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2011/1/11

Recipe- 麻油雞

準備材料

沙拉油
麻油
雞大腿骨(chicken thigh)
米酒
熱水
高麗菜(option)

料理方式

1.先將雞肉切塊,高麗菜洗淨,薑切片,並且滾好熱水。

2.加入沙拉油大火炒薑片(不用麻油是因為麻油炒太久會苦)

3. 當薑的味道已經被油逼出來時,加入雞肉翻炒,此時加入一匙麻油。

4.繼續翻炒到雞肉表面熟了,並且有麻油與薑的香味出來時,
加入熱水、米酒與麻油3匙。
(比例約2:1,如果不喜歡米酒味太重,可以減少一點)

5.將雞肉與湯汁中火悶煮15-20分鐘,再加入高麗菜。
(高麗菜可增加湯頭的甜味)

6.在中火悶煮10-15分鐘,讓高麗菜煮熟,再開小火悶煮20-30分鐘。

7.完成前可以試試湯頭,如果不甜加一些冰糖,不過我每次煮都很夠味。
(烹煮過程中可以口味再撐加麻油量,我都加很多,很香不過很油)

Recipe- 台式泡菜

準備食材

高麗菜一個
紅蘿蔔
工研醋一罐
鹽很多很多
紅辣椒

料理方法 (目的)

1.將高麗菜切成八分 (十字切完再將每1/4分切半)

2.接切好的高麗菜分成一葉一葉,每葉大小約手掌般大小。
(若葉根太粗可壓扁或切開,以便鹽析出水分)

3.將洗好的高麗菜倒入鹽巴,一顆高麗菜我大約用一碗的鹽巴,
並均勻攪拌。
(這步驟非常重要,因為要使鹽巴均勻分散,把高麗菜的水分析出)

4.大約均勻攪拌10分鐘,高麗菜開始軟化,再用些力壓一下高麗菜,
再泡20分鐘。

5.再攪拌並搓壓10分鐘,最後將高麗菜壓得扁扁的,再泡20分鐘。
(鹽析時間約一小時)

6.在等待過程中可以把蘿蔔切絲,鹽析十分鐘,然後把鹽洗掉。

7.同樣等待的過程中,把薑、辣椒切好備至。

8.清洗高麗菜,把鹽水洗掉。
(一定要洗淨,不然泡菜會有鹽鹹味,我通常洗三次)

9.最後一次清洗時,將高麗菜分輛取出,並用手用力將高麗菜擰乾。
(擰越乾泡菜味道會越好)

10.將醋、糖、薑絲、辣椒一並放入擰乾的高麗菜攪拌均勻
(醋的份量我大約是300cc半顆高麗菜,糖的份量與醋同等)

11.放入容器泡製一至兩天,天數越久越入味,要確定高麗菜要完全泡入湯汁。
(我通常糖、薑與辣椒不會放足,第一天會依味道調味,通常第四天就很完美了)

2010/10/30

Flash mob 快閃族

Flash Mob中文又稱快閃族,大約是在2003歐洲出現,是一種極短暫的集體藝術表現。
快閃族透過現在的資訊科技,像是手機網路來號招參與的人,並在同一時間內做一樣的
動作或演出,並在即短時間內完成,且迅速離開現場。


在快閃族中,通常會有一個領導者,也是快閃的主要人物,他是快閃活動的啓發點,就
像是引發爆炸的火花。領導者一開始進行活動,人群也會漸漸的加入,幾乎到活動的尾
短是人群的極大值。

快閃活動要成功不外乎幾項條件。

第一,活動的宣導。
如果能讓更多活動認同者知道,快閃的活動就會越成功。但並非越多人知道越好,有時
過多的非參與人群反而是活動阻礙,因為他們的非參與,有時會造成活動空間與動線的
流暢。

第二,領導者或團隊
領導該活動的人或團隊是非常重要的因素。要對於活動的地點時間要掌握的非常好。從
很多快閃的活動中可以看到領導者或團隊表現出的氣勢與風範都非常的強烈,所以才會
促使許多半意願或無計劃參與者加入。

第三,活動的內容簡易或有大眾的共通性
快閃的活動最多就是舞蹈或歌唱。在歐洲的舞蹈或歌唱快閃大多是許多人熟悉的歌曲或
舞曲。這樣一來不須排練,因為大家幾乎都會。例子像是真善美或BEAT IT的舞蹈。
歌曲的話有歐洲一個電信團體的快閃就選擇Hey Jude.只要中心者帶領的好,就會是一個
成功的快閃活動。

除了舞蹈歌唱之外,快閃活動要非常的簡易,大多是三個步驟內就能達到活動的目標。
例子則是有一大群快閃在紐約中央車站定格,或是在廣場以手當手槍互相開槍然後倒地。
這些都是簡單容易執行的快閃活動。

