<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611</id><updated>2011-04-21T22:05:06.479-07:00</updated><title type='text'>你。。。我。。。他。。。</title><subtitle type='html'>凡事如果只有一个“你”，或一个“我”，或一个“他”，就真的很简单。但，如果在一个“你”之后，再加上一个“我”或(和)一个“他”，再怎么简单的事，都变得复杂了。再，如果在“你”“我”“他”之后加上一个“们”，那就是您现在所看见的，感觉到的“世事”了 - 那么复杂，也那么无常。。。</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>54</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113173242122660673</id><published>2005-11-11T15:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-11T17:13:34.833-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Third Party</title><summary type='text'>After the minor (really minor) accident, I filed a report with Texas Tech Campus Police, just a standard procedure I should follow. Then following the Campus Police advice, I called up my insurance company to file a report as well, in case if the other party called her insurance. Sure enough, she filed a report with her insurance company. Then, I began to get phone call from both my insurance </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113173242122660673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113173242122660673' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113173242122660673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113173242122660673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/11/third-party.html' title='Third Party'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113175775535464028</id><published>2005-11-11T08:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-11T17:15:59.293-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday!! AS!! I am sorry that I couldn't give you a surprise this year since you are not here in Lubbock. But I think that the surprise from last year is still fresh in your memory. :)However, hope that you like the gift we got you._________________________________________________________We were signing a birthday card for AS yesterday before sending it out, since she is working in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113175775535464028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113175775535464028' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113175775535464028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113175775535464028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/11/happy-birthday.html' title='Happy Birthday'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113175861879266509</id><published>2005-11-10T17:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-11T18:27:01.373-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pineapple Ring Cake</title><summary type='text'>This is my favourite cake. I used to make them from scratch, but since I found out that the cake mix package will give me the same result, I became a 'true industrial engineer'.Recipe - the 'IE Way' Ingredients : 1 package White cake mix, those that says extra moist 3 eggs1/3 cup oils1 can 20 oz crushed pineapple in its own juice 1 can pineapple rings in its own juice Bake ware: 14" flat bottom </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113175861879266509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113175861879266509' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113175861879266509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113175861879266509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/11/pineapple-ring-cake.html' title='Pineapple Ring Cake'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113156288338429495</id><published>2005-11-09T10:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-11T09:57:36.620-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Good Day? Bad Day?</title><summary type='text'>I was supposed to be very happy this week.I got a case study done on Monday. Our analysis for the case was right on target and my professor loves it. I went out to celebrate with my teammates and another group who also completed their presentation. Had a good time there.I got my second price theory exam back yesterday. I did good over all, even though I knew that I made some stupid mistakes right</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113156288338429495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113156288338429495' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113156288338429495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113156288338429495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/11/good-day-bad-day.html' title='Good Day? Bad Day?'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113056530701474124</id><published>2005-10-28T22:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-28T22:57:36.613-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Random babbling</title><summary type='text'>I was browsing friend's blog and came across Jacy's blog. She quoted something from the book, "The Five Love Languages" by Dr. Chapmen. That post got my mind into work.A lot of time, when the problem involves only 1 person, its so much easier to solve. When the number of people involve increases, the complexity increases as well, exponentially in fact.Then, I thought of my boss' favourite saying </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113056530701474124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113056530701474124' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113056530701474124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113056530701474124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/random-babbling.html' title='Random babbling'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113046639700496090</id><published>2005-10-27T19:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-27T19:32:15.986-07:00</updated><title type='text'>吴淡如的文章</title><summary type='text'>这是吴淡如的文章，我在一个Forum看到的，觉得很有意思，所以就把它给摘了下来。从前（至少是十年前的往事了！）有个女生和男生走进自助式的港式饮茶点心店吃晚餐，挑了海带、虾仁烧卖、鸡肫，盘子里净是小号的点心。终于他们走到蛋黄肉包面前，男生挑了两个大大的蛋黄肉包。这是主食了，对平常只能在宿舍吃自助餐的穷学生而言，这种港式点心打牙祭，已经算是小小的奢侈了。如果光吃小小的点心，想吃饱恐怕要付太多钱，所以，还是要找大大的包子填肚子才行。 　　到了收银台，男生缓缓把手伸进口袋，迟迟没拿出钱来。（老招术了！）女生嘀咕，看瑚头有人排队，只得自己掏钱付了帐。男生沉默地把餐盘端到位子上。 　　两人开始进餐。男生边谈论他的社团一边大嚼，女生始终默默无言。（这不付帐的家伙，吃起东西来还真的很买帐！）她不好意思把心中话说出口，因为，那个年代她以为面包诚可贵，爱情价更高。（算了，计较这些小钱干吗？）