04.27.07
Stop being a perfectionist!!!
And get more out of life. 
04.25.07
It’s body wash,not body cream
Once again I prove to the world that I am a very careless person.
currently,I am living in Las Vegas and it’s very very dry here, so I have to use lotion everyday. I started using a new lotion two days ago, but after I put the lotion on my body, my skin feels very weird. My skin doesn’t feel moist at all, in fact it felt very oily. It seemed like my skin won’t absorb the lotion. It just stayed on top of my skin. I thought maybe I bought the lotion too early and left it outside too long, so it went bad. At least that what’s I thought.
The next day, there were many red spots on my legs and arms and were really itchy. My feet were very very dry and even some parts begin to peel. What happened? I used lotion everyday so why is my skin still so dry?
That night, after I took a shower, I used the new lotion again. Although it wasn’t so moist, it still smelt very good. I didn’t want to believe that it went bad because it was my favorite lotion from Bath & Body Works. I put it on my arms and legs and kept rubbing and rubbing. Trying to make my skin absorb it in completely. However, no matter how much I kept rubbing it, it still stayed on the surface of my skin. My hands felt so oily, that I wanted to run to the bathroom and wash it off. At the time, Panda was beside me playing on his laptop. So I asked him to try this lotion, because I used this lotion before and it was very moist! Nothing like this! I STILL DIDN’T THINK THE LOTION WENT BAD!
I handed the lotion to Panda and asked him to check whether it had expired, ’cause I couldn’t find the expiration date anywhere on the tube. Suddenly, Panda burst out laughing. ”It’s body wash, not body cream!”
WHAT? SO I HAVE BEEN USING THIS BODY WASH AS MY LOTION THESE LAST TWO DAYS? OH MY GOD! O_O
I immediately…IMMEDIATELY…ran to the bathroom as fast as I could and scrubbed off the body wash I just put on my body as my body lotion.
Its our turn to enjoy economic growth - Independent Online Edition > Asia
Its our turn to enjoy economic growth - Independent Online Edition > Asia
This article is more about China going to be the biggest polluter than US in the next year or so. And like the article, I’m surprised that it’s taken them that long to catch up. I figure they’d already pollute more than we do~!
04.24.07
panda新词
认识PANDA的这几年,PANDA的中文是越学越好,越说越流利,我真的很为他骄傲,真是孺子可教也!
最近他新学了一句话”HAO BEI(好呗)”,不知道是不是很喜欢这个词还是怎么的,他特别喜欢说这个词,问他什么都说”好呗”,还会举一反三,比如说走吧,他就会用走呗,问吧他说问呗,洗吧就用洗呗.几乎所有的动词后面他都要带上这个呗,真的是对这个呗青睐有加.甚至都会说:me so smart 呗!我还教了他怎么写,告诉他左边一个”口”,右边一个宝贝的”贝”,可他偏要把它复杂化,老是认为右边的是一页的”页”!唉,看来在写的方面我还要继续调教.革命尚未成功,同志仍需努力!
不过聪明过头有时也会搞出笑话.说他学了之后会学以致用,举一反三,有一次他还真的惹出笑话,害我笑得肚子痛!PANDA是我给他的NICKNAME,我一般都会喊他熊猫.有一次他突然跟我说,我是狗年出生的,我是熊猫,所以我是狗熊猫,我是狗熊!
还有一次我在看一部电视剧,讲的是皇帝后宫妃 嫔争权夺利的故事,他也跟着我看了一会,就问我古代的皇帝是不是有很多老婆,我就说:”对呀,你没听过吧,那时候的皇帝是三宫六院,72妃,后宫佳丽千余人呢”,不过他不太听得懂这么文绉绉的话,我只能用白话告诉他:以前的皇帝有很多老婆,有几千个呢!他惊叹道:啊,这么多.那他要陪那么多”小妃”睡觉啊?
什么?小妃?我问道,接着我就哈哈大笑,我问他这个”小妃”怎么想出来的,他说不是皇宫里的人都是从小的做起吗,像小兵!那他们也要从小妃做起呀.哈哈,解释起来还头头是道!
