Master Degree---I get you, finally!!!

I love my classmates, they are so friendly and kind. It is my pleasure to be a good friend with you. Although we will departure apart to different, I believe we will keep in touch for a long time. No.... we will be a good friend in our lifetime.

I got the result of my master examination this week. I want to yell at the whole world that I pass the test. I have been in Austriala for one year all together. Within this one year, I think I never have a enjoyable life. I always put myself under the pressure. Now, I really want to go travelling and make new friends outsite. In fact, I want to know more Aussie friends and I quite like Aussie life, especially Brisbane. I don't know why, but Brisbane's weather is almost the same to Taipei. Pureness, safety, friendly and green are all I feel in here, so I seem to be adapted and become an Aussie.

Few days ago, I wanted to celebrate our graduation, so my sharemates and I went to the Gold Coast. We went on a picnic on the beach. That was really nice atmosphere. We were chatting about out 12-week-EAP course. Happy, sad, depressive and surprised feeling that we got is our treasure. In the future, I believe the master is much more difficult than EAP. However this recall will become a function to relieve our pressure.

It is my first time throw up on the street....Australia street.....>
I do thank my friends take care of me. I should control myself not to drink too much.ha.... Anyway, I think my drinking ability will be getting better.^_^ha......

INNATENESS & EFFORT

Before, I usually thought people's intelligence started at the same time. During my lifetime until now, I just seem to believe one thing that people can be reshaped by working hard or study hard, in order to make their lives better. Hence, people's equal status is decided by their endeavours.

Undoubtedly, some people indeed have their capacities to do everything or something simply and fluently. For instance, when I was high school student, I really hated English. However, some of my classmates could learn and have examinations quite smooth. In comparison, I had struggled in a whole week, even I just could get an only pass score. However, if you endeavour and struggle for your life, we still can get a favourable result.

For me, everybody has their own so-called glass-ceiling. Actually, it is used for women's careers, but I think it is also useful in people's intelligence. Smart person is easy to get lazy, because he/she thinks that he/she is easy to have success. On the other hand, normal people who want to have breathtaking accomplishments will study or work in their adept domains in depth, so they usually will have a good achievement and even overtake those sort of smart guys a lot.

However, some of the careers, they thoroughly need some special people to do. A case in point is that, journalists' feature is that immediate reaction and sensitive olfaction of news. Even though you can study hard at broadcasting college, you do not have these conditions that everything is in vain.

Whether you are intelligent or diligent, your destiny is held in your hand. We should think what do we want? Do not worry about your IQ, humans' lives are not only this. There is a Chinese idiom is that people's abilities always have functions in every occupation. You have to find out by yourself. I believe everybody has this capability to find what you want. Eventually, endeavour still is the only way to exploit the unknown domains where you want to go, so keep going and do not give up. I believe we always can get a terrific redult.

FOOD, WINE, AND BEER

Actually, I wanted to write something yesterday, but I did not, because there was no feeling to say. Today, my sharemates made a party for their Swiss and Aussie friends. Luckily, George, my another sharemate, and I participated in the party. We tasted about Swiss food, and it was really particular flavour.

Before mentioning this part, I want to say I also made a party for my classmates last week. In fact, that was a wine party, because we just finished a crucial assignment, so my classmates wanted to have a drink. Coincidentally my friend and I would go to the West End for ingredients, therefore I was straightforward to ask them have a lunch and bring some glasses of wine to my accommodation. That's really a busy day. Some people went to buy the beer and I was chef in the party.

Eventually, we started eating our delicious meals, however, meanwhile, a crazy guy wanted to have some fun with the wine and beer. That's strange, because we didn't even finish the food. Anyway, we still were ongoing to begin the game with the beer. However, do you know who does the first person get drunk? Yes, the guy who wanted to have a fun with the beer and wine. That's ironic, right!? ha... She..yes she couldn't even walk straight==...

Today, the another party, Swiss meal was special that I have never try, and next Sunday, we will make Taiwanese food for them. I think ours are better, ha. I hope they will enjoy it. Furthermore, I hope my examination will get the good result within the 2 weeks left.

Enchanted

Hello~Everybody~Long time no see, again. In fact, I do have some problems recently, so I don't have enough time to write anything.... Or...a little bit lazy, I think. Anyway, How's going everybody? I wish you all ok!

