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October 31 It's a little Girl !盼这天盼了好久，上周五终于真相大白，是个小女孩。时间过得好快，从知道怀孕到现在，一转眼4个月了，再一转眼，小孩子就要出来啦，^_^
我原想是个男孩的，呵呵，可能因为我们家我老爸他们兄弟，还有我堂哥都是先有的男孩。女孩说实话俺和老婆都不大知道怎么教育，不过女孩好，和爸爸亲，haha， 俺就怕她将来被我宠坏咯。俺的理想是一男一女，先来哪个也无所谓。下次就有压力了，我估计每多生一个孩子，我就得晚5年退休。我可不想有三个，为他们工作到60岁啊。呵呵
小老鼠还没出来，俺和老婆已经给她计划了一个学习清单了。呵呵，幸福又可怜的小老鼠
1. 游泳，这个是 No. 1，她喜欢不喜欢都得学。锻炼身体又长身高。牛肉＋牛奶＋游泳，小老鼠长到 1.65m 应该没一点问题。俺可以带她入门。
2. Golf，这个俺从 30 岁开始学，不容易啊。俺 team 里一个美国小孩，说从 7 岁开始打，现在是 2+ 的水平。俺孩子就算将来不做 Pro，也得轻松打 Signle Digit。有天赋有兴趣的话，老爸把退休金都拿出来送你去做 Pro。这个俺可以带她入门，两岁上练习场，五岁上场。
3. 桥牌或者围棋，开发智力，以后一家人可以凑一桌桥牌，呵呵。这个俺也可以带她入门。
4. 学一样乐器，这个俺是一窍不通的，她老妈比我强那么一点（认识五线谱，对弹琴有点兴趣，呵呵）。所以这个可能比较 challenging，不过女孩子总是要懂一点音乐的好。
5. 书法或国画，中国传统文化的精髓，俺从小有兴趣，可惜没有条件学。只有寄希望给下一代了。这个也不容易，得找老师带她入门。
6. 网球，健康的户外运动，锻炼身体。这个俺也可以带她入门
暂时那么几个必学的。其他我会玩的，都可以带她入门， 比如滑雪，溜冰。应该够她学的了吧？看看她对哪个最有兴趣，能玩到什么样的水平，呵呵
那天和老婆商量这个，
老鼠她妈：你花那么多心血，她将来要是嫁了个女婿你看不上眼的，那不气死你？
老鼠她爸：说得有道理，不过学得多了，档次总要高一点吧？当年你要是会这个 list 上的一半，可能看得上俺这个农民嘛？haha
Blue Ridge Pkwy 秋游
好久没用的相机和镜头拿出来试了试，发现几个镜头和 B+W 的 Polarizer 还是比较牛的，没什么技巧，大白天的，拍出来也还可以看。这几天准备有空研究一下 PhotoShop， 以后多拍拍片子，上网去搞个 Album。 Blue Ridge Pkwy 的 Abott Lake，风景如画，下午两点。第二幅的阳光从左边过来，用了Polarizer后左右天空差别有点太大，以后试试影响小一点的 Polarizer 角度。没有调 Saturation，17-40 的色彩比狗头还是强太多了。 (Canon 17-40L, B+W Polarizer) Pkwy 和 James River 交界处， 黄昏。(Canon 17-40L, B+W Polarizer) Hiking 小道边，一叶知秋，下午三点。 (Canon 70-300 IS) October 25 Got my GC todayI knew my 485 was approved last weekend when I checked status online. I was more excited than I had expected.
GC was never a priority for me, since I always wanted to go back to China. GC application really didn't play any role in my career or life decisions in the past 5 years. I guess I was quite lucky since it just come almost effortless for me. I am happy with it because it gives me and my wife more freedom and security to move around. Especially at a time when my company's future is quite uncertain and my wife and I are still living apart.
However, my wife's case is still in progress. Hope it didn't get a name check. But anyway, I got mine, and she has EAD that can help her find a new job. That's enough for us.
Worth a celebration! :)
October 18 Virginia Winery Tour今天公司 team 的 fun day，去 Charttesville 的两个 Vineyards 做 Winery Tour.
