Foreign Words

So in my line of work ... a.k.a. IKEA ... every distinct family of product gets it's own special funky name. Yes, you and I have come to know them very well: the Malm, Lack, Orgel, Jarpen, etc etc, and my personal fav: Komplement ("its like Compliment, with a "K"") all very good and well, actually you'd be amazed at just how well I can remember these words (complete with the A with one circle on top, or two or the O with two dots...yeah....). So that is the extent of my foriegn language ability (plus conversational Chinese)

I digress ... OK, so now the point to this post, it actually isn't about working at IKEA (which I still do by the by...like once a month). It's about watching everybody around me travel to far away places and me stuck in boring old Cow-gary. Off the top of my head this is who I can think of: all the AIESEC SNs (thats a given....including Carlson in Amsterdam), Layial in Macedonia now... then India, Shane in Europe, Alan going to Asia, Andrew in Italy for work, Harsh going to India, Jer coming back from Argentina then going to Hawaii later, Iris going to the UK, Danielle and Mel in Mexico, even the new exec is touring around Ontario and Quebec for NLDC and my entire family is away (sis in Boston, parents in Hawaii) etc. etc. etc.

It's just making me all depressed, by all means I am so proud and excited for everyone travelling, I just wish it was MEEE! The stupid part is that the only thing really stopping me is me. I know, it's silly, but I just keep on coming up with my own excuses for why I can't. I guess the big thing is "opportunity cost" if I do go to a conference or go away what do I give up? ... a job? ..money? ...study time? All good an true, but at what point is one worth more than the other. Being an accountant sets us up along a certain path that really maps out our life for at least 7 years when you first enter university, but being the cautious type that I am just how much can I digress from that? So, do I travel next year? Do I start CASB with my friends? Do I become a CA? a CMA? ... do I stick with accounting (this is a weird option...but true)? Do I go for the hideously expensive travel credit study program? AM I ON THE RIGHT PATH ?!??!? oh crap.

I'm just full of questions, and not a lot of answers either. This "life plan" I made on Excel really isn't coming together as well as I had hoped...

JM

So, last weekend I had the pleasure of watching the John Mayer concert at the Ed-to-da-monton. All in all, an AWESOME concert especially considering that via Shane's random fan club draw we got FRONT ROW TICKETS. So there was Shane, Jeremy, Alan and I in the front row, a part of the exclusive club who got to experience the concert whilst having John himself a mere 3-4 meters away (if that). Derek and Amber graciously allowed us to enjoy the front while they enjoyed a few rows back. Over in section 102 was my girl Nithya and her cuz ... still awesome seats ... able to stalk us from afar...lol. This will probably be one of the very few concerts that I will enjoy (seeing as I don't really go to concerts in the first place...other than the Fray which I went to a couple months back) but wow, was it worth it. Every song was amazing, his guitar skillz were mad, and less the fact that there was a spotlight right in my face half the time, and despite the fact that he didn't play "Daughters" it was well worth the trip.

And what a trip it was ... I don't think I have spent less time in Edmonton than I have this time round. We left Calgary almost at 3 since Al and Jer had to work ... arrived at Edmonton 5ish ... grabbed a quick Jap food dinner (mmmmm)...went to the concert (amazing)... went out to Hudson's ($2 highballs!) ... and crashed at Nithya's only to wake up at 9, depart, an be back home at about 1pm ... just in time for me to work at 3... We probably spent more awake time on the road than in the city....


To sum ... John Mayer ... live = ridiculously awesome ... I love this guy even more now ....
... I'll just ignore in my head that Alan and Shane said the Calgary show was "hands-down" the better one.... :P