论语·尧曰

东四八条拆迁事件又有了进展。曾经传出报道，说要将八条九条之间的老胡同区拆除改建成住宅楼（详见这里）。刚刚看到的一则新闻让我觉得有些欣慰了。里面说得挺好，民众的文物保护意识早就不是当年可比的了。北京人团结起来，一定可以保护好这些古都历史最后的见证。

国家文物局有关负责人昨日透露，原定将被拆除的东四八条部分地区将不会成片推倒，开发商已承诺停止拆迁，着手修改方案。国家文物局表示，这是“社会各界共同努力”的结果。

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本来是不怎么听流行音乐的，不过这首歌让我眼眶红了好几次。

这几天忙东忙西，俗务缠身，一直没上来写点东西。马上就要回家了，还有一大堆事情没有处理，时间比较紧张了。比较开心的是米兰终于如愿以偿拿到了欧洲冠军。我是米兰的球迷但并不狂热，但两年前如梦魇般的失败也曾让我抑郁很久。高中的时候班里有位大哥原本是上一届的，高考不幸落榜。他是比较狂热的洛衫矶湖人球迷，高考那年正好打进决赛，还正好在他考完第一场的时候输了球，结果一抑郁就落榜了。现在想想，我当年落榜也不该怪罪人家米兰，都输球了还得背这个罪名。不过他们昨天还是赢了。

就要回家了，就要回家了，终于就要回家了。

刚来美国的时候，写作课老师告诉我们：准备创作的时候应当先想好预期读者是谁，然后用和他对话般的口吻写作。其实我对这种说法挺不以为然的，因为我写东西的时候从来不怎么考虑谁会看，自己痛快了就行。想当初我念高中，连期末考试的作文都是什么都敢写，反党反政府的言论比比皆是。语文老师比较开明，没怎么为难我，分数通常打得挺高，还耐心地跟我讨论，现在回想起当时的幼稚来觉得实在害臊。到了高考前夕开始老实了，什么话都斟酌再三才放到考卷上，越来越觉得写文章痛苦，终于高考语文考了个不及格，不幸落榜，遂黯然离境。

其实心里一直是有一位预期读者的，只是这位读者似乎从来没有光顾过这个博客。一直以来都是我关注她的一举一动，而极少得到她的关注，从五年前刚认识她的时候开始就是这样。若不是国内大学生的交友网站校内网开放注册我可以溜进去偷偷看一眼她的近照的话，简直要忘了她的模样了。也许她给我留下的只有一个“霄汉居士”的网名，还有一段说不清道不明的回忆。

经过半年三次失恋和几番起落，竟然还这么惦记。真是不可救药了。

据说518是我要发的意思。反正不管怎么说这三个数字排在一起是很吉利的。两年前的518，我去美国使馆签证，并顺利拿到。这事也没什么好纪念的，就用这个来做个记号吧。希望以后还能像当年签证一般的顺利。去Gter竟然还发现了我当年发的庆祝帖，莫名惊诧啊。其实当年过得挺水的，具体细节就先不谈了吧，反正是过了。贴出来和大家一起看看。

本人的情况实在是糟糕透顶，问题多多，不过最近F1的形势实在是好，加上运气不错，pass了。签证官JFMM

M:Hi , Madam
V:Hello. So why are you going to the US?
M:TO pursue my bachelor’s degree in chemistry in ***
V:***?
M:Yes
V:Why ***?
M:Well, you know it is located in a quiet city……
V:(laugh)Oh? You have been there before?
M:No, my mother visited there several years ago.
V:OK.
M:And its department of chemistry is pretty good.
V:Uh-huh.
M:Besides, I have a friend studying there as a sophomore, maybe she could help me with my…er…English.
V:(laugh)Your girlfriend?
M:No, no, please(laugh)
V:Why did your mother visit ***?
M:Can I say it in Chinese? Hard to explain.
V:No, your English is pretty good!
M:Professor *** invited…….
V:where did you study English?
M:In Beijing, of course.
V:Show me your parents’ income.
M:(Submit)
V:Would you please wait a moment?
M:OK
(10 min later)
V:What do your mother do?
M:She is working in Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of social welfares.
V:OK. Your father?
M:He is a colonial in the army, working for military supplement.
V:OK. You have been to Australia?
M:Yeah. Do you want to have a look at some photos there?
V:Oh no. What kind of this visit?
M:(趁机递照片)We were a student group, living in the host families……
V:OK.(Suddenly)Oh, you have applied visa before?
M:4 years ago.
V:What kind?
M:F-2.
V:(阴云密布)Visit your parents?
M:No, my uncle.
V:What does he do?
W:He is a professor, in the school I am going to.
V:(Laugh)Family relationships…..
M:(Laugh)
V:When did he leave China?
M:I am not sure, before I was born.
V:So your passport doesn’t show that you have been rejected.
M:I lost my old one.
V:Can you prove it?
M:Sorry……But if you need one I’ll get one the next time.
V:Everyone says that.
M:(想起)Maybe this will do……it is the copy of the Australian visa on the old passport.
V:Uh-huh. We have to know that you you really applied visa and rejected as you said. How many times have you applied?
M:Twice.
V:OK(operating computer)
Would you please go to window 1?
M:Thanks! And have a nice day!

今天下午有四个签证官：JFMM，YYMM，美男，还有一个黑mm。美男依旧见一个过一个，除了干掉了几个大爷大妈。YY出来一会我就走了，看见她据了一个探亲和一个F1。
JFMM很有耐心，跟我蘑菇了接近半个小时。之前她花40分钟才摆平了一个英语奇烂的mm。黑mm我没注意。
接近两年的寄托路总算走完了，我终于赶在高考之前搞定了一切。感谢Gter的朋友从考托福、申学校到签证对我的巨大帮助。以后有空还会回来看看:)