I'VE GOT THE POWER

i might just have met a second wayne umehara today.

except that this time around, this guy's just a tad bit more aggressive.

it was supposed to be a business meeting, but after ten minutes of discussing printing material and stuff, he started to tell me about me.

it's true.

he told me about me.

i'm gonna make a feeble attempt at listing the things he said...

1) YOU ARE A VERY BRIGHT PERSON.

he said the moment he met me, he felt my sincerity shine through. and that i'm a very smart person. with a sunshiney personality.

2) YOU'VE GOT IT.

he said i've got the whole package to make it anywhere i wanted. he actually said i am a very powerful woman...and that i just haven't realized it yet.

a volcano waiting to erupt - that's another thing he called me. but in a good way. he thinks i'm now just burbling beneath the surface, and in time, i will erupt and do great things.

"you know that you have the power to have men 'die in your hands'?"

(imagine saying 'die in your hands' in mandarin. there you go)

3) YOU'RE LIKE A WILD HORSE.

just waiting to be tamed. by the right person.

and the right person would have a stronger personality than me.

a lesser man would never have the guts to even strike up a real conversation with me, let alone tame me.

i can't remember what else he mentioned really.

it's all a jumble of words right now...but it was a really interesting meeting.

he even said that he'd love to see me MAKE IT, and to take it from him, as a fellow hainanese brother, to take the first step.

THIS, FROM SOMEONE I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME, TODAY.

how the hell?!

i thought i was plain ambitious...and that everyone else my age was like that.

whenever my parents tried to tie me down with harsh reality, i would look at them through fiery eyes, saying...

"do you know how much i have in me? how much the world hasn't seen?"

i know i am powerful.

and that i'm meant for much bigger things.

it's just a matter of time.

world, you ain't seen nothin' yet.