Pony Lectures on Mathematics for Physics Student (PLMPS) aim at providing an applicable mathematical textbook for undergraduates major in physics. The textbook should include all the main mathematical tools required in all the elementary and advanced physics courses, and should neglect some involving knowledge they’ll seldom make use of. Beside, PLMPS should be able to help the students to appreciate the inherent beauty of mathematics and physics.
PLMPS can be divided into four volumes. The first two volumes are designed for freshman and sophomore students, respectively. These are, actually, almost sufficient to meet the basic demand of all undergraduate courses. Volume 3 and 4 are for those who are ambitious enough to conquer some advanced subjects, or desire to attend a research group and publish some paper as an undergraduate student. They will introduce something more challenging and exciting.
The detail plan of PLMPS is as below.
Volume I: Basics Calculus & Linear Algebra
The first part will include most of the knowledge that will be taught in standard “Advanced Mathematics” courses. However, I intend to greatly emphasize something that will be of great use in physics courses, like “gradient, divergence & curl” and practical ODE skills. Meanwhile, a lot are to be omitted, such like most involving proving of rarely-used theorems. A brief introduction to complex numbers will be attached in the end of this part, in case the students will need them in electromagnetism. The second part will include a lot more than ordinary algebra textbooks, and things that will play a significant role in analytic & quantum mechanics will be explained extraordinarily carefully. Furthermore, Tensor Algebra will be introduced (not in detail) as an addition to this part. This volume contain sufficient knowledge to be applied in the standard “Elementary/Ordinary Physics” course(s).
Volume II: PDE & Complex Analysis
Quite opposite to the widely-accepted sequence of teaching, I put PDE in front of Complex. Firstly, an average sophomore student is quite capable of mastering the elementary solution of PDE, like separation of variables, with but a basic knowledge of complex numbers. Secondly, comparing with complex analysis, a knowledge of PDE is more badly needed. Courses like electrodynamics and quantum mechanics will require a mastery of elementary PDE solving skills. The first part of this volume will include most content of “Equations in Mathematical Physics” course, but parts that will require a better view of complex analysis, such like Bessel functions, will only be explained briefly. The second part will concentrate on the practical part of complex analysis, especially conformal transform, which will be used in some involving boundary problems. Knowledge that will be required to study the “special functions” will also be included, followed by a more thorough study of the special functions. Fourier & Laplace Transform and their application will be taught in great detail in this part. This volume will contain sufficient knowledge to be applied in the standard “Introductory Theoretical Physics (The Four Mechanics)” courses.
Volume III: Tensor Analysis & Non-linear Theory
The first part of the volume will explain tensor analysis in detail. This part is designed for applications in general relativity and cosmology, but it can easily be applies in other subjects like elasticity. The second part will give an introductory explanation to non-linear science and chaos.
Volume IV: Functional Analysis & Group Theory
The first part is an entirely utilitarian introduction of functional analysis. It will contain sufficient knowledge for its application in most situations an undergraduate can come across. The second part will systematically introduce the group theory, and will contain sufficient knowledge for its application in “Advanced Quantum Mechanics” and “Solid-state Physics”.
This is not the final version of my plan, for the purpose of releasing it is for your precious suggestion about how to adjust it.
2007年6月30日星期六
2007年6月29日星期五
A Talk to My Padawan
Today, unexpected, I came across my dear Padawan on QQ.
It had been quite a long time since I contacted her last time. As I knew what happened to her and her love, I dare not disturb her too much, waiting her emotion to be settled down. I go to her Yahoo! Blog EACH day, in hope to find some trace of her recent activity, but failed.
Some days ago, she updated her blog, said that she has bought a pot of Jasmine flower. That was a sign, I knew, of her successful recovery, and the begin of her new life.
One exhilarating news is that she declare she had learned to face him and her history calmly, objectively and optimistically. She grew up, I knew, just like I at her age. I remember the days I struggled through, which changed a young, simple, naive boy into a true man. My padawan could call herself a woman now, I daresay. She had got a better view of the world, the life, and the opposite sex. I believed she knew these, but she was reluctant to accept, accept facts like "that's what the way boys think and act". Now, she is learning to adapt these. That's the most significant advantage.
As to me? Oh gosh! I still have many dairy that dare not to be published, in fear of the "material girl" will see them. I've made up my mind to find an opportunity to directly declare my feeling to her, but not now, at least after all these god-damned finals. I want to end it before I leave for Hongkong, because I think it's no longer needed to hide it in front of her.
Let's come back to my Padawan. I disclose part of my story to her, and she IMMEDIATELY said, "So I'll be your companion!", which moved me immediately. She also suggested me to "put it aside for a while". Finally she said, "Contact me through SMS when you have time", and it gave me the long lost feeling of months ago.
I'll always appreciate it.
It had been quite a long time since I contacted her last time. As I knew what happened to her and her love, I dare not disturb her too much, waiting her emotion to be settled down. I go to her Yahoo! Blog EACH day, in hope to find some trace of her recent activity, but failed.
Some days ago, she updated her blog, said that she has bought a pot of Jasmine flower. That was a sign, I knew, of her successful recovery, and the begin of her new life.
One exhilarating news is that she declare she had learned to face him and her history calmly, objectively and optimistically. She grew up, I knew, just like I at her age. I remember the days I struggled through, which changed a young, simple, naive boy into a true man. My padawan could call herself a woman now, I daresay. She had got a better view of the world, the life, and the opposite sex. I believed she knew these, but she was reluctant to accept, accept facts like "that's what the way boys think and act". Now, she is learning to adapt these. That's the most significant advantage.
As to me? Oh gosh! I still have many dairy that dare not to be published, in fear of the "material girl" will see them. I've made up my mind to find an opportunity to directly declare my feeling to her, but not now, at least after all these god-damned finals. I want to end it before I leave for Hongkong, because I think it's no longer needed to hide it in front of her.
Let's come back to my Padawan. I disclose part of my story to her, and she IMMEDIATELY said, "So I'll be your companion!", which moved me immediately. She also suggested me to "put it aside for a while". Finally she said, "Contact me through SMS when you have time", and it gave me the long lost feeling of months ago.
I'll always appreciate it.
2007年6月27日星期三
The Schedule For Preparing the Final
Today, I have, as before, made the schedule for the final.
The preparing will begin on June 30th and end on, of course, July 19th, 20 days in total.
I'll work for 8 hours per day on average for this. I can, sometimes, spend 10 hours working, but the extra 2 hours will be used on my academic studying. That is, I'll spend 160 hours on the preparation.
I still have five subjects to review: English, Marxism Philosophy, Non-linear Science and Complexity, Electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. I will spend relatively less time on English and Complexity, to save time for tougher ones.
The detailed schedule, as my secret, will not be released.
However, the schedule has made me exhilarating as before, when I found I have so much time to use!
The preparing will begin on June 30th and end on, of course, July 19th, 20 days in total.
I'll work for 8 hours per day on average for this. I can, sometimes, spend 10 hours working, but the extra 2 hours will be used on my academic studying. That is, I'll spend 160 hours on the preparation.
I still have five subjects to review: English, Marxism Philosophy, Non-linear Science and Complexity, Electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. I will spend relatively less time on English and Complexity, to save time for tougher ones.
The detailed schedule, as my secret, will not be released.
However, the schedule has made me exhilarating as before, when I found I have so much time to use!
2007年6月26日星期二
My Further Plan
This is, strictly speaking, not a resolution, but a plan.
I'm planning to open some more "T"s. This is quite a large plan, actually, but I'm determined to complete it, not matter how long it will take.