</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113046639700496090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113046639700496090' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113046639700496090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113046639700496090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/blog-post.html' title='吴淡如的文章'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113043117250085846</id><published>2005-10-27T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-27T10:08:19.750-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Grading</title><summary type='text'>I was grading an undergraduate Engineering Economics exam. The first problem in the exam is as follow:_______________________________________________________A local symphony association offers memberships as follows:Continuing membership, per year $ 15Patron lifetime membership $ 375The patron membership has been based on the symphony association’s belief that it can obtain a 4% rate of return on</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113043117250085846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113043117250085846' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113043117250085846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113043117250085846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/grading.html' title='Grading'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-113017257475168399</id><published>2005-10-24T09:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-26T10:44:21.346-07:00</updated><title type='text'>男人為什麼會有乳頭? Why do men have nipples?</title><summary type='text'>摘自/Cited：懶人閒話悄悄說 10/24不是我在說, 這個標題的確是有點 "那個". 但是請注意, 這不是什麼色情的東西, 而是一本新書的書名, 就叫做 "Why do men have nipples?"這本書的副標題是 "在喝完三杯馬丁尼之後你會問醫生的上百種問題 (Hundreds of questions you'd only ask a doctor after your third Martini)". 作者是 Mark Leyner 和 Billy Goldberg, M.D.內容分成九個章節, 列出了你不好意思請教醫生, 只敢問問朋友, 或是連說都不敢說只能放在心裡疑問的許多問題. 譬如說好了, 為什麼吃完中國菜之後的一個小時你又肚子餓了 (Why you are hungry an hour after eating Chinese food)? 再者, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/113017257475168399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=113017257475168399' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113017257475168399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/113017257475168399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/why-do-men-have-nipples.html' title='男人為什麼會有乳頭? Why do men have nipples?'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112932724849196619</id><published>2005-10-14T14:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-14T17:56:48.620-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Junction</title><summary type='text'>There will be some time, when you found yourself standing at a junction, you know you have several ways, but you don't know exactly which way you should go, you don't have much time to stand by the junction and think, you have to go on, fast. What can you do?Follow the crowd.Go right. Right is always right.Stand by the junction and wait for something (be it vehicle, animal or human) to pass by. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112932724849196619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112932724849196619' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112932724849196619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112932724849196619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/junction.html' title='Junction'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112896259017676403</id><published>2005-10-08T09:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-10T10:03:24.593-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To all women out there</title><summary type='text'>I saw this opinion piece on October 7th Daily Toreador (FYI: Texas Tech Daily Campus Newspaper) and I thought I should share this with all the female out there.Women of the world uniteFemales should support each other, not criticize and gossipBy Abbie Kopf/ColumnistOctober 07, 2005Her breasts were huge. I'm not talking about the kind that you see bouncing down the runways of Milan and New York. I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112896259017676403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112896259017676403' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112896259017676403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112896259017676403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/to-all-women-out-there.html' title='To all women out there'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112854921277179482</id><published>2005-10-05T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-05T14:53:32.776-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Priceless</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112854921277179482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112854921277179482' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112854921277179482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112854921277179482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/priceless.html' title='Priceless'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112819753081915684</id><published>2005-10-01T12:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-01T13:15:44.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Panhandle South Plains Fair</title><summary type='text'>Nat, Pelin and I went to the Panhandle South Plains Fair last evening. The fairground was relatively big. There's a section for fun rides, a HUGE section selling foods, exhibitions for plants and vegetables, hand craft, art and painting, antiques and of course - animals.We got in through the entrance where the fun rides were. You could see kids squirming around and excited about the rides. We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112819753081915684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112819753081915684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112819753081915684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112819753081915684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/10/panhandle-south-plains-fair.html' title='Panhandle South Plains Fair'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112707681031537205</id><published>2005-09-23T07:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-24T09:38:06.690-07:00</updated><title type='text'>四年</title><summary type='text'>四年可以让一个人修到学位可以改变很多东西可是 四年却无法磨去我心中那一股浓浓的哀伤无法驱走我心里那一抹淡淡的愁绪四年。。。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112707681031537205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112707681031537205' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112707681031537205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112707681031537205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/09/blog-post_23.html' title='四年'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112690691144803915</id><published>2005-09-16T14:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-18T14:00:01.140-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hidden Talent??