O-O Transition

By the 5th day of work this newly minted 2008, I did something remarkable that shocked the very virtues of my patriotism. The total times I sang the national anthem eclipsed the total number of times I sang it for the past 2 years (Twice for both years). The crux of this problem lies not in the nature of my current position, but rather, the nature of my previous position. Which all bogs down to the BIG question. What the heck was I doing in the past 2 years?

Frankly, truthfully and candidly, the answer is very simple. Learning how to drive. That's it. Oh and maybe carolling during my free time. And of course, singing the national anthem a great grand total of 4 times. A swell way of spending 2 years of my life. There you have it. If anyone asks me again what I was doing the past 2 years, I'll direct him/her to this post.

As much as I wished that 2008 was supposed to be 2006, in reality, time has moved on. 2 simple years have passed. And suddenly it hits you. I'm seriously outdated. Be it in technology, computer games (I'm not lying, I'm still playing C&C 3!) and basically life in general. Knowledge of 9233 is not assumed. And the most compelling evidence is when you start getting owned by gifted people. Sigh... The best thing is that they ask super hard questions expecting you to answer them but when you answer them they get so confused because they haven't shifted house yet. It's like trying to force an en bloc sale even though you're not ready to move yet. But any form of challenge is appreciated. I guess that's the difference between this year and the past 2 lacklustre ones. It's not the absence of the layer of protective oxide, nor the presence of a fully filled valence electron shell, nor even the Bohr's atom. It's the challenge from things like this. Just bring it on baby!!! The greatest challenge is how to transit from being owned to owning and God Like status!!! I'm calling it the O-O transition. Owned-Owning transition.