某天，有位中年女士在公眾升降機內吸煙。
雖然不是同 lift，但都堅嬲左。
2018年9月30日星期日
Chapter 2
The only way I can get you to do anything is by giving you what you want.
John Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important."
It is this desire that lures (引誘) many boys and girls into joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities.
When a study was made a few years ago on runaway wives, what do you think was discovered to be the main reason wives run away? It was "lack of appreciation." And I'd bet that a similar study made of runaway husbands would come out the same way. We often take our spouses so much for granted that we never let them know we appreciated them.
Of course flattery (阿諛奉承) seldom works with discerning (眼光敏銳的) people. It is shallow, selfish and insincere. It ought to fail and and it usually does. True, some people are so hungry, so thirsty, for appreciation that they will swallow anything, just as starving man will eat grass and fishworms.
In the long run, flattery will do you more harm than good. Flattery is counterfeit (偽造的), and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.
The difference between appreciation and flattery is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired (讚賞); the other universally condemned.
General Obregon's philosophy: "Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
Flattery is telling the other person precisely (恰好) what he thinks about himself.
One of the most neglected virtues (美德) of our daily existence is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothing pleases (使高興) children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
John Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important."
It is this desire that lures (引誘) many boys and girls into joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities.
When a study was made a few years ago on runaway wives, what do you think was discovered to be the main reason wives run away? It was "lack of appreciation." And I'd bet that a similar study made of runaway husbands would come out the same way. We often take our spouses so much for granted that we never let them know we appreciated them.
Of course flattery (阿諛奉承) seldom works with discerning (眼光敏銳的) people. It is shallow, selfish and insincere. It ought to fail and and it usually does. True, some people are so hungry, so thirsty, for appreciation that they will swallow anything, just as starving man will eat grass and fishworms.
In the long run, flattery will do you more harm than good. Flattery is counterfeit (偽造的), and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.
The difference between appreciation and flattery is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired (讚賞); the other universally condemned.
General Obregon's philosophy: "Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
Flattery is telling the other person precisely (恰好) what he thinks about himself.
One of the most neglected virtues (美德) of our daily existence is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothing pleases (使高興) children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
CIMT
【Now新聞台】不少青少年都有晚睡的習慣，不過長期睡眠不足，原來會增加患心血管疾病的風險。https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=321426
carotid intima-media thickness
頸動脈內膜中膜厚度
