Olivia, one of my best friends , recently travelled to some traditional towns of attractions in China and she sent me some beautiful pictures, which I would like to share with you the beautiful scenes in my country~

Far away the noise cities, people live in these peaceful towns slow down the pace of their lives and enjoy the harmony of nature~

Modernization seems to have deprive parts of our great lives away~ We are becoming increasingly used to the fierce competition everywhere, the badly polluted environment around us and the indifference between us~

We are so busy towards our destination that we ignore the beautiful scenes once occurred in our lives and forget to appreciate them.

Thoughts provoked by exams

This week I had my first two exams in IC: Accounting and Statistics. Actually, they were not as difficult as we had thought.

One of the score standards in Statistics caught my attention.

There are total twenty multiple choices, for each is worth 5 marks and the full score is 100. However, the interesting part is that if you choose a wrong answer, one mark will be deducted from your final score for each, which is not the case in China.

I believe that is intended to test if students genuinely master the knowledge and professors prefer them to be honest instead of guessing by ‘tossing a coin’.

On the contrary, students will not be ‘punished’ for guessing in the exams in my country China, which is due to different values people hold in two countries.

Nevertheless, this method in my opinion will have two different impacts on students in our program. For those who may be worried that they will fail the exam, they choose to be avoiding risk to ensure their safe status; for others whose aims are to acquire a full score, they are risk takers instead and make bold guesses to achieve a full score.

These thoughts kept popping out of my mind when I first saw the paper and I kept comparing differences existing in UK and China, which is quite delightful.

After these two exams, I relaxed for a while before I suddenly realized there is so much homework due next week.

Thoughts due to buses

I recently notice a phenomenon which reflects the good quality of citizens in London.

Whenever his/her nearby passenger get off the bus, he/she on the side of corridor will move inside. I believe it is for the sake of other passengers’ convenience, which means other passengers can find their seats much easier.

Though this is a tiny detail of my daily bus life, I can see the good will of these people and their courtesy.

However, I also heard a big quarrel one day on the bus between a passenger and the drive, which surprises me~

Birthday party

Today, we celebrate the birthdays of our two classmates in a Chinese restaurant in Liverpool Street. Everything was fine before one of my classmates lost her purse in the tube. I never thought there would be thieves in London or I just want to believe in the good side of people, but it disappoints me tonight.  

We had really delicious food and spent the first nice birthday together. It is great to have friends around you when it is time for not being alone~ And i will upload my photos when I get them.

After the party, I went to another small party with my roommate. We played games and drank beers (but I didn’t) together. I made some new friends tonight.

I got back very late, but still made my mind to finish this blog~

Hope I can get a sound sleep tonight, for I have a group discussion tomorrow afternoon~

Obviously, this week is the busiest one since I came to London~

I have tons of homework to finish during these two weeks, let alone two pass/fail exams next Monday and Tuesday~

Hopefully, I have fully prepared myself for these two exams and wish to get passed for the first try.

After dinner tonight, I had a little rest, watching the movie of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince online, though I always preferred to watch it in a super cinema.

I had read the seven series of Harry Potter before, which are among my favorites. Undeniably, books can be much better than movies shot. I enjoy the fun of reading and imagine magical plots in my mind. However, movies seem to be constrained by many factors such as time limit and resources.  

 Talk about series, I have to mention ‘How I met your mother’, witch I saw this week, my favorite characters: Robin and Barney finally broke up, which really made me sad. I wish the editors could make them get back together in the end, for they are really a perfect couple and audience like me want them together.

 Then, back to reality, I’ve got very good news that one of my cousins will get married this November.

Actually, in the first place, all the relatives were strongly against their relationship and they have gone through a lot to finally gain everyone’s recognition.

Sincerely wish them a happy marriage. Pitifully, I can not attend their wedding~

 Besides, this week, we’ve got a professor from China teaches us Corporate Finance. It feels great to meet someone from your own country.

 Before I came here, I always heard how bad the weather is in London, but luckily it had been fine since I came here.

However, there are really too much rain and wind these days. The weather seems really awful to me now.

It’s time for me to continue my study~

Keep reading my blogs~

PS: We should treasure our lives, for you never know what will happen next~

While this is my first blog in IC and I totally have no idea of where to start.

During my first month in London, I have experienced quite a lot. 

Now, I am gradually adapting myself to this totally new and exciting world.

Everyday, I am looking forward for something fresh.

By the way, I spent my first Halloween here and made my first adorable pumpkin.  And the party was  great in Village hall at Clayponds~

I enjoy everyday of my life here, though a little depressed by the heavy school work.

Keep fighting and keep trying as well~~~~~~~~~