Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Predicament of Courting (Part 2) - 问世间情为何物,只教生死相许？


From http://zhenduowenxue.googlepages.com/3.jpg/3-full.jpg

东 张 西 望 — "to look about furtively; to peer in all directions"
Dōng zhāng sī wàng


From http://www.dlog.cn/uploads/diary/200704/02102421245.jpg (Condor Heroes)

情 为 何 物 ? — "Love is meant for who?"
Qíng weì hé wù


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/


From http://jk172.k12.sd.us/060501_tiger.jpg



The following poem is retrieve from
http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633

Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008



From http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/05/27/nf080527013.jpg

Title:
问 世 间 情 为 何 物, 只 教 生 死 相 许 ？
Wèn shì jiān qíng wèi hé wù, zhǐ jiāo shēng sǐ xiāng xǔ


From http://cwc168.com/jj/uploads/article/image/butterfly.jpg

问 世 间 情 为 何 物, 只 教 生 死 相 许 ？ — "Ask the world Love is meant for who, when it is only concern about life and death?"
Wèn shì jiān qíng wèi hé wù, zhǐ jiāo shēng sǐ xiāng xǔ


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

天 南 地 北 双 飞 客， 老 翅 几 回 寒 暑。 — "A pair of "Love birds" living so far apart, with only old wings to weather the merciless hotness and coldness."
Tiān nán dì běi shuāng fēi kè, lǎo chì jǐ huí hán shǔ 。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

欢 乐 趣， 离 别 苦， 就 中 更 有 痴 儿 女。— "The joy when together is delighting, but the parting is bitter, and yet there are even more hopelessly lovelorn people."
Huān lè qù, lí bié kǔ，jiù zhōng gèng yǒu chī ér nǚ


From http://pimg.qihoo.com/qhimg/jingyan/541_406/10/02/11/1002114q1182a6.369f0b.jpg

君 应 有 语，渺 万 里 层 云， 千 山 暮 雪 ，只 影 向 谁 去 ？— "The gentleman may have something to say, but the voice is so small, across the large span and vast layer of cloud, along with thousands of mountain covered with snow in the sunset, which way shall the “Shadow” (voice) go?"
Jūn yīng yǒu yǔ ，miǎo wàn lǐ céng yún， qiān shān mù xuě，zhǐ yǐng Xiàng shéi (shuí) qù？


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

横 汾 路， 寂 寞 当 年 箫 鼓， 荒 烟 依 旧 平 楚。— "The long, harsh and rough “Fen” road, with the loneliness of the early years’ bellow music from the bamboo flute and drum, and the wild desolate smoke is still filled full with the same suffering and distress."
Héng fén lù，jì mò dāng nián xiāo gǔ，huāng yī jiù ping chǔ。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

招 魂 楚 些 何 嗟 及， 山 鬼 暗 谛 风 雨。— "Summon the spirit of the dead to clear the regretful moments, mountain devils and dark side of trials and hardships."
Zhāo hún chǔ xiē hé jiē jí，shān guǐ àn dì fēng yǔ。


From http://xa.photo.store.qq.com/rurl2=6f4459675f21561e61f68d73a1bd1379d479462e7259c945b1145eaa4
feb9b6216be8e6e93e352e5404afcfc97c7db88b7a15926465702b31775eaef51a8ce215fcc97f80e060c
318d8caf25543f6e80f215f760 (Fairy Carton)

天 也 妒， 未 信 与， 莺 儿 燕 儿 俱 黄 土。— "Heaven is jealous too, with such unbelievable phenomenon that even causes the entire warblers and swallows to be reduced to powder (loess)."
Tiān yě dù，wèi xìn yǔ，yīng ér yān r jù huáng tǔ。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

千 秋 万 古， 为 留 待 骚 人，— "Requires forever, throughout the ages (for a thousand autumns), in order to wait for the poet, writer,"
Qiān qiū wàn gǔ， wèi liú dài sāo rén，


From http://xz6.2000y.net/admin/uploadfile/20043812371982608.jpg

狂 歌 痛 饮， 来 访 雁 丘 处。— "Sing with wild joy and drink to one's heart content, during visiting the wild goose's grave."
Kuáng gē tòng yǐn，lái fǎng yàn qiū chù。


From http://blog.chinaacc.com/UserUpLoad/6/fangdijiayuan/Photo/2007224242201.jpg (Fairy Carton)

Retrieve from http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633


From http://my.popiano.org/attachments/2007/02/190058_200702281509211.gif

Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006


From http://121.img.pp.sohu.com/images/blog/2008/3/17/18/19/1195a8a06f4.jpg

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008


From http://www.yini.org/girl/0/b06.jpg
情 为 何 物 ？- I don't know !

