Monday, January 4, 2016

Into 2016

Dear bloggie,

Time flies... noes?

I always get this feeling especially when at the start of the new year. I feel it's because I have the tendency to review what I done within this year and when I review it, I tend to relive the whole year and having that 1 year experience flashes through you mind in a couple of minutes tend to make it feel as a year flies... Theory of relativity?

Anyway, time to look at the past and present so I can plan for the future...

2015 new year resolutions

  • Visit Japan - Yes, I finally set foot upon the land of the rising sun 
  • Write a short novel - Nope
  • Achieve 15% body fat at minimum body weight 65 kg - Nope
  • Run 3 10K runs - Nope, but I did ran a 21K in the Penang
  • Build/Program a game - Nope
  • Land 1 date - Nope
  • Visit Penang - Yes, not once but twice
  • Update my English slang vocabulary - Nope
  • Go on a juicing diet - Nope
  • Try out 3 new hobbies - Nope
So overall, an epic failure in terms of new year resolution. I blame most of it due to busy work schedule. I guess in terms of project wise, my team got roped in 4 different projects this year. I had to lead one of them which I have to say is perhaps my most stress project I ever done, mainly because I had to play so many roles: requirement gatherer, scrum master, tech lead, mentor, troubleshooter, developer... I learnt I need to be more cautious and make sure the responsibilities that is assigned to me is defined properly and bodes well with me before I say "ok". And if I don't agree or like the responsibility, just say "no". 

Unexpected surprises this year? I got send by my company to Hong Kong for 1 week for training. The trade off, my work schedule no longer abide the normal 9-5 rule as I have to follow a more shift like schedule. I expected to maybe have maybe 1-2 days less interaction with the team members but instead find myself working extra on weekends and public holidays, mainly because it's hard for me to find a replacement day for the weekend or public holiday I worked on. I feel the over burnt feeling on a rather frequent basis, which is not really helped by the sad state of productivity of my team at the moment (1 guy resigned and his protege is often assign under me, which I DON'T enjoy mentoring). 

I already had a lot of thoughts maybe it's time to find myself another new job, as I already see signs my current job has already run it's full course. I just don't see a future I envision myself with in this team any more. 

My 2016 resolutions: 
  • Resolve team issue or find a new job
    • Focus more on personal goal rather then team goal (1 man can't save a sinking ship unless the other crew play their role)
    • De-attach my personal life from work
  • Start re blog
  • Start a personal programming project
  • Land 1 date
  • 2 overseas vacation
  • Try out 3 new hobbies
  • Finish reading Edward Bono books
  • Improve my facilitation skills
  • Java certification
  • Redesign this blog

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