The disadvantage of the Internet(final version)

Nowadays, our life has mostly been shaped by technology. And one of the greatest impacts of technology is no other than the Internet. We have been using it in every aspect of our lives, such as searching for information, checking E-mails, and even buying everything. But there is a problem. As the Internet grows more mature, people have gradually started being addicted to it.

The worst disadvantage of the Internet is addiction. People would spend much time online. Unlike gambling and alcoholism, people are gradually addicted to it without knowing it through visiting websites, checking E-mails and chatting via instant messengers. Before long, they would neglect their work, school, families and sleep, to go online. And eventually that would lead to deep addiction.

The second disadvantage of the Internet is the confusion between the real world and the visual world. Many teenagers would access social networking sites for visual friendships. Often times, those new friends might use fake personal information in order to induce you to meet with them. And when it comes to meeting in person, they tend to ignore the hidden risks of kidnap and rape.

Whether or nor these disadvantages could be serious problems depends on how you regard them. After all, the Internet is a tool. Your work, school, families, and sleep should not be sacrificed at the mercy of the Internet. Record the time you spend online and remember that person-to-person interaction can not be replaced by visual interaction would definitely help you solve those problems.

The disadvantage of the Internet

____Nowadays, our life has mostly been shaped by technology. And one of the greatest impacts of technology is no other than the Internet. We have been using it in every aspect of our lives, such as searching for information, checking E-mails, and even buying everything. But there is a catch. As the Internet grows more mature, people have gradually started being addicted to it.
____The worst disadvantage of the Internet is addiction. They would spend much time online. Unlike gambling and alcoholism, people are gradually addicted to it without knowing it, visiting websites, checking E-mails and chatting via instant messengers. Before long, they would neglect their work, school, families and sleep, to go online. And eventually that would lead to deep addiction.
____The second disadvantage of the Internet is the confusion between the real world and the visual world. Many teenagers would access social networking sites for visual friendships. Often times, those new friends might use fake personal information in order to induce you to meet with them. And when it comes to meeting in person, they tend to ignore the hidden risks of kidnap and rape.
____Whether or nor these disadvantages could be serious problems depends on how you conceive it. After all, it is a tool. You should not be at mercy of the Internet. Record the time you spend online and remember that visual interaction can not be replaced by visual interaction would definitely help you solve those problems.

Compare and contrast living in an apartment and in the dormitory(final)

My experience of living outside away from my parents has begun since I went to Taipei for study. In the first two year of my university life, I lived in the dormitory. But now I've been living in an apartment with my other four classmates for nearly a year. Of course, both them have advantages and disadvantages simultaneously. I think the differences between living in an apartment and in the dormitory are privacy, cost, and environmental hygiene. Living in an apartment has more privacy than living in the dormitory. Usually, one room in the dormitory contains four or five people at most. And it's an open area that every action could be seen in the eyes of everyone. So if you need more privacy, an apartment offers more personal space than dormitory. However, the costs of living in an apartment are definitely more expensive, which include not only the monthly rents but the extra expenses, such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), eating, and transportation fees. On the campus of NTUST, we students seem to be quite self-contained in some way. We can eat and buy most necessities cheaply without leaving the campus. In contrast with dormitory, things can only be available with the market prices outside. At last, as far as the environmental hygiene, dormitory is better than an apartment. In the dormitory, all we have to do with the garbage is to throw them in the garbage cans, and then someone would take them out for us. However, living in an apartment, we have to do it all by ourselves. So, again, there are advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I would choose a dormitory instead of an apartment. A dormitory is better for me because I don't like commuting.

True Free Writing

Recently there were too many things running around in my brain. And I felt like I would almost be burning out. Even when I was writing this article, I had no idea about how this article will end. Maybe this is the true free writing. You write what you could think of. Actually, there were too many topics I can think of when writing this article. But they were just some scraps. I can't orderly organize them. Originally, I wanna talk about generation overload or humans. Frankly, sometimes I hate the interaction with people. Although I know no one is completely perfect, but…. Probably, this is the worst article on my blog…….

