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簡單的快樂

2008-12-30T14:43:00.000-08:00

簡單的快樂

【香腸伯】拜電腦科技之賜，近來有許多人流行在網路上架設自己的部落格，除了用文字抒發自己的心情，還附加許多五花八門的相片，讓整個部落格文圖並茂，生動活潑。一位遠居異鄉的朋友，常常會運用這樣的方式，來發表自己的心情日記，分享所見所聞，供網友們參閱欣賞。

近日發生了許多令人感到哀淒的天災人禍，再加上全球股市的狂瀉暴跌，導致經濟大環境的蕭條衰退，和民生消費的大幅度縮減，使得大家除了小心翼翼拮据的過日子外，無意中，人與人之間，因為環境的現實，而感覺變得苦悶並且尖刻，似乎再也找不到那種原本輕鬆愉快的心情。

我在偶然的空檔中，隨著滑鼠的指標遊蕩著，不經意點上朋友的部落格，讀到對方新發表的一篇日記裡，栩栩如生的描述著，遠方的她，在一個雨後天晴的下午，目睹到兩道色彩鮮豔的彩虹，並且用相機捕捉了美麗的畫面。朋友率真的形容，當她目睹到這樣難得一見的奇妙景象時，無法克制自己興奮的雀躍尖叫，使自己忘情的回到稚童般的天真。

朋友在那篇日記的後面還寫道，當今的社會中，很少有人能放下匆促腳步，抬起頭尋找天空上的一道彩虹，讓自己邁出腳步，走向彩虹的另一端，去找回那最簡單的快樂和幸福。

讀完遠方朋友所撰寫的心情日記，給了我極度的感動，也令我有了深刻的體驗和領悟。

朋友率真、毫無掩飾的抒發每一字、每一句，沒有因當今景氣差的苦悶而感嘆，也沒有任何的咒罵怨言。朋友開朗樂觀的態度，使我充分認知到，即使對眼前的生活感到艱辛，但是，快樂才是生命的泉源。

天上的彩虹，能夠帶給那位朋友，最簡單的快樂，那每一個人的內心深處，是否都應該會有一道屬於自己的彩虹？

Love is

2008-12-30T14:29:00.000-08:00

Love is when you just want to be with him/her for no reason eventhough it's just sitting next to him/her.

Love is when he/she suffers, you wish you can take the suffering away and put it on yourself.

Love is eventhough he/she is doing something totally wrong but you still think that he/she is the most talented person in the world.

Love is when you want to give him/her everything he/she wants and more.

Love is knowing that he/she will always be thinking about you eventhough he/she is not with you at the moment.

Love is knowing that he/she will always support you no matter what you do.

Love is when you are with him/her, you are comfortable to be yourself eventhough it means not looking good.

Love is loving him/her just the way he/she is.

Misunderstand by loved one

2008-12-30T14:17:00.000-08:00

How many times have you felt depressed or dissapointed because of being misunderstand by our loved ones? How many times have you tried not to impose more pressure to the loved one but only to end up being understand as "Don't care"?

If you do feel this way, please don't be sad because there are other people out there that feel the same way as you are. Don't blame your loved one for not understanding you because his/her reaction is only caued by how much he/she care about you. You just have to keep on loving him/her and have faith that one day, he/she will understand you. Good luck for all the people out there that feel misunderstand.

Know Death to know life

2008-10-15T23:30:00.000-07:00

Read this article recently and found that this is a really good article to show us how we can look at life differently. One can't choose the way he/she die but he/she can choose how to live.

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) and Church

2008-10-02T22:59:00.001-07:00

Recently, I had a chance to explore both of these activities and come to have a little more understanding on how their systems work. Although the product they offers are no way close to be identical, one is to build a business while the other offers religious believes, they both work in a similar way where it relies on a concept of building a triangle network, or a pyramid.