Atherosclerotic vascular disease (動脈粥樣硬化血管疾病) begins in childhood and progresses over decades. Symptomatic, clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events generally occur when atherosclerosis progresses to flow-limiting disease that causes ischemia (an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body), or when a thrombus (血栓) forms on an existing plaque as a result of rupture or erosion...As a screening test, imaging must be safe, be sensitive, be affordable, and lead to interventions that can favorably alter the natural history of CVD. Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with ultrasound is a noninvasive, sensitive, and reproducible technique for identifying and quantifying atherosclerotic burden and CVD risk. It is a well-validated research tool that has been translated increasingly into clinical practice…In 2000, the American Heart Association Prevention Conference V concluded that CIMT “can now be considered for further clarification of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment at the request of a physician,” provided that it is performed by an experienced laboratory. In 2001, the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III stated that CIMT “could be used as an adjunct (attachment) in CHD risk assessment…
James H., & Claudia E. (2008). Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 21(2), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.011
carotid intima-media thickness
頸動脈內膜中膜厚度
Atherosclerotic vascular disease (動脈粥樣硬化血管疾病) begins in childhood and progresses over decades. Symptomatic, clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events generally occur when atherosclerosis progresses to flow-limiting disease that causes ischemia (an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body), or when a thrombus (血栓) forms on an existing plaque as a result of rupture or erosion...As a screening test, imaging must be safe, be sensitive, be affordable, and lead to interventions that can favorably alter the natural history of CVD. Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with ultrasound is a noninvasive, sensitive, and reproducible technique for identifying and quantifying atherosclerotic burden and CVD risk. It is a well-validated research tool that has been translated increasingly into clinical practice…In 2000, the American Heart Association Prevention Conference V concluded that CIMT “can now be considered for further clarification of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment at the request of a physician,” provided that it is performed by an experienced laboratory. In 2001, the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III stated that CIMT “could be used as an adjunct (attachment) in CHD risk assessment…
James H., & Claudia E. (2008). Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 21(2), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.011
2018年9月29日星期六
2018年9月26日星期三
頹唐
十月開始，會從中大商務調往歷史博物館商務工作。
在中文大學書店工作了將近三年，難免有不捨之情。
被調走的感覺一點也不好受。
還要給我打聽到是 In 完一個再調走我，心再沉了一沉。
板主是時候反省一下。
深明僱主需要的不是一隻默默耕耘的新界牛，
而是要一匹跑得快的良駒。
店長和我談及轉職說得很輕鬆，
本人認為此是主管給我的一個美好的下台階，
同時是一個無形的警號。
新的主管不會視我為新人，
轉職可能會是一個頗大的挑戰。
新的工作地點賣的主要是精品，
雖然報到前還不知道工作範疇，
相信我會更像一個售貨員。
正所謂「魚不過塘不肥」，人總要思想正面。
況且，新崗位 weekday 工時較短，交通更方便。
另一重點是可以在家吃晚飯，會比較健康。
在中文大學書店工作了將近三年，難免有不捨之情。
被調走的感覺一點也不好受。
還要給我打聽到是 In 完一個再調走我，心再沉了一沉。
板主是時候反省一下。
深明僱主需要的不是一隻默默耕耘的新界牛，
而是要一匹跑得快的良駒。
店長和我談及轉職說得很輕鬆，
本人認為此是主管給我的一個美好的下台階，
同時是一個無形的警號。
新的主管不會視我為新人，
轉職可能會是一個頗大的挑戰。
新的工作地點賣的主要是精品，
雖然報到前還不知道工作範疇，
相信我會更像一個售貨員。
正所謂「魚不過塘不肥」，人總要思想正面。
況且，新崗位 weekday 工時較短，交通更方便。
另一重點是可以在家吃晚飯，會比較健康。
2018年9月25日星期二
2018年9月24日星期一
blame her here
謾罵很簡單，要修補關係很困難。
所以，我選擇在自己的園地發洩一下。
每一個人都有優點和缺點，我不明白她為何只針對我的缺點。
話說她是店舖中的一位副主任，以前是 Pearson Sales.
她之前在外國留學，英文好是她的優點。
她能夠獨立處事，也是她的優點。
她做事效率高，亦是她的優點。
她會熱心幫助同事。
譬如當收銀處排長龍，會主動幫忙。
她說話率直，是優點同時也是缺點，
因為我認為厚道不只是男士的專利。
她認為在早會上講過一次，我就要牢牢記著。
例如，店長吩咐她統一字典、英文考試用書的折扣。
她用 Excel 表印一份清單，然後在早會說了一遍。
她沒有將清單貼在收銀位置不緊要，
至少應該告訴同事 Excel 表放在內聯網哪個位置。
人腦不是電腦，再問多一次就被她罵。
她說開學很忙，我的提問是滋擾。
我不可以說自己沒有錯，因為我的記憶力真是很差。
雖然醫生說過 psychiatric medication 不會影響記憶力，
但是我大大話話都服用了將近二十年。
早上不會喝提神飲品，只會在午飯前飲烏龍茶，
早餐後又要服用 600mg Epilim，在早會上其實狀態不太好。
加上早年用耳機聽音樂調較得太大聲，聽覺欠佳。
在這裡搬出了種種藉口，但卻是不爭的事實。
我有我的缺點，她有她的缺點。
既然我說會在此處發洩，當然會像個小人一一細數。
她已經工作了一段長時間，但是對收銀處工作不甚了解。
譬如她不懂客人退貨收銀程序。
她每一次都很大方替客人換貨，但是程序便交給我幹。
她明明每星期都負責一兩天埋數，可是一些基本的相關工作也要問人。
她可以問我，但是我不能問她，是什麼樣的道理?
