Thursday, January 18, 2007

宅

當窗外的兩隻白頭翁在枝頭上對唱時...



我一個人獨自在家裡抱著電腦 XDD

Saturday, January 13, 2007

しぃのうた

しぃのうた
日本 2ch BBS站的可愛動畫

Friday, January 12, 2007

我是大笨蛋

早上想說身上沒錢了,去領個兩千塊吧

昏昏沉沉的坐客運從基隆睡到台北
一下車就去騎車到大一女舍前面的 ATM提錢
很自信的想說,我領過幾次了,應該對 ATM 很熟了吧
快速的插入金融卡,輸入密碼
選了中文
然後,看到「二」字頭的就手比大腦還快的按下去了
按下去的同時,回過神來
...
「幹,是兩萬......是兩萬......是兩萬......是兩萬......」
...
身上一向不帶存摺的(怕被偷了麻煩)
無法存回去

於是,今天心驚膽跳的,默默的身懷鉅款
過了一天,然後回家。

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

iPhone

iPhone
So here come the Apple iPhone.

Revolutionary multi touch screen, which could detect more then one touches at the same time. Whole new user interface. Looks real thin and cool.

Here's what I think.
Steve Jobs got a point. Most "smart phones" out there forgot that you make calls with a phone. They got tons of flashy functions, yet it's really hard to make a call. Watching Steve make the call with an iPhone in his presentation seems really simple. I like how all the call related functions are easily accessible, how easy it is to place call, answer calls, and even make conference calls. Yet, I don't like the contact list. It's a long list in alphabetical order, where you need to do extensive scrolling to find what you want. In that perspective, I prefer the Palm OS address book application, where you just write in the name of who you want, and you have it. Other then that, the phone aspect of this gadget is very nice.

The touch screen looks really nice. But with 4 years of experience on touch screens, I would say that these things very from every device, so you could never be sure if you like it or not before you get to use it in person. But no matter how good the touch screen, an on screen is never good. Try typing an email with that thing, you'd be driven crazy before you get to the second paragraph.

The new "swipe & gesture" based control method of the multi-touch
interface seems best for iPod controls. Apple should bring it over to the next version of the iPod.

Safari (the browser), on the phone, seems interesting. It loads quite fast and renders web pages just as a computer would. But that's the problem. It only zooms in and out. What if you find a wide web page with long paragraphs across the screen? Do you want to do excessive scrolling (I did that ocassionally on my PDA, and it is a pain in the ass), or do you squint at the tiny fonts?
With Netfront on my PDA, it wraps the lines fitting the paragraphs on the narrow screen by auto introducing line brakes in the page, eliminating the need for side scrolling. That is a must for mobile web browsing if you don't like itzy-bitzy fonts, yet I don't see it in the presentation.

600USD with a 2 year contract? Yuck! You could get 3 Treos (with contract) for that.

So it is revolutionary, but not affordable at launch. It could take off if prices drop, though. Also, it's not out till June, Apple still might make changes to it, so the problems apparent now, may not be in the future production product.

Links:
Apple - iPhone
Apple - Presentation video
LAtimes hands-on report by David Pouge

The first reply

Quote:
" I regret to inform you that we are not able to offer you admission to graduate study at the University of California San Francisco."

Okay, 1 dead, 7 to go.

Actually, UCSF's program doesn't focus that much on virology, thus it's not the best choice for me. However, this is like a reality check, and it reminds me this:

1. I've got crappy GPAs, and not that good GRE scores. Other then that, I have no special experience nor rewards to report. Yet I only applied for the top schools, where the competition is most fierce. At first I thought only U Penn is the top choice, and other are OK; but I realised later on that all of them are top schools, way to late. Thus, due to my stupidity, my chance of getting an admission is not very high.
2. I still haven't got any idea of what to do if I was rejected by all of them. Do I try for another year? Do I try to find a job in biotech? Do I change courses, and get any job I could get in any field? One thing for sure, job less and without an admission in the US feels like a vegabond far away from everything that I've known.

I usually do not believe in my luck, since it usually sucks, but PLEASE, PLEASE, let my luck be a little better in this critical year of my life, when I am is this incertainty.

Paradox

Loving someone means that you should take care of that special one, and not let them be worried about you.

Yet, it is at your weakest or most confusing moment when you wish the most that there is someone there for you.

I need to be strong, I need to be brave, I need to be confident.

Monday, January 08, 2007

咖啡筆記

有些咖啡喝下去會有滑順感
有:

  • Creamy feel: 只要淺培就可以出來的有如牛奶的淡淡又舒服的滑順感
    這是海島豆的特色(一時忘了最貴的海島豆是什麼,不過據說台灣的豆子也是很棒的海島豆喔,難怪那麼貴)
  • Buttery feel: 深培之後出來的濃郁的感覺,有如奶油一般厚實。

Relationships

Should I hide my feeling or show it all out?

If I put it all out, will someone suffer under the weight?

One thing for sure, we are all learning as we go.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Grad school applications

So glad to say that all applications are finally submitted.