In MLM, there is the founder which similar to the pastor at a church. In MLM, each person has to pay an initiation fees to becomes an independent agent while in church, one must first believe. MLM offers seminars to get the independent agents familiar with their products and to provide the skills/information for them, which is similar to the church retreats, bible studies, and Sunday Church. In order to be successful in the MLM, each independent agent is required to go out, try promoting the products, and recruit their independent agents . This is similar to the the activities of promoting the Gospels in Church.

The success of MLM and church are determined by the size of the network that was built, in other words, the number of independent agents (for MLM) or followers (for church). Their success are heavily relied on the influence of the founder or the pastor.

No offense to either systems but it's interesting to learn about the similarities on how their systems work.

Cigarettes, stress, and age

2008-08-27T13:07:00.000-07:00

Is there a relationship between stress and cigarettes? In our day to day life, we usually notice that people who smoke tend to have something bothering them. We seldom see people around us that smoke with a happy face. Is it they smoke because of stress, they stress because of smoking, or there is really no relationship between them.

Let's see. When a person stresses, he/she needs to relax and let's his/her mind settle without doing anything. For most of us, doing nothing seems like an action that's purposeless. What if he/she is smoking? Doesn't it provide a purpose for the "doing nothing" moment? It does, doesn't it? The same arguement can be used on drinking coffee as well. All these doings provide a purpose to a period of time when one needs to do nothing just to settle down his/her mind.

What about age? We see all the young teens that smoke. What stress do they have in that early age? Stress about getting a girlfriend, about the misunderstanding of their parents, about grades? None of that, I think. When we were teenager, smoking is a symbol of coolness. When we are adult in 20s and 30s, smoking is a symbol of stress. When we are after late 30s, smoking is a symbol of bad health.

In summary, people smoke for different reasons throughout their lives. All of all, people try to get rid of smoking for the same reason, health, and usually at a later age when lives are not that stressful. For people who have stress, smokers will smoke more, non-smoker will either start smoking or find some habits for them to be able to relax and calm down.

As I am done writing, I don't know what I am trying to express. I guess I have a lot going on in my mind. Perhaps, I should start smoking.

Relationships

2008-08-25T22:48:00.000-07:00

In today's diversified society, relationship between 2 persons has become more complicated than ever. We not only have to deal with racial differences, but also religion, cultural, and language differences. Among all these differences, we deal with racial, cultural, and language differences in our day to day life among our friends, classmates, and co-workers. Because of that, learning how to deal with these differences is relatively easy. Though, the hardest to deal with is the religion differences, especially between spouses when it involves emotion. Even though it's the hardest, it's not impossible to resolve. The key to resolve differences are RESPECT and COMMUNICATION. Like friends, classmates, and co-workers, we learned to respect each others and communicate the differences with open mind.

Speak mind or say yes

2008-08-05T12:51:00.001-07:00

How many times have we faced with a situation where you were asked to speak your mind but the responses you were getting afterward suggest otherwise. At the end, you felt like you should have said "yes". But then, what's the point of asking? If people can't accept that fact that everyone has their own opinions and we don't always agree with each others but the most important thing is the effort and the compromises we put in to get the work done, how do we really get along with people? Isn't this the fundamental of being a human, to compromise, to discuss the differences, and to agree on something that we feel would have the least unsatisfaction for everyone? We need this at work with co-workers, at home with family, and places with friends and so forth. While you were trying to do just that, what if the receiving end isn't willing to do so? What would you do then? To me, that's a misery that I have yet to solve. Until then, I will just say "yes".

Religion

2007-11-18T22:51:00.000-08:00

Is being non religious a bad thing? I would say being non religious is actually being open minded. Open minded to all the different believes that different people have. So, is being open minded a bad thing?

Why can't the non religious people be treated as normal by the the religious people? Why can't they co-exist? If the non religious people can stay out of others business, why can't the religious people do the same? Why is a religion success being judged by how many people joined them but not how many people they helped? Isn't helping people the main purpose of the organization?

