A Penny for Your Thoughts...

这几日在家备考，仿佛回到高中的时候，在熟悉的房间里悉心温书。想来2月底买的教材，现在也算是临时抱佛脚，好在安抚自己的理由理直气壮-工作太忙了。同事们也为我打气加油，看着厚厚的书没底气的啃着，希望不要比去年更差就好。

 

无意中从抽屉里翻出大学时代的文具和记事本，那熟悉的笔迹下流露的青涩青春怎么一去就不复返了呢？想当年迈入20岁门槛的时候是多么的自信满满，如今没过几年就感叹那混沌的少年时光。因为"无知"所以"幸福"吧...

 

在小屋的一角，我和家人小心的保存着我年少的时光，闲来无事之时我也时常翻出来看看。有时想，决定存封的那些物件，不必是对未来的担心，与其担心过去的美好不再回来不如把现在作为未来美好的过去。留下些印记，是为了更好地走向未来而已。

 

那曾以为永远不会忘记的居然就悄悄的溜出了你的记忆；而不以为然的东西却慢慢的流入了心中。人是一种奇怪的动物。

 

 

感谢朋友和同学们这段时间对我的帮助和支持，我也衷心的祝福你们及你们的家人身体安康，阖家幸福！

 

 

It's not easy for one to say goodbye to the position she has been working so hard for in the past 4 and half years, I'm giving her my sincerest wishes for her further career.

 

I confess that she gave me pretty much hard times in the office, but she is the one taught me what professionalism is, and sets a standard for me in the long run.

 

When she said I'm one of the best help she's ever had in the team, I don't know I'm happy or sadder…

 

I know she can do better, I know I can do better, no matter where, no matter when.

 

 

办公室里某同事柜子上摆着一套小丸子公仔，觉得好可爱哦！当然， 主要是因为喜欢小丸子这个人物，她的故事多多少少都曾在我们身上发生过......

 

唉，工作太枯燥，一组玩偶都能让我那么兴奋。贴个淘宝上的图和朋友们分享。

 

 

I used to be called "the youngest girl" by college classmates (especially in Wien, haha), professors or office colleauges.  This indeed gives me certain advantages, more chances to learn, to experience and more likely to be forgiven when I make mistakes...

 

With the new hires come to the office next month, I know, this title won't belong to me any more, maybe never again.

 

I think it's something worth recording in my life, need to have higher standard for myself.

 

Yes, the first “study leave” day back home is never about study or books, a key reason is the downpour that lasts days keeps me from awaking in my large and comfortable bed after the late night train and the first Euro Cup match ended at 2:45 a.m., it was my empty stomach did the finally push.  When the sun comes out this afternoon, I ride on my old secondary bike to have a short hometown tour.

 

Soon on the street, I realize today is “the big day”, for 10.5 million college entrance exam takers in China, the life-turning-point kind moment.  It was also the same case for me back 5 years ago - 8 June, 2003.  I shall never forget that day for my life.  When I came out of the test room, I said to myself, that’s it, better or worse, I wait for the destiny’s call.  Such a helpless situation, it turned out an acceptable outcome, and lead to who I am today.  Everything floods to my mind, when I saw hundreds of parents waiting outside the test building gate, with hopes that their children can pass it safely.

 

Along on my road, I also found the dry clean store I went often disappeared, coz the store front was replaced by solid wall, my favorite snack shop expended the size, the stationery shop I always pick nice things from rearranged the shelves, and tress by the downhill path near home can block all the sunshine, must be cool in the hot summer to ride down.  New drinks shops have been opened, plenty of place to try out new stuff.  Trivial things I found makes me happy somehow, little dog lays in the middle of the road, young boy’s laughers with his dad, even angry mother’s shouts to her daughter I overheard in the sidewalk sounded not so bad.  I speak the local dialect, my very own language, a long lost joy indeed.

 

And I bought 2 propelling pencils, just the kind I wanted, they look and hold like the way I wished, so, all in all, I’m very happy.

 

I will wait for the dragon boat competition next year.