同比例 On Par With

It seems pretty engrossing to grab the track of other people you have been acquainted with 

before but have not met for a long time. 

I wonder that caring your friends tacitly sometimes brings us to an immersing place 

that develop the sense and feeling to expect to get along with him or her passionately. 

However, this kind of greeting needs the interaction between each other without the oral delivery of enthusiasm.

Many people think that a positive way to talk and care is more effective and pragmatic to improve the relationships of two persons. 

I agree with that as well, 

but it may be a little bit strange when you are in your tune far away from his or hers. 

Is it worthwhile to change yourself to accommodate to the style of your friends or crusher? 

Human being is capricious and dynamic to change with different ambiences. 

This doesn’t mean some kind of immorality or betrayal but a sense of gaining through losing, 

even losing your dignity. Nevertheless, 

it is always true that what you pay may not be returned on par at the same price.

I still miss that day of three persons in the fast-food cafeteria.

I am eking out my living now…being persistent.

契約者 Contractor

因為考試而停擺了好一陣子的工作計畫終於開始了，

這份工作是在101大樓38F的太古汽車，

老實說，我並沒有主動應徵這份工作，

之前投的contractor的工作也都沒啥音訊，

所以就去爭取一下上天給的「恩惠」。

那天的面試，對我來說是侃侃而談，

提了大學時候的事情、想法，也測了一下小小TOEIC測驗，

這對剛考完凌晨三點TOEFL的考試的我而言並不困難，

雖然很多人主動應徵這工作，

我卻很幸運的錄取了...真的，事後想起來，這是一種未知的際遇吧...



反正可以累積點財富，為開學前做準備，why not?

今天的工作還算順利，基本上都是容易核對的資料，還有電腦的使用，

只要了解該公司的步驟就可以了，

Everything goes into the S.O.P.(Standard Operating Procedure) 標準作業流程

當然，第一天也很辛苦的要認識新的"資深同事"，

很多都是老大哥、老大姐(Vicky、Allen、Johnoson、古張、David、Steve...)

我會努力去記的，當然直呼對方的英文名對"港商"來說很平凡，

只是多音節的Andreas不好稱呼，只好改短為Andy......唉(I prefer 安德烈)

How lucky I am, 第一天進公司就能喝到我們這個部門的春酒，

地點在信義誠品六樓的「泰市場」，

不過意料外的大餐，其實沒有吃太多，

反而跟大老闆Steve聊了很多這種社會臭酸人的進退與感受，

我也藉此了解和認識了一些同事



晚上，按照約定好的行程，和幾個朋友碰面，

不期而遇的撞見另一群大學同學來看電影，

我的低調隱身被識破了，雖然有點開心，但我似乎在壓抑自己不要太歡喜，

也不要講太多關於自己在做些什麼......

感覺很怪吧!!我只是，做了一點小小的反動作，

不是我失蹤了，而是你們的安靜漸漸放逐了我。

我點頭聽著消息，指著那翡翠色的天柱說今天是第一天，

時間到了，簡單的道別我去見另一群人。

好像，每次都是這樣，

我得主動的去說更多話，這是拋磚引玉嗎？

只是，總等到我想安靜的時候要我說話；

或許，如同想像，被大海淹沒也好、記憶亡失也好，

有時候，可能會比較幸福，而不用纏繞著眷戀與懷舊的期盼，

內在裡的某個mechanism讓情緒轉為搖曳的燉火，平穩而溫和的燃燒著...



好像，很多人的「好久沒見到我」可以把我召喚出來似的，

而我，有許多想"知道"的意念卻化不成這個契機，

晚上這份大餐、這些照面、這些談話，

希望我的行為都只是按照合約來履行就好，

畢竟，我只是個與你們定下契約的逆旅...

斯巴達猛男 300

It is a little bit to go to this movie,

but I personally think this is a pretty nice one for aesthetics.

Wow, every man is so macho and beefcake-like,

but the point isthat  the movie is blend with many elements of digital cast and flash viewing on action.

And this movie is mainly focus on the process of a battle to combat with Persian Empire,

from win to lose, from blood to glory, though it's only a shot in history,

but the story and the scene are all deliberately designed to accustomed or contrast to actors and the vision.

