Blessed to have JJ and DD

I remember, and often relive those moments that I felt to touched and proud of JJ and DD.  The hard work, the talent, and the perseverance of JJ and DD. The years of learning Chinese, thousands of hours of practicing piano, the pain, burden, suffering, defeats, and triumph.  I remember DD practice Beethovan's tempest for the entire year, confident that he is as good as anyone, but did not win the competition.  He cried at the announcement.  My heart bleeds with him. 

I can understand that when I struggle in my PhD study, going into the fourth year, Dad comforted me telling me that if I really don't want it, I should just stop, which made me worked harder and eventually finished it.  I remember when I was in my last year of high school, had not exercised for a long time and joined the running competition, passing the finish line, I ran out of strength and fell to the harsh ground, scrapped my entire right side of the body and bleed with mom and dad watching in horror.  I know how worried they are and I know they much be very proud of me. After raising JJ and DD, I understand how much pain a parent can go thru when they see their kids struggle. The even more difficult one is that you have to know that they will have to face the journey alone.

But it is not only the fact of life that we have to face and overcome the challenges, in the end, but there is also sweetness in the defeat if we have strived.  The experience we gain, the scar we endure, they build character and form the building blocks for your future journey.  Trying is already worth the effort.

Truth, Good and Beauty

These are the three virtues that we are after.  They are also a journey.  We pursue them in stages in our lives.  During the first 20 years, we observe the world, memorize many of the facts, in the twenties to forties, we apply that knowledge to better our surroundings, we work hard for our selves, for our family, and for the community.  Then we gradually shift our focus to peace and beauty in our later stages - the things that make us content and happy.

The cycle continues in our lives, we continue to learn, to apply and to appreciate. How to balance the three is the lesson that we have to practice and refine throughout our years.

辟谷及生酮-分析东西方的饮食养生方式 Bigu vs. Keto - Comparing the Eastern and the Western Diet Regiments

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辟谷及生酮-分析东西方的饮食养生方式

陶翼青博士 

东方传承千年的养生方式”辟谷“，与近期开始流行的“生酮饮食”, 有着殊途同归的过程与成果。他们让人减重，降食欲，有精力，思考清楚。生酮饮食在二十世纪被采用治疗癫痫，后来成为一种流行的养生方式。生酮是一种高脂肪、适量蛋白质和尽量降低碳水化合物饮食，强迫人体燃烧脂肪而非碳水化合物。日本小泉教授在2016年，提出了生酮饮食的科学根据，得到诺贝尔奖。辟谷源自道家养生中的“不食五谷”，是中国传承千年的一种养生方式。它源于先秦，辟谷最早的记载源自《庄子·逍遥游》：“有神人居焉。肌肤若冰雪，淖约若处子，不食五谷“，弘一法师也写了辟谷后的体会：「无梦、无挂、无虑、心清、意静、体轻。」此篇论文从科学及数据的角度， 比较辟谷与生酮的不同， 并提出两种养生方法的优劣点，以及未来研究建议的方向。

Bigu vs. Keto - Comparing the Eastern and the Western Diet Regiments

Eric Y. Tao, PhD

Chinese have a long traditional practice of "bi gu", and it has a similar process and results as the ketogenic diet, or Keto, that has recently become popular. The practices make people lose weight, reduce their appetite, increase energy, and think clearly. Keto was used in the twentieth century to treat epilepsy. Keto later becomes a popular form of health practice - a high-fat, moderate protein and minimizes carbohydrates by forcing the body to burn fat rather than carbohydrates. In 2016, Prof. Koizumi of Japan provided the scientific basis of the ketogenic diet and won the Nobel Prize. “Bi gu” means “Avoid Grain” is a way of health preservation in China for thousands of years. It originated from the pre-Qin Dynasty, and the earliest record was derived from "Zhuangzi·Happy Travel." Master Hongyi also wrote about his bigu experience of bigu:  "No dreams, no worries, peaceful, light body." This research analyzes the sciences and data to compare the differences between bigu and keto, proposes new bigu standards, and recommends future research directions.

Music that lift my spirit

Human beings are easily influenced.  Music can change me mood in a few seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2MAUeNFz4  The movie that I like has a soundtrack that I enjoyed tremendously - it is the music that changed two years, maybe more, of my life.  This is music I listen while driving to palm spring to visit Goodells, Mr. Tang called and invited me to be the president of Mt Sierra.  The script of the soundtrack encourage us to be a little be crazy, so I did, took a leave from CSU and joined MSC - a great but not all positive experience.  But I value it greatly.