This is an open plan, i.e. I may add more and more articles into these "T"s. However, I'll list some of the titles that have come into my brain.
S_Starwars, T_Databank
Here collects something I designed, mainly about The Remnant Sith and guys there. All of them will be written in the standard format of official databank articles. Besides those I've finished before like Maverick, Darth and Jabba, Darth, I will also write Saber, Light, Chosen Jedi, the and Voldemort, Lord. Besides, I'll write Dildo, Darth.
S_Academic, T_Books
I will write my comment of some famous (or notorious) physics books. Some series (multi-volume) books would be treated differently. FLP can be seen as a whole, and the size is relatively small, so I'll give a general comment with brief comment on each volumes respectively. As to Landau-Lifshitz, each volume worth an article to deal with, and the size is larger, so I'll give a general comment in one article, and give some significant (or those impressed me sufficiently) volumes another article to comment on. Besides, I'm planning to comment Jackson Electrodynamics, Born Optics, Kittel Solid-state and, probably, Hilbert MMP. Mathematical books like Thomas Calculus, Churchill Complex and Rudin Functional would also be commented. Though very rare, but a few really perfect and classical Chinese books (that is worthy of being shared with western friends), like Wang&Guo Special Functions, Huang solid-state and Ka Advanced QM will also be give a comment.
S_Academic, T_Courses
Here I will explain the general structures of most courses that a typical student (undergraduate or graduate) of theoretical physics would come across. It will begin with a brief introduction of the course, followed by a concise summary of its system with a limited number of significant details (theorems and conclusions). As it requires extraordinary mastery of the subject, I only dare write about subjects below: Elementary Calculus, Linear Algebra, Complex Variables, Basic PDE Theory, Tensor Analysis, Elementary Physics (Mechanics, Heat, Electromagnetism, Optics and Atomic, all in one article), Analytic Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics, Solid-state physics. I know it would be very hard to finish them, because it's never an easy job to be a good teacher. However, I'll try my best.
I'm planning to open some more "T"s. This is quite a large plan, actually, but I'm determined to complete it, not matter how long it will take.
This is an open plan, i.e. I may add more and more articles into these "T"s. However, I'll list some of the titles that have come into my brain.
S_Starwars, T_Databank
Here collects something I designed, mainly about The Remnant Sith and guys there. All of them will be written in the standard format of official databank articles. Besides those I've finished before like Maverick, Darth and Jabba, Darth, I will also write Saber, Light, Chosen Jedi, the and Voldemort, Lord. Besides, I'll write Dildo, Darth.
S_Academic, T_Books
I will write my comment of some famous (or notorious) physics books. Some series (multi-volume) books would be treated differently. FLP can be seen as a whole, and the size is relatively small, so I'll give a general comment with brief comment on each volumes respectively. As to Landau-Lifshitz, each volume worth an article to deal with, and the size is larger, so I'll give a general comment in one article, and give some significant (or those impressed me sufficiently) volumes another article to comment on. Besides, I'm planning to comment Jackson Electrodynamics, Born Optics, Kittel Solid-state and, probably, Hilbert MMP. Mathematical books like Thomas Calculus, Churchill Complex and Rudin Functional would also be commented. Though very rare, but a few really perfect and classical Chinese books (that is worthy of being shared with western friends), like Wang&Guo Special Functions, Huang solid-state and Ka Advanced QM will also be give a comment.
S_Academic, T_Courses
Here I will explain the general structures of most courses that a typical student (undergraduate or graduate) of theoretical physics would come across. It will begin with a brief introduction of the course, followed by a concise summary of its system with a limited number of significant details (theorems and conclusions). As it requires extraordinary mastery of the subject, I only dare write about subjects below: Elementary Calculus, Linear Algebra, Complex Variables, Basic PDE Theory, Tensor Analysis, Elementary Physics (Mechanics, Heat, Electromagnetism, Optics and Atomic, all in one article), Analytic Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics, Solid-state physics. I know it would be very hard to finish them, because it's never an easy job to be a good teacher. However, I'll try my best.
2007年6月25日星期一
I Think I've never been so exhausted!
One of the reasons may be that idiot driver. I'd told him time and time again to drop me at SYSU, but the junk seemed to have forgotten all about it, and dropped me at least 500 meter from my destination! Hence, I was compelled to walk across the distance-- under the full-power sun! God damn it! What's more irritating, the fucking driver seemed not at all regret for his mistake, and I really hoped that I can blast him into pieces!
After lunch, I went back to the dormitory, took a bath and began to surf the Internet, searching for information about Starcraft. However, I soon felt extremely exhausted, and hastily climbed onto the bed, sleeping, until 15:50 when the P.E. class was about to begin.
My performance ain't shit on the P.E. final, partly because of the god-damned wind. I felt a little dismay, and brought the supper back to the dormitory. After supper, I suddenly felt extremely exhausted and can't help jumping into the bed. The moment my back fell on the bed, I found all my muscles irreversably relaxed, and my brain suddenly became blank-- not totally blank, maybe, because I can't stop thinking Starcraft, a symptom common to me when I first fall in love with a game.
It was not until 20:30 that I gathered enough strength to raise from the bed. When I raised, I felt my head unbelievably ache, and my muscles are still so relaxed that I can do nothing meaningful.
After lunch, I went back to the dormitory, took a bath and began to surf the Internet, searching for information about Starcraft. However, I soon felt extremely exhausted, and hastily climbed onto the bed, sleeping, until 15:50 when the P.E. class was about to begin.
My performance ain't shit on the P.E. final, partly because of the god-damned wind. I felt a little dismay, and brought the supper back to the dormitory. After supper, I suddenly felt extremely exhausted and can't help jumping into the bed. The moment my back fell on the bed, I found all my muscles irreversably relaxed, and my brain suddenly became blank-- not totally blank, maybe, because I can't stop thinking Starcraft, a symptom common to me when I first fall in love with a game.
It was not until 20:30 that I gathered enough strength to raise from the bed. When I raised, I felt my head unbelievably ache, and my muscles are still so relaxed that I can do nothing meaningful.
2007年6月24日星期日
Memory
by Elaine Paige
Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every street lamp
Seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun ...
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every street lamp
Seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun ...
2007年6月23日星期六
Installation of Starcraft
Today, I finally downloaded and installed Starcraft 1.08!
I've been studying the theory of RTS since 15, and learning about SC since 17. From then on, I've spent considerable time to study not only basic knowledge and details of this legendary game, but also numerous replay (video) of great players like Grrr..., Boxer, Yellow and etc. However, I've never thought of playing it myself. One reason is that I fear I may indulge myself in the game and affect my academic skill, another reason is that I cannot get one. However, thanks to Thunder 5, I got the game (more than 200M) from the Internet in less than 1.5h, and installed it.
I began with the Campaign Mode. With an experience of Warcraft II, I didn't find it hard to get used to SC. However, I still find the distance between theory and practice, and I found that my APM is no more than 60, a poor number that requires improvement.
I've tried all the races, now I'll give some comment.
Terran:
Firebat is really good at killing dogs, but I always forget using the stim pack.
Dropship is a little hard to use, but I'm learning to use it.
I haven't learned the correct usage of vultures, or the right way to use Spider Mines.
Siege Tanks are great, but protecting them with marines requires some practise.
Goliath are great anti-air unit, while Wraith is indeed good at air-to-air battle, not air to ground, at least not in TvT.
Missile Turret combined with Siege Tank plus some Marine/Goliath can be a great defence against almost all attack from primary units. I tried to break it with countless Hydralisk/Mutalisk, and found it...Oops!