她連速成輸入法也不懂，只用奇怪網站將英文或拼音轉為中文。
她是聰明人，是不肯學，覺得不用學，而不是學不到。
她寫字很快但很草，數字比較難辨認。
她跟別人談話興起會笑得很大聲，但我只覺得是可怕的冷笑。
上星期店長跟我單獨對談，
他建議我轉到歷史博物館商務工作。
因為他覺得我的工作表現沒有進步，
在收銀處應對有待改進。
他說一直以來都想增加我的工作範疇，
但又知道我優柔寡斷，做事欠膽量。
其實四份三時間都在收銀處工作，可以怎樣分身?
當然，我沒有反駁他。
雖然交通較方便，工時縮短，
但那裡主要是賣精品，我又不捨離開大學書店，
所以我將意願告訴店長，現時去向未明。
當歷史博物館商務主管發現我的工作效率低，
公司下一步會怎麼安排。
始終，不會每個人都像現時店長這樣包容。
店長又問及我怎麼看自己與其他同事的關係，
我不免另有聯想。
一位舊員工，開學時應邀回書店幫忙。
開學過後，她仍在大學店做兼職。
如果我是她，我不會甘願當兼職。
大學店聚餐當天，她都有出席。
可能是我多疑，難道我要知所進退?
所以，我選擇在自己的園地發洩一下。
每一個人都有優點和缺點，我不明白她為何只針對我的缺點。
話說她是店舖中的一位副主任，以前是 Pearson Sales.
她之前在外國留學，英文好是她的優點。
她能夠獨立處事，也是她的優點。
她做事效率高，亦是她的優點。
她會熱心幫助同事。
譬如當收銀處排長龍，會主動幫忙。
她說話率直，是優點同時也是缺點，
因為我認為厚道不只是男士的專利。
她認為在早會上講過一次，我就要牢牢記著。
例如，店長吩咐她統一字典、英文考試用書的折扣。
她用 Excel 表印一份清單，然後在早會說了一遍。
她沒有將清單貼在收銀位置不緊要，
至少應該告訴同事 Excel 表放在內聯網哪個位置。
人腦不是電腦，再問多一次就被她罵。
她說開學很忙，我的提問是滋擾。
我不可以說自己沒有錯，因為我的記憶力真是很差。
雖然醫生說過 psychiatric medication 不會影響記憶力，
但是我大大話話都服用了將近二十年。
早上不會喝提神飲品，只會在午飯前飲烏龍茶，
早餐後又要服用 600mg Epilim，在早會上其實狀態不太好。
加上早年用耳機聽音樂調較得太大聲，聽覺欠佳。
在這裡搬出了種種藉口，但卻是不爭的事實。
我有我的缺點，她有她的缺點。
既然我說會在此處發洩，當然會像個小人一一細數。
她已經工作了一段長時間，但是對收銀處工作不甚了解。
譬如她不懂客人退貨收銀程序。
她每一次都很大方替客人換貨，但是程序便交給我幹。
她明明每星期都負責一兩天埋數，可是一些基本的相關工作也要問人。
她可以問我，但是我不能問她，是什麼樣的道理?
她連速成輸入法也不懂，只用奇怪網站將英文或拼音轉為中文。
她是聰明人，是不肯學，覺得不用學，而不是學不到。
她寫字很快但很草，數字比較難辨認。
她跟別人談話興起會笑得很大聲，但我只覺得是可怕的冷笑。
上星期店長跟我單獨對談，
他建議我轉到歷史博物館商務工作。
因為他覺得我的工作表現沒有進步，
在收銀處應對有待改進。
他說一直以來都想增加我的工作範疇，
但又知道我優柔寡斷，做事欠膽量。
其實四份三時間都在收銀處工作，可以怎樣分身?
