Monday, July 11, 2011

The perfect world - 就聽我抱怨吧

長期以來接了一些隨手做的翻譯工作,多半沒什麼建設性,現在也很少接了,那些文章多半很無聊又浪費國家資源。早上一個先前的客人要我幫他修改,他也附上了他"自己修改的"。看了真想昏倒。他自己(或他請別人)改了之後,中英文意根本就完完全全的不相同,也沒有使用"對仗"法,第一是有看到用粗體寫文章。

(請看以上三句,看起來混亂和沒有秩序,這就是他自己修改的英文後的樣子)

後來用看到一個親戚的FB相簿。有時我在想,同一個地點(火車上),照了3張只有臉的照片照片、然後到了一間餐廳,又照3張臉的照片,BTW臉占了照片的1/2,另外1/2是另一個臉。這樣的照片有何意義。身為一個看照片的人,我既不知道你去了哪裡,也不知道那好不好玩好不好吃,那有什麼用處嗎? 人又沒長特別漂亮。


繞了一圈,我脾氣還真不好。這些根本就沒有什麼。

Saturday, July 09, 2011

低收入戶保險年度績效評估

HealthChoice Wavier Evaluation真是一個讓人想死的。我們的評鑑/評估跟台灣的應該有點不一樣,基本上我們是幫client(我們的client就是健保局...)製作評估報告。這評估報告做了大概10禮拜。

現在每天我腦中都出現這些名詞
HealthChoice,
MCO,
Evaluation,
PAC,
Measures,
Improvement,
Percentage,
Percent
Proc freq (SAS Commend)
bar chart

辦公室e-mail inbox的每封信開頭都是
HealthChoice XXXX

阿! 這就是我的工作阿

Saturday, June 18, 2011

印度電影清單

最近真是忙翻了。白天要上班,晚上要social,還有積欠半年的專題...
今天做一繁瑣的歸檔、傳照片等雜事,把一些喜歡/看過的印度愛情電影整理起來

Devdas
Shadow of Times
Calcutta, India


Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A 型人格

今天肚醫師跟我說他的新朋友對我的評價:追求完美以致於給自己壓力太大。肚醫師又分享他先前做grand round時看不懂paper,最後他導師給他的評語:給自己壓力太大。

我反問肚醫師一句,那他們有說如何不要追求完美嗎? (like technically, what are the approaches and methods)

有時候那根本不是追求完美,那只是要把事情給做好。或者是說,其實要把事情做好的人有時也滿可憐的,他們不知道要怎麼減低"標準"。不知道這算不算是強迫症,改天來看看DSM-IV好了。


Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Why?

I am so angry. Is shit-rain an actual term? (Or shit-rains, raining shit...?)

How stupid can the UPS be? World class logistic my ass. The driver obviously did not deliver the package to my door step. In fact, he didn't even ring the door bell. Yes, I am certain the driver is a he. All the UPS drivers are male, most of them have muscles and good looks. Yes, that's also a fact. My friend who worked for Fedex during college said he felt like being harassed by all the ladies and blank.

Before UPS was the carrier from USPS (United State Postal Service). The carrier was just too lazy to check that the package was supposed to be forwarded. Then the other USPS workers are just lazy as well. Seriously, first you told me it is not there; then it shows up magically and you send it to Chicago for it to transit to Taiwan (knock on wood).

And what is it with everyone in the office. The all-about-sex colleague is not doing data analysis. But it is data analysis season (it is always data analysis season). There are tons of data and you are on data analysis probation?

Then there is the other colleague who works exactly 5 hours each day (we are on 5 hours shift). Like when the clock tick 2:00, the colleague is off to do his/her own business. Really?! So then occasionally he/she works 20 extra minutes (for example), then he/she will send an e-mail (yes, you read it right) to our boss: Hi boss, I work extra 20 minutes today. Seriously, I work overtime nearly everyday. (Okay so I want to keep my job, eat me).

It's like crap rain. Ever heard of that expression? Most likely not cause I made it up.

So last week at the monthly supervisor meeting, I told my boss that "my observance (not complain) is almost everyone in our unit is unhappy." So she asked me why. I said, "well, A is unhappy, maybe because we have the annual evaluation. B has been unhappy for the past few months. C is upset. D says A is 'giving her crap' and I quote that." So my boss responded, "A is anxious because the new client is rather high maintenance. C is upset and I am okay with that. He should be upset. B needs to go home."

She skipped D, I guess there is no much to say about D.

Okay, so after a page long of venting, I now feel much better.
People are just crazy. Oh and the drugstore messed up my purchase today but I am waaaayyyyyyy too tired to fix it. For God's sake, (and forgive me for saying this), but they are just plain stupid. I am so sick and tired of them that I may as well as start using department store beauty products.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Never Say Never

標題和內文沒有特別關係,只是pandora剛好放到這首,突然覺得自己寫得出字來了。

今天,是上班甚至是來美國以來,第一次感到自己比沙子還小,是那麼孤單。

Sunday, April 24, 2011

如果跑到一半卻下起了大雨...



