So, it's goodbye 2008. Hello 2009.
You know there is no actual difference between one year and another. Time knows not such boundaries. It is only our small brain that needs delimitation. Tricks that let us cope.
Looking back at the last post I made in 2007 I could foresee how 2008 would turn up. And 2008 was a great year for me. I almost feel ashamed for saying that. What with most people, my country, the U.S.A and the rest of the world seem to be slip-sliding into hard, very hard, times.
Last year I got back on my feet in terms of health and finances. I had no big health problems and took better care of myself. The money poured in and I started pampering myself. I practically spoiled myself rotten! I bought a new car, a new computer. I even gave in to the big corporate machines and bought an iPhone, and an XBox!
2008 was so good I even... (dare I say it?) made some friends!
m.p.: My XBox Live Gamertag is afreytes add me NAO!
The year wasn't without trouble. Though it's the sort that I tend not to discuss too much on the blog. Suffice it to say, that I started to do things in a different way. I took the path less traveled by; though where that may lead me I still don't know yet. (Yes, I know it sounds gay but I'm not that desperate yet! Hahahaha!)
2009 on the other hand...
2009 is a big, BIG, question mark. I'm not confident enough to predict what's going to happen this year.
What I do know is that I want to take even better care of my health. For that I need to lose a few pounds. And to do that I need to start exercising. Yup, I've just set myself up for failure.
Another thing I really, really, want to do is travel. There's half a hackneyed plan to go to PAX2009 so I might just do that. If that doesn't fall through then it's Canada. I really need to get off this island and see someplace different. I will either not want to come back ever again, or start to really appreciate what I've grown up with.
Third thing, I need to dilucidate about my work conditions. I'm a consultant for a an insurance company and I may be offered a regular job position sometime this year. However, with the current economic conditions, the job offer may not be as sweet as I would hope for. If I refuse the offer I may be asked to leave for good (I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the way things happen where I work). If that happens I'm pretty sure I will have to start looking overseas for a job that pays as good as the one I currently have.
Well, there is one thing I'm pretty sure of.
2009 will be a very interesting year...