當然，我沒有反駁他。
雖然交通較方便，工時縮短，
但那裡主要是賣精品，我又不捨離開大學書店，
所以我將意願告訴店長，現時去向未明。
當歷史博物館商務主管發現我的工作效率低，
公司下一步會怎麼安排。
始終，不會每個人都像現時店長這樣包容。
店長又問及我怎麼看自己與其他同事的關係，
我不免另有聯想。
一位舊員工，開學時應邀回書店幫忙。
開學過後，她仍在大學店做兼職。
如果我是她，我不會甘願當兼職。
大學店聚餐當天，她都有出席。
可能是我多疑，難道我要知所進退?
2018年9月23日星期日
interpersonal skill
'When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling (豎立) with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity (虛榮心)."
condemnation doesn't work
"B. F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior. Later studies have shown that the same applies to human. By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment."
2018年9月22日星期六
irreversible?不可逆轉?
大規模的藻類種植可以降低大氣中的二氧化碳水平。 藻類的生長速度足以降低地球的溫室氣體。 以便收成，它應該種植在極大的網中。 被人類吃掉是不合理的，因為這是極大量的繁殖，可以的話，最好將藻類轉化為有機肥料。 我們應該種植對不同種類的藻類，因為它可以降低害蟲生長的風險。 另一個需要解決的問題是我們必須考慮如何處理晚間大量二氧化碳排放。二氧化碳只是一種溫室氣體，我們也可以少吃牛排來防止甲烷的產生。
Large-scale algae agriculture can reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The growth speed of algae is fast enough to lower this greenhouse gas of the Earth. It should be planted in an extreme large nets in order to harvest. It is probably unreasonable to be eaten by human as it would be a huge amount to consume. It is better to transform the algae into organic fertilizer. We should undergo polyculture of different species of algae as it can lower the risk of pest growth. Another problem has to be solved is that we have to consider how to handle the large amount production of oxygen. Carbon dioxide is only one kind of greenhouse gas, we can also eat less steak to prevent the production of methane.(Image: phys.org)
要解決塑膠污染也不是沒可能，一種細菌產生的酶可加快 PET分解。然而，我們不可有恃無恐使用塑膠。因為科技有機會趕不及污染。延伸閱讀︰
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-eating-enzyme-pollution-solution-waste-bottles-bacteria-portsmouth-a8307371.html
要解決塑膠污染也不是沒可能，一種細菌產生的酶可加快 PET分解。然而，我們不可有恃無恐使用塑膠。因為科技有機會趕不及污染。延伸閱讀︰
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-eating-enzyme-pollution-solution-waste-bottles-bacteria-portsmouth-a8307371.html
2018年9月16日星期日
Autism and antibiotics
自閉症是一種嚴重的發育障礙，相信有多種原因。腸胃中的慢性破傷風感染可能是自閉症的成因之一。
很多自閉症患者有廣泛使用抗生素病史。口服抗生素顯著破壞保護性腸道微生物群，為趁虛而入的病原體創造有利環境。破傷風梭菌是一種普遍存在的的厭氧桿菌，可產生強力的神經毒素(TeNT)。迷走神經能夠將破傷風毒素由腸道運送至中樞神經系統。一旦進入大腦，TeNT破壞了神經遞質的釋放(見下圖)......這種對神經遞質釋放的抑制可以解釋自閉症各種行為缺陷。一些自閉症兒童在使用抗菌藥物時有效對抗腸道梭菌，自閉症典型行為會顯著減少。(但只屬短暫效果)
Autism is a severe developmental disability believed to have multiple reasons. This paper outlines the possibility of a chronic tetanus infection of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as the underlying cause for symptoms of autism observed in some individuals.
