6.7 billion

That’s the estimated world population as at November 2008 – 6.7 billion people. -Wikipedia-

I was on the phone with Suzen earlier, and randomly, she asked me “There are approx. 6 billion people in the world. Why do we need to settle down with just 1 guy? Why THAT specific guy, and not another one? It doesn’t make sense!”

I wondered for a while, and then I answered her…
There may be 6 billion people in the world, but it is not quite possible to meet them all…
And assuming you meet 2 billion people, which I think, is VERY optimistic, there are still a few factors we need to take in…
In that 2 billion people, 1/3 of it would be out of your league, ie. Supermodels, superstars, artistes, too smart, too goodlooking etc.
Another 1/3 would be those that well…you’re out of their league…ie. too fat, too ugly, frequency way off, too weird, too stupid, etc.
So, you are left with approx. 667 million people.
Taking into account that in the world today, the ratio of men:women is approximately 4:6, only 267 million would be men.
Assuming that there’s a same no. of people at each age, with each men lived till 80 years of age, there are only approx. 3,334 thousand men with the same age as us. Taking into account that we do date older/ younger men, and on average, we take men that are a year younger to 4-5 years older rather well, our target audience is only about 17 million men.
That’s not it! Assuming 30% of them are not single (hence not available), and another 1% of them are homosexual, there are 11,500 thousand men available for us. Take into account of the different races and beliefs, approx. 3.8 million is available.

But really, do we really get to meet so many people at the first place?
Assuming you get married at 30, and you meet 50 new people per day (since you were born), 365 days, you will only meet approx. 550,000 people in your life (Till 30).
That’s 0.027% of what was assumed earlier, at 2billion.
Hence, there really is only 1,000 men in the world that would meet your criteria.
And yes, please be reminded that the profession you are in offers you minimal personal, social life. And being someone as picky and anti-social as you, you will prolly meet less than 5% of the 1,000 men. So, you are stuck with 52. And THAT’S WHY you are with whoever you are with now…

Suzen: OKOK! Enough! *faints* You weirdo!
Me: Hmm…I’m impressed at how I can come up with all those, in a ad-hoc manner..
Suzen: Go blog about this! Then I can refer…

Conclusion: Here’s it! Your 6.7 billion people in the world, and why you are stuck with that particular 1 person. \(^o^)/

Disclaimer: All the figures above (except for the world population figure) are merely assumptions made by me, and are unsupported. They are, afterall, something rather off the cuff. =)

Finding answers

Someone wise once said, when you get lost, go back to the very beginning, and see it with new light. Perhaps then, you’ll know what to do.
Yet, we wonder, how many can truly let everything go, and go back to the beginning? It gets harder as you go further in life, for it means you have much more to lose. And at the same time, people who does that very often, are, well, very often end up where they started.

There’s only a fine line between the people that keeps running at the same spot, and those whom goes back to the beginning just to see things in new light.

Sometimes, people hold on just because their ego would not let it go, refusing to concede defeat. But is ego alone sufficient to make one keeps going? How long could one lasts with just that?
Even so, does letting go really means defeat?
Sometimes, in order to win, one needs to first, lose.

Many would have known that I went to Melbourne, Australia for a holiday, to celebrate both Christmas and New Year there.

But personally, this trip was more than a vacation. It was a time for me to truly reflect, and think about my next move (If I am to move), to find peace within myself, and above them all, to seek for some answers

To all my friends whom I was able to catch up, thank you for making time. To all those whom I did not manage to meet up, I’m sorry.

But I would like to specifically thank a few people, that made this trip a memorable one:

Dear Sis,
I thank god for being your only sister, for or else I would have been “dumped” at the airport yesterday, while waiting for the delayed flight of mine.

Thank you for making time, ensuring that I’m not bored, at home, rotting during the day, although you needed to work at night. Thank you for taking the trouble to send me all the way to Jacy’s place for the bbq, although it was rather far, and you really weren’t staying for the food.

Thank you for bringing laughter and happiness, by being totally random and silly.

But above all, I thank god for having you as my sister, and I thank you for just being you, my dearest sister. I am missing you heaps!
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Dear Remy,
Thanks for the wake up call every morning, by stepping on me, and being just all over me. You have been a fantastic companion, bringing me the much needed laughter, and of cuz, by just being such an adorable cutie.

Nonetheless, I’ve wondered if you are really a dog, for I’ve never seen a dog that’s soo shy..

Weirdly, I missed having you stepped on me..
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Dear Sweet Ping,
Thank you for being such a fantastic friend, through all the years, seeing me thru both thick and thin.

Although I did not manage to spend a lot of time with you, it has been great catching up again after so long. But most of all, I thank you for the advice. Perhaps now, I am indeed a lil clearer of my directions.
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Dear Jacy,
Thanks for taking time off just to meet up. It has been great catching up with you again, after so long..
Thank you for driving us to Mornington, despite the fact that I didn’t let you know you are driving till the very last minute

Thank you for organising the longest ever bbq that I have ever attended, and then insist that I stay outdoors when the temperature has dropped to 11 degrees, and I really was not quite equipped with the appropriate clothing (joking)…on a more serious note, thank you for the hot honey lemon that you made for me

But most of all, I thank you for being such a thoughtful friend.
It has been great..=)
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Last but not least,

Dear Jon,
Thank you for the fabulous hospitality. Thank you for the gifts, and for the yummylicious brekkies you cooked. I had loads of fun playing Mario kart, as well as making the brownies (or more like, cookies) with you, although they didn’t turn out very well.

Thank you for the meals that you treated me (one of them as my wages for helping you clean the carpets \(^o^)/ )

I will especially remember the final night we spent together (With my sister, =) before that sounds a lil wrong ), you told us “Just do not wake up one day regretting the choice that you made”..and that made all the difference. Thank you for everything

I am missing all of you guys heaps already!

Conclusion: I would like to think I’ve found my much needed answers. I would like to. But only time would tell. Yet, above them all, I know I’ve found some peace within me..at least for now.

Welcoming 2009

2008 has been a year to remember, 2009 will be one to embrace.
For the first time ever, it’s Hello 2009, from Melbourne. It was rather awesome… Fireworks were good, weather was cooling, and the crowd was happening!
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But besides that, all of us wonder what’s really for us in 2009. Things certainly are looking bleak in the States, which automatically translates to a worldwide economic crisis.
For most of us, there will be a challenging year ahead, with bumpy rides expected.
So, stay alert, spend wisely, and lets pray/work for the best.
As the saying goes “Tough times never last, but tough people do”.

More pictures to come (When I’ve got a bit more time in my hand)…

Till then, take care, Happy New Year, and may we all be blessed with the best of things..
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Conclusion: 3 more days, before reality bites me again….