Protoss:
Buildings and units are too god-damned expensive!
Protoss is not a defensive race. So I have to attack! However, Photon Cannons are really nice defensive weapons, as it can shoot at both ground and air units.
I haven't mastered the art of putting Pylons correctly. However, after reading some elementary level articles on the subject, I can do it better now.
Dragoons are very useful, but it requires much micromanagement to be perfectly used.
Templar, as I've known before, is a unit that requires most skill but , in a masterhand, can deal a great amount of damage.
Reaver is another unit that requires skill to make full use of. However, I saw how Reaver can slaughter masses of hydralisks (when I was the Zerg).
Observer is not as powerful as I have thought. Though its anti-cloaking ability is great in some cases (anti-Lurker and anti-Wraith), it's too easy to be shot down. However, building more of them is never a bad idea.
Carriers are not so powerful as I thought. Even with 8 interceptor, a small number of carrier can't deal much damage. However, a whole dozen of carrier can wipe out almost anything from the map.
Zerg:
I found I'm in love with this race! I like the feeling of building a huge army in quite a short time. And I love to use a great army (numerically speaking, at least) to push at a weak point of the enemy's battle line.
Zerglings are great units, being cheap and flexible, but it has too many enemies. I still love Hydralisk better.
Mutalisk combined with Hydralisk can deal much damage.
Guardians, covered by Mutalisks, can wipe out almost anything from the map.
I've been studying the theory of RTS since 15, and learning about SC since 17. From then on, I've spent considerable time to study not only basic knowledge and details of this legendary game, but also numerous replay (video) of great players like Grrr..., Boxer, Yellow and etc. However, I've never thought of playing it myself. One reason is that I fear I may indulge myself in the game and affect my academic skill, another reason is that I cannot get one. However, thanks to Thunder 5, I got the game (more than 200M) from the Internet in less than 1.5h, and installed it.
I began with the Campaign Mode. With an experience of Warcraft II, I didn't find it hard to get used to SC. However, I still find the distance between theory and practice, and I found that my APM is no more than 60, a poor number that requires improvement.
I've tried all the races, now I'll give some comment.
Terran:
Firebat is really good at killing dogs, but I always forget using the stim pack.
Dropship is a little hard to use, but I'm learning to use it.
I haven't learned the correct usage of vultures, or the right way to use Spider Mines.
Siege Tanks are great, but protecting them with marines requires some practise.
Goliath are great anti-air unit, while Wraith is indeed good at air-to-air battle, not air to ground, at least not in TvT.
Missile Turret combined with Siege Tank plus some Marine/Goliath can be a great defence against almost all attack from primary units. I tried to break it with countless Hydralisk/Mutalisk, and found it...Oops!
Protoss:
Buildings and units are too god-damned expensive!
Protoss is not a defensive race. So I have to attack! However, Photon Cannons are really nice defensive weapons, as it can shoot at both ground and air units.
I haven't mastered the art of putting Pylons correctly. However, after reading some elementary level articles on the subject, I can do it better now.
Dragoons are very useful, but it requires much micromanagement to be perfectly used.
Templar, as I've known before, is a unit that requires most skill but , in a masterhand, can deal a great amount of damage.
Reaver is another unit that requires skill to make full use of. However, I saw how Reaver can slaughter masses of hydralisks (when I was the Zerg).
Observer is not as powerful as I have thought. Though its anti-cloaking ability is great in some cases (anti-Lurker and anti-Wraith), it's too easy to be shot down. However, building more of them is never a bad idea.
Carriers are not so powerful as I thought. Even with 8 interceptor, a small number of carrier can't deal much damage. However, a whole dozen of carrier can wipe out almost anything from the map.
Zerg:
I found I'm in love with this race! I like the feeling of building a huge army in quite a short time. And I love to use a great army (numerically speaking, at least) to push at a weak point of the enemy's battle line.
Zerglings are great units, being cheap and flexible, but it has too many enemies. I still love Hydralisk better.
Mutalisk combined with Hydralisk can deal much damage.
Guardians, covered by Mutalisks, can wipe out almost anything from the map.
2007年6月22日星期五
Selected From Dolce Vita
(Note: The Chinese Name of Dolce Vita is "The First Intimacy Contact". The book is a pioneer of cyber-novel in China. This immortal novel became a legend, while many of the lines in it, including those selected below, has already been an inseperable part of Chinese popular culture.)
If I have one more day of life, I want to be your girlfriend.
Do I have one more day of life? No.
So, too bad. I'm not your girlfriend... not in this life.
If I have wings, I want to fly down from the heaven just to see you.
Do I have wings? No.
Sadly. I can never see you again.
If all the water are drawn out of the bath-tub,
But it still can't put off the flame of love between us.
Can all the water in a bath-tub be drawn off? Can.
So yes. I LOVE YOU.
(These lines, modified by FlyinDance from Slorr's original plan, are, I daresay, the most immortal lines in this book, and probably in the history of love stories and Chinese popular culture. It has sufficient power to bring at least two physics-freaks to tear: Slorr and myself.)
I dance slightly,
Amidst the crowd.
Your put your curious eyes on me.
Be it surprise, be it admiration,
It ain't gonna stop my rhythm.
Because it's not your glance that made me dance,
It's my heart of youth.
2007年6月19日星期二
The Last Experiment In Zhuhai
Today, I've finished the last experiment, the 2nd stage of holography.
Though it was not as successful as I have imagined, I finally managed it!
I've participated in no less than 26 experiments in Zhuhai. Judging from now, most of them could have been done better. I'm not so satisfied with this.
However, these are all past! I wish I can do better in HKUST and after going back to Guangzhou!
Though it was not as successful as I have imagined, I finally managed it!
I've participated in no less than 26 experiments in Zhuhai. Judging from now, most of them could have been done better. I'm not so satisfied with this.
However, these are all past! I wish I can do better in HKUST and after going back to Guangzhou!
2007年6月18日星期一
My Opinion Towards Internet
Nowadays, it must be acknowledged that Internet has become an indispensable part of my daily life. Each time when I connect my computer to the Internet with ISDN, it exerts a continuous, profound influence on my way of life and thinking. I stay online for approximately fifteen hours each week, for I think the Internet ,exciting and beneficial as it is, cannot occupy too much of my life.
Indeed, I’ve achieved a lot from the Internet.
Firstly, the Internet presents me abundant, valuable, up-to-date information extremely conveniently. From the Internet, I can acquire the latest news from recent political events--both national and international, to the science development and inventions, to the to anecdotes about film stars. I can facilitate my school work by finding the answer to the questions not answered at school, or by gathering information related to the courses I currently taking. From the Internet, I can even things that are practically impossible to learn elsewhere, such like the most peculiar customs and cultures in the world. By the Internet, you can, by principle, learn about whatsoever you would like to learn. And to learn about all these, all I have to do is simply sitting in front of my computer, and a couple of click of my mouse, it is really the ultimate convenience brought by the technology.
Secondly, the Internet also provides a variety of ways of communication, and greatly shortens the distance between my friends and me. Internet is generally reckoned as a most convenient, fast way to contact with others. With the Internet, I can choose to write an email across the Pacific Ocean to one of my relatives, or choose to chat with my friends with QQ, or use some cyber video chat software to talk with my parents as if we were face to face, even if there’s actually hundreds of kilometers between us.
