January 2007 Archives

Here comes the 79th Annual Academy Awards! There are already the nominees. I have to say most of the film I have not seen yet. Not easy to get DVD here and go out is always too cold, and the movie place is always quite crowded. (maybe just lazy!)

I am quite a movie fun, we had more than 1300 DVDs at home, I have not watched them all but most of them. I like movie with stories the most, well sometimes if I am tired I also could watch some just no meaning and fun movie.

Here is the link for the Oscar

It is getting very cold now, after it snowed last weekend, the temprature dropped quite much, the highest temprature is -12 degrees. Before I never imagine I could live in such cold place, after I experienced here (even -26 to -35 degrees), I can say any coldness I could survive.(maybe only in Arctic or Antarctic will be colder)

Inside the room is warm, good time for me to read books. Lots of books, I counted yesterday, we have about 400 somethings books. So many for me to read.

I still hope the weather will get warmer, but do not expect it will.

I am reading a book by Stephen M.R. Covey - Speed of Trust, he is the son of Stephen R. Covey who wrote the famous- 7 habbits.

This book is not bad, his writing style is good, easy to read and understand. He likes to code lots of famous or success peoples' words very much. Sometimes it is good, sometimes I just feel it is a little bit too much.

Trust is important in any relationship, no matter in working or family life...
The book also described several things that need to pay attention or improve to form trust...

I recommend to read it, quite a good one.

Now the feeling is quite strong, I miss my parents, my friends and the food and everything...
Last night I had a dream that I go back home (my defination of home is some place I really feel like it is my home and I feel comfortable and safe, not place where I live). I still have to wait about three weeks then I will go back.

I still remember the first week when I was in Finland, everyday I woke up I have to have a few minutes to figure out where I am. Outside was all white and so quiet, I had no idea where I am. Now I am already used to the quietness and coldness, but the feeling of home sick is getting stronger and stronger.

People might say that because of the culture difference, I am not totally agree with that. It might be the changing of the enviroment but I think it is not really related with culture. Just like if I move to a quiet moutain area in China where people speak almost different language and eat different taste food, I will still have the home sick feeling. You would not say that because there is culture difference since we are all Chinese.

East, West, Home is the best!

Lately I get more interested in Scrum. I have read some article about it and since it is so popular in Europe and America now. Hope one day it will be as popular as it is now in Asia...

Here is the introduction I found in wikipedia - Scrum

It is snowing today, it is the 3rd time it snows in Finland this winter, previous time the snow just melt very fast. This time seems it will stay for a while, everywhere is white,white on the floor and white on the tree. It is beautiful! but I prefer stay inside, the temperature droped a little bit, then the snow could stay.

A lot of new things happened in the begining of the new year. One of my friends just gave birth to a baby boy, I had some news confirming that moving back to China. Lots of things keep happening...

Sometime I feel that I am really getting old, I like to see other people's baby, like to watch pictures that I took long time ago, like to read things that I wrote long time ago... I do not want to get old, but people say that if you like to remember the past, then you are getting old!

I have the first half year planed now, hope things will go as I planed and hope I will get old slowly!

I had a very good Christmas and New year! Now I am back to the normal life again. Good time always passed so fast, I want to have holidays every day.

During Christmas and New year we stayed with parents and also spend time with sister and brother. I like it and hope I could have more time to see them, though it seems getting difficult now. (Since we probably will move back to China this year)

But who knows, things always change so fast, and it never really goes as what I expect...

Just in a new year and have some new hopes and do lots of new actions!