Jolly Good Job

What’s up world? Its your boy Peekay and I can not stop helping or making people’s days. Today I had a really terrific Thursday. Its not what I did, its how I got to live out my beliefs and how I can really have a chance to be me. That is what great about living in the US and being at St. Mary’s. Today at work, I helped cheer up some ladies who had to drive down here for buyback,  updated the catalog of the Bookstore. After work, I helped others around campus, helped a friend in calculus, officiated a volleyball game, ate a whole large pizza, chilled with my buds, and that is not everything that I did today. Also I made many people’s days along with joking around and got ahead on production.

What made today great was the productivity and how I cheered many people up and got a few laughs in. It never fails to amaze me how the small things can really make a big difference. Its just the wonders of nature and life altogether. When working today in the bookstore today, I got to cheer some women up who had a long drive by doing my Ravens talk and pretending to be the referee and helped a family find gifts for their family and met many alumni families. I enjoy seeing their smiles and how they said I made their day. I’m just too funny I guess. Also I got to help my bosses be less stress and update the website and they complimented me for being fast and productive. I don’t do things for compliments, I do things to make people’s day and to keep things moving.

So those of you that are complaining about how your job does not seem much use or anything, try to find more ways to be efficient. Nothing will cheer your bosses up more rather than showing ways to save money or do things efficiently to get ahead of their plans. Also finding things to do and getting ahead will encourage promotions to manager and helped my bosses encourage me to apply for a manager position. With that in mind, I strive to improve my effort each day. It may not work, but with determination and my energy it works 95% of the time. Also cheering people up will make you want to come to work. You need the money, might as well enjoy the process you know. Then you know that your paycheck will come with happiness as you have earned it and there is nothing like an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. Then I enjoy the pizza I eat along with appreciating the stuff I have, because I worked for them. There is nothing like feeling good that you earned everything. Your job is where you show your awesomeness. To keep things real there, I use payment jokes and I love being chatty. Some wonder why I don’t shut up  and have so much energy? I don’t shut up and I have so much energy, because I am passionate and want to spread my happiness and loosen up the pressure. We need to smile once in awhile you know.

I have some inspirational stories here.

My friend Bethany said about her working with at-risk youth is “The most rewarding thing is overhearing a child, who thinks he’s stupid and has constantly expressed his hate for school for the whole year I’ve known him, proudly telling his friends that he can’t wait to go to college.” You inspire me Bethany. Also this youth can have hope and go chase his dreams. Best of luck to you my friend. You are not stupid. You are awesome in your own way. This is a living example of how some help and a few hours a day or week can make a difference.

On an NFL note, to inspire you and show you job enjoyment here is a funny video http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-presents/0ap2000000118046/NFL-Films-Presents-Double-duty. Double Duty and my third favorite referee Gene Steratore. Gene really knows how to bring passion to work and how he keeps order while still being funny. Hope to see you officiating in Baltimore this coming season Gene!

Happy Memorial Day and welcome Summer. A loud thank you to those who sacrifice themselves to protect our liberty and rights.

Carpe Diem and YO YO YOLO

Meteorologist Peekay Than

Summer Breeze at St. Mary’s

What’s up world? Well I found myself spending a summer here at St. Mary’s and I love it. I just can not get over the beauty of St. Mary’s, no matter what the weather or time of year or day it is. On campus, I can always find a spot where I can study or just be in peace and reflect. Additionally, there are always inspirational people here that always chase their dreams and are a pleasure to chat with. So today, I had an early work shift, allowing me to spend the day walking around and enjoying the natural beauty of campus the majority of the day. Even on bad days, I walk around with a smile here, because of the people and the uniqueness of the campus. I wandered down to the waterfront, onto the docks, and looked over the water and reflected over how much I have grown this semester and year. The water calms my mind and invoke positive and negative memories and how to reconcile them and make a plan to better myself.

