Father In My Dream

Last night, my father came in my dream again, his countenance being exactly the same as it was when he left me twenty years ago. Simply leaving a kindly smile, he turned round and left, no matter how I shouted and cried. Then I woke up with a start and couldn’t fall asleep. Then suddenly [...]

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A Hectic Day

Like all the other Sundays since September, I’ve been taking classes in a university here for a master degree on international finance. The classes start from 9 in the morning and ends at 4, with one hour’s break at noon. So I have to stay in school for lunch, and the canteen often brought me [...]

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China’s Eight-Year Housing Reform: A Black Humour?

Many guys may enumerate many drawbacks living in Beijing: air pollution, traffic jam, sandstorms…and the high living costs here. The other day I chatted with a friend, the young guy felt upset and complained,” Oh, my god! My apartment is going farther and farther away from me now…When can I own one of my own?”
He [...]

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Three Important Questions

The other day I received a call from a friend. The guy was once one of my customers when I worked in my previous company. I advised him after I had left there, yet we didn’t have any business due to quite different line I was engaged in now. It was two years ago. The [...]

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Chris: My New Friend

Chris is a Canadian guy I met in the gym. As a matter of fact, it was not the first time I saw him but we did chat for the first time. The gym was nearby our office and I went there once a week. I found him every time I was there. He was [...]

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Together: A Different Thinking

I’ve no idea why I dislike most of Chen Kaige’s movies, or even hate them, including his latest “blockbuster”—Wu Ji, a movie which met with tons of criticism since its debut, and I have even not seen it yet.  I’m really tired of the hollow contents and the familiar plots copied from some other movies.
 
But [...]

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A Short Trip To Harbin(2)

Thanks to a whole night’s sleep, I recovered from the liquor sickness in the morning. Since everything was done yesterday, we had some time to learn more about this city. However, due to the cold weather, we couldn’t stay outside very long. Then we finally decided to go to the famous Central Avenue, a bustling [...]

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A Short Trip To Harbin(1)

I was away to Harbin several days ago to attend a meeting there. As it is an important annual meeting in the industry, we attend it every year. Last year it was held in Weifang, Shandong province, and was moved to Harbin this year. It was my second time to Northeast China. Three years ago, [...]

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Buying A Meal

I had lunch with some of my colleagues at noon and I paid the bill. Something special about the lunch was the reason. These buddies just earned it due to a recent funny mistake of mine (and I’m too ashamed of mentioning it to you guys). The colleagues going to lunch included my boss and [...]

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Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree

The October 14th,1971 edition of New York Post carried a story named Going Home.  On a long-distance bus sat a man who kept silent all along the journey. A young man beside him was curious and kept asking him about him.  The man finally told the young boy his story.  He was once a prisoner [...]

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