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These days when the Chinese students and I update the NUS MBA life guide, I couldn't help thinking of 1 yr ago, the time i longed to get as much info as possible abt Sg and abt NUS MBA. I got a lot of help fr Du Fei, who briefly introduced the program to me, and then i'm lucky enough to hv Collen as my buddy. And I greatly appreciate Yuhao, who has been giving me a lot of guidance abt study and life.

I really think i grow up in the past 1 yr. It's the first time i stay away fr home and depend on my own. It's the first time i understand so much things that I never thought of b4.

Last night, when we checked out Yuhao's commmencement gown, I started to imagine one yr fr now. Will i get a job in Sg or where will I be, what will i do?

实习是很开心的，因为终于能把很多在课堂上学到的东西用上了，其实每个学科学到的可能只是bit by bit，但一起运用时就深深感到对于一个公司来说，fin, mktg, strat之间没有definite的界限。我就是such a lucky gal,手头上两个projects是combine fin和mktg的，一个是什么都combine在一起的。更lucky的是有一个牛校毕业的MBA带着我，真的是hand-in-hand那样带着我这个大笨蛋，我想最大原因在于我的思维太局限，经常约束于书本中吧。望我经过这几个月能有所长进。因为我的boss觉得我做的项目好好玩，原来只有我一个人在做，现在他也要加入和我一起做这个interesting project，所以我觉得感觉好好，有人和我一起讨论总是好的（一看就知道是个freerider了）。我现在工作真是有MBA外再上一次MBA课的感觉。

虽然只是短短的6个wks，也算是一个学期了，今天presentation完之后就算结束了。这个special term我take了两门。我觉得这两门无论老师还是课程内容都是我超级喜欢的。他们都能把内容解释得很清楚。我觉得我没上之前只是一知半解，现在好多了，总算可以跟跟别人吹吹rationale behind了。而且上完这两门之后我总算大概知道自己喜欢什么不喜欢什么，对什么是有真正的兴趣了。

虽然白天intern晚上和wkend上课很辛苦，但是觉得能学到很多。因为公司的人好好，教了我很多，跟着很多MBA工作就是好，上班好有上学的感觉。当我自己一个人做事的时候我经常会想起在学校做group project，那是很开心的事啊！上班的时候虽然也可以和别人讨论一下，但毕竟不是group project，只是大家给你他们的意见而已。

这几天简直就是严重的缺乏睡眠，因为晚上3点多睡，白天7点半准时就起床了。今晚和明天总算可以好好睡一下，星期一又是新一个学期了！

Just as the past few yrs, I put down my feeling abt the CFA exam each yr. It has been a wk since i took the L II last Sun. Since I didn't even read a page of the book, I def do not expect anything fr the exam. Surprisingly, the exam was not as difficult as i thought. I think partially cuz the MBA program really helps. I remember when i took the L II last time, i felt it was so difficult that i could never make it, but this time, i am 100% sure I answer 10 ques correctly, without reading one page of the book. That somewhat builds my confidence. I think i can def pass if i make enough prep. I will def not donate money to the CFA institute for a 3rd time.

June 1 is Children's Day in China, but this diary is not abt Children's Day. June 1 might be a lucky day for me, cuz 4 yrs ago, i started my last job, and yesterday, i started my internship.

It's not kidding to do internship in daytime while taking class in the evenings and wkends. Very very exhausted. Yesterday was all abt orientation. Since the company is very big in terms of assets, sales, number of employees, number of countries it operates in, as well as office size. I got lost twice in the office yesterday .

Although hvn't officially started working yet,  yesterday and today, i read all those familiar terms such as NPV, IRR, sensitivity analysis, risk mgnt, currency exposure, strategic planning, VaR... Seems the MBA program will def help me a lot in the company.

I had a lot of fun in my last company and made a lot of frds. Hopefully wud be the same in this company. I think Grace is right. Although we get very exhausted doing the MBA program, we only need to be responsible for ourselves, but when working in the company, it is quite another issue, in that we hv to be responsible for everyone! In that sense, I really miss the past 10 mths when I can fully concentrate in study.

Good luck to me and look fwd to enough sleep.

In the class today, Prof introduces something very cool, which is called Kindle, e-book reader by Amazon. It's not big but very light. The most amazing thing is that the screen showing the text gives ppl exactly the same feeling as reading a paper book. Bookmarks and comments can be made on it, and the batt can last for a few days.

I'll go for this cool gadget when i get paid



URL: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA

We hv 4 animals in our apt recently.