Oh yeah, grades came out today and I earned a 3.6 GPA overall this semester and a return to the Dean’s List. Thinking about that, I reflected on the long hours of work and passion that drove myself in Asian Studies, FOM, Linear, Seminar, Vector, and all of my classes. Those As come from passion and the long hours that make you feel drained in the morning and times when you are confused. But I have adopted a Joe Flacco like demeanor when doing these. I remain calm and just keep searching around until I find an answer. If allowed, I collaborate with my friends and classmates until arriving at the solution. If I get stressed or don’t get progress I take a break and come back in a few hours or the next day. That way, I come back with a fresh mind and arrive at a viable solution. Never give up and your hard work will payoff as I have said countless times in previous entries.

After my thoughts, I returned to land and chatted up with the sailing team and a friends that was in the Survey class that I TAed for. Our talks varied from trophies to our hard-earned grades and jobs this summer. Those of us this summer will be doing behind the scenes things such as cleaning and inventory. But I love cleaning and inventory, because it gives a sense of organization and I feel like I have control and power to make things better. Each day I strive to cheer someone up, fix a problem, or make someone’s day. If nothing else goes right, doing one of those makes my day. This sense of work-ethic and still being able to be laid back and have a great time is what I love about the St. Mary’s community and I am honored to be a part of. You all are fuckin’ awesome in your own way guys! That goes for my friends and everyone on and off St. Mary’s College of Maryland and in this world!!!!

Carpe Diem and YO YO YOLO (so do the best you can)

Meteorologist Peekay Than

Its Never Goodbye. Its Just See You Later

What’s up world? Well its that bittersweet time, the end of my sophomore year of college man and today everyone not staying for the summer at St. Mary’s went home. Hard to believe I am already halfway done with college already. I got to tell you its a little sad with everyone gone and I remain here for the summer. But on the plus side, I enjoy the silence and the beauty of St. Mary’s in the silence. As I said, “Everyone or everything is awesome in its own way”, St. Mary’s is awesome when school is in session and during breaks dude! The silence reminded me of how the quiet can be therapeutic and allowed for some end of the year reflection.

Today was my last shift at the Grind on the Spring Schedule and I said see you later to my main circle of friends. I reflected on how they have always have been there for me and our pizza parties, Chinese take outs, video games, or our shenanigans such as Nerf Wars or pillow forts. These things are what cheered me up on a dreary day and what made weekends wonderful and put the superb in Saturday yo! We also joked around and play card games on many weekends. They were always there for me and I can’t wait to see them again next year. I also said peace out to my other friends. As some of them are going abroad for a semester, graduating, or transferring, I will miss them as we lose something here at St. Mary’s when one person leaves as they bring something awesome to this campus. This also applies to anywhere in life, when a friends moves away or anything. But remember, they will always be there in spirit. I also got to be Señor Serendipitous today and help my friends move out and avoid late check-out fines. I enjoy helping others and when given the opportunity I will help you out. It feels good and I never forget the smiles at the end and the thank yous. Also thank you for swiping me  in for dinner tonight.

After saying my goodbyes, I reflected on my work and how I have grown this year. I believe that I have grown a lot and worked much harder this year than my freshman year here at St. Mary’s. I capitalized more on my dreams and enjoyed the process of earning my As. This morning, I awoke to a pleasant surprise of getting a 91% on my FOM Exam. It meant my hours of proofs, researching, and drafts paid off ultimately. The victories or As that you cherish on ones where you tried the hardest and put the most hours in. So those of you that are in the midst of your finals, keep on going. You will be fine and will do well. Remember you are who you are (fill in your name here) and you can and will do it. Keep going and relax when you are done.

As I am staying here over the summer and working at the Bookstore/Grind, I got to enjoy a quiet dorm and rocked out on the porch and got the TV to myself. Also I play loud music in my room as my roommate departed this afternoon. What a way to celebrate the end of the year man!!! I am blessed to be here over the summer as this is the place I can really be me!!!!

