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Azure Shell - New Design

I worked for 2 hours on the CSS codes, and here's the result! Do you like it? If so, please tell me... If not, tell me where I should work! And by the way, the BGM is Always With Me..
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Thank you fro your visits friends!:D :hat:

So this is the CSS source code I am now using:
body 
{
background-image: 
url('http://files.myopera.com/AzureTimm/banners/island-paradise-513737-lw.jpeg');
background-repeat: 
no-repeat;
background-attachment: 
fixed;
}

#wrap0 {
//background-image: 
url('http://files.myopera.com/AzureTimm/banners/island-paradise-513737-lw.jpeg');
background-repeat: //
no-repeat;
background-attachment: 
fixed;
}

#wrap4 {
opacity:0.85;filter:alpha(opacity=85);
}

#top {
//background:url(http://files.myopera.com/AzureTimm/banners/2008-10-8.jpg) no-repeat !important;
;//
background-image: 
url('http://files.myopera.com/AzureTimm/banners/island-paradise-513737-lw.jpeg');
background-repeat: 
no-repeat;
background-attachment: 
fixed;
color:#66ccff;
height:340px;
}

#top2 {
height:340px;
position: center left;
background-image: 
url('http://files.myopera.com/AzureTimm/banners/island-paradise-513737-lw.jpeg');
background-repeat: 
no-repeat;
background-attachment: 
fixed;
}

#top h1 {
position:relative;
left:500px;
top:120px;
color:#000000;
font-weight:bolder;
}

#subtitle {
color:#000000;
position:relative;
left:415px;
top:126px;
font-size:19px;
font-variant: small-caps;
font-weight:bolder;
font-family:calibri,sans-serif,times;
}

#menu {
position: bottom left
}

#menu a:link, #menu a:visited, #menu a:active {
position: bottom left
}
//background-color:white;
width:310px;//


As you can see, I put some // here and there; they are the experiments I did while trying to figure out what did the job... and Opera has an "Arthur Mode" which is very good in displaying the classes and IDs. Any idea how to display them in the same way in different browsers?...
Somebody help me ~:D

Pink Shell - London In Sunshine

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Well today's shell is pink... That's unusual. In fact, it's the colour of the receipt of my payment for accommodation... Damn that's expensive! I have to admit this place is more than I can ask for - but being this expensive simply freaks me out.
Ok enough for my ranting... My wallet deflated considerably by now.
Now I finally understand why British people consider it polite to talk about weather; simply because there's no weather. You only have climate here; the general temperature, humidity, something like that. Weather, is another story. I experienced sunshine, heavy rain, rainbow, strong wind and super-fine sky in the time of one hour. Peoples are wearing anything: thick jacket, summer T-shirt, raincoat, and sportswear; I guess they simply don’t know what to wear.
However today is extremely fine. From the first glance out of the window 7 o'clock in the morning, I was struck by the sheer beauty of the blue sky, making everything exceedingly beautiful against it. So here goes some pictures...
Click to enlarge~~

Sun sneaks thru the thick leaves of a tree. Its name unknown..

Don't know what this is either... I gotta check that Complete British Wildlife I borrowed from the UCL science library...

That's a building against the azure sky. Anything ordinary will be the best construction on the earth against that sky...


UCL Language Centre. Well, not the entire building though. One third.

Flowers on the window boxes of Language Centre...

Taken right after the sun sets... From the window of my room.


Gonna make some banners out of some of the flowers... They are so beautiful!

ALL right, I need to return to my work though... The application thing is exhausting..

Green Shell - Colorful Banners

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A lot is going on with my life these days. Most of them good, but demanding; that's a main reason why I am absent again these days. I am working on a major project which can very well decide the future of my entire life.. Isn't that exciting? Yes, but also exhausting:lol: Glad I can still manage a laugh when all I want to do is to fall into my oh-so-comfortable-looking bed and fall asleep.
I made several banners these days when I feel very tired; I will put all of them here. Which one do you think is the best?
I will keep this post updated.







