I got the invitation from my classmate, asking me and my friends to visiting his home in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Pro. I thought it would be just like the ordinary trip that I used to have, but now I begin to weigh this journey after one of my friends cancelled the trip with us. I am not here to complain anything, but sometimes I guess maybe we need to think twice before we act. Honestly, I am hesitating if it would be wiser that I should go to the library and do my own stuff just like the other one does, but the only thing that stops me doing this is the promise that I would visit my friend there--I am not going to eat my words. From the other aspect, maybe this trip would still rock as hell. Yes, I know, my babbling here would sound so unfair to my friend in Lianyungang, and I really appreciate his invitation and hospitality. So after thinking and re-thinking the meaning of this trip, I finally decide to have this trip just I have planned originally, and I am going to buy the ticket later in the day. So, once again, I am going to see my seashore, my beach and my sand...

 

Once again, I am forgetting where I am going, and enjoying where I am at...

Got here yesterday, and I have a new breath again. It is true that a break from the busy day would definitely give a brand new vision about the things you were familiar with, even the break is quite short. There have been a lot of things going on during my absence on this campus, and I feel ashamed that I was not able to be there. I thought my coming back would make up a little bit somehow, but I begin to doubt about it--things have changed, but they still are the things you have to deal with by yourself. Seeing everybody has his own plans, while I am still surfing the net and having fun, I feel worried and sad. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy, but all play no work would surely make Jack a stupid boy. This semester is the most important semester of my whole graduate years, and under no circumstances can I make any excuse that I should not study as hard as I can, otherwise I really doubt that I could be the one that I wanted to be.

 

Yes, there are still lots of challenges out there, make it I win, lose it I am defeated. Sometimes when I think that I have gone this far from my senior high, I would be so confident that I can make whatever comes my way, since it was the hardest time of my life, when I had to do 6 subjects, and do them well at the same time. Still, days are the same, but I just have two or less subjects now, there is no reason that I cannot do them well.

 

Staying home is always my favourite part no matter where I am, how I feel, and I really cherish the time when I am home. I cannot believe in the end my time spent at home would be so short, and on top of it, I am not even sure when this kind of life would come to an end. Perhaps when you are fully concentrated on your study, you won't have such feelings. I know this, because when I met Joe in Beijing, I realized that I have wasted so much time on nothing, and it's high time that I start my busy working now. Home is always the best place for me to make up my mind to do something. I don't know why, maybe it's because home can give me the inner peace that I need, or the desired quiet in which I can think about my life and my future. Admittedly, when I was on campus, I have a little bit impetuousness, or it's because Chengdu is the place that can give a person the laid-back attitude towards life. Anyways, like before, I can just stay home for a week which is so short that I have to cherish every second at home, and I have to plan my every second at home. I don't know if this is pathetic, but thinking about leaving home in a few days always makes me sad and anxious...

 

Soon enough my summer break would be over, and when I am back to school, I am supposed to start my busy life. Hopefully, I can live with the pressure and uneasiness, and I can enjoy the great friendship and companionship there...

 

Godspeed~~

Time flies as always. My 7-day Beijing Trip was finished finally...It was worth it anyway. With everything arranged quite well, I found my only responsibility was to take some pictures, or maybe sometimes carry some bags if possible, since I was the only man then(damn proud of it). The Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square, Summer Palace, Beijing University, I have been there 20 years ago, but I have forgotten almost all of them. I guess I will never forget about them after this trip...The Great Wall is smaller than I thought, and so is the Tian'anmen Square...Beijing impressed me a lot since the first day I have arrived there--the city is not as exquisite as Shanghai or Chengdu, but everything seems to be bigger in Beijing. The roads, the buildings, everything seems to be the headquarter, thus bigger than in other places. IT IS THE CAPITAL CITY~~

 

