Purpose and Meaning

Purpose and meaning, two qualities that are becoming more and more important to me as im gettin a bit older. A desire to have more than just a job, but a career founded upon purpose, that is meaningful and influential to not only myself but also impacting the world in some way. Such is the future that i strive for. I agree that it is important to any individual regardless of where they come from, that money and a very secure life are attributes that must be achieved and are held as life long dreams. And i have no objections to such values, mostly because we live a society dictated by necessity and a desire for these things, yet, could life be more than just security and a satisfaction of needs. Could life hold greater expectations than the ones we are taught to believe and groomed to perform since childhood.

I was told this story of how two recent Harvard graduates traveled to a small town of 200 people in Mongolia. The town was built on a business of producing and selling milk to the nearby towns, as milk was produced from their local oxes. The problem with the business however, was that the town was located several hours away from the nearest town or city that they sold to, and so after traveling for several hours to the towns, the milk would have gone sour and so the profit would have been minimal. Because of this, these graduates proposed that rather than selling milk, they would teach the townspeople how to produce cheese instead and so they could save much of the sour milk and the unnecessary expeditions. Furthermore, because the cheese would have been produced from these oxes which are only found in the nearby area of Mongolia, such cheese would possess a unique taste and go for a higher price. Finally, these two graduates would bring in international investors creating a higher demand and an influx of money for the town.

Upon reflecting from this story, i wondered how my life could impact people like these graduates could. Not to change the world, but to do something that would could change something. To have a higher purpose than to just live safely and satisfied with the things that are seen as comfortable and luxury.

In reading the news daily and being aware of what's happening in the world globally outside of my little hub of friends and current comfort zone, I have realized that the definition i place on defining my state of living, does not pay justice to what is real for the vast majority of this world. That in living in the top 3% percentile of the population, there is so much more to life than just the things that i know and see. So much that to focus merely on a satisfactory life would be to live life half full, blinded and ignorant of the possibilities and the realities of the world.

I guess in the end, i just want to do something in life that would somehow make a difference in this world, and that such action would lead me to feel more than just satisfied and complacent, but would give me meaning and purpose.

Freakn Asian Drivers

Freakn asian drivers. So i was gettin out this gas station ready to make a right and exit onto the main street and because the light was red, the cars were stopped so i drove down and signaled to cut into the gap between the cars. When this Freakn 5o old asian ass women driver drives up and blocks that gap and gives me the dirtiest star ever and doesn't let me in. WTF yo. Now my dad is in the passenger seat tellin me to speed up and cut her off - cause well, us Wei's dont take crap from nobody, ecspecially from old middle aged si - lise. But watever, it's a nice day and i myself dont intend to cut off some random women so i just let her speed off.

Later on another dumbass asian driver strikes again. As im bout to make a left turn onto my street off finch and the lights clearly yellow, i look and i see this car coming down and im thinkin - yo this guys prolly gonna stop right, i mean it's already yellow. So i begin to make the turn slowly and little did i know that this dumbass initial d wannabe piece of crap driver would actually step on the gas rather than on the brake, nearly colliding with my car. Luckily i swerved in time and stomped on the break as this old ass civic races down inches away from my car. WTF - all these punk ass asian kids and women trying to act like their damn race drivers when im just trying to have a simple and carefree drive on a beautiful monday afternoon.

Now although a lot of those that have been in my car might say that im also a punk driver myself. However, i would like to clear my case right here and distinguish between myself and the rest of the retards that drive so recklessly. First off when i cut off people, i actually dont cut off people, i merely switch lanes often but i do so at a distance thats safe. And ive never actually been a mean driver and purposely been an ass on the streets, ive always lived with a principle of kindness and respect of fellow drivers and pedestrians. I've also never actually driven dangerously or pretended to be some retarded kid thinkin that he's playin a video game or is racing. I enjoy the slow and easy drives with the windows down. But anyways, not to sound racist or anythin, cause i know that there are a lot of safe drivers who are asian, but from witnessing the retardation and disrespect found in Asians in scarborough today, i just had to vent a little.

Also ive spent the past two days watchin the entire series of this show online. Spent 16 hours in 2 days infront of my computer. Beautiful.

Summer So far






So pretty much for so far this summer, ive been paintin for my dad and been workin downtown at UT. It's been a good coupla weeks since te end end of school and a good time to get bak to doin the simple things in life. I guess one thing that my friend reflected upon while we were paintin, was the sense of accomplishment that one gets in completing a project like this. To actually get to see the process of finishing paintin a house, its kinda rewarding to finally see teh finished product.




I really can't wait till i touchdown on the great 852. It's gonna magical. Just a coupla more weeks till that beautiful 29 degrees, 90% percent humid. Damn.