eliminating the suffering and death due to cancer.

Wow I didn't know our chancellor went to China, received an honorary degree from Tsinghua, and did a face-to-face interview on China Central Television. He was very good at bragging about the rich history and achievements of UC Berkeley. Check out the full talk show if you are interested. Man, I love Berkeley!

 

I haven't updated for a while, simply because I have nothing to update. Now finally i made up my mind. O boy that was a difficult decision. I waited till the very last moment to make the decision. But nevertheless, i've decided to go back to sunny southern california for graduate school. I had almost gone for Washington University in St. Louis or somewhere else. But no, in the end, it's UCLA/Caltech MD/PhD. I guess it's the combination factors like close proximity to family, location, and awesome research at Caltech that sealed the deal at the end. With that said, that means I will be in LA for the next 8 long years. If anyone is visiting LA, I will be there to show you around.

I just copied this from my xanga. Just think some of you might be interested. But dont take it seriously. It's not very credible. But I do like the Biological Science PhD ranking. Two of my favorite schools are up there. Well, not to be biased, I still think those are two of the most complete (by that I mean best) schools out there.  

I always wonder how US news and world report came up with this ranking. Plus I can never figure out how Tuition and Faculty to Student Ratio are related to the quality of a school. Harvard always cheats in this kinda ranking. It doesnt have 1 billion NIH funding, if you check the NIH website. I bet US news&world report added up all the fundings for all the hospitals in boston that are somehow affiliated with harvard.  

Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) Ranked in 2007* Rank/School Average assessment score (5.0 = highest) 1. Stanford University (CA) 4.9 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8   University of California--Berkeley 4.8 4. California Institute of Technology 4.7   Harvard University (MA) 4.7 6. Johns Hopkins University (MD) 4.6 7. Rockefeller University (NY) 4.5   Scripps Research Institute (CA) 4.5   University of California--San Francisco 4.5   Washington University in St. Louis 4.5   Yale University (CT) 4.5 12. Cornell University (NY) 4.4   Duke University (NC) 4.4   Princeton University (NJ) 4.4 15. Columbia University (NY) 4.3   University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 4.3   University of Wisconsin--Madison 4.3 18. University of California--San Diego 4.2   University of Chicago 4.2   University of Washington 4.2 21. University of Pennsylvania 4.1   University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas 4.1 23. University of California--Davis 4.0   University of California--Los Angeles 4.0   University of Texas--Austin 4.0 26. Baylor College of Medicine (TX) 3.9   Cornell University (Weill) (NY) 3.9   University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill   Rank Overall score Peer assess- ment score (5.0 highest) Assessment score by residency directors (5.0 highest) '06 average undergrad GPA '06 average MCAT score '06 acceptance rate '06 NIH research grants (in millions) '06 NIH research grants per faculty member (in thousands) '06 faculty/ student ratio '06 out-of- state tuition & fees '06 total medical school enrollment

