Thank you!
I have a very big day tomorrow something I have been working on for a while, during the run up to this day I have had some wonderful people that have helped me and spurred me on to get where I am and I m feeling all down at the moment so I was thinking of these special people (and there are certain people I have left out for a good reason).
There is a Polish guy :) a MVP to MS convert once of the nicest people that I have ever met in my life. He is considerate and always willing to help that is why he was a MVP. Tomek you have helped me through this very tough time for me I really appreciate your help you stuck with me through this and I really appreciate you.
Then there is the Slovakian :) Matjaz also a convert he has stood by me when ever I have needed him, always willing to share advice and always willing to test my tools no matter how busy he is.
Evan, well I don’t know what I can say about him just because he is really a wonderful person, I have heard a lot of “Bad” things about him from people who are merely scared by this really bright man. He is like a older brother (Ricky is my older brother :) and I love him to bits too :)) he always looks after me and we have had some really tough times together but somehow we have come through them together. We often bounced ideas or thoughts past each other as we respected each others knowledge and we share a wealth of different knowledge. He is truly a wonderful human being no matter what he tries to portray in his image. Evan – I really appreciate what you and your family (hey Tina) have done for me.
Well then there is a certain person who got me to this big day he I will thank in a later post.
My mentor and close friend Charles Carroll which I will be staying with in the USA at the end of the month man I cant say enough about this man. A lot of bad press about him but deep down he is a caring, loving person who is a genius in the way he thinks. Everyone has their own opinion but I have been treated by this man like his own son and he has never let me down with a single piece of advice that he has given me. A lot of my success is attributed to this great man THANK YOU.
Then there is the person that makes me, she really does complete me (yes I know this has been said in a movie). And even though I know she will never read this (only recently I got her reading and sending email IlzetATdirteam.com) I want everyone to know what a wonderful person she is. She makes the Carlos you all see. Behind every man there is a special woman and this is my woman. She’s the only one that can make me smile on a bad day, make me laugh when I really just want to kill people and the only one that truly understand the complex problems I have. Any woman that is willing to give 1 hour of her time at 12am in the morning for me to explain to her why I just shouted “YEAH BABY” because I just figured out how to crack the DIT (Active Directory database) even though she does not even know what it is really deserves a massive medal. There is a single moment that personifies all this, as all my fellow MVP’s know I really hate flying I am not terrified I am PETRIFIED of flying I have this fear that is unexplanatory the last big trip I had (two months ago to Amsterdam) I couldn’t sleep two weeks before the flight (this happens before any flight) two days before my big flight she organized the only flight psychologist and a training Captain from SAA (he trains all the Captains) to speak to me at 8pm the night before I went on the plane. This really helped me with my fear to understand how the plane worked and how fear works in ones mind. How she did it well I think it’s like one of those things that we will never know. The fact is that she did it because she loved me, and that is tattooed into my heart for ever as it meant so much to me to actually meet a real life captain. When I m down she is there for me, when I am happy she is there to share it with me, when I am successful she is there to support me, when I fail she is there to pick up my tears and pieces and help me get to my feet like a mother to a small child. To this woman I just want to say, you make my life worth living for and coming home. I look forward to living because of you and one day (sooner than anyone knows) the ultimate commitment will be made so that we can be come one. Some times people do not understand the way I work the way I want to make things right before I do things but she is a perfect woman in my eyes. Thank you Ilze for making me what I am. I owe you my success and my love as I rely on you for everything I do.
WOW ok that’s heavy but it had to come out who knows what might happen before I can tell her that, I really hope one day she comes across this blog entry.
Well for now those people know how I feel :) I have not forgotten the rest you will be mentioned and I have a method to my madness why I have not mentioned you all yet.
Right so I need to catch some sleep before my big day, I have to up bright and early tomorrow :)
C