[diary] Shopaholic

Yes, it is that time of the year again. No, it is not Boxing Day. My own shopping season has started with my urge to own things; yeah, sort of..

• Asus Padfone Infinity 64G w/ station
• Ray Ban
• Anti mildew gel x 2
• zilosoap Smellkiller (Large) x 1
• zilosoap Smellkiller (Small) x 2
• Chang Jiang THL-W8
• Handheld vacuum (Supa Fine HF-3238)

• Sodastream Jet (White)

[diary] Sleepless

It's almost 5:30 in the morning, and yet I can't feel a bit sleepy. Hyper feelings jumping all around in my brain. I always feel there are so much to do, and yet it depresses me when I just feel tired and fall asleep before getting to them.

You know, just a little nap, it won't hurt anyone, right?

No, it always turns out to be a more than 5 hours sleep, and see where I am at now? Sleepless!

At least I did some laundry today, not like that I haven't done anything. A coming week of full time tutoring is something keeping the thoughts going, I suppose. There is a huge thunder storm right now; hope it doesn't last for the week, I hate it when I have to get all wet when riding the bike.

Maybe I should make a list of what I hate and like, there are so many lists I can make out of myself, LOL. I really need to get some sleep now, even though the first class today is at 7 in the evening, but I got this 2 hours class at 9AM on Tuesday, don't want to get all tired now, do we.

The throat ache is sort of leaving and coming, let's see how it goes when I finish all three days of medicines.

[130624 update]: wake up time, 3PM

[diary] Burn in Throat

The side effect of being a full-time English tutor is that you will never know when you are going to lose your voice. The burning sensation in my throat has lasted several weeks now, and I finally took the time on today's day off to check about it.

It turns out that I actually had a cold and did not even notice about it, so my nose has infection that caused my throat to burn. Now I got to take medicines to cure the nose first, then throat would follow.

Got to admit, tutoring full time is good money, even better than when I was working in Taipei, but the irregular schedule for sessions is sort of set back for this type of profession. Anyhow, I am still glad that my TEFL certification which received ten years ago, has its full usage now.

[movie] 狗咬狗 (Dog Bite Dog) 2006

老實說，我極度抗拒不了電影內容包含了無關正義的主旨與全部角色皆有悲慘的下場．撇除血腥暴力的場景，我認為選角實在是選得好．陳冠希與李燦森的樣貌與行為舉止皆百分百的演活了兩個困在命運中，而無力抗拒的＂狗＂．

雖說李燦森的演技稍比陳冠希好些，但那些劇中展現的表情，實在令我難以忘懷．

到底人在失去一切所在乎的人事物和感情後，會呈現如何的不顧一切？這個問題真的很難答，真的有人能夠沒有任何依靠的感情嗎？能夠處於這樣情緒的人又會有怎麼樣的過去呢？或許我可以猜出一二，但我想我永遠都能夠找到我所在乎的事物，所以如此極端的情感，實在很難想像．

但終究的，我喜歡這部電影所想表達的意境，是一種悲哀參雜無奈的滋味．

[diary] Smoking & Grave's Disease

醫生說，該是戒菸的時候了．

脖前的組織增長，一直都在，也一直提醒著我身體的不健．服用近六年的藥物，雖說有控制，但TSH數值總回不到正常，也不斷困擾著我．

是不是該認真地思考這些關聯？菸齡也十八年了，說quit就quit，這個念頭老實說從未cross my mind，但是如果說真的幫助呢？一生服藥也不是我期待的狀態，增長的組織是否能由手術割除呢？

人的身體真很奇妙，和你所受到的壓力與環境息息相關，我便是最好的例子．

[movie] Soul Surfer 2011

Watching Soul Surfer yesterday had inspired me a lot in many ways. Even when you lose something so important like your arm, but there is always something behind it; a gift, wish or blessing. The possibility is endless, if you only believe in yourself (no, I am a non-believer, so don't feed me god is there that kind of info).

I wish there is more chances for me to give back to the world that gave me so much. Before my journey back to Canada, I must spend some more time in international volunteering.

Couple ideas though:

• Hawaii is so damn beautiful, if I can find a job there, maybe I will!!
• Surfing is so cool; probably same as the snowboarding that I have always suck at

[feel] Lesson in Life

"Letting go" is the hardest lesson that you ever learn in life.

After ten long years, I still fail the course miserably, it makes me wonder, if there is another ten years, would I be able to pass the class? There is never an easy way out, I've locked my soul and thought in this tiny box which no one has the key to it., not even myself.

