Drexel 5K Run!

I just participated at the Drexel 5K run at 31st and Chestnut street at 11am today. Guess what, I got fifth for women category! I was able to catch up and stay at the 3rd position at first but I think my legs are really not conditioned to run for a while so I slowly slipped to the 5th position. Well, at least I overtook the gal in front of me just before I ended the race =) I must say that this is my first but most pleasant race ever. When we reached at the finishing line, there are chips, cookies, bananas, peach, oranges and drinks greeting us. After we cooled down, there was a marvellous spread of saliva-inducing food after the run. Talk about gaining back the calories I just lost man. Shit haha

When I am at a crunch point, I must:

1. Stay calm

2. Be confident in my abilities

3. Dare to go forward

4. Get the facts

5. Take control

6. Cut my losses

7. Manage the crisis

8. Communicate constantly

9. Identify my constraints or determining factor

10.Unleash my creativity, any problem is solvable

11. Focus on key results areas

12.Concentrate on priories

13.Counterattack the problem!

14.Generate cash flow

15.Care for your customers

16.Close more sales

17.Keep things simple

18.Conserve your energy

19.Make your connection

20. Character is king

21.Resolve to persist until you succeed

Shopaholic Confessions

What I've bought at factory outlets and online over the last 4 months:

1. Old navy shorts $9.49

2. Old navy bag $6.99

3. 2 Old navy tank tops $20

4. 1 Urban outfitters pink tank $4.99

5. 1 UO dress $19.99

6. 2 victoria's secret bras $40

7. 1 VS black tube top $15

6. 1 Forever 21 shorts 9.50

7. 1 Forever 21 jeans $12.90

8. 1 Forever 21 vest $12.90

9. 1 Forever 21 earrings $3.90

10. 1 Forever 21 knit top $11.50, bra $4.50

11. 1 American eagle bra $14.99

12. 1 American eagle slippers $11.49

13. 1 nine west high heeled boots

14. 1 Guess high heeled clogs $24.99

15. 1 UO hinged wallet $9.99

16. Lancome sunblock,body scrub, blusher,contour powder

17. 1 GAP jeans $9.99

18. 1 GAP long sleeve $5

19. 1 Tommy long sleeve $12.99

20. 1 tommy cardigan $19.99

21. 1 old navy cardigan $19.99

22. 1 kennethcole down jacket $49.99

Do you really think that Facebook is earning big bucks? Think again. There is 'no revenue model embedded in its core business'.

Taken from http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/125/nings-infinite-ambition.html
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"It would be very difficult for MySpace or Facebook to shift gears and directly offer a competing service to us," says Bianchini. "They have a huge set of technical challenges just scaling what they're already doing, and we have spent three years building a serious architecture and technology lead for what we do." She says one of her engineers compared that kind of course correction with "swapping out the engine of a 747 during midflight."
By the time Facebook -- or anyone else -- could do that, Ning may well have ridden its double viral loop to impregnability. Because once it hits critical mass, the road is paved.
Then no one can stop it. "

"Success comes to those that dare to dream dreams and foolish enough to try and make them come true..."

I hope I am foolish enough!