我就是我的窝

 

      收益的大小与机会的多少成反比，与结算周期成正比。每天都有的机会收益一定很小，遍地都是的机会是留给收破烂的。越大的资金，越高的收益，它们的机会其实不多。找到了或等到了那样的机会，它们其实只出动一次。

      眼花缭乱，到处都是机会，市场上充斥着喧哗与骚动，在其中大呼小叫汗流浃背的身影，都是散户。争先恐后抢着埋头拾钱的，迟早被拾了。越到高处，小资金的机会越多，大资金已经在结算；越到低处，小资金找不到机会（因为没有今天买进明天入帐的），才是大资金的机会，它的收益日在很远的地方。

     穷人和富人最根本的区别是，穷人每天都在找机会，一天没有收益他就会惶然不安，他最幸福的日子就是每天都能进点，所谓的细水常流。而富人知道，机会其实并不多。从时间上不多，所以经常要等；从空间上也不多，所以要耐心寻找。

以前写过一篇烤串夫妻的文章。这篇是其续。

 

07年对于串哥串姐来说是相当不错的，去年年底串哥在北京站附近以每月500块的价格租下了一个小店面。说是小店面，其实就是租用小饭馆门口的空间来经营。这样夫妻二双线作战，收入也增加了不少 ...

 

今年刚过了年，串姐从老家领来了一个小伙子，18岁，说是他的侄子。串姐够精的，让自己的孩子在老家上学，招呼侄子来帮忙。现在烤串任务完全交给了小侄子，自己俨然成了小老板。她只负责招呼顾客，指点小侄子如何烤串。其他时间坐着喝茶。

 

老板都是这样的。挺好。

明年的这个时候没准就开店了 ...

   自从到中关村上班后，我就和公交打上了交道。每每同事问我怎么走啊？朋友问我怎么上班啊？我都是简单的两个字：公交。

    一、只要社会环境允许，男人恨不得娶尽天下美女。
　　　（只要经济条件允许，女人恨不得购尽天下华服。）

　　二、年轻男人娶妻全凭感觉，脸蛋漂亮就行；中年男人娶妻讲究品位，更要符合自己身份；老年男人娶妻要求实在，体贴照顾才好。
　　　（年轻女人购衣全凭喜欢，款式时尚就行；中年女人购衣讲究品牌，更要体现自己身材；老年女人购衣要求实用，穿着舒服才好。）

　　三、任何男人都希望可以至少拥有两个女人，一个聪明漂亮，可以带着出去帮他应酬周旋，使自己感觉面子有光，另一个勤劳朴实，可以呆在家里为他操持家务，使自己感觉安定宁静。
　　　（任何女人都会为自己准备至少两套衣服，一套时尚正装，用来穿着上班逛街走亲戚，使自己看上去更美丽动人，一套舒适睡衣，用来在家里穿着可以随便横坐竖躺，使自己感觉温暖舒适。）

　　四、男人永远为身边缺少一位属于自己的心爱女人而哀叹。
　　　（女人永远为衣柜里缺少一件自己最喜欢的衣服而伤感。）

　　五、没事逛马路时，男人觉得走过的每一个女人都可爱。
　　　（无聊逛商店时，女人觉得挂着的每一件衣服都漂亮。）

　　六、男人在路上突然看到美女时，会控制不住口水直流，频频回头，明知不能娶回家，即使用眼光抚摸一下也好。
　　　（女人在商场发现漂亮衣服时，会情不自禁两眼放光，挪不动步子，明知没能力买回家，哪怕用手抚摸一下也好。）

　　七、当男人爱上一个女人想要娶回家前，先和她同居找感觉，是为试婚。
　　　（当女人看上一件衣服想要买回家前，先穿了着镜子找感觉，是为试穿。）

　　八、男人只有在打算娶一个妻子回家时，才发现真正可爱的、自己能娶得起、又适合自己的女人其实少之又少。
　　（女人只有在打算买一件衣服回家时，才发现真正漂亮的、自己买得起、又适合自己的衣服其实少得可怜。）

　　九、男人排除万难地把新娘娶回家时，总以为对方是最完美的那一个，事后才发现最可爱的女人永远是在家外的。
　　（女人千挑万拣地把新衣挂进衣橱时，总以为那是最漂亮的一件，事后才发现最漂亮的衣服永远挂在商店的橱窗里。）

　　十、当男人发现时间让曾经深爱过的妻子变老变丑时，便不再爱她，潇洒的有能力的男人立即离婚，停妻再娶年轻美貌的；窝囊的没能力的男人只好委屈地凑合着过，但这并不妨碍他们打着寻找真爱的晃子在外面干些粘花惹草的勾当。
　　（当女人发现一件衣服过时了穿旧了，便不再喜欢了，奢侈的有钱的女人立即将衣服扔了或者赈灾处理了，再买漂亮时尚的；节俭的没钱的女人只好勉强将就着穿，但这并不妨碍她们装作款姐的样子到商场里去过免费试穿时髦新衣的瘾头。）

