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July 04

欧文,我已无法再爱你。

 
欧文穿上曼联的球衣了。
这对我来说,实在是一个很难接受的事情。
 
这个夏天,欧文成为自由球员,我也曾一度幻想他能重回安菲尔德,直至今天。
 
因为欧文,我爱上了利物浦。
看有欧文的利物浦踢球是快乐的。尽管那时的利物浦离冠军很遥远。
喜欢一个球队,不会因为胜利或失败而有所改变。因为,悲伤本身也是一种美。
所以,欧文的利物浦队依旧在我心中是最美的回忆。
 
因为欧文,神奇勇敢的杰拉德也永远无法成为我的至爱。
更不必说舶来的西班牙金童托雷斯。
尽管他不再被称为追风少年,取而代之的是玻璃人的称号。
尽管他不再被选入英格兰国家队,甚至纽卡斯尔在保级的关头也把他按在了板凳上。
无论有多少声音在质疑他,嘲笑他,我始终在支持。
 
2004年的夏天,欧洲足球先生的欧文放弃了利物浦。
为了一个欧冠奖杯,来到了银河舰队的替补席。
征服了伯纳乌,却依旧征服不了教练席。
而命运又跟欧文开了一次大玩笑。
那个赛季的利物浦,一支没有了欧文的利物浦,一支纯粹的杰拉德的利物浦。
完成了不可思议的伊斯坦布尔奇迹,第五次把大耳朵杯带回了安菲尔德。
欧文的妹妹问了他一句所有利物浦迷都想说的一句话: 这一刻,你在哪里。
 
回到英格兰,纽卡斯尔的圣詹姆斯公园给欧文带来了高额的薪水,却也从此让欧文成为了伤病的宠儿。
 
我并不想把叛徒的帽子扣在欧文的头上。
从金球奖到零身价却无人问津。似乎全世界这个夏天都在等着看欧文的笑话。
欧文说,
之前我已经和其他几家俱乐部谈过转会事宜,但周三下午阿历克斯爵士突然给我来电话,邀请我第二天共进早餐,用餐期间他说想和我签约。我毫不犹豫地答应了。
是的,从欧文的角度,谁都会做出这样的选择。
 
下个赛季,利物浦将和有了欧文的曼联争夺各自的第19次联赛冠军。
 
我真的无法因此而责备欧文。
但我已无法再去爱他,从此我的心里将只有杰拉德。
 
May 15

我在名牌大学毕业之后 [转]

 
有很多经历于我很像,不禁转载。
 
 
我是82年,大学毕业3年5个月。现在一家大型市场咨询公司,自己带一个组,月薪16000,未算其他收入与分红。也就是传统意义上的白领打工仔。在北京,有一套房,80平,按揭,有一辆车,丰田RAV4。
 
说说我的经历吧
 
我毕业于全国最好的学校(那两所为人耳熟能详的学校之一),学的却是一门偏到除了留校读硕读博几乎没有其他选择的专业。大四将毕业时,我发现考研 对我来说无异于天方夜谭——我在校园里混了整整4年,GPA不足2.5。更关键的是,那时的我早已找不到一颗作为学生的静谧的心。

在经历了500强,四大,国字委的应聘失败后,我决定出国,04年的6月,同学们或是留校,或是拿着新鲜的三方合同步出校园,我拖着行李回到了家乡——长三角的一座大城市,和我一起回去的还有档案关系和曾经妄想留在北京的户口。
 
那时的我是心灰意冷的,我羞于在任何一个亲朋面前提起我是XX大学毕业,那是一个在4年前让我身披无数光环的名称。
 
一年的时间,我失业在家,一个XX大学毕业的无业游民,我开始准备出国,GRE,TOEFL,烦琐无比的申请,一趟趟的回学校开材料。成绩单上那一门门红色的挂科和蓝色的重修无疑在嘲笑我混过的4年,也无疑是我4年来星际,CS,WC3,篮球,燕京,小二,旷课,迟到的完美脚注。
 
