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Just finished the interview with Action Against Hunger, and feels okay lah. The telephone line is not very good today, in fact, it’s fine when I firstly speak to the Director of financial department, but after I was transferred to another person at the meeting room, I could hardly hear what was the interviewer speaking, and also, he got a very thick african accent, thus, I really had tough time to understand what he was talking about.

However, He was very nice, and explained a lot about the work there, really appreciate that! Eventho I couldn’t catch every single word he said, but still I’m quite satisfied with my performance today.

Some questions he asked me today: (I just caught the general ideas) - updated @ 11:22 19th Aug.

Why do you participate in this program?
There are a lot of works here, do you feel comfortable with that?
What’s your expectation about compensation?
What you’ve learned from your previous internship & part time job?
Who will financially support your participation in this program? And do you need any financial aids?
When can you arrive in New York?
Do you have passport?
Are you familiar with Excel?
Do you watch Olympic Games?
Are you living in Beijing or?
After the program, will you go back to China? or Stay in America?
How about your housing when you are here?
And other confirmations about blah..blah..blah

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Been busy these days, cos I have to prepare for the telephone interview tomorrow night, so, really didn’t have time to update here. But these several days hard working is worthwhile, I can see my improvements there.

I started to prepare for the BIG event last friday with my agency. We firstly spoke in Chinese (Putonghua), in the first talk, we drew out the outline of how the interview would go, and also the points that I should notice while answering, and also prepared some questions which would most likely be asked. Then I got one hour to put all these together, and we started to speak in English. I found I can answer these questions more fluently in English than Putonghua, I’m not saying my English is better than my Putonghua, but sometimes, I cannot express myself very well using all Putonghua, I mean, I always chip in with some English and Cantonese while talking.

And the other night, I was rehearsing the interview myself while I was walking back home using Cantonese, the whole “Answering” went pretty well, and then I was shocked! What’s with my Putonghua???

Just now, right before I started to write this entry, I went to check the date of my lasting entry posted in Putonghua, It was posted on 11th December 2007 9 months till now~ And before I started this post, I was struggling if I should write this one in Putonghua, but.. something that I don’t want my friends to know yet, so.. English again!

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Just finished the routine job for today, and have a little time before going to bed, so update something here.

Today, I finally received the call from my agency with a good news that they’ve found me my first host company, and asked me to prepare for the interview in coming Tue., it’s an international humanitarian organization located in NY, GREAT location, and good organization too. So I confirmed with them after doing some research, and then I started to prepare for the interview, visiting their website, and reading the information presented there, meanwhile, I also tried to search it with Google, but no big luck. Around 3pm, I began to write some information down which I think would be helpful, and that’s y I’m late tonight.

Tomorrow, I will go through a simulated interview with Crystal, and hope when it comes to real, the interviewer could see my best! So, I’ll be EXTREMELY busy in coming several days..haha.. God, Blessing me!!

Good Night!

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It’s my second time writing this entry here, the previous one was accidentally lost because the stupid symbian system. So…

It’s really not a good timing to go out tonight, it’s raining cats and dogs outside, and i just arrived here with only 1/4 wet, lucky me, huh? It started to rain when i was almost here, the heavy rain blocked the way, so took me some time to wait for its dwindling. I was struggling before i rushed out, 3 days in row, never three before.

Got changed, and stop here, it’s working time! Bye

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A little bit late for the spinning session, no vacancy huh, then I figure out this, writing here. Ran into 黃奔奔 on my way here in the bus, who haven’t met for some years, he is still him, no big change, at least it seems like that.

anyway, I guess i’d better go down fighting, haha… Later!

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Me again, there is no machine availale at this moment, poor me, I guess it’s about the summer vacation, peak time, for me wrong timing. In fact, two days in row haven’t caught the spinning class already, and today even worse, running machine…etc, all occupied! I’m now in the lounge here, and just spotted that someone even brought his laptop here, = =”

Out to see if any machine is available now, stop here then, bye

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Haven’t spit a word for some days, em.. just want to share something here tonight.. Let me start with the Olympics opening last night, 8pm at Beijing Time. I guess most people from the world would have watched the opening, and I just caught some glances from the beginning while I was at fitness center right after spinning. I’d say it’s impressive, the use of hi-technology made the ceremony stupendously fascinating. I don’t how was it after that, but i guess many people would be amazed by the performance. However, many people commented that the performances in the opening haven’t clearly expressed the message of Chinese history and culture to the world, it was too complicated to construe, specially to foreign people who don’t know much about China, even our natives, somehow cannot receive a stark message just via watching the show. Anyway, it’s successful after all! Congrats to China!

This afternoon, I was at my sister’s home playing Mahjong, lost 110 RMB , but it’s not what I want to complain here, just… I felt really uncomfortable about the friends of my sister. I think sometimes people should really be very aware and discreet about what they say, specially when you first meet someone, who even cannot be counted as an acquaintance to you, and it would be more proper to save some word to yourself. I met a girl who I really don’t like, and her word are really offensive and hurting, and in this case, I was the victim. I know there’s no offense, but still….HURTS which really made me want to flee.

Anyway, it’s a tough day today, and tomorrow I will meet some classmates from high school.. Have to stop here lah.. nighty night!

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今日瞓緊晏覺個陣突然間好想食細個個陣時食過啲小食，好似雞蛋仔啊個啲，於是乎就起身落街，一路行到舊屋個頭，行下行下，都極有感觸。記得細細個住響舊屋個陣，個頭真係好熱鬧架，尤其係一到夜晚，好多小販都會響度擺檔。不過響我小學四年班個陣時，就搬到依家住嘅地方，後尾以前住響個頭嘅鄰捨都一個二個冚巴冧搬走嗮，家陣個頭就繁榮不在。其實間唔鐘都有行開個頭，都知應該冇乜可能可以揾到細細個食過啲嘢葛喇，但係，都想撞下，話唔埋可以揾到都未定。結果行咗一圈，都係得個橘。

時間真係過得好快，一眨眼o者嘛，都成10幾年過去咗，好多嘢都變嗮。唔論係食物定係身邊嘅人。好似尋晚咁，終於”有幸”同烏龜一起食宵夜，諗返高中個陣，我地一幫人差唔多晚晚都響一起食宵夜，依家，有時想見下面都唔易喇。係同一個城市都咁難喇，就冇話大學同學喇，哩世可能都唔會見返面都未定。或者係因為自己揀咗出去讀書咁喇，就特別珍惜家陣所擁有嘅，都唔知等我返來個陣溫州會變成點？而依家身邊嘅朋友又會係點？唔知勒。 （雖然我仲未出去）

今朝打電話去上海個邊，問返啲項目嘅嘢，由我提交申請到依家都有2個幾月葛喇，一啲消息都冇，你話唔急就假喇。接電話嘅係一個男架，淨cheap精唻架！講未到兩句說話就好似撩交嗌咁！癡線架！仲同我講話乜揾公司好似揾女朋友咁，要幾耐話唔埋嘅嘛～ 傻咗啊佢！兩樣大纜都扯唔埋嘅嘢，佢都可以撈亂唻講嘅！ 我屌佢老母啊！ 唔講喇，講起就把幾火！

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