my being 50

I haven't written anything in a long while, well not in these blog anyway. I rant and rave on my twitter page and an my facebook account, but not here which is quite ironic since this is my official blog page. Anyway.....

So i will be turning 50 in a couple of weeks and you get to think about the things you have done and have not done as a retrospect. So I will give ti a go here and enumerate what I have done in my life that may seem noteworthy or exceptional for someone who will be 50 years of age before the month ends.

I have;

1. flown or ridden private planes - was often brought to and from the mine site I was consulting at by a private plane, a KingAir Beechcraft plane, it has propellers and not a jet but its still private.

2. flown with gold bars literally at my feet on the same flights to the mine site.

3. been a Chief Operating Officer for a dot com company

4. met with CFOs, COOs, CEOs and presidents of multi-million peso companies

5. built several companies from the ground up

6. worked in several states in Australia, the US, Malaysia, Singapore and HongKong

7. been paid tax free salary in US dollars for several years

8. never bought a car of my own

9. traveled overseas on all flight classes on commercial planes

10. never paid for a hotel in all my travels

11. using a Mont Blanc platinum pen for the last 10 years

12. been flown to HongKong for meetings and interviews

13. been part of the computerised maintenance consulting team for the new HongKong airport

14. done indoor mountain climbing

15. drank wine vintage 1986 an 1991 Australian wines

16. been saved by Christ since 2009

17. given up smoking since 2007

18. done training 1700 ft under ground at a mine site in Kalgoorlie , Western Australia

19. driven a right-hand SUV whilst in Australia

20. eaten crocodile, kangaroo and ostrich meet

21. ridden a train from Maryland to New York

22. taken an exam and been interviewed at the United Nations Head office in New York.

23. gambled in Atlantic City, New Jersey

24. seen Cindy Crawford, up close and personal as I stood next to her in LAX

25. watched an actual NBA game and have seen Shaq in person.


So is there anything else I can do for the next 50 years, maybe, but my outlook in life has been different now and the things I want to do have also been different. I have mellowed out in my age and have been more conscious of the thinks I do now. I try to mentor my subordinates more and now also share the Word of God.

I am thankful for all the things I have experienced in the past, I sure not many can say the same specially about the crocodile and kangaroo meat.

But what I am thankful for are all the friends I have met and retained all these years. My closest friends I have been with for the last 33 yrs and they have been with me through the thrills and trials of my life. You can run to them when you have problems but the best thing of all is when they run to me to ask for advice, it shows that they trust me enough to ask for my opinion and help.

Thank you Lord for the new found vigor I have in life now as I seek your approval and prepare my family as we walk with you in seeking God.