http://bluealpha.com In the real world, intuition is a poor substitute for critical analytical thought Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Breathtaking and beautiful time-lapse video of skilled drivers and pedestrians navigating an uncontrolled intersection in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi crazy night traffic from v!Nc3sl4s on Vimeo. http://bluealpha.com/archives/2008/06/10/hanoi-traffic/ 看，很有意思！ 在泰国，一辆火车经过市场。 A train passes through a market in Bangkok, Thailand. Watch this one through to the end... it's a pop-up market on a train track in Thailand. Amazing. (touque tip: Boing Boing) http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/12/04/bangkok-market-train/ 朋友们，祝大家中秋节快乐！ 我最近搬家到了加拿大哈利法克斯，在圣玛丽大学学习商业。在加拿大换大学换得不难，但是不太容易。比如我以前在温哥华是电脑老师。圣大商业学生都学习程电脑课，内容是Access, Word, Excel,等等。我觉得太容易的课。老师说：我必须参加程电脑课，所以没办法。 我星期一，星期二晚上有上课，不可以吃中秋节的特别的菜。我真想在天津我和朋友们2004年一起包饺子，吃饭，喝白酒。这次晚上有数学课。我以后安排教哥哥的小孩儿怎么包。觉得他们太小，但是可以好玩儿。在加拿大可不可以买中国的白酒？我不知道。我从中国只拿一瓶山西的白酒。如果在哈利法克斯要真的中国食品，可以买。我已经买了饺子皮儿，花椒，等等。两次我自己做葱油饼，但是做得不好啊！我不熟练。做炒面比葱油饼更容易，所以常常做。 你中秋节在你家乡吃什么菜？ Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! Saint Mary's University (圣玛丽大学) http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/09/24/mid-autumn-festival-%e4%b8%ad%e7%a7%8b%e8%8a%82/ 我昨天晚上（2007年4月5日）在南昌大学北区逸夫馆报告厅看《南昌大学第十四届校园歌手大赛》。比赛由主办南昌大学学生会。我昨天下午不知道南大有比赛，然后朋友来就告诉我。我有一点空，所以我们一起去比赛。去大赛比我一个人在房间学习非常有意思，当然！我听过最多大赛的歌，但是我听不懂。我印象是都歌手好听。只有一个人唱一首英文歌：《I Believe I can Fly》（原文歌手：R. Kelly）。他感情唱歌唱得强烈，非常好！我现在不可以唱中文歌，以后。。。不知道。哈哈！慢慢来。。。 http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/04/26/%e5%8d%97%e6%98%8c%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6%e7%ac%ac%e5%8d%81%e5%9b%9b%e5%b1%8a%e6%a0%a1%e5%9b%ad%e6%ad%8c%e6%89%8b%e5%a4%a7%e8%b5%9b/ Two days ago I my plane landed a world away from Nanchang, China on the beautiful island of Jeju. Jeju Island is located off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula. I'll be here for about a month to visit with good friends before returning to China for more travel ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/01/29/welcome-to-jeju-island-korea/ The other day I took a walk on Zhong Shan Road (中山路 zhōngshānlù) which is part of the shopping centre of Nanchang. I've never gone shopping there, but I still enjoy the area with it's crowds of shoppers and activity. Zhong Shan Road is dotted with mostly middle-aged ladies trying to ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/01/20/inconvenient-convenience-store/ CBC reports that Canada Post (加拿大的邮局) has released it's latest stamp celebrating the year of the Pig. Canada Post stamp: Year of the pig I think most Chinese people I've met (and foreigners too) are quite surprised when I say how Chinese traditions are woven into Canadian life. A symbol of a ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2007/01/09/canada-post-stamp-year-of-the-pig/ As the temperature continues to drop in Nanchang, my friends in Canada continually remind me that, while it's much colder in Canada, they wouldn't want to live with the cold of Nanchang. My friend in Dawson Creek, BC recently told me about temperatures of -37°C (with windchill) and a good 5 ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2006/12/13/preparing-for-winter/ One of the classes I enjoy the least is our listening class (听力). If you recall, my class is an absolute beginner class. After enjoying more than a year in China, my experience makes the initial classes terribly boring for me. Indeed I was warned by my Nanchang teachers that ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2006/12/03/return-of-cassette-technology/ "Hello," said the little girl. I guessed her age to be less than 10-years old as I looked up from my dinner. Sitting alone in a quiet corner of CBC Chicken I smiled as I replied: "hello." "What is your favourite colour," she asked after a slight pause. Obviously curious about the ... http://bluealpha.com/archives/2006/12/02/friendly-orange-encounter/