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| So today was family day... the day to spend with family, and most businesses are closed, of course I had to work! lol But it wasn't tooo bad, two rounds of poker, went to the gym.. got home by 4.. so all in all, not to shabby! But back to this family day business, why do we need to use an excuse like family day to get together with the ones you love? I think everybody's sched's are so busy that families should set a day every week to try to get together and have dinner... or do something together... When Dalton McGuinty became the premier of ontario, he promised he would give the holiday to the province of Ontario... BUTTT instead of giving one full day, why don't we shorten the work week to say 35 hrs, and give parent's/workers more time to spend with young ones.. and their families.. Of course it won't happen because with the ability to remote connect into your work from home... free labtops (oh yeah.. they give it to you .. so you can work from home!) and blackberry's the work day is 20 hrs a day... Hell with the economy the way it is, the competition will be crazy out there, and the job will go to the individual who will work harder/longer hours then the next person... What's this all going to lead to? A lot more people who will take medical leave because of high stress or just being over worked... it will happen! I see it already.. These are the times I wish I was still in school! Now I'm going to go eat with my family for the first time since chinese new year! LOL | | |
| It seems that I always come back... I always say to myself, what's the point? But I always come back...
A year and 3 months ago has passed... things have changed... I have changed... To say the last year and a bit has been interesting is an understatement. I've finally moved on with my career, left the struggling family business (*sniff*) and moved on to the big bad corporate world.... Life in a cubicle, the 9-5er or in my case 830-6er LOL In all honestly though, it's not bad... I love my work environment, in fact, I don't think I could find one that matches it. Working in a technology company always has it's perks...
1. There is no dress code, T-shirt and a pair of jeans... Running shoes.. etc..
2. It's laid back.. no drama, no politics (well for the most part)
3. I can take naps.... LOL no seriously they have sofas btw every few rows... There's 2 arcade machines... a nintendo WII, xbox.. so if you ever get bored/ need a breather... it's there...
There's a lot more!!
Don't get me wrong, when work needs to get done, you better bust your ass, but it's a great place, great people. It's really a family atmosphere (at least in my department) People actually care about each other... which is great! Now the only downside... $$$$ ... I know I know, with the struggling economy the way it is, I'm lucky I even got this job, but still it's tough. I'll suck it up, I have my goals in hand, and I will try to be the best at what I do...
So 6 weddings, SIX... I know to some that's not THAT many to go to within a year, but WOW 6 weddings 2 that I'm apart of, it's been crazy... FUN.. but crazy.. and expensive.. Now i will never compare it to the amount the girls (bridesmaids) spend on hair/makeup/dress/shoes etc, but it all adds up... For the most part they were all great experiences, of course with all the DRAMA that's always included in weddings (free of charge of course) but I was blessed to be apart of a quite a few special days...
Valentine's Day... man, don't get me started. If you're in a relationship I GUESSSSSS it's all good although it's really a hallmark holiday... But just getting out of one, yeah it sucks even more.... The relationship was short, yet felt like it was a year (not in a bad way) She met my parents.... family... cousins (which is a big deal) and it all came to an end suddenly... To say I didn't see it, is a lie... But I always thought we'd work it out.. was I 100% happy? No... It's tough when you fight that much, but I did care a lot about her... and tried my best to work through all the issues... I guess as cliche as it sounds, we're better off apart... But on valentine's day, you are forced to look back at it and wonder.. what would things be like IF....
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| I know, it's an Usher song, but I was thinking about it for awhile today... I've been out of xanga/work/life in general for a week because I was sick.. Maybe it's karma, because I was just telling my cousin how I don't get sick that often etc. But I was out of commission for a week.. Usually I can shake it after a few days, but nope this one just kicked me in the ass and made me stay in bed..
So back to the title, it is the simple things in life we forget. I know someone who is HIV positive (the person will remain nameless) I mean when I found out, I was crushed, felt bad for their family. That was quite awhile ago, I mean advances in medicine, and treatment has lead to ppl living over 30 years.. well into their 50's. But it's hard to know that a close friend has almost a timeline on their life. It puts things into perspective. All those petty fights you have with friends/families is it really worth it? All those times complaining about how your life "sucks" does it really? I think we all fall victim to this, and take life for granted all the time. I know as cliche as it sounds, but there is always someone who has it harder then you/ or I do... I've experienced my share of deaths to families and friends, and seeing my friend at the age of 21 past away, leaving a 2 yr old daughter behind really makes you stop, and look at your life differently. So i recently found out that the person who is HIV positive will have to start taking pills to fight the virus. I'm close with their family, and I heard the mother was crushed when she heard this.. I should really forward her the article I read about the advancement in medication, and how taking medication is never a bad thing! But regardless (and as cheesy as this will sound) don't forget about the simple things in life. Try not to argue with that special someone or friend, because in the end (and in most cases) is it worth it? If it is, work through those problems. Life is short, never forget it... | | |
| I play basketball 3 times a week right now, and although it's just pick-up ball, I'm way to competitive... As in, if i play bad.. i'm pissed.. if my team loses i'm pissed... and so on... While driving home last night, I realized I'm not just competitive when it comes to sports, but in almost everything... Board games.. it's on, i'm competitive..no seriously I get into monopoly, I want all the hotels, and I laugh at you when you land on my 3 hotel boardwalk or whatever... Sales, I want my store to be the highest grossing, although in the end it's all in the family, I'm really competitive.. I know it could be a bad thing, but sometimes it's not. When it comes to work, striving to be the best will always lead you to higher salaries, promotions, etc... But when it comes to sports, I know i'm to hard on myself. But whatever, I wanna win! lol
Going down to the raps game tonight.. WOO HOO home opener... I love this time of year... Going to be a tough year though as the East got a lot stronger, and the division is stronger as well.. But they'll make the playoffs, and hey, they're better then the leafs!! haha.. It's gonna be a busy next couple of days... got work, and basketball tomorrow night... Friday going down to the ACC to see Dane Cook.. Sat back downtown to chill with the bro before he leaves... and Sunday Back to the ACC (i swear i live there these days..) to watch the celtics vs. raptors.. I have an open ticket for next wed game against the magic... anybody wanna go? lol
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| There is only one girl in the world at this moment who has my heart... Although young, I think she knows it, and fully takes advantage of me.... Before people think i'm a pedophile let me show you a pic of her..
That is her feet on my cousin's head...
My pops bought her a traditional chinese dress from China... She's mixed chinese /russian...
It doesn't matter what she does, she's not even 2 yet, but when she sees me and hugs my legs... I melt... And if you ever see a 6'0" guy melt.. it's a site to see... The other day I visited because my dad was looking after her for the night. I got up and told her I was leaving and she pushed me back down onto the sofa and just hugged my legs.... I tried to leave again, and she went and got her shoes.. This girl (well if she could fully talk) could ask me to bring her to a mall and buy her shoes or something and I would do it without a question... She's the cutest, tallest, and has the biggest head of any 21 month old baby... But I love her.. and she has my heart!
I couldn't believe it, but I had insomnia ONCE AGAIN last night.. It happen to me more a few years ago when I was sick, but it still kicks in once in awhile.... I tried to sleep at 2.. woke up at 3.. and couldn't get back to sleep till almost 5.... it's the worst feeling ever.. Because your tired, your body is tired, but your mind is awake..You just lie there.. rolling back and forth.. I hate it!!! and of course it only happens if I have work the next day.. Never do i get insomnia when i have a day off the following day... hmmm... lol So what do i do.. umm randomly search the net... FB...xanga... news sites... it gets quite boring...Can''t believe its November already... where does the time go?
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