叩關十年！台灣大學成功爭取2010世界模擬聯合國會議在台北！

臺灣大學模擬聯合國社(簡稱臺大模聯)日前在全球八個世界級大學的申請隊伍中脫穎而出，成功爭取到2010年世界模擬聯合國會議在臺北舉辦（2010 World Model United Nations in Taipei）。

　 　明年(2010年)3月，將有超過2000名全球各地學子來臺討論國際重要議題。哈佛大學秘書長Ami Nash將於今年8月底親自訪臺，會見臺大合辦團隊及勘查活動籌備情形。主辦單位也將力邀身兼哈佛、臺大「雙校友」身分的馬英九總統出席開幕式。這股「模 聯旋風」即將掃臺，氣勢銳不可擋。團隊也預計於9月開始招募會議副主席與會期志工，邀請臺灣青年一同見證這份榮譽。

　　1994年，臺大模聯的前輩首度參與世界模擬聯合國會議，也是亞洲第一所與會的大學。在感動與啟發下，回國後創立模擬聯合國社，以期激發更多學生對國際事務的關心與熱忱。 歷年來，臺大模聯皆組團參與這世界性的學生盛會，不論在會議場或文化活動中皆有亮眼的表現。為持續推廣模聯精神，臺大模聯從2000年起五度嘗試申請哈佛世界模擬聯合國會議來臺舉辦。經過逐步修正企劃及爭取各方協助後，總算在今年一圓十年夢。

　　獲知成功爭取會議後，除了興奮之情，申請團隊亦感激各界的鼎力支持與協助。馬英九總統、郝龍斌市長、經濟部國際貿易局、外交部 、陸委會、青輔會、臺灣大學等各單位在申請期間不吝予以團隊許多寶貴的建議、協助與指導。就讀臺大電機系三年級的團隊總召侯宗成表示：「我們期望號召更多台灣學生參與國際事務，藉由模擬聯合國會議，拓展身為世界公民的思維與視野。」臺大國企系二年級的副召楊涵茜也表示，希望藉此難得機會，將模擬聯合國會議帶進臺灣，也將臺灣行銷至全世界。

　　世界模擬聯合國會議創立於1992年，是唯一每年巡迴世界各大城市的模擬聯合國會議，由哈佛大學與一所獲選大學合辦。歷屆舉辦地點包括雅典、日內瓦、伊斯坦堡、美景市、海牙等橫跨各大洲的城市。2010年3月，來自50多個國家、200餘所大學共逾 2000名學生將來臺參與這場盛會。為期五天的會議中，與會學生將使用聯合國的議事規則，扮演不同國家外交官，協商並解決全球之重要議題。除了嚴肅的會議討論，更有合辦大學策劃的相關文化活動，促進各地學子的文化交流與認同感。更多的活動訊息將陸續發布於官方網站: http://www.worldmun.org/welcome/

引用自台灣大學校園公佈欄

Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS

Introducing the Google Chrome OS

So cool! So looking forward to its arrival!!!

Some English FAQ is available HERE at Google Chrome Blog

Some more Traditional Chinese FAQ is available HERE at 新聞稿中心

過敏原不明，這些全都禁！

禁吃：海鮮，酸／辣／油／炸，起士，蛋，堅果類（花生腰果），荔枝，芒果（天～這完全剝奪了我在辦公室加入搶芒果戰局的權利，泣～）

禁喝：酒，牛奶，優酪乳，茶，咖啡，芒果汁，葡萄柚汁，荔枝汁

奉命：多喝水，多上廁所，多休息。認真吃藥。

（這下真的不能笑我懶人屎尿多.......）

去看中醫的時候又搞得像刺蝟一樣：手上腳上頸後肩膀皆插針＝這也是個病入膏肓！

我的人生到底為什麼忽然變成這副德性...... :(

One Week in Beijing

Working hard, playing hard.

Most of the day time are packed with meetings and works.

