Plan for this week 2.28
CI
CI
February 28, 2006
accomplishment of the first week 2.28
a scratch of graduation project — done
a plan of reading selected papers, TAOCP, linux. Set up a linux system in the dorm. — no
general reading–IR. — some
CM - C, VC — t to p — t
some unexpected change in graduation project and CM. Need some change.
February 27, 2006
2.27
CI
0 laps. need to exercise more tomorrow
Jerry’s birthday party. gave him a nice birthday cake. good time. missed the graduation project meeting for it. need some compensation.
February 26, 2006
2.26
4 laps, a ppt of graduation project, CI
organized a party to have someone surprised.
need to print and submit the forms tomorrow.
Why hasn’t the offical offer arrived yet?
February 25, 2006
2.25
23:39
accomplishment today:
a report of the scratch of graduation project.
played a basketball game with the girl basketball team of chemistry engineering department. Interesting. found it embarrassing to defend, cross over and shoot. Passing the ball was the only thing to do.
need to start with cm
February 24, 2006
2.24
9:28
10 laps. course selected.
plan for today
a ppt of scratch of the graduation project
CM-C
0:56
accomplishment of today:
a ppt of scratch of the graduation project — no
CM-C — no
found something very important to the graduation project. thought of something cool. need to finish and summerize it tomorrow.
still, i’d better not stay over night…
need to check the mail box and recharge the phone tomorrow.
February 23, 2006
2.23
9:01
got up at 7:30. 10 laps.
plan for today:
prepare selective courses
graduation project, general reading — IR
karate 2.pm
check the mailbox
casually checked the lib account, found that the 7 book I bought have been due for 2 days. Cost me 140 yuan. I’ve just skipped them. Sigh… Still haven’t learnt the patience to borrow 1 book a time after 4 years of college.
a basketball game
accomplishment of today:prepare selective courses — done
graduation project — some papers, still need to solve the core of the problem
general reading — IR — read
karate 2.pm — the time for karate has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday.
check the mailbox — forgot! How many times have I forgot that? sigh.
need to be more concentrated. seems that if I have some ideas I always tend to dive into research and ignore the time schedule. Well, maybe it’s time to remind myself to be more realistic.
February 22, 2006
Plan for this week 2.22
a scratch of graduation project
a plan of reading selected papers, TAOCP, linux. Set up a linux system in the dorm.
general reading–IR.
CM - C, VC — t to p
2.22
11:27
devoted almost the whole morning dealing with the network problem in the lab.
consulted the registration center. registered manully for a basketball course, the second class on Tuesday.
still i want to keep the karate, the third course on Wednesday. Wait a minute, that’s today, right?
still need to select one more course to complete six groups of campus-wide selective courses. need to plan that tomorrow.
Plans for today
graduation project
CM- consult
18:37
the time for karate has been changed to 2.pm. tomorrow.
spent sometime to view blogs of friends.
Say goodbye? Kidding. Never say goodbye.
23:35
accomplishment:
CM- consult
didn’t finish the book
graduation project
didn’t do that.
too much time in messenger and proxy. shameful.
February 21, 2006
2.21
9:58
Got up at 7:45
5 laps. Needed to rest.
plan for today:
1. set up the computer in the lab.
2. come out with a scratch of the graduation project. some basic understanding of search tech.
3. some general reading about IR and Chinese in US.
4. the philosophy of visa
18:40
downloaded software and papers.
list extra things to be installed on the workstation in the lab:
im: QQ
surf: 周博通
misc: calender & stuff.
some documents
music?
20:11
intallation done. didn’t read much. need to be more efficient: be organized, concentrated, and take things easy
22:32
accomplishment of today:
1. set up the computer in the lab. — done
2. come out with a scratch of the graduation project. some basic understanding of search tech. — have read a few papers. a few ideas. still don’t get the whole picture.
3. some general reading about IR and Chinese in US. — a little.
4. the philosophy of visa — no. didn’t read that.
need to be more efficient: be organized, concentrated, and take things easy
have to sleep on time and keep a good time schedule.
