Keys, needless to say, are used to open locks. Without the specific key for a specific lock, you cannot open it, forever, unless you break up the lock, but some locks are so solid that a normal guy cannot break it up. Once you break it up, it is then damaged, and cannot return to original.
Is there any key to open the locks between people?
If you have never thought of but you are given this key, will you open the lock out of curiosity? After you opened, will it be the same as you expected? Would this unlock fulfill your expectation?
If you want this key very much and eventually you get it, will you open the lock? How would you feel if it exceeds your expectation? On the contrary, how would you feel is it disappoints you?
If you want this key very much and you have stolen it one day, will you open the lock? After you have seen what’s inside, would you pretend you have never? Or admit? Is pretend or admit a right option?
If you don’t have the key and you make a wrong decision to break it up, the lock will be damaged, and you may also get hurt. This is a double loss.
For each case, many other questions will come.
In a passive yet active position may be better. One does not need to get the key and open the locks by oneself. Instead, one can be more active in doing things which would inspire and induce another to open his lock for you. Open your own lock to induce another to open his lock.
If you have tried your best but another does not open his lock, this lock is not for you to open. For you is for you, not for you is not for you. But if you choose not to give up and finally the lock is opened for you, the happiness would be out of your expectation.
Be natural but patient, and easy come, easy go. Many locks are around you.
7/31/2007
7/30/2007
80: I’m not a plastic bag
This bag has become talk of the town, no, talk of the world indeed. Although it has already been come into sale sometime ago, it is still under uncountable bids over the internet.
Designer of the bag intends to use this bag to enhance people’s awareness towards the excessive use of plastic bags. But have you ever seen people carrying this bag to go shopping and reject plastic bags?
I saw this in the newspaper some days ago: “I think I will not buy this bag. Every bag at home can be an environmentally friendly shopping bag.” This is very correct, say yes to Ivana!
But I think even this bag itself may not be successful in achieving its original goal, it is very successful in creating noise and voice on the excessive use of plastic bags. At least when people see or think of “I’m not a plastic bag”, they may have one second to think: “Am I using too much?”
Designer of the bag intends to use this bag to enhance people’s awareness towards the excessive use of plastic bags. But have you ever seen people carrying this bag to go shopping and reject plastic bags?
I saw this in the newspaper some days ago: “I think I will not buy this bag. Every bag at home can be an environmentally friendly shopping bag.” This is very correct, say yes to Ivana!
But I think even this bag itself may not be successful in achieving its original goal, it is very successful in creating noise and voice on the excessive use of plastic bags. At least when people see or think of “I’m not a plastic bag”, they may have one second to think: “Am I using too much?”
7/28/2007
79: Saturday morning spa
If I don’t need to work on Saturday morning, I will definitely use it for – sleeping.
Tiredness can be accumulated and Saturday morning is perfect for recovery, although cannot sleep 10 hours more cannot recover 10 hours over-spent. Sleeping without setting the alarm becomes a treasure. Just very free to sleep, get up for a p, lie and sleep again, is like a home mental and physical spa.
A 5-day work is definitely essential for this spa. With air-con, you can freeze your body, rest your eyes, and free up your brain.
And this spa can serve as a re-charge for your Saturday nightlife, and I will automatically wake up relatively early on Sunday morning, as the cycle has been balanced.
Tiredness can be accumulated and Saturday morning is perfect for recovery, although cannot sleep 10 hours more cannot recover 10 hours over-spent. Sleeping without setting the alarm becomes a treasure. Just very free to sleep, get up for a p, lie and sleep again, is like a home mental and physical spa.
A 5-day work is definitely essential for this spa. With air-con, you can freeze your body, rest your eyes, and free up your brain.
And this spa can serve as a re-charge for your Saturday nightlife, and I will automatically wake up relatively early on Sunday morning, as the cycle has been balanced.
7/27/2007
78: Packing, full of fun!
Today is our last day in the long long job in Kwun Tong and we get to pack all things and files back to office. After days and hours of sorting, tearing (unwanted papers apart), throwing, box naming and packing, finally we have more than 6 carton boxes and 8 travel cases! So we called a van which has a driver and he would carry these heavy stuff down to the van, haul them back to our office carpark and carry up to our office. We, only 1 male and 2 female, definitely cannot do that.
Quite interesting is to bargain prices. A female colleague phoned to the transport company and state our request. It is found that there is a fixed charge for pure transport a negotiable surcharge for the effort of the driver who would carry the heavy stuff for us. They offer $280, we counter-offer $250, and the final deal if $270. In fact it’s pretty ok as we have really plenty of heavy things and we can also sit in the van.
Packing things is also full of fun.
1. We have not enough carton boxes so we have to find elsewhere. Sometimes some are put outside the office of our neighbouring offices and we would take them away quietly. But one time is discovered by a woman who is also collecting cartons but for sales to earn money. We asked her politely, ‘Could we have one? (We are holding 2 or 3)’ ‘Ok, you guys are moving office?’ ‘Yes, we are.’ ‘Then move to where?’ ‘We move to Admiralty.’ ‘Oh, Admiralty is good!’ ‘Yes, good ar!’ SO cute is the woman, and how come we are ‘competing’ for boxed with her? Haha … …
2. We have taken some stationery from our office to there for our work, and finally discovered we have really taken a lot! So we donate all to our clients. We gave them to one female client and one male client. The female client is very excited and likes the colour paper dividers very much. ‘XX, are they useful for you?’ ‘YES!! Useful ar, thank you very much ar!!’ The male client said the most popular stationery to them is frosted 3M Scotch tapes. ‘The tapes we are using is the shiny one, cannot write anything on, but can write on these frosted tapes’ Yellow post-it is also popular to them. ‘We made stationery request to admin and admin said the firm has not ordered these yellow post-it’ So next time, we will bring more colour dividers, scotch tapes and yellow post-it when work for this client. Haha … …
3. Personal stationery is easy to lose if no close eye is kept. Some colleagues lost their pencils and rulers. Since they are tiny, they will easily be dropped onto the floor and someone may kick it away. They may also be ‘stored’ inside a thick file and when managers review files, they would wonder why we always give them beautiful stationery. So when packing and tidying up things, we can hear ‘Oh! I find my ruler!’ ‘Oh! I find YY’s pencil and she loves it very much!’
Although it’s fun, it is exhausting to pack those things and more exhausting is to unpack in our office. Our office is quiet, and we cannot make much noise. And we have to separate and organize different types of files and put them in boxes and arrange properly. Very tedious.
Quite interesting is to bargain prices. A female colleague phoned to the transport company and state our request. It is found that there is a fixed charge for pure transport a negotiable surcharge for the effort of the driver who would carry the heavy stuff for us. They offer $280, we counter-offer $250, and the final deal if $270. In fact it’s pretty ok as we have really plenty of heavy things and we can also sit in the van.
Packing things is also full of fun.
1. We have not enough carton boxes so we have to find elsewhere. Sometimes some are put outside the office of our neighbouring offices and we would take them away quietly. But one time is discovered by a woman who is also collecting cartons but for sales to earn money. We asked her politely, ‘Could we have one? (We are holding 2 or 3)’ ‘Ok, you guys are moving office?’ ‘Yes, we are.’ ‘Then move to where?’ ‘We move to Admiralty.’ ‘Oh, Admiralty is good!’ ‘Yes, good ar!’ SO cute is the woman, and how come we are ‘competing’ for boxed with her? Haha … …
2. We have taken some stationery from our office to there for our work, and finally discovered we have really taken a lot! So we donate all to our clients. We gave them to one female client and one male client. The female client is very excited and likes the colour paper dividers very much. ‘XX, are they useful for you?’ ‘YES!! Useful ar, thank you very much ar!!’ The male client said the most popular stationery to them is frosted 3M Scotch tapes. ‘The tapes we are using is the shiny one, cannot write anything on, but can write on these frosted tapes’ Yellow post-it is also popular to them. ‘We made stationery request to admin and admin said the firm has not ordered these yellow post-it’ So next time, we will bring more colour dividers, scotch tapes and yellow post-it when work for this client. Haha … …
3. Personal stationery is easy to lose if no close eye is kept. Some colleagues lost their pencils and rulers. Since they are tiny, they will easily be dropped onto the floor and someone may kick it away. They may also be ‘stored’ inside a thick file and when managers review files, they would wonder why we always give them beautiful stationery. So when packing and tidying up things, we can hear ‘Oh! I find my ruler!’ ‘Oh! I find YY’s pencil and she loves it very much!’
