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January 04, 2006
2005 Stock-Take
For the obligatory stock-take, so that life can be neater.
2005
I got a new job (one that I'm still at - 9 months and still going!),
have a stable paycheck, worked out my finances and spent a huge chunk of money on holidays, gadgets and family.
Places visited:
1) Jakarta
2) Java : Borobudur, rice terraces, Prambawan, the wonders of the
Southeast Asian Landscape
3) Bangkok : For Bangkok International Film Festival, dowdy street
food, spa and the urban landscape
4) Bintan : The beach, the sun, great music, booze and fabulous company
5) Hong Kong (2x) : I loved it so much I went twice - and I can't wait for my third trip!) : Loved it for the energy, the countryside, the colourful city it is and the gracious and friendly people. Love it for the food, the shopping, the nostalgia and oh well, for how three dimensional it is.
6) Guangzhou (2x) : For love, food and a taste of the new China
7) Macau: Fabulous food and wine, quaint streets, and old world charm
So it was all Asia....
Gadgets bought:
1) iPod (and we've never since been separated)
2) a Fujitsu Lifebook (my most expensive personal purchase ever!)
Milestones:
1) A job I enjoy
2) Broke a heart
3) Fell in love
4) love my family
5) Watching Rum (The Golden Retriever) grow up
6) Realised I can actually be happy
7) Ran 10km at Standard Chartered Marathon
8) Watched CSI Seasons 1 - 5 (hee)
9) Discovered a lot of new friends, good music and fabulous reasons for living.
10) Church and loving God.
Unfortunately, the year went by like a whirlwind and I forgot to record memories, books read, music discovered and films watched.
Hopes for 2006
1) To read more and record reads (read before sleep every night)
2) Settle into church
3) Watch more films and record thoughts.
4) Music - more music
5) Run the half Marathon
6) To lose weight (of course I will always have that as my new year
hope)
7) Pick up French again.
8) Travel more! (The US, Japan, Maldives and perhaps, China again?)
9) Start a fixed account.
10) Be nicer to the Boy. :P
Posted by lainey at January 4, 2006 01:17 PM