Graduated

毕业啦！五年寒窗终于赚得一张薄纸。希望下一个五年能顺利获得另一张纸。

Ma Ying-jeou Inaugurated 英九兄终于上台了

其实英九兄背后的国父孙中山也是一帅哥。

举国哀悼

幸福不是必然的。
珍惜生命，珍惜现在。

四川地震遇难的同胞们，一路走好！

[ZT] 媽媽給寶貝短信遺言 每個看到的人都落泪了

　　搶救人員發現她的時候，她已經死了，是被垮塌下來的房子壓死的，透過那一堆廢墟的的間隙可以看到她死亡的姿勢，雙膝跪著，整個上身向前匍匐著，雙手扶著地支撑著身體，有些象古人行跪拜禮，只是身體被壓的變形了，看上去有些詭异。

　　救援人員從廢墟的空隙伸手進去確認了她已經死亡，又在沖著廢墟喊了幾聲，用撬棍在在磚頭上敲了幾下，里面沒有任何回應。當人群走到下一個建築 物的時候，救援隊長忽然往回跑，邊跑變喊“快過來”。他又來到她的尸體前，費力的把手伸進女人的身子底下摸索，他摸了幾下高聲的喊“有人，有個孩子 ，還活著”。

　　經過一番努力，人們小心的把擋著她的廢墟清理開，在她的身體下面躺著她的孩子，包在一個紅色帶黃花的小被子里，大概有3、4個月大，因爲母親 身體庇護著，他毫發未傷，抱出來的時候，他還安靜的睡著，他熟睡的臉讓所有在場的人感到很溫暖。 隨行的醫生過來解開被子准備做些檢查，發現有 一部手機塞在被子里，醫生下意識的看了下手機屏幕，發現屏幕上是一條已經寫好的短信“親愛的寶貝，如果你能活著，一定要記住我愛你”，看慣了生離死別的醫 生却在這一刻落泪了，手機傳遞著，每個看到短信的人都落泪了。 （來源：新華網論壇）

心灵的震撼和撕痛

Bowen Island

Horseshoe BayMiller Landing Beach
A bio-chemist is absorbed in recording natural sound.

A deer
Snog Cove

专业摄影师在聚精会神
Snow-capped mountains --- very BC
A wild duck
Guess what is the function of these two cement poles at this stone beach?

《北京欢迎你》Beijing Welcomes You

Almost all of the Chinese (including overseas Chinese and a Korean) pop stars have appeared in this MV. Truly impressive!

圣火国内传递示意图

终于拿到F-1了

今天下午又去了趟美领馆，取回了等待多时的F-1签证和护照。至此，终于可以安心准备迎接父母的到来和七月份的回国了。哇咔咔~~

顺便把上礼拜五的签经也写一下。
早上九点半的appointment，安检进入美领馆后，等了要有一个来钟头，才见到VO。VO是个看上去满好说话的华人阿姨。
VO: So, you've already got a B-1 visa, and now you are applying for an F-1 visa?
Tony: Yes. (明知故问。申请表上不是写着么？但一想到太傻上说千万不要只回答一个字，于是赶紧补上。) I'm going to Columbia University to study towards a doctoral degree in Operations Research.
VO: Why don't you apply in China?
(一愣，这阿姨难道是笑面老虎？)
Tony: Oh, I have been living in Vancouver for almost five years already.
VO: But you know, usually people apply for their first F-1 visa in their home countries...
(靠，难道她今天不想让我过了？？不过死马还是要当活马骑。)
Tony: For the last five years, I have been studying at UBC. And now, I'm still living here. I saw in the application instruction that I should apply in the country of residence, so ...
VO: Okay, okay. So when did you come to Canada?
(这阿姨总算没有再追究下去, 长舒一口气.)
Tony: In August, 2003. (VO 开始一个字一个字的往电脑里打.)
VO: When are you going to graduate?
Tony: I'm graduating soon in May. (VO 继续打字.)
VO: Did you do a Master at UBC?
(用五年读Master, 我疯了?)
Tony: No, I did a Bachelor's degree.
VO: What type of Bachelor's?
Tony: BSc.
VO: But your I-20 says you are going to do a PhD at Columbia?
Tony: Yes, I'll get my Masters degree automatically after the first year.
VO: So you are going to do a Masters and PhD at Columbia. (自己一边念着, 一边打字. 我怎么感觉她像第一次干这工作似的.)
VO: Who is going to pay for your studies?
Tony: The department of IEOR has offered me a TA-ship, which covers both tuition and living expenses. Here's the award letter. (递上系里的信. VO瞄了一眼就推回来了.)
VO: May I see your SEVIS fee receipt?
Tony: Sure. Here you go. (再递上.)
VO: Okay, so I will approve. (在我的DS表格上作了记号,开始拿护照领取单.)
VO: Come again on Tuesday to pick up your passport.
此时心中顿时大喜,竟然没有问回国计划之类的最BT的问题. 大有逃过一劫的感觉.
Tony: Oh thanks a lot!

