Monday, January 31, 2005
Guess What??
I got my first antique book!!! The first edition of My Journey to Lhasa written by Alexandra David-Neel published in 1927. And this specific book has once belonged to herself.
wow wow...
Smile and smile...
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Friday, January 28, 2005
2004十大悲情语录
从朋友处收到这封邮件。很有些感触，希望与你分享。。。
——身在此山中，我看不清楚这个时代
1、我要回家，我要工资！
这是民工岳富国生前的最后一句话。说完这句话之后，岳富国便因突发脑溢血昏迷。36小时之后，医生宣布岳富国死亡。直到此时，岳富国仍然没有拿到应该属于他的工资。岳富国的遗孀姚玉芳悲愤的问题道：他们咋就不给钱呢？（《成都商报》报道）
楼主曰：当年岳富国的双亲在给他取名时，一定没有想到岳富国首先连自己也富不了。
2、永不放弃我的北大梦
因为高考成绩未达到一本录取分数线，17岁的陕西姑娘小倩（化名）从位于五楼的自家阳台纵身一跃，于7天之后不治身亡。她死后，记者在她的房间里发现了一张纸条，上面写着：永不放弃我的北大梦。然而这纵身一跃却永远断送了她的北大梦。（新华网报道）
楼主曰：中国的孩子们，你们快乐吗？
3、你们到底是干什么的？
2004年5月18日凌晨一点多，常霞还在睡梦中。兴城市的5名警察及一名“线人”搭梯子强行从窗户闯入常霞的住所。常霞被他们惊呆，壮起胆子问他们是什么人。而“他们”却要常霞交出“和你搞的那个男人”。最终他们发现房子里除了常霞和他们6位不速之客之外，再无别人，于是不无懊恼的说“可能抓错人了”。目瞪口呆的常霞问他们：“你们到底是什么人”，而“他们”却扬长而去。透过窗户，常霞看到了他们的车牌号。受此惊吓，常霞患了精神病，只会不停的喃喃自语：“车牌号，我记了，这些人，半夜，从窗户爬上来，要人，搜我房子……”（《沈阳今报》报道）
楼主曰：泰西有言“风能进，雨能进，国王不能进”，其奈中国无国王何？
4、去了长城却让水给淹死了
这里的“他”是指郑金寿，曾是一名在北京打工的福建青年。他与女友许珍姐在公园约会时遭联防盘查，因为未带证件并且不愿因此而被罚款，遭到了联防的殴打。郑金寿慌不择路，最终负伤掉水河里，死亡。郑金寿死后，许珍姐说道：“他还说不到长城非好汉，可去了长城却让水给淹死了。”果然是被水淹死的吗？他的哥哥郑金紫说“我弟弟的水性一直很好，以前还是学校的运动员。如果不是被打得晕死过去，绝不会溺死。”（多家媒体报道）
楼主曰：孰知联防之毒有甚是蛇者乎？
5、我想要那个孩子
在接受采访时，马卫花淡淡的说“我想要那个孩子”——马卫花因为贩毒而被捕，然而此时马卫花已有身孕。按律，有身孕者不得执行死刑，于是警方在未征得马卫花同意的情况下对其实施全麻，强行人工流产。事后警方说，怀疑马卫花故意怀孕避死。（《南方周末》报道）
楼主曰：楼主无话可说。
6、你上学去吧，妈妈马上要走了
慧慧生来就是一个女孩，于是他的生父弃家而去。七年来，她的母亲含辛茹苦的养育她。然而，由于慧慧的母亲缺乏足够的工作能力，生活艰辛无比。七年来，慧慧的母亲没有添过一件新衣，七年来，慧慧的母亲只吃咸菜，偶尔买条鱼，也留给慧慧吃。即使如此，每年慧慧生日时，母亲也要给她买生日蛋糕。然而今年，慧慧的母亲实在拿不出这一百块钱，于是在慧慧上学去之后，她在自己家中自缢而死。（《安徽市场报》报道）
楼主曰：和谐社会，嗯。
7、如果不是你逼我，我会志愿上街去打雪吗？
孙凤梅是一位盲女。一场雪后，社区以取消低保资格相要挟，要求孙凤梅“志愿扫雪”。此事经报道之后，社区换了一副嘴脸，说不参加扫雪也不会取消低保资格呀。与此同时，还矢口否认，说从来没有说过不扫雪就取消低保资格。孙凤梅问：如果不是你逼我，我会志愿上街去扫雪吗？（《沈阳今报》报道）
楼主曰：似乎在很多时候，志愿这个词与其真实含义是相反的。
8、这是我穿过的最好的衣服
穿上囚衣后，马加爵说，这是我穿过的最好的衣服。在场的警察听后，都不免为之落泪。马加爵是杀了人，但法律不会去管他是怎样成长的。马加爵的助学贷款没有批下来时，他穷得不敢去上课，因为他已经没有鞋子穿了。据同学回忆，自此之后，马加爵开始变得沉默寡言，性情大变。（搜狐文化报道）
楼主曰：穷人也有尊严。
9、我儿当你看信时，我已不在人间
“我儿当你看我的信时，我已不在人间，只因为我没有能力让你上学，没有脸对你，只可以用我的死向你谢罪……”辽宁农民孙守军的儿子收到了录取通知书，老父因为无钱供儿子上学，留下遗书后自杀。（新华网报道）
楼主曰：不要说什么不读大学照样成材；周星驰都知道拿“人人有书念”来骗人。
10、我还能再坚持三天
管传智是一名矿工，发生塌方后，管传智被困井下，苦熬7天。管传智被救援人员从井下救出重见天日后说的第一句话是：“我还能再坚持三天。”（《南京晨报》报道）
楼主曰：矿工兄弟，好兄弟，你们还要坚持多久？
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Winter, the best season to have nutrients
Once I declared that I am leaving for Hong Kong soon. Parents started to bomb me with daily soups-fish, pig feet, duck, bone... It is said that in Chinese "Winter is the best season to have nutrients". To be frank, I have never cared so much about this sort of things. I am healthy enough.
But when I left my former job, all the people around have described me unacceptably thin. And I have always been the odd one of the family, such as never blush after drinking alcohol, always with cold hands and feet. Therefore, as the first step I have been asked to take 2 times per day "donkey skin powder"- called "E Jiao" in Chinese, a kind of Chinese medicine is considered to do good to women. As to the reason I don't know but I suppose it can work out somehow. At least now I have occasionally reddish face after a cup of red wine. The most important is that I believe I look better with rosy face instead of pale one. The only problem is its smell and taste, really awful. :-(