In additon, all the scenes are shot under a limited frame,

like the ancient greek picture drawn on the pottery.

These things all impressed me.

Howeve, it is somehow like  "Ring of the King" when the mammoth-like animals appeared in some scenes,

and special effects could be moving and touchimg or fake depending completely on the perspectives of the audience.

Okay...there will be an interview tomorrow afternoon,

so wait and see...

夜戰iBT Nightmare

話說這是我第一次考這麼晚的正式考試，

因為考場（我在館前路的職訓中心考試）)跟外國ETS的Server有問題，

但是四間教室，教室兩間連得很慢......

所以原本20:00要開始考的，結果拖到23:00才開始考，

當然，也有人放棄考試，不過當然是ETS答應可以補考；

不過對我來說，我沒差，直接上機考試，

何況，都等了一整晚了......I hate the postpone of test. It;s of much torture.

直到凌晨三點我才考完!!!!



首先，Reading的部份，基本上不難，

單字題我只有一個不會，但是因為漫長等待，

所以答題我不是很細心，

（單字題真的很多、其次最接近意思的改寫題、再來就是問某段的imply）

尤其是遇到每篇文章的最後一題「五選三」的那種...

但就是依做過的題目回答；

我想，江老師的方法還算實用，因為有時候重點隔很遠，

但邊看邊作答仍有機會看完全文!!

我的閱讀是五篇，"蘇美文化"原版呈現，

另外還有一篇是"Observe Natural Selecting"，

好像之前模考有出現過的樣子...

記得的有因為天氣變化而導致的southwestern asia migrate

還有美國西進及交通運輸的改變



再來，Listening的部份，我覺得我考不太好，

題意都能聽懂，就是愛考細節，"很細節"...

尤其是lecture還有外國老頭的聲音，

聽起來不是很清晰，畢竟平常都是聽"有活力"的聲音，

也就硬著頭皮作答囉!!

內容是兩篇conversatiion：borrowing books

三或四篇的lecture：ice age、snowshoe hare、Garicum? maximum

最後一個好像是某種政治用語

雖然monitor有字，但我根本沒用心抄，因為接著都在解釋跟舉例.....

ex：

a: I wanna a cup of coffee.  

b:The coffee shop is over there.

(means there is a coffee shop opening,

不過後文又提到有關累贅或是不累贅的用語、brief and relevence之類的

知道的人幫我補足一下吧!!)



Speaking就簡單多了，我覺得比平時狀況好，

基本上語速比平常模考來得慢，做notes比聽力部分還簡單，

重點是個人的臨場反應，當我得到零碎的資訊後，

要如何用完整的架構跟句子串起來，

然後在時間內表達出來，

平常的訓練都把notes列得太完整，我覺得是致命傷，

應該遇到題目，就能想到兩個key vwords，

然後衍生例子，接著回答比較重要!!

前面不記得了，school policy講的是heating cost

（這題很爛，因為只有外國人才要heat，台灣是開冷氣，導致我讀短文還遲疑了一下，想說加熱什麼鬼啊!?）

Which one do you prefer考的是，一個女學生要做paper，不過原本的指導pr. Green應邀去法國授課this semester，

所以只能透過e-mail，來指導她的paper但缺乏supervise of the process；另一個是方法是找pr. Baker

，不過他專攻的題材不同，所以可能幫助不上，但會有新的想法和見解。

最後是一題心理學的lecture，講的是keep pain away，例子是某人lost a dog，有兩種治療方法：

1. fantasy, using the imagination that pretend the dog is leading a better life and run around the lawn.

2. sublimation, taking into practice and trying to take care of other dogs.



Writing，對我來說算上手吧!!

第一個integrated writing的題目是：關於forest fires

passage是不贊成"不撲滅"，speaker是贊成"let it burn"

第二個independent writing題目是：Do you agree or diagreee with that

 "Successful people try different things and take risks than usual things that is well done"

這也是簡單，我舉了innovation brings development和confidence of daring to be來舉例

沒想到半夜兩三點寫作文還文思泉湧，

有時間讓我review一次全文!!



以上，有疑問就提出吧!!