</title><summary type='text'>Your Hidden TalentYou're super sensitive and easily able to understand situations.You tend to solve complex problems in a flash, without needing a lot of facts.Decision making is easy for you. You have killer intuition.The right path is always clear, and you're a bit of a visionary.What's Your Hidden Talent?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112690691144803915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112690691144803915' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112690691144803915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112690691144803915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/09/hidden-talent.html' title='Hidden Talent??'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112492860265914078</id><published>2005-08-24T17:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-24T17:41:36.176-07:00</updated><title type='text'>March of the Penguins</title><summary type='text'>I watched the March of the Penguins with Pelin yesterday. It was sad in some part yet it was funny. These 2 are my favourite among all the pictures available on web. I would say that watch the movie if you can, its good.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112492860265914078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112492860265914078' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112492860265914078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112492860265914078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/08/march-of-penguins_112492860265914078.html' title='March of the Penguins'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112475407245716407</id><published>2005-08-22T16:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-16T14:38:01.973-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Farewell</title><summary type='text'>I was shocked this morning when I learnt that Dr. Kitti, a visiting professor from Thailand passed away last Saturday in Thailand because of heart attack. He was 61. I heard this from a Thai student, Lisa, who used to be one of Dr. Kitti's student when she was doing her undergraduate in Thailand.I never take Dr. Kitti's class before, but he was substituting for Dr. Ramsey for several lectures in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112475407245716407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112475407245716407' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112475407245716407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112475407245716407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/08/farewell.html' title='Farewell'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112493042850031516</id><published>2005-08-21T12:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-24T17:40:28.506-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back ... ... in Lubbock</title><summary type='text'>I was in Ames Iowa for about a month, visiting my sister. It dawn on me that I was back in Lubbock when I began to feel the heat. I just realized how much I missed the cold weather and the green color outdoor.Not much happen in Iowa. My sister moved when I was there, so I helped her to move. I hang out with her friends. Most of her friends are undergraduate students. I felt old, really old, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112493042850031516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112493042850031516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112493042850031516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112493042850031516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/08/back-in-lubbock.html' title='Back ... ... in Lubbock'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112112664824585081</id><published>2005-07-07T13:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-11T17:08:18.520-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Moments II</title><summary type='text'>To my dearest sis:There's always two sides of a story...Thought that it was the end of everything...山穷水尽疑无路。。。Yet, it could be just the beginning...柳暗花明又一村。。。... its in the eye of the beholder.p/s two languages are not translation of each other.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112112664824585081/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112112664824585081' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112112664824585081'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112112664824585081'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/07/moments-ii.html' title='Moments II'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112060152463698575</id><published>2005-07-04T22:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-05T15:33:12.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pili, Happy Birthday!!</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday To You (x3) and Many More!Happy Birthday, Pili!AndMay I present your birthday gift from the group?!Here you go!Hope you will like it. Can't see your monitor?Here's a closer look. I feel so bad to tell you that we forgot to keep the receipt, so there's no way that you can return it now, that is, if you don't like it.I'm sooooooo sorry that I couldn't help.Anyway, Happy Birthday!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112060152463698575/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112060152463698575' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112060152463698575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112060152463698575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/07/pili-happy-birthday_05.html' title='Pili, Happy Birthday!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112024986857976920</id><published>2005-07-01T13:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-05T15:51:31.746-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Caprock Canyon State Park, Texas, March 2005</title><summary type='text'> SunsetOne of the trail in Caprock Canyon State Park "Big Fish"?? Cactus Sunflower, waiting for summer Ibid I named it 'Curly Grass' 劫后余生</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112024986857976920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112024986857976920' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024986857976920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024986857976920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/07/caprock-canyon-state-park-texas-march.html' title='Caprock Canyon State Park, Texas, March 2005'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112024856754289758</id><published>2005-07-01T13:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-01T17:59:31.