A significant percentage of individuals with autism have a history of extensive antibiotic use. Oral antibiotics significantly disrupt protective intestinal microbiota, creating a favorable environment for colonization by opportunistic pathogens. Clostridium tetani is a general anaerobic bacillus that produces a potent neurotoxin... The vagus nerve is capable of transporting tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) and provides a route of ascent from the intestinal tract to the central nervous system (CNS)…Once in the brain, TeNT disrupts the release of neurotransmitters...This inhibition of neurotransmitter release would explain a wide variety of behavioral deficits apparent in autism...Some children with autism have also shown a significant reduction in stereotyped behaviors when treated with antimicrobials effective against intestinal clostridia…
In fact, gastrointestinal symptoms are surprisingly common in people with mental health and neurological conditions...
Diarrhea is often a side effect of antibiotics...
Clostridium difficile infections cause severe intractable (難治療的) diarrhea in some people after they have been given antibiotic treatment...
For sufferers of long-term conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, emotion plays a fearsome role in their symptoms...
Sudo and Chida designed a simple experiment, using mice, that looked at whether the gut microbiota affected the brain's response to stress... in the germ-free (in the gut) mice the (stress) hormone concentrations were twice as high...
...Many microbes were (soon) linked to mental illness, but it is the Toxoplasma parasite that has proved to be the most compelling suspect for many conditions...
...Introducing live bacteria (to the gut) increases levels of tryptophan in the blood. This little molecule is of paramount (首要的) importance of happiness, as it is converted directly into serotonin...the increase in tryptophan that the added bacteria bring about is not because they make it, but rather because they prevent the immune system from destroying the body's supplies of it...
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
很多自閉症患者有廣泛使用抗生素病史。口服抗生素顯著破壞保護性腸道微生物群，為趁虛而入的病原體創造有利環境。破傷風梭菌是一種普遍存在的的厭氧桿菌，可產生強力的神經毒素(TeNT)。迷走神經能夠將破傷風毒素由腸道運送至中樞神經系統。一旦進入大腦，TeNT破壞了神經遞質的釋放(見下圖)......這種對神經遞質釋放的抑制可以解釋自閉症各種行為缺陷。一些自閉症兒童在使用抗菌藥物時有效對抗腸道梭菌，自閉症典型行為會顯著減少。(但只屬短暫效果)
神經遞質的釋放協助神經細胞傳遞訊息
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Autism is a severe developmental disability believed to have multiple reasons. This paper outlines the possibility of a chronic tetanus infection of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as the underlying cause for symptoms of autism observed in some individuals.
A significant percentage of individuals with autism have a history of extensive antibiotic use. Oral antibiotics significantly disrupt protective intestinal microbiota, creating a favorable environment for colonization by opportunistic pathogens. Clostridium tetani is a general anaerobic bacillus that produces a potent neurotoxin... The vagus nerve is capable of transporting tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) and provides a route of ascent from the intestinal tract to the central nervous system (CNS)…Once in the brain, TeNT disrupts the release of neurotransmitters...This inhibition of neurotransmitter release would explain a wide variety of behavioral deficits apparent in autism...Some children with autism have also shown a significant reduction in stereotyped behaviors when treated with antimicrobials effective against intestinal clostridia…
Bolte, E. R. (1998). Autism and Clostridium tetani[Abstract]. Medical Hypotheses, 51(2),133-144. doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90107-4
Autism was once exceedingly rare...By the time the first real surveys were done in the 1960s, around 1 in 2500 children were affected...At the time of last count, in 2010, the number stood at 1 in every 68 children...
Mental health and antibiotics
Diarrhea is often a side effect of antibiotics...
Clostridium difficile infections cause severe intractable (難治療的) diarrhea in some people after they have been given antibiotic treatment...
For sufferers of long-term conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, emotion plays a fearsome role in their symptoms...
