The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
-Orison Swett Marden

5 more days til hawaii!!!wooooooooohooooooooo...dude i can't wait..i swear my work mode has already turned into vacation..haha..sooo embarassed about the stupid mistakes i made at work yesterday..i think i must've been daydreaming about the stuff we're gonna do in hawaii..thanx to cecile & anna's things to do in hawaii list..hehe we stole your atv'ing plans and hopefully we get to grub at giovanni's shrimp truck..those pictures made me drool..hahah..and if me & kel get enough cahones..heheh we'll try to cliff dive at waimea beach..ahhhhh..i'm so excited yo!..there's so much to do and so little time there..but at least it's a vacation..i've been needing a rest...again..ha!

so my parents & little sister leave for hawaii tomorrow..luckies! they're gonna island hop to kona first then meet us in oahu when we get there..did i say how excited i am..hahah..okay i'll stop=)

today during lunch my boss asked us what we'd like to accomplish in the next 5 years..hehe i said to travel the world..so i think i've decided..i'd like to go travel to someplace every year..w/in the 50 states doesn't count..cuz i know i want to go to chicago/new york next year..and florida in the upcoming years..but that's probably going to be a weekend holiday thing..and besides, going to my cousin's wedding in p.i. next christmas..that leaves my summer 2005 & the following years open..so i've been trying to decide the places i wanna go each year..first stop would have to be europe..probably a contiki tour or backpacking..i wanna see england, france & italy the most..and hopefully be able to squeeze some more countries in if it's part of the tour..second year is a tie between japan & australia/new zealand?..i really wanted to go to japan this year..but with my cousin's wedding next christmas..it'll be really hard to afford it yet alone plan it..third year is a debate between spain/portugal & south america..i really want to see the rainforests in south america...those are my top choices for now..there are so many other places i'd like to go too..but this is what i've been thinking about for a while now..

i know it sounds really optimistic that i want to go to all these places..seeing as how much it's going to cost and how long i can actually stay at each place depending on my vacation time..but i figure..might as well keep telling myself that I WILL go to these places, so that it will actually happen..self motivation eh?..haha..so yah..that's the plan man..and i better start saving..uhhh yah..seeing as how i want to own property in a few years too..hahaha...it'd be so much easier if i just won the lotto..then i could travel all i want..quit work..go to culinary school and just be a chef..heheh..and whoever else wants to do this too..it's on me..haha=P