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05 August 2011

164

男排 summer training

當我們說「那些年的夏天」,你會想到這些時光嗎?在舊體外玩躲避球,帶著微笑到處奔跑。一個一個照片留下來當作很久以後的好回憶,可以嗎?我們的時光不要這麼快就結束。手握著相機的鏡頭,躲在你們後面幫你們拍照,留下一個畫面,一定要記下來。

緊緊抱著你。

12 July 2011

157


See, the thing is, if I didn't have volleyball 暑訓 this week, this post would be about 花蓮 and about all the good things I ate and the places I went to and how I watched the guys get drunk at night and play 麻將 and all those good, happy things. But I have 暑訓 and I didn't go to 花蓮 as a result. So, instead, this post is about 暑訓, or at least part of it. Today's only the first day, after all!

I'm really glad I decided not to go to badminton's 暑訓, because I think I would have stopped breathing on the train before we reached 台南, I'd be so exhausted after 生科營 just ended. I'm so glad I decided to stay at 台大 instead. Whew.

Anyway. I guess this should be my master post. Might as well be. Never mind... just day one!



07-11-2011 / DAY 1 / 第一天

- 中心往前 (重要),用身體送球,不要翹屁股
- 手要擺平,不然球會送歪
- 發球時候打球屁股,但不要打太上下,用靠近拇指的手掌部份去碰球
- 攻擊:二號要快快快快快打! 早點碰到球早點把它給壓下去,記得跑腳步不要噸住,起跳快一點,手再揮快一點,會比較有威力性
- 攔網報到:滯空力超糟糕!背後那條要多拉多去利用
- 腳步報到:是鞋子太滑了還是腳步真的這樣就退步了?

11 July 2011

156

The obligatory life science camp photo post. I'm kind of lazy to add captions or even add more than five photographs, and even more lazy to try and write out some kind of 心得文, especially because, in short, I didn't enjoy the week I spent as a counselor. It was tiring beyond belief, and the energy I put in wasn't worth it in the end. I thought maybe I was being stupid for crying on the second day, but at the end my feelings hadn't changed. I gave up going home this summer for two weeks of energy-sapping, fruitless work. I think the only thing that was really worth it in the end was the fact that we sent the kids home happy and with good memories nestled in the corners of their minds. And maybe, that's enough.






明年再來一次

02 June 2011

149

Yangmingshan (陽明山), 05/29/2011

This trip was a lot of fun! It brought me back to the old days when I went hiking with my family, except, this time, I'm all grown up and taking buses and subways by myself (granted, with one of my good friends who planned our route well in advance) and packing myself lunch and doing all the things my mother used to do for me early Saturday or Sunday morning before we left for the mountain! And 陽明山 is a gorgeous mountain. Nature is truly paradise. All photos taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, click to enlarge

15 April 2011

132

Today, while waiting by the tables on the seventh floor, 陳怡靜 and I were talking and I couldn't stop trying to escape. I didn't want to stay. I wanted to leave, I felt so stupid and embarrassed and uncomfortable. But she held me back, and told me to stay.

At a lull in our conversation, I looked down at my hands. And she said...

"雙雙 其實 妳真的很漂亮。"

She took my face in both her hands and looked straight into my eyes. "Yes. Yes. You are," she said.

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This post is, of course, not meant to be narcissistic. But I've never, not in the history of what I remember, have had anyone tell me that to my eyes, to my face, in such a sincere manner. My parents haven't even said the same thing to me. My parents told me I wasn't bad-looking. But not once has anyone told me I am 漂亮 to my face and meant it with more than the words. The times I dressed up for prom and looked like a doll for a night don't count. It was as if she was looking past the browned skin from the Taiwanese sun, past the small pimples that won't go away on my forehead, past the messy hair that was getting in my eyes, and looking at me and telling me I was pretty.

Of course, this doesn't mean I have self-esteem issues. I don't think anyone would believe that story, the way I behave around my friends, my classmates, my teachers. But I've never considered myself pretty. It's a luxury to be pretty, and it's not one that I am entitled to enjoy.

