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Not Guilty!!! 死不瞑目

My report was good enough to get something , he said. Unfortunately in order to fit the bell curve it was ultimately marked down. Based on the original bell curve distribution a lot of rookies were initially placed at the disadvantaged lower end. The upper echelons noticed and deemed it not too healthy; an adjustment was made which meant some unfortunate lambs have to be marked down to exchange places with these rookies.

(How healthy is this then?)

What was the basis of those being marked down?

Examples cited :

Excessive MCs

Malingerers

No show of proactiveness at work resulting in delays and excessive holding or creating a mess for others

Did not go the extra mile to stay beyond duty hours when there're emergencies or problematic situations

To all of the above i cry "NOT GUILTY" with a loud and clear conscience and asked for proof, he said as it was a closed appraisal, there was no documentation of instances but he had gathered feedback from 'here and there' , from peers and other wms, that he can't tell me what was eventually written, that i may not be guilty of all but somewhere i'm lacking the skills required.... which left me in the dark.....

Did he not say earlier i had a good enough report, so what did he mean he can't tell me exactly what was written that had caused me to be marked down.

i told him if he can't explain which are the areas of improvement i should look into then how am i to work on making the mark the next round? Again, he reiterated i should work on my work skills...on the examples cited above.

Now if i had been told that it was solely because of my incident, i would have gladly accepted it but to frame me with the accusations above, esp the last,without citing instances of proof, i'm truly truly indignant and greatly angered.

At the end of a session where i had hoped to be enlightened on how to better myself for the coming year, i'm left to the conclusion that some people out there needed me sacrificed but had no guts to give me a substantiate explanation; that since i've no clue as to the basis of the accusations above and may continued to be maligned, i would probably be looking 'forward' to a year or years ahead of a diet of eggs and dead cats till they kill me with high cholesterol or food poisoning. Maybe i should just do them a favour by doing all that they have accused me of and document it for them so that they can give me a better justification the next round?

i'm really, really frustrated,
frustrated because
-though we, like the soccer ball get kicked from one unit to the other, the appraisal is only based on performance at one unit;
- there exist a self imposed man-made damned curve where some sacrificial lambs have to be offered- lambs who perform our duties as best as we can, but refused to butter people's back sides, lick anyone's toes or say 'yes sir yes sir 3 bags full' ;
-the process of decision that results in large monetary payouts and with repercussions on the yearly increment is not made transparent;
-no substantiate proofs can be cited to support the basis for those sacrificed;
- those who are truly guilty of the examples cited get their shares instead.

心里真得非常非常非常非常非常的不平衡!

A volcano has erupted within me, and the lava of anger, frustration, sense of malignity and jealousy has erupted, dangerous & evil, but i'm allowing myself to drown in it, at least for now.....


TO THOSE WHO DEALT ME THIS COURSE OF EGGS and DEAD CAT.... MAY YOU EAT YOUR OWN VOMIT FLAVOURED WITH DOG SHIT!!!
TO THOSE WHO THINK I DESERVE THIS, THAT LIFE IS NEVER FAIR, THAT I SHOULD JUST GET OVER IT, BLAH BLAH BLAH....GO PISS SOMEWHERE ELSE!!

for thou who art not pricked know not the pain

残酷的玩笑 Cruel joke

昨日

与理发师沟通出了问题

结果理了个滑稽的发形


哭笑不得


也罢

反正头发还是会长出来的


这样想,心理平衡了些



今日

接过期待已久的信

结果领了份失望兼难过

之前之后没人告诉我原因

是那次事件的关系吗?

不是说不会影响吗?

至少也该让我明白为啥吃零蛋吧?

毕竟这也意味着新制度下的调整也将无我份

如果之前已被知会

如果之前未满心期待

今日

不会欲哭、欲呐喊

心理

也不会难平衡
(尤其大家兴高采烈的讨论获几个月的时候)

不曾欲望就不会失望

残酷的愚人节前奏曲。。

If life's a box of chocolates, i've just had some dark bitter ones..

