I’m a superman

I tackled with the packing belongings, to finish the half-done job of TA in HW marking, to submit one report, and to deal with the fundings of our lab within 4 hours! Huhu, it’s the time to be relaxed in Hawaii. See ya.

Egypt

Egypt is sort of a country that we must visit in our life. Although I get used to take the advantage of joining international conference and to do sightseeing "simultaneously," Egypt is too expensive to me. I estimated I have to cover at least $20000 and it is not flexible that to participate in conference and visit pyramid~ I think the time I go to Egypt, I’m supposed to be a "full-time" tourist rather than has another business to do. Hah, that is why I don’t want to join the C&IE 2007 which was invited by Iris.

There is a big news on 2/24, which shows Miss. Sun got robbed in Egypt. At that time, I thought Egypt is a terrible place for tourist! However, when I read the response of the Egypt travel agency, it sustains my confidence of Egypt. I felt I love Egypt more now.

Vincent is humerous

Vincent’s class is after Debbie in IELTS course C, who should be Germany who has no sense of humor. Huh, the condition was changed yesterday. When we did the speaking test, there was one question about what are the stuffs people collect. One guy said he collects stamps... Vincent illustrated some interesting collections by others (Maybe it’s his own, I don’t know.) I told him I have a female lowerclassmate who said "She collects Boy Friends on her MSN Messenger title." Vincent asked me "Whether you were part of her collections?" Hahaha.

Running with scissors: Memoir

It is the novel I just picked up since lastweek on Friday. Yeah, I’m right because when I went back to see grandparents in theweekend, and I should by train and by plane this week, I have a plenty of freetime and to read novel will keep me from feeling bored.^^

I borrowed 3 novels from school library,and the “Running with scissors” is not expected from my original borrow list. However, when Idropped by the fiction shelves, I suddenly find this one suggested by my IELTSteacher, Colin. So I’m cheerfully to borrow it and I may discuss it with Colinalthough I can’t understand the writer’s language well :p 

It is a good change for me to borrowfictions from school library. I have 5 novels which were bought frombookstore, including Fried Green Tomatoes, Da Vin Chi Code, the Charlotte’s Web, A Walkto Remember, and Possession. They are all brand new and it shouldcost me some money to buy them. Besides, I may run a risk that I don’t readthem for a while. (Possession is a good example. Huhu, I find the font size istoo small which is no good for reading.) The other reason is since schoollibrary provides these novels, why should I buy them? Especially some of them arevery new! Huh, the running with scissors is an all-new one novel and hasn’tused by anyone and the feeling is like that you buy this new novel. So I decideto borrow novels from school rather than I buy them by myself.

This novel “Running with scissors” is a true life of the author, which is screaming funny! This fiction was directed in amotion picture . I found I could borrow it from library too! Hahaha, althoughI’m the 6^th people who can borrow it after 18 days, I should finishthe novel by that time. (I finish almost 1/4 now.)

PS: If my review speed of papers were asfast as reading novels, it would be great! I have four papers on hand assignedby my advisor. He must worried I will be bored in Hawaii. ><

I’m a gallery geek

I accompanied with my upperclassmate Fliny and her BF to see the terracotta army together last Sunday at National Museum of Natural Science. Because this exhibition started since last year on 12/1, I’m afraid they had seen it. But because Fliny doesn’t like to see it, her BF likes to say thanks to me because it stimulated her to see it. ^^Y Of course, I had seen the terracotta army in Xi’an, I’m responsible to tell them what I saw to them. For example, as the time had had lunch, I shown them the ticket we used in Xi’an. Haha, compared to the feeling of seeing the terracotta army in Xi’an and at NMNS, the former one goes without saying is better, including the quality of ticket! However, the reason why blew me to NMNS is because of the green face terracotta! It is only shown once and won’t be demonstrated publicly forever! The last exhibition day of it is on 3/31~ There are some days for u to see that. CC, there is the other exhibition is closed soon on 3/25, which is the Grand View!
   