I've never had someone say that to me before. And I think about how lucky, how so incredibly lucky I am to have someone like 陳怡靜 look after me. To be there for me when I most need it. To give me the strength to believe that I am as beautiful as I want myself to be. To love myself, and to give me courage in the times when I am most weak.

陳怡靜 妳才是最漂亮的。

23 March 2011

120

I was really moved by what 花男 said to everyone today after the boys' match. Concerning what happened this weekend, when 女排 ended up stranded in Taizhong with no way home; he said that 男排 and 女排 are a family, with an especial relationship, however separated we are during matches and practice times. Whoever we choose to dislike, they will support us (this part is kind of a joke, but the general idea holds). In the future, when attending matches, we will go along with them, and they'll be sure to take care of us. He said ... if you guys ever ditch them, I'll yell at you. But if you guys are the ones being ditched, I'll yell at the ones who did it. Basically, 女排不爽哪一隊,我們就不爽哪一隊。It was really, really nice, and really very moving.

I guess I looked a little upset when he was saying this to the entire team. I felt a little responsible, especially because I'm on both teams, one of which ditched the other (it's a long story). But he came up to me and told me to stop 自責ing myself. "畢竟妳也是女排的啊!" and another 學長 stood next to me and added "也是男排的啊!" It was such a warm feeling, in the midst of so much fighting, to know that we'll still support one another, no matter what happened this time. It's comforting to know, that in between all the mean words being thrown around the juniors and pointing fingers at the captain of each sport team, when (seriously) the people pointing fingers forget that the victims are 女排 and not them—there's a 學長 with sensitivity and consideration for others, who can settle everything with righteous seniority.

18 March 2011

119


I'm heading to Taizhong tonight for the weekend's bio cup :) I don't know why I feel so excited and bubbly about being there, probably because going to Taizhong is more exotic than going to Taoyuan, in addition to the fact that I have family friends there. I can't wait to be there with our volleyball and badminton teams, supporting, cheering, and playing for both. I anticipate something, but I don't even know what it is yet. I just know something's going to happen... soon. I think a part of me is so excited because I am so lucky. Maybe I'm overthinking. Oh well, off to Taizhong I go! See you all next week.

07 March 2011

114



After finishing our shifts yesterday, Peter, 胡仁恩 and I went for a walk on Palm Avenue (椰林大道) and did a photoshoot of the azaleas (杜鵑花) around campus. The blooms are truly marvelous, even though they're a bit smaller this year and bloomed a slight bit too early. Every picture tells a story, and that goes for the fallen azaleas that people arranged into shapes on the islands between palms. Seeing the boulevard explode in color is one of my happy feelings this spring.

click on photos to enlarge

01 March 2011

109


放開 放手 別矜持了 我明天不管觀眾是誰 我一樣會盡力放開 反正不管我多麼的不舒服 多麼對我自己沒信心 現在已經不重要了 明天要表演就要表現好 羞赧算什麼 不要這樣了!我心裡對自己沒信心 其實到最後沒有人會知道的!上台表演就要動作大 我明天一定要成功!

大家加油,你們可以的!我要放,我要放! ©

27 February 2011

108

大家都說我無法跑中興又跑逢甲
我心裡為這件事情不停的煩惱 想辦法時大家都叫我放棄 已經沒辦法了
但任性的雙雙是不會放棄的 我無法 I can't, how can I?
最簡單的 就是放棄一個 跑一邊 待那邊
但這個決定我無法下定決心做 兩個我都很愛 兩邊都有好朋友 兩邊都有快樂 我到底該怎麼辦?
如跑系羽我會憂鬱系排,如跑系排我會憂鬱系羽,難道我大生盃就要這樣不開心對自己不滿足的透過嗎?

