Gains and Losses in 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I'm pretty sure, I wasn't the only one who had a wild 2016. Much as I'd hate to use an unoriginal description, it really had been a roller coaster ride. It's why this year, I won't be doing my annual goals thing. I hadn't been mindful of my goals lately (except maybe for the "finish at least 2 projects a year" thing), and just let 2016 lead me to wherever. I'm actually thankful to Instagram's #2016bestnine for showing me that there had been a lot of ups, despite all the loved ones I have lost.

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Goals for 2014

I had actually been trying to put this off because I'm in denial about the things I have to do. Haha. But ok, last year I made 10 goals and I achieved half of them. I'm simplifying them this time around instead of making them ultra specific.

Permanent Yearly Goals
8. Travel at least twice a year. Preferably 1 local and 1 international destination.

7. Participate in a nation-wide competition.

6. Maintain a healthy lifestyle. (new perma-goal!!!) Even though I never made this goal in 2013, I still strived to be hospital-free. I succeeded at it till about the 3rd quarter of 2013. But then the *ber months arrived. Anyway, I noticed that I was healthier when I was cooking my own meals so I will get back to that soon.

Yeah, I miss making sandwiches like this.

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My Year 2013 in Review

I'm currently reviewing the goals I had made for 2013 and seeing if I had met each of them or if there had been better alternatives. I will still make goals for 2014 but perhaps not as specific as I used to make them. Let's see...

10. YEARLY GOAL: Travel at least twice a year. Half done.
I spent most of the year being a hermit so I had to think back really hard... OK, spending a team building weekend with my College of Saint Benilde (CSB) co-faculty in Puerto Galera during the summer should fall under this. It was my first time to go to Puerto Galera anyway. Though my mom hailed from Mindoro, I had never been to this particular area. And other than that fun weekend trip to Tagaytay with my former Anino Games officemates in September, I don't think I completely fulfilled this goal.

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10 Goals for 2013

I don't make resolutions. I make goals (the career-oriented ones I always put in my performance appraisal form). And so far, I think I've met all of them. 2012 was such a fulfilling year for me and I'm hoping my goals for 2013 will be met.

I did not list down my goals last year because I only had two solid ones (#9 & #10) and these are goals I've personally set for myself since 2010.

10. YEARLY GOAL: Travel at least twice a year. It's usually one international and one local destination. Didn't get to go out of the country in 2012 but at least I went to two local destinations.

9. YEARLY GOAL: Participate (and most especially WIN) in a nation-wide competition. This has been a tradition for me every year, but it was in 2012 that I first entered into a team-oriented competition (Philippine Game Development Festival) for the first time. Which my teamsssss won. =^.^= Since I won't be having a team this year, looks like I'm back to personal web development competitions.

8. Hold another art exhibit before March. Though this one is 50-50, considering the budget I need to pull and the amount of concentration I need to muster.

7. Attend international conferences AND/OR have my doctoral dissertation edited for publishing and conference presentations. This one is kinda 50-50 as well because it means that I'd be spreading myself thinly again.

6. Relax from January to February so that I can get back to the game development industry by March.

5. Wrap-up all my legal stuff (expired license, NSO etc.)

4. Pay off all my credit card related debts by June.

3. Invest in a condo of my own starting June. Yeah, I have my eyes set on certain places already. I just have to figure out how to go about it.

2. Be an active blogger again with a regular schedule. And a positive vibe. For starters, I had to convert my profile into a page and will be merging that with my old page soon.

1. Be ready for a love life by June. Nyahahahahahaha! OMGWUT. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Tatawa nalang ako ng malakas. Hahahaha!

Sorry for the last image. I have no idea how this is going to turn out so yeah...it's much like that "Guess The Guardian" contest I've been holding once in a while. Could it be Charmander, Omnom or Freedom Gundam? Only time will tell if this road is for me. =^.^=

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