How War can shock an economy and culture into the reality of self-sufficiency.

The US economy has faced a spiking inflation admist an energy emergency and supply chain desruption following a turmoil of other disruptions caused by COVID-19 government spending, shuttering of business, restrictions on travel, etc. While the suffering endured by Americans admist the skyrocketing cost of living and the directly affected by war should not continue, the shockwaves across US economy could result in real change in how US approaches manufacturing and energy independence. More to be added.

You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect, you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she maked you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there. -Bob Marley.

            You may not be her first, her last, or her only.
                             She loved before she may love again.
                      But if she loves you now, what else matters?                                She's not perfect, you aren't either,
                and the two of you may never be perfect together
        but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice,                 and admit to being human and making mistakes,
                   hold onto her and give her the most you can.
                           She may not be thinking about you          every second of the day, but she will give you a part of
                       her that she knows you can break her heart.
                  So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze  
                           and don't expect more than she can give.
                             Smile when she maked you happy,
                    let her know when she makes you mad,
                        and miss her when she's not there.                                                                      -Bob Marley. 

Resurrected

Things were a little hectic at school; so I've ditched the idea of writing daily into a diary. But lately I've found myself getting more on top of things and needing an outlet to organize my thoughts. I haven't taking a writing class is forever and that's probably why.
The way things are going I hope to get my BS within three years. A BS in biology no matter what it takes; and tonight I've thought about the things I wanted to achieve in life and who I wanted to be and I decided the person that I am right now is a really deep and blunt essence of my soul at the moment; but it doesn't have any place in the future. This realization tonight I hope will drive me to make major changes of the person I am in the future. And the person in the future will definitely achieve great things for the good of this world, impressible and inspiring to my local society.
In my trip to Indonesia I've truly learned on how to steer my life, to value family and my parents like no other, and the realization that there is society out there that could value me for who I am.
This person who I am right now does not reflect the person who I wish to be in the future. Definitely a person that leaves an inspiring impression or one that inflicts jealousy on others. I wish to be less of an awkward person, a straight forward, idealistic, overly polite and kind person is something I have to accomplish. One that is studious willing, non-distracted, full of smiles, and most importantly healthy inside and out.

I promise to dedicate myself to this new resolution as I have pushed myself hard in my persistence to achieve grades that I had achieved these past six months. I believe there is a mountain of value behind hard-work and although we might not feel we have the ability to achieve as others have, we all have the potential as long as we are willing to sacrifice our time and energy for the good of ourselves first, however never forgetting others around us.

I really hope to take up photography too ;)

Corporate Social Responsibility

Mr. Todd Gibbons are kicking us off our safe seats and pushing us into the world of Corporate Social Responsibility.
My interests: Costco, (2bcontinued)
cont.
I totally interviewed someone! It was an awesome experience although I wish I had been a little more outgoing and had higher qualifications. I didn't send a thank you note or see her after my quarter ended so I had a little drawback from it!
No worries though I love Costco and its people nonetheless and I hope she won't hold that against me :D

Late Registration Day/First Day of School (in a while)

So today was the first day of school; it went pretty smooth at first.
I went up to the advisor and said: "Hit me up with an AA degree, here's my credits from BC!." And she was like: "Nu-uH! You ain't got enough credit! You needa take these classes." BAM! As she slammed down my credits sheet.
I was like 'SHOOT!' and 'FINE! I take them class now!'
She was like 'YOU LATE! BUT TRY.. Go Get Them Signatures!'
But before that she had me look up which classes& what time works for me on the website.. BUT the computers@school wouldn't go there; so I went home.
At 12:00pm I gotta go back and pick up my sister anyways you know!

When I got there I realized that even though I GOT THE BUILDING/CLASSNUMBER plus everything; BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS STILL (coulda spent an hour wondering in the rain).
So my sister took me there, but the CHINESE 2 class I was going to take was moved somewhere. Fortunately my PUBLIC SPEAKING class was there.

