Monday, June 04, 2012
9 Months
Ahhh...
快乐的时光总是特别的短暂。。。
Sometimes, things could have been radically different due to a small action.
Like "what if you took the effort to click the button one more time?"
Like "what if you prepared fully before venturing into the Monstrous Horrific Asylum?"
So many what ifs, so many possibilities.
...
But all these are in hindsight now.
It's time to get those rusty engines starting again.
The decision was really nerve-wrecking.
...
Truthfully speaking, I feel doubtful, yet hopeful at the same time.
I guess it's what you can call a "Leap of Faith".
It's something I have interest in, yet also something I am unsure of.
It's like descending into the dark unexplored mines. Without a map. Without navigation.
You never know what you'll find.
You might uncover precious gems.
You might get yourself killed.
You might find gold, or you might find coal.
...
I'm really placing my trust and faith in what little information I could find online, because this is something that's so new.
On events happening in faraway lands, which might not reflect local conditions.
Placing my trust on what the experts say.
On little pieces of evidence that support my decision.
On the kind of new courses they're introducing in schools.
Believing in my past experiences,
Placing my faith on something which might be a sign of higher power interference, or maybe complete coincidence.
...
All these factors led me to believe that I'm making the right choice.
And since I've already decided, I'm going to give my best!
让我们一起加油吧！
Friday, June 01, 2012
Invincible Taker
Undertaker's match with Edge is the transition from "Undertaker is undefeated at WrestleMania" to "Undertaker cannot be defeated at WrestleMania." The end of the match is what crystallized the Undertaker's deific status at the Grandest Stage of them All: immediately recovering from two consecutive Spears in order to apply Hell's Gate and win the match.
Undertaker's toughness has only increased since then. WrestleMania 25: survives a brutal over-the-top rope dive botch which could have easily broken his neck, manages to keep up with Mr. WrestleMania for a solid half-hour of wrestling, and withstands Sweet Chin Music twice. WrestleMania 26: competes against an even more formidable HBK, the latter obsessed with ending the streak; withstands a moonsault through the table and is also given Sweet Chin Music three times but still won't stay down.
Then, of course, there is WrestleMania 27: competes against a terrifyingly focused incarnation of Triple H, who for all intents and purposes was the embodiment of war in this match; Undertaker withstands a spinebuster, another spinebuster through a table, getting speared/tackled through a glass structure (the Cole Mine), nine chair shots to the spine, a chair shot to the skull, a DDT onto the chair, three Pedigrees, and a Tombstone Piledriver, plus the following night on Raw Triple H said that he was hitting Undertaker "harder than I've ever hit anyone in my entire life," which means we are supposed to understand that even the punches in this match were the most powerful punches HHH has ever thrown. The fact that Undertaker withstood all of this is flabbergasting, even in kayfabe.
Undertaker's toughness has only increased since then. WrestleMania 25: survives a brutal over-the-top rope dive botch which could have easily broken his neck, manages to keep up with Mr. WrestleMania for a solid half-hour of wrestling, and withstands Sweet Chin Music twice. WrestleMania 26: competes against an even more formidable HBK, the latter obsessed with ending the streak; withstands a moonsault through the table and is also given Sweet Chin Music three times but still won't stay down.