赴美的申请是成功的,一所3流大学给我发来了offer,于是,小康的家庭开始为我凑钱——没有奖学金的留学消费是巨大的,尤其是换算成人民币。
 
然而签证没有通过,05年的美国签证远没有现在这么好拿,3流大学的offer在签证官面前像空气一样被无视。而这时,雪上加霜,与我在一起五年的女友提出了分手。(打到这句话时,恰好看见她的MSN上线,心里竟是一痛)
 
我同意了,她是北京的孩子,同校,同级,我们大一时便在一起了,那时的我们,都是初恋,她算是全系最漂亮的女生吧,舞蹈出身。毕业后,她去了四大,工作虽然很累,但不限专业的招聘,不菲的基本工资(毕业生,4850/月)和高额的加班费(正常上班8小时以外,3倍),对一个迷茫的毕业生来说,四大就是天堂。
毕业的一年后,她想买房,并有能力支付房款首付,而我无业,分文不名,出国梦断。
 
她与我坚持了五年,她的父母也早已将我当儿子看待,可我们最终还是分了,当她向我提出分手时,是以商量的口吻建议:我们先分开一段时间吧……我同意了,那时的我,自卑的无以复加。而她身边,围绕着太多成功的男人。
 
我心灰,于是母亲在家乡为我谋了个银行的差事。我便开始了自己短暂的出纳生涯。一个从来没有接触过金融的人,在银行里跟着柜员们学习本票支票电汇,为他们打起了下手,连自己的办公桌和电脑都没有,更没有人知道我曾就读于XX大学。
 
05年的我,竟能如此放平心态,这或许是我今天回首那段往事,唯一值得自傲的地方——拿着极其微薄的工资,为银行的柜员们打杂,甚至其中的几个,是比我低了一届的大专生。我没有椅子,每天打游击一般,站在他们身后看他们出票入票,一站就是一天,穿着廉价的白色衬衫,在那些穿着工服打着领带的出纳身后,或许是很碍眼的。而那时的我,最大的梦想竟是有一套那样的工服,很可笑,现在想来。
 
我或许是已经被挫折完全击垮了,从小学,到高中毕业,我顺利的让人瞠目结舌,小升初的保送,初中升高中的免试,又直接保送到了XX大学,再加上运动能力好,身高186,加入任何一个团体都是篮球队的主力小前,长相也还算不错……那时的我不明白,什么叫福兮祸所依。上天给了我整整22年的,无以复加的优越,该还了。我现在,特别信这个。
 
一个电话拯救了我,我在毕业前海投的简历中,竟有一份在一年半后被某位世界500强的跨国集团公司的HR拿到了桌面上,并浏览了起来,于是,我得到了这样一个工作的机会,欣喜若狂,欣喜若狂。
 
我回到了北京,有一份月薪2500(试用期)的工作,在全世界同行业的最牛B的公司,项目执行。
 
我到公司的第一天,就开始出差,3个月的项目,公司去了一个team,6人,我是其中的项目支持。压抑了1年的浊气在这里似乎得到释放。
 
500强公司的待遇是无与伦比的,直到现在,虽然我已经换了很多公司,坐过无数不同的办公桌,有过难以记数的出差经历,职位也是一升再升,可单从出差待遇来说,都无法与我在500强公司做项目执行相提并论。那3个月的差,我们辗转了全国17个城市,每人每天都有较高的打车额度与吃饭额度(各200),住四,五星酒店,单人大床,一人一间,航班只坐国航,每天11点才开工。这对一个刚从挫折中爬起来楞头毕业生来说,是怎样的冲击?我瞬间迷失在其中。
 
现在总是想起母亲对我说的一句话,当时我躺在希尔顿的大床上,接到了家中的电话,母亲得知了我的近况,在我的洋洋自得里,只是对我说,你其实什么都不是,因为你什么都不会。你还没到享受的时候,也没到自得的时候,你现在需要学习。可是,我真的太自得了。这也注定了我第一份正式工作的惨淡收场。
 
我的性格中总是有那样纵容自己的因子,我现在已经学会了收敛它们,可那时的我不会,在灰暗的一年后,环境的变化在一瞬间天差地别,那是一种爆发户的冲击,我觉得自己终于摆脱了背运,于是我纵容自己吃喝玩乐,在关键问题上与team leader相悖。回想来,那时的我是多么的可怕,没有起码的职业素养,对不起自己拿的薪水,对不起公司提供的优渥待遇,更辜负了这个想要培养我的平台。
 
