To friends in Taiwan

給台灣的朋友們: Happy new year & best wishes!!

不管再世界哪個角落跨年 願大家2008都要幸福快樂~

我準備要擠去紐約時代廣場嚕~

頻率

在這裡 不需要多期待 人心
相對的 也會突然發現 有好的人
但是 他們已經離你遠去

presentation

終於 結束了這學期最後一個口頭報告....
是我覺得最頭痛的一門課 每個人要選一個關於語言的題目 在最後三堂課的時間報告
我當然想 跟中文有關的 (Chinese Written Characters)
本人連 毛筆都使了出來... 買不到墨汁只好用黑色水彩代替..
下台 回想剛剛的自己 卻覺得沒有表現比平常練習好
太容易緊張 真糟糕!
總之 我完成了 可以開始念期末考的東西嚕(這是一個開心也不開心的用詞)

發現雖然外國人講著他們自己的語言
可是事實上 對大眾演講時還是有人看起來很緊張
當我下台時 我朋友跟我說 你表現很ok看起來不緊張呀
心想: 這是外國人的恭維嗎

我的下一位 發表者是黑人女生(跟他沒接觸 完全不知道她的名)
我下台後 就開始放空 也開始肚子餓了.....
黑人女生的粉紅色針織毛衣 與她的膚色 成了強烈對比...
開始覺得那個粉紅色好螢光喔...頓時 眼睛很閃
轉移焦點 再偷偷觀察別的人

P.S. 來這裏"偷偷觀察人" 竟也成了我最大的樂趣

SodaGreen

I'm writing my final paper in the library but ...
just thinking of this song and other things except the paper due tomorrow

蘇打綠--四季狂想

詞：青峰 曲：小威

太陽下 早已沒有新鮮事
空著腦子 等歡愉啃蝕
才說過節制 卻想著電視
口袋的雙手 又眷戀不誠實 太過放肆

秋天推翻了潛意識 和夏天誤導的地址
所有不和協的位置 都放下了矜持
春風吹散落的宣紙 還留著凍結的墨漬
虛構世界裡的影子 而在你眼裡只是
Nothing To Lose


撕裂的矜持最後都成就你的光鮮
尊嚴像一片是非說了又吠錯了又愧
雖然眼前是沒有降落點的拋物線
我不管明年四季的更迭
僅扣著現在的圈點 瘋狂地肆虐

走過冬夜的沉潛 春雨灌溉你的臉
就像秋風摘落葉 夏艷一樣會妝點

But 更喜歡這首歌: 無與倫比的美麗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDeus3TraM0

Dec. 2 the first snow in New York

grumbling

Everyone has his/her own reason to study abroad. For me, I want to gain not only education degree in TESOL problem here, but also learn foreign life experience especially practicing speaking skill in authentic situations. I do not care about the result of the tests so much. Though if the average of my scores is lower than B, I will not allow to graduate. I mean it could be one important reason to study hard but it's just a part of reasons to do so for me. Higher scores don't mean a lot for me, I would rather seeing "good idea" comments for my lesson plan assignments. Maybe it is difficult to give grades in some kinds of assignments. But written evaluation in a task is more positive response than marked numbers.

likely

They might be something!


It is likely to be happened!!



I would rather laugh than cry!!!

Honied yellow dripping gold,
Leaf of autumn
in the cold
Dancing on
in crisp despair
Whirling on
enchanted air
Falling silently to
earthen tomb
Away from tree's
rooted arm
Perhaps the silence
broken then
By hollow cries
of autumn grief
Synchronized with
the falling leaf

- S.K.Lindeman

日光節約 Daylight -Saving Time

The United States scheduled on (Sunday) after daylight saving time (daylight-saving time), the clock should be on the 4th morning 2:00 plowed back to 1:00. Photograph shows Florida Manor City, "Brown old bell shop" staff on the 2nd first clock be delayed one hour.
圖為「布朗老鐘店」的員工2日先把時鐘撥慢一小時。

http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-weekly-news.php?nt_seq_id=1618126

English version:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-TW&u=http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-weekly-news.php%3Fnt_seq_id%3D1618126&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E6%2597%25A5%25E5%2585%2589%25E7%25AF%2580%25E7%25B4%2584%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dcom.google:zh-TW:official%26hs%3DkVY%26pwst%3D1

莫名奇妙 多了一個小時.......因為 是"日光節約時間"..
美國在四日的清晨2點結束"日光節約" 所以要把時間調前一小時


反正現在美國東部 與台灣的時差為13小時...

