This blog is created and managed by Tom Zhou. Its purpose is to document, among other things, the countless fascinating people, anecdotes, whimsical remarks, and other experiences encountered by the blogger during university life—moments that might otherwise be dismissed with a laugh. These accounts encompass various aspects and corners of the blogger’s university journey.
I have always been planning to write something for recording. An event typically fades from everyone’s memory over time, marking the true end of its existence. However, if an event is not forgotten, it cannot be said to have truly reached its end. Perhaps this is the essence of history and archaeology: to preserve what would otherwise be forgotten. It was with this perspective in mind that this blog was born.
When documenting, the blog will generally include the following elements or key points, though not every post strictly adheres to these forms:
- Key details of the event, including but not limited to: time, place, people, causes, processes, and outcomes.
- Supporting evidence for the event: Adhering to the principle of empiricism, this blog strives to provide materials as evidence for the events mentioned in the posts, such as photos or links. To protect personal privacy, all names in the events are pseudonyms, and any sensitive personal information has been appropriately handled. We kindly ask for readers’ understanding in this regard.
- Follow-up on events: The blogger emphasizes that the people and events mentioned in this blog are not bound by a single time or place. Isolating an event mechanically is something we oppose. In fact, a single blog post is insufficient to provide a comprehensive and multidimensional view of a person, nor can it fully capture all the impacts of an event over time. For events with follow-up developments, the blogger will document them in subsequent posts while clearly linking them to the original event. Additionally, the blogger firmly refrains from making subjective judgments about individuals in the writing process, instead serving merely as a recorder of these accounts.
Since the blogger is not a professional in literature or linguistics, shortcomings in writing skills are inevitable. Readers are kindly encouraged to provide feedback to help further improve the blog.