毫无意外的,我的第一份工作在我出差回来后,就夭折了——我没有通过试用期,无论我的直接领导怎样向VP争取机会,我还是被直接扫地出门。事实上,我在公司的办公室里一共也没有坐满过一周。
 
第一份工作,因为玩忽职守而未通过试用期,500强公司,这是我所有挫折中最大的一次,直到现在,我也没有让任何一位认识我的人知道这番经历,我想,我永远也不会向他们透露,这是我25年人生里最为黑暗的一条深隙,深不见底。
 
我被打回了原形,于是我开始颠沛,像所有北飘一样在北京飘着,档案被fesco扔了出来,我把它放在了北京人才。我不能告诉父母我被解雇的事,我告诉他们我在北京很好,工作条件很优越,每天都能学到很多东西,可事实上,我已经三餐难以为继。我不能去找我在北京的朋友,我的哥们,我的同学,因为我不能露出我窘迫的现状,而工作一年多的他们,早已小有经济基础,出来聚会的灯红酒绿我没有可能消费得起。
 
我退了原先租的房子,找到了北四环外一处600的两居合租,我住小间,没有暖气。住大间的是一对刚毕业的学生,直到现在我也不愿再想起我的生命中出现过这样两个人,他们就像这段时光一样是我永远不愿放上记忆桌面的东西。
 
我开始找工作,05年的11月,天已很冷,我像大部分无业游民一样,像大部分2,3流大学失业毕业生一样,涌进人才市场,没有电脑,天天在网吧投递简历,3个月的薪水很快就被我花光了,于是我开始向家里变着法的要钱,理由繁多,如一次要交半年房租,钱不够。
 
有一些简历得到了回应,而更多的简历如石沉大海,一个非应届的,没有工作经验没有专业特长的毕业生,很难有公司眷顾。而回应我简历的,则基本是一些小公司。
 
我去面试了,这让我见识到了无数千奇百怪的,窝藏在居民小区里的作坊式小公司,那是我在大学时代所不敢想象的工作。当然,我也见识到了骗子公司,打着招演员,招演艺人员名义行行骗之实的公司。还有保险推销员,我险险踏入那一行,我也直面了一个人的尊严是如何被另一群人踩在脚底的过程,脚下的那张脸上却依然满是倍儿真挚的笑容。
 
有一家很大的local公关公司对我表示了兴趣,他们想把我培养成一名文案。应聘的程序严格而繁琐,我通过了笔试,英语笔试,英语口试与AD的面试,我意识到,距离爬出深隙只有一步之遥。可这一步最终却没有迈上去。
 
总经理提出要和我谈谈,她姓韩。我坐在她宽大的办公室里,她只向我提了一个问题,你对于公关行业有什么看法。我茫然,这个问题如果今天再问我一次,我甚至可以不用构思的立刻提笔写下2000字以上的评论,可是,两年前,对这个问题,我的脑袋里只有空洞的空白。韩总留给了我一份作业,让我回去用ppt写一份proposal,关于一个简单的新闻发布会。
 
我在网吧里奋战了整整一天,按照自己的想法拼凑了一份ppt,那是一份在今天我无法想象的业余的东西,毫无条理的乱七八糟,不存在任何可行的细节逻辑关联。可那时我是那样满意的就把“杰作”发了出去。我想,韩总收到那样一份ppt,大约感受和现在的我一样吧。我的面试又失败了。
 
我再也抗不住了,卡里只剩下不到300块钱,我绝对不能告诉家里任何自己的真实情况,于是,当有一家小公司答应录用我时,我竟是如此感谢上天给了我一份工作,我在网吧里,泪流满面,至少,这是家在写字楼里办公的公司。按他们副总的说法,XX大学已经算是通过面试的钥匙了,oh my god....
 