Although it’s fun, it is exhausting to pack those things and more exhausting is to unpack in our office. Our office is quiet, and we cannot make much noise. And we have to separate and organize different types of files and put them in boxes and arrange properly. Very tedious.
7/26/2007
77: Very Hot Weather Warning
In recent weeks, almost every day can see this sign in Weather Reports.
Especially in the afternoon in industrial areas, it is at least 2 degree higher than reported. Very hot and feel like being steamed and dried up.
People working outdoor, such as construction site workers, messengers walking on roads, sales representatives who have to travel from place to place, they feel even hotter than us. Skin being heated by fierce sunlight, walking and sweating non-stop, the whole shirt becomes wet but still has to hold a professional suit-coat. Air-condition, fan, water, shelters and even shades become treasures in the heated city.
I guess most people would have heard their parents telling them this when they were young: ‘Ah son Ah daughter, work harder for your studies la. Get good results and go to universities, then you can find a job sitting in air-conditioned office to work. Otherwise you have to work outdoor and will be very hot in summer and very cold in winter ga la … …’
Working hard is a must for students because they have no work responsibility and they should not waste the resources of their parents and the society. But at the same time, they have to think, not just study blindly. Playing with friends is not bad, chatting over the phones is not bad, going home late is not bad, but too much will be bad. Everything should not be too much, just fit and strike a balance will do.
I love summer, but too much this sign is definitely bad. Can we have more dark clouds, rain, thunderstorm, typhoon, which are important ingredients of summers, to balance back?
Especially in the afternoon in industrial areas, it is at least 2 degree higher than reported. Very hot and feel like being steamed and dried up.
People working outdoor, such as construction site workers, messengers walking on roads, sales representatives who have to travel from place to place, they feel even hotter than us. Skin being heated by fierce sunlight, walking and sweating non-stop, the whole shirt becomes wet but still has to hold a professional suit-coat. Air-condition, fan, water, shelters and even shades become treasures in the heated city.
I guess most people would have heard their parents telling them this when they were young: ‘Ah son Ah daughter, work harder for your studies la. Get good results and go to universities, then you can find a job sitting in air-conditioned office to work. Otherwise you have to work outdoor and will be very hot in summer and very cold in winter ga la … …’
Working hard is a must for students because they have no work responsibility and they should not waste the resources of their parents and the society. But at the same time, they have to think, not just study blindly. Playing with friends is not bad, chatting over the phones is not bad, going home late is not bad, but too much will be bad. Everything should not be too much, just fit and strike a balance will do.
I love summer, but too much this sign is definitely bad. Can we have more dark clouds, rain, thunderstorm, typhoon, which are important ingredients of summers, to balance back?
7/25/2007
76: Ice-cream
What to celebrate today?
1. Today is the great bulk print day of client’s annual report.
2. Today is the payroll actual receipt day.
First have a quick Genki lunch. Very delicious and fresh those sushi are!
Feeling very fulfilled, have this as refreshment.
Had tried Godiva chocolates before. The chocolates are not hard, have fine texture, and most important, very down-to-earth chocolate taste, not overly sweet.
This time Godiva ice-cream is also worth trying. Texture is super-fine and smooth. Temperature is good-fit and the feeling is soft. This is the traditional chocolate flavor and taste is not very sweet. And after finishing the whole cup, I did not feel very thirsty.
I remember the ice-creams stored in cold refrigerator and may be it is over-cold, the ice-cream is as hard as rocks. But actually this is because the ice-cream cups are stored together with the ice-sticks which require even lower temperature. Besides, stores customers eat ice-cream because they are very hot and they expect a very cold taste to freeze them in seconds.
But for Godiva ice-cream, customers somehow have an expectation which is more prone to taste and quality than the temperature. They want good taste but not to freeze.
Anyway, for me, eating ice-cream, regardless of the price, is an enjoyment. Happiness and satisfaction will come along with it. And I also like to eat ice sticks in winter, the lips, the tongue and the throat will be really freezed. It’s really excited! I guess many people also have this habit, rite?
1. Today is the great bulk print day of client’s annual report.
2. Today is the payroll actual receipt day.
First have a quick Genki lunch. Very delicious and fresh those sushi are!
Feeling very fulfilled, have this as refreshment.
Had tried Godiva chocolates before. The chocolates are not hard, have fine texture, and most important, very down-to-earth chocolate taste, not overly sweet.
This time Godiva ice-cream is also worth trying. Texture is super-fine and smooth. Temperature is good-fit and the feeling is soft. This is the traditional chocolate flavor and taste is not very sweet. And after finishing the whole cup, I did not feel very thirsty.
I remember the ice-creams stored in cold refrigerator and may be it is over-cold, the ice-cream is as hard as rocks. But actually this is because the ice-cream cups are stored together with the ice-sticks which require even lower temperature. Besides, stores customers eat ice-cream because they are very hot and they expect a very cold taste to freeze them in seconds.
But for Godiva ice-cream, customers somehow have an expectation which is more prone to taste and quality than the temperature. They want good taste but not to freeze.
Anyway, for me, eating ice-cream, regardless of the price, is an enjoyment. Happiness and satisfaction will come along with it. And I also like to eat ice sticks in winter, the lips, the tongue and the throat will be really freezed. It’s really excited! I guess many people also have this habit, rite?
7/24/2007
75: Chips Specialties
Tonite go to the supermarket after dinner. Originally only want to buy drinks, but end up in having bought this.
Potato chips are not my most favorite snacks, but of course would never reject them if the one nearby is holding one bag.
I have not tried this flavor before and my favorite potato chips so far is the Seaweed flavor of ‘Four Seasons snacks’.
It’s quite good, not very salty and spicy, and really has some dumplings flavor. Worth trying.
(I don’t know whether it is a new flavor. If it has come into the market for a long time, pls just dun laugh at me as I am very out with respect to potato chips! Haha … …)
And some colleagues said that after eating potato chips one will feel very happy, so they would buy and eat a lot of potato chips when they are very wok. For this time, although I am not very wok today, I am very happy after eating the Dumplings-flavored potato chips!
(In fact I have a little sore throat feeling today, must drink much water now!!)
Just walk straight to the kitchen to drink water, and discovered my brother is making jelly, so tomorrow nite will have another happy time!! Cool … …
Potato chips are not my most favorite snacks, but of course would never reject them if the one nearby is holding one bag.
I have not tried this flavor before and my favorite potato chips so far is the Seaweed flavor of ‘Four Seasons snacks’.
It’s quite good, not very salty and spicy, and really has some dumplings flavor. Worth trying.
(I don’t know whether it is a new flavor. If it has come into the market for a long time, pls just dun laugh at me as I am very out with respect to potato chips! Haha … …)
And some colleagues said that after eating potato chips one will feel very happy, so they would buy and eat a lot of potato chips when they are very wok. For this time, although I am not very wok today, I am very happy after eating the Dumplings-flavored potato chips!
(In fact I have a little sore throat feeling today, must drink much water now!!)
Just walk straight to the kitchen to drink water, and discovered my brother is making jelly, so tomorrow nite will have another happy time!! Cool … …
7/23/2007
74: Plastic HK$10
Sitting in front of the computer at home. Suddenly see a plastic $10 legal tender. Have heard about that long before but it is the first time to see a real one.
