Hello Hong Kong

So I am here in Hong Kong for the first time. I really like the current weather. The winter is pretty mild with temperatures hovering at 10+ degrees. I'm a sucker for anywhere cold.

I haven't had much chance to visit Hong Kong, so my experience so far has been the Hong Kong airport and the trip from the airport to HKUST. I spent a while walking around with my friends and I must say if you think NUS is hilly, think again. HKUST is 10 times more hilly! The roads are like 1:10 and there are warnings on the roads asking people to drive at low gear. One building's ground floor is another building's 11th floor. The accommodation that we got at the campus was excellent. It is a service apartment with 3 bedrooms - 2 single bed and a double bed. It comes with free breakfast too.

I can't wait for what we have planned for tomorrow. The current plan is to visit Ocean Park and then walk around Tsim Sha Tsui.

I'm sorry

I'm sorry that this blog may seem like a graveyard because I haven't updated in a long time. I can give the usual excuse which is that I was busy. But of course it is just a excuse. It is always just an issue of priorities in life. I never fixed that properly.

So what has happened over these 2 months? Firstly, I fought my way to read CS5230. I had to knock on doors and visit offices entertaining people who keep shooing me away telling me that I should be heading to the undergraduate office instead of the graduate office. Thankfully, I succeed and I must say CS5230 is an interesting module. The other modules I am taking are all mathematics modules and I think I am collapsing under their combined workload.

Secondly, I went through 3 rounds of interviews and another which didn't take place due to technical difficulties. Got the internship and so here I come California. Of course, I need to get deferment from ICT.

Thirdly, my trip to Hong Kong is like next week and that also means that recess week is almost here. But before the HK trip, I have to clear two midterm test. I hope I don't screw it up. It may sound very cliche but I really think time passes too quickly. I don't even have time to laze around.

Here's an interesting quote from Doron Zeilberger:
"P.S. When I visited Egypt, I was so amazed that human beings could build the pyramides with their ancient technology. Every time I read a (human-generated) mathematical article or go to a (human-generated) mathematical talk, I am amazed how human mathematicians managed to construct such a (seemingly) complex edifice called modern mathematics. But it is even more amazing how stubbornly they cling to their old paper-and-pencil habits, and when they use the computer, it is in a very superficial manner, as a numerical or symbolic calculator. If the ancient Egyptians had a crane, their pyramids would be ten times higher. "