And I didn’t have to travel to Florida
Jul0
to go to the beach. They have an artificial beach at Fort Yargo, filled with sand and fresh water from the lake. The view of the lake was spectacular with trees here and trees there, and probably because this was the only second lake I’ve been to. The atmosphere was comforting stirred with laughter from kids, families, and neighbors around the park.
The water was yellowish but see through for about 2 feet. I wouldn’t know if this comes from the urine of human, animals, or any of those peeing-capable species, but what If I do anyway, I wouldn’t care because I was too busy trying to swim across the lake. It wasn’t the cause that eludes me into swimming across the lake but rather the consequences of doing it. Drowning was in my mind but even more absurd was the thought of being eaten alive by gargantuan crocodiles (the one from Lake Placid movie). I didn’t swim across the lake however because I didn’t have my goggles with me.
Nafeesa said we would do this again this Sunday and so I am so looking forward to this weekend, as I always do. I will bring my mom to the beach this time. It’s self-torturing seeing her unhappy if you know what I mean.
You can change your job, not people
Jul0
And the ironic assumption is that psychologist can fix people, yea right when my idiot co-workers change. Dilbert already said this but now I’ve been working at so many places, this theory becomes more and more valid everyday. I tell you why you can’t change people
1) To change is to modify, and since you can’t modify a person physically, it’s impossible.
2) To change is not to be a human being because human is flawed in every way. The sooner the idiots surround you find your flaws, the sooner they start rejecting your advice.
3) To change a person is to know about that person, and if I don’t even know my mother anymore, how can I change her. We’re talking about idiots at your work place here, it’s beyond your imaginations.
Let me give you some recommendations when your thought of changing your co-workers to be intelligent and smarter workers:
1) Ignore him. The more confrontation you have at work, the closer you are to the top of the “List of people I want to fired” list.
2) Don’t let him get to you. If you let people get to you, they will make a fool of you. Look at Tom Cruise, he’s a nut case now, and still sexy as hell.
3) Don’t tell your boss about this. It’s a sign of team work problem that you have the sooner you complain about anything to your boss.
4) Keep notes of all communications you have between you and your idiot co-workers. These very notes may be your last defense should SH** happen to you because your co-workers reboot the domain controller by accident.
5) Never let other people know that your co-workers are stupid. This is the same as telling people you are an idiot and that you should be fired.
If you want something, go make it happen
Jul0
I started swimming back when I was in college 3 years ago. I swam pretty hard, practically 5-7 days a week. Before then, I swam for 10 laps and passed out. So my female coach had to kick me to wake me up. It was embarrassing but that was the least I cared for since I was begging for mercy lying on the side of pool, hoping I didn’t go with the light.
I started running when I was in college too, about the same time as swimming. My legs hurt badly after every running practice. I love running so much not because of the fact that it is but because of the fact that it gives. Release from anxiety is one thing, another thing is being in the wood, and on the track. I would give anything to be outside in this hot, and humid weather of Atlanta on any given day.
Now 3 years after I received my Bachelor of Science from Southern Polytechnic State University, I’m a fat ass again. As a matter of fact, I’m a fattier fat ass. My abs is so fat, it has its own abs. So I started running and swimming again. Back then my abs was so thin, most of my clothes did not fit, now it’s the opposite. I lost my fat back then and I can do it again.
Besides running and swimming, I am biking now, practically everyday. My legs don’t hurt anymore since I’ve gained strength and flexibility from biking. Biking increases my lung capacity to process oxygen. Running benefits greatly from biking, and of course this is the most oxygen demanding sport I’ve played. Swimming requires both flexibility, strength, and endurance from both running and biking.
Today I just went to Fort Yargo for an “advanced” biking practice, or at least I think it was advanced. They name the difficult trail as “monster miles” and easy trail as “beginner miles.” Well it turned out that the “monster miles” are hell miles. I biked 20% of the time, the other time I was either walking, crawling through bushes, or lying on the ground. My lungs were calling out for help as if they were exploding due to being over used. After getting lost in the wood for 2 hours, I managed to return to my car and drive home. I both regret and proud of myself for taking the advanced trail. If I didn’t take the advanced trail, I would wonder constantly on the way home what would the advanced trail is like. And since I did take the trail, I think my next biking achievement is to conquer this trail with biking 100% the length of the route.
I hate writing conclusion so I will make it short. So I run, swim, and bike. I started running because when I was in college, I told myself I wanted to run and so I started running the next day. The same method I applied to swimming. Biking is also the same way, I went to Target during my lunch and bought the bike. The next day I was in the wood trying to figure out how to adjust the gear on my bike. My butt was in excruciating pain along with scratches on my legs, drool on my mouth, and sweat all over my body. I am glad I chose to execute what I have in my head and so can you.