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2008 : The Year of Milestones

2008 was such a great year for some of us. For me, it is one of my most treasured years. It was a year of milestones. To name a few, it was the year when:

1. I got a Pagerank of 3 for this blog which I later on lost.
2. I passed UPCAT.
3. I joined my first free food trip.
4. I had my childish anti-McDonald’s campaign (I also filed a complaint on McDonald’s 8McDo division).
5. I finished high school.
6. I earned an all-time high daily blog earning (which was three-digit dollars big).
7. I had a laptop.
8. I entered the University.
9. I had my first typhoon experience with Bagyong Frank.
10. I ran and lost for an elected position for the first time.
11. I won my first elected position.
12. I finally migrated to Linux.
13. I first delivered an informative shout-out (not a miting de avance) to a crowd during the 2nd Mindanao Blogger Summit.

2009, go go go!!

Whew. That was long list. Let’s leave 2008 behind and greet 2009 with a lively hello.

For sure, 2009 will be a more productive year for me as a student and a blogger (someone over the blogosphere is doubting if I’m rightful to be called a student blogger [which I think I am]). I didn’t give myself a New Year’s Resolution ’cause I kept on breaking them for the last few years. Instead, I will be imposing myself a goal to for me to accomplish for this year of the ox.

Goals for 2009

• Audit my finances as much as possible. I have downloaded numerous finance-related software such as GNUCash and KMyMoney. Paramter: uhm, I don’t know.
• Save more. I’ll be reading blogs on eliminating spending on non-essentials. For now, only one blog has reached my list, which is Get Rich Slowly. Parameter: a five-digit (in Philippine peso) savings by the end of the year.
• Eat less at fastfood. Last year, I ate fastfood food more often than I should. They ate a big chunk of my expenses. Amf. Parameter: could you suggest one?
• More bans. I think I used the wrong term, but hey, I mean it. More bans. Last year, I kept on imposing bans on myself — and they were all successful. To name them are; my two-month softdrinks ban, my one-month Nestea iced tea ban and more recently my one-month junkfood ban which is now on it’s second month. They are not only beneficial to my health, but my finances, too. Parameter: launched three bans last year, so I guess more than three is enough.
• Walk more, ride less; in the University at least. Hey, I’m not stupid enough to walk from General Santos City to Quezon City (which is more than a thousands kilometers away). Parameter: an average weekly intra-University fare expenses of less than PhP 35.00.
• Have a 7.5% monthly growth rate of feed subscribers. That would be 1.075¹² times my feed subscriber count yesterday [01/01/09] (which is approximately 200) subscribers by the end of the year. Parameter: 200 subscribers * 1.075¹² = 476 subscribers by December 31, 2009.

Life Long Goal

I am considering pursuing an aviation career in the future. After my Bachelor’s degree, I’m planning to work and save some bucks to go to an aviation school and get my Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) [to date, a PPL + CPL + IFR course costs range from PhP 1M to PhP 4M (Clark Aviation)]. Based on what I read recently, the demand for commercial pilots are increasing due to the increasing number of aircraft orders of airliners.

Happy New Year!