月薪3000,无四险一金,无工资卡,无工资条。我开始了我的第二份工作。最近80后的话题讨论的太多,我没有看过那部被热炒的《奋斗》,但那种毕业生所面临的迷茫让我不自觉的想把自己的经历写出来,这是我所认识的人中绝无仅有的坎坷,却又似乎映射出每一个大学毕业生的窘况,于是我想写。
 
这是家做网站的公司,经营着一个高尔夫球网站,主要的赚钱方式就是通过各种渠道向大款高官们出售各个球场的优惠卡,养着一群装扮媚俗却又花枝招展的销售,不用想也大致知道她们是通过怎样的方式将优惠卡推销出去的。而我。就在这个公司担任所谓的“活动频道”的主管。11月的北京,草黄,没有人下场打球,更不存在什么活动。我便每天给网站更新些新闻信息,顺带着看看网页,打打游戏。
 
我在论坛上总能看到许多80后的朋友抱怨小公司那种混日子的生活,斤斤计较的同事,欺上瞒下的leader。我只想说,千万别慢慢沦陷在这样的公司里,在多年后渐渐发现自己开始习惯那样的生活,成为那样的同事。我痛恨那里。
 
我是个爱笑的人,即使是现在,作为一个部门里一个小小的头目,也常常被下面的那帮兄弟笑称为阳光男孩。可是,我永远也记不起我在那个网站公司笑过几回,每天与同事相对无言,看着彼此的扑克脸,再把目光移回自己的屏幕上,各干各的,沉默。
 
那时找工作依然是我生活中最重要的事之一。网站公司是我维持生计的依靠,但决不是长期的泊位。
 
在那段混迹于小公司的日子里,大学时我的女友找到了我,她从大学同学那里打听到我在500强公司(我被解雇的事无人知晓),我们出现了和好的可能,初恋,迈入结婚的殿堂,五年的风雨分合,何等的浪漫。可现实却残酷,我回绝了她,我像是在一条漆黑的甬道里,前方看不到哪怕一点点光亮,我害怕她找到我,看见我深陷绝境。因为我明白,以她的性格,她绝不会袖手旁观,可那会击碎我最后一点小小的自尊。
 
我告诉她,我已经有女朋友了,现在就睡在我的身边。(这是当时电话里的原话,虽然有些像粗制连续剧的情节,大概是我也深受那些泡沫剧的影响吧)她不相信,哭,因为不想让大屋里的那一对听到,并引为谈资,我跑到楼下,穿着单衣在寒风里冲她大吼,我已经不喜欢你了!!然后挂上了电话。我那点可悲的自私的自尊。
我在寒风里戳了很久,然后上楼,睡觉。
 
前不久,她在MSN上对我说,收到你中秋祝福的短信了,我的父母也收到了,谢谢!我爸爸还说,再也没有人陪他喝酒了。我心酸,因为已经无可挽救得伤了两位老人的心。两位一直把我当儿子一样看的老人,两位逢年过节只要我在北京就会把我接到家里全家打边炉的老人。
 
06年的2月,经过3轮面试,幸运再次眷顾了我,我被一家世界可以排上前十的会展公司录用了。06年是狗年,本命年伊始,有一个完美的开始,对那时的我来说。
 
大逃亡般的辞职,我走出那家公司的大门,的确有这样的感觉。崭新的一切在等待着我,这是我所能把握住的最后一次机会了,我对自己这样说。我相信上天不会将机会卡无限次的派发给同一个人。
 
做过会展的朋友应该都知道,虽然十大最累的行业里面没有这一行,但并非因为它不够累,而是因为它比那些行业累得多。会展在中国一直没有受到过重视,只是把它作为市场营销,或是公关的一个附属品对待。而我,就在这样的一个夹缝行业中起步了。
 
公司的人手奇缺,可项目着实没少接,每个AE身上起码都背着5,6个项目,有发布会,有晚宴,也有展台搭建。
我就在一窍不通中背上了4个项目,那是一段没日没夜的时光,每天忙到深夜2,3点,手机随时待命。
 