I left the box behind, but it always has its own way catching up to me from time to time. A secret will always be a mystery to me, and the ones I love and loved.

[feel] Marriage

Again, I am seeing all my friends got married or had kids, this is really something confusing and troubling me.

This is the crisis of my life, seeing all my ex(s) married and friends had children; makes me wonder what should happen at this point of my life. This is not a question I should be asking myself, as this is my life after all.

I am scared.

Scared of what might I have to do in the next few years of my life, all the decisions that I will be making might lead down the roads with unexpected results. My life had never been the way I want it to be, or I should say that I've never actually planned my life for what path it should be heading.

All I did were following the flow. Somehow, I think I learnt a lot along the way, and I hope I can stay this way of not regretting any part of my life in future. All I have today are impossible without the helps of my family and friends, as well as my enemies. Everything that I've been through had made me a stronger and wiser person.

For whom I am today, I thank you; my family, friends and enemies.

[diary] I've ROOTED My Sony Xperia TX (Finally!!)

爬文三天，嘗試兩天，終於成功root了我的Xperia TX!

心中喜悅無可比呀！

有空再來po過程！

[event] 三月九日廢核遊行，你／妳來嗎？

網路上已經有太多討論，各自表態，各自承認的事實．支持核四或是反對核四，都是個人自我意見表達的自由，每個人都可以相互爭辯到天荒地老，也可以唇舌齒戰仍然說服不了另一方．

但是這都不重要，因為我的看法就是 "If you can't control something, you don't deserve to own it"．

我反核四

我反核四的原因簡單來說就是，人類尚無完全了解且控制核能的能力與科技，今天大家可以說世界各地不都有核能廠，台灣都已經有三座在運轉了，多一座又有什麼差？但是＂意外＂稱作為＂意外＂的原因就是無法避免且在意料之外，請不要漠視福島和 Chernobyl 的現實事件，這塊土地並不屬於人類，是 Mother Earth 的，她想給你就給你，想拿回去時你猜都猜不透是什麼時候．我們現在自以為擁有世界，擁有一切資源，但是其實我們只是在盡保管之職而已．

＂出來混，總有一天要還的＂．

或許你可以拿＂怕被車撞難道就不要出門＂的例子來反駁，但是相較於車禍，或甚於火災，地震，海嘯，這些災難所造成的損傷都是可以目見的，但是災難的結果相較於地球的生命只存在於短暫的時間，過了一百年後，這些災難的結果都絕對已經不再對人類造成損害．但是核能呢，不必列出什麼科學驗證，我們都能理解，在數千數萬年後核能輻射仍然影響著地球上的生命（如果皆時還有生命存在的話）．

不，我不想再提什麼電價，替換能源方案，供電需求，核能政策這些陳年濫調，我就是反核四，就是不滿意政府給的說詞漏洞百出，就是不希望在已經充滿天災人禍的世界裡再自作聰明，我反核四．

三月九日的遊行，我會去，你／妳也來嗎？

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[tech] Solving not Finding NWZ-W202 Driver on Windows Update

When I am trying to hook up my Sony NWZ-W202 MP3 player to my computer with Windows 7 64bit, Windows told me there is no driver found online, so I went googling (yes, google is now a verb), and found there is a "Content Transfer" driver + software by Sony; happily as I did, installed it.

After the installation, I re-hook the player to computer, and it now says will go to Windows Updates to look for driver, but then failed after searching. I am shocked, and nothing says about connecting to a device after I opened the Content Transfer.

So I googled again, now I found a way for it to work

1. When searching (installing) driver bubble pops up, select do not search the drivers online
2. Select "Browse my computer for driver software"
3. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
4. Choose "MTB USB Device" (IMPORTANT)
5. Finish

Now the Content Transfer program recognizes NWZ-W202, and the player itself shows in "My Computer" as well!

Hope the above can help out people who have similar problems.

[diary] Freezing @ This Time?

Weird, it's getting cold in March here in Taiwan, maybe the end of the world is coming sooner than I thought?

Never thought the end of the world will ever happen in my life time, but what if it does? Obviously we are not ready, and might not be ready for the next 70 years or so, unless the light speed traveling possibility technology is brought to us by people in future with time traveling. So we might be saved from the end of the world (which should be the Earth, it's all the world for some people), just slightly before we are extincted. Never think that some other life forms will come to save us, the most possible reason that they have contact with us is to gather resources, and they will kill us all to do so. Maybe not all, just leave some for slavery, but still a sad scene just to think about.

Talk about today.

