Looking back this past year, I thank God for He's been too good to me:

1. My faith, growing deeper, more committed than ever before. I've read through the Bible about two or three times already since I became a Christian in 1993. For sure, I've been through the Vietnamese translation once, and English translation once, and the NIV Audio Bible once. In 2006, I tried to read the assigned portion of each day in The One Year Bible. I have a checkered record in 2006 but hope those holes will be filled in 2007. For each day that I read the portion, I wrote 2006 for that day. I am going to go back and hopefully filled the days that did not have 2006 written on that page with 2007. I've decided to go back and start memorizing Scriptures again, reminded by Bill Gothard, and determined to make use of more of my God given brain than the 2% utilization most of us ever use of our memory.

2. My family: mom, dad and my younger brother, for their health and for their unconditional love and support for me.

3. Glad to be now in my 7th year with Nortel. We had a 10-to-1 reverse stock split. Won a two billion dollars contract with Verizon. Stock is now just above $26 compare to $2.15 a month ago.

4. My carelessness finally caught up with me, I backed out of the driveway and had a collision. Well, thank God no one was seriously injured and everything was ok.

5. Been president of VPS Dallas for a year now, half way through my 2-year term.

6. It feels good to live a totally debt free life this past year. Start to save up some cash. Half way there with my goal of saving up 20% for my first house. But with my good credit, I'll don't even need to put anything down. Have been hunting with my agent but really haven't found a house I really like and can easily afford.

7. Get to know so many new people and make many new friends. Will be the vice president for political activities for the Dallas County Young Republicans this coming year as well as treasurer for Dallas County North Republican club. Rolling off the deacon board at church as I am term limited out.

My new year resolution is still somewhat the same:

1. Move up my time of coming to work earlier, like 08:00 or maybe even 07:30. That way, I can have time to work out everyday and then go to a lot of functions in the evening.

2. Maybe I could use the cash save up to invest wisely and pay cash for the next car I buy.

3. Play a few songs with my guitar, maybe even some classical pieces.

Long term things I want to do here before going home to my Lord, Savior and Creator:

1. Speak Spanish fluently.

2. Get my private pilot license, first single engine VFR, and eventually multi-engine IFR.

3. Learn how to play the piano.

4. Read and write at least another language: German, Chinese or Russian.