Now on I have to keep track on the process if every thing is properly received, and hope to get interview notices soon.

Interestingly, favorite application targets change. At first, I hope to stay in California so I could stay with friends and family, but now, from a research topic perspective, UPenn and U of Pittsburgh is my favorites due to their great selection of viral labs. I can choose to work on almost any virus I please at UPenn, and the group that discovered Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV), which is one of the most interesting viruses to me, is at Pittsburgh (what a surprise!). As for the 4 UC's, they don't have as much viral studies, so I need to aim on specific labs. And, U of Washington, which I previously assumed to be a safeshot, turns out to be one of the top research institutes... So, turns out that I didn't chose any safeshots, I am either getting to be a one of the best, or failing completely. Isn't that exciting??

Friday, January 05, 2007

紀念

昨天, 我的膝蓋重獲自由.

器材部分, 已經補買了手套&車燈, 同樣摔爆的背包, 還在考慮要買新的還是直接繼續使用破背包......

北海道的日期嘛......煩耶, 障礙越來越多, 而且全是人為因素

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

......

呵,今天又收到了一封賀年卡。裡面附有朋友手工製作的暑假在UCLA的照片集,勾起了當時各種歡樂的回憶。真快,半年過去了呢。短短兩個月,交了一群很特別的朋友。竟然到國外認識台灣朋友,真有趣呢,真的是物以類聚。

一同到 San Diego 玩的朋友中,竟有其中一個被另一個發了卡。看來這半年來也發生了不少事呢。不過怎麼這樣呢,這麼一來,我的朋友中又多了一個好人。

也許,很多這個年紀的人,都在煩惱著感情問題呢。那天在網路上看到別人的blog說ハチクロ這麼一個「所有的人都感情碰壁」的動畫特別能在大學生中產生共鳴。這樣充滿挫折的劇情才比較符合日常生活吧。

Monday, January 01, 2007

First day of the new year

因為週五到新竹玩,當晚只睡了2~3 hours,然後隔天又到苗栗馬那邦山爬了 6hours 的山(photos here) ,回來累的不得了。雖然週日睡了很多,今天元旦還是睡到快中午,吃完午飯又繼續狂睡。新的一年以萎靡的一天開始XD

每次睡眠不足都會失去對情緒的控制能力,結果今天中午呈現一整個沮喪的狀態,所有可以有的負面情緒一次湧上來,甚麼「人生有何意義」啦、「未來沒有希望」啦、「就當個終身黃金單生漢」啦,多麼糟糕的想法都出得來。不過我逐漸會面對了,總之,就去睡飽就對了!


下午睡飽後,上P2,發現糖果版有了不少正面而陽光的文章,心情連帶的被帶起來。恩,新的一年還是要抱著希望 : )

去剪了個頭髮,清爽多了是沒錯,鳥巢頭沒了也沒錯,不過糟糕的是,現在走進理髮店還是會被誤認為高中生。(上次剪頭髮還被問「學校規定要剪到那」......orz)高中生的收費很便宜沒錯,但都大四了還剪個學生頭實在是......。可惜我對髮型沒研究,也不知道該剪甚麼頭比較好。
總之呢,新的一年從一顆學生頭開始 XD

這一年,是我離開台灣這個美麗的島嶼前的最後一段時光,也是我的大學學生生活的最後一年。該如何才能讓自己充實的生活,而將來回憶時不會後悔呢?深深的覺得大四是個人生的轉捩點,將來可能踏入社會,可能成為研究生,總之都將比現在更獨立、更忙、更複雜。單純的學生生活即將結束。2007年,希望我能順利的申請到很重視病毒學的program(最近才發現我申請的program中有一大半都不太重視病毒研究),也希望一同申請的夥伴們都友好消息;另一方面,暑假北海道單車之旅,不必希望,我相信應該是沒問題的;感情問題,感覺上好像不在自己能掌握的範圍內,只希望自己的情緒不要再因此而亂掉,無論如何,都能快樂的生活。

最後,A happy new year to every one !

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

悲しい〜〜

上實驗課,我的實驗partner一直在旁邊唱 Wham 的 "Last Christmas"
又一個失戀受害者
とても悲しいてすね...

今日嬉しい

搖搖頭小綿羊
真是個可愛的禮物^^

與德技的水球紀錄 :P

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沈默寡言這玩意兒

人家說我沈默寡言,但這是表象,其根本原因是大腦語言區不發達。
真的覺得我不擅長表達自己。

常常跟朋友在一起時,沒聊個幾句,就腦中一片空白,不知道該說些甚麼了。
這在社辦時尤其明顯。除非有很熟的人,否則都只有當聽眾的份,人家講十句,我大概只插個幾個字。最後,自討無趣,順手拿起桌上的雜誌、型錄開始看。在別人眼中這行為有點自閉吧!

