The Mail Drop

http://www.themaildrop.com/

Best shipping service in Queens! To get direction and people's reviews, see here:

http://tinyurl.com/2b6c3fo

This shipping service made my day in New York while I was dragging two heavy luggages in a hot sunny day. The clerk was a very handsome Russian young man, who was polite and patient. I promised myself I would blog about this store and spread out the words.

Empire State of Mind

I am stuck ...

In a program for a few days. I think I need to discuss my problems with someone that can help. It's reallyt painful that you cannot make progress before clearing your doubts.

Taipei Exchanges - 第三十六個故事

今天傍晚看了一部可愛的台灣電影:

 http://www.taipeiexchanges.com/taipeiexchanges.html

這部電影是我最近看得第二部台灣電影。台灣電影最近這幾年有個特色，就是小品，和歐洲電影類似。這部電影我還挺喜歡，在傳達一個概念: 心裡價值。同時我也覺得有點像是部行銷台北的電影。

每個人的價值觀都不一樣，每個人對事物的衡量出發點也不同; 我覺得的垃圾在別人眼中是個實用的東西。所以說價值是相對的，更進一步來說應該是買方來決定價值。

電影中說到一句話讓我印象深刻:  我看重的是技藝。

Saying goodbye to Frank

Another friend is leaving New York this week. I managed to have a farewell dinner with him last Friday. After that dinner, I felt especially lonely in this big city.

I have decided to leave this city in October, and my next stop will be Netherlands.

Played with python module

while I was solving problems in Project Euler. I also implemented an elegant algorithm to find prime numbers - Sieve of Eratosthenes. Kind of fun.

David is leaving for Florida

最早來紐約認識的一批朋友差不多要走光了。David 應該是倒數幾個之一。我們每個人都是過客，重點是是否能珍惜每一段作客的時光。祝David一路順風，前程似錦。

緣起緣滅總有時。

在這舒適的夜晚，一個人走在紐約的街頭，思緒越來越清晰，感覺我離開紐約的時間也快到了。不過看來還要再做完一個Project才能走。

Life is indeed unexpected.

芹菜蛋炒飯

成功了！我把蛋和跟飯分開來炒，然後油不能放太少。對我來說在美國生活的樂趣就是下廚和寫程式。

Things to do before 7/11

1. Review Java Programming knowledge
2. Review Python Programming knowledge
3. Finish Hsh project
4. Continue your job searching in Europe
5. Start reviewing databse knowledge

Top of the Rock

You will understand what is the best New York has to offer when you climb to the top of Rockfeller center. Today, I did.

I saw the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen in New York and one of the most beautiful night views in the world. New York is stunning if looked from above. This is definitely one of the must-do in New York City. Now I can tell people that I have something I love about New York City.

Photos will be uploaded to both of my Picasa and Flickr photo albums.

Amazon interview questions

I had my first amazon interview this afternoon. I would like to write down the questions he asked me below and solve the unsolved problems later.

First question: why amazon?

Second question: How do you use the 'static' keyword in Java? Can static method access class data member?

Second question: what is an abstract class? how do you use it?

Third question: what is an interface? How do you use an interface?

Fourth question: have you heard of multi-inheritance? what is it? why Java does not have multi-inheritance feature? Is there any problems with that?

Fifth question: when you have a bunch of values/ data, how would you store it (the best data structure you can think of) so that they can be accessed in a very efficient way?

Sixth question: there is a website, and that website keeps a log file on the system. The log file logs a bunch of records. Each record has three fields: (userID, date, pageID). Now we need to parse that log file. Give an algorithm or a program to output any userID that appears with different dates and different pageIDs (which means that user visit the website on different dates and also visit different pages). What is the time complexity of your algorithm.

Seventh question: you have any questions for me?

不能說的秘密

昨天晚上熱得不想唸書的時候看的。算是Jay Chou畢生功力的結晶。不能說是非常好的一部電影，因為畢竟故事內容是純粹的愛情故事，拍攝手法有點像MV。不過算是有特色的一部電影，很適合談戀愛中的男女朋友看看。我看完之後不免就開始想念我的女朋友和美麗的台灣。不知道這部電影是在哪拍的?

Amazon interview coming this Wednesday

Let's go for it!!! Data structures and algorithms must be reviewed again. And I also need to practice some important coding problems.

New photos put on Picasa

I put some photos taken in Brooklyn Sakura Park on my Picasa web album. I will put my Bear Mountain and Princeton University photos on soon.

My first google interview is coming this Sunday!

Study Study Study!

Although I don't think I can make it to the final round, I will still try my best. I guess this is a good opportunity for me to review what I have learned and also having Google interview is an interesting experience in life!

Degree Certificate - GET!

All these two years of torturing and all my parent's money spent for what's been waiting for so long - the final piece of paper - my degree certificate now officially in my custody. I have to admit that I am a bit happy and feeling fulfilled about what I have accomplished so far.

My good is better, my better is blessed.

Using Google App Engine

with Python: http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/

You will need to visit this tutorial more and more often in the following weeks.

Housing solved!!!

I just found myself a nice apartment to live in for the next few months in Elmhurst! I guess I am kind of lucky to find such a cheap rent! I hope I can experience a different way of living in New York for the summer!!!

Things I want to learn ...

I very much want to learn Python and Django plus Ruby on Rails. Also I would like to learn YAML. Also I need to strengthen my Java skills as well as review data structures and algorithms I have so far learned.

My last semester in Columbia

now officially comes to an end. Today is my last and only final for this semester. I am graduating in in less than two weeks. Not much to be said about it, not feeling especially excited either. Goodbye Columbia University. Thank you, Columbia.