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring Snow, April 2005</title><summary type='text'> My mailbox. This picture reminds me of the them "Mailbox/Proud Theme", from the movie "The Color Purple"  The fence where my mailbox hanged. Not mine though, belongs to my landlady. Not sure about the flower type. Growing in my neighbor's backyard and it was blooming when I was taking picture. So, here you go.Ibid.Grass...snow Back alley, right outside my apartment</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112024856754289758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112024856754289758' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024856754289758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024856754289758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/07/spring-snow-april-2005.html' title='Spring Snow, April 2005'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-112024685882430665</id><published>2005-07-01T12:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-05T15:36:33.470-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Favourite Pets</title><summary type='text'> KIARAMy puppy, Kiara, picture taken a year ago. When I was home this May, she grew up so much, gets so heavy that when she launched on me, I couldn't hold her anymore. Very smart yet naughty.GEORGEA friend, AS cat, named George. Huge cat, unlike normal cat, he could interact with human. I babysit him for a while when my friend was off to West Point for some data collection. Always try to escape </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/112024685882430665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=112024685882430665' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024685882430665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/112024685882430665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/07/favourite-pets.html' title='Favourite Pets'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111988939993574114</id><published>2005-06-27T09:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-27T11:06:12.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>F.R.U.S.T.R.A.T.E.D.</title><summary type='text'>Seems like everything that I am working on is stucked somehow, somewhere, for some reasons still unknown to me. I wished that I could rewind the day back to previous weekend or fast forward it to this coming weekend. Really not in the shape to deal with any of these frustrations.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111988939993574114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111988939993574114' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111988939993574114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111988939993574114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/06/frustrated.html' title='F.R.U.S.T.R.A.T.E.D.'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111938758836653872</id><published>2005-06-21T13:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-21T14:39:56.016-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Effective? Efficient?</title><summary type='text'>My long time writing habit - everything in bullet point form - had been challenged recently. I was trying to write up my dissertation and I had a hard time trying to string those bullet points together. Its very efficient and effective when communicating with others in writing and making a mental note to myself. But when it came to my dissertation, I feel like a fish out of water... don't know </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111938758836653872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111938758836653872' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111938758836653872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111938758836653872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/06/effective-efficient.html' title='Effective? Efficient?'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111895282513907403</id><published>2005-06-16T12:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-16T13:19:33.770-07:00</updated><title type='text'>消沉</title><summary type='text'>消沉了几个星期， 也是时候走出那一片阴天了。偶尔消沉，也未必是一件坏事。至少，在这一段时间里，我可以尽情放纵自己， 看些舆论文无关的文章书籍，做自己喜欢的活动。 比起在家乡的日子，我反而觉得更逍遥自在。最近迷上了这首 F.I.R. 的歌，"刺鸟"， 还蛮不错的。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111895282513907403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111895282513907403' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111895282513907403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111895282513907403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/06/blog-post_16.html' title='消沉'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111884993569187985</id><published>2005-06-15T08:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-15T09:32:42.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>无题　ＩＩ</title><summary type='text'>I just realized that my last post was on April. Had been busy with my coursework in April and early May, then I was off for vacation. Calling my trip home a vacation is not very appropriate. I got a new US visa since my previous visa is going to expire in July this year. So, I had been in this country for close to 5 years now. And what had I achieved in this 5 years? hhhmmm...... this question </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111884993569187985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111884993569187985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111884993569187985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111884993569187985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/06/blog-post_15.html' title='无题　ＩＩ'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111884906917297573</id><published>2005-06-15T08:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-15T08:25:06.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>冷熱交會</title><summary type='text'>“ 我在鋼杯裡裝滿冰水而鋼杯內冷外熱所以鋼杯外壁結起了一層霧氣結成小水珠結成大水滴，當水滴無法負荷這沈重流了下來。我又在鋼杯裡裝滿沸騰熱水，蓋上蓋子，蓋子內熱外冷滿，於是在蓋子內壁結起一層霧氣結成小水珠結成大水滴。我學到了個定理當冷熱交會永遠是熱的一方會流淚。”弟弟把这篇短文转寄给我，我这才明白， 如果不想经常伤痕累累，做人， 还是冷一点比较好。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111884906917297573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111884906917297573' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111884906917297573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111884906917297573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/06/blog-post.html' title='冷熱交會'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111383331147479216</id><published>2005-04-15T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-21T14:39:27.956-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Birthday...birthday...