Week End

Humn lets see... Saturday: Was really busy thought nothing fun in particular. Just running around town doing some errands. Actually I was out visiting several dealership looking for a car.
And was passing thru Broad St later in the day on Saturday when I saw lots of car parked around Franklin Park. Looking closely to the posters I found it was an Asian Festival happening during the weekend. I tried to go but was unable to make it there the same day.
Plus Saturday night I was suppose to a party that the"sisters" had organized but I decided to stay home and take an early night. Needless to say my date was pretty pissed off I stood him out. But oh well a person can only do so much in a day. He understood when I explain my day.

Sunday: I woke up around 11:00AM went downstairs to see what was cooking in the kitchen. I found my mom fixing brunch. After we said good morning she sent me to go buy some fresh bread. I go there and the store owner was doing a barbecue outside the shop. He gave me a plate and gave me the bread for free to take home. Got home and had some food with my mom. And a friend of hers called to tell me about a car that she found that I might like. So we went and picked her up and drove to the dealer and looked at the car. It was okay not my 1st choice though.

Remembered the Asian Festival, called my cousin and her friend to meet me at Franklin Park to attend the festival. It was lot of fun to see so many different things from different countries. There was so much happening that you could possibly seen everything. I regretted not coming the day before. Franklin Park is Hughes so walking from this side to the other end was a job in itself. And they was several activities happening in different areas. Lets not forget the Food Court was inviting. With lots of traditional dishes from several part of Asia.
We went to see the Indian, Japan, Laos, Philippines dances and so many others were scheduled but we moved on to see other things.
Looking at several booths to see the art and learn more about those places. Then we headed back to the Amphitheatre were they had several groups come and perform.
Laid a blanket had our drinks and snacks over and just chilled under the trees enjoying the atmosphere and ambiance.
On closing they had Indian guys come and do the "Panjah" dance if I remember correctly.
At the end they called for audience participation so I vonlunteered to be part of it. Almost more than 60 peoples were included in the dance.
They ended the evening early since it was Sunday which was around 6 or 7PM.
Went directly to my cousins house and had dinner and acted a fool for a while. Then we got ready to go the club . We started the night at a club in the North side called "The Obvious". It was a pleasant evening we got couple of drinks. One was called "Sex on the Beach" (the virgin version) I liked it.
Then my cousin got a call from her friend who was at a different club in Downtown Columbus and said the club was banging over there. So we left and went to Long Street that is the name of the club. When we got there the line was almost a mile long. We decided to skip the line. Which cost $20 bucks per head. It was 6 of us and 2 other friends totaling 8. Can you just imagine, and then another $10 to get in the club. Hopefully it didn't burned a whole in the packet of the guy that paid :/
Like her friend had said the club was on fire full force. I was almost in awe how people dance nowadays. It's more like sex on the dance floor. But what can I say I joined in. Got home around 3:00am and passed out.

Monday: My cousin Aby woke me at 8:30am telling me not to forget about our appointment to get our nails done. So got up after a meek hours of sleep by the time I got ready I heard the bell. So we went got our nails done and on our way back we decided to have a cook out at my house. Called my nieces and few other friends and invited them for the Barbecue. By 4PM in the afternoon we had a full house. We I should say a full back yard. Went and bought some fresh meat, veggies, drinks, got the stereo out playing some music.
We just hang out and solved all the worlds problems between 4PM and 9PM. Since I was wise enough to use paper plates and stuff there was no cleaning needed after everyone left. Finely settle down on the sofa and enjoyed my book for a couple of hours before I went to bed.
Left out some of the things that happened but you got some of the highlights.
Busy and long weekend!

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day to all.... Thanks to the war Veterans that are responsible for us enjoying beautiful days full of fun, cook outs, family get togethers and so much more.


So this long weekend these are mostly what we are looking forward to:

and

at the park

Dessert and good times. Hope you guys/gals have fun too.

Later :)

Making the most of your IT department ....

