Really appreciate the opportunity from professor Tony studying in University of Bath--the most satisfactory university ranked in UK. Now it is time to say goodbye to the two and half years' PhD life which might be the most memorable period in my life so far. The way for PhD defence here in UK is totally different with the other places as far as I know, such countries like China, Amerca, Europeans, etc. In fact, it is closed called PhD viva, in a way of seperate room with the defender together which are two examiners, internal and external from inside and outside of the university, respectively. Usually, the external examiner is taking the lead in the whole defence which means most of the questions will be from him or her, also the most challengable ones. Thankfully, I passed the viva after going through my thesis with proposing questions they have. I have to say honestly there were several questions or suggestions which stumped me but reminded me how to improve the writing of the great work. Eventually, I got positive judgement and be announced formally PhD viva pass. What a great experience! Actually, I don't want to mention too much about the research work. More importantly, the life there rendered more valuable experience which will last longer in my mind than anything else. Firstly, pub culture. It is sweet to have friends sitting together, drinking and talking, pounding life and sharing funny things. Drinking in pub or bar is indespensible part of life for British people. Interestingly, each pub will have a feature serving with the self-brewing beer for customer. Actually, it is very enjoyable and relaxed to watch the World cup with beers on the side. Cheers! No wonder British people say cheers a lot to each other as a way of expressing you are welcome! The second thing worth saying is about the train system, the most traditional and advanced public transportation in UK. Let's look at it seperately. The reason to say traditional is due to its first invention and innovation in the history of train development dating back to 1st and 2nd industrial revoluntion. While in terms of its advance, there is no one of other countries bearing so many connection ports which are distributed so reasonably and rationally serving the whole country. The third one I have to mention is the changable weather international people complain about second most. Yes. You will never know what gonna happen next even though it is sunshine in the last hour. Much rain or small hail subsequently drop down and people are trapped unprepared. Then next minute will be cloudy and cold with the temperature suddently decrease a lot. Is that why the local people have the habit keeping a coat along but with no umbrella? In fact, there are so many interesting things in UK which I would like to share with more people. Time is up. One more minute to attack the British food which especially Chinese people suffer and get pain most. Fish and chips are the most traditional food in the UK fast food history. But nowadays, more and more people are taking diverse of pies made up of fruits, grain, or other sauces as the new typical British food. Who care, anyway, we cannot accept them. LOL. I do need one more article to describe something else. The long history and splended culture of United Kindom need more time to recall and taste.
注:这篇博文实际上是去年年底写的,当时发布在我的 豆瓣日记 上。现在发表严格来说,应该是“赴美读博十九个月总结”了。不过,这三个月并没有太多实质的变化,除了目前我基本确定下来毕业论文的选题并已经着手开始准备了。以下是当时的正文: 一晃眼,肉身到美帝已经十六个多月了,上个暑假也没回去,用来修课了。本来在今年八月份到美帝一周年的时候想记录一下到了这边后的生活,但是由于太懒就作罢了,下面文章的前面大半部分就作为年终总结及向亲友的生活汇报。后面小部分是我在国内研究生生活的简短回顾,两者的对比是为了表明我本人持有的看法,即对某一类人而言,出国读研要比国内读更为理想。 我的PhD专业叫 Human Development and Family Studies,同时我还修了两个minor,一个是Statistics,这是我们学校的传统优势项目,对我们学科非常有用,我本人也非常感兴趣。另一个是Gerontology,一是为了将来找学术工作增加竞争力,另外也是考虑等以后拿到tenure之后可以回国创业做 Nursing Home 和 Daily Care Center。 此外,我还修了两个certificate,一个是本系的关于人类发展的高级研究方法的,另一个是心理系的Quantitative Psychology。 系里承认我们之前的硕士学位,也可以转部分硕士学分过来,但是除了必选课之外,我在系内系外发现了不少对于自己的毕业论文和以后的发展有用的课程,所以就没有转任何课程学分。 由于这些minor和certificate,加上导师的要求很高,我要修90学分,比学校和系里要求的72毕业学分多了18学分。 我的美国同学一学期只选两到三门课,而为了能加速毕业进程,我一学期则选五门甚至六门课,暑假也用来选课了。上课的同时还要完成RA supervisor布置得任务,好在这些任务通常而言不是很难,但是有时候还是比较耽误时间,而且由于和我的学术兴趣不是很搭,我还得花额外的时间和自己的major professor做research。尽管偶尔会有不堪负荷之感,好在我都挺过来了,所上的课都是A(我们学校graduate level的课没有A+)。当然,这对于graduate student也没什么稀奇。 整体而言,虽然到美帝还不到一年半,我觉得已经学到很多东西,远超我当年在中科院心理所三年的收获。 统计知识方面,基础的社会和行为科学统计知识自不必说,在深入学习了回归分析之后以此为基础我已经很好的掌握了更为高阶的行为科学统计方法,如结构方程模型,潜变量发展曲线模型,以及多层次分析模型等。我们系有在这些方面非常擅长而且领域内非常有知名度的教授,所以可以很幸运的上他得课,得到当面指教。此外,我还在社会系和心理系选了分类数据分析以及中介作用调节作用的课,对相关的内容有不错的掌握。接下来还会修得课程有missing data,longitudinal analysis以及meta-analysis。对此,我很期待。 统计软件方面,加深了对于SPSS的掌握,懂得了运用syntax的妙处,不再只是对着界面不断的click。同时通过一些课程不错的掌握了Mplus软件。此外,上过一学分的STATA课程,对这个软件稍有了解。对于SAS这个相对复杂的软件,虽然有所熟悉了,但是还是打算专门修一门三学分的课来加深掌握,授课老师自己是一门口碑非常不错的SAS运用手册的作者,据上过课程的同学反映,还是非常有收获的。 专业方面,感觉比较有收获的是系里两门主干的理论课,一门是Theories of Human Development, 另一门是 Family theories。通过前者,我选择了现在的major professor,他是德裔,是领域内非常著名的教授,虽然很严格,要求也高,但是相信达到他的要求后,毕业后的去向不会太寒碜。在后者的课程的学期论文,我发展了自己的理论模型,算是为dissertation topic奠定了小小的基础 model。关于我的毕业论文,我目前非常感兴趣的是生命全程的健康观(life course perspective of health),我关注的是童年经历对于中年及老年期的身心健康的影响,打算使用的的统计方法主要是latent growth curve modeling 或者latent class analysis。我接下来的两个学期要修的Family Wellbeing across the Life span, Adult Development, 一个关于Biomarker的seminar以及与自己导师修的一门Advanced Topic course都是为了毕业论文奠定理论上得准备。 英文学术写作曾经让我备考焦虑,但是经过各门课程的训(cui)练(can)后,现在已经有了明显提升,虽然有时候还是觉得有不小的压力。不过这个也急不来,只有一点一点努力进步了。目前我已经完成了一篇manuscript,同时也有一篇论文摘要被14年的GSA年会(这是我现在所在的领域最重要也影响最大的年会之一)收录,我也顺便去了躺华盛顿DC,系里和学校报销了相关的花费。相当不错的体验。那座城市非常的美,尤其是夜晚的时候搭乘moonlight tour bus环绕城中的众多著名景点,十分令人难忘。15年的年会在佛罗里达的奥兰多,我打算提前几天去在迪士尼乐园好好玩一玩。 