No "Sleep" = Tired
I am tired of the Olympics, I am tired of boys, I am tired of not having a passion, I am tired of feelings, but most of all ... I am tired of Nam Tong!!!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
The Forgotten Year
Instead of saying another year gone ... I will say 2007 was another year gained in the life record books. I survived another year, here's to lasting many more, and may 2008 be more fulfilling than the last.
New Years Eve:
My first new years living in SF and I couldn't have spent it with a more deserving person than my new roommate. Stef and I ended up eating left over take out from Sunflower and recounting our first chatting sessions. Oh the horror and embarrassment I suffered reading through those transcripts. My lame game (I like your hair!!), my crazy sickness where I apparently loved everyone. But reliving our "youth" on hard wood floors couldn't have been more pleasant. By the time we were done, it was 11:30pm, the time I wanted to head down to SJ to have my traditional Denny's meal with Jack, Kim and Pung. So I quickly got dressed and was off, only to realize by the time I reached the freeway, it was 11:50pm. I called up Stef and mentioned I should have stayed home and counted down with him instead of the road where no radio station performed any type of count down.
I got to SJ by 12:30am and was off to have Denny's with my closest friends (+1). I was first to arrive (as normal) followed by Jack, Pung and Kim with her +1. It was a night of laughter, chit chat, check up, and grade F T-Bone steak. I couldn't have asked for a better meal.
2007 as a whole:
2007 was a life altering and life questioning year.
Life Altering:
Where to begin? I no longer view San Jose as home but now call my home San Francisco. San Francisco has given me many things, from the freedom I always wanted to the viruses I never wanted. I love my room, I love my roommates, I love the City. I am me here and it is "me" that I've sought out for so long. I can't see myself moving back to SJ but I miss my SJ friend tremendously. The comfort to call them up and have lunch is gone; the ability to initiate an outting within an hour or two to fulfill a boring night is not an option. But I have comfort knowing if I need help my friends are only a 50 minute drive away and when I come home, they welcome me with open arms. In life sacrifice is a necessity to gain greater things.
In 2007 my family grew two folds. My brother and sister got married to some of the best people I could hope for them. After 10 years together, my brother took the plunge and gave away his life of WoW and cars ... wait never mind he still has that. I was honored to be one of my brother groomsmen, and was honored to be part of such a beautiful wedding. The wedding might have lasted the whole day, but the pride I had for my brother that eventful day will last me a lifetime. My sister married one of the wittiest guys I've come across. I was honored she picked me to speak on behalf of her family. I wished I could have gotten through my speech but when you speak from the heart, sometimes the only thing you need to say is what you show.
Life Questioning:
I've been described as having high peaks and low valleys in terms of my mental and emotional states. The later half of the year was a low valley I haven't experienced since college. Throughout my life, I've always questioned will I ever be happy with my life. I am always seeking the "next best thing" and I feel this will cause me to always experience these moments of uncertainty and unrest. A part of wanting to seek the "next best thing" stems from growing up with the mentality that I will be great and so during those moments when I feel greatness is fading, I start to question. To this I want to tell all my friends and love ones, that I am thankful that you guys are there for me and listen to me during these low points. I know I go through them a lot but the fact I acknowledge this problem, I hope that I can start fixing it.
Honorable Mentions:
Finally passing my CISA exam. Within 1 day, I will officially have enough years experience to be certified. Nam Tong, CISA. I like how that looks.
Meeting Corey "Fuck Me" Johnson. You entered my life during a low point this year and somehow contributed to getting me back to ground level. We clicked, we shared, we shopped, but most of all, we are friends.
The potential "one" ...
Just like years before ... So to 2008 may you bring more happiness than 2007. Here's to a new year, and hoping that my Europe trip will produce some of the best memories of the year. But what else lies within this year, here is to hoping more good than bad.
Good-bye 2007, Hello 2008!!!
