【Life】journal- Prospects

It’s the end of this semester, so is our freshmen life. Before entering the university, there are many prospects of college life; let me count it for you. First, to read as much books as I can and absorb knowledge from it instead of browsing randomly is the top priority I have done. I read novels, general artists’ introduction, and some literature. Second, have leisure activities at night, because my family prohibits girls from going out late, so I always want to experience it. I also achieve this prospect by playing basketball and going to club after class.


However, the end of the past stands for the beginning of a new life. I also have some plans and prospects for sophomore, and I list it as follow. First, I must aim what to do in future specifically, because I must find a goal to work for lifetime. Second, face all the ugliness of my selves, and try hard to improve it. It’s important to know what weakness I have, so I can avoid from doing wrong. The last but not least, in order to get along with others in my way, I must form a personal style in humor, living and habits, so that friends will understand me more.

【Life】journal- 日和 funny comics

WEB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDy0fp3erk&feature=related

There is no one never getting tired of keeping working or studying. Especially in modern society, people usually take too much pressure without access to relax. However, a popular video on Youtube website can solve this problem, 日和 funny comics. There are many series of 日和 funny comics, which combine Japanese humor with their historical events. It describes historical figures or influential events in irony tone, and its fast cadence, without any blank moment, makes people totally enjoy it. In this way, viewer can not only relax themselves but also absorb some Japanese history.


However, 日和 funny comics are not authorized in Taiwanese market, because it has no main topic for unfolding its stories, and therefore, customers prefer to watch it free on-line rather than buy it. Though we can hardly learn any lessons form it, 日和 funny comics is still a good choice for relax after a long tiring day.

【Life】journal- An influential class

  As usual, I go to a literacy class at random attitude, just like other students. Opening the book, which is put on desk as decoration, and listening to the teacher heedlessly are the common pattern. However, today, lecturer shares his idea which stimulates me to think and breaks all my usual routine. There are three stages to obtain creativity, but Taiwanese children usually ignore one of these stages. The first one is reproduction, which means to mimic others’ ideas. Second stage is imagining, named as association; through the “kuso ideas” of the youngsters, it’s evident that we are excellent in this part. Then, Taiwanese skip the third stage to reach final goal, creativity.


  Which stage do we miss? That is criticality. Due to the cultural environment, our children are adapted to accept whatever teachers say without any doubt. Because of this phenomenon, we lose the ability to criticize and yield to the authoritative statement instead of searching the first-hand data to build up our own thoughts. After listening to this viewpoint, I begin to review my attitude toward everything I learn. “Yes, it’s true.” I talk to myself. Acknowledging this stimulates me to view what we take for granted in other ways. I start to meditate why college students should stay in class? Why professor must stand on platform? And, why I never doubt the analysis in literature textbooks? It’s a new begin to me, and a new sight to see this world.

【News】journal- A critical photo in astronomy

WEB: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/chinese/news/newsid_1322000/13222642.stm
 
People are always curious about everything unclear, ranging from stars’ private affairs to the planets in the universe. Take myself for example; I love to know the mysterious things since I was a child, such as Atlantis, the black hole, and aliens. During elementary school, I have browsed many books associated with these things and even joined astronomical club in senior high school. This kind of enthusiasm remains in my mind while seeing the top news in the astronomical field – a new photo catches the critical moment that a fixed star is absorbing a planet!


  I feel totally excited about this news, because this photo is not merely a picture, but also a kind of decisive evidence that proves scientists’ theory. In a nutshell, our hypothesis about absorbing planets is proved and then we can do more and more studies based on this! What a good news to the whole astronomy and human knowledge!

【Life】journal- coming back home

  This week I come back to home because it’s a vital day that my married sister first goes back to home after wedding. During my sister’s marriage ceremony, there is no one without a smile, but we all know that this will be the significant separation between my family and her. This kind of phenomenon stimulates a thought – I should value every moment when I get along with my families, and that’s why I come home so often. Besides, I can learn my families’ knowledge, which will not be taught by others. For instance, my uncle teaches me how to choose stocks, to pursue my dream, and to live in my own style.


