Goodbye 2006

What's a good one!

2006 is one of the best years in my life. I have made a few important decisions that led a positive impact in my surroundings. Let's sum up.

Feb- Received the first double paid from Hang Sing Printing company
May- Graduated in the Dale Carnegie Course
Jun- Joined Myoga. Lost weight successfully and maintained the consistent weight
Jul- Poly U Admission Application succeed and majored in BA (Hons) Intimate Apparel
Aug- Quitted working as a Marketing Executive in Hang Sing and became a full time student
Sep- School started and made many new friends on campus
Oct- Bought the MacBook, made my first design button
Nov- Sewed my first Bra
Dec- Completed my first lingerie collection

Again, I will work hard and smart in 2007. I look forward to making a difference.

Thank you very much for those who love and care for me this year!

Love,

Candy

Holiday progress

My holiday is so far so good... I have completed at a few goals.

- Do yoga everyday
- Almost finish "Friends", an American sitcom at home
- Organize my wardrobe.
- Relax

Definitely, I still have some left.

P.S. Thanks Kenneth for the nice 2007 calendar.

To lonely singles

Translation:
Sometimes
It is not that you dump one,
or one cheats on you,
Rather than the time is up,
Just naturally SPILT.

It's not your fault.

Let's move on and eventually the time heals you...

P.S. It's not from me, but somebody else who has no gut to admit.

Jean co., ltd.

words & illustrated:

cathyjordaneast

all rights reserved

don't do anythin' it won't do

c8 5 96516

Thanks for stopping by at this very moment!

It might take longer time for you to browser online and not be able to chat with you friends through MSN or Yahoo Messengers since the Taiwan quakes broke undersea cables. People should not glue themselves on the computer desk anymore, but try to do fun activities in order to overcome temporary depression.

Since the majority of the media are analyzing on the damage of the Internet congestion, let’s state the positive predictions for the general public:

1) Smart adults will go shopping instead of waiting for the webpage to be loaded on the computer screens. The retail sales will go up.
2) Kids will start clean their rooms earlier this year and spend more time with their family and friends. Relationships will be restored and improved.
3) People will have more time to do physical exercise, read books, cook, chat more in person… eventually, they will be more healthy mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically.

Of course, I believe that you have already experienced the side effects of the Disrupted Internet Service now.

Be patient and thanks for stopping by!

Taiwanese earthquake side effect

Sorry... I can't blog much today because of the slow Internet connection.

Peace out!

Candy
Hong Kong

Sweet Sweet Christmas 2006

My friends were so nice and planned the group date for the Christmas.
24/12
Lunch together in Wong Tai Sin.
Caroling at the front of the New World Shopping Center
Dinner in the KFC
Attend the Tropicana 張崇基張崇德 Duet Essential Concert
25/12
Yoga Class
BBQ in Shek O

First name & last name

2000 Spring Break
Gianluca introduced Eamonn Keogh, his UCI roommate to Candy. There were many candles, chairs and table that were made with traffic road signs by Eamonn at their home. Also, Candy broke 1 water glass at Eamonn's bedroom, but he still gave her fruit juice from his refrigerator.
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He studied hard and earned his way up in California...
Candy studied and worked hard too in Seattle. She has moved back to Hong Kong since Sept 2004
They lost the contact...
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2006 Fall
Candy prepared the research paper for the fashion consumer behavior class. His name popped up at her head and his contact was found by Google search engine. She sent him an email and received a reply from him that he was invited to the computer conference on December.

Dec 18, 2006
They met again and took the photo as above...

...
Time flies... remember your friend’s first name and last name. You will meet them eventually.

Online words of wishdom (Part 1)

The law of cause and effect is a natural law. In physics it is translated to mean, "action and reaction are always equal and opposite." What you give is in direct proportion to what you get. In computer parlance, it is GIGO, "garbage in, garbage out." There is no free lunch anywhere except in a mouse trap.

Life has no bargain counters. Everything has a price which must be paid in one form or another. No man is smart enough to cheat life. It has been tried by the smartest of men without success. You cannot get something for nothing. What a farmer sows is what he reaps.

