|| 2011 Wishes

1. Move - At least try a quick walk round the block, but I really should go to the gym
2. Eat Right - What I need is fruit, vegetable, grain and lean protein
3. Drink Water - This is hard on me
4. Laugh - When work is making me nuts and I just can't get along with this cold weather anymore, a sense of humor probably will keep me sane, so much as for the virtual insanity
5. Breathe - 20min reading, 20 seconds of looking 20 feet further out for my eyes; stand up and put my shoulders back, breathe deeply that changes how I feel

May we live a happy and healthy life in 2011 :-)

I took a few days off from work during this last week of 2010. Finally I was able to accomplish a few very modest things a) triple the number of linked-in connections 2) finished a book Crash of the Titans, it was intense narrations of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, giving me some access of understanding board rooms and the different functions within the senior management teams 3) watched a movie Black Swan, loved the music and the choreography, I'm not sure if it's necessary to depict the ballerina work as dark as what it showed in film, but I can understand the inner demons that we all have had at different situations 4) watched my favorite star trek movies and criminal intent series 5) not so proudly but rather painfully, I crashed in 6 doctor's appointment in about three days, and a lot more have already been scheduled in the new year 6) JBL creature III has become my new mini stereo system ... music is the food of life.

Haven't been writing much this year, but I was thinking about many things, too bad that they can't be spelled out explicitly. There's only one thing that needs to be remembered for the past year, it's that I've kept myself sane. I did meet some challengers and at times I felt vulnerable but I gained back the confidence in my own closet. I'm grateful for the people who had coached me because many conversations enlightened me - a) what we should care about and fight for for our national identity b) how we should fight back pre-conceived notions of cultural differences c) what mentors gain from people development d) happiness is an individual and a social outcome ...
There have been somewhat broken relationships and others got strengthened.

It's quite delightful to have a peaceful state of mind at this time of year.