Colors

Halloween decoration is everywhere in this season and it's full of orange. Though I try to get myself involved in, taking pictures about Halloween in any window display/ restaurants--I enjoy it indeed, this holiday doesn't mean a lot for me and sadly I'll have a class and a big teaching presentation at that night. Actually, I've already started to expect Thanksgiving and Christmas. Are there any special colors for those days? They must have ones!! Like red & green on Christmas. I'm waiting. I'm waiting and looking for anything special which is fresh for me who has lived here for more than 2 months but still curious everything/anything. It makes me think that I'm one of the people on a NYC tour bus, watching everything/anyone on the street.

It was a special experience that I met a guy on my way to buy pumpkins. That guy was eating an apple and asking me to take one picture for me. At first, I wondered would he just grab my camera and run away. I'm so kind that I accepted it and I thought it's good sb volunteered taking me picture in this beautiful afternoon when I was alone. WHY NOT? Alright. He didn't take my camera away, but we went to a concert in the church together. An ensemble was really terrific that musicians stood different spots in the room. I can only recognize some musical instrument like a flute, violin and trumpet, but I love that ensemble! Then, we had short conversation during the performance. What a coincidence, he studies at City College as well but it's in downtown (different than mine--uptown). At first, I didn't believe he was at the same school as mine until he showed me his student ID. Anything is possible in a foreign country!!! Outside the church, a mother and a boy were selling toys for Halloween. As I walked on the street with miniskirt, I noticed it was chilly but I liked it.

Watching trees on the way to school, sometimes it's emotional, sometimes it's joyful.I would like to keep sth in memory of NY so I decide to collect leaves here. I'm sensitive in colors & relationships in a society, especially a specific person & specific situation represent an unique color for me. In semantics, it said there are only 11 basic colors in the world. People can create various colors but they don't provide them names. What color/colors can describe me? Am I the unique color in sb's mind??

Though it's late, it's a good reply.

四格漫畫的比喻
淘氣阿丹: (正在啃著芹菜...)
阿丹媽: 你不是不喜歡吃芹菜嗎??
淘氣阿丹: 我突然發覺很喜歡咀嚼芹菜的感覺
阿丹媽轉身離去,留下啃芹菜陶醉的阿丹....



It turns out to be that the way ur thinking is as simple as a comic, now I get it!
U already love the way Im talking to u no matter how chatty I am.

maybe I do

I'm really glad and surprised u call me from Japan. You asked me these simple questions: how are u? how's school? how's going with ur boyfriend? do u miss ur family?
I can't give u appropriate answers cuz ur my friend who are not like friends here, we would greet to each other by using"how are u ?" but it doesn't mean a lot indeed. I can't remember that did I ask u in reply? After hanging it up, I think I miss my family and friends in Taiwan now.....

dream / reality

夢到被自己最害怕的生物(鳥/禽/羽毛類飛行者)追逐 是很恐懼的一件事情!!! 它是一隻毛快禿了的雞 但跑得飛快~ 光線暗的可以 的空間下 死命地往前奔跑 還不停地回頭 卻很清楚看見毛快禿了的雞快要追上我了..........最近常常夢到追逐與速度的夢境 我很容易做夢 也很不容易忘掉作過甚麼夢,曾想過要馬上寫下夢 應該可以對未來或過去做些預測吧~但我並沒有真的這摸作.

剛開始搬進來住的第一個禮拜 半夜驚醒因為隔壁人家的腳步聲 太過於逼真 逼真到好像有 人要走來開房間的門....這不是鬼故事 因為木頭的地板加上很不怎樣的隔音..這就是我現在住的家.看起來是很新的房子因為有整修和重新粉刷 不過它其實是棟舊公寓! 不過我們家很舒適 幾乎什摸都有 只有房間小了點而已 但是跟其他大部分留學生比起來我們很幸福了~~ (下次再放些照片吧)

回到我的夢 我在猜測是夢境反映現實生活嗎? 現在不停被掩埋在書海與作業海中..還沒開始厭煩 也還沒開始覺得累 應該是還好的狀況吧! 很喜歡走去學校的這段路 "不顧一切"往目的地前進需要花掉15分鐘路程(如果是騎ㄅㄨㄅㄨ 就不用5分鐘了) 有些騎腳踏車的人最喜歡放手狂飆 因為這是一段上下坡路段

