Thoughts beyond my life & my travel - Bel

There were too many sad news about our friends' or parents' health this year. When we sat down and talked about it seriously, we couldn't help shed a few tears that showed our anxiety and worriness. A friend of mine was unluckily to suffer from uterus and now breast disease but what triggered her emotion the most was her neighbour being so ill all in a sudden that placed her life in danger. The mother of another friend of mine recently passed away due to cancer. Now I recalled how much I worried about my mom when she broke her wrist and arm, that could never be compared to how these friends felt. May I make my resolution here: 1/ good health to myself, my parents and my friends; 2/ to graduate with a credit; 3/ have some good challenge at work

There is an extended street in California in the US called Candy Cane Lane . Almost every house is decorated extensively to celebrate Christma with visitors. It's quite a look as compared to commercial decor in many shoppers' malls. This Christmas was a quiet one and gave me a chance to chill out after busy weeks in Novemeber and December. Silent Night is the perfect song to celebrate Christmas as we should enjoy a peace of mind instead of cheering loud in the street. A day trip to Wind Valley in Shenzhen was inspiring. My golf game seemed to have some improvement. The valley is well situated in a peaceful side of the city and mimicks a Swiss town. It's always great to meet some old friends and listen to their voices again. That made Christmas more colourful and harmonious. How about your Christmas?

I have been reading the book "becoming Jane Austen". Somehow I felt the world was so much more political than it is now. Many people lack their independence in the old days in which they need to make a close connection to survive and struggle. Parents find a wealthy godfather to their sons or develop friendship with someone rich in the hope of inheriting some of the properties. Women who were not married should find a wealthy husband to make a living or else they had to depend on their siblings or had a hardship to linger on. These sorts of things might still happen but luckily I don't need to do either of these to live free and the way I want.

I went mad today and confronted my boss badly for an hour. No one feels it's a wise choice but I just feel that I need to do the right thing and voice out how I felt. Sometimes you just feel that you put so much efforts on something and all in a sudden, the whole project was being ruined by the others and at the same time the credit was being taken by the others. I just felt I could fight for what things should be. I know it is stupid but I have no option as I was just guided by my upright personality. I just need to fight for justice and faireness. Ironically, things happened again tonight at class. A group member was so upset and angry to the negative comment that she stood up and walked away from the classroom as a protest. Other group members were so upset and angry at what the unfair setting of the judging panels and the evaluation system were. They decided to confront with the professor and the panel speaker. What can I say? I tried to stay calm and be with my group members ...