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• 人都是要面子的，也是喜欢攀比的，即使在工作上也喜欢攀 比，不管那是不是自己想要的。大家认为外企公司很好，可是好在哪里呢？好吧，他们 在比较好的写字楼，这是你想要的么？他们出差住比较好的酒店，这是你想要的么？别人会羡慕一份外企公司的工作，这是你想要的么？那一切都 是给别人看的，你 干吗要活得那么辛苦给别人看？ (it’s sth i feel quite strongly lately..seems everything ppl doing is to artificially prove who they are..avoid ‘losing face’..avoid being ‘misunderestimated’ [thx bush]. then your lil’ portfolio is used for comparison, comparison , comparison. People will unintentionally rank you..and vice versa.But hey..especially you, Mr. x that Im not particularly fond of,  it’s really useless to update me about ur achievement on a regular basis coz..dude.. I am not your mum nor your fan. I honestly won’t feel proud of you in any sense…if you r soo desperately seeking for someone’s approval constantly to quench your ego……..go look for auntie xxx.i will be naturally impressed if i feel so ..plus good news spreads fast. will let u know. period. )
• 很多人总是常常被别人的意见所影响，亲戚的意见，朋友的意见，同事的意见……问 题是，你究竟是要过谁的一生？人的一生不是父母一生的续集，也不是儿女一生的前传，更不是朋友一生的外篇，只有你自己对自己的一生负责，别人无法也负不起 这个责任。自己做的决定，至少到最后，自己没什么可后悔。(self-explanatory. you are the movie director/scriptwriter/actor of your own life)
• 逆境，是上帝帮你淘汰竞争者的地方。要知道，你不好受，别人也不好受， 你坚持不下去了，别人也一样，千万不要告诉别人你坚持不住了，那只能让别人获得坚持的信心，让竞争者看着你微笑的面孔，失去信心，退出比赛。胜利属于那些 有耐心的人。(crisis management!! life is a marathon..what don’t kill you makes you stronger. it’s failure that could truly differentiate among the strong and the weak.)
• 但每天你都可以选择是否为客户服务更周到一些， 是否对同事更耐心一些，是否把工作做得更细致一些，是否把情况了解得更清楚一些，是否把不清楚的问题再弄清楚一些……你也可以选择在是否在痛苦中继续坚 持，是否抛弃掉自己的那些负面的想法，是否原谅一个人的错误…每天生活都在给你机会 …只要不犯法，不害人，都没有什么关系，要紧的是，选择了以后，怎么把事情做好。(yes! whenever there is time, there is chance to maximize performance/exposure.. why not opt for the best ? do or not do, no try!)
  

Nippon-

• exotic environment particularly thrills me.
• As a pseudo-japanese speaker for so many years (shamefully), finally finally finally …  japan in 3 weeks!!
• first thing to do — get a trendy haircut!! MUST DO — BUMP OF CHICKEN CONCERT !!
• Really gotta brush up my keigo …!
• IMAGINE – sushi ramen super good food gar-jai nihongo every day !!
• 2006 Tokyo Summer grad trip–> 2007 Tokyo 17-day 流浪–>2008 Hokkaido with bro –> 2010 Okinawa with family
• DAKEDO…the excitement in visiting japan Xn is independent of Xn-1..yupyup memoryless property =P

Spring-

• hv the most relaxing/slacking semester ever in MIT …good thing?
• seriously….What the hell I’ve been doing the past 5 months?! so unreal.
• with that said, reli hvta take more challenging classes next sem to tense thing uppp .\_/.
• One notable experience this sem is TA-ing for 1.00…teaching (with patience) is sth entirely new for me.
• a new single room is a paradisee…i hv truly found paradise?
• No mental breakdown at all : D this is so not typical !!
• I NEED MY REGULAR MIT LIFE BACKK (dude, are you sure??)