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it's saturday. i'm tired still. wanna sleep in a little bit more, please. but woke up early. i was gonna work on the immigration questionaire AND file my taxes, but opted to go to denver to watch football. could've gone to copper and snowboard. first experience of going to an irish pub in denver to catch, 1) england vs. nothern ireland at 8am, and 2) republic of ireland vs. israel at 8.50am. while the former was a lively and entertaining match, which england won 4-0, the latter was somewhat of a snore-fest. ireland started off brightly enough and scored within the first 4-minutes, courtesy of the very impressive damien duff and on-and-off clinton morrison. then it went 'blurry' for 86-minutes, like a bad dream that you can't remember, or don't want to remember, before the israelis scored a stunner on the dead. 1-1. ireland lost 2-points rather than gained one-point. england had 80% of the possession but had to wait till the 47th minute before joe cole scored and went on a 16-minutes scoring spree. michael owen, an own goal, and frank lampard. the day's not lost yet though. i will get the immigration questionaire done and 'start thinking' about filing the taxes. nothing beats a good saturday off from work.

corporate espionage. what those two words mean to you? i got first-hand taste of what it's like yesterday. got a call from an ex-manager of mine. kinda surprised that he called. i don't think we had a super working relationship the last time i worked for him. but he sounded pleasant enough and friendly. till he started asking me for a few of the company's propriety documents (those are company's patented designs, confidential stuff, trade secrets). what would you do? for all i know, he could be working for 'the enemy'. the company where i'm employed right now has taken extensive measures to protect its trade secrets, which includes educating the importance of these documents and the consequences of our actions, and having all employees signed legal documents. bottom line, the company wants to keep whatever edge or advantage that it has over its competitors by protecting its trade secrets. heck, i could be fired for even entertaining such requests! i wrote back to him and basically said no and haven't heard back from him since. it's not worth getting fired for. kinda pissed off with him for putting me in that situation when he obviously knows the consequences. plus i can't recall a single favor he made for me when i worked for him. go figure!

could you settle for second best? i guess it depends. if i'm expected to be the best, then coming out second would be a heartbreaking experience. now if i'm not expected to be anywhere near to the top, ending up second would be a pleasant surprise. can you tell why you love somebody? is it because.. of his/her looks?.. she's got curves? he's got a 6-pecs? he/she drives a sports car? he/she lives in a condo? he/she makes you feel comfortable? safe? wanted? desirable? why? for what reasons? yes, fate has a lot to do with it, but it has to be initiated by a certain attraction. i dunno. just an interesting subject i guess. do you have any thoughts?