Saturday, December 18, 2010

It was a great experience watching Warriors win

So I went to another Warriors' game. It's the second one since I got back from Taiwan. I gotta say, when you are in another city, you do not have the chance to enjoy this kind of privilege. Of course, a lot of people don't care, but it's really nice to have an arena 30 mins away from your house and is showing games most of the nights.

Tard and his DB friends decided to go and asked me if I want to join them to get the group deal which has the ticket and one free t-shirt. Of course I said yes since there's really nothing else to do in Fremont. I mean, come on, it's Fremont we are talking about here.

So Tard, Isa, and I went to the game, alone with Tard's little gf and DB ppl, and we weren't disappointed. Actually, I was pretty mad at first. The person who bought the tickets were late because of bad traffic. Reasonable, but not what you want to experience before the game. We didn't get in until the first quarter was almost over. I was actually thinking about only paying him 15 for losing a quarter of the value, but since he's a nice guy I decided not to be a d-bag.

The game was interesting, mainly because it's a close game but Warriors were always winning. And there were two guys sitting behind me talking about Darko Milicic, the former second overall draft pick who were sucking but suddenly got good recently.

Apparently Darko is on one of their fantasy team, and he's also on mine. He was in fact the leader scorer for Timberwolf, surprisingly. For the entire game, besides all the cheering and booing, those two and I were just talking about how Darko got so good and he's helping the fantasy stats in many categories. It was fun. Seriously! It is, and I'm not a dork! :D

Last but not least, I'll post photos and videos I took. Interesting fact: every time I picked up the camera, Warriors start losing. They either started making stupid mistakes or the T-Wolves start cutting the lead............




that's it! Enjoy, guys!

Friday, December 17, 2010

The Great Vietnam Fusion in Castro--Xanh

Today's restaurant is Xanh

We didn't order a lot today, so I'm gonna talk about everything with how much I like each of them.

We got calamari for appetizer. The calamari is very tender and the batter is not too thick. The flavor is just right, salty with a hint of spicy. It's crispy, flavorful, and very unique (most of the restaurants wouldn't use onion and jalapeño)

We got two entrées. The first is the Lucky Egg Noodle. When my friend chose this, I was like "you really want this? It sounds cheap." But it turns out that the noodle is very delicious. Good choice lady! The plating is very unique and the presentation of the food is full of fun. Although it's just noodle, it would be worth the price ($13)

The second one is Duck Duck Good. It sounds funny, I know, but that is the name of the dish. It's made of duck, sticky rice, and sauce. I have to say it's not the best duck I've had. It is delicious, but it's not really that special. What's special would be the sticky rice at the bottom that is soaked with all the juice from the duck meat. Full of Flavor, but I don't think it's worth the money ($24)

Overall, it's a good place to eat if you can endure loud noise. There was a company party or some sort there so it was quite noisy. I was okay with it, but I do have to take out some points here because it simply takes too much energy to talk in that environment. That would be something to note.

Overall,

Flavor: 3.5 (duck was a bit disappointing...)
atmosphere: 3 (you kinda have to yell to the other people for them to hear you)
location: 4 (Castro, free public parking)
Price: 4 (This is hard. I like the price of the noodle, but the calamari is a bit overpriced, and the duck is definitely overpriced for how much I enjoyed)
overall: 3.5 (I kinda don't get how this restaurant got such good review on Yelp......)

Special Guest of the Day:

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A comfortable and homey tavern in Palo Alto--Osteria

Today, i'm gonna talk about this restaurant that lies near University Ave. in Palo Alto.


We had a really nice dinner here. When we walked in, the design of the restaurant is not what we expected to see near this area. As you guys all know, we've been eating around here a lot, and most of the restaurants are quite fancy on interior design. This one however, does not give that kind of feeling. Just like the word "osteria" means: Tavern. It's a homey looking restaurant without all the high class feeling. However, it doesn't affect the rating of it.

Just like the design of the restaurant, the plating of food isn't quite eye catching. To me, there's not even any plating. For appetizer, we got the prosciutto with melon. When the dish came, I immediately thought of Luffy from One Piece. For those who read the manga, it's the dish Luffy was trying to find during the banquet after saving Nami's village. Yes! It's that dish. The flavor is quite unique. the Prosciutto is salty but the melon is sweet. With the lemon juice added to it, it has three different flavors combined together. Pretty interesting.

My entrée was the pasta with shrimps and garlic sauce. Forgot what it's called. it has a strong garlic smell==> good stuff. The portion is big enough to fill you up, and the flavor was decent. Again, plating does not exist......

For the dessert, we got the hazelnut flan with chocolate sauce. i like the flan. Even though it pretty much tastes like Nutella, it's still really good. Unique? maybe. Delicious? definitely!

Oh yeah, did I mention that we only spent 60 dollars total for this meal? knowing us, it's a really cheap meal!

Overall, I like the restaurant for the portion and the taste, but it's not really a restaurant I'd take people to. There are tons of other restaurants around that have better service, food, and atmosphere in general. So the grade is......

Flavor: 4
Service: 4, the servers here are really friendly
atmosphere: 3, actually this one depends on people. If you like the homey style, you'll probably like it, but I don't think it's worth driving 30 minutes for this kind of restaurant.
location: 4, University Ave, enough said
price: 4.5, a good meal for this kind of price
overall: 4, it's good for casual lunch or dinner, and it will get you full with a little money

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

So i went to today's (11/30/2010) game against Spurs......

I have to say the first quarter was the best quarter, and then the Warriors just crashed......

Manu still had good game, and Tony Parker (now single) and Tim Duncan are just being themselves, so who made the difference? I kinda wanna say Richard Jefferson and DeJuan Blair (they both scored double digits, Blair even had a double-double......to make a comparison he has not scored more than 4 points in the past 4 games), but the real difference is that the Warriors are not communicating with each other. Jefferson got some many points simply from dishing from Parker, and he just went ahead for the ally-oop. This kind of play happened at least 4 or 5 times, and the Warriors had no solution to it.

If that's just it, the score wouldn't look so horrible (118-98). What are other factors?

First, turnovers. Warriors committed 16 TO's which yielded to 20 points. It's actually only 4 points more than San Antonio, but you gotta see it from the real thing instead of the stat chart. Most, if not all, turnovers are just stupid mistakes, and they have been doing that for the past few games. They gotta clean that up if they still want to win. Winning against Timberwolf is not something to be proud of. Timberwolf has allowed the most points (something Golden State used to do) to opponents. Which means everyone can have a chance to score. Spurs, however, are known for the D. Same strategy would not work on them.