快閃活動對社會的影響有正面也有負面。

正面的快閃活動可以帶給觀眾娛樂的心情,是一種藝術的表現,可以帶給生活更多樂趣。
何謂正面的快閃,

首先,不影響公共秩序。正面的快閃以藝術表現,特別是大眾藝術,更應該給人舒服能
接受的,如果造成大眾秩序混亂或不舒服感則喪失團體藝術的價值。

第二,快閃活動的目的是正向的,如果快閃的目的是為了正向藝術表現,給人的感覺就
會像生活的一部份,但是快閃的主要目的只是為了出名或耍酷,則為個人利益,並非社會
利益,相對的給人的感覺就不舒服。

正面的快閃也帶給社會正面的價值。
快閃活動參與者可以訓練自信與勇氣,並可以獲得
對社會團體有正向的認同。快閃也可以培養群眾對藝術的欣賞與尊重,讓藝術不像無形或
貴族才能擁有的東西,因為每個人都可以示藝術的參與者。藝術的內容也會帶給人們心中
的溫暖,有許多快閃活動都是有主題性的,這些主題或許可以激起參與者或旁觀者的回憶
或漣漪,讓這會有更正向的凝聚力。

我個人覺得最成功的正面快閃活動



1. 觀眾尊重表演,自動給與參與者表演空間。
2. 一個能給大人與小孩參與的活動,活動給人很舒服的感覺,因此些許觀賞者也加入參與。
3. 領導者與團體的態度大方且影響力強。
4. 活動空間恰當

另一個也很成功的快閃活動



1. 活動目的簡單明瞭
2. 活動空間恰當
3. 領導者雖然沒有完全參與,但是其引導方式讓參與者積極演出。


同為台灣畏紀念MJ的快閃活動

這個我認為是正面



1. 主題明確
2. 場地合適
3. 唯獨領導團體初始不夠明確,吸引力不足,結束點也不夠明確
但是個人覺得是不錯的快閃活動


這個我認為是負面


該項快閃活動主題明確,但是我依然覺得太過負面

1. 活動空間不足
2. 非參與或認同活動的人太多,影響活動的焦點
3. 已經嚴重影響公共秩序,已經跳拖藝術的界線
4. 許多參與者並非以參與公共藝術心態出現,純粹只是已自我為中心的炫耀。
5. 領導者雖然有激起活動,但是參與者過度分散,展現的領導能力不足
6. 整個活動我覺得已經不是藝術了,只是純粹想炫耀或出名而已。

這個活動可以看出活動觀賞者給與表演者的尊重不足,不僅沒給與適當的表演空間,
對藝術的欣賞態度也略顯不足。

2009/10/10

Recipe- 脆烤雞胸肉

準備食材
雞大腿 (chicken thigh)
啤酒
醬油
麻油

胡椒
parsley --> 外國的香菜

烹煮方法 (目的)

1.把雞大腿洗乾淨,放入大容器中
2.倒入啤酒一瓶 (軟化肉)
3.醬油,啤酒的一半 (老抽是加深顏色,但鹹度不夠)
4.糖 一大匙
5.麻油 胡椒 parsley 少許
6.浸泡四個小時以上

7.烤箱預熱350度
8.在雞大腿上灑糖 parsley 少許
9. 350度 30分鐘, 400度 10分鐘。

10.出現又美又香又好吃的雞大腿肉。

2009/10/9

Recipe- 可樂雞

準備食材
雞腿
可樂
冰糖
醬油

烹煮方法 (目的)
1.川燙雞腿 (去血水)
2.撈起然後刀剮雞腿 (入味)
3.倒入可樂蓋過雞腿,中火煮15~20分
4.放冰糖、醬油,小火悶煮兩個小時

2009/5/19

孩子們,老師把你們的畢業賀卡寄出了。



普仁國小的孩子們,



老師把你們的畢業賀卡寄出去囉。



如果順利的話,



大約十天之內你們就會收到了。



不過只有十個人給老師住址,



其他的人老師不知道你們的住址,



不知道該怎麼寫卡片給你們。

2009/5/14

OMG Nokia 1661 just costs $14。一支手機只要美金14元

No way. There is no such thing as free lunch. Believe it or not.

It's true in America. 

不可能 ! 天地下沒有白吃的午餐,信不信由你,在美國是真的。





※ 14 dollars makes you own it. 14元就可以擁有他。     





It is a prepaid plan from T-mobile. No contract. No shipping fee.

It is including a mobile phone, its accessories (battery, earphones,

and charger) , and 25 dollars money for call. The total money I spent

is 21 dollars and including tax, but I will get the cashback 7 dollars, 

so I just cost 14dollars (NT 462 dollars) to own the brand new cellphone. 

Do you want one?!



這是T-mobile的預付卡方案。沒有合約、不用運費。這方案包含一隻

Nokia 1661手機,配件(原廠電池、免持耳麥、充電器)和一張包含25元

的sim卡。我含稅總共花了21元美金,不過可以拿到7元的現金回饋,所

以只要花14美金(相當台幣462元)就可以擁有一支全新的手機。

你也想要一隻嗎?