Then a small accident happened. I was almost faint in a bus after I got a local anesthetic in the Dental Office. And my mum was completely frightened. So she started to prepare big soups with some Chinese medicines inside.
Yesterday, once more, I have been requested to drink "Danggui water"- another thing does good to women. Hehe. It sounds not so bad to be a Chinese woman.
That's how my first nutritious Winter is going on. Luckily I haven't put on weight yet.
Now got to go and drink my awful Donkey skin powder soup...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Fair or unfair
I thought it was once for all, but I was wrong completely. It showed once again my naivety and innocence.
Sitting in the court and watching people who can tell white into black, I felt so disgusted. There are really people without any ethic.
My legal process to retrieve my rights has undergone for six months, including the arbitration process and the current court process. Even seemly most of the facts and evidences are favorable in my side I have been seriously suggested by the judge today that my best solution at this moment is to get a side-agreement with Representative office due to the complication of my case. She said " the objective facts are not equal to the legal facts, and it is not possible to let me judge Foreign Service, as the third party who is not related to any problem happened, to bear all the consequences" The one who has invented the regulation that representative office is not a legal entity is really a dick head. At the end, the court can only judge Foreign Service instead of Representative office. So it turned back again, a side agreement with Representative office. After what they did to me, I was not willing to make any communication with them at all and I merely wanted the justice. But there is no justice!! I am really frustrated by the current situation. The only solution is not to think about it and let my lawyer to handle it.
Telling myself, I have to look forward. That thing is over.
P.S.I felt so grateful to sister. She has taken half day off in order to accompany me to face this court hearing. And she was even angrier than I did on some certain points. I feel so happy in having such a warm and cozy family.
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
An Adventure to Lasha about a Paris Lady 一位巴黎女子的拉萨历险记
Somehow, I have to admit that my 2 trips to the Tibetan areas have affected me quite a lot and caused my great interests in digging out all kinds of Tibet-related movies and books. " An Adventure to Lasha about a Paris lady" is one of the books. Author, Madam David Neel, from all her life, without doubt she is a distinguished adventurer and traveler. Moreover, I presume she is one of the most outstanding women in 20th century. It is said she is the first Western lady been interviewed by 13th Dalai Lama.
