It is 9:30am in the Monday morning. The rain this morning has gone calm now but it was ridiculously heavy when I walking from my home to the MTR station. During that 15 minute walk, all the rain drop wet my shirt and trousers. My shoes were like a boat, sailing to the river of road. I have thousand of reason to cruse and complaint about the rain but instead, I feel exciting about all these heavy rain.

As I walked along the stairs, the rain was so heavy that it became a waterfall. It was a stunning picture. While I was walking down, I can see the water gather at the 2 side and the middle was slightly raised up. What a well thought for those stairs-maker. Things seems ordinary only became extraordinary when they are under test or circumstances.

Rain wets me but it clear my mind. Thanks lord for letting me notice this natural beauty.

Everything in the world is beautiful in nature.

Sitting on the chair on Saturday morning, holding the book that I have been reading lately and it called Run baby Run. The book is written by Billy Graham and talking about a story of Nicky Cruz. Nicky Cruz came from Puerto Rican to New York and became the head of one of the biggest gang in New York in a very short time. His skill on fighting and using switchblade enable him to be the most terrified person in Brooklyn. He has no mercy to anyone, committed crime from robbery, kidnapped, murder and gang fight but yet he turned to be a Christian.
I have not finished the book yet but already felt overwhelmed by the story inside. A person who others seen as hopeless, animal, or even devil, changed by Holy spirit and said no to all those drugs, reputation, girls he used to had. For me, the greatest miracle of Jesus is not about changing water to wine, feeding 5000 people with a few piece of food or making you rich in one night, but changing the heart and mind of people and really converse them into a brand new human being.
His conversion is not only relying on Holy Spirit but also a preacher who was brave enough to approach him. He has no fear of being killed or got beat up but made the first move of revealing God the Jesus Christ to him. His bold is not from himself but Jesus Christ. We are the preacher and the bridge for hopeless and Holy spirit.

I will always remember the word Nick said when he became a Christian, which was just a very simple, little words.


“ Thank you .....Thank you Jesus”

P.S. for those who tagged me for that 16 thingy, I am sorry because less than 16 things is on my mind yet.... I will try to figure it out assp for your curiosity : )

以下摘錄我最近看的一本小書《倫理學的邀請 －做個好人》(北京大學出版)，作為新年的人生思考。這是「西班牙沙特」Fernando Savater(薩瓦特爾，1947)寫給當時上初中的兒子看的，足足寫了十年，可見用心之良苦。書裏的一些話使人想起西方宗教和中國哲學的教誨。為了方便理解，我在不改動原書下，在文字上做了一些重組和修飾：

「生活只能向前，不可能回過頭來修正。要問自己想要甚麼，專注於手上所做的，在失敗面前保持熱情。沒有人能永遠得償所願。要盡少犯錯；犯錯後要盡量避免被打倒。至於活着是否值得，正如英國作家Samuel Butler (巴特勒)說，『那應該去問 (還未誕生的) 胚胎，而不是 (已生下的) 人。』」

「至於如何活得更好，答案要每個人自己去找。生活是藝術，不是科學，沒有人有資格教別人活得更『好』。正如音樂，我們可以學規則、聽名曲，但不用鑒賞的耳朵來數節奏、辨音色，學來又有何用？好的生活只能根據自己的個性『度身訂造』，不可能複製別人的。訓誡和先例有幫助，但不可能代替自己的努力。生活不像藥物，可以列明禁忌和用量；生命也沒有處方和配量。」

「自己去尋找、思索、負起責任，不要抱着壞心腸。選擇那些向你開放的路。要有信心。」

「時間永不停息。相比之下，一件事無論多重要，所帶給你的歡樂或哀傷都是很短暫的。」

「不要指望救贖的奇蹟或者新的一年、新的世紀。沒有一種日曆能為人類生活帶來根本的變化，應當重視的是那些正在發生的變化。我們只能相信自己和同類，相信心想就能事成，但要經過自己的思考。」

「一位拉丁作家說：『我是人，沒有任何人性的事與我無關。』因為，別人的人性也涉及你的人性。」

「你與外人的共同點比差異更多。古希臘人說，我們『一出生就來到一個陌生的國度』，從此靠別人施予的善意，但自己很快地也就有義務照顧其他的來者。不要問誰有權要求你好客，只需記住你也曾經需要過、得到過 ─ 即使沒有得到，也要記住你也曾經想要有，設身處地去對待別人。我們都是這個星球的外來移民。善待有需要的人才是真正的人性。」

「好的住客或業主不僅愛同類，也愛惜和保護他們借住或借出的家。這個所有人的家，正是我們居住的地球。」

原載《都市日報》香江人語 2008 12 31 崔少明

Every time when I tell people that I am working as a market researcher, people will start asking me how many calls do I need to make a day? Or anyone ever swear in the phone call?

