July - the month that marks the beginning of the end of the year... (it's half way mark already) So sad, too bad...

hey,

My birthday's online - 16th of July... Unfortunately - it's the same day that my grandmother passed away, ten years ago...

I'm at the junction in my life, when sober reflections are called for. Unfortunately, I've been having sober reflections for as long as you can say: CHEER UP! (Maybe even longer!)

I'll be twenty-six and suddenly i'm wondering where all that time went? I can't say that I've acheived much and I don't know at which point my life's supposed to take off...

I have a phobia that life will move on without me - leaving me an old disappointed man... (Sure brings shudders...)

I'm at that point in my life when i should actually be listening to some of the advice I've been giving out for free...

The way i see it: Advice is like a bitter pill; You like to dish it out to others but hate to recieve your quota even when due...
A very one sided affair - I think it represents the "Like the sound of my voice" complex that most of us have...

Now to other matters...

Financially, i'm a mess - the word broke doesn't even come close.
Words like Financial Independence, Income bracket, Credit Rating all come out sounding negative, when used around my person...
I admit that this is a VERY TEMPORARY STATE that i'm working hard to correct...

Till I can come to terms with this...
Cheers, tables, Fans etc...

The end of the month... So fast and yet so slow...

At the end of the month, I have proposed to sit down and access my priorities and prospects... So far so good!

1. No mouth watering offer from SHELL, MOBILEXXON, CHEVRON etc...
2. Still in NIIT running a program that doesn't appear to end...
3. Made some enquiries at the Digital Bridge Institute about their course ware and cost issues...
4. Considering the likelyhood of getting a job at NIIT as a faculty member.
5. Try other firms that I haven't applied to.
6. Read guardian newpaper to source for possible vacancies that i can fill...
7. PRAY!

The good news is that there's light at the end of the tunnel - the bad news is: I don't know if it's the light of an oncoming train!

Like I always say - it's all about perspective - mine at least!

Have a lovely new month or at least think about it!

We may make our beds haphazardly but the lying down part...

I took to convincing myself that life was a whole wad of confusion. Sometimes, you think you know what you're doing - sometimes you KNOW you haven't a clue as to what you're doing and sometimes, you just do it (the NIKE slogan) and hope for the best...

I think life doesn't have too many suprises if you have the right outlook; which are listed below:

1. Expect the unexpected even when you think you are...
2. Look real hard before you walk - leaping wastes too much energy and might hurt you in the end...
3. Give something back to the world everyday, even when you think you're flat out broke...
4. Have meaningful friendships - explore the alternatives...
5. Live your life - with a spice of risk and danger (but have an insurance cover that's cast in stone)
6. Love, Hate, Fear, Anger are expressions of humanity - aim for expressions of Godliness.
7. Give, give then give some more... (if you can do this tell me how!)
8. Age is a funny thing - you wait for it all life, then when you're finally there you realise how old you are...

I'll add some more to the list of my platitudes... (don't take them seriously)
Till I can be with you in thoughts - ciao!