Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Favorite Beer
Had a chance to sample the Hoegaarden Grand Cru today. So refreshing :P brings back fond memories in Europe for me.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Updates...
As some of you may know, my house hunting project has been put on a temporary hold (hopefully not for long). I have passed on a really nice condo in Quail Hill (I would like to call it the Beverly Hills of Irvine) back in January because of some Fung Shui concerns my mom had (she was adamant about it so in the end I figured that if buying a house is going to cause family frictions, what is the point).
And again I passed on a nice house in the not so lovely Chino Hills in March (sorry banker, its just not my type of hood, too much of a family feel), because I just don’t quite "feel it", that and the fact it is within a few miles to Chino Hills prison which my realtor did not disclose to me during the showing was a deal breaker.
So needless to say, I am back on the drawing board. I am not bummed about it, I am just going to take a deep breath and figure out WHAT exactly I want. With my HOME, as one other thing I consider important in my life, once I know that it is IT, I will absolutely have not doubt :P I hope that house will appear soon and give me that luving feeling.
As with family. My mommy went back to Taiwan yesterday after one month stay here. Though I wish she can stay longer, we did spend quite a bit of quality time together (with my dad away to Taiwan, Japan and Korea in his tennis trip and all). Though she still annoys me sometimes with her nagging, I still enjoyed her month long stay here. We talked about lots of stuffs in our regular Saturday or Sunday morning walks thru Huntington Library and brunch, and one thing I absolutely get from our conversations is the feeling of how tenacious she is about what she believes in, and her dedication towards family and loved ones. I think (wish) I can inherit that trait (even though I still have a long ways to go) - Family and loved ones comes first before myself.
With work. As much as I am bored with my current situation (more or less a feeling of not wanting to apply fully my potential), I do have to admit that I have a pretty good job. The P&L pressure and the ownership of the business over the past two years has taught me something about seeing the big picture, working with team members to get things done, managing different types of personality both up and down. And above all, humility and FEAR (yes fear). Without fear, I would be too comfortably what my ability entails, and that that will make me fall behind. I don’t want that.
Other than these things, I really don’t have much that I want and ask for. As long as people I love and care are happy, healthy and well, I have nothing else I want…. Triathlon season is coming soon, time to train :P
And again I passed on a nice house in the not so lovely Chino Hills in March (sorry banker, its just not my type of hood, too much of a family feel), because I just don’t quite "feel it", that and the fact it is within a few miles to Chino Hills prison which my realtor did not disclose to me during the showing was a deal breaker.
So needless to say, I am back on the drawing board. I am not bummed about it, I am just going to take a deep breath and figure out WHAT exactly I want. With my HOME, as one other thing I consider important in my life, once I know that it is IT, I will absolutely have not doubt :P I hope that house will appear soon and give me that luving feeling.
As with family. My mommy went back to Taiwan yesterday after one month stay here. Though I wish she can stay longer, we did spend quite a bit of quality time together (with my dad away to Taiwan, Japan and Korea in his tennis trip and all). Though she still annoys me sometimes with her nagging, I still enjoyed her month long stay here. We talked about lots of stuffs in our regular Saturday or Sunday morning walks thru Huntington Library and brunch, and one thing I absolutely get from our conversations is the feeling of how tenacious she is about what she believes in, and her dedication towards family and loved ones. I think (wish) I can inherit that trait (even though I still have a long ways to go) - Family and loved ones comes first before myself.
With work. As much as I am bored with my current situation (more or less a feeling of not wanting to apply fully my potential), I do have to admit that I have a pretty good job. The P&L pressure and the ownership of the business over the past two years has taught me something about seeing the big picture, working with team members to get things done, managing different types of personality both up and down. And above all, humility and FEAR (yes fear). Without fear, I would be too comfortably what my ability entails, and that that will make me fall behind. I don’t want that.
Other than these things, I really don’t have much that I want and ask for. As long as people I love and care are happy, healthy and well, I have nothing else I want…. Triathlon season is coming soon, time to train :P
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Active Mind...
I think I must have very active mind these days. I had a dream about aurora of all things last night. It looked absolutely stunning in the dream (coupled with some violin music in the dream). I know, and this is a promise to someone too, I will see it one day….in less than 8 years...
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