※The order status proved that what I said is true.

    訂單金額說明我說的是真的。





※This is cashback mail. I will get 7 dollars back.

   這是現金回饋信。我將可以拿回7元現金。



2009/5/1

Income tax report 申報所得稅

※ Angels and Demons, the movie will be in theaters on MAY 15.





In May, it is the time to report income tax. Even though

I am in USA now, I still can report tax through the Internet.

In this year, I have the same situation as last year. I won't 

pay any tax to government, and I can get the tax refund.

Although I will just get almost NT.2000, it is still the money.



五月,又是報所得稅的季節。即使我人在美國,我依然可以透過網路

來申報所得稅。今年我的情形依然和去年一樣,我不用付任何稅金給

政府,而且還可以拿到退稅的錢。雖然只是將近兩千元的新台幣,不

過不無小補。  

Let's go Yankee 洋基加油

※ Yankee Stadium





When I went to New York city, I also went to Yankee Stadium 

to watch Wang's play.However, he lost 8 points in 2nd inning, 

and while he was changed, all the Yankee fans boo him. How sad 

I was. In this game, I saw not only a Yankee's bad record but also 

a fight between Yankee fans. When police came to arrest them, 

everyone said " Get her out!" It was more exciting than watching 

hockey which had fight. Finally, that was not a game which Wang 

had a nice performace, but I did not feel dispointed at him because 

that is the way that all the best pitchers have to be experienced.



當我去紐約時,我也順道去洋基球場看王建民的比賽,但是他在第二局就

被打爆八分。而且在他被換下場時,全場的洋基球迷都在噓他。看了超心

痛的。在這場比賽,我不僅看到了洋基破了爛紀錄,也看到洋基球迷間的

幹架,而且在警察來把他們帶走時,全場球迷還大聲說"趕她走"這簡直比

曲棍球的幹架還精彩。最後,雖然王建民沒在這場比賽有好表現,但是我

並沒有對他失望,因為這是所有王牌投手必經過程。



※A huge stadium





It was so boring to watch Yankee's game. In the playing game, they 

did not have any music which made fans feel excited. They only had

YMCA this show between 6th inning and 7th inning, but it did make 

fans to take part into. The interaction between fans and games did

not exist. By the way, the facilities of Yankee Stadium are really nice.

The seats are wide and confortable, and there are cup racks in front

of seats. The restrooms are like those in the 5 star hotels. Is everything

good? No! The price of all stuff, such as food, drink, and clothes, is not

so cute. A soda bottle cost $5, and a Jersey cost $200. No wonder some

people call Yankees evil empire.



在洋基主場看比賽還真無聊。當比賽進行時,並沒有任何音樂可以讓球迷high

一點,唯一有的就是在六到七局間的YMCA表演,不過還是很無聊。因為球迷

並沒有參與感。球迷和球賽之間的互動就像不存在一樣。順帶一提,洋基的新

球場設備還真不賴,座位不但舒服寬敞,而且還有杯架在座位前面。而且他的

洗手間就像五星級飯店的一樣。每一樣東西都這麼棒嗎?不是這樣!所有東西

的價錢,像是食物、飲料、球衣都沒這麼可愛。一杯蘇打飲料要五塊美金,一

件棒球外衣要兩百美金。難怪有些人說洋基是邪惡帝國。



Here are some pictures I wanted to show you guys.

這裡有些照片要給大家看看。



※ Babe Ruth Plaza 貝比魯斯廣場(curse魔咒)





※This was Wang. (下面那一個白衣人)





※Is that clear to recognize? 這樣有比較清楚認得嗎?





※Wang was in Big Screen. 王建民在大螢幕。





※That was the place where someone fought.

    這就是有人打架的地方。





※YMCA Show 就是清場地的人在跳YMCA





※4/5 poeple left. 因為分數差超多,只剩1/5的人還留在現場。





※ New Yankee Stadium in the evening. 傍晚新洋基球場





※ Old Yankee Stadium in the daytime. 白天舊洋基球場





2009/4/28

baseball terms 棒球術語



※ Yankee Stadium 洋基新球場  (Wang in big creen)





Why did I writing this article in my blog? It is impossible for me 

to write it for no reasons. I wrote it because I will write another

article about MLB. I not only watched  Yankees  game in their home

staduim, also went to Fanway Park to wtach Redsox game. After 

watching those games, I deeply believed I am always a Redsox fans.

I will tell you the reasons in next article.



為什麼我要寫這篇文章呢?我不可能毫無理由寫這篇文章。其實這篇文章

是為了下一篇有關美國大聯盟的文章作鋪路。而我不僅僅在洋基主場看了

洋基的比賽,也在芬威球場看了紅襪的比賽。在看完兩場比賽後,我深深

的相信我將會是紅襪球迷。我將會在下一篇文章告訴你們。



Let's get to know those baseball terms, and I will make marks for 

special, common, or crucial terms.



