Meeting minutes from 11/2 gathering:
The Saturday meeting divided into two sessions; first session was an one hour discussion about current event including privacy right, addicting to public websites such as facebook, and adultery etc. Most attendants had shared their experience or view point about these topics.
In the second session, article " 20 ways to beat away Autumn blues" were an interesting subject for open discussion. As we have 9 people (4 men and 5 women) in the gathering, conclusion of the article was vary by gender:
Conclusion from Men:
1. Not particularly feeling blues when season changes especially we all live in south of Taiwan.
2. If depression hits or feeling bad mood, men tend to keep problems to themselves. By self encouragement or by gambling, alcohols, they can escape from the scene or delay the problem till it become worse.
Conclusion from Women:
1. Women tend to speak out the problem and look for support from peers or someone close to them.
2. By exercising, shopping, music or have a nice meal, some women can diverse the bad mood into a good one and release their pressures temporally.
Regards,
Joy
