currently I am working on the HSBC project with Dimi from Greece.  I feel it fortunate enough that I chose to work on the Action Based Dissertation. It is only from real business world where you could learn what is project management. Thank god that we got a chance to test our knowledge comprehensively, covering all the modules we've learnt. Tough, not at all, trust yourself, you would tell yourself: you deserve it!

Dimi, my buddy, we will get it successfully no matter how hard it would be.

Travelling and visiting the clients and stakeholders become the theme of my life these days. Would never forget the first Karaok, introduced by the client Kevin Limb, in Glasgow which reminded me of the old style of songs ordering system in China - can you imagine that was existing 15 years ago? No I can't believe it. However, it was funny enough to see that scene.

I enjoy my life here in UK, thanks for the friends around me like Joran, Cathy, Dan, Jane, Hanna, Frank, Ryan, Phillip, Lucky, Elain, Yumi, Sarah, Faye etc. The teaching suite, management school, Carmel Bar, sport center, the lawn, what a beautiful world. however, my life is undoubtedly belonging to dear China. The life in UK is not that interestingl compared with the life in China though I know money is prioritized at the first place. Hair dressing is not my type; food is not my type; night life is not my type -I just found that so unconvenient here, too many things surprising enough! It cannot be compared with a small city e.g. my hometown ZJ. Wow, what an amazing lobster! what a wonderful beach! what a happy family! What a fantastic friend network: Patrick, Robin, Comze, Angel, Pangwei, Pang Gia, Kevin, Coffee, Michael, Andrew, Leon....

I would like to choose UK to work in for the first 2 years if I was lucky enough to be recruited. however, China, I will come back to your embrace sooner or later. Am I too conservative? Maybe it's time for change. Puzzled...shaking between go or not go, what should I choose? again, hard to decide. Wish to be more clear one month later!

Happy Father's Day and happy birthday to you, dad! Dad, I owe you a birthday present!

So happy that my birthday this year will be in Swizerland.

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X-press Trip to Greece

Pack'n'go, fast decision made on Tuesday 30th May.

Arrived in Alexandroupolis on Wednesday 31st May after a long and tiring trip (24hrs, with 4 hrs staying at my brother's in Thessaloniki).

 

Threw a HUGE & AMAZING party (project success) at my cottage on Saturday, just to say goodbye to Greece. But i'm coming back soon, i promise!

 

Returned to boring Lancaster on Monday 5th June and started working on my Dissertation right away. I'm working with Samuel on a HSBC project for Performance Management. Let's see...

 

Too bad, i haven't got any pictures from my latest trip in Greece. I hope i get some from some guys that had a camera at the party.

    上周是我研究生课程的第一周，我的感受就是：充满挑战性、趣味性、时而充斥着火药味。时间过得很快，每天从早上九点半上到下午四点半，中途只有一个小时的休息时间，我通常是一下课就冲回宿舍，草草地解决一顿午饭，马上又赶回教室，开始下午的课程，非常tense。掰下手指数一下，五天的课程就这么过去了，我想是因为太充实了，的确应该为此感到高兴。

    我们这届项目管理专业共招了30名学生，来自12个不同的国家，除了8个中国学生（包括两个台湾同胞），其他基本上就是西欧国家的了。周一上课，小组已经分配好了，是根据之前我们提交的一份性格行为测试为依据划分的，学生基本上不能上诉。就这样，我被分到了A组（黄组），组员分别是德国籍男子Joran，英国利物浦籍男子Matt，俄罗斯籍女子Tianya，希腊籍男子Greg，中国上海籍女子Irene，还有中国广东籍男子我Samuel。说起中国人的密度，在我们这个Project Management专业算是挺低的了，我们A组的中国人密度是33.33333%。今后，所有的专案从设计到实施，我就要和这五个teammate共同完成了，项目的成功离不开每个成员，我告诉自己：一定要为小组的成长做出自己应有的贡献，积极投入，始终保持最大的热情！其中，用英文沟通的语言艺术成为一个非常重要的环节，不懂就慢慢适应。

Greg: 为人顽皮、点子超多、易被激活、工作热情、无工作经验、经济学学士

Matt: 满口利物浦腔的英文、高大威猛、反对我支持曼联队、常作总结性发言、归纳思路非常清晰、逻辑性强、是一个领军人物，有工作经验，经济学学士

Joran: 精通电脑、非常善良、又是一个“十万个为什么”、点子多、比较实际、喜欢和我一起运动、善于带动气氛、在9个国家留过脚印、有五年项目工作经验，自己创业人士，IT工程理科学士

