2010 in Review

2010 in Review (in no particular order):

Particular highlights (not all necessarily enjoyable) in bold

Trips:

1. Houseboating (AU)
2. Kangaroo Island (AU)
3. Kakadu (AU)
4. Blue Mountains (AU)
5. Mornington Peninsula (AU)

1. Perisher (snowboarding)
2. Mt Buller (snowboarding)
3. Thredbo (snowboarding)

1. Hawaii (US)
2. Phuket (Thailand)

Countries worked in:

1. Australia – Sydney
2. Australia – Melbourne
3. Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
4. Singapore

Achievements at work:

1. Researched a helicopter provider in Australia
2. Learned about semiconductor fabrication for a target in Malaysia
3. Worked on post merger integration of 2 large food service companies in Australia
4. Started on the first ever project with a major Bank in Singapore
5. Working with a social enterprise
6. Worked my first 25 hour day
7. Never worked so hard in my life
8. Got promoted 😀

Relationships:

1. Jeannie and I are no longer together 🙁
2. I am still sad.
3. Made some new friends:
4. 1. Christina
   2. Yang
   3. Hyemin
   4. Hua Wei
   5. Luke
   6. Yin
   7. Heiko
   8. Jason
   9. Jade
   10. Enoch
   11. Rachel
   12. Seno
   13. Vicky
   14. Need to meet more…

Key purchases: ;P

1. iPad
2. iPhone 4
3. iMac (I think that was this year)
4. K2 Slayblade (snowboard)
5. 2x new suits

Firsts:

1. Sky diving
2. First time surfing
3. Visited Thailand for the first time
4. First underwater scuba in Redang (Malaysia)
5. First ever cruise
6. First ever massage in Thailand
7. First ever multiplayer game of Starcraft
8. First time I’ve been promoted
9. First time in First Class airport lounge (it was pretty sweet)
10. First time on a Houseboat
11. First time swimming with a sea turtle
12. Bought stocks seriously
13. First time I managed others (secret army doesn’t count)
14. First time I cried at work
15. First full year spent working
16. First time I rented a car for a road trip
17. First time I’ve been on a holiday vacation alone with my SO
18. First time I broke up with someone else (don’t want to ever do this again)

That’s all I have for now. Will write more if I can think of any…

Here’s to hoping next year will be better. Feeling downtrodden right now due to work. Overall, think I achieved one resolution from last year, which was to do more new things and travel more. But a shadow is cast on everything due to the breakup + work.

Cheers, 2010. You were a painful year of growth for me.