Galacy give me this little funny “robot” as the gift of Lantern Festival. And any relation between this cut machine and Chinese Lantern Day is that the LED eyes of this robot can twinkle when it alarms~~ Maybe that sounds simple but it’s very funny in deed.

Alarm clock is such remarkable thing. When we are still children, every family would get one at least and alarm various styles of clocks is sold in every department store and mall. I still remember that big white “cock” of my elder sister and the classical metal striker alarm clock. Today, alarm clock has gone from department store which has disappeared too. And its job is taken place by the smart phones which are more handy and flexible to change tone whenever we want. We can only find them on gift shop and put them just as a ,,, technically ,,, furniture.

How will I do with this little “Gear man”?

I would like to take “calcifer” as the user ID, so how to generate the md5 code for such a string??

Let’s see the manual:

MD5SUM(1) User Commands MD5SUM(1)
NAME
md5sum – compute and check MD5 message digest
SYNOPSIS
md5sum [OPTION]… [FILE]…
DESCRIPTION
Print or check MD5 (128-bit) checksums. With no FILE, or when FILE is
-, read standard input.
-b, –binary
read in binary mode
-c, –check
read MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them
-t, –text
read in text mode (default)
MD5SUM(1) User Commands MD5SUM(1)
NAME md5sum – compute and check MD5 message digest
SYNOPSIS md5sum [OPTION]… [FILE]…
DESCRIPTION Print or check MD5 (128-bit) checksums. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
-b, –binary read in binary mode
-c, –check read MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them
-t, –text read in text mode (default)

Obviously, we can’t make it as the usual way we used to do  ….
So we have to do a litter small trick: using pipe ~

echo -n "calcifer" | md5sum - 

PS:  ”-n” is to make sure we didn’t include the “new line” this invisible symbol .
So here can to the result:

calcifer@calcifer-laptop:~/Desktop$ echo -n "calcifer" | md5sum -

3ba9c9546d5dcb7ce2ee47967a83e324  - 

That’s what we need~~
And further more, it’s nautilus for some people to input the command like this:

 echo -n calcifer | md5sum 

In fact, the outcome is the same:

calcifer@calcifer-laptop:~/Desktop$ echo -n calcifer | md5sum -
3ba9c9546d5dcb7ce2ee47967a83e324  - 

So to fix this problem, we need to update the certificate file.

Use vi or gedit or any editor you like to open the file:  ~/.purple/certificates/x509/tls_peers/omega.contacts.msn.com
(For Pidgin in Windows, the path and file should be C:\Program Files\Pidgin\ca-certs\Microsoft_Secure_Server_Authority.pem)

Then copy all the text blew to replace the old content:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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SIb3DQMCAgIAgDAOBggqhkiG9w0DBAICAIAwBwYFKw4DAgcwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcw
HQYDVR0lBBYwFAYIKwYBBQUHAwIGCCsGAQUFBwMBMB0GA1UdDgQWBBRciAVJ/Vsj
sAlZoNG/Zs+rILsPNDAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQIQuPbThFm87UIxUDbVXwzRhGDODCC
AQoGA1UdHwSCAQEwgf4wgfuggfiggfWGWGh0dHA6Ly9tc2NybC5taWNyb3NvZnQu
Y29tL3BraS9tc2NvcnAvY3JsL01pY3Jvc29mdCUyMFNlY3VyZSUyMFNlcnZlciUy
MEF1dGhvcml0eSg4KS5jcmyGVmh0dHA6Ly9jcmwubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbS9wa2kv
bXNjb3JwL2NybC9NaWNyb3NvZnQlMjBTZWN1cmUlMjBTZXJ2ZXIlMjBBdXRob3Jp
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TQYIKwYBBQUHMAKGQWh0dHA6Ly9jb3JwcGtpL2FpYS9NaWNyb3NvZnQlMjBTZWN1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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Save the file and have a try~

As the Ubuntu on my laptop is 64bit release and has be updated to 10.10, install such a 32 bit software is a god damn tough job.

