My Life In Focus

I woke up this morning with $$$ on my mind… but it wasn’t the typical kind of spending that most people my age would dream of doing.  I paid for my tuition this morning… It’s true I am going to a state university - so the cost of tuition could be MUCH worse, but it doesn’t make it less painful having to bite that bullet… $1898 is the sticker cost per semester at San Jose State University these days for just the tuition… the parking sticker and books are seperate and they are the next immediate thing on my list to take care of.

I guess you can say all of this is sort of surreal… not just the cost of going to school, but actually being back in school at a 4 year university.  It’s been a long while and a lot of sacrifice and determination to get here, but I am here — and I am actually kind of looking forward to it.  Most people would cringe at the thought of being back in school again, but I actually kind of enjoy the hectic balance between work and school.  I’ve learned to have a greater appreciation for it as well.  I hope this feeling stays with me because I sure do have a long ways to go before obtaining the BA and then the MA to follow after that.

So now the countdown begins.  I have only one official week of summer left before SJSU instruction begins. I have two official weeks of summer left before Ohlone College instruction begins.  That’s right - I’m dual enrolled as well — that’s how much I am loving school these days!  haha - The truth is I have 1 unit to finish my AA degree for obtaining my licensing for Child Care and 1 class to finish off a specialization to put on my degree in Administration, Mentoring, and Supervision on my degree.  After that, I’ll be a full time SJSU student come Spring Semester.  So… with that said… lets enjoy the final days of summer before school once again, consumes my life. 

For all the Chinese folks out there - today is a big day so go and buy your lottery ticket… you may just get lucky… make sure your ticket is filled with 8’s! 

Tonight is the start of the long anticipated Summer Olympics hosted in none other than Beijing, China - how’s that for good luck and good feng shui?  I’ve been waiting for this all year long and it will mark the first time that the Olympics will be aired with extensive HD coverage.  I can’t wait to see all the swimming heats on my nice big flat screen in HD, it’s going to be awesome. 

The best part in all the Olympic excitment is that all that I will be seeing on televsion in the next 2 weeks that is being aired in Beijing, I will get to see at the end of this year — except that it may all be covered in snow.  Beijing is the first leg of the Adventures in Asia saga and our time there will be very limited because we will be a part of an actual tour group, so I want to be sure to take note of all the sites and be very selective about what it is that I want to see when I get there and have the time to go roaming around outside of the designated tour times. 

135 days left until my adventures begin!

OK OK, so I’ve neglected this site for about a year now, but it’s time to relaunch it with a bit of a new look so stay tuned for new changes to come.  The last year has been a work in progress for me and I’m just starting to turn the corner in my life where things are going to slowly start getting better and better — finally, something worthwhile to blog about.

Some of the bigger news includes transferring back into a 4 year university (FINALLY), co-founding a small investment company, and a pending month long trip to Asia.  If you asked me last year if all of this would be possible, the answer would have been no, but dedication and perserverance has taken me a long way and commitment and determination will take me the rest of the way.  It’s been a challenge to keep all the plates spinning, but I’ve finally got the momentum just right to keep it going.  So just like this site, I’m a work in progress and only the best is yet to come.