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Goodbye 2008, good luck 2009

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happy-new-year-09

Another year has passed and another year will soon arrive. As our lives fall into a routine, a day feels like a blink, and a year feels like a month. What did we remember about 2008? There were the Olympic games in China, the worldwide financial crash, and the USA’s new president Barack Obama. 2008 was not exactly a good year for some people, and not a good year to invest.

I feel my shoulder (responsibilities) get heavier every year. Personally, I think I achieved many things and challenged myself in 2008. It is my dream to live aboard and experience the life in the UK. However, I never take this for granted, because it is not easy to come so far and the road will not always be stable. I see it more interesting to walk and face challenges. Despite the fact that life is hard, let’s ‘getting some fun out of life’ like a song from Madeleine Peyroux always encourages me.

When we want to love, we love; When we want to kiss, we kiss
With a little petting, we’re getting Some fun out of life

When we want to work, we work; When we wanna play, we play
In a happy setting, we’re getting; Some fun out of life

Maybe we do the right things ; Maybe we do the wrong
Spending each day; Wending our way along

再见08，09新的开始

一年又过去了，日子过得好了，时间眨眼又一天，一年就好像一个月。08让我们最难忘的是北京的奥运，西方的金融风暴和美国新的总统奥巴马。08并非一安稳的好年，09年可能继续陷入金融复活期，但我们以积极的态度去面对，望好的方面去看。多一岁，肩膀的责任越重，但我仍然为自己的梦想奔波着，挑战新的一年。本人来说，08年完成了满多任务的，约翰和我双方见过父母，放弃7年广州的生活，到英国充实自己，学习新的东西，这是我的梦想也是我人生日记中新一页，但这所有的一切来得并不是容易，约翰和我努力着为我们的将来奋斗着，将来的路也并非容易的走下去，我把它看成多点挑战，多点惊喜给自己。我想每个人都有他追求的梦想，有他的问题要去解决，但永远不要忘记，象爵士歌曲中一首歌曲中唱得，记得在生活中 ‘苦中作乐‘, 无论生活多么不如意，这首歌曲永远鼓励我。

Moving to London

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Moving to London

As some of you know, my time in London was a testing period to see what the city is like. Very shortly I will be moving there to study for a masters degree at the University Of London.

Saying goodbye to Guangzhou, and especially my good friends, is not easy. I have spent a total of seven years in Guangzhou, arriving here as an innocent girl from Shantou. I’ve enjoyed my life, my studies, and my jobs here in Guangzhou and it is not without some sadness that I leave. However, although I am scared I am also excited to have something new and challenging to look forward to. I will need to start from scratch and work very hard, but the rewards should be well worth it.

I really wish I could take all my friends with me to London and I will miss them all. I am so glad they are always there for me and want them to know that they have played an important part of my life. I wish the best of luck to all of my friends and hope to see them in London.

See you soon Guangzhou.

5月在伦敦旅游了一个月，又回到熟悉的广州开始工作了，好像觉得从没有离开过广州似的。已经辞职的我，再工作多半个月，就生活在伦敦了。现在在准备好所有的一切，开始我的学生生涯，我将在其中一所伦敦大学读硕士。

其实很舍不得跟广州说再见，特别是我的朋友们，毕竟我在广州生活了7年了。４年的大学生活到3年工作；从一个什么都不懂的汕头妹，到可以说能自力更生独立生活在广州。我喜欢我的工作和简单的广州生活，但我意识到是时候为将来而准备而冲刺，让自己的英文水平更近一层，拿个更高的学位和国外的工作经验。说真的，我又是担心又是兴奋，因什么东西我对来说都是从头开始。前路茫茫，但一想到新的东西，新的朋友，也是给自己的一种加气的鼓励把。

真希望能把所有的朋友都打包跟我一起飞到伦敦，我会多么想念你们的陪伴和笑声。谢谢大家对我的厚爱和支持，你们在我生命中是如此的重要，祝大家心想事成，记得一定要来伦敦看我哦。

再见了广州，我把我的青春的黄金时间都奉献给你了，咱们后会有期。　

Go-Cart Racing

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No. 7 Carmen

We were invited to try Go-Cart racing (Ka Ding Che) in the National Park at Foshan. At first, I thought it wouldn’t be that hard, just like Peng Peng Che. When we got there, the staff taught us some of the rules different flag signals. Wow, it looked really like racing. Most of people there got the driver license except me.

We were separated into two teams, men and women (along with three children). My friends told me that we shouldn’t challenge the kids as they are more professional than all of us. Some of them were only 7-9 years old, but I was told they have been racing Go-cart since they were 5. Oh. My God…

Finally it started, I was so nervous that we would drive the real powerful engine. The next was our team. I picked the NO.7 Go-cart. I remember when I was studying in Shantou Foreign Language School, NO. 7 was my seat; and it became my lucky number. I tried my best to drive and the hardest was turning the corners, but I finally made it through.

The first race I was no.9 out of 11 people. Second one was no. 7, then no. 5 in the end. I was happy that I could drive that well and even beat other women.

It was new challenge, exciting and scary but fun Go-carting racing. You need to try one day.

卡丁车比赛
我们被李宁同志邀请去卡丁车比赛，与很多专业赛车的至友一起在佛山三水森林公园整整比赛了一天。我刚开始觉得应该满容易的，就像碰碰车一样。但我们到了场地，经过工作人员一番讲解之后，我才知道，基本个个都有车牌，就我没有，还没有开过一次车的经验，几滴汗水已经从头上滴了下来！我们分成几组，男子组和女子组（加上3个儿童）好友李宁和我说千万不要惹3个小朋友，他们看起来7-9岁，一个个都是赛车老手，5岁就开始赛车了，很Pro的！我的天啊。。。

终于开始比赛了，对着强大嗡嗡声的Engine我十分紧张。男子队赛完了就我们了，我挑了7号车，7号是我中专（初中）的座位号，特别有感情，也是我的幸运号。我尽我最大的努力，拐弯时是最难，最斜的幅度；我还冲去撞了车道的车胎一次（哈哈）但最终我还是圆满结束了我们的比赛。

第一场11人中我排9名，第二场排7名，最后一场排5名，对于我第一次赛车的结果我还是满满意的。 李奶奶第2名（小朋友第1名）。这绝对是个新的挑战，刺激，好玩，却惊险的卡丁车比赛。你一定要试试看。