一场最简单的新闻发布会,需要筹划场地斟选,场地租赁,现场摆台,流程,设计,搭建,道具,人员安排,表演,主持人台本,AV灯光音响,软件视频,摄影摄像,网络直播,礼品购买与包装,记者媒体,新闻通稿,媒体车马费用,接送飞机,嘉宾邀请,安排车辆,酒店入住,嘉宾台本,甚至是盒饭,停车证等等等等无比繁琐的事物,一场最简单的新闻发布会,仅仅落在电脑上的各种ppt,excel与word就有数万字之多,更别提前期各方面的沟通与修改,确切的说,只要客户方面有一点点修改,便是牵一发而动全身,需要会展人员做出最及时的各方面协调,而前期哪怕是最不起眼的一根AV数据线在现场没有到位,也足以使整场精心策划好的会议砸锅。而那时,我竟身背4个项目,与不同的客户周旋,与数十家vendor协调。而我甫入行,一窍不通。
 
刚开始的项目,我几乎做一个便砸一个。我意识到,做会展,需要有惊人的统筹力,规划力,沟通斡旋能力,需要你反应迅速,为人强硬却又进退有度,同时能说善写,当然,绝对要有无穷的精力体力和脑力。而我,似乎除了英文还不错,其他一无是处。
 
我能不能撑过试用期,这是我当时唯一的想法,那时,GM经常把我叫到他的小屋里,告诉我,XX客户又投诉你了。我低头,不知如何应对这样的诘难。
我被调组了,调到了一个新组,因为公司挖来了一个新的AD,据说是行业内数一数二的牛人,于是,公司决定把其他组里的累赘编进他那一组。至少,同事们都这样说。
 
我至今感谢那次调组,它让我碰到了一位非常好的leader,以及两位我引为患难知交的兄弟。
 
AD同学的办事方式绝对的雷厉,他手上有4,5个大客户,同时可以接下他们所有的会议和展位,并参加投标,他的脾气非常暴躁,但决不是对你有偏见,只是因为你跟不上他的节奏。他会将一切工作极有条理的分配给下面的AM与AE,他时常在饭桌上对我们说,我们是一条船上的人,现在全公司都看着我们这个新组能不能完成今年的任务,我们不能先垮了。那时的组里,气氛前所未有的团结,因为leader,他很真。
 
我们接了个大项目,上万人的晚会,现场的每一位观众都是嘉宾,那是我迄今为止做过的最大的项目,一个月不到的准备时间,我们忙疯了。组里还有另外两个AE,年龄与我相仿,最大的80年生。我们被分配了各自的工作,却需要相互协调,于是我们渐渐熟识了起来,他俩一个在公司已经做了1年,另一个却比我还新。于是,“老”人带着新人,我们被重压压的喘不过气,却每天挣扎着往返于公司,客户,工厂,会场,独独没有回过家,很多天,没有。
 
我犹记得晚会的前晚,我们搬到会场附近的酒店里,时隔8个月,我又一次住回了五星级酒店,可我那时完全没有了所谓“享受”的快感。脱下数天的臭衣,洗澡,然后直接去了会议现场,那里的搭建还在继续,礼品与兼职不知有没有到位,我得去盯场。还记得前两天,我在外地出差,住香格里拉,碰到MSN上一同学,丫问我,哪爽呢?我回说,福州,香格里拉。他说,爽嘛。我说,爽吊,就TM一睡觉地方,还不知是不是每天都能睡上。如此而已。
 
我现在信奉一句话,拔苗不能助长,但压苗却绝对可以。那时所面对的压力是无法用语言表述的,举个简单的例子,上万名受邀宾客的名字必须反复确认并打印成桌签,同时,还需要确认外地宾客的航班和入住信息,这已足够让人疯狂,作为邀请来的嘉宾,在桌签上,他们的名字绝对不能有一个字母的错误,当然,客户的嘉宾名单还总在变动,不到晚会开始,谁又知道哪位嘉宾会临时不来,或者临时想来呢?而这,仅仅是属于整场晚会最不起眼的一个小环节——嘉宾邀请所需要承担的工作。幸好,负责这个工作的人不是我,其实,现在我还是这样想。在这样压力下,我学到了如何操办一台真正的晚会的幕后流程,并疯狂的想要将这些存在我的记忆里。
absorbingggg...
 
