A life Without Complaints

Learning a life without complaints is not easy. During our daily life, there are a lot of challenges and difficult issue that we need to face. Most of the time, we choose to complain about problems that we faced instead of finding correct ways to solve them. For examples, I used to complain all the time about my job. Why I always get heavy workload than others co-worker? Then I realize that during my work, it is not only can touch with different countries customers, but also can learn the selling skills from the sales for me. Now, I am happy to accept the heavy workload that I have, and also expect the new dare every day. Changing a positive idea and reducing the complaints to face the problem that you have, you will find that every day is a bright day of your life!

Sweet Burden

According to the report, nearly 46 percent of Taiwan’s office workers are tenants. Some rent because they cannot afford to buy of the high loan rate, some because they are economic migrants, and others because of unstable incomes. I really desire to have my own house in someday. However, for my incomes now, I don’t have any ideas when can I deposit the down payment to purchase my own house? Maybe after five or ten years, but it doesn’t matter. The most important that I know what I want and what I strive for. It will be my sweet burden of my life.

My Pet Peeve

Pet peeves are things that especially annoy some people but may not be bothersome to others. For instance, some people get very angry when the person use or borrow their goods without their permission. For my part, I cannot bear when people discussing the story or answering their cell phone during movies. It is very impolite attitude to others. Although there are rules that all cell phone must be turned off or switched to vibrate mode before the movie starts of the movie theater. Some people still not pay attention to this rule. This behavior particularly angers me because these people are very selfish also disrespectful to the other viewers who have paid money to watch the movie.

How to Lose Weight

How to lose weight? It’s not an easy course. We can do something drastic to see results -- diets, pills …and etc. Only make small changes each and every day and you'll slowly lose those extra kilograms.

Firstly, calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate). BMR is what your body needs to maintain normal functions like breathing and digestion. This is the minimum number of calories you need to eat each day.

Secondly, calculate your activity level. Use a calorie calculator to figure out how many calories you burn while sitting, standing …etc. throughout the day.

Thirdly Track of how many calories you eat. You can write down what you eat and drink each day.

Lastly, add it up. Take your BMR number, add your activity calories and then deduct your food calories from that total. If you're eating more than you're burning, you'll gain weight. If you're burning more than you eat, you'll lose weight.

However, in my opinion, I think only keep to do exercise every day is the best way to lose weight. Of course, the balance diet is also important to keep your shape.

E-Mail

Nowadays, writing by e-mail to communicate with other people almost instead of writing by letter. It is estimated that almost all Internet users have one or two email accounts at least being maintained and regularly visited. Moreover, almost all types of both formal and informal communications are now conveyed through email services. Communicating thru the e-mail are more efficiency and convenience than writing the letter. Email is a standard tool used in businesses around the world for rapid communication. Thru the email, people can get your message right away, no matter how far of the distance. It can be seen in small and large organizations. It’s one of the best communication ways for business.

Unforgettable Time

I cannot forget the first time that I made the presentation of my Tourist English Class at LUH. It’s so embarrassed time to me. I remembered that when I made the presentation to all my classmates, my voice, hands, legs and body are shacking. I tried to take easy and breathe deeply; however, I still couldn’t overcome my fear in my mind. I really didn’t know what I was talking on that time. The only idea in my brain that I must finish my report quickly, and then come back to my seat. It’s the unforgettable time that I had of my first presentation.

Eating at Home

I prefer eating at home than outside. There are three reasons that why I like to eat at home as follows:

1. Healthy Lifestyle – It’s not only can save money, but also can keep our healthy. Cooking at home is much healthier than dining out. However, some restaurants now offer healthy choices, but most of them still provide more calories and fat than food you have prepared at home.

2. Family Time – I can chat with my family to talk about my day and share my happiness or indignation with them heartily. If I always eating out, I will lose that quality time to communicate with my family. Eating at home gives me a chance to connect and talk about my day with my parents.

3. Save Money – Cooking at home is much cheaper than dining out. You can save NT$1,000 at least a week by choosing to cook and eat at home.

Above are the reasons that why I prefer eating at home than dining out. But sometimes I still have gone out for a nice relaxing meal with my family that we don’t want to cook.

How to Say "NO"

Say “NO” to people is an important class of talking. The best way to say “NO” is to offer a reason or an excuse that why you cannot do something. If someone invites you to have a dinner which you don’t like to go, you can say “I have already had an appointment on that date”, and decline the invitation. Or if someone asks you to help him or her to do something, but you can’t, you can say “I’m sorry. I can't do this right now.” Just use a sympathetic, but firm tone. You can tell them why, reply that it doesn’t fit with your schedule, and could they changes the subject. Most people will accept this as an answer. Anyway, if you want to say “NO” to somebody, try to courtesy; otherwise, others may be annoyed.

