Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Bell Curve

今天几乎被考焦。四十五分钟的时间内要回答四十五条问题,其中三十题是选择问答,十五题是数行以上的回答。
据说这都是因为大学有一个Bell Curve, 即象钟一样的曲线,要把学生们的分数拉开,也就是说把学生们的等级拉开,按照这样的曲线理论,只能允许百分之四十五的人进入A、B之列,假设你的考试成绩达到了A、B之列,但偏巧名列第四十六位,那么也只能降格到C列去了。

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

聚食 Food Festival

今天和狐狸一起去Hyde Park品尝风味面条,或者说得好听一点,是美食节,听说是悉尼晨锋报的一个促销节目,除了周末,每天从落日时分(下午五点)开张,到天黑九点收摊,有各种面食炒食甜点饮料,但为了叫起来方便,叫‘面条市场’,就突出一个‘面条’了。

Monday, October 19, 2009

motto

Do we experience that we need motto sometimes in our life? Or just take a motto as a kind of drug whenever we are in the blues?
I happened to read a motto from Aya's whiteboard this afternoon,
'When life gives you lemons, paint that shit gold'.
What a cool and cheerful attitude towards luckless and miserable situations.

Friday, October 16, 2009

袋鼠Kangaroo

听到一则算不得是新闻的新闻,澳洲国防部对袋鼠的忍耐力达到了极限,因为在国防部管辖的军事训练场地内袋鼠成灾,他们认为必须对袋鼠进行射杀来解决问题。

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Globalization

Do you know that hundreds of millions of lips have spoken the word 'globalization' today, but few of us understand clearly about the distinctive definition of the term?
'Please explain', because I am asked to explain 'globalization' tomorrow.
I researched, and read. Finally, I have found out an exciting definition from a radical article, which wrote by an author, who called the word 'globalization' a buzzword, and positioned the word 'globalization' as a politician's slogan, a businessman's fetish, a journalist's catchphrase, and a publisher's sale pitch.
The author proved that the 'globalization' has nothing to do with 'internationalization', or 'universalization', it only has something to do with 'supraterritorialization'.
Do I understand the word 'globalization' better now than before?

Saturday, October 10, 2009

人鸟之间


每次经过中央车站旁的BELMORE公园,就好象进入了鸟的乐园,数不清的海鸥和鸦雀之类的鸟儿此飞彼落。看着这些长期栖息在闹市的鸟儿们,从前在电影里看到的海鸥展翅飞翔在蓝天和大海之间的画面已经淡然,眼前的海鸥基本都已丧失了飞的功能,想飞却怎么也飞不高。

澳洲的鸟儿们似乎也是吃快餐长大的。。。

Friday, October 9, 2009

民主 Democracy

辅导课时,老师让大家讨论什么叫做“民主”。
说来奇怪,生活在一个民主国家,民主二字天天在耳边磨蹭,却从未仔细想过它确切的定义,今天在众人的启发下,终于茅塞顿开。

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

听课

今天是学校休整一星期后第一天上课,非常惊讶地看到能容纳百余人的阶梯大教室里,只稀稀落落地坐了二十几位同学。这是入学以来最低记录,

Saturday, October 3, 2009

秘密 Secret

凯伦凯莉在她的新书《SECRET OF SECRET》(秘密中的秘密)一书中引用了美国前总统 Franklin D. Roosevelt的一句话:“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy o f achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

国庆节偶感

今天是祖国母亲的六十大寿,本来已经想不起来了,都怪自己住在悉尼的静街上,如果不出去转转,完全是与世隔绝的感觉。
幸好每天要看新闻,澳洲九号台的新闻播放了几秒钟的天安门庆祝活动的场景,。。。