<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529</id><updated>2011-07-19T22:05:19.129+08:00</updated><category term='song'/><category term='sketch'/><category term='AA'/><category term='hawaii'/><category term='alaska'/><category term='me'/><category term='fun'/><category term='china'/><category term='Science'/><category term='trip'/><category term='life'/><title type='text'>Palatable Horse Dung</title><subtitle type='html'>The opinions, thoughts, rants, random musings and encounters of the author.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>143</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-671419260467763523</id><published>2011-06-22T09:44:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2011-06-23T05:05:25.763+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone Again</title><summary type='text'>It seems to me thatThere are more heartsBroken in the worldThat can't be mendedLeft unattendedWhat do we do? What do we do?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/671419260467763523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=671419260467763523&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/671419260467763523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/671419260467763523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2011/06/alone-again_22.html' title='Alone Again'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8355548914442985182</id><published>2011-05-15T14:25:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2011-05-15T14:32:27.792+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Glutinous Rice</title><summary type='text'>(1)- sliced mushrooms- cup dried shrimp - lap cheong (腊肠）Fry (1) with sugar, salt and light soy sauce to taste. (2) - glutinous rice Soak glutinous rice overnight (5 - 6 hours). Drain excess water. Fry rice, add oil, sugar, salt, dark soy sauce and a little bit of pepper to taste. Add (1), stir. Add water, cover pot and let simmer. Check regularly, add water if dry. Knead, base will get hard </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8355548914442985182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8355548914442985182&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8355548914442985182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8355548914442985182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2011/05/glutinous-rice.html' title='Glutinous Rice'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8893377851232684561</id><published>2011-03-30T14:51:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2011-03-30T15:17:46.994+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello - is anyone there?</title><summary type='text'>Testing, testing...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8893377851232684561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8893377851232684561&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8893377851232684561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8893377851232684561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2011/03/hello-is-anyone-there.html' title='Hello - is anyone there?'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IHy_yyOpIyU/TZLYE161PsI/AAAAAAAAAW8/K_jcKc--5qs/s72-c/4-up%2Bon%2B2011-03-30%2Bat%2B00.09%2B%25233.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-3331026923212776905</id><published>2009-02-12T14:03:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T17:40:52.436+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>The waiting game</title><summary type='text'>Day 60As is turns out, I never quite expected waiting for graduate schools to reply to be as torturous as this. Coupled with the constant deluge of information on how other applicants are doing, the 24 hours a day updates of people getting acceptances, rejections available over the internet. It is ridiculously hard to take a step back and realise how meaningless this obsession is. Let's take a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/3331026923212776905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=3331026923212776905&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3331026923212776905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3331026923212776905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2009/02/waiting-game.html' title='The waiting game'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-5228209994471523448</id><published>2008-12-03T17:15:00.009+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T17:39:33.899+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>Time lapse photography</title><summary type='text'>




Just discovered that the built-in isight on my macbook allows time lapse photography. I've always wanted to make a time lapse video capturing the motion of clouds and during tea break today I did just that. Sat my macbook on one of the seats facing the window and set time lapse to 1 frame every 20 frames. Thats about 1 frame a sec ... so this vid being about half a min spans about 10 mins in</summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=af37d23f1b75035f&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/5228209994471523448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=5228209994471523448&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5228209994471523448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5228209994471523448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/12/time-lapse-photography.html' title='Time lapse photography'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8342020600797747968</id><published>2008-11-05T04:47:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-07T14:53:39.160+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Dreams that go wow</title><summary type='text'>I've literally just had a dream that made me go wow. I'm still groggy from sleep and its kind of hot here in the middle of the morning. Can't get back to sleep for the moment.The dream started out a bit foggy. I was with a couple of friends and we were taking this big lift like thing but instead of going down it goes horizontally. Kind of like a one car train. It was after the dream that I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8342020600797747968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8342020600797747968&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8342020600797747968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8342020600797747968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/11/dreams-that-go-wow.html' title='Dreams that go wow'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-7591436402809859978</id><published>2008-10-28T19:05:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T19:14:11.056+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>Pythagoras' theorem at the shopping centres</title><summary type='text'>I love how the proof of pythagoras' theorem is used as a shopping centre logo. Note the pun on the name too. The explanation of the proof is on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem. Swweeeet. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/7591436402809859978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=7591436402809859978&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7591436402809859978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7591436402809859978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/10/pythagoras-theorem-at-shopping-centres.html' title='Pythagoras&apos; theorem at the shopping centres'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/SQbyP7k87TI/AAAAAAAAAUM/TLCUayUjaGE/s72-c/top-logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-1049807863548630452</id><published>2008-10-03T23:39:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T14:16:42.230+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>What do you do?</title><summary type='text'>I do physics. And then silence.I think the question has come up often enough to warrant some effort to come up with a good follow up."I do physics. You know why? Because of all the babes."Too contrived."I do physics. Yes I'm very smart."or"I do physics. You know Newton's apples and Einstien's hair?"Actually I think it's true that physicists are the most romantic people. Here are some example </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/1049807863548630452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=1049807863548630452&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1049807863548630452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1049807863548630452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-do-you-do.html' title='What do you do?'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-7173939676449422985</id><published>2008-08-18T00:49:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T00:53:17.296+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>"If" By Richard Kipling</title><summary type='text'>If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt youBut make allowance for their doubting too,If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated, don't give way to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,If </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/7173939676449422985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=7173939676449422985&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7173939676449422985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7173939676449422985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/08/if-by-richard-kipling.html' title='&quot;If&quot; By Richard Kipling'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4381704219509265590</id><published>2008-08-04T17:07:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T23:52:35.518+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Fusion-0-polis</title><summary type='text'>So here I am. I'm sitting in my own little cubicle, on the 16th floor of Connexis. Connexis being the pseudo-scientific name of my tower, in the vein of the classic "Fusion-o-polis". As I recall, there was a naming contest for the fusionopolis, henceforth FP, buildings. I wonder who the lucky winner was? I should be happy. FP. The crown jewel of One-north. And I'm sitting at a cozy desk with a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4381704219509265590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4381704219509265590&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4381704219509265590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4381704219509265590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/08/fusion-0-polis.html' title='Fusion-0-polis'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8507984042410646226</id><published>2008-07-01T01:34:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-07-01T23:03:19.986+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='song'/><title type='text'>honour and passion</title><summary type='text'>挺着身走向那撞彩梦想的天际用汗水洗炼坚持它在闪电屹立骄傲的搪起最倔强的勇气我重不掩饰臃肿那颗狂热的心日月在交替每天是崭新的自己风雨的洗礼我微笑的继续前进一张开双臂就能拥抱天地就算铜墙铁壁也抵挡不住前行跟着我一起分分秒秒梦想决不放弃不相信命运相信快乐悲伤自己决定跟着我一起时时刻刻都聊足了全力一路的起落都是最美的风景跟着我一起选者活出最精彩的生命漫长的黑夜是为酝酿更绚烂的黎明跟着我一起让时间写下壮朗的诗集有天你回头看都是温暖的回忆。Honour and Passion (Full) Theme Song - Tay Ping Hui</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8507984042410646226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8507984042410646226&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8507984042410646226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8507984042410646226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/08/honor-and-passion.html' title='honour and passion'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4763961547643528235</id><published>2008-06-04T23:20:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T23:52:56.710+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>Be a physicist</title><summary type='text'>I know this is taken out of context and it makes fun of engineers... but physicist &gt; lawyer, I can't pass up this chance to gloat!