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Eric, although you have worked out a plan at least 1 week in advance, the outcome didnt turn out as expected. Do you know why? The reason is because you lack of STRATEGIC planning. You paved the path to your destination, but you didnt consider the various variables that might deviate you from achieving your goal.

For instance, you had planned to go for a movie with a group of friends. You set your plans, but the fact is that many things can alter the outcome of the plan such as say...heavy rain causing massive jam, or car breaking down on the road, or getting lost, stopped by a policeman, etc. Worse case scenario would be that ALL of them eventually ffk.

A good project manager would have considered these circumstances and try to prevent/avoid them with additional backup plans. Some might arguably say being flexible is a good attribute one must have, it is still not good enough. Being flexible in this context means that the person is prepared for whatever outcome is thrown at them, and spontaneously act according to the event.

A good planning is often the better solution to ensure that the goals are met.

Another thing I wish to highlight (especially to myself) is to go for whatever you wanna do. If you wanna go ice skating, go ahead. If you wanna go paintballing, go ahead, no one's stopping you. Budget is not an issue in these cases as you am already working. If you do not do what you want to do now, it might not be freely available to you in future. Treat every day or moment as if it was your last (touch wood) and never regret doing it.

"Live life to the fullest" (quote someone lah)
"Time waits for no one" (quote someone again lah)

One last thing Eric, just be yourself. I know you are not a laughable person, but please stop making a fool of yourself by creating not-so-funny aka lame jokes. It only makes you feel like a complete fool/noob. That might turn off some people. If others want to be popular with their attention-seeking attitude, let them be. I'd advise you to stay cool, nothing wrong with being quiet, take it easy, relax, and converse normally without the silly laugh. You might not know who is secretly admiring you. Damn, I HAD to say it eventually...-_-

P.S: Facial looks and body physique aren't everything in a guy. So it shouldn't be an excuse to have low self-esteem.