It is interesting and still quite puzzling to me why one would say a tooth grow in instead of grow out when a tooth comes out from the gum.
And why would one says fill out a form, instead of fill in a form. But then they would say fill in the blank space, and not fill out the blank space, even though the space to be filled in is on the form to be filled out.
There are a few books that I want to read in 2009. My goal is to read at least 25 books this year. (last edited: August 4, 2009)
I will keep reading and keep updating this list.
Books read this year (and counting) (as of July 23, 2009):
My latest addiction to TV has been the reality show Big Brother (Season 9). I hated it at the beginning because it was built around people who lie, flirt, backstab one another, and doing whatever for the sake of money, which in this case, the grand prize of $500,000 US. However, as the game show goes on, I seem to be able to get past the malicious behaviours and really look at the contestants as everyday people, with emotions, anger, lives in the real world, and when contestants break down mentally and emotionally, they seem to be more real than at any other moment.
All along I have been supporting Crazy James, who amazingly won the Power of Veto for three weeks straight and saved himself thrice from eviction. But eventually the "evil" power of Team Christ wears down the poor individual, and James was eliminated this week. It was somewhat expected, but I still feel sorry for this guy, who had been trying so hard, playing such a great game, but was eliminated only because he was outcasted all along.
There are times in life when each of us feel outcasted, and that emotion is unbearable. I am happy to have friends who stuck through with me thick and thin, especially those whom I have known now for 10, 15 years. But there are still times when things are better off kept to myself.
P.S. If you have been reading my blog all along, you will probably realised this is less structured than the other ones. I just needed a emotional dump on my thoughts, and this blog is probably the best place.
A brain wave must have hit me, as I am suddenly watching Prison Break like mad. Ten episodes over two nights. It pushed my bed time to 2 am. I felt terribly tired at work. I drowse.
Prison Break is just soooo… unstoppable. It is like Pringles, "Once you pop, you can’t stop"! I am on the ten episode of the second season, where Lincoln met his father; LJ, his grandfather. Anyways, the point is, I will soon be "up-to-date" with TV screening, which is showing episode 20 this week.
Somewhere I read, "it take 21 days to build a habit". Twenty one days? That’s three whole weeks before a behaviour becomes a habit? But seriously I think it depends on the type of habit. Bad habits are especially easy to pick up, but the good ones are like Teflon, they just don’t stick. Regardless of whether the statement is true or not, it seems my nine resolutions for 2007 mostly failed. Especially the last one about keeping in touch with friends and families. If anything, I distanced myself ever further. Fewer phone calls. I hardly receive and/or reply personal emails anymore. I don’t actively "hi" anyone on MSN. I blog less often. Face-to-face gatherings with ex-university friends resorted to those once-a-month birthday dinners.
All at the same time, I find myself more pre-occupied than ever, by work, by tutoring, school and whatever. I preferred these days to spend my only free day, Sunday, on my own. Watching TV, surf the web, or spend it in a way which I would consider wasted by the end of the day. I almost feel imprisoned by myself.
When will I break free?
踏入二零零七年，每個人都應為自己定下一些目標（新的也好，上年定下的也好，還有那一些年年許願但是年年都達不到的大大計）
今年我的目標有九個，如下：
一、練成大隻仔。雖然現在還是不到120，目標是在夏天前（六月）增加15-20磅。有點肌肉的男生看起來也穩固可靠一點吧！實現方法：食食訓訓做做GYM。
二、讀書。俗語有說，不進則退。又云：「書到用時方恨少」。其實每個人在任何年紀，有機會都應該讀書，學一些東西，自修也好、上課也好，充實自己。實現方法：剛剛在Seneca 報讀了一個Air Handling System 的Course, 星期六就開始上課了！
三、守時。不要小看這一項。個人經驗之談，這個絕對是最難做到的一個項目。試過很多失敗的方法，全因意志不夠堅定而敗北。我想，今次還是從準時上班開始做起吧！實現方法：還未有，請給我一點意見。
四、上主日學。已經有好一段時間沒有正式的上主日崇拜，有的都是斷斷續續，更不要談主日學。總覺得自己是個娃娃兵，去church 為了跟friend嘻哈而已。連自已都想不出那裡有問題，很難說得清楚。
五、學一門手藝。我有想過學跳舞，溜冰，髮型設計或是攝影之類的東西，總之，就是用興趣填去空餘的時間就是了。
六、做個快樂的人。不是我過得不快樂，只是想做一個令感染別人，令身邊的人一樣也快樂。用功工作，盡力玩耍；豁得出去，才是一個真正的快樂人。
七、早睡。早不早睡，和守不守時，對我來說，是直接相對的關係。有其一必有其二。
八、食早餐。有二必有三。又是一個和第三、第七項有連帶關係的一計。早睡，就容易早起，就有時間吃早餐，就不要衣未穿好匆匆忙忙出門還是…遲到了。
九、留多些時間給些重要的人。不要等到過時過節才打電話給家人，想見朋友也不必藉詞，套古巨基2006大熱歌曲的一句歌詞：「有些心意 不可等某個日子 盲目地發奮 忙忙忙其實自私」。生活再忙，工作再要緊，也比不上關心自己對自己好的人。
今年大致上大計就是如此，結果如何，下回（明年）分解。
