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Accomplishments #1 – November 2010 Edition
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 1:23 amMovember
Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 11:33 pmI’m going to do my Accomplishments #1 post tomorrow and my WTB #1 post for the day after tomorrow. This one’s (much) more important.
November is Movember month. Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.
To sponsor me, my team, or to just donate, click here!
You know, I’m not one to regularly…. participate in this kind of stuff. I’m usually the last one to spend any effort on this…but while I would do this for jokes with my friends (which is originally how I heard about it and got involved), this cause actually plays close to the heart. If there’s any scientific proof that illnesses or diseases can/are hereditary (and I know there are…), there’s a possible/higher chance that I’ll get prostate cancer down the road. My family is actually pretty healthy. I don’t get sick often, I used to go through elementary school without getting sick once (perfect attendance) for the entire year, and this happened more than a couple years! When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I only took one Tylenol 3 and was eating popcorn the next day. Some people I know who had their wisdom teeth removed bruised and puffed up, they bled a lot and it took them weeks to heal. It took me a few days in comparison. I dunno, I’ve just seen a lot of people with health issues, weak immune systems, etc. And I’m not really one of them. My family, as a whole, are physically strong. Good genes. However…prostate cancer seems to be my family’s bane. I’m okay…for now. But I do worry about it some times…
I pray there’s a cure in the future…much like when I was younger, I lived life hoping they’d perfect that laser eye surgery. Just a couple shots to the eyes, PEW PEW, and I’d be healed! :D At some point, I’ll probably do it…when I get a bit more money.
Anyways. Here’s Movember Day 1 (it’s actually day…3 as I shaved on Oct 30)….but yeah. Let’s see what happens in 30 days! I’ve never let it grow for an entire month…let the insanity begin!
My face is so big >_< But I had to so you would see the lil hairs on my face. To sponsor me, my team, or to just donate, click here!
Halloween 2010
Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 9:50 pmFor the last 3 years, I’ve been attending a halloween/birthday dinner for my friend Benny (who’s birthday is on Oct 31) at Marlowe in Richmond Hill. I don’t usually post images of myself too frequently, despite this site being a blog about me…but I thought I’d make (two) exceptions today. Here are some picture of my & Z’s costume, as well as costumes of which I got inspiration from.
Z and I in some shots before going out as well as before our costumes got ripped and damaged.
Z and I, posing for the cameras. If you couldn’t guess, I’m Russell and Z’s…the house from the Disney movie UP. Notice there’s my stuffed animal Doug from this post. When I said “Doug might prove useful later” way back in/before Sept 18, Z and I had already decided on what we could/should be for Halloween.
My friends and I. We’re a big asian-fest.
Another shot of my friends and i. Doh, I’m not in this group shot! boo….and what’s that white guy doing there!? just joking :D
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod from Body Break, a Chilean miner, the Dick in a Box guys, Bert, the japanese dude from Inception, a cowboy, and other people…
The following are my inspiration
So kawaii!
The original Russell! Kudos to you my friend. Beep bap beep bope boop.
Vacation Time….over Q_Q
Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 4:25 amSad, sad day. My 9.5-day vacation ends…the last week seemed like a too-good-too-be-true life…the daily stress was pretty much gone, everything was so….peaceful.
I’m not looking forward to tomorrow at all and I think that’s a sign that something’s wrong which is why I can’t really sleep. I mean, I understand that people wouldn’t want to go back to work, to stress, to all that…that’s not what my issue is. I just don’t want to go back to…all of that. All of it. I may be at my limit…in terms of my goals-to benefit-to happiness ratio. That’s what it’s really all about. My personal goals, my happiness, and my pay. Those keep me where I am but…the ratio’s approaching border-line. I needed my vacation cuz I was BURNT OUT. And you know, I don’t think that’s going to change sadly…give it 2 days and I’m going to be exactly where I was. Not sure if I want to take much more of this…the grass is looking pretty green on the other side. And by “the other side”, I’m thinking any other place but here. I know I’ve been complaining a lot recently, most of it is just…talk. Some of you may be thinking I’m miserable…but I’m not. I’m just a bit tired…and my used-to-be-high goals-happiness-benefit ratio was much higher but it’s been going down…the new responsibilities I have aren’t fun. Not at all. I’ve been thinking about going back to being a mindless drone….like the old days. Leave work at work. Don’t stress about larger problems during after hours. Just do my hours and leave it at that. It’s looking pretty good right about now.
So, you may have noticed my vacation schedule stopped being updated. Gomen! The reason/purpose of the schedule was to see where I was wasting my time, as this last week was supposed to be devoted to improving myself in various ways. Unfortunately, vacation mode took over quite a bit…and, well…the days of relaxing turned from 2 days into 4, into 6…and by then, I’d started working on my halloween costume and…well, I eventually just decided to make it a totally veg-out vacation. I have time to learn stuff during the nights and I’m hoping my new “Accomplishments” blog post (to be posted tomorrow – er, Monday) will help keep me organized/motivated and keep the pressure on….
I’m just feeling really unsettled…it might just be because I’m coming off this vacation but…I dunno, it’s hard to say right now as I’m wired.
I think I’ll try to get some sleep….I had a 9.5-day vacation but sleeping from 4:30-8:30 = Warren, coming in pretty tired to work tomorrow…..not a good sign.
Tomorrow’s a new day, a new chance to start the rest of my life. Let’s see where it takes me tomorrow.