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Since living in Taiwan, the Western style new year<\/a> feels a bit arbitrary for me. The Lunar New Year<\/a> is at least tied to something, it is easy to define, even if it’s more complicated in its own traditions. Nevertheless, I like the New Year, and it’s good to have some periodic semi-forced review time. When it’s cold, it’s even better (sorry Southern Hemisphere).<\/p>\n

\"Sunset
Sunset over Taipei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year felt a bit like growing up. I was grown-up before (can’t afford not to be at the age of 31), but my way of thinking have matured a lot, and it feels like that happened because of all the limitations and stress and projects and winding path I took on.<\/p>\n

In 2012 somehow extended on the projects I worked on, like building a certain portfolio. Ignite Taipei<\/a> is still there (maybe the main drive behind my experimentation), while it got company in the form of Future Shorts Taipei<\/a>, the continuation of the Geek Dinners, later OpenHack Taipei<\/a> and the (preliminary) Taipei Hackerspace<\/a>. They seem to have a common theme – building local events related to technology, innovation and art. I hope I can continue with this theme, and see where it takes me. Kickstarter<\/a>, social networks helped a lot to expand my world in these directions. Not sure if all these projects will survive next year (at least not with me at the wheel), but will definitely learn from all of them.<\/p>\n

There were some really good books this year<\/a>, discovered Pynchon<\/a>, Tolstoy<\/a>, and Calvino<\/a>, as well as many smaller ones. Keep rediscovering Tolkien<\/a>, Asimov<\/a>, Murakami<\/a>, Vonnegut<\/a>, Beckett<\/a>. Had a lot of brainy-books too. My shelf is still totally full, I can be sure, that the next year will be just as busy in terms of reading and just as mind-blowing.<\/p>\n

In research I wasn’t that successful, though I have learned a lot. Will see what can we do in the next year in the lab. We were building a new experiment and it is not a real surprise that the results are still ahead. Whether my true way is down on academia lane or not, that remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

I have a lot of startups related influence around me, and for years I’ve been hatching plans without any results. Next year supposed to see me set some hard deadlines for decisions (different visa for Taiwan, that lets me do more, for example).<\/p>\n

There were some great travels this year, a big European tour for the first time since I moved to Asia, and in Japan for the first time ever. No plans for travel for the next year yet, maybe more within the country and more purposeful choices of destinations? Though I like quick changes of plans and surprises. And visitor friends from countries are good too.<\/p>\n

This time it feels strongly that I’m in “in-between”, with choices ahead. The Sun is already setting on 2012 here, let’s make 2013 count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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