2015

2015 has been quite a year. Probably more eventful than 2014. I have decided to do a quick review to reflect on what happened in my life and hopefully I can look back at it for years to come.

Events

• Road trip to New Zealand
• Ended two years of national service
• Started university

I finished the two years of mandatory national service in August. Had a short two-week break before heading straight to university.

Firsts

Also, there were some firsts:

• Built a desktop
• Road trip in New Zealand
• Cold showers for 99 consecutive days
• Stomach indigestion
• Voted in the elections
• One month without Instagram and Snapchat

As a step out of my comfort zone, I decided to start showering in cold water back in September. I have been enduring it everyday since. Also, I had my first stomach indigestion after stuffing myself with Korean BBQ on my birthday. Just because I wanted to eat what we paid for the buffet. I regretted it.

I stopped using Instagram and Snapchat. Which probably came as a surprise to some of my friends because I am that tech guy who probably cannot live without these social media platforms. I just did not felt like using them any longer. I might probably write a blog post about it.

Moving on, I built my first desktop after saving up for it. I managed to install Mac OS X (read: Hackintosh) on it because I had to work on Xcode. Moreover, I prefer using Mac OS X than Windows.

I also voted in my country’s elections.

I look forward to the next year and always am seeking to improve myself. I do not like to set New Year’s resolution because most of us humans would not complete them over. Rather, I prefer to set short term goals to work towards.

Most importantly, I want to appreciate what has been given to me in my life: my family, my friends, and the connections I have made. The human element of life.

Take care. Stay healthy. Happy New Year!