Is a religious person really a better person? Can a non religious person not be a better person?

Remove past successes

2007-01-01T22:38:00.000-08:00

This is a simple task and yet a powerful statement. Not everyone can really remove their past successes.

One may ask why do we need to remove our past successes? We in today's society are being judged by our past successes. It is being used to measure talent. So, why it could be bad?

If one hold on to it too much, it can be a blocking stone to his future success. It will prevent an open mind. It will blind one's sight for better ideas. It will prevent one from learning. How many of us are being tighten by this?

So, what is it really means? It means don't let your past successes stop you from seeing or trying new things. It's good experiences so tt needs to be used wisely so it can help us, and not to hurt us, just like everything else in our lifes.

Beautiful sunset

2006-11-19T18:29:00.000-08:00

We were working on our backyard yesterday and we suddenly noticed what a beautiful sunset scene from our backyard, the backyard that we were too busy spending time in.

Most of us in our age are too busy looking for something, either a satisfying career, a beautiful boy/girlfriend, a nice car, the first million dollar, and so on. Most of the time, we neglected a lot of wonderful things that happened around us. There are tons of wonderful things around us waiting to be noticed and appreciated. They are always there no matter what happen in our lifes. Because of that, we always take it for granted.

I say, something that can be bought by money is not precious. What precious is something that can't be bought by money. Like, friendship, health, love, and happiness.

What’s more important in your life?

2006-11-01T18:35:00.000-08:00

There was a guy who has the nicest face and body, and he owns a multi billion dollars business. He was once married to a model who is everything a man want. They were the perfect couple at their wedding ceremony. However, he divorced the model after a few months later and later married a sales woman he met in a department store. His second wife is everything but the first wife.

One day, his friends asked him why he got rid of the gorgeous lady and married a normal woman while he can get any woman he wants. He started telling a story.

One day, while he was busy at work, his wife called and asked if he can pick up a ABC sauce at Albertson on the way home. On his way home, he stopped by Albertson for the sauce. Since he was in a rush, he picked up a bottle of XYZ sauce and went home. When he got home, he realized that he picked up the wrong bottle but he was too lazy to go back to the store to get the right bottle. So, he apologized to his wife that he picked up the wrong bottle thinking that she would forgive him. Instead, his wife was very angry that he picked up the wrong bottle and insisted that he went back to the store to get it. He tried to convince her that he didn’t mean it and it’s late to go back to the store but he can pick another one up on the way home tomorrow night but his wife didn’t compromise. At the end, he went back to the store to pick up the ABC. A few months later, they got divorced.

A year later, he married the current wife. One day, he got a call from her who asked him to pick up a bottle of ABC sauce on his way home. With his previous experience, he wanted to see her reaction if he picked up the wrong bottle. So, he stopped by Albertson’s and purposely picked up the XYZ sauce. When he got home, he apologized to his wife that he picked up the wrong brand. To his surprise, his wife said “Honey, it's OK. No matter what it is, as long as it's from you, it will always be the best.”

At that moment, he suddenly realized he had made the right decision to marry this woman.

The story tells us to know what’s more important to us. Is it the ABC sauce, or the thing that he forgot to do, or your other half? Don’t let the little things in your life spoils the relationship between you and your love one. They did it not because they mean it, it’s just because they forgot. Relationship is about you and your love one.

If I have ..., I will ....

2006-10-16T23:30:00.000-07:00

If I have ...., I will .... I have heard this many times in my life. Often, I heard it from someone who has just missed an opportunity which would have brought him/her a great reward. Too often, these people continue to think about the opportunity missed. What they don't realize is that a lot of different opportunities have gone passed their sides and they were too busy thinking about the one opportunity that they missed.

There is only so much one can do about their past but there are a lot of things that one can do for their future. If one can't let go of his/her past, the past will keep repeating itself and the new opportunity will never be seen.