Market researchers collect and analyse information on behalf of organisations such as businesses, governments and charities. They analyse consumer opinions and collect data from a variety of sources to enable organisations to make informed decisions. Right now I am focusing no quantitative research that focuses on gathering and analysing information using techniques such as questionnaires and electronic data collection. There is a lot of department and process involved in carrying out a research. First of all, there is client meeting, estimate cost and product proposal, set up project, carry out fieldwork, organise data processing and finally produce a report to client. Market researcher is actually the one
who facilities all these process to run smooth and easy.

For the first question, I do monitor calls and ensure the data collected are good quality (people are not making up answer something like that), but we do not call the interviewer since it is the job for the fieldwork department. I work for Synovate and if your company want to do a research, let me know.

Neo became my friend very early when I was little.  We share the same birthday, food, mother or even underwear. We never scare of touch because there were actually little time that we apart. Since primary school, my parents had been trying to separate us by asking the school to assign us in different classes. To be honest, we were not really close from the 6 to 16. We were in different class and school. A lot of time, maybe because of the teenage rebellion, we use punching and kicking to replace words. Not long till we were send to UK for A level, a change is witnessed.  When you abroad to study, you have no family but a brother next to you. A family member become the only family and the only you can rely on. We offered support to each other during home sick, providing comfort when I was struggling to understand the English and giving me a hand when I fell. Whatever lie ahead, people sharing the same blood offer the best hand.

Very soon, 2 years A level was over and we began our university life. I was send to Aston and Neo to Nottingham. That was the longest days I ever had in my life. You never know you own something until you lost it. A feeling of emptiness and hopefulness just fill up my mind and begin to drag me in a endless depression. If you asked me how it feels like for torning the heart inside out, that was close. After 3 weeks in Aston, partly because of the downgrading of the school, I moved to Nottingham and stay with Neo.

Over those 3 years in Nottingham, we lived, worked, studied and travelled together. Bitter and sweet, down and up, laughter and tear together. There were difficult time but everything goes much easier with Neo. He did nothing but just being there at all those important moments. We faced a lot up and down, but it is not the mountain that we conquer but ourselves. A better man we became.

Last week, Neo went to UK and began his journey to become a civil engineer. I stayed in HK and carry on my career. There were tears, hug and uncertain when we said goodbye. However darkness does not stop me from searching the light at the end of tunnel. I believe at the end of the other side, there will be bright and sunny sky waiting for us.

Make me proud Neo and I sure you will.

See you soon and we can play chess together again.

I was thinking to write how hard I been experiencing over the job hunting. But I just changed my mind. A lot of time when we should feel grateful, but yet we did not.
I shall take this opportunity to enjoy how much grace I have in God. He is surely the one who offering comfort, providing direction and leading way to happiness.

Over this months, I truly understand the importance of being humble and patient. After realise there is no difference between you and others, there is no reason to be shame of. We face problems, struggles in life but to overcome them, we have to love our life.

Yes, I find a job now and I just want to say, Thank you lord and for those who pray for me.

This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happyness."—The pursuit of Happiness.

回港差不多有三星期了，忙碌得有點悠閑。
星期三，與表妹們去了南Ｙ島。每次來這個地方，也有一種悠揚的感受。表妹們第一次到這地方，對一切也很好奇。

突然七歲的琦琦問我：我到你的年紀時,會怎樣的？你應該結了婚吧。

到時三十六歲的我，應該結了吧．．．．．那時，你應該會自己去旅行了。

琦琦：不要！我不會的。我要表哥跟我一起。

吾．．．到時我應該要陪老婆，所以你也找個男朋友陪你吧。

琦琦：哦．．．．


很為一個朋友的事高興。主是會聆聽禱告的。一起加油吧。
神教會我等待，而我會忍耐，繼續行近直至開始。