2022 & 2023 year end review

I don't remember why I didn't spend some time reviewing the year 2022 🤔 Maybe because I didn't see anything worth remembering? or because I was lazy? Anyway, I will take a look at it in the same post.

I need to take a few moments to recall where have I been on the last day of 2022. I was alone.

 2022

2022 was a year with many things to look forward to. 

I did move to a new place which is closer to downtown, and I started to live alone from there. I have been in the city for at least 6 years, but I rarely come anywhere near the downtown, so this is quite exciting to me. 

I got a new job, which paid quite well, the project is very challenging, and there is much room to grow. the job happened to be remote, I didn't know until my first day at work.

The first day at work was pretty funny, I live quite close to the office, and the map told me that it could take 30 minutes to commute from my house to the destination. I am a careful man, I spent 45 minutes going to the office, but still late. a lot of traffic jams on Monday, I couldn't find a parking place, it was all full. 

When I finally set foot in the office, I realized that the whole team was working remotely 😅

The job is quite fun, I have a chance to participate in a huge project. work with a foreign team, and meet many people. I have learned many things and gained so many experiences from this.

Right after I got the new job I also got a serious health issue which took me a lot of time to recover from.

At the end of the year, I got laid off. I was pretty positive at that time because I thought I could easily find a new one, but I wasn't.

2023

The start of 2023 was touch. I suffer from serious health issues, and I haven't found a new job after getting laid off at the end of 2022.

I decided to spend a few months after the Lunar New Year to completely cure my health issue. At the same time, I was also actively looking for a new job.

After two months, in March. I got an offer and finished the treatment. I can return to work again, I was pretty excited about this. but it turns out the job is quite terrible, I regretted joining the company and began looking for a new job. but the market now is tough, I've been to several interviews but I got nothing. Finally, at the end of the year, I got referred by friend a to get a new job.

Except for the job, I think this year is quite fun. I recovered from the health issue, not completely, but I can join almost any activity in life, that makes me happy.

Thanks for the treatment, this year I can travel frequently. I traveled to some famous places this year, it was all beautiful, and such a great experience. remember when I was still affected by the health issue, I thought I would have to stay at home for the rest of my life. It is really amazing when I can enjoy this life again with no worries.

I also started to swim this year, I am really proud that can swim now 🏊‍♀️ I currently can swim basic style only, so it is quite slow even though I have tried to do it correctly. I am gonna learn other techniques, so I can race with other people 😄

Last year I thought, working from home was great, I had to spend two hours a day commuting between home and the office. I changed my mind this year, working in an office can also be great because you can meet and interact with so many people.

This year, feel more comfortable when I stand between many strange. before I thought too much about what other people thought about me, so I usually felt insecure when I was in the middle of a crowd. also, I feel comfortable talking with other people as well, I can talk to strangers with no issue. I even can talk to girls quite confidently now 😉

I am gonna switch to a new job on 25 Dec, because I wasn't satisfied with my current job as it lacks challenging and room to grow. I hope I will be fine in the next job.

I think that's all for the 2023.