今天我們又去港灣步道練跑步。四月小綠眼和我的目標是要從Canton跑到Henderson's Wharf Inn,來回約6.5公里。跑到一半卻下起了大雨。

小綠眼的腳比較長,所以他每次都跑在我前面。(當然他體力比我好也是一個原因啦XD)

剛開始只是毛毛雨,後來越來越大,最後變成"傾盆大雨"。衣服褲子都濕了,視線幾乎看不見。可是我的車子還在出發處,即使我要放棄,我也需要回到車上吧!

那時我深刻體會到:只要踏出去了,不管再困難也只好做完,不然要在路邊站著冷的要死等著雨停嗎?


為什麼那麼多人還是選擇要跑長跑?

因為每一次完成目標後都更確信地知道自己其實做的到。


附上跑步路線圖 (從右邊的canton跑到圖上的左邊Henderson Wharf再折返)

青蔥麵包

麵粉 4 C
酵母 1 1/2 t
白糖 1T 1t
溫水 1 1/2C
鹽 1 t

青蔥 一把 (8大支)

發 三十分鐘
翻轉 發一小時

425度 25分鐘 (需要修正 底部焦掉)


Friday, April 08, 2011

idiot proof巧克力蛋糕

這是我所知道最簡單的巧克力蛋糕,但是相當好吃:口感佳、綿密,但不硬。
做失敗是有點困難...

糖 1 杯 (白和黃各1/2)
麵粉 1 3/4 杯
baking powder 1 1/2 t
baking soda 1 1/2
可可粉 3/4 杯
鹽 1 t
蛋 2
無糖yogurt 1 杯 (也可以用sour cream)
油 1/2杯
熱水 1 杯


將粉類篩過,接著加入蛋、yogurt、油 攪勻
之後倒入熱水
攪勻 (差不多就可以)

350F 25 min
這次是用長方形的金屬盒 裡面舖 parchment paper
筷子拔出來乾淨即可

note 1: 原來的食譜用兩杯糖
note 2: 沒有yogurt or sour cream, 就用milk+ 1T 醋

沒有照片 因為被吃完了

Monday, March 28, 2011

Note安全產品

beautypedia
cosmeticsdatabase
goodguide
cosdna


the body shop aloe
loreal bare naturale mineral
city Veil


小地雷
Ageless Essentials® Continuous Hydration Night
大地雷
Neutrogena Ageless Essentials Continuous Hydration SPF 25

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

原來在波士頓看到的人手一個菜市場包是...法國名牌阿


我不是一個關心時尚的人,是一個觀察環境的人。


辦公室來了一個法律系的實習生,他拿了一個粉紅色的Le Pliage (我也不知道怎麼念,這是法文)。後來去波士頓,看到每個妹手上都拿一個這樣的袋子。款式簡單,顏色豐富,讓我很納悶為什麼大家都拿一樣的袋子。

遠遠看,這袋子長的真普通。材質也沒有很特殊,像是塑膠布,上面有一塊皮和一個扣子,所以想必是可以摺起來,用成小小的放在書包,攜帶方便。因為LOGO實在太不起眼了,雖然拉鍊的扣環看起來有設計感,但我還是以為

"這是某個百貨公司的贈品吧!"
又因為實在太多人拿了,偏偏在巴爾地摩和紐約都沒有看到這樣平平撞包的景象,所以我就更加覺得

"波士頓的女孩真有趣。這應該真的是某個贈品吧!"

雖然我心裡覺得這好像是贈品,但有又隱隱覺得波士頓這個東北角的妹們應該沒有這麼"平民"吧。所以嘗試在Amazon看這個包是不是某個暢銷款。Amazon找尋菜市場包失敗。

就在我晚間看奇摩新聞時,連進一個網頁,哈,終於讓我看到了。

原來這個包是 Longchamp (long champion的縮寫? 長冠軍?)的Le Pliage。共有12個顏色。要價USD$145。材質:聚醯胺(尼龍)。

$145元的尼龍袋

問:尼龍是塑膠嗎?


Sunday, March 20, 2011

原來我是非常白癡的人

其實我最近心情不好,這並不是什麼新聞,因為心情不好是我的專長。
只不過我在自己的網誌晃了一下,看了過去的一些文章,突然覺得其實我的生活還滿有趣的;充滿了新奇的事情(我自己這樣覺得啦),然後又常常打出一些很白癡的話,舉一些似是而非的例子;有時咄咄逼人,而且有很多錯字。
2006年 6篇
2007年 18篇
2008年 12篇
2009年 71篇
2010年 48篇

(我剛才excel做了直方圖,本來想要依據標籤再做一個圖,但是很多文章都沒標籤。做研究不謹慎,data collect不齊全,要加強)

看完之後心情好了一點。
2010年三月有幾篇很好笑的。

孤獨

兩個人也可以很孤獨。

一個人的人多半覺得兩個人就不會孤獨。於是很希望變成兩個人。
直到有一天,兩個人中的一個人發現,兩個人也可以孤獨。

兩個人只是不孤單,每天(或常常)有個伴;孤獨卻是一種心理狀態*。

+++ +++ +++
又是一篇浪費版面的廢文。寫作是一種therapy;直到我能說得出真心話前,我都會一直處在現在的泥沼中。孤獨的一個人憤怒。uurrggghhh >"<