Tianya: 会讲不会做、独裁专断、满口别人听不懂的俄罗斯式英文、不理会别人意见，无工作经验，经济学学士

Irene：比较文静、不善于发表意见、小组的Observer、其实很醒目、非常有潜力，无工作经验，经济学学士

Samuel: 喜欢带动气氛、积极上进、工作主动、善于表达个人观点、讲话比较多人听、喜欢引用实例说服别人、容易被激活、无工作经验，经济学学士

    过去的一周里，Martin（教授）带动全班走进了一个活跃的教学领域，期间，他引进了将近30个团队建设活动，一步一步地帮助我们将团队建立起来，还穿插了各式各样的小游戏，非常有趣。这让我想起了去年暑假我在美国友邦实习时，我带领几个班的未来agents做的团队建设活动，想念友邦的同事们！

    周一下午，我们接到了第一个专案：要求每个组拍摄五分钟广告，介绍兰开斯特大学项目管理研究生专业，使以后的新生有更深刻的了解，广告必须达到client的各项要求，周二递交计划书（包括Statement of Requirement, Budgeting, Risk Estimation, Timetable, Flowchart, Storyboard, Concept of the story, etc）两天后分组进行拍摄，周五早上验收并总结。

    在尚未接受系统的项目管理训练的时候进行这个项目的操作，我们当时的确不知从何入手，要是给我一个人策划，我可能还能把全盘东西给抖出来的，我自信凭着我组织校内的几项大型的活动，还有当时我在美国友邦拍摄outbound training全程录像并后来的选片、剪片，到后来的广东电视台实习，我能够胜任这份工作。但是，现在我的身份是一个international community的一个普通成员，我必须定位好自己的角色，在该发表的时候发表，做到应有的贡献就行了。我想小组成员都和我的情况差不多，他们一定有自己独特的经验，因为这是被项目管理经验录取的标准之一的。非常幸运，导师给我们每个小组安排了一个项目管理专家指导我们这次实战，给我们分析了整个计划的基本元素和元素之间的关系，给了我们一个清晰的框架。

    在商议计划的那天，我感到非常欣慰，因为我的建议被采纳: Set milestones during the meeting hours, 这对整个进程的高效率起到关键的作用。我们的小组讨论共维持四个小时，非官方调查显示，咱们A组效率最高。

    今天下午，我们的DVD进行最后一个环节的拍摄，就是将我们每个成员的自我介绍和对自己未来一年的要求和愿望：

       I am Samuel from Canton, China. What I expect from this MSc in Project Management is to learn more from the experienced classmates. My dream is to be a successful manager. To achieve this not only relies on absorbing knowledge from text books, but more from practices and experience from folks which are great resources. I’m the person who is easily activated. I look forwards to being motivated and supported. I hope everything I learn from this course will have deep effect in my future career.

（待续）

       COME TO ME

Oh my girl ,please look in my eyes

Oh my girl ,please give me your smiles

In the dark ,you were the starlight

In the cold ,you were the sunshine

All my life ,I wish to hold you tight

But you were in that far

How could you hear my heart?

How could you leave my crying tear us apart?

*Oh baby ,can’t you see?

All my love is true indeed

So baby ,come to me

I will share your laugh and tears

*Oh baby ,can’t you hear?

If you hear ,do come to me

And place all your love on me

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 流传最广的情感短信：单身是领悟，恋爱是失误。分手是觉悟；结婚是错误，离婚是醒悟，再婚是执迷不悟；没有情人是废物，情人多了是动物。

最“我想谈恋爱”版短信：再没有人唠叨你，你会不习惯；再没有人向你发脾气，你会觉得生活太平淡；再没有人在你面前哭，你会觉得自己不重要。

最自作多情版短信：国色天香，倾国倾城，沉鱼落雁，闭月羞花，花容月貌，色艺俱佳，古要不好意思承认，我知道我在你心目中的形象一定是这样的！

移动ISP最欢迎的短信：也许全世界我也可以忘记，只是不回忘记给你发短信。

最胡搅蛮缠版短信：如果你爱我，请看这条信息，那么我知道了，你只爱我的。

最屡教不改版短信：如果上天让我许三个愿望，我的第一个是今生今世和你在一起；第二个是再生再世个你在一起；第三个是三生三世和你不再分离。