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2010/06/20

Why Bothering?


I had a few experiences in the past week. Some awful, some sad and some pleasant. These days made me exhausted not in my physical body but in my spirit.

Event #1, funeral
I attended a funeral for my aunt. At the end of that day, a thought came acrossed my mind, no matter how our beautiful days or hard days ever existed, all lives will be ended at the same destination, sooner or later. And then I started to think my issues,
What I have been searching for? What's my mission in this life?
Am I moving on the right way toward my destination?
When should I drop my persistence if I lost my faith on the way I chosed?
Well...the thing really gave me a strike on my head. I don't have the right answers about the above issues. But I try to tak a different look when I met unpleasant things.

Event#2, shortage of human resources
I was asked to compromise on the job assignment for one of my staffs, though I had tried to state how we pull our resources among projects. I felt much pressured and offended by the in-charge of the operating unit. I tried to settle the different view points between us but failed. No good communication but only one-way listening.
Finally I supposed his behavior probably due to the pressure from his management, so we ended the conversation. I'm not good at dealing such argument. I hate to wear a mask in front of people.
However, for the good sake of my staff to avoid him isolated by the group where he dedicates, I need to adjust my plan for the following projects. Anyway, a right decision is not eaqual to a good decision. Sometimes we have to give up the current "benefit" to achieve the long term "profit".

Event#3, a trip of pumpkin tunnel and water show
Yesterday was a hot weekend. The sun crazily danced during the day time. I joined a trip with my classmate to visit the pumpkin tunnels and water show. Except the trip route was not well arranged, that was a fresh experience for me.

明德水庫 水舞秀 Water Show


苗栗造橋金瓜傳奇-南瓜隧道 Pumpkin Tunnel

2010/04/09

Creative Ideas


Last weekend I went to a mountain town of in the Rueifang Township of Taipei County with our new China staffs. It's very convenient to visit the beautiful town by bus from Taipei downtown. About one hour later we arrived there. This mountain town is near sea, so my guests were very excited.

We ate the local famous snacks and visited the narrow roads. There are many creative small shops on the old streets.
Since it was a holiday weekend, crowds everywhere made me feel suffocated. Maybe next time I should choose another working day to visit there in slow tempos.

Have you ever seen a coffee shop on bicycle? Well , I saw it at Jioufen (九份). The scene attracted me very much in such an oldish mountain town. I had one cup of Mandheling coffee there and enjoyed that peaceful moment. I admire the young man's LAHOS lifestyle and creative business idea - a mobile coffee shop.


The young man answered the guests it's his interest to make coffee.

2010/02/28

The Lantern Festival of Y2010

Today is the final program and important day of Lunar New Year Festival, the Feast of Lantern, on the first full moon in a lunar year. Before went to see those beautiful arts, I went to see movie "Nine" with my good friend this evening. It's a really big case acted by several great actors, a story about the desire, career and marriage crisis on a movie director. The male chief actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, whose character in the film is likely a guy of my friends. I couldn't help to compare their behaviors while seeing the film, and wondering why people always learn to cherish what they own after they lose something.
Aroud 21:00 we stepped out the theater and walked along to Taipei City Hall and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall for seeing lantern arts. It was a beautiful and pleasant night. I felt glad I had been there. Here are some photos I shot to record this colorful night.

唐伯虎點秋香


水滸傳-武松打虎




西遊記

2010/01/04

Blooming Everywhere


Today is the first working day of 2010. A brand new opening and the first post of 2010. Though having been busy the whole day long, I felt harmonious inside. An ordinary day, no news, no surprise. That I would call a good day.

Yesterday I took bus and passed by Daan Park. I saw there was a flowershow and suddenly got off the bus by a sudden impulse. I am glad to drop by the park and saw a lot of great and creative flower arts, especially in such cold weather. The colorful flowers always bring me a delight mood. Just took some photos and plus a soft song for sharing what I enjoyed there.
(You may visit this link of my video website if play unsuccessfully.)

