I will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out in freedom,’
and to those in darkness, ‘Come into the light.’
They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures
and on hills that were previously bare.
They will neither hunger nor thirst.
The searing sun will not reach them anymore.
For the LORD in his mercy will lead them;
he will lead them beside cool waters.
~ Isaiah 49:9-10 (NLT)  

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

0097. Work and Life

One of our manager said something like this: Those who do not work overtime are already paid and shall not get bonus as rewards. I really don't know what to say about this. But it is too narrow view to judge who shall get bonus. Another I read an article about the difference between Chinese and Caucasian view of work and life. I agree to the author that many Chinese do not know what to do besides work. I truly think those who only know work are poor. They don't know what they can do at spare time besides work. We often being requested to get boarder view and learning more. But how can we improve ourselves when we offer all the time to the office? Therefore, we shall all our own private time -- for rest, family, house work and our own learning. Caucasian is better than us on this. I rather to be a person who knows how to live, instead of working machine.

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Saturday, March 18, 2006

0096. Future

A while ago, I got a card. In the card, there is a phrase from a professor said to his student. "No matter where you work, it has to be the place that you can apply what you learned." This is so close to my thoughts lately. From January, I have been thinking about my job direction. I haven't been able to do anything on what I learned at school. Even though I moved to a new position, there is not much chance to get deeply involved in that area. Going to a new job is definitely happening. I just don't know when. I think it will be all crystal clear when the time is up.

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