讓我們來認識任是棒球術語吧,而且我會把特別的、常用的或重要的術語

做個標示。



號碼 中文 英文(完整/簡稱)
1 投手 Pitcher / P
2 捕手 Catcher / C
3 一壘手 First-Base Man / 1B
4 二壘手 Second-Base Man / 2B
5 三壘手 Third-Base Man / 3B
6 游擊手 Shortstop/ SS
7 左外野 Left-Fielder / LF
8 中外野 Center-Fielder / CF
9 右外野 Right-Fielder / RF


棒球術語代碼

術語/ 英文/ 中文解釋
A/assists/助 殺
AB/at bats/打 數
AL/American League /美國聯盟
1B/first baseman/一壘手 / 一壘安打
2B/second baseman/二壘手 / 二壘安打
3B /third baseman/三壘手 / 三壘安打
B/balls/壞球數

BA/batting average/打擊率
BB/bases on balls/四壞球
BF/batters faced/投球人次
BFS/batters faced per start/投手過勞指數
BK/Balks/投手犯規數
BS /blown saves /救援失敗
C/catcher/ 捕手
CF/center fielder/中外野手
CG/complete games/完投場次
CS/ caught stealing/盜壘失敗
DH/designated hitter/指定打擊
DL/disabled list/受傷名單
DP /double plays/雙殺
E/errors/失誤
ER/earned runs/投手責任失分
ERA/ earned run average/投手防禦率
FA/ free agents/自由球員
FB/fly balls hit against pitcher/投手被擊出飛球
FPCT/fielding percentage /守備率
G/games/出賽次數
GF/grounders to flies ratio/滾地球對飛球之比率
GB/games behind ; groundballs/球隊勝差 ; 投手被擊出滾地球
GDP/times grounded into double plays/擊出雙殺打的次數
GM/general manager/球隊總教練
GS/ games started /投手先發場次
H/hits ; holds/安打 / 投手被安打 ; 中繼成功
HBP/hit by pitch/觸身球
HP/times hit by pitch/觸身球次數
HR /home runs/全壘打 ; 投手被全壘打
IBB/intentional bases on balls/故意四壞球
IF/infielder/ 內野手
IP/innings pitched/投球局數
IR/inherited runners//救援投手上場時已在壘上的跑者
INT/Interference/妨礙
IS/ inherited runners who scored/救援投手讓 IR 得分的數量
K /killed 三振 / 打擊手被三振
L/loses/敗投 / 敗場
LF/left fielder/左外野手
LOB/ left on bases /殘壘數
MLB/Major League Baseball/美國職棒大聯盟
MVP/ most valuable player/最有價值球員
NL/ National League/ 國家聯盟
OB/妨礙跑壘
OBP/on base percentage/上壘率 / 投手被上壘率
OF/ outfielder /外野手
PA/plate appearances/打席
PO/put outs/使出局數
PPO/pitcher pickoffs/投手牽制成功數
PSS/ probability of a successful steal/盜壘成功率
R/runs//得分 / 投手失分
RBI/runs batted in/ 打者打點 / 投手被打點
RF/right fielder/右外野手
ROY/Rookie Of the Year/年度新人王
RPA/ run production average/攻分率
SB/stolen bases/盜壘成功 / 投手被盜壘數
SF/sacrifice flies/高飛犧牲打數 / 投手被高飛犧牲打數
SH/sacrifice hits/犧牲觸擊 / 投手被犧牲觸擊數
SHO/shoutouts/投手完封場數
SLG/slugging percentage/長打率 / 投手被長打率
SO/strike outs/三振 / 打擊手被三振
SP/save points/救援點
SS/shortstop/游擊手
SV/saves/救援成功
SVOP/ save opportunities /救援成功率
TA/total average/ 攻擊率
TB/total bases/壘打數
TBF/total batters faced/投球人次
TC/ total chances/守備機會
W/walks/保送 / 打擊手被保送
WP/wild pitches/暴投
WS /World Series/美國大聯盟冠軍賽(世界大賽)


MLB 名詞解釋
Umpire = 裁判
Head Coach = 總教練
Line Up = 先發陣容
Rosters = 球隊陣容
Head Coach = 總教練
Pitching Coach = 投手教練
Bating Coach = 打擊教練
Rotation = 先發投手輪替序
SP/ Starting Pitcher = 先發投手
RP/ Relief Pitcher = 中繼投手
CP/ Closer (Closer Pitcher) = 救援投手 (用終結者更貼切)
INF/ Infielder = 內野手
OF/ Outfielder = 外野手
Bench Player = 替補選手
Utility Player = 非先發選手
C/ Catcher = 捕手
1B/ First Baseman = 一壘手
2B/ Second Baseman = 二壘手
3B/ Third Baseman = 三壘手
SS/ Short Stop = 游擊手
LF/ Left Fielder = 左外野手
CF/ Center Fielder = 中外野手
RF/ Right Fielder = 右外野手
DH/ Designated Hitter = 指定打者
PH/ Pinch Hitter = 代打
PR/ Pinch Runner = 代跑
Switch Hitter = 左右開弓打者
Lefty (美俚語) = 左投手
Lead Off Man (美俚語) = 一棒打者
Slugger (美俚語) = 指長打力很強的打者
Clean Up Batter (美俚語) = 指具有高打點能力的打者(專門講「四棒」這個角色)
Batting Up = 站上打擊區

