今天偶然在电视上看到采访俞敏洪，俞敏洪说每个成功的故事后面都有失败垫底，他讲自己高考3次，办新东方也是当初不能公派出国，为自费出国酬学费，还讲到了马云有次演讲说:“有个家伙高考三次，考上了北大，我高考3次，才考上杭州师范大学”。

做事有过失败的人，会比别人更坚韧。可惜，但目前为止，我一直失败不见成功。

今天偶然在论坛上看到一个帖子，那人说自己从事it工作6年，薪水还是6000，忿忿不平。it行业其实很垃圾，因学习资料和学习环境唾手可得，门槛也低，随便一个人，通过半年钻研一项技术就能达到不错的水平。拿我同事的例子来说，他以前是做Powerbuild开发，用sco unix和sybase ase，5年前大部分大型仓库或超市都采用这样的系统，他当时的收入也比较丰厚。可惜今天sybase山河日下，pb用的人越来越少,ase成了非主流数据库，只能靠asa和iq撑着。sco现在已经处于倒闭的边缘。可见这些东西白学了。虽然数据库原理相同，但很多细节在不同产品上有着不同的实现，一下从sybase大师级一下变成oracle入门级。软件产品大概2代就一大变，而且朝着越来越简单的方向发展。

不知道前面的路如何，我已经有无数的失败给底垫的很高了，什么时候能让我也成功一把。

这几天把Friends《六人行》翻出来看。看得真开心，也很感慨。我最喜欢菲比和钱德勒了。整个剧中最让我印象深刻的是菲比的那首smelly cat。最让我感动的是菲比在被中央咖啡馆的老板请出来后，在纽约的街头卖唱，唱完后，她边数钱，边和瑞秋说的一段话。

菲比说，This whole like playing-for-money thing is so not good for me. You know, I don’t know, when I sang ‘su-su-suicide’ I got a dollar seventy-five. But then, ‘Smelly Cat’ en-ah, I got 25 cents and a condom. So you know, now I just feel really bad for Smelly Cat.

瑞秋说，Well, you know, honey, I don’t think everybody gets Smelly Cat. You know, I mean, if all you’ve ever actually had are healthy pets, then, whoosh.

菲比说，It’s not even that. I used to do my songs because it made me happy, but now it’s like, it’s just all about the money.

瑞秋说，Well, people missed you in there. And in fact, there was actually a request for “Smelly Cat”.

菲比说，Really? From who?

瑞秋说，Well, from me. And I know it’s not your big money song, but it’s my favorite.

当时看到这里，突然全身一热，真是感动。我几乎有一个晚上都在想这段会话。之后的几天，那首smelly cat一直在我的头脑中萦绕。太经典了。我实在是太喜欢菲比了，世间稀有的奇女子。

Smelly Cat (Friends) Phoebe Buffay

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,

What are they feeding you?

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat

It's not your fault

They won't take you to the vet

You're obviously not their favorite pet

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,

It's not your fault

You may not be a bed of roses

You're not friend to those with noses

I'll miss you before we've done

Or the world will smell as one

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,

What are they feeding you?

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat

It's not your fault