I was reading (THE DON) post when I remembered reading something similar from out IT department. Hope you like it :)

1-) When IT says they're coming right over, log out and go for coffee. It's no problem for us to remember 700 network passwords.

2-) When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.

3-) When an IT professional is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and spill your guts out and expect him to respond immediately. We exist only to serve and are always ready to think about fixing computers.

4-) When an IT professional is at the water cooler or outside having a smoke, ask him a computer question. The only reason why we drink water or smoke at all is to ferret out all those users who don't have email or a telephone line.

5-) Send urgent email ALL IN UPPERCASE. The mail server picks it up and flags it as a rush delivery.

6-) When you call a helpdesk engineer's direct line rather than the helpdesk number, press 5 to skip the greeting that says he's on holiday for a week, record your message, and wait exactly 24 hours before you send an email straight to the director because no one ever returned your call. You're entitled to common courtesy.

7-) When the photocopier or fax machine doesn't work, call computer support. There's electronics in it, right?

8-) When you're getting a NO DIAL TONE or BUSY SIGNAL message at home, call the helpdesk. We can even fix telephone problems from here.

9-) When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on a chair in IT. Leave no name, no phone number, and no description of the problem. We love a good mystery.

10-) When you have a helpdesk engineer on the phone walking you through changing a setting; read the paper. We don't actually mean for you to DO anything; we just love to hear ourselves talk.

11-) When the printer still won't print after 20 tries, send the job to all 68 printers in the office. One of them is bound to work.

12-) If you're taking night classes in computer science, feel free to go around and update the network drivers for yourself and your co-workers. We're grateful for the overtime when we have to stay until 2:30am fixing them.

13-) When you have an IT person fixing your computer at a quarter to one, eat your lunch in his face. We function better when slightly dizzy .

14-) Feel perfectly free to say things like "I don't know nothing about that computer crap". It never bothers us to hear our area of professional expertise referred to as crap.

15-) When something's the matter with your computer, ask your secretary to call the help desk. We enjoy the challenge of having to deal with a third party who doesn't know anything about the problem

16-) Don't even think of breaking large print jobs down into smaller chunks. God forbid somebody else might get a chance to squeeze into the queue.

17-) Your monitor is not your computer damnit!!!!! There is a difference.

18-) You do not save files on your monitor. When something happens to your monitor and we have to switch it out, don't ask us if you are going to lose any important files. The only thing lost will be our sanity.

19-) Yours is not the most important problem in the world, You'll be able to check your email again in 5 minutes. Emails don't have legs, they won't walk away, and they are very patient.

20-) If your son is a student in computer science, have him come in on the weekends and do his projects on your office computer. We'll be there for you when his illegal copy of Visual Basic 6.0 makes your Access database flip out.

21-) When you receive a 30-meg movie file, send it to everyone as a high-priority mail attachment. We've got plenty of disk space and processor capacity on that mail server.



There are like 18 more "smart a$$" comments from our IT helpers. But with these stuff above can you blame them for complaining?

Week End: College / Party

I wasn't supposed to have much of a weekend this week because I was schedule to work both Saturday and Sunday. All that changed....

My cousin "H" is a member of the "African Youth League" at the OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, and yesterday was the 16 th annual anniversary since the program has been put to place.
She had invited some of the family to attend. I got off work at 2:00 PM , went to pick up my mom and did some grocery shopping and headed home to get ready because the party was to start at 5:30 PM.

Left my house at exactly 5:30 PM to go and pick up my cousin who was at the other end of the campus. I get there and found my other cousin and a mutual friend of ours still getting ready. I am rushing so we can leave I didn't want them to be late. Since both of them were going to be part of the Fashion Show.
We finely made it there around 6:10 pm.
Luckily we didn't miss anything because from 5:30 thru 7:00 there were serving food and getting guests seating and everything.

