我现在用的OPT工作。EAD卡9月22过期，这次吸取了第一次申请晚的教训，5月22之前就开始准备了 6月1号就寄出了，那边6月4号收到。按照网上其他人提供的信息，renewal的大概一个月就搞定了，我的过了一个月之后一点动静都没有。后来和我差不多时间收到的都拿到卡了，甚至有6月29号收到的都拿到卡了。。我的都没有。

 

到了现在，我想得， 那你就等我8月1号搬到家改了地址再说吧。没想到今晚我鬼使神差的去查一下状态（一般我晚上都不查的）竟然card production ordered。 又跟上次一样了。第一次也是搬家之后卡才来的。只是那次因为急着要拿到卡，怕跟customer service说改地址之后会影响到卡的处理，所以一直没改，直接寄往老地址。上次我是算好邮递员的去老地方送信的时间半路去截上得到的。这次因为就算卡pending而我的老OPT过期了，我也可以继续工作，所以打算如果搬家之前状态还没更新，就搬家之后改了地址再说,现在看来还没等我搬家估计卡已经寄出来了。现在就希望卡能在这周六收到了。如果还收不到，就只好下周每天十二点来这里等邮递员大哥了。还好那个大哥非常准时，我每次12点中午回家吃饭必看到他。

 

唉。。

 

还有后记：就是上周因为这事没忍住打uscis的客服电话，结果那接电话的哥们傻里傻气的念脚本说是要给我寄封信让我去附近的USCIS的办公室做指纹记录。。后来一查，发现一般是申请绿卡的时候申请EAD卡才要，我一个F1学生，虽然也是申请EAD（填的表盒申请绿卡的EAD一样的I-765) 但是一般不要这个指纹记录的。 我当时也糊里糊涂的没说自己还是学生。估计拿到卡又得去Jacksonville 走一趟了，80刀是免不了的了。。

去年十月买的车一直都没怎么维护（检讨检讨）。最近感觉到轮子和方向盘有点不灵活，就想去dealer那里维护（才知道不一定要去买车的dealer那里维护，随便什么地方都可以，而且听说免费。。） 所以我就上我们local dealer的网站（看起来做得还不错）去预定一下。网站上面能预定周日的，我想这个还不错，周日都工作，非常顺利地定好了。 结果今早起来，开车到那里一看，竟然没开门，一看门上工作时间表，周日不开门。。郁闷。。什么网站，连business logic都没实现好，虽然是个小bug。。但是这个给不知道的人造成了不小的麻烦啊。。。明天去提点意见。

 

总结：

再也不能相信计算机软件系统了，由于俺是做这行的，一般都会对计算机软件有天生的信任感。。。这种信任感是靠不住的。连俺自己写的我都好好做测试了，所以别人写的，没经过测试，一定不能轻易相信，要有怀疑精神。。还有就是这种事情，还是打个电话问清楚比较好 ：）

 

 

补记： 今天去修车，说到网站在线预约的问题，那里的人告诉我说他们这周末开始就准备周日工作了，所以网站添加了那个周日可预约的选项。。太巧了。。。

 

Comment from markinnj on Jul 9th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

I just finished watching an interview with Ms Rebiya Kadeer and found a few
interesting facts:


1. She had 11 children, which confirms that Uighurs were not subject to
China's One Child Policy.

2. She was born to a family with no background. She started her business
with a road side convenient store and worked her way to be THE richest
person in the province of Xinjing. This proved Uighurs can earn their
business success through hard work.

3. She was a senior member of the People's Congress of Xinjing, and a senior
member of the National People's Congress of China. This shows Uighurs were
not excluded from political life in China.

4. She was arrested because she provided funding to Eastern Turkestan and
carried out activities in China following instructions from Eastern
Turkestan. Eastern Turkestan is labeled as terrorist organization by most
countries including the US, Russia, China, etc.

病起书怀
宋●陆游
病骨支离纱帽宽，孤臣万里客江干。
位卑未敢忘忧国，事定犹须待阖棺。
天地神灵扶庙社，京华父老望和銮。
出师一表通今古，夜半挑灯更细看。

乌鲁木齐暴乱 某些西方媒体的故意弯曲报道 别有用心的报道  让本来已对它们失望之极的我更加愤怒了 西方的新闻媒体是自由（相对中国）但是如此的不公正和带偏见，不要也罢。国内的媒体不自由，但是在报道西方的事情的时候多是报喜不报忧，对于西方的社会根本没有深入的报道，还有不少带有献媚的调子来介绍西方的情况，让人觉得西方就是自由的天堂 民主的沃土，可悲啊，心痛。。

 

在国家社会民族的这些事情面前，人是多么的渺小。

 

不过西方的民众当中也有明白人， 引用下面一段NYT上面的一个读者的评论，不知道是几手引用了 就不贴source了

 

This situation is complicated, and like most stories, perhaps the truth is
somewhere in between. While each case has its own specific background,
parallels to this incident can be seen in other inter-ethnic conflicts
around the world (Chinese - Malay), Fiji (Fijian - Indian), Indonesia (
Chinese- Indonesian), United States - LA, Watts (Black-White), Spain (Basque
-Spanish)etc. etc

These incidents are all unfortunate, and due to inequalities (real or
perceived) or perhaps by historical rivalries or unexplained racial hatred.

What is clear however, is that when such incidences occur in China, the West
seems to exploit them to push its agenda against the Chinese government,
justifying and excusing the rioters excesses (Uigher or Tibetan).

On the contrary, I don’t think I recall the western media using the LA
riots to indict the US government for its oppression of minorities or
support / ignore some of the thuggery of the rioters against innocent people
, often white (recall truck driver Reginald Denny), in the same way they
gloss over violence against Han Chinese.

Furthermore, lack of ethnic violence or strife in Western countries, is not
an indication of perfect non-discriminatory societies.

In fact it could highlight the fact that the Maori in NZ (Maori up until the
70s were often caned at school for speaking their language), Aboriginal in
Australia (Tasmanian aboriginals were wiped out by the middle of the 20
Century) or North American Indian or Black people in the US, or indigenous
and black people in Brazil have been so disenfranchised due to the genocide
against their culture and language, that they no longer even understand the
notion of independence.

While there are probably genuine grievances in China among certain
minorities, I feel it is incorrect and hypocritical for Western governments
and media to get behind / support any outburst of riotous violence, in order
to take the moral high ground against China. Inter-ethnic violence is a
terrible thing, and should not be used by West (media / government) as a
tool for advancing self-interest.

Furthermore people should have a look in their own backyards before rushing
to judgment on what is happening in their neighbours.

— Mark Tierney