Finally, the Internet can help me to purchase things without even set foot out of my room. Again, by simply clicking the mouse and the keyboard in front of the computer, I can order the product I’m looking for, which will be sent to the place I assigned in days, while the appropriate amount of money would be automatically taken from my bank account.
In a word, Internet has brought me so much convenience. Though many people argue that, as a coin has two sides, the Internet, when use improperly, would be deleterious to us, I still hold that Internet can be use to make my life much simpler, easier, and happier.
Indeed, I’ve achieved a lot from the Internet.
Firstly, the Internet presents me abundant, valuable, up-to-date information extremely conveniently. From the Internet, I can acquire the latest news from recent political events--both national and international, to the science development and inventions, to the to anecdotes about film stars. I can facilitate my school work by finding the answer to the questions not answered at school, or by gathering information related to the courses I currently taking. From the Internet, I can even things that are practically impossible to learn elsewhere, such like the most peculiar customs and cultures in the world. By the Internet, you can, by principle, learn about whatsoever you would like to learn. And to learn about all these, all I have to do is simply sitting in front of my computer, and a couple of click of my mouse, it is really the ultimate convenience brought by the technology.
Secondly, the Internet also provides a variety of ways of communication, and greatly shortens the distance between my friends and me. Internet is generally reckoned as a most convenient, fast way to contact with others. With the Internet, I can choose to write an email across the Pacific Ocean to one of my relatives, or choose to chat with my friends with QQ, or use some cyber video chat software to talk with my parents as if we were face to face, even if there’s actually hundreds of kilometers between us.
Finally, the Internet can help me to purchase things without even set foot out of my room. Again, by simply clicking the mouse and the keyboard in front of the computer, I can order the product I’m looking for, which will be sent to the place I assigned in days, while the appropriate amount of money would be automatically taken from my bank account.
In a word, Internet has brought me so much convenience. Though many people argue that, as a coin has two sides, the Internet, when use improperly, would be deleterious to us, I still hold that Internet can be use to make my life much simpler, easier, and happier.
2007年6月15日星期五
Some Secret Diaries Will Be Kept As Draft
This week, many fantastic, exhilarating things happened to me. I've made considerable progress in one of my plans. I can't help writing them down to celebrate them.
However, I fear that someone might have known my blog and will read those dairies, which is rather dangerous for my plan.
Therefore, I've decided to write them down now and keep them as draft. If I am lucky enough to achieve decisive victory in my plan, I'll publish them on appropriate dates (for which the restriction of my last resolution doesn't apply) to celebrate it. If I fail, I'll also publish them to memorized the laugh and tears in this process.
However, I fear that someone might have known my blog and will read those dairies, which is rather dangerous for my plan.
Therefore, I've decided to write them down now and keep them as draft. If I am lucky enough to achieve decisive victory in my plan, I'll publish them on appropriate dates (for which the restriction of my last resolution doesn't apply) to celebrate it. If I fail, I'll also publish them to memorized the laugh and tears in this process.
2007年6月14日星期四
Finally I've finished WAR2!
This afternoon, as the last base of the orcish Horde collapse under the blade of six Paladin and the Dark Portal shattered into millions of pieces under the hammer of Gryffon Rider, I've finally finished the Human Campaign of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
I've been playing it for quite a long time, and have spent considerable time on it. Much entropy has been thrown into this game. Now, it is time to have a rest.
Let me come back to Landau & Lifshitz, to Born & Wolf, to Jackson Electrodynamics, to everything I have to work through to make me powerful in academic.
Maybe there will be one day that I will return to the game, and once again do the battles I've participated. However, I don't hope the day is near.
I've been playing it for quite a long time, and have spent considerable time on it. Much entropy has been thrown into this game. Now, it is time to have a rest.
Let me come back to Landau & Lifshitz, to Born & Wolf, to Jackson Electrodynamics, to everything I have to work through to make me powerful in academic.
Maybe there will be one day that I will return to the game, and once again do the battles I've participated. However, I don't hope the day is near.
2007年6月13日星期三
Conversation With Myself
I didn't expected that the pain can be so intense. Never had I expected.
For what? I just wonder.
Yes, you're nice to her, that's true. In fact, you spent considerable time and energy on her. You hate to see her unhappy, you love to see her smile. You'll endeavor to protect her from being sad.
Hence, you shall be happy now. She has found her own happiness.
Have you ever expected that your effort would be rewarded? Have you ever expected that she would help you as you'd helped her?
I don't think so. Maybe there was a time when I wished so. However, I just feel it's happy to help her.
Happiness. Isn't that the best reward one can ever get?
In pulling her out of the swamp of sadness, you feel it's the ultimate embodiment of your manhood. You always lack confidence of your manhood, and that will improve your confidence.
Furthermore, through affiliating with her, you've improved your skills in dealing with the opposite sex. Achieving such skill is, after all, fairly precious for a scholar like me.
Do you fear that he may prevent her from being in close contact with you?
That might be the case. After all, it has happened to me.
However, he seems to be a nice boy, and she would surely mention you and tell him your story one day. He would understand, and tolerate her contacting with you.
Okay. Even if she stops contacting you forever, would that do much bad to you? Let's see it from a new aspect. You'll be able to devote more time on academic. The story between she and you may over, but it would be a most memorable thing in your college life. Decades from now, when you're no longer young, you can still remember that there was a girl and your golden friendship, in a quiet summer afternoon. That sounds not bad, is it?
Do you envy the boy?
Yep, more or less, to be honest. I hold it to be self-evidence that the most precious thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
Listen to me, foolish boy. There have been hundreds of people, including your friends, your teachers, the elder ones, even the one who discriminate your manly charisma most called Liu Hao, has affirmed that you'll find your true love one day. She has affirmed it at least five times that "you'll eventually meet her". Hence, I think there's no need for me to affirm you about it once more. You're always so confidence in front her, you're always so confidence in academic, why can't you be more confidence and believe that you'll finally find your true love?
So, maybe, you hope you can gain more than that by being kind to her?
Yeah. That seems to be the most reasonable reason for my indescribable irritation.
I've never thought of the question carefully, actually.
I just look on her as my Padawan, as my younger sister that's roughly half a year younger than me, as one of the few close friends that is female, as an elite that expresses her acknowledgement and admiration to my talent. Nothing more.
However, isn't there anything left, that's hidden in the deepest corner of your heart so carefully that even you yourself deny its existence?
Has her role in your heart ever been distorted from a pure friend? Just answer me yes or no.
You can keep silent, but your eyes betrayed you. That's the true reason of your irritation, it seems.
Therefore, the case is simple. You can choose either pursue her (you've left a fairly perfect impression in her heart, anyway), or just forget it all. After all, you have to find a way to make yourself happy.
However, is it realistic to pursue a girl who is living 2, 000 kilometers away from me, who have never met me by person, and who is 3 centemeters taller than me?
No dreams are realistic, my friend. That's why dreams are always hidden deeply in the heart.
However, as dreams have disturbed your quiet, regular life, you have to do something to prevent it.
It's up to you.
Okay, there's no more to say. Just be happy (as you've told her from time to time), and good luck!
For what? I just wonder.
Yes, you're nice to her, that's true. In fact, you spent considerable time and energy on her. You hate to see her unhappy, you love to see her smile. You'll endeavor to protect her from being sad.
Hence, you shall be happy now. She has found her own happiness.
Have you ever expected that your effort would be rewarded? Have you ever expected that she would help you as you'd helped her?
I don't think so. Maybe there was a time when I wished so. However, I just feel it's happy to help her.
Happiness. Isn't that the best reward one can ever get?