Evening, something relax, and delicious.

Saturday= Tsinghua University清華大學, Olympic Park奧林匹克公園 (the Nest鳥巢 and else), KFC, clubbing at VICS

Sunday= Yi-He-Yuan頤和園, Dong-Lai-Shun東來順羊肉爐

It flew so fast, but I enjoyed every single moment of it. Cheers, my life in BJ~

The Worst Thing about BJ Trip

is my HORRIBLE allergy to food. Initially I think it's only seafood, but I guess it also applies for

1. Soup with seafood inside. I cannot even drink the soup even though I've not tried the ingredients already
2. Food that's not fresh enough. I ate everything else than seafood last night, I didn't drink any alcohol, I avoided spicy food=> I still turned red and felt itchy on my legs and arms.

Yes I'm taking medicines, but no it didn't help much so far. Due to the uncertain medical care quality here, I also hesitated to go see a doctor and got a shot to end my nightmaire for good. Da*n I hate this!

Might Be One of the Very Few Who Can Still Access Blogger.....

You all know why..... XD

Hello people, I am fine, I am busy, I am still excited, happily. My manager assigned heavy tasks for me, but I knew that's the reason why I could come. Fight! Wendy in BJ :)

W報報之【Goo...人Wendy與你問好!】

親愛的朋友們:

我了解你看了這個標題有多澎湃多激動。然而，我還是必須要澄清：我目前只是暫時服務於G台北的契約生。你還是可以繼續興奮啦～因為.......well, 是G耶　;)

很久才來跟你們報告我回台灣以後的近況，請你見諒。我起初需要調整自己的身體，解決對環境的過敏及時差問題，還要花時間好好陪陪睽違已久的家人及親友；等我狀態調整好又開始找工作以後，我理所當然的開始將自己陷入瘋狂的忙碌中，於是我告訴自己「好吧～等你有可以公告周知的好消息後再寫信通知大家吧～」誰也料不到我於五月中就正式收到G這個專案契約的錄取通知，隨即開始了我非常有趣有挑戰性的生活。想知道多一些細節嘛？請你看下去......

「在地分類分析師」是我的職稱，「G地圖」 是我每天努力嘗試不斷改進的產品。我有一個一起工作的同事Patty，她具備電機學位與英語母語流暢度，我們密切合作享受這個「創造歷史」的過程。我們的辦公室在台北101的73樓，就如同大家所熟知的非常色彩繽紛、非常具有創意、人性化、有非常棒的日夜景色，而且員工們從來不擔心飲食問題。我與Patty在起初受了一周的密集訓練，由來自美國總部Mountain View、瑞士蘇黎世辦公室的兩位非常優秀資深的工程師親自訓練我們，之後的五周我們與台北的其他工程師合作推進專案，有時候也與其他散布在世界各地的同事合作。我們非常賣力的工作，有時候加班到很晚，可是我們從不抱怨，因為我們以能為台灣的使用者，甚至間接的為全世界的使用者創造更好的服務而感到驕傲。

在G的日子當然不會只有工作。每周二晚上，我加入同事們一起打羽球或籃球。每周五的TGIF小慶祝時間，美食、新鮮事、或者其他各式的活動(KTV，疊疊樂，其他)讓所有人都帶著愉快的心情迎接周末。每天中餐過後，辦公室的同仁爭先恐後的搶食新鮮切好的水果(首要目標：芒果！)我還自願協助GServe 2009的企業社會責任CSR活動，協助台灣各地慈善團體的志工們使用本公司提供的各項免費產品。講不完，講不完。

我原先的契約終止於6月26日，感謝 神，也感謝我的主管抬愛，我的契約已經確認正式延展三周至7月17日，而且我將隨同台灣的團隊前往北京辦公室出差一周，「你....這個打破紀錄的小鬼，」一個工程師開玩笑的對我說。我只知道一件事：我渴望貢獻所長的心意非常強烈，我會把在公司的每一天當作最後一天來珍惜，所以我能一直保持高度的活力，去探索、去享受、去做夢。