February 20, 2006
2.20
22:14 the graduation project has started. attended the meeting went to passport office. 4 hours forth and back, only to know that I’ve missed the office hours. Discussion with the group. Maybe I need to know more about xml, rss, and the technology of searching.
a special talk to somebody …
reply mails to Houston Hi, Yi, Muqsith, Jatindera, can you see this site? Welcome!
February 19, 2006
2.19
19:40
Fixed the antivirus system. Some clean up, both in the computer and in the room.
Sent mails to Houston
some reading
checked my credit hours according to the requirements
need to read the graduate project requirements.
need to wash the clothes…
Ate a little too much when supper.
Need to exercise more tomorrow
February 18, 2006
户口办理
户口办理
{
户口卡
{
办理文件清单
{
身份证明
由各系出具校内介绍信（介绍信中必须注明原因）
}
时间
{
天内归还。8:00-
}
费用
{
金100
}
}
户籍与档案
{
1、提交清华大学年应届毕业生申请自费出国（境）留学登记表 ：
{
http://career.tsinghua.edu.cn/jyglupload/uploadfile/39/2/1132737077972/1132737149606.doc
http://career.tsinghua.edu.cn/jyw/dtxx/detail.jsp?seq=496
}
2、当留学申请成功（offer，passport, visa到手）再缴费办理户籍手续
{
}
}
联系
{
清华户籍办公?
{
派出所院内
62783270
http://bwb.tsinghua.edu.cn/
}
}
}
Passport plan
护照
主要资料来源:
http://www.bjgaj.gov.cn/other_column/office_guide/passport_detail.jsp
http://www.welltrend.com.cn/yimin/wenda/index.html
{
办理文件清单 要A4复印?
{
1、 本人户口簿、身份证、集体户口的要有户口卡片。
户口簿与身份证项目不一致或户口尚在迁移中的，请先到户口所有地派出所办理变更或落户手续、外地迁京落户的，身份证签发地须做相应的变更。
2、 近期直边正面免冠彩色单人半身证件照2张（其中一张贴在申请表的相应位置）。
照片标准：光面相纸，背景颜色为白色或淡兰色，着白色服装的请用淡兰色背景颜色，着其它颜色服装最好使用白色背景，照片要求人像清晰，层次丰富，神态自然，公职人员不着制式服装，儿童不系红领巾。尺寸为半身证件照尺寸，即48毫米x33毫米；头部宽度：21－24毫米；头部长度：28－33毫米。不符合上述要求及一次性快照、翻拍的照片或彩色打印机打印的照片不予受理。
3、 自费出国留学还需要准备下列证明材料（证明材料自签发之日起6个月内有效，如是外文，须由指定的翻译公司翻译为中文。）
{
<1>国外学校出具的入学通知?
<2>非军队系统的自费留学人员具有大专以上学历的，须提交北京市教育委员会出国留学办公室出具的《具有大学和大学以上学历人员自费留学资格审核证明》。
}
}
程序
{
步骤一：领取申请表
{
1 请您携带身份证或户口簿到领表地点在户口所在地派出所、公安分（县）局出入境管理部门、北京市公安局出入境管理处和海淀、朝阳受理点领取。
可从网络下载表格，网址：http://www.bjgaj.gov.cn/net_service/download_center/info_list.jsp
2 领表时请说明前往的国家（地区）和事由、以免领错表格。
}
步骤二：填写申请表，并准备相应的证明材?
{
1 填表 n项注意
2 关于单位或派出所意见的说明：14周岁以上（含14周岁）的在校学生，由所在学校出具意见。
}
步骤三：提交申请
{
在您备齐上述材料后，请本人携带全部原件和复印件（A4规格的复印件）到北京市公安局出入境管理处及及海淀、朝阳受理点提交申请。并回答有关询问。您需要提交下列材料：
{
1, 户口簿首页、本人资料页和居民身份证的复印? 2、 填写完整的申请表原?
3、 相应的证明材料复印?
4、 已持有普通护照的，提交原照，以备?
