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From: leoso@cs.arizona.edu (Leo WaiChung So)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: GPA (Re: Ph.D. in Hong Kong and U.S.)
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:53:52 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

n052fx@tamuts.tamu.edu (Yiu Wan) writes:
>
>hi, there
>
>while you guys talking about GPAs, do ya think about the relationship 
>between work performance and academic achievement? 

  I think able workers and high-GPAers are two different sets. They
  do intersect but not much. This is not sour-grape syndrome, it is my
  observation on the guys I met before.

>i know many guys who are not that good in studies, but do very
>well in their works. on the other hand, some 4.0 ( 3.8 > ) guys or
>gals had a hard time to get a job!any comment?a

  High-GPAers, IMHO, know how to avoid difficult courses, how to take
  exams, write well-organized and comprehensible answers...

  Able workers are more pragmatic. They don't care the superficial
  stuff in college. They care what they really learn.

  But they should all be good in time management.
>
>also for job hunting, except those big six and alike companies will 
>ask u gpa no one will!  ( that is what i heard!) 
> i kinda believe those big gun shops like mircosoft, digital, intel will
>ask for gpa too! but never does a XYZ company ask about that!

  No idea. I think most of the companys want to hire somebody to solve 
  their existing problems. So GPA, well, is not as important as your 
  skills.

  Cheers,
  leo.
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From: glo@dvlseq.us.oracle.com (George Lo)
Subject: Re: They got no brain...
Organization: Oracle World HQ, Redwood Shores, California
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:38:30 GMT
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In article <1992Sep26.065809.20497@cucs5.cs.cuhk.hk> klyeung1@eng.ie.cuhk.hk (yeung ka leung) writes:
>glo@dvlseq.us.oracle.com (George Lo) writes:
>
>>In article <stevew.717276678@helios> stevew@helios.unl.edu (Steve Wu) writes:
>>>tchow@ra.cs.umb.edu (Tony Yee Chow) writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>  By the way, for a Ph.D student, his/her GPA must maintain at least
>>>3.5 something or higher. (at least for most of the cases).
>>>
>>Getting below 3.5 in any university in US isn't easy but very hard
>>in HK. 
>
>*** As an engineering student in CUHK, I have never dreamed that my GPA
>can above 3.5. I find it even vary difficult to reach 3.0 (maybe I am
>not smart enough :( ). But there is still a few of us can get a 3.xx.
>As far as I know, there are  just 3 or 4 of us can get 3.5 or above
>(within 180 students in 2nd year, ie last term).

I think I should rephrase my comment as I saw some errors in my posting.
I should say that it is so hard to get a GPA of less than 3.5 in US but
it is very hard to get more than 3.5 in HK.


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From: x0y3510@tamuts.tamu.edu (Xuejun Yang)
Subject: Re: Future of China........
Organization: ~/lib/organization
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:50:20 GMT

In article <10502@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> anthony@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>There is one very important thing that you forgot, the majority of 
                                                        ????????
>the Chinese people are still illiterate.  Many bear make enough to
                              ??????????
Wrong! According to UNESCO, The LLITERACY Rate of China is > 75%.
You got the role reversed. Where did you get your data?

>feed the family.  The wealth and technology are only in the special 
>economic zones and large cities.  It will a long long time before
>the poor country folks get to taste the "powerful" China.  China
>might be rich in resouces, but I doubt if there's enough for all.
Again, most of the beneficiaries are former farmers. Most of them
are much better off. The fastest growing sector of economy is 
the small township enterprises.
>--
>Anthony Lee (Time Lord Doctor) (These are my opinions !)
>email: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au	voice:+(61)-7-3651204 FAX:+(61)-7-3651999
>SNAIL: Department Computer Science, The University of Queensland, 
>       St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
From: v050qh6y@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (SYS$LOGIN:SIGNATURE.TXT)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: ANDY LAU IS GOD!!!
Summary: REPLY
Keywords: ANDY LAU IS GOD!!!
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:59:00 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.hongkong
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <002668t.6.717360981@ace.acadiau.ca>, 002668t@ace.acadiau.ca (DAVID TAI) writes...
> 
>	Andy Lau is a very well singer. I agree that. NEVERTHELESS, we 
>cannot call him by GOD! It`s not for kidding. It`s serious! 
> 
>							
i think that you are too serious and need to get a social life,and 
perhaps some help.  just kidding!! seriously please andy lau is the closest 

