January 19, 2008 - Is it just me or this has been a brutal January? Aside from the snow and cold weather, it feels like 2008 just did not start on the right note for me. Let's see here: work has hit rock bottom; I've been sick for about 3 weeks now; I haven't seen the sun in days; and it feels like this month will never end.
It's just really hard to stay positive all the time. When the environment that you're in is toxic, it's really difficult to remain all happy and bright. I guess I just have to keep telling myself that I deserve better, and channel all that hatred and anger into something more positive.
Oh yeah, 2008 resolutions! I'm going to keep them to three this year:
- Go to bed earlier
- Eat healthier
- Go out and do more things around the city
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Monday, December 31, 2007
New Year's Eve 2007
December 31, 2007 - Is it just me, or did 2007 go by rather quickly? Here I am, writing my annual "year-in-review" post and it still doesn't strike me that in a few years, we'll be welcoming 2008. In yet anothertwist, I am staying home yet again tonight, not because I have no plans, but because I have a massive cold. Boo.
Anyway, let's look back at 2007 and see if I have accomplished everything that I set out to do around this time last year (taken from last year's post):
1. Move on from all that has happened in '06, learn from what happened, work on my own issues and enjoy '07 as a fresh start (that's a mouthful right there).
- Done, that actually didn't take too long...
2. Be a better friend and make better effort to (re)connect with friends.
- Well, I'd like to think I accomplished that, but that's for my friends to decide I guess.
3. Take a class (cooking class anyone?).
- I took an architecture class with B for a few weeks in the summer, does that count?
4. Start running again/go back to the gym.
- err
5. Learn to use my camera better/take more pictures.
- I do use my camera a lot more now than before, and I won third at the Markham Fair Photography Contest! yay!
6. Write an article for the Planners Journal.
- I didn't write an article for the OPPI Journal, but my paper on greenbelts as a planning tool was published in the Journal of Environmental Policy Planning
7. Go skiing in January/February.
- still waiting to do that
8. Buy Wii for my birthday.
- bought one even before my birthday!
9. Get a new cell phone - hopefully soon :S
- got a new one this summer
10. Be a bit more generous to myself (and to others too) - aka stop being so cheap felix!!!
- I think I bought more stuff for myself this past year than in the past three years combined
11. Go to work earlier (and not work so late?).
- there were days when I was at work before 8:30, so that should count
12. Travel whenever I can.
- went to NYC, Vegas, LA and San Diego this year, not too bad all things considered...
That's not too bad - 10 out 12. As for 2008, once I've figured out what I want to accomplish this upcoming year, I will blog about that. 2008 though, looks to be a year filled with many exciting and scary changes (my condo!).
Here's to 2008!
Anyway, let's look back at 2007 and see if I have accomplished everything that I set out to do around this time last year (taken from last year's post):
- Done, that actually didn't take too long...
- Well, I'd like to think I accomplished that, but that's for my friends to decide I guess.
- I took an architecture class with B for a few weeks in the summer, does that count?
4. Start running again/go back to the gym.
- err
- I do use my camera a lot more now than before, and I won third at the Markham Fair Photography Contest! yay!
- I didn't write an article for the OPPI Journal, but my paper on greenbelts as a planning tool was published in the Journal of Environmental Policy Planning
7. Go skiing in January/February.
- still waiting to do that
- bought one even before my birthday!
- got a new one this summer
- I think I bought more stuff for myself this past year than in the past three years combined
- there were days when I was at work before 8:30, so that should count
- went to NYC, Vegas, LA and San Diego this year, not too bad all things considered...
That's not too bad - 10 out 12. As for 2008, once I've figured out what I want to accomplish this upcoming year, I will blog about that. 2008 though, looks to be a year filled with many exciting and scary changes (my condo!).
Here's to 2008!
Monday, December 24, 2007
Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 24, 2007 - What a difference a year makes eh? Last year, I was quite miserable around this time of the year. This year, things couldn't be better =)
I guess I have been good this year. Thanks Santa.
I guess I have been good this year. Thanks Santa.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Toronto to Tokyo? Transfer at Shanghai
December 19, 2007 - Check out this "metro map of the world", based on London's Tube/Subway system. Very neat eh? The map contains the names of all the cities in the world that have urban rail systems, including subways, LRTs and heavy rail.
The map is designed by Mark Ovenden, author of the book Transit Maps of the World, which features (you guessed it!) transit maps of a number of large cities in the world (my copy should be arriving any day now). The map here is part of the an e-card that served as promotional material for the book and is not for sale - though I wonder how difficult it would be to print this out as a map.
Not that it has to do with anything, but the guy is also gay. In this interview, he explained why many gay men are fascinated by subways:
"I would have though the sight of great pounding machines thrusting into deep passages would be just the kind of thing that would appeal (to gay men)."
errr, okay sure :)
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