原来还有空把一年读的书归纳总结，现在只能通过封面自慰了。最近主要在读严歌苓，虹影和龙应台，感想如下

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你老妈突然有点怀旧，找到一篇旧日的对话聊以自慰吧： 

Two stoneworkers were on site employed in the building of Notre Dame in Paris.  Some one was walking by and sees these two laborers working the stones and asks them what they were doing.  One answered, "I am earning my daily bread" and the other who was doing the same type of work answered, "I am building a cathedral". 

It is a bit more complex.  There is a personal level to this and then there is also a public level.  It is important to realize that both dimensions are part of your life and you own them.  Then on a more public level, you build relationship with colleagues that are not just an issue of advancement of your career or interest but more an atmosphere of mutual support and well-being...

 

In terms of looking at qualitative methods, I think you can use the film "Dances with wolves” It deals with a number of issues like: observation, documenting...even the major problem of qualitative...the problem of going native...

 

I find it a very challenging source...somebody trying to understand a phenomenon...going beyond the common perception and doing it scientifically with prejudice...the principal investigator has to find methods of entry and access...learning the language, the symbols, trying to be unobtrusive...what is interesting is that in the end he abandons his journey and goes native and his culture never tries to understand the Indian people in a really scientific way...do you remember the diary floating on the water at the end of the film?

 

I think that they want to stick to the life patterns of the 80s and in so doing cannot compete on the global markets...they have out priced themselves.  Sure, they can change their leaders but then they would be in a great dilemma because the leaders are going to bring about changes in work and union practices...so where is the solution? 

France needs an overhaul...they often think that they still have a say in the world as they had say 20 years or 30 years back but the times are a-changing (as someone said)

This is a very good question.  China is also trying to understand its role in a global economy.  China sees the opportunity in playing a key role in the global markets and its geopolitics.  But the change will take some time...because the country is huge...because one can only go so fast where people are concerned...for so long time china was cut off from the rest of the world so now there is a lot of ground to cover...this is, I think the greatest challenge to china, ushering in the required changes without causing a major revolution like the one in Russia.

 

Depending on the kind of situation where you are presenting a paper

If it is an invited paper, you first acknowledge and thank the people who invited you and then you acknowledge the people in the audience (especially if there are some very important people) 

If it is a paper in a conference, normally you start with your materials.

Do not read the paper all the time... sometimes you need to summarize and communicate with your audience.

 

These official offices always have other agendas.  They call on you as long as you fit in their agenda.  But you need to understand this.  That is why I often tell you that you need to be working on your direction and not be impressed by what these people want and do!

You are talking about some very fundamental issues.  Yes, I do agree that humanity has similar characteristics - be it in china, France, UK ...  That is why I am constantly in search of the real ultimate language, which goes beyond the sound utterances that we make in different languages.  If you remember when you were here...I used to tell you on the basis of my own experience that after you travel you become a person with no land that you can call your own.  That is part and parcel of the reverse culture shock process.

 

Probably it is not wise to say no - outright, but be careful what you accept!  Ultimately, the old say goes that "not all that glitters is gold"

 

You could see that when you were in my office...there is more fire fighting to do.  But then the real ultimate agenda is always playing second fiddle.  Actually, that is the reason why I take time out in silence to refocus again!

You will need to keep track of your own personal development.  How you do that is by finding some chunks of time where you can be quiet with yourself and keep some log of what is happening.  Over time, the journey starts too look a little clearer.

 

My motto is that you go and enjoy what you are doing earnestly and then the examinations would not be a grave problem... 

While it is ok to have some anxiety, do not let that get the upper hand because it would then hinder you in your efforts.  Do what you can and enjoy it.  If you do so, the exams will take care of themselves...

 

The other thing is that as I grow older I realize the difference between process knowledge and object knowledge.  Process knowledge is more important especially as knowledge base keeps unfolding.  And today with google and similar engines, you can find any object knowledge relatively very easily.