</title><summary type='text'>Happy birthday to the following friends (either in advance or belated, doesn't matter, you guys are older anyway):April 14th: Helen, I got your e-cards, and, frankly, I also forgot about your birthdayApril 16th: Dr. JJ. I know you are 28 forever, but please accept it that you are turning 28 again, for the 4th time.....April 17th: Letty, Happy birthday!! I don't know if you still use the same cell</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111383331147479216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111383331147479216' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111383331147479216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111383331147479216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/04/birthdaybirthday.html' title='Birthday...birthday...'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111342968534224361</id><published>2005-04-13T14:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T15:01:56.863-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HOT HOT HOT!!!</title><summary type='text'>Today is Thai's New Year, April 13, Thais celebrate New Year by splashing water to each other as a way to wish others good luck. Now I understand why Thai splash water on new year, because ITS HOT!!!I submitted my System Theory class paper yesterday. Its a 2-pager, double spacing, and I have to illustrate a general system theory concept by using an example, in a way that junior high students </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111342968534224361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111342968534224361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111342968534224361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111342968534224361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/04/hot-hot-hot.html' title='HOT HOT HOT!!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111272309459492271</id><published>2005-04-05T10:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-05T10:44:54.596-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Windy day</title><summary type='text'>Its windy, 50 mph.....and as you could (and should have) expect, LBB is all dusty.... I 'tasted' two types of dust, just by walking from my office to library.  I walked by the old English/Philosophy building site, which they had demolished, the wind was so strong, all the dust from the site were blown and formed a steady flow of dust. I was standing several feet away from the 'haze', wondering </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111272309459492271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111272309459492271' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111272309459492271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111272309459492271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/04/windy-day.html' title='Windy day'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111230303628517429</id><published>2005-03-31T13:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-31T13:26:08.060-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bertrand Russell -- Logical Positivist</title><summary type='text'>I was searching for some system theory concept for my midterm exam and I came across Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). This quote from his essay caught my attention. This is exactly how I view certain religions.Excerpt from Bertrand Russell's essay "Why I am not a Christian" (1927):"Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111230303628517429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111230303628517429' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111230303628517429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111230303628517429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/03/bertrand-russell-logical-positivist.html' title='Bertrand Russell -- Logical Positivist'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111211616305894732</id><published>2005-03-29T08:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-30T12:57:14.396-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fine day.....I hope</title><summary type='text'>I woke up right at the first beep of my alarm, this haven't happen for a while now. Sunlight slipped through my window and shone on my face, birds chirping and tweeting outside my apartment. I got out of my bed, without hesitation, feeling relaxed. I turned on Schubert's "Moments Musicaux No 3", trying to figure out a part which I still can't get it right. This is still my favourite classical </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111211616305894732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111211616305894732' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111211616305894732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111211616305894732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/03/fine-dayi-hope.html' title='Fine day.....I hope'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111203364686101844</id><published>2005-03-28T10:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-28T10:14:06.863-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Flat Tire, AGAIN!!</title><summary type='text'>FLAT TIRE AGAIN!!!! twice in 5 days!! first time was a nail, this time is a valve problem!! DAMN!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111203364686101844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111203364686101844' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111203364686101844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111203364686101844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/03/flat-tire-again.html' title='Flat Tire, AGAIN!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111168604138740195</id><published>2005-03-24T09:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-24T09:40:54.580-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Flat Tire!!</title><summary type='text'>flat tire flat tire flat tire flat tire flat tire flat tire.......aaarrrggghhhh.......DAMN!!!! and my spare tire needs pressure!!!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111168604138740195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111168604138740195' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111168604138740195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111168604138740195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/03/flat-tire.html' title='Flat Tire!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-111136497345714896</id><published>2005-03-20T16:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-20T16:30:37.500-08:00</updated><title type='text'>After Break....