5、 照片1张
}
您的申请被受理后将取得《回私出境证件申请加执》，请您持《回执》和身份证当即在出入境管理处接待大厅拍摄护照专用照片。请注意自己的服饰和仪表。
}
步骤四：领取护照
{
取证可由本人领取或通过邮政局速递，按照《取证回执单》上的日期领取证件。须本人携带居民身份证或户口簿，持《取证回执单》，交费后领取证件。因故不能本人领取的，须写委托书，受托人持本人和申请人的身份证原件和复印件，登记后领取。制作完毕的证件保管期为三个月，过期不领取的予以销毁。
取证程序：
1) 凭《取证回执》到20号台收费台交费；
2) 凭交费收据到领证台领取证件；
3) 领取证件时，请仔细核对护照内容，避免发生差错。
为减少您的往返次数，一次办结护照申请，建议采用邮政速递业务。愿意速递的人员，请在办结申请手续后，持《取证回执单》到邮政局设在出入境管理处接待大厅的服务台办理邮政速递手续，护照邮寄费用直接交邮局柜台即可。
}
}
所需时间
{
5? 14?
工作时间为周一至周六（法定节假日除外）8时30分到16时30分。
}
费用
{
办理护照需交200元工本费，领取护照时交付。
}
地址与联系方式
{
北京市公安局出入境管理处
{
咨询电话：26611266、84015292、84015297、84015295、64078237。
监督电话：110、84015300、84015316。
地点：小街桥东南侧。地铁雍和宫站下车，公交44路、13路可达。自己开车前往，停车场在小街桥下。
}
海淀受理点
{
从清华西门乘811，323，到阜成路下。
地点：海淀区阜成路67号（空军总院斜对面）
办公时间：星期一到星期五（法定节假日除外）：上午8:30-11:30、下午1:00－5:00
}
}
问题
{
照相：黄山图片社？
需要出具经济担保证明吗？
需要考虑护照的有效期吗？据美国使馆要求，在抵达美国之后需要有6个月的有效期。
如果通过邮政速递手续领取护照如何缴200元费？
14周岁以上（含14周岁）的在校学生，由所在学校出具意见：还需要吗？如何办理？
入学证明翻译:找哪个公司?指定的翻译公司?
证明材料自签发之日起6个月内有效–这个有效是什么意思？是护照的有效期吗？
北京市教育委员会出国留学办公室出具的《具有大学和大学以上学历人员自费留学资格审核证明》如何办理？
复印件（A4纸规格）: 材料复印的进一步要求?就是每份材料用B5复印就可以了?
}
}
2.18
11:34
Got up 11:35. Headache.
Got mail from advisor. Maybe need to learn linux more this semester.
15:07
Played a basketball game, got the last shot. Tired.
Striked by inertia for hours. What a shame.
Need some cold water to refresh myself.
To Da:
Yes. And I think the world of open source is important in the U.S, for piracy is strictly restricted there.
18:53
a special talk to someone.
…
19:42
Been talking with Donald about the American cooking, and their barbaric food culture.
Seems that I need to learn Chinese cooking.
0:36
read BBS for passport visa and stuff.
Talked to Father & Mother through QQ.
Plan posted.
Let’s sleep earlier today.
February 17, 2006
Gmail Invitations Available
If you need one, just tell me.
Just make sure one thing:
I know you!
Something more about my plans
You may have noticed that I write my plans in a code-like manner. This is a geeky habit of mine
. You may find it annoying. But I recommend you copy and save it as *.java (or #.cpp)file, and open it with IDE like Visual Studio.Net. Then you can fully exploit the advantage of outline view feature of such software.
Something more about my daily log
1. I wrote the daily log of one day in one post. I may update it for several times during the day. So very possibly, you will see a complete daily log at the end of the day.
