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June 11

吹牛

自从工作以后,发现吹牛是一个不可缺少的工具。
现在越来越不要脸,在proposal上把死的往活的说
做过的是“true break through... ”,碰过的是"preliminary results are extremely encouraging"。
想过的是“exploring a novel and exiting area of research”。

而且见有钱的就凑过去吹,然后要。见小牛就拍,见大牛就磕。
不易呀,~(抹鼻涕+眼泪)~ 发泄完毕,

最近被校内的人interview了Open-mouthed不要脸的小吹一下Embarrassed

SensorFly:
http://www.cylab.cmu.edu/research/chronicles/zhang.html
Sensor Andrew at SV:
http://www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley/news-events/2009/smart-bldg.html
February 05

一点点时间,更新了网页

一转眼又过了一年,一转眼有了一点点时间
一点点时间回顾一点点回忆。
更新了网页,加了近四年的照片。从印度到墨西哥,从北京到台湾,从普林到三番
差点忘了不少事

http://peizhang.com/personal.html

August 19

中国加油!奥运加油!

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北京真好,天气好,人品好,气氛好。 真的谁能相信?这么短的二十年,变化这么大

小时候,出去买东西,会被售货员骂
现在,恭恭敬敬
小时候,第一个超市觉得特别贵
现在,竟嫌三楼的超市东西少。
小时候,去饭馆拼命抢坐
现在,天天下馆子
小时候,老太太推着小车,买半化的冰棍儿
现在,雪糕在超市有几排
以前,一条半的地铁线
现在,一大堆
以前,一礼拜一架回国的飞机
现在,一天好几趟
以前,满马路的自行车
现在不知道哪去了
以前,东西少
现在,除女装的布,什么都多了

早上起来,窗外好像又多了几座高楼大厦
面对这一切陌生突然有些胆怯。
好像一切都跑了,只留下我拿着那北冰洋的双把儿冰棍,寻找不再存在的羊肉串摊

不过还好,回来后自己办了手机,自己开通网络,自己坐公车。

而且,自从Yan,不顾shuwa的妒嫉,带着我出去吃了一顿,知道了饭馆也会让我这农民入内。
一家一家的吃下来一礼拜胖了4公斤。

直到那天中午:
“您好,欢迎光临”
“您好,请问能先看看菜单么?”
“对不起这是发廊。”

 
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July 17

在印度,看婚姻

前几天午饭,同桌的女生们互相抱怨她们的婆婆。开始是因为一女说她婆婆叫她做件事儿,她没答应。旁边的人很惊讶得说她好前卫,连婆婆的话都敢不听。她赶紧解释说是她丈夫出面说的没问题。

另一人羡慕得要命,说她婆婆传统的要命,每天叫她干这干那。想上班求了半天才批准的,现在上班简直就是休息。

又一个接茬儿,她婆婆住他老公哥哥家。所有人就给他投去了羡慕的眼光。

在印度,姑娘过门好像真是嫁到另一个家,而且传统说一切都得听婆婆的。一般所有家务都是新娘来干,而婆婆起到了培训的作用。可是随着印度近几年的变化,新的一代和老的一代期望不一样。所以这种冲突可能也因此多了一些。

婚姻在印度还是个对父母非常重要的一件事。一般我这个岁数,未婚男生已经希奇。以至我见到的女生,要不然未成年,要不然已婚。不少同事的父母正忙着在报纸上贴着征婚启事。学术,长相,出身,阶级。一天的报纸里有好几开的征婚简历。看完简历,筛选候选,双方父母同意,当地僧人确认星座合适以后,两人可能婚前见一面。后悔?有的。一个同事直接说结婚后再发现他老婆懒,他痛恨父母没有给他找好。

可是公司里也有前卫的,“爱情婚姻”。双方自己认识在美国结婚,后来通知的父母。不过大部分是互相在不同场合认识,感觉有好感,然后并报父母让他们联系的。有这么一对,僧人看完星座,断定不合适。男方非常伤心,问能不能在看一回?家长们同意。男的偷偷得多给僧人很多“募捐”,就这样,他们的星座突然变得非常合适。这场包办婚姻也才能继续。

虽然感觉包办怪怪的。可是印度人,即使美署印度人,的离婚率都很低。所以。也许有点道理。说不定这个像找工作的包办婚姻也能找到门当户对?可是在这个充满好莱坞爱情幻想的现代世界里,这又有什么意义?