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4763961547643528235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4763961547643528235&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4763961547643528235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4763961547643528235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/06/be-physicist.html' title='Be a physicist'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/SEa0almBxOI/AAAAAAAAAPE/PBddV5gz8HA/s72-c/Wages_003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-9047097059954978220</id><published>2008-05-13T01:44:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T02:19:24.527+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>A year in Singapore</title><summary type='text'>I uploaded some photos of Japan trip on to facebook. Below is a disorganised mess of thoughts, because I'm lazy to organise it. I am a graduate with a Bachelor's in Engineering. Strange, I don't feel very much more accomplished. Although I am very much older (24!) I don't feel the years have passed. It might take a while to register, this adulthood business. I have been warned by friends that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/9047097059954978220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=9047097059954978220&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/9047097059954978220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/9047097059954978220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/05/year-in-singapore.html' title='A year in Singapore'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-604637143699571368</id><published>2008-04-19T23:39:00.007+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T02:19:01.536+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Going home</title><summary type='text'>I knew there was a reason I am a coldplay fan. Studying alone in the CSE atrium now. It's unreal that in about a week I'll be on my way to LA, leaving AA forever (probably). I cannot imagine it. This is my life right now: studying for tests/exams. Working on projects, late nights, pizza, weird American TV. Friends, the best of times and worst of times. The endless shitty weather of AA. Waiting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/604637143699571368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=604637143699571368&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/604637143699571368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/604637143699571368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/04/going-home.html' title='Going home'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4146891006040456521</id><published>2008-03-26T13:52:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T14:29:11.454+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>It's only words</title><summary type='text'>The reason I study GRE: so I can understand the what those cool sounding weapon names in games actually mean.stygian desolatorblade of alacritymain gauchedirge of cerberus</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4146891006040456521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4146891006040456521&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4146891006040456521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4146891006040456521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/03/its-only-words.html' title='It&apos;s only words'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-3747477716897330834</id><published>2008-03-24T10:55:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-24T11:16:19.108+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='song'/><title type='text'>Awkward Honus</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/3747477716897330834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=3747477716897330834&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3747477716897330834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3747477716897330834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/03/awkward-honus.html' title='Awkward Honus'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-5425801049828917588</id><published>2008-03-23T15:36:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-23T15:40:51.276+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>I kicked the monkey's ass</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/5425801049828917588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=5425801049828917588&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5425801049828917588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5425801049828917588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-kicked-monkeys-ass.html' title='I kicked the monkey&apos;s ass'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/R-YJVlCwh0I/AAAAAAAAAO8/MZ1wv5K18w0/s72-c/monkey.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-7798226346813567823</id><published>2008-03-06T23:56:00.007+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T00:16:52.887+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><title type='text'>Memory Ape</title><summary type='text'>Ayumu, a 7-year old chimp at the primate research institute in Kyoto University, Japan  beats college students at memory game. The study involves the young ape playing with touch screens and learning arabic numerals. Ayumu is the really cute looking chimp in the beginning of the video. If you notice also in the beginning of the video, the mother chimp recognises colors and chooses the correct </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/7798226346813567823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=7798226346813567823&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7798226346813567823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7798226346813567823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/03/memory-ape.html' title='Memory Ape'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4493196962279554796</id><published>2008-02-22T09:13:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T00:20:26.711+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AA'/><title type='text'>I'm basically an animal</title><summary type='text'>So I've been doing next to nothing for the past 3 days. After monday, my optics exam, I have had next to no work to do. Usually it would seem like a nice thing, to be free from work. But when you haven't been working, you can't be free from anything. It's like being free from being free, makes no sense at all. Sitting on my ass and basically waiting for lunch, dinner and sleep... I feel like I'm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4493196962279554796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4493196962279554796&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4493196962279554796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4493196962279554796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-basically-animal.html' title='I&apos;m basically an animal'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8965035697756490426</id><published>2007-12-31T15:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-01-12T05:59:44.299+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hawaii'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trip'/><title type='text'>Hawai'i 2007</title><summary type='text'>Been back from Hawaii for a little more than 30 hours now. The dust has finally settled. I'm unpacked, dirty laundry in the basket and unwinding on my creaky futon. Yup, it takes me a full day and a half to unpack. I am the definitive bum and I'm only just beginning to realize my true form. Now that things are back to their usual slow and dreary pace, I'll sacrifice a little bit of my nap time </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8965035697756490426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8965035697756490426&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8965035697756490426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8965035697756490426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/12/hawaii-2007-and-happy-new-year.html' title='Hawai&apos;i 2007'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-3040373139606451264</id><published>2007-09-01T23:07:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-09-02T00:37:30.756+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trip'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='china'/><title type='text'>Some china trip photos</title><summary type='text'>One of the countless towers in hong kong. Surprisingly, 40% of Hong Kong land is reserved as national parks.I was quite surprised to find many DBS outlets in hong kong.Me and popo.Some ducks hanging from the ceiling in a small restaurant.My distant nephews and my mum.Some village near guang zhou. My grandfather's hometown.Rural sunrise. I'm not sure if its mist or smog.The cutest things I've ever</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/3040373139606451264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=3040373139606451264&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3040373139606451264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3040373139606451264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/09/some-china-trip-photos.html' title='Some china trip photos'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/RtmDwdUvNFI/AAAAAAAAALg/_6aGr22CrVY/s72-c/IMG_1901.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-2364516341519313413</id><published>2007-09-01T22:39:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T00:15:01.096+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trip'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='china'/><title type='text'>China and back</title><summary type='text'>Unlike some of my previous trips to China, I was actually eager to embark on this one. Mostly I wanted to see how China had changed over the past 10 years or so and have a look for myself what all the fuss was about. During my 7 days or so in China, I must say some things have changed for the better. But some things remain the same. All in all it was a fruitful trip, though the rewards were more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/2364516341519313413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=2364516341519313413&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/2364516341519313413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/2364516341519313413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/09/china-and-back.html' title='China and back'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-3512475165977728038</id><published>2007-08-15T23:02:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T16:03:37.351+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketch'/><title type='text'>A hand 2</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/3512475165977728038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=3512475165977728038&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3512475165977728038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3512475165977728038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/08/hand-2.html' title='A hand 2'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/RsMXLw2hIMI/AAAAAAAAALY/Ffw3i6Ap70c/s72-c/hand.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-5699029160574160615</id><published>2007-08-11T01:43:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-08-15T23:08:03.671+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><title type='text'>Me yesterday and me today</title><summary type='text'>I re-read my diary from my JC days. The problems I faced then are the same problems I face right now and it seems I haven't moved forward at all. It's very scary to see the words that I wrote 5 years ago and think: that sounds just like me right now. Sure, I maybe different in many respects, but in the deepest, darkest recesses of me... I'm still the same little boy. Time still hasn't changed me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/5699029160574160615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=5699029160574160615&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5699029160574160615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5699029160574160615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/08/me-yesterday-and-me-today.html' title='Me yesterday and me today'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-7371682909421087610</id><published>2007-07-27T20:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T00:22:59.995+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketch'/><title type='text'>A hand</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/7371682909421087610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=7371682909421087610&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7371682909421087610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/7371682909421087610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/07/hand.html' title='A hand'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/Rqnm-w2hIHI/AAAAAAAAAKU/kCGCh1-d0v0/s72-c/5.