Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Snowboard trip@栂池
Another good news was, I did quite well in this trip. Fell a lot in the first day but soon the body begin to recall, and I was having fun sliding from top to bottom breaking through the wind. But there was price for it ~muscle pain and some bruises.
Looking forward for another snowboard trip next winter.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Rich Dad Poor Dad
This was once a best selling book a few years back, and I think most of you must have heard of it. Ya, I was late until the end of 2008 that I get myself to read up this book. Learning will never be late, the worst thing is you do not initiate to learn.Financial literacy is a knowledge that I find myself lack of as a student. As an engineering student, what I learn all these years is the complex equations but nothing about how to face the real world after graduate. Get great grade in school, get a good job, work hard seem to be the answer. But the recession around the world prompt me to think more about it. When all the companies start downsizing and layoff their employees, what will happen when most of us depends on the paycheck every month to pay the bills. How can we get ourselves out of the mess and be financial independent? I realize that I must be prepared with certain financial knowledge, at least to know how money works and how to not to work for money.
I did not get all the answer from this book, but a broader view on what money is, the do and don't. The main point to become rich by the author is the power to control the cash flow. Maximize the income generate assets and minimize the liability expenses. But how?
The example always limited to real estate speculation. Which I think this is what the book lack of -- examples- examples other than real estate.
As mentioned in this book, investment is a method to increase the income generate assets. How to? is the knowledge that we need to acquire. Anyway there still a big question in my head, when a big investment company like Lehman Brothers can face bankruptcy, how should we invest?
There still a lot to learn and this one book alone is not enough. Read and learn more about finance is one of my target next year. If you recommend any book please let me know in the comment. Thanks a lot!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
24岁了
回头看看过去,其实没有什么好值得提的成就,来日本留学的这段日子,说没有收获是假的,但是再仔细地想一想,其实自己并没有好好的利用这段时间来磨练自己,反而被这里舒适的生活给宠坏了,有好一些机会平白地从指缝间溜走了也没有发现。
看一看前方,也是一片模糊,没有一个明确的方向,看不到自己的未来。其实,最近一直被这个问题困扰。。。我是谁?我想要的是什么?什么样的工作,什么样的生活?我追求的是什么?许多的问号,还是找不到答案。。。原来我是这么地不了解我自己。
24岁。我是迷茫的。
24岁。我没有办法回头再活一次。错的对的都无法改变。能做的只有把握每一个现在,能改变的只有眼前的未来。
24岁。iTunes传来的是这首歌曲--“Happy birthday to me”
Saturday, December 13, 2008
My New Photography Blog
Actually I have been thinking a lot about how to get thing start if I seriously considering the possibility of photographer as a career, like to set up an online portfolio, or even hosting my own website. But both of them cost money, and I have too little to showoff. So, I decide to stick to blogger once again.
Anyway free services had its limit. I have to customize the layout of the blog to suit my needs, finding place to host the files etc. It took me a few days, playing with the css and html coding piece by piece to get the final result. I am very happy with it now and will add more thing to it in the future. So, here is the screen shot of my new blog:
I just find out that the layout work best for firefox, going well with safari, but it suck for IE. I hate IE, it just cannot handling css well enough. But, IE still have 70% of the browser's share market, I think I need to solve this issue fast.Anyway, back to the new blog, I have my first post about a wedding project in Shanghai two month ago, with lot's of nice shot, feel free to visit and I hope you will enjoy it.
If you like my work, please help me promote my new blog to your friends, family or colleagues. Thanks!!
#Update: Fix the browser compatible problems, but I dropped down some hover effect on my header. Hopefully I can find ways to get it work with all the browser one day.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
大學生該學什麼?
Forwarded article from my brother. For those who cannot read chinese, this is the keyword
"Systematic learning".Set a target, either a short term or long term, find the resource and get yourself into the learning process systematically with discipline everyday.