At first, I want to say I am fine in advance. I just... I do not like examination, you know? That's usually annoyed to me, but sometimes I just have sort of halluciation in my mind such as good scores in the test, proficient English speaking ,and having my pretty girl. All in all, they usually are not true and even contrary. I have to admit that I am not an optimist, unfortunately sometimes sensitive and vulnerable perception occupy my mind. Now and then, I would complain to my friend that I was just like a girl in period, because it was easy to get angry all the time. The most important thing is I still cannot find the method to overcome this circumstance, especially I am getting elderly, that's pity, isn't it?

Today, actually this morning, I saw a movie that is "Enchanted". A comedy usually wouldn't let me think just laugh, but this movie was not only funny but also moving. As a dialogue: "Everybody has problems, everybody has bad times. Do we sacrifice all the good times because of them? No!". Although I don't believe the happiness like forever and ever after, there are still some meaning trustworthy for us. I recommend you guys to see this movie.

Oh... it's late now. I need to do my homework, ha.... fight for my future and go for it.

Bucket List

I haven't written my blog for almost 1 month. Recently I have done my first plan,pass the EAP, however, I would rather not know what I am done than I studied hard. Today, just like before, I finished my homework and started watching the movie, Bucket List today tonight.

In this movie, there is one of my favorite movie stars, Morgan Freeman. He is a classic actor in Hollywood. In addition, he always plays the role of the movie that is lifelike and move you. Return to this movie, many people spend all the time at work in the liftime, however most people don't realize that time goes by rapidly and they almost don't find what they want, what is the most important thing in their life.

Unfortunately, it seems to happen on me right now. Like in the fog, sometimes I just forget what I am doing and just rush to nowhere. Especially finishing some exams, yes yes my target is studying master degree and finding a good job. I think that is the time to write down my bucket list. You know, you are luck, I am luck, because we haven't suffered from any terminal diseases. We don't need to hurry and finish our goals.

Now and then, we just want to stay constant to keep anything familiar. Is that a good idea? It's full of adventure in my life, I love to and I want to. In fact, when I was in junior high school student, I knew I had official characteristic, it means the person who like making his life stable and safe. Until now, I would still like to revise it. Anything you want to do, just do it! And then give your destiny to God. Despite adverse circumstance usually comes, don't be afraid of that. I belive if I surpass that, I will become one of the successful person in the world.

Relax Before EAP

Today, I want to share my feeling in the past few days. Finally, I passed the fucking examiantion. And now, it is a whole new milestone on my studying. Before this course, I went to a crazy party and Church for releasing myself.

In the Japanese Party, this was my first time to see the Japanese who were so crazy in the party. In fact, I had known that Japanese enjoyed making or going to the party. However, this time, WOW, Cool....ha. Firstly, I wanted to make a party to celebrate our passing the exam, so I invited some of my friends to come to my sharehouse. A Japanese friend, Yusuke, he also would make a party next day. Therefore, I discussed with him and changed my plan that we combined two parties to one day. The location was in his house.

In this party, there were Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean and Thai. It was very appropriate to practice our English. Tasting the Thai food was the most impressed of this party. Bravo!!! I hadtasted Thai food in Taiwan, but I felt sour and spicy. Therefore, I didn't have any good feeling on Thai food. However, my Thai classmates really changed my mind. He is a very good chef and has a part-time job in the restaurant in Australia. That's truly good!!!



In the end of the party, we had had a little bit drunk. And Japanese were getting excited. They started talking about everything, such as girls and some funny things, ha...... as well as became crazy. How crazy it is?! They stripped off all their clothes> <

Every Sunday, I usually go to the Church in the QUT. I suggest many friends to come with me, because I think it's absolutely proper to practice English, on the other hand, there is a good music band and I love to listen to their performance. What a marvellous!!! I will put the Video on my Blog, enjoy it.^_^

EAP~~~PASS, Next Different English Stage

During 15 weeks, I am in the GE course from Intermediate 1-5 to Upper Intermediate 1-5. In fact, I have lots of arguments in the QUT, in comparison with the Langports, my last language school, or the UQ, I am astonished to the QUT operation system. Neither business nor education is not prominent. Especially it is University.

On the other hand, I should be happy, because I made some appointment with the extraordinary manager and I complained a lot with him. It was not only complaint but also improvement. How come? That's because I have capability to discuss with an English speaker. Maybe I should be proud of that. In addition, I didn't prepare for the IELTS in the QUT, but I got 5.5 on average, particularly Speaking 6.5 and Writing 6.0. I am recovering my confidence on IELTS. Therefore, if I would have failed the EAP entry exam, I would focus on IELTS and get the best scores to apply the UQ.