我喜欢教PANDA学中文,首先我不想他忘记中国的文化, 但还有一个主要的原因是教他,我很快乐!从中我能得到很多乐趣,他常常会令我觉得原来生活可以这么好玩,这么开心,生活是可以令我笑口常开的:)
04.20.07
Show Show 我的美甲
要去参加PANDA朋友的婚礼,PANDA的妈妈就带我去做了指甲,希望我能美美地去参加婚礼,谢谢你了,妈妈,感谢您的这份用心:)!
帮我做指甲的是位很温柔的越南MM,时不时地问我她做的是否到位,我舒不舒服.哈哈,我怎么会不舒服呢,坐在宽大的按摩椅上,按摩椅在不停地工作,脚也泡在带有按摩功能的盆里,简直舒服的一踏糊涂!
对于这位MM的工作效果我很满意,下面我就来秀秀我新做的美甲吧,哈哈哈~~~~
04.10.07
再游加洲迪斯尼
来美国五个月不到,我却已经去了加洲迪斯尼两次了,可见我对迪斯尼乐园的爱不同一般了吧.首先简单介绍一下加洲迪斯尼.
加洲迪斯尼乐园共分为八个主题区，各具有不同的特色
1、美国大街
仿造一百多年前的美国景观所建，一草一木保有相当古味，参观游客而言，美国大街是进入迪斯尼各主题园区的第一站，因此又有“时光隧道”的效果，美国大街也是迪斯尼拥有最多服务设施、商店和餐饮的区域。
2、边界地带
注重美国早期移民的开垦精神，边域乐园的背景设定在美国早期刚开垦的时代，这里最热门的就是“霹雳过山车”，类似采矿车的云霄飞车，在布满红色石头的河床，以及恐龙肋骨中穿过，最后还有巨石滚滚而来的山崩。
3、梦幻王国
与童话故事最密不可分的梦幻王国耸立在乐园正中央的睡美人城堡，是整个迪斯尼乐园的精神象征和地标。其中小小世界是迪斯尼乐园的经典之作，充满童趣。
4、冒险世界
综合非洲、亚洲与南太平洋许多原始区域的风景特色，以一条河流贯穿整个园区，两岸展现非洲丛林的一景一物，是充满野性的世外桃源。冒险世界最受欢迎的就 是1995年揭幕的印第安琼斯探险，其灵感取材脍炙人口的法柜奇兵系列，名导演乔治·卢卡斯也参与制作，吸引不少游客前来亲身体验电影般的魔幻魅力。
5、米奇卡通城
这里是米老鼠和他所有好朋友的家园，旅客可以进入参观米奇和明妮的家，还有跟他们合影的机会。米奇卡通城所有的建筑物都和他们的主人一样，五颜六色、造型鲜艳大胆，且相当有个性。跟凡人的都市一样，卡通城也有市政府、广场、工厂、邮局、电车，卡通人物也经常在此出没。
6、动物天地
迪斯尼动画影片中的动物角色，是此园区的最大卖点，事实上，动物天地并不见得永远像它的名称一样温和，因为里面有一个总是让人尖叫不已的飞溅山，在原木小船的带领下，迂回前进于室内外流域，最后从货真价实的瀑布中几乎垂直冲下，将紧张气氛带至最高点。
7、纽奥良广场
以路易斯安纳州的纽奥良市为背景，呈现当地深受法国殖民文化影响的特色，其中又以法式风格的露天咖啡座及蓝色海湾餐厅最富盛名，在蓝色海湾餐厅内可与乘坐加勒比海海盗船的游客打招呼。
8、明日世界
上一次去是十二月份,那时候应该算冬天吧,但是那次去天气却格外的好,加洲温暖的阳光照耀在身上,根本一点都感觉不到是冬天,我们只要穿一件T-shirt就够了,一点都不感觉到冷,反而这次去天气到没那么好,是阴天,还有点冷嗖嗖的,因为我们刚到的第一天去海边玩了一下午,长衣长裤都弄湿了,行李里面剩下的衣服都是短衣短裤(以为天气会热,故意带的短衣服),结果第二天去迪斯尼玩时觉得很冷,所以还没开始玩,就先到迪斯尼的downtown买长衣长裤,全部穿好了才开始玩.真是失策啊!另外这次去又正好是美国中小学生的SPRING BREAK,因此人多的不得了,每坐一个RIDE都要排大概40分钟到一个小时的队,排队等的腿都发酸.而上次来基本都不用排队.还好上次来时我们把乐园里面的每个RIDE都坐到了,否则像这次一样我不要后悔死,来一趟,玩了两天,估计就坐了一小半还不到的RIDE.
