2006年，其實頗運滯。
幾乎覺得自己是個不幸的人，但畢竟 2006 年已經過去，今天又是新的一年，新的開始。
早幾天跟同事 happy hour，忽然有人說我工作上的 EQ 很高，奇怪的是，說這句話的人，曾經聽我提及之前工作上一些不如意的事情，他說：「你說時很激動，你根本還是放不下。」
經一事，應該長一智。發生每件事情，其實必有其因。面對過更遭的事情，再發生就會明白，就會懂得處理。
朋友無疑是很好的支持。但是朋友往往太會顧及自己的感受，有時，跟不太相孰的朋友談談，反而會當頭棒喝，直指問題所在。有時候，問題的確在於自己。
有些人天生 EQ 就 很高。有些人要經歷過某些事情，EQ 才慢慢長出來（人家說 LSF 就是這樣子啊）。這刻回想，2006 年也不算錯過，至少多看一個人，就會認識多一類人。生命裡，其實沒有一刻會是白過。
台灣地震，令很多海底電纜斷了，令很多電訊服務受影響了，也令很多朋友了解了我之前的工作。
對，我之前的工作就是「賣」這些海纜。由於現在的工作改變了，同事談起「繼纜事件」，我便成了一個小專家。（我的 friendster 朋友之中有很多比我更專家，所以少說為妙，哈哈！！）
小時候讀書考試是為「交貨」，很少會想到原來學到的知識很多時在生活中可以應用。倒是長大了後留意身邊的事物多了，發覺書到用時方恨少呢。最近開始看 "The World is Flat"，欣賞作者對電訊及資訊的開放和發展透徹見解。
這些日子，Internet 給了我們很多很多，大家都太依賴 Internet，沒有了 Internet，大家一下子都手足無措了。
My dinner on the 25th December: ordered room service with green salad as appitizer, and ravioli as main course. With napkin folding demo by myself.
Soon after I finished my dinner, I got a call from someone who asked me out for dinner….
So many people prefer Thailand than many other Asian countries. This is actually the second time I stay in the same Shangri-la Hotel. I rarely do so, and obviously I had a good time staying there before.
Reason 1: This was the place where I won’t feel bored even when I stayed in the hotel for the whole day.
Reason 2: When the people in Thailand treats you like Queen / Master, everybody in Malaysia (what I meant was KK in particular) treats you like friends.
Reason 3: I have been to Thailand many times in the last few years (Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi…).
Reason 4: Actually Koh Samui was one of my choices, but all flights were full (obviouly because everybody goes to Bangkok).
Reason 5: I don’t want to stay in Phuket during Christmas when it reminds me of the tsunami thing.
Of course, KK is not as cheap as Thailand. In fact I found that the price is more or less the same as in HK (I compared Starbucks and McDonalds… well I didn’t see Starbucks when I went to KK last time). They have more shopping malls and restaurants now even though that did not impress me much. One thing I DID COMPLAIN was that the hotel cancelled the shuttle bus to downtown - well it was so inconvenient coz it was not easy to catch a taxi back to hotel.
This time I met a few local tour guides (English… Malaysian-English speaking), so if anyone goes next time, they can give you really good advices in exploring the city - something more than just the tourist sight-seeing stuffs.
終於過了一個陽光海灘的聖誕節。
還遇上了好人。
事例一：平安夜上教堂，離開酒店就跳上的士。彌撒後發現所有 local 人都自己開車，跟本沒有的士，想打電話到酒店叫他們 send 的士過來，卻不懂得打（還說自己做 telecom !!!）。我問街上一對 couple 怎麼可以找到的士，他們竟開車送我回酒店，還介紹了做 tour guide 的表弟給我認識．．．
事例二：這個 trip 花的錢實在少（當然不計機票酒店的錢）。回程時身上還有不少現金，就往機場的 duty free 逛逛。我拿起一套小香水，職員介紹了另一套給我，我說 over-budget，我身上的現金就只有這麼多，還欠幾個 ringget，她說：沒所謂，就收少了我幾個 ringget。結果我就把身上所有現金交了給她。（連買雪條的錢都沒有了．．．）
沙巴的人真是出奇地友善。
明天繼續。
Wasn’t in good mood today. Surprisingly all my teammates weren’t in good mood neither. I was wondering if this is the moon position or something that made us all women in bad mood… haha.
