Month: May 2008

  • i did it

    there was a few things i thought i wouldn't be able to do at my job

    i thought maybe i wouldn't be able to hack it, thought maybe i'll get fired soon.

    but, i pushed myself and i think i got over the hard part.

    it was doable after all.

    my social skills & communication skills should double up if i stay at this job a few months more.

  • minimum wage

    i tell you, minimum wage people deserve more respect than i first expected.

    i thought they did basic, low intelligence jobs, but dude...

    it is much harder than i thought.

    maybe it's because i'm not used to fast paced, multi-tasking type of situation.

    it's definitely, a new skill i am acquiring.

    i got into a confrontation with an asian kid who was putting me down, for being a new guy.

    i could have handled it better, it was too confrontational, how i dealt with it.

    but, he got the idea.

    hopefully no supervisor saw what i did.

  • 148.5

    1.5 pounds more till my goal of 147 pounds.

    i think having a job is good for my physique.

    it's less potential time doing nothing and munching on food.

    for one moment, i felt my body feeling very light and totally under my control.

    the type of body control i used to feel in highschool.

    maybe i should aim for 145, i'll feel like i did in junior high. lol

  • 148.5

    1.5 pounds more till my goal of 147 pounds.

    i think having a job is good for my physique.

    it's less potential time doing nothing and munching on food.

    for one moment, i felt my body feeling very light and totally under my control.

    the type of body control i used to feel in highschool.

    maybe i should aim for 145, i'll feel like i did in junior high. lol

  • large

    figured out i should have been buying medium sized shirts, jackets, sweaters etc... not larges. fuck.

  • frugality rocks

    so, i'm getting used to work. it's actually pretty fun. i'm meetings lots of new people and getting used to the rapid pace of the sales floor. at first, there was so little i knew. it was a daunting experience. but, now that i've been at it for a few weeks. it feels doable. this is actually something i should have been doing for the last 10 years. it's very doable. income is not great, but at this point, it's not about the money, it's about getting basic experience.

    and, after i got home today from work, i would usually go off driving randomly enjoying southern california. but not tonight. first thing on my mind was saving money. it's actually a refreshing change. i'm looking at all the things in my house and figuring out how i can sell it off or make something new out of it and sell it at my dad's store. like, all this unused old clothes can be made in to "chi clothes" aka dog clothes. i can turn my old shirts, boxers into pet apparel and sell them for $15-25 each. (possibly) i gotta learn how to sew tho.

    i got this old guitar that i bought for 1k, i can prolly sell it on craiglist for $500. anyone looking for a good looking larrivee guitar? message me.

    i also have lots of anime from my highschool years, all in japanese. i wonder if i can sell these.

    i got dvd's for sale too.

    my brother came by today, told me i can cash one of the checks that he wrote out to me for loans to pay off my debt. what a good brother. family & friends are so important.  hopefully i can make a comeback one day and repay them.

    i found a webster dictionary when i was going through all the items i can sell. i placed it on my desk. i'm gonna flick through it randomly and learn a new word each day.

    first word drawn: precipitous.

    in sequence to this... i just created a %s search bookmark for thesaurus.com in my firefox bookmarks.

    http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s
    keyword: t

    use that, i just realized how invaluable that is.

    oh yea sunday is mother's day. but, they stuck me with a full shift on that date. i guess all the new people get hazed with shifty hours on holidays. it's cool tho, it's fun being at work anyways. the more hours i get the better.

  • With You.

    Cause if I got you
    I don't need money
    I don't need cars
    Girl you're my heart

    Hey, ever since this James Brown song came out, I've seen couples on the street, walking, holding hands everywhere. Usually you only see couples holding hands rarely, now it's everywhere. Maybe I'm wrong and it's not this song, but right now I'm thinking the power of media is so very powerful. A single song can influence the lifestyle, attitude of so many.

    And, if it can work to increase love in this world so easily, it can also be used for the opposite just the same.

    And there's hearts all over the world tonight

    Said there's hearts all over the world tonight