Diary- Aug 2010

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Aug 21
夢に向かってがんばれ、と言いたいところが、夢って何だけ？
I should wish your dreams come true, but what are they?
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Aug 18
別れは止めるもんか? Can we say no to goodbye?
Extended reading: http://peggy.cc/blog/paris/2008/03/post_24.html
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Aug 17
何年ぶりのくじ引きかな？吉と示したが、実感ない
Fortune lottery predicts good time ahead. Really?
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Aug 2

Sunny

Max: 36°C; Min: 27°C

Sunrise: 05:22; Sunset: 18:38

なんとか、第一ステージクリア、つぎは面接だ。

Passed the first hurdle.

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Diary- Jul 2010

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Jul 21 SL Train in Old Mountain Line 三義(167)
停駛12年的舊山線在這個暑假復活了,雖有些可加強的小地方,整體來說這次活動台鐵做的蠻成功的,看來下次可以試試其他的觀光列車
旧山線12年ぶりの復活、しかもSL列車も出動、嵯峨野線なりの活躍が期待されるようだ。
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Jul 17 Aerobatic team of ROCAF
おおお、まさに感動的だあああ!!!
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Jul 13
最近見ているやつ、彩ちゃんのいつものイメージとちょっと違うもの。
ちなみに、航空祭のきっかけで、週末からタイワン一周に出る予定なんですけど、台風が迫る情報が入るなんて...
There will be an Air Force Show this weekend in Hualien. Stupid hurricane, don't you ruin my plan this time!
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Jul 8
My friend once told me, doing research is like building a sand castle. If the castle can survive from other's attack, then it's good research.
Another guy, Bernard Forscher said he's worried that researchers churn out lots of bricks, but ending up with piles of bricks, rather than an edifice.
I say, big names make bricks, masters put bricks together, and we try to fill the cracks with sand.
所謂，大牛挖坑，小牛填水
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Jul 3
Cycling under scorching sunlight. Wanted to get a good tan, but went home with sunburn.
健康な小麦色に肌を焼くつもりで、サイクリングにでったが、ひどい日焼けになった。
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Diary- Jun 2010

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Jun 29
最近許多好比賽,Isner和Mahut第五盤打到70-68,比賽橫跨了3天,花了11個小時才分出勝負,打破了一堆紀錄

另外,盧彥勳拍掉Roddick打進8強,下個犠牲者將會是Djokovic,然後就是費天王和納豆啦,真是無法想像的美夢
Lu defeated Roddick in 5 sets. Let's hope he can beat Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, and win the Wimbledon...what a dream.
松岡修造以来、初めてのアジアプレイヤーのベスト８入り!
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Jun 26
ついにPPStreamインストールされました。最初はやっぱりガンダムを見ることになった、二番目はなんと無名のドラマ"同窓会"。黒木さんのせいでもあるし、こんな不倫テーマはちょっと気になる。なんか残酷ていうか、真実ていうか、僕納得できねえなああ
Spent too much time watching internet TV.
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Jun 20
Europe plan failed, now back to the Japan plan...
ヨーロッパ計画から無念の敗退、にほん計画続行、今まで順調だが、難関はこれから。
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Jun 18 LovePlus
最近才發現的戀愛模擬遊戲,其實已經流行很久了,6/24即將要出新一代LovePlus +,NDS本體同梱限量板在日本已是全國預約完售狀態...我也好想買來...學日文啊(宅宅指數破表)
This is the promotion video of a girl friend simulation game. It's pretty much like a power-up version of Tamagochi.
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Jun 5
Wanted to buy this antique rail-ticket bag, but was sold out in 30 minutes.

"ぜ、全滅? 20個のチケットバックが全滅? 30分も経たずにか?" by コンスコン少将
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Jun 3
Heavy rain
Max: 26°C; Min: 23°C

Sunrise: 05:04; Sunset: 18:40

イライラ、ノロノロ、ビショビショ
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Diary- May 2010

