Officially 23

March 24th is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 282 days remaining until the end of the year.

March 24th is the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the Julian calendar.

March 24th was the day I was born in 1987 at 5:04pm

It was a subdued Birthday. Not what I really had in mind. Maybe next year I will plan something major. Just made me realize today that I needed to break out from the constraints I've put myself in...turning 24/24 will be amazing. Mark my words :-)

Happy B'day to me !

Thoughts on Turning 23

I will turn 23 on the 24th (lol got it? 23 on the 24th? ahahahahaerm). Not excited about it one bit but it can’t be helped. I seriously feel old. I mean 2 years ago I took delight at seeing people’s faces when they find out how young I was to be doing what I do. But now, they ask me and kinda just… nod.

However, after reading Growing Younger, I realized one shouldn’t be afraid of growing old. There were a lot of things I’ve learned the past couple of years that made me the person that I am. If I was stuck at being 13 for the rest of my life then it wouldn’t be so fun, would it? So I have no choice but to embrace my age and just make the most out of it.

And so, to be dramatic and shit, I decided for the sake of this post to list the things I would want to tell my 13 year old self if we get the chance to meet each other and maybe give her a pat on the back with a grin on my face. I bet she’d be soooo freaked out at how awesome she’d turn out to be.

You’d fall in love. Unrequitedly. And you’d have your heart broken real bad but don’t go slashing your wrists just yet. Things will be fine and you’d write a lot of songs/scripts/poems because of them.

• Never ever let people tell you that you can’t be whatever you want.
• I know it’s passe and all but your parents only want the best for you and you’re just too much an adolescent to realize that.
• The Backstreet Boys will eventually be unpopular, hard it is to believe. Watch out for a group called Jonas Brothers.
• Worry not, you won’t look like that forever.
• Appreciate all the souls you meet in your life. People will come and go and you have to get used to that fact. What’s important is you leave your mark on them so they won’t forget you.
  
• Never ever let go of your faith. In the end, it’s all you that you have.

Sucks to be 13, doesn’t it? So much angst, so much identity crises, so much questions left unanswered. Boy am I glad I’m 23 now and done with the whole puberty thing!

Canada and U.S

Watching the Winter Olympics and was listening to the coverage on NBC made me realize that no matter how the network tries to paint the picture there are vast differences between the two countries.

They have a prime minister, not a president
They speak English and French, not American... T
hey can proudly sew the country's flag on their backpack
They believe in peacekeeping, not policing, diversity not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced Zed, not Zee!

Feeling down

What a crazy day! I am burned out from work. Mostly because I was so on edge about having to keep everything running 100% and was expecting the bitch Sheila to stop by any minute. Probably would have taken it a little easy if it wasn't for her and alas she never showed.... but of course she will be by tomorrow. Yay!! great for me. Another crazy, overwhelming day to look forward to...I wonder if this is ever going to end. I am feeling more and more overwhelmed, more inadequate and desperately wanting to get out.

I am missing Amy already and now having to get used to that crazy Erick. Feel like I lost a sister in the management team. This is going to be one crazy year. ugh....so tired off to bed.

praying for a better day~

Hello 2010

01/01/10 has a nice ring to it eh? As my friend Srihana stated in her facebook status "another year, another chance to get it right" so true... there were a few things that I did wrong in 2009, and most of them related to work, but this year I will spend more time trying to get things right. In the past I have tried doing my best, but believe me someone always manages to screw things up. This year I will take a good look at myself and will make some changes with in. At work, I need to be more patient, more diven, talk less about others, and concentrate more on my duties. Perhaps that will rub off on everyone. It is best to lead by example. Wishful thinking? you never know...

Good Bye to a Decade

I hope the New Year will be prosperous and a happy one to each and everyone of you. I spent a quite day at home. Finishing up the laundry and doing some mundane chores. Last night I came across this interesting quote: " Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us" ~Hal Borland. What an accurate quote...

2009 has been an exciting year. The highlights are:

1. In March I had a major shoulder surgery, the first ever surgery!!! I spent 3 months out of work and recovering.


2. In May I applied for my American citizenship, and in September I took the oath and become an American citizen.


3. In August I became a senior at Florida Gulf Coast University. Yay!!!

Yeah I know my life looks boring, but I like a boring life. I was just feeling a little sentimental perhaps because a decade has gone by. This is the first decade that I can recall all the years in relation to a significant event that has taken place in my life. So much has changed in this past decade. I am learning everyday what it is like to be an independent woman. World is a scary place, but I am learning to navigate through it all. I know the coming New Year will be a challenging one. There will be some surprises, some ups and more downs. I will make it through.

Love always

Day is not Over Yet

December 30th is possibly the shortest day of the year for me. I caught up on the much needed sleep. Slept through 10 hours with minor interuptions Got up around 4pm and did nothing productive. Weima treated me out to Breakfast/Lunch/Snack, not sure which one it should be since we didn't get to the restaurant until 5pm ish.

I haven't had the chance to work on the Choli project yet. It is one of those things now occupying space on my cozy pink lazy boy now. There are a few others projects on the lazy boy also. I keep looking at them and thinking oh I really should get going on these projects.

Listening to C-SPAN's interview with the supreme court justices and the awesome work they do. I know there has been so much slack lately about the political influences on the justices view etc... but no matter what you can't deny the power of the supreme court and the work they do to keep our constitution breathing and alive.

Perhaps Legal Studies may not be the wrong field for me after all...