I am going to share a few links with you today.
Most viewed pictures
I just looked at the metrics on my flickr account and the following pictures are the most viewed ones. Somewhat surprised about the 2nd place.
Third place (taken from Yosemite and posted this morning - 38 views):
Second place (my master bathroom - 44 views):
And the first place (taken from Gem Lake - 54 views):
I think people really like photos with reflection. I just posted another reflection pictures today and I'll see how it does. Of course, now that I "advertise" my photos on my blog, all the metrics will be off...
Third place (taken from Yosemite and posted this morning - 38 views):
Second place (my master bathroom - 44 views):
And the first place (taken from Gem Lake - 54 views):
I think people really like photos with reflection. I just posted another reflection pictures today and I'll see how it does. Of course, now that I "advertise" my photos on my blog, all the metrics will be off...
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Can't believe...
[warn: this post might reveal too much details...]
I am going on a trip soon and one of my goals is to pack as little as possible. I have been buying technical/light-weight clothes for hiking so I got something for pretty much all layers except my underwear. To make sure that I have a light-weight trip, I took my time today to research on what options are out there.
After reading some reviews, I found these travel/hiking/light-weight underwear. It claims that it dries quickly, is very light, and is very breathable (which is good considering that i am going to the tropics). It has very good review so I thought it was great until I looked at the price tag... $25 per pair! I may be cheap but, seriously, $25 is a bit much for a pair of underwear (for guys, I vaguely remember someone told me that female's underwear could be pretty expensive).
Since I really want to pack as light as possible, I bit the bullet and ordered 3 pairs for the price of less than share. These are the most expensive underwear I have ever bought and they better be good.
I am going on a trip soon and one of my goals is to pack as little as possible. I have been buying technical/light-weight clothes for hiking so I got something for pretty much all layers except my underwear. To make sure that I have a light-weight trip, I took my time today to research on what options are out there.
After reading some reviews, I found these travel/hiking/light-weight underwear. It claims that it dries quickly, is very light, and is very breathable (which is good considering that i am going to the tropics). It has very good review so I thought it was great until I looked at the price tag... $25 per pair! I may be cheap but, seriously, $25 is a bit much for a pair of underwear (for guys, I vaguely remember someone told me that female's underwear could be pretty expensive).
Since I really want to pack as light as possible, I bit the bullet and ordered 3 pairs for the price of less than share. These are the most expensive underwear I have ever bought and they better be good.
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Life is too short
I went to my friend's birthday party last Saturday and, man, there were A LOT of kids. Anyway, so one of the kids (about 10 yr olds) really wanted to have a piece of chocolate and she was debating if she should have it as it was pretty late. And then I said, "Life is too short so just do it". Right after I said it, I realized that it probably wasn't the best way to teach kids.
When I was a kid, my parents always taught me to be patient and tolerant. They taught me to have discipline and not to do things that will make me happy now as I could suffer in the future, for example, if I eat too much in a meal, I could have a bad stomachache. Another example is that I shouldn't use up all your money on the first day I get your paycheck as life would suck if I don't have money (I guess that's why we have credit cards to get around that problem). So, basically, the idea is that life is a long journey and I shouldn't optimize for instant gratification. I should, instead, plan for the future and delay the gratification to the "appropriate" time. That's what I learned as a kid and I have made a lot of decisions optimizing for delayed gratification subconsciously.
Let's fast forward many years to where I am today. It seems like there has been a lot of talks about "Life is short and you should do what you want today" or "Live the moment now and don't think about the past or future too much". I don't know if it's because of the books/articles/blogs I read or if it's a western thing but it seems like I have heard it everywhere and it does get me to think more as it's almost the complete opposite of what I was taught, which I find to be super interesting. Why did I get these two completely different messages? Is it because I have been exposed to all these marketing tricks to get me to spend the money? Is it because the world is getting to be less unpredictable? Is it because of the difference between the Western culture and the Eastern culture? Is it because of adults are more mature so we can tell them the "truth"? I don't know the answer and I am sure I will have to think more or do more to find out.
So what did the kid do after hearing what I said? Well, she said she was scared and she immediately ate the chocolate. Glad that I am not a dad or my kid will probably be super spoiled :).