口语方面,由于我之前在国内就有了相当不错的输入,所以到了这边之后,在逐渐适应了环境以及拜托了害羞心理之后,进步还是比较快的,目前基本可以很流利的与人交流了,尤其是在身心放松的情况下,用美国朋友的话,已经像是在美国生活了不少年头的人了,哈哈。目前的侧重点在于侧重用语和发音更加地道。 生活方面,我现在的住的公寓离学校乘公交约十几分钟,由于所在的城市就是专门为了大学而建的,所以公交也是主要为学生服务,几乎可以直接或者通过换乘到达城中的任何地方。而且这边的公交基本上很准时,按照时刻表运行,所以估计时间快到了再出去乘车就好了,不需要傻等。我现在与两个中国学生做室友,其中一个是老生,有车,而且人非常的好,每周会带我们到小城的主要超市购物一次。美国本土超市的食物整体来说还是比较便宜的,很多比我记忆中的北京超市还要便宜或者至少价钱相当。由于我们学校是个传统的工科占优势的大学,所以我所在的小城,亚洲人还是挺多的,尤其是中国人和韩国人,所以一共有三四家亚洲和华人超市,大部分亚洲的食材和调料都能买得到,当然有些商品的价格翻了几番,刚到的时候要么不舍得买要么买完了也觉得肉痛,现在已经彻底麻木了。另外,在繁忙的学习生活之余,我已经学会把烹饪作为一种放松减压的有效手段了,现在的厨艺相比刚来的时候可谓是突飞猛进,一个人张罗一桌四五个人的饭菜也还是可以做到的哈。 此外,美帝对于喜欢电子产品的人毫无疑问是个天堂,加上在这边读博士给的钱虽然不多,但是相比国内时还是有很大提升,很多在国内时觉得挺贵的东西这边都便宜了不少,我买的几个大件有MBA 13,kobo Aura HD 电子书,Bose QC15降噪耳机和Bose soundlink mini蓝牙音箱等,还有其他一些不错的耳机和数码设备。 最后,就我这十几个月的观察而言,美帝的大多数的人都非常友好,尽管有些愤世嫉俗者可能会说,“他们的友好行为都是装的,骨子里还是瞧不起我们中国人”之类的话,我还是很享受这里的人际氛围,并且衷心希望,我们也有越来越多的人能对无论是陌生人还是熟人都客气、友好、礼貌。 当然,在美帝求学,尤其是读PhD,还是很辛苦的,大量的阅读,大量的写作,有难度的统计知识以及陌生的统计软件等,但如果对比一下我之前在中科院心理所的三年,当下的生活毫无疑问还是轻松惬意的。 我当年考研是典型的三跨(跨专业,跨学校,跨地区),最后初试分数是我们那届临床/医学心理学大方向总分第一名(我们那年所内另一个大方向是全国统考,那个方向的第一比我高两分,但是两个方向的考试内容不尽相同,所以也不具可比性),超出复试线近八十分。我复试的表现也不错,94/100。 初入所时,我也曾意气风发,相信自己能像以往一样,只要朝着自己选定的方向不懈努力,就一定能有所进步。但是三年下来,我的表现却非常平庸。这当然有很大一部分是我个人的原因,但是我觉得另一部分原因是因为所选择的导师完全不适合自己。现在谈起来很有推脱之嫌,我在此讲出来也是为了读到的同学能在将来选导师的时候有所借鉴。我的导师非常焦虑,多变,所做的领域跨度非常大,而且都是政府当时的关注热点,等稍一冷却,他的方向基本也随之变了。他基本不读学术论文,对此还经常炫耀,他也不大看得上所内那些潜心做学术的老师,称其为“双肩包派”。有段时间,所里的评价机制改革,他有深重的危机感,结果这种焦虑和危机感就毫无疑问的转移到我们这些学生身上,我整个人也非常的焦虑,拖延,甚至事后回想还很抑郁。在那种情况下,我甚至在一篇论文已经完全写好后也要拖延半年才投稿发表,就是因为内心的阻力非常非常大,总是觉得那些不是我想要做得东西。 我在科院的时候,第一年在研究生院修课程学分,当时的虽多少感受到了来自导师多变的压力,但是还是物理距离还是有着不错的缓冲,等后两年回所之后这种内在的焦灼就不断加深,本来想着准备寄托出国读书,但是也一直无法静下心来。而且当时的我有时会变得非常的自卑,完全不像当年的我了。 我是在毕业后花了一两年才慢慢走出硕士导师的阴影。12年新年,我忽然觉得不能再这么蹉跎下去,然后就决定要好好静心准备GRE了,后来经过几个月的备考后,考了个还算不错的成绩,其中verbal考了164分,超过了这门考试93%的应试者。从这时起,我逐渐恢复了斗志,回复了往日的自己。后来的申请也走了弯路,犯了不小的错误,虽然没有去成梦校,不过后来好在也收到了还算不错的学校的Research Assistantship以及scholarship。
It was quite impressive of the confidence that British people show to the public. I am trying to find the source of the conference from a historical perspective and make an explaination of their behavior. As all know, ever before, the first and second industrial revolution boosted the economic development of United Kindom and rendered it to be the most prosperious and powerful country all around the world. Like today's America, UK at that period held the wild ambition to dominate the whole world on the solid basis of the powerful internal strength in reality. It went smooth that British military conquered a lot of countries in different continent due to the big difference in the military force. Eventually, UK became a superior empire which no one can compete with it. It was remarkable for a long period of time that British turned into an empire on which the sun never set. Actually, there are still a lot of proof in London which manifests the glorious moment that UK ever had in the history, such as British museum, British gallary. That is one of important factors which makes London as the most attractive tourist city since they collected a plenty of various antiques from different country and different time. So proud of this that generation and generation people left for today's UK. Apart from the reason above, no one would like to ignore the factor of the advanced step UK had in the scientic and technological development. Basically, also no one denied the effect of industrial revolution on the acceleration of creativity and innovation people were inspired since then. Amoung them, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, James Clerk Maxwell all made a landmark exploration in their field, respectively; Stephen Hawking , Henry Cavendish , Francis Crick also made a significant contribution to put a big step forward to the human's civilization. Nowadays, Univ. of Oxford and Univ. of Cambridge was taken as best universities in the top list of high school ranking ‘cause of the high academic level and outstanding teaching level. Even though the economy in the present UK is facing a reduced prospect of growth, it is still a hot place to attact people all around the world to receive the good education. So proud of this. Another one which should be taken into consideration is attributed to the language--English. It is unlikely to a native English speaker to misunderstand each other in the conversation using English. By contast, people like me had to spend much time to practice the language and even by doing this still are confronted of some failure in the compulsury English exams. How to build conference in a talk with a native speaker is a big challenge for the majority. To be honest, a little bit nervous in my previous presentation especially in the part of QA. Sometimes very struggling in a group talk as they speak very fast and some Idioms and slang pop out occasionlly. Consciously or unconsciously, we have lost our confidence speaking English in front of them. They are so proud of this. It should be noted that people here, from the beginning of a child, started to wear formal clothes, such as suits for male and silk stocking for female. The habit is quite beneficial for the growth and confidence-building since they keep the behavior consistantly over the life-period. Except the formal dressing, individual student in class is put at the centre of concentration and thinking of problem-solving solution independently. Most of time, teachers serve as auxiliaries which are responsible for the inspiration and encouragement of their action. Most probably this is why students here have no heavy burden on the shoulder but the best performace in public and education. Should be a reflection of their confidence.
