Just Travellin Through

About Me

Face your fears... Live your dreams !

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1. Hahahaha... what a terrible mix-up..
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   There comes a point in your life when you realize:  
   
   Who matters,
   Who never did,
   Who won’t anymore…
   And who always will.
   So, don’t worry about people from your past,
   There’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.

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3. The Laws of Thermodynamics for Laymen

   First Law : You can never win, you can only get even.

   Second Law: You can only get even at absolute zero.

   Third Law: You can never approach absolute zero.

   Sucks huh? hehehehehe

4. "Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit"

5. Got featured in Xinhua news as well (woot)
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   The eclipse “fan”, in the actual printed newspaper.

7. 

   Feature on the Qingdao Evening News!!

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   Quingdao Annular Eclipse

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9. E-day

   Today is January 15, 2010.

   In barely 12 hours the fate of the 2010 Annular eclipse in Qingdao will finally be decided.

   This eclipse would have the rarity that chasers and hunters would die for… a sunset setting.. and the longest annular phase which won’t be surpassed till Dec 23 3043 !

   This eclipse has taken a far more personal meaning for me. As a veteran of 2 solar eclipse expeditions that were overcast, there is much hunger and desire in me to finally witness a stunning celestial spectacle.

   It snowed the day after I arrived in Qingdao. But the weather had been promising the past 2 days.

   Maybe this time fate would be generous to me.

   Maybe this time, the third one would be the charm.

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10. Three Lessons I Have Learned from the Shanghai Eclipse

    1. Plan Relentlessly
    
    The exact date of an astronomical phenomenon is fixed. There is nothing you can do to postpone it. Therefore do what you have with the time that’s given to you. Oftentimes as the E-day nears you would realize there should have been things you could have done earlier. Regrets and should-haves would always be there. The best way to minimize them is to plan plan and plan relentlessly.
    
    2. Enjoy the journey as much as the destination
    
    Oftentimes we get so focused on the E-day we fail to step back and enjoy the process, the journey. While the event itself is the heart of the experience, the process once went through makes it more meaningful. Once an event is finished the process and much as the event itself are fond memories to recall.
    
    3. Learn to let go
    
    Sometimes one must realize that despite our best efforts something would always not be in one’s control. The eclipse that happened arguably can be considered a little bit disappointing from a visual perspective. However one can never alter the way things have happened. After the event, one simply must learn to let go..