同桌的女生抱怨完了,唯独一个人没说话。觉得奇怪,
大家:“你是不是没有婆婆问题呀?”
她:“也不是,主要我婆婆也是我外婆”
我:“huh?”
她:“我老公是我妈的弟弟,就是我的uncle”
大家:“哎呀,那真好!”
我。。。突然意识到自己大张的嘴。

July 10

Road Rules of India

Traveling on Indian Roads is an almost hallucinatory potion of sound, spectacle and experience. It is frequently heart-rendering, sometimes hilarious, mostly exhilarating, always unforgettable -- and, when you are on the roads, extremely dangerous.

Most Indian road users observe a version of the Highway Code based on a Sanskrit text. These 12 rules of the Indian road are published for the first time in English:

ARTICLE I:
The assumption of immortality is required of all road users.

ARTICLE II:
Indian traffic, like Indian society,is structured on a strict caste system. The following precedence must be accorded at all times. In descending order, give way to:

Cows, elephants, heavy trucks, buses, official cars, camels, light trucks, buffalo, jeeps, ox-carts, private cars, motorcycles, scooters, auto-rickshaws, pigs, pedal rickshaws, goats, bicycles (goods-carrying), handcarts, bicycles (passenger-carrying), dogs, pedestrians.

ARTICLE III:
All wheeled vehicles shall be driven in accordance with the maxim: to slow is to falter, to brake is to fail, to stop is defeat. This is the Indian drivers' mantra.

ARTICLE IV:
Use of horn (also known as the sonic fender or aural amulet):

Cars (IV,1,a-c):
  1. Short blasts (urgent) indicate supremacy, IE in clearing dogs, rickshaws and pedestrians from path.
  2. Long blasts (desperate) denote supplication, IE to oncoming truck: "I am going too fast to stop, so unless you slow down we shall both die". In extreme cases this may be accompanied by flashing of headlights (frantic).
  3. Single blast (casual) means: "I have seen someone out of India's 870 million whom I recognize", "There is a bird in the road (which at this speed could go through my windscreen)" or "I have not blown my horn for several minutes."
Trucks and buses (IV,2,a):
All horn signals have the same meaning, viz: "I have an all-up weight of approximately 12.5 tons and have no intention of stopping, even if I could." This signal may be emphasized by the use of headlamps.

Article IV remains subject to the provision of Order of Precedence in Article II above.

ARTICLE V:
All maneuvers, use of horn and evasive action shall be left until the last possible moment.

ARTICLE VI:
In the absence of seat belts (which there is), car occupants shall wear garlands of marigolds. These should be kept fastened at all times.

ARTICLE VII:
1. Rights of way:
Traffic entering a road from the left has priority. So has traffic from the right, and also traffic in the middle.

2. Lane discipline:
All Indian traffic at all times and irrespective of direction of travel shall occupy the center of the road.

ARTICLE VIII:
Roundabouts: India has no roundabouts. Apparent traffic islands in the middle of crossroads have no traffic management function. Any other impression should be ignored.

ARTICLE IX:
Overtaking is mandatory. Every moving vehicle is required to overtake every other moving vehicle, irrespective of whether it has just overtaken you.

Overtaking should only be undertaken in suitable conditions, such as in the face of oncoming traffic, on blind bends, at junctions and in the middle of villages/city centers. No more than two inches should be allowed between your vehicle and the one you are passing -- and one inch in the case of bicycles or pedestrians.

ARTICLE X:
Nirvana may be obtained through the head-on crash.

ARTICLE XI:
Reversing: no longer applicable since no vehicle in India has reverse gear.

 
 
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