Might be the last one for awhile....

For some reason my work doesn't allow me to access the site anymore :( Not sure when I will be able to update again but I will leave it at this quote: " Do, or do not - there is no try - Yoda "

I had a very proud moment last night..... this is my best drawing every...LOL

I bought this new note book last night for work.

My new favorite quote- "Life bites you in the a$$ - What are you gonna do about it?"

:P

It's the start of a new journey today....

Yowza - Such a busy weekend - but got a good balance of fun and rest :)

( These reminded me of Kung Fu Panda hehe )

Right now I'm at a loss of words with regards to how to express myself - the only thing I can say is I am happy  ecstatic.

Don't Be A Garbage Truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly.

So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so.....

'Love the people who treat you right. Forgive the ones who don't.'

Last night

As you all know yesterday was Chinese New Years Day- I mentioned that I wanted to follow all of the traditions to ensure maximum luck my way for 2012. I went as far as googling it and calling my mom to discuss it yesterday. I found out that on New Years Eve all cleaning should be done prior to 10 pm ( which Thank Goodness I did !! ). I managed to wipe, mop, vacuum, scrub - basically any type of cleaning - you name it - I did it!!! My mom reminded me to make sure that I had mandarin oranges at home ( " gum " ) as it represent gold, so I did that. I fully stocked my fridge with meats, fruits and veggies. The following day I wore red for good luck, and made sure not to wipe anything in my house in the morning. On the day of New Years it's very important to be positive, and not say anything ill mannered or with " bad mojo " so I made sure to avoid all conflict and made sure to keep any negative comments to myself. I was looking for a really good excuse not to cook dinner, so I called my mom to ask her if it was bad luck. She called me ridiculous - and said I was just looking for excuses....however I did find something out - Apparently it's bad luck to use knifes!!!!!! LOL

In any case I did end up making food - I made Congee!! And I didn't use a knife!!

My mom taught me a trick - apparently if you add a little bit of oil to the congee it blends it better and looks like restaurant congee....and guess what - it actually worked!!! ( But this picture is a bad picture haha )

Then unfortunately I boiled the congee too much and it splashed and burned my knuckle.... I would have been way more upset if it was a serious burn ( esp if you do it on the date that supposedly forecasts your year ) - but the burn was okay - and today I don't have any scarring which is good :)

I also received this phone case in the mail last night...okay honestly - it's really cute...but I don't know if I have courage to use it!!! I brought it to work to get a second opinion and everyone thought it was super cute and suited me...but I dunno man....seems extremely fobby and I can totally hear ppl mocking me like my friend Rinda - she would totally laugh her a$$ off at me.

Overall I'm really excited for the New Year...somehow I am more excited for CNY than the Jan 1st NY LOL. I think it's basically because my frame of mind has just been so down this last month given all of the changes that my company has been going through. Work has sometimes been dreadful to come to because everybody is so negative.... But within the last week I've been really trying hard to "pep" up my staff and I think it's finally starting to pay off and make a difference. I noticed that because of my work and also my sprained ankle the last few months I've been very up and down and am really trying to make an effort to change all of that. I've been stressing over the little things and really it hasn't done myself any good. Sometimes things are just the way they are - and they will be the way they want to be. I have to learn to roll with the punches, or else get up and move on / figure out a new plan of action. Ppl have been so negative around me especially at work...and you know what? It's just work. It truly does make a difference how you take things. Even just yesterday - trying to stay positive - I was very amazed with what a difference it made.

I know that we are all humans and it's easier " said than done " and more often than not we sometimes slip back to our old ways - but I am really really determined. And not because it's New Years. But because I want to be happier - not just at home, but at work - at LIFE - just in general.

Have a great week!! Sorry for the babble today. LOL

C