胡椒餅 Beef Pastry Yummy things
我最近搬回了我大三時來留學的台北！這次我專門來ICLP語言學院力讀兩個學期的。重新回到台北真讓我好快樂。由於我對這裡已經非常熟悉，那我直接適應了這個課程的節奏和作業份量。我每天得準備4個小時。原因在於每天每一個小時的課都最少要求一個小時的準備。每天的4門課其中三個是與3學生進行的，一個小時是單班課。簡直而言，我十分忙碌。再加上，我還在找工作的路上。所以我不是在家找工作，就是在上課，我不是在上課的路上，就在回去家去找工作的路上。
中正紀念堂 Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
我這個星期還有參加了在香港進行的面試。雖然我以為我好好準備了，面試官還有問我以前想都想不到的問題！我努力試圖處之泰然不過，我回答一些問題時免不了方寸大亂！總而言之，雖然我對自己的表示不是百分之百滿意，我到達申請過程的第5個最後關的事實還是讓我挺滿意的。現在我就是求宇宙體現一個好的結果!
下個禮拜就是農曆過年，因此沒有課。在這段時間裡台北就感像一片空間。大多數的人回家鄉與家人過年。畢竟，這是華人最重要的節慶之一。我第一次來台灣，我以為找到一個願意請你與他們家人過年的台灣朋友會是保障的！其實，談何容易。要是我換座位，我邀請幾乎陌生的人來到我的家鄉過聖誕節應該是低可能性的。因此我們在這個禮拜所有的是時間，怎麼辦？ 幸虧永遠有E7Play，這個娛樂中心是二十四小時全天候。我可以邀請我剩下的台灣朋友一起去。何況，個價格只是按照時間算的，因此，我們可以帶來自己的食物飲料，玩到累喝到醉。除此之外，我在放假的下個星期都會預備期中演講的。
我祝你們新年快樂，恭喜你發財！
Recently I have returned to Taibei, where I studied abroad during my third year of university! This time I have come specially to the ICLP for two semesters. Returning to Taipei has made me really happy. Since I am really familiar with the place, I immediately adjusted to the rhythm and workload of the course here. Every day I have to prepare for four hours. The reason is that every hour of class requires one hour of preparation at minimum. Three of our four classes are with three other students, and one hour is a one on one
我結束面試在路上找個酒吧借酒消愁
On the street looking for a bar to forget my worries after the interview.
class. To put it simply, I am really quite busy. Furthermore, I am also on the search for a job. So when I am not at home looking for a job, I am in class, and when I am not on my way to class, I am on my way home to look for a job.
In the last week I also attended a job interview in Hong Kong. Although I thought I had prepared well, the interviewers still asked me questions I had never thought of! I tried my hardest to take it in my stride, but when I answered a few questions I couldn’t help but get quite confused. All in all, although I am not 100% satisfied with my performance, the fact that I have even managed to get to the fifth and final round of the application process still makes me pretty satisfied. Right now, I am just asking the universe manifest a good outcome!
從陽明山的美景 The view from yangmingshan
Next week is the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year CNY) and so there is no class. In this period, Taibei is an empty place. Most people go home to celebrate the new year. After all, it is one of the most important festivals for people of Chinese culture. The first time I came to Taiwan, I thought that finding a Taiwanese friend who was willing to invited me to celebrate CNY with their family would be a guarantee! That’s easier said than done. If I were in their shoes, I think there is a low possibility that I would invite an almost strange home for Christmas. And so, in this short time, what is there to do? Fortunately there is always E7Play (a pun on the words E and 7 which sound like 一起 meaning ‘together’, so ‘together play’). This activity centre is open 24/7. I can invite my remaining Taiwanese friends to go with me. Not to mention, the price is calculated only on time, and so we can bring in our own food and drink and play till we are tired and drink till we are drunk! Aside from this, the holiday week is all going to be about preparing mid-term presentations. I hope you have a happy new year! Congratulations, Make a Fortune (literally).
下面我貼了一些最近拍的照片：
Below I post of few recent photos:
我上個週末去陽明山健行。 沒想到離城市不到1個小時半在眼前會有這麼壯觀的美景。 Last weekend I went up Yangmingshan to hike. I didn’t expect that less than 1.5 hours from the city you could have such beautiful views right in front of you.
幾個學校朋友。要是我們的學校聽你說英文，三次警告後就必須離開，不會退學費。
Some school friends. At our school if they hear you speak english, after 3 warnings you’ll be asked to leave, and they will not return the study fee.