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    December 24

    Merry X`mas & Happy New Year!

                    The most stressful semester ever finally finally finally came to an end!!! Cheers!
                 I have to admit my insufficient stamina, both physical and mental, to handle these challenges: difficult courses, endless job-hunting, frequent interviews, CFA level I, the transition from extremely relaxed Davis to super hectic Hong Kong, and also then change from single life to 2-person life...
                 I was looking forward to the end of this semester almost from the first day of it. Suggestions to current penultimate students:
                - take as few courses as possible
                - select as easy courses as possible
                - spend enough time for online application and interview preparation because they`re worthwhile
                - always have a faith however frustrated you feel in the process of job-hunting, particularly when you target those top firms, we are too young to feel desperate and the courage to apply for those biggest names itself is a symbol of success already
                - never take it for granted that when you become a final year student and take courses with 2nd year students, you will have sort of advantages. Undergraduate study is basically a test of your time manamgent and self-descipline. We cannot afford to work as hard as 2nd year students do,  it`s quite natural and realistic to expect them to outperform us sometimes or lots of times.
                 This is the worst ever semester! I often feel exhausted, so inefficient, frustrated, stupid and incapable to take the challenges, and underprepared to graduate and enter the job market;
                  I guess they are pretty much common feelings shared by many of my friends. Hopefully we grow stronger, tougher and more mature after these.
                 However, this is also the sweetest semester ever, I am always a lucky girl! GL, Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!
     
                 My dear friends, Merry X`mas & Happy New Year!
    December 14

    超经典家书!

              在一位高中学长的blog上面读到他给表妹的信, 转贴如下, 叹为经典. 学长简介: 福州一中校友, 大我两届, 澳门就读大学, 现就职于毕马威, 我大一暑假在广州毕马威实习时候认识, 极其幽默, 甚为投缘, 以毕马威帅哥多为由怂恿我加入公司, 保持联系至今.

           学长应该不会介意我转贴的哦? 实在太impressive 啦!

    " 亲爱的表妹,

            今天一下班就冲去复旦听新东方老俞的讲座,然后回来一路上想怎么回你的邮件。今天在公司看到你的邮件很为你欣慰,但是没时间回你。邮件里你说,我和你追求的不一样。让我恍然大悟,我尝试以一个兄长来给你写信,想到什么就写什么吧,随性一点也亲切一点。我把这封信也贴在space,因为希望更多的人可以看到。

           北大光华管院曾经是我梦想但又不敢去想的地方, 而你在高中毕业就能踏进这座神圣而古老的殿堂,让我很是羡慕,所以当你写信向我询问工作的经历和四大的相关讯息的时候,我的内心难免焦急。但看了你的邮件,我释然也理解了你许多。

            我曾经在北大的招生网上看到介绍末名湖的文章,很美很美。我一直固执着认为那里浸透着北大人的精神,那里是最有魅力的地方,无论是温暖的阳光还是冰封的湖面。每年开春的时候,湖面坚冰融化,直到夏天湖面上铺满亭亭荷叶,我真希望自己能在那里坐一个下午,享受片刻的宁静,呼吸着古老的气息。曾经有个北大人唱过: 末名湖是个海洋,感动了无数的北大人,也感动着我。那里是北大的灵魂,也是浪漫的天堂。

            你比我想象的成熟,让我很是欣慰。你妈妈从小时候就喜欢让你在我面前炫耀你的英语能力,这让我直到现在我都对英语无比反感,但为了梦想我现在又不得不学。你要是愿意,你可以去新东方呆一段,那里你会遇到很多的朋友。老愈今天和我们说,要眺望到地平线外的世界。所以你说去交流我很支持你。回想3年前,我一个人独自踏上去欧洲的班机,开始我的交换生活的时候,那时的我是倔强的,尽管要独自面对学业的压力和各种琐事,但每当我回想起那段日子的时候,那时我一段难忘的经历,点点滴滴。我想,对你,一样也会是宝贵的。(深有同感!) 走进北大,到离开北大再回来,重新呼吸到古老的气息时,你将发现一个崭新的自己。

            北大是个有很多资源的地方,太多的眼花缭乱使得你迷失了自己失去重点,我之所以让你多参加活动,并不是让你盲目的去take activities,而是希望你能看到更多而发现自己的兴趣。你哥当年天天呆在图书馆,直到今天,我都懊恼不已。不要害怕迷茫,也不要被周围的环境所影响。希望把你的大学生活过得更加精彩和开心,而不是把大四找工作的烦恼提前到现在。过早的准备一件事,未必是好事(怎么说呢, 我现在后悔有些事情我没有早做准备, no pain no gain)。请相信,到时候,如果你还是选择四大,我会给予你最大的帮助。现在暂时迷茫的时候,试着放慢自己的脚步。如果光华的气氛过于严重,那么你尝试着走出来,看看外面的世界,会更精彩。

           大学里除了念书生活,还有2件事是一定要做的,读很多很多的书,谈刻骨铭心的恋爱

            我倒是不愿在这里推荐你什么书,因为可能我喜欢的,未必适合你,我最近在读一些历史书,感觉好像走在历史的轨迹,看前人他们怎样生活,怎样创造着历史。老俞今天在讲座上问谁读过《明朝哪些事》,我很骄傲的举手,却发现那些还在校园里的学子们,却大多数没有读过,反而是我这个工作了的人读了。我曾经很得意地说,读万卷书不如行万里路,我现在收回这些话,要读万卷书也要读万里路,到时候你想进毕马威,我想,如果你能和合伙人谈10本你读过的书,那么我想他没有理由会拒绝你的魅力的。我希望你能看很多很多的书,什么书都可以看,黄色小说或者片片也可以看一点,其实女孩子比我们男生都还爱看,只是别看太多,要不然以后找BF很麻烦,因为你会很挑剔。 (???......)

