Saiyonara to '02...welcome 2K3!!!
Wow! I dont believe that another year has passed so quickly. I remember when i was 21 where I had no worries or responsibilities except to go to school. Party and hang with friends just to pass time. Now I just turned 28....what the hell am i really doing in life? I need to start defining what i want and how i am to achieve them. whats scary is that 30 is right around the corner and i got nothing to show for it. At 28, I just learned one important thing..."time" is extremely precious. I gotta start cherishing it than taking it for granted.
2002 was great to me although it didnt start really well. I got into my first car accident of the year. a minor fender bender that wasnt my fault. That really sucked. Had to drive a loaner car for a month before they fixed it. Whats worse is that they didnt do a good job on it. Even till today, i still gotta take it back and get it fixed. however, my car is in the shop right now, but thats a diff story.
In 2002, i am single again. Actually, this is a good thing for me cuz i got to focus on myself again. I got lots to accomplish and i needed to focus to do so. Not saying she was a distraction but i find it much easier to get things done when all you have to worry about is yourself.
I took alot of trips this year. I went to LA in April. one word...LaPrieve. my first K-club experience. Went to Vegas in May. I won $1500 on the table and balled like a rockstar. Visited LA/Vegas again in September. Partied too much and missed my flight back home. My last trip of the year was Thanksgiving weekend in November. (I booked this trip the day before i left becauase i got into a major accident with my car which was determined my fault. There wasnt a loaner car available so i would have to rent a car so i decided to just go on a trip instead.) There were only two times in my life that i have blacked out. One, my grad party night and second, on this trip. Had a crazy time and hung out with a great bunch of people.
The biggest event of '02 for me is that i switched jobs...again. This is my third mortgage company since 10/98. What happened is that my boss and I were very unhappy with our old company and was ready for a change. They didnt have the products to keep us competitive in our market. We were once #1 in Hawaii but fell to #3. I hate losing. Not used to it at all. If we didnt move, i was gonna leave the company and go somewhere else. What happened is that this new company im with now solicited to buy our branch out, give pay raises for our staff people, and offered us the products we need to be competitive. We packed up all our things in less than two weeks and moved into temp offices until our new office was built. It was tough doing business for a while but in the end, our branch is the new heros of the company for we tripled the production that we orginally promised. Now we are back in the game...a huge threat in the Hawaii marketplace.
I'm a homeowner!!! Thats a trip to me cuz i own something i could finally list as an asset. ("a car is not an asset...its a liability!" Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki) Now the hard part is that i gotta learn to be domesticated. Dont cook, dont clean, and dont know color patterns. Sad, but true. Im currently renovating the apt. everything is gone but the new water heater thats in the unit. So hopefully when im done, it'll be a spanking new castle fit for a king.
"To good times and good friends." a toast to all the beautiful people i met throughout this year. I am so lucky to have so many friends that will open their hearts to strangers and treat them like family. i will definately cherish our memories and hopefully continue to create new ones.
Well thats 2002 for me in a nutshell. Very simple life i live. I'm banking that 2003 will be much more eventful and exciting. Here are my goals for the next year:
1) buy a new car. get rid of "black stallion" and get something else. perhaps a sport car convertible? that'll be ideal.
2) get my lazy ass back in the gym. (my excuse is that im working on my apt. but once thats done i dont have any more excuses.)
3) focus on work. been slacking off lately. i dont visit clients anymore. they have been coming to me, but competition is getting thick so i really have to work to maintain my relationships with my clientel.
4) finish renovating my apartment!!! that should be a priority cuz im already paying mortgage, assn dues, utilities, and rent!!! time is money. it should be done before Jan is over, but you never know.
5) work on a proposal to open a food and beverage establishment. I had a failed business a few years ago that set me back financially a bit. but this time, less partners and more due dilligence. research, research, research!!!
6) see the world. since i cant get off this rock, i'll just visit. tentitive schedule: japan in feb, boston in may (nick's dont go anywhere...better show me the 617 spirit), and i'll probably be in la and/or vegas a few times throughout 2003.
7) help my parents. if they need my left arm, i will give. I know they want to build a new house, so i might help them financially.
8) find my soulmate. not an easy one to accomplish considering i got no personality and no good looks. gotta resort to material things such as nice car, expensive accessories, and nice clothes. or i could be myself? nah, dont work.