先介绍一下客人：
1.Peter
Peter是一只非常活泼的小狗，很难捕捉到他的正面，只能上一张侧面的照片。他经常吓唬妞妞



2.小宝
小宝是一只身体超长，尾巴也超级长的猫。（他比Beauty还要长！）第一次来我们家的时候到处躲，还很自大，以为大家都很怕他。他上次来比较怕妞妞，尽管他比妞妞大多了。他就是比较容易怒，和人玩一下自己就开始发出怒的声音，所以大家都不想和他玩了。晚上又想到人的房间睡，只能大叫。



然后介绍一下我们自己的猫
3.Beauty
正如我的签名说的，Beauty是只爱学习的猫，最喜欢CFA书、报纸和handout。他是有名的暹罗猫，脾气很好，拔他胡子也不发怒。他从来没有认为过自己是猫，喝水一定要喝人的杯子里面的水，大家吃饭他也要占一个位置。要睡在人的床上，还打开我的衣柜拿衣服。他超喜欢吃虾、鱼和猫罐头，其次就是吃猫粮，还有红薯和玉米。睡觉时候做梦也是在吃东西，以为嘴巴在不停地动。这次小宝来玩，他好害怕，经常躲起来，还发出奇怪的声音，真没出息。不过他就是不喜欢和猫玩，他喜欢人




4.妞妞
妞妞也是只爱学习的猫，喜欢CFA书和handout，她那天晚上看fixed income看了很久，我告诉她我也看了很久才懂。她就是一个十足的女孩，经常会撒娇。但其实她不算很喜欢和人玩，她和小宝关系不错，小宝发怒她也不怕。上次小宝来玩，到了最后竟然是小宝比较害怕她。

月光光（念口簧版）
月光光，照地堂，年卅晚，
摘槟榔，槟榔香，切紫姜，
紫姜辣，买胡达，胡达苦，
买猪肚，猪肚肥，买牛皮，
牛皮薄，买菱角，菱角尖，
买马鞭，马鞭长，顶屋梁，
屋梁高，买张刀，刀切菜，
买箩盖，箩盖圆，买条船，
船沉底，浸死呢班大懒鬼！
一个浮头，一个沉底，
一个躲系门角落，
一个钻入床下底，
仲有一个随街去，卖油炸鬼！

月光光（唱歌版）
月光光照地堂
虾仔你乖乖O训落床
听朝阿妈要赶插秧啰
阿爷睇牛佢上山岗
喔……
虾仔你快高长大啰
帮手阿爷去睇牛羊
听朝阿妈要捕鱼虾啰
阿嫲织网要织到天光
划艇撒网就更在行
年三十晚摘槟榔
五谷丰收堆满仓
老老嫩嫩喜洋洋
虾仔你快啲眯埋眼啰
一觉0训到大天光

凼凼转,菊花圆
凼凼转,菊花圆,
炒米饼,糯米团,
阿妈叫我睇龙船,
我唔睇,睇鸡仔,
鸡仔大,摞去卖,
卖得几多钱?
卖得三百六十五个仙

落雨大
落雨大
水浸街
阿哥担柴上街卖
阿嫂出街着花鞋
花鞋花袜花腰带
珍珠蝴蝶两边排

打开蚊帐
打开蚊帐，打开蚊帐
有只蚊，有只蚊
快啲摞把扇嚟,
快啲摞把扇嚟，
拍死佢
拍死佢

点虫虫
点虫虫，虫虫飞，飞到荔枝基
荔枝熟，摘满屋
屋满红，配住个细蚊公

猜呈沉
呈沉剪，呈沉包，呈沉糯米叉烧包。
老鼠唔食香口胶，要食豆沙包

排排坐
排排坐，吃果果，猪拉柴，狗烧火，
猫衣担凳畀姑婆坐，
坐烂个屎窟，唔好赖我，
赖番隔离个二叔婆

大笨象，揸支枪
大笨象，揸支枪，去打仗，
打唔贏，番嚟食碗辣椒醬，
隔离屋企烧炮仗，问你响唔响，
唔响掌你兩巴掌。

赖尿虾
赖尿虾，煲冬瓜，煮唔熟，赖阿妈。 

系广州生活左廿几年，从来唔会有咩好特别嘅感觉，但出左国就唔同，成日都会好挂住广州话同埋粤菜。虽然新加坡都有人讲广州话，但始终唔系正宗广州话，而且毕竟仲系比较少人讲。我挂住广州话挂住到响香港嘅巴士上边同司机倾计。真系搞笑

