After all the hesitation and anxiety, the choice is finally made. Though I chose this life as a researcher with both joy and fear, mostly fear. For better or worse, from this moment on, there will be no going back for me -- either I become a good researcher, or I perish trying. Thus for my own sake, I shall make the following pledge to myself, boosting up my resolution, at this other side of Rubicon:
I am a ph.D candidate, a theoretical researcher who's life mean nothing without creativity. I shall live my life with full dedication to my passion and love, and a constantly seek for the logic and connection behind the full variety of the world.
Now, let's start playing.
