i've been writing blog entries at www.jameschong.tumblr.com for the past month or so.  it's more functional and simpler and more aesthetically pleasing than xanga, but it doesn't have the comment capability which gives me the peer validation i so crave. 

so i'll be writing my blog entries on the tumblr site until i find a new home on the net that combines tumblr's ease of use, looks, and seamlessness, with xanga's comment capabilities and established network. 

maybe blogspot or blogger? 

anyways, here's a couple inspirational thoughts on my mind:

-"Imagine You. Perfectly amazing you. Not wasting your time trying to be somebody else.  Taking the time to discover who you really are.  Learning to love your authentic self.  You are remarkable.  Imagine that."

-in every situation, moment, and day, you have a choice: to be negative or be positive.  you can control your environment by controlling your attitude and behavior. 

-life is not an emergency

-you're only as happy as you think you are

 

gosh some of my previous entries are pretty depressing.. i must've really hated work then! since then it has gotten a lot better, or maybe ive just gotten used to the idea of working and accepted this reality?  in either case, im happier now, and i think, or i hope, that i have risen from the rock bottom of work depression and have the sky as the limit. 

anyways, what about those 23 korean humanitarian aid workers being held captive as hostages by the taliban in afganistan? isnt' that a damn shame? these volunteers braved the dangerous warring land of afganistan in order to help the suffering people, and this is what they get? and yesterday, the bullet riddled body of the leader of the group, a pastor, was found in a ditch.  how fucking sad is that? the world is a scary place.  and as our soldiers and innocent civilians like the murdered pastor suffer and die, the leaders of our country debate back and forth about what to do. as they talk, people die.  are our policies working? is all the economic and most importantly, human losses, worth it? the war was started on false pretenses, and now all hell has broken loose.

can you imagine how the people of iraq and afganistan live? everyday there are reports of suicide bombers murdering 10s of people in public places such as the marketplace and transit areas.  everyday there is the threat of death, and the certainty of poverty due to the lack of protection, infrastruction, and stability, and the brain drain, as the most capable and successful of iraqis have fled to safer lands, leaving a land filled with poor hungry civilians hoping for a better life, but facing death and poverty everyday.  imagine waking up and thinking that today could be your last day. 

we are so blessed to be living in this country, where our biggest concerns lie in our everyday trivial issues and where we care more about paris hilton's jailtime than in the bigger more important issues of the world such as the iraq war, global warming, poverty, aids, healthcare, etc., we are so insulated here in our high tech iphone desensitized almost emotion-less tabloid society...

life is a trip!!!