Take care.

So anyone who knows me knows that I'm a snowboard fanatic. When those 2-4 months of winter roll around every year, you're lucky to find me on a weekend unless you snowboard with me. Ever since I had knee surgery for my torn ACL 4 years ago, I'm ultra conservative when it comes to the slopes now. I wear my robotic knee brace every time I ride, and I don't try to do half the crazy things I used to do on the slopes. Let's be honest too, I'm 25 years old now, if I get injured, I am in no way healing with Wolverine-esque powers the way I used to in high school. So I gotta be extra careful.

This past weekend, I was reminded of how careful I should be when I take on "extreme" sports like snowboarding. My friend Lan Chi recently got hooked on the wonderful sport of snowboarding due in large to her boyfriend Sunny who happens to be just as big a snowboard fanatic as me. We took a trip this past weekend with some other friends of ours to a local ski resort. Long story short, Lan Chi had a freak accident on one of the slopes, falling awkwardly on her back and bracing herself with her hands. She broke her left elbow quite badly and required surgery to repair it. It was surreal being in the emergency room waiting for her. On the one hand, you make jokes and smile because you know your friend is ok and that she'll get through it. But on the other hand, you worry because you never expected this to happen or that it could be this bad, or even worse..that you're glad that it didn't turn out worse than it is.

I often tell most people I know that life is short. You never know when you won't get a chance to see someone again. I know this very well since one of my best friends passed away 4 years ago in a tragic car accident. When people I know get injured in these types of freak accidents it makes me appreciate life all the much more. So please, if you know me at all, please be careful because you guys never know when something unexpected could change your life. And I never want to miss that chance to hang out or talk to any of you again. So take that opportunity to eat, drink, party, hang out, watch a movie, go shopping, take a trip, dance, play, sleep with me. Because life is too short and unexpected to miss that chance to share some time with people you love.

And on a brighter note, my friend Lan Chi returns home in a couple days from the hospital and I'm gonna be the first to give her a welcome home present...well...besides her man-servant Sunny of course.

A new year, a new blog.

Hey all,

So it's been on my unwritten list of "Things To Do" for about a year. I get random thoughts sometimes and I wanna share them with you. So finally, after months of laziness and procrastination I've decided to start blogging again. Although with the growth of gmail, I've found a new blog site, as you all can see. I like this site better than xanga because anyone can comment on my blogs, not just xanga members.

There's actually a lot of "Things To Do" on my unwritten list. I like to think that the list will be completed eventually, but there are items on the list that probably date back to 2005 so we'll see how that goes. Some other things I need to do are write a book, clean my room, buy a house, go to Italy/Spain, wash/clean my car, buy new workshoes, learn to play baccarat, be an extra in a movie, invest in some stocks, get a dog, and apply for a job at DC United.

There's many other things on my To Do list, but it would take me a week to write it all down. Maybe I should just focus on my "Things Not to Do" list. It'd be like "die, get sick, go broke, lose friends."