October 14th Diary

Recently, my life has been quite irregular. I went to bed at 2:40 AM and woke up at 8:40 AM, ending up with panda eyes. I still haven’t completed Curly’s task… I regret taking it on; it’s really frustrating. In the morning, I went to the library and found a book about Feynman that I had been searching for - “Do You Care What Other People Think?” Reading Feynman’s books is like having a wise and refreshing stream flowing into my mind. Sometimes, I involuntarily laugh out loud at the interesting stories in the book. I read more than half of the book in one sitting and reluctantly left the library. My dad brought me some clean clothes, which saved me the trouble of doing laundry. In a hurry, I rushed into the cafeteria, only to find that there were hardly any dishes left. So, I just had a cup of honey green tea for lunch. Anyway, I haven’t had a good appetite lately, and I didn’t feel like eating much. I wanted to go back and continue reading, but I was too tired. Eventually, I had to take a nap, which lasted for 2 hours. In the afternoon, our class had a basketball game, and we won. Later that night, we had a freshman education evening event, where a renowned professor gave a lecture. However, I thought the lecture was not well-delivered. The professor jumped from one topic to another, and what we really wanted to hear was about his research projects. As a soil science professor, he could have shared more about his research and knowledge in that area. The freshman education could have been handled by psychological counselors instead. Speaking of which, I have to mention the teaching at our university. Objectively speaking, the teaching at our university is not bad. Although our school of engineering is not one of the best departments, the teachers we have are still quite competent. However, if we compare ourselves to Tsinghua or Peking University, there is a gap - our teachers only teach us knowledge without conveying the latest developments in the field or its applications. What I’ve seen is that my math teacher occasionally connects the subject to philosophy and postgraduate studies. What do we need? Knowledge? Not just that - we also need a way of thinking and a perspective, which cannot be achieved simply by teaching knowledge well. The worst course I’ve attended at our university is the chemistry class in the College of Animal Science, which is completely based on the textbook and lacks innovation. It’s incomparable to the chemistry lectures given by Professor Yan, who used to explain the applications and actual connections of the knowledge, as well as the current developments in the field. Fortunately, I was just auditing the class, so I can switch to another one if I don’t like it. Now, I’ve searched for the basic chemistry course in the chemistry department and plan to attend it starting next week. I hope the teacher can surprise me.

In the evening, I watched the 10th Detective Conan movie - “Requiem for the Detectives.” It was disappointing… Now, I don’t feel the same excitement when watching any Conan movies or TV shows as I used to. When I watched “Countdown to Heaven” before, I was moved to tears by Haibara’s sacrifice in the final moment. However, I still love Conan and will spare time to watch it. Conan is no longer just a cartoon to me; many of its stories are linked to my childhood memories. Over the past 10 years, I’ve grown from an elementary school student to a university student. During these 10 years, I’ve learned to think carefully about everything, just like Conan. It can be said that my understanding of life, my pursuit of truth, and even my interest in chemistry and biology are largely due to watching Conan.

That’s all for today’s diary. I originally wanted to watch “Anne of Green Gables,” but it was borrowed by someone else. It’s getting late, so I’ll go to sleep soon.