統計篇:

打擊及防守部分:
AB/ At Bat = 上場打擊次數
SO(打者統計)/K(投手統計)/ Strike Out = 三振
H/ Hit = 安打數
DB/ Double/ 2 Base Hit = 二壘安打
TB/ Tripple/ 3 Base Hit = 三壘安打
HR/ HomeRun = 全壘打

R/ Run = 得分
RBI/ Runner Batted In = 打點
G/ Game/ GP/ Game Played = 出賽場數
SH/ Sacrifice Hit = 犧牲打
SF/ Sacrifice Fly = 高飛犧牲打

FO/ Fly Out = 飛球
GO/ Ground Out = 滾地球
SB/ Steal Base = 盜壘
DPB/ Double Play Bat = 雙殺打
SLG/ Sluggling Percentage= 長打率
AVG/ Batting Average = 打擊率
OBP/ On Base Percentage = 上壘率
GWH/ Game Wining Hit = 勝利打點
E/ Error = 失誤
DP/ Double Play = 雙殺
TP/ Tripple Play = 三殺
CS/ Caught Stealing = 阻殺
A/ Assist = 助殺
FLD/ Fielding Percentage = 守備率
Hit a Cycle: 完全打擊
Back to Back Homerun = 連續兩棒擊出全壘打
Grand Slam = 滿壘全壘打
Solo Homerun/ Solo Shot (美俚語) = 陽春全壘打
3 Run Blast (美俚語) = 三分全壘打

Go Ahead Run = 超前分
Go Ahead Homerun = 超前分全壘打
Tied Run = 追平分
Scoring Pisition = 得點圈
Runner = 跑者
Ground Rule Double = 場外二壘打
Infield Hit = 內野安打
Line Drive = 平飛打
Infield Fly = 內野高飛球
Base Hit = 一壘安打
Off the Wall = 擊中全壘打強的球
Bunt = 觸擊短打
Squeeze Play = 以犧牲短打來使三壘跑者回本壘得分
Hit and Run = 打帶跑
Short Hop = 很近防守員的低彈跳球
Charge = 趨前防守
Diving Catch = 飛撲防守
Frozen Hit (美俚語) = 指非常強勁的穿越安打
Hit to Another Zip Code (美俚語) = 指場外全壘打
Fair = 界內
Foul = 界外


投手部分:
ERA/ Earned Run Average = 投手防禦率
IP/ Inning Pitched = 投球局數
CG/ Complete Game = 完投
SHO/ Shout Out(Shutouts) = 完封
GS/ Game Started = 先發場數
DB/ Dead Ball/ HIP/ Hit by Pitch = 死球
BB/ Base Balled/ Walk/ = 四壞球
B/ Bulk = 投手犯規
R/ Run = 失分
ER/ Earned Run = 自責分
SV/ Save = 救援成功
H/ 被安打(如此項統計數字在投手)
W/ Win = 勝場
L/ Lose = 敗場
Wild Pitch = 暴投
Perfect Game = 完全比賽
Heater (美俚語) = 指快速直球
Off Speed (美俚語) = 指慢速球
Breaking Ball (美俚語) = 指變化球
Chin Music (美俚語) = 指非常近打者頸部以上的球
Pickoff = 牽制出局



投手球路

curveball /曲球

slider /滑球

fastball /快速球

changeup /變速球

split /指叉球

sinker /下墬球


 

2009/4/23

RUTH'S CHRIS



In some week in March, there was a restaurant week in Boston, 

so I, Chris, and Hui planed to go to RUTH'S CHRIS to have steaks.

In normal time, eating a steak cost me at least 40 dollars, but in the

week, I can have the same one and just spend 20 dollars.



在三月的某一周,波士頓有各餐廳週的活動,所以我,克里斯,慧就計畫

到茹絲葵大啖牛排。在平常的時間,吃一客牛排至少要40美金,但是在這

一週,我只要花費20美金就可以知道一模一樣的牛排。







Now, let me present the steak,and please do not drool. First of all,

it was an appetizer, looking like curry rice, but the taste  made me 

carzy because it was really delicious.



現在讓我來呈現這個牛排餐,請不要流下你的口水。首先第一道菜是開胃

菜,他看起來很像咖哩飯,但是這個味道讓我太瘋狂了,因為實在太美味

了。





The next was salad. I am the guy who does like to eat vegetable, but

I finished this salad. Looking at this salad, it had sweet vegetable oil.

It was attractive, wasn't it?!



