Bye Bye 2017, Hello 2018

2017 is a new refreshment year to me, here is what i've been go through:

1. Feb. 2017 - Quitted my 9 years job working at a local developer firm, learned a lots for residential development for Hong Kong market. Thankful to have such opportunities and challenges given from the firm that allows me to growth. 
2. Officially turn on my training mode for the real challenges for a Full Ironman training. My week is like: 
3. March 2019 - Spending some time with Mom in Phuket, getting away from the hustle and bustle life and prepare to wind down myself a new life without a job. 
4. The preparation for a sabbatical is amazing experience and i recommend everyone should try once in a life time. How i should schedule my time, use it properly and efficiently, i set up a time schedule for myself includes training, studying, meeting old friends, travel to explore in a budgeted way. i really enjoyed how i back to a basic life, taking bus instead of taxi, finding more fresh food and cook for myself, figuring how i could spent my expenditure wisely. Feeling like back to a normal basic life, starting from scratch and i realised i have missed alots of opportunities and my rights. 
5. Submitted my admission for postgraduate study at HKU at Faculty of Architecture at Architectural Conservation Unit (ACP), YES! Finally my awaited dream come true and the school accepted my application in April 2017. 
6. 2017 Travel - Travel to Phuket with Mom in March. Boarding to a cruise with my mom and her friends from HK - Shanghai - Nagasaki - Kumanoto - Miyasaki - HK in April. Bangkok in June. Kamakura in July, meeting my first colleague Toshi back in 2002 RAD. Many fond memory working in Wyndham Street. Many tireless nights, white modelssssss. He brings me to his neighbourhood and i hope we can see each others some time. Oslo, Vega followed by a road trip tour round from mid North to South via Fjord and Mountain in August with Charles meeting Frederic for his Vega Island project. Back in Phuket in Nov. for Charles 70.3 Thailand, a relaxing holiday for me meeting old friends. 
7. Welcoming my favourite baby EWalk from my best friend Joy.
8. Farewell: my best friend Irene in June, trashing her house on a very last minutes. packing whole things with with her. Another sweet one with Josie whom we train and drink, leaving to LA for her dream. 
9. Oslo - Vega - Bronnoysund - Kristiansund - Trondheim - Molde - Isfjorden - Andalsnes- Trollstigen - Geirangerfjord - Alesund. Boarding to Hurtigruten for 1 night experience is amazing. We staying in a podium cabin, the ship is rocking like a roller coaster at night when we sail down at the Norwegian Sea is crazy. My head keeps turning. The road trip experience with Frederic and Charles is fun. Travelling in the beautiful mountain and fjord. 
10. My first day at HKU kick started in Sep. feeling to excited in every second to learnt new things and the hungriness of knowledge and inspiration. I'm so enjoyed every second of it and founded my interest of reading and writing. I realised that i have been missing so many things such as History subject, its never too late to go back to school. 
11. My D days (Ironman Korea 2017) finally arrives on 10th Sep. in Guyre, Korea, in a very remote UNESCO heritage site. I have been training through Team Siri training plan via Training Peak monitoring my progress and performance. My race went very well and i did not feel any pressure on it. 
12. Seeing Yvon and his family in Oct., I'm glad he've been going through all these year and still remembering us. A Blood cancer survivors. 
13. Nov. - Charles BIG 40. I have organise a race to celebrate his BIG 40, invited all his friend to join and i have custom-made a ceramic medals for all finisher. The race consist of 40km and run for 4km followed with a beach BBQ and custom-made cake. Charles is super happy!
14. 11 Dec. my first day of back to a full time job after a 9 months off being a Tai Tai.