<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791</id><updated>2012-02-16T05:59:56.706-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Xinism</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-7915072991813244606</id><published>2011-08-22T17:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-22T17:24:12.555-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Future</title><content type='html'>We work so hard for the future. Why can't we just enjoy the presence? I say 'fxxx future'! But, if I can fxxx 'future', it implies that 'future' is actually the 'presence'. If 'future' can never be in 'presence', then I guess, I can't fxxx 'future'...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is confusing!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-7915072991813244606?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/7915072991813244606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/7915072991813244606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/7915072991813244606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/future.html' title='Future'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-8958380798769697486</id><published>2011-08-15T16:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-15T16:53:49.784-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"Abnormal"</title><content type='html'>Lately, I have got a lot of unnecessary attention (usually bad ones) from people ever since I started wearing my "FiveFingers" shoes. I think us, "human beans" need to be more open minded in general. Remember, there is no such thing as NORM, it is only an illusion that we created to restraint ourselves.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-8958380798769697486?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/8958380798769697486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/abnormal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/8958380798769697486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/8958380798769697486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/abnormal.html' title='&quot;Abnormal&quot;'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-2618953916829249856</id><published>2011-08-04T15:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T15:45:40.761-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ironic</title><content type='html'>I found this pretty ironic: I was interested in applying for a job in one particular lab but after reading a review written by the PI, I have decided that his English is not good enough for me...(haha)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-2618953916829249856?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/2618953916829249856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/ironic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/2618953916829249856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/2618953916829249856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/08/ironic.html' title='ironic'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-1969963165013803299</id><published>2011-07-31T16:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-31T16:50:09.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clouds</title><content type='html'>Have you ever driven below a big f***ing patch of dark clouds that rains real hard but a few feet away, the sky look so bright and sunny, you just can't wait to reach there? Can't wait for that!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-1969963165013803299?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/1969963165013803299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/clouds.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/1969963165013803299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/1969963165013803299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/clouds.html' title='Clouds'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-1682439832177148762</id><published>2011-07-29T08:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-29T08:02:19.328-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PhD</title><content type='html'>So what if I eventually get my PhD? All I know might be a lot about a very narrow field, but it is like a grain of salt compared to the sea of knowledge out there. Big deal?!?!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-1682439832177148762?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/1682439832177148762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/phd.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/1682439832177148762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/1682439832177148762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/phd.html' title='PhD'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-6177595387459386239</id><published>2011-07-28T07:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T07:14:45.072-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hypocrite in a Hybrid Car</title><content type='html'>If you do not appreciate lives, especially human lives, don't drive a hybrid car.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-6177595387459386239?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/6177595387459386239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/hypocrite-in-hybrid-car.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/6177595387459386239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/6177595387459386239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/hypocrite-in-hybrid-car.html' title='Hypocrite in a Hybrid Car'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879632515167244791.post-3264930254472752690</id><published>2011-07-27T10:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-27T10:04:25.510-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Advice on job/graduate school application</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;It's good to aim high but if you fall, make sure there's a mattress to catch you...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5879632515167244791-3264930254472752690?l=xinism.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/feeds/3264930254472752690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/advice-on-jobgraduate-school.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/3264930254472752690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5879632515167244791/posts/default/3264930254472752690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xinism.blogspot.com/2011/07/advice-on-jobgraduate-school.html' title='Advice on job/graduate school application'/><author><name>Xin Yi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06798424612352974637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcNX_V-VXPA/Th7cfxs9UNI/AAAAAAAABa8/vJVapLLvyxk/s220/DSC00018.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
