No White Xmas, White New Year Also Can ;)

At last, the snow is finally falling in Beijing. From last night, it has been snowing non-stop until this moment.
This morning, when the alarm clock rang, I actually intended to skip the first lesson because the sky was still so dark, so inviting to keep on hiding inside my warm blanket. So I woke my roommate up telling her that I wont be going to school 'coz usually she would wake up after I finished using the bathroom. But then the phone suddenly rang so my roommate picked it up. It turned out our other friend told us that it was snowing outside..... And so, my roommate yelled ' It is snowing outside' - I was so excited, I quickly went up to the window and for the first time, I saw the road and football field in front of the school were all covered with snow...what a view :) So I eventually did not manage to skip school, hahaha - saved by the snow indeed.
During the lesson, my class asked our class teacher to let us take class pics outside - hehe, excuse for not studying ;) And so, we played and take lots of pictures outside, made small snow balls to throw at each other - very exciting and fun :p

So, today is a white happy day.... And the weather forecast says that it might still be snowing for the next two days. I guess, I will be having White New Year then.....
As for new year's resolution - I have none. Never believed in these kind of things. Most of the time, the more you have one, the higher the chances that you are going to blow it. Might as well just go with the flow and make chances for the better as and when I want to :)

Dreaming of White Christmas......

Well, here I am finally in four-season country with the possibility of snow falling during winter. But alas, so far no snow yet over here....sobs...sobs....
What happen to the White Christmas thingy??

Anyway, here in Beijing, the christmas mood is not apparent. It is absolutely normal though. For a country that most of the population do not believe in any religions, christmas was almost unheard of last time. People here don't have the custom of celebrating this festive holiday. But you can still see the christmas decorations here and there in big shopping malls. I guess they are getting more common lately as western influence begins to sip in slowly but surely.

Luckily at my school, we still have some christmas celebrations. All classes have to somehow contribute a performance on Xmas eve. Well, I guess it is better than not having any celebration at all. But I guess it will be fun - you know, all of the classmates together trying to figure out to do what kind of perfomance, do the rehearsal and all that. It would be chaos and fun at the same time...

Back to the topic, I still long for my snow. I wonder when the snow will eventually fall.....
Looks like I won't be having any white christmas over here.....

Anyway, I still wanna wish you all - Merry X'mas!!!
Have a good holiday and dont party too much ;p

Crossroads

There were lots of moment in time when I met crossroads in life. I believe everyone has the same experience. Have you ever wondered if at that moment you chose the other option what would the result be today?
A friend told me once that no matter what you do, dont regret it. Life has to go on anyway, why look back and wonder on something that we can't possible change now. How true...
But I am just human and sometimes, just cant help but to reflect on things of the past. Deep down, I know that these actions are useless. If there is anything to be done to amend the situation, I should take action here and now. Keep thinking and regreting about it wouldnt change anything. As always, it is easier said than done.

Now, there is a decision that I have to make. Should I stay here for another half year or should I go back and start looking for a job. Sometimes, having too many options is not necessarily a good thing. Right now, I have a thousand and one options and my folks are absolutely okay with whatever I decide.
Sigh....sometimes, I really wish to be told what to do...Human is strange indeed - when you have no freedom, you yearn for one; when you have too many, you asked to be told what to do instead.
Actually, I am not very keen of the idea of going back and having to start looking for a job right now. But on the other hand, although I like studying here but I feel that it is kind of waste of time and money. But then, thinking deeper, what I am rushing for anyway. I've got time and money although not much but still enough for another half year here :)
Isn't life to be enjoyed?
Now that I have decided to hold on for another half year here. I am faced with another option: should I change school or change city and school all at once? Well..well..neverending isn't? That's life...
So for those of you who have missed me there (haha... 'GR bener' *in Indo*) I guessed you wont be seeing me that soon yet. Mid next year will be the earliest I think unless of course, there is a an unexpected change in current situation.

Competent jerk or lovable fool

Read an article today about competent jerk or lovable fool. It was referring to the types of people that you work with in the office. The survey surprisingly found out that managers would actually prefer lovable fool over competent jerk. The argument was that people actually concern more with who they work with – the personality of the person; after all we human are social being. Of course this is just a result of a survey.
Still, for me this is actually very interesting, because in the rat race environment like this, I together with the general hypothesis of this survey assume that the competent jerk would be preferred. Of course, the short article continues to discuss the implication and some of the pros and cons of this attitude.

I just want to share a penny of my thought :)
In this society, I think competent jerks are acceptable and might be common sights; it is just that we don’t really realize it. How many times have you ever swear at someone at heart because of his/ her bad attitude towards either you or anybody else’s but because of that person is good at what he/ she is doing, you just kind of silently accept those bad behaviors. Take Hollywood artists for an example; how many of them are reported as having ‘antiques’ behavior, snobbish, arrogant and hard to work with. But still you see them in all the box office movies…. It shows that the people that they work with bear with them because they are famous, audience loves to see them although in their personal life, they are just ass***** Hey, as long as they generate $$ who actually cares whether they are saints or devils – This is the reality of life.

I guess I was fortunate enough not to see much of these competent jerks in my previous working places. Or I maybe I was just competent enough to deal with them, hahaha…. Anyway, the ideal is of course to work with lovable competent people. The worst is of course to meet with incompetent jerk that is boss’ pet. I think this type is the hardest to deal with. What say you?

However, I believe that everything happens for a reason. So maybe they are there to make you stronger, to build your characters. Got to see the bright side of life, right? Dealing with difficult people should hopefully, bring the best of our attitude and not the reverse. Hopefully my work journey in the future be filled with lovable competent people and less of the unpleasant ones :p

Today...

Today, there were only 5 people in my class. ...
There are actually 12 of us IF everyone turns up for school. Most of the time, there are only maximum of 8 at one time, hahaha....Welcome to my class ;)
Actually, five in a class was not so bad. Hey, it felt like a private tuition class. More attention can be given to smaller amount of students rite? So I am actually quite okay with it. It is just that sometimes, it feels so very quiet. There is not enough studying atmosphere, it feels so mundane and boring. Well, all of the more dilligently showing up for school ones are quiet type, just like me - we dont like to talk. Only if the 'arrow' of the teacher has fallen on us then we start to open our mouth :D
Having some 'clowns' in the class is actually very good. It will definitely make the class feel more lively. Especially at winter times like this, a boost in the morning is very important. Most of those in class looks like as if they are still in the midst of their dreams in the morning.
As for myself, I guess I am a morning person. A cup of coffee in the morning is enough to perk me up for the day... Thanks goodness for whoever that invented this drink :p

Talking about coffee, the coffee drink here are all somewhat not nice. They are all too bland, not enough coffee in the mix - btw, I was talking about the mixture one as it is what I drink here daily. Even the same Nescafe brand tastes different.....I miss good cuppa coffee.

I should really studying for my HSK now but I feel so lazy and sleepy. Maybe because winter makes people feels like wanna sleep always...hahaha, excuse...excuse....