Run! 10/01/31 First 10km match

Getting up at 6am to run a 10km match is a disaster. Though the result turned out to be quite acceptable for me (59'20''), it takes me the whole afternoon and evening to recover. Maybe I should slow down and spend 10 more minutes to make myself feel better afterwards. I felt cold during the last 500 meters, which never happened during practice.

Anyway, the whole run was not bad :) And I decided to simply call off the half next month. I am not ready at all, and I must protect my ankle carefully for the performance in August. On pointe is not a joke neither.

09年展览参观总结+10年计划

09年还是去了几个博物馆的，拉个单子：

4.26：上野国立西洋美术馆，Louvre展
6.27：中国美术馆，透纳展
7.12：横滨美术馆，法国19世纪绘画展
9.5：江户东京博物馆，浮世绘展
9.17：斯特拉斯堡美术馆
10.25：东京国立博物馆，天皇继位20周年纪念展
11.15：东京国立博物馆，天皇继位20周年纪念展
11.22：太田纪念美术馆，浮世绘
11.30：损保东乡青儿美术馆，比利时近代绘画展

今年刚开始，不过已经去过一次江户东京博物馆了，最近应该还会去趟六本木的国立新美术馆。博物馆没办法计划，除了4月在美东的那一圈之外，不过先暂时这么定：

4.4：地中美术馆
5.?：上海世博会
7.4：箱根美术馆
7.11：东京图书展
9.26：JATA旅游展

有好的企画展随时往里加，嗯。今年的重点是莫奈，争取把在日本展出的莫奈作品都看一下。

10年赏花计划

09年的实际完成情况如下：

2.1：小石川植物园，梅花
2.21：河津，樱花
4.4：目黑，樱花
4.26：根津神社，杜鹃
5.30：小石川后乐园，菖蒲
6.7：旧古河庭园，玫瑰（晚了！）；六义园，紫阳花
9.27：镰仓，彼岸花
10.11：新泻鱼沼，红叶（登山）
12.6：六义园，红叶

基本上想看的都看了，不过有些经典的地方嫌人多就没去，还是有点可惜，应该发挥一下一不怕挤不进去二不怕挤不出来的精神...

2010年的花季马上就开始啦！除了东京附近之外，期待跟公司的登山俱乐部去几个稍远一点的地方。自己安排的大致如下：

2.7：梅花，羽根木公园/池上梅园
2.21：早樱，镰仓
3.28：樱花，千鸟渊
4.4：樱花，岗山后乐园
5.16/23：菖蒲，掘切菖蒲园
7.4：紫阳花，箱根
10.3/10：波斯菊，昭和纪念公园
11月：银杏，明治神宫

6月到9月天气暖和，是爬山的好时候，考虑去海拔2000m以上的地方看看。

Run! 10/01/23 prepare for longer distance

Tried for a full circle between the two bridges over Tama River, but skipped the 0.7kmx2 from home to running trail. 7.1km/47min, which is approximately 9km/h, so I should be able to finish 10km in 1.5 hour with no big problem next weekday. However, I must admit that after 5km, it becomes much more uncomfortable...

A picture of the trail :)

The best order confirmation email I've ever get

is this one from Better World Books:

"Hello ***(my name),

(Your book(s) asked to write you a personal note - it seemed unusual, but who are we to say no?)

Holy canasta! It's me... it's me! I can't believe it is actually me! You could have picked any of over 2 million books but you picked me! I've got to get packed! How is the weather where you live? Will I need a dust jacket? I can't believe I'm leaving Mishawaka, Indiana already - the friendly people, the Hummer plant, the Linebacker Lounge - so many memories. I don't have much time to say goodbye to everyone, but it's time to see the world!

I can't wait to meet you! You sound like such a well read person. Although, I have to say, it sure has taken you a while! I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but how would you like to spend five months sandwiched between Jane Eyre (drama queen) and Fundamentals of Thermodynamics (pyromaniac)? At least Jane was an upgrade from that stupid book on brewing beer. How many times did the ol' brewmaster have one too many and topple off our shelf at 2am?

