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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(2012-12-02 22:19:21)
39.OldFriends,NewFriendsIwasveryhappytomeetanoldfriendthisweekend,whomIhavenotseenformorethantenyears,anditwaspossiblethankstothesocialnetwork.Fridayevening,Inoticedthathehadarecentstatusupdate,indicatingthathewasinthearea.Therefore,Isenthimamessagewithmyphonenumberand,sureenough,wegotintouchagain!Iheardthatteenagersnowadaysusethesocialnetworktomakenewfriends;tome,thebestuseiscaseslikethis,whereit...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-30 22:53:37)
38.EchoTubeTheotherday,Iwaslisteningtotheradiowhiledriving,whenthehostandseveralguestsstarteddiscussingatopic,aboutwhichIhadformedmyopinion.Theguests,asusual,helddifferentpositionsanddebatedeachotherafterstatingtheirrespectiveones.Soonafteroneoftheguestsstartedtalkingabouthisperspectiveontheissue,whichcontractedminesharplyandsoundedabsurdtome,Ichangedthechannelevenwithoutthinkingaboutit.Themusicon...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-27 20:09:46)
37.DayofFlyingLeaves
Today,Itookashortwalkoutofofficeafterlunch.AsIwaswalkingacrosstheparkinglot,agustofwindsweptby,causingmanysmallfallenleavestoflowwithitinawavypattern.Then,onthesidewalk,withanothermildgust,abigdrymapleleavecameupfromthegroundalmosttomyshoulderlevel.Havingnoticeditinmyperipheryvision,Iturnedtoit.There,rightinfrontofmyeyes,itnearlystayedstillintheairforafractionofasecondandt...[閱讀全文]
Today,Itookashortwalkoutofofficeafterlunch.AsIwaswalkingacrosstheparkinglot,agustofwindsweptby,causingmanysmallfallenleavestoflowwithitinawavypattern.Then,onthesidewalk,withanothermildgust,abigdrymapleleavecameupfromthegroundalmosttomyshoulderlevel.Havingnoticeditinmyperipheryvision,Iturnedtoit.There,rightinfrontofmyeyes,itnearlystayedstillintheairforafractionofasecondandt...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-22 09:32:32)
36.PreferredDistance"Mydaywasperfect,untilyouruinedit!Idon'tknowyou.Pleasegoaway!"Shesaidemotionally,withtearsinhereyes.Istoodtherequietly,confusedwhythingshadturnedthisway.Itwasinadream.Iwasmovingintoawell-knownuniversity'sgraduatestudenthousing,whenIfoundoutthat,she,along-timefriendovertheInternet,cametoseesomeotherfriendatthesameplace.IdebatedwhetherIshouldgotalktoher,andfinallydecide...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-22 00:12:35)
35.It'sAllAboutPassionAfterworkinginthecurrentpositionforafewyearsandwatchingseveralcolleaguesswitchingcareerpaths,IbelieveIhavefiguredoutthekeytochoosingtherightcareerpath:It'sallaboutpassion.Whatemployersexpectforeachpositionissomeonewhoisgreatatwhatheorshedoes,andittakesalotofefforttobegreat,insteadofbeingmerelygood.Ifoneispassionateaboutone'sjob,heorshecanputinalotofeffortandstillenjoyitatthes...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-19 22:11:18)
34.RetirementandLegacyLastThursday,thefounderofourcompanyretiredandwehadabigretirementpartytocelebratehisdecoratedcareerandsaygoodbyetothisbelovedleaderandmentor.Whileheandhiswifesattherepeacefully,severalofhislong-timecolleaguesrecountedonebyonesomeofthemostimportantandchallengingeventstheyhadgonethroughtogether.Intheend,healsosaidafewwords,modestlyattributingthecontinuedgrowthofthecompanytothete...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-19 00:02:37)
33.We'retheBabiesHavingbeentryingtohaveababywithoutmuchsuccess,Irealizedrecentlythat,withoutababy,we'rethebabies.WhatImeanisthat,whilemyfriendsandcolleagueswhohaveoneormorechildrenarerapidlybecomingmoremature,thetwoofusarelaggingbehindwithanincreasinggap.Foroneexample,wearestillverypoorplanningouractivities,bothduringtheworkweeksandovertheweekends;foranother,wearealsostillprettyslackindiscipline.I...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-14 01:06:20)
32.HalftheFunIsCrackingtheNutsThispastweekend,Iwasgladtoseefreshwalnutsinthegrocerystoreagain.Somewerewholewalnutswithcompletehardshells,andotherswerewalnutkernelhalvesalreadytakenoutoftheshellsandreadytoeatoruseasacookingingredient.Ididnothesitateandboughtabagofwholewalnuts.Aftercominghomeandhavingafewwalnuts,IwashappythatImadetherightchoice--althoughthenutshellswerehard,crackingthemwiththerightt...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-09 21:05:57)
31."Youweresobusy!"ThisThursday,Iattendedatrainingclasswithsomecolleagues,wheregroupsoffourorfivetradedwitheachothertoacquire"rawmaterials"inordertoproduce"products"andmakeprofits.Withtheclocktickingandtheteamscompetingagainsteachother,IjumpedintoactionwithmyteammatesandsoongotmyselfoverwhelmedwiththenumberofthingsIwantedtodo.However,itturnedoutthatourteamdidprettypoo...[閱讀全文]
(2012-11-07 23:06:20)
30."OfcourseIhave!"
"Haveyouevervotedbefore,whenyouwereinChina?"Thedayafterthisyear'selection,acaucasiancolleagueofmineaskedanotherChinesecolleague,curiously.
"OfcourseIhave!Ivotedfortheguywhobecamethepresidentofourclassincollege."RepliedmyfellowChinesecolleague.
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"Haveyouevervotedbefore,whenyouwereinChina?"Thedayafterthisyear'selection,acaucasiancolleagueofmineaskedanotherChinesecolleague,curiously.
"OfcourseIhave!Ivotedfortheguywhobecamethepresidentofourclassincollege."RepliedmyfellowChinesecolleague.
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