李 翊 君 - 苦 海 女 神 龍

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6CQOzqN8ZI&eurl=http://molly-lifeisuncertain.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded
苦 海 女 神 龍 黃 俊 雄 李 翊 君 台 語
Taiwanese karaoke Lee Yik Kwan


Reference
http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633
http://jk172.k12.sd.us/060501_tiger.jpg
http://zhenduowenxue.googlepages.com/3.jpg/3-full.jpg
http://cwc168.com/jj/uploads/article/image/butterfly.jpg
http://www.dlog.cn/uploads/diary/200704/02102421245.jpg (Condor Heroes)
http://pimg.qihoo.com/qhimg/jingyan/541_406/10/02/11/1002114q1182a6.369f0b.jpg
http://blog.chinaacc.com/UserUpLoad/6/fangdijiayuan/Photo/2007224242201.jpg (Fairy Carton)
http://xz6.2000y.net/admin/uploadfile/20043812371982608.jpg
http://121.img.pp.sohu.com/images/blog/2008/3/17/18/19/1195a8a06f4.jpg
http://www.yini.org/girl/0/b06.jpg
http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/05/27/nf080527013.jpg
http://my.popiano.org/attachments/2007/02/190058_200702281509211.gif
http://xa.photo.store.qq.com/rurl2=6f4459675f21561e61f68d73a1bd1379d479462e7259c945b1145eaa4
feb9b6216be8e6e93e352e5404afcfc97c7db88b7a15926465702b31775eaef51a8ce215fcc97f80e060c
318d8caf25543f6e80f215f760 (Fairy Carton)
http://molly-lifeisuncertain.blogspot.com

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Mathematics - Algebra and Indices (Part 2)


Picture is from http://www.wistfullywandering.co.uk/germany.htm
Germany in spring (Bavarian countryside)

Now for mathematics question.

Simplify:




Extracted from http://eppsnet.com/images/math-problems.gif
Titled: Our Kids are Smater Than Yours
How? - by stressing, forcing, burn their holiday, weekends, scolding, threatening, lecturing
How? - Modern days methods - Extra tuition, persuasion, encouragement, provide guidance, give supports, sit beside fanning, stand side-by-side to fight the problem.


Solution:
Using algebraic expanding, we have the following,



After simplifying,



Summary of Index Laws

The laws are obtained from http://www.intmath.com/Numbers/exp.gif


Another representation of Index Rules

The Rules are obtained from http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/maths/indices3.gif
Copyright © Matthew Pinkney 2003


The picture is obtained from http://www.cescg.org/CESCG-2002/photos/scenery/scenery6.jpg
Kampong days environment. Any study or homework will make me remember this type of ambient surrounding.


Reference
http://www.intmath.com/Numbers/exp.gif
http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/maths/indices3.gif
http://www.wistfullywandering.co.uk/bavarian-scenery.gif
http://www.wistfullywandering.co.uk/germany.htm
http://www.cescg.org/CESCG-2002/photos/scenery/scenery6.jpg
 http://eppsnet.com/images/math-problems.gif
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Mathematics - Indices and Algebra (Part 1)




At the first glance it seems rather simple problem to solve, only to discover how fast we have lost touch with the basics of indices and algebra. The problem could be simple for most but definitely is difficult for me during the first few hours.


Think and think, try and try .... but no progress. Could be thinking of the wrong thing!

When the first few preliminary attempts by just using the “brain” failed to produce any presentable answer, there is doubt whether I got any (brain).




I proceed to hunt for relevant text books. Unfortunately the available books do not have similar examples. I dig into some of my younger days, almost lost and forgotten school books, also without any results. My ego is beginning to get bruised. What is assumed to be easy and simple has turn out to be so complicated.




There are many representations of the same thing. Miraculously we can still manage to understand and remember.


Those are meant for primary students? I hope they have additional guidance. This is probably why full-time teachers are necessary. Those that insist on "teach less to learn more" may not work.



It is really no joke. Student need to put in a lot of efforts by doing and doing similar problems. The comment "If you don't help yourself, who will?" is useful here.