I know the trip to meet you will be long and fraught with peril, but after the close calls I've had, I'm ready for anything (besides, some of my best friends are suspense novels). Just five months ago, I thought I was a goner. My owner was moving and couldn't take me with her. I was sure I was landfill bait until I ended up in a Better World Books book drive bin. Thanks to your socially conscious book shopping, I've found a new home. Even better, your book buying dollars are helping kids read from Brazil to Botswana.

But hey, enough about me, I've been asked to brief you on a few things: ..."

The rest part is my order information, and the sender's signature is names of the books I ordered. Can you imagine how much I'm looking forward to meeting them?! I just love books, and love the people who love books as I do :)

wubi ubuntu 9.10 installing issue

It is reported by several people, and unfortunately observed by myself that wubi 9.10 installation will drop into grub after a seems-very-successful-install. Potential solutions are:

1. manually download the 32bit version to go with your 32bit windows, or
2. do NOT choose 30G when installing the 64bit version with a 32bit windows

2 seems a better and easier choice, and 29G worked perfectly with my XP (at least so far).

Wish you good luck!

PS: I still don't think that there are much difference between Wubi and normal dual os installation...

autocompletion with vim+ctags

I wonder how many times I have googled for this recently... So why not some notes to save some time :)

Step 1: install vim
Step 2: install ctags
Step 3: download omnicpp
Step 4: download tags for stl etc.
Step 5: set up .vimrc

Generally, follow instruction of this link should be able to get everything done:
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-2367-the-autocompletion-c-c-in-vim

Run! 10/01/17 5km

今天有意识地提高了一点速度，5km/31'46''，凑凑合合吧。看来月底的10km有戏在1小时10分钟以内跑下来，不过3月那个half实在有点勉强... 考虑直接翘掉了事:P

4月去Boston看Jin跑全程，当面崇拜一下，嗯嗯:)

Run! 10/01/10 再出发

前一阵连着感冒了两场，很是消沉了一段，然后放假又出去玩了，跑步就被忘到脑后了，惭愧惭愧...

今天终于打起精神出去小跑了一圈，3.7km/27.30，还算凑合吧，只是感觉上比以前容易累，跑了还不到1km就开始觉得小腿发紧了。不过那也许是因为昨天芭蕾课的缘故。昨天上足尖部分的时候那个疼啊...以后一定不偷懒了，呜呜...

1月底有个10km，能不能在1小时之内跑下来呢，很是不好说呀，呼呼。

New year resolution

Hihi, I know that I've been absent for quite a while. Two continuous flu, Siggraph Asia, holidays in HK and Macao with someone vaguely cute (yeah, don't you dare to deny it, your cuteness does come in a pretty weird way...), and went through a car accident together. So dear friends, please celebrate our reunion here! We were not that far away from farewell forever...

Although my belief turns more and more to the randomness of destiny, I'd like to have a review of the old fulfilled-or-not new year resolutions and make some new ones :) Okay, here comes resolution of 2009:

1. higher salary: 9.5%, hmm, let's call it a done...
2. a new notebook pc: done. I love my new vaio SR93 :)
3. a trip with parents in Japan: not yet. Should definitely do it within 2010!
4. a new camera: bought 3 cameras as presents for others, 3 toy camera for myself... Fine, I'll mark it as done since I borrowed my mother's Nikon F75.
5. meet Hongfei every two months: we met 6 times, respectively in January, March, May, June, November, and December. Half done...
6. save 50k rmb: done!

