Make good use of $

我覺得這一週還不錯，有一位老師請假，教務處找我代課，
我當然高高興興地去上課，而且沒有什麼壓力，因為個性有
大而化之的缺點，黑板上時有錯字，學生就會很親切地提醒
我，、老師喔，你的加拿大寫錯了啦！、 真的，把 Canada
寫成 Canado...實在...你唸唸看，難怪全班笑瘋了，不過
臨走前我說很開心來代課，可能以後沒機會再來玩，大家吵
說還要再來玩，啊學生真現實...( 我有請答對英文問題的
孩子吃糖果。)

OK I have typed so many chinese characters. *sobs*
This pin yin input method is real good...the only
problem is I don't have many chances to practice
typing chinese. That's why I still can't master it (
maybe I am finding an excuse for myself again. )
Anyway, I had 3 sessions OT this week and the best
way to celebrate for the extra pay is go have hot
pots with friends. See I know how to make good use
of my money...( too bad my parents never think so. )

My ex classmate CJ rang me up around a week ago, and
said our friend, who I mentioned on another blog,
'WS'...I lent her 15000 NT, undertook a surgery
lately and stayed in a hospital not far away. She
told me WS also asked her and another friend of ours
for money. *sighs* What's wrong with my lovely
friend... She is not only good looking but diligent,
always being nice to people around her. How come
she's always drawn to lousy guys, who can bring her
nothing but doom! Her karma or what, I have no clue.
But I do hope she can get well soon and find the One
that is real good to her. ( in whispering mode: I
hope I can find one for myself too...*smiles* )

Taiwan's Retrocessing Day

今天是台灣光復節，但是有誰會在意呢？沒有放假就只不過是一個普普通通的星期二。

School gave all the classrooms and offices this notice that asks us to pay attention to the very scary Avian Influenza (禽流感). However, we don't seem to have many cases here in Taiwan, but it's always better to keep safe. That's why I told students it's okay to bring along eggs and chicken for our hot pot party next Mon, but we gotta make them well-done. As a matter of fact I have neither eggs nor meat--only vegetarian meals I would get. But that doesn't mean I won't fall sick as others...still have to be careful.

Some friend paid me a short visit while I was having a break this morning, kind enough to give me a package of dried tofu ( vegetarian for sure. ) I had some in my office later...yummy! Then shared with my colleagues and some students later on when they had good performance in class.

Lucky me :D

How come time flies like this! *big smile* The weather in Taipei is turning cold ( finally ) but the leaves remain green as well ( different to those in Vancouver, my best friend ww told me. ) I pretty much enjoy autumn time...it's pleasant to take a walk on the street or in the park nearby. Sometimes I can see the beautiful moon in the sky--lucky since you guys know the air here is quite polluted.

It is a given that friends around are always kind enough to teach me something new and share with me interesting stuff. Some nice guy who knew I was slow in typing chinese characters sent me a new software: Natural Input Way. *grateful* He told me it could improve my speed to type chinese after some more practice--I believe so! The best is I found there's this 'pin yin' input method, which I learned about as I studied in NTNU. I didn't ask my prof for the software that time ( how regretful I am you know; it's all for free! ) Felt so surprised and happy to see the pin yin there! I don't need to stare at the keyboard hard trying to find the zhu yin I want anymore. Thanks so much my friend! ^_^

Happy people

今天買珍珠奶茶請一些段考有達到的標準的學生,另外要在近期為班上舉辦火鍋party,因為孩子們開學以來表現都不錯,獎勵一下囉!
As for myself, I have a good time watching Densha
Otoko, and Full Mental Panic the 2nd Raid. People
are always involved in some relationship and
that's why problems can't stop popping up. hehe
Maybe we human being are just too complicated?

The 1st periodical test's done

We had the first periodical test this week, and it
seems most students can't do well on their English
test. Hmm maybe I should be a bit harsh on kids?
*grins evilly* Shall I ask them to write more
homework...or just use a rod? Kidding ok.