Sometimes faith gives us another chance to find our exits. In spite of many weaknesses in this environment, we still need to overcome that, because we chose that and we have to be adapted. I have to admit that I complained too much before. Now maturation and flexibility both are what I need to learn. Furthermore, I think I still need to practise English everyday. Next Stage, EAP is another difficult milestone.

Time goes by quickly. How to think, how to do, somstimes it just flicks up and everything will be different. It is a really adventure in my life. However, I indeed have gotten some strengths from Australia. Plan always can not catch up with Change. I hope I can just follow my feeling and get a good futhre in my lifetime.

The Last Day of This Session

It's the day I graduated again, no exciding, no passion and no more feeling. Sometimes I just forgot where I was and why I was here. Maybe I couldn't be so strict to the QUT, but if you stay in the Langports. I will understand why I said that.

I brought my DVD today, because nobody wanted to study. The name of the movie is The Legend of 1900. The story is talking about a piano musician whoes autobiography. In spite of it's not a real story, the content of the film is still moving everybody. There are lots of performances of piano, it's just fantastic. I think it was my favourite time today, except tonoght, ha.

In the end of morning class, the teacher gave us our result of this session. I had a lot of questions. I really wanted to be promoted to another stage, because this class which I had done everything before. I'd've gotten nothing, if I'd stayed in the same class. My friend, Chamara, who is good at English said that's unfair to me. He asked me to see the coordinator, so I went to see him with my morning teacher.

I still have remembered my ex-homestaypa told me, if you don't like somebody, the guy doesn't like you also. During this session, I sometimes even felt I hated here, but usually thinked about my homepa's words, maybe the school hated me, too. Therefore, I will manage to find some strengths to love this course. However, my exam is coming soon again and test myself how good I am.

Everything is Going to Change

Today is twentieth December, because it's a half pass twelve now. I have already felt better after 4 weeks, however it's still something annoying me.

At present, I don't know how to describe this circumstance. The feeling is like asphyxia in a black hole. Maybe I'm just feeling lonely, moreover the best friends is going to another city or coming back to Tawan. For this reason, I went to many places with friends who would leave. It might be a destiny, God wants me to study hard and it's time to do it.

I know it's ridiculous, but I really need some inspirations to encourage me now. In the new school, the best friends are going to be lost and lost. At the end of the session, including my friends and I, we didn't like to make friends at this period, because the classmates were changing very quickly. Sometimes, we just made good friends, but they would leave next week?! It let me frustrate.

It's not a good habit, I know, but...... maybe I have to change this phenomenon. Please give me any suggestion, if you have any idea. Anyway, It's 1:27AM, I have to go to bed, in spite of I am reluctant to go to school. I will be brave to face my future. It's my responsibility.

Make Up My Mind

So many people who I've known will leave Brisbane within 2 months, I don't know why I feel a little bit lonely. After some graduation and farewell parties, the reluctant feeling was spreading my heart.

In the past few days, I have already attended many parties of graduation of my best friends. Priska, a nice Swiss girl, the first day I knew her was an orange. We had to make a sentence which was about something in the room, but the first letter was O. I completely had no idea what I could make, so I just said Orange in the room....ha. Later, It's her turn. The letter was A. She just said Apple...ha. After that, we've just called each other Apple and Orange. Her speaking is stronger, so I like to speak with her and practice my speaking. However, she will go back to Switzerland. I wish her will have a good lifetime in the future.

Michi, a Japanese girl who is a brain researcher. What an amazing job, in other words, she is a high level intelligentsia. I admire her for studying hard and clever. However, I just knew her just a few weeks and then I graduated. We still connect with each other, I attended the graduation the day before yesterday and she was also great. We were chatting about now and future, what we will have any plan. I think I will go to Japan one day, I hope I can meet her again.

Tara, ha, she is the most mature 18-year-old girl who I've never seen. She has gone back to Taiwan. During this period when she was in Brisbane, I was delighted to meet her. Every time, if she was in the party as well, the party would be very active. Although she's just 18 years old, she always said to me, how old are you, Kevin?, because if we made a joke to her, she often said that to retort us. It's really a funny and I am starting missing her right now......

