She asks with a mispronunciation, “what’s your New Years Revolution?”
To audit 2014 is easy, because I found a passion in 2013.
“Learn Chinese.” My two part plan: excel in my classes and immerse myself outside class. A life-changing unqualified success.
“Be healthy.” Rode every day and hiked every week. Failed to pick Judo and climbing back up. Cancer was a surprise. Blood pressure a genetic ticking time bomb.
“Have fun.” Julia and I broke up. Saw Taiwan. Made heaps of friends, the majority of whom are Taiwanese. Local music and video games. Didn’t write any code.
“Connect to Taiwan (and Shenzhen) tech community.” “Build a product.” Happy to have failed. Wasn’t ready. 成都 in a month to start my training montage.
I’d be a happy and fulfilled if I repeated the first three.
所以2015呢？Coming back to Sydney fucked me up. So, get out. World domination can continue to wait.
“HSK6.” Same two part plan.
“Be healthy.” 起床馬上就運動！Ride, every day. Keep hiking. Monitor cancer. Fix diet to fix blood pressure.
“Have fun.” Try to open my heart, again. Tour China. Make friends, mostly Chinese. Find music, find art, find food.
Work? Path-Goal Theory. It’s very much a path.
