An invitation to join me on NotchUp

Hi ,

I just joined NotchUp and wanted to share it with you.

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If you're happy at your job, and don't want to look for anything new, you want to be on NotchUp.

There are two ways to become a NotchUp member: 1) You can apply for admittance to the network and wait for acceptance, or 2) You can be invited by a current member and start using NotchUp immediately. Because I invited you, you can join NotchUp without having to apply.

Click Here to register for NotchUp and create your NotchUp profile. If the link doesn't work, you can copy and paste the text below into your web browser:

Registering and creating a NotchUp profile takes just seconds if you have a resume or LinkedIn profile, and is the best time investment you'll make all year.

Good luck with your career!

David

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GOSH： Please stop complaining

Just now I was having lunch at the pantry... heard these two women talking about "English"... it was actually about English accent. They complained about Indian accents. They found it hard to understand and get what the Indians are talking about.

it is true that the Indians do possess very strong accent. However, there is nothing to complain about. I used to complain on this before and I realized that I was wrong. It was not the problem of their accent. The problem lies on I had very poor listening. I could not understand the good English coming from a strong accent.

On the other hand, I really wanted to ask those two women. How about your accent? I have not heard a single English word coming out from your gentle mouth. Do you think your English is better understood than the Indian ones? I am not sure how good your English is. Hope it is great! Otherwise, you are just making yourself lose face because you cannot even speak good English, how can you comment about other's English then. If your pieces of rotten English can be understood by other native English speakers and good English speakers, it is not because you speaker better but rather the listeners can listen and understand better.

After all, in communication, accent problem does occur. The reason should not all be pushed to the speakers. The listeners should have at least 50% of the responsibility to check on their listening. If they have heard so many different accents already, how could they just simple do not understand one? I know some accents are very strong and might take a little longer to get used to and get comfortable with. Nevertheless, it is a matter of whether you want to listen or not.

Good luck, the two ladies!
Try harder next time before you make any complaint!
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what made my day today?

Suddenly my phone rang.
I picked up (luckily, it was through. Sometimes, it doesn't)
"there is an express mail for you!", the receptionist said, "please trouble you to come down and pick it up. "
"Sure! Thanks!"

I went down!

I opened the mail.
It was from Godma... it's my birthday cards!

This is what the card says:

Wishing you happiness on your birthday and every day.
With inspiring thoughts by Emily Matthews

Each day is a gift
filled with good things for you. -
New light
shining brightly
on all that you do,
The comfortable joys
of your favorite routine,
The fun
that a few nice surprises
can mean...

Friends you can laugh with
and loved ones who care,
Goals to accomplish,
support you can share,
Time just to dream
and relax, as you should --
And wonderful reasons
to feel life is good.

Because you're so special --
hope all your days
are filled with those things
that bring meaning and happiness
to your world
and your heart.

Happy Birthday


Who is Emily Matthews?
Through her richly expressed, deeply personal writings, Emily Matthews shares with what is closest to her heart-- the love of family and friends, the beaut of nature, and a quiet reverence for everyday miracles.

In today's complex world, Emily Matthews reaffirms the things that are truly important in life- faith, hope, optimism, and joy-- precious gifts that can be ours when we open our hears and believe.

Moments of Inspiration ™ from the writings of Emily Matthews ™

the other card are from the two 'siblings' C.&K. (I guess that's why I like CK so much... lol)
it is an animal card...
four dogs sitting by the pool drooling while a cool cat walks across in front of them...
The words"

You're still turning heads!
Happy Birthday...

I did not quite get it... will ask them about it when I see C. soon!

- David

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time to change job?

there was this article on Fortune describing the eight signs that indicates you need to change a job.

basically they are:
"

1. You don't fit in. Your values don't match the company's. If your colleagues are "dishonest and focused on getting ahead regardless of legal or moral barriers," Bayer says, it's time to quit before an Enron-style scandal sinks the ship.

