老大和老大的博客
亦衝亦潛，順勢隨緣。潛水有潛水的理由，衝浪有衝浪的原因。
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(2013-04-27 01:31:31)
65.WalkandTalk
Afterdinner,MsDiverandIusuallygoforashortstrollaroundwhereweliveandtalkaboutvariousthingsalongtheway.ThisisapeacefultimeandIenjoyboththelightexerciseandtheconversation.Otherthanthat,Ihadnotthoughtmuchaboutit,untilIlearnedaboutthetechniquenamed"walkandtalk"oneday.Asitturnedout,twoormorecharacterstalkingwhilewalking(ordriving,ormoving)isalong-recognizedtechniqueusedinlitera...[閱讀全文]
(2013-04-25 03:24:03)
64.ShowSomeEmotions
Igavemy9thspeechatourToastmasterClubtoday,tryingtopersuademyfellowtoastmasterstodoublethemeetingfrequency.WhileIthoughtIhadgivenverygoodreasonsandpresentedaplantomakeitwork,thekeyfeedbackwasthatIhadnotshownmuchenthusiasmoremotionsandthat,withoutenthusiasmorauthenticemotions,mypersuasionwasnot"withpower".ThismaybethebestandmostusefulfeedbackIhavereceivedintheToastmast...[閱讀全文]
(2013-04-23 23:10:46)
63.BeyondtheCircumstances
Whetheroneshouldlivewithinhismeansorabove,therearedifferentschoolsofthoughtsfinancially.However,Ithinkthatactuallyamoreimportantaspectistolivebeyondthecircumstances.Forexample,oneshouldkeephishopesandhappinessduringdifficultiesandmaintainhishumilitythroughsuccesses.Thisway,onecancontrolthequalityoflifeaccordingtohisown,whichotherwisewillbedeterminedbyextraneousthings.
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(2013-04-13 13:14:18)
62.QuartersMachine
"Wecanusevendingmachinesasquartersmachines!"ItoldMs.Diverhappily,afteronceavendingmachinerefundedmefourquartersforthedollarIhadinsertedinasold-outsituation."AllIneedtodoistoinsertsomepaperdollarbillsandthenaskfortherefund."
Finally,Irememberedtogiveitatrysometimelater.Asitturnedout,annoyingly,therefundbuttondidnotworkthistimeandIhadtobuyasodainordertoget...[閱讀全文]
Finally,Irememberedtogiveitatrysometimelater.Asitturnedout,annoyingly,therefundbuttondidnotworkthistimeandIhadtobuyasodainordertoget...[閱讀全文]
(2013-04-11 03:33:23)
61.SeriousSoaps
"That'snotasoap!"Tomybigsurprise,mycolleaguesdisagreedstronglywhenItoldthemthatIhadfoundmysoapanddescribedtheTVserieswehadbeenwatching.
"That'smostlikelyasitcom.Soapstakethemselvesveryseriouslyandtheyareusuallyfullofdrama."SeeingthatIwasratherperplexed,theyexplained.
SoIcheckedmytrustedsource,Wikipedia,andlearnedthatindeedtheseriesarecomedywiththemockum...[閱讀全文]
"That'smostlikelyasitcom.Soapstakethemselvesveryseriouslyandtheyareusuallyfullofdrama."SeeingthatIwasratherperplexed,theyexplained.
SoIcheckedmytrustedsource,Wikipedia,andlearnedthatindeedtheseriesarecomedywiththemockum...[閱讀全文]
(2013-04-06 23:45:41)
60.AreYouaCrab?
Areyouacrab?Ofcourse,I'mnotaskingwhetheryoubelongtothetypeofcrustaceanthatisthoughtofastheleaderoffellowshrimpsinChinesefolklore[1].Actually,Ijustlearnedrecentlythatacrabcanalsomean"abad-temperedperson"[2].So,whatisyouranswer?Canyouanswerthissimplequestionunequivocallyandunhesitantly?IhavetosaythatImyselfamnotsosureanymore. Surfer_Diver
2013.4.6 [1]"蝦兵蟹將...[閱讀全文]
Areyouacrab?Ofcourse,I'mnotaskingwhetheryoubelongtothetypeofcrustaceanthatisthoughtofastheleaderoffellowshrimpsinChinesefolklore[1].Actually,Ijustlearnedrecentlythatacrabcanalsomean"abad-temperedperson"[2].So,whatisyouranswer?Canyouanswerthissimplequestionunequivocallyandunhesitantly?IhavetosaythatImyselfamnotsosureanymore. Surfer_Diver
2013.4.6 [1]"蝦兵蟹將...[閱讀全文]
(2013-04-04 04:12:30)
59.LanguageLabs
Acoupleofweeksago,afellowtoastmastersaidthatheconsideredthetoastmastermeetingalabofpublicspeaking,wherehewascomfortabletopracticedifferenttechniquesandstyleswithoutworryingabouttheconsequences.Healsoencouragedtherestofustoexploremorecreativelyandbravelyaswell.Now,thinkingaboutit,IrealizethatwecanconsiderthisforumalabofwrittenEnglishandpracticenewvocabulary,etc,morefreely.Infact,so...[閱讀全文]
(2013-03-26 21:09:48)
58.What'sYourValue?
"What'syourvalue?"S,afriend,askedmedirectlyatlunchoneday.
"..."Isimplydidnothaveananswerforthissimplequestion.Yes,I'vealwayskeptmyselfbusy,assumingthatallthestuffisworthdoing.Fromnowon,Ishouldhaveaclearideaofmycontribution,payattentiontothevalueofthethingsIdo,andbeselectivewhentakingupnewprojectsortasks. Surfer_Diver
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"..."Isimplydidnothaveananswerforthissimplequestion.Yes,I'vealwayskeptmyselfbusy,assumingthatallthestuffisworthdoing.Fromnowon,Ishouldhaveaclearideaofmycontribution,payattentiontothevalueofthethingsIdo,andbeselectivewhentakingupnewprojectsortasks. Surfer_Diver
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(2013-03-26 02:40:24)
57.TreatYourEnemyWell
Whilegrowingup,Iwastoldtobetoughagainstenemies,becausekindnessormercytowardsenemieswasconsideredcrueltyagainstoneselfplusfamilyandfriends.ItwasnotuntilveryrecentlythatIrealizedthatoneshouldtreathisenemieswellinstead.Foronething,enemieshelponegrowbypointingouthisweaknesses,whichisinvaluable.Foranother,theymightbeturnedintofriendsundertherightcircumstances.Inaddition,eventuall...[閱讀全文]
(2013-03-18 03:05:40)
56.UnconsciouslySelfish
"Withoutachild,you'rebeingselfishwithoutknowingit."Saidafriendoverlunchafewyearsago.Hewasreferringtotheself-sacrificing,unconditionalparentallovetowardone'sownchildren,andItotallygotthat.Still,hiswordshavelingeredinmyearsalltheseyearsandremindedmetoexaminemythoughtsandbehaviorfromtimetotime:AmIbeingselfish?Afterquitesomesoulsearching,myconclusionisthat,whileIamno...[閱讀全文]