I watched Densha Otoko to ep. 8 and these 2 couldn't
give up their relationship ( or more likely their
friendship? they didn't even kiss... ) easily even
they came from way too different backgrounds. I
wonder if I can be like the lady; it's not easy to
accept a guy who doesn't look like a match for me.
*chuckles* yah I know I am picky, as opposed to just
settle and go date with wrong types. Heh life is
short. Never waste time like this then.

Also watched Full Mental Panic the Second Raid to
ep.9--sadly they are separated and the girl's in
danger without her bodyguard being around protecting
her. She bursted into tears in the end while sitting
on the roof finding she's been all alone to fight
with enemies. Poor baby...gotta be more strong-
minded herself. No idea if I have time for movies
today...always busy on Sundays. Ah well.

Don't you come back

肚子好餓...
我在學校等吃便當,
下午還要開會.
今天有個已經畢業一陣子的男生
回來學校找我,
還想一起吃中飯呢!
哎,我當然不願意...
不過我有鼓勵他要好好工作存錢,
嫌累嫌煩找藉口一律禁止,
他走之前還說,
老師我下次還要再來看妳,
哎,我不願意啊... -_-

Tired after a long weekend

Back to work after a long weekend. Most of us seem tired...students were dozing off in class, and one colleague looked pale because she caught a cold. As for me...under great stress ( a bit exaggerating I admit ) you know the first periodical test is coming! I hope my kids can do well for sure...that's why I felt today's tiring even though I have only 4 sessions.

Good news is I can watch Densha Otoko 6 soon. Heh it's enticing...no wonder even students read or watch it ( I happened to find they brought the novel to school. ) *grins evilly* Of course one more reader in this world then. By the way, I am grateful to say some friends of mine are so kind-hearted. They often inform me about nice anime and movies; moreover, a friend allows me to d/l stuff directly from his HD. *sobs* I think I should do something to return the favor after all...But I'm not that useful when it comes to computers--cannot give them a hand there. Ah...thank you very much, my good friends. *big smiles*

Harry Potter & Densha Otoko

Today is a happy day, altho it's windy and rainy. I enjoy taking a walk but didn't do so today because the weather's not good enough. Instead I stayed indoors and finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It's interesting...too bad my british friend R announced he wouldn't read Harry Potter anymore since he thought it's way too commercialized. *shrugs* I don't really mind...what ppl do these days is more or less commercialized ain't it. Even when we look for the One, we are informed in advance s/he had better match our background well in the first beginning. Otherwise parents may object strongly. Isn't that another kind of commercialism?

Talking about backgrounds, I also finished watching Densha Otoko ep. 5 this evening. Their backgrounds seem quite different--not perfect match at all! But who knows? Maybe they will be a couple in the end? I didn't surf for the plot of this story--don't wanna spoil the fun watching it bit by bit. *grins* Maybe ends up he dates with the nasty slut? Aww that will be fun too.

Call it a busy week

啊,一大清早就下起雨來,
看來氣象局說的沒錯,
我家電費上次將近四千元,
這下可以省一點了吧...
這個星期都好忙,
沒辦法下星期第一次段考.

朋友說他在看Densha Otoko,
問他要了URL我也找來看看,
現在已看過1,2集了,
哈...男生要約女孩子真有那麼緊張嗎!
我一直覺得男的都很聰明,
我們女生才比較會東想西想呢...

最近看了大潤發的周年慶傳單,
天啊精英G536的筆電,
全新18888元而已!
各位相信嗎,
稍早我在雅虎拍賣挑二手筆電時,
有位小姐要賣她的精英筆電,
說可燒錄保養佳21000元割愛,
還好我沒買...二手滴當然是一萬左右,
有些五千元就符合上網打打字的需求囉!
像我這台康柏1400的二手筆電,
音效真的很不錯!
等它退休後我就不再買二手的,
說不定那時一台新的只要一萬五...ㄏㄏ

He's hungry

This morning I bought an extra spring roll for snack on my way to school. Ended up I was too full to finish it during my break. My boy student Gary came up to me and asked 'teacher do you have cookies I am hungry!' Erm just fine then. No free lunch right. Told him, 'sure I can give you the spring roll but you gotta call me mom.' In a sec he said, 'mom' and happily proceeded to my office to get the spring roll.