回顾一下过程, 除了一开始两个问题有点险之外, 其他都是问什么就直接可以答什么, 应该还算是简单的面签了.

Sakura blossoming even more

Pictures taken along Agronomy Rd, between Forestry and CS.

圣旨

我总觉得台湾的正式文件看上去都很“怀旧”，貌似清朝的圣旨。特别是那个带红边的大印。

又是樱花灿烂时

“樱花大道”---Lower Mall

游台湾

马英九前天说今年7月份可以开放大陆游客赴台，听起来像是在不久的将来就可以去台湾玩了。

睡眠剥夺综合症

最近几天老是睡不好，倒也不是说睡不着，就是睡不久。昨天两点睡的，早上八点半就醒了，真是要我的命啊。疯了！

University of Washington, Seattle

Suzzallo Library
It boasts to be "the soul of the university". Indeed architecturally aesthetic.

Paul G Allen Centre. Home of the CSE department. There are only 160 undergrads in the CS department, and yet they have such a luxurious building! Yeah, American universities are RICH.

The Quad

Unidentified Gothic style building

The lake view from the backyard of a CS prof's house. Oh man, that guy's super rich. He has his own deck.

The view from the top of Paul Allen Centre. I'd say this is in no way comparable with the view we have in CS2 at UBC. While we look at the Pacific Ocean, they have only that small lake, and moreover, they have to endure that green, scenery-destroying chimney!

The front entrance of Paul Allen Centre.

Cherry.

Deep corridor symbolizes knowledge? Just my wild guess...

Tibet Was, Is, and Will Always Be Part of China!

This is the best-ever video I saw on Youtube!
Most Westerners don't know anything about Tibet. What they "claim" to know is all from their "objective" Western media. What qualifications do you have to comment or criticize other countries' internal affairs when you haven't yet cleaned up your own mess of racial problems in your backyard? So if you don't have the full knowledge of what you are talking about, please keep your mouth shut!

纽约

3月1日下午4点，从北卡RDU机场离开。



晚上6点，降落在纽约JFK。在飞机上不禁感叹这个城市真的很大。（谁叫咱来自农村呢。）

学校给找的旅馆还挺不错的, 一个人睡两张床, 就一爽字. :)


在曼哈顿如此拥挤的地方，竟然还有一Central Park的绿地，真是amazing啊。


Columbia的招牌建筑。

“那条街”
“那条街”上的那头牛（和人）。

这次拍了几张自以为很得意的照片，拿上来秀一下。
时代广场的灯亮到照相机没有闪光在晚上也曝光很短（当然，我用的傻瓜模式）。

Ellis Island. 据说最初的来美国的移民都要先在这个岛上的这个“移民厅”登陆后才能进入曼哈顿的。

帝国大厦。WTC双子楼被炸后，就数它最高了。（有没有点S&C片头照的那个味道?)

自由女神像是绿色的原因是。。。铜锈。这尊像另外也使我联想起<红色警戒>的游戏.

看看这些照片，觉得我的摄影技术有提高了。自恋中。。。