MRS. SHARON PROCTOR (A.K.A. PROCTOR S). I went in the class&sat down between this hot blonde chick & friendly looking brunette. She blabbered and took role, then went on the waiting list. I RAISED MY HAND: "YO TEACH! I AIN'T IN THEM WAITING LIST BUT I WAITIN TO TAKE ADD DIS CLASS!" She was like: "Eh.. So you're like number #14 waiting list?" I was like 'Yea..!' She's like: GOOD LUCK NEXT QUARTER.
AND I DIED.
&left the class.

That's what happen today. Planning to mail out some emails to teachers&their class and me being in them. (the class not the teacher [EW!]) Btw. there was a lotta cute girls there.

BTW. I made that beautiful GREEN OMELET & SPINACH FRIED RICE when I went home to look at classes online.

[Anybody help me? I've been trying to make a good Hong Kong Milk Tea but keep failing; I've made the granulated sugar syrup, got Lipton tea bags, & non-dairy creamer. But haven't gotten the taste right in five tries..]

Aldous Huxley

I wanted to remember this quote by Aldous Huxley-who by the way has many other brilliant quotes- which says that:

“Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.”

And with the time I had wasted in 2009, I thought to myself: "Was it an experience at all?" I think that I had many experiences in 2009.. and I hadn't completely wasted my time. But my life was definitely on the 'PAUSE'; that is my academic life, my work life, and that definitely put a 'PAUSE' on my future.
Then there comes the question 'WHY' did I waste time. I was indecisive, un-reasonably depressed, over-overwhelmingly lonely, helplessly lazy, and afraid of the future &about taking action.
Now the wise will ask 'WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?' [in 2010]. This 2010 I must vow to take action, risks, manage my time well, work&earn money, volunteer, attend church, and gain more wisdom than forget them.
I am overly childish, and I realize more than ever now how inappropriate it is for a nineteen-turning twenty to be this idiotic.

A dream is only good when we aren't living a dream, living in reality is much better than living in a dream because living in a dream is like not living at all.

[my take on remembering something I read somewhere] Besides humans are social creatures and we can't dream forever.

5 Improvements

Well I realize that people don't always agree with me, and that I am a lot hard headed. So this Sunday I decided to find some new rules in life to live by.
Here is the words of wisdom from Sheila Easton that I found on her blog.

Here are five ways to become more likeable in any situation.

1) Think happy thoughts
According to Peter Pan, think happy thoughts and you will fly. This applies to your attitude toward the challenges that come your way. For instance, if you received low marks for your exam, don't think of it as the end of the world. Instead, be grateful it happened because it will motivate you to study harder and manage your time better next time. Behind every dark cloud is a silver lining. If you keep this as your mantra, you will never have to harbor depressing thoughts ever again.

2) Contribute something
Whether its a group project or a personal endeavor, contributing something of value, no matter how small makes a big difference. If you compare a person who always mutters about how difficult a task is and a person who acknowledges the difficulty but tries to lighten the mood by finding humor in the activity, you'd want to go with the latter, right? If you want to be likeable, don't put others down and bear more weight on a challenging activity.

3) Rein your insecurities in
There is none more annoying than a person who throws a pity party for himself or herself. Examples of insecure people are those who always have to be right at everything, those who always say 'just kidding' at the end of every comment, and those who do not know how to laugh at themselves and their mistakes. An insecure person is a crab. A crab is animal that brings everybody down when he or she is down. If you want to have more friends, don't be one. You don't have to apologize for everything you say with 'just kidding.'

4) Believe in what you are saying and stick to it
A person who keeps changing his or her opinion or merely mimics what other people are saying about a particular event or object not only has zero personality but a very low likeability rate, as well. You don't need to have an opinion about everything -- that would be equally annoying, but you don't need to say 'yes' to what others say either. You'll only end up looking like a desperate sycophant.

5) Avoid judging others
Finally, if you don't want to be judged, don't judge. First impressions might sometimes put you off but it pays to know the other person better than to immediately make conclusions about his or her character. Judgmental people, if you notice, are the ones who usually eat alone at the cafeteria because his or her colleagues are tired of hearing him or her point out the flaws of others. Surely you don't want to be this person.

Sheila, I'll definitely use these rules for life; and hope that I can become a better-liked person and make more friends!