2021 will be over tomorrow! I learned and created a lot of new things this year. With the pandemic raging on across the globe, I consider myself very lucky to have been living in a place where I (and my surrounding populace) can get triple-vaxxed very quickly and feel safe from COVID-19.

Tower Bridge photo taken afternoon 31/12/2021:

A few things I've done this year:

• Shipped lots of code for our side hustle Build to Rent
  • Additional core functions surrounding data analytics started to being built
  • New designs were implemented
  • Tenants started using the site mid-way through the year
  • Real, actual customers started to reach out
  • Personnel changes happened, but we've arrived at a good spot for the next year
• Left the workplace college that is PwC and shipped code at the new workplace (not-yet-public project)
• Maintained bouldering (started around September 2020). I'm around V3-ish, I think.
• Visited Cornwall
• Watched lots of IMAX (a few twice: Shang-Chi, Eternals, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
• Listened to many podcasts, especially the All-In podcast, Lex Fridman, and Nick Huberman.
• Started a few books (they are not finished yet)
• Watched England went (almost) all the way at the EURO.
• Made new friends and connections
• Had 3 doses of vaccines 💉

My GitHub contributions this year:

A few things I missed out due to the worldwide pandemic:

• Visiting my family in Vietnam
• A few drinks here and there (but much better than 2020)

A few things I aim to achieve next year:

• Having income from the side hustle Build to Rent (and with that, corporate freedom)
• Visiting my family in Vietnam
• Bouldering: get to V5
• Maintaining exercises and running (during the summer)
• Keep watching lots of IMAX
• Keep making new friends and connections
• Driving license (low priority)

Ending this note, I watched Don't Look Up (with Leonardo DiCaprio) near the end of the year. The movie has a good but scary message on climate change. What resonated with me, is at the end of the movie, Leo's character says to his family and friends: "We really did have everything, didn't we".

A short, but simple message. You don't really appreciate the things you have until it's gone.

I'd like to keep that as a reminder, to keep working on important things, to not lose sight of my North Star, and to be thankful always of the things I have.

Here's to an awesome 2022 🎆!