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-944844266269649347</id><published>2007-07-05T20:09:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T00:18:27.346+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><title type='text'>Experiment failed</title><summary type='text'>Just got back from the lab. It's 8am in the morning and I've been there all night. It's the worst feeling in the world when you've worked your ass off for a whole night and have nothing to show for it in the morning. This has been the case for the past 4 or 5 experiments, not too good for the morale. The experiment doesn't take much skill, very algorithmic. It's just that the large gaps between </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/944844266269649347/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=944844266269649347&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/944844266269649347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/944844266269649347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/07/experiment-failed.html' title='Experiment failed'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8867453923716987774</id><published>2007-07-02T13:21:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T00:22:27.817+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AA'/><title type='text'>Ann Arbor summer</title><summary type='text'>It's really beautiful here right now. I was bringing Zhicheng, my RI junior (8 years separation!) who is here in AA on a summer program, around town. He was being trigger happy with his camera just like I was when I first arrived here. That novelty has since died down with the passing of my freshmen year. Nevertheless, his enthusiasm made me pay a little more attention to the scenery. The AA </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8867453923716987774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8867453923716987774&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8867453923716987774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8867453923716987774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/07/ann-arbor-summer.html' title='Ann Arbor summer'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/RoiOohZPXAI/AAAAAAAAAJU/0uZNsiAzugE/s72-c/DSC01129.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-8120780274414581853</id><published>2007-07-01T13:06:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T00:21:55.365+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AA'/><title type='text'>Alone in Ann Arbor</title><summary type='text'>Well practically. Just me and a big TV in the house. It's a new feeling to come back to a house where there's no one around. There's just so much space to call my own, I find it strangely refreshing. Strange in that I was expecting more boredom and loneliness, the kind of feelings that a lonely old man with no family would feel. At the moment though, I'm enjoying the tranquility of my environment</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/8120780274414581853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=8120780274414581853&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8120780274414581853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/8120780274414581853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/07/alone-in-ann-arbor.html' title='Alone in Ann Arbor'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-5608622436953946173</id><published>2007-06-27T11:36:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-07-01T11:28:11.967+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alaska'/><title type='text'>Anchorage Itinerary Builder - a work in progress</title><summary type='text'>From www.anchorage.net:Day 1 - Anchorage rootsMorningOn March 27, 1964, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America shook all of Southcentral Alaska. See the evidence first hand at Earthquake Park, just outside downtown Anchorage, where huge tracts of land slid into Cook Inlet. The park features an interpretive display and offers stunning views of the city skyline and Mount </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/5608622436953946173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=5608622436953946173&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5608622436953946173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/5608622436953946173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/06/anchorage-itinerary-builder-work-in.html' title='Anchorage Itinerary Builder - a work in progress'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-351612273847762520</id><published>2007-06-17T04:41:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-06-20T13:02:29.806+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alaska'/><title type='text'>Alaska dreaming</title><summary type='text'>Taken from tripadvisor:It sounds like you might want to fly into Anchorage and check out the downtown area. We were just there a few weeks ago and I would have loved to have spent more time downtown. A group of singles like you would love it there! It might be worth a hotel night downtown, too. After Anchorage, you'll want to head to Denali National Park (5 hours north by car) and take the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/351612273847762520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=351612273847762520&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/351612273847762520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/351612273847762520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/06/alaska-dreaming.html' title='Alaska dreaming'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/Rniz1m_KSzI/AAAAAAAAAIU/jGZfGSCW7NE/s72-c/426-anchorage-reflected-sunset-.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4391937668886523701</id><published>2007-04-21T15:53:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-04-21T16:02:04.552+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The End</title><summary type='text'>I think now is a good time to take a break from this blog. My gut feeling is that it's not serving its original purpose and maybe a little time off will help me rediscover that. So long then and maybe we'll meet again...若有缘有缘就能期待明天你和我重逢在灿烂的季节</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4391937668886523701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4391937668886523701&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4391937668886523701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4391937668886523701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/04/end.html' title='The End'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-3981539954591860490</id><published>2007-04-02T16:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-04-02T16:21:14.339+08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Good" old times</title><summary type='text'>Received my NS posting letter through the mail just a couple of weeks ago. Strange how time seems to make even the worst of situations seem good. I've all but forgotten the "hardships" that we've been through together and as I was just browsing some of the photos we took in Taiwan 2005, we seemed so happy. A distorted reality no doubt but it does bring back fond memories. We were the first team </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/3981539954591860490/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=3981539954591860490&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3981539954591860490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/3981539954591860490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/04/good-old-times.html' title='&quot;Good&quot; old times'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/RhC6adZBgrI/AAAAAAAAAII/kDQT7t-GOO8/s72-c/navex01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-1547216356856620010</id><published>2007-03-05T12:22:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-03-05T12:28:05.347+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey good lookin'</title><summary type='text'>Love these photos... thanks chunyi!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/1547216356856620010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=1547216356856620010&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1547216356856620010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1547216356856620010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/03/hey-good-lookin.html' title='Hey good lookin&apos;'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/Reub6ypj8eI/AAAAAAAAAHs/L6ddyLfbjGY/s72-c/IMG_2808.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-2598602413830104129</id><published>2007-02-17T04:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-17T04:56:48.435+08:00</updated><title type='text'>My King - S M Lockridge</title><summary type='text'>My King - the full "sermon""...his yoke is easy and his burden is light... I wish I could describe to you... but he's indescribable..."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/2598602413830104129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=2598602413830104129&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/2598602413830104129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/2598602413830104129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-king.html' title='My King - S M Lockridge'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-4485939270505486719</id><published>2007-02-13T11:13:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-13T11:35:37.108+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Year of the fire boar</title><summary type='text'>Yup CNY went well, mostly. :) The months of planning and prep work weren't for nothing. But as they say, best laid plans of mice and men... so many things could have gone wrong, little oversights, accidents, the ticking clock. I may not have showed it (probably looking stoned as usual) but I was almost going to have a heart attack. But I'm really thankful everything went well. Yes, with the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/4485939270505486719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=4485939270505486719&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4485939270505486719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/4485939270505486719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/02/year-of-fire-boar.html' title='Year of the fire boar'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/RdEtLizx7GI/AAAAAAAAAHg/pI-8Si83dNU/s72-c/IMG_1776.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-1734398682938197480</id><published>2007-02-03T03:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-03T03:37:28.056+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Musician's Uncertainty Principle</title><summary type='text'>The best explanation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle I have encountered so far. A must read. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/uncertainty.