我是路上的陌生人 這段路對我已經不陌生了 15分鐘不長不短...如果是兩點多 就是家門口小朋友放學時間 有許多大手牽小手 和 冰販買賣的畫面;忘了總共會經過幾個十字路口 在第二個十字路口 轉角有間門口貼著Sandae Buy one get one free! Every Tuesday!; 再來有一家算大的超市 裡面只有側臉很帥的墨西哥人 我猜它是墨西哥人啦 因為裡面服務的人大部分都在說西班牙語; 再來會有常常沒有水的游泳池 不大也不小; 如果換到對面走 有間味道很濃的家禽店,不是很喜歡 所以常常會小跑步經過; 有 小學 中學校 但是我永遠也無法辨識穿著制服的女孩實際年齡;小小便利商店我猜幾乎都是賣的大同小異的東西吧;有一次傍晚發現 理髮店裡放著應該是吸引客人的黑人音樂 很振奮地加快了我上學的腳步.........

學校教室是迷宮 所以要去上課前是個找尋遊戲..

sometimes (蘇伊&蘇翁)

I really wanna jot down everything or my feelings. Sometimes I don't even say I appreciate what u've done for me, it doesn't mean I would ignore it. Sometimes I enjoy the hours when we have no quarrels. Sometimes I can't get it why why why u can't remember the things. But how dare u would give me a bad excuse!! Sometimes misunderstandings come, I indeed hate u, a stubborn mule. Sometimes I do not like u still care small things in the wrong time. I have no idea how come I could stand it for such a long time. Or I have to say both of us care different small things or we just insist on the ways we're thinking. Fortunately, I'm so forgettable and our fighting never keeps longer. Is it good or bad? I'm not sure either. Like I always laugh at ur big nose, but I don't hate u have one actually I do like that one as I snuggle......

the first shop

在這裡慢慢會有很多第一次..也可能我都會來不及記載....
已經搬來新的地方快一個禮拜了~ 但是我們還沒有瓦斯根本沒辦法自己煮東西.心裡開始咒罵長得帥卻一直唬爛我們的Nick 記得他跟我們說他會修好爐子的那句話 距離今天已經快兩個禮拜了!!!

午餐的消費雖然比較低.算來算去漢堡比薩並不會比中國菜便宜 我們會起吃一個不小的午餐盒! 昨天晚上啃了麵包 配了紫菜湯加味增湯 直覺比吃泡麵健康 但是即溶包裡的味精其實並不少~ 一直希望可以自己動手煮菜 雖然我很不會~因為已經吃膩了某一家中國菜是個重口味 但是人又不少的餐廳, 直到發現了家裡附近的另一家中國菜..還是勉強吃了第三次.....今天一定要用電鍋煮些什摸!!!

心裡懷抱著熱情~ 我們之前討論好可以用大同電鍋煮的粉蒸肉 不怕被搶不怕坐錯公車 ~衝了~~
竟然緊張地提前下了一站~無所謂反正安全到達了我要的超市 對數字已經很沒概念 在美國買東西又超麻煩 會找一堆零錢 終於我要使用申請的DEBIT卡 直接刷超方便~
在肉的前面 挑了很久 不確定到底適不適合 買了我愛吃的麵包 2大個0.5元 還有蛋和葡萄...現在的我還是不停的在美金轉換台幣的圈圈裡打轉 管它的一回生二回熟了 買貴就算了

出來之後 等不到我熟悉的M11公車實在不敢上車 故意讓四台陌生的公車先走 然後固執的等待M11
回到家 準備想開心的煮飯時 發現沒有飯鍋可以煮 沒有削皮器可以削馬鈴薯...暈了~~
只好等待 等待救星.... 現在啃著從香港超市買到台灣的"中祥""自然的顏" 紫菜蘇打餅 好開心呀!!

很不熟

今天華氏58度 ( 58-32 除以1.8 feels like 攝氏15度) 室內外的溫差讓我很不習慣 頓時間幻想起冬天該怎麼渡過.....穿梭地鐵 面對面看到了幾十幾百張不同的臉孔 觀察到不一樣的人種 說著很多不同的語言 對此我很樂此不疲! 我的學校 我要去住的地方 附近的商店 其實好像也是同個很近的地區現在對我而言 還是很不熟.....