In pulling her out of the swamp of sadness, you feel it's the ultimate embodiment of your manhood. You always lack confidence of your manhood, and that will improve your confidence.
Furthermore, through affiliating with her, you've improved your skills in dealing with the opposite sex. Achieving such skill is, after all, fairly precious for a scholar like me.
Do you fear that he may prevent her from being in close contact with you?
That might be the case. After all, it has happened to me.
However, he seems to be a nice boy, and she would surely mention you and tell him your story one day. He would understand, and tolerate her contacting with you.
Okay. Even if she stops contacting you forever, would that do much bad to you? Let's see it from a new aspect. You'll be able to devote more time on academic. The story between she and you may over, but it would be a most memorable thing in your college life. Decades from now, when you're no longer young, you can still remember that there was a girl and your golden friendship, in a quiet summer afternoon. That sounds not bad, is it?
Do you envy the boy?
Yep, more or less, to be honest. I hold it to be self-evidence that the most precious thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
Listen to me, foolish boy. There have been hundreds of people, including your friends, your teachers, the elder ones, even the one who discriminate your manly charisma most called Liu Hao, has affirmed that you'll find your true love one day. She has affirmed it at least five times that "you'll eventually meet her". Hence, I think there's no need for me to affirm you about it once more. You're always so confidence in front her, you're always so confidence in academic, why can't you be more confidence and believe that you'll finally find your true love?
So, maybe, you hope you can gain more than that by being kind to her?
Yeah. That seems to be the most reasonable reason for my indescribable irritation.
I've never thought of the question carefully, actually.
I just look on her as my Padawan, as my younger sister that's roughly half a year younger than me, as one of the few close friends that is female, as an elite that expresses her acknowledgement and admiration to my talent. Nothing more.
However, isn't there anything left, that's hidden in the deepest corner of your heart so carefully that even you yourself deny its existence?
Has her role in your heart ever been distorted from a pure friend? Just answer me yes or no.
You can keep silent, but your eyes betrayed you. That's the true reason of your irritation, it seems.
Therefore, the case is simple. You can choose either pursue her (you've left a fairly perfect impression in her heart, anyway), or just forget it all. After all, you have to find a way to make yourself happy.
However, is it realistic to pursue a girl who is living 2, 000 kilometers away from me, who have never met me by person, and who is 3 centemeters taller than me?
No dreams are realistic, my friend. That's why dreams are always hidden deeply in the heart.
However, as dreams have disturbed your quiet, regular life, you have to do something to prevent it.
It's up to you.
Okay, there's no more to say. Just be happy (as you've told her from time to time), and good luck!
2007年6月12日星期二
I've got back the notorious JED!
Today I'm excited from my base state. After one week of waiting, I've finally borrowed Classical Electrodynamics by J. D. Jackson from the library of the south campus!
Jackson Electrodynamics (JED) is one of the most notorious textbook for graduates in the world, at least in this field, because of those hyper-involving, ultra-difficult, supreme-torturing exercises in it. These exercise need caution, patience, and a perfect knowledge of electrodynamics as well as advaced mathematical methods in physics that exceed almost all the normal human-beings. Jackson himself is a famous "math-freak" that is addicted to such complicated and exhausting math works. In the whole 1950s, only one has been known to finished all the exercises correctly and independently as an undergraduate student, and his name was Stephen Hawking. However, after facing the inferno of this book, you can declare yourself as an expert of classical electrodynamics.
I don't fear JED at all, to be honest. However I know that there's little chance that I'll do better than Hawking. Hence, I'll spend all the time in mainland (i.e. before going to HK at the end of August) on this book, in hope of read as much as I could, and finish the problems by the help of Mathematica (to avoid those involving mathematical processes and focus on the IDEA of solving them).
Bless me!
Jackson Electrodynamics (JED) is one of the most notorious textbook for graduates in the world, at least in this field, because of those hyper-involving, ultra-difficult, supreme-torturing exercises in it. These exercise need caution, patience, and a perfect knowledge of electrodynamics as well as advaced mathematical methods in physics that exceed almost all the normal human-beings. Jackson himself is a famous "math-freak" that is addicted to such complicated and exhausting math works. In the whole 1950s, only one has been known to finished all the exercises correctly and independently as an undergraduate student, and his name was Stephen Hawking. However, after facing the inferno of this book, you can declare yourself as an expert of classical electrodynamics.
I don't fear JED at all, to be honest. However I know that there's little chance that I'll do better than Hawking. Hence, I'll spend all the time in mainland (i.e. before going to HK at the end of August) on this book, in hope of read as much as I could, and finish the problems by the help of Mathematica (to avoid those involving mathematical processes and focus on the IDEA of solving them).
Bless me!
2007年6月9日星期六
Happy Birthday, My dearest Padawan!
"Padawan" is a word derived from Star Wars, maybe created by G. Lucas himself, whose meaning is very close to "apprentice". It's the honor of a Jedi to choose a gifted child as his padawan, to bring up the child, and to train the child to be another powerful Jedi; and it's also the honor of a child to be chosen by a formidable and respectful Jedi Master, to receive the training and become successful. There always exist exceptionally sincere friendships between the masters and the padawans, which will generally be maintained all through their lives.
Today is the 19th birthday of my dearest Padawan, and I think it's necessary for me to write something for her, to record and memorize our friendship.
I came to know her more than one year and a quarter ago. I'd just finished the NMET by then, and spent the majority of leisure time on BBS OF STARWARS, where I was a popular, though not very honorable, figure. One day, I accidentally came across a post by an ID called "cynthiazgx", in which she declared she is "looking for someone to take me as a padawan". I suddenly found some interest in it, and my instinct told me that I would appreciate her personality. So replied and asked if I could be her master. She agreed soon, and that's how I took my first, and probably the last, padawan. My motive was rather simple and silly then: to find someone to help me with the translation work. (She hasn’t been helping me at all in translation, though.)
She told me that she was a student in Middle school attached to Tsinghua University, and would graduate in summer 2006. It surprised me a little that she was studying in a most famous high school lies in the capital of China, and I thought that one from such school would definitely have extraordinary talent and ability. However, she showed considerable respect and friendliness to me. To be honest, I was seldom ever welcomed in among the girls, and it's really a rare and thus valuable case that a girl is content to be friend with me. It was then that I determined to make her my friend and ally.
The summer holiday ended soon, and since the BBS collapsed for months and she was busy preparing her NMET, I lost contact with her for quite a long time. We sent some SMS messages to each other in the first semester, and no more.
It soon came to the second semester of the school-year. I thought she was definitely extremely busy by the time, and I dared not disturb her. It soon came to my own 19th birthday, and I sent an SMS to announce it to her and, in no time, received her reply. From then on, we began to send SMS to each other more frequently.
Most of these are related to her preparation of NMET, and the adjusting of her low state due to some sad things. I believed I am an expert at these tricks, and spared no effort to help her and to give her suggestions. It was these suggestions that gave me the feeling of being a master, and I appreciate the feeling so much. One night when I was in library, I, totally unexpected, received a call from her. It was the first time I heard her sweet, thoughtful voice, though I couldn't talk to her for long because I had to keep silent. One night, she told me that she was very, very nervous. I tried my best to comfort her heart and to relax her nerve, we began to talk about Star Wars, and she did become happier after that, which made me feel gratified. We contacted each other for a couple of times, and even began to talk about each other's personal life. I myself came across something unhappy then, and she was almost the SOLE girl that was trying to help me.