Dreams Divine the Future

____When I was young, I had more dreams than I am now. However, the dreams didn't pique my interest in investigating them because they weren't as shocking as I have had recently. I think everyone has heard that things in the dreams are often contrary to real lives. Nevertheless, based on my personal experiences, I don't think that is 100-percent true. Because I have had two bad dreams that eventually led to different results. A dream happening during the period when we junior had to choose our projects was a bad one because this bad dream concerned with the death of one of my family. At first, I didn't think it's a good sign for me although a lot of information on the web read something good was going to happen. Eventually it did successfully predict that I was able to choose the project intended. This dream was truly a good example showing, what they call, the reverse between dreams and lives. But I've also got another dream. It did not totally fit in that case. Instead, it showed the similarity between dreams and real lives. I dream that my hair gradually shed. And there should be something good happening just based on their theory. But In the end, I paid $1,800 for running the red light that morning. So I don't think one should totally believe that theory. To some extent, I think everyone has this hidden, incredible ability predicting what is going to happen in the future only if you dig it out.

Compare and contrast living in an apartment and in the dormitory(Version 2)

My first experience of living outside from my parents has begun since I went to Taipei for study. In the first two year of my university life, I lived in the dormitory. But now I've been living in an apartment with my other four classmates. Of course, both them have advantages and disadvantages lying within simultaneously. I think the differences between living in an apartment and in the dormitory are privacy, cost, and environmental hygiene. Living in an apartment has more privacy than living in the dormitory. Usually, one room in the dormitory contains four or five people at most. And it's an open area that every action could be seen in the eyes. So if you need more privacy, an apartment offers more personal space than dormitory. Also, the costs of living in an apartment are definitely more expensive, which include not only the monthly rents but the extra expenses, such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), eating, and transportation fee. On the campus of NTUST, we students seem to be quite self-contained in some way. We can eat and buy most necessities cheaply without leaving the campus. In contrast with dormitory, things can only be available with the market prices outside. At last, as far as the environmental hygiene, dormitory is better than an apartment. In the dormitory, all we have to do with the garbage is to throw them in the garbage cans, and then someone would take them out for us. However, living in an apartment, we have to do it all by ourselves. So, again, there are advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I would choose a dormitory instead of an apartment. A dormitory is better for me because I don't like commuting.

Why did I choose my malor?(final fianl)

____The decisions of attending a vocational high school and choosing my major relating to Mechanical Engineering were independently made by me and my mom at the end of my junior high school days. Actually, it was a long story. Because the response to this writing topic, why did I choose my major, and following ones you are going to present all date back to that days. Also, I believe the result of "where I am now" would definitely be based on this most fundamental decision I made at that time, which was going to a vocational high school instead of an ordinary high school. Frankly speaking, I didn't know clearly about the differences between those two types of high schools. But the only facts I did "believe" in were I could probably get rid of those annoying subjects—like Math, Chemistry and Physics—and needn't to experience the stressed out life in an ordinary one just by attending a vocational one. But ironically, while making the decision then, I had no idea about what vocational ones are available, let alone heard about the vocational high school that I have now already graduated from. Even now, it still sounds a little bit ridiculous to me in some way. I really can't imagine how naive I was then. But honestly, a vocational one would probably be a better choice for me. At this point, if you are thinking this is the end of my story, you are wrong. The "worst" is yet to come….
____I remember the day I went with my mom to my high school for picking up my major. While waiting in the long line for that, I asked her whether she knew what the Architectural Engineering Department was. Because the information I had was limited. I wanted to know more about what their jobs—either a designer or a construction labor—might be in the future after graduation. However, her answer was not what I meant to receive. "The constructions in Taiwan have almost saturated and the boom will be shifting to Mainland China," she said. Suddenly, I felt like getting a slap right on my face. If cleverly enough, you would definitely know what she tried to express indirectly. Of course, she didn't want me to pick that up. At the same time, the closer it was to my turn, the lesser the choices available. So right before my turn to pick, she called my cousin for some advice. Eventually, I picked up Drafting Department(製圖科) as my major, based on their decision. And then that decision led to my major later, Mechanical Engineering, in university. This is the only choice because Drafting Department is one of the fields in Mechanical Engineering.
____Even now, I still have a passion for buildings—and nothing could pique my interests as much as it. But As far as my major is concerned, I used to feel bored about it. Fortunately now, I gradually like it by picking up my project this year. And I know if I am able to advance my study and still be a graduate student of the professor of my project, definitely, I will get a good job just because of his fame. But I wonder whether this is truly what I want….

