My technology woes...RIM: you suck.

My replacement BlackBerry is starting to have issues. The first BlackBerry Bold 9930 refused to turn on and the second one keeps showing unwanted icons no matter how many times I "hide" them. I may have to ask for a replacement again. Three BlackBerries in three months; how crazy is that? I don't know who to blame second-time around. RIM seems to refuse to cooperate with Verizon Wireless (at least that's what I've been told), stating it is a known issue and there is no resolution/fix to the problem. Verizon Wireless is kind enough to allow me to switch to a different device but they offered the BlackBerry Torch...even worse. I got the BlackBerry Bold because I like the physical keyboard. If I want an iPhone imitator, why not just buy an iPhone 4S! The "Bold" line is supposed to be RIM's premium BlackBerry phone. However, I'm not so sure about that now. The phone itself is pretty physically. However, if I use it for a period of time, I start to find out issues and problems that can't be resolved. At this time, I need to contemplate my marriage with BlackBerry...whether to get a divorce or swallow my pride and allow BlackBerry to cause me heartaches and headaches. Regardless, I have this to say to Research in Motion: if you continue to let loyal customers down, you will not win this battle against Apple, Google, and even Microsoft.

Carmageddon? More like carmagedd-not.

Los Angeles "survived" carmageddon this weekend. 405 was closed for majority of the weekend but was opened ahead of schedule. It's funny how this carmageddon thing made international news. Props to the media to scare everyone off the road. I just hope that Carmageddon 2 in 11 months will go as smoothly.

It's back to the daily grind tomorrow and I will need an energy boost to get me through the day. Deadlines are approaching and I still have so much to do. Is it that I don't work hard enough? Sometimes I just feel that time passes too fast. I frequently feel that I don't have enough time to finish the tasks but I sometimes wonder if it is because I procrastinate too much. I admit that I'm not the most diligent person but I do put in efforts to complete things. Well, I guess I can only do my best.

There are some things to look forward to in the second half of 2001: trips to San Francisco CA, New York NY, Orlando FL. The trips will be brief but I'll at least get to leave town a little and relax at 30,000 feet in the air. Some people think I'm crazy but I love the engine noise of airplanes...they're like lullaby to my ears. :)

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Scheduling my summer.

Either everybody sinned and no one was raptured or rapture didn't happen and the world isn't going to end. Well, I'm still here. So much for 5-21-11...

It is time to schedule my summer; work schedule, things to do, tasks to complete, and places/people to visit. We are heading into the last month of first half of 2011; I hope the second half will be okay. I do want to visit home in Taipei for 10 days some time in late September and/or early October. I can't believe I've lived in the States for 11
years now. I guess I'm pretty much assimilated into the American society but I still miss my hometown very much. The plane tickets are expensive and I haven't gotten a raise over the past three years. I understand the company is going through some shitty time but I still feel a little frustrated with my personal finance. I guess it is good to take this opportunity to concentrate on advancing in my education.

暑假很多小朋友都會出門旅遊，超級多家庭現在都開始在取消課程。有人要回去亞洲兩個月，有的人要出遠門。反正這個暑假大概會有一半時間不用上班，不過需要利用這段時間把一些該做的事情弄好。為了自己的未來，這個暑假還是少玩一些吧！紐約跟奧蘭多就好了（我不點名，妳知道就好。奧蘭多見囉！）

Memorial Day weekend is coming up quickly. I'd like the spend the long weekend relaxing and just not thinking about anything.

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time flies...too fast!

Half of 2011 has slipped away and the other half will follow suit pretty soon. I am very good at procrastinating but I guess I'm not able to overcome procrastination. Sigh. I have a daily routine and I'm used to it. Am I satisfied with my current life? No. Do I want to improve my current life? Yes. But then Mr. Procrastination gets in the
way and I let him drag me down.

Okay...time to redo my to-do list: update resume, finish the statement of purpose, forms, obtaining
necessary documents. I think I need to set a deadline for myself. I usually measure time by the empty cigarette packs so I guess it's ok to set the time limit as the following...

Updating resume: must be done after five (5) packs.
Statement of Purpose: must be done after two point five (2.5) empty cartons.
Forms: must be done after one (1) carton.
Obtaining necessary documents: must be done after one point five (1.5) cartons.

So...in all, I should complete the above task after consuming five point five (5.5) cartons of cigarette. I do hope I can follow through with the plan. For goodness sake, I'm a #*%£*¥ behavior therapist...time to do some therapy on myself. =.=

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回臺灣？

最近大家一直在跟我講回臺灣機會比較多，去中國的話也可以。我知道回去亞洲可能比較好找到商業機會，不過我是讀心理學的而且想要繼續讀臨床心理學，在亞洲好像比較難發展吧？每次父母親的一些親朋好友聽到我讀心理學，現在在做行為分析之類的工工作，他們都有那種＂啥？＂的面部表情，讓我看了覺得有點不爽。雖然我現在是固執的要走自己選擇的路，每次講到我的未來，每個人都有意見，都有話要說。每次聽了、看了都讓我覺得煩！我了解臨床心理學雖然不像是醫療、法律一樣是個很高尚的職業。不過我既然選擇了這條路，我當然也會希望有些精神上的支持。

下次講到我的未來，我乾脆直接講說我對商業完全沒有興趣好了！XD

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