Qi Qiao Jie, The Night of Sevens
Seventh Sister's Birthday
The Night of Skills

falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese Calendar and thus is also known as Double Seven Days It is traditional for young girls to demonstrate their domestic arts on this day and to make wishes for a good husband. Of course, that has nothing to do with me. How sad. Well, but I still think it's worth to have a look at the folklore about Chinese Valentine's Day.

The story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl:

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I haven't updated my blog for a few days, since I had to deal with my assignments due this Friday and prepare for that Java test. A pretty intensive week, and after that it's a study recess, two weeks. The Java assignment which is a Chess Game almost drove me mad, I really mean it, for those Java codes, I haven't got any sleep from Tuesday to Friday afternoon after I submitted it in lab, I was crazy. The week before study recess seems to be the busiest time for each student, you can tell when you go to the labs in campus 3 o'clock in the morning, there're still students working on their assignments, that never happen on normal days, and I'm one of them. Really good students never stay overnight the week before exams, they study in normal times, you certainly wouldn't see them 3 or 4 am in the lab. At least that proves one thing, those studnets are not lazy or giving themselves up. You can be unintelligent, but never be lazy, though the first one makes your life hard, but the latter one really can kills you

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我告诉你说：〔我的车子坏了，我走了半小时的路才走到车站。〕
　　本来我以为你会关心说：怎么不坐计程车，你累不累。
　　但，你说：〔反正很近，你也顺便减肥。〕
　　我生气，觉得你不爱我、不关心我。
　　第二天，我发现你留在桌上的你的车钥匙，以及为我准备的丰富早点。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔我想要去北海道、荷兰等国家欣赏那一大片壮观的花海。〕
　　本来我以为你会关心说：你想去哪，我们来计划计划，即使是敷衍几句了事也好。
　　但，你说：〔真是无聊，花大把的银子去那种无聊的地方。〕
　　我生气，觉得你不爱我、不懂我。
　　後来，我发现家里的旅游杂志，不管是国外还是国内的报导，只要是有赏花介绍的那一页，页角就有摺痕，页面就有你的笔记记录。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔我的头发掉的好严重，可是医生都说没怎样，我好怕我会变秃头）本来我以为你会安慰我说：哪有，你头发看来还是很多。
　　但，你说：....

〔你这才知道你的头发乱掉，家里的地板都是你的头发，好脏。〕
　　我伤心，觉得你不爱我、不在乎我。
　　後来，我发现家里的地板少了很多我的掉发，我以为我真的不再掉发了，所以我开始有了不会秃头的自信。
　　但，在你出差的那几天里，我才发现地板的头发又变多了，圾筒里也找到一堆用报纸覆盖住的毛发。
　　
　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　
　　我告诉你说：〔我跟朋友出去，晚上会晚点回来。〕
　　本来我以为你会关心我说：跟谁出去？小心点，记得拨电话或早点回家等问话。
　　但，你说：〔随便你，你高兴就好。〕
　　我生气，觉得你不爱我、不关心我。
　　後来，我在负气拖到半夜３点才回家时，我看到你坐在沙发上的睡容。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔我的大姑妈来了，肚子好痛。〕
　　本来我以为你会安慰我说：忍一忍，一天就过了。
　　但，你说：〔女人真麻烦，受不了。〕
　　我伤心，觉得你不爱我、不疼我。
　　後来，家里的零食柜里多了好多巧克力及红豆，是你买的，但你一直没吃，直到一个月过了，你在我月事的前後一星期却天天煮著红豆汤。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔这是我为你挑选的外套，是从去年换季就买的，藏了一年，现在新的冬天将来，我将这一季的第一股温暖献给你。〕
　　本来我以为你会感性的回答我说：谢谢你，亲爱的，这是我一季的温暖也是一辈子的回忆。
　　但，你说：〔还不是捞换季大拍卖的便宜。〕
　　我伤心，觉得你不爱我、不懂我。
　　後来，冬天过了，春天的脚步走到了五月底，我却还常看见那件｛我认为爱的外套 ，你认为便宜的外套｝穿在你身上，我想了想，数了数，才惊觉那件外套几乎天天伴著你上班下班，出门进门。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔今天主日崇拜的诗歌好好听，让我好感动。〕
　　本来我以为你会关心我说：要不要去问问是哪一本哪一系列的诗，我们去买cd回来听。
　　但，你说：〔每一首歌听来，还不是都差不多。〕
　　我生气，觉得你不爱我、不在乎我。後来，我发现音响里常传出熟悉的音符，ｃｄ架上也多了一片新的诗歌ｃｄ。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔我喜欢吃隔壁街角的那一家的凉面。〕
　　本来我以为你会告诉我说：那我们明天一起去吃好不好。
　　但，你说：〔整天就想著吃，也不想想自己的身材。〕
　　我伤心，觉得你不爱我、不关心我。
　　後来，我发现你常常买很多芝麻酱花生酱及瓶瓶罐罐窝在厨房调一碗又一碗黑抹抹的酱。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我告诉你说：〔我真高兴嫁给了你，你是最好的老公。〕
　　本来我以为你也会开心的回答我说：我也是这堋觉得，你是最好的老婆
　　但，你说：〔嫁了都嫁了不然你还想怎样。〕
　　我生气，觉得你不爱我、不懂我。
　　後来，我在无意中发现你开始会在睡前用卫生纸擦拭著我们床头上那张40寸结婚照然後微笑的望著照片傻笑好久。