排球:有許多我大一的好朋友,加上我責任在排球場比較多:男排經理女排隊員,不忙才怪!
羽球:目前女單缺我(勉勉強強可以補,但這樣我也太對不起自己太對不起系羽的)加上羽球我比較強,勝利的機率幫忙抬起分數的機率比排球多

系羽看起來是很高興我決定參與他們 但我心裡不停著想... 大生盃女排的比賽好多好多,我們有機會上場的機率大概有百分之 90,如果這次學姊又要給我上場的機會讓我練攻擊,我如果得錯過我會很難過

我做什麼決定 都會難過

23 February 2011

104


food laughter happiness food laughter happiness food food food yay yay yay
i'm so glad to know you all!
even if 心怡 and i don't celebrate your birthdays and are not good at posting your records on ptt
you guys still love us ... right? :)

perhaps a love note will come near the end of the season
but for now, 加油 and do well during 大生盃!

男排 02/22/2011

20 February 2011

103

meow

the minute i got back to my dorm back at 台大 (around 9 am yesterday) i put down my luggage, went downstairs for breakfast, called 怡靜, then went straight to 漁房 for dance and play practice. i spent the whole day there and didn't get back to my room until 11:00 at night. i unpacked both my suitcases, by which time i was running on extremely low energy reserves: took a shower and fell asleep at 12:15.

this morning i got up at 7:50, took a shower, had breakfast, prepped for 杜鵑花節, then went to 漁房 before 10:00 to get ready for dance practice and 杜鵑花節 rehearsal. rehearsal lasted until 12:00. i had lunch at 大一女 with a bunch of classmates, then went back to 漁房 for more dance practice. in the evening, i helped do the 大三 backdrop for their play. i came back to my dorm for dinner, then we worked until around 10:30. i came back to my room around 11 pm, which is about half an hour ago, and caught a look at myself in the mirror.

i have enormous panda eyes...

not like i'm complaining, i'm just really tired T_T

14 February 2011

099


不想放棄的感覺 微笑帶著走這條路
有時我不認識我自己,也不知我到底目的地在哪 想要當個溫柔的人嗎?但為何我總覺得溫柔的人不會表示自己的意見不顯示自己的感受 那種生活我受得了嗎?總要記住 沒有人是完美的

我這樣在台大如此的快樂,周圍的朋友都相處的很好,運氣好會來到生科的家庭
但我好想知道我的缺點 我哪裡得改進
大家都對我好好 我回家只有美好的回憶和我爸媽分享
有這麼完美嗎?一到新環境生活 可以如此同化 如此和大家這麼好相處嗎?
怎麼感覺 一定要有相當的摩擦 才可以說是真正的快樂⋯⋯?
不可能 不可能 不可能

說不定我錯了 說不定我們就是這樣相處大家都快快樂樂
但我的缺點 我的缺點!我好在乎我的缺點!我需要知道 我需要知道

我從小最大的遺憾 就是永遠覺得太遲了,太遲了 改不過,改不過
沒想到我還早的很呢, 18歲算什麼啊?

31 January 2011

092

English version coming soon… (crossposted from rhyming)

DAY ONE:

我們傍晚才到了中壢車站 有點累但同時覺得如果不去夜市逛一逛也有點可惜 所以到了旅館把東西放下之後就出發到夜市去~ 路上遇到一家滷肉飯坐下來吃吃飯 再去夜市買小吃一路走著慢慢吃 也很不錯啊 =) 在夜市遇到李奇展林柏澄系羽的大一同學 我決定跟著他們走回旅館開系羽的會 開到快 10:00,我就和信瑤,意青,和酸子走到車站回旅館 唉發現桃園晚上蠻可怕的 ⋯⋯ 都有夜店人喊我們 “同學要去哪裡啊?那時羽球拍嗎?” 對啊,是羽球拍,用來揍你的 = =” (繼續走!)

DAY TWO:

5:50 AM 就和雨珊爬起來坐計程車到中央 到了羽球場還不到 7:00 雨珊打了第一場羽球就跑到排球場去了 女排第一場對中山醫 雖然我不在場聽說是電爆了!我打完 9:20 的羽球點 (vs. 清華) 我也就趕到排球場去了 發現女排到四點都沒比賽我就回了羽球場 又打了一場 vs. 中山醫 這場比較難但女生的問題(包括我)都一樣:腳步不夠快, 如果要跑前場後場就馬上累了 但因為這位女生很喜歡打到我一個腳步就碰得到的地方,我就直接把球送到她打不到的地方(假如吊球之後馬上舉長球到後場)打得挺輕鬆的!