Compare and contrast living in an apartment and in the dormitory

_____My first experience of living outside from my parents has begun since I went to Taipei for study. The first two year of my university life, I'd been lived in the dormitory. But now I've been living in an apartment with my other four classmates. Of course, each one has advantages and disadvantages lying within simultaneously. I think the differences between living in an apartment and in the dormitory are privacy, cost, and environmental hygiene. Living in an apartment has more privacy than living in the dormitory. Usually, one room in the dormitory contains four or five people at most. And it's an open area that every action could be seen in the eyes. So if you need more privacy, an apartment offers more personal space than dormitory. Also, the costs of living in an apartment are definitely more expensive, which include not only the monthly rent but the everyday expenses, such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), eating, and transportation fee. On the campus of NTUST, we students seem to be quite self-contained in some way. We can eat and buy most necessities cheaply without leaving the campus. In contrast with dormitory, things can only be bought with the market prices when living away from campus. At last, as far as the environmental hygiene, dormitory is better than an apartment. In the dormitory, all we have to do with the garbage is to throw them in the garbage cans, and then someone would take them out for us. However, living in an apartment, we have to do it all by ourselves. So personally, I don't know which one to choose from if both of them are available. But I think dormitory is an unique experience that everyone should go through in their lives.

How far the boundary could boys stretch while being away from moms?

_____As an old saying goes, "To see is to believe." The power of images definitely surpasses what I describe for you in words. So that's the reason I added this picture in spite of the "disfigurement" to my blog.
_____If you come visiting the place where we rent, you will be shocked by the view and the odor of garbage right after you open the door. As you can see up in that photo, the garbage has successfully occupied a small area of floor in the living room. And unfortunately, we've lost another two pieces of floor in the house again recently (There are two other places piled up with garbage). Frankly speaking, Most of the garbage has been there for months. And some will even be living with us for nearly a year next month, May. In other words, some of the garbage has been living with us since we moved in. If moms were there now to help clean it, maybe we could defeat those enemies and retrieve those areas.

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_____Because of my laziness of washing socks, I am often subject to the lack of them. Sometimes I have to wear a pair of socks been worn the other day. Also, it's really normal for me to grab different socks to make up a pair to wear. Often times at school, I would show my classmates this kind of odd pair of socks if I do wear them. And it's fun for me to show them to my classmates. But it would completely be an embarrassing situation if this hybrid of socks seeing by strangers. About a week ago, I took the second stage of GEPT in a university. Right before entering the classroom for speaking test, everyone should take their shoes off. And then I though of wearing this odd pair of socks in that morning accidentally. At that time, I was saying to myself, "Should I take my socks off and throw them out somewhere and enter the classroom with naked feet, or just go wearing it?" Finally, I still entered the classroom with my odd pair of socks. But I had to be last one entering and leaving the classroom to avoid seeing by others. That day I came back to our dorm and share it with my roommates. And they said, "It would be more embarrassing if you've even got a hole with your socks." "Actually, there is a hole at the bottom of one sock," I responded. I think I can have adequate and clean socks to wear if mom was around now.