2. Generally I’m gonna view the comments at the end of the day, and respond to them in my daily log.
My contact has been renewed
Now that the environment of life of me is going to be changed, and so are the ones of many of my friends, I feel it necessary to update my contact, including emails and ims:
E-mail:
1983.Song.Wei@gmail.com(recommended)
im:
QQ:38764380
msn:wei_song_1983@hotmail.com
google talk:1983.Song.Wei
They are recorded in the http://songwei.blogsome.com/who-am-i page.
Now I really like gmail and google talk.
2.17
19.18
6 laps. Legs need some rest. Exercise.
Been to the registration center(and registrated for this semester), student office of the department, police station in Tsinghua, career center, Bank of China.
Now have an idea about the passport and registered permanent residence things. Will go to the passport office in Haidian district and confirm what I’ve known, and publish it out here to share you guys in Tsinghua.
Still don’t know too much about the notarizations. Help…
A dude asked me to go to the pub, which reminded me that I’ve never been to such places. Maybe a memorialization is good, to mark the days of youth in China…
0:05
Finally, the voice from Houston! Celebrate one!
Thank you very much, Yi Liu.
The adventure in the pubs… Miserable. Let’s forget about that.
0:12
Wait a minute. I’ve got your mail, Yi Liu.
Thanks very much for the advices.
I think I’ll live on campus, at least in the first semester, and make further decisions later.
Need I learn cooking???
OK, maybe I can start with the American style. Can’t cook no Chinese food, anyway.
I’ll tell my advisor about this blog now.
4:39
sent some emails to UH.
Again so late.
Why am I subconsciously ajusting the time difference?
February 16, 2006
2.16
11:06
Got up at 9:30
10 laps. exercise. No breakfast.
The registry has been locked. Kaspersky has been corrupted. Virus?
17:11
Slept for hours…
Focused on the digital incarnation idea. Or, say, obsessed by it? In this a few days.
Beening exploring in internet, like, say, blindly?
Just now struck by emptiness. That has been the start of my inactivities many times before…
But NO MORE, ‘cause me’m gonna to be FREE.
When you guys see me like this, do slam right across my face.
Let’s start planning… A bath and supper first.
20:23
Been talking with akai about the old smth.
Sure it intertwists too much feeling and memory.
Despite of what I’ve said, in fact, I feel you, akai, though I’m completely an outsider back then.
Good luck in Japan, akai.
23:52
OK. Digital incarnation done.
Guess I’ll use gmail and google talk more in the future. They are really good.
Time not enough. The new contact will be published tomorrow.
February 15, 2006
This blog has been fixed.
You can comment directly. No registration and moderation required, until the day this blog is attacked by comment spam…
Added two explanative pages. One for myself, one for the blog.
Changed the theme, modification applied.
Glad to find out wpress is such an elegant open source blogging system. And blogsome is a nice place for free bloggers. Although I really think they should update wpress to 2.0, and enlarge the file upload space.
But I’m OK with the current situation. Maybe pics and musics distract people’s mind from the essential points. Also I want to keep this place light-weighted. So there won’t be java script, too. But I do want to have server of my own to host the blog. Cause the password scheme isn’t very convenient. Better assign user identification to certain categories. That would be nice.
Am I again sinking into meaningless details? Forget it.
I’ll try to make things here clear and simple.
2.15
15:49
Got up at 8:50 Charged the electricity.
Cost me 100 yuan.
Run 10 laps.
Exercises.
Still not feel well.
The bccb bank is so mean.
Yesterday I submitted 30 yuan for a Yangze Wang for his network account, but forgot to press one button. Today I found that the 30 yuan is neither in his network account nor my bank account. Sigh…
Been trying to finalize the first stage construction of my digital incarnation. Hopefully I can get this blog done and introduce it to my advisor.
Got to finish it today. Havn’t been dealing with html for long…
Hungry and Tired. Got to sleep. Will it help to loose weight if I miss my lunch?
0:13
a talk with another… have given him some advices on choosing advisors. But do take my advices with reservation, dude.
Maybe I’ll make a good consultant… There is one thing I find out: when you are trying to give advices to someone, you are improving yourself, too.
Been hacking with wordexpress. Explanation of modifications of this blog will soon be announced.