 

The key figures are Aristotle and Plato.  Then you will go to Aquinas in the middle ages.  And there the best commentary is that by Copleston (It is a penguin classic reader - Aquinas).  You will see that much of the thought revolves around those figures

 

Oct. 13，2006

You are highlighting some very fundamental issues - In Europe it is not just the diversity that is important - but the tension created by this diversity.  It becomes the driving force of new thought processes and ideas. 

But what you were saying is that Europe is like a boiling pot for ideas.  These dynamics are not much present in the US even though it is a large continent...they dwell more on the pragmatic dynamics of practice.

 

The commentaries about the book make it clear that Dan Brown mixes together a number of facts with opinions and assumptions that are not accurate at all.  But in the final take, he makes the personal assumptions and opinions look like they have the same basis as the facts that he is quoting.

 

My approach is similar to reading "a tale of two cities" where the background is historical but then there is room for the author to fantasize and use his imagination and create a Vero-simile scenario where the reader can also exercise her/his curiosity and fascination

 

Not sad but thankful for the paths crossed.

You sounded a bit disappointed about it... at least that is how it came across.  And when the disappointment comes from person whom we revere and love/admire, then we tend to get a bit hurt.

It is important that you take this side of him and see it, not in isolation as if this is the defining act of C, but within the larger picture (the totality of the person)

Incidents like these challenge us to go beyond the single act and rise to a higher level of synthesis.  It is when you see the totality of the person that one can a more accurate assessment. Then our friends become human (otherwise we might consider them divine which they are not) and that would be highly disappointing and harmful to them and us

 

You can say that you are exploring the possibility of continuing the dissertation.

For example, you would like to investigate if the qualities that contribute to credibility are similar in the Chinese context.

So you can say that you are preparing for your doctoral studies and would like to explore these possibilities...therefore you would like to see the operation of how society in the US interacts with the newspapers, how they measure credibility... If you will be teaching the impact/relationship of media and society especially through print journalism

 

November 25, 2006

Where I would slightly differ is that lecturers do not throw you in the deep end in something they do not know...it is more that you have to be training in the search process ...how to go about finding your way.  Some other lecturers do it differently and in fact, they would immediately assign a topic to their students.

 

In the department, we have a number of discussions on these issues.  Both kinds of methods have their strengths and weaknesses.  The guided discover process takes longer to get there but it has more impact on the issue of process and learning.  The didactic method is straighter forward but does not have the same kind on impact on the reflexive process. But there are instances where the tutor has a research agenda and they would accept students who will work on some part of their agenda.

I have a personal resistance to that model.  I would rather invest the time and energy in helping students appreciate what they can do and what they could grow up to be.  Slave labor is demeaning.

In the guided discovery mode, students are more involved in the decision making... if you spend time on it you will soon realize that it follows the craftsmanship model.  In craftsmanship model, a person would join the master craftsman and observe the master until s/he becomes a master himself.

 

Unfortunately, when a group grows, then you also need an institutional structure.  Discussions have always been rampant as to how far can the institutional structure follow the values that one is invited to follow even on a personal basis.

 

The tension between the belief system and the structures is constantly an issue - it was also the question faced by communist parties in both Russia and china where intellectuals question have far did the institutional system practice what they preached.

 

Institutions start as a way to serve the belief system and often end up promoting themselves.  The pass from means-to-an-end to become an end-in-themselves.  This is a quality of all institutions (political, religious, etc).  That is why you will always have groups/movements that will attempt to get the institution back on track (often by appealing to the original value system that the institution was created to support in the first place).

 

That has always been MaoXi!  Other jackets do not fit here much...so she creates her own jacket。

 

Yes, I can subscribe to that.  Being constructive takes patience and strength.  It is easy to curse darkness - but that will not get you far.  It is better to try to light a candle and enjoy some light at least in your own heart.

