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| Can't help to notice that xanga is almost dead and facebook is the new "in" thing. I guess it makes sense since most of what ppl care about are pics and just to keep minimal contact to stay in touch w/others.
Anyway, here's a typical M-F for me in the past three months.
6:40 a.m. Wake up, get dressed, brush teeth, wash face, sometimes breakfast, all that misc. stuff.
7:05 a.m. Drive to work.
7:25 a.m. Arrive at work. Drink a cup of coffee. Dick around for half an hour before my brain unfreezes.
8:30-9:00 a.m. Take a dump while txt msging or playin cell phone games. It's amazingly accurate on a day-day basis.
12:00-12:30 Lunch. Sometimes I bring shitty food, sometimes I go out to eat shitty food.
4:30-5:30 Get out of work.
5:00-6:00 Get home.
6:00-7:00 Eat dinner. Most days I just eat at home. Maybe go out twice a week to eat outside w/some friends or Hannah.
7:00-9:00 Free time to do whatever...usually just surfing online, running errands, or watchin tv. If I go out then I probably don't get back until 10:00.
9:00-11:00 Watch a dvd or if I'm tired probably asleep already. Basically I'm on my bed doing nothing cuz I jus wanna relax and lie down.
I've pretty much completely stopped partying and drinking. It's tough to adjust and juggle time to fit in everything. Most of my
time and energy have been devoted to work, relationship, and occasional
dinners amongst friends. I'm really startin to get used to the routine lifestyle...work is startin to get more stressful w/more responsibilities and deadlines, but I think I've earned a lot of respect from my colleagues. It's pretty addicting..tryin to get shit done and tryin to prove yourself to others that you're capable..after I met my first major deadline I was feelin pretty good about the things I've learned and the things I've accomplished. Despite not having a lot of interest in a lot of things I've learned in and out of school, it's the sense of accomplishment that really drives me.
I suppose everybody has different standards in life...I've said that several times b/c I think it's important for ppl to keep in mind that they should be livin their life at the pace they want it to be and doin the things they want to do instead of comparing against others..whatever makes you happy, right? And I'm just glad that so far things've settled in to where I want them to be, and everything's jus cruising along. It'd be like how Kellog used to say it...it's grrrrrreat!
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| It's been a month since I've started working and things
are going pretty alright. Life is obviously different from before but
I've adjusted pretty quickly probably because the nature of work simply
forces one to do so. For those of you who don't know, I'm working as a
contractor at a power construction company called SNC Lavalin. I'm an
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer...they've got me doing some
pretty basic stuff since I'm entry level (also because everything
learned from school pretty much stays in school -- they're much too
general to apply to the real engineering world).
Things are progressing
fine I suppose...it's a pretty steep learning curve right now but I
feel like I'm coping pretty well. If college has taught me anything I
suppose it's how to cope with pressure and how to pull through
whatever's neccessary to get the job done -- basically, meeting
deadlines and pushing yourself to maintain a level of success (or in my
case probably a level to pass). It's that sort of mentality that's kept
me on top of things I think, and hopefully that's something that'll
translate into other aspects of my life such as maintaining my freakin
health. Not that I've partied hardcore or worked excessantly or anything at all,
but nevertheless...I swear, my body is on the verge of getting fucked up.
I'm like Allen Iverson or somethin, there's always some shit goin on
that prevents me from feeling totally pain-free. Infected eyes, grinded
teeth, bad liver, incessant coughing, allergies, frequent colds...i
duno, some sort of problem always seems to rise outta the blues.
ANYWAY, since i'm workin somewhat around the area, i'm not moving anymore and i'm in the search for roommates again. Preferrably 1, but 2 is fine. If 3, then i'll just move out i guess and rent the entire place out. So yeah, if you see this, spread the word to whatever friends you might have, and i'll pay you commission fee.
...
seriously, i will.
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| i'm BACK.
I'm goin back to tpe in precisely 3 days. I've been literally dreamin of twnese food the past few weeks, it's gonna be awesome. Also, gonna spend some q.t. with family and close friends who're gonna be there.