May 30
週六去看了一下台北國際田徑繳請賽,花錢請了些奧運金牌選手來,不過星期五還是Usain Bolt的隊友在跑100m,隔天卻是國中生在跳遠是怎麼回事 (Usain Bolt's 400 relay teammate came to Taiwan)
週日去爬101,91樓2046階,比2年前輕鬆了些,但天氣不佳,上面一片霧濛濛 (Climbed up 91 floors to get on top of Taipei 101. 2 minutes quicker than 2 years ago) (二回目のTaipei 101登り、記録を伸ばしたのは予想外)
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May 25
週末跑去鯉魚潭造橋鋪路,像是生態旅遊和工作假期的結合,最令人印像深刻的是當地阿美族居民的熱情爽朗,從他們熱心參與的程度,不難看出其對當地社區的向心力
Was in Hualien repairing mountain trails. It's a 2-day working holiday combined with some eco tourism. Speaking of maintaining the trail, local Amis community definitely plays the main role. Though city kids like me can barely move a rock, we can raise the awareness of eco tour by influencing people around us.
For more photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildfun/sets/72157624151199754/
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May 20
There was a performance by indigenous people from Lanyu Island. The performance featured dance and songs for purposes such as praying for good harvest. One thing special was the clapping chorus (拍手歌會). The chorus is rarely performed nowadays, so some Taiwanese people wanna do something to preserve it. Here comes two points of views. First, the cultural event may be dying because it is longer part of local people's life. If it's the case, we outsiders risk ruining the true meaning of the event by commoditizing it, even when it is preserved. On the other hand, we may view the commoditizing process as a natural evolution of the event. (...) too difficult, let's just take a nap.
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May 19
歩いても 歩いても (橫山家之味) 是個平凡但又令人喜歡的小品
"人生は、いつもちょっとだけ間に合わないことに満ちているのだ"
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May 16
Went to Dharma drum mountain for a 2-day zen meditation. "This will be a rare chance for you to date with yourself.", said the master at the beginning. I think I date myself quite a lot, though. From the two days' experience, I guess the whole point is to try to anchor your mind, and don't let it drift here and there. Sit down and try to empty your mind, then you'll know how difficult it is.
二日間の禅修行を体験した，心を静かにして動揺させないという事だ。
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May 11
Signed up for a training session for volunteers of the upcoming Flora Expo in Taipei. Surprisingly few countries (Spain and Taiwan) have laws dedicated to volunteering, partly because volunteering is covered in other laws in other countries. I was told that volunteers are in fact costly and difficult to manage. Well, this I don't know yet, but I tried to figure out, during the boring training session, why people volunteer? For me, it has nothing to do with altruism or things like that. I am just taking this as a part-time job, which has low entry and exit barrier.
今日はボランティアの講習を受けている、なんだかつまんねえ～。僕にとっては、ただフリーターの様な気持ちでやっているが、いい経験になると思う。実際やれば分かるさ。
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May 5
最近やっている事：
1. NHKオンラインニュースとデジタル教材を読む、画像もスクリプトもあったので、いい勉強になる
2. 学校の結果を待つ、もうヨーロッパに帰る確率は９０％超える？結果次第に、留学試験の準備はやめてもいい、もう極楽気分だ
3. めぞん一刻のユーチューブ放送をもう一度見る、管理人さん大好き！
4. どうしてもWIFI繋がらないので、ドラクエ９を止めた。代わりにパワプロシーズン再開だ！
理想のスケージュールは、毎朝早起きで、英語と日本語の勉強を済んだら、図書館も行って、研究計画書を作るはずだが、理想と現実のギャップはやっばり大きいだな
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May 4
B.o.B. - Nothing On You
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May 2
台南市東區-安平-中西區-岡山-三民-高雄市楠梓-前鎮-苓雅-新興-前金-鹽埕-左營-鼓山 (166)
在台南吃了很多小吃,看了很多古蹟,本想繼續南征墾丁,但跑完星期天的21k就累到不行了
The trip was cut short because I was too tired to do anything after the 21k run. Guess it's about time to retire from long distance running.
今回のハーフマラソン、わずかの差で自己最悪記録更新から逃げ出す、もう長距離ランニングからリタイアする方がいいかな??
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Diary- Apr 2010

