Hungover blogging- the cure for hangovers?

As I'm starting my day at work, fuck I realized I'm way hungover.... really hungover.... I try to figure out new and interesting ways to get over my hangovers at work. Today, I'm trying the Causalities of Winning method. I'm going to attempt to blog durign work while hungover. Yeah, I'm sick like that. I'm wondering if me writing down clever, comical, and assholish comments can bring me back to my normal self. I hope so because sometimes I'm hungover all day at work, which sucks or I get one massive hangover and I'm chilling once noon hits. I hope it's the latter.

Hangovers are kind of funny if you think about it. You're basically still drunk from the night before and really feeling the consequences of believing you're an 18 year old freshmen in college who's body hasn't felt the years and years of drinking juuuussttt yet.... Well, I'm fucking paying for the idioticy of my friend who is visiting from LA. He's forced me to go out since Wednesday night and it's fucking Friday morning. So, I have 2 more nights and 2 days of drinking hard. God help me now....

I'm going to keep saving this blog and rediting it throughout the day until my hangover is over. So, it'll be a nice way of be tracking if the COW method works.

It's just getting sad here in America with the housing market

http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/homes-become-billboards-in-exchange-for-mortgage-payments--2

People in Palm Beach are trying to fight their mortgage default chances by offering to have their homes painted like billboard ads. It's pretty fucking pathetic that Americans have to resort to this b/c their dumbasses and overleveraged (over borrowed) to the point of bankruptcy. Come on people, if you can't afford a huge house now just wait and save some capital and in the future when you can AFFORD it, then buy the fucking thing. It disgusts me that this link is even up.

Recommending my friend's blog

I usually don't (really never will) recommend another blog b/c I obviously have the greatest blog known to mankind and why else even consider respecting someone elses, no? Well, my idiot friend grew a conscience and decided to quit his awesome job at Raytheon and volunteer in Haiti. Now, he's blogging about his experiences traveling the world. Check it out.

http://beerandlobster.com/

Taking a job rejection to the next level

If I ever hated a company enough that rejected me, I'd send this little reply back:

[Today's Date]

Dear Mr/Ms. XXXXX:

Thank you for your letter of March 20. After careful consideration I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with XXX XXXXXX Ltd.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates available, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

I certainly appreciate the time, skill and creativity invested in submitting your letter of rejection. Despite your outstanding qualifications and likely having previous experience in rejecting many quality applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet with my needs at this time.

Therefore, I will initiate employment with your firm on Monday of the following week. Please arrange the appropriate details with your Human Resources department and Accounting teams. I look forward to being a part of the team. See you then!
Best of luck in rejecting future candidates.

Sincerely,

XXXX XXXXXXX

So happy that I need a new pair of shoes

http://hypebeast.com/2011/04/new-balance-999-by-concepts/

Only shoes that I can wear that don't hurt my feet. Love the new retro look.

Winning in a different Continent?

So, I am not just an asshole and do have some kind of heart in me. I volunteer at Columbia U and teach/mentor undergraduates in the real estate club (which is the industry I currently work in ). Bright and young students who really have no idea on what they're going to do in life but have a passion for real estate. Basically, after one of my monthly seminars, a student comes up to me and thanks me for helping him out, etc. then proceeds to give me his business card. The kids family is one of the biggest developers in Hong Kong (Literally, built Hong Kong from scratch; billionaire status) and offered me a job in the future. The statement begs the Q, should I be winning in a new continent? I mean I am Filipino and was born in the Pacific Ocean area.

But, could I really win over there? The culture is so different let alone the ridiculous language barrier I would face. I mean it's an awesome opportunity and I've always told myself I would be living outside of the US for a couple of years or maybe forever... but this soon? My family will think I'm nuts if I leave after my first job in NYC to move to China, but come on dude. I recently turned 24 and have no freaking clue what I want to do, my mind is all over the place. Logically, it makes sense to travel, make mistakes (HUGE), get a new job when I'm young and don't have A. mortgage to pay B. have a family C. have responsibilities.

I have this weird feeling that it might be that opportunity that pushes me over the edge and gets me to that next  level of success/income. China is the future of real estate. The US is extremely overbuilt and the only way to develop is if you have a billion dollars and that's not fun anymore. I want to be part of a growing and evolving location and my buddy currently works in Poland for the next 2 years as head of acquisitions for a huge real estate company in NYC. IF he can do, I think I can too.

Change is something that has always been apart of my life and continually use it to my advantage. I've been in situations before where the experience from my lifetime of change has contributed to my successful outcome. However, this is a BIG change and really will ask me to write a list of the ad/disadvantages of moving to China. I currently run a non-profit that is devoted to helping undergraduate real estate students and would most likely have to give that up unless I figured out a way to communicate with them. I have another start-up I've been working on that if we can't close a deal in the next 5-6 months, then I think I'll end it. But, I have so many friends and ideas over here that I don't know if I have it in me to give up what I've built here. My family, network, business contacts, ideas are all in the US and I'm giving that up for a new and unforeseen experience in China? God help me now.... hahaha I'll keep you guys posted and see if I do pull the trigger. Maybe in 6 months I'll have it figured out.

The Greatest Drunk or the coolest guy???

http://www.drunkard.com/issues/10_06/10_06_andre_giant.html

Andre the Giant was best known for his size and apparently his unhuman like drinking abilities. 119 beers in 6 hours? Yeah, that's right son.