Hope this will help you in your learning process ;)
張忠謀談「終身學習」
作者:採訪整理∕李雪莉.謝明玲 發表日期:2008/11/19
智慧不是上學讀書的產品,而是終身努力追求的成果~愛因斯坦
每次聽台積電董事長張忠謀演講或談話,他總有新的學習。
他每天有足夠的閱讀時間,從外文期刊、外文雜誌、社論,
這樣的持續學習,從他年少開始,特別是十八歲赴美求學後,
二十多年前,張忠謀創辦台積電時,就清楚,
去年,他在交通大學新生入學演講時,不斷強調這一代大學生,
他的演講內容大量被轉載。大學生想知道這位德儀副總裁、
大學生要打破三個迷思
當競爭較以往快速、競爭也較以往全面時(跨國間人才、企業、
迷思一,認為頂尖大學畢業就是鐵飯碗的保證。二十五年前,台大、
迷思二,以為「自己的競爭舞台只在台灣」。
迷思三,以為「不必創新也會成功」。過去,即使你模仿、
七十七歲的張忠謀有著豐厚的人生歷練、收納了全球視野;
以下是這次專訪內容:
面對不確定的未來,年輕人真的要把自己的競爭力增強。
在全球化的趨勢裡,人力的流動性比起資本或貨物的流動來得緩慢,
話雖如此,你不能忽略國際的競爭力也同等重要。有一天,
我去年曾分享過「大學生要培養的十一項能力」,分別是:
其中,我認為一個好的人才,最重要的是要具備正確的價值觀。
所謂價值觀,指的是誠信(Integrity),
以上種種都是大學生在求學時,要努力具備的基本知識與態度。
台灣大學生缺少領導能力
大學生也應該有此抱負,自許成為未來社會的領導人。
我曾經問過台積電五十歲左右、多半從台成清交畢業的幹部說,「
正因為這樣,過去台灣訓練的人才中,理工人才佔了大約七○%
但現在時代不同了,台灣很需要各行各業的領導人才。
如果大學生有成為領導人的目標,則必須擁有更全面與通才管理(
而領導人的培養,絕不是大學裡請幾個世界聞名的教授就能達到的,
除了基本能力與管理能力,我想跟年輕人分享,
終身學習聽起來是個比較抽象的能力,但卻讓我一輩子受用。
終身學習不只是 「活到老、學到老」
我認為「終身學習」不同於一般所謂的「活到老、學到老」,
什麼是終身學習?很多人把今天看看小說、明天看看文學、
終身學習必須是:有目標、有系統、有紀律,
以我為例,今年年初,全球金融危機開始爆發,
有系統指的是,只要是能幫助我了解金融危機的所有的東西,
至於有紀律,就是每天看。
另外,以美國大選為例,因為我很關心美國大選,
此外,「終身學習」依時間的長短還可分為「短期目標」與「
就我個人而言,一生事業都在半導體業中,
至於「終身學習」的短期目標,可以在一、二年,
雖說一般人過了二十歲以後要求將英文說得好並不容易,
但「終身學習」的目標,不見得一定要如前面幾個例子一樣嚴肅。
培養自己、訓練自己
除此之外,我也想要提醒現在的大學生,專注在學習,
對台灣的學生來說,進好學校還是困難,但從學校畢業卻很容易;
我大學時念的兩所學校MIT跟哈佛,同學都很用功,
東方學生太依賴外來的刺激與要求,
美國是不講這一套,他們比較注重自己培養自己、自己訓練自己(
如果年輕人能及早建立起有目標、有系統、有紀律的終身學習習慣,
面對不確定的競爭,我鼓勵學生從十八歲開始就要試著面對世界;
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
一个人的旅行

为了避开拥挤的人潮,那天天刚亮就背起了我的摄影器材,踏上了旅途
一个人旅行是为了要寻找一个安静的空间,让心情沉淀
把自己从现实中抽离
去思考,去回忆,去忘记,去寻觅
旅行的意义
你看过了许多美景
你看过了许多美女
你迷失在地图上
每一道短暂的光阴
你品尝了夜的巴黎
你踏过下雪的北京
你熟记书本里
每一句你最爱的真理
却说不出你爱我的原因
却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情
却说不出在什么场合我曾让你动心
说不出离开的原因
你累计了许多飞行
你用心挑选纪念品
你收集了地图上
每一次的风和日丽
你拥抱热情的岛屿
你埋葬记忆的土耳其
你流连电影里美丽的不真实的场景
却说不出你爱我的原因
却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情
却说不出什么在场合
我曾让你分心
说不出旅行的意义
你勉强说出你爱我的原因
却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情
却说不出在什么场合我曾让你分心
说不出离开的原因
勉强说出你为我寄出的每一封信
都是你离开的原因
你离开我
就是旅行的意义
A piece of article to read and to think of
Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Flying without wings
Hopefully I will get time to create my own design one day :p
梦该醒了
梦境与现实的差距,我竟傻得不愿意从梦中醒来。
害怕留不住那画面。
原来,我还是一个不懂事的小孩。
原来,我还被回忆牵绊。
原来,我一直选择逃避。
原来,我看不见我的未来。
原来,那只是一场梦。
梦醒了。
路该怎么走呢?