Apr 29: 368 Plan Re-Start
368 is the total number of townships and districts in Taiwan. The plan is to visit a township, find one of the stamp spots (usually in tourist attractions and specialty shops or restaurants, also in most convenience stores) in that township, and put the stamp in the booklet, which contains small maps of Taiwan. After you finish the collection, you can proudly say you have been to every corner of Taiwan. I always wanted to finish it, but ended up with 40% finishing rate before I headed to Holland. You really need to be a bit stupid to really want to do it. Anyway I will visit South Taiwan from tomorrow and see how it goes.
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Apr 8~13 Korea
Day 1: Korean air flight to Incheon airport. Meet up with Herman in EGK office.
Day 2: 景福宮, War memorial, Baseball game
Day 3: 明洞, 惠化
Day 4: 水原華城, Baseball game
Day 5: 春川, 南怡島
Thanks to the courtesy of Herman, who made Korea less boring.
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Apr 7
I made this travel map for my dad, who has been a tour guide for 25 years. This is not complete, but already impressive enough.
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Apr 3
Can do a lot of things when out of a job. Reading, running, swimming, volunteering, or just relaxing. And there are many public lectures worth to go. Just found an old NTU buliding that is renovated as an art center, and the performance and cast are of the highest caliber. In Taipei we also have cheap second-round cinema where you can watch a whole day of film for only 130NT. You don't get paid for doing all this, though.
最近聽了些演講
嚴長壽 http://tabitatsu.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post_02.html
王文華 http://tabitatsu.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html
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Apr 2
Cloudy sky
Max: 18°C; Min: 15°C
Sunrise: 05:45; Sunset: 18:11
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Diary- Mar 2010

Mar 29
Earned a running shirt, 300 NTD, and a volunteer certificate, by performing manual labor at a running race.
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Mar 18
Tokio Hotel-World behind my wall
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Mar 13

Had a beef noodle for lunch, really good but too expensive. Then visited two surprisingly good museums. 228 memorial museum gives a honest presentation of the 228 incident and most likely you will leave with deep thoughts. Land bank exhibition hall is an old building renovated as a museum.  The museum seems to have a young team working behind it. So it really feels different from the old style museum, where not much is happening. The museum trip is followed by watching a Chinese opera musical. The highlight is a section from "General Yang visits his mother". Yes, the title sounds boring, but it has deep cultural background behind it.
今天的行程是先吃了碗牛肉麵(Note1),好吃但150也太貴,接著逛了兩家意外精彩的博物館,228紀念館及土銀展示館,接著在中山堂看了個京劇歌唱劇,高潮只有一段四郎探母,劇情可惜了主角的功力,晚餐就沒有太多的意外(Note2)
Note 1 桃源街老王記牛肉麵
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/vivianchiu/5771860
Note 2 龍記搶鍋麵
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/vivianchiu/6425537
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Mar 9

Wasted four months clicking on facebook. Finished with 500 aircrafts, 400 active routes, and done all achievements but one. Finally I decided to end this endless circle by clicking "restart". Yeah! no more waste of time on this. The next game is Mafia wars :p

浪費了我四個月的時間,買了500架飛機,每天在facebook上點點點,幾乎完成了所有的目標,今天終於壯士斷腕按下restart,一切歸零,改玩Mafia wars
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Mar 7

Everyone responds to incentives

Everyone wants to pass the ball forward

Everything's got its price
羨慕別人,抱怨自己
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Mar 3

從台大畢業這10年來,不時回去利用一下圖書館,体育館,餐廳等資源,深覺台大至少在硬体上比以前進步多了,新的社科院也開始動工,要不是土博士沒收入,我還蠻想回台大唸的!

National Taiwan University improved a lot during the last 10 years, at least in the aspect of hardware. Were it not for the fact that PhD students don't get paid in Taiwan, I would like to go back and study there.
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Mar 1

For privacy, I moved some entries to my another blog, hope you will enjoy it!

http://tabitatsu.blogspot.com/

Diary- Feb 2010

Feb 25 Monga

A Taiwanese movie about the mafia in Monga area, a rough district in the early 80's. Good-looking actors and shrewd marketing made the movie a quick success, at least in the box office. For me, it's a fast food.

And a comment on the movie, from some nobody, made me laugh

猛假超屌的 Manka is super cool
美各黑道都超庫超帥 Avery gangster is damned kool and hot
看誰不爽就可以嗆他打他 Can talk trash n beat anyone for no reason
還可以去嫖初戀情人 Even get to sleep his childhood lover
雖然後面的結局很扯 Though the ending was kinda a bullshit
(誰說幹黑道就一定要死) (Who says a gangster has to die)
看完之後就很想跟人結拜兄弟 Makes me feel like joining them

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Feb 23

The book is an introduction to tourism study, written by several lecturers from the Tourism Dept of Rikkyo University. I would be well prepared for the exam, if I can answer the questions in the end of each chapter, which I can't.

