I haven't updated my blog for a while and for valid reasons. Being busy is at the top of those reasons. But we all know that this is just a lame excuse ^^.
So what have been happening lately?
Well, for starters, I have already given up on my plan to purchase a car this year. Yup, because I have now started paying for my own condo unit. The hand over is not until 2012 (5 years) but I guess it will be well worth it. It is a 2-bedroom unit with balcony and will be located in -- a very good spot. I know it is not the best investment as condo units are good only for 5 to 10 years but it's a start of my investment "moves".
I have also temporarily stopped joining Topcoder not until I can upgrade my skills as a programmer. As you can see from my last post, I have started studying C# .Net to broaden my knowledge. Well the study sessions has not been going as planned. In fact my progress is so miniscule that I can't write a simple application YET. My excuse for this? You can read about it in the next paragraph.
Work has been a little hellish for me. Aside from having this humongous 17" widescreen, 4-kilo laptop that I always carry around with me, I now report at two offices. I have several "projects" under my arms, 2 internal projects, 1 business-related problem, a 4-year project and still running, and tons of CMMi-related process and document making sessions. The 2 internal projects is actually just one product, release 1 is at design phase and release 2 is at requirements definition phase. This product was also identified as a CMMi certification pilot project so I am the one coordinating with the CMMi group for what I see fit as the "correct" process and document templates. Actually I am almost the one creating the process and the templates as the team is a little short handed. The business problem on the other hand, is the one I'm pouring my brains out for. It is some sort of a client relationship gone bad with a WHIP of undefined processes. Another complication about this business is that I was inserted there to resolve the problem but there is already a person assigned to do that before me so it's kind of an overlap in responsibilities. The 4-year project, I don't want to talk about it. I am already tired even just to mention its name.
Lastly, I had a sore eyes last Thursday and Friday rendering me unable to go to work. This gave me time to think and plan ahead.
So what's the plan?
For a gist, I have been working on upgrading this blog site. As you have noticed I already have a domain ^^. You can now access the blog using this address: http://blog.romanofabian.com. Aside from that, I have been working on a new layout for this site, not a ready-made layout from the Internet but something that is designed by myself. This has given me the opportunity to study CSS further. Hopefully I can launch it by next month.
An interest in photography has sparked in me so I am planning to try it out. I, most likely, will be purchasing my very first SLR very soon.
I have also been tweaking my schedule so that I can go the the gym regularly, study C# and Java further, play badminton every Tuesday, join a toastmasters group, gear up for photography, and hopefully join Topcoder again.
If I will be successful in Topcoder earning at least $12000 every year then I can buy my car by end of 2008. This is a great challenge for me since my chosen career is in Project Management and not programming like I used to. Well aside from the challenge in the schedule.
I am also seriously been thinking about my career -- the typical "5 years from now" vision. But I guess I'm keeping this one to myself for security reasons ^^.
So, welcome back to me!!!
If you're failing to PLAN; you're planning to FAIL.
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