HC Experience Two on Urban-Planning Lecture

HC Experience –Life Lesson

On Wednesday, we had our honorable guest speaker given a lecture on urban planning. I’ve learned a lot from him.

Frankly speaking, I’m an “illiterate” in the 21^st century. The fast development of Internet, engineering almost kill my peaceful, serene life and I have little interest in them. So long before the lecture, I’ve psychologically prepared for my sleep in such a lecture focusing on these annoying topics for me.

Unbelievably, it turned out to be a meaty lesson for me.

What I’ve learned:

·      Planning is about science and art.

The quality of your plans decides what you can achieve, the efficiency of your daily work and how high the level you can reach.

·      Planning is carried out by “People”.

Only people can design plans and ONLY PEOPLE can determine the implement of plans and degree of plans’ excellences.

Just as the example used by Professor Cui, the masterpiece –“efficient parking design”, although successfully carried out in many developed European countries is strongly rejected by Macau residents.

It shows that people are the heart of executing. Only if they are persuaded or realize the importance of changing themselves, will plans turn to reality.

·      Creativity is to do the old things in new ways.

·      The society and what we’ve learned in the ivory tower may be at opposite poles

In society, EQ is more important than IQ; the general knowledge weighs heavier than professional knowledge; even though you sown, you may reaps little.

·The time facing adversity may be the most productive duration of your life.

Throughout Chinese history we can easily find so many famous poets or masterpieces were accomplished during the hardest times of the master. Adversity is the time for people to “cool down” a little bit, to learn a lesson from it, and then to try the best to make up. It will contribute to the maturity of a person.So next time when we are in difficulties, simple laugh it off and enjoy the potential productive part of our life.

·We are living in a competitive world, struggling for resources and time.

The world is becoming flatter. Walls and fences are replaced by bridges. Globalization and internationalization is the trend of the present age. Competitions are the on the daily agenda. To keep “Serene” while being the masters of our life:

·      We should build our core competency and utilize our opportunities.

For example, to have competitive advantages over others for Macau students, we may master Portuguese, taking the advantages of the environment here—former colony of Portugal.

We should value our time and enrich our life.

·      Life is too short to squander. There are too many things for us to try, which may bring shining, splendid experiences. We have no reason not to make full use of it to maximize the value of life.

HC experience--Drawing a Picture of Yourself

Reflections on HC Activity--Drawing a Picture of Yourself


• Brief Introduction of the Activity:

Every day, we look at ourselves in the mirror. These faces in front of us are those we can’t be too familiar with. We may think we know ourselves quite well. But, close your eyes and draw yourself with a pencil now. What will happen?

• Outcomes:

“Other people’s faces” or even cannot be recognized as “face”.

• Reflections:

1. We are not really so familiar with the real ourselves as we imagined we were. The reality may come out totally different from the thoughts in our minds.

Interpretation:

a> There is room to grow, the room for us to discover the real us inside our souls and develop them.

b> The things we firmly believed may not turn out to be right. We should learn to be more rational instead of emotional

2. Even ourselves cannot one hundred percent understand ourselves, let alone others.

Interpretation:

The conflicts between us and others are totally understandable because of the aforementioned findings. So when come across misunderstandings, we should be more tolerant and serene. Try to find the problem and show the “HOST” you to your friends or even your “enemies”. Let the facts prove everything. (Of course, this is in case you were not in fault)

3. The feeling with your open eyes is dissimilar.

Interpretation:

With your eyes open, everything is taken for granted. While, when sometimes, you have to close your eyes or face a dark, unknown world, fear and horror will come along. Facing with the hard part of life, remember: Be brave, hold the paintbrush in your hands, and draw the colorful blueprint of your life with your own efforts. You’ll be proud of yourself!

Powerful Speeches

  

HC Experience On Sky-Walking

"Courage is not the absence of fear,but rather the judgeness that someting is more important that fear".

    Yesterday, we had our first retreat in the second semester of HC Program togeter with a once-in-a lifetime experience we'll never forget,especailly for me-a former"poltroon". It is the first time for me to bravely open arms to the possiblities and take chance to start of something "incredible" for myself.

    Long before the retreat, I'd prepared to "wave goodbye to the world and get a heartattact and pass away".Althogh, in the personality test, I rank very high in the area of challeging new things, I tend to get rid of the physical challenges--the most important reason of my obesity.Throughourt my life as a student, PE is totally a disaster for me. I "hate" doing almost all kinds of sports and don't understand why others "feed on" it. Same case when I enter plearseground,the trough tickets don't fit me well, cause the only two games I played are merry-go-round and ferris wheel--the most peaceful ones.I was the most "conservative" child compared with peers.The idea of pushing such a "I" into doing the most hazardous put myself into a situation--not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I even thought of quitting the retreat so that friends may not know this secret coward part of a used-to be tough girl.

    "To participate or not to participate" becomes a big problem for me. However,more mature and rational than before, I should be brave to face the music and not let people who love me down  by overcoming the strongest enemy for be to grow up--physical fear to eventually be strong enough as a future leader.

