Today, I bought 2 shirts and a pair of pants out of necessity (I can’t go to work in nude, somehow).  Not quite sure since when, I’ve become very practical - I only buy what I need, not more, not less.

In the old days, gear was all that I care.  I used to buy the latest and greatest, even though it would only be used for a week (then another new toy popped up to the mind).  Needless to say, I was one of those nerds who help push the GDP up a few %, at the expense of one’s own pension.

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If this can be called slander, then all news agencies should cease to exist. What kind of teacher is this? More than eager to see the final verdict.

(From The Archive, originally posted 2005 May, somewhere else on Earth.)

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I was on a leisure trip to Taiwan last week. It was fun, and most importantly, I seemed to feel life again. Well, it wasn't due to Taiwan, but perhaps after my 2 years ordeal of midlife crisis, my hormone levels were finally back to normal (or finally my brain had accepted my degraded body). Hope that I can write regularly from this point onwards. It took me a while to figure out that I have either to write programs, or anything except corporate memos, in order to keep my brain functioning.