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100 pieces of paper to get before you die

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I am reading the news about the author of the book “100 things to do before you die” has passed away.  The title of his book catch my eyes, so I went to amazon and check it out.  The book is about 100 places, festivals and events one should see in his life.  I am not a very cultural person, I am not interest in most of those events.  Why would I want to see some stupid festival in Africa or South America.  A few sports or fun events such as F1 racing or Nobel prize is quite attractive though.  Merely seeing things is meaningless unless you can get something out of the experience.  Most of those events will only contribute to your photo album and cocktail party chats.

Yet this books give me an idea.  Over our life time, we have to write exams, get license, acquire many pieces of paper that prove our existence.  I should write a book about “100 pieces of paper to get before you die”.  It should not be too hard to elaborate on each entry, talk about the benefits and justify the why you have to get it for a few pages.  That would make a nice little book.  Oh! Well! I can’t came up with 100 items, I can only think of half of them.  Here is my list (not in order) so far:

  1. Birth certificate
  2. High school diploma
  3. Bachelor degree
  4. Master degree
  5. Ph.D degree
  6. Grade certification of any musical instruction (paino, violin, etc.)
  7. Driver license
  8. Driver license for motor bike
  9. Private pilot license
  10. Sky diving license
  11. Paragliding license
  12. Hang gliding license
  13. Motor boat operator license
  14. Sailing certificate
  15. Yachting certificate
  16. Scuba diving license (PADI, etc)
  17. Any sport instructor license (Ski, snowboard, golfing, etc.)
  18. Marriage certificate
  19. Birth certificate of your children
  20. Passport
  21. Baptism certificate (or any spiritual certificate)
  22. Firearm license
  23. Hunting license
  24. Fishing license
  25. Any second language proficiency exam certificate
  26. Mensa membership
  27. Membership of any political party
  28. Professional designation or trade certificate
  29. PMP
  30. MBA
  31. Equity or bonds (stock certification)
  32. Any awarded scholarship
  33. Any sport award
  34. Credit card
  35. Library card
  36. DNA map
  37. Ticket of a cruise
  38. Ticket of a major sport event (World Cup, Olympic, etc)
  39. Ticket to outer space
  40. Will
  41. Toastmaster
  42. First aid certificate
  43. Life saving certificate
  44. Patent
  45. Property ownership
  46. Six Sigma
  47. Write a book
  48. Take a master piece of photo
  49. Any martial art belts (Karate, King Fu, etc)

Strictly speaking, you don’t get the last piece of paper before you die, you get it after you die – the death certificate.  Any suggestion to add to the list?

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A cruel practical joke

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I just pulled off a Here is a very cruel but harmless practical joke on my friend today.  We went to have dessert after dinner and chatted for a long time.  When we are about to leave, my friend really want to go to the washroom.  Unfortunately the dessert place has no washroom, so I asked whether he can hold on until we go to a McDonald or gas station.  He said he really have to go, so we look for washroom in the shopping mall next to the dessert place.  It is quite late, so the mall is half closed.  We managed to sneak inside and locate the washroom.  I walked first, so naturally I grab the door handle of the washroom for him.  Out of the blue, I decide to pull a practical joke on my friend.  I pretend the door is locked and fake trying very hard to open the door.  It is so funny to see the look of my friend.  I think he almost at point of no return that he can no longer hold it anymore.  If I didn’t tell him at once the door is actually not locked, I think he could have peed in his pant.  Oh!  Yeah. I waited quite some time outside the washroom for him to finish his business.

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India round 2

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This year I really travel a lot.  I went back to HK last Christmas, then I went to India twice in Spring.  I just come back from my honey in Rome and Mediterranean, now I am preparing to go to India again.  I have been kinda expecting to go back to India.  Thing is not going so well with the project.  My Indian guys are not as productivity as we want them to be.  It is just a matter of time before I have to go back and shake thing up.  The boss has just announced a delay, so it is probably the time to go back and get the Indian guys in shape.  Moreover, there are quite a few new hire since I came back, it is always good to know the face of your subordinate.

India still sucks.  No one is really looking forward to go there.  Everyone come back with their version of horror stories.  On the bright side, I only have to go there for 2 weeks.  I had experienced the culture shock, so I can be productive once I get there and overcome the jet lag.  The boss promised me extra bonus last time, but the extra bonus I got is less than my dinner bill in India, so there ain’t much incentive going to India.  I have seen more than enough India from my last trip.  I had already used my Indian quota for the next 10 years.  I am not really excited going there this time.  Whatever have to get done has to get done.  I have to go to India or my work won’t get done.  The only positive thing about this trip is that I can stop over Hong Kong on my way back for a weekend to visit my grandma.

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Giving away old books

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I am moving in with Pat, so I have to get rid of many of my old stuffs.  I am start taking inventory of my books.  Here is a list of old books I am getting rid of.  If you want any of them, you can just come by and pick it up.  I can ship it to you if you pay for the shipping as well.

Free Culture – Lawrence Lessig
Guinness World Records 2001
麥迪遜之橋(中文版) – 吳美真譯
三個A Cup的女人 – 張小嫻
貼身感覺 – 張小嫻
麵包樹上的女人- 張小嫻
畢華流談星座 – 畢華流
畢華流談星座愛情 – 畢華流
畢華流談遊戲 – 畢華流
29歲的X’mas – 鎌田敏夫
同在屋簷下 – 野島伸司
我愛的人﹐愛我的人 -梁芷珊
其實我介意 – 梁芷珊
柏拉圖式性愛 – 飯島愛
老鹹書 – 江湖忠人
真係笑話 – 李力持
戀愛這玩意兒 – 劉惠翠
死亡筆記小說(簡體字)
老百姓的智慧 大陸當代順口溜賞析 – 李玠
愛情萬歲萬歲萬萬歲 – 西莉妹
中英數社自健 – 西莉妹
如果我們都活潑 – 西莉妹
超級生命精華遊 – 西莉妹
基礎普通話(錄音帶) – 張丹編著 RTHK出版
思考與智慧(錄音帶) – 李天命
存在與反思(錄音帶) – 李天命
邏輯與詩之間(錄音帶) – 李天命
從人生觀到應世哲學(錄音帶) – 李天命
思考與人生(錄音帶) – 李天命
紛亂中的寧定(錄音帶) – 李天命

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Old friend

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Tonight I met an old friend, we haven’t seen each other for almost 20 years.  It is really wonderful that I am able to dine and chat with her after all these years.  I have dinner with two primary schoolmates tonight.  I keep in touch with one of them regularly but I haven’t seen the other since I graduated.  We spent lots of time catching up with each other, filling in the blanks on the past twenty years.

One good thing about talking to old friend is that they help you understand yourself.  They will tell you stories about yourself that you had long forgotten.  My friend remembers that I like to take the toys apart and put them back together when I am in school.  I guess there were traces that I will be an engineer when I am a little kid.  Another good thing about old friend is you can always make fun of their age.  Age is a woman’s secret.  But you know exactly how old your classmates are, you went to school together!