2007年4月30日 星期一

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.

2007年4月23日 星期一

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….

2007年4月10日 星期二

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.

2007年4月9日 星期一

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….

2007年4月3日 星期二

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.