Red Shell - New Banner

I made my own banner today... It's a picture taken by me in the Russel's Square garden, Lonndon. Stretched- What do you think of it? I think it's kind of cute.. But I don't know if the words' color is alright. Someone give me a hint?:D

Deep Blue Shell - Another Day

When the first gleam of golden ray flickers over the horizon
You know
Another day has come
When the first fallen leaf dances across your field of vision
You know
Another day had gone
What is done is done
That's why we call history past
What is dream isn't just dream
That's how we name it future
What is crucial is now
"Now" decides the course of the history
"Now" unfolds the scroll of the unknown
"Now" is known as the present
A present for you, for me, for the sleepy world
Wonderful surprise ensues.

Blue Shell - Who Do I Blog For?

The bell in a nearby church striked again, telling me that I am running late into the night. Finally, it seems, I have adapted the British time here. I am no longer sleepy early in the evening and wake up 4 o'clock in the morning,and I can go through classes with ease now.
One thing troubled me a little though.
I noticed that I haven't blogged in the past 3 days. The New Blog Post tag in my Opera browser was always there, I just simply did not fill it in. What happened?
That lead me to another question. Why do I keep this blog? Who do I keep it for?
The first name comes into my mind is Loku. Lokutus Prime, he encouraged me to go on two years ago; surely I could very well be writing for him.
That perhaps is part of the reason why every time I see Loku's avatar in my blog, I got excited and not a bit sleepy. Simply because I know his name is grantee that I won't be disappointed, that I will learn something new in expressions, vocabulary, grammar, anything.
However, if he doesn't come, will I just simply stop what I am doing and abandon the blog I've kept for two years?
I did exactly that thing last year. Loku disappeared for several months. That time I can't even bring myself to check the subscriptions. As a result, there were generally 150+ new items on my watched page. The page itself could be as big as 600k; It could flood my mobile phone when I browse it on Opera Mini sometimes.
The rare occasions that Loku did appear, I will write something on a whim, and the thing either got an private access tag because I couldn't finish it, or deleted by accident when I press the red button of my phone.
Sometimes I feel like stupid; This is my blog, my diary, nobody has the obligation to read every post. I keep it, because once I come back and see what I wrote a long time ago, I would know what my footprints were like. It's a good feeling, and a good method to avoid possible mistakes by learning from old mistakes. I should not write this thing as a show, just to get some figures of visits in Hitslink or some comments unrelated to the topic I have talked about.
My English teacher tole me, that everything written is intended to be read, that's everything should be readable, hopefully enjoyable for the nature of a blog, to the visitors. That's what I need to practice, the invisible and useless conceit should never be the reason for anything I do.
So from now on, I want my blog just to record what I think. What I want to say. What I need to say. Not what I want others to think about me. People have the right to have their ideas on anything, I only need to be the best of myself.
My reader(s), so the intention of this blog have changed. If you like what I write here, just read it, maybe leave a comment or two. My friends, oh my dear friends, don't feel obliged to view my post. I am done caring about how many more hits have I made today.
Ok I think that's for today. Just do the spell checking and go to bed..:D

White Shell - Interview with Wen Jiabao

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Transcript of interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao



Story Highlights:


Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was interviewed by Fareed Zakaria last week

Jiabao says China has achieved fast and steady economic growth

He says U.S. financial difficulties impact China

Below is the complete transcript of Fareed Zakaria's interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The interview was taped September 23, and portions were shown on "Fareed Zakaria GPS" on September 28.

Read more...

Colorful Shell - Colorful Day

I began the day with a thought in my head- I need to hurry up. Hurry to wash my face and brush my teeth. Hurry up to eat in the basement. Hurry up to the classroom, where a lecture was about to begin at 9 o'clock. Hurry up to check whether I have been qualified to take the Oxbridge test which will take place 4 pm......
But When I really set out to the classroom, I find myself half an hour earlier than the scheduled time, so as ever, I took our my camera. This species of tree is popular in China too, but I just can't remember its name..:frown: someone tell me what it is called?

After that class I went to the main court. A very grand opening of Fresher's Fayre was taking place in the main building of UCL. Hundreds of societies and clubs were recruiting, the atmosphere is heated considerable by the excitement and competition there-- Every society wants to find more newbies, and soon I was flooded with booklets, posters, cards and candies given out by the enthusiastic clubs. Here is a photo...


