I like being my own boss!!

Starting June 2009, I'm my own boss, yeah!!! Change of management at the tennis facility that I worked and we are waiting for a new head pro to be hired. For the time being, I'm on my own. Bought my own little portable tennis cart and hopper. I picked up a few more lessons and don't have to pay a percentage to anyone.
I've volunteered to answer the phone during the day when I'm not teaching. I'm counting down the days for the new person to come. This longer hours is not fun, cuts into my shopping time and having lunch with my friends, yucks!! Don't think I can ever be a full time worker because then it is work rather than fun.
My house is a total wreck and no time to cook so my diet is fast food which is not very healthy. Have to try to be a little more organized.
I know that those of you who works 8 hours day will tell me to stop whinning and I will once I get used to the hours. Never thought that I can have a career after turning 50.
Told Jim that I will be really for a vacation in August, let's see..... where should we go?

i feel like Benjamin Button

Here's 2009 and I'm another year older but not feeling it at all. I'm heathlier and younger at heart. I feel like Benjamin Button in his middle life but really don't want to have the same ending as him, been there, done that. Hopefully I feel will the same way throughout the year.

said good bye to another friend!!!

My friend's husband pass away on thursday after battling with pancreatic cancer for 6 months. he is the first one in my group of asia friends to be called home.
this is the poem that she inserted in the program.



WHEN I COME TO THE END OF MY ROAD
AND THE SUN HAS SET FOR ME,
I WANT NO RITES IN A GLOOM-FILLED ROOM.

WHY CRY FOR A SOUL SET FREE?
MISS ME A LITTLE, BUT NOT FOR LONG,
AND NOT WITH YOUR HEAD BOWED LOW.

REMEMBER THE LOVE WE ONCE SHARED,
MISS ME BUT LET ME GO.

FOR THIS JOURNEY WE ALL MUST TAKE
AND EACH MUST GO ALONE.

IT'S ALL A PART OF THE MASTER'S PLAN,
A STEP ON THE ROAD TO HOME.

WHEN YOU ARE LONEY AND SICK OF HEART,
GO TO THE GOD WE KNOW.

MISS ME A LITTLE BUT NOT A LOT,
BUT KISS ME AND LET ME GO!

finally won something!!!

what a great weekend of tennis!!! the weather was perfect and I had the perfect 8.5 combo team. I formed this team months ago and as usual at the last minute, people dropped out because of family conflict but luckily I was able to find a better replacement. I had 2 super lines that won all the time and myself, not so good:( we lost in tie breakers and sometimes playing combo, I forgot that I'm supposed to be the better player and I need to play harder. Anyway, it is a great feeling to be on the winning side.
Hurrah for our team!!!!

always a bride's maid........

Took the 3.0 senior ladies to Sectionals at John Newcombe Ranch this past weekend and came home dissappointed again. The ladies did really well on sat., winning both matches but came out a little short playing wild san antonio on sunday morning. We lost 2 3rd set tiebreakers that would have put us in the finals!!!!! Yuks, so close but no cigars. The ladies played their hearts out but nerves got to the better of them. Hope we can do better next year!!!

On the whole, it was a really fun weekend, staying on the ranch where all the matches are being played and I got to watched lots of matches.

There was a dinner for all players on saturday and we had fun dancing to dj music. Since all the players were 50 and above, we were all grew up with the same music. We boogeyed till the dj shut down and we still have another match to play the next day!!! It was such a stress reliever that I think everyone benefited. The shy ones were the best dancers!!!!

Hope I get to come back next year!!!

Happiness is.......

4 girls spending time together, shopping and eating japanese food:)
This morning we started our journey to Dallas at 8:30, stopped at an outlet mall 3 towns away and then head onto Dallas for lunch. The 4 of us met through tennis, a japanese, me, filipino and a causian. We had the best of time catching up with each other's life and laughed all the way to Dallas. Melinda was the one who suggested this trip and this was the only saturday all 4 of us were available. We hardly see each other on a regular basis because of our work schedule so we talked non stop to get caught up with each other's life.
We had plans to eat at a Chinese restaurant but once we got to Dallas, there were too many choices and we ended up having japanese food instead. Aji-sen is a quaint little japanese style restaurant and lots of choices. Since we couldn't make up our mind, we all ordered different bento(lunch) boxes. I had sashimi and sushi with squid salad and agedashi tofu, Yumi had sashimi/sushi with squid salad and japanese pickles, Fe had tonkatsu withe tempura and sea weed salad, Mel had hibachi shrimp with tempura and steam veg. We got to taste each other's side dishes and decided we made the right choice for this restaurant.
After lunch, we or rather I, went crazy in the chinese supermarket, stocking up on instant noodles, frozen meat buns and fish balls to put in my noodles. Also bought a package of moon cakes and had to get the lady working there to help me pick one since I don't read chinese and didn't know what they were filled with.
Then on to outlet mall but it was dissappointing because nothing was on sale and no tennis clothing. Went to the Academy next to get at top and then to PGA superstore where we all bought some outfits. buy 2 get 1 free even on disscounted items, who can resist that!!!
At 7 we decided it was time to head home especially when our husbands called to say that heavy rain heading our way. Luckily we spent enough time in the store and missed the rain.
We all came home, exhausted but happy that we got to buy new outfits.
Until our next adventure......

what do i want to do now???

last night I was with a friend who is in a limbo on what she wants to do with her life. Her kids are grown and will be going off to college soon and now she wants to do her own thing. Last year was a different story. Last year she wanted to spend more time with her kids and gave up some of her activities to be available to them. Now I'm wondering if she did the right thing. Now she has taken herself out of the loop and has to do some catching up.
She is a little younger than me and I know exactly what she is going through because I felt the same way, a need to do something to be me, to be useful and keep my mind stimulated. I want to work but didn't want long hours and only work on days that doesn't interfere with my social life. Luckily for me, I was good at tennis and was able to use to play and earn some pocket money. I was still "searching" for myself until I heard a sermon last year that we should stop looking for something bigger or better. Just be happy with what you got so something like that to that effect. We are always searching but never content with whats infront of us and until we can accept that, we will always be searching.