  Every time going back to home, I can not only relax myself but also look over my college life. After sharing my living stories with families, I will think many questions. Which part of my life can be improved? What am I doing and based on what purpose? Many people express that going home is a waste of time, but I think it is the best way to build up affections with family members, so does inspect my recent life. In other words, I love coming back home, and it truly benefits me a lot.

【Music】journal- Tokio Hotel

 

WEB: http://www.tokiohotel.com/us/

Recently, one youngsters’ band arouses a wild enthusiasm in Europe, called as Tokio Hotel. As a German band, Tokio Hotel can only use simple English words, combining with classical and metal instruments to form their own style. When it comes to its special name, Tokio Hotel, we cannot but be curious about why they name their selves in Japanese way. That is resulted from their love toward the city, Tokio, with their lives of constant touring and living in hotels; this is how their band’s name originated. There are four young people set up this band and attended in the TV music station. With wining the champion, Tokio Hotel soon became the most popular band in German. However, dissidents express that Tokio Hotel should not be considered as so-called music, because they don’t have meaningful lyrics or charming melodies.


In my opinion, the point is whether songs interpret singers’ emotion well or not. If people feel nothing but noisy sound, then the songs are truly useless; In contrast, if we understand but dislike what the song interpret, then these songs are still worth for some people. That is to say, Tokio Hotel is one kind of music band in my mind, but it’s hard for some dissidents to accept them. From the example of Tokio Hotel, we can see that the new, young, innovating style is forming, and stimulates the argument between supporters and dissidents.

【Life】journal- wedding preparation

This week, there is a very important person going to leave my family—my sister’s wedding. As a member of family, I will sit around the entrance helping her receive the cash gift from guests; therefore, my dressing, etiquette, and behavior, which stand for my upbringing, become vital. I go buying a formal suit, accessories, and some cosmetics with my cousin, who also teaches me how to wear suitable. We spend the whole afternoon time on searching for cheap and fine clothes around three department stores.


From this experience, I learn that how to dress myself under the suitable circumstances and how to socialize with elder people. Also, in mental state, I feel the ambivalent emotion about her wedding, combined with blessings and slight sadness. However, I know I will love this wedding just like loving her, and wear my elaborate dressing to join it.

【News】journal-John Titor

                                       WEB: http://www.johntitor.com/              There is a prophet called John Titor who announce seven main predictions, and arouse a trend of “Titorians”. John Titor claims that he comes from year 2036, and takes the time machine going to 2010, the present era. Some of his prophets are proved true, such as the war between America and Iraq, and the mad cow disease. John Titor use computers to disseminate his predictions while going to any era; rumor has it that he has gone to 2000 and leave some prophets on the Internet. Besides, John also introduces the way to make time machine on his website for people to download. His time machine, C204 Gravity Distortion Time Displacement Unit, is installed on the car and goes through the mini-blackholes to the back.


This kind of statement truly draws people’s attention. Some totally believe in him and build a website to post his prophets. However, some just regard him as a liar with foresight. Believe it or not, John Titor is a time traveler who truly has played a decisive role on predictions.

【News】journal- iceland volcano

WEB: http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100416/8/240u7.html


Few days ago, there was a volcano eruption on the Iceland. With a large quantity of ashes and fluid magma, it has caused the disruption of many flights in Europe. However, it is still too far away from our lives, right? If you think in this way, then you are wrong.


On the one side, volcano eruption may affect our climate. A statistic shows that if the volcano keeps erupting, the ashes will spread to the whole globe and affect the climate – the temperature may drop. This phenomenon has happened once in Indonesia; the ashes with sulfur dioxide floated to the stratosphere and integrated with water, forming the acid fog which spread to the whole earth and leaded to a year 1816 without summer. So, this time, we can never confirm that whether these ashes will influence our climate.

On the other side, it may influence our economy also. Some economists point out that long-period influence will cause inconvenience on transportation and livestock’s unhealthiness. Then, the European’s economy may become depressed and affect Taiwanese’s investment and trades. In conclusion, volcano eruption of Iceland may affect both climate and economy. It means that it is an affair concerned by all of us and we should not keep ourselves out of this event.