順帶一提的是，開始工作前我還是有瘋狂旅行過啦～我與爸媽坐船到外海的龜山島去踏青，也有趁著端午連假 回南部拜訪親戚，再跟著到中台灣遊歷。我的父母和弟弟都很好很平安，寶貝皮皮十分健康可愛，雖然有時候有點太皮(名字取錯了.....)。我愛我的家人，我愛陪伴著他們的感覺。我深刻的知道，他們正是我回家的原因，他們是我快樂的泉源。

希望你也熱愛著你的工作/學業，也熱愛著與你在一起的那些人。

愛你的,

Wendy

Wendy E-News- [Update from G...ler Wendy]

Hello my lovely friends,

Understood, you are excited by the title as well. I have to clarify though, that I am only a temporary contractor working for G Taiwan in Taipei. Still, you can stay excited and inspired because....... Hey! It's G ;)

I am sorry that I didn't update my life back home in Taiwan for a long while. I firstly had to conquer some horrible allergy and jet-lag issues, and entertained my family and friends who have not seen me for a long time. When I finally got prepared to start another round of job hunting, I forced myself to become super busy at that time, which I should, so I told myself: catch up with others once you got something to report. More than luckily I got the temporary offer from G mid-May and started my heavenly interesting life since then. Some more detail? Read on.

"Local Category Specialist" is my title. "G Maps" is the product that I am working so hard to improve day by day. I had one co-worker, Patty, with her excellent EE background and native English proficiency to enjoy this process of "making contributions" with. The office, 73F of Taipei 101, for sure is as great as everyone describes- extremely colorful, super creative and humane, great views (day and night) and.... no one ever worried about what to eat/drink. Patty and I received one-week training from two outstanding engineers from Mountain View and from Zurich offices. For the rest of our service, we worked closely with other cool team members in Taiwan and sometimes remotely with co-workers around the globe. We worked super hard, guaranteed, sometimes overtime, but we never complained. We both felt proud of making some tangible contributions for users in Taiwan, and potentially/indirectly for the world.

Life in G wasn't always working though. Every Tuesday evening, I played badminton or basketball with co-workers. Every Friday afternoon, our TGIF event treated us with great food, interesting updates, sometimes karaoke/Jenga/some other funs. Every lunch time, we fought for freshly cut fruits (Top target: Mango). I also volunteered to assist GServe 2009, a CSR program, to build up social workers' technology skills. And, so much more.

My original contract was ended on June 26, but thanks to God and thanks to my manager, my service has officially extended for three more weeks till July 17. Additionally, I will be on a business trip to Beijing office during June 30 to July 7. "You.....kind of.... broke a record," one of the engineers said. I only know one thing: My desire to make contributions is endless. I will always treat every single day "my last day," so that I can keep my spirit high, to explore, to enjoy, and to keep dreaming.

BTW, I did travel a bit before I started working. I went visit the Turtle Island with my parents, and I went back south to visit my grand parents & relatives and to explore the beauty of central Taiwan. My parents and my brother are fine. Cat Pipi is very healthy and lovely, sometimes a little bit too naughty. I love them. I love their company. I know they are the reason I am here, happily.

May you love whatever you are working on, whoever you are with right now as well.

Love,

Wendy

So Touched by Obama's Letter to the Daughters

From UDN.com. I LOVE the love he demonstrated in this letter to the family, and to his country.