The following non-senses quickly come out:
1. Little change, big improvement.
2. A Balance between Creativity and Usefulness.
3. Things supposed to be made of papers can also be made of plastics, why not vice versa?
4. How to make faked plastic tenders?
5. When will have plastic $20, $50, $100 … …? Or in fact already had?
6. Tried to fold into half, still get folded marks, but is not very deep.
7. Cost of making one plastic $10 is less than $10 or more than?
8. Will plastic $10 lose colours gradually?
9. Will plastic $10 melt or burn when it meets fire or heat?
10. Plastic tenders seem more sticky than paper ones. Will several of them stick together when they come out of the ATM machine?
11. The Mainland should have this ASAP, since their tenders are so fragile.
The following non-senses quickly come out:
1. Little change, big improvement.
2. A Balance between Creativity and Usefulness.
3. Things supposed to be made of papers can also be made of plastics, why not vice versa?
4. How to make faked plastic tenders?
5. When will have plastic $20, $50, $100 … …? Or in fact already had?
6. Tried to fold into half, still get folded marks, but is not very deep.
7. Cost of making one plastic $10 is less than $10 or more than?
8. Will plastic $10 lose colours gradually?
9. Will plastic $10 melt or burn when it meets fire or heat?
10. Plastic tenders seem more sticky than paper ones. Will several of them stick together when they come out of the ATM machine?
11. The Mainland should have this ASAP, since their tenders are so fragile.
7/22/2007
73: Yellow ticket #116
My cousin sister and her husband and daughter in China came to HK yesterday and they will leave today, so we went to a restaurant in Mongkok this morning. Mum and I went to the restaurant to find tables first and they continued their shopping.
As expected, there were lots of people holding number tickets waiting for tables around the entrance counter. There are 3 kinds of number tickets: red for 4 people; yellow 5-7people; green for large tables, and there is a display board for the numbers in 3 colours.
We have 5 people altogether and hold a yellow ticket numbered #116. The numbers for red tickets were displayed frequently and the broad is displaying yellow #112 now. We have waited for about half an hour and more than 20 red numbers have been displayed and there are only 2 yellow numbers and 2 green numbers. Mum started to get impatient. I start to think, are there so many square tables in the restaurant so that all people come in are in 4? So when another red number is displayed, I follow the people secretly. Oh! They get a rounded table and even 6 people can fill up the rounded people! Why not display yellow numbers??? This is totally contradicted to efficiency!
When I go back to the waiting area, I already see Mum was “talking” to the PR and asked lots of questions. I asked the PR, ‘Why the group in 4 went in just now would sit in a rounded table which can fill up 6 headcount? Why not call yellow tickets for this rounded table?’ ‘Sir, please wait, when there is table, we will call you.’ ‘Madam, I think this is not an answer. Do you think it is very unreasonable to let a group of 4 sitting in a table for 6?’ The PR was silent … …
Those ‘see lais’ waiting around are even more crazy. See lai A said, ‘(Sir) You have to wait ga la. Many people are still waiting. Be more patient la.’ See lai B proceeded, ‘Break into 2 small tables lor. A family of 8 can eat in 2 separate small tables ma. It’s perfectly ok wor. Or next time you can also get another red ticket. It’s faster ma.’ Oh my god, they still don’t understand my point!!
Suddenly, less than 30 seconds, yellow #115 appears … … No one come forward, and our longing #116!!!!! Finally comes!!!!! See lai A or B said, ‘It’s understandable gae … … waited for so long and still no table. If I were them, I would also be angry.’ Oh~! These ‘see lais’ are totally negligible. No point at all, haha … … Mum said to me, ‘The yellow #115 was so angry that they left probably.’ Yes, I also think so.
We see our table and it is a rounded table, the kind that can sit for 6 people. Finally, we get it … … after 40 minutes of wait. But there are the PR, See lai A and See lai B, it’s worth, as a real-life case for studying people’s characters.
As expected, there were lots of people holding number tickets waiting for tables around the entrance counter. There are 3 kinds of number tickets: red for 4 people; yellow 5-7people; green for large tables, and there is a display board for the numbers in 3 colours.
We have 5 people altogether and hold a yellow ticket numbered #116. The numbers for red tickets were displayed frequently and the broad is displaying yellow #112 now. We have waited for about half an hour and more than 20 red numbers have been displayed and there are only 2 yellow numbers and 2 green numbers. Mum started to get impatient. I start to think, are there so many square tables in the restaurant so that all people come in are in 4? So when another red number is displayed, I follow the people secretly. Oh! They get a rounded table and even 6 people can fill up the rounded people! Why not display yellow numbers??? This is totally contradicted to efficiency!
When I go back to the waiting area, I already see Mum was “talking” to the PR and asked lots of questions. I asked the PR, ‘Why the group in 4 went in just now would sit in a rounded table which can fill up 6 headcount? Why not call yellow tickets for this rounded table?’ ‘Sir, please wait, when there is table, we will call you.’ ‘Madam, I think this is not an answer. Do you think it is very unreasonable to let a group of 4 sitting in a table for 6?’ The PR was silent … …
Those ‘see lais’ waiting around are even more crazy. See lai A said, ‘(Sir) You have to wait ga la. Many people are still waiting. Be more patient la.’ See lai B proceeded, ‘Break into 2 small tables lor. A family of 8 can eat in 2 separate small tables ma. It’s perfectly ok wor. Or next time you can also get another red ticket. It’s faster ma.’ Oh my god, they still don’t understand my point!!
Suddenly, less than 30 seconds, yellow #115 appears … … No one come forward, and our longing #116!!!!! Finally comes!!!!! See lai A or B said, ‘It’s understandable gae … … waited for so long and still no table. If I were them, I would also be angry.’ Oh~! These ‘see lais’ are totally negligible. No point at all, haha … … Mum said to me, ‘The yellow #115 was so angry that they left probably.’ Yes, I also think so.
We see our table and it is a rounded table, the kind that can sit for 6 people. Finally, we get it … … after 40 minutes of wait. But there are the PR, See lai A and See lai B, it’s worth, as a real-life case for studying people’s characters.
7/21/2007
72: My Cleanest Day
Have a shower after getting up, and then go to swim.
Have another shower in the beach, then go to have hair cut directly and go home afterwards.
Have the third shower at home before go to sing k tonight.
And will have the final shower after getting home at nite.
Totally having 4 showers in a day, never been so clean!~
Have another shower in the beach, then go to have hair cut directly and go home afterwards.
Have the third shower at home before go to sing k tonight.
And will have the final shower after getting home at nite.
Totally having 4 showers in a day, never been so clean!~
7/19/2007
71: Glasses
Glasses are very important for me due to short-sightedness. I also cannot use contact lens for long time as my eyes tend to stay dry throughout the day, so that’s why you guys are curious about the reasons I dun use con.
These are my most recent glasses and the oldest one is about 7 years ago. The first one is the oldest and the bottom one is my current one. I won’t use more than 1 pair simultaneously as I think it is not very necessary for me. You may ask why I keep them so long. Yes, I will keep those things which contain memory, no matter good or bad.
The first one was with me during my graduate job interviews and can also see this pair in the professional photos using for job application. Wearing this style of glasses would look more professional for me in suit which is important for finding my first job.
The second one was with me during my second job hunting. This time I was less serious in finding jobs as I have clear target to join Big 4, so just look smart natural is enough, no need to be a waiter in black suit with very professional appearance. In the graduate interviews, I was in black suit plus light orange / light blue shirt and dark red / fresh blue tie, while this time I was in natural grey suit plus white shirt and thin strips light blue tie, looking more naturally decent and like a guy who has worked for years before. Ha, this is exactly the photo on my DTT staff card.
