title: ASPIRATIONS: Young Chinese seize the day, seize the hour
text: (Reuters) - The world is this generation s oyster.  China s  Class of 2012  is mostly ambitious and pragmatic. What do they want out of life?  For some, it's a husband. For others, an apartment in a city. Still others are happy with a stable job, or travel and new experiences.  Wang Siyue, a product specialist at an internet education company:   To be honest, how can I imagine what will happen in the next five years? You can make some plans but the world is unpredictable ... There s a very good saying: the luck of man is in balance. It s balanced. If you have good luck in the beginning, you ll have less luck later on. I believe in fate.   Hu Ruixin, a computer technician, talked about his dreams when he was in university:   I had a 15-year-plan for myself. For the first five years, I d open an advertising studio. In the next five years, I d let the studio develop into a company. With five more years, I d grow the company. But when I finally graduated from university and went into the world, I found this was hard to realize. There are too many restrictions and it s difficult, so I gave up.    The most important thing in life is responsibility. I ve got a child now and since becoming a parent feel that responsibility is really important.   Zhang Weixuan, an assistant secretary at a software company, who recently managed to get Beijing residency - a coveted  hukou :   My China Dream is simple. I hope to establish myself in a big city. Last year I got my Beijing  hukou , I successfully got it, and now I want to get married here and start my own family.    In my work field I hope to do well and in two years  time, or even now, buy a small apartment. Then I can establish myself. I think that d be pretty good.   Qi Jing, a township leader for the Communist Party Youth League, who grew up in Wuhan:   I think now my dilemma is when you reach a certain age you have less and less opportunities. Especially as a woman, your choices at work, your choices between work and family, you have to face them. Then you ll give up a lot of things. Maybe there s something you wanted to do when you were young and thought  why not give it a shot?  But what I feel now is I should slowly give them up, and focus on stability.   