Why an interview is getting more complicated

Source: WSJ.com

5 Google Interview Questions

1. What's the next number in this sequence: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66 … ?
Asked at Google

2. You're in a car with a helium balloon on a string that is tied to the floor. The windows are closed. When you step on the gas pedal, what happens to the balloon—does it move forward, move backward, or stay put?
Asked at Microsoft

3. Using only a four-minute hourglass and a seven-minute hourglass, measure exactly nine minutes—without the process taking longer than nine minutes.
Asked at Google

4. A book has N pages, numbered the usual way, from 1 to N. The total number of digits in the page numbers is 1,095. How many pages does the book have?
Asked at Google

5. A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened?
Asked at Google

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (5)

A10 @ RAF Fairford (Jul 2011)

人生は七転び八起きだ 立ち上がり続けりゃ勝つんだよ by NANA

1 minute English (1)

Lubeck, Germany (Feb 2011)

As in many an opera, the wounded hero took an unconscionable time to die.
主角總是死不了

3 minutes English - Expressing emotion

Real Madrid - Apr 2011

表達"同情"
That's too bad
I am sorry to hear that
Cheer up
Don't let it get u down
What a pity/ shame
That's the way it goes
表達"喜怒"
I am so glad/thank god
How boring
I am sick and tired of it
damn it/ shame on you ridiculous/ absurd
Silly/ nonsense
表達"驚訝"
surprise/astonish/startle shock/scare/frighten
Fancy meeting you here
Oh, it can't be true
What a surprise

3 minutes English - Thank you and sorry

San Siro @ Milan (Jan 2011)

Thanks a million
Thank you for all this trouble
It's so nice of you
Thank you all the same/ anyway
I am terribly sorry ..it turned out like this
There was nothing else I could do
I'll get it right next time
Hope u don't mind

回應"感謝"及"道歉"
Not at all/ my pleasure
don't mention it
It's all right. It can't be helped
Never mind

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (4)

Tower Bridge @ London (July 2011)

水切り = rock skipping = 打水漂
今日暇だったら、どっか行かない?
有空的話要不去那走走?

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (3)

荷蘭 - 小孩堤防 (April 2011)

マンネリ：單調的事情做了很久後失去了新鮮感
例句:
長年付き合った彼氏にマンネリを感じた

3 minutes English - adding variety to adj

London - Jul 2011

Nice:   great fabulous brilliant
Funny:   hilarious ridiculous
Unpleasant:   disgusting awful nasty
Strange:   weird bizarre crazy
Boring:   stupid tedious dull
Interesting:   exciting fascinating  

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (2)

One of the village in Cinque Terre (五漁村)

"波風が立つこともない代わり、とろけるような幸せもない。"
是說...友達以上的二人之間不會吵架,但也沒有甜得令人融化的幸福

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (1)

Air China台北上海商務艙午餐 (Jan 2011)

"おい！お前、ワンテンポずれてんだよ！"
(說明: 作事,回答,或反應慢了半拍)

3 minutes English - Respond

(Express my opinion)
I'd say… I think/reckon…

(Express disagree)
That's probably true, but… But on the other hand… I don't see it quite like that

(Express agree)
Oh sure, absolutely, definitely Yes, I know exactly what u mean

(Show interest)
Really? And then? Oh, no kidding. Oh, that's good. How wonderful. How terrible for u. How awful!

好文分享-困境與抉擇 (清大動機所彭明輝教授)

http://web.nlhs.tyc.edu.tw/~b307/backup/images/c/GOOD%20ARTICLE/NTHU.HTM
(...)
人生的得與失，有時候怎麼說也不清楚，有時候卻再簡單也不過了：我們得到平日努力累積的成果，而失去我們所不曾努力累積的！
(...)

3 minutes English - Socializing

Hello, my name is…pleased to meet u.
Let me introduce u to…have u met…have u two met?
(when sb joined the conversation)
We were just talking about…
(gossip)
According to Tom…From what I heard…I thought everyone knew…rumor has it that…Someone told me…This is just between us, of course. U didn't hear this from me
(change topic)
Oh, b4 I forget…That reminds me of…Oh, I meant to tell u earlier…
(stop the talk)
excuse me for a moment…I'll be right back...It's been nice talking to u

3 minutes English - Longer chat

Starting
A funny thing happened to me
Have you heard what happened to…
Do u know/remember…

Structuring
First, then, next, after that, finally, what's more

Returning
So…well…
Where was I? Oh, yes…
Well, anyway…    

3 recent pieces about social media

Some excerpts:
"The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is a way of following (or being followed by) people you may never have met. Facebook is a tool for efficiently managing your acquaintances, for keeping up with the people you would not otherwise be able to stay in touch with. That’s why you can have a thousand “friends” on Facebook, as you never could in real life."

