the way starbucks sees it # 205

... another dose of inspiration courtesy of my afternoon coffee break:

"Many people search blindly for the "meaning of life." What they don't seem to unerstand is that life does not have meaning through mere existence ir acqusition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others throgh honour and obligation"
- Dr. Laura Sclessinger

... and here's an extra from my google homepage:

"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth."
-Evan Esar

Now, to stop my darn procratination, i have a paper to write !!!

Life Lesson

"Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."
- Homer Simpson

OK, though I don't fully endorse that quote. It does somewhat represent how I feel right now. So I did this project, put a ton of work into it in hopes of winning an awesome prize, but unfortunately was not one of the top three spots in the end, and not one of the winners of the prize.

The hardest part was my peers saying stuff like: "wow, Eldon that is so awesome" ... "you are gonna win for sure." So I totally made the mistake of putting myself up on a higher pedestal and getting myself psyched up to win, only to have it come crashing down in one painful swoop. K, so all the time I was telling myself "Hope for the best, expect the worst" ... unfortunately the latter half of that comment was in jeopardy given the excitement from the first half.

Was I happy I tried? absolutely. I mean if all the other submissions sucked, than maybe I would have won... but that wasn't the case, the others were gooood. Obviously even better than mine. It's more of a hindsight thing in which I wish I hadn't used so much time on it, but it was fun, and it was a learning experience. blah, blah, blah.

I'm pissed, I won't lie. But I am super happy with those who won. I just wish I was one of them.

Saving the world ...

... one tree at a time!

Last Tuesday (the 12th) employees of PwC had the opportunity to volunteer through the PwC foundation by donating a day of work towards a local cause. This year, for the first time, we volunteered with Evergreen They are a not-for-profit promoting greenspace in urban centres, we volunteered at Bowmont Park in the NW. It was overall totally awesome, a bunch of us (40ish summer students/staff/managers/partners) got to remove invasive species (weed), define trails (broadcast anyone?!), plant trees, and end off with a hike. All in all, a nice day out of the office trying to make a little difference. ...and with drinks and snacks to follow afterwards!

Trail Building Team: Sam, Kory, and I:


Wow, we look good! (especially w/ the safety goggles!):


P-dub summer student peeps :):

Asian Night Market

So last saturday Vania, Jag (+Cuz +Friend), and I went to the Asian Night Market that was held at Olympic Plaza. For sure, the night market itself was not very impressive. I suppose it can be counted as a "good effort" on the part of Calgary trying to create more events, hey, at the very least it was a day out - but it wasn't Richmond by far. I did fall for some of the food, and in the dark of night, it did seem a bit more interesting given that you couldn't actually see how lacking it really was. What was funny was the fact that it was a high school reunion and a reunion of everyone asian including family, friends, and people I kinda know but not really.

One thing I did actually try at one of the stalls was Reiki. Whilst Vania and Jag trying out a tarot reading, the guy next to it was a natural healer. Overall, it was an intersting experience. I was pretty open minded when it came to it, I thought I would just give it a try, if nothing, it wouldn't hurt right? The biggest thing I noticed was when he was doing his thing was this warm, almost electrical sensation in and around my head. Afterwards, he was saying that it felt like small sparks bouncing back and fourth from my head to his hands, a rare phenomena. Apparently I'm thinking too much and I just need to stop analyzing and worrying and de-stress. Oh, if only ...

Would I go back and try Reiki again? Yep, probably. Especially when I really didn't feel all that relaxed given the a)mosquito bites, b)asian ladies talking loudly, c)beeping of some hella annoying toy playing lame-o music over and over and over.