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April 22 QuoteThe future is made of the actions of the present, each and every one, the choices of the moment inadvertently strung together to produce the desired trail. To live each and every day in the best possible manner would afford her a life without regret, and a life without regret was the key to an acceptance of inevitable death. September 25 Return to Costa RicaCount down..., 5 more days and I'll be in Costa Rica.
Looking back this 5 years in LA, it puts a smile in my face. The first 2 years here were the hardests, but I met some of great friends (closer to brothers now: Bruce, Elvin & Desmond) playing basketball; from there my life took a complete 180 degrees turnaround. Ming's arrival stated another phase of my life, so many good memories, lot of fun (with Shawn, Sho, Chris); not sure how much I was able to teach him, but I'm sure I learned more from him. I will miss Keth (my female version, just much prettier), Pak (blue butterfly), Jenny (eternal Mui Mui), Lala, Corie, Rita.
I always heard that a lucky person will encounter one or two true friends in his/her life, but I already consider myself one of the luckiest.
Thanks guys, for being with me in bad and good times, specially the bad ones. Love you all...
*PS: Costa Rica is just 5 hours fly from LA!!! May 10 Typical day at work9:15 I rush through the office doors, "late again... do we have a meeting today?
9:20 Check e-mails, "damn it... how come they always complain the prices are too high???"
9:30 I call supplier, me: "come man, I need you to give me at least $2 per ton..."
supplier: "take it or leave it"
me: "dude, if I don't buy, nobody will and you will regret it"
... (after 5 mins of dead silence in the phone) ...
me: "ok, I'll take the 1000MT, can I still have the Clippers tickets?"
supplier: "nope"
me: "how about Lakers then"
... supplier hangs up
10-12 Meeting, everybody is falling sleep, at least I get to complain for 30 mins about why meetings take so long
12-14 Chinese food sucks around here
14:15 I stare to my computer trying to look busy
17:30 Time to go home... let's check the traffic, "shit... another accident on the 91"
19:00 Struck in traffic and hungry, mental note to myself: "take the bus tomorrow"
September 14 Tanita's stopSo glad to see her again, can't believe the last time we saw each other was 15 months ago, how time flies.
We went to Hooters @ Santa Monica, is it me or the hot wings don't taste as good as before? Anyway it was very cool to be able to catch up about how our lifes turned since I came here.
I wish her all the best in Shanghai and hope she doesn't get all the cuties there... September 09 Surprising Friday (last week)This is more an update about last week...
Let me start with Friday morning, as usual I finishing "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown; very interesting facts.
Later, I went with Linda to Santorini's Cafe, I haven't had such pleasant dinner in such a long time, I really enjoyed her company. Later, we went to Rage, I had a very different idea of the place but the evening couldn't have ended better than that.
I started "Deception Point" by Dan Brown and "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton. So many books, not enough time...
August 15 NewlyI just finished reading "Harry Potter - the Half-Blood Prince", it has a few quite surprises at the end of the book; and leaves wide open how Harry will act in the next book... damn, another 2 more years of waiting.
Currently my next reading is: How to stop worrying and start living by Dale Carnegie, because I really feel that I need some guidance in my career; I think I'm doing good by placing my personal fullfilment and passion for my job above money at this moment.
"Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand" -Thomas Carlyle
Sir William Osier (1871) teaches us:
June 14 KissingThere was a couple kissing, suddenly the gal stopped her lover and asked: "Why do you like to kiss for hours?" He responded, "kissing is just a way I express what I feel for you, it's like talking to you, just in a silent way". Puzzled she asked again, "What will happen when you don't kiss me anymore?". Surely he responded: "Then you know I stopped loving you"
June 08 Graduation"Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality." - Ralph Marston So this Saturday will be my graduation ceremony; my parents and Alex are visiting, it's good to have them around. After a short chat with Liliana, I rediscovered why I love "International Business", the idea of travelling to so many new places, encounter new faces and help people deal and embrace their different cultural differences, is just so thrilling. Facts of the day: - Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. - Your skin accounts for 16% of your body weight. - Women are more likely than men to smile when giving bad news. - Our eyes never grow; our nose and ears never stop growing. May 13 Update"Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue." - Scott Adams After a crazy last weekend, seems this one will be for catching up lost sleep and gym sessions. If you ask me how was my week, just read the quote. But I'll try to learn from the bad and keep the good experiences. Hey Ming, from now on, no more dissapointments. "When you're down, push yourselft up" May 03 San Diego's Trip"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable." - Christopher Reeve "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment." - Barry LePatner In restrocpective, last week was full of surprises and turns; met old and made new friends; who I will see at the end of this road? San Diego's trip was Saturday and Sunday. When I saw her, it's true, "Women are like wine, get better with time" "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky "Somebody ought to tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit every minute of every day. Do it, I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now." - Michael Landon April 24 Sunday nite"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing" How dissapointing, San Antonio lost the 1st game at home vs. Denver; Spurs went 4-for-21 in the fourth, while the Nuggets were 6-for-19. Well, TD is only at 60-70%, Popovich is going to make the necessary adjustments to win the next game. Even after a very tiring saturday night of party and a long visit to my dear Terri and her new home, I'm looking forward to go to work tomorrow, let's put it this way, the sooner I go to work the sooner I will be enjoying the next coming weekend. Luckily, we found a new roomate, so guys we have to keep it down when you come to my place, wait a min, there havent been a party at my place, damn... |
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