Time goes by so quickly! It has been one month since I was introduced to the ScienceNet by a new friend, who is a managing editor of a journal. It took me one day to decide this is where I want to Blog: to teach scientific writing from home, to follow closely what is going on in the Chinese science community, and to make new friends I never Blogged before, so I had fear naturally. The timing could not have been worse: I started Blogging on 9/13/2009, the day the net was down for service. It was Saturday morning here in Honolulu. The more I tried, the worse it got: I lost the connection to my Blog account first and then the net itself vanished That was a good test of my will to Blog, I suppose. During the first month, I have received all but one reply to my requests from the staff; I am very impressed with your service. I also like your hands off policy when there is a war I saw Blogs about 杨汝清老师 , whose voices will stay with us forever... I discovered so many talents, so many cool names (such as 武夷山 ), and so many scientists who care deeply about the future of China I also learned a new meaning of the word 牛 . This morning, I met my new friend, an active figure at the net. Thanks, 科学网编辑部! Your service is greatly appreciated. From Wikipedia: Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection , love , peace , compassion and mercy . Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello .