Retrospect on a Sucky Year
Looking back at 2006, here are my biggest successes and failures. No matter whether they are successes or failures, I have learned immensely from them and I am grateful for the wisdom that I was granted from these experiences.
Biggest Successes
- Entry into Canada - On August 31st, 2006, I have successfully achieved my dream of gaining more permanent status in this country as a student, rather than on a TRV. Granted, it expires on July 31st, 2007, but at least I have the most valuable thing in this world that will help my immigration. I have time.
- Obtainment of employment - I have successfully obtained employment at a non-profit organization. This makes obtaining a work permit and permanent residence much easier, due to the lack of a labour market opinion. A labour market opinion is the last thing I want due to the time it takes to acquire one and my possible ineligibility. Fortunately, the Province has a great nomination programme.
- Moved away from my family - I have moved so far away from my biological family. In fact, this makes me exceedingly happy, considering my family is full of assholes and I could not stand being near them anymore.
Biggest Failures
- Alberta Bible College - I am just going to write off the entire experience as a failure. Too many assholes, both in the student body and faculty. I am happy to be out of there but I am sad that they screwed me out of $400 for the chore requirement.
- My trust fund is completely depleted - To make it THIS far, I had to deplete the trust fund that my grandmother left me when she died. This was not the greatest option but I do not regret it, seeing as I could not have gotten this far without depleting it. Plus, I can always go to U of C when I get my immigration details all sorted out for permanent residence.
- Moved the blog around - I have moved around the blog way too much, breaking many permalinks and ruining my great page rank.
- I got wrongly canned at Valero - Okay, this bolstered my reasoning why I should immigrate to Canada, because oil companies have too much power. So much even to violate the laws that regulate labour.
Tags: Canada or Bust!, Family, Friends, General, Immigration, Job-Related, Keeping the Faith, Relationships, The Job Hunt, Valero
January 2nd, 2007 at 4:43 am
And there will be another whole list of successes as well as failure for 2007…
Life is full of experiences so better get a pen ready for you next 31 December entry. And… Happy new year!
January 2nd, 2007 at 4:46 am
Yeah, I want my next new years entry to be a bit more organized. But I have been getting better at blogging and for that, I am happy.
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm
My old web host exploded so i switched media temple and started from scratch
January 4th, 2007 at 4:52 am
Well, you couldn’t have picked a better host, IMHO.