第一次参加这样规模的国际会议，能见到各路大师同行，十分兴奋。不过因为除了要自己发表外，还得替不能来的同事带讲，而这家伙因为生孩子，第一天的那篇直到讲前半小时才和我交代清楚论文是怎么回事，让我比较有底敢上去说。而且还见到了分别一年的long，还是老样子，有幸我们住在一个酒店，于是一聊就到了1点多。每天都要参加speaker breakfast，向本组的主席报道并提交个人简介。于是每天都要早起，睡眠严重不足。而且会议中心在河对岸，第二天大桥上发生事故，所有的班车都卡在那里回不来，于是只能溜达到河边去坐渡船，也挺有意思。会场空调冷的要命，外头又是湿热难耐。不错的是前两日早中晚都有饭，甭管什么东西了塞饱了算。第二天还遇到一个92级的老校友，对我十分热情，和他们一起去参加了一个华人同行晚餐par，不过这样的应酬实在无趣，对面更是无趣的中年人，四周也是职场之人，基本没什么可说的。倒是有个很能喷的老总跑过来说了一会话，还算有点启发。我最怕这样的场合，实在是熬时间纯属混饭吃。。第三天轮到我讲，因为和另一会场的某大牛时间冲突，我前面一位讲完后人哗哗的撤吖，不过这样压力也小些，反正一切顺利，紧张在所难免，不过我从来都是信心满满。讲完回答问题，然后是中场休息时，还有个大叔上来找我打听加拿大老板的联系方式，并半礼节性的给了我论文好评。第三天下午大家都开始作鸟兽散，游玩的游玩，逛街的逛街。我因为是26日一早的红眼航班，所以在镇里小转一下就要checkout，提前坐2路车到机场附近的红房顶去了。路上遇到不少好人，帮助我确定公车，司机特意停在离酒店最近的路边，还有个印度裔杂货铺老板看我比较困难，就干脆开车一脚油把我送了过去，分文不收。酒店老板是个腿脚不便的印度小伙，也是待人诚恳实在的，最开始我在他们酒店主页上留言后过了几天他还真打电话来给我一一解答呢。

周日天气晴朗，蛋蛋组团带大家游览小印度。来了10来号，一起从Place-des-Arts坐80路向北，沿途看Parc街，我和土豆玩儿ds来着，就看见皇家山公园大门口的雕塑。下车就是Parc地铁站，据蛋说早年是个火车站，怪不得这么壮观。延Jean Talon大街向西，满街都是卖亮晶晶印度服装的小铺，伊斯兰点心店。到l'Acadie大街向北，右边是骚瑞的穷人小楼，左边则是一大片富人区，洋房游泳池，刺眼的对比。蛋蛋上初中就每天走这条路，一路就听她忆苦思甜了。赶紧钻进西边小别野间的一块小公园，荡一荡秋千，在草地上打打滚。中午去Halal 786 吃巴基斯坦菜，然后去Jean Talon大市场围观，集体品尝橙子，买各种中看不中吃的穆斯林点心，重访Chocobelle，溜达近黄昏，喂一只馋嘴小松鼠，看着蛋蛋童年来夏令营过的游泳池，在草地上睡一觉。晚上是Mogwai，震死了，蛋看完直接大笑10分钟不止。我有点听不动这种了，不过还是有几首歌特喜欢的，摇晃的十分hi。

上周看蝴蝶买的通票，所以这礼拜赶快去Biodome看动植物。这是一个巨大的温室，就在奥体中心旁边，弄得相当好，从热带植物到南极企鹅，各种鸟，奇奇怪怪的鱼和软体动物，变色青蛙，看得人眼花缭乱。溜完拍完去吃上回的披萨，点了俩blue cheese，还有加blue cheese的夏威夷披萨，金枪鱼照样很受欢迎，羊奶酪的也还行，没有想象中的臭。吃完去土豆家，大叔直接躺地上睡了，他们在做山寨Edible Arrangements，十分热闹。。起来一看，额滴神吖，啥也不说了，自己对比一下吧：