Nujiang - Dali Trip Feb 2008 Part 6

23 Feb 2008 : Bingzhongluo - Wuli - Qiunatong (3)


Reluctantly i walked on from Wuli, my destination is Qiunatong, not Wuli, i had to remind myself. i could hear the dogs barking from across the river and remembered the warnings from the notes i've gathered of fierce dogs in that village. Hence i had to make do with admiring Wuli from afar and not trespassed into its territory. Though, if i had company, i would really love to take a look in the village especially knowing there remained a path in that village which is part of the ancient Tea Horse Caravan route. i had by then, given up on hitching a ride as none of the vehicles that had passed me were willing to give me a ride. (Yea, not attractive enough). In any case, my cramps and the 8kg didn't seem a problem up to that point yet though my previously sprained ankle was begining to hurt. According to the notes, Qiunatong is 1 &1/2 hours walk from Wuli, so i pressed on....


A short distance after Wuli, i arrived at Zhao Hong Bridge (朝红桥). The old wooden bridge had been replaced by a new steel bridge next to it.
The path to the right after crossing the bridge leads to Wuli and is supposedly part of the Ancient Tea Horse Caravan Route.

i should have crossed the bridge but i guess the big black dog that was hovering around must have upset my train of thoughts and i walked straight on, somehow with the impression that i should not cross this first bridge....





On and on i walked till i saw the few huts from a distance. i was quite happy, thinking i'd reached the foot of Qiunatong village, a little surprised that i had arrived so soon.


Alas, there was no more path behind the huts. i waved off a few yelping puppies and called out to the villagers behind the huts to ask for directions. They turned out to be very friendly people warmly inviting me to have a cup of tea at their home, told me i had to turn back and cross the steel bridge next to Zhao Hong Bridge and walked from between 1/2 to 1 hour before i could reach Qiunatong. i declined their kind offer of tea as i wanted to reach Qiunatong as early as possible to explore around and turned back once more to the path leading to Zhao Hong Bridge




The road opposite the river should be the track to Qiunatong



Back to cross the bridge, thank God the dog had disappeared



This notice warns of the danger of the winding road that may collapse at many parts and forbade any tourists vehicles from using it. i guess that's the reason there's no official transport from Bingzhongluo to Qiunatong?



And obviously the warning was not without its point





Nope, not Qiunatong yet, but a small settlement of a few huts , all built similary with the lower half of the hut made of stones, the upper half of wood, and the roof made from loose slabs of stone pieces. This looked to be the common style of architecture in this areaAnd more picturesque views along the way

Finally, at the end of this picture above and round the corner, i arrived at the second bridge, the Sennidala Bridge (森尼打拉桥), which is a short stone bridge and crossing it brought me to the foot of Qiunatong where there was a path that continued ahead with some huts and to the right another path that led upslope. i tried the path upslope and thank God it was the right path, after confirming with the family on the slope. Again i was invited to rest and have tea in their home but the over enthusiastic doggie and my impatience to reach Qiunatong stopped me from accepting their offer once again. i was told i should arrive at the village up there in 1/2 hour.....hmmm...

The path up the slope to Qiunatong was typical of hill treks, narrow and not paved, full of small stones and animal droppings, thank God though, for it was dry weather else it could be muddy, slippery and tricky on a wet day.

Basically, the path runs along a stream which not only supplied water but also provided hydroelectricity for the villages up the hill.

And mules are still the best mode of transport here, like in many remote places in other parts of the world, not the motor bike or 4 wheel drive or ferrari or...


The gradient increased as i climbed higher and my lungs were not working fast enough so i was totally exhausted after walking for about 40mins from the foot without sign still of Qiunatong. i was panting for breath when i met this lovely 7 year old girl -王心萍 (Wang Xinping) who invited me to rest next to her. She's out to shepherd her flock of cows and pigs and also to carry some wood back for her family. Asked if she attended school and she said yes but school was closed for winter vacation till 1 March in that area so she's free to help out the family. Asked if she knew the Yu family, the family where all the notes had recommended to put up with in the village, and she said no. Asked how far was the village and she pointed up and said not far... :) the kind of answers i've been getting always from villagers, which invariably meant the contrary. Anyway, i decided to press on and not rest there.

After 10mins, i just couldn't lift another step anymore, decided to stop and have a bite, the first since my breakfast that morning. Finished off the Snickers bar and the big pear from home, felt recharged and continued the seemingly endless and ardous climb up the final leg...........

Phew! at last! i see the village!!! There were some villagers at the beginning of the village and when asked directions to Yu's home, they directed me to walk on till i see the church square.

As i was trudging into the village, little Xinping and her herd had caught up with me and i found out later she's actually the neighbour of the Yu's but somehow she knew not the name of Senior Yu when i asked her earlier.