Moral for this event: guys know how to sweet talk while you have what they want. :P

The 3rd strong typhoon

Heh it's Sun but I got waken very early by the big noise from
outside. How come? Oh Typhoon Longwang *chortling* is visiting
Taiwan! Aww I cannot go out today I guess. Lucky got the Net.
^^ I then came online and chatted merrily with some friend via
skype. MSN has been having some trouble lately, keeping disc me
from time to time. And this became more serious for today--
maybe it's because of the typhoon? Or the version 7.5 ain't
stable enough? Who knows. I have more than one way to chat with
friends.

In addition to chatting, I watched some anime. Both are
fun...Bleach 50 is a bit 'nutty', got neither serious fighting
scenes nor gorgeous and invicible death gods. Honey & Clover 21
is as good as the other epispodes, and the term 'soul-searching
trip' inspired me again, made me think of the time I went
travelling alone. It's fabulous, when I was totally alone, all
by myself, and the feeling that I myself is the best friend of
mine. Guess the others can't understand what I am talking about
... *chuckling* Never mind. It's my monologue.

So...here I am. I found the lyrics for another good song I
listened to today:
阿沁-我們之間的距離

我看著你　那紫色的背影
又讓我想起微笑的你
我多希望　或許你會答應
對你不是隨便說說而已
我想放棄　明知道不可以
我只剩下最後的勇氣
想大聲說　對你說我愛你
你的嘴角是否還會揚起
還沒有讓你明白　我怎麼能夠離開
我可以試著假裝　不在乎他的存在
我猜你也會猶豫　猶豫要怎麼反應
又開始沉默不語　害怕讓自己傷心
還沒有開始就散　我怎麼願意離開
我不想翻開日記　全都是你的空白
難道你不會猶豫　和不和我在一起
我們之間的距離　只差一句我愛你

My favorite line is 我想放棄 就算是不可以...Well I really would
like to give up some stuff in my life but they ain't supposed
to be given up by me at all. Even I think bright, even I never
give up...sometimes I just wanna let go. hehehe ok enough let
me stop right here. Gotta enjoy this typhoon day some more.

Fell sick

No idea why I fell sick like this...took a medical
leave yesterday! It's Fri and I was supposed to
enjoy it since I only have 4 sessions to teach. But
after the 1st class I started to feel weak, having a
headache and a stomachache. At first I thought I'd
be fine again, just to take a rest at my desk during
break time. But still felt bad and it seemed the
world's turning around in my head. Finally the
decision was made--my colleagues would take over my
duty and I drove home to rest asap. ( *sobs* my turn
to pay for others' teaching )

Also got a fever, but no sneezing or sore throat.
Weird...blame it to the troublesome activity on
Teacher's Day! I had 6 sessions and school asked all
the teachers and students to come for a school
meeting in the afternoon, bathing in the great
sunlight ( over 35 C. ) The purpose? Sure, for the
celebration of Teacher's Day! It's just stupid and
torturous. Who would concentrate on the
'performance' if the sun is so shining and burning?
We sweated like hell and the school court was like
the hell really. Terrible experience...I told others
I didn't enjoy such after it's over. Altho it's to
celebrate Teacher's Day, altho some students were so
sweet to give me cards and gifts ( I never asked
them to and I told them I got my salary
already...there's no need to give me stuff. )

Anyway, I feel a bit better today. It said a typhoon
Longwang is coming. While chatting on an American
channel, my friend told me he knew there will be a
typhoon in TW and found its name amusing. I said yah
I found some typhoons' names are funny. Then he
private messaged me--'wang' is a slang word for
penis. What the... LOL no wonder he found it
amusing! Oh no many people here have their surname
Wang. :P Ain't it fun when their English name's
read by Americans if they go to the states?