最近読んでいる本、内容自身はとても良いと思うが、僕の日本語はまだ未練だ
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Feb 18 Chinese new year vacation at Hualien

Mountain, sea, stream, families, food, and puppy

新年の休みは、毎年おなじみのおばさん所で済ませた。家族と一緒に山と海と川を満喫し、美食もいっばい食べた、３キロ太った。

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Feb 13
Today's quote: "Chien-Ming Wang, who pitched for the Yankees, is more popular in his native Taiwan than the country’s president (admittedly a low bar)."

ヤンキースの王建民投手は、出身の台湾で，大統領よりも人気が有る（そんなに難しくない事です）
Source: Feb 11th 2010 HONG KONG From The Economist print edition
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Feb 10 年貨大街

This is the place people do their Chinese New Year shopping

Must buy: red envelopes for lucky money, spring couplet, snacks for worshiping the ancestor

Reference: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~kyfoo/chinese/

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Feb 7

Route map of Evergreed Air

Sometimes feeling stupid for having spent so much time on this game.

エバーグリード航空のルートマップ

オタク並みの熱心でこのゲームをやっている、時々バカバカしいな感じがする

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Feb 2 Nangang Sport Center

This is one of the multi-purpose sport center in Taipei. Here we have gym, swimming pool, and spaces for archery, ping-pong, badminton, squash, rock-climbing, and even scuba diving. The swimming pool comes with sauna and spa, and costs only 110NT (2.5 euros) for a one-day visit. Personally I think this is the best thing Mr.Ma has done for Taipei when he was the mayor.

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Feb 1

Taipei, Taiwan

Sunny
Max: 25°C; Min: 18°C
Sunrise: 06:37; Sunset: 17:38

Diary- Jan 2010

Jan 24

I will be back.

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Jan 20 Up in the Air

The first time I think the Chinese title (在雲端) is better than the Taiwanese title (型男飛行日誌)

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Jan 12 Creation

I think this film presents a wrong focus on Darwin's career. Does genius have to be crazy?

Sherlock Holmes

It reminds me of Batman and Robin from time to time.

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Jan 9

Winter in Amsterdam

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Jan 5

more and more kerker

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Jan 4
Light snow
Max: 2°C; Min: -2°C
Sunrise: 08:49; Sunset: 16:41

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Diary- Dec 2009

Dec 21~Jan 3 @ Taiwan

It's always impossible to study during vacation.

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Dec 17

Doctor Lin's thesis defense

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Dec 17

Law Abiding Citizen (重案對決)

A man who's really pissed off about the juristic system seeks vengeance.
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Dec 14

Brothers (兄弟變奏曲):

Sam (Tobey Maguire) is thought to have died in Afghanistan, and his brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts to take care of his wife (Natalie Portman) and two daughters. When Sam is eventually found alive and sent home, things have changed...

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLlpabVRnyc

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Dec 11

Coppelia, Ballet, Het Muziektheater

看不懂...

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Dec 10

Wendy's burger chain to withdraw from Japan

突然ではございますが、「ウェンディーズ」は、米国Ｗｅｎｄｙ’ｓ/Ａｒｂｙ’ｓ Ｇｒｏｕｐ，Ｉｎｃとのフランチャイズ契約満了に伴い、２００９年１２月３１日（木）をもちまして全店閉店の運びとなりました。１９８０年５月、東京・銀座の１号店オープンより約３０年間、皆様の温かいご支援のもと「パティのおいしいウェンディーズ」として営業を続けさせていただけたこと、心から感謝申し上げます。営業終了日まで皆様のご期待に沿えるよう、アルバイトスタッフ、社員一同、誠心誠意努力いたす所存です。ぜひ一度今月中に「ウェンディーズ」へお越しください

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Dec 2

Route map of Evergreed Airlines, kerker
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Dec 1
Sunny
Max: 8°C; Min: 1°C
Sunrise: 08:28; Sunset: 16:30
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Diary- Nov 2009

