Highs and Lows of 2010 for you?
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As the year has but a few weeks to run, how about a quick review of how 2010 has been for you 
For me I'm happy to say that I've had a cracking year.
Highs:
Leaving a boring office job in England to move to South Korea where I now teach English, a job and lifestyle I love.
Started volunteering in an orphanage which is amazing!
New amazing missus.
Loads of cool holidays in Korea.
A week hooning round the Scottish Highlands in the 182.
Spending a few days hooning round Laos on an old Honda moped!
Spending a few days in Paris, a city I've always wanted to visit.
I've nearly completed my photo a day for 2010 challenge and have really got into photography this year (so much so that I'm continuing the photo a day into 2011!) - see www.flickr.com/v15ben
Being healthy pretty much all year!
Lows:
Grandad passed away, no grandparents left now!
The amount of unexpected bills on the 182 costing me a fortune. I lost a fortune when I sold it too, but still miss it.
Not having a car in Korea and having to 'enjoy' being squashed onto buses everyday.
Edited because as an English teacher I should probably be able to spell words and be able to write sentences properly!
For me I'm happy to say that I've had a cracking year.
Highs:
Leaving a boring office job in England to move to South Korea where I now teach English, a job and lifestyle I love.
Started volunteering in an orphanage which is amazing!
New amazing missus.
Loads of cool holidays in Korea.
A week hooning round the Scottish Highlands in the 182.
Spending a few days hooning round Laos on an old Honda moped!
Spending a few days in Paris, a city I've always wanted to visit.
I've nearly completed my photo a day for 2010 challenge and have really got into photography this year (so much so that I'm continuing the photo a day into 2011!) - see www.flickr.com/v15ben
Being healthy pretty much all year!
Lows:
Grandad passed away, no grandparents left now!
The amount of unexpected bills on the 182 costing me a fortune. I lost a fortune when I sold it too, but still miss it.
Not having a car in Korea and having to 'enjoy' being squashed onto buses everyday.
Edited because as an English teacher I should probably be able to spell words and be able to write sentences properly!
Edited by v15ben on Sunday 28th November 23:55
Highs:
new amazing job, my dream job in fact, even withstanding a huge pay cut
new apartment
new Lotus
my OH coming out to Brasil to live
getting down to 52kgs!
Lows:
losing my baby
never being able to have children of my own as a result
All in all, not the worst year, not the best, others have it worse...looking forward to what next year brings
new amazing job, my dream job in fact, even withstanding a huge pay cut
new apartment
new Lotus
my OH coming out to Brasil to live
getting down to 52kgs!
Lows:
losing my baby
never being able to have children of my own as a result
All in all, not the worst year, not the best, others have it worse...looking forward to what next year brings
toughie.
highs
getting a job i like.
makin new friends at this place
niece getting engaged.
a few weddings of people i liked
refitting the bathroom and the two kitchens
getting a new TV
my 2 kids gettin good feedback from school
lows
another being unhappily married.
putting on alot of weight
having some police trouble mid-year
highs
getting a job i like.
makin new friends at this place
niece getting engaged.
a few weddings of people i liked
refitting the bathroom and the two kitchens
getting a new TV
my 2 kids gettin good feedback from school
lows
another being unhappily married.
putting on alot of weight
having some police trouble mid-year
+Passed driving test
+got my first job, full time barman
+made some of my best friends
+got rid of folk I thought were friends
-Had our dog put down, i was 3 when we got her.
-Learnt life will screw you over no matter what you do
-Spent far too much money
But life goes on and always look on the bright, side, of life... doo do, do do do do do do do do do.
+got my first job, full time barman
+made some of my best friends
+got rid of folk I thought were friends
-Had our dog put down, i was 3 when we got her.
-Learnt life will screw you over no matter what you do
-Spent far too much money
But life goes on and always look on the bright, side, of life... doo do, do do do do do do do do do.
Highs:
Lows:
- Leaving job.
- Setting up own business.
- No funerals to attend this year (fingers crossed this lasts the year out at least).
- Splitting up with what I see now as a 'nut-job' girlfriend.
- Gaining family trust/respect again! (linked to above)
- Having the cerbera for some fantastic hoons around the NE and Scotland.
- Selling the cerbera.
- Getting fitter.
- Playing badminton for 2 teams.
- My health in general being good.
Lows:
- Cerbera costing me a fortune.
- Getting ripped off by a company who said they'd repair the cerbera, didn't and now have to go to court next year about it.
- No new GF.
- Crashing my car.
- Selling the cerbera.
- Having a camera stuck up my arse.
Highs:
- Finishing 2nd in class at Dubai 24hr race (team mechanic)
- Competing and finishing Hail Desert Baja, navigator (3 day desert rally (Dakar style cars) in Saudi Arabia)
- Completing BritCar 24hr race (Team Manager)
- Winning 3 out 6 races so far in thsi season UAE TCC championship (Team Manager)
- Son getting great grades and being in the top set for all subjects
- Mum, dad and both in-laws still alive
- still working overseas (12 years and counting)
- found and joined pistonheads
- Work a bit to quiet
- 2 competitors (1 car and 1 bike rider)died during races this year in Dubai
Lows first
- Got stitched up at work and almost lost my job
- Struggling to balance work, MBA and home life
- Weight lost for the 2009 wedding is back!
- Beginning to notice the strain being overseas places on friendships - losing touch
Highs
+ Passed first anniversary and couldn't be happier
+ An amazing year of holidays
+ More money in the bank than I can find things to do with (so few places to put money and see growth these days)
+ Survived in work and doing ok...so far
Not as good as last year but not so bad overall - more a tough one than a bad one.