Second, and the most important, foul trouble. By saying foul trouble I don't mean players that are limited for playing time due to fouling too much too quickly. What I am saying is that they foul in a bad way. This can actually be seen on the chart. Both teams have 18 personal fouls, but the free throw attempt numbers are just totally different. the FTA almost doubled and the FTM almost tripled. The Warriors really need to avoid stupid fouls like that one before break when Manu clearly cannot make that half-court shot but Rodney Carney or whoever fouled him. This is what I believe the biggest difference.

Overall, an unpleasing game to watch, and the ref's for some reason favored the Spurs. Well, maybe I am the one who's biased, who knows.

Last but not least, some pictures i took!
okay never mind, ill just share a link of video, the title explains all..........


Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Joyful Restaurant for Toppas--Joya

Joya
thank you Jeff for the pictures

This is a nice restaurant on University Ave, Palo Alto. It serves a variety of small portion of food, namely Toppas. Since it's small portion, don't expect to get full on this unless you really order a lot. But worry not, these dishes are meant for appetizers. Honestly I don't really remember what we ordered for Toppas. All we did was ordering whatever was on the menu lolllll. The only photo I have is the mini burgers. Well, all other people liked it, but it was just burgers to me......small burgers. It's good to have a taste of it, but in my opinion, don't see it as the most amazing thing you can get or else you'll be disappointed. Still, it wasn't bad.

Let's jump to the main course. We got the pork shoulder and mushroom paella. The waiter actually stopped us from ordering more, and it pissed me and my sister off because no one stops us from ordering more when we want to. Still, I actually have to thank him this time. He was right. The paella was meant for 6 people, not 2 as it said on the menu. That was a lot of rice. However, the flavor wasn't too great. It was......a little bland. I think the reason was that the pork shoulder was actually really flavorful, therefore the flavor of the paella got overpowered. I don't know if the seafood paella would be better. You guys can try it out yourself.

Let's talk about the pork shoulder.
The one on the right was the pork shoulder. It was very nicely cooked. It had a sweet flavor with all the juice in it. It was very tender. What surprised me a lot is the mashed potato (or yam.....I'm not really sure......). It had all the flavor of the meat in it and it was extra sweet. With the smooth and silky texture, it was a really awesome side dish. I recommend this one.

For the dessert, we got that cinnamon thingy. It was sour, REALLY sour. If you don't like sour stuff or you only like a little bit of sourness, DO NOT get it. I guess it was really healthy and stuff, but it wasn't my thing.

Oh yea, if you like something chill and fruity and alcoholic, try their white peach sangria. It was good and it wasn't too powerful. A really good social drink in my opinion.

So, here we go.
flavor: 3.5
service: 3.5 (even though the waiter was right, it still pisses me off, but it's just me. they actually fill your glass )
atmosphere: 3.5 (the restaurant looks nice and all, but cheese cake factory was only a few building down the street, and it looks better...........)
location: 4 (there's a lot of free parking, but driving on University Ave always makes me mad during rush hour)
price: 4 (reasonable, mostly)
overall: 3.5 (worth trying)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

The Washoku Wave of Castro-- Nami Nami

So I've been eating with my sis, Jeff, and Lisa, and I think it'd be nice to blog about it since whatever you post on yelp will only sink into the bottom of the list and no one really cares......except maybe your friends. Well, it's also a good idea to fill something in my blog so it doesn't look so empty all the time. My last entry was from a month ago and it was an article someone else wrote......

anyway, hopefully i will keep this up. People who know me know that I get in and get out of things really fast. Let's see how long it lasts this time.....

so,

Kappo Nami Nami

When I walked in I saw a nicely designed restaurant that has a theme of black, wood, and dim lights. Although it's not what you see in all those Japanese restaurants (和室style), it looks very nice.

It was a Wednesday night so there weren't too many people. However, the waitress didn't serve us tea until way later, so that was a point deducted from service.

Still, that doesn't really affect the food.

I'm gonna skip what we ordered and go directly into what I think is good. One dish--Black Cod, was my favorite. It was nicely cooked and all the juice of the fish stayed inside. I think it used misoyaki for cooking and it was a very nice touch. Plating was okay (well, Japanese food usually comes with just the food itself anyway, unless you are talking about those big dishes that have tons of decorations). Overall it was really worth trying. Although for some people the price was a little hindering (22 dollars......well, it's not too bad), it's definitely worth trying.

And then there's the cold noodle sampler.

It's very unique and very tasty. It would be one of the dishes that you have to try if you go there. From left to right it's fish eggs, sea urchin, fried shrimp, chinese yam, and I forgot what the last one is. It's cold noodle, but it's not really soba. It's more like a thin udon. Very chewy and flavorful.

There is one more--Sesame Tofu

Alright, I gotta say it tastes more like 湯圓, which is like a kind of rice ball, in both flavor and texture. It's good, but I don't think it's worth the price......

Oh yea, there's one more big plus to me. One of the waitresses is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!
but my sister says that she must be at least 30. I was like NO WAY!? Well, whether she's 30 or not, she's hot!

so for the rating (out of 5 points):

flavor: 4
service: 3
atmosphere: 5 (the bathroom looks nice too)
location: 5 (there's a lot of free parking around Castro Rd)
price: 4 (reasonable, mostly)
overall: 4 (worth trying)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

great article--procrastination

1. 一個人認為自己5天之內可以做完一件事情,所以在離deadline還有15天的時候一點

不著急,直到最後只剩5天了才開始。

2. 這種緊迫感和焦慮往往促發人的鬥志,會讓自己覺得,自己只有在壓力狀態下才有做

事情的狀態。

3. 最後拿到成績的時候,成績往往不是很差,這樣子就強化了自己最適合在deadline之

前短期高壓的狀態下工作的心態,並且對以後的行為不斷進行自我暗示。


這一個部分寫得非常符合大部分有拖遝習慣的中國學生的經歷。因為中國學生往往非常聰

明,所以哪怕最後只剩一點點時間了,也會完成得不錯;從而自認為自己最適合這樣子的

工作狀態。週而復始,反覆迴圈。


Procrastination 的其他特點

1. 沒有自信。因為每次完成任務都達不到自己最高的能力,對自我能力的評估會越來越
低。
2. 我太忙。我一直拖著沒做因為我一直很忙。
3. 頑固。你催我也沒有用。我準備好了自然會開始做。
4. 操控別人。他們著急也沒用,一切都要等我到了才能開始。
5. 對抗壓力。因為每天壓力很大,所以要做的事情一直被拖下來。
6. 受害者心態。我也知道自己怎麼會這樣,別人能做得自己做不到。