And the unexpected ones:
1. got a second-author Siggraph Asia paper, and presented it in Japanese.
2. submitted a patent application, in Japanese!
3. a 2-week trip in Europe. And Jin and I met again at the Oktoberfest! Yeah~~
4. finally turned to linux (thanks to vista Japanese version)

Now the 2010's! Though I told Seb to be more ambitious with resolutions, I don't really plan to set a such example here. At least I hope it won't be ;) Random order:
1. publish one paper, and apply 3 patents
2. present my demo at in-house exposition
3. a trip with parents in Japan
4. a trip with Hongfei
5. pass French B2
6. pass German B1
7. pass JLPT Lv.1 (I do hope this one is already done...)
8. be able to run a full marathon (no matter how much time it takes me...)
9. on pointe in the August performance
10. save 100k rmb (I'm indeed very ambitious here!)

In fact, when I was writing them down, I even have already decided those for 2011 as well. I hate myself -____-

病假中

从昨天下午开始请了一天半的病假，乐观估计明天就可以回去上班了，不需要再继续浪费宝贵的年假，也不需要让同事为最紧张的年底关头我不在而抱怨了。最近颇有事事不顺的感觉，工作上的进展比预计的慢一点，学日语的进展也要慢一点，就连跑步、跳舞的进展也比计划落后一些，真是让人无语。父母大人最看重的终身大事方面也进展不甚乐观，让我每次给家里打电话的时候都甚是需要一番思量，得找出些不敏感且有意思的话题分散一下他们的注意力。

不过病了的时候实在不得不感叹英雄也怕病来磨。不过发了一天烧而已，就已经蓬头垢面的见不得了人了，在床上窝了一天之后终于能爬起来做了点饭吃。非常非常怀疑独身的选择是否现实，尤其是我这种非常不情愿去医院的人，看来真是可以死不可以老呀。白马王子在这个时候出现一下就算是选对时机了！可惜谁也没出现的说，遗憾... 颠不破的真理：关键时刻还得靠自己。

有朋友打电话来约周日吃饭，有气无力地答病了大约去不了了，对方叮嘱那么最近就先歇歇别跑步了。答曰跑步是不想歇的。那边立刻就乐了：有力气去跑步没力气去吃饭？太不给面子了！怎么说呢，跑步里是含了其他的念想的，绝非单纯的锻炼身体而已。不跑步，不跑步让我还有什么可盼的呢？而且话说回来，平日里来往的朋友虽多，能搓饭的多，能探病的少。只能搓饭的酒肉朋友，不卖这个面子也罢。

东京的向日葵@損保ジャパン東郷青児美術館

早在多年前就听说有钱的日本人拍下了一幅凡高的向日葵，创下了当时最高的艺术品拍卖价格记录。最近听说这幅向日葵常年在新宿的日本损保东乡青儿美术馆展出，于是今天借着看比利时皇家美术馆近代作品精选的企划展的机会，顺便去拜望了一下这幅著名作品，还有同馆收藏的塞尚的一幅苹果与毛巾（抹布...）的静物，以及一幅早期的高更。美术馆为这三幅藏品专设了一个展室，深青色背景，布光也比外间的普通展室讲究多了。可怜另外两小幅雷诺阿就没这个待遇了。

在慕尼黑的Neue Pinakothek也看过一幅向日葵，但是和这幅很不一样。那幅是所谓的第三版，而这幅是凡高基于现藏于伦敦国立画廊的那幅第四版画的。两版之间区别不小，色调更加趋向金黄，而花也由盛放与半开之间转向了半谢了。不过和常见的明信片上不同，即使是这一版也并非是单纯的一片金黄，背景其实还是带着淡淡的青色调子的。果然看复制品无论如何不如看实物。By the way，有传闻说日本这幅其实是伪作，不知道是否如此...

比利时皇家美术馆这次送过来参加企划展的作品质量还挺高，比较有名的看到了几幅Corot、Coubert、Sisley、还有Ensor。另外还有几幅19世纪末20世纪初知名比利时画家的作品，蛮合我心意的，还特意买了张Gand夜景的明信片回来。当时大大出名的几个比利时后印象派画家的作品倒是来得没有想象中的多。

Run! 09/11/28 Friend visiting

Running, no matter alone or not, is always an interesting game for me, though it seems that chatting with someone while running can indeed alleviate the feeling of tiredness. However, when it is someone who isn't so determined as me to finish certain kilometers, it can be also a good excuse to stop...