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/1734398682938197480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=1734398682938197480&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1734398682938197480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/1734398682938197480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/02/musicians-uncertainty-principle.html' title='Musician&apos;s Uncertainty Principle'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-659778997468677804</id><published>2007-01-17T11:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-01-17T21:52:01.739+08:00</updated><title type='text'>California - San Francisco</title><summary type='text'>We picked up Shifeng at LA the morning after we left Disneyland and greyhounded to my favouritest place in all of US -- San Francisco. Sadly, I don't have any photos of the ride there. I recall that the air smelled of sulphur and dung at the first and second rest stops respectively. Also, SC won every single bridge game we played. Except the one I lost with him, haha. Fisherman's wharf. We saw </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/659778997468677804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=659778997468677804&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/659778997468677804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/659778997468677804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/01/california-san-francisco.html' title='California - San Francisco'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/Ra2ZY7PL1XI/AAAAAAAAADI/z48PeKDn20k/s72-c/IMG_1604.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-987102803844810289</id><published>2007-01-17T10:10:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-01-17T21:32:19.059+08:00</updated><title type='text'>California Photo Blog</title><summary type='text'>It's been a full 2 weeks since I've been back from California, so I thought I'd better write everything down before I forget what actually happened there. It was an awesome time, despite me almost not making it there at all. After a very stressful night of phone calls and online bookings, I finally arrived at the LAX: a full 9 hours earlier than my other pals and nearly a $100 poorer. But, boy it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/987102803844810289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=987102803844810289&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/987102803844810289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/987102803844810289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2007/01/california-photo-blog.html' title='California Photo Blog'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_68K3n8ivZNw/Ra2HeLPL1GI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3apE7KiacAU/s72-c/IMG_1434.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-116594725538623652</id><published>2006-12-13T01:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T02:14:15.396+08:00</updated><title type='text'>California</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/116594725538623652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=116594725538623652&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116594725538623652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116594725538623652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/12/california.html' title='California'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-116313014565855496</id><published>2006-11-10T09:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-10T11:42:25.736+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time passes by</title><summary type='text'>It's crazy. Time that is. Sometimes you just get stuck in the routine of work/sleep (or no sleep in my case) and then you forget to look at your calendar for a while. Or you look but you don't really notice. Every day on the notebook seems to be filled with things that you care or don't really care about. The week comes and goes, fridays, saturdays and then Sunday. And then it's November. Forget </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/116313014565855496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=116313014565855496&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116313014565855496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116313014565855496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/11/time-passes-by.html' title='Time passes by'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-116053613018326291</id><published>2006-10-11T10:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-11T11:08:50.203+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Too lazy to update...</title><summary type='text'>I'm too lazy to write. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/116053613018326291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=116053613018326291&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116053613018326291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/116053613018326291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/10/too-lazy-to-update.html' title='Too lazy to update...'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115604553026813406</id><published>2006-08-20T11:43:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-20T11:50:35.446+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Maple Story</title><summary type='text'>haha... saw this cool animated gif on the maple forums... wish my char could do that~! haha sorry play too much maple liao!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115604553026813406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115604553026813406&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115604553026813406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115604553026813406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/08/maple-story.html' title='Maple Story'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115566423497048393</id><published>2006-08-16T01:41:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-16T01:50:34.993+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Growing old</title><summary type='text'>Everytime I walk home I will meet an old man walking up the stairs, one hand on the walking stick the other grasping onto the handrail. I remember him from when I was young. He used to be a loud mouth and there were a few kids with him in his house downstairs from mine. That was about 10 years ago. Or more. While I've been busy with my own life, he has grown old. The kids are gone and the flat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115566423497048393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115566423497048393&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115566423497048393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115566423497048393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/08/growing-old.html' title='Growing old'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115497425661050784</id><published>2006-08-08T01:21:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-08T02:10:56.763+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Some photos</title><summary type='text'>Sel doing a split.My sacrifice.JS acting smart.Big Umich 2006 Family Photo! Also have a pic of Mut+Chris k-i-s-s-i-n-g! Should I put it up???hahahaahah...Also KL trip photos guys. Sorry for the long delay. Enjoy!KL Trip '06</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115497425661050784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115497425661050784&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115497425661050784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115497425661050784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/08/some-photos.html' title='Some photos'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115359311167697435</id><published>2006-07-23T02:06:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-23T02:33:09.896+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Its been a long time</title><summary type='text'>... since I last updated. Regarding work looks like it was the latter case for me. No work. Not particularly looking forward to the next few weeks of boredom. My work day consists of: 1. coming late about 10am 2. sitting in front of computer MSN/surfing while trying to read emag for engineers 3. long draggy lunch 4. back to computer 5. teabreak 6. go home. Very sad. Very soon my work buddies will</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115359311167697435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115359311167697435&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115359311167697435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115359311167697435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/07/its-been-long-time.html' title='Its been a long time'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115219531103892393</id><published>2006-07-06T21:11:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-06T22:22:29.653+08:00</updated><title type='text'>KL and work</title><summary type='text'>Had a blast of a time no thanks to these bunch of monkeys:Yaw Sing always dependable. But occasionally a bit wasted. "You want to have a D??"Ting Ting and her blabbering. "What????"KP aka. Bug of "Dog and Bug" His usual shit too much to write down.Yup. KL was great fun. 2 days of non-stop talk-kok sessions, card games and general playing the fool. Sometimes it doesn't really matter where you go, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115219531103892393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115219531103892393&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115219531103892393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115219531103892393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/07/kl-and-work.html' title='KL and work'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115100484135274402</id><published>2006-06-23T02:54:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-06-23T03:34:01.470+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Home here I come!</title><summary type='text'>Hello Singapore, I'll be back soon. It's crazy. In 4 days I'll be back in Singapore! 10 months have passed but it seems like yesterday that I just left. I always get this feeling when I leave a place, hahaha I'm like so sedentary. I wonder how Singapore has changed. Ah my sweet soft bed at home haha... I wonder if I've changed. For the better. I know I've put on a few pounds though no one will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115100484135274402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115100484135274402&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115100484135274402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115100484135274402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/06/home-here-i-come.html' title='Home here I come!'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-115058238426609243</id><published>2006-06-18T06:12:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-06-18T06:13:04.276+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Coke + Mentos Madness</title><summary type='text'>This is hilarious. Makes me want to try too. =)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/115058238426609243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=115058238426609243&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115058238426609243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/115058238426609243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/06/coke-mentos-madness.html' title='Coke + Mentos Madness'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114947917280391991</id><published>2006-06-05T11:43:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-06-05T11:58:17.576+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beaches!</title><summary type='text'>I miss the beach. I NEED TO GO TO A FREAKIN BEACH!!! Like where the sand meets the water! Waves crashing on the shore, soft breeze, SUN on the sand, get your feet wet kind of beach! I need to have my blue skies merging with the blue sea. I need to see  boats slowly sailing past as I laze on the sand doing nothing at all. I need my beach soccer/volleyball/wrestling. I need my sandcastles. I need </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114947917280391991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114947917280391991&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114947917280391991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114947917280391991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/06/beaches.html' title='Beaches!'