Procrastination 的淺層原因

1. 太難
2. 太耗時間
3. 沒有相關知識技能
4. 害怕別人知道自己做不好

Procrastination 深層原因,以及解決方法

1. 完美主義。所有事情都要達到一個很高的境界,要一次做好,所以不願意匆匆忙忙開
始,要萬事俱備才行。解決方法:對自己說現在的狀態就已經很好,可以開始了。每有一
點進展都鼓勵自己。意識到一點錯誤都不犯是不可能的。偉大的作家,詩人,藝術家都是
斷斷續續完成他們的傑作的,自己也可以如此。

2. 抵制與敵意。這個老師對我態度太差了,所以我不高興作他佈置的作業。解決辦法:
要意識到,不完成作業受害的是自己。不能僅僅因為一個老師的態度而影響到自己的前途


3. 容易頹廢。任務太難了,或者別人都不需要做我幹嗎要做,不能忍受持續做這件事情
,等明天再做吧。但是往往明天到了,心裏還是不高興做,又繼續往後推。解決辦法:尋
找一切可以找到的幫助,設法降低事情的難度,取得進展;暫時推遲自己想要放棄的心態
,每天能多做一點就多做一點。這一點也很符合很多中國學生的現狀。因為不是人人都對
自己的課題感興趣的,所以容易產生厭倦感,所以不容易定下心來完成相關任務。解決的
辦法如上所說,向別人尋求幫助,聽取建議,同時可以把任務分成比較容易的小塊,化整
為零,告訴自己其實每一個小部分都很容易就能完成。

4. 自我貶低。如果常常不能很好地完成任務,自己對自己的能力的估計會越來越低,即
使以後完成好了,也認為是運氣。解決辦法:接受別人對自己工作的讚揚;自己對自己進
行勉勵。



治療的步驟:

1. 意識到自己的拖遝是完全沒有必要的。
2. 把拖遝的原因一條條寫出來
3. 一條條克服這些原因
4. 開始做事

本文譯自 Procrastination: Ten Things To Know 。
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拖拉是阻礙個人成功的絆腳石,卻時常出現在我們左右。

作者是兩位對拖拉 (Procrastination) 進行研究的心理學教授,希望大家能從中有所收穫,
譯者MetalDudu@Blog

1. 百分之二十的人認為自己是長期拖拉的人。對他們來說拖拉是一種生活方式,雖然並
不適應它。這種狀態充滿了他們的生活。他們不能按時付帳單,他們忘了買音樂會的門票
,他們直到聖誕前一天才去買禮物……

2. 拖拉並非不重要,雖然通常我們不把它當作一個嚴重問題。它其實是一個自我調節的
深奧問題。通常我們都寬容別人拖拉的藉口,這也是問題的根源。

3. 拖拉並不是時間管理或者計劃方面的問題。拖拉並不因個人對時間的估計能力而不同
,雖然這些人會更樂觀一些。Ferrari 博士強調說:“要一個拖拉的人做一個有計劃的人
,就像讓一個長期消沉的人馬上振奮起來一樣。”

4. 拖拉不是天生的。它是從周圍的人學來的,但並不直接。它可能來自強權的家教,拖
拉甚至可能是一種反抗的形式。這种家庭環境下,朋友對拖拉者的寬容會助長這種習慣。

5. 拖拉的飲酒者會有更高的酒精需求量。拖拉的人會喝的更多,這是自我調節有問題的表現。

6. 拖拉的人對自己撒謊。比如“我更想明天做這件事”,或者“有壓力我才能做好”,
但實際上並非如此。拖拉者的另一個謊言是時間壓力會讓他們更有創造力,其實這只是他
們的感覺而已,他們是在揮霍時間。

7. 拖拉的人不斷找消遣的事兒,特別是自己不需要承諾什麼。查看電子郵件就是絕佳的
目標,這樣的事情成為他們調節情緒(比如害怕失敗)的一個途徑。

8. 拖拉並非一模一樣。拖拉的人有不同的原因,Ferrari 博士定義了三種基本的拖拉者:
* 鼓勵型,或者說找刺激型,他們盼著最後幾分鐘忙碌帶來的快感
* 逃避型,他們回避失敗的恐懼,甚至害怕成功,但實際上他們非常關心別人怎麼看自己
,他們更希望別人覺得他不夠努力而不是能力不足。
* 決心型,他們沒法下決心。不下決心就可以回避對應對事情的拖拉。

9. 拖拉帶來的損失巨大。健康是其中之一,研究表明拖拉的人更容易患病。拖拉也影響
人的情緒,也會破壞團隊協作和人際關係。

10. 拖拉會改變人的行為,但不會耗費多少精神力量。這並不意味著一個念頭就能馬上改
變。這個問題可以通過高度規範的認知行為治療來解決。
對行事拖拉的人進行勸誡就如同讓抑鬱症患者高興起來那麼困難。”法拉利教授認為,勸
導對拖拉症患者來說作用微乎其微,關鍵還是要靠自己下定擺脫拖拉慣性的決心,這需要
很大的精神動力才能完成。試著結合以下10個竅門,可能會更容易一些。記住,每達到其
中一項,你就離成功進了一步。



明日復明日 “拖延病”的處方

case 1:我經常擔心事做的不夠完美。但盡力做了完美主義者,可做事的效率不是很高。
經常接到任務以後,心裏想的是儘快完成,可總是一拖再拖。為什麼?


→ 病名:擔心引起的拖延病。

→ 處方:總想把事情做的完美一些,但壓力越大就越擔心做不好事遲遲不敢付出行動。總
是把萬事的結果定為,不是成功就是失敗、只要作錯了一點,做的再好也都是錯的。出
了事就算不是自己的責任也會攬到自己身上。

首先得醒悟“自找擔心”是多麼消極的事情。

假如,在準備報告時,最初就能寫出完美的報告是不可能的。一定會有一些偏差也有理論
上說服力較小的地方。所以,完美是不存在的。追尋一下到現在為止你所做過是事有多少
事是完美的,一定沒有特別完美的事。但一定也沒耽誤什麼事。
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case 2:一旦接到什麼任務總會擔心“我一定能做好嗎?做錯了教授會不會責備我?”在
想這些的時候時間已悄悄溜走了。

→ 病名:自我指責的拖延病
→ 處方:對過去一些失敗的記憶會變成一種壓力。想治好自我指責的病,可以把責任都推
託到別人身上。不要因為善良的自卑感而把一切問題都自己扛。這樣只會讓你的自信心
下降。輕視自己之前先把責任都推到別人身上吧!然後,用另一種方式解釋自己的失敗。
比如:在小組功課中有了一個好的創意。但因為沒有時間,結果在報告中露掉了。在這
種情況發生的時候,如果是自我指責的人就會想:
" 哎!因為沒有發表這個創意,以後教授知道了會不會扣我的學分呢? "
取代上面想法的應該是
" 我真了不起,能有這麼好的創意。 "
" 下次寫報告時用就可以了。那一定比這次輕鬆多了。 "
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case 3:我特別的執著,一旦問題襲來的時候就感到不安和急躁。問題解決之前做不好任
何事情。

