New year la la la......

So 15 days of 2009 already passed and I wonder what the next couple hundred days will be. I guess I can wonder all I want or even just wait for it to come to me. The real important thing I think for this year is about believing in taking a leap and hopes for the best. It may be a little chaotic or even irresponsible in some eyes, but I think this year is about exploring the possibilities that what it may become and less on what can be lost. Now the tricky thing is the question of what are those leaps to be taking and learning to embrace the idea of controlled chaos.

So this first couple of days in 2009, I attempted to actually create value at work or at least trying to make it look as if I am delivering something productive at my job. I figure that if I were to get laid-off then at least I should make them miss me. I guess I may of over did it, since I've been pretty busy ever since I started 2009. Well with this economy I can use a job. But will see if I can say the same thing in a next couple of months or so.

Then this year also bring another thought that been linger inside of me. I think age is finally become of a issue for me. Playing basketball with less leaps, getting tired after 12, seeing most of my friends either married or having babies, hair stop growing as fast as before, and the time it takes for me to recover overall just takes a little bit longer than usual. At the very beginning of 2009 I felt a sinking kind of feeling when I look at the signals that age brings. But after I looked at it a bit longer, I figure it just means I need to go to the gym more, I need to care a little less about how fast I make it a turnaround, but more on how much I can do it for myself. I see that one of the beauty of age is that you start worry about less things and learn to worry about the essentials for that time being. Then you realize that you let the world play by your rhythm instead of you chasing the world. Regardless, I want to get my ankle healed so I can play like I did before. I want to lift weights so I can gain back the strength, and I want to be more scared about take the risk that I thought I couldn't take.

Things that were done so far:
Increase activities at work.
Update a resume that I would could actually use.
Setup search for jobs oversea.
Clean up some more loose ends.
Took the chance to visit my past and heritage.

As far as the best buys in 2008 and 2009.
Getting a good suitcase when you are on the go.
Buying a laptop so you can blog and capture brain dumps.
Glove liners, because when it gets cold they are a treasure.
Isotoner slippers when you have to walk on cold and nasty floors.
Good backpack to explore your destination.
A soft t-shirt so that you feel comfortable.
Plan tickets so you build the memories in your head.