All entries for Monday 16 June 2008

Life in 7 days

Life in 7 days

Life is a circle, sunrise and sundown. Monday rolls towards Sundays.

Monday is the beginning of a new week and most people hate it. However I like Monday. As being refreshed by the weekend, I am ready and geared up for the work again. Also it is nice to be routine. On Mondays you will expect new tasks in the work. You don’t know what is waiting for you, what you will need to deal with, and who you will encounter in the week. There is so much uncertainty. So in a way it is exciting to start from Monday.

Tuesday is just normal. Neither is it the beginning nor is ending. Time may fly slowly, as there is a lot to work on and long to wait towards the weekend. The workload may start to increase.

Wednesday is right in the middle. You have settled into the week and not worn out too much. You adjust yourself, so everything seems to be in order and you are in the right mood. Research shows that Wednesday is a good day to ask your boss for a pay rise. So don’t miss out the opportunity, of course if you wish.

Thursday, the working week is almost over. You get thinking, okay, you can do this, only one more day!

Friday It seems that we have been waiting for ages and finally it comes. You are so looking forward to the weekend and want to end the week right now. That is possible the reason that we finish Friday one hour early than normal. Research shows that Friday is the good day to ask for favours or leaving early as people is more positive on Fridays than on any other days.

Saturday we are just relaxing. Don’t need to be woken up by the alarm and don’t need to dress up for the work. You would like to enjoy a lie down and have a late brunch. Saturday might not be very interesting as after the whole week of work, the house may be messy, and you may cumulate a lot of laundries. Shopping lists are long as well. So there is so much to do as it is Saturday.

Sunday, Party time. Now the house is tidy, laundry is done, and you do the shopping. It is time to invite friends over and have a nice meal together. Or you will have time to prepare a favourite dish for the family and have a great time together. Or if the weather is nice, take the children to the park and have a picnic. There is so much to enjoy as it is Sunday.

Moon rolls through the night-time till the daybreak comes around. Monday comes again.

You come back to where you are. Though life is in a circle, let’s enjoy it as much as you can. Every second is different, as

“There’s more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There’s far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found”

Jiao Liu : 16 Jun 2008 22:53 |  Tags: Essays Original |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

circle of life

Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There’s more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say Live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

CHORUS:
In the circle of life
It’s the wheel of fortune
It’s the leap of faith
It’s the band of hope

Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, in the circle of life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There’s far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

CHORUS REPEATS

Jiao Liu : 16 Jun 2008 22:06 |  Tags: Songs |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

坐班族须常备的食物

坐班族须常备的食物
　　吃饭没规律、缺乏运动、经常熬夜，很多上班族有以零食补充能量的习惯。到底你的小抽屉里应该有哪些“物资储备”，才是健康的呢？我们介绍5种健康食品——

　花生
　　久坐办公的白领，不妨准备花生、核桃、杏仁等坚果。中南大学湘雅医院营养科教授李惠明说，长时间坐着办公，患心血管疾病的可能性会高出很多，常吃核桃等坚果类食物能使发病几率降低。坚果中丰富的亚油酸成分，可帮助脑部血液畅通；它们还含有丰富的蛋白质及植物油，肚子咕咕叫时可以顶饿。不过，花生脂肪含量也较高，不要吃太多，否则容易肥胖。

燕麦片
　　因工作导致心情不振时，不妨泡一包燕麦片。它纤维含量高，能使消化的速度放慢，持续不断地向血管供应碳水化合物，帮人体源源不断地获得能量，并使人体血糖水平一直维持在较高水平，从而防止头晕、记忆力减退、工作效率降低。另外，糙米、全麦中一些与脑和神经代谢有关的维生素，如B族维生素等含量较丰富，要多吃。

　绿茶
　　对于和电脑“朝夕相处”的白领来说，辐射是个让人忧心的“副产物”。那么，当你因烦躁不想喝白水，或有喝可乐的欲望时，不妨用一杯清茶代替。茶叶中的咖啡因不但能帮助提神，其中含有的维生素C、维生素E，特别是茶多酚，具有抗辐射的作用。

　黑巧克力
　　“对于两餐间隔在5-6小时的人来说，第一餐后3小时左右吃上两块黑巧克力（2厘米×4厘米大小），能快速缓解饥饿感。”北京大学第三医院运动医学研究所常翠青博士为加班族开了一个最佳“能量补充处方”。在所有巧克力中，黑巧克力是含糖量和脂肪量最低的，它变成葡萄糖后进入血液，在身体里缓慢释放能量，使血糖经2-3小时才降到空腹时的水平。因此，饿的时候吃块巧克力，远比饼干、蛋糕有效。

　枸杞
　　枸杞子含有丰富的β胡萝卜素，维生素B1、维生素C、钙、铁，具有补肝、益肾、明目的作用。其本身具有甜味，即可以像葡萄干一样当零食来吃，对计算机族的眼睛酸涩、疲劳、视力变差等问题都有很大帮助。还可以用来泡茶，比如在菊花茶中加入枸杞，泡出来的茶就是有名的“菊杞茶”，由于菊花与枸杞都是中药护眼的药材，这种搭配具有更好的护眼作用。

Jiao Liu : 16 Jun 2008 17:21 |  Tags: Health |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem