I am happy.

On the flipside, when I can't get to my work, I totally freak out and become a very difficult person to be around. I sometimes forget how much work means to me until I start snapping at others for no apparent reason.

Whomever I end up with is going to be one very miserable person unless he can accept -- make that, EMBRACE -- the workaholic within me and give me a) the support, and b) the space that I need to be me. OUCH. Few in my recent past have understood this. Not too bright, but I shan't talk about either in today's entry.

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What I will talk about today is Poagao, a blog I found from Jody Lin's site. I spent a LOT of time surfing this dood's website. He is an *amazing* person, and his blog is yet another window to life in Taiwan. I wished that more people here would start their own personal websites. It's important.

"I was raised in the United States but was later adopted by Taiwanese parents. I am now a citizen of the Republic of China, but I have lived in Hong Kong and mainland China as well.

"I have been a shoe inspector in Qingdao, a soldier in the ROC army (infantry) for two years of mandatory military service, which included lots of guard duty and pig-sticking, a cameraman for TVBS, a production assistant on a couple of feature-length movies,a reporter/photographer/editor/translator for a newspaper and, most recently, an editor at an advertising company in Taipei."

Why keep an online journal?

• Brush up on your writing skills
• Force yourself to reflect
• Meet new people in the cyber community
• Learn more about photography and Fireworks (lol)
• Learn the basics of web design
• Get your name out there
• Document your life experiences
• Build your own personal community
• Keep your friends and family posted
• Discover other interests

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