Saturday, July 17, 2010

Life Choices

In life... everything is a choice...

Too many things have been happening around me lately to make me think about this topic again. I remember a long time back that I mention about this, but recent events have evoke this entries again. Believe it or not, everything in life is a choice... and I mean EVERYTHING!!! yes, no, maybe, perhaps, all these are words used to make choices. Even the famous "Anything, Anywhere" (you know as in when you are like: What you wanna eat? and you get that kinda response" those are also choices, a choice of not wanting to make a choice or decision.

Talking about choices, many a times its really a mind over matter situation. There are some that make choices with their mind, but many of them make choice using their heart. Its the situation between following what you THINK is right or what you FEEL is right, might sound similar but makes hell of a difference. There is no right or wrong about any form of choice making, just that judgement can be more easily impaired when choices are made by how one feels (personal opinion). That what a moment of foolishness or a fit of anger comes into that picture. But what I am trying to say is, everyone make choices.

Not all matter is life or death, but do take every decision to be made as that (just not too overboard and get all paranoid). Coz just by doing so, it forces you to think in both the mind and the heart. Many says follow the heart... but I disagree coz (personal experience) the outcome isn't always the one you expect. talking about outcome, this is where it matters, every choice is a crossroad, each decision will lead you to a different outcome, so when you make a decision is like choosing the path you wish to take, and there is no turning back.

So before you make another decision, just hang on and ponder for a moment, try not too look at the micro picture but expand your view to see the big picture. Some decision determines your life path, who you going to meet, who you might lose, and as mentioned, they might not be life threatening, they are impt as its your responsibility to make wise decision

Life is a choice...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Awesome weekend

After all the training and all, we finally reap what we sow, thou I did not make the winning boat, but Well done Aussie, proud of the team's achievements!!! We successfully retained our Expats cup and it wasn't a marginal victory, this time it was by 2.5 boats length apart. Great Job Guys!!!

I feel ok with my performance this weekend, definitely not at my peak performance, but nothing to complain as yet. Being a team sport, one person's effort or one person's desire to win is not enough. Couldn't not feel and confidence from any of the the boats I was in. The air was really felt with sense of doubt and loss. Even when Wayne (captain) says that he is comfortable with our boat, I did not feel a great sense of confidence in us. Guess there is much more to prove in the coming race!!!

The team is growing, and we are, in my opinion, the strongest expat teams by far. Being the only team to make many many open finals, we are even working our way into the national levels. "Its not the top that matters, but the bottom that makes the difference in the team" I won't say I am at the bottom generally, but definitely looking forward to be on top and stay on top. Which mean I need to tune myself both mentality and physically.

As selfish as it sounds, its all about myself now... everyone's greatest competition is themselves. no others. time to find ME again. I know its no point harping over the past, at how i used to be this or how i used to be that, but being humans we all do it once in awhile. My mistake in life was to mess with emotions. Never again will I touch such poisonous things, its taste sweet but definitely a killer...

16 weeks is all i have left to my next major race, 12 weeks to beef it up.... really need to set my priority straight and consider what I set out for myself to do this year... Need to take the first step... NEED TO!~!~!~

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!! GOLD GOLD GOLD!!!