First impression of Qiunatong village in the late afternoon sun

Nujiang - Dali Trip Feb 2008 Part 5

23 Feb 2008 : Bingzhongluo - Wuli - Qiunatong (2)

At the first sight of Wuli, i was stunned by its out of the world charm, a picture that seemed to exist only in the Chinese pugilistic novels or in Switzerland, so quaint, sitting tranquilly beneath clear blue skies, backed by snow capped mountains, fronted by a flowing jade river and surrounded by lush greenery.

i stopped, for the first time after almost 2 and 1/2 half hours of continuous walking, stared and admired the scenery in front of me for a good 15mins, snapping pictures non-stop, forgetting about the need to conserve my camera battery life.






Forgive me for not being able to capture half the essence of the beauty of Wuli on my lens. Neither words not images can fully describe the stunning effect it had on me. i was glad i had arrived there on foot and not on a vehicle. You have to be there to experience it to appreciate the effect of walking into an out of the world paradise. For me, even if all the rest of the trip had been a waste, this was already my reward.

Nujiang-Dali Trip Feb 2008 Part 4

23 Feb 2008 : Bingzhongluo - Wuli - Qiunatong (1)

Praise the Lord for a glorious beginning to a beautiful day ahead. i looked out of my windows from the room to be greeted with clear blue skies, snow capped mountains and a little mist hanging over neatly sculpted terrace fields.






A perfect day for trekking ....only unfortunate thing was i was hit with bad mentrual cramps! Now , to go to Qiunatong or not to go? That is NOT the question. i had purposely planned the itinerary such that i would be able to attend the mass at the catholic church in Qiunatong that evening as well as the service at the protestant church in Zhongding Village on Sunday evening the following day. Moreover, i couldn't waste such a beautiful day.

The official distance published at a notice board at the road leading from Bingzhongluo town to Qiunatong is 13km but most hikers had reported it's much more, probably about 17-20km.
i've gathered from the notes researched that i would be able to catch a ride easily either by the bus that runs from Bingzhongluo to a bridge near the foot of Qiunatong or by the trucks that run to and fro frequently. i confirmed with the boss of Yudong and was told the distance is about 17km and there are no passenger buses but i should be able to hitch a ride on the trucks along the way. So i was not too worried about the cramps or the 8kg load on my shoulder which i was bringing with me. i was more worried about the dogs as the boss had said that attacks on hikers did happen on and off......hmmm.
Anyway, i set off after a bowl of rice noodles at about 1000h with the full confidence that i would be able to hitch a ride shortly along the way...........................

The beginning of the path was easy, the road was well paved and all the way downhill, the scenery was beautiful too..




A tibetan stupa near Zhongding Village

After about 1/2 an hour, i arrived at Zhongding Village and the dogs started to appear from all over but the trekking pole in my hand proved a good deterent and managed to keep them from approaching too near, phew!

The catholic church at Zhongding Village, one of the most beautifully renovated churches in that area

The church gate was locked so i went to look for the caretaker, the famous 丁大妈 (Mama Ding) to see if she could open the gate for me to take a look at the church compound. Her home which also provided accomodation for trekkers was locked too and no one answered when i called. i decided to visit the church on the return leg.


The luring charisma of the River Nu

Alas , though illegal, logging is rampant still







After about another 1/2 hour's walk, with no sign of any vehicles nor human beings at all along the way, i arrived at 石门关 Shimen Pass (Stone Gate) where it was once said that even the fairies cannot make it across because of the steep and tall canyons on both sides. Thank God, a path had been paved and so though i'm not a fairy, i could walk through it quite easily.

石门关Stone Gate Pass


And the path got just a little bit rougher, with stones occasionally falling from the cliff; one or two cars actually passed by but did not stop despite my franctic wave

But the scenery itself was distracting enough

After 2hours, i arrived at Sijitong (四季桶), literally Four Seasons Village

Some workers were repairing parts of the road at the village and there was a newly constructed toilet for the workers' use. i needed to use it desperately and asked for permission expecting them to ask for a fee but they happily told me to use it and said that it's for public use so there should be no charges. How different these people are from those villagers i met on the way from Kangding to Daocheng where out of nowhere people rushed out to demand payment after you have relieved yourself in a makeshift shed along the most remote part of the bus ride.

Shortly after Sijitong, i caught a glimpse of Wuli Village peeping out from the ends of the emerald green and at once, my heart was drawn towards it.

Charming Wuli (五里), from a distance


to be continued .....

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