下午女排對的對手我忘了 : ( (抓頭)反正贏了~勝利!!:)

我們也同時發現女排的裁判對台大非常好 甚至是偏心~ 有一球我們打過去其實是 OUT BALL 但裁判還是評 IN! 還有一球中興打過來是 IN 的但裁判評 OUT. 超好笑 XD 小蟲有時會觸網都不會被抓 但中興一觸網就馬上被吹哨那分就是我們的!小蟲有被裁判警告過但沒有被抓 裁判還在我們打贏之後給我們意見欸!!!他們對我們超好的!!!

DAY THREE:

女排 vs. 中央 and 中興

中央第二場 小冰叫我過來 說我要上場我嚇到了! 我竟然有上場的機會?! 我瞄了分數看到我們已經拉開了算很穩 小冰要我打 #2 攻擊我也嚇到了 一個學妹打二號攻擊學姊們竟然這麼信任我?!

結果我就上場了⋯⋯ 一開始都是學姊在叫我跑這裡跑那裡,因為我沒有上場的經驗有點笨手笨腳的. 結果雪怪終於找到機會舉二號給我⋯⋯我機會就來了 我雖然緊張學姊還有在旁邊加油的學長都大聲喊 “雙雙敢打,敢打!!” 所以我就跳,用力打下去⋯⋯結果我攻擊過了,中央也接不回來,就得分了!!! 天啊我竟然攻擊得分欸!! 學姊們都過來圍著說雙雙好球喊加油 我心裡好高興好高興 第一次幫忙得分的感覺 實在太棒了!當然第一次還是會失誤啦~ 我第一次發球太緊張了 結果就卦網 還有一棵球其實很有攻擊的機會我還是不敢 就害怕地用墊得送過去了 但學姊圍著說 No mind, no mind! 我也就安心冷靜下來了 慢慢打⋯⋯當妳在場上的時候,你會開始不在意分數了,反正每一球都慢慢打,一球一球來,慢慢爬到你要的分數!

到了中興那一場 小豹學姊到了 我剛好在後面跟怡靜一起撿球 小豹突然叫我過來 叫我熱身 待會兒讓我上場⋯⋯天啊,學姊竟然讓我上第二次欸!第二次我還是打二號但這次我信心比較好 我就比較敢打 就看舉球員給我的機會⋯⋯ : )

聽到學姊們喊 “雙雙好球!! 加油喔!!” 聽到旁邊男排學長與女排學妹都給我 thumbs up 讚 和幫我加油 我心裡好感動⋯⋯ 我來到生科盃完全沒期待我會有上場的機會,沒想到學姊會給我這麼多機會給我進步的能力 我真的好高興這次能夠和大家一起上場⋯⋯我會一直不停的進步加油的!!!

可惜這也是男排 A 隊和 B 隊 out 的那一天 : ( 好心疼喔 但台大生科男排還是最帥的 我還有留下很多照片當紀念喔!!!

這天我羽球只打了一場 vs. 中央⋯⋯蠻順利的,對手不太會回我的長球 所以我很容易就殺下去了⋯⋯同時也不想要電到哭,所以有些就不殺慢慢打 但我沒有非常小心發現我到最後還是讓對方爬到 7 分 = =

說真的我羽球沒有多強 只不過比平常系隊的程度稍微高一點點而已 大家都會說我電爆人家但我真的沒有想像中那麼厲害!I do my best : ( 所以打生科盃大家都說我會把對手電爆 我也不是故意的啊⋯⋯我有時真的不知要怎麼打才好:我覺得我如果殺太多球會看起來很自大但我並不想表示這樣的態度 所以我如果不用殺來得分我就不殺 害怕把對方電哭(慧詩說我要小心不要把他們逗哭 XD)


DAY FOUR:

當然就是最精彩的一天咯!冠亞賽,羽球打冠軍賽. 女排第一場對慈濟 (陳怡靜表示:吃素的這麼可以吃的這麼胖啊… 其實我也蠻好奇的)但我已經有預感我們會贏 因為慈濟輸給中興但第二天台大女排有打贏中興. 慈濟那場我很像也有上場,但不是打攻擊 我在後排就幫忙接球 有一球是接扣 結果我太急了就送過網了 好囧喔 = = 我要記得慢慢來 每次都會太急 到最後打贏了!