歐巴馬給女兒的信》我們一家的大冒險

【聯合報╱編譯樂慧生／報導】 2009.01.16 09:19 am

（美聯社資料照片） （法新社資料照片） 美國準總統歐巴馬在即將上任之際，寫了封感性十足的公開信給兩個尚未成年的女兒，為這兩年多半時間沒能陪在她們身旁致上歉意，並為自己為何選擇邁向白宮之路做了番解釋。 這封信發表在美國大觀雜誌上，全文翻譯如下： 親愛的馬莉亞和莎夏： 我知道這兩年你們倆隨我一路競選都有過不少樂子，野餐、遊行、逛州博覽會，吃了各種或許我和你媽不該讓你們吃的垃圾食物。然而我也知道，你們倆和你媽的日子，有時候並不愜意。新來的小狗雖然令你們興奮，卻無法彌補我們不在一起的所有時光。我明白這兩年我錯過的太多了，今天我要再向你們說說為何我決定帶領我們一家走上這趟旅程。 當我還年輕的時候，我認為生活就該繞著我轉：我如何在這世上得心應手，成功立業，得到我想要的。後來，你們倆進入了我的世界，帶來的種種好奇、淘氣和微笑，總能填滿我的心，照亮我的日子。突然之間，我為自己譜寫的偉大計畫顯得不再那麼重要了。我很快便發現，我在你們生命中看到的快樂，就是我自己生命中最大的快樂。而我也同時體認到，如果我不能確保你們此生能夠擁有追求幸福和自我實現的一切機會，我自己的生命也沒多大價值。總而言之，我的女兒，這就是我競選總統的原因：我要讓你們倆和這個國家的每一個孩子，都能擁有我想要給他們的東西。 我要讓所有兒童都在能夠發掘他們潛能的學校就讀；這些學校要能挑戰他們，激勵他們，並灌輸他們對身處的這個世界的好奇心。我要他們有機會上大學，那怕他們的父母並不富有。而且我要他們能找到好的工作：薪酬高還附帶健康保險的工作，讓他們有時間陪孩子、並且能帶著尊嚴退休的工作。 我要大家向發現的極限挑戰，讓你在有生之年能夠看見改善我們生活、使這個行星更乾淨、更安全的新科技和發明。我也要大家向自己的人際界限挑戰，跨越使我們看不到對方長處的種族、地域、性別和宗教樊籬。 有時候為了保護我們的國家，我們不得不把青年男女派到戰場或其他危險的地方，然而當我們這麼做的時候，我要確保師出有名，我們盡了全力以和平方式化解與他人的爭執，也想盡了一切辦法保障男女官兵的安全。我要每個孩子都明白，這些勇敢的美國人在戰場上捍衛的福祉是無法平白得到的：在享有作為這個國家公民的偉大特權之際，重責大任也隨之而來。 這正是我在你們這年紀時，外婆想要教我的功課，她把獨立宣言開頭幾行念給我聽，告訴我有一些男女為了爭取平等挺身而出遊行抗議，因為他們認為兩個世紀前白紙黑字寫下來的這些句子，不應只是空話。 她讓我了解到，美國所以偉大，不是因為它完美，而是因為我們可以不斷讓它變得更好，而讓它更好的未竟工作，就落在我們每個人的身上。這是我們交給孩子們的責任，每過一代，美國就更接近我們的理想。 我希望你們倆都願接下這個工作，看到不對的事要想辦法改正，努力幫助別人獲得你們有過的機會。這並非只因國家給了我們一家這麼多，你們也當有所回饋，雖然你們的確有這個義務，而是因為你們對自己負有義務。因為，唯有在把你的馬車套在更大的東西上時，你才會明白自己真正的潛能有多大。 這些是我想要讓你們得到的東西：在一個夢想不受限制、無事不能成就的世界中長大，長成具慈悲心、堅持理想，能幫忙打造這樣一個世界的女性。我要每個孩子都有和你們一樣的機會，去學習、夢想、成長、發展。這就是我帶領我們一家展開這趟大冒險的原因。 我深以你倆為榮，你們永遠不會明白我有多愛你們，在我們準備一同在白宮開始新生活之際，我沒有一天不為你們的忍耐、沉穩、明理和幽默而心存感激。 愛你們的老爹

