20 Nov 2012

BGM for Programming

My research work involves loads of programmings, so I'm mostly sitting in front of a computer all day.
That sometimes can be very stressful, but one good thing about programming is that I can listen to music while working. At least for me, it never bothers me even though it does for anything else like reading and writing.

One of my favorites is a violinist, Itzhak Perlman. I don't have a deep understanding of musicology, but his pieces just caught my heart. I actually had a chance to go to his concert, and that was literally a life-changing experience. I almost cried because of his amazing performance.

Anyway, I just recalled the memory this morning, and so I was listening to his pieces for the entire day today. That made me feel very relaxed, and I believe that was the thing that made my day :)


19 Nov 2012

2 in 1 Shampoo in the U.K.

I see myself as a kind of lazy person, so whenever I buy a bottle of shampoo, I try to look for a 2-in-1 shampoo. Yes, that was what I did today as usual.

But when I came back and used it, I realized that there was something wrong.
My hair got really coarse.
I knew a 2-in-1 shampoo would not make my hair as smooth as when I use a shampoo and a conditioner separately, but that was too strange.
Then, I took a close look at the label for the first time and realized that the 2-in-1 actually combined shampoo and body soap together! 
Wow, I've never seen such a combination. Is that a pretty common thing in Europe? 
So, basically, does this mean that the only thing that you need to bring to a shower room is this 2-in-1 for people who actually use this kind of product? I now started to wonder British people are perhaps lazier than me. :P