I Want a Maserati

Not yet.

When I quit my former job last 2007, I was pretty sure I’ll become a millionaire by 2008. But it seems I may have miscalculated some time variables because the year is about to end and I only have a few hundreds in my bank account. But I’m not bitter about this at all because I have come to accept this miscalculations early this year. BUT there is one thing that made me so happy about 2008. And this is the realization of having a new regular job that gave me the longest paid leave since I started working. Hehehe.

You see, the news of having a long vacation this Yuletide season was announced/predicted early last year (2008). So, I told myself, I am going to have a nice regular job before that happens. (I did freelance work for a time… still do.) It will be a two-week paid leave for me! I have been a corporate slave for almost 5 years and te longest break [paid or not] I’ve had is just a week. What a pity… So, I hope you understand why I am so happy to have this break of my life, literally and figuratively.

This 2009, I am hoping many new things and opportunities will unfold itself to me. I’ve been a good kid, you know. :-)

For the material stuff, I only want two things badly. A maserati and/or an Apple laptop.

This, I think, is an old model, but I’m not that choosy.

A black is perfect, but again, not choosy.

The rest are non-material stuff — career development, a happy family, and even stronger ties with my friends.

I’ll probably end this post here as I am starting to feel mushy now. So, here’s a toast for a prosperous and peaceful new year to all of us.

Happy 2009!

House, MD

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Excerpt from the text of the commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.