Nov 26~28 When Real meets Barca
Real Madrid is in town for the La Liga classic. When I was about to get through security, a burst of hurrah caught my attention, and then I realize what's happening. Fans were waiting for the players, who had just touched down at the airport, preparing for El Clasico tomorrow. So I joined the crowd and became the so-called one-day fan, which means I know the names, but not the faces, especially when they are in suits. Anyway, the mom in front of me was holding a picture of Casillas, and he stopped to sign for her. The whole sqaud disappeared into the team bus in less than 3 minutes. I waved goodbye to Real, and goodbye Barca.
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Nov 21
Bike trip to Haarlem and Zandvoort
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Nov 18 Graduation Ceremony
For the class of 2009 TI MPhil graguates
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Nov 15
Jorge Luis Prats, piano, The Concert Gebouw
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Nov 13
I don't realize why so many people are crazy about the facebook game farmville, but I do play Airline Manager. Though it's not so real, it still gives you some feelings of owning an airline company. Most importantly, it's as simple as click click click. Kinda like killing monsters and gaining experiences in a RPG.
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Nov 12
Words of today: postpone, procrastinate, bored
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Nov 3~8 @ Scandinavia
Eindhoven-Stockholm-Oslo-Bergen-Voss-Gudvangen-Flam-Myrdal-Oslo-Amsterdam
Now I am interested in visiting Iceland and Greenland
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Nov 1
Heavy Rain
Max: 14°C; Min: 9°C
Sunrise: 07:37; Sunset: 17:10
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Diary- Oct 2009

Oct 30
Going to have only 2 courses this block:
Adv Time Series Econometrics
Financial Crisis
This should allow me to start working on the thesis, but actually I am still busy with the take-home exam and assignment from courses in the last block...
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Oct 28
Looks really stupid
y = m_data(:,1); x = m_data(:,2); u=unidrnd(17,17,nboot); boot_y=zeros(17,nboot); boot_x=zeros(17,nboot); for i=1:17; j=1:nboot; boot_y(i,j)=y(u(i,j)); %generate bootstrapped y boot_x(i,j)=x(u(i,j)); %generate bootstrapped x end;
%---test with bootstrapped t-test------%
b1=zeros(2,nboot); for i=1:nboot; b1(:,i)=(inv([ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)]'*[ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)])*[ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)]'*boot_y(:,i)); end; resid=zeros(17,nboot); for i=1:nboot; resid(:,i)=boot_y(:,i)-[ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)]*b1(:,i); end; se_b1=zeros(nboot,1); for i=1:nboot; A=(sum(resid(:,i).^2))/16*inv([ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)]'*[ones(17,1) boot_x(:,i)]); se_b1(i)=sqrt(A(2,2)); end;
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Oct 26
雖然平常不太看cpbl, 但這次朱鴻森實在太爆笑了!!! (該員涉賭已被開除)
http://blog.xuite.net/cyndi1990521/baseballhome/22624622
再見全壘打......
http://blog.xuite.net/kaiger/daily/27964960
媲美大聯盟的帥氣甩棒動作
http://blog.xuite.net/kaiger/daily/27965549
先在一壘被球K到 利用失誤拔腿狂奔 結果死在三壘前 http://blog.xuite.net/kaiger/daily/27988613
助跑打擊!!
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Oct 18 Amsterdam 21k
Finished in an easy pace, and the credit goes to Re and the cheer leaders :)
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Oct 9
Recent movies:
Funny People
My Sister's Keeper
500 Days of Summer
Up
District 9
New York, I Love You
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Oct 3
端午節有粽子吃, 中秋節有月餅吃
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Diary- Sep 2009

Sep 1
The new school year kicks off on Monday. In this year, we have to take a total of 10 field courses and write a thesis. It is said in the 2nd year, we will be more able to enjoy "life". Hope so...
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Sep 4
Going to take 4 courses this block: Computational Ectrs, Micro Ectrs, Corp Governance, Monetary Econ
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Sep 11
Introduction day @ Maastricht
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Sep 19- Dam tot Dam 16k run
The name means you run from Amsterdam to Zaandam, and it's the 25th anniversary of this race. It's been a long time I run such a long distance. Really slow, really tired. Feel like finishing a marathon.
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Sep 20

我家附近有個大公園,不知是大安森林公園的幾倍大,可以騎車跑步打球划船餵羊晒太陽,在這待了這麼久,今天還只是第二次去,相當的愜意啊
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Sep 25~30 Oktoberfest @ Munich
BMW320+Beer+Meat+A flat in Munich+4 drinkers=lots of fun
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Diary- Aug 2009