【News】journal- drugs addiction

 web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3BUAtFeG0

Taking drugs is a road that cannot return, and here is a best example warns us. The Taiwanese star is now caught thirdly taking drugs, and this time, there is no regret on his face. Being persuaded to take drugs at first time, many people are addicted to them and can never control themselves anymore. Some are persuaded because of some reasons which are not refusable, such as peer pressure or beneficial collusion; in this case, he is persuaded by friends. As a star, taking drugs not only harms his body but also ruins his career. He used to be very regretful at the previous two times, but now he is calm and even says “I have known that it will lead to this consequence.”

From this case, we can know that taking drugs will make people lose self-control and even ruin bodies. Besides, such a man like him, who does a job as celebrities, can never stop himself from taking drugs; then how can the normal people without star pressure prohibit themselves from drugs? In conclusion, we should keep ourselves away from drugs.

【Fun】journal- translation in Wuxia Novels

Web: http://onlyforwinds.pixnet.net/blog/post/30268908                                                                                                     Translation is usually a tough work, especially translate Chinese into English. Recently, I find an interesting translation about the modes of fist in Wuxia Novels. For example, it translates 太玄經 into “all fools’ daily” and 吸星大法 into “suck star over China”. These not only makes people burst into laugher but also indicate that Chinese culture can not easily spread out like western culture, because there are many meanings and backgrounds in Chinese words and phrases. Besides, the atmospheres Chinese want to convey tend to be too mysterious and hard to explain.


This kind of translation can only point out the literal meanings without further imagination. Majoring in foreign language, I can totally understand the difficulty in translating Wuxia Novels, but in another words, Wuxia Novels can also be said as an uncultivated field in literature; there is still a lot of space to develop.

【Music】journal- Guns N Roses

Web: http://web.gunsnroses.com/index.jsp

 When it comes to the music I love, I will absolutely choose mental rock, and Guns N Roses is the classical one in that field. Guns N Roses is a band that I have not only addicted to their music but also learned a lesson from them. I learn that even stars will also fall one day, just like the disbandment of Guns N Roses.


  There were five members in this band, who took drugs, abused drinking and lived in extravagant life. However, the main reason for disbandment was not their rebellious act, but the disagreement between the singer Axl and guitarist Slash. These two people built up the charm of Guns N Roses, because of the emotional melody played by Slash combined with the glamour of Axl’s voice. The most ironic, band was famous for their encounter, and disbanded for their disagreements.

  From this, I learned that nothing can stay for long. Even the most popular band would soon collapse, and the star would fall to be normal. So, we should keep managing our life instead of forgetting everything while gaining the accomplishment and reputation.

【Perfume】journal- my perfume

WEB: http://www.1976.com.tw/1976/product.jsp?catId=7&prodId=2676

As a commercial slogan has said, everyone is seeking for his or her own perfume, and I have already found one on the website; it’s Kenzo’s L'EAU PAR. Kenzo is a French brand established by a Japanese designer. Therefore, its goods contain the East mysterious charm and the west ebullient emotion. When it comes to L'EAU PAR, the perfume I love, it consists of the fragrance of lemon, lotus leaf, and green pepper. In spite of smelling odd, L'EAU PAR is pure and fresh, described as lemon aerated water. How amazing it is that this strange combination can bring forth such kind of perfume!


  The process of looking for perfume is difficult, because I have to choose one among thousands of perfume which can make me most comfortable and calm me down, just like forming a unique personality. Nevertheless, at the very moment of smelling it at first time, the experience resembles meeting an old friend, so warm and lovely, and you will tell yourself "This is the one".

【news】youtube- touching relation with a beast

Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5odxrbmgHs

For hundreds of years, people have fought against wild beasts for food, homeland, and life. Lion, called as the king of animals, is especially the representative species of hostile beast. However, there are two young English men broke this stereotype. In the era of sixty, John and Anthony have a crash toward lion and bought one in the department store Harrrods. This outstanding pet, named as Christian, caught neighborhoods’ minds soon. Christian liked to played hide-and-seek game with his raisers, take a sunbath at the porch, and said hello to passengers. He was the most popular star in this area.


However, with the time passing, small apartment can no longer dominated huge lion any more. John and Anthony decided to free Christian in Kora National Reserve and asked for experts helping Christian adapted to his new wild life. It was pretty sad at the very moment to say goodbye, but they chose to give Christian a proper space and life.

