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    February 25

    十年随想 (2007 年底写)

    An article that I wrote last November...

    跟往常一样,差不多晚上11点的样子,我拿起了电话,拨通远在成都的母亲。没什么大事,报个平安,问问好,比如“吃午饭了么”之类的不用过脑的话题。

    最近工作很忙,在加上每天都通话,聊了没到两分钟,我准备挂电话上楼睡觉了。母亲突然兴奋的说:“对了对了,揭老师要办特刊,你看看有没有兴趣写点什么投稿?”“开玩笑吧,妈妈”, 这个对于我来说是典型的条件反射,“你知道我的文笔很差的。” “我知道,”母亲也很直白,“不过还是写点什么吧,不用太长。”

    想了想,揭老师和史老师是母亲十几年来的好朋友,也是他们在高考之前说服了我应该报考北大,揭老师还是我婚礼的主持人。写吧。母亲很意外我居然这么爽快的答应了。

    抱着纸和笔,我坐在暖和的床上动笔了。其实最近真的有些感触。

    十年了,离高考时十八岁的我。真的不赶相信,时间就真的这么过了。记得高一的时候觉得自己永远都会是在花季, 阳光,青春,梦想。我不记得当时的梦想是什么,但是我不后悔我的所有的经历。我满足于现在的生活。

    一切一切的开始都是从考上北大开始的。我仍然记得高考前的我一天到晚的学习。中学时候的副校长讲的一句话激励了我在高三时候努力冲刺。“辛苦一阵子,幸福一辈子。”这个是最明智的投资回报,现在看来。父母都是双薪阶层的我,没有叩门可走,也没有几十万买国外的学位,如果希望自己过幸福的生活,我知道只能靠自己。

    北大的四年基本上是混过去的,虽然毕业的时候也是班里的前五名,但是我知道自己在那四年浪费了宝贵的资源和时间。 物极必反,在外语学校住宿了6年的我,在当时热爱在北京的自由。

    毕业之后,想过回成都,但是觉得北京更好。我喜欢大都市,让我心胸开阔。母亲建议找一个外企的工作,一来工资较高,二来或许对以后出国有很大的帮助。母亲总是对的,她们也许罗嗦,但是她们绝对是为孩子好。我很幸运,母亲对我很投入,高考前的每次诊断考试,她都把我的分数和排名记的清清楚楚。她也很有远见,帮我选择了外语学校,北大,还有当时的毕业去向。更幸运的是,我也在关键时刻听从她的教导。认识我的长辈都知道,我懂事,但是绝对不顺从。

    进了摩托罗拉,觉得什么都好,就是工作很无聊。一个部门二十五个人,只有两个男的,平时同事聊的都是买房贷款,要不就是孩子。实在是受不了那里的朝九晚五的平庸。不过母亲说,找到好的工作不容易,要珍惜。就在我快要无聊到崩溃的时候,柳暗花明,我认识了我现在的老公,马瑞. 我们永远不知道生活在什么时候会给我们惊奇。

    我不宿命,但是我相信缘分。公司发生政治构架变动,我们部门从六层搬到了十六层。马瑞 的办公室正好在我们部门的旁边。他是个典型的美国人,跟我毫无工作关系,级别是我的好几倍,几千人的公司,我们两个人居然走到了一起。认识一个月后我们闪电订婚,六个月以后回成都举行了婚礼, 简单,但是温馨。女孩子都向往灰姑娘般隆重的婚礼,但是我知道,婚礼不是婚姻。

    结婚四个月后,我拿到了绿卡,搬到了芝加哥,从来没有想像到的生活。 在这里,大多数的人结婚之后会住在郊区suburb。 刚来这里的时候很不习惯,在城市长大的我觉得住在郊区是很愚蠢的事情。老公教育我说,城市污染严重,交通堵塞,而且基础教育不好,好的学校都在郊区,住家是郊区胜过城市。在美国上的第一课。