Life doesnot always turn out to be the way you planned

2006-10-09T23:44:00.000-07:00

The first time I heard of this quote was when I was watching the movie, "While you were sleeping". At that time, I was in my junior year in Oklahoma State University for my undergrad degree. The reason why this quote strucked me was because I never thought I would go to college and get a degree.

I came from a small town in Malaysia where majority of my schoolmates were either got into local polytechnic colleges or started working after high school. I wasn't the brightest kid in my class and I didn't expect myself to do anything extra ordinary. After my high school graduation, the only thing I could think of is to get a job and buy a car. Owning a nice car was like having a higher social status in my hometown and it's a must to get a girlfriend. At that time, that seems to be the logical thing to do. Luckily, my parents gave me a chance to do something different. Though, it seems like it's the hardest thing to do but I went with it, just to give it a chance. Today, 13 years later, I see the difference.

Although life doesn't really turn out the way I planned, I feel very lucky to end up where I am today. Now, I have a wonderful wife, a good job, and the freedom to do almost anything I want. It's all because of my parents who gave me that one chance. If it wasn't because of them, my life would be totally different.

Fat shot - The cure

2006-08-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

Recently, I went into a slump where I kept hitting fat shots. I finally realized that it was my posture that's causing all the problem. I had most of my weight on the toe.

When all of your weight is on the toe, your body will tend to dip down during the down swing. Thus, causing the club head to swing lower and hit behind the ball. The cure is simple. It's to make sure you have good balance on your feet. Not on the toe nor the heel. In contrast, if most of your weight is on the heel, it usually cause the club head to swing higher as the body raises during the down swing. This can also be explained as lose balance during the swing.

In short, a posture with good balance is essential to hit the ball more consistently.

Game plan to lower golf score that works for me

2006-07-27T10:20:00.000-07:00

1) Play more often. Have been playing or go to the range at least once a week since Myrtle Beach visit in Jan 2006. Before that, I have been pretty lazy to either getting to the range or playing.
2) Knowing what my limit going into a game keep me in sync on what I can do. So, I don't try to be a hero.
3) Course management (just a little). Try not to go to a place where only my best shot will get me out of trouble. Thus, I don't have to try hard.
4) Work on my short game (Thanks Hon Cheong).
5) Finally, NO MORE overswing (in other words, trying to hit it harder to generate more yardage).

Las Vegas golf in July - Day 2

2006-07-25T17:39:00.000-07:00

July 25, 2006

Today's Las Vegas high 109F

Golf Course:
The Revere Golf Club - Concord Course. Located in Henderson, NV, about 25 minutes south from the Strip.
http://www.reveregolf.com/

Course rating:
3.5 star (I just found out that the 5 star course is the Lexington Course, not the Concord course.)

Designer:
Billy Casper & Greg Nash

Green Fees:
$40 includes green fees and cart (Got a hook up by one of the players I met yesterday at the Angel Park Golf Course. The normal rate is $95/person.)

This course requires medium to high accuracy on tee off. The sand bunkers are placed strategically at around 230-260 yards. The course is also very hilly and a lot of elevation and drop. Difficulty of the course is medium to high. Course condition is great. I would definitely recommend anyone to play there when visiting Las Vegas.

Las Vegas golf in July - Day 1

2006-07-24T15:51:00.000-07:00

July 24, 2006

Today's Las Vegas high 107F

Golf Course:
Angle Park Mountain Course
http://www.angelpark.com/newpage.asp?id=225&page=4215

Course rating:
3.5 star

Designer:
Arnold Palmer

Green Fees:
$75 includes green fees and cart

The Mountain course requires medium accuracy on tee off because there are several red rock hazard areas around the course. In addition, there are a few water hazard as well. Difficulty of the course is medium. Course condition is good considers July is one of the hottest month in Las Vegas. Green fees for an out of area person is high but it's much cheaper in a golf/hotel package.