番到广州觉得样样都好亲切。其实数下手指离开广州十个月都唔到，我竟然健忘到好多以前嘅野都唔记得。但系去开嘅店，买开嘅牌子，边间店好食，仲系记得一清二楚。我五月一号番广州，第二日朝早就去睇婆婆，然后迫不及待去中山五路揾过刊，可惜无我想要嘅。下昼去左买机票同埋去超市，然后晚黑就同小鱼去土楼。五月五号朝早番广州，check完email就迫不及待去流行前线睇耳环。广州嘅耳环款又多又平又正。六号朝早去证券公司转电话，下昼去搞汇票，晚黑同斐斐去一间新开食粤菜嘅店，据闻系炳胜嘅厨师揸锅。果然好味。果度D鸡就系我最中意嘅鸡味，D鹅肠好脆，仲第一次食辣椒叶。粤菜就系零舍好味！七号上昼同爸爸出去食牛腩粉。佢仲死话D面正，牛腩仲OK，面就得个爽，但唔系我中意果种传统碱水面。下昼去做头发，揾左间又平又快嘅店，只不过唔知效果维持到几耐。然后就去左地王睇衫。唔好话而家甘穷，我有收入嘅时候都超中意睇地王，D衫又平款又多，再加上D靓妹好有礼貌，试左唔买都唔会讲咩。虽然我基本上每次去都买唔到好多野，但系逛地王同流行前线系我最大嘅乐趣之一。晚黑又陪妈咪出去。八号起身就陪妈咪去买手机，然后去银行搞汇票，下午终于做左我最想做的事：去左万菱行。天啊，万菱何止五光十色琳琅满目可以形容！我觉得行完两间耳环铺，觉得全世界都系度闪。。。可能因为广交会超级多人去万菱，然后又多左好多古灵精怪嘅野。我仲买左一大堆。真系超级中意万菱。去完就去左广百买D零食果D带番新加坡。晚黑同左子斌同大佬倾计。同佢地永远都好多野倾：从工作倾到CFA，到fin crisis，到几个cases，到中国国策，到新加坡，到感情问题。。。有时觉得系广州就系开心，随便都可以拉几个朋友出来倾计。而且今晚果个cafeteria几唔错。九号朝早去左婆婆度，下昼去左流行前线睇耳环同埋买国家地理杂志，然后见左与之。同佢都系永远都甘好倾。有时觉得真系唔简单，数下手指我地都识左11年！时间过得真系快。我知道考中大嘅MBA唔容易，因为中大MBA系广州最好嘅，好多人竞争。恭喜佢！倾完我就去巡一巡王府井，好似同我旧年临走之前变化都无几大。晚饭系屋企食爸爸整嘅好好味嘅五杯鹅，仲好开心睇左好耐都未睇过嘅外来媳妇本地郎，又睇左明珠台关于印度饮食嘅节目。我出国之前就睇过依个节目，好过瘾，当时觉得印度应该系个好神秘嘅国家。读MBA嘅时候同好多印度同学交流过，印度系我心目中就无以前甘神秘，但系仲系好想去。我知道去新加坡读书嘅印度同学绝大部分都唔系非常有钱嘅阶层，系今晚节目出现嘅印度人应该就系上等阶层嘎啦，真系有D唔同。晚黑就系执野，然后搞搞部电脑，教下我爸爸妈咪点样搞在线相册。爸爸真系强啊，本来我经常觉得自己去旅游都已经好强，爸爸仲犀利。坐摩托坐左一个下昼系山里面揾瑶寨。我就唔敢勒。而且佢去嘅地方我听都未听过，所以睇佢D相觉得好特别。今日起身继续食爸爸煮嘅野，然后打车去机场。最搞笑系一路上都有果D交通台信息，觉得好亲切，边度又塞车，边度好畅顺。虽然白云机场VIP室永远都搞得甘差（主要系标识差，次次都要我走来走去），但只要系广州就好。强烈推荐白云机场VIP室嘅牛肉烧卖，好鬼死正宗啊！

大家肯定觉得我依篇野好鬼无聊。只是因为我太中意广州，觉得番新加坡都会好挂住广州，写篇野做个纪念啦

点番个题先，最中意广州人，个个都好亲切；最中意广州话，因为太多只可以用广州话先至能够表达嘅野；最中意粤菜，可能系世界上最好食嘅菜；最中意系广州同朋友出来倾计，因为大家都有相同嘅文化同背景；最中意地王嘅衫，又平又多款；最中意流行前线嘅耳环，又平又正；最中意广州D sales，又聪明又有礼貌（总嘅来讲）；最中意万菱，里面好好玩；最中意玫瑰嘅姜撞奶同银记嘅肠粉仲有幸运楼嘅早茶。反正广州就系乜都好

相比起第一个学期，第二个学期写blog就很少了，是因为太忙了。不知道是上一届的师兄师姐太牛还是每届情况不同，原来说的是这个学期比较轻松，但其实一点也不轻松。我觉得快累死了。有个原因可能是第一个sem的都是core module，就是很basic的，所以不是很认真听都能过，但2nd sem就是有一定难度的，prof的expectation也高一些。所以就觉得更辛苦了。我整个学期的感觉都好像每天在不停地做功课，但好像有永远都做不完的功课一样。

但这个学期我真的觉得学到很多很多。第一个sem就是只有一个prof我觉得真的是excellent的。第二个学期我觉得有5个excellent prof。比如说一个Harvard guy是教Asia Pac的，我了解了很多原来不知道的信息，他很会lead us to think，所以也开始学会自己思考一些问题了。一些很简浅的道理以前都是觉得take it for granted的，所以从来没有想为什么，现在也会开始思考了。Investment的老师就是公认的好。我觉得我原来很多not sure的问题现在都明白了。Entreprenuerial fin的prof是个Standford guy，自己本身就是个VC，所以从他的课上学到很多书上没有的东西。Bank Risk Mgnt的prof是唯一一个把fin crisis完全融入他的课上的人，而且很funny。Negotiation的prof也讲得很好，而且因为班上的人很少，所以大家的interaction很多，上课玩得很开心。

就是因为有这一堆excellent的prof，我有计划defer我的graduation去take多几门课。

过10天就是special term了，looking fwd to the modules in the special terms lah.