The third one was with me during my senior interview in DTT. This time is not for finding jobs but for promotion, so have to be more decent and confident, as a senior is expected to be such coz they will always meet and discuss with client’s senior management, so looking natural and confident is more important this time. In this interview, I was in the same natural grey suit plus white shirt with dark silver cuff links. This is more prone to a decent business style.
The current has no relation with interviews. It is a self-reward for promotion and this colour is ok for both formal and casual occasions. And in fact all of my glasses since secondary school are made of metal and this is the first one (exclude those in primary school). This change is quite funny, haha … … And some friends say this make me look younger. May be I am too old now, so get to use this to balance, hehe … …
Don’t think that I would change glasses whenever I face important life steps. (I am not that extravagant!!) They are just co-incidences and it is ordinary to test the eyes and change for a new pair at least every year. And interviews are only part of the much memory arising from these glasses.
For a guy with deep short-sightedness, glasses are so important that they can enable one to see and understand things more clearly and not to miss anything one cannot or should not miss. Sometimes, one should also take off the glasses and use one’s heart to see and understand and try to miss anything one can or should miss. It is because after one put on the glasses again, one can see more, understand more clearly, feel more sensitively.
These are my most recent glasses and the oldest one is about 7 years ago. The first one is the oldest and the bottom one is my current one. I won’t use more than 1 pair simultaneously as I think it is not very necessary for me. You may ask why I keep them so long. Yes, I will keep those things which contain memory, no matter good or bad.
The first one was with me during my graduate job interviews and can also see this pair in the professional photos using for job application. Wearing this style of glasses would look more professional for me in suit which is important for finding my first job.
The second one was with me during my second job hunting. This time I was less serious in finding jobs as I have clear target to join Big 4, so just look smart natural is enough, no need to be a waiter in black suit with very professional appearance. In the graduate interviews, I was in black suit plus light orange / light blue shirt and dark red / fresh blue tie, while this time I was in natural grey suit plus white shirt and thin strips light blue tie, looking more naturally decent and like a guy who has worked for years before. Ha, this is exactly the photo on my DTT staff card. 
The third one was with me during my senior interview in DTT. This time is not for finding jobs but for promotion, so have to be more decent and confident, as a senior is expected to be such coz they will always meet and discuss with client’s senior management, so looking natural and confident is more important this time. In this interview, I was in the same natural grey suit plus white shirt with dark silver cuff links. This is more prone to a decent business style.
The current has no relation with interviews. It is a self-reward for promotion and this colour is ok for both formal and casual occasions. And in fact all of my glasses since secondary school are made of metal and this is the first one (exclude those in primary school). This change is quite funny, haha … … And some friends say this make me look younger. May be I am too old now, so get to use this to balance, hehe … …Don’t think that I would change glasses whenever I face important life steps. (I am not that extravagant!!) They are just co-incidences and it is ordinary to test the eyes and change for a new pair at least every year. And interviews are only part of the much memory arising from these glasses.
For a guy with deep short-sightedness, glasses are so important that they can enable one to see and understand things more clearly and not to miss anything one cannot or should not miss. Sometimes, one should also take off the glasses and use one’s heart to see and understand and try to miss anything one can or should miss. It is because after one put on the glasses again, one can see more, understand more clearly, feel more sensitively.
7/18/2007
70: This is a book or a magazine?
It’s hard to define. Just can say it is neither a normal book nor a magazine. In fact magazine is also classified as a kind of book. Anyway, that’s not important.
The man (Stephen Chan) on the cover is one of the important officers of TVB and I think most HK people know him. My impression on him is talkative, articulate, decent and full of contents inside. Although I have not installed that chargeable TVB channel at home, those interview programs are available in the internet.
This book contains all interviews that Stephen has done with the artists and famous persons. I have read through only 5 of them but have used more than an hour which is totally abnormal. I think the contents are very attractive because they appeal to people’s curiosity. His questions are to-the-point and sometimes influenced the emotion of the artist, so the emotional curve of the artist and the reader would move and fluctuate accordingly. He is also brave in asking questions that not everyone is dare to ask, so it further satisfies the curious reader.
So far I like the one of Michele Lee most. Everyone knows Michele is equal to beauty and her loves are always topics of the town. I am not meaning that I am fond of her but I think she is a very clever and articulate lady. She can handle her relationship very well and can portray the changes to the public very smoothly, naturally and carefully. Her interview is one of the longest in the book. She has 5 pages and most others only get 3 pages, so Stephen was right to choose her as guest.
I like one of her sentences: “Why I would detail the relationship with my past lovers? Because all of them already have another happy life and it would not be embarrassing to talk about them now. But for my present tense, just keep in my heart will do.” It is a very clever answer which is not easy to be worked out by an inexperienced person.
Artists are influential in the society and their acts can easily become talk of the town, so they have to be very careful in handling the press. After reading these interviews, I think I can learn something. If you have time, can also buy one to satisfy your curiosity and upgrade yourself!
The man (Stephen Chan) on the cover is one of the important officers of TVB and I think most HK people know him. My impression on him is talkative, articulate, decent and full of contents inside. Although I have not installed that chargeable TVB channel at home, those interview programs are available in the internet.
This book contains all interviews that Stephen has done with the artists and famous persons. I have read through only 5 of them but have used more than an hour which is totally abnormal. I think the contents are very attractive because they appeal to people’s curiosity. His questions are to-the-point and sometimes influenced the emotion of the artist, so the emotional curve of the artist and the reader would move and fluctuate accordingly. He is also brave in asking questions that not everyone is dare to ask, so it further satisfies the curious reader.
So far I like the one of Michele Lee most. Everyone knows Michele is equal to beauty and her loves are always topics of the town. I am not meaning that I am fond of her but I think she is a very clever and articulate lady. She can handle her relationship very well and can portray the changes to the public very smoothly, naturally and carefully. Her interview is one of the longest in the book. She has 5 pages and most others only get 3 pages, so Stephen was right to choose her as guest.
I like one of her sentences: “Why I would detail the relationship with my past lovers? Because all of them already have another happy life and it would not be embarrassing to talk about them now. But for my present tense, just keep in my heart will do.” It is a very clever answer which is not easy to be worked out by an inexperienced person.
Artists are influential in the society and their acts can easily become talk of the town, so they have to be very careful in handling the press. After reading these interviews, I think I can learn something. If you have time, can also buy one to satisfy your curiosity and upgrade yourself!
7/17/2007
69: Work jokes and gags
Suddenly being released for next week from a job that I dun want to do. Feeling very happy. Immediately tell my AIC and he booked me to continue working for the current job, then I can have more time to do and clear as many files as possible.
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My colleague answers a call in client office and the caller says, ‘Black Cat, please. … … Black Cat ah!’ My colleague then O-mouth, haha … …
I can guess, it’s my dad (counsellor). Only he will call me in this name, haha … …
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A colleague wrote “File control” as one of her responsibilities in her Engagement Performance Review (EPR) form. AIC said this is too simple and all of us are trying to ‘help’ the colleague to rephrase it. I suggest, ‘Responsible for monitoring the progress and status of working paper files review by managers and partner.’ 2 words become more than 10 words, and the main point is ‘monitoring’. My English is really excellent, haha … …
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My happiness today is all related to work jokes and gags. Is it really that happy? Just feel quite empty today.
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My colleague answers a call in client office and the caller says, ‘Black Cat, please. … … Black Cat ah!’ My colleague then O-mouth, haha … …
I can guess, it’s my dad (counsellor). Only he will call me in this name, haha … …
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A colleague wrote “File control” as one of her responsibilities in her Engagement Performance Review (EPR) form. AIC said this is too simple and all of us are trying to ‘help’ the colleague to rephrase it. I suggest, ‘Responsible for monitoring the progress and status of working paper files review by managers and partner.’ 2 words become more than 10 words, and the main point is ‘monitoring’. My English is really excellent, haha … …
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My happiness today is all related to work jokes and gags. Is it really that happy? Just feel quite empty today.