In the today’s afternoon by catching a small break, I went to see Grand View which is my 4th visiting. Since I had visited NPM for many times, I can recognize the way to there when my eyes are covered with something. I guess I’m a gallery geek now. Besides, I bought a big painting of            Travelers Among Mountains and Streams (Fan K’uan). As soon as I arrived at dorm, I hung it on the wall now^^ Therefore I can see this painting easily although this painting won’t be shown until three years latter.

A walk to remember --- A novel touches your heart (I)

Although this year is pig year, I work hard to be a human-being. Hmmm, I should do more exercise from tomorrow... hahaha
Well, except I should keep in shape (the day to go to Hawaii is approaching), I sometimes read novel when I’m free, especially the time to take IELTS course in TPE city. I found my reading speed is better and better now, this novel "A walk to remember" was finished last week and I spent 3 weeks to accomplish it. I’m going to pick up a new novel or I will feel bored in the train from this week

The main characters are Landon an Jamie. The Landon is not the Robert Landon in Da Vinchi code. But if it was, it would be a lot of fun I think. Huh, to go back to original track : - ) Landon rewinds his life when he was 17 years old. When you read the novel, you smile first, and then cry second --- it is warned by Landon. Landon sometimes teased at Jamie’s back frequently, especially when he hung out with his friends. For example, he said Jamie is weird because she always bring a bible on her hand. The reasonable consequence is she is the daughter of a minister. Moreover, he didn’t like Jamie is too optimistic. This condition is changed until a event is carried out.

One day, there is one home party whose rule is that everyone should take his female partner to this party. If not, he has to clean house after the party. Since he didn’t wanna clean it ... which is a minor reason, and the primary one is he must be laughed at by others. So Landon considered who he can invite. Of course, Jamie is on the list but no longer exist as thinking of it. However, again and again, he found he has no choice and the other guy may ask for it; Jamie has no reason to reject the guy’s invitation. Therefore, after a couple of days thinking, he made his decision that to invite Jamie as his partner... The story thus begins.

Well, it is interesting to know how do they fall in love, which goes so naturally. Both of them unveil the truth that he/she is not the people he/she thought before. London finally knew the reason why Jamie always took bible on her hand when he walked her home. She said her mother died while giving her birth. Besides, she caught this bible on her hand. So Jamie wants to keep it and pretended her mother is part of her! When Landon heard it, he definitely shocked and he felt extremely guilty owing to his behaviors before...

On Christmas day with Jamie at orphanage, Landon gave her a Christmas gift which is a beautiful sweater. Jamie promised she wears it when she sees him next time. Jamie also prepared something for him as well. I guess if Landon doesn’t give her a gift, she may not give him this one as a feedback. Haha, just kidding. Hope it doesn’t break this romantic feeling. Well, before Landon opened the gift, he knew what it’s inside! He said he can’t afford to receive this gift breathlessly. Yeah, after he unwrapped it slowly while his hands trembled, the gift is her bible which is always on Jamie’s hand! He turned away and can’t say anything. The image of the time with Jamie came flooding into his mind, such as the homecoming party she done for him, a play, the days to walk her home, and collected jars and pennies for orphans.

To be continued...

New York and Philadelphia trip organization

I felt my direction sense of NY is better than Hawaii now. Yap, everything you should prepare by yourself. I discover some useful information regarding to different purpose, which are shown below:

1. Tour package: It’s like "All you can eat vouchers of numerous attractions!"
New York Pass or here: There are two "New York Pass!" I think the previous one might be better. Of course, "Philadelphia Pass" is here too.
CityPass: The other choice of New York Pass, which is suitable for short stay.