I joined nothing... Simply because I can't decide which one is better for me, and so I collected a lot of advertisements.


A stage bus was in the middle of the court- I have seen one during the Olympics on TV- But this one is by my bare eyes, so it is still a very new thing to me. Two performers, presumably students, were dancing there. Here's a video I recorded with my camera:

On my way back to the test room, I found a little squirrel eating a nut near a bin.
It was very tame that when I stood so near to it to take photos, it only looked at me and continued to eat as if I am just air....:D

The test of Oxbridge is difficult to say the least. Not only the English is very, very hard, but the logic and knowledge required to complete the test is also significant. I don't know how others do, but I don't want to be optimistic after this test... It's a good thing the results will come on Tuesday. Let's see if I can get a interview with the Oxbridge..

Night had come... I was still sort of in Chinese time, so I was sleepy all too soon in my opinion. However I managed to take a few photos before I went to bed:



The next morning, when I got up at six, I didn't believe my eyes when I looked out of the window. I can see nothing-- Everything was in a very deep and dense fog. So this is the legendary London Fog! Yes! I took my camera and shot this one.. Pity the light was too dark at that time.

And then the sky become to light up. Here are more:


And by the time the fog has dissipated a little, I could manage to see the BT tower in the distance.


Well, so much for today. I need to read all those booklets, and finish reading my Student's Handbook-- After all, I am pretty new here and I need to know all the rules in order NOT to cross any dangerous line... Ain't that right Loku?:D

Azure Shell - A Fine Day

The first very fine day I have seen since I arrived in London. Sunshine is perfect, sky is my most favorite azure blue, something about the way clouds move also made me smile. Of course, I will NOT let them go that easily.. That's when cameras should come in use:

I tried to take a photo WITH the sky but.. Well, the classmate from Japan doesn't understand my Chinglish apparently and here it goes:D

We were waiting to take the oral and listening part of the English placement test. This is the building..

And the sign inside of its door...


Well, Nothing too worthy to say here. But the little gardens and parks are really good to my eyes:eyes:

And this one... The sun had already set when I discovered his beauty. But what he left behind was captured by meeeee~~~

Cloudy Shell - New Feelings

Well, The test went well actually. The only thing is... My brain feels like it's cooked. Still a lot of things to be taken care of, and we now have the Police Registration thing on hand.
As soon as we are out of the test room, I and another classmate, also from China, went running to the Euston underground station and I bought a Tube card for good measure. The return ticket cost me 5.3 Pounds... MUCH,MUCH more expensive (and slower) than Shanghai underground.. Well, When we finally reached there, a gentleman with a colorful umbrella in his hands blocked the entrance. a long queue behind him.
He told us with smiling face that no more people could register that day because they will not be able to finish their work in working hour if they did. The best way to register is to come here 6 o'clock in the morning. Well, on Weekdays too... You know what weekdays mean right? That means I will have classes. The registration process could last 15 minutes a person and I must wait some 3 hours to complete this... Time is limited, I really can't find a good way out here now...
Why do we have to register anyway? If we have to, why not everyone but just Chinese and a few other countries? Now I feel a little jealous of my Japanese classmate... He doesn't need to worry about it at all.
Well well, as I said, a rule is a rule, I have no choice but to comply...
Forget it. I took a picture there, a picture which cost me 5.3 Pounds...:cry:

Who knows how to rotate it without uploading it again?

The London streets are beautiful in every sense. People certainly have a style here: little decorations here and there, the least imaginable places, wonderful surprises when you look up to the sky only to find a lot of beautiful leaves covered your field of vision... I guess I have a lot of exploration to do with time...
And the animals here. I saw a squirrel running in front of me in Gordon Square Garden, but when I took out my camera, it had already disappeared into the bushes. So I took a picture of this pigeon. Even the way they walk is somewhat different: I feel a sense of majesty in their royal steps and elegant pecks in the grass.


Do you call this thing a balcony or something? It's beautiful... Pity I didn't get the good time to shot it; the light is blueish by then and the white balance of my camera didn't adjust well, so...

Closer view... I didn't believe the piece of work is free to view.

Even closer.. But as I said, the colors are a bit off so..

A corner of the place I am going to take the oral and listening test today..

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