 

Certain academics are not willing to risk getting anybody in - they want to be sure about the qualities of their prospective students.  Certain academics are not willing to risk getting students off the street - they want to invest in people whom they have certain certainly about

 

That means you also need to pay attention to situations where you perceive that "this is not good learning".  It is by fully understanding non-examples that you come to understand the impact of good examples.

 

June 20, 2007

Actually, there is an opportunity to talk of credibility in the Asian framework.  You have worked with a Western framework - would it hold for the Asian frame of mind?

 

The more we understand how our minds work - across the different cultural barriers, and then we can really improve our communication。

 

actually I think English teaching does me good in a way guess my English is even better in a way because when I explain to the students  I become clearer about what I am talking about.

 

As far as the appreciation of you goes - for me it is a decision I have taken long ago.  If I take on a student for further studies, that means a commitment to the career of that person. 

 

2007-8-29 10：00

But that is a complement to you.  I also had to face similar issues getting back.  You get some friends, but you also get vultures around.  And I always hope to have the wisdom to recognise the difference before it is too late。Even in my institution, some people accuse me of being an "empire-builder" which for us is not a good complement. 

But often it comes from people who either think in terms of sour-grapes or else because in some ways I have touched upon their plans...

你认为哪些是你人生重要的转折点？

幼时随少年宫去日本/在川大专升本/进入电台/出国留学

为何远赴欧洲留学，当初怎样给自己规划人生的？
现在江湖上流行一句话：不要信姐/哥，姐/哥只是传说。出去是因为那里便宜，签证容易，没有想象的那么复杂和崇高。没有想工作和未来，只想出去看看。

 

在外求学的三年给你最大的影响或收获是什么？

求同存异。明白了生活的不可预测性和多种可能性。Don't think too much of yourself.

 

听说你有在BBC实习的经历？

是的。先是和Chinese Service合作，然后和BBC Learning English,最后到他们的Bush House World Service的核心部门实习。

 

外国有先进的技术和深厚文化底蕴，特别是传媒业的发展空间更是巨大，你为什么还要回国？为什么又恰好选择成都工作？

回国是为了休息,一个人奋斗很累的。在国内可以利用我的平台和国际媒体合作。

我青春期的朋友都在成都，这里是我的精神家园。

作为一个老师你最想教给学生的是什么？

怎么痛苦地思考

很多学生觉得你是个很有个人魅力的人，积极工作又很懂生活情趣，你是如何达到这种境界？
我们有一个阿姨白天照看小孩，一个阿姨一星期来一次打扫清洁，一个阿姨一星期来两次做饭,还有我妈时常上来帮忙换班。当然要表扬一下我的先生,为了我给他放风,他也经常让我去放风一个人精力有限，只能是团队合作。女的后勤学比男的学得好。

 

是如何权衡工作和家庭的？
肯定很困惑萨，这到底是不是你想要的生活？但是看着你的孩子就忘了种种。

 

你对象我们即将踏上社会的年轻人有什么建议或忠告？
技术很容易学习，人格不容易保持。成大事的人一定要有Virtues!

 

你现在对幸福的定义是怎样的？

Things can wait!

  

连CCTV都报道了，只有带Maya Sang去照相了，恰巧碰到邓老板的专业相机。。。

Solo

父女情

目送

玛雅在给何叔叔说 不要信姐。。。姐只是个传说。。。

like mother like daughter...

