Change

I have just started the 4th decade of my life and it finally got me thinking what I really want to do in my life. Through the past three decades, I have been fortunate (or unfortunate depends on how you see it) enough that everything has lined up perfectly for me so that I really didn't have to make any hard decisions or maybe I should say I have been following what most people do and am luckily enough to get it. However, when I looked back, I felt like I didn't do anything that's extremely meaningful to me.

Granted I have a well paying job, have a shelter, and don't have to worry too much about my day-to-day expenses (well, I am pretty cheap :P). If I had a family, I am probably pretty happy about where I am at; however, since I am single and don't have any real responsibility, I start to question whether what I am doing is the best use of my time and "youth". I have some ideas of what I want to do but for some reasons, I am afraid of doing them. Something is holding me back. I am pretty sure it's the "change".

In general, people hate changes. It could be getting married, having a baby, buying a new house, or changing a job. We always try to avoid it as much as possible (yeah, some guys detest the idea of getting married and some couples think that babies would ruin their good lives :). Most people like a stable and predictable life as it's easy and comfortable. However, at the same time, this predictability and comfort would make one become complacent, which is what I hate to see myself getting into. I am not a competitive person but I hate to see myself living the same way throughout my life (yeah, I don't think I can ever give anyone a good life :).

Anyway, so I am trying to conquer my fear of change and decide what I want to do next. Sorry if I sound like I am complaining. I know that if I was back in 1960s, I wouldn't even think about it. I would probably just work, work, and work to make a living to take care of my family. Society has changed or maybe the Western world is just different. Regardless, I have this thing stuck in my head and I gotta figure this one out.

Links

I am going to share a few links with you today.

• Great games
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Most viewed pictures

I just looked at the metrics on my flickr account and the following pictures are the most viewed ones. Somewhat surprised about the 2nd place.

Third place (taken from Yosemite and posted this morning - 38 views):



Second place (my master bathroom - 44 views):



And the first place (taken from Gem Lake - 54 views):



I think people really like photos with reflection. I just posted another reflection pictures today and I'll see how it does. Of course, now that I "advertise" my photos on my blog, all the metrics will be off...

Can't believe...

[warn: this post might reveal too much details...]

I am going on a trip soon and one of my goals is to pack as little as possible. I have been buying technical/light-weight clothes for hiking so I got something for pretty much all layers except my underwear. To make sure that I have a light-weight trip, I took my time today to research on what options are out there.

After reading some reviews, I found these travel/hiking/light-weight underwear. It claims that it dries quickly, is very light, and is very breathable (which is good considering that i am going to the tropics). It has very good review so I thought it was great until I looked at the price tag... $25 per pair! I may be cheap but, seriously, $25 is a bit much for a pair of underwear (for guys, I vaguely remember someone told me that female's underwear could be pretty expensive).

Since I really want to pack as light as possible, I bit the bullet and ordered 3 pairs for the price of less than share. These are the most expensive underwear I have ever bought and they better be good.