不过这次来也有收获,也玩到了上次没有玩到的东西,看到了上次没有看的.因为上次来我食物中毒,所以虽然买了三天的门票,我们也就玩了一天半. 比如CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE,上次来时我和PANDA基本都没有玩,里面有很多好玩的过山车,Which is my favorite game,但是因为我上次来身体不好,都没有玩,这次就坐到了.还有一项就是动感电影,上次我和PANDA就顾着坐迪斯尼里面的各种RIDE,所以也没时间看,这次也看到了,也是我非常喜欢的一个节目. 戴上立体眼镜，稳稳地坐在椅子上，明明知道就是利用声、光、色来吓唬你，即使有了充分的准备，还是给 骗了。一个试验被爆炸，仿佛是世界末日，人群乱成一锅 粥。突然，千千万万个小老鼠从银幕中跑出来，跑向你的座位上，顺着你的裤腿跑进去，吓得我们都哇哇大叫，照着裤子噼啪乱打，好像有许多小老鼠已经钻进了她 们的裤子。原来，那是配合剧中情节，座位下面突然喷出一团团冷气，让你感觉到有老鼠进去。还有一只狗在从容地近距离地对着你打喷嚏，唾沫星子仿佛溅了你一 头一脸。一只狮子走过来,向你嗅着，突然，它向你张开血盆大口……总之,每个人好像都很配合,我们全体观众都左躲右闪,生怕真的被吃掉,实在太搞笑了,竟然有个小孩当场就被吓得哇哇大哭!还有就是DISNEYLAND的PARADE,这次也是我第一次看,上次来也没看.在表演开始之前,不管是小朋友还是大人都早早地坐在花车要经过的的大道两旁等待花车的到来.我们也赶紧占了个位置坐在地上等.音乐声响起来了，小朋友们站起来了。花车缓缓地向前移动，一个个装扮鲜艳的动画角色跑前跑后，向游客致意。花车上最醒目 的地方站着米老鼠，还有其他动画角色。一车过去，又来一车，你就觉得，时间最好停滞，你能够从容地欣赏他们的表演，相机在不断地闪光，镜头在捕捉他们的笑 脸。 幽默的唐老鸭来了，，美丽优雅的白雪公主来了，气质高贵的灰姑娘来了，还有狮子王辛巴!一场盛大的狂 欢，将迪斯尼乐园的游玩推向了高潮……
迪斯尼乐园是美国人创造的文化，她不仅创造了一个童话、一个神话，而且创造了一个奇迹，那就是她提出的口号：“迪斯尼给人类提供最好的娱乐方式”。
我相信我一定会再重游迪斯尼的!
04.04.07
3 minute lesson in management
Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, “Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”
Moral of the story : If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Lesson 2
A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.”
Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way… On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story : If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Lesson 3
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes forth. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.” Me first! Me first!” says the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Puff! She’s gone. Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Puff! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story : Always let your boss have the first say.
Lesson 4
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?” The eagle answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story : To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story : Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.
Lesson 6
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Moral of the story :
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
(3) And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!
This ends the 3-minute management course.
98.5 KLUC Hi-Lo Countdown to Mexico~
This is honestly driving me nuts! I’ve been trying to get in and I’m honestly starting to learn the trick on how to get closed to getting the phone picked up. So anyways, the closest I’ve gotten to pick a number was being caller 22. 3 off from the one who gets to pick. And it’s killing me inside~! ARGH~!
I hope I win. I want that trip for Nancy, damnit!
Gotta love it~!
Vista at it’s best! Still UNSECURE~! HA HA HA HA HA HA!~
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04.02.07
洗牙,拿DRIVE PERMIT,办理JOINT ACCOUNT
上个星期五,也就是3月30号,是我比较忙碌的一天.一共完成了三件大事,洗牙,拿drive permit,还和PANDA去银行办了joint account.
