in retrospect

啊，一年又过啦。是时候反省一下过去的一年。我在上海也呆了将近10个月了。老套的说光阴似箭。不好听的说，一年里没有什么长进，乐天的说，总的来说，还是获得挺开心安分的。人要知足嘛，对不！？2007年可以说是我一个经历很大改变的一年。再怎么说离开了也呆了6年之久的荷兰。很多假设的问题是没有必要问的，但是人就是会这样，很喜欢问一些“如果当初。。。会怎样。。。”的问题，让自己慢慢的走入胡同里，跑不出来。如果当初我决定留在荷兰，如果当初我选择新加坡，如果当初我没有来上海，如果当初我。。。这一类的问题，真的很没有必要的。但是，为了让自己不会转死牛角尖，都会给自己一个让自己满意的答案。还好，我还是很乐天的。公司的同事基本上都不会说讨厌我，即便我做了那么多好像让自己很明显的事情。虽然工作上真的没有如期想要的那么好（而且有一点北道而行），但是，我想没有事情真的是十全十美的，有好必有坏，有利必有弊。现在，只有展望未来，缅怀过去。Happy New Year to all of you!

Well, a year has past. I think this is the time to think about what I have done in the past year. I have stayed in Shanghai for almost 10 months now. It is never old to say "time flies". Frankly and also sadly, I don't think I have grown much in the past year. To be optimistic though, overall I am quite happy. I guess we have to be satisfied with what we have, and never depressed for what we don't, right? 2007 could be thought of a big change for me. Well, I have left Netherlands, a country which I have stayed for at least 6 years. A lot of "what-if" questions shouldn't be asked, but I guess that is just human. We like this kind of question, and somehow let ourselves dwell into it endlessly. For instance, "what if I have decided to stay in Netherlands", "what if I have chosen Singapore instead of Shanghai", "what if I have left Shanghai for good", etc. Luckily I won't let myself suffocated by questions like this by giving myself a very satisfying answer. At least for now, colleagues don't really hate me for what I have done, which could be considered quite "obvious". Even though work is not as what I have wished for, but there is no perfection in anything. Now I just wish for the future, and think about the past from time to time. Happy New Year to all of you!