Overall experience is good except it's kind of hot. Early tee time is recommended.

DVD player that plays everything (almost everything)!

2006-07-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

Philips DVP642

Has anyone ever have a Dvix or AVI file that you are trying to convert it onto the standard DVD format so you can view the movie on a standalone DVD Player? It's a long and time consuming process.

With more access to movie files like Dvix, mpg (mpeg-4), avi, and so on, it's almost sure that there should be some standalone player that can play it without having to convert it into the DVD format. Then, you can store more movies onto a single DVD disc.

So, there is this Philips DVP642. It comes with progressive scan and it can plays almost any movie file format that you throw at it.

It all started when my new Hong Kong engineer lend me some Hong Kong movies in mpg or Dvix format. While my DVD player couldn't play them successfully, I asked how is she viewing the movies knowing that she is probably watching them on computer. Surprisingly, she has a DVD player from China that plays everything. Out of curiousity, I started searching for one in the US knowing that it would save me tons of time and the long process from finding the right softwares to convert them into DVD format. I finally came across this DVD players that costs only $50 at Circuit City. Read bunch of reviews about how well it plays all the movie fromats.

So, I finally picked one up 3 weeks ago and I am surprisingly satisfied with the quality of the movie. Now, I just have to burn the movie files onto the DVD and I will be able to enjoy the movies on my big screen TV.

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Tear Drop TD 411 Putter review

2006-07-07T22:57:00.000-07:00

This is the TD411 putter with rolled face technology (RFT) and Dynamic Loft Technology (DLT). It's 34 inches long.

The milled face wasn't perfect but it didn't seem to affect the performance of the putter.

Here is the # of putting trends that I have been keeping since beginning of this year.

In the chart above, I normalized the # of putts per 18 holes. The last 3 scores were on the Las Positas Executive 9 hole course.

Today, I had 19 total putts on a 9 hole game which matches my average so far since I started tracking the putting. Overall, I shot a 42 on a par 31 course.

I am amazed how well it controls the distance as this is the first time I used the putter without actually using it on the practice green before teeing off. The distance control is definitely better than the Spalding Putter that I have been using for years. I had more sub 3 feet 2nd putts that I can remembered.

Overall, I like the distance control that the putter is giving me so far. I will keep it in my bag until I find out otherwise.

Tear Drop TD411 Gun Metal Rolled Face Putter

2006-07-06T17:09:00.000-07:00

Just bought this putter through the Golfsmith Online store. So excited to use it on the real green as I felt really good when I tried it in the Golfsmith store.

http://www.golfsmith.com/ps/ppage.php?stynum=TD411&seg2=R&seg3=34&seg4=&seg5

Here is the specification:

Dynamic Loft Technology (DLT) controls speed and distance by ensuring consistent dynamic loft at impact regardless of hand position
Consistent dynamic loft at impact improves roll, speed, direction and distance
Milled-face putter cast from 303 stainless steel

For $19.99, what could possibly go wrong?

How to break 100....

2006-06-10T22:45:00.000-07:00

If you can continue doing the things listed below, breaking 100 is not far away.

1) Refer to my golf mentality blog.
2) Treat every Par 3 as if it is Par 4, Par 4 as if it is Par 5, and so on.
3) Avoid hitting approach shot that is more than 150 yards away, except Par 3.
4) Work on the pitching shot.
5) Try playing conservatively. This will usually avoid tripple bogey.

If I can do it, you can too.

Golf mentality

2006-02-21T13:30:00.000-08:00

One of the most important things about getting good score on the course of playing golf is the mentality of the player.

Mentality of golf is the same as mentality of any other sports or in life. It requires the player to know their strength and limit. So they can avoid pushing the limit and make the most out of their strength to achieve the goals that they have set. Everyone has thier own path of success, it will not be the same for 2 people.