2. Your boss doesn't like you and you don't like him or her. If your boss never asks your opinion, and never wants to chat or have lunch with you, and if you disagree with her agenda and dislike her style, your days are numbered. Adds Bayer: "If you've ever done something that undermined your boss, you might as well get out now."

3. Your peers don't like you. Feeling isolated, gossiped about, and excluded from the inner workings of the organization is a very bad sign, as is feeling that you're not part of the team and wouldn't socialize with your colleagues even if they asked you.

4. You don't get assignments that demonstrate the full range of your abilities. "Watching all the good assignments go to others, while you're given the ones that play to your weaknesses or are beneath your professional level, should tell you something," says Bayer. Likewise, if it seems the boss doesn't trust your judgment, you're in trouble.

5. You always get called upon to do the "grunt work." Everybody has to take on a dull or routine task now and then, but if you are constantly being singled out to do the work no one else wants, alarm bells should ring.

6. You are excluded from meetings your peers are invited to. Sound familiar? If it's painfully clear that your ideas aren't valued, why stick around?

7. Everyone on your level has an office. You have a cubicle in the hallway. Bayer notes that, whatever your title, your digs can speak volumes about your real status in the organization. If your peers have offices with windows and you're asked to move into a broom closet - no matter what the official explanation - start cleaning out your desk.

8. You dread going to work and feel like you're developing an ulcer. Ah, here's yet another of your symptoms, and a particularly nasty one at that.

"
I think i am lucky enough that I don't feel any of the eight above...=)
of course, I don't even own a job per se... does internship consider job? =p
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save some time from repetitive internet usage

Original Article

IBM today unveiled a free and easy-to-use online service for recording step-by-step processes that Web users do on a regular basis, then automatically runs those processes, eliminating repetitive or mundane tasks for the user.

It's named CoScripter.
http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/coscripter

I think I don't have to log in to my email as frequently as I am now. Save some time and can take more breaks... reduce redundant process.

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" keeping up with the internet" By Seth on Meebo

keeping up with the internet
seth posted this on September 21, 2007

I went to dinner with a friend of mine tonight who works at one of the major internet portal companies. We talked about everything from airplanes to how hard it is to hire in Silicon Valley. One topic we touched on was how hard it is to keep up with the latest and greatest technologies coming out of the tech industry.

So many new, very cool products are launching these days that it is *really* hard to keep track of it all. I mentioned how I probably spend at least an hour or so each day just combing through various blogs, trying to keep on top of everything. So which blogs are my daily reads?

Here's a list of what appears in my RSS reader each day:

AppleInsider - that Steve Jobs just keeps on innovating
Autoblog - planes, cars, they all go fast and I can't stop reading about them
CenterNetworks - all tech news all the time
Consumerist - ok, sometimes it's really interesting to see what scam these guys have uncovered
CultureBy - very interesting insights on the intersection of human behavior and economics
EarlyStageVC - Peter has great insights on how to build startups
GigaOM - Om and Mark were the first two folks to blog on meebo...ever! Om's blog has really good, deep industry insight
Mashable! - Everything, and I mean absolutely everything that's going on in the consumer internet space
paidContent.org - content is king...learn about it here
Read/WriteWeb - general tech news and analysis
SocketSite - real estate in SF - it's so expensive, why even bother?
Techcrunch - very complete coverage of the latest product launches and announcements in the consumer internet space
tuaw - the latest and greatest about those Apple folk
Valleywag - always fun to read a bit of juicy gossip
VentureBeat - consumer internet happenings with a slant toward venture capitalists
VentureBlog - David - a VC - can't keep him from his blog
WebWare - when we launched meebo Elaine said "this is webware!" Apparently the WebWare folks agree

Finally, a big shout out to ResourceShelf and Mark Jen. ResourceShelf has covered meebo numerous times and Mark was one of the first two folks to blog on meebo.

So which blogs do you all read? Leave a comment and let us know!

Seth
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