7/16/2007
68: JDI
Today is very tired although leave at 7. Originally planned to go jogging after dinner to lose fat, but end up in lying on the bed after dinner and fall asleep.
Is my determination not strong enough? Or am I too tired? Is my tiredness accumulated? Seems able to get an answer.
Relax for a while and sleep peacefully may also help. Don’t think too much, JDI.
Is my determination not strong enough? Or am I too tired? Is my tiredness accumulated? Seems able to get an answer.
Relax for a while and sleep peacefully may also help. Don’t think too much, JDI.
7/15/2007
67: Christian Encounter
Today my dad is very nervous, coz he has invited some friends in the PTA to treat them a dinner at home. My dad is the Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association of the school of by brother.
He has day-off today and he go swimming in the morning and work in kitchen in the whole afternoon. Today is so hot that everyone must be keeping sweating all the day. Since he is sweating in the kitchen for the whole afternoon, the dinner tonight must be very important for him.
At about 7pm, our guests arrived! There are 4 persons, including my brother’s classmate, his parents and the teacher who is responsible for taking care of the PTA. We chat for a while and they ask me a lot about my work. They are very curious about how long the working hour is, whether I can go home to have dinner, number of staff in my Firm. Yes, it is understandable as the mum of my brother’s friend is a personal secretary in a CPA firm and we shared a lot about our works.
Before dinner starts, the teacher leads us to pray. It’s my first time to listen to someone praying at my home! Sounds very interesting and warm. During the dinner the teacher shares much of his personal experience and he also had failure in his studies before and has worked for more than 10 years before joining the school. He must be trying to use his true story to encourage the 2 students in the dining table.
After finishing the dinner, the teacher and parents who are all Christians, dad and I continue to chat around the table and the 2 students are playing around the computer. I do have impressive feelings on something they have come across during the chat:
1. Parents are just keeping the children on behalf of the God.
2. Parents should not apply their own dreams and thinking on their children.
3. Parents should not force their children to do something they could not achieve in their childhood.
4. Parents should not only look at the bad side of their children and should say more what they appreciate to their children.
5. Parents should make their love able to be felt and responded by their children.
6. People should express their love towards others in the most simple and straight-forward way.
And many others … …
Before they leave, the teacher leads us to pray again. He asks what our wishes are and I say good health and smooth work, and he tell my wishes to the God. Still thinking why he is so kind-hearted.
The parents also talk about what they have changed after becoming Christians. The Mrs suddenly say, for the incident last night (I dunno what it is), if it were in the past, we would definitely blame each other and lose temper, but we have not last night. We have “he he & ha ha” to each other and that’s it. They have become more peaceful in terms of temper.
In my opinion, it is not the religion itself that has changed them. The real driver of change is their awareness of how they behaved in the past is not as appropriate as how they behave now. They now have reflection and are prepared to change for the better.
This is a good experience to meet Christians at home. They are very nice and supportive. Anyway, this Christian Encounter is a memorable experience.
He has day-off today and he go swimming in the morning and work in kitchen in the whole afternoon. Today is so hot that everyone must be keeping sweating all the day. Since he is sweating in the kitchen for the whole afternoon, the dinner tonight must be very important for him.
At about 7pm, our guests arrived! There are 4 persons, including my brother’s classmate, his parents and the teacher who is responsible for taking care of the PTA. We chat for a while and they ask me a lot about my work. They are very curious about how long the working hour is, whether I can go home to have dinner, number of staff in my Firm. Yes, it is understandable as the mum of my brother’s friend is a personal secretary in a CPA firm and we shared a lot about our works.
Before dinner starts, the teacher leads us to pray. It’s my first time to listen to someone praying at my home! Sounds very interesting and warm. During the dinner the teacher shares much of his personal experience and he also had failure in his studies before and has worked for more than 10 years before joining the school. He must be trying to use his true story to encourage the 2 students in the dining table.
After finishing the dinner, the teacher and parents who are all Christians, dad and I continue to chat around the table and the 2 students are playing around the computer. I do have impressive feelings on something they have come across during the chat:
1. Parents are just keeping the children on behalf of the God.
2. Parents should not apply their own dreams and thinking on their children.
3. Parents should not force their children to do something they could not achieve in their childhood.
4. Parents should not only look at the bad side of their children and should say more what they appreciate to their children.
5. Parents should make their love able to be felt and responded by their children.
6. People should express their love towards others in the most simple and straight-forward way.
And many others … …
Before they leave, the teacher leads us to pray again. He asks what our wishes are and I say good health and smooth work, and he tell my wishes to the God. Still thinking why he is so kind-hearted.
The parents also talk about what they have changed after becoming Christians. The Mrs suddenly say, for the incident last night (I dunno what it is), if it were in the past, we would definitely blame each other and lose temper, but we have not last night. We have “he he & ha ha” to each other and that’s it. They have become more peaceful in terms of temper.
In my opinion, it is not the religion itself that has changed them. The real driver of change is their awareness of how they behaved in the past is not as appropriate as how they behave now. They now have reflection and are prepared to change for the better.
This is a good experience to meet Christians at home. They are very nice and supportive. Anyway, this Christian Encounter is a memorable experience.
7/14/2007
66: Exhausted Happy Friday
This is really a happy Friday. Can leave for work earlier and go to sing K with LCC colleagues. Wa! There are more than 20 people in the room, long time have not been so much people sing k, but I don't know almost half of them, coz they are new staff of LCC. All of them are very young, haha … …
We go to Neway CEO @ CWB. The room is very well-decorated and have 1 large TV and 2 smaller plasma displaying the MV. Better than that is … … having "wii" inside the room and we can play freely! It's my first time to play wii games, so I am very excited although I did not play very well. I have played tennis, boxing and bowling and especially boxing, feeling very hot and exhausted afterwards since we have to use our hands and body to really "fight".
Leave at 430 and go to have breakfast and arrive at home at 7, sleep immediately. Very exhausted, but enjoyable … …
We go to Neway CEO @ CWB. The room is very well-decorated and have 1 large TV and 2 smaller plasma displaying the MV. Better than that is … … having "wii" inside the room and we can play freely! It's my first time to play wii games, so I am very excited although I did not play very well. I have played tennis, boxing and bowling and especially boxing, feeling very hot and exhausted afterwards since we have to use our hands and body to really "fight".
Leave at 430 and go to have breakfast and arrive at home at 7, sleep immediately. Very exhausted, but enjoyable … …
7/13/2007
65: The innocent someone
My colleague suddenly received a call today from someone this morning.
Someone said: Why didn't you tell me that 腦膜炎 is infectious? I just discussed it with another someone on this and I just know. We should take more rest and leave at 530 today and no work over the weekend.
Why you know so late? So out! haha … …
Someone said: Why didn't you tell me that 腦膜炎 is infectious? I just discussed it with another someone on this and I just know. We should take more rest and leave at 530 today and no work over the weekend.
Why you know so late? So out! haha … …
7/12/2007
64: Mega lunch
Today is really hot. Walking along the street without direction, thinking of where to have lunch … …
Suddenly someone suggest going to Megabox. Yeah! This is my dream because I have never been there since its grand opening. Then we took taxi to there in less than $20. So cool! We choose California Pizza Kitchen for our lunch and we sit in a table which can see the ice-skating field. Feeling younger when seeing those teenagers and kids skating around and around, haha … …
This lunch is really happy and delicious. Dream comes true … …
I must go there again in August after all shops ready!
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Tonight go to Tuen Mun Hospital with colleagues to visit our Glo. We think she looks better than before but she said she still cannot eat much and would throw up after eating. We hope she can recover very soon and can join us to play. We promised to go sing k ma.
One of the symptoms of 腦膜炎 is "hard neck". Then we all test ourselves as to whether our chin can touch our chest. If the chin cannot touch the chest, the neck is called "hardened" and would be more susceptible to this. Very interesting!
