The title of this thread is something The Count of Mount Cristo had carved on the wall of the jail cell in which he was imprisoned. But many years passed, when the passion in Christ wore away, he gave up all his faith in justice and found support from vengeance, or rather the will to revenge.

It's my favorite story, a story about vengeance and self-perfection. Most of

Almond's (the later Count of Mount Cristo, correct the spelling if it's wrong) strength before he was transformed into a cold-hearted revenger came from his faith in love and a brighter future through hard work. But his naivety was like a fortress with its gate unbarred and unguarded. He believed everyone is as nice as his fiancee. The lack of self-protection and credulity led to much of his misery. No doubt, he was kind and weak before he endured pain.

After more than ten years of absolute exclusion from the rest of the world. He gathered enough strength, skill, wealth and most importantly, the power of will, to become a truly strong man, a man who can turn things around.

Having studied his case, it's not hard to tell that a human's strength comes from not only his physical well-being, but also his faith in himself. Mount Cristo never eats too much, nor does he allow indulgence in drinking, t'is the other element which makes a great man. A more or less Puritan way of life, combine it with a strong belief which eliminates fluctuations and uncertainties, objectives in an otherwise impossible scenario are rendered feasible.

"My faith is my armour, my valor comes from within..." ---Leo the now puny and nameless.

I was asked to do so today. My reply was:

I am

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What about you?

Just returned from an usual night excursion into the endless road passing in front of my southern window, for 5km. Guess that's what predators do, most active at night. My physical strength peaked around 21:30, and can last to 24:00. I lost 1500 gram water in the form of sweat. It's refreshing after you've done it.

After that I drank some cold milk, had a shower then ate a watermelon, and slept. Tomorrow there's gonna be a new packed schedule waiting for me. I shall return triumphant ~ LOL!

Another busy working day. Didn't have a moment rest with multiple tasks and priorities flying over my head. Was asked by an intern today. "How did you manage to survive such workload?"

Well, honestly I don't have an answer to that. When you're busy putting out flames here and there, time is a luxury for thinking the question of "would I survive this pressure?" A daily 30-min talkshow with only 2 anchors and 6 producers. Everyone of the team is a living miracle.

The question probably should be "What do you NOT talk about in your show?"

Just another day of sheer grinding of hard work. That's all. Patience is the Everest of all virtues.

Just sheer grinding of hard work, for the talk show. Nothing else. I know this post is as boring as it truly is. But you can't expect to have a dramatic life every twenty four seven. Er... Cat out.

It's an online game which I used to play a lot when I was a college student. I love its theme music, a little sad, but still a positive way of facing everyday life. Here's the lyric, in Chinese...

密传主题曲《遇见你之后》歌词

多想靠在你的胸口听你的呼吸
哪怕只有一秒也不会觉得可惜
爱你很久 只能远远的守候
继续走 不放手

每次看见她的肩膀靠在你胸口
你的双眼总是闪烁幸福的温柔
溢满脸颊 或许是我太爱他
续继等 不回头

我爱的太多
却又得不到收获
骗自己还有机会
多想告诉他 可是我没勇气

遇见你之后 时光停流
我多想能够陪你一起走
恼海里全是你对我说的话
眼睛里拍下你灿烂的笑容
拥有这些就足够

遇见你以后 不要自由
爱你
却只是在梦里才能够拥有
醒来泪水已经浸湿了脸庞
从此以后渐渐爱上了黑夜
努力守着只是片刻的拥有

我的世界都早已全被你占据
不管需要我付出再多的代价
我要的爱很简单
可惜你还是不懂对着夜色喊
I Love you

遇见你之后 时间停流
我多想能够陪你一起走
恼海里全是你对我说的话
眼睛里拍下你灿烂的笑容
拥有这些就足够

遇见你以后 不要自由
爱你
却只是在梦里才能够拥有
醒来泪水已经浸湿了脸庞
从此以后渐渐爱上了黑夜
努力守着只是片刻的拥有

Worked for 18 hours today, starting from 6:00 am to 24:00 am. Will work another 18 hours tomorrow. As a result, in the coming continous three days, I'll be the sole voice-over guy for the program's background report section.

I've made a terrible mistake recently, not sure if I can make it up. But the guilt that comes with it is so crushing that  it makes all that hours of work a pleasurable refuge. Whatever fate lies ahead, I'm ready to accept. Good or bad, there's no way I can change things already happened. But before that judgement day comes, there's always hope.

Took me 1.5 hours from scratch. Pretty tasty for a green hand. And I got an " I'd rather eat it in a restaurant" reply. Surely it couldn't be the most encouraging comment. In fact, it was downhearting, wasn't it? Yesterday I had a bad hangover, not from drinking, but a kind of letdown. Can't elaborate now, because God is going to decide the fate soon.

Original Soundtrack from the Japanese Anime --- Space Cowboy Bebop. I just finish watching the 26-episode-TV anime series. It's a little too heavy and sad for anyone who seeks entertainment and relaxation from cartoons. But it makes you think, guess this is just the kind of Animation I'd like to make in the future.

Was watching BBC today, a documentary called "secrets of happiness" is on. It says after TV appeared, family activities came to a sudden halt. Listed proof include a buddha-believing grandma in Bhutan. After the government relectantly allowed TV to enter from its borders, the grandma loved TV, so much so that she even forgot to pray... not to mention spending time with other family members.

The idea struck me like a slippery fish. My first reaction was like what CJ said in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, "My Shitttt!" It ringed so true! And not just TV, computer and anything that has a screen, yeah you got it, the omnipresent mobile phone(be it a blackberry or a Nokia mp3 phone) is also preventing you from socializing with other people.

"Let there be blackberry, and 'blackberry orphans' that come with it(according to NPR's report, people in the US play blackberry so much that they ignore their children, making them orphans)..." ---Genesis of the Matrix,the Yet to be Written Cyble.

But give it another though, is it just too convenient to attribute all the blame to technology while reaping the numerous rewards from its advance? The question goes beyond the processing power of my little CPU, what do you think?