• 本周抢第一时刻在东城区网站申请了奥运志愿者，费了不少劲。主要的困难是信息发布的比较混乱，而且无论是网站美工新闻稿件亦或官方文档，都作的不够钻（专）业，让人叹气又担心。（此处略去牢骚500字，感谢gas内天耐心在线听我的牢骚）
• 上周末领养的小巴西龟终于吃东西了，希望她平平安安，健健康康的（比较常见，照片回头补）。
• 还在天津的黑妞而Kim打电话向我报到了，要拜师还挺诚恳的，弄的我都不好意思了，赶紧琢磨一下教学相长互相学习都怎么说的，9月可真热闹了！
• 《丧钟为谁而鸣》就要看完了，真是不赖的书，就是啃大部头太辛苦。幸好买到《白鲸》的盘，那本小芝麻字儿的原版书可以还了，还是电影效率高。
• 白天都在忙实验室项目，充斥着电话文档和五颜六色的代码。觉得男生在碰到小困难努下力就能完成时候总会苛求完美，于是陷入他人眼中的工作狂中，心里暗自爽着，我可要日日反省：吃饭按时呼，睡觉定点呼，泳了呼？
• 明天去坝上，最期待的是夜晚裹上大厚衣服看星星，盼望能看到那流淌了亿万年的赫拉的乳汁~

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 In all,it's a life of peace, of family and friendship,of self-management and hard work,of music and self-amusement. And most important of all, of contemplation. To be honest and frank,there's a little sense of angst and fear,or should I say, uncertainty that always clouds up my heart.

I read some philosophy books this year,western and ancient China,not very much though. The interesting thing I find out is it is for the fact that every human being lives and dies that all the argumentations and suspicions have been there ever since the civiliczation was born,and will last unsettled to the end of time. It seems  the most argue-worthy topic is suicide, and I alwyas suspect myslfe for not commiting suicide. This absurd thought and the fear of death makes it possible for the people to choose, making decisions that differs everybody,everyday from one another. The absudity is just what the morden people suffers and build their new ideology and creations,like art literature architecture,even love. Just take myself for example and let alone the young Chinese generation. I grew up with little obstacles, everything happens as arranged. I do homework and get degrees, develop interests, make friends. All I have now are envied and praised for,but I lack the ablilty to be somebody,or the ambition to be somebody. Somebody powerful or rich, who have more resources to use when he wants to influence the state or the people,for purpose good or evil. My ideal life is something like a low-key middle-class intellectul nobody. Sometimes it horrifies myself at the thought of it for what use of a nobody is to the society and the people. He is a consumer as he gradually earns more money. He doesn't want to marry nor want any kid. He must sell his life for an apartment to live in this metropolis. He takes advantage in his social resources and he maybe yells out or contribute money for general justice,enviromental protection and young uneducated rural kids. However the country is in the hands of powerful stakeholders, and a nobody has little chance to change the course of history. But why should one go out of his way to change the world? Why bother to make it a better place when one's life is only a instant in compared with human history. One day he dies,either in his own hand or by accidents,and eventully is forgotton by the spinng world.

It's a shame my phd years have little or no reasearch involved but developpment of projects that are sold at high prices to the government or military research institue. I am a worker rather than a student, ironically they paid us very little money but a piece of paper said this is a doctor. Though I don't need my family's financial support since the graduate year, we are not treated justly. Or would I find a job and suffer the morning rush and jams,earn more money but change to fit in this society,if I had not apply the phd program at first.The ace students go to the US or UK for further education,while I chose to spend four plus years to further enjoy the peaceful campus and youthful faces. But this maybe too long and too precious a time for a youth in his twenties. One could make a big difference in three years, what can I do?

Currently I plan to be professional in my work, enrich my knowledge and nurture my various interests. After graduation I want to be a college teacher or lab employee, which is quite possible if one wants to,or find a company whose culture and atmosphere fits me right,money is not top concern. I never regret anything I did,good or bad,cause anyway we learn something out of it,hence you add another brick to your wall of life. I regard life as a course of experiences,which you choose to shape yourself, who once took a walk in this lonely planet,and die a peaceful final release. Maybe all these thoughts are just pale groans of a selfish single-child kidult,who recklessly pursues happiness and suffers from pains,enjoy every hour,seize each golden minute,and smile in his heart.

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    特别感谢嚓嚓同学告诉我这个消息，周三就投了申请。GP回复的非常快，唯一的问题是，网上的pdf申请表好像无法编辑，俺用了笨办法crack之（做同样的一个word文档然后打印成pdf）效果不错~ 有同样问题的同学欢迎索取。在网上搜了一下此项目的负责人岳毅桦，MS是新精暴流失人才，专攻财经，想来是个厉害人物。。晚上去给邻居阿姨维护电脑，顺便聊了一下她为红丝带和他们包氏基金年内要打的“仗”--与郑州爱滋孤儿联欢和名校校长与宁夏交流事宜，真佩服Michelle阿姨那股子劲儿，为了赶报告熬到深夜，全国满处跑，京港两地忙，简直能比哪吒了！