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Just when i thought programming makes you look like a nerd,
maths makes you look like a nerd too.
cool.

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I listened to the audio book "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser on the way to school yesterday.

I totally liked what the author said about writing.

Some of things mentioned which I feel are especially true and some of which may be useful to you:

• As we become better educated, we become more suspicious of simplicity
• A good writer who writes about fishes don't use fish English.
  
• When the doctor says "are you experiencing any pain?", he could have asked "does it hurt?"
• Most writing can be shortened by 50%. The two words "blared loudly" can be changed to "blared".
• Use active verbs rather than passive ones (e.g. I saw him in the library (better) v.s. he was seen by me in the library (bad) ).
• Choose nouns carefully. Short ones are better than long ones.

these are peaceful days for me.
I have gotten a little laid back,
enjoying the "off season".
the calm before the storm

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I can't really believe I'm 24 today.
Thanks for the well wishes so far.
Before I sleep, let me write a few thoughts.
In retrospect, it's been a tough year.
In many situations I felt like throwing in the towel.
But still I hadn't and I hope I won't.
I only have one wish for this year.
I wish for all around me to be healthy and happy.
I don't know who's in charge of fulfilling wishes.
But whoever you are, I only asked for one thing.
And I hope you will do it well.

Cheers,
Hong Wei