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    May 06

    World

    We are still young today and there's an adventure ahead. So take a chance and grab a piece, but be careful with what you wish for.
     
    Got a package full of wishes
    A time machine, a magic wand
    A globe made out of gold
    No instructions or commandments,
    Laws of gravity or indecisions to uphold
    Printed on the box I see: ACME's Build a World to Be.
    Take a chance, grab a piece
    Help me to believe it

    What kind of world do you want
    Think anything
    Let’s start at the start
    Build a masterpiece
    Be careful what you wish for
    History starts now

    Should there be people or peoples
    Money, funny pedestals
    For fools who never pay
    Raise your army, choose your steeple
    Don’t be shy, the satellites can look the other way
    Lose the earthquakes, keep the faults
    Fill the oceans without the salt
    Let every man own his own hand.
    Can you dig it baby?

    What kind of world do you want
    Think anything
    Let’s start at the start
    Build a masterpiece
    Be careful what you wish for
    History starts now

    Sunlight’s on the bridge
    Sunlight’s on the way
    Tomorrow’s calling
    There’s more to this than love

    What kind of world do you want
    Think anything
    Let's start at the start
    Build a masterpiece
    History starts now
    Starts now
    Be careful what you wish for

    Start now
    Now...
    May 01

    虽然只是有一点端倪,但还是感到自己又开始找到平衡了,打心底里开心:)
     
    April 13

    第一场cpa考试

    最近读书完全不在状态,无奈只好推迟CPA的第一场考试。希望自己能尽快调整好,找到平衡吧。明天又是新的一天,要开始努力了=)
    March 31

    Rolla

    罗拉是一个安静的小镇,有着大片大片的草场,人烟稀少,民风淳朴。简单的风景总是让人愉悦,朋友们的热情招待和温暖的关怀更让我心生暖意。在这个难得的假期,我什么都不想,专心享受着生活带给我的所有美好。
     
    出发的那天,天气预报说St. Louis有雨,可是到达的时候竟然晴空万里,于是下午结伴去动物园。可能真是春眠不觉晓,动物们都懒在地上睡觉,狗熊,狮子,豹子,甚至连鸟都在集体睡觉,那份悠闲和自在劲儿呀!阳光,绿地,动物,还有孩子们的笑声,这是人与自然的和谐。可惜亲爱的吴珺要找的老鹰和金刚没有看到,最后只好抱着石头金刚照了张相,算是纪念。
     
    第二天我们的目的地是Columbia,有两个多小时的车程,一路上都是“风吹草低见牛羊”,我的技术太差,没能把这么好的风景拍下来,正懊恼间,某人建议可以把他PS上去当牛用用,呵呵,欣然采纳:)对Columbia校园的印象就是建筑很古老,草地很绿。可能是春假期间,一路上几乎没有什么行人,只有我们几个端着照相机,记录一路的风景。晚饭去教授家里吃,要带一份菜,没想到亲亲吴珺的厨艺这么好,培根土豆做得有模有样,可以当上大厨的美名。晚上的聚会气氛融洽轻松,虽然我是生面孔,但大家就像是远别重逢的朋友一般。教授虽然年纪大了,但眉宇间还有年轻时的俊美,哈哈。
     
    第三天,白天我就在村里转悠,走到哪里是哪里,一边听朋友们讲述罗拉村的故事,晚上大家玩大富翁,忽悠一天就过了。
     
    离开罗拉村的时候,下了很大的雨,在高速路上开了两个小时才到机场,恒思说这是他开得时间最长的一次了。可能也是因为天气,飞机晚点,直到凌晨我才回到Boston,一路上,我就想,如果再给我一个选择的机会,我会选择这安静的小镇还是喧闹的都市呢?其实无所谓,人应该有在哪里都好好过的心态。人生从来不是按照计划一步一步发展,所以更要有勇气追求自己想要的幸福。
     
    祝贺亲亲吴珺拿到驾照:)
     
     
     
     
    March 14

    放春假了

    记不清多久没有来blog看看了,总之是冷落了它很久。以后一定减少瞎忙的时间,多来和朋友们交流:)
    明天是晴天,很难得的一个不下雪的周末,准备出去走走逛逛,顺便拍些照片。有个朋友说应该多多拍照,给一去不复返的青春留下纪念,虽然我现在还没有这样的觉悟,拍照多半出于一时的兴致,但细想来等我老了,翻翻这些照片,还能想起当日的时光和朋友,绝对是人生一大乐事!
    还有一件近在眼前的乐事,过完春假,我就要去亲亲吴珺的家玩了!吴珺称她那里为美国农村,不知道是不是“风吹草地现牛羊”的那种?不过一定很绿色,很生态,很自然,哈哈。
     
    P.S. 一定多拍照片,与大家分享!
     
     
    September 01

    love

    1. I love you not because of who you are,
    but because of who I am when I am with you.

    2. No man or woman is worth your tears,
    and the one who is, won't make you cry.

    3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to,
    doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

    4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand
    and touches your heart.

    5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them
    knowing you can't have them.