As a result, yesterday I did 6.2km/45min with a friend instead of the 10km/90min plan, but made fewer breaks. 7.3 min per kilometer, not bad at current stage, but still far from my resolution of 10km in one hour at the end of January. Work to do! Run run run!

Run! 09/11/23 Back!

Just had a long break for two weeks because of the ankle injury. Today I did a 5.1km/36min, better than I thought, but actual feeling was worse than usual. Apparently I need to run more regularly for more time!

Looking forward to the long run with a friend on Saturday!

太田記念美術館

 
（太田纪念美术馆外观 引自太田纪念美术馆主页）

太田纪念美术馆隐于年轻人的潮流圣地原宿一隅，却是个传统到不能再传统的美术馆。这里以展示日本传统浮世绘为主，内部装修风格也是传统的日式榻榻米。参观者需在玄关处先换上拖鞋才能入内。展厅只有上下通透的两层，空间虽小，却有个迷你枯山水花园，怪石峥嵘，沙池亦显波光粼粼。一层正厅处有稍高于地板的座席，主位处通常放着每次展出的点睛之作。有时会遇到身着和服的日本女性以古礼跪坐在画前专心欣赏，那挺拔修长的背影也是一幅美丽的画卷。

画展通常是两月一期，每期分前半后半，各一个月。每月最后一周不开馆，是作品替换布展的时间。每周一也是休馆日，若周一为公共节假日则顺延到周二休馆。算起来每个月倒有小半个月是不开门的，所以去之前最好先在主页上查一下展期。

11月看了「江戸園芸花尽し」的后半期，是浮世绘中与江户时代的园艺学发展相关的作品，既包括种花，卖花的场景，也包括各种园艺植物和园艺工具的图样，还有人们日常生活中园艺植物的踪影。试译章节目录如下：

序章　花を着る　･･･花柄の着物に身を包む女性たち
（衣着之花--身着花样图案和服的女性们）
Ⅰ．暮らしのなかの園芸　･･･園芸に親しむ江戸っ子たち
（生活中的园艺--亲近园艺的江户的孩子们）
Ⅱ．百花繚乱　江戸の園芸　･･･浮世絵に描かれたさまざまな園芸植物
（百花盛开 江户的园艺--浮世绘中描绘的各种园艺植物）
Ⅲ．人気キャラクター　植木売り　･･･歌舞伎の役柄として登場する植木売り
（广受欢迎的角色 卖花人--歌舞伎中登场的卖花人角色）
Ⅳ．鉢植えにまつわる物語　･･･謡曲「鉢の木」を題材にした浮世絵
（关于盆栽的故事--以民谣「盆中树」为题材的浮世绘）
Ⅴ．紀州徳川家の園芸趣味･･・徳川家でも愛好された園芸文化
（纪州德川家的园艺品味--德川家所爱的园艺文化）
Ⅵ．子どもたちの園芸知識　･･･子供向けに描かれたおもちゃ絵
（孩子们的园艺知识--面向儿童的游戏绘本）
Ⅶ．花と緑の江戸の町　･･･四季折々の花が咲く江戸の観光名所
（花与绿的江户城--四季皆有花开的江户观光名胜）

展品中有多幅历代歌川的作品，下面这幅三联画《四季花竞艳之秋篇》深得吾心：

 
（三代歌川豊国「四季花くらべの内　秋」　縁日に並ぶ園芸植物 引自太田纪念美术馆主页）

自然也少不了歌川广重的《名胜江户百景》，梅之名所龟户在现在东京都的江东区，至今仍盛名不衰，每年2月亀戸天神社都会举办梅祭，是当地旧正月里的一桩热闹。

 
（歌川広重「名所江戸百景　亀戸梅屋舗」　　梅の名所、亀戸 引自太田纪念美术馆主页）

太田纪念美术馆主页：http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/

Five stages of grief

从网上看到的，Elisabeth Kübler Ross博士提出的关于人们在遇到悲剧性事件（从失去亲人到失恋etc）时的五阶段反应模型。

Five stages of grief - Elisabeth Kübler Ross
（引自businessballs.com）

1 - Denial
Denial is a conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information, reality, etc., relating to the situation concerned. It's a defence mechanism and perfectly natural. Some people can become locked in this stage when dealing with a traumatic change that can be ignored. Death of course is not particularly easy to avoid or evade indefinitely.

