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祝2024年一切順利！
最近我一直在看有關自證預言的影片，是和比馬龍效應(蝴蝶效應)相似，因果論、形上學。我們的信念如何塑造他人的行為。研究顯示，人與人之間溝通百分之七十是非言語的，其他人的思想和對我們的感受也可以塑造我們的行為。比馬龍效應是一種現象，就是當某人對另一個人有更高的，或好的信任感，相信對方會好，可以導致對方有更好的表現。這種效應還體現在管理者對下屬的期望，以及他們如何對待下屬，在很大程度上，也決定了下屬的表現和發展。另外的例子是老師對學生有好的期望信念⋯等等

Have you ever done a health check in a hospital? A few months ago, I went to the hospital for my health check, and it was also my first time doing a DNA test, also known as genetic testing. This test requires a sample of your blood, and the results come out two months later.
 

親愛的台灣，在最後一天一個人旅行的旅程到數幾小時結束。我只能說，感謝再感謝🙏
我們看別人照片都會羨慕別人過的比自己好，這些「好」都是自己的想像，同理的「壞」也是自己的想像。這趟旅程我對「文化」有新的理解，「文化」必須含蓋「包容心」紐約是個大熔爐，城市地鐵老舊，非常不方便，吃東西也沒台灣便宜方便，這裡之所以又美又酷，是因為「包容」各式人種和文化，因為這是國際村，所以這裡貧富差距很大，也非常非常競爭。
台灣很美，人很單純，環境不像紐約這麼競爭，但是我們會忽略到，也許再很快未來的幾年，我們的城市要發展的快，首先必須要「包容」所有「文化」先撇開「好」「壞」這包容也包含「各國人民」所謂沒受教育，勞工鄉下人，有歐美人，和東南亞，中國大陸的人⋯⋯
撇開政府，政治方的視角，我們改用「人」去看待事情，就像紐約這樣的大城市，我們不看人種、國籍、性別、性向、年齡，而是看「人」，這「包容性」才是「文化」的根本之一。
用愛、用善、用光、用同理心、用包容為出發點去看世界。

Time goes by so fast; I came back from Hong Kong last night, and it feels great after this trip. I wish I could travel more since I haven't traveled for years. Everything is so fresh and exciting.
My mom and I used to visit the jewelry trade show every September in Hong Kong. The last time we visited was three years ago. Everyone says Hong Kong has changed, and yes, it has changed. According to my observation, the most significant change in Hong Kong is the people, not the environment. Previously, Hong Kong had the worst reputation for service, but now it's different; people are friendlier. It might be because there are fewer travelers compared to years ago.
Even the jewelry show has changed a lot too. The CVD lab diamonds have profoundly changed the diamond industry ecosystem. Diamond Rapaport prices have dropped by about 20%. Lab diamonds can easily be mass-produced in factories, and it's quite difficult to distinguish them. Even though people can do a test using equipment or buy a diamond with a certificate, those melee diamonds or diamonds less than 0.10ct are very difficult to distinguish. It might decrease diamond prices even more in the future.
On the other hand, pearl prices have increased significantly. Pearls have become more difficult to cultivate due to sea pollution issues, and the environment has worsened with increasing temperatures.
We didn't buy as much jewelry as usual; we were just browsing. However, I did buy a diamond earring for myself. There are more new companies from China. In the past few years, most jewelry factories have shifted to China, and these factories have started to grow and establish their own brands. The market has become much more competitive, and there aren't many customers at the shows. I can feel that it's still a difficult time for some companies.
My aunt used to come to Hong Kong with us, but she got cervical cancer, so it was just my mom and me. We went shopping and bought some red wine. We had been chatting in the past few days.
There are lots of fine red wines in Hong Kong, and the prices are much cheaper since Hong Kong is a tax-free paradise. It was the very first time I received a luxury bag as a gift from my mom; she bought a Versace bag for me, and I was so happy. My favorite one is an LV bag, but that one is too expensive. My mom also bought herself a BV bag.
I hope we can earn some money from the stock market then I can buy an LV bag for myself. I love trivial, when I was studying GIA in New York City, I could make friends with foreigners, I had a lot of classmates from India, and they were friendly, I really enjoyed learning about different cultures from around the world to broaden my international perspective. is incredibly refreshing and exciting, Making friends with people from foreign countries. Taiwan is wonderful, but it's not as international as places like the United States and Hong Kong. I often watch YouTuber videos of traveling contends; they can often go on trips, and share their experience, I admire this way of life. On the return flight, I didn't want to go back home. I was thinking to planning my next trip. I want to go to Europe, my list includes Portugal, Guatemala, Japan, and South Korea……However, I always travel alone. I really wish to have a travel companion, someone who can share lifetime of adventures. Life is short, and I want to have a great adventure with an angel partner.

 I’m going to Hong Kong for a business trip tomorrow. I have not traveling for around three years. A few people have told me that Hong Kong has changed a lot after the pandemic. I hope it’s not as crowded as usual.
Recently, I have been reading an investment book that includes a few tips I really like. The author has his own philosophy of investment in a spiritual way. He suggests we make a wish and try to calculate self-cultivation of the mind. Most importantly, he emphasizes being motivated by altruism to give to charity. Altruistic spirituality is an essential motivation in investment.