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114901886240077957</id><published>2006-05-31T03:51:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-31T04:36:47.680+08:00</updated><title type='text'>1421: The Year China Discovered America</title><summary type='text'>When I bought this book, I thought that it would be an interesting read. Another book of interesting facts that might be useful to regurgitate to dazzle friends during random conversations. At the back of mind I thought: "such an incredible revelation, why hasn't it made a bigger impact?" Here's the premise: Admiral Zheng He and his band of herioc Grand Eunuchs search the ends of the earth for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114901886240077957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114901886240077957&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114901886240077957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114901886240077957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/1421-year-china-discovered-america.html' title='1421: The Year China Discovered America'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114896789538854823</id><published>2006-05-30T13:39:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-30T14:04:22.133+08:00</updated><title type='text'>22</title><summary type='text'>ok I just had to put this up. =) It really made my day. hahaha... it was a memorable birthday alright. 2 consecutive nights of drinking and being merry + presents and all. =) Thank you! However, my desire to dance remains sadly unfulfilled. Another day perhaps??PS. do I look like bao-pi?? Can a person even look like bao-pi??</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114896789538854823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114896789538854823&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114896789538854823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114896789538854823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/22.html' title='22'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114840461070045630</id><published>2006-05-24T01:01:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-24T01:16:50.766+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Empty</title><summary type='text'>... I feel so empty. It's like I died a long time ago and my zombified/decaying body is all thats left. Te ppe rn e a so qu... Tn gow f l vr b a rt o e ng. mb m yng 2 rd. mb is st mi. I had a thought today.I nder at ld hpn f i dden dd. Wo ld 1 cae? Ld 1 trl eel ad? Tme I fl ie no 1 caes. n thr flt. m st bing. Dssin. Everything feels so routine.  I guess its just me to dislike change. Its like I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114840461070045630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114840461070045630&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114840461070045630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114840461070045630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/empty.html' title='Empty'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114833235370692416</id><published>2006-05-23T05:05:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-23T05:12:33.766+08:00</updated><title type='text'>古惑仔</title><summary type='text'>Wisdom from 古惑仔 (not verbatim):Chen Ho Nam: Don't you ever wish you could go back in time and be someone else?Mr Chiang: No I never. I know who I am. I know where I came from. And I know where I'm going.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114833235370692416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114833235370692416&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114833235370692416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114833235370692416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/blog-post_23.html' title='古惑仔'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114810958689286075</id><published>2006-05-20T15:19:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-21T06:51:21.476+08:00</updated><title type='text'>浪花一朵朵</title><summary type='text'>唱：任賢齊|阿牛|光良　|詞：任賢齊　|曲：阿牛|結他編譜：火柴G        D       C     G我要你陪著我　看著那海龜水中游G        D       C      G慢慢的爬在沙灘上　數著浪花一朵朵C      G  C      G你不要害怕　你不會寂寞Em     Bm         C     G我會一直陪在你的左右　讓你樂悠悠Bm        Em     Bm    Em日子一天一天過　我們會慢慢長大Am          D我不管你懂不懂我在唱什麼Bm      Em      Bm      Em我知道有一天　你　一定會愛上我Am               D因為我覺得我真的很不錯C              G時光匆匆匆匆流走　也也也不回頭D         G美女變成老太婆C           Bm哎喲　那那那個時候　我我我我也也Am</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114810958689286075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114810958689286075&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114810958689286075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114810958689286075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/blog-post.html' title='浪花一朵朵'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114754461851226871</id><published>2006-05-14T02:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-14T02:23:38.520+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Raining</title><summary type='text'>It's been raining constantly the past few days... a feeling of home is slowly seeping in. I need a recharge, a return to the fuel source. I haven't missed home at all for the past year or so but when I woke up this morning, the room almost felt like my own in Singapore. The sound of soft rain on the window pane, a cool breeze sweeping the streets... feels almost like home. Almost though. The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114754461851226871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114754461851226871&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114754461851226871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114754461851226871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/raining.html' title='Raining'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114694980349005276</id><published>2006-05-07T04:40:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T05:19:28.696+08:00</updated><title type='text'>More random pics</title><summary type='text'>Friends on a futon on a lawn.Island drive in the evening. Not sure whose knees are in the picture though.Val's shelf turned into a GT racing machine.Chunyi with the pimp look.JH acting cute.Island drive.Huron river outside Island Drive.Some ducks and ducklings. The father and mother were hissing at me while I was taking this photo.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114694980349005276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114694980349005276&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114694980349005276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114694980349005276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/more-random-pics.html' title='More random pics'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114694766735666062</id><published>2006-05-07T04:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T04:34:27.416+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Island Life</title><summary type='text'>Just got the internet connection in mut's apartment working! Shioks. We named it 4guysandagirl after JH's suggestion. Been MIA for the past 2 weeks because I've moved out of MOJO. We spent almost half a week moving out and settling into our apartment, both physically and psychologically I guess. It takes a while to get used to not having the conveniences of living in the dorms. Nowadays we cook </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114694766735666062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114694766735666062&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114694766735666062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114694766735666062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/05/island-life.html' title='Island Life'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114569095114777759</id><published>2006-04-22T15:27:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-22T15:29:11.156+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Condor Heroes</title><summary type='text'>Was bored... did some random surfing on youtube and came across this: anime version of 神雕侠吕 =) fun!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114569095114777759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114569095114777759&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114569095114777759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114569095114777759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/04/condor-heroes.html' title='Condor Heroes'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114512478270625786</id><published>2006-04-16T02:09:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-16T02:23:51.700+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Goofy dancing</title><summary type='text'>I found this hilarious video of Jerald. Enjoy! =)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114512478270625786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114512478270625786&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114512478270625786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114512478270625786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/04/goofy-dancing.html' title='Goofy dancing'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114499833296360084</id><published>2006-04-14T14:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-14T15:05:33.040+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Still haven't found what I'm looking for</title><summary type='text'>I'm not even sure what I'm looking for. My work ethic has slacked off even though finals are just around the corner. Slept most of today away, after practically not sleeping the night before. I'm not sure what I'm working for. To get good grades? But what are good grades for? To get into a good grad school, to stay afloat? I'm not sure.   Maybe not. It's not that I don't like studying. I'm just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114499833296360084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114499833296360084&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114499833296360084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114499833296360084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/04/still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for.html' title='Still haven&apos;t found what I&apos;m looking for'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114421919208009633</id><published>2006-04-05T14:34:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-05T14:39:52.093+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Depressing</title><summary type='text'>Busy times. Sometimes I wonder... what am I doing? For who is this all for? Is it worth it? Is anyone going to know the difference? Is anyone going to notice at all? I can't seem to find meaning in what I do... and without meaning I can't survive. At the end of the day nothing seems to matter at all. Everything just seems depressing...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114421919208009633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114421919208009633&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114421919208009633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114421919208009633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/04/depressing.html' title='Depressing'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114315674508255173</id><published>2006-03-24T07:22:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-24T07:32:25.106+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Physics Midterm</title><summary type='text'>some random pics:Wasted my afternoon sleeping... just can't get down to studying...