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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。

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.

 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。

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。

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。