    跨过婚姻,最有意思的莫过于,每天两个人都从对方身上学到新鲜的事物。现在我能用正确的发音说出所有的意大利面条的名字: angel hair, linguini, fettuccini, lasagna. 我老公也知道馒头,包子,饺子和混沌的区别,而不再是简单的dumpling. 家里的亲戚都知道,我老公虽然比我年长,但是平时在生活中的心理年纪只有4岁。每次回家,他最爱的就是用成都话说:“瓜娃子”,惹的全家人捧腹大笑。在美国的家,他也喜欢我还保留一些以前在学校形成的British accent (英国口音)。比如我会用“chopper”而不是“helicopter”来指直升飞机。每次都是在这些小的细节上,我们发现我们还维系着幸福的婚姻。话说的好:Learn to appreciate small things. 学会欣赏感激生活的细节,我们会变的更快乐。

    生活还在继续,再过两年就要三十了,“三十”是十年前绝对想不到的数字,唯一不喜欢的是每次回家看到父母和长辈们的白发又多了一些,皱纹又加深了一些。心里总有些伤感。记忆中的母亲父亲还是我小学三年级时骑着单车带我去人民公园的那个样子。

    十年随想, 我们对时间要求太苛刻,小时候想要它过的快些,长大了却希望它走的慢些;
    十年随想,后悔小时候的人任性, 感激父母的包容;现在真的从心里感激父母为自己做的一切,那些教诲,那些安慰;
    十年随想,生命是个奇迹,父母赋予我们健康的身体是个奇迹,让奇迹变的灿烂,我们要靠自己;
    十年随想,生活总是其起伏伏,塞翁失马,安知非福,重要的是我们抱着一颗乐观光明的心,不以物喜,不以己悲;
    十年随想,前所未有的感激生活的一点一滴。




    February 21

    Sentosa, a lovely island

    I went to Sentosa yesterday. Before I came here, people have been telling me Orchard Rd and Sentosa are two main attractions I definitely need to visit while staying here. I have been on Orchard Rd every single day and it is time to move forward.

    My cousin and her husband are such a cute couple. They were off yesterday and volunteered to be my tour guide.

    Subway is quite convenient here. You buy a single trip from a  ticket counter. It costs me 2.5 $ to get to Harbor Front from Orchard Rd. Food and drinks are not allowed in subway area so it is super clean and fowl oder free. After I get to the destination, I have to to the ticket counter and do a "return deposit" which gives me 1$ back. Personally, I think it is brilliant to save paper like this.

    I attached some pictures here. Flowers are magnificent and I still cannot get over how clean Singapore is and how conscious people are for their environment.


    February 19

    Chinese New Year in Chengdu

    I finally got the pictures uploaded and here they are.


    In love with Singapre

    This is the second day since I arrived in Singapore.

    I did not plan this trip until I found out my cousin and her husband are still living in Singapore. Besides, the wet cold weather in Chengdu is not helping any.

    The flight was horrible. Too many people jammed in a small Airbus 319 with one washroom available during the whole 5 hour flight.

    I like Singapore. It is small but very well developed. I love the shopping here, the air is clean, the weather is toasty but not dry. Most of all, I love the fact that the city is so clean and nobody smokes in public except in the allowed smoking area.

    I met my cousin. This is the first time I saw her since last time I saw her on my cute little wedding. She still looks young and slim. We are as close as before. I lived in Orchard Hotel which located on Orchard Road, the road of Singapore. Here you can find anything you want, I mean clothes of course. I call this "window shopping road".

    Girls here are very slim here. You can find lots of naturally tanned-skinned hotties on the streets, with super short skirts and shorts. I think I can live in Singapore for a while, like settle down. U.S. is nice but too spread out by my standard. China is great but I really hate smokers and the dirty air. Singapore is like in the between but the only downside is that the size is small and we may get easily bored after a while. But with friends here like my cousin, things may be different.

    Anyway, I bought a little black dress and pair of shoes yesterday. Not expensive at all. My cousin made comments that the dress is too low cut. I think it is perfect :)