昨天Bob回中国了，我们都很不舍得，想想我们很多同学下学期去exchange，有些就不会再回Sg了，很不舍得，很珍惜我们一直在一起并肩作战的朋友。

感觉上，我在这个学期已经基本上非常习惯新加坡了。虽然还是很怀念粤菜，但觉得新加坡的饮食还不算不能接受。To be frank,中国很多地方的菜式我都是用“不可接受”这个词形容的，可能是广州人嘴刁吧。虽然还不是经常能说粤语，但终于找到能陪我说说粤语的人，还是很开心了。1月初新加坡比较干燥、凉爽，但4月开始就有点热了，好在经常下大雨，所以总体来说还是很好的。

读书真辛苦，只能苦中作乐想出最近好笑的事和文章，同时也娱乐一下和我一起并肩作战的同学们

Bank Risk Mgnt老师说有个德国的government-owned的银行和Lehman Brothers做SWAP。此银行定期打钱到Lehman Brothers的帐户。Lehman Brothers是在星期五宣布倒闭的，这个银行没有留意，星期六如期打钱数百万欧元到Lehman Brothers帐上，星期一才知道Lehman Brothers已经倒闭了。。。结果被德国老百姓骂死了。这个叫Operation risk

突然又想起，Sienna说她以前有个同事是做risk mgnt的，名字就叫Prudence。。。看来天生是做risk mgnt的啊！

然后就是看了Norman的blog，狂笑了一通

Bob说他老婆问他在干什么，Bob说我和Zhang Le Sha一起自习，第二天他老婆又问他在干嘛，他说，我和Zhang Le Sha准备去游泳。他老婆说，怎么老是跟ta在一起？后来有一天，Bob的同学问他在干什么，他说，我和Zhang Le Sha一起自习。他同学说，怎么老是跟女同学在一起？Bob恍然大悟为什么他老婆不高兴了。。。更绝的是，Calvin从来就不知道我们的中文名字怎么写，每次都把小张同学的名字写成张乐莎了

今晚我和杨主任一起自习，只是讲了两句话，小张同学有点妒嫉，说，杨主任，看来你是和Cincia在一起话比较多啊。。。

大家最近有什么好笑的事快补充一下

Since the country I'm researching on for Asia Pac is India, I watch the Slumdog Millionaire and c whether I can get more insights in India. The movie is abt a boy born into slum becomes a millionaire thru the TV show. Although he didn't receive proper education, he answered all ques correctly. He knew the answers fr his life XP.

Ten yrs ago, when China was not as developed as today, few foreign ppl visited China. They knew China fr the movies, esp the well-known movies directed by Zhang Yimou. Since almost all movies Zhang Yimou directed talked abt China in the 20s' or 30s', it gave the world the impression that China was still very less deveped and xtremely lagging behind. When 1 of my frds visited Canada 10 yrs ago, some Canadians even asked him whether there were TV sets in China, and whether there was chocolate in China. I've never been to India, so when I watch Slumdog Millionaire, I cannot help asking my Indian classmates, do u still hv slums in India? Do they look the same as described in the movie? Now i understand why movies do hv impact on ppl's thinking, esp when the audience hv not been to that area.

China and India are two strong tiger econ in the world. I believe there r very well-developed areas in India. In that sense, Slumdog Millionaire only describes a small part of India. I'm thinking that if similar movie describes China's bad side just as Slumdog Millionaire, Chinese will def get annoyed, esp the movie is directed by ppl fr another country.

When discussing with Bob and Eric, they both agree with me, and think China and India r so much alike to some extent, say, we also hv problem such as hving the kids begged on the streets, beating the prisoners etc. We don't hv slums in the city center partially cuz we dismantle the houses poor ppl live in in the city and pay them the compensation.

Bob thinks that Indian movie is so interesting, whatever the ending is, they always hv singing and dancing. My Indian classmate tells me, in a 3-hr movie, there r usually 9 songs, but this is changing. Now they tend to limit the number of songs. Isn't that interesting?

I'm thinking when i can visit the incredible India...

D0 Sg-KL

Tonight is the 1st time I take the famous AirAsia, and is the 1st time I sleep in the airport. And it's very interesting that there r hundreds of ppl sleeping overnight in the airport just like me.

D1 KL-Vientiane-Luang Prabang

It takes me 2.5 hrs to fly to Vientiane. The only transportation to get out of Vientiane Airport is the taxi. And this is the most expensive taxi i've ever taken - USD6 for 3 km!

