晚安

很久没写日志，人懒，空余时间全耗在看书，看得日月无光，人生简单如此，夫复何求 小结 一.前些日子去厦门看望阿姨，奶奶还有大姑，寥寥几日，但十分丰富，心情愉快，我爱大家，大家爱我，我觉得我很幸运，上苍尤其善待我 二.Harry跳槽，甚觉遗憾，去年在中国工作至今，Bertelsmann的岁月我最喜欢，想必将来也是最怀念，始终希望这个团队维持不变，大家仍旧在一起。但是往往事与愿违，我知道我还是太过天真 三.current member 和 new member 四人十二月齐齐去捐血，下个礼拜还齐齐被抓去参加annual party的唱歌海选，这下丢人丢到家，marketing从此不用带脸做人矣 -_- 四.这阵子一头钻进世界遗产之谜，连梦里也是Tutankhamen的黄金面具，如果Peter Pan飞到我窗前，我希望他能带我去考古 五.nissan坏了，要修$2500，只见白花花的银子流水一样淌出去，欲哭无泪啊 六.姑丈说用英文写日志他好看得懂，殊不知这正是我"藏奸”的地方，故意与此，显示和小一的不同，一中一英，相映成趣。当然，也不排除本人藏拙的本意，技不如人，只能说话也响半声，行动快半拍，他不做的我偏做，中文吼得比他响，心里实则在发虚 -_- 七.湖南爆发禽流感新疫情，担心叔叔，明日莫忘了去电问候 23时28分，晚安 莹莹

Decision made

I have just signed with EPM for a full-time position as Marketing Engineer! I'm really excited about the challenges that this position will bring and also very thankful to be working with the same marketing team. I feel like I can finally breathe now. All that time spent looking for jobs and interviewing and being worried that I won't find something I like, can be put to rest. Looking back 5 years ago when I chose my major as Computer Engineering, I would've never thought that I'd end up at EPM with a marketing engineer position. During those 5 years I must've really discovered who I am and what drives me to succeed. I can't wait to start making an impact on the company, it's going to be good times ahead. It's weird looking back at this thread 2 years ago when I joined my current company as a co-op. Now I'm going to be full-time. :) 2 years ago

Prince is constipated and it's cold out

Damn it is cold today. This morning is the first day that we Minnesotans in the Twin Cities woke up and saw a sheet of white stuff outside. White stuffs! I think the wind chill factor was -4 degrees F today. For those of you who have never experienced a Minnesota winter and don't really have a clue what I'm talking about, I'll explain (and bear with me because I will get to Prince in a bit). See today the temperature was 18 degrees F but when the wind blows, it feels like -4F. If I'm not wrong, that's what wind chill is. Anyway, it's definately crappy outside, I don't even want to look out my windows, I just want to stare into my computer screen and check the weather forcast for Fairbanks, Alaska because that's the only place I can think of which is colder. So I came home from school today and it was damn cold as I had just mentioned above. Sugar is outside and just loving the bone-chilling weather because she's half husky and half wolf or something. I come inside and there's Prince, hiding from the cold and napping out day. I don't know about other beagles by this one absolutely hates the cold. And today, he needed to take care of his business bad when I got home, the look on his face just says "I need to pee and take a crap now, please open the door because I have paws." So I let him and watch him because when it is this cold, Prince just goes out, drops it like it's hot and comes right back in, no messing around. Today he went out there, slipped on the ice that's on the steps and then proceeds to do his business. I noticed that he had no problems locating his spot to do the #1 but when it came to #2, he just wasn't dropping it like usual. Ever seen a dog take a dump? They hump their backs a little and get real tense. Well Prince was like that for a good 10 mins and nothing came out. He pushed and pushed and even waddled around in circles and finally a little piece of poop came out. Watching him squeezing so hard made me want to go too so I stopped watching him. I left to go make a call and when I came back he was still taking his dump. Just imagine what it would be like to be naked out in the cold-ass weather trying to take a dump but can't because you're constipated and then have the whole neighborhood watch you.

I knew I went into engineering for a reason..