Then, of course, there is WrestleMania 27: competes against a terrifyingly focused incarnation of Triple H, who for all intents and purposes was the embodiment of war in this match; Undertaker withstands a spinebuster, another spinebuster through a table, getting speared/tackled through a glass structure (the Cole Mine), nine chair shots to the spine, a chair shot to the skull, a DDT onto the chair, three Pedigrees, and a Tombstone Piledriver, plus the following night on Raw Triple H said that he was hitting Undertaker "harder than I've ever hit anyone in my entire life," which means we are supposed to understand that even the punches in this match were the most powerful punches HHH has ever thrown. The fact that Undertaker withstood all of this is flabbergasting, even in kayfabe.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Typical Idol Drama Storylines
最近看了几部偶像剧。。。
从我看过的所有偶像剧里，九成以上的剧情大概都围绕着以下几个概念。。。
由其是最后一点，简直是老到牙都掉光的剧情，还在不断重复出现 (super cliche and overdone)。
更糟的是，我觉得大多数的故事根本就没有必要用 - 毫无意义，只不过是为了增加多几集的时间罢了。
下次看偶像剧的时候，不妨验证一下。。。
肯定会有类似以上的情节。
从我看过的所有偶像剧里，九成以上的剧情大概都围绕着以下几个概念。。。
- 门当户对，家庭反对
- 一方的父母会以金钱/权利威胁自己的儿女跟某第三者在一起，或对方离开己方儿女
- “青梅竹马” 的第三者（通常是单恋狂）会出现
- 双方会背负某种不被接受的社会关系 （例如"兄妹"之类的)
- 一方会（以为自己）身患绝症，为了不伤害另一方，隐瞒提出分手
- 一方会出车祸，昏迷不醒，或，
- 一方会失去记忆
由其是最后一点，简直是老到牙都掉光的剧情，还在不断重复出现 (super cliche and overdone)。
更糟的是，我觉得大多数的故事根本就没有必要用 - 毫无意义，只不过是为了增加多几集的时间罢了。
下次看偶像剧的时候，不妨验证一下。。。
肯定会有类似以上的情节。
Thursday, May 17, 2012
PC Upgrade 2012!
Been 5+ years since my last PC overhaul.
This time round though, my main motivation isn't for playing games (I didn't upgrade the graphic card).
It's mainly for the processing improvements.
To place things into perspective, my old CPU is a dual core with a 1.8Ghz clock speed.
The new ivy bridge i5 has double the number of core, and each core has double the clock speed of my previous CPU.
That's how far things have advanced.
Of course, the 6 year old CPU is a bottleneck even for my 2+ year old graphic card.
Still, it's really essential for my work.
Did some benchmarking before I dumped my old system, and I was able to improve the boot times from roughly 85 seconds to 30 seconds.
Processing speed for my analysis of 60K records went from about 5mins 35secs to 1min 35secs.
Overall it's a good investment...
...
Now all I need is a bigger monitor...
This time round though, my main motivation isn't for playing games (I didn't upgrade the graphic card).
It's mainly for the processing improvements.
To place things into perspective, my old CPU is a dual core with a 1.8Ghz clock speed.
The new ivy bridge i5 has double the number of core, and each core has double the clock speed of my previous CPU.
That's how far things have advanced.
Of course, the 6 year old CPU is a bottleneck even for my 2+ year old graphic card.
Still, it's really essential for my work.
Did some benchmarking before I dumped my old system, and I was able to improve the boot times from roughly 85 seconds to 30 seconds.
Processing speed for my analysis of 60K records went from about 5mins 35secs to 1min 35secs.
Overall it's a good investment...
...
Now all I need is a bigger monitor...
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-3570K (4 Cores, 3.8Ghz)
- Mainboard
- ASUS P8Z77-V Pro
- Graphics Card
- Powercolor HD4870 1GB GDDR5
- Memory
- G.Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz DDR3 CL9 4GB x 2
- Storage Drive
- - Seagate 250GB (SATA 2)
- - Seagate 500GB (SATA 2)
- - Western Digital Caviar Black 64MB 1TB (SATA III)
- Crucial m4 SSD 256GB (SATA III) - Display
- Philips 220WS
- Audio
- -
- Optical Drive
- Sony DVD R/W -> HP dvd1270 24X SATA Writer
- Power Supply Unit
- FSP Aurum CM Modular 650W 80 Plus Gold
- Casing
- Coolermaster 690 II Advanced, Black & White Edition
- Operating System
- Windows 7 64-Bit Professional
- Speaker
- Logitech X-230
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wave
- Mouse
- Logitech M705
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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