New Years Eve:
My first new years living in SF and I couldn't have spent it with a more deserving person than my new roommate. Stef and I ended up eating left over take out from Sunflower and recounting our first chatting sessions. Oh the horror and embarrassment I suffered reading through those transcripts. My lame game (I like your hair!!), my crazy sickness where I apparently loved everyone. But reliving our "youth" on hard wood floors couldn't have been more pleasant. By the time we were done, it was 11:30pm, the time I wanted to head down to SJ to have my traditional Denny's meal with Jack, Kim and Pung. So I quickly got dressed and was off, only to realize by the time I reached the freeway, it was 11:50pm. I called up Stef and mentioned I should have stayed home and counted down with him instead of the road where no radio station performed any type of count down.
I got to SJ by 12:30am and was off to have Denny's with my closest friends (+1). I was first to arrive (as normal) followed by Jack, Pung and Kim with her +1. It was a night of laughter, chit chat, check up, and grade F T-Bone steak. I couldn't have asked for a better meal.
2007 as a whole:
2007 was a life altering and life questioning year.
Life Altering:
Where to begin? I no longer view San Jose as home but now call my home San Francisco. San Francisco has given me many things, from the freedom I always wanted to the viruses I never wanted. I love my room, I love my roommates, I love the City. I am me here and it is "me" that I've sought out for so long. I can't see myself moving back to SJ but I miss my SJ friend tremendously. The comfort to call them up and have lunch is gone; the ability to initiate an outting within an hour or two to fulfill a boring night is not an option. But I have comfort knowing if I need help my friends are only a 50 minute drive away and when I come home, they welcome me with open arms. In life sacrifice is a necessity to gain greater things.
In 2007 my family grew two folds. My brother and sister got married to some of the best people I could hope for them. After 10 years together, my brother took the plunge and gave away his life of WoW and cars ... wait never mind he still has that. I was honored to be one of my brother groomsmen, and was honored to be part of such a beautiful wedding. The wedding might have lasted the whole day, but the pride I had for my brother that eventful day will last me a lifetime. My sister married one of the wittiest guys I've come across. I was honored she picked me to speak on behalf of her family. I wished I could have gotten through my speech but when you speak from the heart, sometimes the only thing you need to say is what you show.
Life Questioning:
I've been described as having high peaks and low valleys in terms of my mental and emotional states. The later half of the year was a low valley I haven't experienced since college. Throughout my life, I've always questioned will I ever be happy with my life. I am always seeking the "next best thing" and I feel this will cause me to always experience these moments of uncertainty and unrest. A part of wanting to seek the "next best thing" stems from growing up with the mentality that I will be great and so during those moments when I feel greatness is fading, I start to question. To this I want to tell all my friends and love ones, that I am thankful that you guys are there for me and listen to me during these low points. I know I go through them a lot but the fact I acknowledge this problem, I hope that I can start fixing it.
Honorable Mentions:
Finally passing my CISA exam. Within 1 day, I will officially have enough years experience to be certified. Nam Tong, CISA. I like how that looks.
Meeting Corey "Fuck Me" Johnson. You entered my life during a low point this year and somehow contributed to getting me back to ground level. We clicked, we shared, we shopped, but most of all, we are friends.
The potential "one" ...
Just like years before ... So to 2008 may you bring more happiness than 2007. Here's to a new year, and hoping that my Europe trip will produce some of the best memories of the year. But what else lies within this year, here is to hoping more good than bad.
Good-bye 2007, Hello 2008!!!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Music To My Ears
I never liked huge headsets because they mess up your hair style or they are just bulky in nature. But when you win one for free what right do you have to complain. When I found out I had won this Sharper Image Noise Cancellation headset I thought cool but I probably won't use them. Boy was I wrong, they are great. On BART I don't need to hear pointless morning business phone conversations or railroad track noise, on the airplane I don't need to hear a Chinese couple in the row behind me talk louder than they need to or the sounds of the jet engines on the side or the baby crying. Everything is "canceled" and all that is left is the beautiful music on my iPod. I would have never bought a pair but now that I have one, I don't see why I wouldn't replace them if they were to break.