［創新，啟動新未來-Google the Future］全程演講影片, 照片, 相關新聞報導

主講者：Marissa Mayer/ Google搜尋產品與使用者體驗副總裁

與談者：Alvin Woon/ Plurk共同創辦人

　　　　朱學恆/ 麻省理工學院開放式課程中譯計畫主持人

　　　　郭家齊/ 地圖日記共同創辦人＋技術長

　　　　楊致偉/ funP.com共同創辦人

活動消息：刊載於數位時代網頁

全程演講影片(數位時代提供)：中文同步口譯版

（2009年6月23日，台北訊）每天有成千上百萬的使用者在網路上搜尋資訊，從PC到筆電、智慧型手機與小筆電等行動上網裝置，「搜尋」皆為使用者最常用的服務之一。隨著搜尋引擎的技術日新月異，到底現今的網路搜尋服務是否已臻成熟？還是只為冰山一角？全球網路搜尋龍頭Google，在今(23)日由負責Google搜尋產品暨使用者經驗部門的全球副總裁Marissa Mayer首度來台暢談Google搜尋十年來的演進、Google如何將「搜尋視為一門推動資訊進步的科學」，同時，透過展示最新的搜尋服務─Search Options, SearchWiki, Google Squared等，分享Google依據使用者經驗所發展的使用介面與搜尋技術，為全球的使用者挖掘搜尋的各種可能性，發展更快、更實用、更令人驚豔的搜尋服務。

負責Google搜尋產品暨使用者經驗部門的全球副總裁Marissa Mayer表示：「搜尋是Google所有服務的核心，這十年來，我們對搜尋永保好奇與興趣，深入觀察與研究使用者經驗，進而從事各項搜尋的創新實驗、發展實用的產品與服務，再回饋到使用者。與其他科學相較，搜尋其實還在初始的階段，還有許多創新與發明的空間，例如不同上網裝置的網路搜尋、除了關鍵字以外的搜尋模式、包含更多元檔案與圖表排列的搜尋結果呈現、定位(Location-based)與即時(Real-time)搜尋、以及個人化、社群互動的搜尋等。Google相信在搜尋的領域中，最震撼的發明尚未出現，仍需我們持續努力各種突破與嘗試，這也是造就搜尋—推進全球資訊發展的一門科學—最迷人之處。」...繼續全文閱讀，請參考［新聞稿中心］

June 30 - July 7, Wendy in Beijing

Confirmed. I will be on a business trip so related expenses will be covered by the company. Project scale assumably covered both local category and transliteration for Maps. Any other highlights about this upcoming trip?

• Flight: Direct flights Taipei-Beijing. COOL!
• Hotel locates close to our Beijing office and Tsinghua University, meaning
  -1: I can walk to work
  -2: I can go visit the famous Uni campus very easily!
• Tina Yu, my NTUMUN friend is in Beijing now!!!!! 200% sure we'll meet up
• The most sudden unplanned international trip EVER! Broke the record kept by my Malaysia business trip in 2006
  -From "heard about it" to "book the flight to go"=1 day
  -From "heard about it" to "actually fly"=7 days
• The most "WHAT?!" trip to my parents.
  "Please clarify the situation for me, my girl. What happened to your contract? Who/Why/When/What/How? about the trip?"

Anyways, it's a GREAT update. Here I come again, Beijing!

P.S. 1: Last time I visit Beijing was in 1999....... 1999 & 2009, wow! That's 10 years apart!

P.S. 2: Last year around this time, early July, I went visit Shanghai for the KFC China project. So, my July routine is...... something China business trip?!

Plans Never Catch Up Changes

計畫永遠趕不上變化。

Maybe Wendy will be in Beijing next week? Keep tuned......

Once Upon A Time....

I got this view beside my desk. I got every kind of wonderful view you can ever expect within a step. I got thousands of reasons to love my view and love my work.

How deeply I wish, it's NOT only once upon a time....

