The Chatham House Rule is a principle that governs the confidentiality of the source of information received at a meeting.
“ When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.


当你行走于街头，它们如影随形，引导你的方向，左右你的抉择。它可以是恶意的，也能够是童趣的，它们随时准备着侵蚀主导者，它们让你不得不冥想和自我对话。

Trials help to form who we are. No one has been strengthened and transformed into a gracious, kind person by living an easy life..莺の郷

一叶落花雨，满溪流水香。
万古长空，一朝风月。
始随芳草去，又逐落花回。
掬水月在手，弄花香满衣。
山花开似锦，涧水湛如蓝。
千锋索翠，万木含烟。
闲是无心，而非无记。

Julies Caesar, a Shakespeare Play,"There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our venture."


I just couldn't muster enough discipline to channel my thoughts into proper words.
Never in my wildest imagination did I think people would still visit my blog and befriend me. Thank you for sharing the fun and keep me going with your support and comments.
Most importantly, I still uphold the belief of "write to express, not to impress". There may come a time when the writing feels flat and lifeless. I'm pretty sure I understand that. That is why I am amazed how we are still pressing on.
When one faces financial problem and feels uncertain about his money, he will gradually go into denial. That is when every second is an emotional and monetary burden.
However, I understand anyone who puts 100% of their money into a single investment is asking for pain and anguish. Two components combine to create an allocation plan; financial situation and risk. The kind of change that can trigger significant allocation changes are disability, critical illness, employment or income change, and more.


An outing without flavour wasn't pleasant at all. To me, the foods were monochrome.
We are distanced for almost a month but it sure felt like a year had passed. There's a saying "in the blink of an eye," this and that happen. But why? After thousand times blinking I am still here and he's there? With that said, I blinked another thousand times and nothing has changed. None of us bugged an inch.
/hint: still waiting for anyone to fill up the slots and date me out.
Not in a mood to write good things like I usually do. Bad content, bad choice of words. Forgive me. I don't have place to pour out my feelings.
you can never go wrong by saying I am unhappy to go home.


You are the type of people who will resort to anything to get what you want.
A bolt of pain shot my heart and I ache all over.
I did what I do best - silent and keep things down.
Do you know? Sometimes as we speak, the more you say the worse the situation turns complicated. Especially people like me of no word.
I fully understand what's done is done and cannot be undone. When it's about dignity, pride and morality, I am very sad when the assets I am proud of are challenged and doubted. It's not a matter of who is right and who is wrong anymore. Has your bias and prejudice plagued your senses? Trust and honesty are powerless in front of money.


Now that the new mobile has slashed my wallet dearly, my life next month is rather constricted. Poor me have to feed on cucumber for a month?
I open my eyes to greet the afternoon blaze as the feverish dream was quickly fading away.
The shower was undeniably a refreshing start, I am glad the water is cold enough to answer my icy lust.
I could not possibly rest without putting a good fight.
All other priorities are secondary to victory!
Go dieXXX
Nothing can stop me from putting on my graduation robe. Nothing will.
I love political struggles in the company while remaining a neutral by-stander (Evil me)
But tummy is no way acceptable and I will fight hard for my body. Money will be my discipline teacher.


Given enough time and cash, I will come out with more plans. Above are some that I must achieve at all cost and Happy 2010!
Will be considered null and voided if...

hope they had their superb, wallet bleeding day with me.
Straightforward, free of ambiguity cut a lot of unnecessary craps. Bla bla bla~
Yet we have the tendency to only take in good words and compliments which may be cheap lies, so as to gain self satisfaction and motivation to keep living. At the same time we reject opinions and comments that oppose our pride and belief.
Honesty and straightforwardness may need a twist to ease things up.
No, let's not speak unless you are razor sharp in the brain. You might just hurt someone without realizing. Shame.
I pause for a moment as the clouds wet the sky.
Splendidly said. His comment is strictly accurate. His words are no crude. I didn't think he is insulting any of us. Personally I believe he is right in every senses.
One could not escape fate. I was caught up in misfortune of sort thrice in a quarter year. Not as exciting as theirs though. I do feel bad once a while but now I had little remorse compared to 2 years ago.


Absence of commitment to shape the relationship is, thus unable to form long term relationship.
But I would like to move on from here. When we are dating, finding out that we've the chemistry we call 'love' is wonderful and addictive. One can feel the rush of hormones and delight of affection, but the feelings shift with the passage of time.
it may take a long time to wake up to the reality that the relationship is going no where. And it is sometimes hard for dating couples to understand exactly where they are in the journey of exploration and commitment.
heterov.s. homos
This might be quite a challenge when emotions are close to the surface. For this reason we fell into the trap of avoiding conflicts. Who doesn't understand the fact that avoiding conflict often results in storing up resentment and grievances? One or both start withdrawing and it begins to fade.
It is true that the opposite attracts but it is common that unites. Ability to communicate feelings. Compatible attitude. Time investment. Without these love is not enough, no matter how much we want it to be. Remember that a commitment more likely to mean something if it's freely offered and not given because your partner feels intimidated.


True love is like a cotton pillow. Be it happy or unhappy events, we share the stories at night before sleep. Feel painful? You cry and pillow never fails to absorb every drop of tears. Angry? Bite him, kick him or throw him and he will return to you. You can't sleep without him at night. You miss him if you lose him. Hug him and smile to sleep. That's some wonders a pillow can bring to you.
I apologize for the grievances I caused for the past few months. Neither of us were good under pressured long distance. Gradually I have developed intolerance. I'm so dense. But rest assured. I will change. Changes that will lead us a betterment. Changes to what we deem best. behavīors must change to facilitate relationship. I will relent. I will tolerate. I will control my emotion. And I hope you will do the same for me.
If my instinct has good sense of direction, I hope my instinct will not disappoint me. It will lead me to you and to our future.
I tried very hard to make this a short one, as people start complaining my long winding, deviating, random and contradicting thoughts.
There are times one must learn to let go, even if you put a great show of reluctance.
I know in my heart, there is still you no matter how heartless I may be.
All the time I did nothing but to listen and give pointless comments and reasoning. I can't help blaming myself when the barrier is strengthened and our gaps are widened. Maybe as a friend I can only do that much. My deepest apologies.


cookie-cutter ability 千篇一律的，俗套的
mercenary 以金钱为目的的
condescending 谦逊的,故意屈尊的
Chasing Sunshine, on the Skin and in the Heart
The clear blue sky offered not a trace of clouds, and the empty morning streets were completely devoid of any moistness. Breathing in the crisp (and cold…I can see my breath!) morning air, the traveler would not have known that incessant rain made the town as bleak as it can possibly be just a few hours ago.
An adventurous traveler can be offered nothing more exciting than fine weather. As long as the weather does not slow him down, the traveler seems to have the entire world to his own. As the sun introduced a bit of warmness to the chilly morning air, passions and energy are reignited, and the traveler just cannot wait to run through the streets, putting his full-packed day of travel planning into execution mode.