        1、执子之手，方知子丑，泪流满面，子不走我走。 　　

　　　　2、西游记告诉我们：凡是有后台的妖怪都被接走了，凡是没后台的都被一棒子打死了。 　　

　　　　3、你有什么不开心的事？说出来让大家开心一下。 　　

　　　　4、我那么喜欢你，你喜欢我一下会死啊。 　　

　　　　5、我又不是人民币，怎么能让人人都喜欢我？！ 　　

　　　　6、令人不能自拔的，除了牙齿还有爱情。 　　

　　　　7、当生活心怀歹毒地将一切都搞成了黑色幽默，我顺水推舟把自己变成了一个受过高等教育的流氓。 　　

　　　　8、时间太瘦，指缝太宽。 　　

　　　　9、小姑娘们梦中都想找一匹白马，睁开眼发现满世界都是灰不溜秋的驴，悲痛欲绝后，只能从驴群中挑个身强力壮的，这样的驴就被命名为：经济适用男。 　　

　　　　10、我就要哭，我就要闹，一宿一宿不睡觉，手里拿瓶安眠药，拿根小绳要上吊。再丑也要谈恋爱，谈到世界充满爱。　　　 　　　

　　    11、我们的目标：向钱看，向厚赚。 　　

　　　　12、我是你转身就忘的路人甲，凭什么陪你蹉跎年华到天涯？ 　　

　　　　13、没有医保和寿险的，天黑后不要见义勇为…… 　　

　　　　14、挤公交是包含散打、瑜珈、柔道、平衡木等多种体育和健身项目于一体的综合性运动。 　　

　　　　15、老娘法眼一开就知道你是个妖孽了。 　　

　　　　16、手插口袋，谁都不爱。 　　

　　　　17、手拿菜刀砍电线，一路火花带闪电。 　　

　　　　18、单身并不难，难的是应付那些千方百计想让你结束单身的人。 　　

　　　　19、幸福是什么?幸福就是你吃鱼,我吃肉,看着别人啃骨头。 　

　　　　20、念了十几年书，想起来还是幼儿园比较好混！ 　　

　　　　21、我当年也是个痴情的种子，结果下了场雨……淹死了。 　　

　　　　22、很多人说婚姻是爱情的坟墓，但是能够入土为安的爱情总比暴尸街头要好。 　　

　　　　23、有空学风水去，死后占个好墓也算弥补了生前买不起好房的遗憾 　　

　　　　24、据说，人只有两个选择，忙着死或是忙着活，我想我有了第三种选择：忙着等死。 　

　　　　25、春困夏乏秋无力，冬日正好眠。 　　

　　　　26、思念不能自已，痛苦不能自理，结果不能自取，幸福不能自予。 　　

　　　　27、小时候我以为自己长大后可以拯救整个世界，等长大后才发现整个世界都拯救不了我。 　

　　　　28、如果你注定不能给予我期待的回应.那么就保持在安全距离之外吧。 　

　　　　29、请不要把我对你的容忍，当成你不要脸的资本。 　

　　　　30、女子无才便是德，我一定是太缺德了。 　　

　　　　31、诸葛亮出山前也没带过兵啊，你们凭啥要我有工作经验。 　　

　　　　32、用嘻哈的蓝调精神来过二胡一样的生活。 　

　　　　33、鸵鸟的幸福，只是一堆沙子。 　

　　　　34、老天，太蓝！大海，太咸！人生，太难！工作，太烦！和你，有缘！想你，失眠！见你，太远！ 　

　　　　35、一觉醒来，天都黑了。 　

　　　　36、喝药递瓶，上吊给绳，跳楼的挥着小手绢送行。 　

　　　　37、铁杵能磨成针，但木杵只能磨成牙签，材料不对，再努力也没用。 　

　　　　38、你要搞清楚自己人生的剧本——不是你父母的续集，不是你子女的前传，更不是你朋友的外篇。 　

　　　　39、树愈静而风不止，我愈恋而他不在。

　　　　40、多想某天醒来睁开眼，发现自己坐在小学教室的课桌椅上。老师掷来的粉笔头正好打在额头上。

　　　　41、少年不胡作妄为，大胆放肆，试问老年时哪来的题材话当年。 　

　　　　42、作为一个怪兽，我的愿望是至少消灭一个奥特曼。 　

　　　　43、再过几十年我们来相会送到火葬场全部烧成灰你一堆我一堆谁也不认识谁全部送到农村做化肥~ 　

　　　　44、学问之美，在于使人一头雾水；诗歌之美，在于煽动男女出轨；女人之美，在于蠢得无怨无悔；男人之美，在于说谎说得白日见鬼。 　　

　　　　45、我以为我很颓废,今天我才知道,原来我早报废了。 　

　　　　46、不成熟男人的标志是可以为了理想壮烈的牺牲，成熟男人的标志的可以为了理想卑贱的活着。 　

　　　　47、生活就像宋祖德的嘴，你永远都不知道下一个倒霉的会是谁。 　

　　　　48、阳光温热，岁月静好，你还不来，我怎敢老去？ 　

　　　　49、人又不聪明，还学别人秃顶。 　

　　　　50、我以神的姿态,闪耀在这美的瞬间.凡人勿扰… 　

　　　　51、年轻的时候，我们常常冲着镜子做鬼脸；年老的时候，镜子算是扯平了。 　