首先是去洗牙,虽然我一直都很爱护我的牙齿,每天早晚刷牙,但毕竟岁月不饶人,随着时间的流逝,日积月累,牙齿上总会留下不易清洁的东西.别看我的牙齿表面看起来很整齐,而且很不谦虚的说,表面还是很洁白闪亮的,嘻嘻!但是如果你仔细看牙齿内层,会有黑黑的东西.咦,不说了,有点恶心,总归是到需要处理的时候了.PANDA早就和牙医约好,就定在30号帮我检查牙齿.这个臭熊猫在去的路上,就一直吓唬我说等医生一检查完我的牙齿,一定会告诉你,你的牙齿全部都坏掉了,需要全部拔光,害得我一路上都胆战心惊.到了诊所,填好资料后,护士先拿了个迷你摄像头塞在我嘴里帮我把所有的牙齿都拍照.这个步骤有点令我恶心,因为摄像头塞在嘴里令我觉得想吐,好不容易拍完了,医生过来帮我分析我的牙齿照片.还问我上一次去看牙医是什么时候,我告诉他这是第一次,以前从来没去看过牙医,他冒出来一句:”Unbelievable!”我心想,有什么大惊小怪的,没想到他告诉我说我的牙齿很健康,而且都没有Cavity,还说我刷牙方式很好,说的我心里甜滋滋的.不过因为部分牙齿清洁不倒位,牙齿内层已经开始发黑,如果不作进一步清洁的话,后果严重.反正他们提供建议,我就带个耳朵听好.最后决定是PANDA帮我作的,结果就是要帮我做DEEP CLEANING.因为是DEEP CLEANING,他们要先NUMB我的牙龈,然后帮我做口腔深层清洁,还用个什么铁的工具在我牙齿上刮来刮去,因为被NUMB了,到是没有什么疼痛的感觉,只是嘴巴一直要张着给他们弄牙齿,弄好后我觉得嘴巴都合不拢了,不知道是张的太久呢,还是因为被NUMB了,总之没感觉了.弄了差不多两个小时,才弄了半边.不过那天就是决定做右半边的,左半边还要重新约时间再去一次.我仔细照了照镜子,确实效果不错,牙齿内的黑东西都不见了,不过左半边还有.真是奇怪,干脆一下子做完好了,像现在这样感觉多奇怪,一边干净一边脏的.PANDA去结帐时,我瞄了瞄帐单,哇,半边400刀,那岂不是一共要800刀?心疼啊!不过还好,保险付大部分,但是想想还是觉得多.但是看在帮我洗牙的女医生技术到家,人又很NICE的份上,就算了吧!
洗完牙,PANDA驱车带我直奔DMV去拿 DRIVE PERMIT.其实早在2月9号,我就已经通过驾照笔试 ,但是因为DRIVE PERMIT 的有效期是以我I-94的有效期为准的,which will expire on 15 FEB.所以那次通过笔试后就没拿这个PERMIT.这次意外收到工卡,终于可以顺利拿到,以后可以光明正大地学车了.哈哈,简直要偷笑.不过拿PERMIT的过程中也有个小插曲,首先拿个号码排队.叫到我号码时,我和PANDA就过去柜台了.办事员是个很和蔼的老头,应该是亚洲人.首先他要测试我的视力是否真的可以开车,结果我就是看不清楚那个机器上显示的数字.完了,可能这几个月闷头苦看碟把眼睛都看坏了,PANDA在我旁边也急了,因为如果我拿不到我的PERMIT,就没有NEVADA的有效ID,没有ID就不能办JOINT ACCOUNT,没有JOINT ACCOUNT,在我们接下来的绿卡面试中就少了一样我们是真实夫妻的有效证据.所以他急得问:Are you kidding me?我也不想啊,于是我又对着机器看,突然想到上学时看不见黑板把眼睛眯起来看能看得比较清楚一点,就赶紧眯了眼睛仔细看,终于在隐隐约约中看清了数字并把它读了出来.然后交钱,二十二块左右吧,最后拍照,全部搞定.
拿到PEMIT后,我们又直奔银行,办理了JOINT ACCOUNT,终于全部做好.啊!还蛮有成就感的,很久都没做正事了!哈哈!