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Name: Shu
Country: United Kingdom
Metro: London
Birthday: 6/7/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: Chinese calligraphy... Piano...Sailing...Travelling on my own...Watching passerbys... Reading all sorts of books and listening to all sorts of music...I mean ALL SORTS... If i had enough time, I would try everything twice
Occupation: No longer a student
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Member Since:
3/6/2005
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| London is at long last blessed with a sun drenched, stunning summer. 2009 is somehow passing by really fast despite its eventfulness, lots have happened to my family, the team at work and my personal life, to a meaning part of which I have for the first time learnt to turn a blind eye. I consider myself outrageously lucky to have enjoyed some delightful companionship throughout those downturns, but the experience is not dissimilar to a sweet, innocent and almost bound-to-be-short-lived summer love - I tried to tread it lightly instead of burdening myself with heavy lifting, which I always did in my past life and I thought that way I could be happy for a while - only to find myself yearning to escape to under a blanket of stars in the middle of nowhere when the night is no longer young and I am all by myself... more than ever. | | |
| Sometimes all one needs is just a little bit of determination of taking off that pair of shoes - fabulous but too small, and walk barebeet. | | |
| Here it is, the new year resolution one week overdue. Areas of development: - Adopt more proactive approach in my area of focus at work; Establish internal profile as industry expertise especially on the asset side; Step up client dialogues in all product areas
- Heighten awareness around issues outside the finance world; Keep up with the big pictures in economy and politics; Devote more time and effort to the education projects
- Widen both social and professional network; Listen to friends with ears and heart; Be more expressive of the love for my parents
Value proposition: - Disciplined lifestyle
- Follow the logic and act rationally
- Have a good time and stay fabulous
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| A Buddhist philosopher once said, 'Culture lies not in objects or monuments but in the mind and compassion towards all sentient beings.'
It was very early on a gelid but sunny morning when we boarded the national carrier of Bhutan - Drukair, the humbly sized Airbus ascended steadily amidst the morning mist surrounding the valley of Eastern Himalayas and that way we bade goodbye to this amazing Kingdom. For the first time in a long time my eyes were glued to the aeroplane windows throughout the takeoff, as Kangchenjunga, Lhotse and Everest drifted silently by, the peacefulness absorbed by the eyes projected a sense of unspeakable tranquility to the mind and there emerged a certain feeling that only occurs when things are just on track. It lies somewhere beyond sorrow and joy, and the explanation is beyond why and therefore.Bhutan is visually breathtaking, culturally unique and a powerful reminder for the rest of the world that there are places and people whose beauty and grace is endlessly worth cherishing. As picturistic as the country's most salient features: massive dzongs, glorious Himalayan peaks, golden roofed stupas, brightly coloured national costume 'Gho' and 'Kera', the ambiance in the air was to the same degree mesmerising, people are friendly, selfless and incredibly generous. Our man in Bhutan, Rinchon has been most helpful and smoothed the way for the entire stay, ranging from bearing and grinning at our hopeless Bhutanese to satisfying our unreasonable greed for a hundred momos and fried icecream balls at late night. Till this day how I remember the beautiful place is also inevitably associated with the young, handsome face of his and the naivety, warmth in his nature. I will forever miss a time like those days when our own existence was awaken and stressed by the sentiment of compassion and utter love, and how totally oblivious we could be of what the world elsewhere was going through. | | |
| Latest reading has been 'Being and Nothingness' by Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher/screenwriter/politician who developed the existentialism that considers human freedom condemned and self-consciousness nothing but burden, and consequentially sees passion of being is no excuse for one's choice of behavior. I discovered the core of his philosophy somehow similar to the man-worship element in another favourite author of mine - Ayn Rand's writing, although Ayn's purpose of writing is not for the philosophical enlightenment but to draw a portrait of an ideal human being 'as an end in him/herself'. Controversial as it sounds, it is the very freedom to choose and to react under any given conditions/circumstances that empowers the transformation of oneself indefinitely. It is powerful, yet in my view partial thinking that human reality 'identifies and defines itself by the ends which it pursues', without taken into account any causality in the process and the impact of surroundings. 'In life, a man commits himself, draws his own portrait, and there is nothing but that portrait.' - JPS (1905-1980) | | |
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