曲津華 辦公室大樓正對著不遠處的深港邊界。每天下午快下班時都能看見香港一側的邊界線巡邏路燈都早早點亮，而且會比天黑約提前一個小時。來深圳二十年了，每每這個時候偶然看邊界時都如此。為什麼這樣浪費能源呢？我心裡一直為這事嘀咕了二十年！ 按說，十二年前的香港是飄米字旗的，那時是老外定了這樣的教條規定，現在也就不說了。但從九七年開始， HONG KONG 都帶 SAR （特別行政區）了，港督也改特首了，這老規矩還這麼用著，讓人難以理解。這些燈光組成的光帶，功率可是不小，因為在日光下都可以從遠處清晰看見；在晚上，用我們時髦的話講，那就是一道 （ 超級 ） 亮麗的風景線。估計起來，從深圳灣到沙頭角，怎麼也有幾十個千米了。人家硬是幾十年如一日，從日頭老高就開始，天天這麼輝煌著，能源要用掉多少呢？雖不可知，卻必定不少！香港政府有錢（人家把政府收納稅人的錢叫公帑）不假，這麼個用法，我始終搞不明白。香港的邊界線附近很荒涼，港人大多不太會注意這一點；而深圳這邊卻是人氣沖天，車水馬龍。對香港邊界線的燈光浪費，深圳人是看在眼裡，那什麼在心裡啊。 說完官方的一怪，再說說私方的另一怪。很多廣東人都知道香港寫字樓的冷氣厲害，所以夏天去香港，記性好的人恐怕會帶件長袖衣服。去做拜訪還好些，請求人家暫時關閉冷氣也無不可；若遇上開會就慘了，那就像進了肉聯廠的冷庫，只能硬撐著，回頭感個冒擤點鼻涕也不意外。辦公室空調溫度太低，這也是香港長期為人詬病卻矢志不改的一個怪癖。不僅外地人很怕這超低溫的冷氣，就是香港本地的 OL （ 女職員 ） 們也都一致抱怨太凍。冷氣過度，不是很耗費電能嗎？不時也能看到香港媒體譴責辦公室的溫度太低，但就是一直不改。 坦率地說，夏天從室外進入香港的寫字樓，開始的感覺確實非常舒服，冷風撲面，神清氣爽。但過一會就會感到低溫的厲害了。其實不說也知道，香港這個國際大都市是頗有商業講究的，其室內的低溫設定也是為了配合精英們時時都要西裝革履的需要。可是大小精英們光顧著自己的著裝之需，卻苦了不擅於酷暑著西裝的內地人和不允許穿長褲的本地 OL 們。其實人家也知道室溫太低，所以在香港的服務場所居然有個特殊服務，就是可以向服務員借用毛織披肩來禦寒，這也算是香港的一道風景。在這個方面，廣東幾個城市也在學香港，可惜效顰的效果不佳，終歸是沒有那麼多酷暑下的西裝人士，老闆們也樂得讓空調省點電，再厚實的披肩也都基本派不上用場了。 應該說，香港有很多方面是值得內地人學習的。每次去香港，都會反復體會到香港人做事的專心和認真。作為一個熱帶城市，香港當局的人性化舉措就很得人心把繁華地段的大樓都用封閉式有空調的連廊連接起來，方便行人躲避暑熱、車輛及其噪音和尾氣。在週末，這些連廊也是開放的，並不因是休息日而關閉。再看街心花園和人行天橋，經常會看到工人在使用先進的電動工具認真清洗路面和扶欄。人家的路面既沒有亂貼的小廣告，也沒有亂吐的口香糖，到處都是物見本色。優點多多的香港，還就是這兩大怪老是困擾我男人主掌的商務社會多考慮男人自己的方便還算有點理由，而且人家企業用的是自己的錢（香港政府大樓也許同樣溫度過低，這裡不單獨討論），而號稱崇尚市場和民主的資本主義香港的政府每天耗用那麼多能源在邊界線的不當照明上，這無謂的浪費該如何解釋呢？ （ 2009-05-20 ）
There are lots of colleagues finishing their PhD project this year. One from India already made it done. Two Germans are planning to submit their dissertations in summer. Three Iranians are also coming to an end soon. Among the remaining people, I am supposed to have lots of results in hand. Unfortunately I feel a little bit upset. Since months ago, I got realised that the situation as a whole is not that optimistic. I just could not push myself too much. Sometimes shit happens, it is just fine. If it always happens, one really has to take it seriously. People tend to find reasons, especially excuses, for whatever not as good as expected. I was told that whoever works with my head will be completely placed in endless circle. My boss is somehow a lazy guy. He does not care about anything. Good or bad, is the same to him. Well, there is a key point here. I am not working with the right person. To some extent, this holds water. But, there must be more important reasons. Who should be the right person, your boss or yourself, to be responsible for your life? Does shit always happen even if you do your utmost best in life ? Obviously the answer is more than clear. Its essential to concern the issue more from your own side. Suppose youve tried your best, but things still go wrong, that means you are not taking efforts in the right direction. We are what we always do, therefore, excellence is a habit rather than anything else. Gone is gone. Thats it. Don't cry over spilled milk, because t omorrow is another day. One has to establish high motivation and live a life full of passion. One has to face up to new challenges and get chances. One has to make things done at the right rime and in the right way. One has to keep consistent and form a good habit. One has to always stay in search of excellence.
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