I go through earphones like shit goes through me after lunch. They tend to break, lose comfort, or I regret I bought them. So after my recent Sony earphones broke (second pair of them), I decided I should go with some high end ones but I was unwilling to expend the money necessary to acquire them. One day I happen to be browsing the Thank You Network Reward site and checking what I could get with my Thank You points. Under electronics I noticed they had Bose Noise Cancellation headsets, so I thought maybe they have the earphones I've been eyeing but unwilling to buy. And low and behold there they were for only a mere 9400 points, I had myself a pair of high end earphones at no cost (other than the cost it took me to acquire those 9400 points). I got them in the mail today and they sound absolutely amazing. How I can go back I do not know but I hope I won't have to.Finally, pictured below is a screen shot of my new desktop. Yup that's right I finally forked out the money to buy a MacBook or did I?
Monday, January 01, 2007
The Aftermath of the Shit Hitting the Fan
Instead of saying another year gone ... I will say 2006 was another year gained in the life record books. I survived another year, here's to lasting many more, and may 2007 be more fulfilling than the last.
New Years Eve:
Didn't do anything as normal for New Years Eve, partially because of the "shitty" week I had going into New Years Eve. Spent time with Lisa Ly at Valley Fair and went shopping, where I treated myself out to some luxury items. It's always pleasant spending time with Lisa, it's a refreshing interaction with someone other than my normal group of friends. At night, Kim came over and crashed. I feel asleep myself too but set my alarm to 11:55pm just in case. Got to count down to 2007 and it was back to watching TV. I tried to do my "traditional" late Denny's meal with my closest friends but Kim was passed out, Pung was partying at his Sister's and Jack was with YY and crew, so another has gone by with me wanting to start off the new year with those closest to me. Maybe next year.
2006 as a whole:
I am going to count 2006 as a year of finishing several of my goals.
Goal 1: Go to NY
What a great goal to accomplish. As many of you know, I've always want to go to the Big Apple and I was not disappointed. And to be able to spend it with two of my closest friends, I couldn't ask for anything more. Got to see Time Square, a Broadway play, Wall Street, Empire State Building and everything else you can think of that is touristy. Then there was the emotional visit to Ground Zero. Words still can't express the emotion.
Goal 2: Travel internationally (Japan)
Japan was an amazing experience. All my life I've experience American culture, so to step out of this country and see a foreign culture was an experience. The quiet reserve, the polite nature, the cleanliness of Japan were a lot to take in but easily to appreciate. What I think made this trip more memorable was the fact it was just Jack and I. Just the two of us, both wanting to explore a country we were both fascinated with. It was an experience of a lifetime.
Goal 3: Getting Promoted
After all my hard work and determination, it all came down to this June, either my hard work paid off or I was force to slump for another 6 months to get what I thought I deserved. Coming into the decision I had doubts I would get the promotion, since my Coach had informed me weeks earlier that she was 50 50. If I didn't have the full support of my Coach, what chance do I have of getting my promotion was what lingered in my head in June. When she called me that night to tell me the news I was excited and pleased. I've always felt I've accomplished a lot in my life but that it was always in my hands. This was the first time in my life I felt I accomplished something that I was not 100% fully able to control, it was in the hands of others.
Honorable Mentions:
My lavish 25th Bday Celebration. "It was like a wedding production"
Everyone and their mom getting engaged. Congrats to my sister and brother and Tham.
Getting a roadster after so many years of looking at them.
Just like years before ... So to 2007 may you bring more happiness than 2006. Here's to a new year, and hoping my two planned vacations are enjoyable as the ones in 2006. But what else lies within this year, here is to hoping more good than bad.
Good-bye 2006, Hello 2007!!!