Erasmus Mundus- 欧盟海外招生计划 报告人 : Ms. Karin Knutsson 时间 : 6 月 5 日 , 上午 10 点 地点 : 清华大学 , 物理系 , 三楼报告厅 Erasmus Mundus Master's Programme in Systems Biology – euSYSBIO The Erasmus Mundus master's programme in Systems Biology (euSYSBIO) is a cooperation between KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (KTH), Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal (IST) and Aalto University in Finland. It is a two-year Master's programme including compulsory mobilty for the students. Students enter at KTH or Aalto University and continue in the second year at one of the other two institutions. The euSYSBIO programme offers education of high international standard as well as cultural experience from two different European countries and a double degree from two universities. Students from any country are welcome to apply. A number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available. 更多信息 , 请参考 : http://www.kth.se/en/studies/programmes/master/em/eusysbio
今年 PhD毕业,申请了美国和其他海外教授(tenure-track)或研究员职位,结果如下 拿到onsite面试(就是通过简历删选,被邀请去做报告并与进行其他教授/研究员进行当面交谈)的有 Rutgers University,NEC Labs America, Bell Labs, Utah State University,University of Hong Kong(香港), IBM Research, University of Kentucky, University of Edinburgh(英国) 拿到录用的有:Utah State和Kentucky 拿到Kentucky的offer以后,就回函谢绝了除了Rutgers的其他所有地方。Rutgers最终还是没有成功拿到,发信询问状态,被告知我的评分最高,但是院长对我的方向不是很感冒,想要招Big Data方向的。鬼知道现在有哪个phd毕业生是做真正big data的,都是machine learning, data mining的人挂羊头卖狗肉。 考虑到Kentucky条件开的很高,非常有诚意,就接受了Kentucky的offer。该校总体CS排名在各个排行榜不一,见过高到30的,也见过低到90的,总体在50左右。但是我的方向(计算机网络)非常强,有两个IEEE Fellows,我今后有很多的合作机会。另外所在城市Lexington是非常美丽和有文化氛围的城市,类似我的母校所在的Austin,我非常满意。 有空的话详细写写这段面试的心得
今天,2012年8月5日,见到海外论坛上有朋友贴了三个报告,讲国内外己有转基因主粮安全性报告,引述如下: 90大鼠毒性实验:Bt转基因玉米BT-38和非转基因玉米一样安全 The cry1Ac-M gene, coding one of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crystal proteins, was introduced into maize H99×Hi IIB genome to produce insect-resistant GM maize BT-38. The food safety assessment of the BT-38 maize was conducted in Sprague-Dawley rats by a 90-days feeding study. We incorporated maize grains from BT-38 and H99×Hi IIB into rodent diets at three concentrations (12.5%, 25%, 50%) and administered to Sprague-Dawley rats (n=10/sex/group) for 90days. A commercialized rodent diet was fed to an additional group as control group. Body weight, feed consumption and toxicological response variables were measured, and gross as well as microscopic pathology were examined. Moreover, detection of residual Cry1Ac-M protein in the serum of rats fed with GM maize was conducted. No death or adverse effects were observed in the current feeding study. No adverse differences in the values of the response variables were observed between rats that consumed diets containing GM maize BT-38 and non-GM maize H99×Hi IIB. No detectable Cry1Ac-M protein was found in the serum of rats after feeding diets containing GM maize for 3months. The results demonstrated that BT-38 maize is as safe as conventional non-GM maize. Liu P, He X, Chen D, Luo Y, Cao S, Song H, Liu T, Huang K, Xu W. A 90-day subchronic feeding study of genetically modified maize expressing Cry1Ac-M protein in Sprague-Dawley rats.Food Chem Toxicol. 2012 Jun 16;50(9):3215-3221. (送交者: 漫天的芦花 于 2012-08-05 16:03:15 http://www.rainbowplan.org/bbs/topic.php?topic=193991select=forum=1 ) Abstract Maize line 1507, containing event DAS-157-1 (1507), is a genetically modified (GM) maize plant that expresses the cry1F gene from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) sbsp. aizawai and the phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase (pat) gene from Streptomyces viridochromogenes throughout the plant including in the grain expression of the Cry1F protein confers in planta resistance to the European corn borer (ECB; Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner: Crambidae) and other lepidopteran pests. Expression of the PAT protein confers tolerance to the herbicidal active ingredient glufosinate-ammonium. The current study evaluated the nutritional performance of rats fed diets containing 1507 maize grain in a subchronic rodent feeding study. The grains in this study, 1507, its near-isogenic control (33P66), and a non-GM commercial hybrid (33J56) contained similar amounts of proximates, amino