9) lastly, be true to myself and others. we all live in an ugly world and can easily get caught up into something that is not really you. so this is a constant reminder to me that i have to define who i really am and weed out things i am not. always speak truth and not evil.
man, i got lots to do. so i gotta get going. 2002 doesnt have anything on this coming year. This year is gonna be an impact year for me. I gotta take full advantage of this cuz time is a precious thing to waste.
herb
2002 was great to me although it didnt start really well. I got into my first car accident of the year. a minor fender bender that wasnt my fault. That really sucked. Had to drive a loaner car for a month before they fixed it. Whats worse is that they didnt do a good job on it. Even till today, i still gotta take it back and get it fixed. however, my car is in the shop right now, but thats a diff story.
In 2002, i am single again. Actually, this is a good thing for me cuz i got to focus on myself again. I got lots to accomplish and i needed to focus to do so. Not saying she was a distraction but i find it much easier to get things done when all you have to worry about is yourself.
I took alot of trips this year. I went to LA in April. one word...LaPrieve. my first K-club experience. Went to Vegas in May. I won $1500 on the table and balled like a rockstar. Visited LA/Vegas again in September. Partied too much and missed my flight back home. My last trip of the year was Thanksgiving weekend in November. (I booked this trip the day before i left becauase i got into a major accident with my car which was determined my fault. There wasnt a loaner car available so i would have to rent a car so i decided to just go on a trip instead.) There were only two times in my life that i have blacked out. One, my grad party night and second, on this trip. Had a crazy time and hung out with a great bunch of people.
The biggest event of '02 for me is that i switched jobs...again. This is my third mortgage company since 10/98. What happened is that my boss and I were very unhappy with our old company and was ready for a change. They didnt have the products to keep us competitive in our market. We were once #1 in Hawaii but fell to #3. I hate losing. Not used to it at all. If we didnt move, i was gonna leave the company and go somewhere else. What happened is that this new company im with now solicited to buy our branch out, give pay raises for our staff people, and offered us the products we need to be competitive. We packed up all our things in less than two weeks and moved into temp offices until our new office was built. It was tough doing business for a while but in the end, our branch is the new heros of the company for we tripled the production that we orginally promised. Now we are back in the game...a huge threat in the Hawaii marketplace.
I'm a homeowner!!! Thats a trip to me cuz i own something i could finally list as an asset. ("a car is not an asset...its a liability!" Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki) Now the hard part is that i gotta learn to be domesticated. Dont cook, dont clean, and dont know color patterns. Sad, but true. Im currently renovating the apt. everything is gone but the new water heater thats in the unit. So hopefully when im done, it'll be a spanking new castle fit for a king.
"To good times and good friends." a toast to all the beautiful people i met throughout this year. I am so lucky to have so many friends that will open their hearts to strangers and treat them like family. i will definately cherish our memories and hopefully continue to create new ones.
Well thats 2002 for me in a nutshell. Very simple life i live. I'm banking that 2003 will be much more eventful and exciting. Here are my goals for the next year:
1) buy a new car. get rid of "black stallion" and get something else. perhaps a sport car convertible? that'll be ideal.
2) get my lazy ass back in the gym. (my excuse is that im working on my apt. but once thats done i dont have any more excuses.)
3) focus on work. been slacking off lately. i dont visit clients anymore. they have been coming to me, but competition is getting thick so i really have to work to maintain my relationships with my clientel.
4) finish renovating my apartment!!! that should be a priority cuz im already paying mortgage, assn dues, utilities, and rent!!! time is money. it should be done before Jan is over, but you never know.
5) work on a proposal to open a food and beverage establishment. I had a failed business a few years ago that set me back financially a bit. but this time, less partners and more due dilligence. research, research, research!!!
6) see the world. since i cant get off this rock, i'll just visit. tentitive schedule: japan in feb, boston in may (nick's dont go anywhere...better show me the 617 spirit), and i'll probably be in la and/or vegas a few times throughout 2003.
7) help my parents. if they need my left arm, i will give. I know they want to build a new house, so i might help them financially.
8) find my soulmate. not an easy one to accomplish considering i got no personality and no good looks. gotta resort to material things such as nice car, expensive accessories, and nice clothes. or i could be myself? nah, dont work.
9) lastly, be true to myself and others. we all live in an ugly world and can easily get caught up into something that is not really you. so this is a constant reminder to me that i have to define who i really am and weed out things i am not. always speak truth and not evil.
man, i got lots to do. so i gotta get going. 2002 doesnt have anything on this coming year. This year is gonna be an impact year for me. I gotta take full advantage of this cuz time is a precious thing to waste.
herb