Jasmine's Garden

上個星期是美國感恩節假期，我參加學校舉辦的芝加哥旅行團~ (詳細內容請等我最近的魔鬼期末考週結束後再Po :P) Parade 感恩節是個很讚的佳節，不但家人團圓、又有好吃的食物，還有瘋狂大減價優惠XD 我們都要感謝身旁的一切，沒有事物是理所應得的~ Thanksgiving Delights On Thanksgiving Day we’re thankful for Our blessings all year through, For family we dearly love, For good friends, old and new. For sun to light and warm our days, For stars that glow at night, For trees of green and skies of blue, And puffy clouds of white. We’re grateful for our eyes that see The beauty all around, For arms to hug, and legs to walk, And ears to hear each sound. The list of all we’re grateful for Would fill a great big book; Our thankful hearts find new delights Everywhere we look! By Joanna Fuchs 抵達芝加哥，才了解我生命最近少了哪部分，也就是為什麼之前覺得悶悶的 ~ ~" 答案就是"流浪"。 因為沒有車，等於就是被困在美國這小鎮上， 不過現在天氣如此寒冷，出去走走馬上就會想要回家了，看來流浪也不是這麼簡單的XD

一部浪漫愛情喜劇，而且是看完心情會很好又有心得的佳作 XD 一個故事可以看到兩段截然不同形式的戀愛過程 而且又可以練美國腔與英國腔，很賺 XD Kate Winslet 的氣質深深吸引著我， 在戲中，她詮釋不斷付出的傻愛(unrequited love)的女人 她說這很像一種另類的詛咒, indeed. 我想最好的結果，應該就要如同電影的結局。 而另一段似乎不相信愛情的女人，連哭泣都忘記 但最終內心的小蝴蝶還是飛出來了 我想可能是因為裘德洛太可愛了 :P 大家說: "Love is like heaven, but it can hurt like hell." 愛情很難懂，但又不能沒有愛情 結論就用 Shakespeare: "No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner loved but they sighed; no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason; no sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy." Anyway, thanks, you bring me happiness and hopes 還有，祝我堂哥下個月結婚幸福快樂!

十月份是秋天最美麗的日子，各種顏色的樹葉隨著風飄落在身上 十月中旬有個Fall break, 與朋友們隨興在街上拍照^^ 有人說秋天是個重生的季節， 因為大樹為了準備面臨寒冬，等待溫暖之春天 將一身美麗的葉子轉換成火紅的回憶， 瀟灑落下。 "As autumn returns to earth's northern hemisphere, and day and night are briefly, but perfectly, balanced at the equinox, may we remember anew how fragile life is ---- human life, surely, but also the lives of all other creatures, trees and plants, waters and winds. May we make wise choices in how and what we harvest, may earth's weather turn kinder, may there be enough food for all creatures, may the diminishing light in our daytime skies be met by an increasing compassion and tolerance in our hearts." - Kathleen Jenks, Autumn Lore 其實秋天比我想像中還要短， 因為寒風很快就無情的將藝術般的葉子吹下， 而紅葉也不眷戀的轉變成枯乾的殘片， 不過，最深刻的回憶已留下。 (秋天是不是比較有詩意呢?XD )

這篇需要有會計底子之人，才能體悟出喔~ XD Frank Partnoy on Off-Balance Sheet Transactions (MMBM) from Roosevelt Institute on Vimeo . Name of Publication: Make Markets Be Markets Abusive off-balance sheet accounting was a major cause of the financial crisis. These abuses triggered a daisy chain of dysfunctional decision-making by removing transparency from investors, markets, and regulators. Off-balance sheet accounting facilitating the spread of the bad loans, securitizations, and derivative transactions that brought the financial system to the brink of collapse. As in the 1920s, the balance sheets of major corporations recently failed to provide a clear picture of the financial health of those entities. Banks in particular have become predisposed to narrow the size of their balance sheets, because investors and regulators use the balance sheet as an anchor in their assessment of risk. Banks use financial engineering to make it appear that they are better capitalized and less risky than they really are...

I am fine.