I asked which university she preferred, and she said she would definitely pick a college in Beijing. As you know, I tried to enter PKU but tragically failed. I hadn't felt too regretful, because SYSU is also a nice university. However, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart at the moment. I was so regretful that I failed to enter PKU and thus lost the opportunity to be close to her. I was in a rather bad mood for it in the following week.
It soon came to her NMET. During the three long days, I silently prayed in my heart for numerous times for my dear padawan. I hoped my failure one year before that had used up the bad luck of her, so that she should have an ideal result in NMET. On June 9th, she told me that she might have made some terrible mistake due to careless in English exam and she was going to break down! I know that the students always have illusions of this sort after exams of great importance, and told her repeatedly that it would turn out to be quite OK. The final result soon came, and she was matriculated to the university she loved!
After that, she was busy dealing with her own business, and failed to contact me frequently. She had always been suffering from some diseases, but she didn't have time to cure them until the NMET is over. One day in the afternoon, she told me she had suffered a great from the examination by gastroscope. I felt so upset that I wrote an essay for her that night, to tell that I wish she would be okay soon.
It soon came to the end of the summer vacation, and she began her military training of twenty days. She would be doubtlessly very tired in it, so I still dare not contact her. Fortunately, her military training will be end today, exactly the same day of her 19th birthday. From now on, I HOPE that we can contact each other more frequently.
So, that is the chronicle of our friendship. I don't have many good friends for various reasons, yet she chose to be one. During the 15 months, we helped each other. Her intelligence, wise and personality deeply infected me, and I was so happy that I have been able to offer some help to her. I will value such precious friendship, and will do whatever I can do to help her whenever she needs.
Finally,
Today is the 19th birthday of my dearest Padawan, and I think it's necessary for me to write something for her, to record and memorize our friendship.
I came to know her more than one year and a quarter ago. I'd just finished the NMET by then, and spent the majority of leisure time on BBS OF STARWARS, where I was a popular, though not very honorable, figure. One day, I accidentally came across a post by an ID called "cynthiazgx", in which she declared she is "looking for someone to take me as a padawan". I suddenly found some interest in it, and my instinct told me that I would appreciate her personality. So replied and asked if I could be her master. She agreed soon, and that's how I took my first, and probably the last, padawan. My motive was rather simple and silly then: to find someone to help me with the translation work. (She hasn’t been helping me at all in translation, though.)
She told me that she was a student in Middle school attached to Tsinghua University, and would graduate in summer 2006. It surprised me a little that she was studying in a most famous high school lies in the capital of China, and I thought that one from such school would definitely have extraordinary talent and ability. However, she showed considerable respect and friendliness to me. To be honest, I was seldom ever welcomed in among the girls, and it's really a rare and thus valuable case that a girl is content to be friend with me. It was then that I determined to make her my friend and ally.
The summer holiday ended soon, and since the BBS collapsed for months and she was busy preparing her NMET, I lost contact with her for quite a long time. We sent some SMS messages to each other in the first semester, and no more.
It soon came to the second semester of the school-year. I thought she was definitely extremely busy by the time, and I dared not disturb her. It soon came to my own 19th birthday, and I sent an SMS to announce it to her and, in no time, received her reply. From then on, we began to send SMS to each other more frequently.
Most of these are related to her preparation of NMET, and the adjusting of her low state due to some sad things. I believed I am an expert at these tricks, and spared no effort to help her and to give her suggestions. It was these suggestions that gave me the feeling of being a master, and I appreciate the feeling so much. One night when I was in library, I, totally unexpected, received a call from her. It was the first time I heard her sweet, thoughtful voice, though I couldn't talk to her for long because I had to keep silent. One night, she told me that she was very, very nervous. I tried my best to comfort her heart and to relax her nerve, we began to talk about Star Wars, and she did become happier after that, which made me feel gratified. We contacted each other for a couple of times, and even began to talk about each other's personal life. I myself came across something unhappy then, and she was almost the SOLE girl that was trying to help me.
I asked which university she preferred, and she said she would definitely pick a college in Beijing. As you know, I tried to enter PKU but tragically failed. I hadn't felt too regretful, because SYSU is also a nice university. However, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart at the moment. I was so regretful that I failed to enter PKU and thus lost the opportunity to be close to her. I was in a rather bad mood for it in the following week.
It soon came to her NMET. During the three long days, I silently prayed in my heart for numerous times for my dear padawan. I hoped my failure one year before that had used up the bad luck of her, so that she should have an ideal result in NMET. On June 9th, she told me that she might have made some terrible mistake due to careless in English exam and she was going to break down! I know that the students always have illusions of this sort after exams of great importance, and told her repeatedly that it would turn out to be quite OK. The final result soon came, and she was matriculated to the university she loved!
After that, she was busy dealing with her own business, and failed to contact me frequently. She had always been suffering from some diseases, but she didn't have time to cure them until the NMET is over. One day in the afternoon, she told me she had suffered a great from the examination by gastroscope. I felt so upset that I wrote an essay for her that night, to tell that I wish she would be okay soon.
It soon came to the end of the summer vacation, and she began her military training of twenty days. She would be doubtlessly very tired in it, so I still dare not contact her. Fortunately, her military training will be end today, exactly the same day of her 19th birthday. From now on, I HOPE that we can contact each other more frequently.
So, that is the chronicle of our friendship. I don't have many good friends for various reasons, yet she chose to be one. During the 15 months, we helped each other. Her intelligence, wise and personality deeply infected me, and I was so happy that I have been able to offer some help to her. I will value such precious friendship, and will do whatever I can do to help her whenever she needs.
Finally,
I'm so proud to have you as my padawan!
2007年6月8日星期五
Has Game Destroyed My Life?
I always declare that "I never play game", but actually, it's just "I don't play large, popular games" likeSC, CS, WAR3 or Everquest, StoneAge, WOW. To be honest, I spend a considerable fraction of my spare time playing obsolate but interesting games since twelve.
I found the full version of Warcraft I: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in April, developed by Blizzard in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Since then, I've spent, honestly, a little too much energy as well as time on it.
I've never fulfilled my ambition of reading 10 (or 8) hours a day since I installed them into my computer, because I cannot help playing them for more than an hour every night. What's worse, I began to dream of the scenes of them, and thinking of the tactics to be used in the battles tomorrow after going to bed, and it's not comfortable, to be honest.
Fortunately, it seems that I'm still making an effort to keep up with my plan, and I'm still reading all the books I planned to read. However, I don't think I'm as efficient as before, because I found myself sleepy in the air-conditioned room of the library, and spend the majority of the waking time reading novels like Robin Hood! It's definitely dangerous.
Now, I'm thinking of cutting off some time from it, and I believe I can do it!
I found the full version of Warcraft I: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in April, developed by Blizzard in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Since then, I've spent, honestly, a little too much energy as well as time on it.
I've never fulfilled my ambition of reading 10 (or 8) hours a day since I installed them into my computer, because I cannot help playing them for more than an hour every night. What's worse, I began to dream of the scenes of them, and thinking of the tactics to be used in the battles tomorrow after going to bed, and it's not comfortable, to be honest.
Fortunately, it seems that I'm still making an effort to keep up with my plan, and I'm still reading all the books I planned to read. However, I don't think I'm as efficient as before, because I found myself sleepy in the air-conditioned room of the library, and spend the majority of the waking time reading novels like Robin Hood! It's definitely dangerous.
Now, I'm thinking of cutting off some time from it, and I believe I can do it!
2007年6月7日星期四
2007年6月6日星期三
Attack, Attack, and Attack!