    6. Never frown, even when you are sad,
    because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

    7. To the world you may be one person,
    but to one person you may be the world.

    8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman,
    who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

    9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people
    before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person,
    we will know how to be grateful.

    10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

    11. There's always going to be people that hurt you
    so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be
    more careful about who you trust next time around.

    12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are
    before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

    13. Don't try so hard,
    the best things come when you least expect them to.
    August 10

    纯纪录

    昨天整晚都在做梦,来来往往都是熟悉的人,可是组合有些奇怪。梦里面我好像搬了新家,室友一个是在国内的同学,另一位是曾经的一个面试官。。。分析一下,可能是快开学了,有同学又要来美国念书了,而我也要开始找工作,所以才会出现梦里面的情景吧,呵呵。。。
     
    早晨醒来的时候,发现外面好大的阳光啊。终于天晴了,波士顿已经下了快两周的雨,气温也下降了不少,想来这个夏天就只剩了个尾巴吧,我于是琢磨着,应该揪住这只毛茸茸的尾巴,实现我的一些小小愿望^_^  
     
     
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    June 24

    游乐场

    朋友和我说:”你太内向,这性格不好,不能适应社会大流啊。”我说:“我知道,可我接受这样的自己,这样我很快乐,如果不快乐了,我会改。”
    虽说人生之不如意十有八九,也许是一张难看的脸,也许是低于常人的智商,也许是没有钱,也许是没有朋友。其实如果觉得不满意,就努力改变,但千万不要在这个过程中感到痛苦,即使结果不如预期,也不要沮丧,继续生活。快乐是最终的追求。
    一直希望自己能把生活看成游乐场,有刺激的过山车,有能看得很远的摩天轮,有总也玩不过关的游戏,有时也会得到奖励,比如一只大熊公仔。有时结伴而行,有时一个人探险。但是基调是轻松的,边走边玩,边走边学,时间过去,活得愈加自在,能够爱自己,能够爱身边的人。
     
    May 27

    纽约之行

    纽约是个喧闹的大都会,熙攘人群,五彩霓虹,太多欲望和诱惑,人心不安静。在波士顿待久了,纽约于我仿佛太热闹了,但是就像上海,它让我觉得自己可以做点什么,可以抓住点什么,这个城市会给我机会。
    April 16

    温暖的记忆

    四月,波士顿终于也有了些春光明媚的样子。暖暖的阳光下,城市的轮廓也变得柔和,有不知名的花开满了街道的两侧。我脱掉厚重的冬衣,并且开始计划假期的出行。很多同学会趁着长假期回国,虽然目前我并没有此打算,可是看到他们溢于言表的欢喜,承认心中还是有些羡慕的吧。
     
    听张国荣的“春夏秋冬”,只那一句“春天该很好,你若尚在场”,心便一下变得柔软。仿佛又回到大学时的林荫道,那些树梢的新芽,斑驳的树影,细碎的阳光和当时幸福的感觉。陪伴我四年好时光的朋友们啊,你们是我心中最最温暖的记忆,无论安静或喧闹,无论忧郁或快乐,无论何时何地,都长处心灵上。
    boston common
    February 13

    新年祝福

    收集我心中的每一份祝福,每一种愿望,描绘我心中的每一道细节,每一个企盼,寄予你深切的关怀。祝所有我爱的和爱我的人新春快乐!
    January 31

    1月31日

    鸵鸟把脑袋埋沙里,我把脑袋埋被子里,不行不行,我要清醒,不能再昏睡啦
    January 29

    Museum of Fine Art

    上周去了Museum of Fine Art, 很可惜忘记带相机了,只好借朋友的照片看一看了。不过由于整个博物馆规模太大,所以这次只看完了大概四分之一,以后一定还要找机会看完它咯。
     
    小资料:The original MFA opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876, the nation's centennial. Built in Copley Square, the MFA was then home to 5,600 works of art. Over the next several years, the collection and number of visitors grew exponentially, and in 1909 the Museum moved to its current home on Huntington Avenue.

    Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.

    The MFA is embarked on an ambitious Campaign and Building Project, Building the New MFA. Designed by the world-renowned Foster and Partners architects, the New MFA comprises a new wing for American art; renovated art of Europe galleries; improved conservation and education facilities; a West Wing devoted entirely to contemporary art; and a new, larger public space—the Glass Courtyard.
     

    贴迟了的日志

    一月十六日,美国东部时间,我又大了一岁。坐在摇摇晃晃的地铁车厢中,我看着窗外被白雪覆盖的世界,一派宁静。

    来到波士顿已经五个月了,当中遇到了各式各样的人,有过各种各样的情绪,慢慢觉得内心深处一直根深蒂固的行事做人的想法,对生活的想法,对自己的想法正在改变。没有办法,谁让我晚熟呢。以前偶尔伸出脑袋看看世界,还是有人会帮我遮风挡雨,这下跑到大洋彼岸,个中滋味恐怕真得自己体会了,感觉有点像拔苗助长,哈哈,老实说还是慢慢长好。。。所以说这是经过了无数挣扎才开始有的变化。自己仿佛是在寻找一种新的人生观,好让我在这个国度安身立命。我的世界或许还是一样的,我的世界却又不同了。。。

