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Happy Autumn!
虞左俊 2010-11-19 04:42
Happy Autumn!
个人分类: Tea Time/Coffee Break|3204 次阅读|没有评论
Why I thought Hawaii was a very poor state in the U.S.
虞左俊 2010-11-15 10:05
According to Hawaii Foodbank, it provides food to 183,500 different people each year, including 55,000 children. In Hawaii, 1 in 7 people are in need of food assistance. The foodbank is very effective at collecting donations. For example, they print ticket-like coupons of three different f ...
个人分类: Thoughts of Mine|3084 次阅读|没有评论
For post docs: How long is your (bottle) neck?
虞左俊 2010-11-14 01:55
I wanted to write about this topic for a long time, but of course it was a matter of time, or the lack of it. Nowadays, one may be a post doc at one place (or one country), and move on to another post doc at another place (or another country), and on and on and on. I ...
个人分类: Post docs|3029 次阅读|1 个评论
Is XXX field in China strong (when compared to other countries)?
虞左俊 2010-11-11 16:41
How do we know if a field in China is strong or weak (relative to other nations)? Here, lets exclude those fields that we Chinese dominate, such as Chinese medicine, Kung Fu, Mahjong, etc. I would go check out the publication record of a few ...
个人分类: Education|4358 次阅读|没有评论
Before you switch your major in college…
虞左俊 2010-11-11 05:53
I know there are loads of problems with Chinese colleges, but things are getting better slowly, such as switching major in collegesomething I never dreamed of doing. (Ok, the progress is not fast enough. I agree.) An undergraduate student told me that he is thinking of ...
个人分类: Education|3509 次阅读|没有评论
Quick comments on (modern) physical oceanography
虞左俊 2010-11-10 15:47
I wrote Introducing Physical Oceanography for a young woman, who is trying to get into a graduate school. I also gave a presentation at a college in Hangzhou, entitled Your future is in your hands. The audience was seniors in Physics and Math. I t ...
个人分类: My Research Interests|3706 次阅读|4 个评论
How to get into a U.S. college without taking SAT
虞左俊 2010-11-8 15:20
We all know the Gao Kao in China is grueling on the students, the parents, and even the grandparents. So, does it sound too good to be true, if one can skip the Gao Kao all together? Sure, if your parents can afford to send you to the U.S.; you can do so even without taking SAT ...
个人分类: Education|2954 次阅读|没有评论
Movie: Red (retired & extremely dangerous)
虞左俊 2010-11-8 08:40
I don't know since when I prefer to watch fun movies, instead of those depressing ones, such as To Live. I went with some friends to see Red last night, and we all had a great time. Red(or, Retired and Extremely Dangerous)was the perfect mix of actionand&nb ...
个人分类: iMovie (updated)|3837 次阅读|没有评论

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