"Facebook fans aren't much of a guide to anything, since you can become one and then forget about it entirely. Tweets are slightly better, as they indicate how many people are aware of an event while it's going on. But they indicate only awareness, not support."

"やりたくて始めたはずなのですが、この手のコミュニケーションサイトはしばらくやっていると、だんだん疲れてくる……というか面倒くさいと感じてくる人がいますワン。だんだんログイン回数が減り、SNSでの活動がにぶくなった状態を「SNS疲れ」と呼びます。"
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SNS疲れ
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/net/column/yougo/20110801-OYT8T00691.htm
Why the revolution will not be tweeted
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?fb_ref=social_fblike&fb_source=profile_oneline
Social media and the Wall Street protests
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/10/social-media-and-wall-street-protests

3 minutes English - Initiate conversation (short talk)

Q when u haven't seen sb for a while
Have u been busy? Where have u been? What have u been doing since the last time I saw u?
Q about sb's future plans
Are u doing anything nice this weekend?
Q about sb's views
What do u think of… What are ur views on…
Q about sb's interest
What do u do in ur free time?
Q to encourage sb to talk more
What makes u say that? Why do u say that?      

Milano 跑步去

米蘭及其附近的路跑活動

Stramilano
http://www.stramilano.it/ukindex.lasso

Milan City Marathon
http://milanocitymarathon.gazzetta.it/

Some information of Marathons in Italy
http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/italy-running-events/

List of Italy running event
http://www.activeglobal.com/italy-events/running

13 Mind-Bending Social Media Marketing Statistics

SOURCE: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/23865/13-Mind-Bending-Social-Media-Marketing-Statistics.aspx
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13 Mind-Bending Social Media Marketing Statistics

1. 20 percent of searches on Google each day have NEVER been searched for before. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
2. There are more than 3.5 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, etc.) shared each week on Facebook. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
3. 43 percent of all online consumers are social media fans or followers (Source) Tweet This Stat!
4. 53 percent of people on Twitter recommend companies or their products in their tweets. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
5. The average American internet user watches 30 minutes of video online per day. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
6. 35 hours of video footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
7. 56 percent of LinkedIn's 100 million users are outside of the United States. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
8. Every day, 2,300 new Wikipedia articles are created, adding to its 17 million articles, with contributions from 91,000 active contributors. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
9. 1.4 million new blog posts are created every day. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
10. 200 million Facebook users access the service from a mobile device. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
11. There are more than 5 billion photos on Flickr. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
12. 45 million people view SlideShare presentations each month. (Source) Tweet This Stat!
13. $3.08 billion will be spent to advertise on social networking sites in 2011, a 55 percent increase over 2010. (Source) Tweet This Stat!

3 minutes English - Meeting

Let's keep this meeting brief.

Just a couple of agenda.

The next matter on the discussion is ...

Can u give us an update on ...

Any other thoughts on this issue?

Ok, any other business?

Has anyone got anythingelse before we wrapup?

3 minutes English

回應
Oh, really!
You said it 的確
I knew it 我就知道
Oh, did you? So do I
Seriously? You gotta be kidding

肯定回應
exactly/ absolutely
That's true
I agree

否定回應
I can't believe it
Not at all
Oh no
I'm not sure I can agree with you
I 'm afraid you're wrong
Not quite/ exactly
Isn't it funny?

非明確回應
probably/ maybe/ perhaps
I guess/ suppose so
That depends

And then...

http://www.wo-men.com.tw//article.aspx?cid=38&id=3255
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文/密絲飄

每次在換電話、換MSN的時候，總有那麼些個人，不知道該不該通知他們。

當然不討厭他們，否則還通知什麼，直接趁此機會就斷絕來往算了，
當然你們曾經有過很美好的時光，推心置腹的、無所不聊的，美好到讓你覺得失去這個朋友很可惜。
可是，不管過去再美好、不管你對他抱持的態度再正面，事實是，你們很久沒聯絡了。上一次收到他的消息，可能是去年過年的罐頭問候簡訊，上一次說上話，可能是兩年前在街頭的偶遇……你們，是擁有彼此的聯絡方式、但已經很久沒聯絡的朋友。

為什麼會變成這樣？

也許是他當初追求妳，卻被妳拒絕了。
妳很喜歡他、也很欣賞他，只是，愛情無論如何勉強不來，他明白愛情不能勉強、他極有風度對妳說沒關係，你們說好了，即使當不成戀人，還可以當好朋友。
然後，從此無話。
不是討厭對方，只是誰也沒有能力破除那份尷尬。
他不會再日夜找妳聊天，因為表白已經失敗，他不想讓妳以為他死纏爛打，
妳不會再沒事打電話給他，因為既然拒絕了人家，就再也沒有立場索求關心。