2 - Anger
Anger can manifest in different ways. People dealing with emotional upset can be angry with themselves, and/or with others, especially those close to them. Knowing this helps keep detached and non-judgemental when experiencing the anger of someone who is very upset.

3 - Bargaining
Traditionally the bargaining stage for people facing death can involve attempting to bargain with whatever God the person believes in. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek to negotiate a compromise. For example "Can we still be friends?.." when facing a break-up. Bargaining rarely provides a sustainable solution, especially if it's a matter of life or death.

4 - Depression
Also referred to as preparatory grieving. In a way it's the dress rehearsal or the practice run for the 'aftermath' although this stage means different things depending on whom it involves. It's a sort of acceptance with emotional attachment. It's natural to feel sadness and regret, fear, uncertainty, etc. It shows that the person has at least begun to accept the reality.

5 - Acceptance
Again this stage definitely varies according to the person's situation, although broadly it is an indication that there is some emotional detachment and objectivity. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must necessarily pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief.

Happy B Day!

Happy birthday to you, my dear friend! I haven't forgot, not yet...
Sorry the pictures are not as good-looking as last year, but they are closer to real life.
Anyway, if it's convenient for you, leave me a piece of your birthday cake :)

说说我记得的凡尔赛宫花园(3) - Le Bassin de Latone

// 好久没写了呀，继续补完:)

（图片引自Insecula）

Bassin de Latone在凡尔赛宫的正北方，但喷泉的地基高度低于城堡的地面，所以从城堡门口望去应该正好只能看到喷泉顶部Latona的雕像。Latona是Apollo和Diana的母亲，她是Zeus的新娘之一，因为Zeus的妻子Hera非常妒忌，她只好躲到一个小岛上才生下了Apollo和Diana。在分娩之后，她来到了Lycia，希望能从池塘中喝一点水，但是Lycia的农民把池塘中的水搅混，不让她喝水，于是Latona呼唤Jupiter的帮助，Jupiter回应了她的请求并把追赶他们的农民变成了青蛙和蜥蜴，惩罚他们一生都在泥浆中生活。喷泉下面几层的雕像就是这些青蛙和蜥蜴。

(图片引自Versailles 1687)

我们现在看到的这个Bassin de Latone也被称为la nouvelle Fontaine de Latone，因为原先在这个地方曾经建有另外一个Fontaine de Latone，如下图所示。原来的喷泉建于1670年，由Marsy兄弟设计，中间是Latona和她的孩子的雕像，周围水里有六只被变成青蛙的农民，再外围地上还有24只青蛙。这时Latona是面向城堡的。后来在1687到1689年间，由Jules Hardouin-Mansart改建，Latona的雕像被改为放在一个大理石的台基上，面向大运河。

(图片引自Versailles 1687)

最后还是放两张我自己拍的照片:)

Pray (2) - Answer

It can always be worse,
and it will never be better.

Round Trip (4) - Yearly greetings

“人面不知何处去，桃花依旧笑春风。”自然其实比人有人情味。又是一年红叶时节，然后是圣诞彩灯、茶花、梅花，再然后就到樱花盛开的时候了。一年又一年，时间真是个奇妙的东西。

"They are no longer there, but the peach blossoms they watched together still are (I cannot translate this...)." Nature is actually more faithful than human being. Another red-leaf season is coming, and then seasons of Christmas light, camellia, plum, and then sakura blossoms again. Year and year, time is indeed a mysterious thing.