A neighbor wants to remove a palm tree because it blocks the view and does not belong to northern California.
The tree has been there since the beginning of human settlement, and has grown very well.
Who can decide whether others belong?
I say whoever adapts, belongs.
I would like to thank those who ever stabbed me in the back, because you have made me a better person.
I will live the rest of my days preparing that someday, somehow, someone will stab me again.
I spent a few days hacking some stuff only to find out a better solution which took me only 5 minutes.
I was too focused in finishing the task, so I followed the first idea that came to my mind without spending enough time investigating different options.
When it comes to chocolate, I prefer something as pure and dark as possible.
My sources depend on the geographic availability, usually large baking chocolate blocks (e.g. Callebaut) while in the US, and Latio while in Hong Kong.
When I need to tune down the degree of sweetness, I also mix up with 100 percent cocoa, e.g. Ghirardelli baking bar.
Someone asked me whether he/she stands a chance to apply for a position.
Just go ahead and do it. I never care whether I stand a chance or not. The only thing I know for sure is that the chance is zero if I do not even try.
Adversity makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker.
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) August 5, 2011
You brought a devil into the house
It wants to leave
And takes your flesh
So just let it go
Teach yourself and your offspring well
So that none would not be fooled by the devil
Exercise your discipline
To await the devil to destroy itself
If you want to lure it back
Better yourself is the only way
I heard this from my parents recently.
An uncle of mine took trains to work every day for many years. On the morning trains he performed the daily biological unloads.
After he retired, he found out he could no longer unload at home, so he kept on taking the trains for round trips.
Recently, I contacted Ken Anjyo via his email account, which is spelled in English. When he replied, his Japanese name 安生健一 appeared in front of his email address.
If you can read Chinese alphabets, including Kanji for Japanese and Hanja for Korean, you can probably see the meaning of this name before you hear its sounds. (A direct Chinese translation would be: safe-birth-health-first, and overall the name looks very healthy/stable/safe.) I actually do not know how to pronounce the name in Japanese; fortunately that does not prevent me from comprehending the semantics. (There is some phonetic similarity among some Chinese/Japanese/Korean words and phrases, but not much.)
This is a key difference between Asian and European languages.
When I read Chinese, I see.
When I read English, I hear.
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