I just realised..that I have a very...I mean verryyyyyyyyy unglamorous job compare to my friends. If someone asked them what did they do on that day..the answers might varied as follows:
1. "Damnit...I have spent hours and hours looking at Bloomberg, looking at a certain company's stock price..which has not increase since I made the recommendation to my corporate clients to buy it. Shit".
2. " I locked myself for hours for those back-to-back meetings. I could barely open my eyes".
3. "What a boring day today. I wasted it away for making this bluprints for corporate social responsible proposal for my clients".
Whilst..if you ask me..my answers will be varied as follow:
1. " I have to check my cleaners..whether they have mopped the floor properly"
2. " Uh..I got o climbed those vertical staircase with my high heels to see the waterproofing works. How exciting".
3. " Damn..my toilets are dirty. I have to make sure they have enough toilet papers".
4. "I got that test for genset running and I got deaf in the process".
and the list can go on and on.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Future Me
I found this website ....www.futureme.org which I thought is bizzare but brilliant and interesting at the same time. Anyway, the idea behind it is to allow you to send your future self an email...so it can be the next day or even 20 year later (assuming that the maintenance blokes are still there ). The email itself can be about anything that you want to tell your future self - a reminder how the life was used to be, a hopeful wish that your future self is in the better state of being compare to you at the present state..or even encouranging for your future self to always be happy and chase those dreams that you used to have.
i hope when you read this that you've done everything you've ever wanted to do. I hope youre married and happy and have a family of your own I hope if youre not married and dont have a family of your own that your still happyI hope youre still loving that man you wake up to every morning I hope that the man that youre waking up to is loving you every morning (because remember: accept no crap - and most importantly you DO deserve it!)I hope you have finally finished writing that sci fi novel you've been going on about for years now.... (dont bother too much about the why - just do it!)I hope when you read this that you can read this.(written Fri Jun 11, 2004, to be delivered Sun Jun 11, 2034)
Dear FutureMe, I'm in rehab right now and I think it'll be interesting to see if this gets through to be 20 years from now......Will I still be alive.Remember the foloowing:Danielle ChillemiJackie, Chris, and Matt aka Klymax Crew.You father loves you.So do mom and Eric.And you love them.Rehab sucks ass and the only drug worth doing is mushrooms.Fuck the rest of the bullshit.Are you an accomplished actor yet? You better be!And oh yea, one more thing:I love you.(written Fri Dec 16, 2005, to be delivered Tue Dec 16, 2025)
Dear FutureMe, Remember this? I'm sending this to remind myself how good things are right now. Alex is about to turn 16 and is involved in technical theatre up to his eyeballs. Christian is emerging as a great student of science. Chris and I are happy..enjoying the beginning of what I hope will be a lifetime of happiness together. I hope things are as good ..or better in the future!Me(written Sun Mar 6, 2005, to be delivered Sun Mar 6, 2011)
Dear FutureMe, What's up yo! This is me... umm, YOU... only 5 years ago. Kinda like back to the future.... only not. So, how has life been treating you? Hopefully pretty great, cuz, I mean, that's my future you're messing with! Don't screw it up!! Have you finished your Berean yet...... you ARE still gonna be a youth minister, right? You'd better not be a druggie now!! What!? You are, aren' you!! You FREAKIN' IDIOT..... wha... you're not? oh, my bad. that's embarrassing.So, if they have the technology to send an email to the past by the time you get this, shoot me one back! I'd like to know how the future is going. Oh, and you COULD, ya know, let me know who wins a few Superbowls or something between now and then.... that'd be pretty sweet! And then you could email me again and tell me if changing the past really does change the future. Well, I think I am running out of things to say..... hopefully we develop some better social skills between now and then. Anyways, I'll see ya later..... that's a strange thought. Its like the twilight zone or something.Your's TrulyThe YOU of Christmas Past(written Mon Dec 19, 2005, to be delivered Sat Dec 25, 2010)
Dear FutureMe, I hope you finally realize you have everything you need in life. By now, you are much more confident, happy with the little things and live purely for the fun of it. Remember these days back in 2003? Lansdale street in rochester, Zammy as a roommate? The Cat with the HIV and the dialated eye? What about Pittsford Ambulance (did Josh get to be the Director of Operations?)I have some questions about what came of your life. 1) did you ever go to australia.. you really should have and it would be ashamed if you dont. 2) Is it the IT things? the med school thing? please tell me your not still a security guard. Once again, there is only 1 life to live... make it a good one.. every single day.--AJps: happy birthday.(written Tue Sep 9, 2003, to be delivered Fri Feb 17, 2023)
Dear FutureMe, Just in case you forget:The money is buried in the backyard behind your favorite tree - the one that talks to you at night - take 32 paces wearing your silver stripper shoes, turn around three times while humming the theme to "Gilligan's Isle". When you are finished, start digging wherever you are standing.Love, The You of 2005ps- PSYCH!!! You had no money to bury, are you crazy?!! I'll bet I was getting my hopes up, wasn't I? Sorry, just kidding. But not about the Love part, I really do love me. You.