</title><summary type='text'>I was planning to get my cheat sheets completed today for my exam tomorrow early morning, then update my blog, since my blog had gone for spring break, for too long. However, there must be something around my desk that I am allergy to, cause I can't stop sneezing since I got back to my office after spring break. Now I realize what it feels like to be allergy to something. So, I am leaving......I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/111136497345714896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=111136497345714896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111136497345714896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/111136497345714896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/03/after-break.html' title='After Break....'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110962326301058941</id><published>2005-02-28T12:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-28T12:42:23.510-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Grasshopper</title><summary type='text'>This is a story I came across in an article. The author of the article couldn't locate the source of the story. Here's the story: An experimental psychologist studying classical conditioning in grasshoppers: Voltage passing through an electrified grid induced a grasshopper to jump, and the shock was paired with the sound of a tone. After conditioning had been successfully established, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110962326301058941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110962326301058941' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110962326301058941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110962326301058941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/grasshopper.html' title='Grasshopper'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110901280782434857</id><published>2005-02-21T10:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-25T08:51:06.846-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Churchill's Essay</title><summary type='text'>I finally sat down, searched for the piece and read the whole thing this morning, after reading and hearing so many criticism about it - Professor Ward Churchill's essay "Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens"I heard about the outcries, criticism and support from both side. After reading the piece, I came to several conclusions: those that protested, outraged - probably did </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110901280782434857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110901280782434857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110901280782434857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110901280782434857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/churchills-essay.html' title='Churchill&apos;s Essay'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110877265753938704</id><published>2005-02-18T16:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-20T16:29:34.453-08:00</updated><title type='text'>无题</title><summary type='text'>I still can feel the irritation in my eyes, the soreness all over me, the smell the chlorine on my hair and hands, .....yea, I am still alive....after spending an hour or so in the pool, doing laps. This is the second time I swim after a long "draught". I enjoy swimming very much, I can get my mind clear when I need to, think of nothing but breathing, all you could hear is the water and yourself.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110877265753938704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110877265753938704' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110877265753938704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110877265753938704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/blog-post.html' title='无题'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110824233101253848</id><published>2005-02-12T13:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-06-15T09:35:32.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bored... bOred... boRed... borEd... boreD</title><summary type='text'>I am BORED!! "Boredom is the hardest job of all, its impossible to take a break" -Barron, R.A. 1994 .....that's exactly what I feel now!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110824233101253848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110824233101253848' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110824233101253848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110824233101253848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/bored-bored-bored-bored-bored.html' title='Bored... bOred... boRed... borEd... boreD'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110788547757460488</id><published>2005-02-08T13:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-08T13:10:42.273-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Chinese New Year!!</title><summary type='text'>I know this is a day early for those in US, but for those in Asia: Happy Chinese New Year to all those who celebrate Chinese New Year!Wish all my friends: may all your dreams come true and have a prosperous yearAnd "Have Fish Every Year"....haha...... ;DI prepared some lunch today for my officemates and my advisor to celebrate Chinese New Year. We have some Malaysian food, like beef rendang</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110788547757460488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110788547757460488' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110788547757460488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110788547757460488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/happy-chinese-new-year.html' title='Happy Chinese New Year!