- Got stitched up at work and almost lost my job
- Struggling to balance work, MBA and home life
- Weight lost for the 2009 wedding is back!
- Beginning to notice the strain being overseas places on friendships - losing touch
Highs
+ Passed first anniversary and couldn't be happier
+ An amazing year of holidays
+ More money in the bank than I can find things to do with (so few places to put money and see growth these days)
+ Survived in work and doing ok...so far
Not as good as last year but not so bad overall - more a tough one than a bad one.
Highs
+ New woman
+ Lots of travelling, saw some amazing places this year and completely fell in love with the USA again
+ Started a new business which was terrifying and exciting in equal measure, still is!
+ New motorbike which I adore
+ Quit smoking which I never thought I could do, turns out it was easy
+ Started getting back in shape - long way to go yet!
+ Finally got one of my dream motors which I've been prattling on about for years (An american pick up truck, sad I know)
+ Visa application for the USA currently in the queue!
+ Should be getting some snowboarding in after missing last year's season. Oh and the UK getting shed loads of snow twice in the same year!!!
Lows
- New Woman
- Business was slower than anticipated to get traction, picking up now thankfully!
- Sold my dream motorbike to get something different, which thankfully I've really taken to!
- Business has eaten a decent chunk of my savings, which were going to be spent on a 911 turbo something equally ace
- Never got to go on a Petrolhead Nirvana tour, next year for sure.
- Leslie Nielsen died.
- Not seeing as much of some good mates as I'd hoped I would. Again, next year.
- GT5 is disappointing
Not much to complain about this year, just trivial stuff. It's the best year I've had in a hell of a long run of them, and I've genuinely enjoyed it.
+ New woman
+ Lots of travelling, saw some amazing places this year and completely fell in love with the USA again
+ Started a new business which was terrifying and exciting in equal measure, still is!
+ New motorbike which I adore
+ Quit smoking which I never thought I could do, turns out it was easy
+ Started getting back in shape - long way to go yet!
+ Finally got one of my dream motors which I've been prattling on about for years (An american pick up truck, sad I know)
+ Visa application for the USA currently in the queue!
+ Should be getting some snowboarding in after missing last year's season. Oh and the UK getting shed loads of snow twice in the same year!!!
Lows
- New Woman
- Business was slower than anticipated to get traction, picking up now thankfully!
- Sold my dream motorbike to get something different, which thankfully I've really taken to!
- Business has eaten a decent chunk of my savings, which were going to be spent on a 911 turbo something equally ace
- Never got to go on a Petrolhead Nirvana tour, next year for sure.
- Leslie Nielsen died.
- Not seeing as much of some good mates as I'd hoped I would. Again, next year.
- GT5 is disappointing
Not much to complain about this year, just trivial stuff. It's the best year I've had in a hell of a long run of them, and I've genuinely enjoyed it.
Edited by Stu R on Monday 29th November 06:27
Highs:
+ Traveling to N Korea overland from the UK
+ New boyfriend
+ Getting more involved in charity work
+ After a slow start to the year getting very busy with work
+ Going on a ski holiday with a load of mates
Lows:
- Spending lots of time offshore or out of the country - impacting of friendships
- Writing off the 'winter car' at the start of the year
- Getting knocked back on a mortgauge
- Moving back in with parents
Overall a fairly good year. But not great due to always being away at work and STILL not owning my own place. Would give this year a 7/10, could do better.
+ Traveling to N Korea overland from the UK
+ New boyfriend
+ Getting more involved in charity work
+ After a slow start to the year getting very busy with work
+ Going on a ski holiday with a load of mates
Lows:
- Spending lots of time offshore or out of the country - impacting of friendships
- Writing off the 'winter car' at the start of the year
- Getting knocked back on a mortgauge
- Moving back in with parents
Overall a fairly good year. But not great due to always being away at work and STILL not owning my own place. Would give this year a 7/10, could do better.
Highs
Lows
- Being in New Zealand, impromptu roadtrips and stunning scenery
- Owning several more stupid cars
- Trying out some never things
- Family all in good health
Lows
- Said trip raised more questions than answers
- Now stuck 300 miles away from all of my friends
- Can't work out what to do as a career
- Still single
WorAl said:
Lows:
In time, you'll realise you allocated that to the wrong group.- Cerbera costing me a fortune.
- Getting ripped off by a company who said they'd repair the cerbera, didn't and now have to go to court next year about it.
- No new GF.
- Crashing my car.
- Selling the cerbera.
- Having a camera stuck up my arse.
Acehood said:
Highs:
Being given the 'all clear' (cancer)
Lows:
Chemo/surgery
Aside from that i've really done f
k all this year.
I'd say that was a pretty damn good effort all in chap, am pleased for you.Being given the 'all clear' (cancer)
Lows:
Chemo/surgery
Aside from that i've really done f
k all this year.Highs:
- Living in Vancouver
- First time at Le Mans
- Starting phd
- Starting business and securing investment and commercial guidance from an excellent company
- Mountain biking in the Alps and Whistler in the same year
- Bought the 200sx I'd always wanted (I'm easily pleased )
- Gaining a lot of confidence in myself, professionally and socially
Lows:
- Started the year moving out from the GF, but that had been coming some time
- Falling off bike in Whistler, breaking wrist and not being insured properly!
- Leaving Vancouver (still to happen, in just over 20 hours time )
All in a blinder of a year, I'm one of the luckiest guys on the planet as far as I can tell.
All the best for next one everybody
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