下一到菜是沙拉。我是不愛吃蔬菜的傢伙,但是我也把這沙拉吃光光了,

看看這沙拉,上面還有一層甜甜的蔬菜油,真是誘人啊。







The main dish,USDA Prime Ribeye, was coming. When I first ate it,

I cannot say any word because nothing can interrupt me to enjoy 

this beef. My friend said that this beef was cooked in 400 C 

temperatory so that the beef can keep its sweet sauce.



主菜來了,那就是美國頂級肋眼牛排。當我吃第一口的時候,我說不出

話來,因為沒有任何是可以中斷我享受這牛肉。我朋友說這牛肉在攝氏

400度下烹烤,所以可以保有甜美的肉汁。 







Soup is creamed spinach. It was a little salty, and had strong cream

flavor. If you don't like spinach, do worry about it because this soup

does not have strong spinach flavor. By the way, this soup won't let 

you become strong Popeye.



湯是奶油波菜湯。喝起來有一點點鹹味,不過也有很濃郁的奶油香。如果

你是不喜歡波菜的人,不用擔心太多,因為這個湯沒有很強烈的波菜味。

還有喝完後,你不會變成強壯的大力水手。







The last one is dessert. I forgot it name. One is sweet yellow cream

with some fruit and mint. Another one is chocolate cup filled with 

chocolate cream. Both of them are sweet.



最後的是點心,我忘記點心的名字了。不過其中一個是甜甜的黃色奶酪,

配上一些水果和薄荷葉。另一個是巧克力做的杯子,填充巧克力奶油。

兩者都很甜。

2009/3/27

Positive thought 正面思想



我的攝影作品之一:綠島





Recently I incidentally saw a book, The Secret. I remembered 

I heard my friend that he saw this book before. He commented 

that this book is thoughtful but all rubbish. Although I have this

book, I chose the video of the book to watch, so I downloaded it 

with Chinese and English subtitle.



最近在誤打誤撞之下看到了一本書 ── 秘密,記得在出國前聽朋友

說過這本書,他的評語是很有道理,但都是廢話。雖然最近重拾這本

書,但我選擇了下載影片來看,聽說更簡單易懂。於是我下載了中文

與英文字幕來觀賞。



After watching this movie, I think that it is important to think 

positively, but it is not work just to think positively. I have a

positive-thought of my future, but I finally got nothing at all. Then,

I found that I have lacked positive actions wihch go after positive 

thought. Althought I always have positive thought, I sometimes did 

the negitive actions. It is hard to undertand, right? OK, I can give    

you an example.



看完之後,真的覺得正面思考很重要,但不僅僅是只有正面思考就能

發會作用,因為我向來是很正向思考自己的未來,但是到頭來卻都是

空,後來我發現自己欠缺的是正向思考後的正向行動,雖然我都一直

都是正向思考,但是有時候的行動卻是負面的行動,很難懂吧。我來

舉個例子吧。



Planning my future, I often wanted myself to touch the goals 

according to my ages. For example, graduating in 22, having

military service in 23, studying abroad in 25, getting a job 

in 27,getting married in 28, and having my first child in 30. 

How wonderfulthe furture plans  are. I always think the future

 I planed before I sleepeveryday,and it is just a nice "dream". 

I, even if having positvethought, give myself a route for retreat

when I acted, but I have not gone forward without giving me the 

ways to go back. Moveover, I always give me too reasons and 

excuses why I did not achieve my goals, and I cannot face myself

honestly. How pathetic I am.



在計畫未來上,我常常設定自己在幾歲達到甚麼樣的目標,例如我在

大學就計畫說,22歲畢業,23歲服兵役,25歲出國念書,27歲工作,

28歲結婚,30歲有了第一個孩子,多麼有計畫性的未來,我在每天睡

前都在冥想我身處在未來的情境,真的很棒的「夢」。但是有正向思

考的我,在行動上總是會給自己留後路,而不是斷後路的往前衝,或

是在未達成目標時給自己太多理由跟藉口,總是沒辦法誠實面對自己。



All right, from now on, what I will give myself the first goal is 

to write down the goals. I will set up the short term goals that I can

do it day by day. The second goal is to kick out my enemy - excuses. 

The final goal is to live happily everyday, and this happiness comes 

from the true heart not comes from the substances because I found

that the first step of learning English well is to live happily everyday.



好的,現在給自己的第一目標就是寫下目標,一天一天設定短期目標

達成。第二目標,剃除自己最大的敵人 -藉口。第三目標,快樂的過

每一天,不是物質的快樂,是內心真正的快樂,因為我發現快樂過每

一天是學好英文的第一步。

2009/3/18

Don't look back in anger 別憤怒回顧過去








I have not written something in my blog for a week.

I found an interesting thing happening in my blog.

When I wrote article in English, the number of people who 

watched it was decreasing. However, if I wrote one article 

in Chinese, the number of reading times of the article is tree 

times than the articles in English. 