It takes me 10 hrs to go to Luang Prabang fr Vientiane.

D2 Luang Prabang

We get up at 5:30 am to c the famous Almgiving. It's quite a scene that tens of ppl fall to their knees with a basket of sticky rice and wait for the monks. When groups of monks pass by, they put a lump of sticky rice into the monks' bowl. After watching the Almgiving, we check out the wet mkt.

It's the best walk I've ever had. In this quiet, small and clean city, we c delicate drawings on the wall and pretty temples with golden rooftop. During our walk, we talk to the monks who can speak Chinese and hv coffee by the quiet Mekong River.

After a noon break, we set off to the KuangXi Waterfall. It's around 1.5 hrs' tuk tuk ride to the waterfall. Compared to the famous Huang Guo Shu Waterfall, Kuang Xi Waterfall is just so-so, but it's nice to soak in the freezing cold water.

After dinner, we walk around the night mkt, where I try the famous Laos Coffee. I buy a wallet that i long for since my trip in Cambodia.

The BBQ in Luang Prabang is wonderful. I strongly recommend the drumstick and roasted fish there.

D3 Luang Prabang-Vang Vieng

It takes us 6 hrs to go to Vang Vieng. Foreigners like Vang Vieng so much cuz b/c the river and the mts alongside. But for us, there's no surprise at all cuz it's similar to Guilin and Yangsuo. Ppl do kayaking, tubing, caving and rock climbing there, but for me, it's much too hot. We walk along the river and c local ppl fishing and washing the dog with washing powder! During sunset moment, we sit on the sunbed by the river and play in water. It's interesting that almost all restaurants play Friends. I try the famous Lao Massage in the evening.

D4 Vang Vieng-Vientiane

We get up early to catch the local bus to Vientiane. The local bus is as old as the one i took in Nepal, but it runs really fast!

We visit the famous That Luang and Patuxai and book the evening bus to Pakse.

The French-style houses in Vientiane r really pretty. Around that area, we c a lot of embassies and org of UN. The Mekong River is almost dry. Thailand is on the other side of the river. I think it's 2- mins' walk fr Vientiane to Thailand at the most if walk across the dry river.

We catch the night bus to Pakse. It's my first time to take the sleeping bus, and i personally like it, cuz i hv the wonderful sleep ever during this trip. However, it's interesting that all beds r designed to be twin bed. How can i sleep with a female stranger if i go on the trip alone?!

D5 Paske-Don Det Island

Arriving at 6 am in Pakse, we immediately get the VIP bus ticket to Don Det Island. It takes more than 2 hrs on the way, the scene along which is a bid similar to Africa as we can c on TV: Dry grassland with fei trees. A few buffalos and bungalows r dotted on the grassland. My frd and I think that if we put some zebras and rhinoceroses there, no one would doubt when told this is Africa.

There r ferries to Don Det and Don Khon Island. This area is exaggerated to be 4000 islands. We get a pretty bungalow facing the river. I specially like the hammock on the 2nd flr of the bungalow. To save money, we walk to c the waterfall. I've been very curious, cuz there r no mts or hills nearby. Where's the waterfall fr? After 2 hrs' walk, crossing beautiful grassland road with coconut trees, a bridge and then Africa-like scene, and led by a kind-hearted boy, we finally c the waterfall. It's like, the waterfall rushes down the rocks to a lower terrace, making it look like a waterfall. We r all exhausted on the way back, so we hire a boat to c the sunset. It's only a common sunset, not as beautiful as described.

After taking a bath, we diner in a bar. There's no power suppply in this island, so all guesthouses use accumulators. I never sleep in a rm without wind and electric fan, so feel very bad in the evening.

D6 Don Det-Pakse

After a night on the uncomfortable bed, i wake up early in the morning and take fish soup as brunch. It takes us 3 hrs to go to Pakse, a city founded by France many yrs ago. That's why French-style buildings r everywhere. We walk around the wet mkt, and buy some sticky rice. The fruits in Laos r not good but expensive.

We stop by a small coffee shop to try the famous Pakse coffee, where is permeated by CD perfume. The coffee tastes perfect! Lonely Planet describes Pakse as a place famous for coffee trading. Now we c.

Again, we take sleepin gbus to Vientiane i nthe evening.

D7 Vientiane

It takes us quite a while to get a GH cuz almost all GHs r full today. And then we take a walk in the morning mkt, where cheap clothes and scarves r sold.

In the evening, i finally manage to do hair conditioning and massage in a nicely decorated saloon. The massage might be the best i've ever tried. Hope it really helps my sprained ankle.

D8 Vientiane-KL-Sg

Vientiane Int'l Airport might be the simplest int'l airport in the world, where boarding pass is still in written form. No computers r available.

