Xmas 2 Christmas, a wish 2 wishes.

I remember watching a tv show as a kid where a presenter was interviewing a woman about Christmas, after about a minute of chatting away about Christmas shopping she said “Christmas is so lovely, I think we should celebrate it every year.”

And now that we have set the tone, let’s continue.

Helloooooo! It’s been quite some time since my last post, yes I’ve actually had nothing to say but plenty has been going on as time doesn’t stop.

Since time doesn’t stop, Christmas is once again upon us. The time for spending too much, eating too much and generally over indulging is allowed, you know since it’s Christmas so you’re allowed that extra barrel of beer. IT’S CHRISTMAS!

Mind you, I can almost hear the gym owners sitting at their desks rubbing their skinny hands together with a “MU’HA’HA’HA’HAA” knowing there are going to be 40,000 people in the UK who will take up new gym memberships and never actually turn up after the second gym visit on January 3rd.

Of course there will be the mad rush the week before Christmas in the West End, millions of people running about trying to find a role of Sellotape since the 55ft they bought has been used by the 6 year old to make a tent and uncle Scrooge needs his hammer wrapped for Christmas.

So what’s everyone doing for this lovely festive period? Family, friends, random pub or bar? Personally i will be with friends and family. Maybe next year I’ll go back to the bars and clubs where I’ll be the only 34 year old in a sea of 19′ers, hmmm, i guess time really doesn’t wait for any man.

Whatever it is you are doing, I wish you all peace love and happiness and wherever tou are you are surrounded by loved ones, friends and family alike, enjoying the winter nights with a steaming mug of Starbucks (come on, it’s commercial Christmas!)

Have a very merry Christmas and I hope to see you all in the New Year.

iPhone 4S or iPhone 5?

iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone !!  The whole world has gone iPhone  mad!

The digital world is a blaze with information spewing out about Apple’s conference today (6PM GMT).  Honestly, go search for “Apple iPhone” and see what comes up!

• Is it going to be a iPhone 4S?
• Is it going to be a iPhone 5?
• Is it going to be both?

Either way, there will be plenty to talk about after the announcement.  No doubt there will be talks of the mistakes they have made, the disappointments and finally the cult saying “ALL HAIL APPLE!”

Personally, I have had a Blackberry, an Android and an iPhone all in the past 1-2 years but can’t quite make the decision as to which is best.  They all do the same thing and everything slightly different.  But today, all I will be looking for is how the next iteration of the iPhone saga is going to make my life that much easier.  Am I going to be part of the 80%+ that upgrade from iPhone to iPhone?

Random links for you

• Live coverage of the conference
• Watch the conference live at the Apple store in London’s Covent Garden
• What the new iPhone MIGHT look like
• How much will it cost?
• History of the iPhone, how did we get to where we are?
• There are going to be TWO iPhones

Choices to changes

Sometimes life changes, sometimes it continues on what seems like a straight path.  But actually your life, like everyone else’s is forever changing.

The changes that come about through other peoples decisions can often be seen as those changes that people sometimes get upset about, struggle with and  often don’t like.  But the changes i’m talking about today are the ones that come thorough opportunities that come your way through the choices that you make.

Choices are the decisions that we all make which have the strong ability to mould the direction of our lives.  The question often is, do you have the courage to make that decision?

I spoke to a few people the last couple of days about their lives, this was particularly relevant as we were all going through a journey that had the potential to change our lives should we have the courage to take the change and utilise what we could potentially gain.

I remember one man actually said to me “I don’t think I deserve this yet” while another girl said “It scares me a little, I’m not sure I’m ready just yet.”  At the same time, there were people who were itching to get through to the end and the gains that were present for the taking were not even enough.

This made me wonder how many people out there, chose not to succeed in the choices they make.

Choice, is it not the corner stone of freedom?  Freedom, is it not the corner stone to happiness?  Freedom of choice is the ability to be happy through the options you choose to take, or not take.

The Social Media Revolution

Found this video and thought is something quite interesting to share, enjoy!

Moments from a time past

I wrote this post a while ago but has been sitting in the draft folder, thought I would post it out for you, enjoy!

Spent the evening with a friend who I last saw in 1997, for me that was 13-14 years ago now (in case you are reading this in the near and not to distant future).  How did we find each other, the answer is easy FACEBOOK!  Yes, after networking with friends of friends of friends, years later I am still finding people from the past.  Im sure you all know what I am talking about, but of course there are a few who are yet to get on the Facebook band wagon (after all there are only 500,000,000 Facebook users world wide )

So, sitting in Busaba Eathai on Wardour Street eating some high street Thai food and then into Princi for some amazing passion fruit cheese cake with a skinny latte, we spent the evening catching up about uni, work, travels, school, college, family and friends.  On my way home, I had been thinking about the past.  What it means for the present and the future that is yet to come.

Do we really learn from our mistakes?  Do we take forward all the positive and constructive points?  Do we dwell on issues that are unresolved?  I would like to say that we do all the positive things, or at the least we try.  After all, every moment that passes is never going to come again, right?  (hit that 88mph and boom, 1987 here I come!)

So if no moment is to be repeated, then shouldn’t the saying “Live every moment as if it were your last” really stand true and tall for us?  If it does, then what happens to us when we are going through our daily lives, moaning and complaining about our work, social life, boy friends and girl friends?  It’s at that moment, when the thought process stops and feelings take over.  We forget that this moment will never come again, we forget that utilising that moment to live to your fullest is the only way to not waste your time.

Living to the fullest – That is your decision, what is living to the fullest.  Like I say to lots of people, there is no right and wrong, only opinion.

Joy of touch screen auto correct

Got a touch screen phone?  I know you understand the joys of auto correct when typing out a message!  I know it drives me MAAAAAD!!

Earlier today a friend sent me the pictures below, I had to share them out.  I was crying with laughter by the end.

Some random Facebook statistics

Facebook madness