Recently I have been joining a few English language exchange activities， I tried to keep myself busy， this might be the way to escape heartbreak and negative emotions. Also, I’ve been watching lots of stand-up comedic reels on YouTube， I’m crazy about it, especially I love watching Uncle Roger’s channel， I’m also listening to his podcast， comedic actor  Jimmy O Yang is really funny too. I’m enjoying they make those cultural jocks， make me laugh， I also write a comedic speech， it was a scenario that happened in a language exchange. English is my second language， and the best way to interpret properly is to think in English culture. By the way， I think Trevor Noah plays really well with the culture mimic. One of his shows on Netflix has talked about language accents and discrimination, he acted perfectly. There is more, the British rock star Russell Brand's stand-up is also brilliant. He is like a 1960’s hippie living in 2023. Always talking about some spiritual or consciousness philosophy. His contents its pretty mind-blowing, and also give me some inspiration about spiritual stuffed. I have joined an organization called Toastmasters, so I have to prepare a speech. I have written a few contents too……. Here is one of the speeches below…..
I love my big toes

法蘭西斯·培根 Francis Bacon1909年10月28日－1992年4月28日，生於英國英格蘭的畫家，為同名的英國哲學家後代，培根的畫給人有種陰暗、犀利、強烈、詭譎、憂鬱的印象。他本身是家中第二小孩，也是位同性戀，在他出生的年代英國對性向還是趨於非常保守的年代，同性戀行為是會坐牢的，再加上他的父親對他特別的嚴格，各種不愉快的童年，讓他個性更加陰沉，有種憂鬱的氣質。

看完這部電影真的是滿滿的感動，而且這部片一點也不悶，反而有許多幽默插曲，忍不住在這裡跟大家分享推薦。
這部電影是由真人真事改編，故事背景是在美國1962年代，也是在馬丁路德金恩博士發表"我有一個夢"人權平等演講之前。美國雖然是個移民大國，但是同時間也是種族對立問題最復雜的國家，在1960年代黑奴還沒被全面解放，尤其在美國的南部還是對黑人滿滿的歧視，Don Shirley是一個古典音樂家，他聘請了一名義大利籍的保鑣兼司機Tony Lip陪他一起在美國各地巡演，一黑一白的搭配，尤其主子是個黑人，從紐約一路開車到美國南方，讓兩位格外的引人注目，當中也發生了一些插曲。"綠皮書"是指專為黑人出版的小冊子，裡面寫滿了各個對黑人友善的公共場所，包含餐廳，旅館....等等，1960年代美國南方更是保守，許多地方都是禁止黑人進入的，甚至黑人還會被攻擊和不人道對待。Don Shirley是一位舉止文雅的音樂家，而Tony是一位說話粗俗，有小混混氣質的保鑣。

雖然這是2014年的影片，但是珠寶藝術完全不受時空限制，尤其是古董珠寶的設計更是不得了，我很喜歡ART DECO時期的設計，幾何圖形的排列更顯個性。
寶石有稀有性的限制，所以相對起來不像服裝那麼容易創作，反觀早期的珠寶設計非常華麗大膽，因為都是皇室貴族所擁有。
我很喜歡蛋白石，蛋白石油彩五顏六色，有一種神祕感，可以搭配各式寶石。其中還有鑽石搭配水晶，跟17MM天然珍珠(非養殖珍珠)和伊莉莎白泰勒的祖母綠項鍊。
看這部影片後，我覺得寶石的搭配很重要，土耳其石，水晶也能夠搭配鑽石或紅寶石藍寶石，珠寶設計如果跳脫出材質的框架，更能創作驚豔的作品。
當然作品如果融合了各國的文化的故事性，又或者建築設計的思維，服裝設計的思維，珠寶設計不再只是排列組合而已。
寶石的切割跟光線是密不可分的關係，裡面有個戒指的設計，也考慮到光線讓寶石呈現出來的特殊效果，也同樣的讓作品的美更上一層樓。

最近看了愛無能的世代這本書，突然有些感慨，是說在這個追求獨特完美自我的年代，我們漸漸的在愛裡面失能。記得在20幾歲的時候，會閱讀一些工具書，例如窮爸爸富爸爸，二十歲決定女人的一生...等等成書籍，對於自身不管是外在或是內在，都想追求完美，很願意花錢去投資自己努力學習成為更好的人。
身邊也不乏許多跟我一樣的女性友人，也漸漸發現城市裡的女子，除了穩定工作外，每個人都喜歡追求品味生活，徹底的貫徹獨立自主和成功都會女子的形象，漸漸的，一群單身女子也就這樣一起渡過無數次的聚會。又或者是大家私下有些約會的對象，可是最終也都不了了之，或總不能夠建立起一段長久的關係，好像在追求自我成就的同時也在捨棄親密關係。前一陣子有部非常好看的日劇，叫做<東京女子圖鑑>看完這部日劇我感到五味雜成，裡面女主角綾根本就是現在都市女子的翻版，一個無止境追求所謂令人羨慕的幸福人生。

哈利王子
在2017年底，娛樂版面常出現的花花公子哈利王子竟然公開宣布喜訊要與女友梅根馬克爾訂婚了，而求婚戒當然也是這樁喜事的亮點之一喽。

 2018 
荷蘭前衛雙人組設計師 Viktor & Rolf在時尚界一向是搞怪創意， Viktor Horsting 與Rolf Snoeren 兩位設計師，1992年畢業於 Amherm Academy of Art 便創立了VIKTOR&ROLF 品牌，尤其在高級訂製服作品，總是呈現一鳴驚人的創意，往往對於時尚界有著極具的影響力。在他們有如雙胞胎的裝扮與絕佳的默契特質，斯文冷靜的外表蘊藏著源源不絕的美感創造力。