They started the show at 7:30PM. First they had the opening... Then three guys performed on stage. After that was the Fashion Show which my cousins were absolutely beautiful in there traditional ensembles. Because it was the African Night they had several students model for different countries in Africa. Men and Women attire.
Then they had people from each part of the continents do a traditional dance. A very respected College professor came in and gave a speech. (which was incredible)
The whole set was so amazing never a doll moment. You know with Africans you can never expect things to run smoothly there is always someone that brings disorder to the plans. I guess that's what make us unique in that sense. Always having fun and acting crazy and spontaneous.

At the end they had a very funny play with a good lesson incorporated. All the students came back out and did a final dance then they cut the cake. I am not very big on sweets but I must say that cake was DELICIOUS! Mmmm. By that times it was passed Midnight. Then they announce that there was an After Party happening at a different location.


So we are in the parking lot trying to decide if we should go to the after party or not. It was 5 of my cousins, a friend, and moi. By the time we came to an agreement to go the party we had lost one of my cousin. She had snuck out on us and went to see the Divenci Code with her boyfriend.

We got to the party around 1:30 AM the place was packed. And since it was mostly college students so there was lots of alcohol and plenty of beer cans. That didn't really impress us much since none of us drink anyways. But we really did have fun at the party. Danced and danced and danced and just had plenty of fun.

The funny thing was the whole afternoon my cousins were asking me if I was drunk or something because I was acting up. But you know, I had decided that I was going to forget "proper" or "class" or anything else. Plus I had a very strong natural HIGH and was enjoying it. The great thing was the fact that they were having as much fun with me acting silly by the stuffs I was saying or doing. Which worked out perfectly.


Didn't get home until 4:00 AM and when we left; the party was still going strong. God I was so tired plus I had to go work the next morning. So, I hurried up and made it in my bed by 4:15.
It was the most amazing feeling in the world. (sigh) Yeahh I kissed my pillow and passed out.

I am still trying to decide what to do with Sunday night since I am off Monday .

HOME

Music by Michael Buble:







******************************And here are the lyrics***********************

"Home"

Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know

And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
“I’m fine baby, how are you?”
Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home

Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I’m living someone else’s life
It’s like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
That this is not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I’m surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home

People and Personalities

The titles for the four Behavioral Styles of Hippocrates and

Dr. William Marston's D.I.S.C. method are compared in the

list below. Gordon MacFARLANEadded "Primary Desire"

to make it easier to understand.

400 BC **********1920 Dr. Marston**********Gordon MacFARLANE

Hippocrates ____Personality type ______Primary Desire

choleric -------------'D' DOMINANT -------------Power

Sanguine ------------'I' INFLUENCING ----------Recognition

Phlegmatic ----------'S' SUPPORTIVE -----------Harmony

Melancholy ---------'C' CAUTIOUS --------------Perfection

Principle: Understand we are all different with a purpose.

The goal and intent of providing this information is not determine which

personality type is right or wrong or who is better or worse, good or bad.

It's just to point out quite simply that we are all different. We should never

stop making effort to climb to a higher level of understanding,

so we can get along better with others, accomplish more and enjoy life to

the fullest. Knowledge is power!

^

^

------"For some of you that haven't figured it out yet. I am reading another

------book and found this very interesting and thought to share it with you.

------If you want to get all the details you will have to read the book.

------After reading the 1st chapter of the book I found that my Dominant

------Behavior is 'S'."

^

^

'S' Type personality-Supportive / Reserved and People- Oriented

Color Blue: Blue means peaceful, harmonious like the sky.

Some key words to describe the strength of this personality:

Supportive, Steady, Sentimental, Sweet, Secure, Stable,

Shy, Self-sacrificing and Status quo.

Other strengths: Loyal, Very Patient, Easygoing, Polite, Meek,

Reserved, Appreciative, Reliable, Not pushy, Trustworthy,

Observant, Nice, Conservative, Diplomatic, Humorous,

Quiet, Calm, Good finishers,Good listeners,

Hate conflicts, Hate confrontation.

^

^

The 'S's' type are labeled as steady, because they are so even tempered

and reliable. They have a warm heart and love being at home with one

or two close friends sipping cocoa.

They don't handle pressure well at all and prefer things to stay routine

with no changes in their pattern.