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Edina High School

I drove my neighbor's kid to school today and coincidentally, he attends my old high school, EHS. I had an awesome experience going back to the high school and walking around in the halls. The same old feelings of chatting with your friends in the halls, going to your locker to grab your lunch, and walking your gf to her next class all came back to me. I loved it, I think that's how I know I liked HS. I got to see Mr. Dornbach, my communications teacher and someone I could talk to about life outside of school. It was kind of sad to see that he's aged quite a bit. He used to be the young teacher who is sharp and funny and puts you at the same level. Now he looks like Michael Douglas, older with a lower energy level. He feels he's been teaching too long at the same place so now he's planning on going to teach in Japan next year, go Mr. D. I also got to see another favorite person of mine in high school, Ida Katz. Ida was a faculty assistant and would monitor our Chinese class because our class was mostly TV based distance learning. Ida is an old Russian lady who was very grandmother-like and would give me advice on how to stay happy despite my troublesome relationship with my gf at the time. She once told me how it's not the end of the world if the relationship is over because it has happened to her before and then she went on to tell me the story about her first love and why they parted. A lot of things she taught me stayed in my mind better than the Chinese class material. One of those things is that "your first love may not last forever, but the memories will." Ida almost didn't recognize me when I saw her, but she said she was very happy to see me come and it meant a lot to her that I came back. And then I drove to the U of M. I waited for the connector and to my surprise when the bus door opened, the music of jazz was the first thing I heard. The Jazzman was working today! If you don't know about the Jazzman, he's basically the nicest and most optimistic bus driver in Minneapolis, everyone loves him. He is known for bringing a boombox to the bus and playing jazz music for all the passengers. He also greets everyone with a sincere smile and personally welcomes you on the bus. His uplifting attitude makes everyone happy, regardless of the fact that you just failed your exam. I think every person who rides the jazzbus of the Jazzman feels the same connection and love from this man. I know I certainly felt the love today. As I was getting off the bus I thanked the Jazzman, he said "take it easy cat" in a very cool tone and gave me a pat on my leg. Now if he were just ANY bus driver and gave me a pat on my left leg, I might've felt a little awkward. But since it is the Jazzman giving me a pat on my leg, it is all good...

Stuff lately

Life is back to normal, well back to crazy that is. The past 4 days has been hectic. On Thursday and Friday I went to Charlotte, NC for an assessment center. It consisted of group activities, case study presentations and interviews. It was quite intense, I definately felt the competitive atmosphere among the 60+ participants. I think I got about 8 hours of sleep between those two days, and drank about twice amount in beer. So in two days, 8hrs of sleep + 16 servings of beer = not much energy. I was so tired when I got off the plane Friday night that I drove against the one way twice in downtown, and once I was driving on the light rail tracks. I went straight from the airport to K's apartment where some good friends threw a little party for me. We had some nice wine and beer, nothing heavy though. Saturday and Sunday I was in Wassau, WI to judge a dance competition for the Hmong New Year. It was pretty cool, I learned quite a bit about the culture. People said there weren't that many people there, but if we had a Chinese New Year, there would be less than a fifth of Chinese compared to the Hmong that showed up. I volunteered for the judging because they needed non-Hmongs with dance experience. I judged 10 dances, they were all pretty good but didn't reflect too much of the Hmong culture, mostly of the Indian culture. After the party I went to a sports bar with a couple of people I knew. We were the only Asians there, but it was a cool place. My friend Choua's uncle really likes to drink and I found out just how much that night. This guy was hardcore, the two of us finished 4 pitchers within a couple of hours, he then insisted on getting 2 more. Good thing we didn't. I finally got to drive back to MN on Sunday, except I drove straight to school to study for my exam which was this morning. The exam wasn't as hard as I had imagined, but I don't think I got all of it right, actually I'm pretty sure I didn't. I ran out of time on this one and actually I've noticed that I've been generally running out of time on tests lately. I don't know if I'm just a slower thinker now or if I'm actually learning things and it takes time for me to regurgitate what I learned instead of just scribbling down equations for partial credit. The interview process should be wrapping up soon. I got an offer on Friday for the client engagement position. I will know if I have an offer from the interviews in Charlotte by the end of this week. I will also interview with my current company this Thursday and find out what the offer will be. And finally, I'm waiting for the semiconductor company to get back to me on whether or not they want to fly me out for a final interview. It's kind of funny how I started with a long list of companies to apply for and now have ended up with 4 possibilities. Out of all the companies on my tier-1 list, only 2 out of 40 have made it into the final 4. I either didn't get response from those companies or have been dropped out of the running or I declined to pursue any further with them.