Now, I am in the new school, but I usually would go back to the Langports and met my teachers and friends. However, Jill, Nick and so many best friends all will go back Taiwan soon. My friend, Mason, reminds me of this half year is the most important for me. After they go beck, I have make up my mind and keep studying hard. Recently, I confront some problems, but I am very glad to know many friends over here. They are used to give me useful suggestions, when I got some problems. Recently, the change is necessary because there is no one can help you. Just you can change and become better, if I do it and it's worked. I will tell you I make it.^^

West End Traditional Market

Today is my last day in my friend's house. I've appreciated a lot that she cleaned a room, and prepared some foods for me. I am really happy to stay in here. However, it's too far to go to school on time. Last week, the teacher warned me that if I didn't go to school on time, I would get nothing in here. Fortunately, I found something to intrigue me to get up early.

I think I have to cherish the friends who help me a lot, because them, I have accommodation to live, something or somewhere I couldn't find, they always help me find out. In here, Aussie, although you have to speak English a lot, you still need some friends who can chat with you and know what do you think, what do you worry about? It's really a difficult and lonely life, especially you have an important examination that means you have to study extremely hard. No playing No fun, just learning English.

However, you have to go outside to take a break, because you are in Australia which has a lot of beautiful places. For instance, Mountain Cootha, Byron By, Moreton Island, Lone Pine and so on. You can visit the marvellous views and feel comfortable. After then, you will know why you have to go traveling, because you will relax and have more and more spirit to push you to get the fantastic achievement. Today, I went to the West End Market. It's my first time to see the traditional market in Aussie. I suppose that there are just supermarket in here, but the price of the food in the West End Market is really cheap. I supposed I was in Taiwan for a while.

Definitely, I am going to miss many friends, especially the Christmas is coming soon. The lonely and......I don't want to think deeply, because...I don't know......what will be happened? The Brisbane has already got on furnishing the atmosphere of Christmas. In addition, the city is getting active. I wish... oh no.. I hope this year the Christmas' Day will be different and become what I want. Bless me, please.

BASEBALL

This is our super power hitter in last Olympic.
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This was a exciting baseball match today and it is the opening match of KONAMI CUP, fortunately, the result is good because we won the game. Although we were versus China, we just got one point before the 6th inning, and China had already gotten 4 points.

Auspiciously, Chen, Lian-Hong, Chen, Jin-Feng's older brother, hit a grand slam, and after his grand slam, another player hit a solo home run. You know, before these performances I was very worry and a little anger, because I thought this was a very easy to get the victory. Recently, China's Baseball is growing up fast. We have to watch out, I don't want to see that their first win is from Taiwan, I can't accept it.

I don't know when we can complete our development of baseball system, in Taiwan, the most important thing is politics. The official has no time to promote our sports. Fortunately, Taiwanese athletes are all genius, if they have great achievement, the government will kiss their ass, because they want to appear on TV. However, if they don't, their funds will be limited. Even you get the good job, you have to try to convince the government officials.

The match today was not just a game, we need to find a solution. I wish one day our government will wake up.

My last day in homestay......

I think I will miss them so much. After I come back Aussie, I will stay in another accommodation, sharehouse. I have already lived in homestay for half a year. During this period, they gave me instruction of English a lot. For example, sometimes I would ask them my problems of homework and they were alway willing to teach me. Eventually, they would give me more and more extra information. I think now my English is getting better because of them.

The family has three people, Bob, Carina and their pretty girl, Carmela. Bob has a factory and designs many kinds of products for their customers. I think he has really been a successful businessman, he will be a good example for me to study much harder. I hope I can get a good employment.

Carina is a homemaker. Before she has a Japanese restaurant. She had worked in Japan for about 10 years, so her Japanese is very good. I admire her cooking which is fantastic and I always invite her to operate a restaurant in Taiwan. Every dinner time, no matter waht I would come back for dinner, if I didn't eat her cooking, I would feel upset. That's true. Now I believe an advertising slogan, if you want to catch one guy, you have to know his appetite.

They have a about two-year
-old child. She is very chatty and active. Although I can't understand waht she say almost, she would show up her feeling to let us know, very clever. Firstly I came there, she couldn't walk very well now she can run. I love to post her video in my Blog.^_^

Finally, I want to appreciate them to give me help a lot. I will keep in touch with them.^_^

Taiwan news

I heard a terrible thing from my Taiwanese friends. Two trains clashed the day before yesterday. According to the news announcer, there were 5 people died and about 17 pepole hurt. That's really tragic to hear that. You know one of the 5 people she will get married tomorrow and wait her fiance. Her family is very sad deeply. I think nobody can take that.

On the other hand, there is a TV show very popular now in Taiwan. It's called Walk of Fame. My sister told me about this. I didn't watch it before and I still don't know what it is so far. My sister said my brother you are really disconnected with Taiwan. Ha......==

I know there are so many things happened in Taiwan.Today I use the Internet to contact with my parents. I think this is the most advantage because you don't need to pay. They were very delighted and we use the video telephone.

