Can-Do / Can’t-Do Attitude

One of the things that makes makes a person different are whiffs of their can-do/can’t do attitude. People call it having a optimistic or pessimistic personality, but I think these definitions are quite limiting so am going to stick to mine for now. It shows on the little actions and decisions a person make — […]

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Typhoon Today

My door is banging. The wind is blowing. And am stuck at home frowning and vegging. I don’t really feel like studying or doing anything save for sleep. I was inconveniently woken up this morning by our company driver who wanted to see whether he’d still have to pick up our client who arrived this […]

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Bored of the other?

“Go to rest now,”  I said as we said our goodbyes today. “We’ll just talk tomorrow.” He had the beginnings of a bad flu and after staying up till the wee hours of the morning talking yesterday, I felt that both he and I needed some sort of break. Whereas other couples would spend hours […]

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Surprise, surprise…

Just got back from a week-long business trip. Life is funny — at first, you have it all figured out then BAM! Someone pulls the rug underneath your feet and you lose your balance a bit. This week has caught me off-guard. Do you think that there are patterns in your life? I’ve noticed patterns […]

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Choose Well — Live Better

People who know what they want are happier and make better choices. If you are aware of who you are and what you want, then can say no to those you don’t like, and say yes to what you want. Because you are only doing what you like, you put your heart into it more. […]

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Exhausted…

Got home at midnight working for a project that absolutely had to be finished by 10am tomorrow. Knowing how tight that schedule would be, stayed late in the office to finish it. Press SEND. Done. Pissed me off though. Why does it absolutely have to be at 10am? Do they not realize that I have […]

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Commercial Break: A Moving Sound meets DJ SL-Shiuan Liu

Just saw this show this afternoon, and they totally rock. Nope, this is not paid advertisement, but if you want an afternoon of moving sounds, good times and talented artists, don’t miss tomorrow’s show. Here’s the blurb: A Moving Sound based in Taipei has performed at many international festivals through Asia, Europe and North America. […]

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Lesson of the Day

Just got home from a 17+ hour workday, feeling energized. There’s nothing better but to end the week without a backlog from work because you’ve slaved enough and finished everything that’s on your plate. 🙂 Today, received a call from a friend of mine. MBA-certified, beautiful with a good career track in one of the […]

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What keeps me up all night?

No, not the neighbors screaming? Or the couple next door moaning? Or my math homework jogging my brain? Sure, work’s a reason but that’s not the only reason… So what keeps me up all night? Here you go — freaking addictive. Have you read it yet? Just kept nodding my head althroughout. Not of sleepiness […]

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Stop Complaining!

People usually complain because they’re dissatisfied with something. We’ve all been a victim of this — we complain about our mates, our work, our salaries, our bosses, our family… the list just goes on and on. This morning, I overheard my colleague complaining to her boss. Basically, she was telling her boss that she thinks […]

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Happy Anniversary To Me!

Guess what? Today is my 6th year anniversary in Taiwan. Wow, right? Almost a year left and I can apply to be a permanent Taiwan resident! The benefit of which is, I can then apply for a credit card so I can spend more NTD! Yeah, for 6 freaking years, this woman has been credit […]

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