　　【我才发现，原来你是爱我的，只不过你不说，这是你爱的方式，跟大家不同。】

　　我想我终於懂了，在你不在乎的外表下，有颗不善用言词达的心，一颗最爱我的心。

I did make a dream last night, a little wacky one. I'm not going to talk too much about it, it might not look like what I could say, or not what you could imagine, but I faintly remember that I was shaking a gal's hand softly when I dreamed, it feels like real I can tell. The annoying thing always happens to me when I have a sweet dream is either I would be waked up by some noise, or I just wake up suddenly for no reason, and my dream is in its best part.

Our group got 7 out of 10 for part 1 of COMP304 group project, not really what we expected, but it can't be very bad. 6 groups, and group 5 got 10 full mark for part 1, their multimedia title is more like an interactive flash website in my mind, but our lecturer feels like it. We can't re-choose another topic, I wish I could insist more on my original ideas about doing 12 signs or 7 world wonders when we were in the first meeting, but they are sort of not very interested in it. The topic we're working on now is also my proposal, which is talking about "video production", since I've learnd it then I mentioned this idea on the meeting, they're interested in it somehow. Now I do feel that it's not really easy to implement it in purely graphical design. Part 2 is given today, and we're going to have another meeting tomorrow morning. I don't have any class on Wednesday.

I've seen the most perfect rainbow on my way home today, a full 180 degrees colourful curve bridged on the sky. I heard about a tale about the rainbow, as it says that if you follow the rainbow from one end to the other, then you could find treasure. I'm going to give it a try, as long as I could fly one day.

"The day after tomorrow" is my current fav movie, I've watched it three times so far. It scares me when I see that giant vortex, everything seems cool, silent, and that's the most scary part of the this movie, then after several seconds, everything is going to be frozen to death. Man kind is such a tiny weak piece in front of the real nature. The storm destoried almost anything, but not people's hope.

I went up 8:20 this morning, it was very nice day, though the ground was still a little wet since it rained a little in the dawn. Frankly, I seldom get up as early as today this semester, one important reason is because it's winter now, cold as hell, and I tell you in the earily morning, and at night it freezes my ass off. I don't have class till 11 am, so I decided to have my hair cut in the morning. I'm very glad whenever I could actually do what I've planned on time.

It's rained for a few days, and my laundry from last week is needed to be washed as soon as possible, I don't have any other fresh clothing to change currently. So I have to do that before Wednesday this week which is my regular shower time. Landlord always gets up the earliest in the house, so the laundry machine was working for him when I went to brush my teeth. Landlord makes a rule about the usage of laundry machine, stupid one in my mind. There's a sheet on the wall aganist the machine, which says: Since the machine doesn't work very well sometimes, and to prevent its engine from overheating, it only can be used one time each day! Then in today's case, I only can wash my dirty clothing tomorrow if I'm lucky to get the machine first, we also have other 6 students want their laundry problems solved. It became a competition somehow.

I went to downtown by bus, and I can't remember when was the last time I took bus to go to downtown, I don't go to downtown as many times as I did last year. That's could be an evidence that I'm becoming lazier and lazier, which is not a very good sign at all. I had my hair cut at the Korea barbershop located in downtown, I always go to there when I want have my hair cut. I don't feel like changing haircut shop very often, since once I'm used to a barber's work, then I'm used to it for a long time might till that person leaves or the haircut shop relocates to someplace else where I couldn't find. A Korean couple run this haircut shop, the husband can't speak English very well, but he has better reputation than his wife whose work I'm used to. I can't speak any Korean, I think I do need a person could better understand what I really mean to my hair style, seriously, you don't allow too many people deal with your hair unless they help to have your hair cut. The wife was not there, only the husband. He told me that she would come to the shop 11 am, that was too late for me, and actually I'm not mind trying his work too much, well you know, if you really want your hair cut, then you have to trust the person who's going to cut your hair. He got my hair satisfied anyway. It costs $10 as usual.

In the presentation, our "group convenor" turned up and asked me"who's going to do the presentation", that killed me. Debra, Varonia and me did the presentation, which was not too bad, though Debra felt a little nervous in her turn. I know that girl she spent a lot of efforts on her part, she did much much better than our "group convenor" who was sitting in the seat when we were doing the presentation in the front. Shame of him.

I didn't get on very well with my second STAT226 tutorial, and there're only 10 days before I have to submit the first JAVA assignment which is a real disaster to me. I don't even know how should I get it started..

I'm doing bad...

Would I have a dream tonight..