Just Wondering Aloud...
If the 7th of July (07.07.07) this year is the perfect date to be married,8th of August next year (08.08.08)
would mean the wedded couple will be prosperous (8 in Chinese is read as "Fa", which means striking a fortune)...
9th of September 2009 (09.09.09)
would mean the wedded couple will be together forever (9 in Chinese is read as "Jiu", also means as long as/forever and ever)...
10th of October 2010 (10.10.10)
would mean the wedded couple will have a perfect life together (10 is perfect score in any language)...
11th of November 2011 (11.11.11)
.. Well, maybe it's easy to remember 111111...
12th of December 2012 (12.12.12)
Same reason as 11 November 2011?...
So if you want to get married, give birth to a child/children, these are good to remember dates. They only come once in a millenium, don't say I never tell you har....
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I got home rather early today. And I've never felt as bored as I had.
The dinner show my mom watches on cable is one of the many Taiwanese shows she love to catch. Family intrigues, CEOs against Director, Director against Vice President, the triads against the innocent, people die, people get sick, people plotting to revenge... All the melodrama.
Boring.
At the same time, I tried very hard to keep my hands off tidbits and coffee. These are great boredom chasers, but I decided not to rely on them.
An incident in the office today pinged me, reminding me that I must not let my translation skills slipped away. I shouldn't let my valuable assets slip through my own hands. So I took out a translation copy I started some months ago, and continued my translation.
(A friend had asked me to translate a testimonial piece by a former churchmember in PC, as the original was in Chinese. I had taken advantage of the fact that she told me to take my time, and felt guilty whenever I was reminded of the task.)
I decided to stop after an hour and promised myself to continue the translation, a portion at a time, at any day I am available. I need to keep this practice going. It will be very helpful to me in my next job search.
I need only to hold on in my job till the end of this year (when my repayment of my tution fees are done), and I will start my job hunt. The boss has been giving ridiculous comments on the jobs that I am working on. The others in the office have been tolerating this for years, probably because most of them are married and they need the stability of the job. But I find that the company is not worthy of me staying on. Work done is not recognised by practical and fair remuneration. What I do is similar to what my bosses do, but unfortunately, I do not get the same treatment as they enjoy. I see that I will stagnate in this environment.
And I want out.
The dinner show my mom watches on cable is one of the many Taiwanese shows she love to catch. Family intrigues, CEOs against Director, Director against Vice President, the triads against the innocent, people die, people get sick, people plotting to revenge... All the melodrama.
Boring.
At the same time, I tried very hard to keep my hands off tidbits and coffee. These are great boredom chasers, but I decided not to rely on them.
An incident in the office today pinged me, reminding me that I must not let my translation skills slipped away. I shouldn't let my valuable assets slip through my own hands. So I took out a translation copy I started some months ago, and continued my translation.
(A friend had asked me to translate a testimonial piece by a former churchmember in PC, as the original was in Chinese. I had taken advantage of the fact that she told me to take my time, and felt guilty whenever I was reminded of the task.)
I decided to stop after an hour and promised myself to continue the translation, a portion at a time, at any day I am available. I need to keep this practice going. It will be very helpful to me in my next job search.
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I need only to hold on in my job till the end of this year (when my repayment of my tution fees are done), and I will start my job hunt. The boss has been giving ridiculous comments on the jobs that I am working on. The others in the office have been tolerating this for years, probably because most of them are married and they need the stability of the job. But I find that the company is not worthy of me staying on. Work done is not recognised by practical and fair remuneration. What I do is similar to what my bosses do, but unfortunately, I do not get the same treatment as they enjoy. I see that I will stagnate in this environment.And I want out.
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So, back to the boredom part. We share a computer at home, my brother and I. Don't see the necessity to get another one (anyway, he'd have to buy one himself if he wants to have it all to himself, since technically speaking, I own this desktop. But I don't see that coming).
While waiting for him to finish his "slot", I find myself overwhelmed with boredom. I did not know what to do with my hands, my eyes, my ears. There's a panging voice inside that says, do something, anything. But I just didn't have the motivation to do anything. I didn't even want to eat tidbits, or watch tv. I just lie on my bed, staring into space. I turned on the radio, and lie back again.
Absolute boredom. Absolute emptyness.
While waiting for him to finish his "slot", I find myself overwhelmed with boredom. I did not know what to do with my hands, my eyes, my ears. There's a panging voice inside that says, do something, anything. But I just didn't have the motivation to do anything. I didn't even want to eat tidbits, or watch tv. I just lie on my bed, staring into space. I turned on the radio, and lie back again.
Absolute boredom. Absolute emptyness.
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Then I thought to myself, "You haven't been talking to anyone on the phone for a pretty long time huh?" I had to admit that is true. My communciation with others has always been meeting up face-to-face, or on MSN. I hardly call people up nowadays. Firstly, I am not a good phone person. I prefer to talk face-to-face. Secondly, most of my friends have partners or family, so it wouldn't be nice to hog their family time. Those free and easy ones... I don't know, I just don't know how to carry on a conversation over the phone with them.
Or is this a social stigma? The fruits of modern technology?
My recent dealings with many women had me thinking of writing something about the varieties of women. I think I will write it in the next post.
Or is this a social stigma? The fruits of modern technology?
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My recent dealings with many women had me thinking of writing something about the varieties of women. I think I will write it in the next post.
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