My new thoughts about philosophy

     The English oral class totally changes my attitude toward the concept of philosophy, it also broadens my horizons. I have never thought of combining quick mental tests with the seemingly serious topic. It is a really interesting class, as I rack my brain to think of all the proper reactions to some situation. For example, would you choose to save one people and sacrifice the other five? We also discuss about the one person most people would choose to sacrifice. What if he or she is one of our family members? Those are the questions that require critical thinking. Sometimes, moral standards are much more complicated than what is thought on our textbooks.

     In addition, I have a really confusing situation in my mind. My parents have a wish to be buried in the sea. However, I think by buring them in the sea or burn thier bodies, I will have no where to go if I really miss them. Often when I think of these sensible situations, my heart will be overwhelmed by a tremendous sense of grief. Therefore, even until today, I can hardly think of anything related to the death, especially people I have known. Though I know death is part of the inevitable path of life, I guess I still have a big problem dealing with it.
    

My hustle and bustle life

     Recently, my schedule has been filled up by tons of presentations and tests. Since my life is in such a huge mess now, I think I totally lost my directions. I used to be a person who always follows the schedule, but I find it hard to keep track of it now. What's worse, I even got a bad cold that kept me coughing a lot, and it was as if I almost cough my lung out.

     Even though some people think keeping oneself busy is a good way to forget unhappy incidents, I have an utterly different view. Living in a busy life, I miss my family members and home even worse. I think it is because of the fast-paced life I have already accustomed to. Not until I arrived at the Taipei MRT station, did I see people running to catch up on the latest train. As soon as I saw the scene, tears almost rolled down my cheeks. To me, this is my hometown and also a place I belong to.

     Despite all of the obstacles I'm faced with, I believe I can conquer all of them with a determined heart and the encouragements from my friends.

Last but not least, I hope everyone will do well on your exams and pass them.  

The most famous holiday in my hometown

       One of the most famous holidays in my hometown is the National Day. This day is important not only to my  hometown but to all the people in Taiwan. Taiwan's National Day, on October tenth, is the day when Sun Yat-sen led the revolutionists to overthrow the corrupted Qing Dynasty. What's more, Sun Yat-sen didn't succeed on his first rebel against Qing Dynasty, instead he succeeded on his eleventh rebel. He represented how Taiwanese could be when it comes to making contributions to Taiwan.

        On the National Day, people gather together with their families and watch splendid fireworks held every year. In addition, people use flags to decorate trees and some sideways. However, every year while I was about to hang up the flag, I cannot but feel sad about the history of Taiwan. As the red color on the flag symbolizes the blood and sacrifices of the revolutionists. Despite of the miserable history of Taiwan, the National Day brings out the solidarity and true spirits of Taiwanese people.

My Embarrassing Day

         On Monday, something very hilarious yet embarrassing happened to me. It happened on my physical education class, and I chose table tennis for my physical education. The table tennis teacher demonstrated a new method to start a ball. It supposed to be very useful and fulfilling to me, but it turned out to be a chance that I made a spectacle of myself.

        We were asked by our teacher to stand in line and wait until it was my turn to hit the ball. Once it was my turn, I took a deep breath and started swinging my paddle. However, I found myself having a big trouble hitting the ball. Every time I swing my paddle, all I hit is a bunch of air. Therefore, I decided to stand in the back of the line so that I won't delay other students' practicing time. Little did I know, the teacher said, " It doesn't matter. With lots of practice, I believe that someday you will hit the ball." What he said was pretty encouraging, but when he said that in front the face of my other classmate, it turned out to be utterly embarrassing. At that very moment, I wish I could just dig a hole and hide in it. That day was really embarrassing to me.

An interesting course

      Since the beginning of this semester, I have always wanted to share with every one about an interesting course I took. It's called "The ability to do effective communication". Even though the course itself doesn't have a really fancy and attractive name, I find it quite useful and intriguing. Every class, the teacher demonstrates some methods to enhance our abilities to communicate more efficiently. He sometimes shows us how to react when we are late for date, having an affair, or even breakups. These are all the segments of our everyday life as a college students.

        I must admit that I derive great happiness and benefits from the course. I feel really lucky to learn and have fun in class, due to some of the hilarious  demonstrations made by my classmates and the teacher. Therefore, I strongly recommend those who are shy and socially-awkward to take this course.

My Recent Trip

         I had a really fulfilling summer vacation this year, for I took a trip with my family. My cousins went back from America to visit my part of the world. Since they don't come back very often, the trip becomes rather meaningful to me. Not only did I get to spend more time with my cousins, I also sharpened up my English communication skills simply by helping them translate Chinese into English.

        During the trip, I took my cousins to many tourists attractions in Taiwan. We stopped by Danshuei to taste the 15-centimeter ice-cream and oily bean curd; we also got good bargains at the Wufenpu and came home with lots of shopping bags. To make my cousins feel the warmth and hospitality of the Taiwanese, we decided to bring them to the night markets. They really had a great time digging in the delicate Taiwanese cuisine but food was not what caught their eyes. What caught their eyes was one of the game stands in Keelung night market which is related to the world famous angry bird. In the game, we were required to shoot the stuffed angry birds to hit the pigs in order to get the prize. Although my cousins didn't win the first price, they did win two stuffed angry birds. On the last day of the trip, we took them to white water rafting. Since our family excelled at white water rafting, we were way ahead of all the other rafters.

        As the trip drew to the close, I bid farewell to my cousins. I hope that in the near future I can visit USA again, and reunite with my cousins.

What I discovered in college

     As soon as I entered the gate of my college, I discovered something extremely different from high school. The first thing that caught my eyes was the broad campus which seemed to have no end. Later on, I found out that I could be my own boss in nearly everything in college. I could decide which course to take and pay visit to the school library as long as I didn’t have class. In addition, I got my once-in-a-life-time chance to explore college life and take part in various extracurricular activities. Above all, attending college expands my knowledge, broadens my horizons and makes me understand the great importance of time management.