acids, minerals, anti-nutrients, and secondary metabolites. The subchronic feeding study compared standard toxicology response variables in rats fed diets containing 1507 maize grain with those in rats fed diets containing non-GM maize grains. All diets were prepared according to the specifications of PMI Nutrition International, LLC Certified Rodent LabDiet 5002 (PMI) 5002). Diets were fed ad libitum to Sprague-Dawley rats for approximately 90 days. In-life response variables included indicators of dietary performance and weekly evaluations for clinical signs of toxicity. No toxicologically significant differences were observed in the nutritional performance variables, clinical and neurobehavioral signs, ophthalmology, clinical pathology (hematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation, and urinalysis), organ weights, and gross and microscopic pathology between any pair of treatment groups. These results demonstrate that 1507 maize grain is as safe and as nutritious as non-GM maize grain. Food Chem Toxicol. 2007 Apr;45(4):551-62. Epub 2006 Oct 4. Thirteen week feeding study with transgenic maize grain containing event DAS-157-1 in Sprague-Dawley rats. MacKenzie SA, Lamb I, Schmidt J, Deege L, Morrisey MJ, Harper M, Layton RJ, Prochaska LM, Sanders C, Locke M, Mattsson JL, Fuentes A, Delaney B. Source DuPont Haskell Laboratory, Newark, DE, USA. (送交者: 漫天的芦花 于 2012-08-05 16:05:02 http://www.rainbowplan.org/bbs/topic.php?topic=193992select=forum=1 ) 给大鼠喂食Bt蛋白Cry1C ,并没有引起过敏和抗原反应 Abstract With the development of genetically modified crops, there has been a growing interest in available approaches to assess the potential allergenicity of novel gene products. We were not sure whether Cry1C could induce allergy. We examined the protein with three other proteins to determine the potential allergenicity of Cry1C protein from genetically modified rice. Female Brown Norway (BN) rats received 0.1 mg peanut agglutinin (PNA), 1mg potato acid phosphatase (PAP), 1mg ovalbumin (OVA) or 5 mg purified Cry1C protein dissolved in 1 mL water by daily gavage for 42 days to test potential allergenicity. Ten days after the last gavage, rats were orally challenged with antigens, and physiologic and immunologic responses were studied. In contrast to sensitization with PNA, PAP and OVA Cry1C protein did not induce antigen-specific IgG2a in BN rats. Cytokine expression, serum IgE and histamine levels and the number of eosinophils and mast cells in the blood of Cry1C group rats were comparable to the control group rats, which were treated with water alone. As Cry1C did not show any allergenicity, we make the following conclusion that the protein could be safety used in rice or other plants. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2012 Jul;63(2):181-7. Epub 2012 Apr 6. Potential allergenicity research of Cry1C protein from genetically modified rice. Cao S, He X, Xu W, Luo Y, Ran W, Liang L, Dai Y, Huang K. Source Laboratory of Food Safety and Molecular Biology, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China. (送交者: 漫天的芦花 于 2012-08-05 16:08:49 http://www.rainbowplan.org/bbs/topic.php?topic=193993select=forum=1 ) 发贴者 六神花露水 于 2012-08-05 16:20:41 回答:健康小白鼠一般能存活18个月至20个月 有网友评论:这个报告是扯淡,杜邦公司就是做转基因的,他自己的实验室会出具转基因负面报告?有关转基因食品安全报告,只有完全独立的第三方提出才可信,并且需要连续喂养小白鼠三代以上,90天是远远不够的。(送交者: 六神花露水 于 2012-08-05 16:14:33) 本人的评论如下:作为 人类主粮,做完小白鼠试验只算动物模型阶段 最后还必须从家畜、家禽肉食链 以及志愿者人群中不少于二代毒理试验中得出安全结论 才能讲安全 当年美国激素牛肉欧盟顶美国40多年就让数据证明美国胡弄,当年瘦肉精就是从家畜、家禽肉食链中证明不安全 而激素牛肉与瘦肉精都是中国农业部那些专家以高科技(人家淘汰后)引入中国推广的。 这就是历史事实。 沈阳 2012年08月05日 16时15分 写于北京家中
国外的商品和售后服务 胡果威 多年前买了一双Stacy Adams的皮鞋,这在美国是极其普通的大众化皮鞋,多年未穿,最近旧鞋坏了,便穿上了那双新鞋。没想到穿了几个星期之后,“三接头”的鞋尖便塌陷下去了,虽然还可以穿,但是外形就不挺了,后跟和鞋底完好,扔了又可惜。苦于多年前买鞋的发票早已不知去向,无法与商店交涉。2011年12月30日我随便在网上查到了Stacy Adams总部的客服电话,便打电话去询问。我说明情况之后,那位客服代表非常客气,他向我解释,鞋尖内衬的材料也是牛皮,本应该是硬挺的,但是如果多年不穿,尤其是储存在有暖气的环境里,牛皮干了便会发脆。知道我没有收据,他让我将鞋的外形和鞋内的标签拍成照片,用电邮发送过去,并附上地址,他会酌情处理。随后便是过年,我也就忘了那码事。没想到1月5日便收到一封电邮,原文转抄如下: Thank you for providing your photographs and information. I’ve arranged to have your fresh shoes sent for you tomorrow from our Wisconsin facility. Please expect delivery in New York in a few days. We sincerely appreciate your patronage and the opportunity to serve you. 感谢您提供照片和说明。我已安排明天将您的新鞋从我们的威斯康辛工厂寄出,几天之后便会送达纽约。我们诚挚地感谢您帮衬我们的生意,很荣幸有机会为您服务。 