Damned Night

I was on a hunt for website wireframe design soft tonight. After trying some hopefuls - Visio, Axure, Edraw, Firework...etc. - I picked up among them Axure as the finalist. That's when the problem arose. Everything was nice about Axure at first - simple interface, plenty of widget resources, very easy to use - to name just a few, but all these were meaningless when I later found out that it didn't support Chinese input well! That's frustrating to say the least! I "Baidued" for a quite while but still failed to come up with a solution. Of course, I gave up at last. And now I'm downloading yet another soft Smartdraw... What a night!

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Different World, Different Life

A few meaningless clicking on a hardworking night led me into the photo album of 曾俏琳 in Kaixin001. I was shocked on the spot. The gal, who was Zoe's classmate years ago, was seen in a villa with nice decorations, a stark contrast to our newly-brought "shabby house." My heart was sunk with depression and my face grew sorta pale. A question popped up quickly on my head "when will I able to offer my family a house as big as hers?" Though the answer didn't emerge, but one thing is crystal clear - being an employee will never achieve that.

I should start something big, at least start planning something big... but before that, I need to accumulate enough knowledge, treasure and human resources. What's a contradiction!

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How to Compare Different Brands Using Search Volume

Do you think it's possible to compare different brands using search volume? Or have you ever thought about it? The answer is a definite yes, and here is how...

First, get into your adwords account and launch a new experimental campaign, in which includes all the brand-related keywords that you are interested. Then run the campaign for a few days. Remember to keep tyour bid high and your daily budget affluent to support the test and eliminate any daily noise. When the test is done, get into your account to view the impression data (never mind the CTR), which will then tell you the truth of the tested brands, by their respective search volumes.

Have you done this type of analysis for your market?  What did you learn?

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Stickman Animation

Stickman animation has been a large part of your childhood pleasure if you were an after-80s'. Remember the well-known stickman series from Xiaoxiao? And now, a more elaborate stickman animation is being widely distributed through the video sharing site. Click here for a full view of the must-see stickman animation.

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Watsons Interview

After finishing the Watsons interview today, I walked out with a clear mind of what my weaknesses are. Not professional knowledge, though it is kinda sarcastic to say that my office software skills need to be further improved. Yes, as simple as Powerpoint and Excel, names that you hang over your mouth since ”studenthood“, but most of you don't dare to claim you are good at these softs (though you may claim that in your CVs).  We tend to think little of office softwares and shrug them off at the slightest mention of their names. It's a stereotyped thinking that office suite is for assistant stuff only. We have been wrong and ignorant. People, it's time to work up your office skills if you want an even broader career path ahead of you!

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Titleless

No update for ages. Half because my blog is being blocked in China, half because all my passion had died out somehow in an uncertain way. Once a prolific blogger, now a lazy bug sitting in front of computer idling away his time. I've evolved, but sadly, not in the right direction.

It's time to reverse the course and wake up my perseverance to get the ball rolling!

Well, tomorrow is my interview time. Better keep your fingers crossed for me! XD

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Cementer Day

Today I worked as a cementer to whiten walls of my home, which was part of an ambitious plan to beautify our adobe. The job looked easily enough but indeed it required a lot of labor. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was not cut out for being a cementer. All thumbs with the hand-held shovel, I inched through my work with intermittent help of my mom.

Being a bookworm is kinda sad, and I'm even worse, I'm a "techworm" with no practical skills.

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