Didn’t know wordexpress is open source at first. Just feel it elegant out of its simpleness. Has that become the mark of open source?
Maybe I really should dive deeper in the world of open source. Matt is so cool
Found a good desktop blogging tool : w.bloggar. It’s free. Trying to set it right.
At last I gave up. Maybe because of the coding system of the Chinese version of Windows XP, when I send this:"""""""""""""""""""""
I get this:\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"
Can’t fix it. The xml source sent seems to be alright. Any one knows what to do?
Too late. Anyway, this site is OK now. Sleep.
February 14, 2006
Lover’s Day
… Well, freedom will always be my faithful lover.
13:55 Can’t believe I got up 8:30 in the morning. Perhaps because of the sunny weather, perhaps because of the return of my beloved dude Yangze Wang. (Do not think that I am gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Ran 10 laps on the playground. Did some exercise. Really determined to carry out the loosing weight plan now. Got into library. When look through piles of books I come up with some thought. Left the library with seven books, though I wonder I much I could really read before the due time. Anyway, I don’t really enjoy reading, except for novels. But I do want to know. So glad to find that I can access the outer internet from the computers in the media room. I like the environment there. Looking out of the window you see the peace in the sky. But I forgot the passwords of my online storing space and blog. Tried more than 10 times. Still can’t remember. Sigh. Sigh.. Sigh… Got to get back. Posted my first “thought”. Found a problem. The categories view are only effective the first time I push the go button. Seems it needs a while to be effective again. This blog… So interesting. Tired. Got to sleep.
10:36, Feb 15 The electricity charge had run out yesterday. Couldn’t blog. Surfed on the bbs. There had been one thing really surprising: A contact on my im list, who I thought was my high school mate Dong Wang in Peking U, turned out to be a 30 year old male who has lived and worked in the US for 10 years. Had a nice talk. Thanks for you advices and tips, Donald. Have been coping with the blog system, to finalize the construction. Hoped I can settle things once and for all, but the electricity suddenly shut down… How I wish I’ve got a lap top…
What should I do in the last months in China?
Yes, I’ve got no courses to attend to this semister except for taekwondo and a few selective courses… But, I do have that leisure time as you guys presume:
I need to prepare all the board and enroll stuff. I need to work in a graduation project. I need to prepare for graduate study following the instructions of my teachers. Got to say good bye to all my friends in China. Got to get together with all my families. …
Is there anything should be done? Yes, I think so. I need to know more about China. Very possible I’ll come back some day. At least I’ll always keep a specail connection with her. Need to know more about the culture, business, even politics… Maybe career market and career life in China is the most realistic topic. Although I don’t think I will really completely leave the lab and school world. But I feel it not enough… to know the whole picture. Well, I may know something of academia, a little of career, but I don’t know business. But I believe that’s the key to a successful career life, and even the way beyond. But where to start? The origin, the impetus, the joint point… I feel Hi-tech venture capital really interesting. What do you guys think?
What I think is… Well, again feel so occupied:)
Maybe we should really learn from the art of the great “go” master Qingyuan Wu. You can be a great caculator, but there are always more steps and possibilities than you can caculate. However, in this galling situation lies the great art of combining intuition and caculation, choosing and forgoing. None of us are gods, but we are free. That’s what the gods can’t aspire to. How I wish I could know that art some day.
February 13, 2006
Procedures to go abroad
registered permanent residence
{
files needed
{
}
procedures
Time
fee
problems
{
}
}
passport
{
files needed
{
}
procedures
Time
fee
problems
{
the period of validity
}
}
notarization
{
List of notarizations needed
{
?
}
List of notarizations related
{
bank deposit
diploma
no crime
birth
relative
not marriaged
}
}
physical examination
{
?
}
visa
{
refer to visa plan.
}
Visa plan
visa
{
files needed
{
prerequisite
{
passport
proofs
I-20
}
Required Documents
{
1 Valid Passport Must last 6 months after arrival.
2 One Photograph: Two inches square color photograph, less than 6 months old, against a white background, full frontal view. The photo should be glued to the English DS-156.
