Thursday, July 26, 2007

南丫岛之恋II之完结篇

我在南丫岛最喜欢的一个角落。


再一度游玩南丫岛,她依旧那么美丽。
这一次的游玩,总算是给自己一个交代。
终于,有了一个决定。
心情,依然是那么地平静。

我再一次回到我熟悉的角落,
任由我的思绪飞呀飞呀。
想着我刚做的决定。
这样的决定好吗?

友人曾经说过,
很少人能确定自己的决定。
重要的是,要对自己的决定感到舒服。
那么决定不会错。

想着想着,无论我的决定是什么,
我想我都能释怀。
只不过对于我的选择,有那么一点点的遗憾。

遗憾,因为我放弃了我的梦。
遗憾,因为我始终走不出去。
遗憾,因为我没鼓气勇气去追随我的意愿。
遗憾,就象这一次我始终没在南丫岛走完我为自己设下的目标。

但,人生真的不完美。
有遗憾是好的,至少让我懂得珍惜。
至少,我以后将拥有的一切,
是我用我的遗憾换回来的,
所以我会特别地珍惜接下来的风风雨雨。

从第一次到南丫岛对自己的决定举棋不定,
到第二次到南丫岛对抉择的释怀,
我想终于有了个结果。

是开心,因为我有能力面对自己,面对一切。
是快乐,因为我开始为自己的决定点算一切。
是激昂,因为我又要为自己的前途而奋斗。

从云南度假回来后,
我会再一次踏上我人生的另一个巅峰。
希望我能把我的遗憾遗忘,
为自己的人生继续加油。

希望我永远不会为了我的遗憾而后悔。
希望再一次回到南丫岛时,我不再是孤独一人。
希望明天会更好。

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Money = Motivation???

Recently, my company has been hit by a spate of resignations. Apart from myself who had indicated my decision to leave one year ago to puruse my dreams, the rest of the resignations were tied to political reason with existing colleagues joining a competitor. The company in its bid to stop people from leaving, tried to force the key staff to sign a contract that will lock them in for at least one year.

Of course, a contract come with a price. It comes with a huge increment in exchange for 15 months of freedom to move around. That set me thinking. Not to get me wrong, I am not jealous. I am sure if i were to revert my decision to stay put, I will also be offered the same terms. Money is definitely something everyone is working towards to. But the most important thing is, can money buy motivation and more importantly loyalty?

I have been enticed before by the attractive terms when my previous boss left. I enjoyed my job then and in order to motivate me, I was given a huge increment. At that moment, I was thinking it did not matter as I enjoyed my job and the project and I was not feeling much heat as yet when my boss left. After half a year, the same issue came back and they used the same method to tempt people.

I always have held the principle that I do not work for money. It sounded very noble. But if you ponder over it, if the only motivation for your work is money, one day money will become a demotivator. So I always make it a point to enjoy my job, my boss and my environment. If one of the factors is missing, then is time to say goodbye. And so the saying goes, most of the people leave their bosses rather than their job.

Is a pity really to be leaving at this moment when things are starting to get exciting. But like I say, one of the factors is missing and sad to say money cannot motivate me anymore. I would rather start somewhere afresh and learn to become a better person. The longer I stayed on, the worse a person I will become because I have lost my motivation. I should not be staying to demotivate others.

If money cannot motivate me, it definitely cannot buy my loyalty. I think I am proud of this principle that I uphold all the times. It is sad to see that we become slaves to money. I have seen a few examples in the company. They were given huge increment to stop them from leaving, from joining competitor. However after staying on, they were just surfing internet everyday to pass day. I bet these people would not be leaving, at the same time they have stopped progressing. They leave their knowledge, their experience and most importantly their aspirations behind. I think it is really ridiculous. The people in my company are getting increment every 3 months just because of some political reason. It seemed the wage system is collasping. And because of that, I think money has become a demotivating factor for me. What an irony!