It's nice to be back to Sg, cuz it's only 26C today! haha

今天和Sienna和养猪人一起从The Deck走回bschool.Sienna突然问，为什么古人会说 鱼和熊掌不可兼得？这两个不可比啊。养猪人说，他们可能觉得鱼的味道也很好。我说，可能那个时候熊和鱼是一样多的，但是想想熊掌有4个，鱼只有1条，所以熊的数量只要鱼的1/4就够了。养猪人说，也许只是孟子生活附近的环境是这样而已啦。我说，这个有可能。我终于明白了，孟子原来生活在新疆，还是新疆沙漠附近，那里没什么湖泊和河流。。。竟然一句话被我们分析了那么久，不愧是MBA的逻辑啊

Sienna同学和我说过她有天在车上看到某印尼同学带着他儿子。前几天，我向那位印尼同学说恭喜发财，顺便拿红包。印尼同学说，我还没结婚。我说，Sienna说你已经有儿子了。印尼同学说，What!!! I haven't got married!据Bob今天说，人家连女朋友都没有。Sienna说，死了死了，以后我们中国人在人家心目中就是这么八卦的了

突然想起有一个module老师说每个组要5个人。Sienna建议我们去找上次某前苏联国家的同学，我说，人家已经有4个老婆了，已经够人了

我跟Robin说，小张同学已经看中了他看中的某同学了。Sienna说小张同学连人家叫什么名字都不知道。Robin很得意，说，我不但知道人家叫什么名字，我连她的电话也有了。我比小张同学快两步了

写这篇文章并不是我与我最好的朋友之一——小鱼要分别，而是因为我答应过小鱼，有不高兴的时候要想起我们以前简单开心的快乐生活。虽然只是流水账一篇，内容也许只有我和她，或是曾经同行的几个朋友知道，下次我有不高兴的时候希望看回这篇文章，想起以前简单的快乐生活吧。

It dates back to Jul 2006，那时候才有心思开始约伴走川藏线，小鱼是我第二个约到的人。她当时告诉我她要跟老板请假，需要一个星期才能回复我。当时还聊了什么其实我一点印象都没有了，只记得她老是跟我说她上班很忙没有时间聊天，但那时候我晚上总不在线，等我在的时候又见不到她。所以一点都不熟。前段时间小鱼告诉我，她当时问我的问题是为什么选择的是川藏北线而不是南线。如果没有记错，我给她的回答应该是北线少人走，但景色更好，有很多人文景观吧。记得有一天晚上大概10点多，我上网见到小鱼，就跟她说我总算得闲了，聊一下吧。她说她要睡觉。因为当时是本人第一次听到有人在11点前睡觉的，非常惊讶，不可置信，就跟她说，你不要开玩笑，我好不容易有个晚上得闲，先聊一下吧。后来同行了才知道小鱼永远在11点前睡觉。。。。。。。。。

我和三块石、Wind在广州见面的时候曾经打过电话叫小鱼先帮忙打1600给司机，小鱼理解成打1600x4给司机，以后不停被我们取笑：从来没有见过那么豪的人！事实上，我和小鱼在广州飞成都的飞机上已经开始谈得来了。在整个旅程中，我们几乎每天晚上都会上街逛、聊天，无所不谈。当时我最深印象的事一个就是小鱼的手机闹钟铃声是“梨涡浅笑”，害得我以后一听到这首歌就想到要起床了。后来我和小鱼在尼泊尔，一天早上我跟小鱼说，又是梨涡浅笑了。。。她就把闹钟铃声改了，其实我还是挺怀念的。另外一件事就是每天晚上，Wind都会以财务审计的身份和作为出纳的小鱼对数，每天晚饭时，小鱼都会公布一下当天的账目（我现在真不明白，不是应该Wind先和小鱼对数再公布的吗？）。前段时间，小鱼告诉我，Wind每天晚上都会跟她说“俾个信封你”，就是怕她的钱和公款混淆了。18天下来，小鱼已经是一个非常厉害的财务了（这个也体现在这次去霞浦的旅程中）。我是很惭愧的，我号称学fin，实际上我连怎么做这些旅程中的财务都不懂。。。数稍微复杂一点我就完全晕倒了。。。18天的旅程归来（应该说是我和她相处只有16天，因为后来她在西宁和贵德呆了两天，我走了甘南），我们几乎每天都联系，基本上都是关于旅游的。

然乌湖畔


那时候的生活非常简单，在杂志、网站上找到一个新的路线、新景点，，就算是买到一本很好的过刊都可以让我们高兴一番。还经常“画大饼”，做些不知何时才能实现的旅游计划。但就是做这些无聊的小事，我们足以聊几天，高兴几天。直到今天，我依然非常非常怀念那段时光：生活是如此的简单、美好。那时候除了聊旅游，还有就是互相share一下有什么新歌。记得当时我和她都非常喜欢“可乐戒指”，因此在之后很长一段时间，这首歌都成为了我们的彩铃，Fly Away就是我们互相给对方设定的铃声。也是在那个时候，小鱼和我都要买新相机，后来一起研究了很久，一起从最简单的小卡片机分别换成了半傻瓜的Powershot A630和Powershot A710IS。


