YANG IS A DOC NOW

Yes, after four years, I finally finished my PhD. This explains why I wasn't posting anything here for past a few months. Besides wrapping up all the paper works for the degree, I spent too much time on Olympics as well. Well done China though.

So, finally I am a Dr. now. What's next? That is the question that I have been asking myself everyday and I still haven't got any answer yet. Strange enough, when I finish my degree, I was not feeling very relived as I thought I would've been. And the worst of all, I have no idea of what is my next step.

It is a shame that I haven't been writing anything here for the past couple of months. I guess laziness IS my only one natural gift. So much has been going on in my life, and I wouldn't know where to start if I am telling. So, I will just skip those for now and maybe dig it up later sometime.

Simply Miracles

It is said that the 78 hour windows is the golden time for the rescue actions after an earthquake. It has been nine days since the quake in Sichuan, China, which has claimed over 40,000 lives. But the rescue teams are not giving up and the miracles are everywhere:

A 120-hour survivor who was still conscious by the time

A 140-hour survivor, who sadly lost her legs.

A 61-year-old survivor after 164 hours

He is rescued after 164.5 hours under the ruins

China in Black and White

FOR THE SALVATION OF THE DEAD AND

BLESSING OF THE LIVING

0628 GMT, 19th May 2008, China started its three minutes national silence and half-mast flags as a special tribute for the victims in the 5.12 Sichuan earthquake. This quake is now declared to be 8.0 Richter by Chinese officials. This devastating earthquake, unfortunately, happened in my home town, the Sichuan province. But I am one of the lucky ones that all my families are safe and sound. Over 30,000 did make it, according to the state media statistics and the number is expected to roll up to 50,000. Today is the start of the three day national mourning of this tragedy events. Many entertainment industries have decided to shut their business during this period including many cinemas, night clubs and pubs in Beijing. Most TV channels will suspend their entertainment programmes and most websites colour-coded their home pages with black and white. China is crying with the deepest sad and sorrow but it is fighting with the strongest will and courage!

MSN China

EACHNET(EBAY China )

MySpace China

Yahoo China
Google China

A Shelter for Refugees from Earthquake

This Jiuzhou Stadium is about a few minutes from my home. Today, it is one of the most important shelter in the city, accommodating tens of thousands of refugees from all over the places heavily affected from the quake. Just had a brief talk with my parents over the phone earlier today. They told me that there were still quite a few after shocks.

copyright: Yang, Lei (Xinhua News Agency)

Fill The World with Love: The Picture from The Earthquake

My home town was totally devastated by the tragic earthquake in China. Finally I got hold of my family. Thankfully, they are all safe. But I know ten of thousands didn't make it. There is so much I want to see but I totally lost my mind of where to start. The only thing I can do now is to listen the only operating local radio station online, hoping I could get a track of everything.

I got this picture from a website. It is a class room that has been destroyed by the earthquake. The broken blackboard says 'Fill The World with Love'. Let's pray for all those affected in the region, with love.

Copyright, Wang, Xiaoxi (Beijing Youth)

Also, I would like to thank all my friends who has been querying about me. I am doing fine, thank you all for your concerns very much.