出活動時也是。見到不熟的新生都不知道該說甚麼,結果最後就一直泡在老人聊天團中,要不然就自己一個人飆到大隊前端,新生都不熟。真的不知該如何展開話題。以前還會學學種馬的老招:「什麼名字阿?甚麼科系阿?為何會想來騎車阿?」然後,三句問完後不知該說甚麼,尷尬的安靜之後,就自顧自的往前狂飆。

有時會羨慕一些話題永遠講不完的人。他們總是有無限多的生活小故事、有趣的經驗、新知識可以跟大家分享。曾經想說,要把自己變成一個相處起來更有趣的人,就多看一些報章雜誌、網站,並試著細細品味人生中有趣的點點滴滴。最後發現,我的人生歷練並沒有比別人無聊,只是那些記憶都鎖在一些不容易打開的抽屜中。

發現要暢所欲言,只有在一些特別要好的朋友,或者有特定共同經歷的人面前。尤其是同樣領域出身的,如系上同學,生物相關的東西有很多可以聊。有相似興趣的,如德技這種科技狂,也是特別聊的開。但也有一些特別的人,我們可以無所不聊。這些特別的人有何特點可以讓我放開心胸呢,我也不知道。總覺得自己的內心還有不少我自己都不了解的東西,還要花很多心力去聊解自己。

除了跟不熟的人聊天時常會腦袋空白外呢,有而還有語言障礙。有些東西必須要用英文解釋,我不會用中文講;有些東西則要用中文講,我不會翻成英文;也有些東西要用台語表達,不然也不知道怎麼講。但要找到三個語言的程度都跟我相似的人實在不簡單,於是,溝通障礙就出現了。

能夠使用語言互相溝通,是人類比其他動物多的一項優勢,但卻也產生了一些新的煩惱呢。

Sunday, December 24, 2006

這就是人生阿

沒甚麼好抱怨的
尤其當結果完全是自己的疏忽造成的

挫折與不如意是常有的事
這就是人生

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

New Blogger!

I've moved to the new Blogger system!
Let's see what's new...
When I have time that is.

喜好、人生階段與生活品味

那天在實驗室跟學長一起喝咖啡時,聊到了人在不同的階段下會喜歡不一樣的東西。
就以咖啡來說好了。大部份人一開始都比較喜歡那種加很多糖的咖啡。可能是便利商店的超甜罐裝咖啡,可能是即溶三合一咖啡。不過,我現在每次去實驗室都跟學長們一起品嚐新鮮現磨的黑咖啡。他們自己烘豆子,現磨現泡,每一個步驟都像做實驗一樣的一次一次的慢慢調整各種變因,以測出最好的處理方式。咖啡的味道講究層次感,剛入口可能先有點苦,接著有咖啡豆天然的酸,然後慢慢的把那淡淡的甜味帶出來。香味則依豆子的不同有各種香味,焦味、花果香... 各種奇特的味道都有。我現在發現淺培的咖啡,味道淡淡的卻口感滑順,真的很棒。

這讓我想到我高中時,本來都喝甚麼麥香紅茶、或檸檬紅茶,總之都很甜。然後有一次喝到無糖的烏龍茶,那淡淡的甜味感覺比過重的人工加糖的飲料別有一番風味。那種天然的淡淡的甜味總是可以在舌頭上停留很久,再那裡慢慢的變化。體會過那種感覺後,都會避免喝加糖的紅茶。烏龍茶、綠茶、日式煎茶、香片都有其特別的感覺,只要不要加糖去破壞那種感覺,就會多很多樂趣。

對於音樂的喜好,也會隨年齡改變。中、小學生喜歡的偶像歌手、重口味的情歌都會讓我覺得聽不慣。輕搖滾、爵士、新世紀,都各有適合聽得心情狀態。重搖滾,心情不好的時候偶而也會聽一下。講人生經驗的歌曲也總是比情歌耐聽。

以前,對於喜好跟自己相反的人多少會有點反感,但現在想想,也許人生歷練、心境的不同,都會影響一個人的喜好吧。

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Christmas cards sent

要寄出去的聖誕卡終於搞定了
週一寄出9張,今天寄出3張
不過USPS開始放聖誕假期了,所以今天寄到美國的兩張會被卡到1月1號才寄 T_T
真是晚兩天寄,晚半個月到達

這次狂寫卡片有幾個心得

  • 我的字還是一樣草,還會一行字越寫越往右上方飄...
  • 然後我得手腦並沒有同步,腦中想著一個字,手卻寫出一個長相只有20%類似的另一個字。(如:「過」=>「個」)結果寄出去的東西裡有塗改、有劃掉,還有利可白/帶... (我對不起大家)
  • 莫名其妙的,英文的寫的比較順:中文的構思比較久。阿~從小學的跟幼稚園學的語言使用上還是有差的。
  • 然後,可以理解的,給特別的人的卡片最難寫...
對了,信封上的收件者我都沒寫先生小姐耶,應該ok吧XD
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小心的貼上漂亮的郵票,然後把信封們一一投入那紅色或綠色的鐵桶,感覺自己的感情與心意隨之掉到筒底,發出響亮的撞擊聲。人們的感情就這樣躺在筒中等待郵差來把他們送到各個收件人的手中。