How to Read a Book - Article Read at Starbucks

I read the CUP magazine when having my breakfast at Starbucks Landmark today. One article is about reading and I am so shameful that my reading skill is worse than a Primary Six pupil.

Excerpt from CUP Magazine:

為什麼要閱讀？作者說，目標是要讀得更好，提升閱讀的層次。他們將閱讀分為四個層次：基礎閱讀 (Elementary Reading)，檢視閱讀 (Inspectional Reading) ，分析閱讀 (Analytical Reading)，主題閱讀 (Syntopical Reading) ，第一種層次是所有識字的人都可以做的閱讀，第四種閱讀當然就是最高難度，就是讀一本書的時候，吸收作者傳達的知識，同時也在主動的把自己的想法與之交融碰撞。

如果不提升閱讀的層次，一個人即使考入了大學但其閱讀的程度，可以終身停留在小學六年級的程度。閱讀應如金字塔 ﹣ 基礎厚實，頂端尖銳，閱讀的藝術是：『憑藉頭腦運作，不假任何外助，以一己之力來提升自我的過程。包括敏銳的觀察，可靠的記憶，想像的空間，訓練有素的分析，以及反省思考，這一切學習技巧，最終是為了自我發現。』

Just an update on 30.10.2012, I finally finished the Chinese translated version of How to Read a Book...I think it is a great book although I am still staying at the level of Elementary Reading...

Flag Day Cutie Girl + Hayden & Cyrus

Saw a cutie flag selling cutie girl with a red flag bag before going to work. I do not know where they go, but I was sure there were going to a place not many people gathered and that will be more difficult for them to sell the flag. Maybe they were planning to go home.

In the afternoon, I took a half-day off and went to meet Hayden and Cyrus. I could not believe I finally got to love to play 爆旋陀螺 with them.

Accident on 22 August 2011

Beautiful blue sky, cuties white cloud for days, it is because of the Universiade Shenzhen, no chemical is allowed to be emitted from the factories. Thanks to Universiade Shenzhen, originally with no relation to me at all.

An accident happened yesterday. It reminds me to be always alert to incoming calls. Must turn the mobile on all the time; Must put it beside even sleeping; Must stand by for anyone calling anytime, even in the midnight. Just because I do not want to shift the responsibilities or burden to others.

Shenzhen 1 Day Trip

Spending a Saturday at Shenzhen with an ex-colleague there and a friend. We arrived SZ through Lokmachao border by train at 2pm. My SZ friend drove us directly to taste the Hangzhou cuisine until 4pm. We kept talking while eating, mostly about our works and the bad. Then we met a traffic jam on the highway and finally arrived DaFang Painting Village. We went directly to buy the leather making tools at a building, walking upstair to 9/F. We were all nearly out of breath when we reached the small rooms with a lot of leather making tools and accessories. We were all very tired after shopping and had a drink at a gallery+cafe.

DaFang Village is less interesting than I expected. Maybe I did not have enough time to pay a visit. Anyway, I finally bought some painting colors and pens and had our dinner at an Anhui restaurant called 醉翁亭.

http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=35354

Although the dishes we ate were not very special but there are a lot to explore next time, I wish.

I was completely exhausted when I got off at the border of HuangGang where was under renovated and needed to walk a very long way to arrive at the immigration counter. I was almost dead at 11:30pm at home but it was nice to meet the old friend and ate so much good food. A Wonderful day.

Upgrade Myself

Almost everything is settled about my job and maybe it's time to upgrade myself. Watched tutorial on net. And today finally finished reading 利志達 ＜大海盗談＞ comic book. His drawing is great and stories are difficult to understand but inspiring.

Last Saturday, I watched a movie called "Strings" in which all characters are puppets with all created sets and props. The story is a bit old fashion, about a revenge story of the son of a king. However, some tricks are interesting, such as once the head string of the puppet is cut, he will die.

And finished the reading of the book about time machine. No book on hand yet so grab the book of 張愛玲＜張看＞ at bookshelf to read. It is composed of several short stories and need to read in a quiet mode.

Seem the team is 20% formed. Hope everything is going well.

Resigned Finally

I was so nervous to submit the letter to my boss. He asked me what the reason was. I answered because I found working here very boring and did not know how to retrieve the passion to work. He said life cannot quit so many times that I would be regret doing so. 3 years is not a long time and quitting now would lose the chance to work in a stable company. And he said I was affected by Wing, negatively affected. I cried...again. Really, I was happy to work in here but I do not allow myself to move forward without any personal development. I was super nervous at the time but now I am relieved......really relieved.

Doing nothing again at Office

After meeting yesterday, further no mood at all to do anything at office but now waiting for the confirmation.

Chatting at Cafe Corridor yesterday was in nice atmosphere, hope it is also nice at working atmosphere, hope the good people come, and the job is challenging. Do I ask for too much? Or am I not aggressive enough?

Like a simple but interesting and organic animation.

http://vimeo.com/17448270

Leisure Sat & Sun in 1st week of August

Doing nothing is the best thing to do in weekend.

Eating, eating and eating and sleeping.

Very slow in drawing as well, a lazy but leisure week.

Risotto-Making Day. Hard rice...

Disappointed Friday

Planning to settle down something but thing goes not according to my wish. The text popped up when I was at the elevator, heading to the meeting. Very disappointed, a bit irritated and annoyed, finally I went for lunch.

June Calendar, but seemed the receiver does not like it that much. Kind of upset. I know it is not very fine work though.

El mapa del tiempo by Felix J. Palma

Finished reading "Room" at office at 5pm today.

After lunch, I visited Lok Man Bookstore and bought another book to kill my time.

This is found from the website about new books release yesterday.

Hope it is interesting as it is such a thick book.

Room by Emma Donoghue

I should be better read the English version. Since it is a book recommended and borrowed from a friend, no complaint should be made for reading a good book free of charge.

The story is intriguing which is about a girl who was kidnapped by a man and gave birth to a child. The mother and son were kept in an underground small room for 5 years until the mother thought of a plan to escape. I brought it out at Starbucks for lunch today and could not stop reading it.Planning to finish reading it today.

Good Link to find books to read:

http://bookaholic.pixnet.net/blog

Surfing Internet when doing nothing at office

Not working for the whole day but just reading the creative websites for fun. Good like this sometimes, better than taking phone calls and talking endlessly/aimlessly.

Using post-it memo into Animation. So cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znN4vKL8baA&feature=player_embedded

Video Ref: Absolute - Blank TVC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqC0dvN7U3U&feature=player_embedded

Photo Ref (www.feck.com)

I think I should draw something simple and colorful.

by Jez Burrows

Paper Art by Sara Burgess

http://www.whitepaperspress.com/?portfolio=art