30 August 2011

英美教育之差

终于,在maxis的暑假工,也宣告结束了。真正的暑假,才刚刚开始。

恢复自由身的日子,真的会比较轻松。无忧无虑,世界在荧幕里。就算发着白日梦,也无需担心老板来叫醒你,或者害怕浪费时间。

感谢幸运女神的眷顾,妹妹有机会到美国去深造。但是,由于时间短促,再加上没有过往经验,做哥哥的,唯有协助她做做研究。

慢慢细读下,才发现,美国的学院,尤其是ivy leagues的大学,每一间都拥有悠久的历史,不为人知的故事,独特的学院气息和胆大的宏观。

就好像进去一座城堡,你知道,这是罗马时代的;这是希腊时代的。你是会知道的。

当我看回我自己的学校,Imperial College,中文译名:帝国理工学院。单看名字,就知道他有多豪华,多技术性,只可惜,人文气息,一点儿也没有。

那灵魂层面的认知,或许也真的停留在数字与考试中。

此外,在这个夏季里,因为Otak2的因缘际会下,认识了蛮多在美国就读的朋友。也看得出,在谈吐以及经历方面,也有少许的不一样。

看来,有些东西,的确需要向美国学习学习。



22 August 2011

下雨的沉思

似乎很久了,没有试过如此心动。

平时,我都喜欢分析事物,再加上直觉和逻辑,理论一番。可是,这一次,我选择了相信我自己的心,那心里的感觉。

我从眼睛里,看见了那真挚的灵魂。就是那么朴实,那么真实。

没有经过时间洗礼的诺言,像是披上糖衣的谎言。这,我深深明白。

雨,倾盆而下,我向上天祷告。

愿美梦成真。

17 August 2011

与月倾谈

偶然,听见了 《Talking to the Moon》这首歌。不断的播放,就像心里的感慨,慢慢地被释放出来,无法停止。

抬头仰望,原来,月亮是那么的美,却也那么的忧郁。

那忧郁的影子,折射在脸上,诉说着无尽的思念。我在想,会不会是嫦娥在上面,因长期思念后羿,所以把月亮也变成如此伤悲了。

不过,你也知道,历经过沧桑的月,是最了解你内心想表达的,想告诉的,想展现的。

寄情于月,成了你的嗜好。

10 August 2011

Smiling Lines

A soul is most beautiful when it's covered with roses.

And, he smiles because the summer has been a sweet serendipity.




08 August 2011

八月飘霜

今年的八月,特别美丽。

夏季的风,吹在脸上,洋溢着前所未有的芬芳。

可是,望着桌上的日历,点算着,原来只剩下约20多天的日子。莫非快乐的日子,真的那么快过?

昨晚,人在床上,思绪却不知道飘去哪儿。眼睛睁着,却什么也想不出。

平时的我,都会坦荡荡地说,这是人之常情。今天的我,突然变得胆小了,变得害怕。如何保护那快乐的时光?

因为真心,所以很担心;因为怕错过,所以小心翼翼。

炎热的八月,却变得像冬天那样,以寒冷的雪覆盖着温暖的心。

02 August 2011

两种体会,一种写实

不知不觉中,在Maxis上班,也有约一个月了。现在被调去PDI(Product Development and Info Services), 就靠近KLCC那里。

突然,有种想法:在一个崇拜西方,和拜金主义的社会里,究竟会培养出怎么样的公民?

在PDI里,有位在牛津(Oxford)大学里就读的外国学生,过来Maxis这里实习(Internship),上班初期,就有所谓的induction programme,然后被委派做一些较为简单的真实project。

而我看见其他本地的学生,根本就没有所谓的induction programme。Project更不需要谈。在如此的趋势下,我们要如何告诉本地学生,其实论名气,论实力,都输给海外学生,要如何补救呢?

莫非本地学生,都真的没有用?这是政府落实的政策里,所冒现出来的败笔,并不是他们的错。当我们责怪他们不够努力,无法取得奖学金时,马上就会有另一把声音,告诉我们其实奖学金不需要给那么多啦,留他们在本地吧。

但是,大公司,是真的那么想吗?

实力与名气的悬殊那么大,将会带领我们去更危险的贫富悬殊。

此外,当我们的社会步伐越走越快,我们会不会不小心,在追逐名利的路上,遗失了容忍,忍耐的美德呢?

乘搭巴士时,有位印度老伯,因为走路不方便,所以特别的慢。巴士司机立即对他大喊大骂,告诉他还有很多乘客要下车。

这世界,到底变成怎样了呢?

