Visit to Beijing University (Bei-da)
Just when I think spring is here....
Again after a few nice days the temperature drops and a huge wind blows through at night. I am tired of cold weather and look forward to the heat. Fortunately the mosquitoes have not come out yet. I remember last summer how bad they were. I plan on going to the store soon and buying a mosquito net and a little electric device that keeps mosquitoes away. That will be the secret of success for the Chinese Olympic team in summer games of 2008. They will know how to fight the mosquitoes here and the other teams will go crazy, never get enough sleep and have no stamina to play.
Recently the air outside looked awful. You could only see about half a kilometer away clearly, after that was a haze. My roommate and I surmised it to be air pollution.
I went to Beijing University last week. What a beautiful campus that was. Actually it far surpassed my campus in architecture and serenity. All the buildings looked like they were made in the Qing Dynasty. There was a huge lake in the middle of the campus and there was a giant multi-storied Pagoda near the lake. How wonderful it would be to study in that atmosphere. Actually that is the top school in China, the competition to get into that school for Chinese students is extreme to say the least. However a graduate from Beijing University is nearly assured of a nice job after graduation.
I have become a fan of virtues. They give me something to aim for as far as what kind of person to be. Accepting, Patience, Tolerance etc. I hear people say just be yourself, but I ask myself, what is that? Is there anything wrong with striving to be yourself but better? That may be the same as adding more pressure to yourself, giving yourself more stress, but at least I can see what kind of person I can become. I want to make a list of key virtues that I want to incorporate, to strive for. These I want to keep in mind when times are tough, when decisions are hard, when my feelings are all over the place.
I have been super busy lately. But its important to write down one's thoughts and reflect.
Again after a few nice days the temperature drops and a huge wind blows through at night. I am tired of cold weather and look forward to the heat. Fortunately the mosquitoes have not come out yet. I remember last summer how bad they were. I plan on going to the store soon and buying a mosquito net and a little electric device that keeps mosquitoes away. That will be the secret of success for the Chinese Olympic team in summer games of 2008. They will know how to fight the mosquitoes here and the other teams will go crazy, never get enough sleep and have no stamina to play.
Recently the air outside looked awful. You could only see about half a kilometer away clearly, after that was a haze. My roommate and I surmised it to be air pollution.
I went to Beijing University last week. What a beautiful campus that was. Actually it far surpassed my campus in architecture and serenity. All the buildings looked like they were made in the Qing Dynasty. There was a huge lake in the middle of the campus and there was a giant multi-storied Pagoda near the lake. How wonderful it would be to study in that atmosphere. Actually that is the top school in China, the competition to get into that school for Chinese students is extreme to say the least. However a graduate from Beijing University is nearly assured of a nice job after graduation.
I have become a fan of virtues. They give me something to aim for as far as what kind of person to be. Accepting, Patience, Tolerance etc. I hear people say just be yourself, but I ask myself, what is that? Is there anything wrong with striving to be yourself but better? That may be the same as adding more pressure to yourself, giving yourself more stress, but at least I can see what kind of person I can become. I want to make a list of key virtues that I want to incorporate, to strive for. These I want to keep in mind when times are tough, when decisions are hard, when my feelings are all over the place.
I have been super busy lately. But its important to write down one's thoughts and reflect.
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