Famous Failures and Fancy Cars

March 7 (Monday)

After going for my lazer hair treatment, we went shopping at Aeon. John got a smoking deal on two pairs of dress pants, a sweater vest, a polo shirt and a Chinese jacket, all for $100.00 CAD. No such deal for me.

Looking "Chinesey"

"They call me Bruce"

Not much news to report on so I'll just share this post I received on Facebook.

Famous Failures

A teacher told him he was "too stupid to learn anything" and that he should go into a field where he "might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality." (Thomas Edison - inventor of the incandescent light bulb)

After being cut from his high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried. (Michael Jordan - 6 time NBA Champion, 5 time NBA MVP, and 4 time NBA All Star)

He wasn't able to speak until he was almost 4 years old and his teachers said he would "never amount to much." ( Albert Einstein - Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Prize Winner)

She was demoted from her job as a news anchor because she "wasn't fit for television." (Oprah Winfrey - host of multi award winning talk show & most influential woman in the world.)

Fired from a newspaper for "lacking imagination" and "having no original ideas." (Walt Disney - creator of Mickey Mouse and Winner of 22 Academy Awards)

At age 11 he was cut from his team after being diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, which made him smaller in stature than most kids his age. (Lionel Messi - 3 time FIFA World Player of the year)

At 30 years old he was left devastated and depressed after being unceremoniously removed from the company he started. (Steve Jobs - co-founder of Apple Inc. & Co-founder of Pixar Animation Studio)

A  high school dropout, whose personal struggles with drugs and poverty culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. (Eminem - 13 time Grammy Award Winner, sold over 90 million albums worldwide)

Rejected by Decca Recording Studios, who said "We don't like their sound...they have no future in show business." (The Beatles - the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in history)

His first book was rejected by 27 publishers. (Dr. Seuss - best selling children's author in history)

His fiance died, failed in business, had a nervous breakdown and was defeated in 8 elections. (Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States)

If you've never failed, You've never tried anything new!

Her grades were barely passing, she dropped out of university. Years later returned to college and passed with great distinction. She was involved in 3 businesses that failed and ended up in bankruptcy. Some things failed, but some things ended in great success. This is my life. Failures: Season's Restaurant, The Rib Cage, and Chopstix. Successes: Rainbow Tees, Panda Restaurant, The Massage Clinic, and Subway. Don't be afraid to  try! 

March 8 (Tuesday)

Ahhh...the perfect way to start the day...nothing like a massage.

Ricky Ma came today to fix my computer. After 2 hours of doing this and that, it appears that my issues have been rectified...I hope. Good feeling to be caught up on my blog before I forget everything. Now I just have to learn how to navigate the new format.

Since I don't have any pictures to post, I thought I'd show you some of the cars that people in our complex drive.

 Alston-Martin  (what 007 drives)

March 9 (Wednesday)

Seems like we've been away from the Temple for a few days. Friday was our OAD, Saturday was only 1/2 day, Sunday off, Monday off - Pday, Tuesday off - OAD. Just a reminder, OAD is Other Assignment Day to be used if we have other church assignments, but usually, it's free time to get our shopping and cleaning done or do more exploring. Sunday isn't really a day of rest. We usually spend about 10 hours at church. We leave at 9:45 in the morning and usually get home around 8:00 in the evening.

Since we had the late shift today, we decided to go out for dinner. I felt like having pizza which is weird, because I usually don't care for pizza. We went to Ameroni's since I had sampled their pizza a while back and quite enjoyed it. Elder and Sister Lee joined us. Pizza and caesar, great dinner, great company.

 Maserat

March 10 (Thursday)

We got an early call this morning from President Wong. He wanted to make a schedule change for next week. John had gone out for his morning walk when President Wong called back again all in a panic. He wanted us to come in ASAP, 10:15 if possible. It was almost 9:30 and it usually takes about 40 minutes to get to the Temple, so we (Lee's, Chan's, Ngai) were told to take a taxi. He sounded quite anxious. Apparently there was a large group of sisters that come in for a conference. We ran 2 extra sessions.

Tomorrow, there is also another large group coming so all OAD's have been cancelled and we will all be working from 3:00 - 9:00 pm. We usually do not have to do the evening sessions, but this is an exception.

Next Wednesday all OAD's will be cancelled again for a special session for all the mission presidents and their wives from Asia, the Area Presidency and their wives, and Elder Brent  H. Nielson, Executive Director of the Mission Department and his wife, including 3 general authorities. It's always exciting to have special visitors.

Porsche

March 11 (Friday)

The Asia Area Women's Conference was held this weekend. This bought a lot of sisters to the Temple and extra sessions were added. President Wong had requested that all Senior Couple Temple Missionaries come from 3:00 - 9:00 pm rather than working our usual day shifts. I spent 4 hours doing initiatory work. So glad when the night was done.

Mercedes 

March 12 (Saturday)

Today is my Dad's birthday. He would have been 97. Gone too soon, 26 years ago. Love you Dad, and still miss you so much even after all these years.

Just a normal Saturday. I was privileged to participate in doing the initiatory for Victoria, who was attending the Temple for her very first time. She was from Zimbabwe, such a sweet spirit.

Went shopping after and bought a Instax Mini 8 (polaroid type) camera. I wanted to take snaps of each sister as I interview them for their story. Time is running out so quickly. I only have 12 Sundays left before our summer break, and about 16 Sundays left after the break. That means I'll need to get 2-3 interviews done each Sunday.

Contrast - Porsche parked in front of a dilapidated business. 

March 13 (Sunday)

An exciting day for "Mamma Baby" Sarah, a sister in our branch who got married yesterday. The branch sisters put on a little reception for her and new husband Clay. Clay is from Oregon, and as soon as she gets all her papers processed, she will be moving there. It may take a few months. I'm so happy for them. Btw, that was the yummiest wedding cake I had ever eaten! Mmmm...

Sarah "Mamma Baby" and Clay