The Things We Do

Here is my top 5:

5) First off, it's just so crazy that because of work, I have to adjust my sleeping times. Because of the adjustment, I now wake up so early, even on weekends! I do get my 6-8 hrs of sleep, which is definitely a good thing (and a healthy thing because apparently people who get 5 hrs or less every night have a significantly higher chance of dying early). However, I find it bizarre because when I was in college and even the one year after college when I was unemployed, I used to stay up crazy late and sleep at around 0400 or even 0500. I do love the early mornings because it's a lot cooler than later in the day, there's something eerily beautiful about the early sunrise, and I feel like I do a lot more things than when I was waking up and sleeping late (but in actuality, not really). For those still in school, it's definitely something I would suggest trying out or even adjusting into after finishing, or at the very least get 7-8 hrs of sleep somehow. Your body will thank you tremendously for it.

4) My sister and I were talking about how when we were kids, we used to dream about making it big and getting rich. Now at our respected ages, we have accepted the fact that it might not happen. I believe we will definitely live a lot more comfortably in our later years, but I doubt we will ever be millionaires. I think this is fine. If getting rich was my ultimate goal in life, I probably would've been in business or finance, but that involves a lot of work to actually accumulate so much. Winning the lottery is also another possibility, but that's an extremely low possibility. On the other hand, I believe that as long as I can be responsible with my finances and not buy expensive, stupid shit, I think I will be fine.

3) I find it hilarious as to how everyone is at an uproar as to how Facebook's privacy settings is not effective enough. Now they have changed the privacy settings to make it more simple for the average user to adjust things accordingly. However, aside from the simple things like not displaying your birthday year (which is a good idea because it helps in protecting against ID theft), refusing access to tagged photos of you, and removing contact information like addresses and phone numbers, I don't understand what the whole uproar is. I understand that ID theft is a big issue, but I'm assuming people are not angry about this because they want to protect their actual identities. I believe they're angry because they want protection from the dumb shit they post on their profiles.

First off, people seriously need to realize that the internet is not a secure place to be in. There really isn't a high degree of privacy that you can expect. Therefore, DON'T POST THINGS THAT YOU REALLY DON'T WANT OTHERS TO KNOW ABOUT! I mean, honestly, is that so hard to follow? Is your only way of venting about things or expressing yourself of the dumb shit that you do is to post about it on Facebook or the internet in general? If you're that much of an idiot to post pictures how drunk you were in the club or create a status comment on who you fucked that night or make a blog of how stupid your boss or teacher is and expect a degree of security or privacy to protect you, you should be hit in the back of the head! If you really need to express this stuff, talk to a real friend OR find real friends, depending on your situation.

Also, yes, I will admit that I post dumb shit on my Facebook or on this blog and I do want some degree of privacy. However, I don't really care who reads about it.

2) I had a recent discussion about taking risks and pursuing what I want to do in life. In my last few posts, I have talked about being happy with what I have, and I still am. However, I still think about if I can do so much more with myself and what exactly is that? Is it getting an ideal job? What exactly is an ideal job for me in the first place? Am I destined to be single for life? Actually, do I really want to raise a family? What exactly is the one thing or multiple things that I should strive for so I can say that I have done something useful for myself/contributed to the world/served God with my all? Perhaps this is the new challenge to ask as a young adult. The possibilities are endless...and that's what makes this so difficult. I think I'm so used to a certain structure or order in my life that it's frustrating to have no direction. Order definitely gives comfort, but I think risk and chaos forces us to mature much faster, to think harder as to what we want, and ultimately give us the most success in our lives. At least that's what's happening to me at the moment.

1) I'm definitely enjoying this Memorial Day weekend. This is technically my last guaranteed holiday weekend (because the airport is a 24-hour place). I love this part of the year because my allergies are starting to die down (however, I should have gotten some allergy medicine earlier), it's getting hot, and I tend to eat a lot less because it's just too hot to eat so much. In fact a majority of my lunches at work have been salads. I'm still aiming to slim down much more because I would like to live past 60, or at the very least avoid diabetes.

Also, Memorial Day is when we remember those that have served this country in the military and have given their time, energy, and sometimes their lives to protect us from harm. For those in the past and in the present who are still serving in the armed forces...

Thank you.

That is all.