Mid-Year Evaluation

So here we go again people, the last day in June. Time moves so fast, we almost pass through a half year this time, don’t you realize this? Well I still remember how I spent my New Year’s holiday in Singapore, how I applied to COOPS selection on February, or the first time I’ve been to Sorowako to join this project on March. Tomorrow is July, and I’ll get something new again. I’ll face project Go Live on July, start my senior year in college on August, and become 21 on September. And maybe (and I hope) I’ll get my traveling time at the end of this year, celebrate New Year somewhere I’ve never been before.

I know it’s so yesterday to talk about resolution. Most of people make this every New Year, but most people also think it just wasting time because we’ll never keep on it, you just feel exited at the beginning but then feel bored to finish it until the end of the year and then forget it, let them go and enjoy your life as you want without any rules. But even at my age now, I still make it every year, at least to remind I have goals and targets in my life, either for better future life or just enjoy it. I like the way I check the list and find I did more than half all my resolutions, well I think I become better with it. I also like remind myself in the middle of the year about those resolutions, at least to keep me still on the right path.

And here’s my evaluation, blue for success, black for pending, red for failed, and green for in progress. Curious? Here’s the list:

Top 1 to 5 for my better future life and career:

1.  Get TOEFL Score At Least 530

I don’t get the test yet because I still in Sorowako to finish the project. I’ll take it at the end of this year, probably, and with my practice during this project and since I have lots of international friends, well I hope I can get better score.

2.  Practice My Dutch or Learn French

Too bad I’m so busy in this project and I never practice my Dutch or start learning French. Yes, I bring my books in here, but then it stay in my board, untouched. Am I failed? Well at least I get bonuses. These foreigners inspire me to learn some Hindi, Brasilian Portuguese, and also Chinese. It out from my plan, but I still learn from. Green for this, I’ll keep learn!

3.  Get Some Scholarship

Well thanks God, I’ve got the scholarship from my university this period, again. I consider for apply some international scholarship for my senior year, but I don’t know exactly and too much about the details. Maybe Neso, IIEF, or AIESEC will be interesting. Well let me thing and find some information about that.

4.  Get GPA Score At Least 3,25

Yeah, maybe I’m smart enough but I’m not a very diligent student in college. My last GPA is 3,03 at the begin of this year, and I take a break in this semester because I join in this project. So there’s no more GPA until next year. I’ll get better for next.

5. Join COOPS INCO

Yay, a big bright blue for this! Well since I became a freshman in college I already have a goal to be selected for join in COOPS INCO, and I did it. I’ve got a great working experience in this international company, got international certificate, and also they pay me so well, what a very big salary! And what more I can say about this? Ah, you know what I feel!

Top 6 to 10 for my hobby, something fun, and to enjoy my life:

6.  Get One New Gadgets

You know I’m not so interested to use advanced and expensive gadget, it just waste my money I think, I better keep it for traveling. But since I join in this project and get more than enough salary, then why I don’t buy something just for appreciate myself? Like a gift? And these are my choice, IPod and also Android! I feel so proud I can buy these by my own money, I’ll keep use them very carefully, as long as I can. Yeah you know I’m a bad gadget-keeper…

7.  Go To At Least Two New Place or One New Country

Everyone knows I like traveling so much! Like my last year resolutions, I plan to visit two places or one country that I’ve never been before. For this time, yeah I already visited Sorowako and it was sooo awesome! You can find anything here, lake, mountain, sea, hills, waterfall, even mine and secondhand clothing store. Ah, I love being here! For next plan well I think I’ll going to Komodo and Lombok Islands, or Thailand and Myanmar. Let’s see how it can be accomplished after I finish this project.

8.  Be A Certified Scuba-diver

If you know how I love traveling, you must also know how I also love beach and sea so much. But I think it’s not enough yet if you don’t have diving certificate. Luckily my friend offered me certification training with international license and you won’t believe how cheap it is! I already applied to join after Idul Fitri. Well I can’t wait that time!

9.  Read More Read

Man, I’m serious about this. I’ve read lots of book when I was in school and I want that habit back! And I’m trying. I have lots of good books now, and I read and learned so much from it. Most of them are travel journal, yeah traveler’s fave books you know. It’s good thing, improve my knowledge really better than spend my time for gossip, play games, or sleep. And one bonus, I already had my own Lonely Planet Indonesia, a traveler holy bible!

10. Write Back Write

It was song long time ago since I was always writing anything. Poems, short stories, even speech script. I remember the last time I wrote is when I win poem contest, around 2006. Hhaa, I even already forgot how to write well something great and touchable. That’s why I decide to write back. That’s why I decide to make this blog. I know it still not good enough to apply for a contest, well I think I lost my write skill now. At least I can share what’s on my mind and to open it with something new and different, and see anything with different way. Let the time makes my skill better, I’ll keep write to improve it.

That’s all, folks! Well I still have 6 months to finish them all. One has failed, well I it wasn’t because of me so no problem. I hope I’ll have 6 or more ‘blue’ in the end of this year. I’ll keep on my path and do my best, for sure.

What about you? How much ‘blue’ you have now?

Keep moving!