I couldn't help comparing Beijing with Shanghai on the first day. Shanghai, as the most westernized and modern city in China, is somewhat ahead of Beijing in terms of fashion styles and people's concept of consumption, while Beijing, as the capital city and the cultural, political center of China, is wider and broader in  people's hearts. However, the two cities both lack some kind of thoughts of accepting outsiders--the citizens in the two cities despise people from other cities to some extent. For whatever reason, this is what I dislike most. On this part, Beijingnese is better than Shanghainese, since Beijing people are more tolerant towards the outsiders. One example is that I found there are many "Chengdu cuisine" restaurants in Beijing, which I did not find in Shanghai. I think it is quite interesting. Staying in Beijing for a week made me realize the real traffic problems there. Beijing can be called the "Traffic Jam City" if you want me to give it a name. Under no circumstances did I exaggerate the traffic problems, since you can easily have the 30-minute jam on any given moment of the day on the road. From this point of view, Beijing gave me a little bit worry, since the olympic games will be held in Beijing in 2008...Let's see what measures can Beijing take in the end. Because of the olympic games, everything is being built in Beijing which seems to be a huge construction field: the Forbidden Palace, Summer Palace, everywhere, dusty and noisy. It is obvious that this is the worst time to visit Beijing. But I still like this city...To some extent, it's like Chengdu except that it is bigger.

 

I arrived at Chengdu tonight, and it is as hot and wet as Beijing...My trip to Beijing was worth my time, since I felt full and cozy all the time during the trip with my sis and bros...

It has been a long time since my last update. I cannot believe MSN Space made me wait for such a long time...As for those who like to log on every day, stability always comes first for the bloggers. Then comes the speed and convenience. Admittedly, what MSN Space has done lately is quite disappointing. When I can normally update my space, I don't feel like writing anything any more...Ironically, the moment when I most wanted to write was when I couldn't even open the stupid space. But I am not considering changing my blog place, as space is connected to MSN messenger. And I guess it's the only reason that I stick to space now...I can't find any good things here...slow, unstable, eating up all my memory...can it be any worse?? I am writing this, because I do hope Space can be better in terms of the stability. Otherwise, I don't think MSN Space can stand a chance of getting more popularity in the severe competition of blogging.

 

Yep, space really got on my nerves lately...DARN!!!!

 

Anyway, there are lots of things going on here in my life, mainly the travelling things. My sister and I went out like every day, and we have been to lots of places in Shanghai or around Shanghai. Never thought I can spend up all my money in this way, and never thought I could ever get so tired of going out...Going out and back had me spend more time and money on the road. Often, it took me like 2 hours to get to downtown of Shanghai--the most hated part is when I am on my way going out. The sunshine is burning and hot, and I guess I am going to be mad and burnt to death if I continue going out for another week. Luckily, I am going to be vanishing from this campus--I am going to Beijing the day after tomorrow!!! YAY~~Everything is just as what I have planned. Though there are some ups and downs, I still made it after all in the end. I guess I am going to have a 2-week's break, and it's so much better than I thought. But what I traded off for this freedom may be beyond what I can come up with right now...Am I losing my credibility and sincerity? or am I going to have a tough time next semester? Once again, I am a little bit concerned about this. Who knows what can happen in the near future?

 

I just can pray for the goodness...

Well, it's good to be live, but it's no good for me to try so many times to update my space~~DARN~~~

Anyways, another thing I have to say is one of my dreams has come true---I got Christina Aguilera's new album-Back to Basics now...As for a diehard fan of her, nothing can be better at this moment, though thinking about my summer in Beijing would be screwed. Yes, I have to say this, because I planned so well...But all my plans paled in front of the professor's words...SHE ASKED ME TO STAY HERE UNTIL 20TH...I can't believe it...Though I came up with some excuses, I still feel bad about it. I guess I have to stay here and do some experiment until 20th when my sister and brothers have finished the trip to Beijing...I even had a nightmare last night because of this...What am I supposed to do? Will the teacher get disappointed if I quit?

 

My summer ~~~~How come I cannot have a full, nice, sweet summer break?!