Sudo and Chida designed a simple experiment, using mice, that looked at whether the gut microbiota affected the brain's response to stress... in the germ-free (in the gut) mice the (stress) hormone concentrations were twice as high...
...Many microbes were (soon) linked to mental illness, but it is the Toxoplasma parasite that has proved to be the most compelling suspect for many conditions...
...Introducing live bacteria (to the gut) increases levels of tryptophan in the blood. This little molecule is of paramount (首要的) importance of happiness, as it is converted directly into serotonin...the increase in tryptophan that the added bacteria bring about is not because they make it, but rather because they prevent the immune system from destroying the body's supplies of it...
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
畢業
農曆七月到青松觀祭祖，
表弟從台灣大學畢業回來。
他在當地的成績不太好，
他不是不聰明，而是沉迷電玩，
已經因此延遲畢業。
祭祖當天，母親當然問他近況。
阿媽對我說他還未下決心找工作。
在酒樓飲茶，我見他好像換了 iPhone X.
身為表哥，我替他著急，也替阿姨擔心。
回想起自己畢業，
阿姨送我鮮花、公仔，和親戚替我慶祝。
問題是我畢業，等於失業，
因為對我最好的老師都建議我轉行。
然而，無經驗的護理學系畢業生想找其他工作不易。
沒有多少選擇的情況，只能當小學生功課輔導班導師。
工餘時間，我便到旺角學普通話。
後來再嘗試轉工，做了短期職業治療助理。
展轉到了阿姨的窗簾公司做文職。
之後經勞工處 Y.E.S. 招聘會找到書店工作。
學習基本的國語以及在阿姨公司的工作經驗，
對我在書店客戶服務的工作有不少幫助。
不是想將自己和表弟比較甚麼。
這裡又不便道出阿姨的家事，
只可以說阿姨捱得很辛苦、生活迫人。
我只希望他能生性一點，
畢業了就要找工作，
何況有些尖子未畢業已做足準備。
表弟從台灣大學畢業回來。
他在當地的成績不太好，
他不是不聰明，而是沉迷電玩，
已經因此延遲畢業。
祭祖當天，母親當然問他近況。
阿媽對我說他還未下決心找工作。
在酒樓飲茶，我見他好像換了 iPhone X.
身為表哥，我替他著急，也替阿姨擔心。
回想起自己畢業，
阿姨送我鮮花、公仔，和親戚替我慶祝。
問題是我畢業，等於失業，
因為對我最好的老師都建議我轉行。
然而，無經驗的護理學系畢業生想找其他工作不易。
沒有多少選擇的情況，只能當小學生功課輔導班導師。
工餘時間，我便到旺角學普通話。
後來再嘗試轉工，做了短期職業治療助理。
展轉到了阿姨的窗簾公司做文職。
之後經勞工處 Y.E.S. 招聘會找到書店工作。
學習基本的國語以及在阿姨公司的工作經驗，
對我在書店客戶服務的工作有不少幫助。
不是想將自己和表弟比較甚麼。
這裡又不便道出阿姨的家事，
只可以說阿姨捱得很辛苦、生活迫人。
我只希望他能生性一點，
畢業了就要找工作，
何況有些尖子未畢業已做足準備。
2018年9月13日星期四
Please Stay With Me
Will you stay by my side? Quietly though a crack, the passion (disappears)
Always become unable to recognize the calm before the storm
Again and again (I) gather the little fragments of love.
Piling them up piece by piece
I just simply long to see you.
and my tears overflow so much because of this… my love
Sigh (嘆氣) spills out and floats up into the night sky.
Please Stay With Me
Though I am enduring it, please don’t ever treat me coldly
because words will one day become reality
The first thing, second thing that will not end as just a dream that cannot hear pride or talent, please reveal (展現) it to me.
If I say I want to meet you, will it cause (you) pain again?
Even though my tears overflow (because of you)… my love
While we pass each other by, you become dearer to me.
