Continue to watch The Art of Business, the Korean TV show on DVD. I like all the show because it showcase the Korean landscape, the rivers, the mountains, and the fields. The place looks gorgeous! I hope I can visit it sometime in the future. It looks almost as good as New Zealand! I wonder how Korea cities look like? Do they look like Taipei? Or other cities? I am sure it is very convenient and fast moving. They must work very hard to keep the countryside clean and green! We can learn the lesson and keep out environment in a better shape. It takes a lot of work to have the green and clean image. You cannot pollute the waterway. You have to keep the rubbish in the dump. You have to drive less, walk more, cycle more. You have to plant trees.
I spend the whole morning entering references into EndNote file, getting very bored by noon and leave work. It is raining at the moment, and the temperature is dropping. On the way to university, I have decided to take a spin to city centre since it is the notorious Friday, the last day before the long holiday. We are having Labour Weekend next Monday. Yes, that's right. It is that time of the year again. It is nearly exam time for university students and high school student in Yr 13 and Yr 11. It is time for me to keep my head down and type furiously on my computer for my thesis, the presentation of two years of hard toil in the laboratory, the failed and the succeeded experimental results, and the seemingly unreachable conclusion that I will inevitably draw at the end of the document. I will start from the first word, and finish with a flourish. I will spend days searching my EndNote library for the suitable papers to reference. I will read these articles written by the brainy and hard-working forefathers. I will write my own method, my own results, create my own graphs and tables. I will do all these and dream about the unwritten parts in the my sleep. When I wake up, I will eat words and read the drafts at the same time. I will walk thinking about what I have to write. I will drive with an idea and quickly pull over on the curb to jot them down in my book. I will shot out of bed if an idea comes into my mind before that elusive sleep creep in.
Next month is the NaNoWriMo month. I will have to write a novel and also write my thesis. That will be a lot of fun. I am sure I will be able to write 2 x 50,000 words. No, actually I am exagerating. I only have to write a third of my thesis and the whole novel. I will have to finish my thesis by January. That's not so hard, but then again, I need be more patient.
Claire De Lune took a photo of me on the way to library in university. I was caught unaware of the danger of the camera. >_< I truly wish that his girlfriend doesn't mind that my photo is on his camera. Then a thought came over me: if he wants my photo on his camera then so be it. It's not I who took the picture! It is he.
On a heavier note, I was screaming for Dark Angel to appear out of thin air when I was driving. I miss you so much, Dark Angel, where are you? Why are you hiding? You are starting to scare me that I might file a missing person report.
10/21/2005
10/19/2005
The new Lemony Snicket book
The new Lemony Snicket book is called "The Penultimate Peril", in his A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12. This book is likely to the be the second last in the series, but we never know what will happen in the future, do we? Lemony Snicket may decide to investigate the orphans' life a little bit more and publish them.
I like solving the puzzels before this release and had a fun time trying to solve them. I have to drive up to the university because the computer at work does not have Flash program. I have to search for a computer that actually show the answers after I solve the questions. Some computers do not show any pictures! I have to walk up and down the stairs in order to find a good, trust-worthy computer to do my job for me. After three months of hard work, the new book is finally published worldwide. I will find a way to read it in due course soon.
My activity yesterday (as custom, I always blog for yesterday's events) starts without too much drama. I have virtually finished work by ten o'clock in the morning because by then I have found a suitable funnel to cover the petri dishes, I have also seeded the culture and leave them to grow in the incubator.
I leave work with the hope of doing some work in the university. I have found the book by Maurice Leblanc about Arsene Lupin. I have always been fascinated by the thief/detective because he is so evil and so good at the same time. I will read the fiction in my spare time.
I am now reading The Deed of Disturber by Elizabeth Peters to prepare my month of NaNoWriMo on mystery novel. I have put down three ideas in an e-mail that I sent to myself. I will have more ideas down the line, but at this stage I am pretty happy about the development of my thoughts.
I wish to create a sleuth who is lovable, who you can relate to, not someone who is high and lofty. I don't like that kind of person anyway. I also want to write an interesting story, an entertaining story that will capture your attention. Perhaps a little scary as well. That never hurts anybody.
