China Earthquake

Hearing the devastating news from the earthquake that took many lives in Sichuan, China, I once again got reminded of how lucky I am to be here. Sure, I may have many responsibilities and expectations to fulfill, but I am alive and well.

I think I need to step back and perform a self-reflective exercise on my perspective in life and how I treat people everyday. How about you?

Productiveness

I've spent many of my "free" time watching Chinese shows, specifically 赌场风云 (Dicey Business) and 野蠻奶奶大戰戈師奶 (Wars of In-Laws II). That's the bad thing about sites like YouTube. lol I know it's not their fault; I was indeed addicted. It's really bad for my eyes and health. I hope I won't see others doing the same.

Anyway, today is Friday (actually, Saturday now). But compared to other Fridays, at least I've been somewhat productive. I hope this continues as I'm happy and proud of myself, even though this productiveness thing maybe common for some others.

I hope your weekends are relaxing and maybe productive.

Happiness

To find happiness in life, I think we first need to know who we are and what we want in life. What do we want our careers to be? What type of person are we? Does our personality fit with the careers that we want? Does our values fit in with the company's that we are working for/want to work for?

For me, doing something that I love that also covers the basics of living (food, shelter, clothes) would be ideal.

How would you be happy?

What is your choice?

Have you come across an obstacle that is very hard to jump over?

What did you do to overcome it? Did you:
1) avoided it
2) faced it
3) left it alone and let it solve itself

What do you do when facing stress and obstacles?

Wise Quotes from a Wise Professor

Lil_blue_tiger and I had the same professor for one of my classes. The professor said many wise words of which some are reminders. They're just as important as the ones I did not realize. Here are some quotes from the prof:

• "business = communicate & collaborate with others"

• "what people say is not what they want"
  "what they want is not what they need"
  
  
• "as a manager, fix systems, not people" (e.g. if many errors are tracked for data input into a system, perhaps employees need more training/system is not user friendly enough) It is an easy solution to fire/blame people
  
  
• "way to get money is to work hard"
  
  
• "nothing happens in business without being recorded somewhere"
  
  
• "which best meet customer needs at lowest price?"
  

In case you're wondering, this is for a Commerce course, but some quotes apply to life as well. :)

Cheers,

Lead a Healthy Life

I recently read an article. Here is its summary:

Instead of spending so much time healing your body, don't harm it in the first place. The author of the article once, for one week, worked long hours and attended school at the same time. One morning, she woke up and found she couldn't move, not even open her eyes. That really freaked her out. Eventually, slowly, she felt her muscles again. That must have been the final warning her body was sending her. In fact, she thought she were dead; to be a soul that has thought and no body.

So, instead of exercising a lot to get rid of the extra calories/fat that you have gained from eating a big, perhaps junk food lunch, eat healthy foods instead. Instead of sitting in front of the TV the whole time, stand up during commercials and jog on the spot. Instead of staying up late to finish off something, sleep before eleven and wake up early/on time to finish the work.

Some people would say "you only live once, so enjoy it". I say, we can enjoy our life while being healthy at the same time! Don't wait till something horrible happens before you get the idea. You only live once and you only get one life indeed!

Regards,

Don't Waste Time

I have some friends that are finding themselves bored after the final exams were finished. There is so much to do! If not for someone else, at least there should be something that you'd want to do for yourself. Perhaps it's getting together with friends, making up for those times that you couldn't meet because of school or work. Perhaps it's getting a little project done for yourself that you've always wanted to get done. Perhaps it's just catching on your sleep, the rest that you couldn't obtain when you have had too much to do.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:6-11

Yours sincerely,

Please be considerate.

It really ticks me off when someone close by is tapping their foot or clicking their pencil or making any little noises continuously for that matter. And to experience that in the exam room is fully unacceptable! Pardon me, I'm forbidden to communicate during the examination. Actually, this goes for lectures as well.

Please, next time you're taking an exam or attending a lecture, please keep quiet. And I'm not just talking about not talking to your friends.

Thank you.

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On the side note, I guess we all have to learn to adapt to our surroundings, control our emotions and focus under any circumstance. I've been in more annoying waters, but it was still painful (and annoying to endure).