Monday, September 28, 2009

[期許] 害怕失敗和得失心

i know what the problem is, 越害怕失敗、得失心越重,壓力越大,越不快樂。

什麼時候才可以豁達的說出:失敗又怎樣,錯誤有怎樣,我走過試過奔跑過。

被自己的腳絆住,一邊走一邊跌倒。何不乾脆一點,選一個麻。

放開自己的心,拿出那翅膀,然後開始飛翔。
我要自我感覺良好。

Saturday, September 26, 2009

答謝/送禮的藝術

下午要搭別人的車一起去philly看中秋節敬祝,讓我想到油錢的問題。那是小綠眼的朋友,我在想要小綠眼跟對方說,我們要分攤一部份的車錢。

我們和孟儒奕的關係很特別。其實儒奕是瓜地馬拉人(Latino),高中畢業後移民到美國。大概是因為這幾年他知道這環境對國際人士其實並不挺友善,所以他大概也很樂於和為登成為朋友。他說為登是他第一個華人朋友。儒奕對中華文化有興趣,中秋節剛好費城有慶祝活動(舞龍舞獅、武術表演、吃月餅大賽。儒奕要開他的車載他的very hot女朋友栗雅、和我們一起去。儒奕常常覺得我們很客氣,對他們很好,所以對於分油錢這件事,他可能會說不需要。

但是真的不需要嗎? 我們送禮和答謝的分界和技巧在哪呢?

這沒有說明說,也沒有一定,但是每次說「依照感覺」也太玄了。

上個term,考期末考的前一天,儒奕的親人過世了。在那週我還遇到儒奕,他親人病得很重,醫師都無能為力,病人一直內出血但是找不到源頭,他和為登還聊了兩句關於這事情。我知道他考完期末考就要開車去賓州參加葬禮。我做了一個香蕉蛋糕給儒奕請為登轉交。其實當時我並不知道要怎麼比較「妥當」。那時我們又沒有非常熟稔,說是因為他親人實在很奇怪。後來小綠眼很天才,他和儒奕說

「安在測試家裡的烤箱溫度」

讓我想到佐賀阿嬤提到以前要給學生多準備一份便當,即使是特別準備的,也要說「阿,我剛好多做一份」。替對方表留一種「面子」。

有時送禮可以很直接,有時要很委婉。

有些答謝沒辦法用分攤錢的方式。或許對方不好意思收,或許對方覺得沒必要,但是人總是這樣。感覺和理性是兩個不同的腦。所以如果對方一直執意說沒關係,或許就是請對方吃東西。但是說「阿,為了要感謝你,所以請你吃東西」,這樣又很奇怪。或許要用個什麼理由,「ㄟ好久沒聚聚了,想請你來我家吃飯」,「歐,我剛好去哪哪玩,覺得你應該會很喜歡巴拉巴拉」。諸如此類吧!

人際間的維持是一種藝術
說到底好像就是一種感覺

Friday, September 25, 2009

Black Eye Peas "I gotta feeling"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMxASjxRk1w
現在都不能嵌入影片了
I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
A feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
A feeling, woohoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
A feeling, woohoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
Tonight's the night, let's live it up
I got my money, let's spend it up
Go out and smash it like oh my God
Jump off that sofa, let's get, get off
I know that we'll have a ball
If we get down and go out and just lose it all
I feel stressed out,
I wanna let it go
Let's go way out spaced out and losing all control
Fill up my cup, mozoltov
Look at her dancing, just take it off
Let's paint the town, we'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof, and then we'll do it again
Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it, let's do it
And do it and do it, let's live it up
And do it and do it and do it, do it, do it
Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it
'Cause I gotta feeling, woohoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
A feeling, woohoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
Tonight's the night(Hey!)
Let's live it up(Let's live it up)
I got my money(My pay)
Let's spend it up(Let's spend it up)
Go out and smash it(Smash it)
Like oh my God(Like oh my God)
Jump off that sofa(Come on!)
Let's get, get off
Fill up my cup(Drink)
Mozoltov(Lahyme)
Look at her dancing(Move it, move it)
Just take it off
Let's paint the town(Paint the town)
We'll shut it down(Let's shut it down)
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again
Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it, let's do it
And do it and do it, let's live it up
And do it and do it and do it, do it, do itLet's do it, let's do it, let's do it, do it, do it, do it
Here we come, here we go, we gotta rock(Rock rock rock rock rock)
Easy come, easy go, now we on top
(Top top top top top)
Feel the shot, body rock, rock it, don't stop(Stop stop stop stop stop)
Round and round, up and down, around the clock(Rock rock rock rock rock)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday(Do it!)
Friday, Saturday, Saturday to Sunday(Do it!)
Get, get, get, get, get with us, you know what we say, sayParty every day, p-p-p-party every day
And I'm feelin', woohoo,
that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
I gotta feeling, woohoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good nightWoohoo

Radiohead "No Surprises"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5CVsCnxyXg

A heart that's full up like a landfill,
a job that slowly kills you,
bruises that won't heal.

You look so tired-unhappy,
bring down the government,
they don't,
they don't speak for us.
I'll take a quiet life,
a handshake of carbon monoxide,
with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
Silence, silence.

This is my final fit,
my final bellyache,
with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises please.

Such a pretty house and such a pretty garden.
No alarms and no surprises (get me outta here),
no alarms and no surprises (get me outta here),
no alarms and no surprises, please.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Ipod touch-new friend

我花了160$買一台蘋果
這使我可以在零碎時間做小事
Life is great!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Baltimore MTA 公車

Baltimore 公車是我做過最有趣的交通工具。我記得高雄在招考公車司機時,在公車後放置一桶水,溢出少的人才會被錄取。相信我,這邊每一個公車司機都在台灣找不到開公車的工作。

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

知識,一小時七塊五毛

在我全校趴趴找工作時,找到了體育中心的家教機會。但當我後來有比較好的工作時,我就跟體育中心的說,我也許不能做,你可以找別人。但是如果真的需要你還是可以跟我說,因為他說目前沒有人,可是又有需求。

今天信件寄來了。我也答應了,因為我之前答應過阿。但當我答應後,我問了時薪,真是差點昏倒。

原來經濟學原理的每小時價格只有七塊五毛阿。

工作與否是一個trade-off
工作就是剝奪了休息時間,我在德州的同學說有工作後就沒時間玩。可是沒有工作沒有SSN,也很難認識人。

很想抱怨

需要工作就像需要讀書,都是training的一部份。

當大家都在往前走,不走的人就會被拋下。越拋越遠,最後趕不上。就像逃難時,腳再酸也要跟上,不然落到最後一個之後就沒有機會了。

Thursday, September 10, 2009

this is not a sprint, it is a marathon


It is not a sprint, it's a marathon.

我在這裡已經一個多月了,開學也兩個禮拜。事情大致都很順利,有工作=有錢,有朋友=有支持,有親人=有照顧。不過今天開始覺得累!

不行阿,你才剛開始。

我想起在澳洲的時候的經驗,第一個月充滿興奮,第二個月開始疲累和焦慮。如果沒有改善,第三個月之後就會break down.

(講到這就讓我想起上週五車子被吊走的事情)

上個週末和朋友去West Virgina, Gauley River泛舟。
星期五當天,我和小綠眼先把車子停在系館斜對面的馬路,那邊是路邊收費停車,自行投幣。三點半停,到了五點半出去時:阿車勒??? 接著心中的聲音出現(X...該不會被吊走吧)

然後就去問駐警隊阿,然後一番波折的去領了車。花了我兩支ipod touch的錢。真是嘆氣
這週又要辛苦工作,才可以買ipod touch阿。嘆