　　原来男人和女人还是来自同一星球的，只不过追求不同而已。

  工作要敬业，这条准则大家都知道。一来，为了生存；再来，为了有好的发展；最后，为了得到胜利满足的幸福感。人总有犯懒的时候，原则固然重要，偏离航道的事情也是时有发生的。

  上上周末，只进行了桌上运动（台球+扑克）。对于精神压抑，亚健康严重的对象来说，此类桌上运动的解压效果并不好，反而带来了更多的脑力思考与室内空气污染。于是乎，上周末决定来一次户外的。

   家里电脑中的东西太多了，而且很杂乱，这实在是给自己标榜结构清晰，思维严谨的“挨踢”工作者的形象抹黑了！决定今天整理一下。

 

   在整理F：盘的时候，偶然发现了自己电子版的Personal Statement... 大家都知道，写Personal Statement是出国的必备材料（申请奖学金用的）。这个Personal Statement让我想起了当时准备出国的日子... 这段经历的确难忘。

  

   考虑出国的念头是在自己大三的时候萌生的。没有别的原因，当时就是觉得毕业后找工作不容易，竞争压力大，到国外镀镀金，回来就是海归了，身价就不一样了，其他的因素一概都没有考虑。可能当时大多数的出国Keener们都是这么想的吧！再加上自己的英语还可以，所以很快就去新东方报了GRE的培训班。

 

   上GRE培训课的时候正是北京最热的8月份。还好，培训地点距离我的大学不太远，骑车20分钟就能到。要是安排在中关村什么的，下场自不必说了~每天下午下课后，我就跑到学校超市里买个面包，整瓶儿水胡乱的揣在书包里，登上自行车，直奔国展培训点。一来保证不迟到，对讲师尊重；二来不会落下课堂中的每一个细节，也对得起自己掏的那培训费和辛苦了。呵呵！

 

   大三的课程是出奇的多，而且每门课都很重要（数字电路、模拟电路、概率、过程控制等），一周几乎每天都是上下午的课，留给背单词的时间就不多了。没办法，早起点，挤吧！于是，我每天早上5点起来，拎着包跑到学校的花园里背单词，一次，两次..红宝书背了一遍，两遍.. 背到7：30就去食堂吃早点，然后去教室上课。晚上培训回来，再背1个小时。 这样的日子一个七日接着另一个七日的度过着。在此向清晨小花园的亲热的情侣们道声迟到了3年的歉了，打搅你们了 ：）

 

    的确挺背的，由于机经的问题，GRE官方取消了当年的GRE的计算机化考试，改成了笔试-中国大陆第一次的GRE蹂躏就这样沉重的落在了2002年GRE莘莘学子的肩膀上。还好，由于准备充分，我的GRE考试成绩还算理想-GRE:1200+5分作文，随后又考了托福-600分。两项考试成绩出来后，就要开始选择学校、准备材料了（成绩单、Personal Statement recommendation）。其中的Personal Statement是最关键的。2001年的911给想去美国留学，申请美国奖学金的中国学生出了个大难题，Personal Statement的撰写就更需要一些技巧了。最终花了1个月的时间我完成了自己的Personal Statement，是围绕北京申奥为中心的。由于03年初有了一个很好的工作机会，再加上签证难办的原因，我最终暂时放弃了出国的计划。下面是我当时写的Personal Statement的English全文，值得回味：

 

   The 13th of July 2001 was really a historic and exciting day for all the Chinese people. Mr. Samaranch, the previous president of IOC, declared that Beijing, the capital of China, will host the 2008 Olympic Games. After failing in the 2000 Olympic Games bid, we succeeded this time. As a Chinese, I feel very proud because this will be the first time for China to host the grandest event in the world. At that time, athletes from all over the world will gather in Beijing to competeand exchange with each other. China will learn much from the outside world though the biggest sport meeting, and in return, people from other countries will also get to know more about China. Now it is commonly shared that there will be no development without understanding and exchange.I realize that research undoubtedly can not be separated from exchange.So to seek for self-improvement and pursue more advanced studies, I really want to do what I am capable of to exchange my knowledge, thoughts and views on research with my contemporaries and cooperate with them for success. America is a perfect place where excellent students from all over the world study together, so there is no doubt that the States is my destination.
 
   I am always trying my best to overcome every difficulty in front of me for success, and I really enjoy the happiness from achievement and the people's recognition of my work. Never yielding to difficulties either in academic study or in my daily life can be considered as my key character. Another key one lies in that I am born an extrovert and inherently like to communicate with other people. The major electronic design attracts me most. Because the electronic design is no doubt one of the most advanced techniques in the new century, which will cause revolutionary changes in people's life. So I would like to apply for acceptance into graduate program with intense interest in electronic design.
 