27 July 2011

雨天写作

已经很久了,没有这样的感觉。

外面的倾盆,给予一片朦胧美。少许的雾,飘在空中,让坐在窗口边的我,看见吉隆坡午后,雨景里的另一面。

也不知道,这是不是只是我个人的心情?吃过午饭,懒洋洋的,躺在椅子上,思绪漂走。那雨水,就像童话里的魔术,撒在窗口,带走了部分的烦恼。

城市的步伐,走得有点儿太快。快到连睡觉的时间,都差点不够用。望一望办公室里的人,大家也不多说了。

语言,似乎在空气中,凝结了。抑或是,内心,不再友善了呢?

我慢慢的打字,竟然缓缓地睡下去了。曾几何时,午睡,已经变成了一个昂贵的消遣。

雨,好像停了。孙燕姿的《雨天》,也播放完毕了。

睡醒后的午后,显得特别宁静。宁静的美,实在是可遇而不可求啊!

25 July 2011

Ashamed to be a Malaysian

This is probably the first time in my life, felt so shameful for being a Malaysian.

I was in the KTM this afternoon, heading towards Mid Valley to meet up with my Imperial friend. And, the KTM was as packed as usual.

After a couple of minutes, i managed to squeeze myself in. At this moment, I saw a Singaporean uncle, pressing his chest and gasping for air.

He asked weakly, "why is it that the train is so packed, yet the door is not closed yet? And why do people keep pushing in?"

When I got down at the Midvalley station, he got down as well although it's not his destination. He could hardly breathe in that environment. I brought him to a bench to sit down and rest.

He told me that he was having a minor heart attack, but nobody was paying him any attention.

I just stood there, doing nothing but just saying sorry to him.

However, he still tried to put a smile on his face, saying "thank you, young man. I can deal it myself", despite the excruciating pain he was enduring.

Sometimes, we tend to forget that people who need help the most, might not be the one who shouts the loudest.

Morals and civic consciousness, where art thou?

22 July 2011

一流大学,九流人格

Disclaimer:这篇文章,纯粹是为了抒发而抒发。愿大家勿轻易对号入座。如有雷同,纯属巧合。

所谓顶尖大学,就是在世界里,享有盛誉的名牌大学。大学本身,就是一个时尚品牌,在里面就读,就像是为自己的履历表,渡上了一层金片。

但是,稍微读过几年华文的,都应该听过这句话吧!

"金玉其外,败絮其中"

做了22年的人,遇过的人,不算多,可是,也绝对不少。很多时候,身上没有什么金片的,在待人处事方面,也的确比较好。简单来说,就是我们所说的,”会做人“。

有时候,也真的会感到有些失望。几乎到了夜半时分,他可以不需要理会任何的人事物,就拍拍屁股走了。如果不是看到其他的朋友感到比较无助和紧张,我才不会浪费口水,帮人求情。

说真的,我有时会想,是不是以前别人是这样对他的?所以造就了今时今日,他这样的思维。但,大家现在也没有怎样利用他啊!要解忿气,也要找对对象嘛!

或许,当他没有自己的交通工具时,才会明白到我的心情。

首先,做不到,讲话却那么响亮。话说到那么动听,到了最后,却办不到。这样的人,在某种程度上,就失去了信任。

在五花八门,人群混杂的地区里,过了午夜,就像个充满地雷的战场。飞车党,攫夺匪,妓女满街跑。在不知道酒店的所在地,我也是靠问人,在黑夜里,独自摸索了半小时多,电话也差点被抢。

不过,这也再次证明了我的看法。

”人,是个自私的动物。“ 我不会责怪他,毕竟现实是这样。但是,我会时常警惕自己:

1.唯有靠自己,才最实际。
2.别人这样对我,我大可不必要那么对回别人。怨有头,债有主。

20 July 2011

Memo of Internship 2

Feelings and inspiration are like magic, they appear spontaneously and disappear immediately. Therefore, confining them into words and characters are the best way to keep them eternal.- Peter Phang.

I am now in my 3rd week of internship. Life has not been productive, but it has been interesting.

From next week onward, my supervisor will be giving me a chance to rotate from one department to another. This will definitely be great as I will have the opportunity to put those pieces of jigsaw puzzles together and understand the general operations of Maxis in mobile and broadband networks.

And, he said to me, that engineering skill is very much sought after in today's market. don't give up your engineering background.

Thus, i am contemplating between joining the engineering force and the not-so-technical fields like consulting and banking. How's the life for these two? How's it like to deal with clients and to provide them with solutions?

While this is one of the big questions i have to answer as soon as possible, I had the chance to visit two unconventional companies -Air Asia and Royal Selangor.

"You begin with a humble start, and you will end up proud".

Entrepreneurship has always been in my mind. When you see how KS Pua starts everything from scratch, when you see how Tony and his partner, who just work in a radio station, and now making their marks in the aviation history, your heart trembles and wants to soar as well. And not forgetting the family of Royal Selangor, who has so many beautiful stories to be told to the world.

"The road in front is normally hazy and bumpy, and only when you look back to find the path you have walked on, you have the courage and confidence to move forward".