Advanced Goal of the day: Consider new direction for blog
As much as I enjoy writing and clearing my mind, to commit to
doing it on a daily basis is like committing to rotating your
tyres everyday - a lot of effort for very little gain. And it
does make me questions whether it really is necessary. Am I
really getting something out of it? I barely have enough time
as it is. I don't have time to make my bed, I fall asleep with
my light on sometimes. Call me messy, I'm just busy (and maybe
a touch lazy).
But my overall theme is set. I do want to start setting more
goals and I really do aspire to running a marathon this year.
Whether I document it all in this blog is another story.
To be continued....
Monday, February 23, 2009
Foraging
Goal of the day: Try a new place for lunch
Strategy: With a myriad of choices, there is little strategy involved. Any monkey can follow the smell of food to the source. So I decided to use my intellectual skills and look it up in the entertainment book. The Sydney Mint Cafe seemed like an interesting place and scored bonus points for being close to work.
So it was decided. I called up to make a booking because I read it oftenly gets booked out for lunch. This was a smart decision on two levels.
a) There were only 7 tables in the whole cafe
b) These tables were along a veranda overlooking some of the city and I'm guessing since I made a booking, I had the best view.
I had some expectations going in as eatability rated it a 7. It was a nice sunny day, so combined with the view, the atmosphere was great. My expectations were rising. Eventhough I had made a booking, the service was average but sufficient (1 waiter, 2 chefs). The menu was extremely limited. Of the 5 mains on the menu, I chose the pork cutlet with sage dauphinoise and baked apple. The food was just above average with extra points for creativity. The baked apple was a full cored apple that had sultanas in the middle.
Overall, value for money was a 3. The food was slightly disappointing, as was the service. Eventhough the cafe did have some strong points such as the rustic atmosphere you can only get from a 200 year old and heritage listed building, alfresco dining on the veranda with moderate city views, I would still make the call that it is overpriced.
That's blown my lunch budget. Looks like it'll be canned tuna and bread for the rest of the week.
Strategy: With a myriad of choices, there is little strategy involved. Any monkey can follow the smell of food to the source. So I decided to use my intellectual skills and look it up in the entertainment book. The Sydney Mint Cafe seemed like an interesting place and scored bonus points for being close to work.
So it was decided. I called up to make a booking because I read it oftenly gets booked out for lunch. This was a smart decision on two levels.
a) There were only 7 tables in the whole cafe
b) These tables were along a veranda overlooking some of the city and I'm guessing since I made a booking, I had the best view.
I had some expectations going in as eatability rated it a 7. It was a nice sunny day, so combined with the view, the atmosphere was great. My expectations were rising. Eventhough I had made a booking, the service was average but sufficient (1 waiter, 2 chefs). The menu was extremely limited. Of the 5 mains on the menu, I chose the pork cutlet with sage dauphinoise and baked apple. The food was just above average with extra points for creativity. The baked apple was a full cored apple that had sultanas in the middle.
Overall, value for money was a 3. The food was slightly disappointing, as was the service. Eventhough the cafe did have some strong points such as the rustic atmosphere you can only get from a 200 year old and heritage listed building, alfresco dining on the veranda with moderate city views, I would still make the call that it is overpriced.
That's blown my lunch budget. Looks like it'll be canned tuna and bread for the rest of the week.
Setting the ground rules
Inspired by two lovely people, I have decided to turn to blogging as an way of keeping myself in check.
The deep dread of life passing by is a growing angst in my system.
I find myself falling behind in achieving what I want because I choose the easy way out, procrastinate or am just plain lazy.
BUT I have a solution.
GOALS!
I don’t set enough goals and underestimate it's power.
So I’ll write a goal every day, varying from big to small, simple to difficult, interesting to mundane and see how I measure.
Starting today.
Goal 1 - Start blogging
I've achieved my first goal already. Starting up this blog. I managed to get this account by reactiviting my gmail account which I set up and never used years ago. I couldn't remember my password so after 10 tries I tried to get it reset and they asked my for my secret question. Thank God I put a question I remembered. First shot and my blog was born.
Looking ahead, I'm setting a big goal of the year.
To run a full marathon (42.2kms). Better start training.
The deep dread of life passing by is a growing angst in my system.
I find myself falling behind in achieving what I want because I choose the easy way out, procrastinate or am just plain lazy.
BUT I have a solution.
GOALS!
I don’t set enough goals and underestimate it's power.
So I’ll write a goal every day, varying from big to small, simple to difficult, interesting to mundane and see how I measure.
Starting today.
Goal 1 - Start blogging
I've achieved my first goal already. Starting up this blog. I managed to get this account by reactiviting my gmail account which I set up and never used years ago. I couldn't remember my password so after 10 tries I tried to get it reset and they asked my for my secret question. Thank God I put a question I remembered. First shot and my blog was born.
Looking ahead, I'm setting a big goal of the year.
To run a full marathon (42.2kms). Better start training.
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