Why u should not owe money on a credit card

Lengthen of time it will take to pay off $3000 of outstanding credit card debt at 18% interest rate by making only the minimum payments: 14 years, 9 months. Amount you will pay in interest: $2350. In othet words, if you owe this money when your kid is born, your kid would be going to university next year and you should be able to pay one semester tuition... Wonder why credit card companies are good buys even when times are bad?

So long partner....

Just watched Toy story 3 over the weekend.  It is amazing to see myself grew up over 15 years but the old gang has never aged a day.

What is more amazing is that Pixar can pump out one great film year over year.  Not only the graphics but the story as well.  I thought Wall-E was good until I saw UP, then I saw ToyStory 3.

Andy has grown up and so have I, it is time for the gang to move on.  So long partner!

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
If you've got troubles,I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and can see it through
Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do, it's me and you
Boy, and as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

鼓聲若響-陳昇

作詞：陳昇　作曲：陳昇　編曲：China Blue　演唱：陳昇&黃連煜
阿爸你甘也有塊聽　聽到阮用心唱的歌聲
嘸管落雨天　或是風颱天　阮是跑江湖的藝人
阿娘你甘也有知影　阮置咧外頭真正打拼
嘸敢來耽誤　當時的詛咒　袂乎你親戚頭前嚥氣

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情較快活
攀過了一山又一嶺　演唱阮甜蜜的歌聲
若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會快活
沒疑誤環境的拖磨　唱出阮悲情的歌聲

心愛的你甘也會諒解　阮會來離開是不得已
三餐著要吃　嘸通來畏寒　想到你嘸敢來哭出聲

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會快活
攀過了一山又一嶺　演唱阮甜蜜的歌聲
若有聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會沉重
跳著嘸情願的屁股花(舞步)　全為你風流的人客兄

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情就快活
拿出阮俐落的本領　演唱阮哀怨的歌聲
若有聽到鼓聲　阮的心情就快活
嘸要當做阮風度輕浮　全望你熱情的人客兄
歌聲真迷人　阮的心情是暗淡
日日夜夜塊作夢　返來去　我溫暖的故鄉
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超級有味道的歌, 年輕人還唱不出其中的味道.

Freedom is overrated... sometimes

A guy friend who is about to get married admit to me that he is a little scared.  He said he has been by himself for  all these time, it will be hard to adjust to a non-single life.

I told him that the freedom he is afraid to lose was never there in the first place.

My friend looked puzzled, so I continued.

"Just imagine how your friend will be different, will you be hanging out with different friends?  Will you be doing different things if you are single?"

More then likely you won't, if you are a person who are used to watching PPS at home, you will still do that, if you are a person who plays basketball with your friends, you will still do that.  The illusion of a "choice" if you are single is just an illusion, because if you are not that person who does other crazy things, that is just not you.

Freedom is overrated... sometimes...

Husband store - joke from the net

The Husband Store

 A store that sells husbands has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store is composed of 6 floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights.

 There is, however, a catch. As you open the door to any floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.

 So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband.

 On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

 Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
 The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?"

 So up she goes.

 The second floor sign reads:

 Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again.

 The third floor sign reads:

 Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking. "Hmm, better" she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"

 The fourth floor sign reads:

 Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework. "Wow!" exclaims the woman, "ver tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up
 another flight.

 The fifth floor sign reads:

 Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak. "Oh, mercy me! But just think... what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to
 the sixth floor she goes.

 The sixth floor sign reads:

 Floor 6 - You a re visitor 3,456,789,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at The Husband Store and have a nice day

話從前...

這幾次與朋友的聚會變得有點奇怪, 好像大家聚起來都是在話從前, 說誰的是非.  那感覺很難形容, 好像自己的某個部分被質疑, 或是被攻擊, 最主要是朋友的討論到結果, 就是問我, "你為什麼要跟他要好?", 我還不知道怎麼回答好.

但他們的遭遇已經算好了, 而且他們也是用了相當長的時間, (這些是當年被我割地賠償的朋友), 才知道當年的我是什麼感覺.

但說得越不是, 我並不覺得越開心, 反而覺得自己的過去某種程度上被否定.

也許, 我應該要開心, 朋友還是朋友, 他們也是希望我過得好... 但可以不要再恭喜我解脫了嗎? 那已經是好久以前的事了, 可以恭喜我有新的開始!