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Again, haven’t written here for long …. Writing blog is a good habit to maintain my English proficiency and so I would very much like to keep it up.
Blood Domation
Failed to donate blood @apm last mon since my blood circulation is too slow.
Barack Obama
Obama and Martin Luther King, hurray!
Work
Company web page, senior and junior colleages, communication with directors, IT and Administrator, long working hour, shift, roster, OT, BTS, overnight, harsh treatment, tight schedule.
Went to Lamma Island with Miko. Reached Central at 1-ish then brought sushi(me) and sashimi lunch box (miko) for lunch on board. The weather is fine with light wind breeze sometimes, tho no blue sky. We went hiking and been to several pavilions on the way. We also visited the Wind Power Machine and took some interesting pictures. Had a nice seafood dinner by the sea before we had dessert at the Sweet Dynasty in TST.
Miko brought me a necklace from swarovski (kuruma with pink and glittering on each sides), a barcelet from b’s and a silver-golden rose decor from silversmith to me as present. I like them all! 
Thank you very much!
Without accomplishing any target, I went to Causeway Bay (cwb) to meet man for dinner in an old style Western restaurant. The German style pork knuckle (德國鹹豬手) that I ordered was quite different from the one I tried at a German restaurant King Ludwig Beerhall in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST). I am not particularly like pork knuckle but I think the one offered in King Ludwig Beerhall was more tasty.
After dinner, we shopped for a while. A beggar man who make a living as a performer with coarse skill in playing harmonica caught my eyes cos of scars on his face, and I guess these were caused by serious burning. He was sitting near the CWB MTR station and Swarovsik, opposite to the Causeway Bay Plaza (銅鑼灣地帶). It was (and is) an uncomfortable scene to me. I was not dare to gaze upon him because not only did I feel painful for him but also want to prevent him to catch my sympathic sight. On the way back, didn’t know how to response to his unfortunate and offer help, I gave him some money and I hope this little thing can help him a bit.
Although giving money can directly help the needed (if they are not controlled by gangster), my act to give money was maladroit and unskillful for the same reason that I was not dare to gaze upon the man. In a popular district for shopping and gourmet food as cwb, I wonder how many people were touched by the scene. I don’t know if there is any support for him to maintain his life nor he has any target in life. What all I can say is, he is a brave man. Although it is said that we have to cherish our lives, something that are given by the God, life isn’t all fun. It might be politically incorrect, I would not against individuals to end it all or to choose mercy killing due to torture from sickness. Perhaps I am still yet to gain an insight to life, I can’t find any meaning for life if there is no dream/ target. It’s sad to talk about this and I really am afraid unfortunate in life. Here I wish all of us most importantly, a good health, and I hope we can practice 日行一善 (do one good deed a day).
P.S. there’s also an old man who is just standing in the middle of the road, between the ‘performer’ the cwb plaza, sells 麵粉公仔 (Chinese traditional handicrafts made with flour for children). I remember this old man as I always see him standing there when I walk nearby, I appreciate his work and also his attitude. The handicraft was a bit over priced considering that it’s just made by flour, well, but its handmade product with a heart from the creator. I think he deserved for his work and so I brought one when I out with my sis last month, although I have no idea to place the handicraft at home. It’s a 孫悟空 (the Monkey King, the main character in the classical epic novel <<Journey to the West>>, which originally published anonymously during the Ming Dynasty. [ref: wikipedia]).
Forgot if I learn the title soundbite from elsewhere, I searched from the internet and am surprised that it was from the film《Evan Almighty》港譯: 《黎多件衰鬼上帝》that I watched not long before:
“God: How do we change the world?
Evan Baxter: One single act of random kindness at a time.
God: [spoken while writing A-R-K on ground with a stick] One Act, of, Random, Kindness.”
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Another quotes from the movie:
“God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?”
I had once had a dream to study abroad. And I knew my hardest years was an opportunity for me to spread my wings……
Happy Lunar New Year!
Today is 年初五 (the fifth day of CNY). It is also my first working day since Chinese New Year. Persistent cold during the festival makes me reluctant to wake up (It’s the fifth coldest day in the HK Observatory record) . There wasn’t a lot of people on the street since students are still enjoying their holiday.
It is probably an awkard situation for those single to greet their colleagues and boss and the action might probably be misinterpreted as a greeting for red pocket. Well… of cos, red pocket is welcomed (:D), and I can imagine how will those singles greet the married with the purpose of red pocket! Yet since I am still new to this company, I feel awaward to greet my colleague as I would not like to give them an impression of … well… greedy? childish? or… try to be friend? well.. I don’t know. However, what if I get married, guess I would be pleased to give red pocket to friends (of cos!) and colleagues (cos I think it’s needed). It’s just once a year, and I am not a moneygrubber. It’s worthwhile if just 10-20 dollars per person can bring office into harmony. It just like sometimes we will share snack (ya I did.) or buy cakes/ desserts to colleagues. Well anyway….
Its about half two after lunch, well I feel good and the situation is not that bad… Most colleagues took the initiative action to give me red pocket! yo!!! (:D) For me, I just act as usual to say hello/ good morning to colleagues without expressing any CNY greeting to prevent misconnotation. Of cos I did it after I got their red pocket.. haaa Honestly, I do want to greet everyone, just that I don’t want anybody feel awkward in the other way as well. How considerable am I haaaa…. Turn out my manager, my direct boss, foremen, and frontline staffs gave me red pockets; and I also got 開工利是 (red pocket for work) from power and cheug cheug. 
Probably I worried too much! I noticed some might not needed to give me red pocket as I seldom work/ talk with them but they just came to my seat and passed it to me They are nice! Not sure how will they feel if they know that I’m planning to leave… sigh… I found it always happened to me that whenever I have the desire to leave, something happened to balance the attribute for me to stay… In November, I successfully got my direct boss’s consent to sign forms for aiesec application. That really, made me feel relieved and plan to stay longer. I also feel lucky to have such good colleagues here. Thanks god.
Finally I’m here. I do hope to keep writing here, just that my longed disappearance made me feel hard to start with. There’s a lot to say, and also, hard to say.
Well, let’s start with something near!
Just granted a personal leave from my direct boss and so I will have a HOLIDAY tmr! Originally I plan to off for meeting Dr. Peter Lee and Ms Marilyn Miles, probably for a lunch. However, I still haven’t heard from Marilyn untill now. Anyway, it’s still good to have a day off as holiday-mood is in my mind already! wahaaaaaa! I hope to make my valuable 1 day off becomes useful.
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