2. Travel Portal: Go to this website which provide comprehensive tourist information, such as living, restaurants, and sightseeing tours.
Octopustravel: Provide competitive price in tour package!
Fodor’s Travel Online: I will get NewYork Pass and music concert from here.
Rough Guides
西北超值特惠

3. Map
East: To point out where the airports and the locations of eastern cities
MapQuest: To design your map

4. Transportation:
   Subway1: From Wikipedia.

4. Weather:
The Weather Channel

A free coffee of Starbucks on 3/15

Have a long time to enjoy Starbucks coffee, but it is my first time to have it for free! In the morning, I called Rafael and said "Do you like to have a cup of coffee of Starbucks for free?" He responsed "Wait 2 minutes for me!" So we went to the nearest Starbucks at Neil-Li Carrefoure. I told Rafael we must meet some friends there. My sixth sense is true because Iris was there who just picked up a free coffee! She told us the time in the queue is for 40 min and we may spent about 1 hour because the number of people in the queue is longer. Hmmm, I guess the free coffee activity of Starbacks decreases the Taiwan economic growth since there are so many people are out of their working position.

The queue length is too long and the time was 11:10 already, we decided not to stay at this place. Instead, we went to the other one at Geant. The queue length was still long, but it was not longer than at Carrefoure. Or we must gave up and went away. Besides, it’s not boring because both of us can talk to each other. In addition, when we gradually moved further, our moon is more and more excited and finally I got one free coffee of Starbucks after 25 mins!

Starbucks served black coffee which is too strong for me, so it needs milk and sugar to enhance the taste. When I mixed them into together, Rafa said "Look, there is a big dog near here!" I replied I thought it’s a carpet. Haha, when we starred at this dog, the female owner smiled to us and she waved her hand to let us come. This dog is named Russy which is "only" 70 pounds.
In the beginning of the conversation, Rafa and the lady talked about their feeding dog experience while I did nothing but listened it. However, when she told us she lived in NY for 9 years, it was the time three of us started to talk. She said she saw a big brown mushroom on 9/11 and she felt horrible. However, she thinks NY is the best city she ever lived. For example, when Rafael said his experience of having a cup of coffee at 5th Ave., the woman said there is a best cake in the world. I asked whether it is the Cheese Factory? She said it’s too commercial >< The answer is an Italian restaurant at 11 Ave. and number 1. I was getting excited to talk with her experience in NY. Haha, but there is one thing that is not the answer I need. I asked what is the best airline for me to reach NY in the minimum flight time. She said it is not the matter of airline, it is the matter of the class you take. She said she always by the business class! Opps, it is definitely out of the consideration. It is like an answer that there is a minister who asked an emperor "What does people can eat because they don’t have rice to eat?" The emperor said "They can eat meat!" The answer is sort of the same style.

It is indeed an unexpected coffee break with this lady who comes from NY. Rafael and I regret we didn’t bring our digital camera but phone camera to take photos of the big dog and the lady. If we are lucky, though, we can see each other again in this starbucks.

After I came back to lab in the afternoon, Penny said he forgot to get a free coffee in the afternoon at 16:00. I calmed him down by telling him the truth of the queuing time. He must felt better that didn’t pick up the free coffee. But I shall get a free one at Starbucks again. Forest Gum must said "You never know what the flavor of the coffee is until you taste it!"

The schedule of Yankees

When I had had dinner with Yi-Shuan, Jacob, and Rafael, they gave me many suggestions in NY! But there is one thing left which is to see the ball game of NY Yankees and to cheer for C. M. Wang if he pitches!!! Because there is one game on 6/18 that NYY to NYM. It goes without saying it’s a big show. Besides, there is a game on 6/17. Since there is no game after 6/18 for NYY, I’m wondering whether I go to NY earlier?! The ball game schedule is shown as follows (copied from UDN News):

0403 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周二)

0404 休兵

0405 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周四)(清明節)(放假)

0406 7:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周五)(彈性放假)

0407 7:05 金鶯 主 (周六)(放假)