'S's' feel secure when things are running smoothly. They will easily adapt

to any situation and fit in for fear of being noticed.

They will avoid being put in the spotlight and would much prefer working

behind the scenes in a supporting role.

^

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The 'S' personality will have difficut time saying no,

and they will struggle against being forceful with someone.

They are excellent team players even though they are naturally

passive and shy. This style will enjoy having fun with people as long as

the fun isn't centered around them. They are quiet, back-seat dweller

and will do nothing to purposely oppose you. They want you to like them.

They really don't want to ruffle any feathers.

'S's' are great at keeping secrets, forever if need be.

^

^

The 'S' is the most loyal of friends and will want to serve the people

closest to them and meet their needs. They are trustworthy, dependable

and model listeners.

They bring comfort and stability to relationships, because they have

a relaxed and easygoing demeanor. They are also predictable.

^

^

Some weakness you need to be aware of: Stubborn, Selfish,

Stingy, Sucker, Indecisive, Fearful, Lazy, Too patient,

People pleasers (afraid to say no), Overcautious, Timid,

Easily taken advantage of, Not good initiators, Not risk takers, Too dependent.

^

^

'S' people are so practical and indecisive that they may miss out on excellent

opportunities. They often appear to have a lack of initiative. They much prefer

to take things slowly and even stick with the status quo rather than

consider another alternative. This all stems from not really liking change.

They are resistant to change and can be quite stubborn.

If there is a chance of failure, 'S' individuals would prefer to do nothing.

'S's' are caring and cooperative people. They are softhearted. They will work

with people and go the extra mile when others won't. They will sacrifice their

own needs for others even at a loss.

They need to toughen up and learn to say no sometimes!

^

^

'S' types can hold grudge by keeping something that bothers them deep

inside and harbor long-term resentment. They prefer to say nothing

for fear of hurting the person who may have hurt them 1st.

They are very uncomfortable with confrontation.

^

^

Our steady 'S' individuals - Making their mark....

'S' type people make excellent secretaries, nurses an technicians,

because they are very people-oriented. They're good personal friends.

They make good accountants, bankers and business administrators.

They make great counselors. 'S's' enjoy helping others.

:

Approximately 35% of the population shares this profile.

:

"I hope you enjoyed this discovery as I did. That is if you fall under

the 'S' categorie. And if not you propably have a friend that falls

under the categorie.You will be able to understand them better and where they are coming from when you deal with them."

:

Ps: next post will be { To help increase influence as an 'S' type}.

The name of the book is Become A Person Of Influence by

Gordon A. MacFARLANE.

"Just a reminder , while each of us has a dominant style,

we are a blend of all four styles. The individual letters are

meant to be objective and descriptive rather than subjective

and judgmental."

I still can't get used to it

This past weekend my cousin Aby and I went to the mall to see what were the options we had for our money. I have been building up my "Angel Rewards" with Victoria Secret for the past months. They sent me my credit amount that I had with them. As I was going thru my purse and found the amount was going to expire on May 15th if I didn't use it.
So naturally I stopped at VS and the thing that I am still not comfortable with is... Get this:
lady: How can I help you?
Me: I was trying to find the latest garments you have.
lady: Okay I can help you with that. Do you know your bra size?
Me: uhhh last time I was here we took measurements. I think it's (...)
lady: Well don't worry, if you would just come back here I would take them again.
Me: it's really not necessary I know it's (...)
lady: okay I will give these 3 size just try on and see what fits best.
Me: yes, that will work. Thank you
She gets me in the fitting room area and assign me a room
So I am in there fumbling with the garments.
The lady knock and knock
Me: yes
lady: Would like me to take a look at and give you a second opinion?
Me: uhh, sure. Come in
She walks in and talking to me about this and that. And I am like glancing sideways (wishing the room will increase in size). It was great that she told me tips on how to keep my garments nice and the proper ways to take care of them. I just wasn't into talking in the fitting room with a stranger.
It's the part that I really can't let myself be comfortable with. I have done it numerous times but it just doesn't let.
Every time a tailor or anybody try to take my measurements I get that awkward feeling. I can't wait for it to be over and done with. Plus there usually just keep talking to you like it's normal. Well I guess it's normal but you know what I mean. Don't you?
It's like at the dentist office, the Dr has got something in your mouth and talking to you.
Or the gynecologist (whew) that's a different storie.



