The Sequel

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, DAMNIT!

- Rent a piano (6 month trial to see if I still have the dedication and time for a permanent & expensive instrument)
- Piano lessons (private vs. conservatory)
- Boxing/Kickboxing lessons @ the gym
- Eating smarter
- 5-10 minutes longer on the cardio machines @ the gym
- REALLY research an idea (distribution companies)
- Buy a condo with MY name on the bank loan (sooner than I think due to talk I had with Accountant)
- Changing back jamlen.com's splash page to JAMLENEWYORK (courtesy of Kuya Charlton) - I was thinking of doing the JAMLENEWYORK splash page again. I really like it and I'm at the point where my major milestones are on hold, and I'm kind of just living LIFE; Life in NY.
- Learn fluent tagalog & spanish
Apt projects (aka trips to Home Depot):
- Change the current makeshift laundry-hanging pole in the balcony
- replace bathroom faucet with a really nice one

SO WHERE AM I NOW?!?
- Called Frank & Camille's piano store and will pay them a visit this weekend to begin renting.
- Possibly taking lessons w/ their private teachers (will inquire once I get there). There's always the conservatory, which I don't mind doing.
[so that covers piano rental + lessons]
- Spoke to the boxing/kickboxing instructor @ the gym, and said "give me a month" so that I can save up for that extra non-free class
- Just had a spinach salad yesterday w/ lots of protein, having oatmeal and fruit for breakfast this morning
- Went to the gym yesterday and did an extra 5 minutes on the cardio machine.
- Will send mail (got the address already) to prominent company to inquire about this idea I have (no, not change of jobs)
- Thinking of a condo in Brooklyn now - definitely Queens or BK. The city is reaching too high and too $$$$!!!!
- Already submitted my "specs" to my brother for the JAMLENEWYORK splash page



GEEZ, I CAN'T STOP TALKING!! :]
What some married men I work with commented about married life:
"Being married for 17 years is like 10 minutes... Under water."
[Damn]
"Marriage - I don't know what the big hype was about."

Collegue: are you married?
Me: No.... Cheers! [as we part ways w/ our coffee]
Collegue: lucky you

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I learned that moments of sadness need to be evaluated.
Stop. Think. What am I sad about?
Turns out, there was absolutely nothing to be sad about.
The mind plays tricks on you, but in order to see that, you have to take a moment to just stop & think.

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For all those stressing the F- out, out there, in the words of Bob Marley:
"Don't worry, about a thing. Coz' every little thing is gonna be alright."

Thanks to Nina for reminding me I had this song "Three Little Birds".

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