SCD's new home and the much beloved BIT building that I lead to completion

https://csumb.edu/magazine/elevating-innovation

Innovation is the key in higher ed and in general economic.  I am very proud that I lead the effort to build the wonderful, innovative, pleasant and sustainable building of Business and Information Technology building at CSUMB.

Now the new Science and Engineering building will be built in a couple of years, SCD will leave BIT and move the new building.  Very sad but we must embrace the change when it is inevitable.

Dr. Eric Tao
Director of School of Computing and Design 2003-2015 (Can't believe that I left the position 4 years ago!!)

Dr. Eric Tao photo 2019

Dr. Eric Tao, photo taken 2019 in Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Startup Challenge Monterey Bay 2019

I hadve the privilege to sponsor the next 10 years of the Student Innovation Cash Award of the Startup Challenge Monterey Bay.  I founded the https://csumb.edu/iied in 2009. I am so proud of the achievements of the team.  The Dr. Tao's Student Innovation Award is my parting gift to the University that I loved and the Monterey Bay region that I enjoy.

https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/news/institute-student-wins-startup-challenge-monterey-bays-student-division

Summer 2019 - many changes in life

Summer 2019 started with an unusual thunderstorm in Carmel.   Have to cancel the end of spring BBQ party at home.

Many changes in life.

• First summer without kids at home, JJ is going to intern with a non profit law firm that help immigrants in SF, DD will work for a real estate investment firm in L.A.
• Mom and Dad’s health is going downhill quickly.  They no longer can live or support themselves.  Without a clear direction from them, we are doing our best.  Huang is exhausted, Hong is taking long leave to take care of them for two months.  I am flying back and forth.
• Big decision to retire from Monterey Bay.  The mission and tasks at the campus defined my career over the last twenty some years.  I am known in Monterey area as the professor and director of computer science.  While since 2015, I have eased out of the position, it is still a big change for me not being the full professor that everyone know.  I felt sad to not having the classroom experience any more, but over the last few years, I already felt it is about time for me to leave.  Over the years, between being a nice guy everyone like to a task master pushing everyone to work hard, I chose the later.  I believe achievement and success is more important then being liked.  As Marcivelli stated in “Prince”, being loved and feared are both desireable, but if a leader has to choose one, choose fear.  He also stated that a leader need to decide when to break rules and be responsible for it.  Over the last twenty years, I am proud of the success we had in the school. We started innovative programs, grew from 100 to over a thousand, get a new building, getting multimillion dollar grands
• Body start to weaken, during a tennis game last Sunday, my right knee start to hurt again.  I limped all week.  Does not bother my work but depressed my spirit.

Traveling Poet

That’s really what I want to do :)

Traveling to different new places and put the fantastic stories that have touched me to poet and novels. - war, tears, laughters, hate, triumph, failure, life, death, and most of all, love.

I hope I can do it before I am too old and fail.

Continue to learn, and re-learn - tennis forehand

Had a good tennis game this morning.  To me, winning is not that important, but winning the set still lifted my spirit a little.  Riding my bike back home under the clear blue Carmel sky.  For a short morning, life is peaceful and rewarding.

Practiced to keep my head still on my forehand and focus on the ball hitting the sweet spot of the racket.  I often mis-hit my forehand shots, now I know it is most because I look at the target instead of the ball.  Checked upon how Federrer do it, with his eyes fixed on the ball thru contact, I learned and practiced it.  Very happy.

Working 14 hours a day - a curse of a blessing

Over the last 20 some years, I've worked about 12-14 hours a day.  While the required work is probably less than 6.  When I was young, I sneered at the workaholics and now I've become one.  The days, weeks, months and years become a race,  on a race track - pushing hard and drive at a furious speed to pass others to gain fame and fortune - without looking at the side window and enjoy the scenery and the people.  All in a circle.

Even though I am leaving MB, I have accumulated so many future projects that I will be busier than ever.  The modest fame and fortune are meaningless to me, yet I can't stop going full speed at 14 hours a day.

Is it a blessing or a curse? I am just too busy to find out.  Alas.