→ 病名:執著引起的拖延病
→ 處方:“怎麼會這樣?”“到底那時候為什麼那麼做?”即使在過去的事情裏找原因
也不會有什麼改變。澄清一件事也解決不了問題。因為事情是由幾種因素合成的。什麼時
候才能把事情一一都弄清楚呢?在公司寫企劃案的時候寫不好的原因也有很多種。期限太
短或過去寫過一次結果被上司責罵了一頓,留下了創傷。還有就是還沒找到資料等等。澄
清問題對以後沒有任何幫助。所以,要往可以解決問題的方向行動。做企劃案時應該想:
“這次應該跟其他公司比較著做看看了。”如果這樣想著行動的話一定有效。
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case 4:我總是沒有自信,怎麼努力也改不了。為了從苦海中擺脫出來看過不少有關的書
籍但都徒勞無功。因為沒有自信做起事也不順利。不知道能不能改變一下這樣的我。

→ 病名:封閉自我印象引起的拖延病
→ 處方:在苦惱的邊緣走不出來的人是因為被自己錯誤的想法封鎖住了。一定要從誤區的
牢籠裏走出來。為了打破錯誤的想法捫心自問一下自己“假如,我是能做到○○事的人,
應該先想些什麼?先做些什麼?”假如,做報告的時候,因為忙於某些事遲遲沒做出來。
這時,應該想“如果我是個做報告的能手,應該先做什麼事呢?”考試成績不好,但還得
向父母交代的時候應該想“假如,我是個成績不好,但能向父母主動表白的人,應該先做
什麼事?” 想這些問題的時候,不能用太長的時間。第一個想到的就是正確答案。所以
直接實第一個想法就可以了。
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case 5:我在所有決定中沒有自信。當決定了做某件事的時候,往往因為不確定是對的還
是錯的而煩惱。這樣一來事就一拖再拖。不是因為我懶,而是因為每次都不能付出行動。

所以人們都說我辦事的效率不高。
→ 病名:不安感或懶惰引起的拖延病
→ 處方:你在想自己的想法對不對那是因為 “為了想這個辦法用了那麼長時間,付出了
那麼大的努力,但要是失敗了怎麼辦?就不就功虧于潰了嗎?”因為這些不安感一直浮現
在腦海裏。所以不想做任何事情。假如,要學習但桌子很亂找書都很不容易。明知道應該
收拾一下,但怕麻煩遲遲不行動。這時候,父母要嘮叨個不停,就有了叛逆的心理更是不
收拾。這時你應該冷靜下來好好想一想。是打掃一下好還是睜一隻眼閉一隻眼過的好。然
後再決定。把最初的想法扭轉過來很難,但一旦習慣了就覺得行動比拖延更輕鬆。
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

說話藝術的修練

古時候有個秀才很有才氣,很喜歡用打油詩取笑人。有一次縣老爺寫了一首詩,召集文人雅上用餐一起欣賞,因為縣老爺也頗好舞文弄墨,所以自封名號「西坡」以媲美「東坡居士」。

正當大夥兒讚賞縣老爺才情洋溢之際,秀才冒出了一首詩「古人有東坡,今人有西坡,這坡比那坡,差多!」,氣得縣老爺大為光火,卻因當著眾人的面,不便發作。餐後眾人隨縣老爺逛後花園,正巧遇到縣老爺的夫人,秀才叉出口成章 「遠見一姑娘,金蓮三吋長,為何這般小,橫量。」把夫人氣哭了。

於是懷恨在心的縣老爺處處想找機會修理秀才,有一次終於成功地陷害秀才,將他發配充軍─襄陽。在押解的途 中,秀才的舅舅得知此不幸消息,特地準備食物送給他吃。他舅舅從小因眼疾致使一眼失明,可是當見到外甥如此慘狀, 也不免悲從中來,潸然淚下。秀才又順口 做了一首打油詩「充軍到襄陽,見舅如見娘,兩人齊淚下,三行。」。如此取笑一眼失明的舅舅,氣得舅舅連食物也不給他吃,掉頭走人了。

三種不該說的話

在組織運作中常常聽到這個故事,所以我們稱不該講的話叫「三行話」。某個人很喜歡講「三行話」,我們就叫他「大三行」;如果有人在當場講了不是很適當的話,旁邊就會有人糾正他「你三行啊!」或者說「別那麼三行,好不好!」。身為一位領導者,我們必須要求自己某些話不要說,諸如:

*負面的話

舉凡悲傷、憂愁、抱怨或者自怨自艾的詞句,都必須從平常說話的言詞中拿掉,因為這種話只會引發更多的負面效應。組織中如果充滿了這種言論,組織的成長就會停滯,因為每個人都會去找一個負面的理由,來當作自己尚無法成功的藉口。

*批評的話

攻擊性的言詞沒有任何存在的價值。任何批評都像仰天吐口水,終究會掉到自己臉上。組織中批評的話多了;優秀的人才就進不來,也留不住,因為再完美的人也是需要被肯定的,而批評卻像冬天的寒風,是無孔不入的。

*未經證實的話

一句話縱使正面積極。縱使能鼓舞人心,可是難辨真偽,這種話我們不能講,因為既是未經證實即表示可能改變。如果我們一旦說出口,而結果並非如我們所言,將失信於組織。一旦組織認為領導人的話可信度不高時,這個組織不會有忠誠度,更不易團結,日能流於四分五裂,各自尋求答案,各自保有一部份真相而各自為政。

謹慎言行、創造領導風範

「一言興邦,一言亡國。」,謹言慎行是做一個有擔當的領導人必須做到的,尤其組織中耳語傳遞非常快速,一句失當的言詞可能引發組織的反彈,進而對組織造成傷害,身為一個領導者不得不重視這門修鍊的功夫,而此功夫必須自此刻起修鍊,且隨時修鍊。    作者:張皓翔

another good article

文╱王偉忠

陶子重義氣,她要我做什麼,我就做什麼。她要我談一談婚姻感情,就談吧!反正我也到了開口說話會帶點道理,但年輕人聽不進去的年齡。

我跟太太戀愛八年結婚,婚後十七年,總共認識了二十五年。這麼長的時間日夜相伴,身旁偶爾沒有她,感覺很爽,倘若此後一輩子沒有她,萬萬不可。

像前一陣子看到一則意見調查,問年輕女孩,家人、父母、孩子、老公與事業,如果硬要抉擇,會先放棄哪個?