Graduation is comin up..seems like most ppl are busy with either applyin for grad schools or job search. I'm probably one of the few ppl whos not really lookin into it...I've actually come to the conclusion that I'm gonna take my time with this. After 3.5 years of college, I still don't feel like i'm ready to step into a job where I'd feel totally comfortable yet. Obviously I can go out and find a 40-60k startin salary job but I duno if i'm ready to work 2-3 years in a field I'm not that interested in. That's pretty much been a big problem throughout my life -- the fact that I can never seem to find somethin that really interests me. I'm pretty confident that I'll do fine in whatever I set my foot on but the question is whether or not I'll be doin it with a passion. Hopefuly in our final quarter of college I'll be able to re-discover myself. Otherwise, I guess i'll end up bein the typical asian workin for money. But i jus wanna do this on my own pace and not get affected by what other ppl are doin..cuz i get the feelin that a lot of ppl are under pressure from either family or friends. A lot of ppl in my chemE department are jus applying for all the job ops and comin up with whatever they can get..but i really duno if thats the way to go. I wanna be as asssured as possible with my future career..cuz after all, this is a new beginning. I'm not sayin other ppl should feel the same way i do, but just for my personal situation, I don't really see myself workin comfortably yet.
It seems like a lot of ideas are bein thrown out on travelling to places as the school year is winding down...I've heard Europe..SD..Boston..Mexico..vegas...and obviously tw. Man..plannin these trips sounds like trouble..i wonder whos gonna take the time out to actually do somethin about it. I have a feelin a lot of us won't end up goin anywhere..but we'll see. Time allowed, I still wanna go everywhere.
Anyway, gluk to all the ppl that are graduatin. Hope everythin goes well, pz. | | |
| Gonna write in note form cuz i'm lazy to connect sentences.
- Been goin to school + work 9-6 M-F's...pretty tiring, kinda fallin behind already, but its not that bad i guess cuz..i'm still standin.
- Settling in at work now..been hearin a few ppl in the chemE dept. that're applying so thats good..i guess i could see myself working here in the future, seems like theres a lot of potential
- Started drinkin again for some reason since new years...quit for a good half a yr i think? I'd say it was a pretty good run..came up wit a new pukin style along wit it..awesome.
- Got kinda hooked onto black jack online startin last week...cuz i think i've figured out a sure way to make money off of it..
- Joined a volleyball league and startin to play some bball again, tryin to get back in shape?
- Supposedly losing weight on my face, but I have a feelin its comin back, har har.
- Goin back to tw spring break for..11 days i think? Tickets are only 655..had to take it..
- Graduatin early June if nothin goes wrong..and the ride begins.
Same old really..nothins really changed..still hangin out wit friends, meetin new ones, the usual..really just lookin forward to movin on after college...i'm writin this in between doin hw's maybe thats why. Anyway, happy chinese new years suckaaaaas. | | |
| It's been a busy quarter so far. My schedule is almost set into a routine I feel, and its all good cuz i'm not feelin too stressed yet. Been doin alright in school..on top of that every week i'm workin 15 hours, playin in the vball + bball leagues, mahjong, tsa events, and jus hangin out.
I feel like over the years I've become more and more patient about things...about everything. I just kinda let things come to me..good or bad, jus take it and move on. And I think thats why i'm not stressin..i don't worry so much about school, friends, or jus life in general. Jus do what you gotta do, give everything you're capable of, and let things flow. And with that I've also kinda lost a passion towards some things too...w/out worries theres less drama, cuz everything jus seems like they were meant to happen. As i always say, jus make sure you leave no regrets.
So basically I recieved my last bit of money from my parents to support me throughout the rest of the school year. And I don't plan on askin for more once I graduate. So that reality jus kinda hit me right in the face like..a month ago. So lately I've been tryin to kick back a lil on spendin money..i mean, i'm always down to go out and eat at nice resteraunts, but other than that, most of the time i'm jus eating at home.
I've been makin this one meal a lot with new additions to it everytime. You jus cook a can of campbell's mushroom soup..throw some sweet corn into it..and pour that over rice and voila, you get the tas lunch meal. And if you want you can pour a lot of cheese on it...bake it, and..yeah its pretty nice too. And that only costs you like what...a dollar for the soup?
Anyway, jus ramblin..nba's startin soon, awesome!
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