However, people who just started playing golf are often being mislead by the golf industry to hit the ball as hard as possible because the pro players are being measured by how far they can drive, not how accurate their shots are. Very often, this leads to over the top or harder swing. In result, they drove shorter and developed bad habits along the way. People who have played golf for a while will gradually understand the important of not over do any of these but it usually is too late for them to correct the mistake they have developed.

The right mentality of golf are and not limited to:

1) Do not over do. Know what you can do and keep doing it. Swinging harder does not directly translate into more yardages.
2) Believe that you can't do what other people can do. Every person is different. Not every one is Tiger Wood, or Michael Jordan but it doesn’t mean that you can’t win. If Tiger Wood or Michael Jordan are not supposed to lose, then there would be no sports.
3) Know your strength and keep practicing your strength. Once you have mastered your strength then moved on to your weakness. Your strength is what will keep you confident and also what will save you on a bad round of golf on anyday.

If one can do all of the above, then the game of golf will be more enjoyable.

Failure quotes by famous people

2006-02-19T17:58:00.000-08:00

The man who forms the habit of beginning without finishing has simply formed the habit of failure.

•Mrs. Charles E. Cowman To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

•James Allen All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

•Jean-Paul Sartre No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward.

•Amar Gopal Bose He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

•Joseph Heller Failure is the tuition you pay for success.

•Walter Brunell Success is never final, but failure can be.

•Bill Parcells Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

•George Washington Carver I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

•Michael Jordan Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

•Confucius The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.

•Francis Picabia You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

•Walt Disney Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

•Rosalind Russell My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

•Abraham Lincoln Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.

•George R. Tilton I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

•George S. Patton There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done.

•Barbara Ward Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

•German Proverb A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

•J. Paul Getty Failure is not fatal; victory is not success.

•Tony Richardson Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

•Louis Boone Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.

•Jim Rohn There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.

•Laurence J. Peter If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.

•Robert H. Schuller Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

•Truman Capote There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.

•Sri Swami Sivananda Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.

•Joe Paterno Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.

•Robert Louis Stevenson Failures are like skinned knees -- painful, but superficial.

•H. Ross Perot I cannot give the formula for success, but I can give you the formula of failure -- which is try to please everybody.

•Herbert B. Swope Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

•Zig Ziglar A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure by Oscar Wilde

2006-02-17T11:56:00.000-08:00

I heard this quote watching one of the episodes of the CSI TV series. At the end of the episode, the lead scientist of the crime lab was asked if he has ambition to take on more responsibilities in the same sense of a promotion. The lead scientist replied, “Ambition is the last refuge of failures”.

Being as curious as I am, I started looking into this quote from the internet and try to find out its exact meaning. It returns different meanings.

Some said, it means that ambition breeds failure because through ambition that one is more finely tuned to failure.

Some said it’s through failure one becomes more ambitious.

Some also said, it means exactly what it’s read. Ambition is the last protection or shelter of failure. So, failures are OK when there are still ambitions.

I thought ambition is what gives the person the will to success. But this quote almost implies the exact opposite of that point. It’s almost saying that one will eventually fail if he has ambitions. It's really contradictory.

Ups and downs in life

2006-02-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

Life is like a roller coaster, there are ups and there are downs. That's really what makes life interesting and the unpredictable part of it also makes life miserable and sometime exciting.

There is an old chinese saying, it translates to, "Don't give up when fail and don't be proud when success". This is a great sentence because a lot of success come after failures. Downs are always followed by ups which is true for almost everything in life. The most important thing is, don't repeat the same mistake twice.

Downs should be viewed as a motivation to get to higher ground and ups should be viewed as an alert for getting lazy or slowing down.

什麼是待友之道?

2006-01-10T18:37:00.000-08:00

- Is it no matter what his decision is, you will support him 100% without saying a word?

To be continue....

Bill Swanson's 25 Unwritten Rules of Management

2006-01-03T23:44:00.000-08:00

A few good pointers for the management world.

