just a poor boy

2008 is gone, and 2009 is here.

2008 was a great year. B and I started dating. I traveled all over the country, and a little bit outside of it (Canada and Mexico do count! Hawai’i is pretty far too!). I even got a promotion at work. My family is doing well. Ninja is almost a senior. Tep is doing pretty well for himself, too.

2009, I feel like, is going to be as great, if not, a better year, than 2008. There are several things looming already. More trips to visit family and friends. Plus, Tep and I will move into our condo later this year. There are already a lot of things to look forward to.

Since, I suck with New Year’s Resolutions, this year I’m trying something different. This year I’ll be doing New Year’s Goals and use this website to track how I’m doing.

Here are my goals for 2009:

1. Save $5000 for an emergency fund.
2. Lose 30 lbs. and keep it off!
3. Pay off all of my debt.

At the start of every month, I’ll do an update to see where I’m at. All the goals that I’ve listed I think are very doable. By keeping tabs of myself through this blog, will hopefully push me to achieve my goals.

Goals Tracker

• E. Fund: $102.75
• Weight: 0 lbs. lost
• Debt: 2.5% paid off

Right now, I am speechless and in disbelief at what I am witnessing. I have been glued to the TV screen since 7 PM watching everything unfold.

I am so proud to be an American right now. This is the greatest nation in the world where anything is possible and the images of young and old, healthy and sick, black and white, going out and voting is priceless. Seeing the video of the different cities coming together and celebrating this victory for the United States was very moving.

I honestly never thought that I would see this happen in my lifetime, to see an African American get voted into the White House. This reaffirms to the world that America is the land of opportunity, where dreams can happen, where the people’s voice can be heard. Obama’s victory gives hope to millions of Americans across this nation and inspiring minorities and the youth to take an active part in their country.

Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama. It’s time for the country to put aside their party loyalties and work together as Americans to fix the problems and get this great nation back on track.

It’s finally here.

Time to rock the vote.

This election will dramatically change the landscape of the United States of America as we know it. We’ll either have the first African American President of the United States, or the oldest elected President and first woman Vice-President. The past month has been filled with both positive and negative ads, news stories about the candidate’s platforms on health care, the war in Iraq, and what’s been gripping the majority of the population, the state of the US’s economy. I’m glad to see this race finally come to an end.

Personally, I’m not very into politics, but so much is going on in our world and in our country that is affecting me, my family, my friends and my job.

I voted for Obama.

Between the two candidates, I believe he has the drive, the dedication, and the vision to start America back on the road to greatness. We live in the greatest country in the World, but in the last eight years, it hasn’t been that.

In about an hour, the polls will close and the results will start to pour in. I know I’ll be glued to my TV set, ready for the start of a new, bold direction for our great country.