The year 2007 is coming to an end, I guess it’s now the time to review and summarize what have happened during this wonderful year:

• From the financial perspective, my investments and savings are doing good during this year, ended with about 85% growth in terms of asset (cash and securities). The amount of liability is nearly zero (as usual), except for the outstanding bills due on January. Most of the gain comes from the incredible growth of Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) during the year.
• About competitions : I participated in several competitions during the year. The ones that worth mentioning are the ACM ICPC World Final 2007, ACM ICPC Indonesia National Contest, ACM ICPC Asian Regional Contest - Taipei and Singapore site. The year ended with the a ticket to the ACM ICPC World Final 2008 in Banff, Canada. (stories are available in my site http://www.kurniady.net )
• There were 4 international travel for me this year, Tokyo, India, Taipei/Hongkong, and Singapore, as well as one trip to Surabaya, Indonesia. Altogether I flew 16 flight sectors (which means I took off and landed 16 times) in total.
• During the year, I have been successfully shifted from an introverted person into a balanced person (introverted and extroverted). Hopefully it will remain this way in the future.
• I stayed single during the whole year, hopefully it’ll not be the same for next year as I already see the light.

Outlooks for 2008 and beyond :

• The stock market may not be growing as fast as this year, but then I will assume at least 50% growth in my asset. I should start making monthly budgets and planning, to help me achieve even further.
• Next year will be the last chance for me to participate in the ACM ICPC World Final, afterwards, I will not be able to compete again in any ACM ICPC event. However, there are still other opportunities such as the events organized by Topcoder. I should start participating in development competitions as well.
• I think there will be around 4 to 5 international travel next year, plus visiting my hometown of Pontianak.
• I will be doing my final semester in the second half of 2008, and hopefully will graduate on early 2009. After that, a continuation to either a Ph.D degree in NUS or to a Masters degree in business is very likely. The other option is to work overseas. During 2008 I will need to take a considerable amount of time researching and deciding what to do in 2009, as it is very important for my future.

The year 2007 has been a wonderful year for me, which will not be possible without the support of my family and friends. Thank you very much ^_^ and may we all have a great year of 2008.

-Andrian Kurniady