海。。。
要和老二坦白反映内心的感受简直是种挣扎。
2010年5月26日星期三
Arigato!
Arigato!
Today I had the longest ever chat with a customer @ CM. She's a tourist. From Japanese.
And she had difficult understanding me when I speak at my usual pace.
As well as difficulty in delivering a proper coherent English sentence to me.
So I slowed down by 50% for her, chatted about how I've always wanted to go to Japan to immerse in the scenic view of sakura, that Kyoto is one of the recommended places for splendid sakura view, how common sakura trees are back in Japan, and that she even has one sakura tree in the garden behind her house back in her hometown at Ippanyaki.
She loved the tea-sniffing corner. And contrary to the preferences of most ladies, Bed of Roses isn't her cup of tea, literally. She likes black tea, & our Peach Nectar.
Before we parted, I expressed my utmost appreciation in chatting with her by giving her my complimentary tea voucher. We exchanged words of thanks in English, Chinese and Japanese.
That was the very first piece of tea voucher I've given out. Very touched that it was a pleasant and sincere exchange of culture.
I really hope she visits us again, with the first ever tea voucher I've given out!
Today I had the longest ever chat with a customer @ CM. She's a tourist. From Japanese.
And she had difficult understanding me when I speak at my usual pace.
As well as difficulty in delivering a proper coherent English sentence to me.
So I slowed down by 50% for her, chatted about how I've always wanted to go to Japan to immerse in the scenic view of sakura, that Kyoto is one of the recommended places for splendid sakura view, how common sakura trees are back in Japan, and that she even has one sakura tree in the garden behind her house back in her hometown at Ippanyaki.
She loved the tea-sniffing corner. And contrary to the preferences of most ladies, Bed of Roses isn't her cup of tea, literally. She likes black tea, & our Peach Nectar.
Before we parted, I expressed my utmost appreciation in chatting with her by giving her my complimentary tea voucher. We exchanged words of thanks in English, Chinese and Japanese.
That was the very first piece of tea voucher I've given out. Very touched that it was a pleasant and sincere exchange of culture.
I really hope she visits us again, with the first ever tea voucher I've given out!
2010年5月14日星期五
Objective
Objective
Being objective - when you are speaking with overwhelming emotions your ability to deliver a sound and objective judgement could be seriously impaired, but that does not necessary mean that your content is purely biased. The content could possibly be a well-considered conclusion. Strong tonality will, however, definitely affect the level of acceptance (or tolerance) of the listening party, and his willingness to exchange perspectives with you.
So don't go point your fingers at someone for not speaking objectively just because you don't like the tonality of him. Learn to pick the objective contents from his speech in an objective manner.
Being objective - when you are speaking with overwhelming emotions your ability to deliver a sound and objective judgement could be seriously impaired, but that does not necessary mean that your content is purely biased. The content could possibly be a well-considered conclusion. Strong tonality will, however, definitely affect the level of acceptance (or tolerance) of the listening party, and his willingness to exchange perspectives with you.
So don't go point your fingers at someone for not speaking objectively just because you don't like the tonality of him. Learn to pick the objective contents from his speech in an objective manner.
2010年5月6日星期四
恭喜我
恭喜我
比往常累的一天。看了晚间新闻后，和了两杯豆浆，就不由自主地被疲惫牵着入寝了。
起身时，已是凌晨两点半。惯性察了察手机，惊喜发现到葶发来的简讯。内容也葶-ish,前两行都是英文字母的大写，似乎可感受到她考完试的欣喜若狂正从冷冰冰的手机狂跳出来。只是，有时真的希望葶能在现实生活中多表露她本性的坦率。我会觉得她更加的真实。
也希望有人能分享我今天的喜悦。
终于获颁陆交局奖学金。
妈妈正准备睡觉前，我和她聊起今天在最后一轮奖学金面试前，曾带她参观陆交局总部的人事部经理想我提起她。发现经理小姐还记得妈妈和她分享她在生最后一胎时，也就是我弟弟，正是在旧竹脚医院（翻新后成为现今陆交局的地址）。这微小的细节却令妈妈格外温馨。
之后，便很殷切的希望妈妈问起面试结果，好让我和她分享这份喜悦。可她并没有。抱了抱小狗后，便拍拍屁股进房间了。
全家人当中，只想和妈妈分享喜悦。不过我想，全家人没人能理解奖学金的荣耀。从百多申请者筛选几十位进行面试，过关斩将在进行第二和第三轮面试，方能从竞争者中脱颖而出获颁奖学金。这一路走来，靠的都是评审给予我的肯定，以及千辛万苦在‘A’水准会考中考取的优异成绩，否则当初，根本就没有办法被筛选出来。这些话，说给家人听，只是自讨没趣。"Oh? U got the scholarship? Okay."
前阵子小弟设计的广告旗帜终于挂在热闹乌节路旁的街灯，很是风光。妈妈看了也不禁流泪。妈妈亲眼看这小弟这一路走来也绝非易事，看到儿子所付诸的汗水泪痕总算守得月开，感触在霎那间必然特别浓烈。这和我的奖学金恰恰相反，原因是背后的努力以及其荣誉并不是妈妈有所目睹或熟悉的。妈妈的不闻不问，我能理解。
既然获取奖学金都是单靠自己的努力博取的，那么，其荣耀就让自己孤独地享受吧！
什么事情都要靠自己。
妈妈，是您教我的。谢谢您。
比往常累的一天。看了晚间新闻后，和了两杯豆浆，就不由自主地被疲惫牵着入寝了。
起身时，已是凌晨两点半。惯性察了察手机，惊喜发现到葶发来的简讯。内容也葶-ish,前两行都是英文字母的大写，似乎可感受到她考完试的欣喜若狂正从冷冰冰的手机狂跳出来。只是，有时真的希望葶能在现实生活中多表露她本性的坦率。我会觉得她更加的真实。
也希望有人能分享我今天的喜悦。
终于获颁陆交局奖学金。
妈妈正准备睡觉前，我和她聊起今天在最后一轮奖学金面试前，曾带她参观陆交局总部的人事部经理想我提起她。发现经理小姐还记得妈妈和她分享她在生最后一胎时，也就是我弟弟，正是在旧竹脚医院（翻新后成为现今陆交局的地址）。这微小的细节却令妈妈格外温馨。
之后，便很殷切的希望妈妈问起面试结果，好让我和她分享这份喜悦。可她并没有。抱了抱小狗后，便拍拍屁股进房间了。
全家人当中，只想和妈妈分享喜悦。不过我想，全家人没人能理解奖学金的荣耀。从百多申请者筛选几十位进行面试，过关斩将在进行第二和第三轮面试，方能从竞争者中脱颖而出获颁奖学金。这一路走来，靠的都是评审给予我的肯定，以及千辛万苦在‘A’水准会考中考取的优异成绩，否则当初，根本就没有办法被筛选出来。这些话，说给家人听，只是自讨没趣。"Oh? U got the scholarship? Okay."
前阵子小弟设计的广告旗帜终于挂在热闹乌节路旁的街灯，很是风光。妈妈看了也不禁流泪。妈妈亲眼看这小弟这一路走来也绝非易事，看到儿子所付诸的汗水泪痕总算守得月开，感触在霎那间必然特别浓烈。这和我的奖学金恰恰相反，原因是背后的努力以及其荣誉并不是妈妈有所目睹或熟悉的。妈妈的不闻不问，我能理解。
既然获取奖学金都是单靠自己的努力博取的，那么，其荣耀就让自己孤独地享受吧！
什么事情都要靠自己。
妈妈，是您教我的。谢谢您。
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