我已經一周沒有更新部落格了,不過這周我發現有趣的事。

當我用英文來寫部落格,瀏覽人數就一直在遞減,不過在眾

多英文中我寫了一篇中文,那篇中文的瀏覽人數居然是英文

文章的三倍之多。



OK! Now going back the topic I want to present to you.

This song is really nice to listen to. I also posted the lyrics 

of this song. I hope all you guys will love it. Enjoy it!



好的,該進入今天的主題了,這首歌真的很好聽,我也把歌詞

給寫出來,希望你們會喜歡。



Oasis-Don't look back in anger 


Slip inside the eye of your mind
Don't you know you might find
A better place to play
You said that you'd once never been
All the things that you've seen
Will slowly fade away

So I start the revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
You ain't ever gonna burn my heart out

So Sally can wait, she knows its too late as we're walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I hear you say

Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows if it's night or day
Please don't put your life in the hands
Of a Rock n Roll band
Who'll throw it all away

So I start the revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
You ain't ever gonna burn my heart out

So Sally can wait, she knows its too late as we're walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I hear you say

So Sally can wait, she knows its too late as we're walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I hear you say

So Sally can wait, she knows its too late as we're walking on by
Her soul slides away
Don't look back in anger
Don't look back in anger
I heard you say
At least not today



2009/3/9

DST Started 日光節約時間啟動



※ This squirrel lives in Harvard University.





DST (Daylight Saving Time) started today,so the time 



of eastern time is slower 12 hrs than the time of Taiwan. 



If you forgot what DST is, please review this article,



http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lovesky6/22978111



because I mentioned it before.



Anyway, when my friends you got busier right now, please 



do not forget to contact your friends even if you are busy



in your jobs,family,school works, or marriages.I have already



prepared a lot of beautiful cards if you say hello to me, I will



mail a card to you.

 

Finally, may all of you have a good moond.



日光節約時間今天開始了,所以我這邊的時間跟台灣時間剛好相差

12小時。如果你已經忘記什麼是日光節約時間,請複習以下文章。

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lovesky6/22978111 ,因為我之前有

在我的blog提過。



最後,給我現在所有忙碌的朋友們,在忙碌之餘,別忘了跟朋友們

聯絡一下,即使你們忙碌於工作、家庭、學校課業、或者結婚。同

時我也已經準備了一堆明信片或卡片,如果你們有跟我聯絡,我會

寄張卡片給你們的。(這不是利誘XD)



最後祝你們大家友好心情。

2009/3/6

I am extremely tired and almost exhausted.



※ My first time ski on 01/24/2009





Recently, I have looked for a house, striven to study TOEFL,



and coped with the CELOP  crazy homework.



I  sleep over midnight almost every day and get up at 7:30 in the morning.



I also reduced most of my social activities because I really need more time 



to finish those heavy work.



I started to find a cheap, wonderful ,and comfortable bedroom to live  near BU



because I wanted to save more time to have more sleep or I could probably fall



unconcious when I walk on the street.



Owing to the insufficient time in which I prepared the test, my morning class 



teacher recommanded me to talk to the director of Celop my situation. 



She said I might start to my master major if the director wants to be my sponsor.



Anyway, I still should study hard because I want to get a high score in TOEFL to 



prove I have sufficient English ability.

The Sacred “Rac”



※ I stood on the frozen Charles River. Actually, it is dangerous.





Under the line, there is my midterm reading exam.

When I first time to reading, I thought it was a serious article.

Today my teacher taught me this is an ironic article.

You do not know! OK, finishing reading it, I will write why it is ironic.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      
  An Indian anthropologist, Chandra Thapar, made a study of foreign cultures which had

customs similar to those in his native land. One culture in particular fascinated him because it

reveres one animal as sacred, much as the people in India revere the cow.





        The tribe Dr. Thapar studied is called the Asu and is found in the American continent north of

the Tarahumara of Mexico. Though it seems to be a highly developed society of its type, it has an

overwhelming preoccupation with the care and feeding of the rac – an animal much like a bull in size,

strength and temperament. In the Asu tribe, it is almost a social obligation to own at least one if not

more racs. People not possessing at least one are held in low esteem by the community because they

are too poor to maintain one of these beasts properly. Some members of the tribe, to display their

wealth and social prestige, even own herds of racs.





        Unfortunately, the rac breed is not very healthy and usually does not live more than five to

seven years. Each family invests large sums of money each year to keep its rac healthy and shod, for

it has a tendency to throw its shoes often. There are rac specialists in each community, perhaps

more than one if the community is particularly wealthy. These specialists, however, due to the long

period of ritual training they must undergo and to the difficulty of obtaining the right selection of

charms to treat the rac, demand costly offerings whenever a family must treat an ailing rac.





        At the age of sixteen in many Asu communities, many youths undergo a puberty rite in which

the rac figures prominently. Youths must petition a high priest in a grand temple. They are then

initiated into the ceremonies that surround the care of the rac and are permitted to keep a rac.





