My mind is a bit clogged after listening to a thoughtful dinner conversation. To say the truth, I am too much of a coward. If I have my own perspective and position, I should step up and advocate them, instead of acting like a passive listener all the time. Too much emotional response running through my head at the same time and I try to anticipate what kind of feedback I will get- which often deters me from saying the truth. Then I'll always have to resort to writing as a means to reorganize my thoughts.

The topics discussed weren't the most important thing, but the extent to which others are willing to give you time to back up your statement. Too often, we neglect others' opinions because we just spit out our views like a reflex. It's not easy for someone to go against the flow, especially for an introvert. Nobody said you have to buy into their argument- but do you have the capacity to listen and appreciate someone's boldness to challenge you, before making a judgment call and proudly proclaiming that you are a liberal and respectful individual?

i can't get this song outta my head...

Afterthoughts...

Nothing feels emptier than letting a callous force- whom you poured your heart and passion to- tear your world apart. 

In a good mood today, since my first article for SCMP went out. I cannot seem to find it online, BUT I have another story that's selected to publish on American History of Business Journalism! So hyped up!

Read the story here.

This week, I started my internship at SCMP along with ten other interns.

The first two rounds of orientation have been nerve-wrecking for me, simply because of my damned introverted personality.

Anyway, saw this advice from Bloomberg Businessweek (which is a great magazine) and it really resonates with my belief:

"If I'm nervous, I'm in danger of learning something. I'm not nervous, I'm not pushing myself hard enough. So I've always pushed myself to do things that make me nervous."- Jeffrey Taylor, founder of Monster

亂寫

好久沒有寫blog了- 我這個人真的越來越懶。亦都是因為香港太多entertainment,加上工作， 喘不過氣來。其實我想好好寫些遊記，如我上禮拜的馬來西亞之旅。 

見人家的word press blog弄到有聲有色，我也決心開個比較專業的blog, 寫一些比較serious的文章。這對日後的resume也會比較好看吧。

今晚就出發去濟州及首爾了！籌備了很久，超期待的！聽說濟州的黑毛豬和鮑魚（對，又是吃！）很出名啊...

P.s.這幾天狂聽1872游花園的鬼故系列，又驚又要聽！想邊hea邊做其他野的人，我誠意推介啊！

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