昨天晚上去机场接从国外出差回来的爸爸。回家途中,路过摩天轮。具说它是世界上或是亚洲。最大的我没有坐过,但是听一个坐过的阿姨说,坐一次要一个多小时。
当时我的第一反映就是好闷。虽然在上面会看到壮丽的景色,但是时间太长了!
我想很多时候,,快乐的时光会令人难以忘怀是因为它的短暂。瞬时间的快乐才是最令人回味无穷的。也许这印证了law of marginal utility。若享受的太多,得到的价值也就越少。所以虽说欢乐时光的短暂是一种遗憾,,但其时那也是欢乐时光之所以欢乐的原因。
但是虽然我觉得会很闷,但还是想坐一坐。这就是challenging assumption 吧。哈哈
既然没事做,我就来分析一下快乐吧。
拥有和追求快乐可以用economics的角度来看。
人们追求快乐造成了demand。但是因为scarcity of resources,很多demand不能被满足。而且,因为快乐的市场是uneven distribution,所以每个人所得的快乐都不相等。也正是因为uneven distribution,有人所得的太多,才会根据law of marginal utility 造成‘身在福中不知福’。而很多时候,人们不知如何寻找快乐,甚至从错误的角度去理解快乐,是因为这个市场是一个imperfect market,他们得不到perfect information。但是这只是一个frictional的问题,并不是上帝少创造了快乐的supply,所以人们迟早会找到属于自己的快乐。
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Friday, December 29, 2006
yeah yeah!!finally bck home!!now can use computer freely!!yahoo~~
looking thru my dad's bk shelf..found a lot of interesting bk..one of the most interesting one i found is a box..inside the box theres a smaller wooden box n a pair of gloves..i opened the 2nd box with gloves on,n found 2 sets of wooden 卷轴(like those in ancient china),a map of the ancient china(like those in the war times)n one microscopethe contents in them r 孙子兵法in文言文..i try to read thru..but dnt understad..theres no punctuation there as well..so reali hard2understand..however i will stil try t read them..
besides that i also found a lot of bks on macroeconomics,accounting n MBA courses..i think i will spend my holiday reading them,so that i can better understand those topics in the future..they will also help me to decide on which course i m gonna take..haha..but those bks r real thick..guess its hard to finish them all(coz i learning other things as well)..but i will try...haha..
busy holiday!!!
looking thru my dad's bk shelf..found a lot of interesting bk..one of the most interesting one i found is a box..inside the box theres a smaller wooden box n a pair of gloves..i opened the 2nd box with gloves on,n found 2 sets of wooden 卷轴(like those in ancient china),a map of the ancient china(like those in the war times)n one microscopethe contents in them r 孙子兵法in文言文..i try to read thru..but dnt understad..theres no punctuation there as well..so reali hard2understand..however i will stil try t read them..
besides that i also found a lot of bks on macroeconomics,accounting n MBA courses..i think i will spend my holiday reading them,so that i can better understand those topics in the future..they will also help me to decide on which course i m gonna take..haha..but those bks r real thick..guess its hard to finish them all(coz i learning other things as well)..but i will try...haha..
busy holiday!!!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
3rd day driving..life n death..
今天学车的第三天,因为很多和车有关的词都不懂英文说法所以决定用中文写。
今天我和妈妈去了另一家驾驶学校。前两天我只学了进车库和倒车,只在昨天下午在车厂里的陡路上绕了几圈,今天一进学校,教练就让我们俩儿去一片空地开。本人自然是十分的高兴。在空地上转圈圈当然不是什么难事,所以几圈过后,我跟老妈就被带到了另一条路上。
这条路和刚才的空地截然不同—它十分的陡,而且路面坑坑洼洼,十分不平。路的左边是一睹大墙,右边则毫无拦阻之物!右边的路下是一个湖!如果车没控制好就跌湖里了,而且我又不会游泳!教练说这是给有经验的学员用的,所以路上还设置了障碍。这些障碍包括了需要跨越的大圆石,单轮上去的独木桥,以及(自认为)最难的回转场地。前面的几项障碍并不特难过,只是当我驾车到了路尽头,需要吊车回转的地方时,才发现十分恐怖的事情。
能给车子转弯的地方并不大,我卯足了劲儿,车子还是没完全转360度。所以教练让我倒一下车再往前开。我把车换成倒车挡,慢慢倒车。谁知一慌就乱了手脚,车子飞快的往后开。这路后面和旁边可是湖啊!我更慌了!还好及时踩住刹车,才让车停下来!
