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Happiness

I spend my whole life to pursuit happiness. I love to be happy and being happy is the ultimate goal for me. Here is my thoughts around happiness.

Articles in Happiness

To be a Good Man May 15, 2006
Once upon a time, we asked ourselves - are you going to be a good man or a bad man? All movies, and all novels are telling the story again and again about how important it is to be basically...
Keep Doing, and Its Meaning May 11, 2006
I believe keep doing, doing and doing for some meaningful thing is important. I don't think anyone would argue about this. However, what is meaningful will bring a lot of argument. Why You Blog? In a Kijiji event in Shanghai...
We Filled Our Lives But Lost Our Souls Sep 7, 2005
Wendy wrote an article named We Filled Our Lives, But Lost Our Souls (Chinese) and posted it on her blog. It is very real comment from a normal person in Shanghai. The original version was very well written. Let me...
Ability to Make Impact is the Cause of Pressue Aug 3, 2005
Talked with a nice taxi driver again today. Recently, it seems the only window I have interaction with this city is taxi driver. :-) Wendy drive me to Metro and I take ride of the Metro to People's Square -...
Pressure is About Expectation Jun 28, 2005
Wendy just arrived in Shanghai from her wonderful U.S. trip, but immediately after she set foot on the soil of Shanghai, there are many things waiting for her to do. Despite of the extremely hot weather (39°C), the to-do-list is...
Dislike Doing or Starting to Do Mar 9, 2005
This is to continue the discussion about Enjoy Doing or Being Able to Do. It inspired me to think about the negative statement of the same sentence: when we don't want to do something, do we actually dislike doing something...
Enjoy Doing or Being Able to Do Mar 7, 2005
I focus on philosophy for life more than real/practical information on Shanghai. Don't worry. I will be back to the topic people rely on to survive in this city soon. I found many circumstances that people, sometimes including me, cannot...
What does Happiness Depend on Mar 5, 2005
Thanks for everyone who posted comments to my entry Helping by Hiring. There are 38 very high quality comments in the discussion about the social welfare system in China. I am very happy that my article draws some attention to...
Is This London Undergrand? Feb 19, 2005
Microsoft launched series of "Realize Your Potential" print advertisements to communicate about its mission "Enable people and business to realize their full potential". Among them, the ad named HAT got Eric's attention when we talked about Subways in New York....
Passion for Life Feb 17, 2005
When asked about what do you still remember for the previous year, many people cannot tell too many. So do I. The more memorable things in life are seldom work related. It can be something you really feel passionate about,...
Talking with Friends is Great Feb 15, 2005
This is the last day of the Spring Festival. I caught the last chance to have tea or coffee with my friends. It is among the best things to do during holidays. I got to know more good places to...
Keep Doing, and Doing, and Doing Jan 29, 2005
"If something is meaningful, go ahead to do it. If time is not the key factor, just keep doing, and doing, and doing... The result is just there." This is the experience I got in my last two years and...
On Ethic Jan 23, 2005
To be part of the current society is not easy, if you still bear ethic in mind. Because it is not easy, the easiest way to handle the conflicts is to forget about ethic. Astonishing, isn't it? Check about Bozzetoo's...
Shanghai is the Second Unhappiest City Jun 16, 2004
A recent City Happiness Index survey reveals that Shanghai ranked No. 5 of 6 surveyed cities: Hangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, and Wuhan (in the order of Happiness Index position). Shanghai enjoys the highest average salary of all these six...
Life, An Accumulation of Mileage Jun 24, 2003
Life, an accumulation of mileage - I loved the sentence when I first saw it on the airplane of China Eastern Airlines. My Hobby I love to travel. Actually, I seldom see people who do not like travel. What I...