没想到多年前买的一双鞋,连发票都没有,旧鞋也不用归还,居然还能换新的,而且连邮寄的费用都不用出。 第一次体会国外售后服务是1983年。当时我刚到美国,一切都是新鲜的,于是便买了一台30美元的廉价相机,好拍照寄给家人。用了几次,发现电池仓的盖子有点松动,其实只要贴上一块胶纸便能固定住,并不妨碍照片的清晰度。我到商店交涉,希望修理一下。那位店员问我有没有发票,我给他看了,他一句话都没说,将相机随手扔在废物篓中,从柜台中拿出一台新的给我。当时我真想让他把那台旧的还给我,犹豫了一下还是忍住了。我想大概是美国的人工太昂贵,也许修理的费用比换一台新的还贵,于是廉价的相机便成了“一次性”的消费品了。 还有一次也是买鞋,是一双很普通的Florsheim。其实那鞋的质量不错,牛皮很厚,但是新鞋非常硬,脚上磨起了一个大泡。我去交涉了一次,略费了一点口舌,他们便全数退款,并对我脚上的泡表示对不起。 我有一件旧的Burberry风衣,是那种经久不变的战壕风衣(trench coat)。既然原来曾是英国皇家军队用的,腰带上有几个“D形环”(D Ring),据说是当年英军用来挂手榴弹的,这款经典式样保持至今,D形环权充装饰品用。然而时间长了,两个D形环不见了,于是我便顺路到一家专卖店去看,是否能找到替换的配件。尽管我的风衣其实根本就不是那家店卖的,但是服务员却非常热情,二话没说便找到两个D形环给我换上。另外,风衣腰带上和袖子上的搭扣是金属外边包牛皮的,时间长了会磨损,看起来便显得很陈旧。他看见腰带上的搭扣旧了,便给我一个崭新的腰带搭扣换上,另外又主动给我两个崭新的袖子搭扣,让我回家自己换。本来是旧风衣,将几个小硬件换掉之后,再干洗一下,看起来几乎就是新的。好处是,旧衣服的布料比较柔软,穿起来比新衣服更舒服。 我喜欢搜集旧笔,就是那种用老式的“自来水笔”。我岳父有一支比我年纪大的派克51型金笔,知道我喜欢笔,便给了我。派克51型作为派克公司耗费巨资研发的笔款,在收藏家的心目中享有崇高的地位,被视为是迄今为止最完美的笔,全球销售额超过4亿美元即证实了这一 点。51型的研制工作于1939年全部完成,这一年恰逢派克公司诞辰51周年,因此得名。当年派克公司的广告称,51型从飞机上扔下来都不会坏,而且是终生质量担保。话是这么说,好几十年的笔,吸水的胶囊老化了。到了美国之后,我与派克公司联系修理,他们马上便寄了几个专门用于邮寄笔的塑料筒,让我邮寄回公司。不久后,我居然收到了两支笔,一支是岳父的旧笔,另外还有一支新的派克笔。此外还有一封信,信中说,这款产品我们早就停产了,因为年代久远,现在连修理的配件都没有了,所以无法修理您的笔,我们深感抱歉。为此我们给您一支新的笔,表示我们对忠诚顾客的感谢。 国外的商家对品牌的声誉特别重视。只要是我的品牌,顾客有任何不满意,不管你是在什么地方买的,什么时候买的,只要是我的产品,我就无条件认账,绝不推诿。据先父说,当年的派克笔只要有一点瑕疵,派克公司负责修理。即使是顾客使用不当,把笔杆弄碎了,笔尖摔坏了,派克公司便换一支新的。没想到好几十年前做出的终生保修的承诺,如今没法修理,也没有同样的产品以旧换新,派克公司便送你一支不同型号的新笔。服务到这种境界,顾客怎么可能不满意? 对比之下,国内商家和商品的质量就望尘莫及了。首先是假冒伪劣产品防不胜防,如三鹿牌有毒奶粉,达芬奇的“进口家具”等。即使是真的产品,售后服务既少又差。国内的许多商店里对顾客有这样的“温馨提示”,“售出商品,离柜概不负责”。换言之,买东西时必须仔细看好,否则即便是在那家商店买的东西,而且还有发票为证,离开柜台店家便不认账。许多商品的瑕疵并非目视检查就能发现的,那顾客就只好自认倒霉了。更何况是不知从哪家店买的东西,连发票都没有,叫我负责修理退换?门儿都没有。用东北俗话来说,那叫做“砂锅捣蒜,一锤子买卖”。记得我曾在广州买过一双中国制造的耐克(Nike)跑鞋,在香港登太平山,没几次其中一只整个鞋底就脱胶了,我连想都没想,便扔进了垃圾堆,懒得去费那个口舌。 中国现在是全世界最大的工厂和消费品出口国,但是中国产品始终不能成为名牌产品,何以也?无论是产品质量还是售后服务,都不具备成为名牌的资格。希望我个人的经验能给国内的商店和厂家做参考,并希望中国在不久的将来也能创造出世界名牌。
明天要去九连山,今天刚好和朋友聊起南非,而南非的2个教授也在昨天乘飞机回国了。想起了以前在南非的生活,就萌发了把旧文挪到这里的想法。google发现原来发了不少相关博文,一口气都挪过来,累坏了。希望大家不要认为我在灌水,呵呵。 下面是原来的目录: 南非杂记缓慢更新中 搜索Search: WWW 搜索Search: xinxinbao 狂野的非洲舞蹈,肩负百斤大蟒,美丽的沙滩,可爱的海豚、长颈鹿、斑马、大象......,风景如画精彩无限!我爱德班!我爱非洲!Fantastic African dance, one 50kg phython on the shoulders, beautiful beach, lovely dolphins, giraffes, zebras and elephants...... picturesque sceneries and many many wonders! I love Durban! I love Africa, so much! ------------------------宝宝妈所涂----------------------------------- 2005.10.19更新:琐事一堆,不是购物就是做菜 Trifling Matters 2005.09.30更新:又去老K家,认识新朋友 New Friends 2005.09.24 更新:日子重归平淡 Ordinary Days 2005.09.12 更新:亭阁洗照片 Developed Some Photos 2005.09.11更新:再游植物园 Durban Botanic Garden 2005.09.06-07更新:野生动物保护区游记 Travelledin Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve1 在路上 On the Way 2保护区的动物照片(上、中、下)WildAnimals3 母爱天性 Motherhood 4 归途 Our Way Home 2005.09.05更新:做水饺请老板一家吃 Make Some Dumplings for the Duffys 2005.08.30更新:蔬果 Vegetable and Fruit 2005.08.28更新:遭遇玫瑰鱼 Rosefish 2005.08.27更新:做菜趣事录 Cooking 2005.08.20更新:做客 Be Guests 2005.08.16更新:长安米贵 High Rent 2005.08.14更新:荷式烧烤 Braai 2005.08.10更新:黑人的发型 African Women's Hairstyle 2005.08.09更新:第一场雨 First Rain 2005.08.08更新:海洋公园 Marine World 2005.08.07更新: 千山谷Valley of 1000 Hills之 1 尼罗鳄Nile Crocodiles 2 祖鲁舞Zulu Dance 3 蛇园Snakes Tortoises 2005.08.06 更新:1 街亭购物中心一行 Shopping at the Pavilion Centre 2005.08.06更新:1 平淡水逝的四天 Four Days Passed Queitly 2005.07.31更新:1 要钱的购物袋 Non-refundable Government-Regulated Shopping Bag; 2 再逛自由市场 Go to the Free Market Again (? Flea Market); 3 房东漂亮的家 Thelma's Beautiful House 2005.07.29更新:1 与房东的一席谈 A Conversation with Thelma 2005.07.28更新:1 无关歧视的恐黑症 Not Discrimination but Phobia 2005.07.27更新:1 德班吃住行 Food, Housing and Traffic 2005.07.25更新:1 德班印象 First Impressions of Durban 2005.07.24更新:1 南非东西不便宜 High Commodity Price 2005.07.23更新:1 Steed妈飞越重洋 Litchi's FirstForeign Trip; 2 宝宝妈初始南非人 South Africans at Litchi's First Sight -------------------------宝宝爸所涂--------------------------------------- 2005.07.08更新:1 床码 Bed Size; 2 南非的治安 Public Order; 3 私人动物保护区 Game Reserve 2005.06.27更新:大牛 Big Name 2005.06.26更新:罢工潮 Waves of Strikes 预告: 1 南非动物保护区印象(An impression of game reserve) 2 素食杀手(Vegetarian killers) 3 猎豹非豹(Cheetah and leopard) 更正: 1 奇蹄目、偶蹄目的意思不是蹄为奇数或者偶数,而是蹄上的趾为奇数或者偶数 补充:英文标题 English titles for South Africa Notes 1 高高的通讯费用 High communication costs 2 黑白犀牛 Rhinos: white or black? 3 犀牛非牛,河马非马 River horse is not really a horse *************************************************************** 我叫戴何骏(Steed) 我是男孩儿 我出生在2002年10月12日 我出生时的体重是 3.3kg 我出生在莆田市妇幼保健院 我的家在福建莆田 我的爸爸叫 Hunter 我的妈妈叫 Litchi 我的摇篮网页 Post by 戴何骏 发表于 2006-1-31 20:07: http://www.xinxinbao.com/oblog31/user1/198/archives/2006/3391.html
