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(Yet another “New Year’s resolutions” post.)
- Life. I will strive to be the best tatay to my two sons and wife. Being away most of the time (and going home only on weekends) is taking its toll in my relationship with them, but I will make up for that. My wife and I will learn cooking together. Even the little one can join in if he wants, but he will be busy with his little brother. I will also continue to be a great kuya to my brother and two sisters, and a good son to Mommy and Daddy. Last year had been a year full of changes, and I had been remiss in my family duties. This year will be different. I will also go back to school.
- Work. I will brush up on my coding skills (I really ought to review on Perl, and learn Ruby). I also resolve to blog more often, with meatier and substantive posts, not only here but for PTB. I may not be able to take on many side projects, but for those I do get, I will — as always — give the best I have, providing quality and innovation, and going beyond expectations.
- Play. I have to write some more, and go out more often, and read more books. We will probably travel at the end of the year (when the baby is big enough for that) — nothing grand, just a regular family trip. I will see to it that my collection grows. I have been quite lazy with this the past year, but this year, I intend to double my hoard.
Originally uploaded by iandexter.
(Obligatory “the year that was” post, with your indulgence.)
If I could describe 2006 in one word, that would be “change”.
The year started with me rolling out this Wordpressed blog, from the previous Blogger-hosted one.
The Open Academy’s ICT roadshow kicked off in Northern Luzon. It was a resounding success, which eventually led to the building of an IT bus for Nueva Ecija. I’m proud to say that I was part of this project.
In April, I moved to another company.
We also learned that we’re having a baby. (We’re expecting him this January.)
Here’s yet another addition: I got me Mathilda! Schweet. Also, I moved to my own (vanity) domain.
I went on a blogging rut the next few months after that. (I resolve to change that this year. {More on that in a later post.}) I also took (and passed) the RHCT. I plan to pass the RHCE this year.
The year ended with a bang — well, lots of it. On the night of 30 December 2006, a stray kwitis (small rocket fireworks) exploded among a bunch of fireworks in the Cabanatuan City (my hometown) public market. A large fire engulfed a corner of the public market, as well as a drugstore and a bakery across the street. My wife’s lola has a small RTW store in that same corner. Fortunately, it wasn’t gutted down. The stores beside it didn’t have the same lucky fate. Our families were thankful for the miracle.
She’s spiffy and shiny. And she’s got a Core Duo and 1GB RAM. I love her already.
She runs Windows XP Media Center Edition (whatever that is), though. But in a while, I’ll be giving her the respect she deserves — nothing less than a Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu Dapper will do for her.
She’s a Dell Inspiron E1505, by the way. Pics to follow.
Addition. Originally uploaded by iandexter.
Yay!
My son, the taekwondo jin. Originally uploaded by iandexter.
We enrolled him in a local Milo taekwondo class last summer. After about a month of training, his instructors deemed him eligible for promotion tests.
His dobuk maybe two sizes too big, but he’s got the form and the looks down pat. And a mean out-in kick, too, with a slicing “cha!” to boot.
And, oh: he passed the promo test — he’s a yellow-belter now.
