2011 In Brief and 2012 Resolution
It’s actually have been pretty late to create 2012 resolution now. But suddenly after reading my old post, I just want to post some stuff to sum up what I have done in 2011 and my resolution for 2012. 2011 has been a really busy year for me.
So, here we go…
Semester 4 (February 2011-July 2011) was probably my most hectic semester as a Computer Science student. Everyday, I spent most of my days sitting in front of my Toshiba laptop doing homeworks and projects. Even though I had started doing those homeworks and projects days before, still it wasn’t finished until the D’Day. I had to ensure all bugs (read: cover it up) didn’t show up during the final project presentation 
I was accustomed to bullshitting during presentation. It was a really important skills!
I got my first client as a freelancer in 2011! And never want to involve in any projects again because of events in late 2011.
I said goodbye to my Toshiba laptop. It flickered so much that I couldn’t stand it anymore. I bought a brand new MacAir 13″ 128GB in late November 2011. Why MacAir, not MacPro? The reason is because I’m going to Australia in 2012 and I won’t drive (using public transportation and walking), therefore I might need lighter laptop so I could bring it to any place I want without worrying about how heavy it is. Result: I see other standard laptops are very thick and heavy.
I got my first straight As in 4th semester. In two of the courses during that semester, I got 90.5 and 90.6 so it was a very lucky of me.
I got an iPhone two months earlier because of my dad and my little sister. My plan was to buy it in Aussie. But well, it had been bought, so I’ll just be happy about it. iPhone 4S sucks though. Occasionally losing signal and couldn’t read my SIM card.
Finally I was forced to learn PHP and CSS in depth. Got my first touch of framework (both Java Web and PHP framework). Haven’t really mastered them. This was the year I got to know JQuery as well. And I favored it over Flash.
I developed a mobile application for J2ME and Android. Really curious about good Web-based mobile service architecture.
Bought two new lenses: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 non-VC (my favorite lens now!) and Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.
Not really into tennis now, but had been a fan of Barcelona FC!
Found a lot of good movies in cinema (2010 let me down): Real Steel, MI4, Sherlock Holmes 2, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and The Adventures of Tintin. Found lovely serial: Sherlock (British TV series).
Went to my first music concert live: Java Soulnation 2011 thanks to my lil sister (I usually felt so lazy to go to such kind of concert). Fell in love with electro pop music genre, thanks to LMFAO and David Guetta.
Stop joining orchestra (it has been great years playing flute with you, Twilite Youth Orchestra) and stop playing flute in late December 2011. Maybe I’ll pick it up again later next year. I won’t bring my flute to Australia (or will I?) Don’t know yet.
So, 2012 resolution?
I survive the so-called doomsday Explore things related to Data Mining, created my first iPhone App, hope to get my iPhone 4S fixed, decide whether I want to do thesis (and hope it is not a bad decision), travel around Australia, and finally enjoy my 1-year stay in Australia 