0408 1:05 金鶯 主 (周日)(放假)(復活節)

0409 1:05 金鶯 主

0410 8:10 雙城 客

0411 8:10 雙城 客

0412 8:10 雙城 客

0413 休兵 (小心哦!今天是黑色星期五)

0414 10:05 運動家 客 (周六)(補上班)

0415 9:05 運動家 客 (周日)(放假)

0416 4:05 運動家 客

0417 休兵

0418 7:05 印地安人 主

0419 7:05 印地安人 主

0420 1:05 印地安人 主

0421 7:05 紅襪 客 (周六)(放假)

0422 3:55 紅襪 客 (周日)(放假)

0423 8:05 紅襪 客

0424 7:10 魔鬼魚 客

0425 7:10 魔鬼魚 客

0426 7:05 藍鳥 主

0427 7:05 藍鳥 主

0428 7:05 紅襪 主 (周六)(放假)

0429 3:55 紅襪 主 (周日)(放假)

0430 1:05 紅襪 主5月

0501 休兵 (周二)(勞動節)(放假)(林英傑生日快樂)

0502 8:05 遊騎兵 客

0503 8:05 遊騎兵 客

0504 8:05 遊騎兵 客

0505 7:05 水手 主 (周六)(放假)

0506 3:55 水手 主 (周日)(放假)

0507 1:05 水手 主

0508 7:05 水手 主

0509 7:05 遊騎兵 主 (媽祖生)

0510 7:05 遊騎兵 主

0511 1:05 遊騎兵 主

0512 10:05 水手 客 (周六)(放假)

0513 10:05 水手 客 (周日)(放假) (母親節)

0514 4:05 水手 客

0515 休兵

0516 8:11 白襪 客

0517 8:11 白襪 客

0518 2:05 白襪 客

0519 7:10 大都會 客 (周六)(放假)

0520 3:55 大都會 客 (周日)(放假)

0521 8:05 大都會 客

0522 7:05 紅襪 主 (林彥峰生日快樂)

0523 7:05 紅襪 主

0524 7:05 紅襪 主 (吳偲佑生日快樂)

0525 休兵 (武昭關生日快樂)

0526 7:05 天使 主 (周六)(放假)

0527 1:05 天使 主 (周日)(放假)(姜建銘生日快樂)

0528 1:05 天使 主

0529 7:07 藍鳥 客

0530 7:07 藍鳥 客

0531 7:07 藍鳥 客6月

0601 休兵

0602 7:05 紅襪 客 (周六)(放假)(道奇曹錦輝生日快樂)

0603 3:55 紅襪 客 (周日)(放假)

0604 紅襪 客

0605 8:11 白襪 客

0606 8:11 白襪 客

0607 8:11 白襪 客 (林旺億、林旺衛生日快樂)

0608 8:11 白襪 客

0609 7:05 海盜 主 (周六)(放假)

0610 1:05 海盜 主 (周日)(放假)

0611 1:05 海盜 主

0612 休兵

0613 7:05 響尾蛇 主

0614 7:05 響尾蛇 主

0615 1:05 響尾蛇 主

0616 7:05 大都會 主 (周六)(放假)

0617 1:05 大都會 主 (周日)(放假)

0618 大都會 主 (周一)(彈性放假)

0619 休兵 (周二)(端午節)(放假)

0620 9:05 洛磯 客 (鄭錡鴻生日快樂)

0621 9:05 洛磯 客

0622 3:05 洛磯 客

0623 10:15 巨人 客 (周六)(補上班)

0624 3:55 巨人 客 (周日)(放假)

0625 4:05 巨人 客

0626 休兵

0627 7:05 金鶯 客

0628 7:05 金鶯 客

0629 7:05 金鶯 客

0630 7:05 運動家 主 (周六)(放假)

0701 1:05 運動家 主 (周日)(放假)