As we know that to install a 32bit software on 64bit OS, the first step is to install 32bit libs :
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
and force to install without considering the architecture problem:
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture somename.deb
Then if there is still some missing “lib” problem, use tool “getlibs” to solve:
getlibs -i somelib
And at the most of time, this problem has been solved at this step and we are happy to run the god damn 32bit on our OS.

But thanks to my upgraded Ubuntu 10.10, the tool “getlibs” didn’t work this time. And I tried to copy the missing libs for /usr/lib/ to /usr/lib32/ , only turn out a classical error message:

Library error: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

Familiar? Yup, of course. This message is very common when you do some coding. It tells us that this library is not suitable. The reason is that those file I copied from is 64bit base software and their lib is also not suitable for 32bit software to use.

OK, it’s so suck that I can’t install 32bit lib just by typing apt-get command to fetched. And the stupid time started…

I went to http://packages.ubuntu.com/ to search those packages which contain lib file I needed. Then found the 32bit version to download.
Due to the suck architecture difference, we can’t install those package directly of course. Then how to move the lib file to /usr/lib32?

Use this command:
sudo dpkg -x somepackage.deb

“man” the dpkg command you will found

-x, –extract archive directory
Extract the files contained by package.

This command just extracted to deb file and didn’t do anything after all.
Then you know how to do next:
sudo cp lib*.so.* /usr/lib32
OK, we fixed one lib already. But my nightmare didn’t stop, because the god damn PPStream needs lots of extra libs to run.

Finally, the god damn thing works and I can have a little TV time before went to bed…

Look at this poor little pumpkin for the last glance:

The fist step is to carve a pentagon on the top of the little lovely pumpkin and grab all stuff out of it~ It’s quite a tough job, because our pumpkin is too small to let the soup ladle in. But finally we made it perfectly. It’s much bigger than we imagined.

So after that, you might wonder where those stuff inside were gone. Don’t worry, we have clean up perfectly in this way:

Turn into our lunch

Then we got a empty pumpkin “box”, not a lantern. The next step is to design the funny and horrible “Jack O” face. For the first time to make this, we follow the tradition and draft a normal devil face on it.

OK, all preparation is done. Time to make our knife move:

After carving, we need to do a special job for it. To cover the whole pumpkin lantern with vaseline butter. The reason why we do that is to protect it to be oxidized and let it stand fresh for several more days.

To be a lantern, it must be lighten up~ !! Pumpkin Lantern No.1 Launch!!

At the end, why Halloween pumpkin lantern is called Jack O Lantern?? Let’s check it out on wikipedia:

A jack-o’-lantern (formerly also known as a Jack o’ the lantern) is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o’-lantern. In a jack-o’-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect.
Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.

Bring your Jack O Lantern and play trick-or-treating

Indian, Filipino, Vietnam, Thailand… there are too many different kinds of food waiting for us~ I hope I can try all of them at one time. But with my poor wallet, we’d better keep our heads clear. After a careful discussion, we made our order. Yep, a mix style feast~ Vietnam Big Shrimp with Plum Juice, Indian Durian chapatis, Meat slice Coconut Juice(I don’t know it belongs to which country style, but really tasty~), and Chinese broccoli. Make your mouth water, isn’t it?

I think the most attractive of Banana Leaf isn’t only these fascinating food, but also the special Southeast nation ambience. The waiters, waitresses and cooks are very passionate and humorous. Ever the security guard who comes from Philippines often amuse the costumer such as playing a little magic show.

There is a special group of people playing music and dancing from here and there in restaurant. Sometime they would sing their nations’ music and dance, and sometimes the English songs, even Chinese songs Wherever they go, the laugh and applause would come along. Here is a small video clip that shot by my cell phone. Though it isn’t very clear and the point of view is not good, the singers and dancers really gave us a very good impression.

The original plan is to get up at 4 o’clock and spend an hour for climbing then arrived the Sunrise Seeing Pavilion to watching the sunrise. But thanks to Galacy’s graceful dance movement, we have to take plan B to go to there… So if you wanna go to climb Elder Peak, don’t be as drumble as Galacy. Anyway, we arrived the top of Elder peak much more earlier, and saw many tourist already waiting here. Watching a sunrise is such like playing a gamble, you never know that the sunrise would as perfect as a pan-fry egg. And maybe we need more luck this time, the sun hided behind the cloud shamefacedly as a maiden. The “sunrise watchers” didn’t want to give up after they spent an hour climbing(and we two didn’t want to waste our telpher tickets ), most of people waited and waited for almost another hour there.