I just hope whatever my final decision is, I will still uphold that principle not to be enticed by money whereever I go. I promised myself whereever I go, I will become a better person, more systematic, less emotional and more assertive. In short, to progress to the next stage of my life.

Cheers to my next chapter of life. :)

Friday, July 13, 2007

成长的决定

活了三十年,才晓得这一次,真的很难做决定。
我,已经摆脱了以往的潇洒,再也不在我行我素。
我想,我成长了。
可以从做决定的过程,看到自己的成熟。
我,应该开心。

原来岁月真的不饶人。
原来在岁月的蹉跎下,小妹妹也会变成小女人。
原来以往在意的一切,在认真地考虑下,也变得不重要了。
原来还有那么多的原来。
原来我真的长大了。

梦想与现实,往往都不能如愿以偿。

我晓得,无论我选择什么,
心还是会有一点点的疼。
脑子也不时会浮现许多的如果。
我晓得,那就是成长的代价。
我考虑的不再只是自己,更多时候是身边的人的感受。
我知道我选择了让我身边的人,少一点伤心,多一点开心。

我想我唯一能做的就只有这样。

面对我的决定,我会后悔吗?
我这样问我自己。

后悔,我想不会,不过会有一点遗憾吧。
遗憾,因为我始终没有走出去,去体验生活。
可是,如果我走出去,可能我会后悔。
后悔,因为我没有付出时间去陪我认为生命里最重要的人。

考虑了一年,有了这样的决定,
自己也不晓得用什么来形容自己的心情。

是责任,遗憾的交叠。
不是开心,也不是伤心。
我想,我还需要时间来调解心情吧。

成长的决定,原来会令心情那么复杂。

Sunday, July 01, 2007

南丫岛之恋

从南丫岛回来了两个星期,心里还是一直念念不忘那了地方。
对我而言, 那两天的小歇, 是我自己的心灵之约。

很久以前,就向往着南丫岛。听说过她种种的美,种种的好,
现在终于有机会去探索她。
心,是平静的。

到中环乘搭渡轮到达后,第一件事就是解决住宿问题。
于是, 我找了一间靠大路的度假屋,开始一个人的旅程。
刚踏进房间时,有一点不习惯。
可能我的脑海里还停留在五星级的要求,
一时之间,转不过来。
渐渐的,我适应了,也开始喜欢上我那小小的房间。

安顿好了之后,我便在岛上四处逛逛。
很喜欢当时的感觉,到了南丫岛,我差一点就忘了我在香港。

傍晚的时分,我便到海边旁,走走坐坐,任由思绪地飞。
我只知道,我很享受当时的感觉,那种与事无争的感觉。
我,爱上了南丫岛。
爱上了她的朴素,她的宁静。

就这样,我在海边消磨了整个傍晚。
想起了我的未来,我得做的决定。
南丫岛之那么深刻,我想跟我的决定多少有点关系。
虽然不到最后一刻,我不想把决定说出来,
可是我的确是在那里思考了人生的一个重要的决择。
我想,我的人生也会因为这个决定而改变。

潜意识里,我不想把我的决定说出来,
也许因为我还有些不明确吧。
所以纵然母亲已经认定我已经放弃了我的公民权,
我始终不肯明确地回复她。
我,在等待什么,我也不知道。
希望在这两个月里,我会得到一些提示,
让我的意志力可以坚决一些。

在南丫岛里,也不时想起他。
说起来很奇怪,其实我已经放下了,
可是我们到过的地方,拥有的一切,
却不断地浮现。
我,也不晓得为什么。
我,想起了我们在海边那么地放肆地睡着了,
那一起去看萤火虫的日子。

最近,我才发现,纵然他有多么的不好,
可是他没有企图骗过我。
这一点,的确让我欣慰,虽然我晓得,
他也是无事不登三宝店。
至少,他让我看到最纯的一面吧。

再过两个星期,我又要重游南丫岛,
去完成我未完成的旅程。
这一趟的心灵之约,不晓得又会有什么样的启发呢?

我,依旧期待着。
期待着那还没被污染的心窗。