德班印象 第七天( 7/24 ),今天早上十点多, KEVIN 驱车来,带我和小华去兜风,行程之初,看着沿街的特色建筑和当地的特有的风光,我看得津津有味的,后来到了海滨,看到那碧蓝碧蓝的海,和远方若隐若现的海平面,以及在远方欲行还止的大轮船,那美丽如画的景致让人心旷神怡,真后悔没有带照相机来,否则的话就可以将眼前美好的一切都拍下来,带回家去可以与家人共享的。南非毕竟是南非,有很多的东西与家里不同,有装饰得很艳丽的人力拉车,沿海滨有几处自由市场在售卖当地的特产,一堆年轻人在沙滩上玩橄榄球,不时地有小快艇从眼前飞弛而过,听 KEVIN 说那些人是要坐着快艇去钓鱼的。后来 KEVIN 请我们到海滨的一家餐厅喝咖啡,咖啡的味道很苦,真不知道那些老外怎么会吃得习惯,一天内我看见他们会喝好几次。 本来 KEVIN 还打算带我们到另外一个海滩去玩的,但是因为我会晕车,所以后来就缩短了行程,直接驱车到 KEVIN 家的附近去吃中饭,这是一个露天的餐厅, KEVIN 的太太也来了,带了他们的两个小孩一起过来,大的是个男孩,今年七岁,头发细细卷卷的,而小的是个小女孩,居然是个黑人, KEVIN 夫妇两人都是白种人,在他们的前几代直系亲属中,有过黑色血统,所以生出一个黑皮肤的小孩来,若不是因为皮肤黑,看起来不习惯外,小家伙眼睛大大的,还是好可爱的,开始时,因为小家伙有些累了,懒懒的不想说话,我抱过她,居然窝在我的怀里一动也不动,这让我想起我的小孩,好想我的孩子呀。后来吃了点酸奶,小家伙来精神了,会让 KEVIN 带着他去滑滑梯,临出发前还不忘同我们说: BYE-BYE ,后来玩腻了,想回来了,一路上很快地跑过来,边跑还边扬手喊: MAMY ,看着她迈着小腿细细碎碎地跑步的样子,我就在想要是能把宝宝带到这里来玩不知道会怎么样。 我想德班的风景优美,而且气候温和,除了阳光有些毒之外,这里是一个挺适合于居住的地方,在德班我们的住处附近,平时我们见到的很多都是白人老太太,年轻人反而见得少,按我们的分析,这里一定是很多老年人养老的好地方。只可惜经济不允许,否则的话,我可以把老人家和宝宝都接到这里来住一段时间,这种感觉一定不错。 中饭请的是西餐,说到西餐,我真的是不习惯,小华给我点的一道菜叫 MUFFIN, 听名字让人很好奇,但是等菜上来之后才发现是一个小小的蛋糕不象蛋糕,窝头不象窝头的东西,真难吃,而且份量也少,让人吃不饱。倒是小华的那道菜有面包,有牛肉,有青菜,有薯条,味道也好多了,所以说在外国点菜时认不得英文,乱点的话是会饿肚子的。 吃完后稍微逛了一下餐厅里面的小商场,这里卖的东西有衣服,有南非特产,但是南非的特产又是那些串珠类的东西,没有新鲜感。木雕类的还可以,就是会贵一些,我想回国的时候可以买一些回去当成礼物送给亲友,难得来一次南非嘛,总得有些记忆带回家。 小华这几天看新闻,说这几天南非航空公司举行罢工,四五趟的航班中只能有一趟起飞,其它的都停了,小华说我的运气挺好的, 7/17 日从家里出发后,第二天家里就起台风, 7/18 到南非后,第四天(星期五)这里就闹罢工,若是再迟一两天过来的话,我可能就要在约堡那里住下了,而想起约堡的治安,如果当真在那里滞留的话,真是一件可怕的事情。而况那天我出发的时候,身上一分美金都没有带,如果当时要缴纳各种费用的话,我当真要哭鼻子了,总算是一路有惊无险地过来了(steed妈)。 Post by 戴何骏 发表于 2005-7-25 13:49:42 http://www.xinxinbao.com/oblog31/user1/198/archives/2005/4335.html
野生动物保护区行程小记 第四十九天( 9/6 )早上七点就起床,然后一切准备就绪,从八点开始,等到八点四十分时,老 K 才来接我们,原来芭芭拉今天感冒了,所以由老 K 送他的儿子去上学,所以迟来了。我们沿着海滨公路向北行进,今天天公不作美,雨时大时小,没有片刻停息,我们到一处加油站加油,因为这个加油站不接受信用卡,所以老 K 只好去取现金,他叫我们先去喝些咖啡等他,我们进了小店,那个老人家看到我是中国人,就问我要不要喝绿茶,挺有意思的,看到我看到牛肠很好奇,就撕了一段给我吃,那里面加了蒜,味道非常地难吃,我都差点吐出来,后来又让我尝了加了奶酪和胡椒粉的牛肉片,这个就好吃多了。等老 K 来了之后,那老板又拿出一种饼让我们尝,虽然加了咖哩,但是味道真不错,老 K 就每样买了一个,我和小华则每人一个虾馅与土豆馅的。 然后再往前走了没多久,经过一处小型的保护区,使用了一下那里的厕所,因为后面是森林,给人感觉好阴凉,所以匆匆离去。 一路上的风光真不错,看到的都是南非农村的景象,这里由于地广人稀,所以在广阔的空间里,只是星星点点地分布着一些民居,根本就不象中国那样,密密麻麻都是房子。低平的丘陵地上种植着很多的甘蔗,这种甘蔗比中国的品种来得矮小,当地人也不象中国那样拿它来当水果吃。靠海岸比较多地种植着速生的桉木林,一排排整齐地站着,象哨兵,但我不喜欢,我对森林一向没有好感,哪怕只是很小的一片林地,只要我从这头望不到那头,不够透明我就不喜欢,相比之下,我更喜欢草原风光,非洲的草原是枯黄的草与些许低矮的灌木为主色调,然后在上面稀稀疏疏地点缀几棵猴面包树之类的枯树,视野开阔,衬以蓝天白云,让人心旷神怡。这里由于气候比较湿,没有大草原,但也能看到小块些的类似草原的景观,聊作安慰。 进入国道后,老 K 的车开始飞速前行,最高的车速居然达到 150KM/H ,这可不是高速公路,这在中国是根本不可能的,中国的高速公路的速度一般也才 120 公里每小时,许是因为这里人很少的缘故吧,这种现象使来自都是 person, person ,person 的中国的我大为惊讶,在中国的国道上,路上行人不但多,而且对红绿灯不够重视,时不时会有人横穿马路,如果车速这么快,哪里来得及刹车。一路上,在路两旁偶而会有些黑人在行走,以及有些黑人在路一侧摆着菠萝守株待兔之外,除了经过两个农村的小型集市才会看到比较多的人,这里的行人之少让人印象深刻,去时正碰上一处学生们放学,所以有很多的孩子,但是这里在路的两旁各自修条小路以供学生行走,这点是为了保护孩子的安全,也是为了提高国道的行车速度,这点很值得借鉴。 老 K 说他十二岁的时候就开始学习开车了 ,十四岁时就会独立开车,还带着他的妹妹,有次路上碰到惊险时,他的妹妹吓得惊叫起来。他说当凯恩四岁的时候,他就让他坐在方向盘前,手把手地教他了。在南非这里,无车且不会开车是一件很麻烦的事。老 K 的车龄这么长,难怪开车的时候轻松得很。 老 K 说他的曾祖父是一兄一妹二人,他的祖父是,他的父亲也是,到他这一代,他也是有一男一女两个孩子,更神奇的是他的妹妹也生有一男一女,而且都是男大女小,老 K 还说指不定这样的传统至今已有一千年了呢。这一点倒是挺有趣的。 一路上经过两个收费站,第一站收费 6R ,第二站收费就贵了,要 21R ,下午一点半到达保护区,这里的收费标准是每人 70R , 16 岁以下的儿童减半,当然如果是南非的永久居民的话则只要 35R ,然后儿童再减半。老 K 是以科研的名义进去的,小华说可能收费比较优惠。整个保护区的外围都用铁丝网围着,老 K 说,这铁丝网对猎豹是无效的,但是由于保护区内有足够的食物,所以猎豹一般也不会出保护区,对人类没有多大的威胁,老 K 还说大象在生气的时候会把铁丝网撞开,当然是 seldom. 进山的路弯弯曲曲,才走了没多久,就听老 K 说有长颈鹿,果然在远处,看到几只长颈鹿在吃树叶,我们以为一路上肯定会看到很多,但是继续前进, nothing, nothing, nothing, 让人失望。一路上常会看到路边的灌木被火烧了的痕迹,老 K 也不知道那是自然火还是人为的,我以为肯定是人为的,因为这样可以让路边的视野更加开阔,才方便游览者能够发现路边的动物,否则的话丛林太茂密的话,肯定找不到的,岂非让人白来。到了山顶,我们住进专攻科研人员使用的房子,这里收费每晚只要 35R per person ,比起那些纯粹观光旅游的人要收三四百兰特的住宿费用,便宜得很。 作了些中饭,草草吃了,三点老 K 就带我们四处去找 animal 去了,阴雨天,雾蒙蒙的,只能看到路两旁十米以内的范围,以为会失望而归,但是居然让我们看到了野牛,长颈鹿,犀牛,狒狒,疣猪,以及一些鸟类,由于下雨天,雨点飄湿了镜头,所以拍出来的效果不好。六点时我们赶回住处,因为住处是六点关的门。怕有狮子,居住区外有铁丝网护着。 晚上作了一些中国菜,炒面,糖醋荔枝肉,象胆蛋,炸土豆,看起来,他还算比较满意,但由于作菜的时间太长了,他可能有些等不及的样子,中间还去了别的地方。我告诉他在中国,春节前的几天,经常要忙着作食物 untill 深夜,他说这里的圣诞前夜也是这样的。我问他是否他们作菜都要用柠檬,他说芭芭拉会加,但他则很少加,他说他非常喜欢咖哩与生姜,有一次作菜,他连下了三包的咖哩粉,真够辣的,我告诉他如果是这样的话,他可以到中国的四川与江西去,我们曾经在江西吃到的鱼汤里面放着非常之多的辣椒与姜丝,辣得够呛。 小华开玩笑地对老 K 说,既然我作菜好吃,不如也把我招为博士后吧,老 K 说,那就招成作菜的博士后吧。 十点洗涮完毕,休息。作梦中仍然在找动物。 第五十天( 9/7 )早上 5 : 40 起床,门外与窗外绿阴阴一片,我叫起小华一起准备早餐,作了一道蛋饺,炸了超市买回的鸡肉饼,把昨天的象胆蛋再热了一下,给老 K 吃,但是他早餐吃得相当少,只吃了一片面包就说饱了,而且他很有趣,许是尝了一口,那个鸡肉饼不合口味,居然就这么放在那儿。 八点半收拾行装,再次踏上寻找动物的行程。先是看到犀牛,然后居然看到大象,真够难得的。