　　　　52、要努力！！为了你的奥迪我的迪奥。 　　

　　　　53、我是白领：今天领了薪水，交了房租水电，买了油米泡面，摸了口袋，感叹一声，这个月工资又白领了… 　

　　　　54、执子之手，将子拖走。子说不走，好吧，关门放狗！ 　

　　　　55、生活,就是这样.永远占领着绝对领导的位置,当无数的傻子高呼着自己控制了生活,掌握了命运.却没看到,生活在更高的苍穹上.露出讥笑的嘲讽的面孔。

　　　　56、他就是一盆水，倒入你的米堆里，若干年后，清水变成了醇香的酒，而你变成了一堆废弃的烂米，不是没用了，还可以拿来喂猪的。

　　　　57、不愿做奴隶的人民，愿做人民币的奴隶。

　　　　58、我不是天桥上算命的，唠不出那么多你爱听的磕。

　　　　59、生活二字二几十年来回味得我大小脑抽搐，脊髓痉挛。始终不得要领。

　　　　60、真的猛士，敢于直面自己未化妆的脸。

　　　　61、天山童姥——外表正太，内心却有三百六十五道裂痕，每道裂痕上书春夏秋冬四字，沧桑到妖。

　　　　62、世事往往如此，想回头也已经来不及，即使你肯沦为劣马，不一定有回头草在等着你。

　　　　63、曾经我们都以为自己可以为爱情死，其实爱情死不了人，它只会在最疼的地方扎上一针，然后我们欲哭无泪，我们辗转反侧，我们久病成医，我们百炼成钢。你不是风儿，我也不是沙，再缠绵也到不了天涯，擦干了泪，明天早上，我们都要上班。

　　　　64、曾经和朋友一起仰望星空，随之我们泪流满面，他是因为失恋，我则是因为扭伤了脖子。

　　　　65、其实你我都一样，人人都在装，关键是要装像了，装圆了，有一个门槛，装成了就迈进去，成为传说中的性情中人，没装好，就卡在那里了。就是卡门。

Ex之一是佛教徒+坚决的素食主义者，当年在一起三年吃蔬菜也没减肥也没觉得不适。分手后不忘继续关怀我的精神生活： 

Denmark is a big shame! The sea is stained in red

It's because of the cruelty that the human beings civilized human slaughter alive hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon Dolphins.

This happens every year in FeroeIland Denmark. In this slaughter the participants are young teens. Why? A celebration, to show that they are adults and mature.

In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty "supporting like a spector"

It's necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, is near extinction; and they get near men to play and interact in a way of pure friendship, or driven ashore due to lack of oxygen in the water.

They don't die instantly, they are cut 1.2 or 3 times with thick hooks, out of great pain producing a grim cry like that of a new born child.

No compassion at all as this magnificant creature slowly dies in its own blood.

That's enough!

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2009/03/000000_outlook.shtml

昨收听我实习过的老东家BBC World Service Outlook Team的节目，正采访一美国的项目：奥巴马买单让美国人把自己和your best listeners的声音录下来放在国家档案馆里，日后你的曾曾曾。。。孙子孙女们可以听到你/你们的声音。这一切都源于项目策划者的收音机情结。有了玛雅又有对声音的癖好，当然参与了！