0702 1:05 運動家 主

0703 7:05 雙城 主

0704 7:05 雙城 主

0705 1:05 雙城 主

0706 1:05 雙城 主

0707 7:05 天使 主 (周六)(放假)

0708 3:55 天使 主 (周日)(放假)

0709 1:05 天使 主

0710 休兵 MLB全壘打大賽(舊金山)

0711 休兵 MLB全明星賽(舊金山)

0712 休兵

0713 7:10 魔鬼魚 客 (陳鏞基生日快樂)

0714 7:10 魔鬼魚 客 (周六)(放假)

0715 7:10 魔鬼魚 客 (周日)(放假)

0716 1:40 魔鬼魚 客

0717 7:05 藍鳥 主

0718 7:05 藍鳥 主

0719 7:05 藍鳥 主

0720 1:05 藍鳥 主

0721 7:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周六)(放假)(陳偉殷生日快樂)

0722 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周日)(放假)

0723 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (郭泓志生日快樂)

0724 8:10 皇家 客

0725 8:10 皇家 客

0726 8:10 皇家 客

0727 8:10 皇家 客

0728 7:05 金鶯 客 (周六)(放假)

0729 7:05 金鶯 客 (周日)(放假)

0730 1:35 金鶯 客

0731 休兵8月

0801 7:05 白襪 主

0802 7:05 白襪 主

0803 1:05 白襪 主

0804 7:05 皇家 主 (周六)(放假)

0805 1:05 皇家 主 (周日)(放假)

0806 1:05 皇家 主

0807 1:07 藍鳥 客

0808 7:07 藍鳥 客 (全台灣的爸爸,辛苦了.)

0809 7:07 藍鳥 客

0810 休兵

0811 7:05 印地安人 客 (周六)(放假)

0812 7:05 印地安人 客 (周日)(放假)

0813 1:05 印地安人 客 (開鬼門)

0814 7:05 金鶯 主 (空軍將士們,辛苦了)

0815 7:05 金鶯 主

0816 1:05 金鶯 主

0817 7:05 老虎 主

0818 7:05 老虎 主 (周六)(放假)

0819 3:55 老虎 主 (周日)(放假)(七夕情人節)

0820 1:05 老虎 主 (羅錦龍生日快樂)

0821 10:05 天使 客

0822 10:05 天使 客

0823 10:05 天使 客

0824 休兵

0825 7:05 老虎 客 (周六)(放假)

0826 7:05 老虎 客 (周日)(放假)

0827 1:05 老虎 客 (中元節)

0828 7:05 老虎 客

0829 7:05 紅襪 主

0830 7:05 紅襪 主

0831 1:05 紅襪 主

0901 7:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周六)(放假)

0902 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (周日)(放假)

0903 1:05 魔鬼魚 主 (全台灣的軍人,辛苦了)

0904 1:05 水手 主

0905 7:05 水手 主

0906 7:05 水手 主

0907 休兵

0908 8:10 皇家 客 (周六)(放假)

0909 7:10 皇家 客 (周日)(放假)

0910 2:10 皇家 客 (關鬼門)

0911 休兵

0912 7:07 藍鳥 客

0913 7:07 藍鳥 客

0914 7:07 藍鳥 客

0915 7:05 紅襪 客 (周六)(放假)

0916 3:55 紅襪 客 (周日)(放假)(林柏佑生日快樂)

0917 紅襪 客

0918 7:05 金鶯 主

0919 7:05 金鶯 主

0920 7:05 金鶯 主

0921 休兵

0922 7:05 藍鳥 主 (周六)(放假)

0923 1:05 藍鳥 主 (周日)(放假)

0924 1:05 藍鳥 主 (周一)(彈性放假)

0925 休兵 (周二)(中秋節)(放假)

0926 7:10 魔鬼魚 客 (羅國輝生日快樂)

0927 7:10 魔鬼魚 客

0928 7:10 魔鬼魚 客 (全台灣的老師節日快樂)

0929 7:05 金鶯 客 (周六)(補上班)

0930 7:05 金鶯 客 (周日)(放假)

A quick and dirty way to play piano

If your hand can’t stretch enough, you can’t play the Rachmaninov works anymore. But there are two pianists (their teacher is Newman) invent a good way for your now. Most important of all, you won’t worry about to press a wrong key. You must see it.