New Years Eve:
Didn't do anything as normal for New Years Eve, partially because of the "shitty" week I had going into New Years Eve. Spent time with Lisa Ly at Valley Fair and went shopping, where I treated myself out to some luxury items. It's always pleasant spending time with Lisa, it's a refreshing interaction with someone other than my normal group of friends. At night, Kim came over and crashed. I feel asleep myself too but set my alarm to 11:55pm just in case. Got to count down to 2007 and it was back to watching TV. I tried to do my "traditional" late Denny's meal with my closest friends but Kim was passed out, Pung was partying at his Sister's and Jack was with YY and crew, so another has gone by with me wanting to start off the new year with those closest to me. Maybe next year.
2006 as a whole:
I am going to count 2006 as a year of finishing several of my goals.
Goal 1: Go to NY
What a great goal to accomplish. As many of you know, I've always want to go to the Big Apple and I was not disappointed. And to be able to spend it with two of my closest friends, I couldn't ask for anything more. Got to see Time Square, a Broadway play, Wall Street, Empire State Building and everything else you can think of that is touristy. Then there was the emotional visit to Ground Zero. Words still can't express the emotion.
Goal 2: Travel internationally (Japan)
Japan was an amazing experience. All my life I've experience American culture, so to step out of this country and see a foreign culture was an experience. The quiet reserve, the polite nature, the cleanliness of Japan were a lot to take in but easily to appreciate. What I think made this trip more memorable was the fact it was just Jack and I. Just the two of us, both wanting to explore a country we were both fascinated with. It was an experience of a lifetime.
Goal 3: Getting Promoted
After all my hard work and determination, it all came down to this June, either my hard work paid off or I was force to slump for another 6 months to get what I thought I deserved. Coming into the decision I had doubts I would get the promotion, since my Coach had informed me weeks earlier that she was 50 50. If I didn't have the full support of my Coach, what chance do I have of getting my promotion was what lingered in my head in June. When she called me that night to tell me the news I was excited and pleased. I've always felt I've accomplished a lot in my life but that it was always in my hands. This was the first time in my life I felt I accomplished something that I was not 100% fully able to control, it was in the hands of others.
Honorable Mentions:
My lavish 25th Bday Celebration. "It was like a wedding production"
Everyone and their mom getting engaged. Congrats to my sister and brother and Tham.
Getting a roadster after so many years of looking at them.
Just like years before ... So to 2007 may you bring more happiness than 2006. Here's to a new year, and hoping my two planned vacations are enjoyable as the ones in 2006. But what else lies within this year, here is to hoping more good than bad.
Good-bye 2006, Hello 2007!!!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
I Do Don't I?
Gotta re-adjust your point of view
It's time to put some faith in you
How your life is surely gonna change
It's turning a page
Appreciating the new
And taking each day in
Any which way that you choose
Gotta get yourself some piece of mind
It's something you done left behind
How your life is surely gonna change
It was worth every minute
Just to have the life you found
See the past what brings you down
Because there's no way this can change
Hey now, don't you cry
There's no drama in your life
You're gonna see you got it so good
Smile, start another chapter
Now, you ain't never going back there
No
From now on
You're gonna see you got it so good
You got it so good
It's time to put some faith in you
How your life is surely gonna change
It's turning a page
Appreciating the new
And taking each day in
Any which way that you choose
Gotta get yourself some piece of mind
It's something you done left behind
How your life is surely gonna change
It was worth every minute
Just to have the life you found
See the past what brings you down
Because there's no way this can change
Hey now, don't you cry
There's no drama in your life
You're gonna see you got it so good
Smile, start another chapter
Now, you ain't never going back there
No
From now on
You're gonna see you got it so good
You got it so good
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Representin!!!
Saw these guys, At Last, perform on "America's Got Talent" and thought they were talented. What can I say:
Singing "Ain't No Sunshine" - Good
Singing Accapella - Good
And hell they are asians. Represent!!!