可能时间过得太久，又或者是2007年到现在我发生了太多太多的事，有些事我已经忘了。直到去年12月小鱼告诉我，当时我们最初是打算2007年春节去东北的，但过年机票奇贵，来回要5千多。后来又想去黔东南。我还记得当时我们说很想去看大小七孔。但黔东南到了春节机票是全价，我们都觉得很不抵。我还记得当时我很想买雪套，小鱼说黔东南不下大雪，买了也没用。我说可以平时下雨天用，她晕倒。后来就是受一个师兄影响，对尼泊尔突然产生了兴趣。我和小鱼在两天内突然决定去尼泊尔。据说当时因为是南航新开的航线，折扣很低。离出发只有两个星期，我们两个既没有护照也没有签证，所以犹豫了半天。我只能说，我非常感激小鱼。因为去尼泊尔完全是我一个人的想法，她只是有点像陪客。但她也赶紧去办护照。然后我把我们的护照寄给上海的朋友帮忙签证。连签证都没有下来，我和小鱼就一起去买了往返机票了。而且当时很神奇，竟然找到19个人一起买团体票。到现在，我和小鱼对尼泊尔最深印象竟然是在Nagarkot的guesthouse坐千秋等看喜马拉雅山脉，当时听了什么“我在那一角落患伤风”、"LoVe"、“表白”、“代言人”、"Honey, Honey, Honey"等等，到现在我们想对方的时候还经常会听。而再之后，我的生活开始变得没有那么简单，也没有那么容易快乐了，而小鱼也忙工作。我们只是隔几个月才会到对方的城市探望对方。一直到08年12月我们才一起第三次出游。虽然我们还是遇到非常非常多开心的事，小鱼也把她的闹钟铃声改成"Shall we talk"。后续是，因为我们在霞浦每天4:30am起床，小鱼现在一听到Shall we talk就很想死，所以换成别的闹钟铃声了。

Unkai等看喜马拉雅山脉                福州机场候机时


两个月之前一天，小鱼说，我觉得“暖暖”好好听，我说，你现在才知道啊。你知道吗，我第一次听到那首歌是川藏线回来第三天，我拿着新买的国家地理杂志去看牙医，在候诊的时候还发短信跟你说新一期是讲川藏线的，当时候诊室的大屏幕放的MTV就是“暖暖”。

今年初临回新加坡之前，我收拾一下自己的柜筒，一狠心把柜筒里面存了近40张机票和登机牌全部扔掉。最后还是留下了尼泊尔的机票和登机牌，作为唯一的纪念吧。我们都深深知道人是不断进步、长大的，也不可能用永远停留在那个简单快乐的阶段。而且到了现在，找本旅游的过刊也已经很难了，更何况是找本喜欢的就更难了。

我和小鱼突然想起，我们从06年到现在，每年都要同行过一次，希望一直保持传统，无论以后发生了什么事。

小鱼, thx again 4 being with me, for all time. Hope one day we can both find our happiness and dreamland. I'm honored and proud to hv frds like u and 斐斐

- 大家在MBA Lounge讨论CNY Celebration的准备。杨主任本来想用粤语跟我说“恭喜你”，结果说成了“恭死你”。。。

- Robin说How are you?就是“怎么是你？”，How old are you?就是“怎么老是你”

- 等大家都来了，大家就等着杨主任说话。杨主任说：关于这个CNY Celebration的筹备。。。Yao Kan，你说一下。我们都狂笑了。然后杨主任说着说着，又说，Xiaoqian，你负责一下ppt，Xiaoting配合一下。。。真有杨主任的风范

- 因为杨主任和小张同学CNY Celebration的时候去了泰国，我们准备一个环节，就是，现在是驻泰国的华人发回来电报。。。他们被抓了。。。

- Robin把Sienna的buddy转到自己旗下，一共就有4个buddy。他说他看了女的buddy一眼，就说，你们这次来的交换的同学有漂亮的吗？介绍给我认识一下。。。

- 我们一起去坐车，小张同学问，A1 can?不知道谁回答，Can. A2 also can.小张说，Take lar, take lar

- 我们和负责组织活动的泰国女孩一起商量买装饰品。我说我们需要金元宝装糖。她不知道什么是金元宝。杨主任就画了一个给她看。她看了一眼说，我知道这个，叫dumpling。杨主任又把画改了一点，说叫金元宝。泰国女孩恍然大悟，说我知道你们要什么，我们也有元宝，是拿来烧的。。。我说不是，是金色的。她说那个就是金色的，拿来烧的。我们不知道说什么好了。杨主任只能自告奋勇去China Town买装饰品了