女孩選了選,先放棄了事業,然後家人、父母,剩下老公與孩子難以抉擇,最後選擇放棄孩子、留下老公,理由是家人、父母、孩子最終都會離開身邊,但老公會是終身伴侶。很殘酷、但也很真實。

中國字的寓意深遠,「伴」,就是一人一半,湊在一起才完整。

現今許多人適婚卻不婚,老人家看了奇怪,過去從沒發生過類似狀況。這現象代表五、六十年來沒有戰亂、年輕人長大過程中享有家庭溫暖與親情支援,因此認為單 身也能過得很好,不論敗犬或是單身貴族,不覺得非要個伴,是歷史上首度可以一個人過日子的平安歲月。衰老未至,沒有歲月的壓力,等年齡到了,開始覺得孤 獨、害怕孤獨,想找個人分享,還是需要個伴。

若要進入婚姻,套一句不負責任的老生常談,要靠緣份,除了緣份以及感性的感覺,還要理性的選擇。婚姻確實需要理性,如果女兒論及婚嫁,我一定要求要看看對方家庭,什麼樣的家庭會養出什麼樣的孩子,當然,也有破碎家庭的孩子更努力維繫自己的幸福家庭,但一定要仔細觀察。

而另一個老生常談就是婚姻需要兩個人有相同的價值觀,但這不是說「我喜歡的你一定要喜歡」,而是「我不討厭你喜歡的」,就可以了,兩人可妥協,可退讓,願意試著接觸自己本來討厭的,看看是否真那麼不能接受,有這樣願意妥協的心情,比較容易維繫感情。

而婚姻與愛情最大的不同,在於願不願意改變。願意為了對方改變自己,是真愛,從頭到尾都不想改變自己,這段感情充其量只是對方愛你。

戀愛是短暫的交會後很想在一起而開始,很想閃的結束。開始時乾柴烈火,講究原汁原味,眼前的他什麼都好,是全天下最酷的、最美的,不需要改,但等到愛情疲了,才發現這人酷到不近人情、美得過於臭美、連刺青的位置不對,趕緊推給個性不合閃人。因此戀愛講究的是如何好聚好散

進入婚姻,當然還是會有許多衝突,學習重點是「相處的藝術」。男生該學的第一課就是上廁所必須掀馬桶蓋,一開始改變很不習慣,後來融入身體,像吃飯喝水一樣自然。

但最近老婆說不只要掀蓋子,尿完還希望我拿衛生紙擦擦馬桶周圍留下來的「遺跡」,按照過去的脾氣,一定就「老子愛….」,但現在的我會聽太太的意見,因為「愛」字裡有個心,不是光用腦想著該送什麼禮物給她,要用心。

太太也改變不少,她不喜歡戶外活動,婚前知道我愛潛水、跟著背起十幾公斤重的空氣瓶跳進海底求生,這麼愛美的她怕晒黑、塗防晒油塗滿臉,一回頭、嚇一跳,怎麼來了個歌仔戲花旦跟我一起玩。

婚後我又想潛水,她就說「不必了」,理由是家裡有孩子,不宜從事太危險的活動。

以前一個人在台北發展,要自己照顧自己,還要爭名奪利,不自私很難在短時間之內成就自己。結婚之後學著喊太太的媽媽「媽!」,有食物,不能先放進自己嘴 巴,要顧著妻小先吃。我開始懂得心疼與珍惜,因為太太很好,捨不得讓她不舒服、捨不得讓她傷心,這些捨不得讓我自然學會了讓、學會了愛,也自然的改變自 己,從自私變成大方。

婚姻的路是每天類似的風景,同樣的過程、淡淡的,要相處得好,真得靠慧根,所以找對象不能光想找個腿長奶大的辣妹,或是像金城武的帥哥,要找個讓自己想起他來心裡甜甜的,回頭一看,那人就在燈火闌珊處,這就是最好的對象。

而所謂另一半,也不是一開始就契合,是在修正中不斷的磨合,你多一點我少一點,像拼圖一樣拼在一起,才能一起過一輩子。

當然,歲月無情,人生最終還是分離。像我媽媽十六歲嫁給爸爸,相守相愛了一輩子,爸爸十多年前過世之後,媽媽真像少了一半,常凝望遠方,像爸爸就在天的那 一邊,令人感傷。但人生如果少了婚姻、少了隨之而來的酸甜苦辣生老病死,少了孩子延續家的價值與感情,真會少掉很多滋味。 

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

A good article (in chinese)

畢業後的五年拉開大家差距的原因在哪裡?(轉)


有人工作,有人繼續上學,大家千萬不要錯過這篇文章,能看到這篇文章也是一種幸運,真的受益匪淺,對我有很大啟迪,這篇文章將會改變我的一生,真的太好了,希望與有緣人分享,也希望對有緣人有所幫助!看完之後有種「相見恨晚」的感覺,特別激動,希望大家好好的珍藏這篇文章,相信多年以後,再來看這篇文章,一定有不同的感覺。

正如"打工皇帝"唐駿說:"我覺得有兩種人不要跟別人爭利益和價值回報。第一種人就是剛剛進入企業的人,頭5年千萬不要說你能不能多給我一點兒工資,最重要的是能在企業裡學到什麼,對發展是不是有利……"

人總是從平坦中獲得的教益少,從磨難中獲得的教益多;從平坦中獲得的教益淺,從磨難中獲得的教益深。一個人在年輕時經歷磨難,如能正確視之,衝出黑暗,那就是一個值得敬慕的人。最要緊的是先練好內功,畢業後這5年就是練內功的最佳時期,練好內功,才有可能在未來攀得更高。

出路在哪裡?出路在於思路!

  其實,沒有錢、沒有經驗、沒有閱歷、沒有社會關係,這些都不可怕。沒有錢,可以通過辛勤勞動去賺;沒有經驗,可以通過實踐操作去總結;沒有閱歷,可以一步一步去積累;沒有社會關係,可以一點一點去編織。但是,沒有夢想、沒有思路才是最可怕的,才讓人感到恐懼,很想逃避!