晚会结束时,我们连抱头痛哭的力气也没有了。客户一一上来向我们道谢,握手,欢笑。然后,我们坐在地上看着搭建工人撤场。我永远也忘不了当时leader同学站在一边发呆的样子。
 
经过了这场战役,我渐渐入行,慢慢也可以独立做一些小项目,似乎也没再接到什么投诉。在客户面前不再紧张和胆怯,敢和他们大胆的讨论并招待他们吃喝玩乐,也学会了和vendor们讨价还价,吃拿卡要……我渐渐脱离了月光的窘境,开始向家里汇钱,并开始考虑买房买车。
 
后来3个AE结拜了,分别是80,81和82年人,我是老三,共患难的感情是真的。我们一起做大项目,单独负责的小项目上也毫无保留的提供帮助。至今我都无比庆幸,这份工作带给我的东西,并不只是让我快速的成长,还有在其他任何工作中都不能带给你的,将同事变成你的至交兄弟。直到现在。我在现在公司,有个30多万的小活,发给“大哥”去做,他居然为了让我能向客户交个漂亮差,在成都盯了3周,他现在已经是AM了,顶着公司那边的压力,公司那里认为他放着一两百万的活不管,跑成都去盯一个30多万的项目,简直不可理喻。可他说,因为那是我发给他的活,他一定得给我干好喽……
 
基本上,我的经历就到这里了,今年年中,有猎头给我打电话,让我去我现在的这家公司,因为有一个event manager的空缺,月薪16000,可以带一个4人的team。其实,在毕业了三年后,接到猎头的电话已经是家常便饭,大部分我都会礼貌的回绝掉。但那个电话不同,因为在展览公司时我曾经与这家公司合作过几次,在同类公司中或许能排在世界的top 1,至少我与我的同事现在还是这样认为的。作为我原来所在会展公司的甲方,我一直想去,甚至成为了我的一个梦想,因为他能让我接触到行业内更上层的建筑,市场部门的决策层面,于是为了实现这个梦想,我跳槽了,尽管我换过很多工作,但真正意义上的,光明正大跳槽,
这是唯一的一次。
 
房子是开春时开始装修的,现在也住进来有两个多月了,还在付着按揭。车子买了快一年了,跑得不多,21000多公里,上月刚做过保养,我喜欢越野车,可又烧不起油(北京油价太贵),于是买了辆小的RAV4,双门,不实用,纯用在周末有空时出去玩。
 
我有了个新女朋友,在我在会展公司最累的时候,她一直陪在我身边,像个小孩子似的,总让我想要保护她,时间不长,才一年半,将来……不知道……
 
现在很多人说我跋扈,我想,那是自信,这种自信是经过挫折和压力无情的摧残后重新发芽长成的参天大树,不会再被轻易摧断的东西。有些人说我阳光,阳光是因为我已无所畏惧,即使面对再大的难题,我也敢笑着对客户说,没问题,交给我来解决。实实在在的东西。
 
我感谢那段不堪回首的时光,尽管现在我还是不愿提起它。就写到这里吧。写了很多,把这些年从来不敢说的话全码成了字,酣畅。但愿能收到同龄人的回响,谢谢大家看帖!
 
 
有些经历可以很重要。
 
 
April 17

You'll never walk alone -- Hillsborough 20 Years

 
 
When you walk through a storm,
Hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm,
There's a golden sky,
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,

Walk on through the rain,
Though your dreams be tossed and blown..
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone...
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone...
You'll never walk alone.
 
图文-[英超]利物浦VS布莱克本利物浦球迷的祝福
 
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME,
HPPAY BIRTHDAY TO DEAR SHIJUN,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

 

November 06

Barack Obama: Change Has Come To America

 

>>watch the speech video<<

 

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain. Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. And I would not be standing here without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.

Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America. To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep. It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth. This is your victory.

And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.

There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change.

And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.

Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. 

That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. 

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

 
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琴 louwrote:
原谅我吧,我认错人了,转动眼睛,嘿嘿``````
July 28
诗君 钱wrote:
我家内人的批评总是如此中肯!
May 18
wrote:
整个一作男!!
May 18
雪萍wrote:
嗨,你好.有些唐突,还记得我吗,我后来跟史有军老师学画画了,不过没考上美院,挺遗憾的...我现在东南大学是学设计的.你呢?我还记锝你的书法很好的,国画也不错.现在还有画吗?哦,看到你已经毕业了.现在在工作吗?
June 20

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