- 我们有一科非常变态，每天有两个case，presentation40分钟，Q&A30分钟。班上本来有三十几个同学，老师说要分成12个组，就是每个组3个人。我们中国同学都觉得变态，除了Yang Zhi同学全部都drop了。后来就是只剩下二十几个人。我就说，恭喜你们啊，二十几个人分成12个组就是每个组两个人，平均每人present20分钟，Q&A15分钟。James过来和我们聊了几句，发现中国同学都drop了，很气愤，就说，Yao Kan，你竟然也drop了！我们说，不用怕，还有Yang Zhi。Yang Zhi说，不怕，我和你一组。James说，好啊，你千万不要drop啊。我们都狂笑。我们叫Yang Zhi写个email给老师，说是前几天电脑坏了，二十几个中国同学证明他电脑坏了（就是没有人借电脑给他用）所以drop不了。然后我们叫他一直答应和James一组，到了最后就说，没有问题，我Q你A 后来我又和Andrew说这件事，他说，我可不可以写个email给prof。我说Don't worry，到你们Q&A session我会去Q的

- Sienna说她看到一个人很像Bob，在拿第三轮东西吃，她就上去打了那个人一下说，Bob，你怎么还吃啊！然后才发现不是Bob。更绝的是，那个人用中文跟她说了几句话。

- Vivian说她老公看了谈判书的第一章，大意就是世界上没有谈不下来的价格。而且最后和别人磨很久，这样对方觉得浪费了那么多时间在你身上，就会降价。她老公就拉她去买衣服，叫她把全部裙子试了一次。结果最后谈不下来。我们笑Vivian是不是叫她老公拿那本书给那个人看，说，你看，书上说的，世界上没有谈不下来的价格。后来我们得出结论，是Vivian老公还没看第二章

- 我说我的Negotiation的课最后考试的时候老师要我们写以前谈判失败的案例，比如谈工资、promotion等。Bob说，那你就说跟房东谈价格。他说加5%，你说，不行，一定要10%

- 我们在讨论春节大家干什么，到了最后讨论出来的结果是我们要exchange，就是你去我家睡，我去你家睡

我真的好像很多很多年都没有和家里人一起过过年了。小时候是父母过年带我去旅游，长大了是父母过年去旅游我一个人在家，工作之后就是我过年去旅游，父母在家。但无论怎么不在家过年有两件事是一定要做的，如果不做感觉上就没有过年。一是和父母去“行花街”，二是听贺岁歌。虽然新加坡也有花街行，但是始终不是广州最传统的西湖路花市（虽然后来退步了，但我依然觉得它是最传统的），而且不是和父母去行，估计花的品种也不同。不知道象征“猪笼入水”的猪笼草在新加坡是不是也很贵呢？

在准备学校的Chinese New Yr Celebration的时候找了很久贺岁歌，可惜鄙人比较孤陋寡闻，只听过粤语版的贺岁歌，非粤语的就只有famous的恭喜恭喜，要不就是春节序曲、喜洋洋、金蛇狂舞。我问了很多其他同学，好像就是只有我们有专门的贺岁歌，倍感自豪！突然想起我们广州人过年一定听的步步高，就把它放为blog的background music

祝我所有朋友牛年大吉、当然不少得的一句就是Kung Hei Fat Choi了!我非常喜欢这句话，不单是因为背后的含义，而更重要的是香港有了这句话之后所有外国人不管是否能理解背后的含义都必须说这句话了，我们也不用再用Wish u a productive biz等等的话代替/翻译了。

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI TO ALL AND WISH ALL OF US A BULLISH 2009!

To summarize 2008, I would only describe it as What a yr!

Read from the Happy bday to me article published in Dec 2007, I remember that i put down "If i'm superstition enough, i shud work hard in 2008, cuz it would be a big change for me. Even a little effort pays out will turn out to the be big reward". Considering this, i shud really thank the one who wrote this, cuz it IS a big change for me in 2008. I leave the city i lived for 26 yrs and study in a diff country. I benefit a lot from the MBA program and make a lot of new frds. Although i'm not sure yet how much the MBA program wud help to my future, i wud more regard it as an eye-opening XP and a mean to get outside-world exposure.

The whole world experiences crisis, which will definitely affect my job hunting. The only thing i wud say is try my best.

For me, the final quater of the yr is really heart-breaking. Although the relationship was already known to hv no result and seen rediculous to many, I sticked to it until i myself really go to the end. I never regret, b/c him, many of my opinion change. Shame of me to be depressed fr Oct till now. I hv to admit that i didn't let go fr myself, and didn't try hard enough to.

Aside fr big change and the unhappiness, i achieve a milestone in my travel adventure in 2008, cuz i travel 8 times this yr, the most in history: Shaoxing & Hangzhou in Jan, Tibet in Feb, Guizhou in Apr, Henan in Jun, Sg in Jul (technically shud not be counted as travel), Malacca in Aug, Cambodia & Thailand in Sep, Tioman in Oct and Xiapu in Dec.

Thx to all who hv been being with me, who hv given me great support, who hv shown their care, which is so important to me when i'm alone overseas. It's really my great honor to hv frds like u.

I look fwd to a fruitful, happy and smiley 2009!