   I think the major is suitable for me and I am quite confident to work out better results with diligence in this field.Among most top applicants, I am also an excellent one. During the 12 years study before university, I successfully completed all the basic courses and performed well especially in mathematics, physics, chemistry and English. Because of my excellent performance and the active attitude towards study, I was honored several prizes. Meanwhile, all the basic courses gave me a solid command of the principles and set me in condition for the college study. In 1999,I entered Beijing university of Chemical Technology, a major cradle of China's engineering talents, and chose automation as my major for its interdisplinary nature. Built on the combined strength of detection, electronics, computer science and automatic control, the genre of studies does away the single-mindedness in inherent in the pursuit of studies in one area. At university, I thoroughlyenjoyed the four years of my undergraduate studies and found most of the courses not only instructive but also entertaining. My overall GPA and the class ranking shows that I performed well in most of my programs. With electronics, I began to create a variety of products that could serve a lot of purposes. (The onset of electronics represents to me a major step forward in the manufacturing technology.

 

   Making good use of spare time, I also took some lectures on wireless communication and

taught myself basic courses on it, among which are networking and communication as well as

Data Structure and computation.China's basic education is considered one of the most excellent in the world and Chinese students have strong mastery of the principles, but it is true that Chinese students have poor on-hand ability and lack individual thinking. In China, the competition between students is quite fierce. It’s impossible for them to go to college without holding a high mark. Most Chinese students spend most of their time on textbooks and overlook the on-hand experiment, so the ability on individual thinking can not easily be cultivated. I think that is why most Chinese students are called "High mark, Poor ability". I particularly liked the hands-on experiments that the Institute always promoted and required. We engaged in assorted experiments and projects for virtually every course of my major. I found it interesting, instructive and challenging. The experiment helps me put the knowledge into practice, during which my on-hand ability is developed.Further more, a more efficient way of study and an active attitude towards research is cultivated. The completion of each experiment brought me immense satisfaction by giving me an unmistakable sense of achievement.

 

   When I was a senior student, I began to make small electronic appliances. Under the necessary aid of my teachers, I made my first product with a small circuit board--an electronic bell,and I successively made several other appliances of the kind in the following weeks. All of my products, although the principles are easy, drove me feel proud and stirred my intense interest in electronics. After entering the university, I insisted on focusing on the combination of principles and the on-hand experiments and made some electronic designs and product as digital timing counter and electronic clock. I was considered by my teachers as one of the most efficient and creative students in the class. Through programming, debugging and testing, I came to deeply understand about the electronics and I have been equipped with a certain ability on individual experiment and research. Anyway, looking back at my campus life, I feel confident to say that I have fulfilled the education goal to my satisfaction. I believe I have acquired the necessary theoretical framework and sufficient practical experience for further studies.

 

    My college life is really fantastic. Not only does my study make me feel entranced and excited, but also a variety of communities and clubs provided a stage for me to demonstrate my talents. There, I can exchange views and cooperate with the other members. The more important is that my ability on other aspects was cultivated and greatly improved. I once wrote some articles about college life and Asian economy in the magazine "Blue Dream", a college publication. To support Beijing to host the 2008 Olympics, I took part in the publicity and activity of Beijing's bid for the Games in our university and represented a program about the Olympics to familiarize all the participants with the greatest event. At the end of the year 2001,I also participated an English speech competition held by "Air English" in Beijing. It was really challenging for me to give speech before 300 audiences for the first time. Although I did not line up, the 5th out of 50 participants, I was satisfied with my performance. After all, it was a bold attempt.

 

   Taking myself to task in the real world, I worked on numerous part-time jobs while I was

at university. For these jobs, I usually utilize my computer skills and command of English. For example, I wrote computer programs for small companies and I also once worked as product promoter, a market investigator and a teacher for two Korean friends. Besides making money, I learned to market my expertise and myself as a person. All the experience is precious for me and makes me more mature and more confident.

 

   My English proficiency will no doubt help me as I conduct and engage in exchange with American professionals. With intense interest in English, I read various English papers and  magazines when I was very young and I always insist on practicing oral English, English writing and listening. Coupled with my diligent learning, this has given me a solid command of English and I’ve also got to know much about the American culture through these readings. I think I have the ability to familiarize myself with the new culture and adapt to the English-speaking environment soon. Besides, being a Chinese, an Asian, I can do something for the multi-polarization of the American culture.The university of *** is well known for its excellence in the E.E field, complete with an accomplished faculty and modern research resources. It also provides opportunities for the full development of individual capacity and originality. I think it is one of the best places for me to take the graduate studies. I am especially interested in the following:(1) electronic design; (2) nonlinear control system;(3)wireless communication. Any of your suggestion about my specialty orientation will be highly appreciated.

 

   I plan to return to china after the completion of my graduate studies either to teach at one of the Chinese universities or to lead a high-tech corporation.