When I was a kid, my parents always taught me to be patient and tolerant. They taught me to have discipline and not to do things that will make me happy now as I could suffer in the future, for example, if I eat too much in a meal, I could have a bad stomachache. Another example is that I shouldn't use up all your money on the first day I get your paycheck as life would suck if I don't have money (I guess that's why we have credit cards to get around that problem). So, basically, the idea is that life is a long journey and I shouldn't optimize for instant gratification. I should, instead, plan for the future and delay the gratification to the "appropriate" time. That's what I learned as a kid and I have made a lot of decisions optimizing for delayed gratification subconsciously.
Let's fast forward many years to where I am today. It seems like there has been a lot of talks about "Life is short and you should do what you want today" or "Live the moment now and don't think about the past or future too much". I don't know if it's because of the books/articles/blogs I read or if it's a western thing but it seems like I have heard it everywhere and it does get me to think more as it's almost the complete opposite of what I was taught, which I find to be super interesting. Why did I get these two completely different messages? Is it because I have been exposed to all these marketing tricks to get me to spend the money? Is it because the world is getting to be less unpredictable? Is it because of the difference between the Western culture and the Eastern culture? Is it because of adults are more mature so we can tell them the "truth"? I don't know the answer and I am sure I will have to think more or do more to find out.
So what did the kid do after hearing what I said? Well, she said she was scared and she immediately ate the chocolate. Glad that I am not a dad or my kid will probably be super spoiled :).
Zen Habits
My friend introduced me to the Zen Habits blog a while ago. I thought it's a good blog in that it got me to think more about life. If you have free time, take a look at it and it may get you to think more.
A week off
My friend just told me that he will get a whole week off next week because of an office move. It's an extra paid time-off, i.e. it's FREE vacation time! Man, I am so jealous. Anyhow, so it got me to think what I would do if I get the same thing. Ever since I started working, I almost always travel somewhere when I have more than 4 days off so it's actually an "uncharted territory" for me. I know I have a lot of stuff I want to get done so maybe it's good but then I don't know if I would feel bored. You know, "staying" home for 9 consecutive days could be pretty boring. Seriously, 9 days is enough for a trip to somewhere. Actually, if I had the next week off, I would have had joined my friends to go to Zion National Park.
So, what would you do?
So, what would you do?
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Planning for a 4-day trip to HK
My friends will visit me in HK for about 4 days this Christmas and I need to figure out where to bring them. Here is my first draft, what do you think?
Day 1:
Lantau Island:
- MTR to 東涌纜車站 and take 昂坪纜車 (http://www.np360.com.hk)
- Visit Big Buddha and Temple; have lunch in the temple
- Vist 大澳 (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/attractions/outlying-taio-fishing-village.html)
- Visit 梅窩 (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/attractions/outlying-mui-wo.html)
- Take ferry back to city
Day 2:
Hong Kong Island:
- Take a tram to 上灣 to check out some old shops
- Go to 金鐘 to take peak tram (during the day) to the Peak
- Go to 香港仔, 赤柱, 淺/深水灣, 石澳
- Go to 灣仔 to take a ferry to 尖沙咀 to catch this: http://www.tourism.gov.hk/symphony/
- Go up to the Peak again for the night view
Day 3:
Kowloon:
- Mongkok (女人街, etc)
- 黃大仙, etc (don't really know Kowloon, so need to figure out what to do there)
At night:
- Lan Gwa Fang (night life)
Day 4:
- Causeway Bay
- Shopping etc
Day 1:
Lantau Island:
- MTR to 東涌纜車站 and take 昂坪纜車 (http://www.np360.com.hk)
- Visit Big Buddha and Temple; have lunch in the temple
- Vist 大澳 (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/attractions/outlying-taio-fishing-village.html)
- Visit 梅窩 (http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/attractions/outlying-mui-wo.html)
- Take ferry back to city
Day 2:
Hong Kong Island:
- Take a tram to 上灣 to check out some old shops
- Go to 金鐘 to take peak tram (during the day) to the Peak
- Go to 香港仔, 赤柱, 淺/深水灣, 石澳
- Go to 灣仔 to take a ferry to 尖沙咀 to catch this: http://www.tourism.gov.hk/symphony/
- Go up to the Peak again for the night view
Day 3:
Kowloon:
- Mongkok (女人街, etc)
- 黃大仙, etc (don't really know Kowloon, so need to figure out what to do there)
At night:
- Lan Gwa Fang (night life)
Day 4:
- Causeway Bay
- Shopping etc
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