It's freezing, so I stay home when mom and dad went out for sour hotpot. Later in the afternoon, I need to go out, since this monthly report needs to be signed, and my beer, soda and smoke are out. The grocery shopping went well, and I am starting to use the App "GoalTracker" from today, hoping this will help me out in the memory-losing-fast awkward serious life situation.

[diary] 鬼打牆 @ Villaggio Pasta 義式坊

今天台南開始有寒意，今日似乎是個黃道吉日，許多人都在今天訂婚結婚．

晚上火車站後站接完爸媽，決定去成大附近吃晚飯，捨棄了常去吃的pizza，看到家似乎價格合宜的義大利麵店，走進門前，驚喜的握著的是花栗鼠奇奇門把．

各自決定麵食後，每份都加 $85 成套餐，服務生送上水時說套餐內飲料可更換，只須加上差額，爸媽想把他們兩份套餐內的紅茶各 $30 (x2 = $60) 再加 $10 換拿鐵．

拿著點餐單到櫃檯點餐時，開始鬼打牆般的對話：

我：小姐，其中兩份套餐的兩杯紅茶換成一杯拿鐵，我再加差價哦

店：是，兩份套餐的紅茶換成兩杯拿鐵

我：不是啦，兩杯紅茶加起來六十元，是要換成一杯拿鐵喔

店：不行喔 

我：是誰說的

店：店裡有規定

我：那請問規定寫在哪裡，我沒看到啊

店：是老闆規定的 

我：那請妳老闆出來我來詢問他

店：他不在店裡 

我：那打電話給他嘍，這是他的店，他總會想關心一下吧

店：可是這是店裡的規定啊 

我：規定是人訂的，妳老闆還沒死吧，那規定應該是活的吧 

店：．．． 

我：更何況我們有滿足店裡明文規定的低消呀 

店：．．． 

我：請問這是你們店裡款待客人的方式嗎？我感覺十分受寵若驚呢 

店：．．． 

我：小姐，我並不想為難妳，但是這麼簡單的邏輯和數學妳應該懂，我們也沒有要少付錢 

店：我了解 

我：只是我們只想要喝兩杯飲料，這樣妳也想阻止我們嗎 

店：不是的 

我：那請問妳有要請妳老闆出來和我說明嗎 

店：不用了，那就是兩杯紅茶換成一杯拿鐵

我猜想，或許這位櫃台心裡很不爽，認為我是奧客，但是這就會是做服務業的致命傷，客人的合理要求一定要完成，這是最基本的服務業準則．我只是希望我這次的教育訓練可以讓未來這家店的客人都不會再有提出合理要求卻被打槍的情況．

Villaggio Pasta 義式坊

• 電話：06-2003235
• 營業時間：
• AM 11:00~PM02:30
• PM 05:00~PM09:30
• 週二公休
• 地址：台南市大學路18巷15-3號

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[diary] Starting of My PMP Classes

1. 區間車 3183號 大橋 → 高雄
2. 高雄車站 → 美麗島站 → 市議會站
3. 華國金融中心
4. 市議會站 → 美麗島站 → 高雄車站
5. 區間車 3228號 高雄 → 大橋

以上是我接下來三個禮拜每天的行程，但這只是輕鬆的部分，每天要有三小時讀書，持續兩個月半，那才叫痛苦．

Project management is something I found that I am extremely attracted and actually do well after the career started in Taiwan. A direction that I like to take forward and earn a certification with, PMP; also hoping this will help me in searching jobs and extending career path further next year.

I need to have a study plan, and maybe find a study group in Tainan if possible. Challenges are welcomed, as I have no fear in knowing the limit that I can reach.

[diary] 元宵吃甜甜來年有甜頭

早上好消息，case 成交．

延續中午另一個 case 繼續 nice touch．

拿了手機去補包膜邊條，順便用上次相機包保護貼送的手錶保護貼卷，送件完後到大創和 50%，在大創幾乎失心瘋了我，還好有節制．在50%則是好多好想買的呀，尤其那兩件hoodie $1,000，我個人認為我很快就會忍不住跑回去買．

去大創本來只要買個衣物壓縮袋，但卻多買了Nemo梳毛刷，清灰塵手把，相機章魚腳架還有在小北找不到，卻在這發現的提包背帶．

回機車路途中，找了條 micro USB / USB 伸縮傳輸線 ($85)，要給新的磚塊型行動電源用，但卻在小北找到更長的 (120cm)，嗯，忍住沒再買．

回家路途中補了汽水和冬瓜茶，到家後延續中午的煎餃和元宵，但元宵湯被我煮太久變成了元宵泥了（驚）．

直到現在剛寫完 case 的 course outline 並寄過去，腰酸背痛了我．