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110780257862117307</id><published>2005-02-07T11:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-07T10:56:18.620-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nothing that I could do about it</title><summary type='text'>I can't stop thinking about my possible financial problem 3 months down the road. It just bothered me so much. I know that there's nothing I could do now, nothing feasible, I mean. I know that I just have to wait till the time comes and decide what to do with it. There's some saint (or something close) saying, you don't have to worry about anything. Things that could be solve, you will be able to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110780257862117307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110780257862117307' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110780257862117307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110780257862117307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/nothing-that-i-could-do-about-it.html' title='Nothing that I could do about it'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110757577608926898</id><published>2005-02-04T20:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-04T20:36:09.150-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Million Dollar Baby</title><summary type='text'>I went for a matinee show today. I heard that it is a slow film and I didn't expect it to be very exciting. However, I was surprised, PP's husband didn't fall asleep in the theater (which he usually does, even in movies like Taxi, Ocean's Twelve).I never like boxing, but I like this movie very much, considering watching it for a second time. Its done right, not too much and not too little, very</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110757577608926898/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110757577608926898' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110757577608926898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110757577608926898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/million-dollar-baby.html' title='Million Dollar Baby'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110753780642079717</id><published>2005-02-03T08:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-04T19:42:15.906-08:00</updated><title type='text'>CNY</title><summary type='text'>My land lady brought my mail to me this morning before I left my apartment. I was surprised to see a pink envelope among my pile of bills that came thru the mail today. I almost forgot that Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Its not weird, I guess, since I am in this tiny, rural, deserted, quiet, peaceful, boring, monotonous, plain, highly religious.....little city, where most people </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110753780642079717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110753780642079717' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110753780642079717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110753780642079717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/02/cny.html' title='CNY'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110590529364041181</id><published>2005-01-16T11:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-16T17:10:23.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'>George</title><summary type='text'>A friend of mine, AS, went over to east coast to collect data for her experiment, so I promised to take care of her cat, George, for her while she's away. George is a Mainecoon, a HUGE cat, he is bigger than a pug that I used to have.I went over last night, George was waiting by the door when he figures out that I was about to leave. He was in a ready-to-launch position, once I open the door, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110590529364041181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110590529364041181' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110590529364041181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110590529364041181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/01/george.html' title='George'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110563717201685141</id><published>2005-01-11T08:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-13T15:30:05.146-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Doomed</title><summary type='text'>From Troy(2004), Archilles: "The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed."This quote is beautiful. I don't know if this originated from Homer's Iliad, or the screen writer wrote it, but I like it. That's life, isn't it?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110563717201685141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110563717201685141' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110563717201685141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110563717201685141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2005/01/doomed.html' title='Doomed'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110382243321445466</id><published>2004-12-23T09:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T09:35:05.576-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Snow!!</title><summary type='text'>I thought that I won't be able to see any snow since I can't go to Bozeman. But I was wrong. It began to snow yesterday and didn't stop till this morning, and it will snow again tonight and all day through tomorrow. So, we will have a white christmas this year in Lubbock Texas.Its good in a way that we have white christmas, but its bad cause people in Lubbock aren't familiar with driving in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110382243321445466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110382243321445466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110382243321445466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110382243321445466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/12/snow.html' title='Snow!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110382306569131624</id><published>2004-12-18T16:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T09:36:34.366-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Graduated</title><summary type='text'>I finally graduated!! hehe....you guys should heard how my name was read. I wrote the pronunciation of my name underneath the printed name, but the guy didn't see it, so he used his imgination and read something funny. Maybe should blame my ancester for having a funny last name, with only 2 characters and without a vowel. LB always joked and told me not to write my initials when people asked for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110382306569131624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110382306569131624' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110382306569131624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110382306569131624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/12/graduated.html' title='Graduated'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110236972639421537</id><published>2004-12-06T13:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-08T10:01:06.333-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas!!