也許他是你分手了的前男友。
當初你們倆痛定思痛、認定彼此個性不合，分手分得很和平，他祝妳從此幸福快樂，妳希望他往後一帆風順，你們說好了，即使當不成戀人，還可以當好朋友。
然後，從此無話。
不是討厭對方，只是妳和他都不知道，怎麼從戀人的甜膩口吻，轉換成朋友的輕鬆口吻，又不顯得無情。
雖然說好什麼事都可以分享，但你並不想聽他和新戀人有多甜蜜，
雖然說好什麼時間都可以見面，但前任情侶相見，又哪有不尷尬的？

於是，就這麼懸在那裏。
你不討厭他、他也不討厭你，所以你們逢年過節還是會互傳簡訊；
你很想珍惜他這個朋友、他也很想珍惜你這個朋友，所以換電話還是換MSN時，不會漏了通知對方；
搭公車時，你翻著手機通訊錄，看見他的名字還在裏頭，半夜無聊掛網時，看見他登入MSN……你很輕易就可以連絡上這個人，只需要動一動手指，可是，當你按下他的名字，MSN視窗show出他的近照，你，卻遲疑了。

你不知道要說什麼才好。

你何嘗不想隨便傳個無傷大雅的玩笑過去，嘻嘻哈哈之間重拾往日情誼？但你有一點害怕，萬一還是尷尬地聊不起來，那麼從此你大概再也沒有勇氣去嘗試了吧？甚至，你再也不能假裝彼此只是最近很忙沒聯絡，而必須得承認所謂的「還是好朋友」只是一種讓彼此都好過的敷衍說法而已。
除了害怕之外，心裡又有一點不甘願，當初會發生那樣的事，錯又不在你，為什麼不是他來聯絡妳、不是他來跟你重拾往日情誼？

原來，即使是想退而求其次的只當好朋友，也沒那麼容易。

有一些人，你很喜歡，有一些感情，你很想珍惜，但卻無從做起。
你知道戀人的緣分無法強求，
你只是沒想到，連做紅粉知己的緣分，都欠奉。

米蘭看電影

義大利的電影院多半將外國片配音成義大利文
米蘭只有3家電影院有播原音版,分別在週二,三,四播映
詳情請看 http://www.cinenauta.it/arcoba.htm
點右邊的"INFO"連結

Mother Teresa Quotes

‎"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it."
— Mother Teresa

義大利居留證辦理-Step Four

Step 4. 領居留證
大約在3/10上網查知居留證已ok,然後得找個週六上午去警察局領件
6:50抵達現場,將護照及step 3拿到的那張紙交給門口的警察
8:30作業開始,一次會叫約20人進去警局
9:20終於叫到我,進去以後再等一下,按指紋確認身分,交從郵局領到的Ricevuta Postale,領件
9:40離開現場

ps1. 9點時大概還有上百人在警局外等....所以最好一大早就去,確定你是前面幾名,然後就可以8:30再回來
ps2. 我問過別人,他經歷的程序跟我不太一樣,所以本資訊僅供參考

義大利居留證辦理-Step Three

Step 3 警察局報到
依照指定的時間地點去報到,我的時間是8:15,8點到時已經有約6個人在外面等,但直到8:20我們這群人才被招呼入警局
1.首先交護照及郵局給你的預約單,之後就開始等,警察會照預約時間順序叫名
2.輪到我啦,交照片2張,簽名,留電話,機器按指紋. Then I was told: "Not yet done, wait outside"
3.等了一會,又換到另一個小房間,又按了一次指紋,完成後會給你一張紙,叫你自己上網查處理進度,好了就來領
這時已經快10點了,還蠻順利的,完全沒看保險證明及其他文件

義大利居留證辦理-Step One & Two

詳細說明請至此網頁 download International student guide
http://www.ied.edu/milan/info/foreign-students-permit-to-stay
(2011年1月米蘭辦理實例)
Step 1 填表格
1. 去有AMICO標誌的郵局拿"KIT Permesso di soggiorno"
2. 填表,貼上Marca da ballo(類似印花稅票的東西,可在Tabacconist買到,14.62 euros)
3. 備妥所需文件的影本
Step 2 去郵局送件
一樣去有AMICO標誌的,我去了家小郵局,對方幾乎不會說英文,我是一知半解的猜她講啥,總之把文件給她看,付錢,然後就給了我4樣東西
1. 27.5歐的收據
2. 30歐的收據
3. Ricevuta Postale 證明你已經來辦居留證的一張紙 (重要)
4. 另一張紙,寫了下次去繳驗正本的時間地點