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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