Carpe Diem and YO YO YOLO

Piles of Positivity

What’s up world? Even though its finals time, I still want to blog anyway. So many great things amounted to make this a Terrific Thursday. Even though exams are hanging high over me, I still had a great day.

Today was my final day of TAing Survey and my FOM final exam.  Reflecting back on those classes, FOM was the inspiration for this blog and Survey really taught me a lot about passion. Originally blogging was an assignment for FOM to keep track of math and what we learned, I realized it could be an avenue for channeling passion and sharing positive thoughts with the world. So just one night when blogging for FOM in my “Is Math Really That Certain” blog ( http://innerworkingsofmath.wordpress.com/), I had some fun moments I wanted to share and wanted to cheer others up too. I figured why not try to cheer people up or better yet spread some joy. There is just too much damn negativity in this world man. I just kept typing and typing until I got a positive thought out there. Then passion just took over and I kept writing any spontaneous positive thought at least weekly to cheer anyone who needs it up. So when I came to turn in my final exam today, I was happy, because I knew all my hard work and late nights paid off. In that euphoria, I reflected over how much I have learned and how FOM was an inspiration for me. So thank you Professor Casey Douglas for making me blog, because I discovered a new passion in my life. Good day or bad day, I love to blog. Also FOM taught me how to remain calm, when I don’t know the answer in a proof and keep searching until I do. Also thank you Casey for awarding me the most energetic blog! It means a lot and I am glad I can cheer you up!

TAing Survey taught me passion, because I really discovered my love of helping other students see their best. When entering people’s grades, it never fails to bring a smile to my face when I see improvement in their test and homework scores after they really understood the concept and developed passion for the subject. Its not me who brought their grades up, its them that did by choice and dedication. You have control in your life and each day is a new day to chase your dreams or solve your problems. Happiness comes with accomplishment and chasing your dreams. When people come ask me for help and then help their friends, they are on their way to their dreams and it makes me happy that I can help them out. I strive everyday to help others out or better yet make someone’s day whether it be by serendipitously offering freshly baked snickerdoodle cookies, giving them that 25 cents they need at the vending machines, homework help, carrying groceries in, or even sharing a positive thought or two. Everything I do with passion, because passion just drives me each day. Also thank you to those of you who came by my room and thanked me. The pleasure is mine homies!!!

On that note, I helped make many people’s days with snickerdoodles and got a lot of work done. It never fails to brighten my day, when people smile when they get that extra energy to study and keep going. I am rooting for you all guys, please don’t let me down. Come finals week, you are just loaded and you forget all your positive thoughts. Everyday my goal is to cheer other people up, if not make one’s day. For those of you stressed, remember this is your chance to shine. Remember you are awesome and you are smart. YOU CAN AND WILL DO WELL MY FRIENDS!!! You worked hard all semester, this is your Super Bowl!!!!

I also said goodbye to a few friends are graduating. I wish them luck and it is a bit sad, because they have been really nice to me and some helped me get an “A” in seminar class. I wish them the best in chasing their dreams. I admire their passion and know they will do well. But I will miss them. I also made new friends this week and can’t believe they are leaving too. Its not the same and too bad I can’t hang out with them as much as I wanted. But hey at least, I had the pleasure of meeting them.

Carpe Diem my friends and go forth and conquer. Virtual salute!!!!

