Sunday, May 29, 2016

Mental preparation for work life

Finished the Bourne series in 2 days, which kind of keeps me thinking again. Well, thinking too much isn't good either but I think this is probably the time for me to think more, since I am slightly less pressured nowadays. There is always a hierarchy in this world, whether I like it or not. Sometimes I think the effect is catastrophic as people can just overpower the weaker parties using the wrong methods. A person can just push all his own mistakes to another person if he can do so although it is morally wrong to do it, but to protect his own fame & power he might just do it. Will I face this kind of situation when I finally step into work life a few months later? Am I going to obey certain restrictions because I am underpowered?

The second thing is about success. In a football match, the team that played well might lose because of luck. In an exam, a person might not do well because he was not being tactical enough. I guess the world that I am going into is more complicated than now, and certainly my ultimate aim is to survive. It is probably similar to the Hunger Games where I will be thrown into an arena and need to survive until the end. I certainly hope to achieve success, even though I don't think it is logical to dream that I will achieve it in a short period of time. I believe I had always work hard enough (not working too hard because I still prefer a life). I guess from now on, I should change from work hard to work smart since that is probably the only path to success or being rewarded.

How should I be more knowledgeable? This is something that I had being trying to figure out for a very long time. Still not really consistent in terms of reading news, as sometimes I am just being lazy to care about all those nonsense that are happening around me. Oh well, I guess at some point I still cannot just focus on myself and need to build on my knowledge and awareness on the recent news and topics that are popularly discussed. Recently quite stuck in studies as well, so I guess is time to try to read and think more about what have I learnt. The knowledge I learnt since my masters are like pieces of a puzzle, and I am still trying to figure out how to combine all those pieces into a puzzle.

Life is full of uncertainties. However I am a person that will try to prepare before the wave of uncertainties arrived. Maybe sometimes I am being a bit over-worried or anxious, but I hope that all these thinking and preparation will shape me into a better individual. I have certainly failed to achieve quite a lot of aims during the recent years, but it is probably time to prepare myself and face the challenges again.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

钱无法带来快乐

机械式的过了5天的生活之后,今天打算放一天的假。昨天朋友说有部电影叫做《北京遇上西雅图》的还不错,一回到家就把电影给看了。看电影起初的十分钟,感觉就想把女主角给打了,但到最后,其实温馨到我的心坎里去了。

可能在这里一个人的时间比较久吧,所以有时候对于身边有一个人还是挺渴望的。或许很多人都不愿意正视这个问题,包括我自己,但有时候就像《她说》里的一句,“只要能在夜里翻来覆去的时候有寄托”。不过就不用介绍或推荐谁给我认识了,哈哈!毕竟自己还是不怎么吃这一套。如果该遇到的,总会遇到的。

最近也和我一个朋友一样,想到多赚点钱是不是会有多一点的 快乐。我从小就有个信念吧,那就是,人越有钱越不快乐。没钱的时候,很小的事情都会去珍惜,身边发生了一些好的小事情都会感到快乐。有钱了之后,很多东西得到了之后都像是理所当然的一样,物质上只能满足一时,满足不了一世吧。但为了生存和其他种种的原因,还是得去赚钱的。只不过钱和名利永远就不会是最重要的东西吧。

人不可以没有梦想,不可以没有目标。我想这有时候还是很正确的。因为没有梦想没有目标的话,就不知道每天在干嘛。还在寻找自己的目标和梦想。我想这个过程还是挺漫长的,只是希望之后会有这样的一个东西或一件事或一个人,能够让我知道生活该怎么过吧。

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Contrast

Had been slacking a bit recently, a less busy term with a lost in direction as well. The dilemma between chilling and learn more really stroke me hard. I felt that I want to relax a bit more, since this is probably my last few months here. At the same time, I also want to learn more since I have the opportunity. In the end, I am somewhere in the middle, not relax and also not hardworking....

I think I am probably the only person that is still trying to cope with 4 modules when I am only suppose to care about 2. Why go into trouble, right? Might as well just focus on 2 modules and score as well as possible, might as well pick 2 easy modules and chill at home or travel, might as well just do 2 modules and take the CFA exam... So many other options, they somehow affected me a bit because I am always reflecting whether am I doing the right thing or not.