3 Original Bank Receipt for Application Fee The 810 RMB application fee may be paid at any CITIC Bank branch in China.
visa forms
http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/visa_forms.html
{
4 Two Completed DS-156 Application Forms – in both English & Chinese The three page English form should be filled in online, printed, and signed. The Chinese form is available for download or available without charge at CITIC Bank.
online addr: https://evisaforms.state.gov
5 Two Completed DS-157 Application Forms - in both English & Chinese
6 Two Completed DS-158 Application Forms - in both English & Chinese
}
}
Suggested Documents
{
1 Completed SEVIS Form Form I-20A-B (for F1 students) http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/index.htm
SEVIS Fee Receipt Most J, F, and M applicants must now pay a SEVIS fee. Please bring an electronic receipt or I-797 receipt to your interview. for more information on SEVIS>>
2 Proof of Ties to China Proof of economic, social, family, or other commitments that will help demonstrate your intent to return to China after a temporary stay in the U.S.
3 Proof of Finances Proof that you can support yourself during your entire stay in the U.S. without working.
4 Research/Study Plan Detailed information about your planned studies or research in the U.S.
5 Resume/CV Detailed information about your past academic and professional experience, including a complete list of all publications to which you have contributed
}
}
procedures
{
1 Steps in Making an Appointment
{
pay for the call, 36 RMB for 8 minutes or 54 RMB for 12 minutes.
pay for the application - original receipts are valid for one year.
call
{
information to be prepared
{
applicant’s full name
passport Number
ID Number
contact information
purpose of travel
place of residence
whether s/he was refused before, etc.
}
4008-872-333 (021) 3881-4611
skype ok
Hours: Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM –7:00 PM Saturday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
}
}
2 Complete Visa Application Forms
{
DS-156 English - fill and submit online, print
DS-156 Chinese DS-157 E/C DS-158 E/C — download, print, complete manually.
}
3 On the Day of the Interview
{
a. Bring all supporting documents with you for visa interview.
b. Go to the Embassy or Consulate and Line up outside.
c. Go through the security check—Do NOT bring electronic devices, including cellular phones. Backpacks, suitcases, attaché cases, and strollers are also not permitted. Applicants should only bring documents relevant to the visa application.
d. Submit visa application forms and required documents at designated window, and then wait for fingerprint scanning and visa interview. Be prepared to wait 2 to 3 hours!! So cool.
e. If your visa application was approved after the interview, your visaed passport will be mailed to you within 5 working days. Expedited pick up is available from the China Post Office located on Beijing Jian Guo Men Wai Street. Special circumstances, such as the need for special clearances, incomplete applications, and/or fraud investigations may influence the processing of individual cases and delay visa issuance.
}
}
Time ?
fee
{
810 RMB application fee
fee for the phone call
}
problems
{
When making the appointment through the call, will the Date of interview be assigned by the embassy? Or can it be negotiated? How?
Will a Chinese version of DS-157 be necessary?
Place to take the photo?
What is "Proof of Ties to China Proof of economic, social, family, or other commitments that will help demonstrate your intent to return to China after a temporary stay in the U.S."
Will the I-20 from school be enough for financial proof?
Research/Study Plan Detailed information about your planned studies or research in the U.S. Is it necessary?
Resume/CV Detailed information about your past academic and professional experience, including a complete list of all publications to which you have contributed?
Need I worry about the period of validity of visa? Or I should just get it as soon as possible?
preparations
{
scout the embassy?
oral practice?
The philosophy of visa, and other stuff from new oriental, are they effective?
}
}
}
Going to Houston
I’m going to Houston in U.S. for my PH.D. study. I’ll enroll in the Computer Science Department in University of Houston. (www.cs.uh.edu) I will be expected to be available in the department 8/14/06 (one week before classes begin). And I have to get my passport, visa and various certifications. Let’s do it.