I have accomplished an important job today. Feeling relieved that it is finally done and everything should be alright from now. Sometimes, you just have to say the right thing, push the right buttons, and do the right thing. It is all for the best.
After dinner I play piano. Ragtime by Joplin is great, Debussy's preludes are just too hard for me. I think I will try some other piano pieces from the university library later.
Mum and I wait for dad to come back from a bike ride to see his friend. His friend recently had twins, but when we ask dad what their names are, he doesn't know. He is always like that! Ignorant of the important facts! However, sometimes, it only takes him five minutes to find out how much someone earn a year, his/her occupation, his/her likes and dislikes. He is very strange. I guess it is because their names are in English. If their names are in Chinese, then maybe he will remember them.
Watched Without a Trace. Very good episode about a convict who will be released on parole. This type of TV program always has a twisting plotline, many times it is quite sad, the victims are in their worst situation most of the times and that's why they go missing. You have your normal share of single mothers who is too poor to buy medicine for her son. You have your teenager brainy kid who has a bright future and is unfortunate when she finds out that she is pregnant with a baby from a spring break fling. You need people who cares about the person who is missing. You need the anxious parents. You need the drug lords. You need the vicious convicts from prison. You need the wolf businessman in sheep's skin. It is an interesting program because it talks about what is happening everyday in the city, it is talking about the people who we forget. We shouldn't forget them, because they are someone's daughter, someone's brother, someone's sister, someone's grandmother. You should care.
I like solving the puzzels before this release and had a fun time trying to solve them. I have to drive up to the university because the computer at work does not have Flash program. I have to search for a computer that actually show the answers after I solve the questions. Some computers do not show any pictures! I have to walk up and down the stairs in order to find a good, trust-worthy computer to do my job for me. After three months of hard work, the new book is finally published worldwide. I will find a way to read it in due course soon.
My activity yesterday (as custom, I always blog for yesterday's events) starts without too much drama. I have virtually finished work by ten o'clock in the morning because by then I have found a suitable funnel to cover the petri dishes, I have also seeded the culture and leave them to grow in the incubator.
I leave work with the hope of doing some work in the university. I have found the book by Maurice Leblanc about Arsene Lupin. I have always been fascinated by the thief/detective because he is so evil and so good at the same time. I will read the fiction in my spare time.
I am now reading The Deed of Disturber by Elizabeth Peters to prepare my month of NaNoWriMo on mystery novel. I have put down three ideas in an e-mail that I sent to myself. I will have more ideas down the line, but at this stage I am pretty happy about the development of my thoughts.
I wish to create a sleuth who is lovable, who you can relate to, not someone who is high and lofty. I don't like that kind of person anyway. I also want to write an interesting story, an entertaining story that will capture your attention. Perhaps a little scary as well. That never hurts anybody.
I have accomplished an important job today. Feeling relieved that it is finally done and everything should be alright from now. Sometimes, you just have to say the right thing, push the right buttons, and do the right thing. It is all for the best.
After dinner I play piano. Ragtime by Joplin is great, Debussy's preludes are just too hard for me. I think I will try some other piano pieces from the university library later.
Mum and I wait for dad to come back from a bike ride to see his friend. His friend recently had twins, but when we ask dad what their names are, he doesn't know. He is always like that! Ignorant of the important facts! However, sometimes, it only takes him five minutes to find out how much someone earn a year, his/her occupation, his/her likes and dislikes. He is very strange. I guess it is because their names are in English. If their names are in Chinese, then maybe he will remember them.
Watched Without a Trace. Very good episode about a convict who will be released on parole. This type of TV program always has a twisting plotline, many times it is quite sad, the victims are in their worst situation most of the times and that's why they go missing. You have your normal share of single mothers who is too poor to buy medicine for her son. You have your teenager brainy kid who has a bright future and is unfortunate when she finds out that she is pregnant with a baby from a spring break fling. You need people who cares about the person who is missing. You need the anxious parents. You need the drug lords. You need the vicious convicts from prison. You need the wolf businessman in sheep's skin. It is an interesting program because it talks about what is happening everyday in the city, it is talking about the people who we forget. We shouldn't forget them, because they are someone's daughter, someone's brother, someone's sister, someone's grandmother. You should care.
