Under My Skin

Avril ( I am a huge fan of hers, and love every songs in her album.)

first album - Let Go. (2002)
second album - Under My Skin (2004)

The songs in "Under My Skin".
1. Take Me Away
2. Together
3. Don't Tell Me
4. He Wasn's
5. How Does It Feel
6. My Happy Ending
7. Nobody's Home
8. Forgotten
9. Who Knows
10. Fall To Pieces
11. Freak Out
12. Slipped Away

内用黄老 外示儒术

中国文化历史，主要由儒、释、道三家笼罩着，南怀谨先生对于这三家思想有一个比喻：儒家像粮食店，绝不能打，否则，打到了儒家，我们就没有饭吃－没有精神食粮；佛家是百货店，里面有各式各样的日用品，随时可以去逛逛，有钱就选购一些回来，没钱则观光一番，无人阻拦，但是里面所有都是人生必须的东西，也是不可缺少的；而道家则是药店，如果不生病，一生可以不必去理会它，但要是一生病，就非自动找上门去不可，可是有谁一生不生病呢？

之所以这样比喻，南怀谨老先生有这样的理由：自汉唐以来，内在真正实际的领导思想是黄老之学，即中国传统文化中的道家思想，而在外面所标榜的，即在宣传教育上所表示的，则是孔孟的思想、儒家的文化。

儒家思想是主张积极入世，佛家思想则劝人出世，而道家思想介于出世与入世之间，完全根据情势而定，每当时代乱到极点，无可救药之时，出来拨乱反正的人物，大多是道家人物，这是道家思想入世的精神—济世救民，但是当天下打好，成功了，或者动荡消失，天下太平了，则悄然隐退，即“功成、名遂，身退，天之道也”，这是道家思想出世的精神—独善其身。

南怀谨老先生认为，从事功方面看，受到老子思想的影响，建立一代事功的帝王，严格说来，只有汉文帝和康熙帝。而那些名将相，则有很多，比如周朝的姜太公，春秋战国时期的范蠡，西汉开国功臣张良，中唐李泌、郭子仪，宋代寇准，清代中兴功臣曾国藩等等，这些人中，我最最推崇和尊敬的是李泌先生，身经唐代四任皇帝－玄宗、肃宗、代宗和德宗，并且成为肃宗、代宗和德宗三朝的重臣，得到重用时，尽心辅导、谋定国策，收到排挤时，则去当半个神仙，这样几经重用，几经排挤，却都做到了进退自如，断无牵挂。

土豆沙拉

上面是我昨天做的土豆沙拉，原料土豆，配料有黄瓜、胡萝卜、腊肠（公公婆婆做的四川口味的腊肠）、牛奶和沙拉酱。此图放大效果更佳。

Being idle in office

I talked to Patricia on the sametime this morning. She also worked for PwC before(PwC Singpore). How small the world is. We talked this and that for over 2 hours. It means we are both idle. Can you imagine I am idle in the peack season? Oh, Yeah. Cool.

I read an article in TianYa today, which is about someone's growth path in Finance industry. In article, he said, per his observation, there is always part of staff being idle in office. He pointed out that we have to accept it and not to work too actively. The reason is if you work more actively or diligent than others, the "others" will think you are threatening their positions, then they will work together against you or put sth in your way.

I agree with his word. So if you are idle, pls take a break and enjoy the "great" time, just like me. haha.............

Plus, I am looking forward my next salary jump, a long long wait............