And finally :

From here, we can see not only the sunrise, but also the beautiful scenery of Danxia landform area.

We went down from the top of the peak and found many other scenic spots.

The guest-greeting pine of Danxia

A thread Sky?

After a very long long walk, we finally found the “female stone”, opposite of the male stone at Yangyuan Peak, but in a smaller size. Still have on comment about it…..

A very funny refrigerator~

The old geo Park gate:

Finally and then, our journey ended and we hardly can’t brought the train tickets to go back to Canton Anyway, it was a very good experience for us~

Mountain Danxia is a famous scenic area near Shaoguan city in the northern part of Guangdong, China. The Danxia mountain is formed from a reddish sandstone which has been eroded over time into a series of mountains surrounded by curvaceous cliffs and many unusual rock formations (Danxia Landform). It is described in local signage as a “world famous UNESCO geopark of China”. There are a number of temples located on the mountains and many scenic walks can be undertaken. There is also a river winding through the mountains on which boat trips can be taken to enjoy the scenery.
– Wikipedia.org

I am always wondering how this mountain range be name as “丹霞” such a beautiful name. After I saw a poster there I understood finally. Ancient Chinese loves to explore the natural, especially the scholars. They discovered that the could of rocks in Mountain Danxia have plenty of beautiful color. The red ones are almost the same color as Lilium concolor. And if you look from a wide angel, great mountain would make up a huge sea of colorful shinning cloud. So the ancient scholars described it as ” 色如渥丹，灿若明霞”. Then people name this mountain range as “丹霞” for the meaning as “Clouds of Lilium concolor”.

Our plan is to see the sunset at YangYuan Peak and sunrise at Elder Peak. After we arrived scenic area, we check in the hotel that we booked online and feed ourselves up. We didn’t start our trip quickly but go to bed until 4 o’clock because the local people in form us that at that time we can arrive the mountaintop of Yang peak as soon as the sun begin to set down.

YangYuan Peak is named for the famous rock, the YangYuan Rock, also called “Ancestral Rock” or directly “Male Stone”. Why? maybe you have found the reason as soon as I show up the picture Many people come here to see this strange rock and take photos. And lots of them believe that this rock has a strange power that it can decide the gender of the infant. So there is a special place for them to pray the “Male Stone” to have a male or female offspring. It is not a joke in China really. Even today there are still hundreds thousands of people come to burned sticks and pray.

OK, although YangYuan Rock is very “charming”, our main target today is to climb the YangYuan Peak where we will see our first sunset together. After we left the Male Stone, we began the hardest part of our journey. There are two track to go to the top of this peak and we decided to climb via the more difficult one. Maybe we believe that the more effort we did, the more beautiful sunset we saw.(Actually we don’t know anything about these tracks before climbing) After a few minutes “normal” mountain pass, the real big show came out! The path began to “stand up” from here and some place are totally leaning 90 degree. It feels that we were rock climbing, not mountaineering. Anyway, we are all young and “strong”, we won’t give up to any difficult mountain path.

It took us almost an hour to approach the highest place of the YangYuan Peak, from where we can have a great view. It’s very nice, isn’t it?

We have a rest there to restore our energy for the next step, the best place to see the sunset, the gorgeous sunset, the dramatic sunset ~

The light of the setting sun was change very second. You can’t read their beauty totally by my several pieces of photos. But I hope to share it with all people. The setting sun inflames the sky, and glorified the scene, every things change and became miserable.

The most wonderful time faded so quickly. As the sun sank, it’s time to leave and search a great feast to feed us up. ~ Let’s begin go down to the feet of the hill.

With the gorgeous memory, this sunset never fade!

This robot model has a special function that it can replay the transforming process just likes Wall· E did in the movie~!!

Our little Wall· E, let’s move out !

Cube mode:

Release the Legs of track

Spread out two arms

And finally comes out the funny head and innocent big eyes~~