Well, the 4th quarter of 2011 brought me financial woes. I suffered miserably in all aspects of life. I wasn't able to get what I want to achieve.
I am still eyeing for an scholarship or short training abroad. Perhaps, I should try to impress my superiors first for me to be allowed another opportunity to go to another country to study.
Though I was the 2011 Chess Champion at the Department of Education, Central Office, my performance on other tournaments were not as impressive or should I say forgettable, especially during my December tournament at the Victory Mall in Monumento, Caloocan, Philippines. I just scored 4 out of 8 games in a non-master chess tournament. By golly, I could have performed better but I was not able to convert 2 drawing positions to victories.
Professionally, all things were going well smoothly, however, month of December was not as cooperative as that of the other months. I didn't realize that I made a very big mistake of not seeing a very basic mistake in a book that I have been keeping for a very long time. I was so thwarted not to see the error in one of its pages - 'Texbook' instead of 'Textbook'. Although, I commented the mistake earlier it was not implemented by the supposed party. Lesson, not be too confident and too trusting. Just rely on yourself. No one is to blame but myself..
So, I am planning to expand my horizon by joining a group called toastmaster to help me grow personally and professionally.
I am wishing that 2012 with give me better breaks and not freaks! Happy holidays to all.
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