The other thing that I had been thinking for quite a while, is about the transition in studies or future job. From a science background to a risk management course is already a huge transition for me, since everything started from almost zero. I will be experiencing another transition soon, from a more banking related course to a corporate finance/ accounting based environment. I guess this is one of the reason I pick that industry as well, because I always want to do something different, or something that contrast with the previous one. I usually would not stick to a field for a long period of time, so, will I move back to banking in the future? I don't know.

Maybe I should read more books and news, but oh well, will try to enjoy life first, so I can focus more when I need to.

Monday, May 16, 2016

爱的教育

今天看到了一篇报道,其实是关于孩子被鞭打的事,然后现在很多家长都希望校长能够离职,所以今天就想写一篇关于教育的。

以前的小朋友,在学校做错事被老师鞭打了之后,回到家都不太敢让家人知道。为什么呢?怕家人生气然后再打一遍。现在的小朋友,在学校被鞭打,除了哭得稀里哗啦回家跟家长哭诉,家长都还很心疼孩子想为孩子出气。有很多人认为,鞭打孩子这种教育方式已经过时了,现在应该都要用爱的教育。我们总是很崇拜西方的教育方式,觉得他们的很好,在美国家长打孩子说不定家长还会被告呢。这样,真的好吗?

溺爱。我想这是现代普遍上家长对孩子的一种态度。小时候,小孩子基本上都是父母亲手里的宝,这很正常。但长大的过程之中,很多孩子都没什么经历磨练,有些父母还为孩子写功课,有些还为孩子申请大学,孩子要什么父母基本上都给。这样的情形除了容易让孩子不懂得珍惜之外,孩子也接受不了任何的挑战。当你永远有父母做后盾的时候,你还怕什么?溺爱,真的会造就出好孩子吗?有些父母把小孩培养成了小王子小公主,难道以后世界就会去伺候他们吗?很明显不会。那孩子之后是要怎么适应不完美,勾心斗角的世界呢?

西方和东方的教育是非常不同的。虽然很多人觉得西方的肯定比较好,但在我眼里那可真不一定。亚洲人里面,有些孩子因为从小就接受比较严苛的锻炼,是真的能够在社会上克服种种考验然后成功的。当然西方一直都强调爱的教育,但在我眼里其实不少西方人都少了一点东西,那叫做尊重。因为小孩的地位跟长辈算是平等的,不像亚洲的都有长辈后辈之分,这样反而很多时候促使孩子胆大包天,不把尊重放在眼里。当然这只是举例,并不是每个都这样,但我觉得这两个不一样的教育文化应该互补之间的不足,而不只是盲目的都向往西方国家的教育。

说回爱的教育吧。我对爱的教育是有蛮高的认同的。我不完全反对鞭打孩子,毕竟有些时候这种方式还是有效的,也让孩子更懂得纪律的重要性。爱的教育,是能够实施的。有很多事情可以用语言来解决的,跟孩子多沟通说不定能够减少很多的问题。如果孩子忘了带书,我觉得这样的小事,不应该用鞭打来解决。在大众面前惩罚孩子的确会对孩子的心理造成阴影。当然,家长是可以和家教协会去做一个沟通的。在这次的事件里我觉得校长的确是做错了,但如果真的是为了教育孩子,只是方式不是很合适的话,我觉得不应该叫校长辞职。如果孩子被打,实施处罚的人就要辞职,那估计教育界就真的没人了。

可能很多人会说我没有自己的孩子,我懂什么我凭什么发言。对,我的确还没有自己的孩子,但我对教育这方面是有思考过的。还有的就是,我之前也是学生,也是小孩子。我了解孩子在每个阶段的情绪,我觉得我甚至比很多家长都要更了解孩子在想什么。我希望我的人生经历,能够除了帮助我成长之外,也能够让我知道如何帮助其他有需要的人。教育,如果能一直进步,才会更好的培养出优秀的孩子。

Saturday, May 14, 2016

埋怨和投诉

我觉得我看《奇葩说》这个节目之后,如果不在我的blog上面写写那真的是太对不起我自己了。最近就在朋友介绍了这个节目之后就想说随便看看,没想到一看就上瘾。更加奇妙的是,介绍这个节目给我的朋友都没看…所以最后就变成我在自high了。

今天想写的一个题目,是关于埋怨和投诉。这些事可能对大家来说,都是习以为常的事,但有时候这些琐碎事却激起了我去思考的动力。埋怨和投诉,大家都会嘛~但我们是不是应该要节制一下呢?我们在埋怨和投诉的时候,是不是应该要思考一下,这需要埋怨,需要投诉吗?