Dear FutureMe, you have no future, you have no girl, you have a shitty serving job at 'el pinto', you've failed out of college, you don't know what you want to do with your life, you are still living at your parents house... if you don't have a real career/if you haven't somehow convinced Florie Knauf to marry you/ if you don't have a degree (of any kind) by the time you read this mesage kill yourself!(written Sat Dec 24, 2005, to be delivered Sat May 19, 2012)
Anyway...as it for me..I'be receiving mine when I'm 30. It will be a gift for my self. I dont know how I will react, though. That will be interesting. Most probably, cry. And be a total wreck for the whole day as I would then get reminded on my younger and happier days.
When you think about it..it has a very basic concept. You are just only delaying the email that you wrote your self..for ..let say..10 years or so. But the thought of one email can change a person's outlook for life is just....nice.
Anyways..here is some of the examples that I found interesting...i hope when you read this that you've done everything you've ever wanted to do. I hope youre married and happy and have a family of your own I hope if youre not married and dont have a family of your own that your still happyI hope youre still loving that man you wake up to every morning I hope that the man that youre waking up to is loving you every morning (because remember: accept no crap - and most importantly you DO deserve it!)I hope you have finally finished writing that sci fi novel you've been going on about for years now.... (dont bother too much about the why - just do it!)I hope when you read this that you can read this.(written Fri Jun 11, 2004, to be delivered Sun Jun 11, 2034)
Dear FutureMe, I'm in rehab right now and I think it'll be interesting to see if this gets through to be 20 years from now......Will I still be alive.Remember the foloowing:Danielle ChillemiJackie, Chris, and Matt aka Klymax Crew.You father loves you.So do mom and Eric.And you love them.Rehab sucks ass and the only drug worth doing is mushrooms.Fuck the rest of the bullshit.Are you an accomplished actor yet? You better be!And oh yea, one more thing:I love you.(written Fri Dec 16, 2005, to be delivered Tue Dec 16, 2025)
Dear FutureMe, Remember this? I'm sending this to remind myself how good things are right now. Alex is about to turn 16 and is involved in technical theatre up to his eyeballs. Christian is emerging as a great student of science. Chris and I are happy..enjoying the beginning of what I hope will be a lifetime of happiness together. I hope things are as good ..or better in the future!Me(written Sun Mar 6, 2005, to be delivered Sun Mar 6, 2011)
Dear FutureMe, What's up yo! This is me... umm, YOU... only 5 years ago. Kinda like back to the future.... only not. So, how has life been treating you? Hopefully pretty great, cuz, I mean, that's my future you're messing with! Don't screw it up!! Have you finished your Berean yet...... you ARE still gonna be a youth minister, right? You'd better not be a druggie now!! What!? You are, aren' you!! You FREAKIN' IDIOT..... wha... you're not? oh, my bad. that's embarrassing.So, if they have the technology to send an email to the past by the time you get this, shoot me one back! I'd like to know how the future is going. Oh, and you COULD, ya know, let me know who wins a few Superbowls or something between now and then.... that'd be pretty sweet! And then you could email me again and tell me if changing the past really does change the future. Well, I think I am running out of things to say..... hopefully we develop some better social skills between now and then. Anyways, I'll see ya later..... that's a strange thought. Its like the twilight zone or something.Your's TrulyThe YOU of Christmas Past(written Mon Dec 19, 2005, to be delivered Sat Dec 25, 2010)
Dear FutureMe, I hope you finally realize you have everything you need in life. By now, you are much more confident, happy with the little things and live purely for the fun of it. Remember these days back in 2003? Lansdale street in rochester, Zammy as a roommate? The Cat with the HIV and the dialated eye? What about Pittsford Ambulance (did Josh get to be the Director of Operations?)I have some questions about what came of your life. 1) did you ever go to australia.. you really should have and it would be ashamed if you dont. 2) Is it the IT things? the med school thing? please tell me your not still a security guard. Once again, there is only 1 life to live... make it a good one.. every single day.--AJps: happy birthday.(written Tue Sep 9, 2003, to be delivered Fri Feb 17, 2023)
Dear FutureMe, Just in case you forget:The money is buried in the backyard behind your favorite tree - the one that talks to you at night - take 32 paces wearing your silver stripper shoes, turn around three times while humming the theme to "Gilligan's Isle". When you are finished, start digging wherever you are standing.Love, The You of 2005ps- PSYCH!!! You had no money to bury, are you crazy?!! I'll bet I was getting my hopes up, wasn't I? Sorry, just kidding. But not about the Love part, I really do love me. You.
Dear FutureMe, you have no future, you have no girl, you have a shitty serving job at 'el pinto', you've failed out of college, you don't know what you want to do with your life, you are still living at your parents house... if you don't have a real career/if you haven't somehow convinced Florie Knauf to marry you/ if you don't have a degree (of any kind) by the time you read this mesage kill yourself!(written Sat Dec 24, 2005, to be delivered Sat May 19, 2012)
Anyway...as it for me..I'be receiving mine when I'm 30. It will be a gift for my self. I dont know how I will react, though. That will be interesting. Most probably, cry. And be a total wreck for the whole day as I would then get reminded on my younger and happier days.
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