谁知换老妈开的时候,发生了更恐怖的事。老妈和我一样在倒车时慌了手脚,但更惨的是,当教练大喊刹车时,老妈的右脚却误踏上了油门!!整辆车像失控了一样,往空无阻拦的路边飞去!坐在后座的我吓得放声大叫!老妈想是也被车吓着了,脚僵硬在油门上不放,只是手乱转动着方向盘!感谢神的保护,因为老妈乱转着方向盘,车子没掉下山去,而是紧绕着路的边缘转了一圈!等老妈回过神后才紧急刹车!我们都吓了个半死!路边附近农民养的几只鸡也落荒而逃!
中午过后又去学了倒车和换库,发现教练居然是远远远房亲戚!他还直夸我开得好咧!
哈哈哈哈哈!!
今天领悟到什么叫生死一线和活着是多么大的恩典!
真是太刺激啦!!!:)
今天我和妈妈去了另一家驾驶学校。前两天我只学了进车库和倒车,只在昨天下午在车厂里的陡路上绕了几圈,今天一进学校,教练就让我们俩儿去一片空地开。本人自然是十分的高兴。在空地上转圈圈当然不是什么难事,所以几圈过后,我跟老妈就被带到了另一条路上。
这条路和刚才的空地截然不同—它十分的陡,而且路面坑坑洼洼,十分不平。路的左边是一睹大墙,右边则毫无拦阻之物!右边的路下是一个湖!如果车没控制好就跌湖里了,而且我又不会游泳!教练说这是给有经验的学员用的,所以路上还设置了障碍。这些障碍包括了需要跨越的大圆石,单轮上去的独木桥,以及(自认为)最难的回转场地。前面的几项障碍并不特难过,只是当我驾车到了路尽头,需要吊车回转的地方时,才发现十分恐怖的事情。
能给车子转弯的地方并不大,我卯足了劲儿,车子还是没完全转360度。所以教练让我倒一下车再往前开。我把车换成倒车挡,慢慢倒车。谁知一慌就乱了手脚,车子飞快的往后开。这路后面和旁边可是湖啊!我更慌了!还好及时踩住刹车,才让车停下来!
谁知换老妈开的时候,发生了更恐怖的事。老妈和我一样在倒车时慌了手脚,但更惨的是,当教练大喊刹车时,老妈的右脚却误踏上了油门!!整辆车像失控了一样,往空无阻拦的路边飞去!坐在后座的我吓得放声大叫!老妈想是也被车吓着了,脚僵硬在油门上不放,只是手乱转动着方向盘!感谢神的保护,因为老妈乱转着方向盘,车子没掉下山去,而是紧绕着路的边缘转了一圈!等老妈回过神后才紧急刹车!我们都吓了个半死!路边附近农民养的几只鸡也落荒而逃!
中午过后又去学了倒车和换库,发现教练居然是远远远房亲戚!他还直夸我开得好咧!
哈哈哈哈哈!!
今天领悟到什么叫生死一线和活着是多么大的恩典!
真是太刺激啦!!!:)
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
in a rush!
okok...haven been writin in days...computer broke down again..now im in my aunt's hse...only hav 5 minutes to update...
well i m takin driving lessons now..muahaha...so fun!!!!!
been driving the whole morning..going there again in the afternoon...
the coach said i m a fast learner..muahaha...
anyway...thinking of taking up other lessons in the holiday..i really wanna make full use of these few months to upgrade myself...
fighting!!
gonna go!
well i m takin driving lessons now..muahaha...so fun!!!!!
been driving the whole morning..going there again in the afternoon...
the coach said i m a fast learner..muahaha...
anyway...thinking of taking up other lessons in the holiday..i really wanna make full use of these few months to upgrade myself...
fighting!!
gonna go!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
well..some of my precious thoughts abt life..
Been watchin a jap tv series for the past few days..realli thought through a lot of things..
I hav started learning guitar..bought a self-guide bk..took some time to figure out wat the bk is talking abt(cost me 20bucks for a bk wif unclear instructns)..i practiced for 2 days..realli hurt my figures..the progress is really slow..like the sayin goes ‘first step is the hardest’..however I will work reali hard..yes I will…God shall be my source of strength!
I hav never really done anything on my own..when I was young, I learned piano for a while, I practice everyday nt out of passion,but becoz the teacher ask me to; in school, I study hard, nt becoz I like studying(I doubt anyone does),but becoz my parents said I should; I hand in homework on time nt becoz I like doing them but becoz the teacher will check;and lately,my dad ask me learn French.(I think I will)but if he never brought it up, I will never consider..so, I figured this time, I want to make it on my own..nt to be supervised by anyone..completely on my own will...i want to accomplish something for myself, by myself..
Of course, it is always easier said than done..i already felt complacent..u know..growin up in such environment with ppl constantly telling u wat to do or pushing u forward..it is natural to feel tired when u stand away from the pushin force n try to climb the hill on ur own..however I really wan to hand on..