Virginia 的十月，天高气爽，坐在蓝天白云绿树下，远处是连绵的葡萄树和青山，心情也豁然开敞。一边品酒，一边禁不住的和磐同学感叹： 什么时候能够有足够的财富，退休了找个乡下地方开个小小的 Vineyards， 不求赚钱，只求做点自己喜欢的事，那真是理想的生活啊。这个恐怕一定要自己做才有可能，给人打工，再成功都不够的。
写倒这里，不自禁的想到了以前看过的一个笑话，大意是一个渔民在海边打鱼，碰到了一个 McKinsey 的 Consultant，给他出了一堆主意，说该怎样怎样把打鱼这个事业一直做到上市为止，就可以赚一大笔钱。渔民问他，然后又怎么样呢，Consultant 说然后你就可以整天的躺在沙滩上晒太阳，想出海就出海，想打鱼就打鱼。渔民说我现在不已经是这样了吗？何必再去折腾几十年，去追求我已经拥有的东西呢？
有道理啊，人生苦短，人不能为明天活着，每一天过得有意义，快乐才是最重要的。好，就写到这儿，去练 Golf 了，哈哈
顺便要记一下，今天来去都是坐的 Limo，是农民的第一次，呵呵，也算是坐过了 Limo 。还有，今天回家一看，股票涨了 10%，最近香港股市真是疯狂。 October 15 Still wasting too much time on non sense Chinese newsI am reading them only in weekend, that's some progress made since about two months back. However, I am spending a lot of time reading these non sense Chinese news from Friday night to Sunday night.
I think what is in play here is my mental laziness. There are so many things on the world that I can learn, and I know I would be interested in learning !!! It's just that my mental laziness is stopping me from getting started on them. Just to name a few of things that I would want to do, and there are many many more:
1. I can practice caligraphy / photography ( the $2000+ Canon lens I bought a year ago has been used only <3 times and been collecting dust the rest of the time ... I have given up practicing caligraphy since about a year ago when I picked up Golf as my new passion .... )
2. I can learn more fundamentals in modern economy, which always interests me
3. I can improve my investment knowledge, research stocks / funds. To be a better invester !
4. I can read good novels, watch good movies
5. I can read books to help me be a better marketing professional in financial service industry, and better prepare myself for future career challenges.
Any of these would be a much better way, more meaningful way of spending my time. Why on the hell wasting my time doing non sense things and regret in retrospect ???
Be mentally diligent !!!
Ok, here is what I am going to do:
Going forward, I will spend less than 2 hours Friday night and 1 hour Sunday to browse Chinese forums. No Chinese news browsing beyond these. And I am going to pick some of the things above to spend my after work time.
October 10 Progress in GolfJust want to write done the learning process I am having with my Golf. I will continue to update this thread.
11/04/07:
I am hitting descending blow on my iron shots, it feels pretty good.
I now realize the key is, by doing wrist cock early, and keep my hands not too close to my body in the take away, I am make my swing plane more vertical, thus encouraging more descending blow.
Another thing I paid attention to was
10/30/07:
I am learning Enie Els's swing, in take away, start wrist cock early. I found it's more natural for me. I am still trying to find the slot, most time when I feel comfortable with my take away, my swing is good. Some time my take away is still awkward for me, and then my swing is off. But it feels to me this is working for me. I hit some balls on range today, it's not bad. I was hitting descending blow on most of iron shots.
10/14/07:
My swing feeling is gone completely suddenly. I played a round in Ivy Hill yesterday, it was aweful, I probably hit only one solid iron shot. Today I went to driving range, it was as bad as yesterday. Not sure what's happening, I just don't feel comfortable with my back swing any more. It seems that my takeaway is too inside.
Anyway, I booked a lesson with the Pro in the range next Saturday.
People say progress in golf is always back and forth. Let's see when I can get into the forward gear again.
10/09/07:
Realized the importance of keeping my right heel stick to the ground at the moment of ball striking. In the past my right heel was way off the ground when I hit the ball, what it really means is my head was moving to the left side as I shift my weight to the left side in the downswing. That's a real killer of consistency. By keeping my right heel stick to the ground, I forced my head to stay behind the ball while getting my hip turn and shift left in the downswing. I hit some of my best 7,8,9 iron shots in the last two practice sessions on the range by just fixing this problem. ( in fact, I am not even sure if I have completely solved the problem, but the improvement I got was amazing already. I am going to take some video this weekend to how far away I am from fixing the problem completely. ) 08/19/07:
Learned one plane VS two plane swing theories online. I am a one planner. Understanding the theory helped me get my swing fundmental right. At least I am one step further in understanding what is the right swing to mimic. Of course, knowing what is the right swing is very different from creating the right swing myself, the latter requires a lot of body flexibiliby and strength.
Fixed my setup posture with suggestion from an instructor, my posture was way too upright.
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