</title><summary type='text'>I had been playing Christmas songs, loud, in my office since last week. Now everybody in my office is in the Christmas spirit, isn't that great? hehe.....too bad, Dr JJ, that you abandoned us :D Can't wait till Christmas break, even though my "greyhound-Bozeman-rountrip" plan is off my calender now, but I am still looking forward for break. I will be moving to new apartment in mid December, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110236972639421537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110236972639421537' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110236972639421537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110236972639421537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/12/christmas.html' title='Christmas!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110177421696790132</id><published>2004-11-29T16:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-29T16:49:42.096-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Snow?? Greyhound??</title><summary type='text'>Since the first snow in October, the weather forecast had predicted snow for 4 times, which never happen. Its forecasted to snow tonight, but, will see if it is a false alarm again. I am looking forward to my vacation to Montana this Christmas break, with 2 days on greyhound each way.... sure I will enjoy it :) Taking greyhound is actually quite adventurous and its not as bad as others had </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110177421696790132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110177421696790132' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110177421696790132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110177421696790132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/snow-greyhound.html' title='Snow?? Greyhound??'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110162760937906515</id><published>2004-11-27T23:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T09:31:49.846-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Class Paper</title><summary type='text'>I tried to go to my office today (yesterday actually) to work on my class paper, another last minute work. However, I was stucked in traffic for an hour (traffic jam in Lubbock TX!! happens once in a while, so I should consider myself lucky, maybe) after being refused by the police officers to get into the campus. Its a gameday, Texas Tech Vs Oklahoma State, last homegame of the season. Tech won </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110162760937906515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110162760937906515' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162760937906515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162760937906515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/class-paper.html' title='Class Paper'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110162712926355957</id><published>2004-11-26T23:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-28T01:39:50.270-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Elf</title><summary type='text'>Just finished watching the movie Elf. Very "Christmas-y" movie, nothing special on the story, but it entertained me for nearly 2 hours with lots of Christmas songs. Worth watching if you are bored and need some Christmas cheers.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110162712926355957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110162712926355957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162712926355957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162712926355957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/elf.html' title='Elf'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110162684499749964</id><published>2004-11-22T15:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-01T12:30:52.480-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Graduation gown</title><summary type='text'>Finally remember to get my gown for graduation. Its a weird feeling. I felt as though it was just yesterday that I was in another bookstore getting my bachelor gown. I felt so old after all these years in school, yet I felt so green compare to other classmates who had been in industries for years. Time flies. I called up CY and told him about that. He was teasing me why don't I get my PhD gown </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110162684499749964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110162684499749964' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162684499749964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162684499749964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/graduation-gown.html' title='Graduation gown'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110163120076066707</id><published>2004-11-21T12:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-28T00:40:00.760-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Da Vinci Code</title><summary type='text'>I wasn't planning to read this book, because it was known to be one of those religious book. But a friend told me it was interesting, so I checked it out, finished it in 2 days, with big panda eyes for 2 days of course. It was interesting to see how people interpret thing in a really different ways. The next literature that I really like to see being published will be something that showed the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110163120076066707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110163120076066707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110163120076066707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110163120076066707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/da-vinci-code.html' title='Da Vinci Code'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9355611.post-110162945821881673</id><published>2004-11-18T23:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-28T01:32:46.513-08:00</updated><title type='text'>NEW!!</title><summary type='text'>I am so bored now that I resolved into getting myself a weblog. No idea how this thing work, but since it is the hottest thing out there, so I decided to give it a shot, must be a little 'Kia-Su' nowaday to survive... hehe ... need to figure out how to change the background of my blog, all these dots are making me dizzy, looks like chicken pox to me ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/feeds/110162945821881673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9355611&amp;postID=110162945821881673' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162945821881673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9355611/posts/default/110162945821881673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trufflemaker.blogspot.com/2004/11/new.html' title='NEW!!'/><author><name>Trouble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03992771884485692306</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