__________________________________
*                                *
* WINNIE LEE                     *
* V050QH6Y@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU  *
* "ANDY LAU IS GOD"              *
*                                *
*________________________________*
thing to god!!!!!!!!!!!> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>							DAY,
>							24-09-92
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: alaw@uucp (Alvin W. Law)
Subject: Re: Tat-Ming 1 Pie
Organization: Oracle World HQ, Redwood Shores, California
	<1992Sep30.161307.28890@oracle.us.oracle.com>
	<1992Oct1.032112.11824@seas.gwu.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 00:44:26 GMT
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lai@seas.gwu.edu (William Y. Lai) writes:
>I wrote:
>>In chronological order:
>>(1) Sheung (Injured) Sai (Pased away)
>>(2) Gum Sic
>>(3) Gum Tin Ying Goi Hen Go Hing (Today (we) should be very happy)
>>(4) Wong Hou Dai Do (Queen's Thieves)
>>(5) Second to last song in "Sun Ging" (I think the name is "Oi Nai
>>    Lau" but not sure)
>
>
>Can someone list *ALL* their albums in chronological order please?  I think
>I'm missing one somewhere in there...
>

I can try:

Albums:
86   Continue to Pursue "Gai Dzok Jui Dzum" (EP)
86   Album with <Kiss Me Goodbye>
87   Story of stone
87   I'm Waiting For You to Come Back...
88   Night Hasn't Ended
     (Remix featuring three versions of "Tonight the Stars Twinkle")
88   Do You Still Love Me?
88   We Grew Up Like This
     (Their first Best Collection + 
      "Tonight We Should Be Happy")
89   Can't Suppress the Feelings
89   Crazy / Nerve (I don't have the chance to figure out the actual
     meaning)
90   A Different Memory
     (Their second Best Collection + 3 new songs)
91?  Best of TMP
     (Their third and possibly last Best Collection)

P.S. "Long March" was included in one of Polygram's Collection in 88.
     I can't recall if Polygram had released a separate copy though.

CDs:
87   TMP 86/87 Collector's Edition
87   I'm Waiting For You to Come Back...
88   A shared remix album with Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan which
     includes all five songs from "Night Hasn't Ended"
...
(From that point on, they had synchronized releases of their albums
and CD's)


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From: eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui)
Subject: Re: Why? Why? Now I'm going to tell you why.
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 06:52:27 GMT

wchau@acsu.buffalo.edu (Wun-Chun Chau) writes:

>In article <1992Sep21.225017.19089@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung) writes:
[... lot of lines deleted.... ]

>I was so lucky to have a chance to get to know a girl who is extremely
>smart and damn good looking :) I won't tell you guys who she is or there
>will be another deana-sort-of-things happen again :)
>It feels so good to talk to this kind of girls, yes, they always appear to
>"inch" because they seems to be able to read your mind. Man, isn't it
>fantastic to have a girlfriend who knows all your need, knows when to cheer
>you up, when to shut their mouth up and leave you alone, when to comfort
>you, when to force you to work... and most important of all, she is damn
>beautiful! Ha Ha!

This reminds me that one of my friend told me :
"The smartest girl is one who knows when to be smart and when to be
foolish."

I quite agree, do you?

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From: yuk@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Yuk Lun Chan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Re: PRETTIEST MALE AND FEMALE
Date: 26 Sep 92 11:41:15 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard ISG-SBU-PWD, UK.

>soc.culture.hongkong / allenw@buengf.bu.edu (Allen Wieschge) /  3:52 am  Sep 25, 1992 /
>MALE:
>       1. WU FUNG              (Anyone haven't seen his films)
>       2. Tse Yin
>       3. Leon Lai
>       4. Tam Bing Man
>       5. Ho B
>       6. Philip Chan
>       7. Jacky Chan

>FEMALE:
>       1. LISA WONG Ming Chuen (No one over 40 can look that young)
>       2. Dic Ball Lie
>       3. Reis Michelle
>       4. Kwan Shirley
>       5. Mui Siu Wai
>       6. Maggie Cheung
>       7. Chau Won

If dead counted. I would vote for
Male :
        1. Cheung Wood Yau
        2. Cheung Ying
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From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: ***tHReE LoNeLY hEarTs***
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:57:33 GMT