病入膏肓的證明

1. 史無前例，拔罐拔血罐啦~
2. 粉藥水藥一起下，而且水藥還有分早晚，不同時間喝的不一樣喔~
3. 發燒燒一天，頭痛痛四天，虛得像阿飄還要幾天？
4. 具備從白天昏睡到黑夜，晚上還可以一路睡到清晨的堅強實力。這樣的日子乘以三！

有病！這個真的有病。　:(

Anxious, So She Walks

She was confused, and she did not know the way to go.

She felt the infinite passion, the desire to make contributions, the hunger to offer her expertise to make things work, but similtaneously she sensed her biggest disadvantage and the cruelty of reality.

No one to blame. Nothing to blame for.

So she chose to shut her mouth.

So she walked, as she used to do- by the lake, across blocks, in the snow- by herself.

How dearly she wanted to believe: "CHANGE- Yes I Can!"

Poetic Taipei

Picturesque Taipei. Taken from Taipei 101.

Post GoogleServe TW Event....

• On Google Serve Taiwan SITE
• Some blog comments:
  -Have Fun at Google 今天在雲端谷歌玩的很開心
  -google serve activity on June 12 2009
  -Google Serve - Google 網路應用服務教學課程

People do think differently, which is really interesting :)

Join the Chrome Icon Project!

Resource: Google Chrome Blog (http://chrome.blogspot.com/2009/06/join-google-chrome-icon-project.html)

Just enjoy the creativity demonstrated in this video, and you might be the next to make a hit!!!

瘋狂忙碌的空檔

你還是會跑來心上。阿阿人森啊~

Google Translate- 好用到會掉渣~

世界上沒有幾個人可以精通七八九十個世界各國語言，可是在這個資訊充斥的時代你又有可能需要看七八九十種語言的各種資料，怎麼辦？沒關係，Google翻譯可以幫幫你！http://translate.google.com.tw/

為什麼要用Google翻譯？

• 因為只要你在任何一個可以上網的地方打開他，他就能幫你翻譯任何一種語言成另外一種語言的資訊
• 支援語言：四十種以上，包含中文繁簡對翻，台灣常對應的英文日文韓文，次常對應的法文德文西文泰文馬來文等
• 因為可以翻譯文字或整篇網頁翻譯
• 因為可以同時看到翻譯＋搜尋該文字相關資訊的內容（例：［太陽能］變［solar energy］後頁面下方會把中英文對照的網頁資訊都列出來）
• 因為可以透過安裝翻譯小程式讓你的網頁即時支援其他語言
• 因為，因為，因為，他好用又免錢！

我還要繼續來找公司好玩的小東西用，然後介紹給你們強迫你們用～耶耶～ :P

Keep As A Record

Lifetime record :)

Somewhere Out There

Touched, moved, bothered. Sometimes a beautiful song like this can make me cry sooooo hard. And, SO WISH that you can hear it, too.

Somewhere Out There
~by James Horner, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil~

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight

Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true

十七人大陣仗的台大模聯老人大團圓

From 0904-Back In Taiwan

「XXX!!!!好久不見！大學畢業後就再也沒有看過你了！你現在在哪裡？」
「哇塞！你不是出國念書了嗎？什麼？已經念完回來了？！」
「她到底畢業了沒？啊？是第二個學位了？」「你轉行了？！他的書出到二版了？！」
「M和L已經結婚了！！！T在日本工作？要叫你張經理？！」

我們的緣份，久的可以從2001年開始細數，不斷交織的結果是現在有些學長姐學弟妹關係調換、有的變成公司同事、有的可以坐下來談合作計畫，不變的是，加起來跑過大半個地球的我們還是用那個口氣味彼此漏氣、無私的拿出自己的專業／知識來跟夥伴們分享，因為我們曾經有個共通的稱號：台大模聯人。