我女排和羽球的冠軍賽有衝突 我想請清華給我換點 他們竟然不換!!! 我也沒理由對他們客氣 結果我比賽的時候已經 11 AM 了 女排 11 開始打冠亞賽 我很急也同時超氣清華害我錯過女排冠亞 所以我就盡量打得非常快 隊長慧詩學姊說我這場可以電爆人家 甚至電到哭都沒關係 所以我臉上掛著臭臉 不讓對方 殺球就殺得很兇 每次成功就大喊一聲欸! 到了第一場的下半場我突然發現清華完全安靜下來一個加油都不喊了 很像是不敢出聲音吧?清華看線的評審也看起來很害怕 有一球如果沒有好好看清楚會評 IN 的 結果我就用殺氣的眼神看著他 XD 結果我看他也有點嚇到就評 OUT. 到最後分數 21 - 5, 21- 1. 不是那女生的錯,但同時心裡真的好生氣 我已經非常努力兩邊都跑兩邊比賽都要到 你們竟然不讓我換⋯⋯就電爆吧。

打完握手就馬上衝到旁邊換鞋子戴上護膝 馬上往外跑要趕上排球賽 到場發現他們有延賽(清華對慈濟很像有到第三局)所以還有時間休息. 冠亞拖到 11:55 才開始,我覺得我還是需要在排球場幫學姊們加油 所以我就跟彭湛傑說我沒辦法打羽球冠軍賽,慧詩說沒關係,但我心裡還是非常的難過⋯⋯

打中興分數開始拉開了,學姊們也都非常穩 小冰就派我上場了!我有打一次攻擊但沒有成功(有過去但中興有墊回來)也 OKAY 啦~ 我會慢慢進步 ^^ 到第二場就贏了 女排(和羽球!!)是生科盃的冠軍!!!!!好棒好棒喔!!!

回到宿舍就只有我一個人 囧 我好累但又好高興 覺得這三天的收穫好多 又非常的滿意
謝謝學姊學長們的建議和支持 我感動到快哭了~
真的好感謝你們對我的信心還有你們的鼓勵 我以後會更用功

大生盃馬上就要到了!!!加油咯!!!

24 January 2011

091

I got to the fish room at 8:15 to get the volleyballs for practice. The elevator doors opened on the fourth floor and I found myself facing an entire circle of badminton people, stretching and warming up. It was by far the most embarrassing and awkward experience of today. As soon as the doors opened, there was silence. I stepped out and slowly weaved around them and headed for the door, not saying a word. Some people said hello, and I said good morning in return, but it was not a pleasant encounter. Their faces read... "why aren't you practicing with us..." and my face read "........ I have volleyball."

It baffles me, why I choose volleyball over badminton, when badminton is clearly my stronger point. I might never get that answer, no matter how much I love badminton. In a way I am being extremely foolish, by focusing all my attention on volleyball, when there's almost no chance I'll make it onto the court this year. But if I don't focus and get better now, how am I going to play on the court in future years? I think it's because I find that I improved a lot in the few months that I've been playing volleyball. I'm the only freshman who can attack at the net, though I only attack twos, and successfully pull an overhand serve to the backline, and that's partially my incentive to keep going.

On the other hand, I've played more than four years of badminton, two of which I spent as varsity captain. My basic technique and skills are therefore stronger than the rest of the team, and that's not something I'm afraid to say. I can't spend so much time on something I've already mastered, when there's so much to improve on another sport I'm dying to play. I haven't been the best at communicating this to the badminton team, and they've been really understanding this entire way... but there's really nothing I can do at this point. I'll be there at the tournaments, and I'll play my hardest at every single game, but as for showing up to practice, any practice that conflicts with volleyball will not be a possibility I can consider.