The first daily log
11:23 (Beijing time) at noon. Headache. I went to bed 4:00 this morning, and I’ve got up an hour ago. All becasue of this blog thing. I’m still too easy to sink into meanless exploration of details of tech. Got to be more concentrated and organized. Hungry and tired. Got to eat…
sleep…
14:43 A special talk to someone. …
16:12 Let’s make the visa plan.
16:29 Tired. Have to sleep for a while. Faint. Can’t stay over night. Sigh…
19:30 Got up. Again, time to eat… Can’t let this go on…
21:06 Have run 6 laps. Played some basketabll. Got to do sports to refresh my body. Finished the meal Going to bath.
22:30 Faint. The bathhouse is closed! Bad luck… I’m so angry that I did a shower using tap water shower in the dorm Nearly got myself killed, but it feels so cool! Did some cleaning and sundries. OK, refreshed. Now the visa plan… Got to fight a bloody way out of the details.
3:39 Again so late… visa plan and draft of procedures abroad posted. Welcome discussion and advices. Sent the first email to my senior in Houston.
Viewed the comments. So happy there are so many!
To rainsinger and Da: Thanks very much! I’ll keep blogging.
To yoshiki: This is just average writing of mine. I never wanted to write a GRE issue here. Maybe I’ve never known the difference between average writing and GRE issue. Didn’t get a high score anyway…
Seems that there are some problems with commenting and publishing here. Your comments are all sent more than once. Indeed it seems that there is something wrong with the commenting system here. I’ve tried 2 comments and got a page of warnings each time. But it’s ok. I received all the comments. You don’t need to send multiple times. It’s just that comments need to be approve before they are published. Indeed different from the space, and indeed convenient. And the plans may be not so clear with their formatting. I have to enter html source here, and it’s difficult to do the indenting. I tried to enter in word, and paste the compiled html, but only to have chaos displayed. I’ll try to solve these problems in time.
4:07 Got to sleep. The time was even 7 minutes later than yesterday! Faint. Never want to ajust the time difference in such a way.
February 12, 2006
Hello world!
Welcome to songwei at Blogsome. This is my first post. This is Song Wei here.
What will I write on this blog? Basically I’m gonna write down what I’ve done during the day, and I’ll try to keep posting once a day. Decisions and plans will also be posted. And of course I would like to share my thoughts here, if I come up with any. Most of the posts would be in English, for I want this blog to be international. So my posts here will fall into 4 categories:
Daily log Plans and decisions Thoughts and ideas Explanations
I’ll add more categories when I feel that I need to.
Who will be reading this blog? This blog is open to all over the world. But I think the ones who are really interested with this blog will be limited to my friends, classmates, teachers and advisors.
Why do I keep such a blog? First I publicly log my daily life to keep myself being too lazy. For a time in college I’ve been very inactive. But now that I’m orientated, I’d like to recover, and go beyond. One of the reasons of my inactivity is that I hate being pushed. I knew that if you don’t want to be pushed, you’d better push yourself. But after years of school life pushing myself sounds no longer an appealing idea to me (and to most of us as well, I think.). It took quite a lot for me to learn that if you don’t want to push yourself, you’d better free yourself. So now I’m gonna expose my laziness here, and let you guys scold me, mock me, blame me. I will do this out of my free will, because I think to face the public judgments voluntarily will be a good start of a free way. How can one free himself in a game? The only way is to take the lead. And that’s what I’m gonna do here.
Secondly, decision and plans announced here may make it more convenient for my friends to make accommodation or to cooperate. And it could also be evaluated by the advisors and teachers, if they’d like to, to give me some advices and instructions in advance. Sometimes I may need a place to explain something, and here will be my bulletin.
Thirdly, this blog will serve as a more convenient substitute of ordinary journals and notebooks for me.
And the last but not the least, I’ll publish some thoughts here and wait for your feed backs. It would be my pleasure to discuss with you.
Policies 1. All kinds of comments are welcomed. Yes, I say all kinds and I really mean it. There is a sample comment below by myself to demonstrate this point. 2. Although this is a log of my daily life, please rest assured that all sensitive things will never be shown here. I will always take my responsibility to protect the privacy between me and others.