Suddenly someone suggest going to Megabox. Yeah! This is my dream because I have never been there since its grand opening. Then we took taxi to there in less than $20. So cool! We choose California Pizza Kitchen for our lunch and we sit in a table which can see the ice-skating field. Feeling younger when seeing those teenagers and kids skating around and around, haha … …
This lunch is really happy and delicious. Dream comes true … …
I must go there again in August after all shops ready!
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Tonight go to Tuen Mun Hospital with colleagues to visit our Glo. We think she looks better than before but she said she still cannot eat much and would throw up after eating. We hope she can recover very soon and can join us to play. We promised to go sing k ma.
One of the symptoms of 腦膜炎 is "hard neck". Then we all test ourselves as to whether our chin can touch our chest. If the chin cannot touch the chest, the neck is called "hardened" and would be more susceptible to this. Very interesting!
7/11/2007
63: Godparent dinner
Tonight I have godparent dinner with my godchild. The last time having such dinner is in Oct last year. In fact, I like this policy of the Firm because it can enhance the relationship between senior and junior staff and the godparent can claim up to HK$250 for each dinner, and totally we can have 6 dinners in a year.
We have our dinner at TST小南國 for Shanghai food and we have these for our delicious dine:
1. 糖醋魚
2. 担担麵
3. 砂窩雲吞雞 (半隻)
4. 蟹粉小籠包
5. 酒釀小丸子
All these are very good. 糖醋魚 has a good balance between sweet and sour. 担担麵 is not very spicy and have strong taste of sesame. 砂窩雲吞雞 is very large in size for 2 people and the chicken soup is very tasty and the wanton are large. 蟹粉小籠包 has thick skin so that it would not break up easily and can keep the soup inside. I like the dessert酒釀小丸子. The taste is not very sweet and has some rice-wine taste which is very suitable in summer times. And all these are not small size dishes so we feel very fulfilled when we finish.
And we have a “star” sitting in the table next to us. She is not as tall as she appeared on TV or CD cover but she is very thin. She can sing very well in CD but less good in live. Her make-up is thick but natural and she looks very young. Guess who she is now? Kary ah. I guess she is having dinner with her Gold Label colleagues and some of them also look good and fashionable. It is me who discovered Kary and my godchild said why I can see and recognize her. I think it is because almost every artist, although dress very casually, still look different from other people and appear to be sharp attraction. I wonder if she was celebrating her new album has satisfactory sales because it is really good and special.
Hope next time can see another star, haha … …
We have our dinner at TST小南國 for Shanghai food and we have these for our delicious dine:
1. 糖醋魚
2. 担担麵
3. 砂窩雲吞雞 (半隻)
4. 蟹粉小籠包
5. 酒釀小丸子
All these are very good. 糖醋魚 has a good balance between sweet and sour. 担担麵 is not very spicy and have strong taste of sesame. 砂窩雲吞雞 is very large in size for 2 people and the chicken soup is very tasty and the wanton are large. 蟹粉小籠包 has thick skin so that it would not break up easily and can keep the soup inside. I like the dessert酒釀小丸子. The taste is not very sweet and has some rice-wine taste which is very suitable in summer times. And all these are not small size dishes so we feel very fulfilled when we finish.
And we have a “star” sitting in the table next to us. She is not as tall as she appeared on TV or CD cover but she is very thin. She can sing very well in CD but less good in live. Her make-up is thick but natural and she looks very young. Guess who she is now? Kary ah. I guess she is having dinner with her Gold Label colleagues and some of them also look good and fashionable. It is me who discovered Kary and my godchild said why I can see and recognize her. I think it is because almost every artist, although dress very casually, still look different from other people and appear to be sharp attraction. I wonder if she was celebrating her new album has satisfactory sales because it is really good and special.
Hope next time can see another star, haha … …
7/10/2007
62: 10 years
Recently there are lots of TV programmes on review of “10 years since 1997”. For me, 10 years of course have much memory and many important things happened. Let me re-visit … …
1997. Had HKCEE and continue to study in the same secondary school
1998. Participated in many extra-curricular activities and the most valuable experience was being the Financial Secretary of School Students’ Union
1999. Had HKAL and admitted to PolyU to pursue my studies in Accounting
2000. Trip to Korea with a secondary school friend, Participated in many extra-curricular activities and the most valuable experience was being the Financial Secretary of Auditing Commission of Students’ Union
2001. Joined PHCPA as audit trainee in the summer vacation
2002. Trip to Taipei with U-mates and Chong-mates, Graduated and joined LCCPA as audit assistant
2003. Got the first promotion in the first job
2004. Trip to Bangkok and Pataya with U-mates, Play at Macau with LCC colleagues
2005. Left LCCPA and joined DTT, Trips to Taipei with a LCC colleague and Bangkok with a U-friend in the break
2006. Trip to Osaka and Nagoya with a U-friend
2007. Trip to Bangkok alone
Thinking deeper, there still … …
1997. Some good friends left the school and become more devoted in friendship
1998. Developed good friendship with members in the Students’ Union committee and with various teachers
1999. Worked in Home Affairs Department as Community Organizer and as private tutor to primary and secondary school students
2000. Began to buy skin care products
2001. Got good friends who are still in contact now
2002. Unhappy that unable to get Big 5 offer
2003. First time to be in charge of an audit engagement
2004. Got good colleagues who are still in contact now
2005. Made a lifetime decision to change job
2006. First time to play crazy in parties, End a relationship
2007. First time to be in charge of a listed company
There are also some important evolutions of myself:
1. Became less slow in walking and talking
2. Became more rude and fierce sometimes
3. Became more confident in myself, at least have confidence-in-appearance
4. Became more aware and care about personal well-being and glooming
5. Became lazier in studies
6. Became more careful and sensitive in use of words in talking and writing
7. Became more interested in music and design
8. Became more willing to pay extra price for something
Anyway, 10 years is very long and things can become completely different. In spite of differences, some attributes can still remain or getting more intensified.
The past is just a mirror of each person and sharing the above with you also drags my memory from the deep and can make me look at my future more clearly.
1997. Had HKCEE and continue to study in the same secondary school
1998. Participated in many extra-curricular activities and the most valuable experience was being the Financial Secretary of School Students’ Union
1999. Had HKAL and admitted to PolyU to pursue my studies in Accounting
2000. Trip to Korea with a secondary school friend, Participated in many extra-curricular activities and the most valuable experience was being the Financial Secretary of Auditing Commission of Students’ Union
2001. Joined PHCPA as audit trainee in the summer vacation
2002. Trip to Taipei with U-mates and Chong-mates, Graduated and joined LCCPA as audit assistant
2003. Got the first promotion in the first job
2004. Trip to Bangkok and Pataya with U-mates, Play at Macau with LCC colleagues
2005. Left LCCPA and joined DTT, Trips to Taipei with a LCC colleague and Bangkok with a U-friend in the break
2006. Trip to Osaka and Nagoya with a U-friend
2007. Trip to Bangkok alone
Thinking deeper, there still … …
1997. Some good friends left the school and become more devoted in friendship
1998. Developed good friendship with members in the Students’ Union committee and with various teachers
1999. Worked in Home Affairs Department as Community Organizer and as private tutor to primary and secondary school students
2000. Began to buy skin care products
2001. Got good friends who are still in contact now
2002. Unhappy that unable to get Big 5 offer
2003. First time to be in charge of an audit engagement
2004. Got good colleagues who are still in contact now
2005. Made a lifetime decision to change job
2006. First time to play crazy in parties, End a relationship
2007. First time to be in charge of a listed company
There are also some important evolutions of myself:
1. Became less slow in walking and talking
2. Became more rude and fierce sometimes
3. Became more confident in myself, at least have confidence-in-appearance
4. Became more aware and care about personal well-being and glooming
5. Became lazier in studies
6. Became more careful and sensitive in use of words in talking and writing
7. Became more interested in music and design
8. Became more willing to pay extra price for something
Anyway, 10 years is very long and things can become completely different. In spite of differences, some attributes can still remain or getting more intensified.
