Resolution 2010

Guess I should start a bit of Resolution 2010 with a bit of review from 2009. 2009 has been a challenging year, with many fruitful memories.

In terms of career, I found my graduate job in a place called KEDA, as a System Analyst, where afterwards, I had enough of the boss and started searching for an alternative. In April 13 2009, after a holiday to Japan, I started a new job in a company called E-Mice Solutions (HK) Limited. This company allowed me to expose my technical research and analytical skills to the business level, as well as making a report for the HKSAR Innovation Technology Commission with my team leader, Chris. I learnt a lot about work politics, which is something very devastating, but also essential to bear in mind that such things exist. Nevertheless, I was being put into a situation where I was almost being framed up. This led my team leader to begin working for another senior manager, who is the shareholder of the company. Having said that, I learnt important things from the previous director as well, who can be called a bitch but then her skills in handling people demonstrated the necessity of what a manager should not do in the future.

In terms of church, I have finally taken promise in the Legion of Mary and worked my assignments in the choir as head organist. Having said that I am a head organist, I never like to be one. The fact the disputes carried forward from 2008 forced the choir to be reorganized. A committee team in the Choir was formed and Joe as the chairman. Things come into good practice with procedures established in the committee as well as the choir. Of course, Patricia continues to be the conductor and we have been a good team, helping choir members strengthening their faiths. As for Legion, a few more members joined and this brought more happiness in the team as well as longer meeting times. Fr. Gabriel left for Sydney initially but then he was brought to Mainland to learn Putonghua. Fr. Edward Chau replaced him as SD afterward and his allucutios were always appealing and a good means of refreshing our faith.

Family life has been sustained but work really reduced the time for me to be with my parents. This resulted in multiple trips to Japan during the year (and also twice to Beijing). We had a good time together but slowly as their son you will find that your parents are somewhat getting old and as the only child, you really have to think for them more.

All these lead to my Resolution for 2010:
(1) Read the bible on a regular basis (once a month, to start off)
(2) Continue to lower my temper
(3) Learn to "swallow the grieves" when I am being scolded at work
(4) More time to share with parents and friends
(5) Continue travelling (Next stop: Karuizawa!!!)