In article <1992Oct3.122508.29335@uxmail.ust.hk> bi_kin@uxmail.ust.hk (HoiFung JACK @>-`) writes:
>In article <9227616.25899@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct1.183450.21739@uxmail.ust.hk> bi_kin@uxmail.ust.hk (HoiFung JACK @>-`) writes:
>>>What a good idea!!!!!  All kinds of love enquiries are welcome here!
>>>hmm...i guess what we need now is a nomination period, anyone who want to be
>>>one of these Three Lonely Hearts, please fill in a nomination form (seconded by
>>>at least 3 persons)... with love experiences, appearance discriptions, 
>>>personalities, salaries expected (not necessary, right?), etc....
>>>and then we netters can appoint An Election Day (maybe 2 or 3 weeks later) and
>>>choose our Lonely Hearts to the Board of Executive Committees...
>>>We all have a vote!  Freedom is our primary concern.
>>>Yeah!!!!  Just do it!
>>
>>	So, you don't really seem to be joking(but well, are you kidding?)...
>>
>>	Why bother going through those? I said I'd be happy to do the job if 
>>	you guys would OK me. Tons of GOOD/NASTY tips I have. Trust me OK? 
>>
>>	Hahah.....
>
>Okay, Lonely Heart William, i trust u!  Don't let me disappointed. :)
>
>							HoiFung JACK @>-`

	No problem, buddy! 
	So, dear lonely hearts and broken hearts, just pop in your story now. 
	William will do his best to sort matters out and offer you his best tips. 
	And BTW, where're the other two hosts? 

---Yours cordially,
	Dr. Lo
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From: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Composer (Re: The best pop singer in HK)
Date: 29 Sep 92 21:17:07 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <eln235s.717390020@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au> eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui) writes:
>...  
>For composer, I'd vote for 
>- Lo Kwun Ting (Lowell)
>- Loh Da Yiu, if you considered him HK, alright!
>- Lam Chi Cheung, in fact, he is more than a composer!

We have similar taste.  I say Lo Kwun Ting is definitely the best.  Ah Lam 
and Law Dai Yau are both greater composers too.  But Law is more innovative. 

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From: cs_rayhy@uxmail.ust.hk ("siu" YEN YEN)
Subject: Re: Ph.D. in Hong Kong and U.S.
Organization: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:22:02 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.194132.2870@schaefer.math.wisc.edu> poon@schaefer.UUCP (Ka-Cheong Poon) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.112054.28488@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk> b130778@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk (MA NGAI LING) writes:
>
>>	On a list I saw last week in CU, TA is getting $17000HK/month.  I
>>know someone who is doing Masters this year, his stipend is almost $9000.    
>
>Are you kidding?!  So if you are a Ph.D. student and a TA, then you get 
>HK$17000 each month!  That is incredible!!!!  I cannot believe this.  Could 
>someone verify this?  Thanks.
>
>Have fun!!!
>
>								Poon.
>
>

That's true if someone can get both RA and TA...

Clement.


Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: s5289509@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (Cookie monster is back to school...)
Subject: Testing
Keywords: ?
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 22:39:00 GMT

It's just a test. Ummm.... too bad that I don't have any jokes to share
with you guys. How 'bout this? (I can't really say it's a joke...)
I helped to grade composition in a primary school during summer. One of
the students wrote the following ;" I piano piano green go to the market...."
None of us understood this and we couldn't figure it out until the student
explained it in Chinese. Guess what? It's "in a great hurry".......  
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From: lau@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Karen Lau)
Subject: Re: Why I got this GRADE in Econ...
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:27:01 GMT

mtam@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Johnny Wu) writes:

> I'm a sophomore and is undecided in major.
> But try to get an easy A from Econ.. But on the last test I had STUDIED very
> hard and thought I got everything down in memory.  But when I got my grade 
> back I find out that my friend who didn't study and got a better grade then
> me. Now I feel so stupid and dumb and is looking for a lake to jump in.
> Could anyone help me to acheive my goal of a failure.. please HELP ME...


Since we both come from the same school, I can understand a little better
about the situation here in UIUC.  I myself is a sophomore in engineering.
I sure am not a genius and I got bad grades once in a while too.  I know
exactly how you felt when you got your paper and saw that ugly grade on it.
However, this is not the time to think about how dumb or how stupid you are.
The most effective way to get out of such depression is to think positively.
Try to find out what didn't you do to get a better grade.  May be your 
studying method is not effective and you may need a chance of your study
habit.  It's very meaningless to compare with other people.  You'll just
give yourself more pressure that way.  But do stay competitive as a driving
force for getting better grades.  Give yourself one more chance to, as other
netters said, "redeem yourself".  I believe that one is worthy to admire is 
someone who can stand up again after he fell.  And I hope you aren't the 
type who will give up that easily right??  Take it easy and hope will 
hear some good news from you soon.