Life is like a cafeteria. You take your tray, select your food and pay at the other end. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. In a cafeteria, if you wait for people to serve you, you will wait forever. Life is like that too. You make choices and pay the price to succeed. Anyone who desires to go contrary to this natural course of events is on the highway to poverty.

Poverty is a choice. Wealth is also a choice. What determines which you choose, is your thought process followed by positive action. That is what makes the difference.

Source: Shun The Traits Of The Poor by Sule Yesufu

1st ASIIA Christmas Party

It was so much fun to have the first ASIIA Christmas Party after the exam in Poly U this afternoon. We were glad to have Mrs. Sia and her daughter to join us. In the lucky draw, I have got a Monet collectible box from Mrs. Sia and a set of Colgate toothpaste & glass from my classmate. Sweet!

Maja, a sweet Swedish lady

Time flies... Maja, one of the exchange students from Sweden will leave Hong Kong on next Wednesday after the one semester exchange program. I still remember the first time we met in the class, took the mid term, chit chat during the break, shared her country culture, study experience and girl talk with other classmates and me ... she is very sweet and friendly lady. Hope we shall see each other again.

Thank you very much for the friendship, Maja!

Photolurking, blog streaking and cheesepodding: The new Internet addictions

Tue Dec 19, 2:43 PM ET

The Internet has given birth to a quirky range of modern addictions and maladies, the British weekly New Scientist says in its Christmas issue published this Saturday.

They include these:

- EGO-SURFING: When you frequently check your name and reputation on the Internet.

- BLOG STREAKING: "Revealing secrets or personal information online which for everybody's sake would be best kept private."

- CRACKBERRY: "The curse of the modern executive: not being able to stop checking your BlackBerry, even at your grandmother's funeral." (A BlackBerry is a popular handheld device that can be used for phoning, emailing and web-browsing).

- GOOGLE-STALKING: Defined as "snooping online on old friends, colleagues or first dates."

- CYBERCHONDRIA: "A headache and a particular rash at the same time? Extensive online research tells you it must be cancer."

- PHOTOLURKING: Flicking through a photo album of someone you've never met.

- WIKIPEDIHOLISM: Excess devotion to contributing to the online collaborative encyclopaedia, Wikipedia. (Wikipedia even has a page where you can test whether you're an addict: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Are-You-a-Wikipediholic-Test)).

- CHEESEPODDING: Downloading of a song "so cheesy that you could cover it in plastic wrap and sell it at the deli counter." Cheesepodders are especially vulnerable to soft-rock favourites from the 1970s.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061219/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet

Interesting news... are we one of them? Gosh... let's fix this during the Christmas break.

Italian Menswear Fashion 2006

Ernesto's inspiration... Dolce & Gabbana

For those who knows what I am talking about... don't laugh!!

For those who don't... let's enjoy the hot italian fashion and sexy male model

Plan ahead

“Proper planning prevents poor performance.”

- Anonymous

Dear Candy:

Know the purpose of your presentation.

Most Accepted Purposes:

- Convince/Persuade to get action
- Inform
- Motivate
- Entertain

Source:

Public Speaking Mastery
©2006 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved

It's a Beautiful Night in Hong Kong

Thank you very much, Eamonn!

You have made my day and I have learned how to get the work done quicker from you. Hopefully, it will not take another six years to see you again. Let's keep in touch and may you continue to enjoy the time in Hong Kong!

Love,

Candy

Person of the Year: You

Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world...

I just pass by the Time.com and find out that I am one of the persons of 2006. Hahah... So happy!

Well, there are so many people who have made online contributions by sharing their interesting daily photos, music, words of encouragement, dairies, networking, helpful links and useful tips... THANK YOU!

Also, I have been encouraged and motivated by many of you to reach to my goal...

For the details of the article, please click here.

Golden rule from the factory in China (Part 4)

Translation: Safety is a blessing flower.
If all factory workers plant this flower well, it will grow as beautiful as a piece of painting.

Thomas Kinkade Christmas Card

My dad has received a beautiful christmas card from his former classmate in US. Let's share!