    After the honestly sharing with friends my fearness in the "line game" in the "Freedom Writers" and encouraged by peers in the team-buiding activities, I began to follow the "Population Effects".It seemed taht we were going to conquer the obstacles together--I'm not alone! Right then,as the first group to experience the skywalk, my judgement whispered to me, the most important thing was not to fear but rather to set roles for friens who were watching us and psychologically as scared as us. Professor Udani kept supporting me by asking whether I was ok.

    Actually, I was the first to put one foot at the edge of the road and looked down and around. The scenery was amazingly fantastic and the feeling is really "cool". Believe or not,I even regreted not experience slipping over the rope and was eager for bungee jumping a lot. I'm still confident that if I was given the chance, I would not hesitate to jump down and enjoy the feeling of getting close to nature and the real myself.

    It's clear that the height and the efforts you put to reach that level determine what you can enjoy then moment on that stage. For me, if I got escaped from the retreat, or if our HC team did not create an atmosphere of sharing and learning together, I would never ever had the courage to temporarily leave fear lone and focus on what I should do instead of what I want to do.

    Thanks to our HC team and Professor Udani's special designed training, I learned that you will never know until you try and you never try until you really try. If you add your own efforts in the long journey of life,unexpected pleasure and experiences will along, which may even change your understanding of life. Whether you learn and grow up simply depend on whether you allow yourself to pursue.

    Although, I missed the chance of rock climbing in order for our team to gain better grades, I did appreciate the sense of belonging,when our team coorperately cheered our team members up and offered directions for them.

    It is the first time for me to try something really new to me and it won't be the last one! I'm loving HC! My dear friends, I'm proud of your performances!

Carpe Diem--Seize The Day

My favorate lines in the movie "Dead Poetry Society":
"I went to the woods becouse I wanted to live deliberately ...

 I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life!

 To put to rout all that was not lfe ...

 And not when I came to die , discove that I had not lived ...

We don't read and write poetry becuase it's cute.　We read and write

poetry becuase we are members of the human race.　And the human

race is filled with passion.　And medicine,law,business,engineering,

these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.　But poetry,

beauty，rommance,love,these are what we stay alive for．

Becuase believe or not,each one of us in this room is one day going to

stop breathing,turn cold and die.  I'd like you to step forward of you and 

peruse some of the faces from the past. They're not  that different from

you ,are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones. Just like you. Invincible 

just like you  fell. The  world is their oyster. They belive they're destined

for great things, just like many of you,their eyes are full of hope, just

like you. Did they wait until it was too late to makefrom their lives even

one iota of what they were capable? Because,you see gentelman,these

boys are now fertilising daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can

hear them whisper their legacy to you.  Go on,lean in. Listen,you hear

it ?   Carpe...hear it?...Carpe,carpe diem,seize the day,boys,make your

lives extrordinary.  "

                   －－The same flowers smile today, tomorrow may be die.

　　　　　　　－－CARPE DIEM －－SEIZE THE DAY

我是一个孩子

我是一个喜欢幻想的孩子。
我幻想王子、公主、小精灵、神仙和妖精。在我奇妙的幻想中作着迷离的梦，或甜蜜或忧伤。或幸福或怅惘。我只是抱着自己紫色的梦的孩子。
我是一个喜欢追逐的孩子。
我追逐太阳，追逐希望，我追逐苍鹰展开的翅膀。
我是一个感性的孩子，有着双重性格。
或没遮掩的欢笑，或剪不断理还乱的忧伤。会在情绪化时，提起笔，将感触留在一张会聆听我心声的纸---不会评价，不会 责骂，不会离开，静静地守在我身旁，灵魂中最重要的朋友身上。
我也是一个放纵自己的孩子。
因此会把自己完全的暴露，有着自己的性子，放任，沉迷。
我就是这样的孩子。
会将呼吸化成一曲婉转的歌，让蒲公英在沉醉中飞舞。
会站在高楼顶端，将撕碎的白纸，从空中挥洒过去。看着风儿承载起它们的梦，然后快乐的手舞足蹈。

会因同情于兰花带雨的美丽，在心里为她留一片晴空。     会任耳朵躺在贝壳的怀里，听他讲大海的传奇。
会为死去的虫儿竖一块思念的碑。
会泛着微微泛黄的旧照片，感动于每一次感动。
会在多彩的夏，轻扑翩然而逝的蝶。
会为了一场流星雨，带着望远镜傻傻的在楼下的空地站一夜，却忘记了许愿，为那颗仅见流星的短暂而抚掌叹息。
会在秋叶被碾过时，感受那支离破碎的声音。
会在快乐到极致时流下莫名的泪滴。
或许我也只是个孩子，一个永远也不想长大的孩子，一个永远或在自己给自己编织的梦的孩子，一个用虚幻的眼睛看待真实的孩子。仅仅是一个孩子。
现在呢，我长大了吧？我不知道。。。。。