When I Get Sick

When I get sick, I usually do not go to see a doctor right away. Drink much water than before, and then I think my body will recover by itself after few days. If not, sometimes, I will buy medicines for my sickness from a drugstore. I think it is cheaper than go to the clinic. However, it is also a risk to buy medicine from there, if the pharmacist takes the wrong medicine, the sickness will become worse. Therefore, I think if when I get sick, I want to get well soon the only way is going to see a doctor immediately even if it is a little more expensive.

Eat, Pray, Love

I saw a movie of “Eat, Pray Love” in Oct. The movie is based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. The story gives us the change to find ourselves just as Gilbert does. She has everything a modern woman would ever dream of by the age of 32, Elizabeth Gilbert, who is played by Julia Roberts, has a beautiful home, a loving husband, and a successful career as a writer. Even so, she feels lost and out of balance. Gilbert decides to divorce with her husband and find what is missing in her life. The answer is to risk everything and travel for a year through Italy, India and Bali. Gilbert spends the first four months in Italy. In Italy, she gets conform through delicious food. After that, Gilbert gets in touch with her spirituality and realizes the power of prayer during her time in India. Finally and unexpectedly, Gilbert finds her Mr. Right in Bali. After seeing this movie, I admire the courage of Gilbert that she can give up everything she had and from scratch. Lucky, she found her love in Bali Island.

Culture Difference

Today, I am chatting with India customer at the conference room. He asked me, “Are you married”? I said, “No”! Normally, most of people will stop asking the question when someone says he or she is not marry. However, he continuing asked me “Do you have a child”? I said, “Of course not”! Finally, he stops asking.

It’s not the first time that I met same questions. I just so confused that when someone replied he or she is not marry, we will not ask them the following question, just like “Do you have a child”? I think this is also a kind of culture difference. In my opinion, since you are not marrying, why don’t you have a child? But for the western, they don’t think so. They think even you are not married, you probably also have a child, so that they will ask you that question.

When I heard this question at first time, I am so shocked that I already told you “No”, why you still ask me “Do you have a child”? Now, I have already get used it when I heard it.

Fulong Beach

Fulong Beach is on the North East Coast of Taiwan. It is the most popular beach and also one of the best places to go. Fulong Beach faces the Pacific Ocean and has special golden sand. It has a long sandy beach and clear waters suitable for sailing, windsurfing, surfing and other sports. In recent years, the town of Fulong has seen some beautiful buildings. And the beach area is getting new wooden boardwalks, pavilions, treed parks and open-air restaurants. Those constructs are the good policies of the government which they want to attract more foreign tourists to visit Fulong and also increase the benefits of economy for the residents at local.

Bungy Jumping

The history of bungy jumping comes from a Pentecost island which located at northern of Australia. It is a kind of ceremony that cerebrate the man to be an adult and also prove how brave you are. When you pass this trial, you are a real man from that date. Now, a bungy jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place. Recently, there is a very popular locate to play the game of bungry jumping is Macau Tower. The height of Macau Tower is 266m. You must need a lot of courage to overcome the fear and jump out from the top. It’s really a very exciting activity. If I have a change to go there, I will try it.

Studying New Vocabulary

In this semester, I studied a lesson of Journal English. I got a lot of pressure of this lesson. Every week, we must recite 30 vocabularies at least, and have a test before the teacher start to the class. I didn’t know how to use most of the vocabulary which I read, so that the only ways for me just study them again and again. However, after the exam, I forget any vocabulary that I read. I think I must find out another ways to study and improve my vocabulary ability, as like write down the sentence of the vocabulary. Once I know how to use the vocabulary into the sentence, and then this word will be kept in my mind. Otherwise, if I study the new vocabulary only for the exam, it doesn’t any help for me to improve English. I think this is the better way for me to study it.

A Trade Fair

A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies is a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities. There are a lot of advantages of trade fair:
1. Find out new customers.
2. Face to face contacts with customers.
3. Demonstrate new products.
4. Find out new competition and get new ideas.

After a trade fair, it’s also important to contact with customers, how should we do?
1. Make a phone call, letter or e-mail.
2. Send quotation or samples.
3. Personally visiting.

The Art of Talking

The art of talking is a very important lesson. I think everyone should learn how to communicate with others, no matter you is a president or a staff. I got a serious blame from my boss last month. He shouted me at the office loudly. I tried to let him know all the details that I followed the instruction from ex-sales manager. However, he was very angry; he didn’t want to any explanation. He replied “If the sales manager asks you to suicide, you will do it”? I was so upset when I heard that, be a boss, why you told these kinds of words to your staff? I follow the wrong information and made a mistake, you also can’t talk those words to me. Even you was angry, you still couldn’t say those dirty words to me. It was not only let me embarrassed and disgraced, but also lose the respectful from the employees of you. So that before we talk to others, we must consider again in order to avoiding hurt anyone. It’s really a very important issue.