So what about you? What makes you uncomfortable ?

Song Cry by Jay-Z (MY JAM)

Jay-Z Song Cry


One of my favorite songs.

Hope you enjoy it too :)

Nostalgia

Nichol' - Vini

LOVE DOESN'T CONSIDER AGE!

I don't know if many you heard of this story but I thought that it was .... interesting. See if you could make sense of it:

INSOLITE - L’AMOUR N’A PAS D’ÂGE : Un jeune malaisien de 33 ans épouse une dame de… 104 ans
KUALA LUMPUR - Un Malaisien de 33 ans a épousé une femme âgée de 104 ans, assurant qu’il ne l’avait pas fait pour l’argent. La « jeune » mariée a pour sa part dit espérer que la liaison « dure longtemps ». « Cela pourrait sembler étrange à ceux qui ne nous comprennent pas, mais j’ai trouvé la paix depuis que nous nous sommes mariés il y a deux mois », a raconté l’heureux époux, Muhammad Noor Che Musa, au journal Harian Metro. Le quotidien affichait mardi des photos du marié et de sa nouvelle épouse, Wook Kundor, le visage ridé, souriant. M. Muhammad, qui était un pensionnaire de Mme Wook, a raconté qu’il avait d’abord été pris de pitié face à la solitude de la vieille dame mais que, au fil du temps, ses sentiments s’étaient mués en amour. C’est la « volonté de Dieu », s’il est tombé amoureux d’une femme de 71 ans son aînée, a-t-il assuré. « Je sais que la société est cynique, mais je ne l’ai pas épousée pour son argent. Elle est pauvre... Son seul bien, ce sont ses importantes connaissances religieuses. Grâce à elle, je peux approfondir mes connaissances dans ce domaine », explique M. Muhammad. « J’espère que ce mariage va durer », a de son côté lancé Mme Wook. « Je demande aux gens de voir dans notre mariage un signe positif car, nous n’avons rien fait qui soit interdit par Dieu », a-t-elle ajouté.

Auteur: AFP

I haven't looked around for the English version, but I am sure if you google it you will find the story.
:)

Movie Weekend

My friend and I went to see Mission Impossible III last night. It's a really good action movie which means guys would love it. I wasn't disapointed but at the same time I kind of expected more that what I saw.

And here is the Crew of the Mission Impossible Force:

Last weekend I saw Scary Movie 4 I wasn't too impress with it. It's a kind of movie that you go to pass some time and get couple of good laughs while you are at it.

But I guess that was the whole point of them making the movie.

What did you think of them?

Amazing April !

This past month has been very exciting for me. I have done lots of things that I had always wanted to do but for some reason or another I never got around to do it.
So, I decided to get out my comfort zone and really reorganize my schedule to fit more activities. I call April’s month “The Month Of 1st” Because I have done so many things for the 1st time.


Saw my 1st live Hockey Game at the Nationwide Arena
I cursed over the phone while my boss was with a client. (That wasn’t on my list to do)
I saw the Columbus Palace Theatre
I went to my 1st Broadway show
I went for a walk at the Hoover Dam (I have lived in Columbus for 6 years and just now got a chance to do that)














I colored my Hair RED (That wasn’t on the list either)
I played my 1st tennis match (I have played numerous times since)
I am taking KARATE lessons (Be careful you might get knocked out) heyaaaah :-P


I went on a date with different people 4 weeks in a row. (That was interesting)









Humn what else? (Thinking) Oh yeah
I got a bike so I will be doing lots of Bike Riding
I have visited 6 different to get a feel of which one I like the best.
This are some the things I can think of right now.








I have been busy, don’t you think?

And what have you done for the 1st time?