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Overload

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My brain is burning. I am playing project manager and content owner in one project, and project technical lead in another. At the same time, I am still worrying about my line functions and people's vacation timing. OVERLOAD. I am reminded of an article on a website about a lady donating her brain because of such overload/overheat. And here is a picture I took of a palm tree. PS:I will start injecting this blog with some of my own photos that I particularly like. Makes it nicer to look at.

Delightfully pinkish

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Delightfully pinkish , originally uploaded by LotusGem . This flower grows on a tree. It requires flexibility to reach and take a photo of.

Difficult Red

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Out of place , originally uploaded by LotusGem . This rock is coming out of the closet, finally announcing that it is green. You know liking green more than black, IT MUST BE GREEN. Difficult Red , originally uploaded by LotusGem . This is a picture I've taken in Singapore. I finally started developing those pics (RAW to JPEG).

The trust I am afforded flatters me

Apparently I am a trust worthy person. The day before yesterday my car broke down and I had to go home in a Taxi. Yesterday I called one to take me to work, but still had to pick my daughter from school and I wanted to buy a car. I walked into the operations room, and said I need to pick Yelsmin up. My friend Awfa -- who already knew about my car breaking down, put his hand in his pocket and tossed his key across the room and looked back at his monitor. I remembered the Arabic saying "أن اللبيب من الإشارة يفهم". His car is a brand new, fully speced Toyota Avalon 2007, he had it for about 3 days now may be 4 I cant remember. On the road, I called a friend who I knew had bought a new car I liked, the Lexus RX. And asked if I could take it for a spin because I want to buy one. He met me outside his office building and gave me his keys. Both cars are great, but I prefer the Avalon by a mile for its performance. The point here is that I am trusted to just take these expensive