21 January 2011

089

今天真的是非常難過的一天

就算有心裡準備,還是一樣會嚇到 特別是大一劇 喔真的沒期待今天會挨罵成這種樣子 從劇的剛開始就發現藍寶連看我們一眼都不看 只看著電腦 滑鼠的卡卡聲音不停住 害我好害怕 結束時,上台 cycle / 學長出意見時緊握住陳怡靜的手 輪到藍寶說話時我們手越握越緊 藍寶說我們一驗的程度比今天程度還好 說我們很離譜 就知道會這樣 但我們還是越縮越小 不敢回答 整個教室一片安靜 沒人敢亂動

說嚴重了啦 但被學長罵我心裡真的好難過 大家都說 “並不是針對你啊” 不是,沒錯,但是針對大家 我們大一劇是靠團體精神養起的 我們的責任要一起分 這個不能推到別人身上啊

另外當然是課業問題 我不會說非常仔細 雖然這是我今天哭而最難過的原因 但意思都一樣 到最後 就是要專心 這是逃不了的事 也是我的責任 跌跤一次,好,站起來繼續往前走 記得千萬不要再跌一次了 寒假開始吧 Only you can save yourself.

排完之後我肚子非常不舒服 也不是因為吃壞的關係 全身無力好脆弱 很久沒有肚子痛到受不了 那時我連站起來都很痛 不能亂動不然就很痛 大概是因為今天加上另外的心事才會這麼難過 到最後我根本沒有勇氣面對藍寶說我無法練舞 到最後是江奕賢幫我講 我就沒有去 寫完陳俊宏報告交到他實驗室之後就回宿舍躺下來慢慢康復 現在好多了 但心裡還是一樣的難過

難過不會解決問題的 但不待表我就不用難過

19 January 2011

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Gosh, I'm really post-happy today. I guess part of it comes from being home alone all day today. I'm going back up to Taipei tomorrow morning... to 1. turn in two term papers 2. go to the post office with 夏心怡 3. visit my 阿嬤 4. have 下午茶 (afternoon tea) with 17 家 5. dance practice in the evening. Tomorrow should be a fun day. Self-reminder: remember to buy a moleskine from 誠品 when you get back to 台大 tomorrow.

In other news:


music charts | week of 01/16/2011

I enjoy the fact that Cécile Corbel has accumulated 129 plays in my library over the course of two short days, and there are much more on my iPod. 借物少女艾莉媞實在太好看了喔喔! 久石讓 is Joe Hisaishi, the brilliant composer who did the scores for virtually every Studio Ghibli film out there. I listen to his music when I need to wind down, and in a sense it's good homework music, when you like to have something in the background to calm you down and help you stay awake, minus lyrics and a singing voice in your ears. As for SNSD (#2)... it's all HOOT. I'm actually kind of getting tired of it, just like I kind of got tired of Oh! after a while. I missed Clazziquai Project, I randomly found one of their albums in one of my folders when I was doing some clean-up today and it was wonderful to hear them again.

Not being in Taipei makes me feel entirely out of the loop of B99 activities again. It's not like me to not be where all the hustle and bustle is. I miss you guys, and I haven't even been away two full days yet. What am I going to do over summer vacation?! Thank goodness sophomores plan 宿營 and we have to see each other lots over summer... otherwise, I'm sure I would go crazy without people to be wacky with.

18 January 2011

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Oops, I forgot to blog about this.

Tianmu (天母) trip, 01/16/2011


Photo by Peter.

It's an on-going joke in our major (at least among the freshmen) that Cathie (詹愷欣) is our ‘公主’ or princess. She lives in 天母, which is the more "countryside" area of Taipei City. At least, the amount of people on the MRT gets noticeably smaller as we get closer to 天母. She's been offering to take us there for a day trip for months now, and we finally got to do it, on our very first day of winter vacation. The plan: lunch and a movie. Sounds like a date! Unless, of course, you go with nine~ten other people, in which case, third wheels everywhere!