Meteorologist Peekay Than

Thanksgiving in April

What’s up world? Its that time of year again. The semester’s end is rapidly approaching. But I am not here to talk about the final exams or any of the projects. I am here about thanking your professors and those who helped you succeed along the way. You are ultimately responsible for your own education, but there are others that help you along the way. Just like Joe Flacco could not be MVP without Anquan Boldin, Dennis Pitta, Jim Caldwell, Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, and most certainly the defense, you all got help from others rather it be serendipitous or not. To give my thanks, I gave each of my professors a godiva chocolate bar and a card with me thanking them with allusions to concepts learned in the class. For example to Casey, my FOM professor, I wrote this class was the most awesome class proven by contradiction, contrapositive, or induction. To my Linear Algebra professor, Avi, I thanked him for guiding me through matrix operations and what I learned and how much fun I had could not be contained in the null space or the range space of any vector space R^n with n being any positive real number. Finally to my Asian Studies professor, Holly, I wrote how I learned to avoid the flaws of Monkey (a book that we read in Asian Studies) and how I learned to keep my soul clear and understand Buddha.

You can never go wrong with chocolate man. It always cheers people up and it shows appreciation. Saying thanks always put a nice end to a semester and it always best to end well. I never forget the appreciation when my professors got the gifts. They were pleasantly surprised and said I didn’t have to. I didn’t, but I wanted to. It also made me feel good, because I try my best to help others and brighten people’s day. Well here is another Terrific Thursday in the books for today. Have a good one my friends.

Carpe Diem and YO YO YOLO!

Meteorologist Peekay Than

Scavenger Hunt and a Positive Tangent

Reblogged from Is Math Really That Certain? :

Hey you all I just went on a fuckin' awesome Scavenger Hunt for the Final Exam. I am happy to say that Abiola (http://alwaysdividebyzero.wordpress.com/) and I made it to clue 12 yo! It has been an whirlwind experience and just when hope is all lost, I am happy to say that we found it and we made to clue 12 before calling it a night.

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Man’s Best Friend

What’s up world? Is there a certain something that always cheer you up, regardless of how crazy you think the world is? No matter how bad of a day you had, there is always something or someone out there to cheer you up. Whether it be  your best friend, a family member, a pet or  fresh baked cookies, a genre of music, (for me country) a certain activity you do alone, a certain place you go, or just helping others out that just turn the winds in your head right back out of the sweet southwest and cheer you up. Many things are enough to cheer me up, but there is one thing that just ever so slightly eclipses the others. That something is dogs. There is always something about those animals that perk me up. Whether it is their profound understanding of our human emotions or their kindness and loyalty to us, or just that they are straight out gosh darn cute.

From personal experience, my dog Sal was always there for me no matter what. Every time I came home from school, he always waited to greet me and comfort me on a bad day. He could smell me a mile away. He is always waiting to greet me and cheer me up and welcome me home. Sal is always up to any activity with me have it watching Ravens games, telling and understanding my calculus jokes, walking, or just sitting by me while I read or write. He understood my problems and although he couldn’t fix them, he was always willing to listen and cheer me up about them. If no one else wanted to talk to me, he talked to me in his own way. When I went off to college last year, he slept in my room for three weeks straight waiting for me to return. Upon returning for Thanksgiving, he greeted me and didn’t leave my side the whole break. Eventually he understood I had to go to chase my dreams, but I will always come back to see him and hang with him. I am sure he is in my room right now waiting for me to come back and wondering how I’m doing. No matter how mad I get at him or how he drives me crazy, I love him to death and we are always there for one another. That is a true friendship and is why dogs cheer me up above everything else, even the Ravens winning the Super Bowl (GASP). I’ll see you over the summer Sal! That is my dog below, picture courtesy of my family.

I am glad for the existence of dogs. They are always there to cheer people up and sometimes I can just spend hours looking at countless dog photos. For the dogs and for the win. Before I go, I want to share some dog photos helping us out or just being awesome in their own ways. Have a Fabulous Friday and a Wonderful Weekend! Credit to buzzfeed for these awesome photos!

  

 

From the website http://www.buzzfeed.com/newu1085/15-reasons-why-golden-retrievers-are-the-best-dogs-654m, http://www.buzzfeed.com/newu1085/15-reasons-why-golden-retrievers-are-the-best-dogs-654m.

Meteorologist Peekay Than