Two years ago, it was me who was about to fight "the fatalistic war". I kind of lost the war, I reckon, but the war, and my passion, my will and my aggresiveness in it, was still one of my most precious memories ever.
Two years passed, and that war became somewhat distant. But I will still be here, to bless all those that will participate the war tomorrow, in hope that they will fight with equal passion, will and aggresiveness, but far better luck.
Among them is H. Liu, a young, gifted lass full of enthusiasm and inspiration, just like Hermione Granger.
Two years passed, and that war became somewhat distant. But I will still be here, to bless all those that will participate the war tomorrow, in hope that they will fight with equal passion, will and aggresiveness, but far better luck.
Among them is H. Liu, a young, gifted lass full of enthusiasm and inspiration, just like Hermione Granger.
2007年6月5日星期二
Legendary Quarrelling
When Harry pushed open the tapestry to take their usual shortcut up to Gryffindor Tower, however, they found themselves looking at Dean and Ginny, who were locked in a close embrace and kissing fiercely as though glued together.
It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry's stomach, clawing at his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly. Wrestling with this sudden madness, he heard Ron's
voice as though from a great distance away.
"Oi!"
Dean and Ginny broke apart and looked around. "What?" said Ginny.
"I don't want to find my own sister snogging people in public!"
"This was a deserted corridor till you came butting in!" said Ginny.
Dean was looking embarrassed. He gave Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn monster inside him was roaring for Dean's instant dismissal from the team.
"Er... c'mon, Ginny," said Dean, "let's go back to the common room……"
"You go!" said Ginny. "I want a word with my dear brother!" Dean left, looking as though he was not sorry to depart the scene.
"Right," said Ginny, tossing her long red hair out of her face and glaring at Ron， "let's get this straight once and for all. It is none of your business who I go out with or what I do with them, Ron--"
"Yeah, it is! " said Ron, just as angrily. "D' you think I want people saying my sister's a --"
"A what?" shouted Ginny, drawing her wand. "A WHAT, exactly?"
"He doesn't mean anything, Ginny--" said Harry automatically, though the monster was roaring its approval of Ron's words.
"Oh yes he does!" she said, flaring up at Harry. "Just because he's never snogged anyone in his life, just because the best kiss he's ever had is from our Auntie Muriel--"
"Shut your mouth!" bellowed Ron, bypassing red and turning maroon.
"No, I will not!" yelled Ginny, beside herself. "I've seen you with Phlegm, hoping she'll kiss you on the cheek every time you see her, it's pathetic! If you went out and got a bit of snogging done yourself, you wouldn't mind so much that everyone else does it!"
Ron had pulled out his wand too; Harry stepped swiftly between them.
"You don't know what you're talking about!" Ron roared, trying to get a clear shot at Ginny around Harry, who was now standing in front of her with his arms outstretched. "Just because I don't do it in public--"
Ginny screamed with derisive laughter, trying to push Harry out of the way.
"Been kissing Pigwidgeon, have you? Or have you got a picture of Auntie Muriel stashed under your pillow?"
"You--"
A streak of orange light flew under Harrys left arm and missed Ginny by inches; Harry pushed Ron up against the wall.
"Don't be stupid--"
"Harry's snogged Cho Chang!" shouted Ginny, who sounded close to
tears now. "And Hermione snogged Viktor Krum, it's only you who acts
like it's something disgusting, Ron, and that's because you've got about as much experience as a twelve-year-old!"
And with that, she stormed away. Harry quickly let go of Ron; the look on his face was murderous. They both stood there, breathing heavily，until Mrs. Norris, Flich's cat, appeared around the corner， which broke the tension.
It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry's stomach, clawing at his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly. Wrestling with this sudden madness, he heard Ron's
voice as though from a great distance away.
"Oi!"
Dean and Ginny broke apart and looked around. "What?" said Ginny.
"I don't want to find my own sister snogging people in public!"
"This was a deserted corridor till you came butting in!" said Ginny.
Dean was looking embarrassed. He gave Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn monster inside him was roaring for Dean's instant dismissal from the team.
"Er... c'mon, Ginny," said Dean, "let's go back to the common room……"
"You go!" said Ginny. "I want a word with my dear brother!" Dean left, looking as though he was not sorry to depart the scene.
"Right," said Ginny, tossing her long red hair out of her face and glaring at Ron， "let's get this straight once and for all. It is none of your business who I go out with or what I do with them, Ron--"
"Yeah, it is! " said Ron, just as angrily. "D' you think I want people saying my sister's a --"
"A what?" shouted Ginny, drawing her wand. "A WHAT, exactly?"
"He doesn't mean anything, Ginny--" said Harry automatically, though the monster was roaring its approval of Ron's words.
"Oh yes he does!" she said, flaring up at Harry. "Just because he's never snogged anyone in his life, just because the best kiss he's ever had is from our Auntie Muriel--"
"Shut your mouth!" bellowed Ron, bypassing red and turning maroon.
"No, I will not!" yelled Ginny, beside herself. "I've seen you with Phlegm, hoping she'll kiss you on the cheek every time you see her, it's pathetic! If you went out and got a bit of snogging done yourself, you wouldn't mind so much that everyone else does it!"
Ron had pulled out his wand too; Harry stepped swiftly between them.
"You don't know what you're talking about!" Ron roared, trying to get a clear shot at Ginny around Harry, who was now standing in front of her with his arms outstretched. "Just because I don't do it in public--"
Ginny screamed with derisive laughter, trying to push Harry out of the way.
"Been kissing Pigwidgeon, have you? Or have you got a picture of Auntie Muriel stashed under your pillow?"
"You--"
A streak of orange light flew under Harrys left arm and missed Ginny by inches; Harry pushed Ron up against the wall.
"Don't be stupid--"
"Harry's snogged Cho Chang!" shouted Ginny, who sounded close to
tears now. "And Hermione snogged Viktor Krum, it's only you who acts
like it's something disgusting, Ron, and that's because you've got about as much experience as a twelve-year-old!"
And with that, she stormed away. Harry quickly let go of Ron; the look on his face was murderous. They both stood there, breathing heavily，until Mrs. Norris, Flich's cat, appeared around the corner， which broke the tension.
2007年6月4日星期一
Changing Partners
Lyrics:Joe Darion
Music:Larry Coleman
Music:Larry Coleman
We were waltzin' together to a dreamy melody
When they called out "Change partners"
And you waltzed away from me
Now my arms feel so empty as I gaze around the floor
And I'll keep on changing partners
Till I hold you once more
Though we danced for one moment and too soon we had to part
In that wonderful moment somethin' happened to my heart
So I'll keep changing partners till you're in my arms and then
Oh, my darlin' I will never change partners again
Though we danced for one moment and too soon we had to part
In that wonderful moment somethin' happened to my heart
So I'll keep changing partners till you're in my arms and then
Oh, my darlin' I will never change partners again
2007年6月2日星期六
Some Articles Will Be Put In Earlier Dates
It's been more than a month since I established this blog. It's been proven that my choice, despite the fact that it has been blocked by mainland and thus can only be visited through other means, is a right one, while there are problems. Hence, I'm here to make another resolution about it.
Firstly, one of the newly-discovered advantages of this Blog is that the posting date can be modified later. Hence I've decided to make good use of it.
1. Some articles, mostly migrated from my Live Space, has been put into a date of May, 2007. However, there're not many of them. There are more than 20 articles in May, and I think that's okay. Hence, NO ARTICLE WILL BE PUT IN A DATE OF MAY 2007 SINCE. I suggest you to read through all the articles in May, to make sure that none will be missed.