不知道多久後才會有成績......

Constellations of Mazda

The commercial says that "天生驕傲，各有不凡,

meaning that dare to be of different style and proud of yourself.

 

雙魚    優秀の恋人

牡羊    自信の尺度

金牛    兼愛の行者

雙子    藝術の姿

巨蟹    完璧の父

獅子    桀傲の行進曲

處女    美しい信仰

天秤    神樣の左手

天蠍    冒險家の心

射手    実踐者の翼

魔羯    精準な化身

水瓶    流行の予言者

過馬路 Stoplight

Thoughts expressed while sitting alone at the keyboard would be put more diplomatically.



But sometimes we lose the sense of face-to-face cues that nuture civility because of the prevailing use of online-chatting.

That results in "write first, think later" and gradually becomes a misbehavior of communication.

There is a poster concerning the stoplight and extension of the meaning;

it may reminds us of modulating ourselves while we are going chatting spree.



A stoplight says that......

When we feel upset,

we should remember that the red light means stop,

calm down and think before we act.

The yellow light prompts us to weigh a range of responses and their consequences.

The green light urges us to try the best response.



Not a bad idea.

雨之歌 Bask in the Rain

Receding to the lost stance ever happening several times before,

I have been alleviated from the inextricablely bad mood with the conincidence of the rain season in spring.

Hankering for a resonance of sincerity is an absolutely difficult thing in these days;

even I tried my best to get rid of that specter and looked on the bright side.

Sometimes, a stranger's greeting is better than an acquaintance's glance.

However, I have to concede first that I try to avoid anybody and cancel all the names in my phone book.

Why did you do that? someone asked.

Why had they beeni doing  that? I answered.



What I want to accentuate is not the form of the communication but the pulse of sharing.

Recalling of a past memory about focusing on some affairs,

I might usually be the notorious one because of too many questions.

It is inevitable that you may communicate with or talk to somebody you much acquainted and ask him or her about "the other one."

If you do not wanna share, than what's the next step?

Personally, I willl make a backfire on you.

It is not a revenge but a mirror that reflects something indifferent or hostile among us.

Maybe this cold rain could be an incarnation of my tranquility and contemplation.

I just come and go away, changing to another resortment for an anonymous story.

Kind of idiosyncrastic or seclusive...and use these unfamiliar words on purpose,

(somehow, it may be a piece of cake to someone else.)

Well, I have return to grab the reins of my emotion.

Additionally, writing and learning are part and parcel of my life,

and I hope earning money could be the next goal into the course.



Well, share something positive if you are patient to tredge to the last.

We always say that phrase "bask in the sun" because we wanna get warmth from the mighty and greatness.

Then, why not bask in the rain, you'll say I must be kidding......we only get showered in "cats and dogs from the sky."

Nevertheless, facing the cold drawbacks and thinking over the introspection, like rain precipitating into a pool,

deposit the energy and refreshment and wait for a desert of mind to rescue.

The Sore Feet Song

作詞：Ally Kerr  作曲：增田俊郎

                                                                               

I walk ten thousand miles, ten thousand miles to see you

And ever gasp to breath, I grabbed it just to find you

I climbed up every hill to get to you

I wandered ancient lands to hold just you



And every single step of the way, I paid

Every single night and day I searched for you

Through sand storms and hazy dawns I reached for you



I stole ten thousand pounds, ten thousand pounds to see you

I robbed convenience stores coz I thought they'd make it easier

I lived off rats and toads and I starved for you

I fought off giant bears and I killed them too



And every single step of the way, I paid

Every single night and day I searched for you

Through sand storms and hazy dawns I reached for you

I'm tired and I'm weak but I'm strong for you

I want to go home but my love gets me through





快樂過去了，又出現了；

考驗結束了，又開始了。

上一次的和這一次的雨，

原來只隔了一夜，

然後明天，展開，

雙腳痠了，然後休息；

如果沒有停下來，

那也只是為了一個理由或是信念，

急切的想要到達彼方.....







就像你說的，鼓足幹勁，力爭上游

P.S.「蟲師」的主題曲，另外AXN也有播「かみちゅ!」兩部都是不錯的小品