsessed with evaluating certain things. what the heck, lets see how am I going to evaluate these next year:

1. Explore US software startup opportunties and opportunities in china, at least to a point that I can say there's no better opportunties I can find or the good ones are not really good fits to me
2. Maintain at least the same level of dedication to work and better manage my work time, at least to a point I don't feel sorry when I look back. (hm... how do i quantify this?)
3. From my to-read list, finish at least one every 2 months or 6 books a year (this is really tough for me, guess i'm pushing the limit here =p)
4. Do one of the following: starting documenting at least one interesting person within my friend circle from the second degree and up/starting writing down my novel ideas/starting documenting sssa past events. Exception: unless there's a need for me to play a dedicated role in Wun's movie script
   
5. Able to carry out a simple mandarin conversation (hehe, lets not make this measurable)
6. Write the postcards I've bought in Argentina to my sponsor kids (haven't wrote to them for years, lets keep this goal acheivable =p)
7. Take one fun course, spanish, dance, or whatever
8. Get comfortable with chinese typing. (this is so critical to #4, but this can be such a time demanding item. someone please slap this undecisive/greedy slacker to take this item off!)
9. Do one of the following: Get Yung Yee VIP card by helping Chong to do whatever it takes to become a "fu ma" (okay okay, kiding!!)/Say I love you to 356 unique people/Start falling for less wrong people =P
   
10. Maintain a body weight of 139.99 pounds or less, for as least 3 months (serious, seriously tough, looking at our mom GG would help a bit)

Lets stop here, really no point to put tons of others on my mind to here since i might already need a miracle to really accomplish all these... Better keep the list "short" and try to do a good job at every one of them :)

ps According to my casual observation, new year resolutions work for typically only 3 months for most people....