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114315674508255173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114315674508255173&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114315674508255173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114315674508255173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/03/physics-midterm.html' title='Physics Midterm'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114223004114302944</id><published>2006-03-13T14:01:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-13T14:07:21.143+08:00</updated><title type='text'>3 midterms =(</title><summary type='text'>on a lighter note, the SEA CULT dance moves:1) 5 pt 2) tick-tock3) 16 beat4) 6 step5) ****6) diagonal7) sel move8) freezetonnes of fun! =)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114223004114302944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114223004114302944&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114223004114302944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114223004114302944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/03/3-midterms.html' title='3 midterms =('/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114158676058510399</id><published>2006-03-06T02:53:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-13T14:00:57.726+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Some things never change</title><summary type='text'>Even though I wish they would. The words below don't necessarily make sense, I just wrote down whatever came to mind. Maybe if you could interpret it, you would be able to read my thoughts. Unlikely though. You have been warned:I'm sleepy. In any case, spring is definitely here. The other day, I woke up to the sound of Geese. At least I think it was Geese. The birds sense it too, the end of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114158676058510399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114158676058510399&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114158676058510399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114158676058510399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/03/some-things-never-change.html' title='Some things never change'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114058223149962296</id><published>2006-02-22T12:21:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-22T12:23:51.510+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The integrator</title><summary type='text'>The integrator. Found it accidentally while trying to do my physics homework. This worked wonders for me. You'll be amazed. I was...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114058223149962296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114058223149962296&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114058223149962296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114058223149962296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/02/integrator.html' title='The integrator'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114032837358351928</id><published>2006-02-19T13:49:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T14:49:14.366+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ouch.</title><summary type='text'>Chinwei and Esther. Cute! =)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114032837358351928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114032837358351928&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114032837358351928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114032837358351928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/02/ouch.html' title='Ouch.'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-114030344053149974</id><published>2006-02-19T05:13:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-20T01:59:26.236+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Work Work!</title><summary type='text'>It's been week after week of non-stop work for me and it doesn't look like anything is going to change in the near future. I'm talking about 7 day work weeks here! Well... it's mostly my fault for not resting well during the weekends. Things aren't the same as they were last semester... The fatigue is setting in and its starting to show in the quality of my work. Right now I'm really looking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/114030344053149974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=114030344053149974&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114030344053149974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/114030344053149974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/02/work-work.html' title='Work Work!'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113921279843195012</id><published>2006-02-06T15:42:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-06T16:01:33.636+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Random Ranting</title><summary type='text'>Hi. Haven't been updating recently. Here goes...It's nearly 3 am in the morning and I'm still doing homework. I forsee many sleepless nights this week. I have 3 midterms this week. Sigh... MATH 215, MSE 220 and PHYS 340. The last two on the same day. I'm a bit scared, don't really feel well prepared. Especially MSE 220. That Fillisko is so boring... I fall asleep every lecture. Haha. He always </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113921279843195012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113921279843195012&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113921279843195012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113921279843195012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/02/random-ranting.html' title='Random Ranting'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113808759924838781</id><published>2006-01-24T15:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-24T15:26:39.260+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Physics Lab</title><summary type='text'>OMG! Physics is so cool.... We played with Liquid Nitrogen in the lab today. The experiment was about the Ideal Gas law and creating an ideal gas thermometer. We had to immerse a container of gas into liquids of different temperatures. But the liquid nitrogen was the coolest... Its boiling point is -195.8 degrees C so once you take it out of the container it starts boiling. =) Liquid Nitrogen has</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113808759924838781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113808759924838781&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113808759924838781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113808759924838781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/physics-lab.html' title='Physics Lab'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113765360582970086</id><published>2006-01-19T13:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T07:04:43.040+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Quiz</title><summary type='text'>Alright ... by request. =)***************************************************THREE NAMES YOU GO BY(nicknames??):1) jurong2) ong-sectcom3) fish of fish &amp; co. ... we're famous =)THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:(presumably online nicks)1) junrong2) gumpstuck3) joda -- a.k.a YodaTHREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:1) lean-ness2) eyes3) ears -- i can move them! =)THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113765360582970086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113765360582970086&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113765360582970086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113765360582970086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/quiz.html' title='Quiz'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113713657518530838</id><published>2006-01-13T14:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-13T15:17:44.590+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The old days...</title><summary type='text'>A bout of random surfing brought me somehow to the RIMB website. RIMB is of course the RI military band. There are some memories that you will never forget no matter how hard you try. Then are there are those that you treasure and wish would never fade away. Just looking and hearing whats on the website stirs feelings in me that I thought were long gone. But the spirit lives on deep inside. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113713657518530838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113713657518530838&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113713657518530838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113713657518530838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/old-days.html' title='The old days...'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113696354239094028</id><published>2006-01-11T15:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-11T15:12:22.400+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sweet</title><summary type='text'>I WANT!!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113696354239094028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113696354239094028&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113696354239094028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113696354239094028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/sweet.html' title='Sweet'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113636288630640621</id><published>2006-01-04T15:32:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-04T17:51:40.023+08:00</updated><title type='text'>New York cont.</title><summary type='text'>Dec 30th was a blur... don't really remember where we went. I believe we woke up really late, after another night of bleach I think... We had lunch at some dim sum place (again) but since it was 3pm already most of the food was already gone. Had to settle for feng zhao and pork ribs. After that the guys went to SOHO, which is sort of like orchard road. The group split into three - Aaron and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113636288630640621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113636288630640621&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113636288630640621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113636288630640621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-york-cont.html' title='New York cont.'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113635969723631101</id><published>2006-01-04T15:22:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-04T17:52:58.476+08:00</updated><title type='text'>New York Videos</title><summary type='text'>Guys being retarded. Don't know whose idea it was though. The swing in central park. Strangely enjoyable.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113635969723631101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113635969723631101&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113635969723631101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113635969723631101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-york-videos.html' title='New York Videos'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113633428416323676</id><published>2006-01-04T06:42:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-01-04T16:33:26.126+08:00</updated><title type='text'>New York (II) megapost</title><summary type='text'>Back in Ann Arbor at last. It's been a good trip. =) I don't really remember all of the things we did since my last post, but here goes. Met Shyh Chang and Lihao on the 26th. We had lunch at this sushi/asian place on broadway. I don't even remember the name of the place but its next to Ollie's Noodle Shop which is on Broadway at 116th St. - outside Columbia University. Later in the day we went to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113633428416323676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113633428416323676&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113633428416323676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113633428416323676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-york-ii-megapost.html' title='New York (II) megapost'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113558432253213587</id><published>2005-12-26T15:28:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-26T16:18:41.470+08:00</updated><title type='text'>New York (I)</title><summary type='text'>It's Boxing day today and I've been in New York for 4 days now. Time was mostly spent sleeping and if not then probably gorging myself. Bleah. I'm pigging out in New York... Ah the gastronomic delights! Finding good food is as easy as walking down broadway! Restaurants line the streets and there's choice enough to satisfy any palate. Youch. I swear I will be putting on the pounds in the next few </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113558432253213587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113558432253213587&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113558432253213587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113558432253213587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/12/new-york-i.html' title='New York (I)'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113471861714666633</id><published>2005-12-16T15:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-16T15:52:56.940+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What has philosophy taught me?