The formula is: Life + Good = LG LOL.....jk

I read a small article a while ago (I believe in Reader's Digest or Canadian Health & Lifestyle....can't remember) about inputs and outputs of life.  The author made a comparison between life and equation...."the difference between 'input variables', factors that cause something to happen and 'output variables', the result of the equation."  The author also said: "focusing on what you can control is the most effective use of time and energy".  This really caught my attention because the first thing I related it to was GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out).  In computer science a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; When I first heard of this term in my first year of college, I related it to  what I do in my normal life; so then I was thinking, hmmm...if junk food causes cancer, then I guess healthy food will result in better health.  But that still, wasn't very meaningful....at least back then, it wasn't meaningful to me, cuz I loved junk food.  Then I thought, hmmm, if I study hard, chances are I get better grades, or viceversa.  That was more meaningful!  Now, after reading this article, this term also applies to life.  13 years ago, when I first came to Canada, I didn't have any goals.  I was happy with any job that could keep me alive(you know what I mean); but as I grew older, I realize that I don't just want to be alive, but I want to live my life and enjoy it.  Therefore I worked so hard through-out high school and college, and right now, I can say..... I am enjoying my life.......I am doing what I like to do.  I can't say I am very successful, but for sure I'm not a failure.....you are not a failure until you fail to try.  I cannot stress how important setting goals is, because it drives your focus towards the direction you want to head to.  Imagine, you are driving your car around the city without destination, you are wasting your gas, mileage, and most importantly, your time...after an hour or two, where would you be?  Chances are.... not somewhere you are satisfied to be.

I was 16 when I came to Toronto and worked crazy hours on a restaurant.  I didn't have a very specific goal, like becoming a doctor or lawyer etc etc, my only goal was, I do not want to work in a restaurant all my life.  Having that in mind, I know that I have to study hard and finish school asap.  Now, having your goal set isn't the end; in fact, its just the beginning of your journey.  You have to work towards your objective.  Attaining goals have different timelines for everybody; even for two people with the same identical goal.  If you work harder, you might reach your goal sooner, or viceversa; but reaching your goal sooner or later is still attaining it; its just a matter of importance.  Now, you might say, I've worked like hell and but I'm nowhere close to my goal.  True!  I have gone through downside moments where I asked myself, is this really worth it? I wanted to give up many many times, but never did.  Sometimes, you've given in so much (set your goals, worked hard etc) and yet not getting what you expected (success, recognition etc); this happens;  Nothing is guaranteed in life; What is guaranteed for sure is, no input results in no output or GIGO.  Focus on what you can control, the inputs(set goals, work towards it) and await the output(success, recognition).  Ignore factors that you cannot control (ignore the what ifs...) simply because you have no control over them.  You cannot change them or avoid them. 

So our life equation is pretty simple:

Input + X = Output.

*X = external factors

E.g Say you want to have a family.  Inputs = find a gf/bf, build the relationship, trust, love, get a marriage license, make/adopt babies  + X = Family. 

*X = mistrust, third-wheel(s), different life goals(most important)

This is just my view of life...I try to make sense out of everything that surround me.  Life is just as simple as cause and effect.  Its just a matter of finding the right cause for the desired effect.

If you study finance, they'll teach you how to compute the present value of future money or viceversa, meaning what's the value of a $1000 in 5 years, or the other way around.  Very interesting eh? Sure, but how about computing individual value of money? Wouldn't that be more interesting?  $1000 to me means nothing to Bill Gates.  There isn't a formula to compute our own value of money.... or even our value of people.  Can we compute the present value of a friendship? relationship?  If there is, I think it'd be the opposite of computing the present value of money, because ....usually... a relationship tends to grow in value over time, where money to depreciates.  This comparison might sound absurd, because you might say, you can't compare human relations with money, because in a relationship, many factors affect its value....sure....on the market place, many factors affect the value of our money as well.  My personal value of money is very low, because I never view money as the most important need; although I have to agree its quite important.  Let me explain why I don't value money as much as other; this might be my excuse, but its my real thought.  Ever since little, I was never given spare money, cuz my mom view money sooooo importantly.  They had a restaurant back then in Honduras, and I started working (helping out) since I was 6....btw, I helped out alot.  I never asked them for money, because I always made my own lunches (usually sandwiches), so never had a need for money.  I walked to school, so didn't need transit money.  Until one day, I believe I was in grade 6, that's when my dad felt I should have some money of my own, so he gave me $5 daily.  I love my dad, he always put himself on my shoes....haha.  So, logically, I never had to use money, nor had needs for it, I should be able to save up my $5s everyday; The funny part happened couple months after that, I believe it was Christmas or Children's day, when I asked my dad to buy me a stereo.  He agreed to pay whatever the different from my savings; I told him, Dad, you will have to pay all cuz I have no savings at all.  That $5 he gave me daily, I spent them all daily LOL....bear in mind I was 11 then.  Then I offered to work at the restaurant for half the wages the staff were paid and they agreed and that was my first part time job at a age of 11.  So this is my real value of money.  If I have more, I spend more, if I have less, I spend less.  If I have none, I just won't spend anything at all.  The main thing I learned is if I need money, I would work hard for it.  I am a big spender, I gotta admit that, but I only spend what I earn.  I never borrowed or spent anyone else’s money.  My parents stopped all my financial aid when I reached 16.  I have lived on my own ever since then.  I paid my rent, my groceries, transit and even my tuition.  And guess what?  My mom is still saying that I am a big spender.  Can you believe it?  LOL.  I just came to a conclusion that whatever I do is wrong in my mom’s point of view.  Sometimes I wonder if I was born a boy, she would value me much more….maybe more than how much she value her money.  Welcome to the chinese family!