Why did I choose my malor?(final)

The decisions of attending a vocational high school and choosing my major relating to Mechanical Engineering were independently made by me and my mom at the end of my junior high school career. Actually, it was a long story. Because the response to this title, why did I choose my major, and following ones you are going to present all date back to that days. Also, I believe the result of "where I am now" would definitely based on this most fundamental decision I made at that time, which was going to a vocational high school instead of an ordinary high school. Frankly speaking, I didn't know clearly about the difference between those two types of high school. But the only facts I did "believe" were I could probably get rid of those annoying subjects—like Math, Chemistry and Physics—and needn't to experience the stressed out life in an ordinary one just by attending a vocational one. But ironically, while making the decision then, I had no idea about what vocational ones are available, let alone heard about the vocational high school that I have now already graduated from. Even now, it still sounds a little bit ridiculous to me in some way. I really can't imagine how naive I was then. But honestly, a vocational one would probably be a better choice for me. At this point, if you are thinking this is the end of my store, you are wrong. The "worst" is yet to come….

Under the educational system in Taiwan, we all know the admission to a high school is based on one's grades in Basic Competence Test(國中基測). In other words, people with high grades could probably get accepted to the best schools. But to some degree, this system is more like a business to me. If I compare grades to money and schools to the products, you would probably know what I mean by that­­. If one student has much money in the pocket, his/her parents might persuade him/her to buy the most expensive products without considering which product is the most useful and suitable for their children. In another case, if one has only a few dollars in hand, the product he/she can afford would be the "leftover" in the store. I think my case was a hybrid of those two. I remember the day I went with my mom to my high school for picking up my major. While waiting in the long line for that, I asked her whether she knew what the Architectural Engineering Department was. Because the information I had was limited. I wanted to know more about what their jobs—either a designer or a construction labor—might be in the future after graduation. However, her answer was not what I meant to receive. "The constructions in Taiwan have almost saturated and the boom will be shifting to Mainland China," she said. Suddenly, I felt like getting a slap right on my face. If cleverly enough, you would definitely know what she tried to express indirectly. Of course, she didn't want me to pick that up. At the same time, the closer it was to my turn, the less the choices available. So right before my turn to pick, she called my cousin for some advice. Eventually, I picked up Drafting Department(製圖科) as my major, based on their decision. And then that decision led to my major later, Mechanical Engineering, in university. This is the only choice because Drafting Department is one of the fields in Mechanical Engineering.

Even now, I still have a passion for buildings—and nothing could pique my interests as much as it. But As far as my major, I used to feel bored about it. Fortunately now, I gradually like it by picking up my project this year. And I know if I am able to advance my study and still be a graduate student of the professor of my project, definitely, I will get a good job just because of his fame. But I wonder whether this is truly what I want….

Outline

Topic Sentence: All foreign students have the same difficulty--the English barrier.

A. Difficulty for the words of English.
1. Out-dated English words not spoken anymore.
2.The compound words.
a. The phrase of "work out" is not the same as the word "work" itself.
B. Difficulty for pronunciation.
1. The different emphasis of the same word.
a. The word "conduct" has different pronunciation as a noun or a verb.
2. Different accent in northern and southern America.
C. The generation gap in high-tech imformation.
1. The newly technological terms in backward countries don't exist.

Why did I choose my major?(1)

If you ask me why I've picked up Mechanical Engineering as my major in university, probably I am not able to let you get the whole picture immediately. Because the response to this question and following ones all date back to my junior high school days. Also, I believe all these results of "where I am now" point to the decision I made at that time, which was going to a vocational high school instead of an ordinary high school. Frankly speaking, I didn't know clearly about the difference between those two types of high school. But the only facts I did "believe" were I could probably get rid of those annoying subjects—like Math, Chemistry and Physics—and needn't to experience the stressed out life in an ordinary one just by attending a vocational one. But ironically, while making the decision back then, I had no idea about what vocational ones are available, let alone heard about the vocational high school that I have now already graduated from. Even now, it still sounds a little bit ridiculous to me in some way. I really can't imagine how naive I was at that time. But honestly, a vocational one would probably be a better choice for me. At this point, if you are thinking this is the end of my store, you are wrong. The "worst" is yet to come….

