生活在别处

6:23pm

Karen and I live in a apartment near the water tower of Hervanta. It was my first time to go up to the top of tower, and decided visit that cozy place everyday, because of the cafe located on the top of tower. As I stepped into the cafe, its owner, an old man, was watching the sunset after his kitchen table. And then you know what the English word 'envy' means.

6:18pm

Was at home when the sun is going down.

Another photo taken while walking randomly.

Was on my way to buy a large towel for the sauna weekend!

2 minutes before sunset. Was about to go to O'connell's pub with our Wednesday's quiz team.

Sunset time 06:10pm

Discovered a sun calendar of Tampere on Google Calendar by chance, I thought it might be a good idea to record every sunset. Shooting both the sunrise and sunset sounds more romantic, yet I'm not quite confident on my behavors in the morning...

While taking this photo, I was on my way to Finnkino, the cinema, to watch the movie 'Precious'. Starving, with a sandwich in hand.

So far Finland has been the nicest host country I've ever had, but I still feel hard to shift from travel module to life module, which I never good at. Left all my friends behind in Shanghai again, my life here will be shit without AIESECers. Shame on me that I didn't participated in any AIESEC sessions in Shanghai during my one year membership. It's not late to catch up anyway.

Updated travel photos to Facebook, Xiaonei and Bababian web albums, targeting different readers, I think it is time to forget about everything on the road and start trying to enjoy a Finnish life in Tampere. The primary purpose to pause my life in Shanghai and betrayed my family to come here was to test my personal travel logic: the best way of traveling is to move to a place, live there for a long timescale, make local friends, eat local food, lead a local life, have some interactions with locals, and to know their happiness, sadness and secrets.

So the target of this week is to log on fewer Chinese websites I used to, try to sleep normal to get back a fresh body, and get involved to works.

I have no kind of stupid around-the-Europe travel plan any more, as I did three years ago, but three short and dreaming plans during my stay in Finland. One is to Svalbard island in summer time, one is a tulip trip to the Netherlands in the early May, and last but not least, La Tomatino Festival in Spain in late August (possibly). I have no idea if I can make them into reality at last. At least will try my best to get the trips done!

We will see.

。。。但是网络相册还是没有弄好，无法和父母朋友及时分享照片，让人很气恼，但是一抬头看到外面的天空，任何浮躁的心情马上就平复下来。这个国家有着惊人的疗伤氛围。

昨天在森林别墅，被芬兰人称为“桑拿女神”，为国增光，为国增光！再过些日子，等森林里的冰雪消融，蘑菇和各种莓子长出来，太阳统治大地，一定是更美的一番景象。

图：准备为party送上新鲜的蔬菜。

我在想一个关于融入的问题，这是每一个到新地方的人都会纠结的难题。通常，在到达一个陌生的地方时，第一步是熟悉身边的人，第二步是成为他们的朋友。往往第二步比第一步要难得多，但只有你真正完成的第二步，你才算融入了这个地方。

来坦佩雷的第二周，表现比3年前去荷兰好。一直在结识新的同事和大学同学，有说不完的话参加不完的活动，接下来2周，日程表也是比较丰富，两个周末分别受邀同AIESEC和公司同事去森林小木屋耍，加入了室友Karen的圈子，一起开始每周3晚上的常规活动，偶尔也会受邀去零散的小派对。很多人对我说：你不像其他的中国人，他们太封闭自己，少交流，爱凑在一起做饭。Ok，我想原因大概是我对做饭暂时还没有十足的热情。

虽然能轻松同他们聊到一起去，但是离我交朋友的最终目标还是有一定的距离。我希望他们在办聚会时想到我、出去玩时想到我、没事瞎扯时想到我、郁闷倾诉时也想到我。那么该怎么把这个大目标在日常生活里实现?

我需要更多的exposure、更多更广的交流，但是只在party上捧着饮料胡扯大概还不够，也许跳入活动的组织方是一个不错的选择，这样其他组织者们会不得不同我一起，为完成活动而一起付出，而且主人往往能自然得到更多客人的关注。我不知道，我想试试。从明天的森林木屋派对开始，给大家做做饭、热热桑拿房、卖卖酒。

We will see.

这个blog总算开始了真正的“生活在别处”。

和朋友约了七点聚，五点下班，无聊逛街，于是逛回一瓶指甲油，OPI的西班牙系列，本是去年秋冬出的颜色，即将下柜，但是看了看商场外面还堆着几十厘米的雪，还是觉得这个好。买了E52号，最西班牙的红。比正红浅些，年轻乖巧的样子，和雪色是绝配。

其实走进柜台的时候是想买一个正宗的中国红，遇到西班牙，就轻易地叛了国，没办法，虽然没有如愿去西班牙或者拉丁美洲学西语，她在我心中的地位，丝毫没有削弱。

准备以后每一个发米的日子，都买一瓶当月最中意的颜色犒劳自己。下一个pay day，可能要继续在中国红和桑格利亚酒红之间纠结。Espana again? We will see.

也许是闲得太久了吧，即使是打工的第三周，即使已经被派到福州做项目，仍然找不到有目标 的美好状态。工作这东西也是个围城，没进来之前很憧憬，一旦开始上手做了，又发现以前幻想的东西不过是幻想，失望的情绪一积攒，人便消极了起来。

所幸，还没有忘记自省。

每天都在MSN上接到四大的孩子们的抱怨：干活辛苦、米不厚、工作无聊。抱怨完以后一定还要加上“真羡慕你啊”才算是摆完最后一道甜品。我早就离开保研时猪一般的幸福生活了，却总是不多做解释，给她们一个甜蜜的笑脸。其实给人家打工嘛，都是一样做着简单重复的东西。现在的工作也是如此。做投行之前觉得他们很神秘很高级，实际开始上手工作了，才发现是无数的表格＋数据＋文档＋会议＋出差＋加班，说到底也就一民工，和四大的工作性质是一模一样，靠体力吃饭，单位生产效率和回报都一般。

每天也和怨妇一样胡乱唧唧歪歪一通，发现和大家抱怨的东西是一样的，这样除了解解暂时的小忿，实在也没有什么意义。每个行业里最怨声载道的往往都是新人，除了时间加深的城府这一说我想更合理的解释是因为做基础工作的新人很难看到自己的前景在哪里，很难去想象自己以后能够达到一个什么样的高度，所以面对每日重复的工作感到困惑；而且在工作言工作很容易陷入到太微观的斤斤计较里面去。

所以我想，除了窝在这里倒腾表格，有空应该主动联系部门的保代和老总，看看他们在关心什么问题，他们对于新人的成长道路有什么样的期望；哪怕工作再忙，平时也要继续以学者的态度关注新的经济热点。

简单记录下今天的一点想法，好像有点水。（完）