     

    寒假的时候和娜娜小聚了一下,她的一句话确实触动了我——凡事对结果不要抱太大期望,只是去做,结果就让它顺其自然吧。是了,若生活是这样的态度,便少了不少焦虑吧。我想自己就是对最后的结果期望太大,以至于不论过程是好是坏,心中总觉得放不下。二十一世纪的人类哪有可能没有目标的活着呢?焦虑,大概就是因为没有一份活在当下的心态,反而去为那些所谓的结果而着急吧。所以现在我一发现自己又开始想那些有的没的时候,就马上提醒自己,不可如此思考问题啦。虽然可能一时不能完完全全转变,但是,感觉开心了不少倒是真的。

    October 19

    mid-term

    十月是期中考试的季节,生活开始更加忙碌,几乎连一点闲暇都挤不出来了。除了吃饭,睡觉,能做的就是读书。原来,完全活在当下,喜悦,悲伤便都是淡淡的,只剩了平静。这样也好,所有的困惑就都留给时间、留给生活本身去解决吧。
    September 29

    棋魂

    我们的冒险
     
    属於我的宝物究竟在哪裏?
    如今就要展开大冒险
    柔和的阳光,带给我旅行的预感
    看!天空和花儿都在向我微笑
    前方有什么在等待我
    深呼吸, 
    将梦想之扉轻轻推开,走吧

    即使狂风吹袭
    即使内心动摇
    即使手上拿的是空白的地图 
    即使迎着风
    即使要走到明天
    向着远方进发,直到到达彼方
    决不认输,决不哭泣
    直到梦想成真的那一天
    那片天空在微笑 
    那些花朵在微笑
    总有一天我也会开怀大笑
    因为我将克服所有的困难
    我再也,再也,不会害怕了
    August 23

    always with me

     Always with me
     
    Somewhere, a voice calls, in the depths of my heart
    May I always be dreaming, the dreams that move my heart

    So many tears of sadness, uncountable through and through
    I know on the other side of them I'll find you

    Everytime we fall down to the ground we look up to the blue sky above
    We wake to it's blueness, as for the first time

    Though the road is long and lonely and the end far away, out of sight
    I can with these two arms embrace the light

    As I bid farewell my heart stops, in tenderness I feel
    My silent empty body begins to listen to what is real

    The wonder of living, the wonder of dying
    The wind, town, and flowers, we all dance one unity

    Somewhere a voice calls in the depths of my heart
    keep dreaming your dreams, don't ever let them part

    Why speak of all your sadness or of life's painfull woes
    Instead let the same lips sing a gentle song for you

    The whispering voice, we never want to forget,
    in each passing memory always there to guide you

    When a miror has been broken, shattered pieces scattered on the ground
    Glimpses of new life, reflected all around

    Window of beginning, stillness, new light of the dawn
    Let my silent, empty body be filled and reborn

    No need to search outside, nor sail across the sea
    Cause here shining inside me, it's right here inside me

    I've found a brightness, it's always with me 

    August 09

    想家

         Bellevue是个离西雅图仅一桥之隔的城市,我住的社区叫做somerset, 非常安静。
     
         今天天气一如既往地好,黄昏坐在窗前,夕阳斜射进来,房间的地毯和家具都染上了淡淡的金色。远处的Washington River波光粼粼,有种令人沉醉的美。眼前的景物就像一幅风景画,赏心悦目。
     
         许是这景物拨动了我某根记忆的弦,忽然就有淡淡的思念涌上心头,那是对故土的思念,对亲人的,对朋友的,对往昔生活的点点滴滴。离开生活了22年的故土,转身来到异国他乡,开始一段新的旅程,内心不是不忐忑的,甚至还有些畏惧。但是这哀愁仿佛只是一个过客,在某一时间突然造访我的心,但却不会常住,当Vera的车开进车库,当熟悉的hello声响起,我微笑着去门口迎接这可爱的朋友,回身看,只有温暖的夕阳。
     
         原来生活的脚步一直没有变。我想起在武夷山的九曲溪上,乘着竹筏,河水静静流淌,两岸的景致错落有致,船工低声感慨道,时间如流水,是啊,时间如流水,永不停止,变的只是际遇,就像那风景,一幅一幅都变成记忆里的画。但那些过往,恰是我继续前行的力量。
     
          远处的西雅图华灯初上,这美丽的世界,我想一定还有很多美好在等着我。
    August 07

    当时的理想

     
    最初的我 站在人群里
    想着未来 觉得遥远极了
    就像走在 没有尽头的路上
    一步两步 何时才能到达
    那时的你 也和我一样吗
    面对世界 带着满脸倔强
    我对自己说 我有勇敢的力量
    总有一天 我能证明这句话
    不知道什么是害怕
    总觉得生命会很漫长
    明天之后还有无数个明天
    未来一定是精彩伟大
    现在的我 是当时的理想吗
    我学会了忍耐从容
    可时间啊 却在加速
    一切变得清楚 我却宁愿它模糊
    生命原来是这样短促
    我只想抓住 平凡的幸福
    最初的我 站在人群里
    想着未来 觉得遥远极了