  人必須有一個正確的方向。無論你多麼意氣風發,無論你是多麼足智多謀,無論你花費了多大的心血,如果沒有一個明確的方向,就會過得很茫然,漸漸就喪失了鬥志,忘卻了最初的夢想,就會走上彎路甚至不歸路,枉費了自己的聰明才智,誤了自己的青春年華。

荷馬史詩《奧德賽》中有一句至理名言:"沒有比漫無目的地徘徊更令人無法忍受的了。"畢業後這5年裡的迷茫,會造成10年後的恐慌,20年後的掙扎,甚至一輩子的平庸。如果不能在畢業這5年盡快衝出困惑、走出迷霧,我們實在是無顏面對10年後、20年後的自己。畢業這5年裡,我們既有很多的不確定,也有很多的可能性。

  畢業這5年裡,我們既有很多的待定,也有很多的決定。

  迷茫與困惑誰都會經歷,恐懼與逃避誰都曾經有過,但不要把迷茫與困惑當作可以自我放棄、甘於平庸的借口,更不要成為自怨自艾、祭奠失意的苦酒。生命需要自己去承擔,命運更需要自己去把握。在畢業這5年裡,越早找到方向,越早走出困惑,就越容易在人生道路上取得成就、創造精彩。無頭蒼蠅找不到方向,才會四處碰壁;一個人找不到出路,才會迷茫、恐懼。

生活中,面對困境,我們常常會有走投無路的感覺。不要氣餒,堅持下去,要相信年輕的人生沒有絕路,困境在前方,希望在拐角。只要我們有了正確的思路,就一定能少走彎路,找到出路!

成功的人不是贏在起點,而是贏在轉折點。

不少剛剛畢業的年輕人,總是奢望馬上就能找到自己理想中的工作。然而,很多好工作是無法等來的,你必須選擇一份工作作為歷練。職業旅程中的第一份工作,無疑是踏入社會這所大學的起點。也許你找了一份差強人意的工作,那麼從這裡出發,好好地沉澱自己,從這份工作中汲取到有價值的營養,厚積薄發。千里之行,始於足下,只要出發,就有希望到達終點。

起點可以相同,但是選擇了不同的拐點,終點就會大大不同!

畢業這幾年,我們的生活、感情、職業等都存在很多不確定的因素,未來也充滿了各種可能。這個時候,必須學會選擇,懂得放棄,給自己一個明確的定位,使自己穩定下來。如果你不主動定位,就會被別人和社會"定型"!

  可以這麼說:一個人在畢業這5年培養起來的行為習慣,將決定他一生的高度。我們能否成功,在某種程度上取決於自己對自己的評價,這就是定位。你給自己定位是什麼,你就是什麼。定位能決定人生,定位能改變命運。醜小鴨變成白天鵝,只要一雙翅膀;灰姑娘變成美公主,只要一雙水晶鞋。

人的命,三分天注定,七分靠打拼,有夢就"會紅",愛拼才會贏。只要不把自己束縛在心靈的牢籠裡,誰也束縛不了你去展翅高飛。

現實情況遠非他們所想的那樣。於是,當優越感逐漸轉為失落感甚至挫敗感時,當由堅信自己是一塊"金子"到懷疑自己是一粒"沙子"時,憤怒、迷茫、自卑就開始與日俱增。

其實,應該仔細掂量一下自己,你是否真是金子?是真金,手中要有絕活,才能上要有過人之處才行。一句話:真金是要靠實力來證明的,只有先把自己的本領修煉好了,才有資格考慮伯樂的事情 每顆珍珠原本都是一粒沙子,但並不是每一粒沙子都能成為一顆珍珠。

想要卓爾不群,就要有鶴立雞群的資本。忍受不了打擊和挫折,承受不住忽視和平淡,就很難達到輝煌。年輕人要想讓自己得到重用,取得成功,就必須把自己從一粒沙子變成一顆價值連城的珍珠。

天有下雨與日出,人生高峰與低谷。

莫為浮雲遮望眼,風物長宜放眼量。

只要拂去陰霾,就能亮出朗朗晴空。如果你在工作上有些不如意,要相信自己不會一直處於人生的低谷期,總有一天能衝破重重雲層。告訴自己:我並沒有失敗,只是暫時沒有成功!只要在內心點亮一盞希望之燈,一定能驅散黑暗中的陰霾,迎來光明。

的確,論資歷,他們是不折不扣的職場菜鳥,業務涉及不深,人脈一窮二白,在工作中經常碰壁。他們的壓力並不一定都像千鈞大石,而是像大雨來臨前的天色,灰色低沉,明明有空間,卻被灰色填滿每個縫隙,只能等待大雨傾盆之後的晴空。

  "起得比雞早,睡得比狗晚,幹得比驢多,吃得比豬差。"這是很多剛剛畢業的人喜歡用來調侃自己生活狀態的話。雖然有點兒誇張,但是,他們中的很多人的確一直都被灰色心情所籠罩--心裡永遠是多雲轉陰。記得有位哲人曾說:"我們的痛苦不是問題本身帶來的,而是我們對這些問題的看法產生的。"換個角度看人生,是一種突破、一種解脫、一種超越、一種高層次的淡泊與寧靜,從而獲得自由自在的快樂。

一位哲人說:"人生就是一連串的抉擇,每個人的前途與命運,完全把握在自己手中,只要努力,終會有成。"就業也好,擇業也罷,創業亦如此,只要奮發努力,都會成功。你是不是準備把生命的承諾全部都交給別人?

  畢業後這5年,是改變自己命運的黃金時期。在最能決定自己命運時,如果還不把握,那你還要等到什麼時候呢?我的人生我做主,命運由己不由人。

  不要活在別人的嘴裡,不要活在別人的眼裡,而是把命運握在自己手裡。

  別說你沒有背景,自己就是最大的背景。美國作家傑克·凱魯亞克說過一句話:"我還年輕,我渴望上路。"在人生的旅途中,我們永遠都是年輕人,每天都應該滿懷渴望。每個人的潛能都是無限的,關鍵是要發現自己的潛能和正確認識自己的才能,並找到一個能充分發揮潛能的舞台,而不能只為舞台的不合適感到不快。要客觀公正地看待自己的能力,結合自己的實際情況和愛好冷靜選擇,盡可能到最需要自己、最適合自己的地方。

  在人力資源管理界,特別流行一個說法,即"騎馬,牽牛,趕豬,打狗"理論:人品很好,能力又很強的,是千里馬,我們要騎著他;人品很好但能力普通的,是老黃牛,我們要牽著他;人品、能力皆普通的,就是"豬",我們要趕走他;人品很差能力很強的,那是"狗",我們要打擊他。

我想,剛剛畢業幾年的你,一樣胸懷大志,一樣想成為一匹被人賞識、馳騁沙場的千里馬吧?那麼,就好好沉澱下來。低就一層不等於低人一等,今日的俯低是為了明天的高就。所謂生命的價值,就是我們的存在對別人有價值。能被人利用是一件好事,無人問津才是真正的悲哀!

