another year has come and gone.  as what is normally being done during this time of the year, reflections and look-backs of this year spring about from television companies to newspapers to about almost everything that can be looked back on.  i used to do that on previous entries, but for this year, i'll just reflect on an accomplishment(s) and failure(s) i had for 2006.  although it is really nice to do some sort of countdown like what i posted last year, due to time constraints, i am unable to do so.  in any case, i might throw some things into the mix for i am writing this as i go along (like i mostly do with my entries, no drafts whatsoever).  so, here goes:

major accomplishment(s) for 2006 – there are not much things i did this year that are worthy of being called accomplishment, but if i were to name some things that i think are positively noteworthy are:  one, getting my nokia n90 phone; two, transferring blog sites; and three, almost getting a perfect attendance record for one year at work.  getting my current phone was a dream come true in itself.  i never thought i would see the day that i would purchase such a piece of electronic gadget, which is the most expensive personal item i got so far.  i initially thought of getting an n93 when it came out, but i felt that getting the n90 was a product of blood, sweat and tears from my previous company, so trading it in suddenly became out of the question and i plan to hold on to this phone (like i did in all the phones i bought) for as long as i can.  transferring my blog to i.ph from ebloggy.com is also one that i hold in high regard.  fully customizable templates and the pride of it being in dot ph got me sold.  plus the fact that i was able to transfer my previous entries (although manually) from the previous blog site added to the happiness i had in transferring over.  don't worry, i'll be including pictures on my entries soon.  and nearly having a perfect attendance record for one year is quite an achievement for my career.  never in my life had i imagined that i would go to the office everyday for one whole year. of course, it is inclusive of vacation leaves, but still, looking back at my track record for absences at work, although it's a little improvement from my last company, it's still something i am slightly proud of.

major failure(s) for 2006 – 2006 in general was a good year for me.  only two things come to mind about not getting or reaching for some things i needed, and they were:  one, losing weight and getting in shape; and two, not finding a significant other.  well, number two has been on the list of failures for a decade now (i celebrated 10 years of being single back in february) and i don't see any major improvement on the first quarter of 2007.  but still, friends are telling me that this coming year will be my year, and that they're setting me up with different women, yada, yada, yada…  i mean, not that i'm taking what they're doing for granted, no, not at all.  in fact i'm thrilled that they are so overly concerned about me having a lovelife that they're going through great lengths to make sure that i do.  it's just that i'm taking it one day at a time.  or rather, one date at a time.  i also have to remind myself that i'm now five months away from my deadline of getting married, or at least engaged, before turning 31 or else i'll adopt a kid to raise on my own.  but as they say, you can never tell.  with regards to losing weight, i already have a concrete plan which will start as soon as the third day of january.  i'll divulge the details soon enough, i just need to finalize some things before i formally get underway.  as i was telling brew earlier today, maybe getting myself in shape first would be the spark that ignites positive energy to come my way and, well, so too will the ladies.

there.  a quick look back at 2006.  chalk that up to the years labeled good.  and hopefully 2007 will be better.  i might not be posting until the latter part of the first week of january, or maybe the second week, but by then, things would've settled down after the holiday rush.  here's wishing everyone a safe, peaceful, injury-free and prosperous welcoming of the new year!!  🙂