刚看到斑马的时候,兴奋极了,拍了很多的相片,但是后来发现,原来只要天气适宜,比如象今天这样的阴天,就很容易看到斑马,后来果然一路上看到的斑马不仅数量多,而且还常与羚羊呆在一起。 .. 回来的路上,在路边看到一些家畜,我也高兴得哇哇大叫,以为是又发现了野生动物,惯性真大。( 749 不是什么野生动物,是回来的路上,因为惯性的缘故,看到路旁有动物就大喊大叫,拍的是一些家牛,家马。 751 是路旁有人搭个小屋,坐在里面,外面摆的是手工制作的野生动物,因为已经上了国道, kevin 的车速非常快,所以只能快速地拍一下。 ) 又往前走,路上有个黑人打着搭车的手势,老 K 的车速太快,都前进了很远,可他却倒回车去,让那黑人搭车,因为此前我们接受的观点,总是认为黑人很可怕,所以若按常理,碰到这种情况,一般人都会怀疑这个人是不是个劫车者,但是老 K 真的是一个很单纯很善心的人,与人方便是他作人的一个很大的特点。他以前就告诉我们百分之八十的黑人都是好的,只有一部分黑人比较差一些。我想让小华说他就象雷锋那样,但是又想想现在连中国的许多娃娃都不知道雷锋是谁,更别说是老外了。 路旁经过一个驼鸟养殖场地,车已经朝前开了一段,但是老 K 看到我那么想看,还是把车倒了回去,在场外拍了几张相片,算是到此一游了。( 772 是驼鸟,人工养殖的,在路旁发现的。野生的我们在保护区没有看到,只好在这里过把瘾 ) 回来路上小华给当地的甘蔗拍了一张相片,( 674 是这里的甘蔗,比咱中国的甘蔗矮小多了。 )另外还拍了几张当地农村的相片( 574 是这里的农村,因为当地人口少,所以房屋只是星星点点的,不象中国那么密集。) Post by 戴何骏 发表于 2005-9-6 1:41:07 http://www.xinxinbao.com/oblog31/user1/198/archives/2005/5710.html
千山谷之祖鲁舞(照片) 还是走吧。我们出了鳄鱼园,我们又到对面去观看祖鲁舞蹈表演,从卖工艺品的房子往里走,门口经由一个穿着祖鲁服饰的男子查票后,我们又往里面走,就看到几座圆顶的茅草屋,小华在其中的一座小屋前留了影,我回来后细看,才发现原来屋前的木柱上居然也雕刻着祖鲁人的头像,祖鲁人的头像真的是无处不在呀,我经常看到连圆珠笔杠也雕有这种头像,更不要说其它各种各样的木雕了。然后我们跟着人群进了一间大圆屋,里面有二个祖鲁人,其中的一个可能是主持人,他指挥着男性坐在左边,而女性则必须坐在右边的,可爱的马丁偏不,明明左边座位空了好多,他仍要说左边没有座位,硬要往右边挤。然后大家安静下来,听着主持人说了一大堆有可能是祖鲁风俗的简介,人群不时爆发出阵阵笑声,然后还不时看到那人拿起身后的刀叉呀长枪呀之类的,摸拟捕杀动物的动作。 在主持人一句Thank you之后,大家都走出茅屋,在一个半露天的茅屋中的石条上坐下,石条上铺有很多的蒲团,大家坐定后,就出来了一队祖鲁男子,只见他们个个一手拿长枪,一手拿着盾牌(他们的盾牌非铁非木,而是在一根竹子上叉着一块厚而硬的兽皮制成的),他们的后面是一大堆的鼓,有个盛装的黑人妇女在那儿等待着。只见一个穿着普通衣服的黑人上前说了几句什么,那些黑人就开始跳了起来,舞姿并不优美,但是每个人都很卖力,舞蹈风格粗犷,伴随着震天响的鼓声,气势磅礴,挺震憾人心的。 接下来是一男一女二个黑人上来,这次更多的是对白,仿佛在演示祖鲁人求婚的场景,我只听懂:I love you 这句,最后的动作是男的单腿跪在女的面前,人群里爆发出笑声,二人趁机向观众致谢后下了台。 随后是一群妇女上场,按咱东方的审美观点,那些女的又黑又矮又胖,粗粗壮壮的腿臂,一点都算不上美女,跳的舞蹈动作同男队的动作没多大区别,但是这次却伴随着嘹亮的祖鲁语歌声,又是别一种风格。 最后的压轴戏是众人皆出场,排着队唱起了南非的国歌(我当然听不懂,但是全场大半人都起立,表情庄重,问到小华,才知道唱的是国歌),看来爱国的情思无处不在,不分肤色,无关种族。 Post by 戴何骏 发表于 2005-8-7 0:01:59 http://www.xinxinbao.com/oblog31/user1/198/archives/2005/4742.html
南非杂记1 单位:1rand 兰特。1兰特等于1.15-1.33人民币。 ADSL宽带:Home DSL 384 速度384k, month rental 月租449兰特(含税)。2GB Shaped TIpA Standard 每月2G流量费用199兰特。共计每月费用648兰特,在国内可以上2M电信宽带1年了,而且没有流量限制。2G流量包括上载和下载,如果视频和下载文件多了,月底总有几天无法正常上网,因为超过2G就等于断网了。有媒体报道说,南非的网络费用是其他许多国家的16倍之多(用south-africa ADSL expensive than other countries作关键词可以在google上搜到许多文章)。我跟南非许多人说起,他们都很羡慕中国网络费用低呢。 Vodacom手机通讯:我还不是很懂这些收费,反正不同移动公司,移动公司与固定电话公司之间的电话费赛过长途电话。短信1封0.8兰特,我和老板通话69秒(不同移动公司)5.7兰特。有1回打回中国,结果信号不好,没说上话,花了15兰特。发短信与通话好像都有分高峰期peak与非高峰期off-peak,收费不一样。具体看看下面的预付卡价目表(来自 www.vodacom.zo.ca )吧。 Voice Calls Vodacom to Vodacom/Telkom peak R2.55 per min R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 5.4c per second Vodacom to Vodacom/Telkom off-peak R1.40 per min R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 1.7c per second Vodacom to MTN/Cell C peak R2.85 per min R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 6c per second Vodacom to MTN/Cell C off peak R1.65 per min R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 2.2c per second Vas Services Calls Peak R2.85 per min R2.85 per min R3.60 per min Vas Services Calls Off-peak R1.55 per min R1.55 per min R1.08 per min Roaming Calls (Currently only Namibia) Calls within Country R6.00 per min R6.00 per min R6.00 per min Calls from Country to SA R15.00 per min R15.00 per min R15.00 per min Calls received while roaming R5.50 per min R5.50 per min 12c per second Short Message Service (SMS) ** SMS premium rated R0.90 - R30.00 R0.90 - R30.00 R0.90 - R30.00 SMS per message peak R0.80 R0.80 R0.80 SMS per message off-peak R0.35 R0.35 R0.35 International SMS per message anytime R1.75 R1.75 R1.74 Roaming SMS per message anytime R2.50 R2.50 R2.50 Voicemail Retrieval (121) Free Free Free Voicemail peak Deposit using 082/072 131 plus last seven digits of cellphone number R2.85 R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 6c per second Voicemail off-peak Deposit using 082/072 131 plus last seven digits of cellphone number R1.55 R2.70 for the 1st min; R1.55 per min thereafter 1.6c per second Prepaid International Call Charges Zone A R5.50 per min anytime R5.50 per min anytime 12c per second anytime Zone B R7.50 per min anytime R7.50 per min anytime 18c per second anytime Zone C R10.00 per min anytime R10.00 per min anytime 24c per second anytime Zone D R12.50 per min anytime R12.50 per min anytime 30c per second anytime Zone E R15.00 per min anytime R15.00 per min anytime 36c per second anytime Zone F R17.50 per min anytime R17.50 per min anytime 