能幹工作、幹好工作是職場生存的基本保障。

任何人做工作的前提條件都是他的能力能夠勝任這項工作。能幹是合格員工最基本的標準,肯干則是一種態度。一個職位有很多人都能勝任,都有幹好這份工作的基本能力,然而,能否把工作做得更好一些,就要看是否具有踏實肯干、苦於鑽研的工作態度了。

在能幹的基礎上踏實肯幹。

工作中,活幹得比別人多,你覺得吃虧;錢拿得比別人少,你覺得吃虧;經常加班加點,你覺得吃虧……其實,沒必要這樣計較,吃虧不是災難,不是失敗,吃虧也是一種生活哲學。現在吃點兒小虧,為成功鋪就道路,也許在未來的某個時刻,你的大福突然就來了。

能吃虧是做人的一種境界,是處世的一種睿智。

在工作中並不是多做事或多幫別人幹點兒活就是吃虧。如果領導讓你加加班、趕趕任務,別以為自己吃了大虧,反而應該感到慶幸,因為領導只叫了你,而沒叫其他人,說明他信任你、賞識你。吃虧是一種貢獻,你貢獻得越多,得到的回報也就越多。樂於加班,就是這樣的一種吃虧。

捨得捨得,有捨才有得;學會在適當時吃些虧的人絕對不是弱智,而是大智。

  給別人留餘地就是給自己留餘地,予人方便就是予己方便,善待別人就是善待自己 。

傻人有傻福,因為傻人沒有心計。和這樣的人在一起,身心放鬆,沒有太多警惕,就能相互靠近。傻在很多時候意味著執著和忠貞,也意味著寬厚和誠實,讓人不知不覺站到他一邊。傻人無意中得到的,比聰明人費盡心機得到的還多。畢業這幾年,你的天空中只飄著幾片雪花,這樣你就滿足了嗎?成功需要堅持與積累,與其專注於搜集雪花,不如省下力氣去滾雪球。巴菲特說:"人生就像滾雪球,最重要的是發現很濕的雪和很長的坡。"讓自己沉澱下來,學著發現"很濕的雪",努力尋找"很長的坡"。記住:散落的雪花會很快融化,化為烏有,只有雪球才更實在,才能長久。 在畢業這幾年裡,你要是能做到比別人多付出一分努力,就意味著比別人多積累一分資本,就比別人多一次成功的機會。

什麼是職業化呢?職業化就是工作狀態的標準化、規範化、制度化,即在合適的時間、合適的地點用合適的方式說合適的話、做合適的事,使知識、技能、觀念、思維、態度、心理等符合職業規範和標準。"在每個行業裡,都有很多出色的人才,他們之所以能存在,是因為比別人更努力、更智慧、更成熟。但是,最重要的是,他們比一般人更加職業化!這就是為什麼我現在能當你老闆的原因。一個人僅僅專業化是不夠的,只有職業化的人才能飛在別人前面,讓人難以超越!"不要以為我們現在已經生存得很安穩了。對於畢業5年的人來講,一定要認清即將面臨的五大挑戰。

一、贍養父母。

二、結婚生子。

三、升職加薪。

四、工作壓力。

五、生活質量。

有的人為生存而雀躍,目光總是停在身後,三天打魚兩天曬網,有始無終。

  有的人為發展而奮鬥,目光總是盯在正前方,每天進步一點點,堅持不懈。

 畢業這幾年,不能沒有追求和探索,不能沒有理想和目標。人生如逆水行舟,不進則退。甘於現狀的生活就是不再前行的船,再也無法追上時代前進的步伐。一定要抓緊每一秒鐘的時間來學習,要明白學習不是學生的專利。小聰明的人最得意的是:自己做過什麼?大智慧的人最渴望的是:自己還要做什麼?

  小聰明是戰術,大智慧是戰略;小聰明看到的是芝麻,大智慧看到的是西瓜。

  在這個世界上,既有大人物,也有小角色,大人物有大人物的活法,小人物有小人物的瀟灑,每個人都有自己的生活方式,誰也勉強不了誰。但是,小聰明只能有小成績和小視野,大智慧才能有大成就和大境界。小企業看老闆,中企業看制度,大企業看文化。

小公司與大企業都有生存之道,沒有好壞之分,但對一個人不同階段的影響會不同。

  小公司肯定想要發展為大企業,這是一種目標,年輕人也要給自己的職業生涯制定目標。畢業幾年的你,是否經常會怯場或者是感到沒有底氣?居安思危絕對不是危言聳聽!此刻打盹,你將做夢;此刻學習,你將圓夢。在競爭激烈的人生戰場上,打盹的都是輸家!

每個人在年輕的時候似乎都豪情萬丈,什麼都不怕,可是隨著年齡的增長,每天想著房子、工作、養家餬口這些俗事兒,再也沒有年輕時那種敢於"上天探星、下海撈月"的勇氣了。是我們改變了生活,還是生活改變了我們?我們的思想越來越複雜,因為有了越來越多的捨不得、越來越多的顧慮,我們總是在徘徊、總是在猶豫。畢業開始一兩年,生活的重擔會壓得我們喘不過氣來,挫折和障礙堵住四面八方的通口,我們往往在壓迫得自己發揮出潛能後,才能殺出重圍,找到出路。可是兩三年後,身上的重擔開始減輕,工作開始一帆風順,我們就鬆懈了下來,漸漸忘記了潛在的危險。直到有一天危機突然降臨,我們在手足無措中被擊敗……畢業這幾年,仍然處於危險期,一定要有居安思危的意識,好好打拼,這樣才能有一個真正的安全人生!

生於憂患,死於安樂。如果你想跨越自己目前的成就,就不能畫地自限,而是要勇於接受挑戰。對畏畏縮縮的人來說,真正的危險正在於不敢冒險!

年輕人在社會的重壓下,適應能力已變得越來越強,只是他們不自覺地習慣被環境推著走。他們不敢冒險,怕給自己帶來終身的遺憾,於是告慰自己:"我對得起自己、對得起家人,因為我已竭盡全力。"其實,人只有不斷挑戰和突破才能逐漸成長。長期固守於已有的安全感中,就會像溫水裡的青蛙一樣,最終失去跳躍的本能。

經歷了這幾年社會生活,你應該明白:這個世界上有富也有貧,有陰也有亮,有丑也有美,到底看到什麼,取決於自己是積極還是消極。在年輕時學會勤勉地工作,用一種光明的思維對待生活,那麼,只要張開手掌,你就會發現,裡面有一片燦爛的人生。

把感恩刻在石頭上,深深地感謝別人幫助過你,永遠銘記,這是人生應有的一種境界;把仇恨寫在沙灘上,淡淡忘掉別人傷害過你,學會寬容,讓所有的怨恨隨著潮水一去不復返,這也是一種人生境界。

