Over the pass few days I had been thinking a lot about the content for this post, since this will be the last post for 2006. I want to write something that is somewhat more meaningful.
As I was finishing up the last page of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World last night, I had a customer walked up to me and said “I wish we will remain friends 10 years from now.†I gave her a confuse look wondering what she meant by that. “Alex I’ve known you for almost 4 years from this bar, the changes you have done to yourself over the last couple years were truly amazing, at the rate that you are going, I would love to see what you will become 10 years from now.†I was indeed very happy, since that was probably one of the nicest things I have heard all year. I simply smiled back at her and replied “I’m still the same person; the only difference is I have learned how to live my life to the fullest.â€
Most of us go through life living only on wishes and never coming close to our limits. But wishes are important; they are the start of great feats. Wishes grow into dreams when you are able to mentally “see†yourself accomplishing the wish. Dreams turn into goals when a plan for attaining them is defined. Goals become a mission when unwavering self-belief and purposeful zeal are realized. Big challenges require mission status. The difference between a goal and a mission is attitude. Mission are evident by an accompanying passionate commitment. With the proper attitude, almost anything is possible. What you believe, you will achieve.
After 72 hours of complete hell working at the bar and the restaurant, all I can say is thank god it is Tuesday. Today is the first day in a long time that I’m actually stress free and have the entire day to myself. I started my day with a nice long walk with both of my little monsters, and then I went to Shiki for my daily dosage of omega 3, after lunch I did some light cardio walk around Eastview mall After Christmas Sale!!, and I ended my evening with a nice meal at Chilango. Ahhhh life is finally getting better.
Due to time constrain, I really don’t have time to come up with anything creative, anyway here is an image from last year’s christmas.
The one and only Hong Kong Elf.
I have made hotel reservation at Lake Placid in July 2007. The main purpose of the trip for me is to watch Paul competes in the Lake Placid Ironman on the 22nd, and while I’m there my ultimate mission is to get myself register for the 2008 race.
According to Paul the 2500 spots for the 2007 race were sold out in less than 2 hours last year, what that means is in order for me to guarantee myself a spot in 2008, I will have to have my 500 dollars entry fee ready and get in line early in the morning on the 23rd. (Registration begins place the day after each year’s race)
Let’s look at this from another perspective and see which is crazier?
A person who waits in line for 5 days for a PS3 just so that they can have endless entertainment for the next few years without leaving the couch
Or
A person who spends 5 days in Lake Placid just so that they can secure a spot for next year’s race and perhaps earn the title Ironman.
Gab I do have room for 1 extra person if you are interested
You Tube Friday A pure Hong Kong Classic å†è§ç†æƒ³
I had a pretty rough day at work today, it is 11:33 pm right now and my brain just doesn’t seems want to stop thinking about my deadlines for Honda and Discovery Channel.
On a second thought I do have a bottle of Framboise Lambic in the fridge; I think that will do the trick.
Due to some family obligation, today I had lunch with this one individual that I dislike very very much, because of the sensitivity of the subject and the wide range of readers I have here, let’s just refer this person as SB (Stingy Bastard) for now.
Interacting with SB is never pleasant; in fact it is just plain annoying, it’s like having a canker sore in my mouth. It won’t kill me but it will just cause enough pain to make my day miserable. She is a low self esteem attention seeker, that constantly has the need to make bold statements to ensure everyone notice her existence. Another word she is full of shit.
I went to my company’s holiday party last night; 4 hours of open bar and after hours party nearly destroyed me. 2 pills of Advil, 1 pint of ice cold water and a giant bowl of Hot and Sour soup was my hangover cure. It works like magic! Trust me!
