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[評論] Say No To UPS

By BlueJeff | November 21, 2007

UPS around my area sucks big time. They are rude and careless. Many of the boxes have been damaged by them and UPS has caused lots of trouble for me. They are totally ignorant and don’t care how customer feels.

Story #1:
They came to my apartment complex and tried to deliver a box. On that day, I wasn’t home, so UPS was thinking, “Oh, this guy is not home, so why don’t we give this package to one of his neighbors so we don’t have to do the extra work on re-delivery”. So, UPS gave the box to someone, basically, some dude live in the same building that I don’t even know. Then of course, when I came home, I couldn’t find the package anywhere and I had to call UPS for their “helpful service line”. Well, the lady who helped me on the phone said that someone signed off the package for me and I should just go doors to doors in my neighborhoods and see if anyone got my box. Now, I am confused. I am not working for UPS nor does UPS pay me a dime on anything, why should I do the work and try to locate the package by myself? When I order something online and have them to ship the goods to me, what people would normally expect is that, the box will be delivered to the actual recipient’s doorstep. So, why did I need to pay UPS for their “responsible” shipping service if I need to do all these extra work? At the end, I never know where the box is and I had to ask the shipper to send a replacement to me. UPS is such a loser in package delivery business.

Story #2:
This just happened today. Today is Thanksgiving Eve, and most of the office will be closed throughout this week. About a week ago, I bought something online and I knew the package is coming today based on the online tracking results. Since I have regular work to do, but the leasing office of my apartment (who usually signs packages for residents if they are not home) will be closed early today for Thanksgiving, I wrote a note on my door asking UPS to bring back the box to the UPS center and I will pick it up myself in person tonight. I know by the time I get off work today, the leasing office of my apartment will be closed already and I will have to wait for the entire week to get the package. So, I have decided to pick up the box by myself.
However, after the lunch time, I saw the online results showing someone from the office already signed off the package for me. It is very obvious that the UPS driver either didn’t come to my door and try to deliver the package or he/she is so stupid, stupid enough of not understanding my note on the door. Either way, the UPS once again, failed to meet the customer’s needs.

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[心得] 拍照就是要動腦筋

By BlueJeff | November 18, 2007

拍照的時候, 總是要想辦法盡量的去構圖. 主要是除了運用場景和模特兒本身的美之外, 還要想盡辦法用最好的方式來呈現她們.
而構圖了之後, 就要考慮曝光, 曝光不足, 反差過大, 反光角度, 以及補光平衡, 都是要橋很久的東西.
最後就是照下去之後, 如果畫面不盡理想, 那就是要回家修圖.

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[工作] 午餐時間

By BlueJeff | November 13, 2007

工作做久了難免會覺得無聊, 無聊的時候就會覺得肚子餓.
肚子餓的時候你就會一直看時鐘, 看什麼時候可以放飯.
在美國工作也和台灣一樣, 中午的吃飯時間才是一天當中的精華時段.
每天中午我的同事都會很喜歡約一約去吃餐廳, 一般的速食我們不愛.
當有人問我的時候(通常是11點多的時候就會開始討論說要去哪), 好吧我就會跟著去吃, 反正肚子也餓了, 不吃飯怎麼行?

有的時候我們會去吃日本料理