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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Moved the blog around - I have moved around the blog way too much, breaking many permalinks and ruining my great page rank.
  4. 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.

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4 Responses to “Retrospect on a Sucky Year”

  1. Amie Lee Says:

    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!

  2. Kyle Says:

    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.

  3. Ralph Dagza Says:

    My old web host exploded so i switched media temple and started from scratch

  4. Kyle Says:

    Well, you couldn’t have picked a better host, IMHO.

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