Maybe learning guitar is no big deal for many..but I wan to use this thing as a startin point for me to be independent..to know tt I hav the ability to achieve things tt I set my mind to do..
To be able to do things nt compelled by others, but hav ur own way of thinking n be able to persist on it..i think tt is the real meaning of freedom..
I hav started learning guitar..bought a self-guide bk..took some time to figure out wat the bk is talking abt(cost me 20bucks for a bk wif unclear instructns)..i practiced for 2 days..realli hurt my figures..the progress is really slow..like the sayin goes ‘first step is the hardest’..however I will work reali hard..yes I will…God shall be my source of strength!
I hav never really done anything on my own..when I was young, I learned piano for a while, I practice everyday nt out of passion,but becoz the teacher ask me to; in school, I study hard, nt becoz I like studying(I doubt anyone does),but becoz my parents said I should; I hand in homework on time nt becoz I like doing them but becoz the teacher will check;and lately,my dad ask me learn French.(I think I will)but if he never brought it up, I will never consider..so, I figured this time, I want to make it on my own..nt to be supervised by anyone..completely on my own will...i want to accomplish something for myself, by myself..
Of course, it is always easier said than done..i already felt complacent..u know..growin up in such environment with ppl constantly telling u wat to do or pushing u forward..it is natural to feel tired when u stand away from the pushin force n try to climb the hill on ur own..however I really wan to hand on..
Maybe learning guitar is no big deal for many..but I wan to use this thing as a startin point for me to be independent..to know tt I hav the ability to achieve things tt I set my mind to do..
To be able to do things nt compelled by others, but hav ur own way of thinking n be able to persist on it..i think tt is the real meaning of freedom..
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
ok...
ok..well..been receiving complaints abt nt writtin in for few days..haha...juz wanna clarify..it is not tt i forgt, its juz tt for the past few days i didn do much except eatin n shoppin...haha
well,once again, it is freezin cold here in china..i m wearing 2pieces of cloths plus a coat on top,3 pieces of trouseres..can u imagin how do i look? (someone shouts from the background:bao zi?)yes!tt is right!
the least thing i would ever want to touch now is water.when ur skin r in contact wif water,u can feel a freezin current shot through ur body!u wil then immediatly feel numbness. out of basic human instinct, u will then withdraw from the water n scream:" oh my God!"..to be honest with u,the least thing i want to do is to take a shower..u might say eww,but the moment ur skin r exposed to the cold air u cannot help but to shiver..ladies n gentlemen, boys n girls, i m nt exaggeratin here!my face is dry n my lip is crackin..thank god theres no snow yet,otherwise the temperature wil be lower!
met an American girl for lunch yesterday..her name is jennifer..her chinese name is lin fan..shes studyin chinese in a local uni in my hometown..she has been here for only 2 yrs, but her chinese is surperb!we spoke chinese all the time during lunch!shes reali cute..realli nice girl..25 yrs old,single..anyone interested to know her?haha
yesterday went to visit a childhood fren..vivianne..she s studyin french now..taught me some..and the only word i remenber is 'miserable'--pronounced as 'mis-hab-le'..or sth like tt..french is so similar and yet so diff frm english..i tried to pronounce the words from an english way but gt them all wrong...then my dad started to persuad me to learn french as my 3rd language..but i heard french gt 24 diff tense!!i think i prefer korean or japanese--i hav more motivation to learn them(j-pop n k-pop)..but anyway i wil think abt it..actualli most prob i wil learn french..it is a beautiful n romantic language afterall...n with english as my backgorund it wil be easier to learn..
ok enough crap...gotta go..mum need to check out the share mkt online...crap again soon!
well,once again, it is freezin cold here in china..i m wearing 2pieces of cloths plus a coat on top,3 pieces of trouseres..can u imagin how do i look? (someone shouts from the background:bao zi?)yes!tt is right!
the least thing i would ever want to touch now is water.when ur skin r in contact wif water,u can feel a freezin current shot through ur body!u wil then immediatly feel numbness. out of basic human instinct, u will then withdraw from the water n scream:" oh my God!"..to be honest with u,the least thing i want to do is to take a shower..u might say eww,but the moment ur skin r exposed to the cold air u cannot help but to shiver..ladies n gentlemen, boys n girls, i m nt exaggeratin here!my face is dry n my lip is crackin..thank god theres no snow yet,otherwise the temperature wil be lower!