能夠齊聚一堂，要感謝兩大關鍵人物：從NYU休假回台的本日主角小馬&熱迎籌辦人Jeanne。因為Jeanne聰明的定調這攤叫作「老人聚」，所以到場的所有人基本上都有一定的熟度，雖然橫跨了B90~B93(outlier B96一枚自動忽略 XD)基本上誰是誰還串得起來，前後屆關係和當年的幹部、一起打拼過的業務還可以拉上線。雖說如此，還是讓我這個腦容量本來就已經很小的人被考倒，因為傳說中我幾乎是唯一一個可以把所有人都叫出名字來的人，所以我要負責幫大家簡短介紹.....

各位觀眾，人際關係要好好維護真的不是一件簡單的事，真的要花很大的力氣啊！

謝謝你們這堆社長、副社、學術、活動、行政、公關、總務，給我很美很可愛的一個團圓夜。接下來為了WorldMUN 2010還有我們的模聯推廣協會，我們又要再續前緣，為我們共同捧在手心的夢想繼續努力囉 :)

＊Background快速random rundown：
台大、交大、NYU(US)、Columbia U(US)、George Washington U(US)、Vrije U Amsterdam(Netherlands)、U of Bath(UK)、New School(US)、Northwestern U(US)、荷蘭電子業、東歐安全監視器業務、國際PR agency、Google、Taiwan News、國際藝術表演組織、國際志工服務組織、外貿協會法務、律師司法官、媒體記者、暢銷書作者、拉法葉艦戰士

廣生食品行(借用"意慾蔓延"的介紹)
地址：台北市泰順街38巷25號
電話：02-2363-3414

Mixed Emotions

Felt like holding you and dropping my tears beside you when appreciating the performance...
Wanted to get comforted when I was so angry and trembling on the street...
Excited and appeased after I got the long, surprising phone call...
Desired to have the shoulder to rely on, when feeling alone, depressed, helpless, segregated...

But we are so apart...

and, what we are...

Always Opportunities for Those Who Were Prepared

機會是留給準備好的人。
It is still too early to say, but I can smell the potential. Let's see if Japanese can open yet another door for me again. GO! Wendy!

史上最短、最懸疑、最精彩的武俠小說

來源：網路文章
某報社舉辦新銳武俠小說創作選拔，徵求「史上最短、最懸疑，但最精彩的武俠小說」

　徵文限定要求：
1、要同時涉及三大門派
2、要包含江湖門派間多年恩怨情仇 ，又要打破世俗倫理
3、同時情節還要扣人心弦，大有血雨腥風呼之慾來之勢
4、令人極為期待該小說之續集，同時留下很多懸念
5、越短越好



第二天，有人來投稿，全文只有十個字：
禿驢，竟敢跟貧道搶師太！
編輯評論：雖有恩怨情仇、血雨腥風，且短小精悍，諸多懸念。但俠骨有餘柔情不足。




　　
第三天，原作者修改稿出現：
師太，你就放棄禿驢從了貧道吧！
編輯又語：江湖兒女，柔情盡顯，纏綿悱惻。但仍拘泥世俗倫理。

　　



第四天，修正三稿出現：
師太，你竟敢跟貧道搶禿驢！
編輯語：此係打破世俗倫理之作，血雨腥風也呼之慾來，扣人心弦，但總感少點什麼。
　　
　　



第五天完稿版出現：
和尚：師太，你就從了老衲吧！
道長：禿驢，竟敢跟貧道搶師太！
師太：你們一起上吧！我趕時間。
得獎評論：前無古人，後無來者之完美傑作。
既有難以理清的多年門派恩怨，大有血雨腥風呼之慾來之勢；
又有糾葛的俠骨柔情，既打破世俗倫理，盡顯江湖兒女不拘小節之豪氣干雲