42c per second anytime Prepaid Disconnection In the unlikely event that you are inactive (not making, sending or receiving a single revenue generating voice call, data, fax or SMS) for 90 consecutive days, your connection to the Vodacom network will be terminated and your cellular number and remaining credit will be forfeited. Voicemail retrievals, recharge of your prepaid account by any means and roaming activity will be regarded as activity for this purpose, however calls free of charge will not be taken into account. Who to call for more information For more information, call the 4U Information Line on 082 1188 or Customer Care on 082 111 from a fixed line (applicable rates will apply) or 111 from a Vodacom cellphone (free call). Telkom固定电话:我只用过电话卡打国内,比手机便宜。下面是 www.telkom.co.za 上的2005价目表。以前觉得国内电信贵,到了南非才知道,还有更贵的。我住在德班,是南非第三大城市,手机信号还不好。国内发短信真便宜啊。也许是因为我用预付卡,所以收费比较高吧。 Country Code Country of Destination New Rates (Incl VAT) per minute New Rates (Incl VAT) per second Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak 86 China (Peking) 3.60 3.35 0.06000 0.05583 86 China - Mobile 3.60 3.35 0.06000 0.05583 Post by 戴何骏 发表于 2005-6-11 1:11:23 上一篇: 文火等于多少摄氏度呢 下一篇: 网络摄像头前的宝贝(20050506) 回复:南非杂记1 比别人高三倍?因为速度还是流量?还是可以访问收费网站?这样一来,老傅与我岂不是云泥之别? Post by steed 发表评论于 2005-6-12 16:42:32 回复:南非杂记1 看的昏,直接告诉我们按人民币换算就简单多了。:P 我们用电话卡打国内的电话是很便宜的。宽带费现在很高,那是因为老傅同志要求太高。是别人家的三倍多。 Post by greenorange(游客) 发表评论于 2005-6-12 11:39:48 回复:南非杂记1 有人在网络上作过调查,基本认定南非宽带是世界最贵。参见 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12374073 。 Post by steed 发表评论于 2005-6-11 2:42:30 回复:南非杂记1 南非只有1家固定电话公司Telkom。真是垄断产生利润啊。 Post by steed 发表评论于 2005-6-11 2:35:25 http://www.xinxinbao.com/oblog31/user1/198/archives/2005/3376.html
上学期有幸入选清华大学公派学生出国交换计划,离开清华大学北京协和医学院前往加拿大多伦多大学医学院学习,点点滴滴收获颇多,感悟也非一时能写完。最近在利用课余时间读医学史家Michael Bliss写的《The Discovery of Insulin》,备感多伦多大学前人创业之艰,同时在如何做人做学问方面,大师的风范让我一生受益。 文章我正在给系刊《荷风》写一篇,先贴一个我上学期放假后制作的一个摄影集,供大家欣赏。 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Great exchange for great future. King's King's Circle, University of Toronto campus. We build up our body as well as friendship. Victoria's Residence Garden, University of Toronto. We communicate freely——Great minds do not have to think alike. Queen's Park, University of Toronto campus. Squirrels store nuts for the winter, and we store knowledge for the future. "Glory enough for all": The Discovery of Insulin by Banting, Best Macleod, University of Toronto Medical Science Building Memorial Lobby. Who says an undergraduate can not dream about the Nobel Prize? Always motivated by a story that never fades. Dr. Normal Bethune(白求恩大夫), a pioneer of blood transplantation and national hero of China, is among Toronto's graduating class of 1916. CCBR Medical Research Center Where the past wonders of medicine intersect with new breakthroughs. (后注:CCBR 门口设立了一个"加拿大医学名人堂"雕塑,十位科学家中有一位华人——徐立之,他在Sickkids Hospital的出色工作发现了Cystic Fibrosis Gene,为该疾病的检测和治疗打下基础。徐立之现回到中国,担任香港大学校长。) Take a nap at the garden of University College. Was is because John C. Fields(菲尔茨) got some inspiration from the scenic campus that he later became the father of The Fields Award in Mathematics? Studying in such a library is absolutely a feast for the mind. NYPL. The Annual Christmas Dinner at our Burwash Dining Hall It teaches me to care about the world: Before anything else on that day, we mourned for those who died in the Bombay terrorist attack in India. Toronto's Annual Santa Clause Parade Sometimes I just walk along the streets to explore the beauty of a foreign culture. St. Patrick Church, Fifth Avenue, New York But most of the time I kept thinking and working hard to explore why we fell behind and what we can proudly say to our own children? Historical record at New York Public Library. 100 years ago, Principal Tsao Yun Shiang made a promise for the future of higher education in China. We'll see. Yuanfan at University of Toronto. Celebrating Birthday with Tsinghua students at Toronto, a big warm family. With Professor Steipe (German Guy...). I got A+ in his terrific Bioinformatics course, and he kindly wrote a warm recommendation letter for me. Yuanfan at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston During the international iGEM competition final Jamboree. Toronto, I will be back to see you.