Your unspoken life metaphor influences your life more than you realize. It determines your expectations, your values, your relationships, your goals, and your priorities. For instance, if you think life is a party, your primary value in life will be having fun. If you see life as a race, you will value speed and will probably be in a hurry most of the time. If you view life as a marathon, you will value endurance. If you see life as a battle or a game, winning will be very important to you."

From August 19th: "Life [Reality] isn't flowers and blossoms and rainbows and candies. It has that, but I would like to think of it as hard pavement lined with flowers, blossoms, rainbows and candies. We walk the pavement, we fall on the pavement and skin our knees, but we can detour to the sides sometimes, to sniff the roses."

I was reading that excerpt from my book yesterday and it got me thinking about my life metaphor. And I was instantly reminded of that entry I posted some time back. Thinking about it, I feel that the idea of life as a 'walk on hard pavement' is quite consistent in my life. I value endurance, taking things slow, and time was always an important factor for me. For instance, I value people and things and beliefs that have withstood the test of time. Tried and tested, if you would. Perhaps that was one reason why I valued my previous relationship so much. He was a tried and tested, and I didn't want to let go no matter what.

Oh, and yesterday I met up with Clayder for drinks. I was damn late so I treated him to dinner.

How is it that my 8.0 megapixel camera phone (3rd pic) doesn't take as nice photos as his (1st & 2nd pic)?! Too much flash!!

Okay, agenda for today!!! I need to knock off a lot of things by end of the day, ARGHARGHARGH.

1. Send Juno ppt slides for tomorrow's presentation!!
2. STUDIO: 1-year programme
3. STUDIO: Management of skills/talents
4. STUDIO: Marketing timeline & sustainability
5. STUDIO: Sales Forecasts
6. STUDIO: Financial Projections
7. STUDIO: SEW THE DAMN SHIRT