If Barbie is so popular,  why do you have to buy her friends?

Neutron
What do you call a neutron that has been around for a while?

An oldtron.

Q: What do you call a man with no arms and no legs trapped in a book?
A: Mark.

If a schizophrenic threatens to commit suicide, is it considered a hostage situation?


What do you get when cross a joke with a motorcycle?
A Yamahahaha!

Q: Why does Peter Pan fly?
A: If someone hit your peter with a pan, you'd fly, too!


Q: Why does Ford still manufacture cars and trucks?
A: Because they are trying to keep the towing industy alive.


Bigger
Who's bigger, Mr. Bigger or his baby?
The baby -- he's a little Bigger!

What do you call a hiker who likes to gossip?
A walkie-talkie.


Money
A man will pay $10 for a $5 item he needs.
A woman will pay $5 for a $10 item that she doesn't need, because it's on sale.

Arguments
Women always have the last word in an argument. Anything a man adds after that is the beginning of a new argument.



Future
A woman worries about the future -- until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future -- until he gets a wife.


Success
A successful man is one who makes more money than can be spent by his wife.
A successful woman is one who can find that a man.

Marriage
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

Thought for the Day
Married men should forget their mistakes. There is no need for two people to remember the same thing.

To be happy with a
man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy
with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

Lately, I've been a bit tired; I still can't believe I can handle so many tasks at once for so long; I really need to take life a bit easier.  Ever since high school, I've been working two jobs and going to school at the same time...all the way through college.  After college, life was way easier without school, but now that I'm back to school, it has turned my life to a busy one.  What's the difference between now and four years ago?  Age maybe? LOL, yes I'm four years older, maybe that's why....but I definitely, I think university is tougher than college.  Back then, it was so easy to get an A; and if you work a bit harder, getting an A+ was a piece of cake; but now, I barely ace on my courses; one for they are harder, second, cuz of my busy work life.  So sad!  I need to work much harder from now on.

This past CNY wasn't a great one, due to a huge argument with my mom.  Parents...they are....can't hate them and can't reason with them...just love them for who they are.  Despite the big argument, and how wrong I think she is, I know that at then end, I'll have to give in; just for the fact that they are my parents.  Ridiculous right? yeah, that's the life of kids from a very traditional chinese family.  No matter what, my mom always wins; regardless!

Friends, can't live w/o them, but can't live w/ them either.  I understand people change, and so do I, cuz we are human being.  But regardless how much I change, I still appreciate people around me.....until someone or something tells me that this person is not worth my appreciation.  This never happened before, but it finally did.  Yes, I am disappointed, but I have to accept, this is life, and this is how our friendship has evolved till now.  I think this happened, because I was too truthful.  Maybe sometimes I should keep the truth to myself.  I've always been like this.  This is my biggest weakness; I tend to speak all my thoughts out, and people might not like it.  Maybe I should learn to keep my mouth shut and disguise a bit, cuz I just learned that people don't like to hear truths.  I really think I'm super weird; I always want to know friends' truth thoughts about me, so I thought they might appreciate mine as well, but I was wrong; not all people can take truths. I should keep the truth to myself, cuz I never know when I will say something unintentionally that might upset others; this kinda contradicts my meaning of friendship, cuz I always thought real friends are there to share (happiness, sadness, critiques etc), are reliable, and woth my appreciation.  Its time to amend my definition of friendship.  Conclusion, keep my honesty to myself and my mouth shut; this will save me from lots of troubles.

*People who do not know how to appreciate, donot have the right to be appreciated, but not viceversa.  What an irony!