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(2015-01-05 01:29:41)
86.NewTitleParty
WhenthenumberofpostsontheInternetexplodedinitially,manyauthorsresortedtotheuseofexaggeratingwordsorphrasesinthetitlesoftheirpieces,hopingtocatchtheattentionofcasualbrowsers.Thus,the(old)TitlePartywasfounded,andthebubblesoftheso-called"attentioneconomy"grewalmostunlimiteduntiltheyimploded.Fortunatelyorunfortunately,the(old)TitlePartysurvived.
Yearspassed.Now,almoste...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-03 15:20:31)
Aftertravelingformorethanonemonth,Ifinallycamebacktoourlittlehome,whereIcanvisitthisforumfreely.Sorryforplayingtruantforsolongwithoutnotice.Thinkingback,IrealizedthatIhadnotthoughtenoughaboutthisextendedtravel,norplannedaccordingly.Anyway,I'mbackandwillbemorecarefulgoingaway:)
OnesmalladvantagecomingbackfromAsiaisthatIgotanotherJan2nd,2015,becauseofthetimedifference.Therefore,itisstillnottoola...[阅读全文]
OnesmalladvantagecomingbackfromAsiaisthatIgotanotherJan2nd,2015,becauseofthetimedifference.Therefore,itisstillnottoola...[阅读全文]
(2014-12-08 06:48:56)
Dearfriendsonthisforum,
Withoutrealizingit,Ihavenotloggedinhereforafewweeksalready.Well,Ididnotdoitintentionally.Actually,whenItriedtoquitthetime-consumingInternetsurfinghabitsometimeago,Isimplycouldnotkeepitup.HowdidIdoitthistime,youask?Frankly,I'mtravelingintheSouthEastAsiaagain,and,beingawayfromhome,somanyhabitsareforcedtochange.Okay,Iknow,thesearebadexcusesformylaziness...
Fortunately,...[阅读全文]
Withoutrealizingit,Ihavenotloggedinhereforafewweeksalready.Well,Ididnotdoitintentionally.Actually,whenItriedtoquitthetime-consumingInternetsurfinghabitsometimeago,Isimplycouldnotkeepitup.HowdidIdoitthistime,youask?Frankly,I'mtravelingintheSouthEastAsiaagain,and,beingawayfromhome,somanyhabitsareforcedtochange.Okay,Iknow,thesearebadexcusesformylaziness...
Fortunately,...[阅读全文]
(2014-10-11 18:50:46)
"Theessenceoflifeistostrugglegracefully."IsaidtomyProgramManager,whilewewerewaitingfortheotherattendeesofaslowmeetingtoshowup,"AssummarizedinthePeterPrinciple,everyonesuccessfulinonethingtendstoattemptthenext,moredifficultthing,untilheeventuallyfails.Therefore,thekeytoavoidsuchfailureistofindoutone'slimitationsandoperatearoundthere,notbeyond.Inotherwords,youwanttostrugglegracefullyw...[阅读全文]
(2014-10-06 21:55:20)
85.EternalLimitations
Incontrasttoourhappinesswhichisoftenqualified,thelimitationswefacearenearlyeternal.Forexample,minorityorfemaleprofessionalscommonlycomplainabouttheglassceilingtheyfeelintheworkplace.Inaddition,oneisoftenlimitedbyone'supbringing,knowledge,character,ornetwork,inthatshortcomingsinanyofthesecanpresentseverebarrierstoone'sfurtherdevelopment.Beyondthese,oneisstilllimite...[阅读全文]
Incontrasttoourhappinesswhichisoftenqualified,thelimitationswefacearenearlyeternal.Forexample,minorityorfemaleprofessionalscommonlycomplainabouttheglassceilingtheyfeelintheworkplace.Inaddition,oneisoftenlimitedbyone'supbringing,knowledge,character,ornetwork,inthatshortcomingsinanyofthesecanpresentseverebarrierstoone'sfurtherdevelopment.Beyondthese,oneisstilllimite...[阅读全文]
(2014-10-04 19:52:44)
84.QualifiedHappiness
Whilemostofusareforthepursuitofhappiness,whatweoftenachieveisonlyqualifiedhappiness.WhatImeanisthat,althoughwearehappy,therearesomerestrictionsatthesametime.Forexample,peopleoftenlookbackattheiryouthandsay,"weweresoyoungandhappythen,althoughwewerepoormaterial-wise."Or,peoplemaystateabouttheircurrentlife,"wearelivingamuchricherlifenow,althoughso-and-soisnolo...[阅读全文]
Whilemostofusareforthepursuitofhappiness,whatweoftenachieveisonlyqualifiedhappiness.WhatImeanisthat,althoughwearehappy,therearesomerestrictionsatthesametime.Forexample,peopleoftenlookbackattheiryouthandsay,"weweresoyoungandhappythen,althoughwewerepoormaterial-wise."Or,peoplemaystateabouttheircurrentlife,"wearelivingamuchricherlifenow,althoughso-and-soisnolo...[阅读全文]
(2014-10-01 01:30:48)
Ineverthoughtmuchabouthousekeepingbefore,simplyassumingthatitcouldbedoneifwanted,andhopefullynotbyme.Recently,however,severaleventspromptedmetothinkaboutitandIbegantoappreciatehowdifficultgoodhousekeepingreallyis.