Under the educational system in Taiwan, we all know the admission to a high school is based on one's grades in Basic Competence Test(國中基測). In other words, people with higher grades could probably get accepted to the best schools. But to some degree, this system is more like a business to me. If I compare grades to money and schools to the products, you would probably know what I mean by that­­. If one student has much money in the pocket, his/her parents might persuade him/her to buy the most expensive products without considering which product is the most useful and suitable for their children. In another case, if one has only a few dollars in hand, the product he/she can afford would be the "leftover" in the store. I think my case was a hybrid of those two. I remember the day when I went with my mom to my high school for major choosing. While waiting in the long line for that, I asked her whether she knew what the Architectural Engineering Department was. Because I wanted to know more about what their jobs—either a designer or a construction labor—might be in the future after graduation. However, her answer was not what I meant to receive. "The constructions in Taiwan have almost saturated and the boom will be shifting to Mainland China," she said. Suddenly, I felt like getting a slap right on my face. If cleverly enough, you would definitely know what she tried to express indirectly. Of course, she didn't want me to pick that up. But right before my turn to pick, she called my cousin for some advice. Because the closer it was to my turn, the less the choices available. Eventually, I picked up Drafting Department(製圖科) as my major, based on their decision. And then that decision led to my major later, Mechanical Engineering, in university. This is the only choice because Drafting Department is one of the fields in Mechanical Engineering.

Even now, I still have a passion for buildings—and nothing could pique my interests as much as it. But As far as my major, I used to feel bored about it. Fortunately now, I gradually like it by picking up my project this year. And I know if I am able to advance my study and still be the graduate student of the professor of my project, definitely, I will get a good job just because of his fame. But I wonder whether this is truly what I want….

Who Do I Admire?

I admire those who come up with some intriguing bestsellers. And one among them is the well-known Dan Brown. I think Dan Brown is probably the most oustanding genius in the field of modern literature. After reading his new-releasing work, Deception Point, I can understand why his works are so popular in many countries.

The art of speaking is probably the most important skill one should learn in the whole world. Because sometimes we might offend someone with unobvious words that have been spoken out without deep thinking, that is, our mouth is quick than our brain. Often times, that would result in conflicts.

I've been living outside with my four roommates.About two weeks ago,we'd got an overdue electicity bill sent during the Chinese New Year. That is the catch, an overdue bill. In Taiwan, we can pay many of the bills through a convenience store. But it's not the case for an overdue one. Dealing with an overdue electricity bill is not as easy as one that is not due. You must go to their serve station for paing money. In this whole process, I did get angry with my roommate, not with it. One day, I took the bill and suggested that we should go to the Taipower building next to our school to

Having an Affair with France...(ch.1)

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

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Dear Egypt,

I am sorry. I've made a mistake. And I know I shouldn't have done that. But I just can't help it. Actually, the purpose of this letter is to try to let you know how difficult the situation was in my mind-- not to tell you that it's over between us. Although I know it's really rough for anyone to hear about things like this, I think you deserve to know what's going on between us....

As you know, in one's whole life, one would never know what is going to happen in the future. Neither do I. But it's just happened; some one has interfered in our relationship. About two months ago, I "came upon" her, France, on the Internet. After a little closer understanding of her, I've been fascinated deeply by her voice and her implicit romance. The pleasing language she speaks and the elegant images she presents are probably what I've been looking for in my life. Also, if "permitted", I hope to make a visit to her birthplace. However, what bewitches me most is her "outstanding characters"--Clementine and Edith Piaf (both French singers). Although, for thousands of years, you've been famous for being the cradle of human civilization and in the whole world nothing compares to you, there is one thing that you might not have realized before. When it comes to romantic and graceful spirits, she is really beyond compare, let alone her taste for fashion and delicacy.

After the above explanation, I hope you could understand my difficult struggle. Actually, I don't mean to hurt you and be a two-timer. Probably, to choose either of you would be the last decision I want to make. And I believe you're gonna figure out her greatest charm after my later explanations.

Best wishes

Love

Wayne

(to be continued…)

Wayne F.

Taiwan

October 8, 1985

A junior in university; Mechanical Engineering

Like: Badminton, Buildings, English, Eating...

Dislike: Math, China, Japan and Noises...

Favorite Singers: a singer and composer, Penny, Peggy...

Favorite Tennis player: Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin-Hardan

Favorite Countries: Egypt, France, Italy, Dubai