In the Wake of The Week - New Years

2009 - Tonight I'm going to party like it's 1999.... Wait, all flights to San Diego from San Jose have been cancelled due to fog. Sleepy time at an early time.

San Diego SuperChargers - A few weeks ago, with a record of 4 - 8, they were left for the dead. Now at 8 - 8 and AFC West Champions, they take on the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium. The Bolts opt for the powder blue jerseys and I happen to have a LT jersey.

Facebook - You have to love this medium. I've had my Facebook profile up for a year + now and it's been amazing the number of contacts that I've received. Thanks to the urging of Tina O'Shea (my high school friend), my profile was created. However, I never thought about how useful Facebook would be so I initially applied it under my middle name, Peter. It was after 6 mo, when I received my 100th friend that I realized that this tool is bigger than I expected and went back to my original name. I've been so grateful to have as friends my first dance partner from junior high school (Sheri Seastrand), my first crush in jr. high (Andra Herman), my first kiss at 18, and other firsts.

Negativity/Cynicism - As I get older, one thing I have zero tolerance for is people who exert negativity and those that are cynical. We can all try to fake at one time or another, but after my health incident, I've realized that life's too short to associate with them. I think the fool is the one under this category and doesn't realize it.

To a great 2009 where we all achieve that great success....

In The Wake Of The Week Dec 14th

Don Yoon - May his family rest in peace. I feel for my Korean brother as he lost his wife, 2 beautiful daughters, and mother in law when the F18 fighter jet crashed into his University City home. It's going to be all right.

Bernard Madoff - He finally gets caught with his $50 Billion ponzi scheme. I am hoping how he did it in his book that he writes from prison.

The Bolts- They are still alive. This Sunday, if Denver loses to Buffalo and the Bolts beat Tampa Bay in Tampa, the following week the Bolts would have to play Denver for the AFC West. That darn call from Ed Hochuli in Game 2 still haunts us.

In the Wake Of the Week - Dec 06

OJ - It looks like OJ will be serving about 8 to 10 years in prison for his kidnapping and robbery involvement at The Palace Station hotel. The consensus is that most people feel no compassion for the guy after his innocent jury consensus of the killing of his ex wife and Ronald Goldman. The question is, if OJ's in jail, who's going to continue the search for their killer?

Prop 8 - I'm really getting sick and tired of all these protesters supporting the gay marriages. Not only are they wasting tax payers money but they're also creating traffic havoc and I'm also getting sick and tired of them standing in front of the Mormon Temple in La Jolla. The voters have spoken where 52% of the CA voters, voted yes on Prop 8 to repeal gay marriages. If you do the math, only 7% of the CA population attend church and of that percentage, a lower percentage are Mormons. So, why protest in front of churches and Mormon temples? Is it a good way to meet chicks?

Plaxico - Speaking of guns, it looks like Plax Burress is going to jail for carrying a handgun and shooting himself accidentally. Again, if you do the math, he recently signed a $35 million contract and because the NY G - Men (Giants) plan to cut the guy after the season, the shot to the leg really costed him $27 million. That's an expensive bullet.

The Big 3 - Looks like the Big 3 need about $27 billion to continue operations. They've even said the CEO's will take $1 salaries and they all drove from Michigan to DC. My suggestion is to get a better negotiator with the union leader and you'll start seeing real savings vs mice nut savings.

It's the Little Things....

Recently, I had a heart angiogram test done at UCSD Medical. It was then that I had realized my life was being controlled by this little piece of cartilege that continues to beat back and forth. My heart which is one of the center pieces of my body was literally determined by this little flatulant piece of my heart that continues to beat back and forth for hopefully 100 years. If it stops, I stop.

It was then that I realized that the little things in life does matter and we are ultimately judged by what we do with the little things to determine if we can handle the bigger things.

I think about my toes. We really don't pay much attention to our toes yet when we jam it, we really can't function properly. I also think about athletes that suffer turf toe and how it puts them in an injured reserve status just from a little toe.

It's all about the little things that really determine if we can handle the bigger things in life. We need to master and overcome the small stuff first before going to bigger and better things.

As we enter the Christmas season, let's help out people in need with the small stuff so then we can go into 2009 achieving bigger results.

In The Wake of The Week - Dec 1st

RIP Phillip Koh - I recently found out that Phillip Koh passed away this weekend. Mr Koh had suffered a stroke 4 years and he died through complications with one of his organs. Mr. Koh was a good, generous man. He and his wife, Mary, would always provide dinner for my brother and I in high school when my mother would have graduate school classes. They lived very close to us in Cupertino, CA. and I am very grateful for the many great things they've done for our family.

Shop till you drop - It sounds like retail sales were better than predicted. Though, my mother and I went shopping in Las Vegas on Saturday and didn't see anyone carrying shopping bags? How could that be? Well, it turns out that most people were bargain hunting and after Black Friday morning's specials, no one was returning to the malls on Saturday or Sunday. That's quite scary to know since there's 24 days left before Christmas. Good luck getting any gifts this year.

Gobble, Gobble - After the food comatose and the football games over the 4 day weekend, who's ready to go back to work? I'm certainly not, though, I'm officially going to one office now....

Huntington Beach Operations - Well, it's official. The $$ has hit my offshore account and the Huntington Beach operations is now sold. Good bye, Orange County! I've made so many OC connections and really enjoyed the lifestyle that Huntington Beach had to offer. The show must go on.... But where? How? When?