2023 was a decent year for me. The TL&DR version would read like this: I walked a lot, read a lot, started a new job and enjoyed time with my family!

This year, I read 70 books and crushed my annual goal of 52 books. This means I averaged roughly 1.5 books per week. I hope this trend continues in 2024 too, but with subscriptions to multiple OTT platforms and work, it will take some effort to make time to read.

I also managed to reach the retirement community where my parents live in early June and start my walk back to Singapore. This year, I walked about 3000 km and am currently very close to the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.

In terms of work, I managed to snag a good job, one where I can contribute to society as well as my family. It’s also quite fulfilling and I enjoy going to work and the company of my coworkers.

This year, both BB and GG graduated from polytechnics. And for the first time in her educational journey, GG graduated with a higher cGPA than BB! BB spent the three years at the polytechnic mostly playing games and not being 100% present during online classes. GG has since then started university and will graduate with a degree in accountancy, hopefully with an honours degree. BB, on the other hand, is currently doing his compulsory service to the nation, his National Service.

I also finally visited my parents with S and the children for a couple of weeks and on the way back home, my parents came to Singapore with me. This was most likely their last overseas trip and I was so happy that it was to Singapore.

So, all in all, I am pretty satisfied with the year that was. As we move into 2024, I will take with me the lessons I learned in the year and want to carry forward all the good things that happened in 2023 so that 2024 is a better version of this year.