2007... for me it was one of the best years I've ever had. I got a real salaried job in Paris with a company that actually appreciates me. My son was born. And life in the Chin household is on track. It's been a hectic year too. I see that I wasn't posting as often as I wanted to on my blog. I still have the same camera that I started 2005 with, but I'm not taking as many pictures as I hope. I built a computer after sitting on the fence for ages (but it will never replace the love I have for a Mac).
Windows Vista proved to be as much of a disappointment as I had experienced it would be. I'm still burned that my laptop has a "Windows Vista Capable" sticker on the palmrest. Seriously, Microsoft, Acer, and I have a very different opinion of what capable actually means. I gave it a go, tried all the tweaks, but still couldn't get the performance that was mentioned on the brochure. Good thing it was a MSDN copy, because I would be really pissed if I spent money on it (which if you really think of it, I did)
I've come to the realization the Acura that I added to my resolution in 2005 wasn't going to happen in the near future. I'm a Parisian now. I'm limited to buses, the Metro, and Vespas. All the money I would need to finance, insure, and maintain a car are out of reach once you buy/rent property in the city. But you never know. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll buy a nice home with a garage and see to the car situation.
My son. he's growing up incredibly fast. It seems like yesterday I was coaxing him to drink a bottle. Now he's moved on to eating with a spoon. And he actually has preferences and not just fruity or chocolate milk. I guess as you get older times seems shorter. When I was a freshman in highschool graduation seemed a lifetime a way. When I was a freshman in college graduation seemed like a lifetime away. Now it seems like a year has gone by in the blink of an eye.
But this also affects how I see business. With my limited amount of free time I have more to do before the end of the day than I ever imagined. 30 days comes and goes so quickly. I'm glad I have my wife to help with keeping the bills in order. I used to laugh about subscribing to those automated bill paying systems (really, who would pay money for that?) but now the idea doesn't seem so far fetched.
The party in the appartement was a real blast. I used to try to go to the best places to spend new years eve: Times Square, South Beach, Champs Elysée, etc. But now I realize the best place to spend New Years is not with a crowd of strangers but with the ones you care about the most.
--Happy New Years
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