记得去年夏天这个时候,，每次打开新加坡同事寄来的FedEx，盒子里总是冒着热气，仿佛快递把新加坡湿热的空气也一起带到了北京。
又是一年盛夏。
很喜欢最近一段时间北京清澈蔚蓝的天空。每天早上灿烂的阳光洒在身上，有种很温暖的感觉。白天办公室里的温度是Forever 21。不忙的时候，泡上一杯红茶，看一看节目，一个小时便匆匆而过。傍晚下班的时候，太阳依旧在烘烤着大地，迟迟不肯离去。
热。心却静如止水。
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Summer days in bloom
Monday, June 22, 2009
Bon Vista
My 6-year-old laptop hasn't been working well for a couple of months. Despite all the criticism I heard about Windows vista, I bought this new computer with the new operating system pre-installed. It doesn’t seem so bad. I just need some time to get used to it.
Starting July 1, all PCs sold in China should include a web-filtering software called Green damn. Oops! Sorry, it’s green dam-youth escort. Whatever, maybe I’m over-sensitive about “filtering”. Trust me, I’m old enough to judge what is “healthy” and what is not. But the new rule did hasten my decision to buy a new laptop. It’s a pity I can’t wait for Windows 7 to go on the market.
Now what shall I do with my old laptop? It’s still usable; it just works slowly, like an old man gradually losing his agility. However old it is, I love the rhythmical sound made by the fingertips tapping on the keyboard. It’s been with me for too long to be let go.
Starting July 1, all PCs sold in China should include a web-filtering software called Green damn. Oops! Sorry, it’s green dam-youth escort. Whatever, maybe I’m over-sensitive about “filtering”. Trust me, I’m old enough to judge what is “healthy” and what is not. But the new rule did hasten my decision to buy a new laptop. It’s a pity I can’t wait for Windows 7 to go on the market.
Now what shall I do with my old laptop? It’s still usable; it just works slowly, like an old man gradually losing his agility. However old it is, I love the rhythmical sound made by the fingertips tapping on the keyboard. It’s been with me for too long to be let go.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Big city, small world
Cloudy. Suddenly feel unsafe without wearing sunglasses. I’m avoiding eye contacts with people different from me. The sunglasses shield the impolite gaze from strangers and the crowds of mingongs staring at urban dwellers with curious eyes.
Just bumped into an old coworker. I thought the chance of running into a friend in a city as enormous as
But right here blogspot remains blocked.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Not going anywhere
A 4-day holiday is too short to go out, yet too long to stay in. This time last year, I was on a biz trip to Shanghai. Today, however, due to the bad economic situation, marketing events are either postponed or cancelled. My workload is somewhat lessened. The hot weather coupled with the risk of contracting H1N1 makes traveling not so appropriate. So I’m stuck.
I received a friend's wedding photos this Monday, followed by another friend's wedding invitation. 2009. Friends getting married. Alas! I’m so left behind.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Blooming flowers
All pictures taken at the Beijing Botanical Garden in late Apr.Spring is ephemeral. Summer arrived before I had a chance to try my new spring dress.
It’s not exaggerating to say Beijing is a city of two seasons: winter and summer.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Flashbacks in May
From a stack of old textbooks, I dug out Introduction to Literature.
On a cool autumn morning, in a classroom in the newly-built Yifulou, the professor was reading Shakespeare with his royal British accent:
Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Thou are more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date…
A final exam paper was lying in between the pages. The last question was to analyze a poem by Robert Frost:
The Road Not Taken
… Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The poem was like a prophecy that foretold the choices I was going to face after graduation.
It’s been five years. I can barely remember the meanings of the poetry terms, but my understanding of the poem has become much deeper.
The other day I came to 中国书店 (Cathay bookshop) by chance. It sells and recycles second-hand books, most of which were older than me. It reminded me of our school library, and the encyclopedia which would raise a cloud of dust with a turn of the page.
It’s hard to find a decent library outside the university. All around are glittering shopping malls and fancy star hotels. But I’m glad to see my bookshelf getting full and pleased to say I’ve read each book.
On a cool autumn morning, in a classroom in the newly-built Yifulou, the professor was reading Shakespeare with his royal British accent:
Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Thou are more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date…
A final exam paper was lying in between the pages. The last question was to analyze a poem by Robert Frost:
The Road Not Taken
… Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The poem was like a prophecy that foretold the choices I was going to face after graduation.
It’s been five years. I can barely remember the meanings of the poetry terms, but my understanding of the poem has become much deeper.
The other day I came to 中国书店 (Cathay bookshop) by chance. It sells and recycles second-hand books, most of which were older than me. It reminded me of our school library, and the encyclopedia which would raise a cloud of dust with a turn of the page.
It’s hard to find a decent library outside the university. All around are glittering shopping malls and fancy star hotels. But I’m glad to see my bookshelf getting full and pleased to say I’ve read each book.
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