小时候,老师开始给功课,我都会埋怨 “唉,今天又很多功课要做了”。到了中学,很多身边的朋友都会说 “唉,怎么这题目出的那么难?” 。到了大学,好多人又说 “唉,我这学校怎么就那么辛苦,别人的学校整天就闲着没事”。其实有些事情,是好的,而我们不但不感谢,还埋怨,说些有的没的。老师你一份作业,他得改50份啊,难道他闲着没事找事做吗?考试这玩意儿,是引起了很多的争论的。可是考试题目,难道每年出一样的,大家都考好,皆大欢喜,那有什么意义呢?大学羡慕别人天天在家休息打游戏的,难道大学多给你些学习的机会,不好吗?

我们(包括我)都会有很多很多的埋怨。我也曾经埋怨我校上课太多,考试太难,作业太多。我在大学学习的时间不多了,就剩下最后大概3个月吧。这几个月,教会了我很多事。我开始格外珍惜能够上课,能过听讲,能够和同学一起学习的机会。以后坐在我旁边的只会是同事,叫我做事的也只是老板。当然,我不能让时间停止不动,该向前走的时候,还是得走的。

埋怨投诉是人之常情,但如果把力气和时间都花在埋怨和投诉上,然后又不去努力不去改进,整天只会怨天尤人,我觉得进步是遥遥无期的。比如说,一个国家的货币贬值了,很多人就开始谩骂国家不给力,说什么我以后就没机会出国旅行了啦,或者我以后买包包买手机又贵了啦等等的。当然,埋怨投诉也有好处,除了能够让身边的人注意到这个事情的存在,也能够让我们这些埋怨者投诉者释放一些心里的不开心。但如果我们只顾着在投诉政府或哪个官员做得不好,或者说我们都在埋怨,货币会升值吗?不会。国家会进步吗?也不会。所以,光埋怨投诉是没用的,得实际行动,才会有效果啊!

我对我国人有一件事是给予非常高的评价的,用四个字形容,叫做“能屈能伸”。怎么说呢?因为我们很多人的条件和生存环境一开始都不好。小时候家里哪来天天开冷气,冷气一直开估计都破产了。小时候哪来可以天天玩电脑游戏,用好的鼠标好的键盘,有一台能用的电脑就已经算是不错了。所以,来到这里,比较先进的一个国家,发觉这里的人太幸福。空气清新,交通方便,科技先进,自然而然就不再那么的能屈能伸。没有苦过就不知道苦是什么。老师写字丑了点,就埋怨投诉。老师教的说是给你长知识不会考,结果班上一部分的人之后都走了。难道我们就不能换个角度,去接纳这些不完美,当作是一种磨练,一种挑战吗?

我选择之后回去,其中一个原因是因为我认为我国虽然不够先进,不够完美,但是提供给我的是非常非常多磨练和发展的机会。我选择多去上课,是因为我珍惜最后这些上课的机会。我把多些时间花在我现在的朋友上,是因为我知道毕业了之后我们都会分布在不同的国家,再不珍惜就没机会了。这些选择,没有对错,但都是代表着我的一种态度。我也一直都在努力改变我自己,努力的让自己一直进步,所以我也希望日后可以让更多的珍惜和感谢,取代埋怨和投诉。

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

朋友如镜

在一个最近非常要好的朋友身上
看到了以前的自己
很强的自尊心,好胜,缺乏安全感
这感觉,像是对着一面镜子一样

以前是挺好胜的
毕竟小时候都比较是排在前端
什么都要赢,输了就很不是滋味
什么都要好,不想给别人看到差的一面
但现在,我已经掩饰不了
或者说,也不再掩饰
因为输得太多了
有时候已经算是,输到无所谓了
有时候失败的经历也挺好的
没跌过就不知道痛嘛