Please Stay With Me
I want to know more.
I want to hear your voice.
I start wanting to cry and feel lost.
I am weak, aren’t I?
I just simply long to see you
and my tears overflow so much because of this… my love
Sigh spills out and floats up into the night sky.
Please Stay With Me
If I say I want to meet you, will it cause (you) pain again?
Even though my tears overflow, my love
While we pass each other by, you become dearer to me
Please Stay With Me
2018年9月12日星期三
無謂的自尊
最近不時都在收銀處工作。
對一位客人印象好深刻。
紙幣外，她給我幾個兩蚊。
我對她說沒有什麼作用。
明顯地她計錯數唔肯認。
仲同我講，你咪找番XX給我。
結果我咪找左一堆散銀給她。
大學生看不起收銀員都很可笑。
有一天，GM 幫朋友買書。
她 sent 左封電郵給店長。
我就在 POS 拍現金出單，
在重印單據上寫了 "For 東匯 Janice"，
然後把單據放在收銀機內。
同事埋數時以為此單據是 void 單，
當然是計唔啱數。
我做完後勤工作後幫手數 cash 都找不到原因，
此時店長心水清記起此單。
Ai，void 單最少兩張紙。
什麼重印單都以為係 void 單的話，
我寫多幾多 details 都無用。
結果，大家 9 點收工。
對一位客人印象好深刻。
紙幣外，她給我幾個兩蚊。
我對她說沒有什麼作用。
明顯地她計錯數唔肯認。
仲同我講，你咪找番XX給我。
結果我咪找左一堆散銀給她。
大學生看不起收銀員都很可笑。
有一天，GM 幫朋友買書。
她 sent 左封電郵給店長。
我就在 POS 拍現金出單，
在重印單據上寫了 "For 東匯 Janice"，
然後把單據放在收銀機內。
同事埋數時以為此單據是 void 單，
當然是計唔啱數。
我做完後勤工作後幫手數 cash 都找不到原因，
此時店長心水清記起此單。
Ai，void 單最少兩張紙。
什麼重印單都以為係 void 單的話，
我寫多幾多 details 都無用。
結果，大家 9 點收工。
2018年9月9日星期日
bring along
phrasal verb
If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
They brought along Laura Jane in a pram (嬰兒車).
Dad brought a notebook along to the beach, in case he was seized by sudden inspiration.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bring-along
If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
They brought along Laura Jane in a pram (嬰兒車).
Dad brought a notebook along to the beach, in case he was seized by sudden inspiration.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bring-along
為何口腔傷口癒合較快
口腔傷口比其他身體部位的傷口癒合得更快，疤痕更少。其中一個原因是唾液，唾液以幾種方式促進口腔傷口的癒合。 唾液創造了一個潮濕的環境，可以改善炎症細胞 (inflammatory cells) 的存活和功能，對傷口癒合至關重要。 此外，唾液含有多種蛋白質，這些蛋白質在口腔內傷口癒合的各個階段中起作用。 存在於唾液的外泌體 (exosomes) 中的組織因子顯著加速血液凝固。
隨後唾液中的生長因子(尤其是表皮生長因子)促進上皮細胞的增殖。
(with the help of google translate)
Wounds in the oral cavity heal faster and
with less scarring than wounds in other parts of the body. One of the factors
implicated in this phenomenon is the presence of saliva, which promotes the
healing of oral wounds in several ways. Saliva creates a humid environment,
which improves the survival and functioning of inflammatory cells that
are crucial for wound healing. Furthermore, saliva contains a variety of
proteins that play a role in the various stages of the intraoral wound healing.
Tissue factor, present in salivary exosomes, accelerates the clotting
of blood dramatically. The subsequent proliferation of epithelial cells is
promoted by growth factors in saliva, especially epidermal growth factor...