            你才大一,居然把所有的心思花在工作上面,我是第一个极力反对的。你这样的年龄,应该至少在课堂上为一个男孩子走神,为一个男孩子翘课或者彻夜不眠。这四年时爱情最单纯的时候,你不应该像我当时一样放走它。喜欢一个人,要有勇气去喜欢他,也要有勇气去体会里开始后的心痛和泪水。要有勇气去体会告诉一个人你喜欢他。体会了这一切的一切,你会发现大学的生活一点也不无聊,充满了期待和活力,心里满满当当的。我希望你的大学生活幸福而难忘。你可以有很多很多的男朋友,但每次都要专一爱的铭心刻骨。(一个确实难以比较, 只是多过三个恐怕很难再认真投入啦) 找男友不一定要帅,俞敏洪当年在北大全班20多个女生每一个愿意搭理他,但20年过后的同学聚会,当年每一个女生都走来和他拥抱,你哥并不是羡慕老俞。二是告诉你一个道理,找男友要以老俞这样的为标准,比他更丑的那就是极品,何况现在美女都喜欢找丑男。所以像你哥这样的都是剩下的 (学长你又来啦?)。当然,你要是能找到一个像李彦宏那样的我也不反对。(千万别让你妈看到我的邮件,她会飞来上海杀了我的) (haha, I quite agree!)

           至于选专业的事,还是以自己喜欢的为主,其他的不用太多去想。毕竟在北大,学什么都很幸福。你妈当年因为担心广告系太多女孩子而不让你哥我选择广告专业,害你哥的人生失去了很多精彩,虽然后来我选择会计全班都是女生,但还是有遗憾。你不要重蹈我的覆辙。

           

    天天开心

    December 08

    Happy Birthday to myself!

     

    Special Thanks to my dearest parents, who always grant me unconditional love and support in every single second, minute, day, week, month during the past 22 years!

     

    Many Thanks to every friend who sends me the super nice birthday wishes through SMS, mail, Email, MSN and Facebook wall post!

    Icy cannot imagine her life without you guys! Unique gratitude to Crista, my angel, who is the sweetest, loveliest, the most kindhearted girl in the world and extremely biased towards me!

     

    It’s been an incredible busy semester, long, fast-paced, stressful. My blog was almost abandoned.

     

    But today I would write down my birthday wishes one by one!

     

    Top 1 wish: Hope my grand parents suffer from less pain in the rest of their life. And my parents keep healthy!

    I often feel guilty and upset for spending too little time home, less and less, year by year.

    When grandma broke her back, I was not home;

    When grandpa hurt his feet, I was not home;

    When they miss me crazily and want to hug me in the arm, I was not home…

    I have tried, tried to call them regularly, but still, I know they want me to be around, instead of just keeping in touch by phone.

    I swear to myself that once I start to live on myself, I will pay all the medical expenses for them. I hope this day comes ASAP.

     

    Top 2 wish: Walk towards future with you together

    The relationship is so magic. You never know, when, where, how and who before it happens. But when the story actually started, I recall every little bit of the past and find out it’s just so natural to be together based on what we have shared so far.

    I do cherish every minute spent with you together;

    I do appreciate your accompany throughout the hard times;

    I do never feel such strong connections with anybody else except my family before;

    I do think you are super bright, extremly sweet, amazingly considerate and awesomely cute!

    I do understand there are still uncertainties lying ahead and we might need to be separated in two locations, but I really have a faith, as you do!

     

    Top 3 wish: Hope every friend of mine gets their desirable offer

    The job hunting process is so dynamic that you never stop feeling upset. You see the hope looming, approaching, disappear, emerge again …… I understand how anxious it is waiting here.

    Particularly, for us, it`s the first time we might feel so unsure of the future direction.

    The junior middle school followed primary school, the high middle continueed after junior middle school, we entered university on completion of College Entrance Examination. Every step we have taken is just natural, we don`t even need to think about it, just follow. But now we are standing @ a crossroad, feeling a little bit lost, confusing, insecure, uncertain, unsure or even hopeless…

    But as what my Dad said, it’s a process that you need to go through in your life. It`s reasonable to feel frustrated or worried, but we still need to face it and improve our mental stamina from the process!

     

    Top 4 wish: I pray for the recovery of Cindy’s dear mother!

    I really wish she can get rid of the cancer. She created such a great daughter like you, she should deserve a better life! Baby, cheer up! The morale is the key for patients. Giver her all your love, courage, faith and support together with my sincere pray and greetings!

     

    Goodnight every one! Sweet dreams!