Friday, November 21, 2008
Penang should think small to grow big
"YOU can take a Penangite out of Penang but never the Penang out of a Penangite, " wrote Soo Ewe Jin in his commentary titled "Penang should think small to grow big".
Ya, you should read this article if you are Penangite and care about your home town. I cannot say the writer had provided the best idea or solution about how Penang should get develope along with it World Heritage status, but he did point out the eager of us to see Penang shine.
I had the chance to visit Edinburgh and Guanajuato, both listed as World Heritage City, and I can feel the excitement living in the city like this. The city itself can tell the story. However, what make the city so attaracting is the people who live in it. How they teasure it and the effort to make it the best place to live in. And I do believe Penang have the same quality. What it need is the awareness, and to have a great vision to get a balance between developement and protection.
This is how the article end
"If Guan Eng gets it right, the resulting inflow of the right industries and the people will turbo-charge the existing businesses in Penang. People will get to eat genuine char koay teow and not just from shops in a mall in Damansara claiming to have the best Penang char koay teow.
And everyone will be happy to be living and working in a Unesco World Heritage Site."
This is my dream too. To live and work back to my home town in the future.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
2 inspiring story to share
1.Days With My Father
By Phillip Toledano. A series of photos capturing the days between the photographer with his dad after her mum passed away. The photos are beautiful, and the story are sad and touching. I can feel a strong bond between the son and the father.2.wisdombook.org


By Andrew Zuckerman. A project to record the experience of a group of people who have make their mark on the world. Their experience is the wisdom, the greatest gift for next generation. I love the portrait shots, all done in white background. Beside the clean feeling, it focus strong on the story teller and make them stand out sharply. It tells a lot by just looking at these portraits.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Web Design In Photoshop
I found this amazing tutorial on wed design in a website call PSDTUTS.
So I give it a try step by step and do some modification that fit my style and this is the result.
What I lack now is the knowledge to slice this PSD file into HTML+CSS.
Ohh....I start thinking of designing my own website with all the technique that I have learned here!!
Monday, November 17, 2008
你给你的孩子们一双翅膀了吗?
看了,鼻子一酸。怎么了?自己竟被它感动。
广告里,看到的是贫困,但注重教育的一对父母
一个肯为梦想而努力的小孩
3大民族互相扶持,鼓励的社会
自己一个人在国外留学已经快5年了。想起了还在马来西亚的父母及家人。我不知道自己可以飞得多高,多远,但很想对你们说一声谢谢。谢谢你们给我这双翅膀。是你们给我继续走下去的勇气。
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sick
So, this morning my nose is flooded.
I hate this feeling.
Hope that I can get rid of it soon.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
那些日子
你还穿着那些华丽灿烂的衣服吗
或者不需要那些外在证明自已了吧
回想那些单纯 其实有点残忍
现实拒绝我们的认真
你还带着那些美丽的回忆睡着吗
还是不需要那些假象欺骗自已了吧
时光总是短暂 心里藏着遗憾
遗憾变成我们的牵绊
我知道 认识你 爱上你
了解你 看穿你 并不简单
可是 离开你 失去你 忘记你
我又该怎么办
尤其时常在梦中 有你作伴
总教人在梦与醒之间两难
我知道 原谅你 放纵你
包容你 疼爱你 其实不难
宁愿 背叛你 隐瞒你 报复你
我也比较坦然
在这虚幻城市中 无人陪伴
我只好在爱与恨之间离散
我只好在爱与恨之间选择离散
不是说好,要永远在一起的吗?
可是,你已经离开了,好久,好久
到底怎么了呢?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
醉了
看到两位前辈醉倒在地上,或许多喝一杯我也会像他们一样。
可是,理智制止了我。
身体是有点不听使唤,脑袋却是清醒的。
想要忘却的,却如潮水般不断的涌上来,怎么挥也挥不走。
我就是这样的一个人,永远有一条隐形的绳子捆绑着自己,一直不敢越轨。
我不可以醉。
醉了,我会控制不了自己。
醉了,我会给人家添麻烦。
醉了,我会让人担心。
醉了,我怕我会变得更脆弱。
醉了。。。
可是
醉,到底是怎样的感觉?
醉,真的会让心情好一些吗?
醉醒后,明天会好一些吗?
今早,回到研究室,
发现,醉的代价是一副找不回的眼镜,一台不知放到哪儿的手提电话。
醉了,日子还是要过。
醉醒了,要面对的还是同一个自己。
醉了可以不要醒过来吗?