以前也挺喜欢成为被关注的焦点
有一次表演的时候
觉得,为什么我是伴奏而不是主唱
当时就很不明白,所以心里是有点不平衡的
但久而久之
我反而不喜欢做焦点,不喜欢别人一直看着我
因为自己在生活中真的比较适合这样的角色
每个人都有自己适合的角色
没有必要就是去强行变成焦点

缺乏安全感这个事
我到现在还是这样的
如果前方是模糊的
我就会尽量去弄清,因为真的受不了一直看不见前方
有很多人可以活在那种船到桥头自然直的情况
而我就比较,能免则免吧
很少时候觉得生活很安心
有的时期甚至是感觉精神太紧绷了
所以有时候确实这种状态不是很好啦

无论如何,内心深处
我还是懂以前和现在的自己
有时候,多想也是好的
能过更加看得清自己吧!

Sunday, May 8, 2016

The spirit

I have been catching up with x-men series for the past few days...I'm still on my way but I will be finishing it maybe tomorrow or the day after. I am preparing myself for the x-men apocalypse that will be up soon. Yay! The more I watch, the clearer I know who I like the most ------ The Wolverine.

Well, the main thing that I am always envy about the Wolverine is his high recovery rate. Maybe that's the thing that had never been there since young. I am still carrying my injury/scar on my right leg and I guess it will stay there forever? That somehow made me special when I'm in shorts.

The other thing is about his ultra resilience character. A few days ago, the result of my March exams was released and it kinda disappoint me a bit. I was experiencing quite a lot of dilemma as well. Result is not everything, but somehow when outsiders look at my masters course, the first thing that they will look at is result. Fact is unavoidable, let's put it that way. Now, should I just cope with my two modules & chill on most of the days, or should I continue to go for four modules and learn more. I believe I have shown my passion and hunger for knowledge, I believe I have shown my desire to excel, but maybe I am still a dull rock instead of a diamond for now.

I have read some interesting part of a book recently, it stated that: To cope well with disaster, you have to put yourself into difficult and devastating situation. My life, has not been very smooth especially during these few years. There are too many ups and downs, too many heartbreaks, too many nightmares, but the thing is, I am still here. These events will certainly make me a better person, as I always believe. Hence, it is better for me to continue to be determined, to play my role in the society whenever and wherever I am.

Certainly, I do not have metal claws, but I will pounce if I need to.

Look forward to the next x-men!! Always support Logan :D


Tuesday, May 3, 2016

虚幻或事实

事实是什么?
小的时候,觉得所有看到的都是真实的
身边的人对我好是真心的
比赛的输赢也都是实至名归的
成功失败也都是靠努力和实力的
一切,都是那么的美好

23年过去了
现在我看到的,太多都好像不是真的
对你好的人有些时候只是想剥夺你的一切
比赛的输赢已经是可以在背后被操纵了
成功失败,很多时候靠的都是运气
一切,都是那么的黑暗

为什么会这样呢?
我想最主要的原因应该是贪婪
以前觉得做投资是非常有意义的
确实,长期投资是可以靠实力的
短期的,基本上都是靠momentum effect
不然就是运气和内幕
几乎算是没有任何技术含量
还有就是HFT这个东西
用速度去剥夺其他人的智慧和财富
金融就是这样吗?

今晚莱斯特首夺英超冠军
大家都说童话是可以实现的
这就是事实,但这梦想也算是制造出来的
如果是踢得很好很好,夺冠了,那我没话说
有机会可以去看看他们的比赛
为什么那么多球队打莱斯特都不行
是真不行吗?还是根本就是让着打
我想如果看得清,都知道是怎么一回事
我觉得热刺这赛季踢得最好,偏偏只拿亚军
有些事情,真的是太复杂了

我看足球联赛看了10多年了
这赛季看到这里,我只是感到心酸
因为这项运动,已经不再那么的单纯了
现在我考虑的问题只有一个
那就是,我是不是应该缓下来了?

虽然事实是残酷的
虽然世界上黑暗的东西太多
但能够做点贡献,能够制造更多的光明的话
还是要去做的
不是激励的话才中听,有些时候看到不好的一面
能够让人明白和学习很多