學會倒出水,才能裝下更多的水。從畢業那天開始,學會把每天都當成一個新的起點,每一次工作都從零開始。如果你懂得把"歸零"當成一種生活的常態,當成一種優秀的延續,當成一種時刻要做的事情,那麼,經過短短幾年,你就可以完成自己職業生涯的正確規劃與全面超越。

 在職業起步的短短道路上,想要得到更好、更快、更有益的成長,就必須以歸零思維來面對這個世界。不要以大學裡的清高來標榜自己,不要覺得自己特別優秀,而是要把自己的姿態放下,把自己的身架放低,讓自己沉澱下來,抱著學習的態度去適應環境、接受挑戰。放下"身段"才能提高身價,暫時的俯低終會促成未來的高就。

  年輕人從校園或者從一個環境進入一個新環境,就要勇於將原來環境裡熟悉、習慣、喜歡的東西放下,然後從零開始。我們想在職場上獲得成功,首先就要培養適應力。從自然人轉化為單位人是融入職場的基本條件。一個人起點低並不可怕,怕的是境界低。越計較自我,便越沒有發展前景;相反,越是主動付出,那麼他就越會快速發展。很多今天取得一定成就的人,在職業生涯的初期都是從零開始,把自己沉澱再沉澱、倒空再倒空、歸零再歸零,正因為這樣,他們的人生才一路高歌,一路飛揚。

  在畢業這幾年裡,我們要讓過去歸零,才不會成為職場上那只背著重殼爬行的蝸牛,才能像天空中的鳥兒那樣輕盈地飛翔。請好好品味一下傑克·韋爾奇說過的一句話:"糾正自己的行為,認清自己,從零開始,你將重新走上職場坦途。" 吐故才能納新,心靜才能身涼,有捨才能有得,杯空才能水滿,放下才能超越。

歸零思維五大表現:

心中無我,

眼中無錢,

念中無他,

朝中無人,

學無止境。

年輕人難免帶著幾分傲氣,認為自己無所不能、所向披靡,其實不然,初入職場的新人還是個"嬰兒",正處在從爬到走的成長階段。在畢業這幾年裡,一定要讓自己逐步培養起學徒思維、海綿思維、空杯思維,具有這樣思維的人心靈總是敞開的,能隨時接受啟示和一切能激發靈感的東西,他們時刻都能感受到成功女神的召喚。

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Cats vs. Dogs

interesting facts about dogs and cats

take a look

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Pokemon What Happened to You

Great song! It has some real classic pokemon soundtracks in it. This guy did a great job forming a song using these soundtracks. Go listen to it, you'll love it if you play, or have ever played, Pokemon (the original 3 versions, namely blue, red, and green)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

hmmm.....just wanna save this address

http://mmdays.com/2010/04/24/when_facebook_rules_the_world/

its about privacy issue and facebook
but it's in chinese
if you can read it go ahead

it does concern me a bit.......

Thursday, April 22, 2010

It's one of those days

Have you guys ever experience a day that all you see are hot girls/guys

okay since i'm a guy i only see hot girls, and today was such a day.

I'm aware of this ever since.....i don't know when, but I never really counted how many i have seen, until today......

so the magical number is 18! 18!!!!! wow!!! that's like.....the entire UCSD's hot girl population!!! (okay, that might be a little exaggerating, but you get my point)

I'm not saying that there are no hot girls on UCSD campus, but for some reason you just never see them around. What you see normally are just a bunch of nerdy students or gangsta wanna be, but, dude, they are not that good looking. Okay, let me make this clear: I'm not saying that they are ugly, but I'm just saying that they never made me go like "hmm, this girl is cute!" that kinda of comment.

However, from time to time you will see like 10 in 5 minutes. No, I'm not tritoneyed, or at least i don't hope so.......It's true! They just pop out like bamboo shoots after rain. All of sudden everyone of them is out there walking around. Come on! Where are you normally?

I'm not shallow, but I'm not a saint or whatever either. I do talk about girls, in case you don't know.

Back to topic. Those 15 people that i spotted are somehow all walking around at the same time. They are not in a group, but for some reason they are just all there. It's midterm's week, so why are they around during midterm's week? Going to library to study? maybe. I spotted all them them within 30 minutes, and that's when i was going to get my coffee, which turned out to be really bad because the workers there are bunch of assholes. That's another story, however.

Anyway, this is another post that has no value at all, so just read it and forget it. lolllllllll

Thursday, April 15, 2010

It Sucks when All Things Come Up at the same time

well i gotta delete this one for some reason so yea

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Elton John Singing a Song about Oven

This really makes me wonder
does he really come up with the song at the spot or everything is staged......
if he really can do it on the spot, he is just more than awesome

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Interesting Pictures

When common stuff becomes uncommon.........i like this website......even though it's not in english so i don't really understand what it says

Stumbleupon Series--Computer Performance Test

So......i guess google chrome wins


Sunday, March 28, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Unique and Creative Logo Designs

I'm not an artsy person, but when i see things that's just simple but amazing, it makes me go "wow~~"

Friday, March 26, 2010

Stumbleupon Series--Thinking Traps

I feel that I should start a series about interesting websites I found using Stumbleupon

Some of them are really educational like the one below

Expect more coming in the future.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Done with Finals, Let's Talk about Down Time

the finals are over, so that means i only have one report which is almost done, and one final presentation which shouldn't be too hard. Since I have time now, of course it's time for stumble upon!!!!

this is what i found, which is pretty cool, in my opinion at least......

Og Mandino Quotes

All your problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.

Always take another step. If that is to no avail take another, and yet another. One step at a time is not too difficult.

Bury doubt under faith.

Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return.

Chuckle and your burdens will be lightened.

for more, read this

I love encouragement statements like this. They actually help. Sometimes when you are at your downtime, reading these actually gives you energy to take another step. Who knows? Maybe this other step will lead you to success.

I'm so glad I picked up guitar and continued playing. When I'm down, my guitar really helped me a lot. Sometimes I even feel sorry for my guitar for my not taking good care of it. True, this guitar is old; true, this guitar is not the best one, but it's really a big part of my life now.

Too bad I'm still not good at playing. That's why I can never play those really hardcore solo. Still, it's really good when you can just get a guitar and start singing and playing. It makes your mood and your day much better.

For those who don't know about it. My mom tried to make me go to piano lessons. My response was "if you pay for the classes, you should go, not me." Yes, I was quite a rebel. I talked to a lot of people about how much I regret not going. Maybe now I could be really good at piano if i went to the classes instead of wasting time watching anime or whatever at home. Gosh, my precious time......

I think i'm off topic now hehehehe

Good luck for those who still have finals.