* 根據教育部國語辭典簡編版,

孤獨有三解釋:
1.禮記 禮運 幼而無父和老而無子的人
2.單獨
3.孤單寂寞

孤單有一解釋:
單獨無依

說再見

A time for everything
Ecclesiastes 3:1-
A Time for Everything
For everything there is a season,

a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest
A time to cry and a time to laugh
A time to grieve and a time to dance

該是時候了,但其實我沒有準備好。

過去的將近一個月,白天很難專心,晚上很難入睡。躁動不安。
我不知道該怎麼辦,我不知道要說什麼。
別人的安慰是好心,可是我聽了卻很生氣。

我有很多話,多半是很多憤怒。我變得很生氣,生氣世界。


Sunday, March 13, 2011

可以打包行囊滾回去了嗎?

好 所以我超遜的,只是因為機歪的總體經濟分析把我搞的要瘋掉,昨天遇到智障的店員,加上未來一整個不明朗,所以我想要滾回去了。

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

偷偷的走

阿嬤怪阿公是「偷偷的走」。他走的時候,小雲帶阿嬤去新光醫院門診,家裡沒其他人(約兩點多,打電話問阿公,阿公有接電話),過了下午五點,阿嬤回到家,看到阿公已身倒在床前地板上,她試著叫醒「清阿!清阿!」,接著叫小雲打救護車,通知大舅媽「爸爸暈到了」。小雲聽119建議,對阿公做CPR,救護人員到時,也是CPR;告知家屬要送醫,阿嬤說:不用送醫了。事後我看了死亡書上寫著:心肺衰竭死於2月22日下午4時。
小雲說當她回家時,先看到廚房的瓦斯有小火苗燒著,聽到阿嬤叫她打119時,去房間看阿公,阿公眼睛睜開著,嘴巴張著,手已冰冷。

阿嬤描述著:阿公已換上乾淨的內褲,睡褲的兩管已穿到膝蓋下,躺在地上,一脚直伸,另一脚彎曲著;我們推測,阿公可能是站起來穿褲時倒地的。
本週一,阿公已做過肺功能檢查,預定週三斷層掃描。
我們每人都知道該照顧自己更多,也要照顧好阿嬤。

Sunday, February 06, 2011

好累

我厭倦念書,應付考試,承受教室裡不平等的權利。

學位只是一張紙

Friday, February 04, 2011

在美國工作

在異國工作的心情好複雜

要有禮貌但有不能太過於謙遜
遇到笨蛋又只好默默接受 (不然要怎樣,事後跟老闆說他是笨蛋嗎?)

寫e-mail的措辭要小心,確定用字和句意是對事不對人,沒有指責對方的意思。
適當的時候要打圓場和閉嘴。這些事情也許在職場上都是相同的,無論在哪一國。
但是當換了一種語言和文化,困難度就變得高。

華人中的禮多人不怪在西方並不適用。
不是你的錯就不要禮貌性的我不對

真是一大挑戰




Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Week 2 class 1

這個老師實在太機車了,所以我決定要好好記錄上課,期末evaluation時大電他一番。

He is arrogant. He constantly saying: do you know what I mean. He sets the rules that students should communicate to him in person because he does not listen to voice mails and have too many emails. He also said he will not reply to emails.

First, he does not show appreciating of students' questions, especially when the questions is simple but crucial. For example, what format does he want for the assignment. One student asked, "what is the font, size, etc?" He replied, in a way that the student asked a stupid question, " the standard size 12, margin one inch." He suggested that students' ought to think if the font is too small, it will be difficult for him to see. Another student inquire about spacing. He replied as if it is a dumb question that "it should be single space...the assignment is one page only. I don't want 250 words..."

Two, he give students nicknames. For example, he called some "math guy."

Three, he does not seem to prepare for "this" class. The slide used in this class was originally prepared for a speech outside of UMBC. In addition, this was not the topic listed in the syllabus. He said he was jump around, talking about what is the interesting topic or current. However, this course is a in a seminar format. Thus, the randomness is not all that appropriate.

Finally, throughout the class, he showed that his personal preference and interest is more important. Some examples include do not expect him to reply to e-mails or listen to voice mail (consequently, if message is not delivered, the student is accountable); set tedious rules on how the assignment should be turned in (e.g. Assignment # 1 3 Euro questions). While these are tiny things, it just show that this person is inconsiderate of others.

The classroom should not be a extreme unbalance of power, especially at higher education. Instructors and students should be mutually accountable. This is a required course for the students, so students have no choice but to take it. Is this instructor the only person to teach this course? Is this his choice of teaching it? If so, does that grant him the right to be a tyrant in the classroom?


Monday, January 31, 2011

為了我們的project,今天終於試了三件衣服。以上兩件是小綠眼沒有昏倒的。經過今天的經驗,結論是:
1. 我太小隻
2. 我太小隻
3. 我太小隻

就連2號都太會掉下來...看來我需要吃胖一點