Almost three months past since my last artical. I am a lazy girl in blogging, but will try to improve:o)
National Conf' at the end of Jan was about MCP election-and you may have already known that vincent got it by 5 votes and me 4 votes. There is a lot to say about election, it is so rewarding, say, I had never been so active in learning, in working, in communicating, in thinking since I joined aiesec-I like living with a clear goal in mind, you wake up determined, joyful, full of hope, everyday , saying" today is a brand-new day! There is so much to do, to learn to fulfill your dream"
It was once hard for me 'coz I really took it seriously-- even got visa to Egypt already. But looking back, I always hold that " you are not so lucky now, that means you will be lucky in the future!"Then I chose and was chosen to be MC VP OGX . It gonna be one of the most challenging jobs in China!
Soon following National Conference is Chinese Lunar New Year-it starts from 18th Feb. Traditions of Chinese New Year vary over the country, but for young people, it is almost about having fun, hanging around and meeting old people. My life was like: slept till 1 p.m., snatched some lunch, then hanged out with friends, visiting classmates, or playing
mahjong -kind of Chinese gambling game I learnt since kindergarten, then expected another big dinner, usually is for classmate re-union- we have elementary classmates re-union and junior high school re-union this year. Sometimes went to the countryside or hills to play fireworks at midnight--it was amazing, my best momeries back home this year , or maybe Mahjong again, or Karaoke, then dined at restaurant. -That called it a day.
I was also getting interested in fortune-telling- It was part of Chinese tradition prosperous in Hokkien, Canton, and Hong Kong. Many fortune-tellers, feng-shui experts are around running bustling business, popular among senior people. It may be superstition, but sometimes it really tells something. My grandmother dabbles in a lit bit, got the same message from several fortune-tellers that the person I will marry shall be a superman, elite,celebrity, tycoon, or anything like that. --interesting.
Life back home is radically different from one in shanghai. I would be sofa potato, Mahjong nut, forget about aiesec, university to the hilt, enjoy life pleasure in the here and now. In Shanghai, you feel pressure every minute, so I only read TIME, daily press, watch NatGeoChannel, CNN, met aiessec people. I tend to avoid anything entertaining,movies, novels, would rather die than singing Karaoke or playing mahjong-things make me feel guilty that I am wasting my life! :o) What a paradox!
Tomorrow is our registration day for new semester-also the last of my school. In the upcoming months before MC term starts in July, I will go to EuroXPro in Belgrade, and take an internship in a consulting company.
Happy Golden Pig ChineseYear!
