大家好

试了一下才知道，原来可以输入中文，那就写几句。今天已经27号，没几天就2007了，去年此时还和Christophe一起在姐姐家，爸妈也在，直到一月六号，记忆尤新。今年过的真快（可能这么讲挺老套），年初时想要日子过得快点，希望Christophe早些放假回维也纳，现在又觉得似乎太快。

其实这一年我也忙忙碌碌，特别是上半年，为赶论文几乎每天开夜车，嫌吃饭也浪费时间（其实是做饭挺费时间），每天外面吃又嫌太贵，毕竟不比国内。好在五年独立生活，已经习惯自己照顾自己，不再怨天尤人。那段时间，除了吃饭睡觉就是赶功课，直到论文答辩前两周，才强迫自己按时睡觉，怕太累了到时状态不佳，要是病了就更不划算。还好一切顺利，接着当然是暑假！

今夏，Christophe在维也纳整整三个半月，有他在我多了个帮手轻松不少，整个家从里到外收拾了一番。勤劳的小工蜂做的最大贡献就是整理书架，他把我们的书籍（包括我堆在储藏室里的资料夹）分类分项，之后还主动申请清洁地板，工作热情周到，令我刮目相看。此外，小工蜂还非常支持我念博，我本来还有些犹豫，在工作赚钱和继续啃书之间徘徊，在小老虎（小工蜂又名小老虎）的鼓励下，我决定再做几年学生，也再一次肯定了我决定老公人选的正确性。一个慵懒的暑假之后有点收不起心学习，一转眼又到年末，放长假，三周，已过了近一半，耳边渐敲起了警钟，再不用功我可有大麻烦咯……

一位好友要离开维也纳去另一城市工作，几年的友情，有点不舍。追求向往的人活得最幸福，虽然她不懂中文，也在这里祝她一切顺利，以后有空再写个非中文的。常回来看看，我明白，她一定会。

说写几句，已一大段。结束前，给大家元旦祝福，新年新气象，心想事成，马到成功 :-) 到春节前会再发个中文贴！

Merry Xmas & Happy New Year

I'm thinking about you – how much you mean to me and all the ways you've made such a wonderful difference in my life...

Thank you for letting me know I could always count on you, that you believed in me, and you'd stand by me, no matter what...

Thank you for encouraging the dreamer in me, for loving me through each and every fad and phase, and for accepting my ideas when they are different from your own.

Thank you for all that you are.

Miss her

Don't know what to write today.
Don't have the mood. Feel lonely with my holidays still so far ahead.
I miss my girl... only she has the kind of power to recomfort me.

From Ituri

Well, look like I will write something like, really, those here don't know how to deal with the disarmament of remaining militias in Ituri. Disturbing, as some people's life are at stake. So basically, it gets on my mind and makes me tired of people reinventing the same wheel all over again. Good though that Yilin recomforts me everyday. The sound of her voice does the trick, and redynamizes me for another day. That won't save the populations from militias and the army, who are actually worse than the militia, but it'll save me from getting insane...

Africa

Finally I decided to go to Africa, to the continent where Christophe has lived for two years. Since he left, many people asked me how it could work out - a distance relationship - even a weekend one is difficult. A further question would be "how often do you see each other?" "Once every three months" I answered. "Oh! Will it work out?" with their eyes widely open. Being asked I often kept silence, just smiled. A few words couldn't explain, especially to someone who would never have understood.

I won't say that it is a cheerful situation, and I sometimes didn't feel joyful either, but it happened, and I accommodated it. My "special someone" wants to go after his dream, he will be away for a while, so I respect his choice, letting him free to do something his enthusiasm leads him to – that simple. (He will likewise respect my choice if I one day meet the chance of my life.) All in all, distance doesn't separate us. However it does require a lot of efforts – confidence, trust, faith and loyalty besides love. Daily phone calls keep us in touch. We learn to value each other more since we've gone through difficulties together, we know that we are always there for each other even though we are so far apart, which brings us tightly closer together.

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First Chris' Post

Thanks my love for creating a blog for us. Maybe I will start writing from time to time and my friends will have no reasons to complain that I never write, which is true. For those who don't know, I'm back in the Congo, which means that my beloved one is far away, but I think she understands ;-) At least I hope so, cause I'm taking risks here, since when it's written, it's written.

Well the Congo, difficult to explain with few words... so it will be for the next time, cause I have a party to attend, and a princess on the phone.

First Post - Review

In the past years, I seldom wrote to any of my friends (though I don't have many), neither letters nor E-mails, to let them know how I feel, what I've done, and what happened to me. However, this time I decided to write at least sometimes, hopefully as often as once or twice a month, to keep my friends and of course my family updated, share things I've experienced and inform them about my recent state.

A brief review of my past years: Since 01/2002 I moved to Vienna, I have been studying all the time, the first four years for the diploma study and this year, actually two months ago, I started with a PhD in computer engineering. To be a student can be both stressing and relaxing. I'm an intermediate type, trying to follow the Chinese theory of Zhong Yong (the center of harmony). Although sometimes it's difficult to follow - life isn't all beer and skittles, but in general it's helpful for keeping myself sober-minded and strong, making my life easier.

Some three years ago, I moved into a tiny room in the dormitory where I'm living now. Students living here are from all over the world, having lots of activities. It's where I learned Christophe. A year later, I luckily got an apartment, one of the only two in the dorm. Since 2005 I am engaged with Christophe (sorry, no fixed wedding plan yet). Recently I started to work at an IT company where I did my internship two years ago, but just eight hours a week as I still have to spend most of my time at the uni.

In Vienna I did make a few friends, nice ones, with whom I may share common interests and spend pleasant moments... meanwhile I often visit an old couple – they were my neighbours - who regard me as if I am their own child... Somehow I feel here home, a place I love. Over- coming the phase of being homesick, I still covet the original Chinese cuisine every now and then. My gluttonous mouth enjoys eating delicious food.