Great Weekend.

Had a great weekend; on saturday I went to school and did my theatre class presentation.  I got an A grade!  :)  After the class I ended up taking train to Grand street in Chinatown, and I decided to stop into the 99cents store.  I played $10 dollars worth of quick draw and BAM! I won $110 bucks!   I've been pretty lucky lately, so I decided to purchase 10 dollars worth of Jersey 5.  (Crossing fingers)

I pretty much spent all of it that evening on dinner and Cupcakes for Ling. (My neighbor.)  Happy 29th!

On Sunday; we went to an SGI Chinese New Year show.  The lion dance was pretty cool!  I'll post a video of that when I get it. 

It was a long day on sunday.  We woke up super early to attend the meeting, then we went directly to my uncles place.  We had great food with the family.  The same things on the menu! lol.  Scallops, Mayo Shrimp, Pork chops, Roasted duck, Dim Sum, we were stuffed!

I ended up bringing over Jenga, and we played that for a little while.  Definately great time bonding with the cousins, etc.

I hope everyone is doing great!

Focusing on the GOOD

I think that people nowadays only look at the bad qualities of a person  (I'm guilty of this as well.)  If you do this your just going to end up hating everyone.  I've been trying to make a change myself.  What about you? : )  There are a lot of good people in this world!  Why can't we just stop criticizing, and just see the good qualities of a person?  We're together in this planet after all.  The more friends the merry.

Next time before assuming things about a person; ask yourself a question. 

Why would people act a certain way? 
Why is this person conceded? 
Why is this person condescending? 
Why is this person so loud? 
Why is this person always negative? 
Why is this person so shy?
Why is this person crying?
Why is this person so quiet?
Why is this person always looking mean?

Etc...Etc..

My point is to keep an open mind about people before judging them. Most people are going through their own personal struggles, with family, work, school, relationship, etc. They may act a certain way due to the facts I mentioned or because of their up bringing.  More than likely they don't even know that their acting like that.  You don't know what that other person's situation is. They could of had a rough childhood, or is currently facing a difficult time in their life.

What could be affecting their lives?.  Is there something you can do to help that person?  Maybe they just need someone to talk to.  Everyone acts a certain way due to their environment.  Lets look for the good in people, and ignore the bad as much as we can.  Life is too short to focus on all the bad things!  Maybe that will make me a better person in the end.  Maybe that will change how I react to people.

I hope this makes sense. 

G.K.

Details about my injury and rehabilitation

Good Evening!

Its a great night to blog!  Happy shoveling!  With the Blizzard of 2010 well on it's way, I finally posted an article about the entire process that has changed my life since April of 2009.  It's definately put my life into perspective.

The struggle is on going, and the pain never seems to end.  In the end I hope that you take the time to read it and forward it to friends or family that have experienced knee surgery.  (or in my case double knee surgery.)   I would love to hear feedback, just comment or shoot me a message at: gkcsales@gmail.com 

CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE


below are some pictures that I wasn't able to post on Associated content due to copyright issues. 

The Patellar Tendon is what I tore.

Patellar tendon rehab update

My legs are feeling a lot better today.  I would say about 60% to complete recovery.  I took a 2 week break from the gym.  My right knee was killing me!  Oh the pain never stops!!! I had to take some Motrin to get rid of the imflamation.

I felt a sharp tendonitis type pain behind my patellar tendon / knee cap; so I went to see the doctor two weekends in a row.  I got a lidocaine shot for my shin splint, and some accupuncture around the knees.  The doc told me the tendon was VERY tight.  It felt like someone was pushing on my knee cap all the time.  He told me it very well could be from the scar tissue putting pressure on the tendon, therefore tighting my knee cap.  The acupuncture did help relieve the tightness.

Its frustrating because this put my rehab on the back burner for 2 weeks.  I ended up doing a lot of research about the benefits of deep tissue massage, accupuncture, and ultrasound to break up scar tissue.  Its kind of how you rub a bruise till its gone (Chinese style to break up the bruise).  So for the past 3 days I've been doing a lot of unltra sound, and deep tissue massage on my knees.  I'm feeling a Hell of alot better!  I guess dr. google. helps! 

Lets see how long i can keep this up.

The Ultrasound Machine I've been using.  Cheap, but it works wonders!  Also great for muscle spasms.

Back to writing

I recently started writing for Associated content.  At one point in my life, I aspired to be a journalist.  That didn't happen, but I guess this is a start.  Associated content has an assignment desk, and I chose to write about a not so great experience I had with a weight loss program.

I've attached a link to the article below.  Thanks for reading!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2620451/30_pounds_in_30_days_iis_herbalife.html?cat=51