10/17/2005
Idol fever
The New Zealand Idols have just be voted tonight. Rosita is the newest, hottest, most talented idol this year. I really like her voice and she deserve to win.
This morning starts with car trouble so I can't drive to work in my trusted grey little Toyota Corona. No matter. Dad takes me to work without too much trouble but that means that I can't go to the farm to start my experiment. I will start it tomorrow. I have re-written some parts of the introduction and I will try to finish it before the end of October. There will be some addition, but I don't think the introduction need that much more work. I just have to finish it and hand it in to my boss to edit. I am sure she will feel obliged to change it again. Like what my friend said, it has to be written, re-written, edited, changed, cut down and boiled up at least five times before the final draft come out.
The concert went well, with the drama of my string slipping out of tune in the second last song near the end, I was so nervous! I couldn't play some notes, but managed to play most of the them at the right time. Just hope that no one noticed that my strings were out of tune... I am sure a trained musician will notice, but I can't really stop it from slipping away.
The first part of the performance was great. I had no trouble at all playing all the songs. Bede Williams was so dramatic when he performed Resident Villain. I love it!
Then it was our turn again. I think we did well. Saw Claire De Lune at the end of the performance. He is very happy and still trying very hard to study in university. I said thank you to Dr. and her bf. Apollo was there. He waved to me. White Angel and her mum were also there. Thank you all for coming. And how can I forget about the Ultimate Family? They were there to cheer me up. I have so many fans! Haha. Thank you very much for listening to me and you guys give me strength to play on, play hard, and I just love playing music on the stage.
I hope Dark Angel was there to listen to me, but he was too busy, he couldn't even concentrate when I had a conversation with him on the net. Oh, well. I am sure he will recover from Mars and come back after all his assessments are done. Dot the last i and cross the last t on his paper, and he is all free. I will then ask him if he wants to watch A World Without Thieves and listen to NZSO orchestra with me. Somehow I think he will say yes to the orchestra, and maybe say no to the movie, but I don't care. As long as he says yes to one is good enough for me.
I have to live this life without thinking too much about anyone else right now. Just focus on me. I have to work harder.
This morning starts with car trouble so I can't drive to work in my trusted grey little Toyota Corona. No matter. Dad takes me to work without too much trouble but that means that I can't go to the farm to start my experiment. I will start it tomorrow. I have re-written some parts of the introduction and I will try to finish it before the end of October. There will be some addition, but I don't think the introduction need that much more work. I just have to finish it and hand it in to my boss to edit. I am sure she will feel obliged to change it again. Like what my friend said, it has to be written, re-written, edited, changed, cut down and boiled up at least five times before the final draft come out.
The concert went well, with the drama of my string slipping out of tune in the second last song near the end, I was so nervous! I couldn't play some notes, but managed to play most of the them at the right time. Just hope that no one noticed that my strings were out of tune... I am sure a trained musician will notice, but I can't really stop it from slipping away.
The first part of the performance was great. I had no trouble at all playing all the songs. Bede Williams was so dramatic when he performed Resident Villain. I love it!
Then it was our turn again. I think we did well. Saw Claire De Lune at the end of the performance. He is very happy and still trying very hard to study in university. I said thank you to Dr. and her bf. Apollo was there. He waved to me. White Angel and her mum were also there. Thank you all for coming. And how can I forget about the Ultimate Family? They were there to cheer me up. I have so many fans! Haha. Thank you very much for listening to me and you guys give me strength to play on, play hard, and I just love playing music on the stage.
I hope Dark Angel was there to listen to me, but he was too busy, he couldn't even concentrate when I had a conversation with him on the net. Oh, well. I am sure he will recover from Mars and come back after all his assessments are done. Dot the last i and cross the last t on his paper, and he is all free. I will then ask him if he wants to watch A World Without Thieves and listen to NZSO orchestra with me. Somehow I think he will say yes to the orchestra, and maybe say no to the movie, but I don't care. As long as he says yes to one is good enough for me.
I have to live this life without thinking too much about anyone else right now. Just focus on me. I have to work harder.
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