The book is telling about her 5th adventure in Tibet, she and her adopted son (A true Tibetan Lama) have disguised themselves as religious beggars in order to enter the heart of Tibet, Lasha. Imaging on the highest plateau in the world, she has spent 8 months in walking to reach her destination. On the road, she encountered cold, hungry, and robberies, and most of all, the fear to be found out and the consequence is that she has to be driven off from the restricted area since at the beginning of 20th century Tibet is completely closed to any foreign expedition.
I had a little backpacker experience in Sichuan. On an average altitude of 4000m, to walk daily and daily with a heavy load is something really impossible. But she did. I don’t know how to describe such a tough woman. Even my recent visit in Lasha (the Capital of Tibet) has shown out some horrible clinic situations, no matter to think about those much poorer barren countryside about 80 years ago.
It took me several days to finish reading it, though it is only a 328-page book. As I intended to get more hidden meanings beneath her lines and sentences. What kind of belief has driven a Paris woman century ago to be in Tibet? I couldn’t understand, and probably is already beyond all my understanding.
Following are the movies I watched relating to Tibet:
Seven Years in Tibet
可可西里
色戒
德拉姆
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Sunday, January 09, 2005
My Crisis of last night
I had a sudden crisis last night.
I checked the websites of the main universities in Hong Kong and I realized I have not yet understood which course I would like to apply. The applying deadline is not so far. If I loose this year, which means September 2005, I will be really mad at myself. The sudden urge of making a decision pushed me to a dilemma.
I know I have been taking time to make all these considerations. The fear of current working system let me turn back to the solution of study. The truth is I know it is only a temporary shelter. Soon or late I have to be back to the working road. So this study becomes a turn point for me, to find out something I like and I can count it on to make a living in my future life. What things I like? I questioned myself.
I like to travel, to communicate with people,to learn new things, I like all the beautiful things. But these don't help me to figure out which major I should learn.
For the first time in my life I found I need a service of Counseling. I will try to go to the Counseling Center this afternoon and hope it will do help to me.
Following are the sentences I tried to recall from what Dr. Zhou told me:
１。不要把简单的事情复杂。能把复杂的问题化简单才是真正的大智若愚。
２。你没有接受自己目前的现状。因为你知道待业在家无所事事有悖于社会共同标准。
３。很少有人象你在失业的状况下，可以不用担心经济问题。
４。不要认为职场就是一片黑暗。要知道很多人把他的事业作为第一生命去经营。
５。不要用看透之类的字眼。你还太年轻去用这些饱经沧桑的词汇。
６。要知道人生有很多休整阶段。以后你会怀念这段日子的。
７。每个人都有实现自我价值的愿望。机会总会到来，但会被有准备的人抓住。
８。你太闲了，闲得胡思乱想。找点事情做把自己充实起来或是发挥自己的个人爱好。
９。找你喜欢的东西去做。最重要的是做到无怨无悔。
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005
A cow girl, xixi
Horse riding in Songpan, Sichuan
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005
同室四年相识十载
－昨日与小祝姝姝会面有感
14号楼204室。同室四年的室友，自毕业后便是各奔东西。年初和诺诺在东京相见时，很是惊异得发现大家已经相识十载了。
好在大家一直保持着联系。特别是在经历许多现实社会尔虞我诈勾心斗角之后，这纯真的友谊就格外显得珍贵了。有趣的是每次见面时间一下就回到了从前，竟不觉得这几年大家有任何改变。
事实上，大家还是改变多多：
诺诺：现长驻日本。近期在办去美国的签证，预计今年于美国完婚。
姝姝：弄儿为乐。计划儿子3岁以后再出去打天下。现在全职妈妈。
鱼：结婚生女儿后离婚。先办工厂现经营外贸公司。现居桐庐。
小祝：加拿大留学回来。和男朋友感情很好可是男方父母很是麻烦。
阿萌：在合肥。还没嫁出去。
以及我：今年决定前往香港。应该会读研。
最后的一个崔沁：是唯一一个不和大家联系的人。最后一次听说她和小四眼去了英国。想来应该不错。
这次三个人一见面自是唧唧喳喳没完没了。真心的希望在下一个十年中我们还能互相关心，互相鼓励。
严格的讲，今日距大家相识已十年零三个月了。以此记与诸室友共勉。
又及：今天是姐姐生日。我于ebay网上买了一个野兔毛围巾做她的生日礼物。她很喜欢。值得纪念的是此为我从网上购买的第一件东东。:-)
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