Dec 11, 2004

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Dec 10, 2004

two more small thoughts

1. Yu tongmao: a man who solely learn from experience and who see college as an absolutely means
2. from the sound and lights show in Malacca. The Malaysia was colonized by the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British, and the Japanese in succession. When they seek the independence, they unite all the ethnic groups in Malaysia, which demonstrates again that unite we win, divided we fall.

some small thoughts during the trip

1. The appetite for new things and curiosity of what is the law under the superficial scene makes me to pursue my science career.
2. A talk with Huong, a Malaysia business man whom I met in Green Hut lodge, reminds me the importance of English. English is a tool to let one be an international guy. He mentioned that there are good scientists in Japan and Germany who know little English. The lack of knowledge of English prevents them from being international.
3. I got lost twice or more times in KL shopping malls, which proves that the key of design shopping mall is to let the guest get lost and spend more time in the mall and hence more likely to buy more things.
4. I use the gesture of Thumb-up very frequently as an end of asking ways or other info in my travel. I learned the gesture from a guy in C1 Eusoff. I think it is a universal gesture for approval, which also turns me from the role of a learner to the role of more or less a judger.
5. Reading local newspaper reminds of the importance of getting a little knowledge of the macroeconomics, while doing the daily purchase make me feel that the microeconomics is also important.
6. I thought about chenyi in my trip. A teacher whose student is greater than her/him is the best teacher.
7. In the morning the 7th Dec, the host of Green Hut Lodge greeted me with “hi, zhe shi wo meng de nanjing ren!” it makes me feel a little proud because I may be the first nanjing ren in Malaysia Hostels
8. I ran, ran and ran, with the last hope of the kind service lady will let me in , and got to the Petronas Twin Tower 15 minutes after the time (4pm) shown on the ticket.
“I know I was late, but...”
“why are u late?”
“I lost my way.”
“do not do this again anywhere.” and she lets me in...
9. Yu tongmao: a man who solely learn from experience and who see college as an absolutely means

small travel tips continued

1. I do not change the money to ringgit before arriving at Malaysia, which makes a little trouble when check in the hostel. Change the money before arriving at the country, or use the mastercard or visa card to draw money.
2. I bought the city map at the night I arrived at Kuala Lumpur, which is after I had found the hostel. Get the city map as early as possible, which make finding the hotel easier.
3. I used the compass throughout my journey. Always equipped with a compass when traveling!!
4. I do not bring an umbrella with me to Malaysia. And luckily, there is no rain in those days. But, next time, get the weather info of the destination and decide whether to bring the umbrella.
5. The Kuala Lumpur is small. All the places of interests are within walking distance. Take a note of the scale of the city map, the KL is 1:12000 and the size of the map is about 2 times the A4 size.
6. I use the single-shoulder bag in the trip, which hurts my shoulders. Next time, use the double-shoulder bag.
7. Muslin food is spicy, very spicy.
8. I bought 4 tins of beer in Malaysia. Every tin costs 7 ringgits. A usual meal will cost less than 5 ringgits. So, beer in Malaysia is much more expensive compare to beer in China.
9. I rent a very bad room in Malacca. The mirror in the room is broken, the bed sheet is not clean, the wall of bathroom which is shared within a floor molded. All of these spoil my mood. Look the room before renting it in the budget hotel.

small general travel tips

1. I forget to bring the shorts with me to Malaysia: check the clothes!
2. The Hostel of Green Hut Lodge does not provide toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, towel, slipper or blanket. Other hostel may be the same.
3. The free tourism map of Malacca is not complete. The express bus station is not in the right location of the map, maybe because it is a new express bus station. So asking the way together with the help of map is the best choice in finding ways in a strange city.
4. When I try to locate myself on the map, it is easier to find the rivers, if any, first if the road name is not easy to find on the map. Use the geographic info such as river, mountains, even the position of the sun to help locate myself.
5. I walked from the Malacca express bus station to the downtown, which is a long way. But the next day I found out that there is a “domestic” bus travel between the express bus station and the downtown. Remember to use the convenient public transportation to save my energy when traveling. There should always be bus shuttle between inter-city transportation stations such as airport, railway station or express bus station and the downtown area, if those stations are not in downtown.
6. Note the way of my generalization of the tips—from specific to general. It is a form of thought that I am not used to.
7. I read the local newspaper Star in Kuala Lumpur and the 东方日报 in Malacca. Two pieces of important info: media watchdog: reporters without borders and www.project-syndicate.org. Critical thinking helps me to get more from reading local news, especially the ability to see behind the surface. Keeps alert when reading newspapers, it is completely different from reading science articles in that nearly all the information is subjective.

Dec 2, 2004

little life quote

"行百里者,半九十. "

the benefit of writing summary or outline of a book

I find that writing summary or outline of what I am reading, especially textbook, will help me grasp the whole subject and understand it better. I have practiced it since the first year of my university life. Writing summary or outline in the process of reading will help me keep a track of what had been stated in the book, preventing me from losing myself in specific details. It reminds from time to time me that which part of the subject I am now going to detail. And it also let me to think about how one part of a subject relates to other parts of the subjects, and hence get a full view of the subjects. So, though writing the summary or outline will slow down reading, it is actually a more profitable. I will keep this habit when reading new subjects and science articles.

Zhu zhaorui

Zhu zhao rui writes in his book, US$3000 I Travel Around the World, his five philosophy of travel. The first is that travel is kind of lifestyle. More and more young people in the aisan countries joined their western contemporaries in travelling around the world. Next is that travel is life investment. The experience in the journey as well as the experience of preparing the jouney will pay you off in the rest of your life. The third is that to travel is to explore not to take a risk. Life is more important, really. Travel is never a kind of self-torture, which comes the forth. And finally, travel differs from tourism that its end is not entertainment. I think the fifth one is now benefiting me. I have decided to travel to Thailand, not to visit those places of interest where usual tourism group will go, instead, a local university.
Besides his travel philosophy, the another crucial idea expressed throughtout the part of his book I read up to now is that the importance of collecting information. He collects information from a variety of sources including dailly notice on the street, newspaper advertisement and internet. And this idea is also influencing me, and I now begin to read newspaper's Classified now.