met an American girl for lunch yesterday..her name is jennifer..her chinese name is lin fan..shes studyin chinese in a local uni in my hometown..she has been here for only 2 yrs, but her chinese is surperb!we spoke chinese all the time during lunch!shes reali cute..realli nice girl..25 yrs old,single..anyone interested to know her?haha
yesterday went to visit a childhood fren..vivianne..she s studyin french now..taught me some..and the only word i remenber is 'miserable'--pronounced as 'mis-hab-le'..or sth like tt..french is so similar and yet so diff frm english..i tried to pronounce the words from an english way but gt them all wrong...then my dad started to persuad me to learn french as my 3rd language..but i heard french gt 24 diff tense!!i think i prefer korean or japanese--i hav more motivation to learn them(j-pop n k-pop)..but anyway i wil think abt it..actualli most prob i wil learn french..it is a beautiful n romantic language afterall...n with english as my backgorund it wil be easier to learn..
ok enough crap...gotta go..mum need to check out the share mkt online...crap again soon!
Sunday, December 10, 2006
yo..tis is my2nd blog..i rmb tt i have never wrote in a diary for more than 1 consecutive wk..haha..gotta change tt bad habit!
well,i hav finali gt back hm..travelled by a car for 1n a half hrs..its much more comfortable than traveelin by train!it is such a gd car, spacious, warm and comfortable..my future car shd be like tt:)
went to see the hse my parents bought...wohoo~cant wait to move in nxt yr..i hav a reali big bedroom on the 2nd floor and a game room near the balcony..theres also a guest rm on the first floor for me to invite my frenz to stay in...haha tt is great!
also i went to visit one of my primary sch fren, aurora..shes the only classmate frm china tt is still in contact wif me...tts so touchin n saddening at the same time right?anyway, we talked a lot n had a reali gd time...reali hopin to see all my old frenz in chinese new yr time...
i hav eaten soooooo many things for the past few days in china...i even eat dog meat,again, in many yrs..i rmb enjoyin eatin dog meat when i was young,there was a dog meat restaurant near my hse;tis time i reali felt weird,even a bit disgusted...i guess i m more humane now:)dnt think will ever eat dog meat again...(God bless u, doggie)
well not much things to talk abt..spend whole day travelling, eatin n crapping (background music: baby, baby,life can be so beautiful..)
haha...will start to write some personal reflaction in the future, other than recordin down my schedule for the day...but for now, time to WATCH TV!smile :)
well,i hav finali gt back hm..travelled by a car for 1n a half hrs..its much more comfortable than traveelin by train!it is such a gd car, spacious, warm and comfortable..my future car shd be like tt:)
went to see the hse my parents bought...wohoo~cant wait to move in nxt yr..i hav a reali big bedroom on the 2nd floor and a game room near the balcony..theres also a guest rm on the first floor for me to invite my frenz to stay in...haha tt is great!
also i went to visit one of my primary sch fren, aurora..shes the only classmate frm china tt is still in contact wif me...tts so touchin n saddening at the same time right?anyway, we talked a lot n had a reali gd time...reali hopin to see all my old frenz in chinese new yr time...
i hav eaten soooooo many things for the past few days in china...i even eat dog meat,again, in many yrs..i rmb enjoyin eatin dog meat when i was young,there was a dog meat restaurant near my hse;tis time i reali felt weird,even a bit disgusted...i guess i m more humane now:)dnt think will ever eat dog meat again...(God bless u, doggie)
well not much things to talk abt..spend whole day travelling, eatin n crapping (background music: baby, baby,life can be so beautiful..)
haha...will start to write some personal reflaction in the future, other than recordin down my schedule for the day...but for now, time to WATCH TV!smile :)
Saturday, December 09, 2006
hey hey hey...
ok...this is my very first blog!
wohoo~~well done, gloria, i muz say...haha
well, the reason tt i m creating tis blog is because i m bored...havin long holidays now and away frm my frenz...creatin a blog for wastin time n lettin my frenz know wat is happenin ard me is a gd idea isn't it?haha :)
well, the time now is 2100, going to sleep soon (someone in the background:'wat? so early?r u kidding?')well, didn catch enough sleep the last 2 days..been on a plane and trains and stuff...tmr mornin i wil be setting off to my hse...wow, looking forward to see my bedroom n my china frenz after 3 yrs...HERE I COME!!!muahaha...
wohoo~~well done, gloria, i muz say...haha
well, the reason tt i m creating tis blog is because i m bored...havin long holidays now and away frm my frenz...creatin a blog for wastin time n lettin my frenz know wat is happenin ard me is a gd idea isn't it?haha :)
well, the time now is 2100, going to sleep soon (someone in the background:'wat? so early?r u kidding?')well, didn catch enough sleep the last 2 days..been on a plane and trains and stuff...tmr mornin i wil be setting off to my hse...wow, looking forward to see my bedroom n my china frenz after 3 yrs...HERE I COME!!!muahaha...
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