The past is just a mirror of each person and sharing the above with you also drags my memory from the deep and can make me look at my future more clearly.
7/09/2007
61: Lei Garden Lunch
Received a piece of exciting news this morning – Client will treat us a lunch today in Lei Garden Restaurant!
It is exciting because:
This client has never treated us a meal in previous years. May be there is no such "tradition", but we make it this year, yeah!!
I am in smart casual today and with no ties, so comparing with the professionally dressed FC and AFC, it seems odd, haha … …
Anyway, I am not the in-charge and just small potato, so forget this lu.
Today's Lei Garden is very noisy and client also wonders why it is so noisy like a market. Although a bit noisy, the food is quite good and can be served quickly, so it's kind of nice experience. The FC also talked much during the lunch. In fact I have not dealt with him before and he appears very cool, so this meal changed our impression on him. We hope that there will also be such socializing opportunities with client in coming years as it can really strengthen our friendship with client and things can be done even better.
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A colleague of our team has been in hospital for almost 1 week and she has 腦膜炎. It is in fact very serious and we hope that she can recover very soon and join us for happy times!
It is exciting because:
This client has never treated us a meal in previous years. May be there is no such "tradition", but we make it this year, yeah!!
I am in smart casual today and with no ties, so comparing with the professionally dressed FC and AFC, it seems odd, haha … …
Anyway, I am not the in-charge and just small potato, so forget this lu.
Today's Lei Garden is very noisy and client also wonders why it is so noisy like a market. Although a bit noisy, the food is quite good and can be served quickly, so it's kind of nice experience. The FC also talked much during the lunch. In fact I have not dealt with him before and he appears very cool, so this meal changed our impression on him. We hope that there will also be such socializing opportunities with client in coming years as it can really strengthen our friendship with client and things can be done even better.
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A colleague of our team has been in hospital for almost 1 week and she has 腦膜炎. It is in fact very serious and we hope that she can recover very soon and join us for happy times!
7/08/2007
60: JF Asia Domestic Opportunities Fund
One month ago I received a brochure on this fund from my fund agent and I put it in the drawer until today. Suddenly remembered in the dinner before my friend said this fund is very good, so I sent an email to my agent to enquire on this.
She called me afterwards and said this fund is available and it just requires a lump sum payment of USD3,000 minimum, excluding the fund management fee which is minimal as per her. And there is no restriction on redemption so we can redeem it at our option. She also said it is a good fund which is worthwhile to include in my portfolio.
Moreover, investment in funds is more flexible for me since I have not much time to take care of my investments. I am afraid that if I invest in listed shares and I have not much time to look after them in daytime, unnecessary loss would be resulted, so at this moment, just say no to those attractive shares … …
This Fund seems quite attractive and I decided to have a meeting with her for further details. Hope it is really the case … …
She called me afterwards and said this fund is available and it just requires a lump sum payment of USD3,000 minimum, excluding the fund management fee which is minimal as per her. And there is no restriction on redemption so we can redeem it at our option. She also said it is a good fund which is worthwhile to include in my portfolio.
Moreover, investment in funds is more flexible for me since I have not much time to take care of my investments. I am afraid that if I invest in listed shares and I have not much time to look after them in daytime, unnecessary loss would be resulted, so at this moment, just say no to those attractive shares … …
This Fund seems quite attractive and I decided to have a meeting with her for further details. Hope it is really the case … …
7/07/2007
59: Fun @ Siu Lam
Our team is longing to have a no-work Saturday, so we have already made a great plan one week ago – BBQ!
We go to Siu Lam BBQ Site to celebrate this great day and today is very sunny. Although I am a usual later-comer at work, I am the first one to arrive at the Site today. (In fact, seldom was I late when I go to play. Play is so important for me so I never overslept on a play day, haha … ...) So I pay $78 ($68 per head + $10 fire fee) and I sit down in front of a fan to watch TV in the covered area. It is really hot and sunny today!
After about 10 minutes, my friends gradually arrive and we start the BBQ. AIC asked me whether I need a pair of shorts and slippers and he can drive to home to get. I think it is not very good for him to drive home solely for this, so I decline his offer. In fact he also wanna change clothes, so I say yes to him, haha … … In a pair shorts and slippers, plus a tee, feeling very homey. Thanks for his help, haha … …
We do not eat much because it is very hot and so we go out to the beach to play. We but 2 kites but the winds are not steady, so we cannot fly them very successfully. Anyway, almost all of us have not played kites for a long time, and there are lots of funny things happened. Happened on me is that I damaged one slipper accidentally (may be hyper active when flying kite) and finally have to wear one slipper and walk back to the BBQ Site. And after give up flying kites, we stand at the shallow water and feeling is very cool!~ Very enjoyable!
Returned to the Site and “hae” for a while with cold drinks, we finally leave at 630. Some of us, including me, enjoyed a free drive by AIC to Kwai Fong MTR. Really convenient and thanks for his safe drive.
We go to Siu Lam BBQ Site to celebrate this great day and today is very sunny. Although I am a usual later-comer at work, I am the first one to arrive at the Site today. (In fact, seldom was I late when I go to play. Play is so important for me so I never overslept on a play day, haha … ...) So I pay $78 ($68 per head + $10 fire fee) and I sit down in front of a fan to watch TV in the covered area. It is really hot and sunny today!
After about 10 minutes, my friends gradually arrive and we start the BBQ. AIC asked me whether I need a pair of shorts and slippers and he can drive to home to get. I think it is not very good for him to drive home solely for this, so I decline his offer. In fact he also wanna change clothes, so I say yes to him, haha … … In a pair shorts and slippers, plus a tee, feeling very homey. Thanks for his help, haha … …
We do not eat much because it is very hot and so we go out to the beach to play. We but 2 kites but the winds are not steady, so we cannot fly them very successfully. Anyway, almost all of us have not played kites for a long time, and there are lots of funny things happened. Happened on me is that I damaged one slipper accidentally (may be hyper active when flying kite) and finally have to wear one slipper and walk back to the BBQ Site. And after give up flying kites, we stand at the shallow water and feeling is very cool!~ Very enjoyable!
Returned to the Site and “hae” for a while with cold drinks, we finally leave at 630. Some of us, including me, enjoyed a free drive by AIC to Kwai Fong MTR. Really convenient and thanks for his safe drive.
7/06/2007
58: Gather with U-mates
Recently have a gathering with my U-mates. Many changes happened on them since our last gathering: 1 become fatter and fatter, 1 separated, 1 changed a new job.
All of them are very curious about my affairs and keep asking me the reasons and my present status. Thanks for all your care and concern. I dunno why every friend would ask me on this when I meet them. Really thanks much for all you guys love and care!
Talking about the funny stuff of junior audit staff in different firms. Really an exchange of entertaining experience and creative solutions. In fact I think the most important thing for a staff is being polite. Incompetent but polite and patient can also be understood and taught, but those impolite garbage, please go to find your world asap.
We have our gathering in Peace Square in TST. It’s a good place for such gathering as you can chat and play for the whole nite. There are lots of play games and magazines. Although it is not very big, the decoration makes you feel pretty comfortable and spacious. Thanks for Killer for booking the table (one week in advance).
We have not gathered for long and not all of us show up at that nite, so I hope we can gather more frequently and all people can join and play!
All of them are very curious about my affairs and keep asking me the reasons and my present status. Thanks for all your care and concern. I dunno why every friend would ask me on this when I meet them. Really thanks much for all you guys love and care!
Talking about the funny stuff of junior audit staff in different firms. Really an exchange of entertaining experience and creative solutions. In fact I think the most important thing for a staff is being polite. Incompetent but polite and patient can also be understood and taught, but those impolite garbage, please go to find your world asap.