Feeling quite defeated, I try using the Internet. There lies tremendous amount of information and theories which long time ago is already given back to the source. After one to two hours of learning the many basics, there is still no clue on how to solve the question.


Looking and searching very hard, but lady luck is just not smiling.


The internet suggests Arithmetic Sequence Number, Fibonacci number, Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions, Fourier Series, Binomial Theorem and Pascal’s Triangle. These make us realized why such term PHD (Permanent Head Damage?) existed.

The old machine is ready to give up and call it a day.

Then some conversation is heard on the phone’s speaker. My nephew has given up on me and is calling his classmate for help. A few moments of “Yes, yes …”, “I see …”, “That one hah ...”, and then “Oh! I know already!”

Within a while he found the solution with the valuable help from his "Gu Gu".

Using algebraic expanding,


We have, for an expression,


Performing the same step for the whole expression,


We will get ,




Simplifying by canceling similar nominator and denominator,


Simplifying further,
= 7

Therefore the expression,



The method used is not complicated but tedious. There could be other easier methods which we hope to discover.

What is already discovered is this “Climbing the wrong ladder” is disastrous. Our stubborn inclination to use “Advanced” algebra is wasting effort and time when a simple expanding and contracting (simplifying) is enough.

利 用 牛 刀 杀 鸡　－ “Use a big chopper to kill a chicken”
Lì yòng niú dāo shā jī


Summary of Index Laws



The laws are obtained from http://www.intmath.com/Numbers/exp.gif


What is remain to be discovered is how the “advanced“ mathematical theorems and the different sequences of number can help us in our life. Many of us have not yet apply them successfully. They are purely for academic purpose.


This picture is obtained from http://llamapeopleclothing.com/thinker.jpg



Who is able to show us?

Maybe then we can really celebrate with the "LOVE IS ALL".



For almost half a decade, all from Philips' DVD Audio and Video department have come to know about this disc.
It is a daily affair to playback the songs to test the reliability of the systems is according to the specifications stated in the PQR (Performance, Quality and Reliability) manual.



Most Philips' testers and ex-colleague will recognize and remember this songs playback from DVD disc LVP 04.15 T6, T14, T22, T30, T38, T47 and T55.
This disc is meticulously designed to captured the problems of Payers, Home Theater System, Home Theater Receiver and Recorder.
The design engineers have utilized the advanced algebraic techniques while designing this master test disc.
All is not lost, many fond memories still remain.


Reference
http://www.math.uow.edu.au/subjects/summer/refresh.html http://mathsteaching.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/fractional-powers-02.jpg
http://mathsteaching.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/fractional-powers-03.jpg
http://mathsteaching.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/fractional-powers-04.jpg
http://www.intmath.com/Numbers/exp.gif
http://www.dio.net/pictures_cd/the_butterfly_ball_front_big.jpg
http://www.dio.net/pictures_cd/the_butterfly_ball_fr_pomme_big.jpg
http://wii.kombo.com/images/content/news/600px-MKWii_Blueshell.jpg
http://www.phillyscreenwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/scaredguy.jpg
http://www.pugwash.org/uk/images_uk/Thinker.gif
http://llamapeopleclothing.com/thinker.jpg
Philips colleagues, especially those out sourced

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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Predicaments during Courting (Part 1) - 羞　得　无　地　自　容


“Unsuitable and unwanted” singles will ended up with extreme embarrassment and heart breaking moments more often than others.
刻　骨　铭　心　－　”Remember deeply the pain, just like scraping the bone”
Kè gú míng xīn
Photo is obtained from http://www.cooqy.com/blog/images/shame.jpg



Agony of an ugly,old and fat single - 羞　得　无　地　自　容

手　足　无　措　－　”At a loss as to what to do; panic”
Shòu zú wú cuò

手　忙　脚　乱　 － 　”Confused, disorder”
Shòu máng jiǎo luàn

羞　得　无　地　自　容　－　“So ashamed but nowhere to hide”
Xiū dé wú dì zì róng

羞　面　见　人　－　“Ashamed to face people”
Xiū miàn jiàn rén

自　不　量　力 － “Does no known one’s own limitation”
Zì bù liàn lì

刻　骨　铭　心　－　”Remember deeply the pain, just like scraping the bone”
Kè gú míng xīn

感　情　注　定　失　败　－　”Love relationship doomed to failure”
Gǎn qíng zhù dìng shī bài

(失　败　乃　成　功　之　母)　－　”Failure is the mother of success”
Shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhí mǔ

