Worn Me Down - Rachael Yamagata

tired.....

Basic Courtesy

Some ppl just dun have the basic courtesy to inform ppl.
We are waiting and waiting and waiting... cos u cant confirm.
Then last min u suggest next wk. But Z cant make it cos he got course.
And u went ahead without telling us. Until we ask u again ptp to when...
Then u tell us.. WTF!?!?!

Fishy Lesson! =o

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.

The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.

So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry,

what would you recommend?



How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh:

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state.

The fish are challenged.



IMPORTANT LESSON

Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired & dull? So we need a SHARK in our life to keep us awake and moving. Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active and taste better.....

The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge. If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun and you are alive!

下班就跑

Read this post from 董素华 blog post.
She is the newscaster for Channel U 11pm news if I am not wrong and also for 《财经追击》.

I am totally for the proposition that everyone should knock off on time!
There are 10 reasons why one should knock off on time.
1/ To make one more efficient.
2/ To educate one's boss that quality of work is no correlation to OT time.
3/ To be an example to one's subordinates.
4/ To know one's priority in life and change your old mindset.
5/ To be at the front of the society. The society is moving towards efficiency rather than quantity of time spent.
6/ When occasional OT, it will be more interesting rather than a chore.
7/ Not to let one caught in the viscous cycle of never ending work.
8/ To learn a new skill or hobby
9/ To make one more healthier with a balanced lifestyle.
10/ To let one have more opportunity to interact ,and show care and concern for your loved ones.
However, as stated in her article, it doesn't really apply in Asian context.
Haiz..

Her full article at here.