</title><summary type='text'>Alot of people ask me why I took philosophy and what I've been learning. Is it interesting?? Well here are some of key points that have stuck with me past the philosophy finals...Philosophy 232All of my actions are causally determined. People around me affect how I behave. The weather can affect my mood. That means I'm not really responsible for any of my actions. For all I know, I might be a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113471861714666633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113471861714666633&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113471861714666633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113471861714666633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-has-philosophy-taught-me.html' title='What has philosophy taught me?'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113407779397603271</id><published>2005-12-09T05:34:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T05:37:45.046+08:00</updated><title type='text'>To infinity and beyond</title><summary type='text'>A NASA competition designed to lay the groundwork for futuristic space elevators has ended with no one scooping the two $50,000 top prizes. But officials say the contest is just the first step in developing the technologies needed to use robots to lift objects into space on long, thin super-strong tethers.Ten teams competed in the challenge, which was held over the weekend at NASA's Ames Research</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113407779397603271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113407779397603271&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113407779397603271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113407779397603271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/12/to-infinity-and-beyond.html' title='To infinity and beyond'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113368020797721710</id><published>2005-12-04T14:22:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-04T15:10:08.020+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ice skating and what not</title><summary type='text'>Some of the UMDM peeps decided to ask us to go ice skating at the 11th hour. Turned out to be tons of fun. Much less of falling and more of skating this time around. Some how the skating just didn't provide enough exhilaration for us so we decided to do high-speed crashes on purpose. Don't ask me why. We like being dumb.  Chunyi, Han, SJ, JS, me.Hey good looking.What a bitch.Finals are on in two </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113368020797721710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113368020797721710&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113368020797721710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113368020797721710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/12/ice-skating-and-what-not.html' title='ice skating and what not'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113313818789853837</id><published>2005-11-28T07:41:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-29T03:56:49.406+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Toronto</title><summary type='text'>In many ways its been an eventful trip to the frozen north. Skipped all my classes on wednesday no thanks to roomates partying and DOTA the previous night =). Woke up really late about 12 had lunch with roomies and then rushed to north for advising. Forgot to ask about summer school. =S From there it was a mad rush to pack. It was snowing pretty hard by afternoon and we had a little snowball </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113313818789853837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113313818789853837&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113313818789853837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113313818789853837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/toronto.html' title='Toronto'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113268252681654080</id><published>2005-11-23T01:55:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-23T02:03:43.490+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What determines your actions?</title><summary type='text'>Egoist All my actions should bring about maximum happiness for myself.AltruistI am of least importance. I sacrifice my well-being for the greater good.UtilitarianistI believe in pleasing the masses. The best course of action is the one that brings about greatest overall happiness.Non-consequentialistMy actions are not determined by the effect that they will have on people.Philosophy musings. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113268252681654080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113268252681654080&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113268252681654080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113268252681654080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/what-determines-your-actions.html' title='What determines your actions?'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113264806666217197</id><published>2005-11-22T16:25:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-22T16:30:12.936+08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Thanksgiving break!</title><summary type='text'>Yup it's getting cold.Snow! It's just a little puddle of snow but its the first time I have ever seen snow in my life! Wow. Snowflakes are really beautiful. Gorgeous. Looking forward to Toronto bros! =) Let's go KTV =).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113264806666217197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113264806666217197&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113264806666217197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113264806666217197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/its-thanksgiving-break.html' title='It&apos;s Thanksgiving break!'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113195564486420481</id><published>2005-11-14T16:02:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-14T16:07:24.876+08:00</updated><title type='text'>发如雪</title><summary type='text'>狼牙月 伊人憔悴我举杯 饮尽了风雪是谁打翻前世柜惹尘埃是非缘字诀 几番轮回你锁眉 哭红颜唤不回纵然青史已经成灰我爱不灭繁华如三千东流水我只取一瓢爱了解只恋你化身的蝶你发如雪 凄美了离别我焚香感动了谁邀明月让回忆皎洁爱在月光下完美你发如雪 纷飞了眼泪我等待苍老了谁红尘醉 微醺的岁月我用无悔 刻永世爱你的碑(Rap)你发如雪 凄美了离别我焚香感动了谁邀明月让回忆皎洁爱在月光下完美你发如雪 纷飞了眼泪我等待苍老了谁红尘醉 微醺的岁月铜镜映无邪 扎马尾你若撒野 今生我把酒奉陪</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113195564486420481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113195564486420481&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113195564486420481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113195564486420481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/blog-post.html' title='发如雪'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113152223502180739</id><published>2005-11-09T15:39:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-09T15:43:55.033+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Feeling Down?</title><summary type='text'>Astro midterms... design review... Math midterms ... C++ midterms... arrrrrrrrrr.....Thanks for sharing, Sunyi!Do everything readily and cheerfully... go out the world uncorrupted... a breath of fresh air... provide people with a glimpse of good living and the living God... shining like the lights in the world holding fast the word of Life! -- Philippians 2:14</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113152223502180739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113152223502180739&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113152223502180739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113152223502180739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/feeling-down.html' title='Feeling Down?'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113134907329617637</id><published>2005-11-07T15:16:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-07T15:37:53.306+08:00</updated><title type='text'>I feel the love</title><summary type='text'>Drank on friday night again...bleah. Party at Baits-III?? Siao bo. If wanna drink then drink until completely gone lah, hoi sum! Sorry dudes but party at Baits just isn't my thing, just leaves me empty inside. Something is missing. Spent the whole of saturday morning in bed. Then went to IM building to check out SEA games. Halfway there got looked at weirdly by some janitor. Apparently I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113134907329617637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113134907329617637&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113134907329617637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113134907329617637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/i-feel-love.html' title='I feel the love'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113121393420018467</id><published>2005-11-06T01:59:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-06T02:05:34.213+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bones</title><summary type='text'>Work is overwhelming me... I'm turning into a total mugger, an ASS... back to square one. Doh. Where the party at!?  "And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith." -Judges 15 : 15</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113121393420018467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113121393420018467&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113121393420018467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113121393420018467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/11/bones.html' title='Bones'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113069818238300964</id><published>2005-10-31T02:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-11-03T04:20:45.990+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Rocket Science</title><summary type='text'>S3FL, the student engineering club I'm involved in held this rocket workshop for elementary home-schooled kids on saturday. We were supposed to teach the kids some physics and trigonometry to help them understand the science behind rockets. I was a little apprehensive about teaching the kids trigonometry at first because I didn't think I could hold their attention. Well I was right haha... no one</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113069818238300964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113069818238300964&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113069818238300964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113069818238300964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/10/rocket-science.html' title='Rocket Science'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-113053240455583327</id><published>2005-10-29T04:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-10-29T04:46:44.566+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Winter Break Plans</title><summary type='text'>OKOKOKOKOK!!!! WHERE TO GO!??!!!???Here is the list of places I WANNA GO:1. BOSTON -- SEE MIT AND HARVARD2. NYC -- NEW YEAR'S DAY COUNTDOWN3. NJ -- SEE PRINCETON (HAROLD AND KUMAR INSPIRED)Let's see, my final exam(s) are on 19th Dec. First day of school is on 4th of Jan. Counting... about 2 weeks. Hmm...should it be boston first?? or New Jersey first?? Train or Plane?? Confused. Detroit. Fly. 23-</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/113053240455583327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=113053240455583327&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113053240455583327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/113053240455583327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/10/winter-break-plans.html' title='Winter Break Plans'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112982729930379251</id><published>2005-10-21T00:44:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-10-21T15:47:35.006+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Back for Good</title><summary type='text'>Been a long time since the last update! Wow... Things are really getting rough here. The weather is turning sub-zero. Midterms every other week. Phew!