1. Learn to say, "I don't know." If used when appropriate, it will be often.
2. It is easier to get into something than it is to get out of it.
3. If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
4. Look for what is missing. Many know how to improve what's there, but few can see what isn't there.
5. Viewgraph rule: When something appears on a viewgraph (an overhead transparency), assume the world knows about it, and deal with it accordingly.
6. Work for a boss with whom you are comfortable telling it like it is. Remember that you can't pick your relatives, but you can pick your boss.
7. Constantly review developments to make sure that the actual benefits are what they are supposed to be. Avoid Newton's Law.
8. However menial and trivial your early assignments may appear, give them your best efforts.
9. Persistence or tenacity is the disposition to persevere in spite of difficulties, discouragement, or indifference. Don't be known as a good starter but a poor finisher.
10. In completing a project, don't wait for others; go after them, and make sure it gets done.
11. Confirm your instructions and the commitments of others in writing. Don't assume it will get done!
12. Don't be timid; speak up. Express yourself, and promote your ideas.
13. Practice shows that those who speak the most knowingly and confidently often end up with the assignment to get it done.
14. Strive for brevity and clarity in oral and written reports.
15. Be extremely careful of the accuracy of your statements.
16. Don't overlook the fact that you are working for a boss.* Keep him or her informed. Avoid surprises!* Whatever the boss wants takes top priority.
17. Promises, schedules, and estimates are important instruments in a well-ordered business.* You must make promises. Don't lean on the often-used phrase, "I can't estimate it because it depends upon many uncertain factors."
18. Never direct a complaint to the top. A serious offense is to "cc" a person's boss.
19. When dealing with outsiders, remember that you represent the company. Be careful of your commitments.
20. Cultivate the habit of "boiling matters down" to the simplest terms. An elevator speech is the best way.
21. Don't get excited in engineering emergencies. Keep your feet on the ground.
22. Cultivate the habit of making quick, clean-cut decisions.
23. When making decisions, the pros are much easier to deal with than the cons. Your boss wants to see the cons also.
24. Don't ever lose your sense of humor.
25. Have fun at what you do. It will reflect in your work. No one likes a grump except another grump.

無求與有求

2006-01-03T12:59:00.000-08:00

My friend just wrote me this.

You and Jien always mention less desire and know what is enough, demand less and thus feeling satisfied always. Well, good philosophy, nothing wrong with this. Just that I or maybe jeff might post a different attitude, we actually show there is some "want and desire" in life to gain more satisfaction.

Now I don't understand one thing, how could person who announce less desire have built-up loans while person who declare to desire something has nothing, virtually debt free? Logically this does not make sense right? Isn't it should be the other way around?

Ahh, not going into the arguement of who is right and what justification is behind, turth is reality and mindset does not match. One has to be honest to oneself, you actually have more desire and more needs. I think you need to change your title to: "You Qiu".

"Realizing insufficiency will lead to a contented heart, with desire one knows where demand lies."

With this, I respect the hunger and motive behind, as a man you rise the guts and go after your prey, honestly.

It's all in perspective, Jen. There is only a fine line between "wu qiu" and "you qiu".

I agree that "wu qiu" is a noble word. There are very few people can be that. The "wu qiu" that I refer to is more like, buying a car rather than a fancy BMW that doesn't fit our lifestyle; having a house rather than a mansion that we only use 25% of the space.

Alive not dead

2006-01-03T11:56:00.000-08:00

http://www.alivenotdead.com

Golf grip

2006-01-03T11:52:00.000-08:00

Golf grip is probably the most important fundamental of golf. If one started with the wrong grip, one will have to fight all the problems associate with the wrong grip.

http://www.easy2.com/tutorials/glf0100/index.asp

JYC's Perspective blog

2006-01-03T11:51:00.000-08:00

http://antarctica-pole.blogspot.com/

TC's mmm blog

2006-01-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

http://nihcymmot.blogspot.com/