One year later, Christian has been totally accustomed well to his new life; he had own family, friends, and living style. How nervous John and Antony were when they went to visit Christian! Did he still remember them? Will he jump up and attack them as preys? Every worrying question disappeared while Christian rushing to John and Antony with genuine excitement and happiness. Christian licked, huge and played with them like brothers, and even introduced his wife to them. This touching scene has been posted on the Youtube website, which tears thousands of global people. This story not only tell us that lion is not a offensive species, but also show the public that anyone can keep a good relationship with animals if concerning them sincerely; even lions,can also be friends.

【Short Short story】HE

The anthropologist has an epigram in his monogram, which typed with stenographer, said that “Human is nothing but an animal, crowned with gold, wearing clothes, and called self as a king.” This sentence has been copied so many times; more and more people want to mimic his calligraphy. There is a diagram showed the progressing numbers of his fans. All his books are asked to add monogram of his name, and write a graphic poem to glorify this super “star”. However, he didn’t leave his name in the history; with publish of newspapers, something written without graphite, many anonymous writers use his style to analysis everything. Covered by Vivian, he lost his magic power because Vivian’s sharp words draw the crowd’s sight; then Peter covered Vivian two weeks later, and Joana covered Peter… He is not unique anymore. This change is like an earthquake recorded in seismograph, collapsing his world.


1821, he died of heart disease. Joana said ”His cardiogram is his last masterpiece.”

(by fun)

【News】journal- Earthquake

WEB:http://www.rss.url.tw/sp_html.asp?D=246%26http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fgo%2Frss%2F-%2F1%2Fhi%2Fworld%2Famericas%2F8540289.stm


There is a big earthquake stroke Chile, which caused eight-hundred people died and tsunami. Taiwan, as a country around the Pacific Ocean, we also need to train the reaction speed of dealing with earthquake; any hesitation will lead to dramatic damage. For example, the president in Nine Two one earthquake dispatched army to the spot at the first moment and broadcasted the news as soon as possible in order to get materials donated from the public. This is the positive example in Taiwan; however, there is also a negative one. Recently, the flood hit southern Taiwan resulting in many homeless people and immense loss of money, because the government underestimated the damage of flood.


No matter in which country we are, not only government but also we should pay attention to any emergency happen, in case of huge damage.

【Life】journal- Rumors of contact lens

WEB: http://www.acuvue.com.tw/about-contact-lenses/thinking/debunking-contact-lens-myths.html


As the development of technology, contact lens has become a necessary daily equipment for modern people, but there still exists many scary rumors make non-wearers worry. Today, I will break some rumors with official guarantee of the website. About The first rumor, people say that contact lens may go to the back of eyeball and disappear just in our eyes. This rumor sounds really funny but truly I’ve believed it at first. Actually, there is a membrane cover on our eyeballs, which can not only keep us away from dirty objects but also fix contact lens’ position. Another rumor is about healthy problems, which so many people care about, whether it will increase the risk of contract. According to the report, doctors say that approximately four out of ten-thousand people may get contracted, and most of the contractors don’t clean their contact lens well.

After breaking the rumors, it seemed that wearing eye contact is okay to do. Next time when we hear about a rumor, maybe we should judge with reasons.

【Person】journal- Randy Pausch

WEB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJ0EGK4R4k&feature=related


People are all amazing that the man in this picture, such an energetic and humorous guy, is facing the cruel reality- illness of pancreas cancer which will lead to his death. This man called Randy Pausch, now being a professor in Carnegie Mellon University, who has also attended in founding virtual games in Disney amusement park. Randy Pausch gave the last speech at near ending moment in his life to teach how to realize childhood dreams and live a stunning life. He shared his successful experiences on pursuing dreams and view pints toward living, in order to inspire people keep zealous about life.


After listening to his speech on YouTube website, I learn to keep happy daily life by helping people in need and humoring myself. Besides, I learn to stick to the end, no matter how many obstacles there are in my future road, because he says that all the brick walls in front of you are used to show how weak other people’s wills are.

Listening to a good speech can improve ourselves, and turn a new small page in our lives. Therefore, I sincerely recommend Randy Pausch’s last speech. I believe you will love it!