6 month review

So 6 months go by, and I'm still working at the same place I use to.  However, they've moved me to the great United States of America to work on short term contracts.

It's great to learn new things about industry, and to travel.  However, I still don't have time to work on my new toy which is my CNC machine sitting in my garage in Canada and doing nothing.  I bought the huge thing, but the house is such a mess that I have no where to install it...  Epic sadness.

Today's post though is more a reflection and response to other bloggers that have been going through difficult times.  Specifically daughters of Chinese families who are at the stage where they are leaving their parents for a new life.   I would usually make a comment on them, but I felt it inappropriate to do such a thing when my condolence was literally "suck it up, think hard, and make a decision between your family and the one you love.  "

Of which I know it is impossible for them to even try and make such a decision because they are, unlike me, close to their family.

Side note:  These bloggers have never actually failed to the point where they can't get up or they have to start over from many years back.  Admittedly I think it is a good thing to fail once in your lifetime pursuing a dead end, so that you can properly find your true direction and self.

So for those leaving your parents, or feeling shackled by them, here's a cheesy saying of advice.

Do not think about the consequences, or their reactions, but feel what is in your heart, and decide what is best from there.  Life is not short these days anymore.  You have time to make mistakes and truly find yourself through them. 



Here would be the back story as to why I would think of such a thing, rather than be able to relate and offer a nicer condolence.

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A year has gone by, and a lot has happened and changed since my last post.

I do road rage a lot now, even if I have time to spare/burn.  Everyone can thank Detroit for spoiling me with decent road conditions while I was there for a whole week. 

College is finally over, and my program coordinator did do his job.  I have a job too now! 

It's great to have a job, and I guess I understand a little more, the importance of job security.  Especially since my job has that underlying clause of "you can quit anytime, but that also means we can fire you anytime. "

I guess I would rant about the things that bug me as I have in most of the posts from before, but I don't really have a lot to complain about. 


I have a job, it pays very well.
Work itself is more stellar, than it is a pain. 

Game with friends
Airsoft occasionally when I can rally people once every 2 months (rage when they bail).
Fencing twice a week.
Wing Chun every saturday.
House maintenance every week somewhere in the week.


Although despite all this, I'm not quite exactly that chipper happy.  I am in that point of contentment where my stress level hasn't been this low in a long time.  It's borderline "lazy mode" stress levels. 

Right now just off the top of my head at 3:30AM I can say that I'm missing 2 things. 

My own personal sense of fulfillment, and someone to share that feeling with. 

That's all for now ... OH and 1 more thing!

I will post about my future endeavours when it arrives, or I have more concrete plans and equpment.  It'll be great, it'll be epic, and it'll still provide for me in the case of the "we can fire you anytime" part.