Year end is just around the corner. Its time for me to look back my achievement in all aspect. Its 2013 a good year for me ?
Finance
- My overall portfolio return is 18% - mainly from my factory share price skyrocket. Precious metal cause me some loss, but I feels overall portfolio performance encouraging.
Family
- 3 family trip to overseas ( Asia country la ... ) , 1 to India , 2 to Thailand. Big hole in my vacation budget, no vacation for 2014 beside my yearly trip to Thirupathi.
Career
- Successful year , since I got my long awaiting promotion ( Senior Engineer ) and my bonuses also really good. Accepting more challenging task from superiors, pushing my limits so that it can benefits both myself and the organization I'm in.
Education Fund for Children
- Continuing by monthly saving in SSPN for both children, planning for other sort of investment once my short debt reduces/complete. Blue-chip company share maybe !!?? ...lets wait and do some homework’s.
Children's Achivement
- Prady got her 5th consecutive Kumon awards in Mathematics.
- Enroll both of them in music class , Prady- Violin , Srinivasa - Tabla.
- School class ranking achievement , Prady-12/38 - Good , Srinivasa - 21/33 - Bad :(
Debt
- Trying hard to eliminate all the short term debts by June 2014. Almost 60% complete ..another 40 to go and no new debts ..I hope.... :)
Love
- Wonderful year, very less small-small fights with my lovely wife, but again, without this life have no "ummpph" ..get what I mean ...
Investments
-Precious metal shows some downturn, but covered by some increase in equities and bond funds from my unit trust and outside shares.
Looking back the achievements , I believe I do pretty well , hope 2014 gives more prosperous life , good health and happiness for me and my family. Happy New Year ...
