Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Massacre in Blacksburg, VA
The tragic news from USA reached the international community a day after horrible events took place in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where a student shot to death 32 people and injured at least 15 in two shooting attacks before committing suicide. Physicians reported that the shooting was extremely brutal, as none of the injured had less than three or four wounds in them. During the second attack, shooting lasted for more than 20 minutes.
It is supposed that a student, 23-year old South Korean, arrived early in the morning in a dormitory looking for an unfaithful girlfriend. Update: New information is that the guy, to the opposite, was a loner, who rarely spoke with his own roommate. It is known that the university staff felt nervous about him due to the level of violence he expressed in his writings (the man majored in English). Prescription medications related to the treatment of psychological problems were found in his belongings. Also, it is said that before leaving his dormitory room for the last time, he left a note describing his anger about moral decay he saw in the students community around him.
The massacre started with a shooting in dormitory. Two students were killed on the spot. The police assumed that the incident was a domestic dispute. Two hours later, the suspect appeared in one of the Tech University halls and opened shooting from two guns in which more than 50 people, students and professors, were killed or injured. The gunman made cool-blooded finishing blows while a number of victims tried to survive by pretending to be dead. In conclusion of his murderous path, the gunman committed suicide by a shot to his head, which left him faceless.
It is supposed that a student, 23-year old South Korean, arrived early in the morning in a dormitory looking for an unfaithful girlfriend. Update: New information is that the guy, to the opposite, was a loner, who rarely spoke with his own roommate. It is known that the university staff felt nervous about him due to the level of violence he expressed in his writings (the man majored in English). Prescription medications related to the treatment of psychological problems were found in his belongings. Also, it is said that before leaving his dormitory room for the last time, he left a note describing his anger about moral decay he saw in the students community around him.
The massacre started with a shooting in dormitory. Two students were killed on the spot. The police assumed that the incident was a domestic dispute. Two hours later, the suspect appeared in one of the Tech University halls and opened shooting from two guns in which more than 50 people, students and professors, were killed or injured. The gunman made cool-blooded finishing blows while a number of victims tried to survive by pretending to be dead. In conclusion of his murderous path, the gunman committed suicide by a shot to his head, which left him faceless.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
New York, June 20-23
Anybody going to New York in late June? Any fellow New Yorkers with a vacant guestroom in Manhattan? :)
I am looking for a company to share a trip and accommodation in NY in June, any suggestions are highly appreciated.
I am looking for a company to share a trip and accommodation in NY in June, any suggestions are highly appreciated.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
It's been three weeks...
...since the admission news were poured out on me. What do we have now:
1. I was named a Forte Fellow of the Forte Foundation. As far as I understand, it brings no financial benefits, but the honour of being a member of a large network and an opportunity to participate in diverse business and community events sponsored by the organization. That is, my first ever trip to USA is likely to happen in June, when I plan to attend to the Forte Symposium in New York. Now, Big Apple, beware :)
2. FedEx knocked in my door, too, to deliver not a heavy package with First coffee mug, but a lean envelop with congratulations letter from AdCom and a check-list for future matriculation process. Boss, no overtime tonight, please, I am running to the post office to mail my $1,000 love letter to Darden.
3. It's amazing, but looks like my accommodation question in C-ville is already solved, several months to my scheduled arrival. I was choosing between two main options: renting a house that will allow me to host my family and friends in case of their visit, or sharing an apartment in a students' off-ground residential area, which was recommended to me as the best place to stay in the mid of main fun. Privacy or networking? It was a difficult choice until I got a letter from a Law School girl who described herself in a way that put an end to the argument :) It sounded like an opportunity not only to find a roommate, but to make a new friend, and it is not something that I never turn my back to.
4. Off-topic
Admission offer brings a lot of confusion in a relationship. I was brought up in place and time where ladies were taught never to ask a man about his feelings, but I never learnt how to respond when I am asked whether the thing going on between me and my friend is in fact love. No matter if I admit or deny, the question in the air is What are we gonna do now about what will happen then, in summer? I was asked, if it is better to break up now before it goes too far, and the only answer I have is that I don't want it to end.
Is it time of power or resignation?..
1. I was named a Forte Fellow of the Forte Foundation. As far as I understand, it brings no financial benefits, but the honour of being a member of a large network and an opportunity to participate in diverse business and community events sponsored by the organization. That is, my first ever trip to USA is likely to happen in June, when I plan to attend to the Forte Symposium in New York. Now, Big Apple, beware :)
2. FedEx knocked in my door, too, to deliver not a heavy package with First coffee mug, but a lean envelop with congratulations letter from AdCom and a check-list for future matriculation process. Boss, no overtime tonight, please, I am running to the post office to mail my $1,000 love letter to Darden.
3. It's amazing, but looks like my accommodation question in C-ville is already solved, several months to my scheduled arrival. I was choosing between two main options: renting a house that will allow me to host my family and friends in case of their visit, or sharing an apartment in a students' off-ground residential area, which was recommended to me as the best place to stay in the mid of main fun. Privacy or networking? It was a difficult choice until I got a letter from a Law School girl who described herself in a way that put an end to the argument :) It sounded like an opportunity not only to find a roommate, but to make a new friend, and it is not something that I never turn my back to.
4. Off-topic
Admission offer brings a lot of confusion in a relationship. I was brought up in place and time where ladies were taught never to ask a man about his feelings, but I never learnt how to respond when I am asked whether the thing going on between me and my friend is in fact love. No matter if I admit or deny, the question in the air is What are we gonna do now about what will happen then, in summer? I was asked, if it is better to break up now before it goes too far, and the only answer I have is that I don't want it to end.
Is it time of power or resignation?..