On the MRT on the way there. From left: 胡仁恩,孔祥珂,黃馨儀,詹愷欣,雙雙. 霍魯恩 is missing, but that's for a good reason. I ought to post a picture of that haircut. Photo by Peter.


We had pasta/pizza for lunch, in a charming little basement restaurant, and it was delicious. What was originally deemed "too much food" no longer held true when 黃怡諶 joined us at the table ... and it soon became "just right!" One of the funny jokes behind this picture is the spoon. 孔祥珂 asked 黃馨儀 to get her some of the gratin, and she did—only, she left the spoon on her plate by accident, and in her hunger, 孔祥珂 accidentally ate her share with the spoon. Everyone asked "Where's the spoon?!" and all of a sudden, everyone's eyes were on 孔祥珂, the spoon halfway in her mouth, and going ... “嘎?”


It's no Paris cafe de terrace, but it's a successful and cute recreation. Wines, that we obviously couldn't afford. Photo by Peter.

After lunch, we went out to walk around before the movie. It was rather chilly, but thankfully, it wasn't raining, which made it much more bearable.


Photo by Cathie.

After walking around for a while, stopping in a cafe to buy cheesecake sticks (awfully good!), not really knowing what we should do, 孔祥珂 was suddenly halted in her steps by a sign in a cafe window that read "草莓牛奶 (Strawberry milk): 60 NT!” For $2, that's not a bad offer. So we went in, sat down, and called ourselves "歡樂天母吃吃團” because we found that all we'd done during the day was eat.


Look at the hair!!! Anyway, not the point, moving on... (Photo by Peter)


And... bam! Cream puff! Looks good, doesn't it. The strawberry milk, disappointingly, came in plastic containers and weren't exactly ideal subjects to photograph. I do remember that they used fresh strawberries, though, which made the milk really tasty!

After that, we went to a movie at 新光三越. One of the best things about Taiwanese movie theaters is that you can bring food from outside in to eat. Surprising to me, a person who's hidden Jamba Juices and other food items in her suspiciously large bag to sneak into the movie theater for years. So first, we went to the Seven across the street to buy popcorn: they pop it for you once you buy a pack. Taiwanese Sevens are awesome.

Cathie has good taste... she chose 借物少女艾莉媞 (The Borrower Arrietty) which is Hayao Miyazaki's newest film. I think most of us agreed the movie had the aura of Miyazaki's older work, the same feeling as Totoro or Castle in the Sky. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed it, to the point of tears... and of course, no one understood why I was crying. The guy was really cute, okay!

Our princess left us at the bus stop to go home, but a few of us decided to continue... so off to 士林夜市 we went!


Photo by Peter.

Food, Doraemon sweaters, and getting lost included... we finally decided to go home. On the MRT on the way back, we shared stories of our experiences with the priority seats on the metro.

Overall, it was a wonderful day together, a perfect way to start winter vacation. Thanks 愷欣 for being our tour guide... and here's to the memories we keep on creating!

15 January 2011

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Oh man, yesterday. The last day of finals, but most of us were done and kicked off our winter vacation. In the morning, the cast of 大一劇 met for our first rehearsal (specifically, practice, since none of us have our lines memorized yet).


In the evening, we ordered four pizzas and about ten of us ate it in the fish room. I ran to 85 C after the meal and bought a cake, which was our dessert! Around 8:30, 李奇展 proposed that we bike to 碧潭 together. It sounded like a good idea, especially because most people didn't have anything to do, so we set off on our bikes, fourteen people total. It ended up taking an hour to get there along the bike route, and I realized by the time we got there that we were at the edge of 新店, which can be considered the edge of Taipei City.