~ Just received news from SERC... I'm doing Engineering Physics. Woohoo~ haha... Now I can really be like my idols. Guess who they are. Happy.Freshies I went with on a road trip. They rox man. Had the most fun I've had since dunno when. Jem and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112982729930379251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112982729930379251&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112982729930379251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112982729930379251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/10/back-for-good.html' title='Back for Good'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112744937333402357</id><published>2005-09-23T12:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-23T12:22:53.340+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lost in the wilderness</title><summary type='text'>The sun beats down on my back,it feels so cold and empty,why doesn't the warmth return?The cold wind screams in the night,the room is warm but where am I?Noises fill the corridors,people streaming back and forth,the sun sets, when will the warmth return?Lost in the wilderness,cold and wet,but warm and full.How can I find that life again?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112744937333402357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112744937333402357&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112744937333402357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112744937333402357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/09/lost-in-wilderness.html' title='Lost in the wilderness'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112606889391101506</id><published>2005-09-07T12:52:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-07T12:57:32.416+08:00</updated><title type='text'>My yummy little room</title><summary type='text'>It's tiny. Next up, my yummy roomates.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112606889391101506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112606889391101506&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112606889391101506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112606889391101506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/09/my-yummy-little-room.html' title='My yummy little room'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112566485061777947</id><published>2005-09-02T20:24:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-02T20:40:50.636+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beautiful Ann Arbor</title><summary type='text'>Time for a tour of the home of the University of Michigan. The fun has just begun! =)Nice street huh? This is supposedly the "downtown" area of Ann Arbor. Not many people as you can see. The sun is still shining this time of year. But not for long unfortunately. Take a stroll down these sidewalks and sample these local delights -- pizza, sandwiches and bubble tea!! yummy.Hungry? Need to do your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112566485061777947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112566485061777947&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112566485061777947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112566485061777947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/09/beautiful-ann-arbor.html' title='Beautiful Ann Arbor'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112540938374609795</id><published>2005-08-30T21:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-30T21:43:03.753+08:00</updated><title type='text'>My roomie is such a great guy</title><summary type='text'>Woot~! I was really nervous the day my roomie was supposed to move-in. In my mind I wondered how I would cope if he was a major asshole. It was a gamble I took when I decided not to room with a Singaporean. Then he moved-in and I was taken aback by how considerate he was. Wow. But I am still skeptical. Maybe he is just being polite. Maybe he wants something from me. For now, I praise God for Jack</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112540938374609795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112540938374609795&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112540938374609795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112540938374609795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/08/my-roomie-is-such-great-guy.html' title='My roomie is such a great guy'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112464005301106296</id><published>2005-08-21T23:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-22T00:00:53.016+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bye Bye~!</title><summary type='text'>Alright guys its time to go. It's been fun, these past few weeks. Gonna miss all the peeps in Singapore. That's right I mean you. Family. RI pals, band people and 4L. JC friends, classmates, Astro peeps! NS buddies. A*STAR guys. NCC people. You guys are the best! I will miss all of you. See you in 2006! Muacks!~</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112464005301106296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112464005301106296&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112464005301106296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112464005301106296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/08/bye-bye.html' title='Bye Bye~!'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112382521703560053</id><published>2005-08-12T13:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-12T13:44:01.086+08:00</updated><title type='text'>KTV madness</title><summary type='text'>海内存知己，天涯若比邻6 hours of non-stop KTV madness~ SHIOK lah. I henceforth conclude that 杜德伟's 脱掉 is the ultimate KTV song. nananananaanana nanaananaanaana .... 脱脱脱脱！！ =)Of course lingering in this joyful atmosphere is a deep and growing realisation that our time on this tropical island is coming to an end. Seems like everyone is trying like mad to pack as much programs into these last few days, hoping </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112382521703560053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112382521703560053&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112382521703560053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112382521703560053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/08/ktv-madness.html' title='KTV madness'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112308871648052102</id><published>2005-08-04T00:25:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-04T01:05:16.506+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Chapter 3</title><summary type='text'>"A blog is a striptease." -- Mr. Philip YeoThat is partially true. In essence I'm revealing as much of myself as I am comfortable with and at the same time keeping the audience interested. A strip and tease. =) Love you guys. *blows a kiss*PY and Co. revealed to us the intricacies of the *Acidflask affair yesterday. I am happy with the explanation, so I consider the matter at rest. *Acidflask is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112308871648052102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112308871648052102&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112308871648052102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112308871648052102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/08/chapter-3.html' title='Chapter 3'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112291028042160335</id><published>2005-08-01T23:20:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-01T23:31:20.426+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Guns and Losers</title><summary type='text'>The impossible has happened. Jomal and Co. have become the BEST MG team in 1 Guards 11th Mono. Makes me wonder ... is there hope for 1 Guards??</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112291028042160335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112291028042160335&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112291028042160335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112291028042160335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/08/guns-and-losers.html' title='Guns and Losers'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112225399519733083</id><published>2005-07-25T08:57:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T01:45:34.630+08:00</updated><title type='text'>GPA Police</title><summary type='text'>Apologies to Sting and the police. Heard the classic "Every Breath You Take" in the middle of the night. This is the result of too little sleep. Every breath you takeEvery move you makeEvery bond you breakEvery step you takeI’ll be watching youEvery single dayEvery word you sayEvery game you playEvery night you stayI’ll be watching youOh, can’t you seeYou belong to meHow my poor heart achesWith </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112225399519733083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112225399519733083&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112225399519733083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112225399519733083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/07/gpa-police.html' title='GPA Police'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112222089390922934</id><published>2005-07-24T22:51:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T09:44:31.996+08:00</updated><title type='text'>OMG !xobile</title><summary type='text'>Say my name... hahas. It's been a really loooong week. Crazy. Don't know how I survived man. Leaving for Michigan exactly one month from today. Let's see, hope that my remaining 4 weeks will be as action packed as this week was. :)People never cease to amaze me. I've been hit by surprise after surprise this past week. Some are hard to digest, like the motherly Prof. Ying who invited us to have   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112222089390922934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112222089390922934&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112222089390922934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112222089390922934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/07/omg-xobile.html' title='OMG !xobile'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950529.post-112066449877439420</id><published>2005-07-06T23:01:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-06T23:41:38.806+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer Snow</title><summary type='text'>It snows during summer in Michigan. I'm beginning to like it there. *psycho_grinz*I have been working at IBN for nearly two weeks now. It's been a real eye opener. I guess this my first glimpse into the life of a research scientist/engineer. It's also my first brush with the system A*STAR has established at Biopolis. Let's just say that as far as I can see, A*STAR is still a growing organisation.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/feeds/112066449877439420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8950529&amp;postID=112066449877439420&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112066449877439420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8950529/posts/default/112066449877439420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phdamage.blogspot.com/2005/07/summer-snow.html' title='Summer Snow'/><author><name>junrong</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16829859973170199917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