义　无　反　顾　－　”Never look back, continue on relentlessly”
Yí wú fǎn gù

名　花　有　主　－　”Popular and already attached”
Míng huā yóu zhǔ

鲜　花　插　在　牛　粪　上　－　”Fresh Flowers inserted in cow dung”
Xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàngíng

癞　蛤　蟆　想　吃　天　鹅　肉　－　”To crave for what one is not worthy of, She's out of you league”
Lài há má xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

癞　皮　狗　－　”a mangy dog, scum-sucking pig, a loathsome creature”
Lài pí gǒu




Photo is obtained from http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Agent/Rejected.gif
There are those who wants to be single by choice, for whatever reason, could also have faced awkward situations.
手　足　无　措　－　”At a loss as to what to do; panic”
Shòu zú wú cuò



Dilemmas and predicaments during Courting
Although God has good intention by creating human beings, all to be equal and to enjoy the fruits of love, we cannot deny that imperfectness still occur. There are those who wants to be single by choice, for whatever reason, could also have faced awkward situations. “Unsuitable and unwanted” singles will ended up with extreme embarrassment and heart breaking moments more often than others.

It could be that we are still not well-trained enough to handle comments like the following.

  • “Do not introduce such ‘thing’ to me. What others have rejected, I also do not want!”
  • “Don’t try your luck again. You are hopeless.”
  • “I am like flower on cowshit (鲜花插在牛粪上).”
  • “You are a toad dreaming of heavenly crane (癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉).”
  • “Something must be wrong with you.”
  • “I feel ashamed for you.”
  • “I am going to call the police.”
  • “Try that old auntie; she is very suitable for you.”
  • “You are not going to get anything from me. Get lost!”
  • “My expectation is higher than this.”
  • “Look in the mirror first.”
  • “Somebody, help me!”
  • “Scum (癞皮狗)”


手　忙　脚　乱　 － 　”Confused, disorder”
Shòu máng jiǎo luàn
Photo is obtained from http://www.bamkapow.com/rejected-iron-man-movie-designs--664-p.html


Kinder version but similar message:
  • “I am not free for you. Mon – Fri have to work overtime. Weekends, I want to sleep.”
  • “I know you are a nice person, but I am not suitable for you”
  • “I am very sorry. I am already attached (名花有主)”
  • “Maybe you try getting a foreign wife, for example, from china or Vietnam.”
  • “We are not fated to be together.”


Photo is obtained from http://screenrant.com/images/ironRECOIL3.jpg
感　情　注　定　失　败　－　”Love relationship doomed to failure”
Gǎn qíng zhù dìng shī bài


Other disadvantages and difficulties
For those who are less equal cannot help but sense what the world is thinking. Those not endowed with appreciable physical attributes can expect to receive lectures on how much “sacrifices” others have to make. These “seriousness” are always emphasized whenever opportunity arises. Stormy glares accompany by the following comments are common.
  • “Do not pollute the nice environment meant for nice and beautiful people.”
  • “Why are you interrupting the harmony with your appearance?”
  • “Visually: no contribution and value added.”
  • “The brain smells and cannot tolerate such ‘stinking’ sight.”
  • “Garbage should stay where it belong.”



义　无　反　顾　－　”Never look back, continue on relentlessly”
Yí wú fǎn gù
Photo is obtained from http://screenrant.com/images/IRONBIG_FRONT4.jpg


Heavenly lib services for the more fortunate
In this world, there are still people who still afford to offer a smile while providing services. This may sound amazing but it is true.
  • “You are the sunshine of my day!”
  • “Welcome you 24/7.”
  • “Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.”
  • “You look stunning today!”
  • “I cannot imagine what will happen without you.”


羞　得　无　地　自　容　－　“So ashamed but nowhere to hide”
Xiū dé wú dì zì róng
Photo is obtained from http://powet.tv/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/IronFlyCity.jpg


Reference
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://www.cooqy.com/blog/images/shame.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/169660243_ecaf8fae90.jpg
http://www.bamkapow.com/ul/288-ironRECOIL3.jpg
http://www.bamkapow.com/rejected-iron-man-movie-designs--664-p.html
http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Agent/Rejected.gif
Philips Collegues (Young, Old, Male and Female)
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