        Although the rac may be used as a beast of burden, it has many habits which would be 

considered by other cultures as detrimental to the life of the society. In the first place the rac breed

is increasing at a very rapid rate and the Asu tribe has given no thought to curbing the rac

population. As a consequence the Asu must build more and more paths for the rac to travel on since

its delicate health and its love of racing other racs at high speeds necessitates that special areas be

set aside for its use. The cost of smoothing the earth is too costly for any one individual to undertake;

so it has become a community project and each member of the tribe must pay an annual tax to build

new paths and maintain the old. There are so many paths needed that some people move their

homes because the rac paths must be straight as possible to keep the animal from injuring itself. Dr.

Thapar also noted that unlike the cow, which many people in his country hold sacred, the excrement

of the rac cannot be used as either fuel or fertilizer. On the contrary, its excrement is exceptionally

foul and totally useless. Worst of all, the rac is prone to rampages in which it runs down anything in

its path, much like stampeding cattle. Estimates are that the rac kills thousands of Asu in a year.





        Despite the high cost of its upkeep, the damage it does to the land, and its habit of destructive

rampages, the Asu still regard it as being essential to the survival of their culture.



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Still not realize it.

Asu ----> USA

Arcs----> cars

Get it ?!

Goodbye my friend



※ Kiwhan, he is a smart guy. 

     He is studying in the top of university in Korea and has double majors.





03/01

This is second snow storm I met in Boston.

At this night I got the text message from my Korean friend- Kihwan.

He said he will leave US in Monday morning.

He wanted me do my best in Boston and  hoped one day we could meet again. 

Then we can talk about the memory we had in Boston.





I remembered that days when my Boston friends left were snowing.

It makes the leaving air sader. It also makes people lonely.

Although I experienced the situation many times, I still have this feeling.

Maybe I am the kind of people who are sensitive and take friends as first.

This is why some people told me I put friends in my mind first. 





In this month, not only Kiwhan will leave Boston but Lee will leave to Seattle.

Both them are my best Korean friends, and it means I will have fewer friends in Boston.

anyway,I will always remember you.

All my Boston friends but you are not here.

2009/2/17

Memory Impact

※ This picture was taken in BU library.





What is the memory impact?



I created and defined it by meslf.



Memory impact is that the memory which is happened wonderfully 



or horribly in one's life made one feel extremely painful when the 



enviroment is same, but the people or the situations were different. 



I sufferred it today. Because I went to NESE, Harvard Sq., Central Sq.,



Newbury St., and many places I went before near the Cambridge.



My memory was impacted by the memory recall.



I knew the feeling was not good, but I will conquer it one day. 



外國念書就是這麼苦,送一個一個朋友走,又要重新認識朋友,

有時還得忍受孤獨;忍受獨自奮戰考試。留學就是這麼苦,要不

就扛起它、承受它。受不了這個苦就打包回台灣,結束夢想!


2009/2/14

Happy Valentine's Day







Hey, all you guys~ Happy Valentine's Day!



In this day, you should go out to have a meal with someone,

such as your friends, your valentine, or lovers. Please do

not be like me, staying in the library all day with my

valentine, TOEFL BOOKS, is not a good plan.



By the way, I also give you an extreme funny show.

This show did not have subtitle, but you can understand 

it if you pay attention on it.



Achmed-the dead terrorist









Have fun in Valentine's day~ if you do not know, 

I will translate it for you, but it probably after

2 or 3 months for now.


  

Right Back Where We Started From







If you want to learn for beginning and like listen to musics, 

trying to listen to English musics you like is the best way. 





This song I wanted to introduce to you is nice 

because its lyrics are full of many meanings I like.

Moreover, this is the song with bouncy beat,

and it has positive meanings in its lyrics.

Anyway, just click the links and enjoy listening to

if learning Englsih well is not your purpose.





Listen to the origin:

http://www.youmaker.com/video/sa?id=d628e831a65f4732bd0edaac1ac51de1001



Listen to the one of Army Navy:

http://www.imeem.com/armynavy/music/ZMdPqiVA/army_navy_get_right_back_where_we_started_from/



Lyrics:

Ooh, and it's alright an it's coming on

We gotta get right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get right back to where we started from



Do you remember the day (that sunny day) 

When you first came my way

I said, no one could take your place

And if you get hurt (if you get hurt)

By the little things I say

I can put that smile back on your face 



Ooh, and it's alright and it's coming on 

We gotta get it right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get it right back to where we started from



A love like ours (a love like ours) 

Can never fade away

You know it's only just begun

You gave me your love (gave me your love) 

I just can't stay away, no, no

I know you are the only one 



Ooh, and it's alright and it's coming on

We gotta get it right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get it right back to where we started from



You gave me your love (gave me your love)

I just can't stay away, no

I know you are the only one



Ooh, you know it's alright and it's coming on

We gotta get it right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get it right back to where we started from



It's alright and it's coming on

We gotta get it right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get it right back to where we started from



It's alright and it's coming on

We gotta get it right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We gotta get it right back to where we started from