After half a year of busy days, I am blogging now, again with just about everything coming from my head going directly to the censorship of my nine fingers. My last post was about working on a holiday. Now, I think I will have a short post, because I have to sleep early because I have to wake up early tomorrow.
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I thought my work at UP was busy. But here it is really scarily busy. This is work where you could easily think - if you are single - Will I get married?
Of course, there is a valid reason. This organization thrives on purpose, accuracy and timeliness. To be selected is really saying something about one's capability. (Yeah, I may be bragging... let that slide, okay? :))
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These days, it is easier to tweet about your thoughts. With such a service, one might wonder what is the purpose of blogging, if you can have your own site like Google Sites. But then again, there are some thoughts which are longer than 160 characters, and breaking it into many tweets will mess the entire thing. And with Google Sites which might require a lot of construction considerations to think about (yes, even though it is web-based and requires virtually zero coding capability, it does require design consideration, if you want it to be effective), a blog allows you to just create the blog, select a template design, and start blogging. The server will fix everything and you can customize easily later. Also, the blog is already (usually) set up for RSS to allow your readers (assuming you have some) to easily get updates if you have one.
So the weblog still continues to exist.
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Lastly, my main point. Yes, it has been a very difficult first half-month. I have really thought of things. I reflected - Didn't I say that I want a simple life? But then, I remember my old debating of myself. A simple life is usually not with the life which serves a higher purpose. Rick Warren's book supposed that a life driven by purpose will be simpler because you know how to identify which ones are important and which ones are not. Well, in life, in general, maybe. But when it comes to work, where the 'important' is decided by someone else and not by you, you have to follow their lead.
And with the level of quality expected out of your work, it may be simple, but it is in no way easy.