Harvard University (MA)
1	100	4.8	4.7	3.81	11.7	4.7	$1,172.5	$158.6	9.6	$40,279	771
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
2	82	4.9	4.7	3.85	11.6	6.2	$471.6	$207.9	4.7	$37,515	482
University of Pennsylvania
3	79	4.5	4.4	3.80	11.4	4.4	$485.7	$236.9	3.4	$41,173	606
Washington University in St. Louis
4	78	4.6	4.5	3.84	12.2	10.5	$360.1	$238.5	2.6	$41,910	589
University of California–San Francisco
5	77	4.7	4.4	3.75	11.1	4.4	$433.8	$253.9	2.8	$34,923	603
University of Washington
6	76	4.5	4.2	3.64	10.4	6.2	$573.2	$283.8	2.5	$38,094	806
Stanford University (CA)
7	74	4.5	4.6	3.71	11.4	3.1	$252.2 *	$334.5 *	1.6	$39,981	463
Duke University (NC)
8	73	4.6	4.6	3.74	11.1	4.0	$349.9 *	$190.2 *	4.5	$41,215	408
Yale University (CT)
8	73	4.3	4.3	3.75	11.4	6.5	$305.1	$297.9	2.6	$39,525	390
Baylor College of Medicine (TX)
10	71	3.9	3.9	3.80	11.3	6.4	$419.5	$237.6	2.6	$24,848	672
Columbia U. College of Physicians and Surgeons (NY)
10	71	4.3	4.3	3.78	11.9	4.5	$320.8	$169.3	3.0	$43,700	624
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
10	71	4.4	4.4	3.73	11.4	8.0	$325.5	$208.4	2.3	$36,889	682
University of California–Los Angeles (Geffen)
13	70	4.1	4.1	3.76	11.1	4.6	$425.2	$198.3	3.1	$34,269	693
University of California–San Diego
14	69	4.1	4.0	3.73	11.2	5.5	$260.3	$303.7	1.7	$34,660	502
Cornell University (Weill) (NY)
15	66	4.1	4.3	3.72	11.4	4.5	$253.9	$125.9	5.0	$35,125	405
University of Chicago (Pritzker)
15	66	4.0	4.1	3.75	11.3	6.2	$216.6	$255.7	2.0	$36,401	422
University of Pittsburgh
15	66	4.0	4.1	3.68	11.3	8.6	$341.8	$181.7	3.2	$38,714	589
Vanderbilt University (TN)
18	65	4.1	4.2	3.76	11.3	6.5	$256.5	$147.2	4.1	$38,050	428
U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas
19	61	4.1	4.1	3.83	10.7	13.1	$186.9	$124.5	1.6	$24,732	925
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
20	60	4.0	4.1	3.64	10.7	6.2	$212.9	$165.4	1.8	$35,039	735
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
21	58	3.7	3.8	3.69	11.0	8.7	$259.4	$132.7	3.0	$40,752	652

o my lord, this 13 yr old korean kid (nickname FunTwo) is freaking awesome!!!! You've got to watch him play this Cannon in D (a classic originally composed by Pachelbel, but newly renovated by Jerry Chang, a taiwan guitarist). But this korean kid made it famous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8&mode=related&search=

 

 

邓波那那么多新年愿望，没一条实在。

好，我就给他加一条：

尽快找到一个心仪的女朋友。

快加油了，大伙都等着呢。

好久没有吐露心声了，这一下子想写点东西，实在是没法子下笔呀。用英的又还没到家，中文又退化的厉害，这读的人又大多是国人，实在不敢班门弄斧。这想来想去，还是用我这地道的中国式英文，一来节省时间，二来专帮sam练阅读。sigh, Jimmy is getting dumber and dumber...

What will Jimmy do to reverse this trend-Jimmy will have a brain tranplant and change his look and personalities completely (extreme makeover） from inside out to start a brand new year.

Jimmy might have neglected his family and many wonderful friends for the past year because he has been preoccupied on med school application and work. He wants everyone to know that even though Jimmy might seem to have disappeared, he is always there with you (at least mentally) and wishing you the very best. Congratulations to those who have been married (you know who I am talking about!), engaged (e.g. TimTim), or simply started a relationship （including that someone who didnt tell me herself muahaha i found out myself)! For someone who was unleashed (I mean ah broke up) last year (let's use Kerry as an example ^_^), dont you worry, that means you are free again and in a place to potentially find someone even better fit for you. For someone who might be in danger of breaking up (Tommy and Jenny maybe?), the only advice I have... I will tell you in private   

Wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! No matter what happened (unless it's the end of the world), always look on the brighter side. Let's use Jimmy as a perfect example here. If Jimmy reaches the bottom of his life within the next two weeks, that means his life will only get better and better.

Again, make sure you watch the movie Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith. It's truly inspirational.

最近没事就去movie theater混，一看就是好几部 （movie-thon)...

大多都平平，唯一有两步值得推荐一下。The Pursuit of Happyness (happyness is intentionally spelt this way), starring Will Smith. The story is very inspirational and Will Smith's acting is exceptional in this one.

Another one is a Chinese movie, the Curse of the Golden Flowers, directed by Zhang Yimou, and starring Gongli and Jay Chow (can he act?) It just came out in American theater. The graphics were beautifully done, although overly exaggerated. The actings were decent if you dont take Jay Chow's acting into account. I think he's better off if he just sticks with singing. His taiwanese style mandarin just doesnt sound like a prince. But nevertheless, I think just the quality of the graphics is worth seeing in theater.

I had a very high expectation for Mel Gibson's new movie, Apocalytico. It turned out just to be a mediocre production, in my opinion.

Happy holidays, everyone!