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It's the year of the Dog! Bow wow wow yippee yo yipee yay! I wish all the best in the coming year. Luck, success, and good health to my brother, dad and mom. Yesterday the Taiwanese students association held a New Year Lunch at a local restaurant, Shanghai. The meal was good, though we had plenty of leftovers, and everyone seemed to have a really enjoyable time. As a member of the staff, I was part of the group of people responsible for organizing the event, and I'm really glad that we pulled it off so well. I think learning to organize events and bring people together is an important skill, whether when having a good time or when trying to do serious business. Saturday was a brilliant day, especially in the afternoon. It was just gorgeous weather. Fortunately I didn't end up in the lab; instead I got to spend the afternoon with someone special and drink green bubble milk tea without the bubble. In the evening, the staff and several other good friends got together at my apa...

Someone took this pic of me some time ago.

Disney bought Pixar for ~7 billion! WOW. That makes Steve Jobs one of the most influential men in the world, if he isn't already with the Ipod and Apple computers. Wow. Prepare to see more style from Disney, and I mean coolness. Still, although I am a Mac user, I have to say Steve and Apple can come off as a greedy lot sometimes, and I'm curious how his operating philosophies will now affect those of Disney's. Nothing profound today. I thought this was pretty funny. I love dogs regardless.

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Nice photos below. Some day I'll go North and see the auroras. It must be a breathtaking sight. Auroras occur due to the earth's magnetic field, electrically charged particles, gas particles, and solar wind. I think the idea is particles like electrons travel along the earth's magnetic field lines and in collisions with gas atoms in the ionosphere light is emitted. These emissions can be made into spectacular displays as the one below via influence from the sun's magnetic field, which is what we mean by solar wind. Why do I say North? Because the earth's field terminates at the poles, and there the lines are packed more densely, i.e. the field strength is stronger. One would therefore expect the electrons to be much more energetic and in such collisions give rise to this phenomena. The second photo is that of an interesting and touching story. The mouse, I think named Gohan, was originally to be fed to the snake, but somehow, the snake instead of swallowing the mou...

Interesting blog. Start reading from the first entry. http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com. Related to that blog is the following article in Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/0602,lagorio,71678,12.html Found the following on a friend's away message. Thought it was bittersweet. He loves And she loves And they love so Why can't you love and I love too? Birds love And bees love And whispering trees love And that's what We both should do. I always knew some day You'd come along We'll make a twosome That just can't go wrong, Darling. He loves And she loves And they love So won't you love me as I love you?

Anybody can get famous on the internet. Check this dude out. This is also pretty neat . As I was walking to school this morning, it struck me that the grass was starting to turn green again. Spring is coming. Life renews, another cycle begins. A season for love? I hope it won't get any colder, as this winter wasn't particularly cold. Coming to Durham has changed the way I look at things. I'm taking a different pace of life. I used to be so rushed and in a hurry to get somewhere or do something when I was in NY. Not that I wasn't happy, I was extremely happy, but I was, felt, like I needed to be constantly in motion and doing something. And there was plenty to do mind you! You can't really just stop to smell the roses, or notice the clear blue sky (not today at least!), or see the grass turning green again, unless you live right next to Central Park. It never occurred to me to just idle the day away while I was in NY. Perhaps what is different is I've redefined ...