2011年9月25日星期日

New life and value in USA

What makes us so different but simultaneously so uniform? We are all genetic products but different branches? We hunger for the same goal but with different initial stories? Or we are all Chinese who may probably lack ability of writing fluently and mellifluously but all strive hard to do that? Answers may not be critical when we feel the connect of each other and enthusiasm that we are going to conquer writing.


I'm a buckeye!
Called PK, I hardly hear my friend call me Peng Kang, due to my special interests in WuShu(martial art) and boxing which may remind them of aggressive and competitive words to depict me. Born in Chengdu, a city located in SiChuan province, China, I am gifted with tolerance of spicy food, like hotpot, the speciality of Sichuan. Also this particular ability enables me to endure frustrated temperament of others.


Unlike my father, who complete a great transformation from a technical worker to president of his own company, I prefer risk and adventure rather than industry.  My logic is apparent: The more risky a stuff is, the more beneficial it becomes. Thus I cannot  emphasize the charisma brought by investigation and stock too much. And moreover I don't intend to slog on the same path like my father. That is also what he taught me: At his young age, his father, my grandfather, wanted him to inherit his career which was to be a farmer. As innovative my father was, he was left with no choices for paucity of the family. That was   why my father came up with an idea to steal and sell the two cows that my grandfather used to sustain  the whole family. By making grandfather frustrated, my father successfully paid his tuition fees for college. Fortunately, my grandfather forgives him after so many years of success.



My father's future plan or layout for me leaves much to be desired. It's time for "revolution", so I can earn my own respect exchanged by the "two-cow" risk. That is also why I made up my mind to study in USA. During my first week in the US, I found myself suddenly submerged into ponderation of  the word "freedom". People tell different stories and dreams about themselves like being artists, musicians, and pilots rather than the cliche "After my college, I will find a steady job and earn money..."  I really enjoy responding "I-O" to those lovely people who shout "O-H" even in the middle of a lecture... I feel my life is more than finance and more than struggling to be a "highly respected" person. People are concerned more about what they actually are rather than what they should be. So I think future is going to be more exciting and challenging than I can ever imagine!!!