Karen
UIUC
From: vchan@haas.berkeley.edu (Vincent Chan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Prettiest male
Date: 28 Sep 1992 07:35:58 GMT
Organization: Haas School of Business, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

In article <80579@ut-emx.uucp> onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew) writes:
>It appears that most girls find Andy Lau Tak Wah very handsome.  Would some
>girls comment on that?  I personally find Andy Lau OK, maybe quite handsome,
>but definitely not to the degree that most girls I've met have expressed.

I agree !
Andy Lau is quite handsome but not crazily attractive.
He is a little bit short when compared with Chow Yun Fat or Man Chi Leung.

Vincent
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Same Name
Date: 6 Oct 92 07:45:07 GMT
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI

In article <1992Oct5.235334.21343@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au> mkwan@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Michael C. KWAN) writes:
>In article <1992Oct4.143049.24955@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, chungk@eecg.toronto.edu (Kevin Chung) writes:
>>
>>Ever met anyone with the same name?  At a conference/trade show a few
>>years ago, I met someone at a booth who had the same first and last
>>name as me (Kevin Chung).  I accused him of stealing my name and he
>>looked puzzled, but after he read my name badge we had a good laugh.
>>Anyways, looking through the list of people posting articles to this
>>newsgroup I've seen familiar names (I'm pretty certain that these
>>names don't belong to anyone I know because of where the articles are
>>posted from).  Has anyone else ever an amusing (or boring meeting)
>>with someone of the same name?
>>
>>Kevin.
>>
>
>	Yes, I have.  My name is Michael KWAN, but a lot of people think that
>I steal this name from a HK singer (Michael KWAN, he has retired anyway).
>I was named by my parents with 'Michael' since I was born, my birth Cert.,
>ID card, passport .. are all using this name.  You may be said my that parents
>stole it, but I am 20+, I don't think any one know Michael KWAN when I came to
>the world.
>
>
>							Michael KWAN

	Ummm, guess what? This afternoon I came across my uni machine and saw 
	Leon Lai was there! 

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From: wchau@acsu.buffalo.edu (Wun-Chun Chau)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Chinese wife is good? (Was: Why? Why? Now I'm going to tell you why.)
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:14:16 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci

In article <1992Sep30.213222.15285@athena.mit.edu> siu@athena.mit.edu (Olivia I Siu) writes:
>
>Correct me if I am wrong.  I think what kingchun said is right.  However, this
>is one of the stereotypes that should be corrected.  I think if a girl goes
>out with another guy even though she has a boyfriend, it's either that
>she doesn't really want to be with her boyfriend, or that they were not
>meant to be together in the first place.  So, I think guys can still ask
>girls with boyfriends to go out.  How the girl reply is another matter.
>
>Olivia

You are absolutely correct! My dear Olivia :)
You've just said what I am going to say!

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From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Ok ok ok new topics!
Date: 3 Oct 92 15:16:39 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

bhchan@soda.berkeley.edu (Billy H. Chan) writes:

>Talk about wierd combinations, I'm thinking Molecular Cell Biology (aka
>MCB) and Cognitive Science.  CogSci is a combination of philosophy, psych,
>linguistics, computer science, and more more more!   And, was looking at a
>minor in Music.  |)

Yeah, Cognitive Science is really cool!  I was going to major in it, but...
well... to keep a long story short, my father doesn't really want me to study
something that "specialized," especially a field which requires a very strong
language skill (which I happen to lack...)  Oh well. :) 

Actually, I think one doesn't need to major in something to get to know
that field of study.  One can always take classes as distributive require-
ments and/or read books on one's own...

any comment? 

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ditto. ;)

Yours Sincerely,
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From: leoso@cs.arizona.edu (Leo WaiChung So)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: On Equality Between Genders
Date: 2 Oct 92 04:36:01 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


  One of my female friends recently have a discussion with me on
  Gender Equality. She said that both "woman" and "female" are 
  terms derived from "man" and "male" respectively. So she said
  that western culture is male-dorminated culture from its very
  beginning.

  Then I told her that in Chinese we have no such derivation: We
  have "Nam Yan" and "Lui (Nui?) Yan", "Nam Sing" and "Lui Sing"
  only. So she infered that Chinese culture does better than Western
  in treating the two genders equally...

  I have no comment. What do you netters think?

  Leo.
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