The ride there was interesting. A few bullet points:
  • 彭湛傑 ran into someone by accident on the bike trail, which ran him into 讚哥, who ran into Peter, who instinctively lept off his bike onto the grass next to the trail. HAHAHA
  • 陳怡靜 was singing as she stood on the back of 敬智's bike, and 章魚 passed by, and gave her a look of surprise, which elicited a “章魚,靠背!!!” from 敬智 囧
  • When we stopped to take a break and wait for people riding behind us, 敬智 and 怡靜 stepped off their bikes. It was raining a bit then, so 敬智 immediately reached behind her and pulled up her hood. Of course, this was caught by most of us, and most of us deemed it “真甜蜜!!”


And then, we got there! Under the beautiful Christmas lights, on a bridge that crosses a beautiful lake... it was a beautiful scene. If you're a couple, out with friends, if you don't hold hands or PDA, it's a terrible shame.


So of course, Petrucci and 怡靜 started holding hands as we walked across the bridge, and even so when we stopped for group pictures. For the first time, they weren't afraid to hold hands in front of us or even walk arm in arm across the bridge.

But of course, we had our share of fun while they were in their wonderland. When they lagged behind us, 許哲綸 looked at us, then pointed ahead and shouted "OH LOOK, WHAT'S THAT?!" and all of us were like "OOOOOH!!" and started running ahead, off the bridge, to purposely leave them alone. We planned to hide, but they were already off the bridge by that time and giving us looks, so we had no choice but to keep walking with them. On the way back, they were walking in front of us, instead, so people in the back started pairing up, walking arm in arm, and pointing at the sky, going "Oh, look, what's that?!" "Oh, it's beautiful!!" "Oh, it's marvelous!" and they looked back and gave us looks again. Hilarity ensued! 怡靜 took one look at everyone, then let go of 敬智, ran to me, and said "Karen, I'm walking with you!! Let's go!!" and I shrieked with laughter and told Petrucci to take her back!!


After walking to 7 to buy drinks, we walked down along the river, along a string of rather expensive-looking restaurants. We sat down on benches near a Japanese cuisine place, and of course ... our favorite couple was holding hands and leaning heads on one another, a priceless view. Since the rest of us felt obligated to leave them with a quiet place to have a date (come on, you can't help but feel like you're on a date in a place as romantic as 碧潭!!) so we all left, quietly, one by one, down the stairs.

They didn't notice us. Not even when 許哲綸 yelled “林敬智,我們先走咯!!!!!!” back at them. Not a peep! So we got back to our bikes, got on, and left. I sent a text to 怡靜 before I set out telling her that we were leaving first and to be careful on the way back.

It was a long, hour-long ride back to 漁房. In addition, 讚哥's bicycle broke down near 永福橋 and 彭湛傑 took him back on his, while rolling his bike along the side.

When we got back to 漁房, there was a note on the freshman table. It read...


Impossible! How could they reach 漁房 before us?! Turns out, they took the MRT back ... and got back not long before us. Currently, Mr. Petrucci's bicycle is still at 碧潭!

What a wonderful night. I rest assured that I am always happy when I am with you guys. 生科真是個溫馨大家庭!!!

Anyway. The happy couple is not the point of this post, obviously, it's this wonderful girl... named 孔祥珂!


Dear 孔爺! None of us can truly stomach the fact that you're going to be leaving us next semester. I speak for everyone when I say 生科 will not be the same without you. Your presence has brought so much laughter to 漁房, so much happiness (and disgusted looks, sometimes from me, but you know I love you, I do) and you've brought life to our major in ways we never could have imagined. I've never seen you upset, you always have a marvelous way of showing nonchalance and a cool head in everything you do, and I deeply admire your composure and your warmth with everyone you come across. It's no surprise you're everyone's favorite, and when you leave, I'll have tears in my eyes just like everyone else. Thank you for all you've brought to us, thank you for the memories. Please come back to visit and GOOD LUCK with 重考醫科~ I wish you the best in all you decide to do in the future, but please don't change too much. You're wonderful the way you are (as weird as it sounds!) and we can't wait to see you again. Best wishes, and sincerely yours,

台大生科 B99

14 January 2011

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winter break means more time for creativity
and also more time for the sweetest girls ♥
can't wait to go to 桃園 with you guys in two weeks, squee :)