2. I will still write some articles and put them to an appropriate, earlier date. However I have my rule. I will not put an article to a date more than 10 days earlier AND with more than 5 other articles after that date.
Firstly, one of the newly-discovered advantages of this Blog is that the posting date can be modified later. Hence I've decided to make good use of it.
1. Some articles, mostly migrated from my Live Space, has been put into a date of May, 2007. However, there're not many of them. There are more than 20 articles in May, and I think that's okay. Hence, NO ARTICLE WILL BE PUT IN A DATE OF MAY 2007 SINCE. I suggest you to read through all the articles in May, to make sure that none will be missed.
2. I will still write some articles and put them to an appropriate, earlier date. However I have my rule. I will not put an article to a date more than 10 days earlier AND with more than 5 other articles after that date.
2007年6月1日星期五
Children's Day
Again, it is Children's Day.
That is to say, it's been a year...
However, some memory never become obscure because of the fact that "it's been a year"...
It's June 1st, 2006.
To be honest, I had almost forgotten that it was Children's Day. I hadn't celebrated this day for, like, two or three years, and I thought it was shameful for an "adult" to celebrate it.
By that time, I'd just met another failure in relationship, and was more or less upset and dismay. What's more, it was the golden time of my fellowship with Darth Maverick. He satisfied almost all of my requirement of friendship. Hence, I had not a bit of urge to find other friends, especially female ones.
She was an ordinary girl in our major, who was short, somewhat ugly, quiet, and never conspicuous at all. In fact, I've hardly ever noticed her before. In the party of my 19th birthday, she suddenly appeared. In front of all the others, she handed me a card and a rose, and ran away with a blush on her face. The card reads:
"An angel always sings joyously."
Below it was her name.
I had received cards on my birthday before that, but I've never received a rose. At that very moment, I was deeply moved. However, as there wasn't anything following the event, I gradually forgot about it.
It was about 8 p.m. now. I was reading a tedious textbook in my dormitory. However, my cellphone suddenly rang. It seemed to be from one of the rooms of the girl's dormitory, though I didn't know which. Curiously, I picked up the cellphone. It was her voice.
"Is there anything I can do for you?", I said kindly.
"Well, nothing particular. In fact, it's Children's Day, and I'm just looking for someone to talk to me, and I think I'll enjoy speaking to you."
I was quite a bit shocked, not knowing what to say. Anyway, there hadn't been anyone who called me just to "enjoy speaking to you".
She noticed my silence, and asked cautiously, "Are you busy now? I won't occupy your..."
"No, not at all.", I finally found back my voice, "Actually, I also enjoy speaking to you. There's nothing I have to accomplish tonight, so we can talk on as long as you like to continue."
"Oh, that's so nice!"
Most details of that talk has been forgotten, I only remember that we talked for almost two hours that night, and we both enjoyed it very much.
My roommate must had found out that it was a girl who called me up, for they inquested me again and again that night. Though I had begun to mistrust them in relationship affairs, I eventually surrender and gave them her name. They all look as if devasteted for it, because, as one of them commented, "I know you've suffered, Pony, and it's okay to do something ridiculous. But it's not okay in ANY case to accept someone as ugly as her!" I, on the other hand, didn't know what was my true attitude and feeling to her, so I said causiously, "So what do you want me to do? Hang up the phone the moment I knew who it was? Come on, I won't be impolite just because one's appearance."
The next day, she asked me out to "answer some questions I come across in physics studying". I can't see any reason of turning down the date, and accepted it. We headed for F317, the largest classroom in Zhuhai Campus that can contain over 300 people but, when we were there, there was only the two of us. As you can guess, we didn't talked a lot about studying, and the talk soon became pure gossip. However, we enjoyed our talking again, and I found that she was actually quite talkative, and it was just that "I hadn't came across a boy that was kind enough to talk to me."
However, the final is drawing nearer and nearer after the Children's Day, and everyone set out preparing for it. It was the summer of Southern China, and nobody can ever study without air-conditioner. The library was the only air-conditioned place, hence everyone began to spare no effort in hope of occupying one of the limited seats in the library. I always got up late and hence cannot occupy a seat beside me. When I was worrying about this, it was her that offered to "occupy one more seat beside mine for you". And I, natually, agreed.
That is to say, it's been a year...
However, some memory never become obscure because of the fact that "it's been a year"...
It's June 1st, 2006.
To be honest, I had almost forgotten that it was Children's Day. I hadn't celebrated this day for, like, two or three years, and I thought it was shameful for an "adult" to celebrate it.
By that time, I'd just met another failure in relationship, and was more or less upset and dismay. What's more, it was the golden time of my fellowship with Darth Maverick. He satisfied almost all of my requirement of friendship. Hence, I had not a bit of urge to find other friends, especially female ones.
She was an ordinary girl in our major, who was short, somewhat ugly, quiet, and never conspicuous at all. In fact, I've hardly ever noticed her before. In the party of my 19th birthday, she suddenly appeared. In front of all the others, she handed me a card and a rose, and ran away with a blush on her face. The card reads:
"An angel always sings joyously."
Below it was her name.
I had received cards on my birthday before that, but I've never received a rose. At that very moment, I was deeply moved. However, as there wasn't anything following the event, I gradually forgot about it.
It was about 8 p.m. now. I was reading a tedious textbook in my dormitory. However, my cellphone suddenly rang. It seemed to be from one of the rooms of the girl's dormitory, though I didn't know which. Curiously, I picked up the cellphone. It was her voice.
"Is there anything I can do for you?", I said kindly.
"Well, nothing particular. In fact, it's Children's Day, and I'm just looking for someone to talk to me, and I think I'll enjoy speaking to you."
I was quite a bit shocked, not knowing what to say. Anyway, there hadn't been anyone who called me just to "enjoy speaking to you".
She noticed my silence, and asked cautiously, "Are you busy now? I won't occupy your..."
"No, not at all.", I finally found back my voice, "Actually, I also enjoy speaking to you. There's nothing I have to accomplish tonight, so we can talk on as long as you like to continue."
"Oh, that's so nice!"
Most details of that talk has been forgotten, I only remember that we talked for almost two hours that night, and we both enjoyed it very much.
My roommate must had found out that it was a girl who called me up, for they inquested me again and again that night. Though I had begun to mistrust them in relationship affairs, I eventually surrender and gave them her name. They all look as if devasteted for it, because, as one of them commented, "I know you've suffered, Pony, and it's okay to do something ridiculous. But it's not okay in ANY case to accept someone as ugly as her!" I, on the other hand, didn't know what was my true attitude and feeling to her, so I said causiously, "So what do you want me to do? Hang up the phone the moment I knew who it was? Come on, I won't be impolite just because one's appearance."
The next day, she asked me out to "answer some questions I come across in physics studying". I can't see any reason of turning down the date, and accepted it. We headed for F317, the largest classroom in Zhuhai Campus that can contain over 300 people but, when we were there, there was only the two of us. As you can guess, we didn't talked a lot about studying, and the talk soon became pure gossip. However, we enjoyed our talking again, and I found that she was actually quite talkative, and it was just that "I hadn't came across a boy that was kind enough to talk to me."
However, the final is drawing nearer and nearer after the Children's Day, and everyone set out preparing for it. It was the summer of Southern China, and nobody can ever study without air-conditioner. The library was the only air-conditioned place, hence everyone began to spare no effort in hope of occupying one of the limited seats in the library. I always got up late and hence cannot occupy a seat beside me. When I was worrying about this, it was her that offered to "occupy one more seat beside mine for you". And I, natually, agreed.
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