ThefirsteventwastheScottishseekingindependence.TheBritishsaidthattheyhadbeenrulingtheUnitedKingdomwellbyfollowingthelawandaskedwhysuchfinehousekeepingwasnotsatisfactorytotheScottish....[阅读全文]
ThefirsteventwastheScottishseekingindependence.TheBritishsaidthattheyhadbeenrulingtheUnitedKingdomwellbyfollowingthelawandaskedwhysuchfinehousekeepingwasnotsatisfactorytotheScottish....[阅读全文]
(2014-09-29 07:02:17)
Ifyoufollowthenews,youshouldbeawareoftheconcerningeventstakingplaceinHongKong.Politicsaside,let'slearntwowordsinthenewscoverage.Bothareverbs:thefirstoneisto"digin",andthesecondoneisto"rile".Doyouknowwhattheymean?Takeaguessbeforeyoureadintothearticles,though.You'llbegladincaseyouguesseditright!
BTW,Ididlooktheseupinwiktionary.orgmyself.AlthoughIhadguessedcorrectlythe...[阅读全文]
BTW,Ididlooktheseupinwiktionary.orgmyself.AlthoughIhadguessedcorrectlythe...[阅读全文]
(2014-09-28 21:33:54)
WhilewanderinginarainyoldtownduringmytriptotheSEA,Imadearesolutionformyself:toenjoyourvicinitymore.WhatIrealizedwasthatweoftentraveltootherpartsoftheworldforsightseeing,etc.,whereaswetendtoneglecttherichnaturalandculturalheritagesrightinthevicinityofourhomes.Whatawaste!Shouldn'twebewiserandtakefulladvantageofwhatisalreadywithinreachdailyorweekly?Inotherwords,ifwepayattention,wecanlivemorerichl...[阅读全文]
(2014-09-11 06:54:54)
Hi,friendsonthisforum,
Afteranicebreak,Iresumedmybusinesstravellastweektothispartoftheword,theSEA(southeastAsia).I'mworkinginonecountrywithmanyislandsthisweekandwillbecontinuingmyworkinanothercountryonanot-too-distantpeninsular.Thebestpartofthistripisthat,afterthesebusinesstravels,Igettotakeoneweekoff,gohomeandseemyfamilyaswellasmywife'sfamily.Isn'tthatwonderful?IfIcandothateverytimeItravelfor...[阅读全文]
Afteranicebreak,Iresumedmybusinesstravellastweektothispartoftheword,theSEA(southeastAsia).I'mworkinginonecountrywithmanyislandsthisweekandwillbecontinuingmyworkinanothercountryonanot-too-distantpeninsular.Thebestpartofthistripisthat,afterthesebusinesstravels,Igettotakeoneweekoff,gohomeandseemyfamilyaswellasmywife'sfamily.Isn'tthatwonderful?IfIcandothateverytimeItravelfor...[阅读全文]
