I found this at a Chinese website. SAD.

This was originally seen at :
http://abiggercup.bravejournal.com

Are you in a complicated relationship?
? You can call it one. Or I am in the process of complicating it.
John - No, I dump people who try to complicate things, it most often tends to indicate a control freak issue, analyzing what probably would be better ignored.

Where is your second home?
? davao city.
John - Anywhere I choose it to be.

When was the last time you cried?
? earlier, while i was trying to sleep.
John - When I was peeling onions.

Ever called someone loser?
? yes, but i used the word lightly.
John - Yes, but only in a sleazy way behind their back.

Are you happy with your life right now?
? getting by.
John - Yup, we tend to spend life waiting for some event, after which "it will be OK", but it never works out that way, because all the crap in life is actually life itself.

Do you like your hair?
? now? no.
John - What Hair?

o you text often?
? not really...
John - No, I have no idea how to create spaces, so I just send the same message back to indicate I got it.

What's the last thing you bought, and how much did you spend?
? a frapp for 155 pesos.
John - Food for $12. Canned meat, dehydrated noodles, and a loaf of bread, as well as a pack of bacon.

What is your favorite thing to wear?
? shirt and jeans
John - Clothes work well for me, but I have been known to wear my food, especially after a coughing fit.

What are you listening to right now?
? Paperthin Hymn by Anberlin
John - The sounds of the keyboard keys tapping.

What are the things you've learned about relationships?
? giving all of you is not an assurance that the person wont leave you.
John - Giving nothing is not an dis-assurance that the person won't not leave you or even return. But the thing I just learned is that a double negative in a sentence tends to confuse the reader.

Do hugs make you feel better?
? way better!
John - Depends what part of me is being hugged, hehehe.

What did you do today?
? worked
Blogged, adjusted the wheel angles on my vehicle (toe-in), lubricated the trunk lock, got together a tool kit for if I have to change a wheel.

Lyrics stuck in your head?
? ... say it if you mean it. if you don't, don't say it (lyrics from Inside the Mind of a Killer)
John - When I was young, life was so wonderful, a miracle, magical. (The Logical Song Techno version by Ramp)

Where's your favorite place to be in the summer?
? the beach, under a palm tree, away from the sun.
John - Anywhere where I don't have to work. Here will do.

Favorite Drink?
? Water.
John - Anything with masses of sugar.

Do you know who you are?
? Sometimes I'm unsure. But i guess that's normal.
John - John

The last thing you put in your mouth?
? straw.
John - Heinz Baked Beans on Toast, imported from UK. The beanz that is, not the toast.

Can you play guitar?
? I can hold one haha!
John - No, that is why I took up DJing - can't sing either.

How late did you stay up last night and why?
? I was actually at work last night.
John - Dunno - fell asleep watching TV.

Who was the last person to text you?
? My driving instructor. He forgot who i was!
John - The Missus.

When was the last time you cried really, really hard?
? the week when Panda broke up with me.
John - Stop asking questions twice. I was peeling onions, remember?

Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
? mine!
John - Mine. It is open to anyone female under the age of 40 and who wants to risk the anger of the Missus, who is co-owner.

What happened at 10:00am today?
? was fast asleep.
John - Probably lots of things, but if so, I missed them all.

What was the last thing someone said to you?
? "nag-audit na ka?"
John - "Love You."

What's the most interesting thing that happened in the past week?
? 3 things:
 - got denied a US visa
 - mall of asia
 - Cebu Pacific misplaced my luggage
John - 3 things:
Did not even try for a US visa.
Christmas was a BIT interesting.
It rained on Christmas Day. Not bad considering I am in Canada.


 

There is a Chinese proverb:
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now".

Perhaps one of the saddest things is if we talk to a person who is very old, and they speak of the dreams of youth, their life was stretching ahead of them then, just as was mine. And they mention how they failed to take the chances that might have changed their lives.
And the dreams carry on through life, as we know that they will one day become reality, provided they are reasonable.
As we get older, we get wiser, and then we realise that life is not infinite, it does not go on forever, and the point where we die will surely come.
We can then adjust so that if, as a child, we were afraid of death, then we no longer are.
Life, like the world oil supply, runs out.
With age, we slow down, and cannot do what we once accepted as normal. We hold onto handrails, for fear of falling, because we know our balance is no longer what it was, and our speed of recovery to an upright position is also slower. And bones if broken will take longer to repair.

The time will come for us all when we start the dying process that is part of life. It might be a quick few seconds as in an accident, or a stroke or heart attack. Or, if we are lucky, it will be a slower process where the body just gets too tired to continue, because there is no purpose in remaining.

So, I am happy to say that I take a different view. I have less time left, so there is less to lose if failure occurs. And I have the wisdom to some extent to choose my battles that might be important to me, and just fight any others for fun. So, at age 61, I have to decide, do I build a sailing boat, or come out of retirement to buy one? Or a bit of both?

Then I will probably be about 65 by the time I get a boat, and it will be time to choose a crew. But, how many 20 year old hotties that wear tight clothing know how to sail, that is the question.
And the other question, of course, is, will the wife read this, and once more slap my face!

Well, as the saying goes, THANK GOD FOR THAT!
We are in the final rundown of the presidential reign of George W Bush.
As a quick summary, here is his legacy:

He has acted in ways that have further eroded any moral status that the US might have had previously.
He has invaded other sovereign states on the basis of corporate profit and economic advantage.
He has created a war by lying to the world.
He has maintained that same war, thus causing a continuance of death to US and other citizens.
He has at every step used a short term viewpoint, thus sacrificing the future.
He has allowed if not perpetrated the economy of the US to collapse.
He has during his reign caused massive financial debt to his country.

Roll on January, and good riddance, the world can breathe easier once he is out of the way.

If I go out and cheat someone out of their live savings in order that I can gain financially for myself, I would probably face a jail term of 7 years or so.

Yet a whole demographic of so-called 'executives' have perpetrated a mass removal of funds from, in the  first instance, corporations, and now the US government, and seemingly they just walk away Scot free.

The US government ought perhaps to start working for the people it is supposed to represent, namely the public of the USA.

Maybe Barack Obama will change things. The whole world needs that.