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A speech of Prof. David Harold Gustafson

Although I didn’t hear his name before, he must be a well-known research in one field. Yeah, indeed, after I attend his speech at school, he is excellent in medical and addicted to drug. His research definitely is interesting; first, it is for human-beings directly. Most important of all, human-beings means his mom and daughter while he did the research of cancer in the bones and "How to be a good father system." Her mom got a bone cancer and he joked he is not a good father so that he build a system to guide him to be a good father.

Compared his own and mine, my own one is just like a ivory tower which can’t contribute any effort to the world immediately. Haha, so it is the place I admire him very much. Of course, he got two centers in two different kind of purposes and he can use the money depended on his will. Wow, so it goes without saying that the MIS department chairman said "If you guys become well-off in the future, don’t forget to donate money and to be within-named this money under his name."

After his speech, I think I didn’t have any courage to ask him a question; however, if I asked him a question, I would ask do you have develop a system which is "How to be a goooood Boy/Girl friend system?" Ahaha, because he should be a good boy friend so that he may not build this one. Then, to ask him to teach us how to do it.

Lantern Festival 2007 in TPE city

On Sunday night (3/4) Sujan, Vecker, Om, and I went to see the Lantern festival together. Surprisingly I met Iris and her friend at MRT station unexpectedly, who also towarded C.K.S. memorial hall. I joked the group will become larger on the way to there!

This year is indeed special at C.K.S. Memorial Hall. The primary reason is the name of this place that may be changed, the wall will be tortured down, and the bronze of C.K.S is going to be removed. In other words, this place enters historical event in the future. I saw many people like to preserve this moment. Haha, C.K.S. should say thanks to DPP because he becomes hot today after a long long time.

The Best Pictures of Chinese New Year 2007

Owing to it’s the reason of awarding like Oscar 2007 on Monday this week, I hold a best picture award for the Chinese New Year 2007. Please see them as follows: 1. The best group picture 2. The best relaxing family talk picture3. The best red envelope delivery 4. The best picture of showing me the money 5. The best family of the year 6. The best new couple of the year 7. The best host picture 8. The best local food: Dong Shan Duck Head 9. The best BBQ of the year 10. The best sales of the year 11. The best picture of Chinese New Year 2007 12. The best childhood play of the year 13. The best funny picture of Chinese New Year 14. The best cinematographer of the year 15. The best gloam picture of Chinese New Year 2007 16. The best properties picture 17. The life-long award 18. The best work-process at farm

To be teacher Chen today

I put it on my MSN messenger status so that many of my friends to call me "Teacher Chen" in the beginning of the talking. ^^
They may inspire me or warn I should not teach badly:P Luckily, I felt I speak very well because I delivered the main ideas of this class with many examples. Without these examples, they can’t understand the Object-Oriented Analysis!

It seems nice that I may can handle this course well. However, there is one problem that I can’t be teacher Chen anymore. Don’t panic, it is not my problem. There is only 10 students registered this class while the minimum requirement for each class that is 15. So my last word for them is "Hope I can see you all next week on Friday!" Haha, they gave me a big smile and say "thanks teacher" cheerfully.

I felt my heart is struggled now. If this class is opened successfully, I can’t join the wedding ceremony of my female elder cousin in US. So the condition is no matter the class that is opened or not, I’m lovely to accept the result.

After the class, I like to be relaxed. I saw the trout quintet posted on Hogi’s blog. I report it to here and I like to say thanks Hogi who is always post many interesting stuff on his blog.

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