What made me "recovered" was, when I went to HMV and bought myseslf these little gifts.
I have been looking for Hacken Lee’s concert hall 2 for quite a while. Everywhere is out of stock. When I found it, I found the latest release of Il Divo too… yeah~!
大部份時間，我都是一個沒有什麼意見的人，很樂意人家替我做決定。
最怕是問了人家意見，又擅自作主的。今早約了朋友在尖沙咀早茶，的士司機問我想行Ａ路線還是Ｂ路線，我答Ｂ路線，最後他還是依自己的主意行了Ａ路線，說車程比較短，但卻不是在我要去的地點的正門。師父，我乘的士是要方便自己呀～我當然是想在一個最近的地方下車啦．．．
更怕的是問了人家意見，然後又不滿意的。以前有一個朋友，約食飯總沒有什麼意見，我便作主了，說了出來，他又說不好；說另一家，又說不好。漸漸地，我學會說出了ＡＢＣＤ四個選擇讓他 mutliple choice。
幸好在自己生命裡頭，我需要做的決定不多。每次有機會在我面前，都只是一個，take it or leave it，比起 multiple choice 簡單得多了。因為無論你用任何理性的方法，以為做了一個最 rational 的決定，結果還是有太多未知的因素 (inperfect information)，讓你失望於一個自以為很 smart 的 decision。
我不是信佛，但佛家有一個這樣的故事。和尚叫一個人在稻田中找一支最肥大的稻支，那個人選了一支，不久看到另一支，又放低了手上那支，結果到黃昏也找不到一支「最肥大」的。
好像去餐廳，自己叫了一碟菜，又覺得人家的味道較好。
有時候，簡簡單單就好了，太多選擇，反而累了自己。
Someone wrote me this, a month ago:
"Life is about setbacks and how we could bounce back from it. Self-confidence is a fluctuating thing. I sometimes hope I would have more, frankly. The key point is you have to believe that you will overcome the setback one day. Moaning is occasionally permitted to myself too but just don’t do it too regularly.
政府擬就種族歧視立法。我個人來說是歡迎的。
我向來就是支持公平公義的人，早上聽電台主持談及有關辦公室的歧視個案，覺得有些蠻有趣，以下是一些個人體驗：
歧視大學生。主持人笑說，有些年資長的行政人員，因為自己不是大學畢業，就說「大學生讀咁多書冇用」，「讀壞腦」之類，我覺得頗真實。
歧視本地大學生。第一份工作是 management trainee，一齊受僱的當然都是同屆畢業的學生，偶爾發現，某些大學的畢業生比其他的trainee薪酬高啊～！
歧視靚女。信不信由你，就如外國人認為 blonde girls 是無腦的一樣～嘿～
幸運的是，我遇到的僱主大部份都是公平的，但不排除，interviewer會對跟自己背景差不多的 candidtes有偏好，岩咀形，傾多幾句也是平常事吧，自然印象也會較深刻。不幸遇上了歧視的僱主，唯有做好本份，來個大平反。
A friend of mine is departing to Shanghai yesterday. She will work there for a period of time. I know, it’s tough to leave the family and all friends, living and working alone in another place. But it might be just the right timing for her to stop and think. Think about who is the one (or the ones, hehe) she is missing.
I do enjoy the feeling of missing a person. When I travelled alone, I used to have someone in mind. This is a mysterious and magical feeling. And you can do all this little analysis - all goods and bads, pros and cons, in your mind when you have lots of spare time. Of course, the more you miss, the more you like a person.
Sweetie, you are smart enough to make the right decision. I am pretty sure that any HE will wait for you.