Music: Japanese song and singer-日劇 溫柔時刻 主題曲 平原綾香_明日

2009/12/18

Take A Break

This is a busy week. Even I had taken two days for my annual leave, I still worked at home. Some important meetings and tasks have been proceeded by today, so I felt relaxed. Just want to sit for a while without thinking of those bothersome stuff. Empty out my skull and take a break. Have a nice weekend~

photo: street advertisement of yahoo, shot on Dec.13,2009.

2009/08/11

Happy Hours With My Classmates

This noon a few classmates got together and had a simple lunch. It's not easy to make a crowd gather at the working hours. Some had to take a leave from the duty, including me. There was not much change on these beauties over twenty years. The married women exchanged their parenting experience, the single women talked their colorful life, and two kids played in their own world. We enjoyed the lunch and chatted through the happy hours.

I got an observation from my classmates. They all seemed very enjoying their life even there were more or less complaints. So nice to have these optimistic friends surrounding me. I am thankful they always bring the positive power to my orinary life. The moment I feel very peaceful about the previous unpleasantness. I am filled in new energy by these old classmates.

It's really a good solution if you felt despressed sometimes or encountered certain problems, you may call those friends and let them refresh your mind. Just step out to touch people, smell flowers, and admire scenery. Never keep staying in your dark world, it won't be helpful to release your pain or worry.

2009/08/10

Cherish What We Have


I fall in a heavy mood to see the sad news about typhoon Morakot cruelly hit the eastern and southern Taiwan on Aug 7th. It had caused landslides, floods, a hotel collapse. Lifes, families and properties were destroyed. So far, the rescure action still keep going on. It's really a huge disaster for those people. Years of efforts were suddenly gone in a second.

I am so lucky in such a safe circumstances without any destroyment by typhoon. Compared with those people, I feel thankful and grateful for having the peace. We never know when or where to lose something important to us. I would like to bless for those who suffered will recovery soon and regain their strength to face the reconstruction. It's a long road and difficult jobs actually. Wish they may get all supports and resources as their needs.

The storm event gave me a good chance to examine and understand what I have is so precious. Sometimes the sorrows or negative thoughts fly into my mind, but shouldn't stay long. Here I extract 2 lessons from my friend, Dan's post-'Not By Chance' , to help myself for learning to be more attentive to the current things.
1. Cherish your families as never before and go to great lengths to keep your promises.
2. Be thankful and grateful for everything you have and don'tworry about the things you don't have.

2009/07/12

隨喜的學習Learning From the Ordinary Things

很久沒去大安森林公園了, 想去走走...Nothing to do but just go around..

夏日早晨, 不消說, 陽光依然熱力放送, 晒得人無處可躲. 在露天劇場的座位上, 吃了豆漿及燒餅蛋的早餐後, 想拍點照片充充版面. 也許是夏季酷暑的關係, 除了一片片綠草坪和樹木外, 花的數目和種類明顯得少了許多. 正當遺憾之際, 意外瞥見萬綠叢中一支 "天堂鳥"時, 心裏突然有股絕處逢生的感動.
The beautiful flower 'Bird of Paradise' standing alone in the grove touched me a lot.

我想, 在平淡的日子裏, 平凡的事物中, 也可以很單純自在享受另一種幸福....
From the ordinary things, I found that we might have and enjoy some kind of happiness with a simple and easy attitude in our life.

2009/7/12

2009/07/08

Outlandish Advertisement


Ha Ha! I bet you never saw the scene! She is drinking Taiwan Beer..
What a queer combination.

Place: NewYork NewYork Department Store, Taipei
Date : 2009/6/14

2009/07/04

Little Street Artists


Today I passed by VIESHOW SINEMAS and saw a group of kids playing the drums. It sounded like a serial harmonious musical chords.
I adored their bravery to show themselves in the front of those strangers..