Brand, H.S.,
(2013). Saliva and wound healing [Abstract]. The Chinese journal of Dental Research, 16(1). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23878824
Inflammation
in wounds is a highly ordered process that significantly impacts wound healing
outcomes. Several pieces of evidence point to a positive role for leukocytes in
the stimulation of the proliferative phase of healing. In particular,
macrophages appear to support healing through the generation of growth factors
that promote cell proliferation and protein synthesis.
Turabelidze,
A., (2012). Inflammation and wound healing [Abstract]. Endodontic Topics, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/etp.12012
The
major role of exosomes is to carry the information by delivering various
effectors (a molecule that binds to a protein and affects the function of that
protein) or signaling molecules between specific cells.
2018年9月8日星期六
offer letter?
A conditional offer means you still need to meet the requirements – usually exam results.
2018年9月5日星期三
說好的罐裝奶茶到了哪裡
星期日，板主想飲杯奶茶提神。
去七仔、去一田，冷藏架只有罐裝咖啡，沒有罐裝奶茶。
架上只有膠樽裝奶茶。
紙盒奶茶可能存在，但天時暑熱……
為了一杯奶茶，去大家樂、茶餐廳又有點兀突。
最後去了天仁買了杯少冰少甜珍珠奶茶。
無耐地用了一枝飲管。
去七仔、去一田，冷藏架只有罐裝咖啡，沒有罐裝奶茶。
架上只有膠樽裝奶茶。
紙盒奶茶可能存在，但天時暑熱……
為了一杯奶茶，去大家樂、茶餐廳又有點兀突。
最後去了天仁買了杯少冰少甜珍珠奶茶。
無耐地用了一枝飲管。
2018年9月2日星期日
one cell thick celery
我將樣本放在玻璃片上，然後在顯微鏡觀察以及用鉛筆畫圖。
完成品當然不及上圖那麼完美，但也受何中何老師稱讚。
如果沒猜錯，上圖 (from fineartamerica.com)是用上了染料。
講到生物科的啟蒙老師，還是要數梁中陳老師。
到今天我仍記得他說，我們像海綿將知識快速吸收，但欠缺自主思考。
到今天我仍記得他用心說明吸煙的禍害，和 Professor Sophia Chan 是同一陣線。
到今天我仍記得他說，認真做一件事的人很 charming.
當我在 canteen 用心做數學練習時，被黃同學笑指我 charming, 真正講笑。
當時，我和 Richard Yeung 時常在生物科考試後對 MCQ、鬥 MCQ 成績。
主要原因是我的 Long Question 一定不及他，也是我和他的青春記憶。
講來好像很 gay ，但我在求學時期，總與班中其中一位男同窗比較熟，
中學如是，大學如是。只不過在大學，會主動跟護理系的靚女同學混熟，
(不能不承認，我以貌取人。)
其中一個原因是她們比我的中同女生更主動。
雖然到最後仍是朋友，雖然到最後我都是孤身走我路，
也不是什麼壞事，因為跟我一起不會有什麼幸福。
話已說得太遠……
如果不是梁中陳老師，我預科不會選修生物科。
如果不是他，我繼而不會讀 Associate in Health Studies of HKCC.
及後順理成章修讀我人生第二志向 Bachelor of Nursing.
最諷刺的是我跟本不適合當護士，原因未能盡錄，但也略說一二。
不知道是藥物影響，還是腎上腺素影響，緊張手震，震過貓王。
以前能切割 one cell thick celery，俱往矣……
緊張，導致應變能力差，遇到危急情況，不懂冷靜、快速解決問題。
記憶力活像金魚，不論練習多少次同一技巧，也不時失準。
工作效率低，亦是現時僱主之前想調走我我主因。
現時的工作，壓力相對小。周末可以看書寫 Blog.
缺點是工時長，沒有進修機會。
明天開學，工作量即將大增。
其實我只需要在生活上改變微細的壞習慣，人不會那麼疲憊，足以應付。
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