We have our gathering in Peace Square in TST. It’s a good place for such gathering as you can chat and play for the whole nite. There are lots of play games and magazines. Although it is not very big, the decoration makes you feel pretty comfortable and spacious. Thanks for Killer for booking the table (one week in advance).
We have not gathered for long and not all of us show up at that nite, so I hope we can gather more frequently and all people can join and play!
7/05/2007
57: Being asked about future plans
Enjoyed a fine dining with old colleagues in LCC. The sushi and sashimi are really delicious and beautiful.
Long time no see, and being asked about any future plans. In fact, although I am a well-organised person when doing my jobs, I have not planned my future very seriously. I just wanna get a stable and well-paid job, and this somehow guarantees a "not bad" future life. I will live towards this goal and work for my future!
Besides, almost all of them talked about investments in common tools like shares and funds. I think I also have to start to buy some good shares in order to share a slice of the favourable market! Remember to give me some news and tips whenever you have la. We may, in one day, exchange our investment experience and views, when I become more familiar with investments!
Anyway, future has to be planned. Planning gradually will be fine for me. I am not a radicalist, haha......
(After the dinner, when walk past Mirama Shopping Centre, saw Levi's has sale, come into it, and finally go out with a pair of jeans. Haha...... Save money, gradually la!!)
Long time no see, and being asked about any future plans. In fact, although I am a well-organised person when doing my jobs, I have not planned my future very seriously. I just wanna get a stable and well-paid job, and this somehow guarantees a "not bad" future life. I will live towards this goal and work for my future!
Besides, almost all of them talked about investments in common tools like shares and funds. I think I also have to start to buy some good shares in order to share a slice of the favourable market! Remember to give me some news and tips whenever you have la. We may, in one day, exchange our investment experience and views, when I become more familiar with investments!
Anyway, future has to be planned. Planning gradually will be fine for me. I am not a radicalist, haha......
(After the dinner, when walk past Mirama Shopping Centre, saw Levi's has sale, come into it, and finally go out with a pair of jeans. Haha...... Save money, gradually la!!)
7/04/2007
56: Sorry to hear that
Very sorry to hear that:
1. One colleague is ill and went to hospital this morning. Wishing her get well soon!
2. Another colleague’s working schedule has changed and has to work for a “wok” job starting from tomorrow for 2 weeks. Wishing him every best and luck!
These things always happen. To my astonishment, the managers will negotiate among themselves and notify you of their arrangements of which they think are perfect (essentially can utilize the staff to the full for their mutual benefits). You have no say at all. So it’s totally luck here.
I am also awed into silence by people who are very committed. We cannot blindly receive instructions without considering the feasibility of completing on time and our own health condition. Sometimes have to make self-adjustments or keep some buffer. How and whether committed, it’s kind of judgment and perception.
But the colleague in hospital is not that kind committed, so we hope she will get well very soon and take good care.
1. One colleague is ill and went to hospital this morning. Wishing her get well soon!
2. Another colleague’s working schedule has changed and has to work for a “wok” job starting from tomorrow for 2 weeks. Wishing him every best and luck!
These things always happen. To my astonishment, the managers will negotiate among themselves and notify you of their arrangements of which they think are perfect (essentially can utilize the staff to the full for their mutual benefits). You have no say at all. So it’s totally luck here.
I am also awed into silence by people who are very committed. We cannot blindly receive instructions without considering the feasibility of completing on time and our own health condition. Sometimes have to make self-adjustments or keep some buffer. How and whether committed, it’s kind of judgment and perception.
But the colleague in hospital is not that kind committed, so we hope she will get well very soon and take good care.
7/03/2007
55: Forgot to attend!
Get up. Oh! 830~! Shit! I forget I have staff training today! Quickly call admin and learning reception. So bad that wasted one training to enjoy “learning new things”.
Although I have not attended the training class, I go to work as usual. My colleagues seem very surprised that I will go back to work. Suen la, no choice, things are for me to do, indifferent to do them today or tomorrow.
Today passed very quickly and can go home early. Hope that our job will be better and better.
Although I have not attended the training class, I go to work as usual. My colleagues seem very surprised that I will go back to work. Suen la, no choice, things are for me to do, indifferent to do them today or tomorrow.
Today passed very quickly and can go home early. Hope that our job will be better and better.
7/02/2007
54: Nice Genki afternoon
Originally today is not a good day. Thanks for you 2 make me happy and fulfilled.
I dunno why every time I am late. Every time has different reasons. Luckily you 2 don’t need to line up outside that always-crowd Genki.
Dunno why eating less in this year. 4 plates of sushi already fill my stomach.
This lunch is nice also because we see 2 TV artists (Wu Hang Yee & Wong Chung Chak) around 1pm in the shop. They seem looking for a place and asking the staff how to go. They have not sat down to have a plate. Wu is very thin and I guess her waist is less than 22” and she looks better than on TV. Funny to hear her laughs, just looking in front of the TV. Wong is tall and in good shape, but his face is older than his age. May be he is too busy la … …
After finishing the nice lunch, we go to PolyU. My friend is the staff there and we have “hae” in his office for the whole afternoon there. The most important is being able to “hae” in an air-conditioned conference room, with internet access and sophisticated video equipment. Really an economic way to “hae”. At last, we “hae” until 6:30 pm.
Before getting on the bus, bought a good thing. It would be quite embarrassing to tell the sales that I need it, so I pretend to make a call by putting the phone next to my ear and talk very quietly, showing that I am buying it for others. Hope will be better after using this lae.
A happy afternoon. Genki Genki Genki! Play hard, enjoy hard, feel hard … … work hard afterwards la … …
I dunno why every time I am late. Every time has different reasons. Luckily you 2 don’t need to line up outside that always-crowd Genki.
Dunno why eating less in this year. 4 plates of sushi already fill my stomach.
This lunch is nice also because we see 2 TV artists (Wu Hang Yee & Wong Chung Chak) around 1pm in the shop. They seem looking for a place and asking the staff how to go. They have not sat down to have a plate. Wu is very thin and I guess her waist is less than 22” and she looks better than on TV. Funny to hear her laughs, just looking in front of the TV. Wong is tall and in good shape, but his face is older than his age. May be he is too busy la … …
After finishing the nice lunch, we go to PolyU. My friend is the staff there and we have “hae” in his office for the whole afternoon there. The most important is being able to “hae” in an air-conditioned conference room, with internet access and sophisticated video equipment. Really an economic way to “hae”. At last, we “hae” until 6:30 pm.
Before getting on the bus, bought a good thing. It would be quite embarrassing to tell the sales that I need it, so I pretend to make a call by putting the phone next to my ear and talk very quietly, showing that I am buying it for others. Hope will be better after using this lae.
A happy afternoon. Genki Genki Genki! Play hard, enjoy hard, feel hard … … work hard afterwards la … …
7/01/2007
53: Guts
Feeling very excited although it was very crowded and tired.
May be I have been too occupied by work in the past 2 months, I enjoyed very much, the most enjoyable time.
This could be seen as my major step to open, open my mind, open my eyes, open my hands, open my senses.
Guts are crucial. No guts, no action, no reaction, no enjoyment, no excitement!
Without much persuasion, without warm-up, without any bottles, only with guts, I make it! Although have not marked numbers, opened.
Bangkok and Germany are nice places. Good! Oh! Hold it! Oh! Touch it! Shout it! Excellent!
May be I have been too occupied by work in the past 2 months, I enjoyed very much, the most enjoyable time.
This could be seen as my major step to open, open my mind, open my eyes, open my hands, open my senses.
Guts are crucial. No guts, no action, no reaction, no enjoyment, no excitement!
Without much persuasion, without warm-up, without any bottles, only with guts, I make it! Although have not marked numbers, opened.
Bangkok and Germany are nice places. Good! Oh! Hold it! Oh! Touch it! Shout it! Excellent!
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