December is here, and it signals the end of a not-a-good-year for me, I guess this is a good time to think about the pass year and to plan for the new year that is 2010.
I guess year 2009 is a not-so-good-but-it-could-be-worse year for me.
Work: No bonus, no increment, instead I got ESOS, 59,000 shares at a price of 0.14. I used up RM8260 from my not-yet-mature FD. I sold 10,000 shares at the price of 0.365, and got back around RM3620. I still have 49,000 shares left, and haven’t decided when I would sell those off. I am now sitting at 6th floor, after a few times of moving around. Work-wise, I won’t say I am getting bored, because I always challenge myself to do things differently, and I am more involved in the Sales and Operation process, instead of just plain boring coding.
Family: My dad just passed away recently, and when he was having cancer, my life was a roller-coaster ride, but I guess the dust has settled now, he wasn’t a good dad, my parents were separated when I was around 9 years old, he moved out, and we weren’t really close at all. Now that both of my parents have passed away, it’s like a closing of a chapter in my life. I am now closer to my second brother, during my father’s wake, I asked my second brother why did our parents fight? And he answered “Insubordination.” Oh that made sense…Dad was a control freak, and mom just couldn’t stand it anymore. My oldest brother is still a pain in the ass, and he is one of the reason why I am moving out of my house now. He is like 50% of my dad, he won’t talk to us in a friendly way, like we are not worthy of his time, and when he does talk to us, it’s always awkward.
Band/Music/Clarinet: After moving from Rakan Muda Complex @Bukit Kiara, I found another place at MAC Hall, OUG. Sadly the turnout is not very good and frankly speaking I am a bit jaded and disappointed. I have paid RM200 for the monthly rental up till now, and I really don’t plan to pay again. Now we have stopped the practices until mid January, and I think if they don’t think of a way to pay the monthly fee, I am not going to let them use the hall anymore. Attendance is bad, money is nil, I don’t know why am I still hanging on?
The good thing is, after hearing Mei Kee’s idea, I have formed a Clarinet Ensemble team and have got ourselves our first public performance at IOI Mall on 12,13,19,20 dec. I am really really nervous about it because I can’t coordinate the members well, I am quite worried about it because I am afraid that the performance will not be good. I will just have to tell myself to try my best and do not show my worry face in front of the members, Ms Foo was right that if I am worry, they will feel it and will start to worry also. Just have fun!
New condo: Due to my late father’s instruction, I was forced to buy a house to move out as soon as possible, so in a hurry I bought a condo for RM130k, luckily for me it’s under market value. Just painted a new coat and waiting for floor polish to finish this coming Tuesday. Used up around RM20k for renovation and furniture + appliances. And I can’t wait to move in, my plan is to rent out the 2 rooms to cover my expenses, hope everything runs smoothly…