怜

感冒，鼻塞喉咙痛，不能呼吸，累 开始胡思乱想，百事无甚遗憾，生活待我至善至诚，爱的人爱我，连带他的家也一样爱屋及乌。永远不要小看这一点，将来我不准备带领先生上演六国大封相。侍母至上永远是真理，想想他的前20年我没来得及参与，后数十年倒是把一个忠厚淳朴的好人交到我的手上，不费吹灰之力就得到一个好先生。总想回馈，因为太觉幸福 我希望将来能有几个孩子，希望看着他们长大结婚生子，还希望能领养一个孩子，走过艰辛的人知道幸福的可贵。不希望他的回馈，没想过他要有怎样的将来，只想在他满头瘌痢的时候把他抱出来，自然没有黄金满屋锦缎丝绸，只是带给他食物，给他温饱，希望他有平凡安定的一生 今日又看到那2个卖艺的流浪小孩，我悄悄往他们的破帽子里放了几个硬币然后低头走开，都市里的怜悯就是这么多，有时值1个硬币，有时2个，有时一文不值

牛工，牛命

懊悔上个假日花费甚多，下个星期要暂离上海，乘奶奶没离开厦门前探望她，不晓得应不应该带上礼物。除此外，想起厦门的海鲜我两眼会得发出绿光，如饿狼上阵而不自觉。小一应觉遗憾无法和我同行，可惜我深知他脾性，在汝心中，妻子和食物无分轻重，我自和海鲜同等地位，一想起这我不禁气结。 看了一个周末的书，偶尔抬头和镜中人对视，发现脸色暗淡，大不可和十七八岁相比。从前一日用清水洗面几次自可象瓷娃娃一般，现在不借助胭脂水粉简直不敢走上街去。最可怕的就是夏日，汗从厚厚的脂粉堆里狠命钻出来，拿着纸巾还不敢随意擦拭，惟恐把汗抹去的同时还原真面目落下一脸的狼籍。 明日又要开始工作，想想还有功课未做，真是要喊救命

Down to 3, I think

I think it's pretty much come down to 3 choices for my job when I graduate in December. By now if I haven't heard back from the company after their first round and phone interviews I will consider that they're not interested in me. These are the 3 positions that I'm still applying for... Marketing Engineer This job is at my curent company which I've been interning at for over 9 months. This position is part of the group that is responsible for about 70% of the business. The product which this person would be marketing for is considered the premium product of the company. In other words, this is a job where I can get quite a bit of exposure. Market Research Analyst This position is for a major semiconductor company in the exciting state of Idaho. Job Description: "The Market Research Analyst position plays an instrumental role in providing data and analysis to key decision makers within xxxxx. The analyst will utilize their knowledge of the application and semiconductor markets to construct a firm understanding of current and potential market opportunities. This position will aggregate and disseminate information and analysis on markets and applications that are of critical importance to the company. This role offers tremendous professional growth opportunities for a result-oriented, career-minded individual." This job interests me because the hiring manager tells me they don't expect the person to be at this job for more than 3 years. In other words, this job is a springboard to another position aimed towards corporate leadership. What that means is this job is one of those hardcore work your ass off jobs. But that's what you'd expect from the semiconductor industry, cut-throat competition and fast-paced work environment. Client Engagement Associate This one is for one of the fastest growing IT consulting companies. This job is basically where you sell consulting services to other companies. It interests me because it seems like another demanding job, lots of research on certain industries and potential clients in order to make a consultative sale. Also the compensation is really good for a sales position. Tomorrow I leave for Charlotte, NC for an assessment center that Ingersoll-Rand has set up. I guess this is their final round of interviews. I think it's going to be fun, I've never been to Charlotte before. What's NOT fun is the amount of school crap I have to do the following week, I don't even want to think about it. TIP: If you are looking for a job, go to www.indeed.com. Best job search thingy ever.