I wish Taiwan is getting better. God bless Taiwan.

IEP Course

So many friends were graduated recently and I all felt very surprised to know that. "You will graduate this friday? I just know you?!" This sentence I often speak to them in the past days. It's really like the passer-by. You can see many students just graduate and many new students enter. When I entered the military system, I learned one thing that was you must remembered friends' or partners' names because this is respect. In Langports, everday you will see so many new faces. My method is asking their mobile numbers and inputting the names. I think that is a good idea because you know how to spell and pronounce.

Next week I will change my class again. That course is about the IELTS and the university papers. Yesterday I just sign a contract the content is you cannot speak Language unless English. You cannot have a holiday unless the Weelend....etc. I feel a little bie nervous. I hope taht will let me test the IELTS easier. Goodluck to myself and my friends. I think if I enter the IEP course, you will see me on Line less. My friend told me so many things were happened in Taiwan so god bless Taiwan, too.

Gaps

I feel I have already lived in Australia for almost one month. In the past days I always had new experiences such as visiting some places by myself, going to play basketball with many people the other countries and gradually finding new friends.

However I consider that there are many gaps between us and still we have no idea about how we stride across them. For example, although we can practice with each other in English but we still have gaps, Korean groups, Japanese groups.Sometimes I thought I was so stubborn that I can not join either Japanese groups, Korean groups or Taiwanese groups because I insist on speaking English. Too many countries have too many cultures. Despite that I feel alone in Australia but going to the QUT is my target. I thought we could open our minds. If we had bad feelings just talking will help. I think conversation is only one way to melt our prejudice and to build a bridge between us.

Hello my friends~~~

I'm in Australia a few days. These days I can't get on the Internet because There is no Internet there. But maybe two or three weeks, my homestay will make it. So these days I may come to my Language School or the state library in South Bank and contact with you. How are you guys?

I will prepare my Photos input my Album. You will see.
Then if you want to give me a phone call. Receiving your E-Mail.^^
I will attend class now. Bye......

The Last 5 Days

Today is my last 5 days in Taiwan and I finally finished every applications and procedures.

My homepa is a director of engineering company.What a achievement.

A few days ago, I sent a E-Mail to him. But you know I tought this for a long time.Because I was afraid that......my homepa couldn't understand my English==.But I still mustered up my courage to do this. And today I am so happy to get my homepa's e-mail. Maybe he can understand what I said, ha.

To study abroad really need courage. These days my friends often asked me this question, Why you want to study abroad?and Why Australia? You know.I really don't know exactly. But I know this is good to me. I just know and I will tell you why after two years. Please wait for me.

Time Is Up

I have gotten the accomplishment of IELTS yesterday. I am feeling more and more pressure now. I think I can make it. Yesterday I took a phone call to my agent as soon as I got the result from the postman. At the moment, I stretched out my nervous hand and took the registered letter. I did not open it promptly. Because I wanted to face it slowly.
The result is not enough to QUT but to the language school. Not very bad, but still have to study hard.That's my expectance. And right now, I will confront more and more difficult in Australia and must have preparation,too. Here I come, Australia.

My colleague of the last job,恬恬, had arrived in USA and began attending the master courses in MBA in Texas. The university's name is UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN,I think. A few days ago, she sent me the message and encouraged me to study abroad. Because she felt a lot of information and let her so excited. But her English is pretty good so she suggested me to emulate my betters in English. There will be many conversations with your partners at many meetings.

I'm starting changing myself to be better. And you'll see.

Tomb Sweeping Day

Today is Tomp Sweeping Day.
As usual, it's raining or a bad weather.
I am at home now and using the keyboard to type my diary. At this moment in time,I feel....so peaceful and sleepy. Maybe I'm just too exciting to sleep now.But why?
Because My laptop let me cost a whole night yesterday. No.It should be all night yesterday and daybreak today.
But it's really that I didn't want stay up. The main reason why I couldn't go to sleep was"Windows Vista". Yes!That's right.It's it.

The systems of majority are not integrated with Windows Vista's system.
That's annoying to me.
You could image that a man ceaselessly installed the software all night.
But the laptop's Windows Vista system always emerged out of the message of error.
Gosh.I am regreted that I spend a lot of time but just a little advance.
Although Vista is fashion, many system can not be integrated.
Ha.......I think the Vista just a vista. Because we are still adapting to this system.