老大和老大的博客
亦冲亦潜，顺势随缘。潜水有潜水的理由，冲浪有冲浪的原因。
博文
(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]
(2014-09-01 09:43:35)
1.Idon'tknowwhatIdon'tknow
2.IknowwhatIdon'tknow
3.Ilearnandgrowanditbeginstoshow
4.IjustgobecauseofwhatIknow
Ireadtheaboveinabookonleadership,anditseemstomethattheprocessofrealizingwhatonedoesnotknowandthenlearningtomasteritiscommontoalmosttoalllearning.
Surfer_Diver
2014.9.1 [阅读全文]
2.IknowwhatIdon'tknow
3.Ilearnandgrowanditbeginstoshow
4.IjustgobecauseofwhatIknow
Ireadtheaboveinabookonleadership,anditseemstomethattheprocessofrealizingwhatonedoesnotknowandthenlearningtomasteritiscommontoalmosttoalllearning.
Surfer_Diver
2014.9.1 [阅读全文]
(2014-08-29 23:14:54)
Tosaveussomedriving,wechosetotaketheferrytocrossthePrinceWilliamSoundandthattookustoaneatlittleportnamedWhittier.Whittierhadatinypopulationof177asof2006,butstillitwascleanandcomfortable.
Knowinghowtinyitspopulationwas,thenumberofboatsinitsharborlookedratherrespectable.Seethefirstphotobelow.
ToappreciatewhyIkeepsayingthatWhittierisneat,oneonlyneedstolookatthesecondandthirdphotosbelowofaseaf...[阅读全文]
(2014-08-20 22:07:01)
Ms.婉蕠askedwhetherwehadseenanybearsduringouttriptowonderfulAlaska.Ofcourse,wedid!Actually,wesawsomanybearsthateventuallyIcouldnotbearitanymore.:)Letmeshareafewphotoswiththefriendsonthisforum.
Thefirstphotowastakenofatrafficjamcausedbyabearcrossingtheroad.What?Theredidnotseemtobea"bearxing"sign?Iguessthebeardidnotcare.Therewassomestopsignsabout20metersaway,wasn'tthere?Thatwascloseeno...[阅读全文]