Aug 12 (summer wrap-up)
1. gained 5 kilos
2. wrote an email to potential supervisors, nothing more
3. spent 5 minutes persuading customer representative to let me cancel my credit card
4. some memorable moments
5. (successfully?) finished 1st year course work
6. eat, sleep, lazy...
7. wondering how temperature is related to productivity
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Aug 18
(7:00)起床-打開電腦-(7:30)家樂氏玉米片鮮奶熱開水泡即溶咖啡-上網看無聊智障新聞-(9:00)玩DQ9,到神殿可以轉職了-看看電視,CNN在討論Michael Vick-(10:30)短暫的學習-(11:00)烤面包,煎蛋,火腿,起司,塗奶油,即溶味噌湯,蘋果-(12:00)騎小綠去學校-鬼混鬼混-(17:30)肚子餓吃昨天買一送一的微波食品,雞排馬鈴薯紅蘿蔔花椰菜-吃飽上車回家-路面顛簸明天不騎這條路了-(19:00)到家,吃品客,切香瓜,再玩一下DQ9,解開Battle master的任務,房間小悶熱,睡覺 (END)
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Aug 22~26
延著德法邊境往南走，經過從前國文課本中"最後一課"所提到的"亞爾薩斯"
The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet
(...) “My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master comes to-morrow. This is your last French lesson. (...) All at once the church-clock struck twelve. Then the Angelus. At the same moment the trumpets of the Prussians, returning from drill, sounded under our windows. M. Hamel stood up, very pale, in his chair. I never saw him look so tall.
“My friends,” said he, “I—I—” But something choked him. He could not go on.
Then he turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk, and, bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could:
“Vive La France!”
Then he stopped and leaned his head against the wall, and, without a word, he made a gesture to us with his hand:
“School is dismissed—you may go.”
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Aug 29
Short comments on movies watched recently
Harry Potter: better suited for children
Red Cliff: reminds me of Sangoku Musou on PS2
G.I. Joe: I can't remember the cartoon I watched as a kid
Public Enemies: liked this one, recommend
The Taking of Pelham 123: a lot of tension going on there
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Diary- July 2009

Jun 29~Jul 2 @ London
British Museum-Eat at Nandos-Brighton (Royal Pavilion, Pier, and Beach)-Wimbledon-Southbank-Les Miserables-Imperial War Museum

The 1st time in London since 2006. It's been sizzling hot these few days (even hotter than in Bangkok, as news said). Of course many have changed in 3 years. There is the new roof and the new no.2 court in Wimdledon. Price for an one day travel card rises for sure (do they do this every year?). Les miserables moved to another theatre. Most importantly, one more friend and place to stay in London, haha.
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July 3
Sunset Boulevard, Royal Theatre Carré

How come it's a Dutch version? I should have stayed home and watch Roddick and Murray.

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Jul 4

World Port Tournament @ Rotterdam

賽前唱的是國歌而不是國旗歌，但我發現，我已經忘記部分歌詞了，曾幾何時，國文課本第一課，每天早上朝會，電視三台開播的第一個節目，電影開演前都會播放的國歌，自從上大學後就沒唱過了，不過這有多少人在乎呢？

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Jul 5

I was watching men's final in some sport bar this afternoon. Roddick may well have laid down after giving away the 2nd set if he were the old him, but he kept going and took the game to the final set. Well, life is brutal in the end...

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Jul 23~27 @ Japan

Day1: 神田志乃多壽司-台場-築地海鮮市場丼

Day2: 三鷹吉卜力美術館-新宿-風雲兒沾麵-居酒屋

Day3: 軍雞親子丼-江之電-橫濱拉麵博物館

Day4: 橫濱-伊豆稻取銀水莊-海上花火大會

Day5: 上野-回家

Guide: Charles

Entertainer: Teresa

Gourmet Expert: Nicole

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Diary- June 2009

Jun 5

Boat trip in Rotterdam

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Jun 9

http://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/ludvigsons/

http://elab.som.yale.edu/jwang.php
學術界的希望 A glimmer in the dark
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Jun 14
Pavel Gomziakov, cello
Maria Pires, piano, Concertgebouw

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Jun 26

第一年就在亂糟糟的最後三門考試後結束了，謝謝各位的支持，繼續加油 The 1st year ended just like everything comes to an end at a certain moment. Though the last three terrible exams left me with a bad feeling, I do appreciate all my friends for the support and encouragement. We had a memorable year. ^^

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Jun 28 @Walabi amusement park

It was great fun! I actually am young enough to enjoy those thriller machines : )

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