端午連假台灣走透透之東港、埔里、溪頭、淡水遊！

行程火速rundown：

5/28(THU) 00:00台北出發，05:30屏東東港到達，身為換手的兩位駕駛之最佳聊伴的我只有昏過去不到半小時=>狂睡到九點半起來後跟奶奶、跟小叔小嬸小堂弟打招呼=>殺去跟外公外婆姨婆打招呼=>回奶奶家吃奶奶包的粽子（永遠讚！）當午餐=>約莫13:00跟著三叔三嬸帶著兩個小堂妹驅車前往高雄高鐵站，送走小朋友去搭高鐵我們再開車到台中與中部幫會合=>途中接到指示車頭一轉沿著國道六號直衝南投埔里=>約莫18:00埔里會合到路邊「牛相觸」花園餐館填晚餐（推！）再到路邊山嵐旅館把六大兩小三狗塞進一晚$3,000的六人房，11:00全體躺平（在眾人身上恣意踩踏的三狗不包含在內）；
5/29(FRI) 07:00起床08:30六大兩小三狗通通刷洗完畢吃飽喝足殺向溪頭森林遊樂區=>塞塞塞到約莫11:30終於進入園區，12:30山產填完肚子後開始狗遛人走到腳斷掉之九公里不要命縱走=>17:30確定六大兩小三狗全部氣力放盡於是回頭塞塞塞回台中市區=>19:45在一人先遣部隊進駐15分鐘後蝗蟲大隊陸續正式抵達小肥牛中科店肆虐=>21:20禁不起小堂妹用淚水發出的抗議我們維持原定計畫兵分三路衝向閤家歡（一人先遣部隊二度發威，另一路先去買伴手再一路先去接三狗）然後老歌新歌大亂鬥歡唱至00:45=>到飯店梳洗完畢躺平的我們這一間關燈時間02:20；
5/30(SAT) 06:30萬般不願意把自己敲醒再把身旁的兩小搖醒出發衝向台北，沒有，這整趟我又幹了負責陪兩位換手的駕駛聊天所以自己完全沒有得睡的事情=>09:30政大到著，三叔一家莫名的精力十足續衝九份金瓜石=>開信箱看東西到中午吃飽後痠軟無力服老的去睡覺一路安穩到17:30=>弟弟到家、陪爸媽出門吃晚餐後19:00坐捷運殺向淡水公主號遊艇生日趴！=>11:45認命的發現真的已經沒有捷運可以回家了只好請小黃來救命，政大再到著時間00:45。

啊～年輕人的連假就是要這麼瘋狂！

If You Were There....

when I was on the cruise, enjoying the night view by the river, celebrating Zoye's birthday.....
Indeed, I miss our night view.

when I was surrounded by greens, chirping birds and fresh air that full of natural fragrance.....
Indeed, I miss our greens in summer.

when I was surprised by this and that part of my unplanned journey, tasted something really delicious, found something so creative and interesting.....
Indeed, I miss the time I could shout out to share with you, and see your smile or hear your voice to know that I have successfully entertained you yet again.

If you were there.
If you were here.
with me.

G Sports Night - Basketball + Badminton!

Last time when I played basketball...... junior high..... I played for 30 minutes tonight!
Last time when I played badminton..... university...... I played for 60 minutes tonight!
Yes! I played with my G co-workers in 南港運動中心(Nangang Sports Center) after work. What a sweaty evening!

I made several stupid mistake when I played the basketball. Thank God I've told everyone how bad I was and how poor my knowledge about the rules was. Sometimes I still felt ashamed, but well, there was nothing much I could do to become an expert basketball player. It was not my style....

When Judy finally arrived and was ready to play badminton with me, I felt saved! Badminton (and rock climbing, maybe?) was almost the only sport I could play well. At least my skills was "equal to or above the standard." I was surprised to find that my skills were still fair. Seriously I should consider keep the routine to play badminton, so I could stay fit and stay healthy. But you know what? I would need to find partners.....

Anyways, I find another reason to LOVE my G experience, again. See, it's an environment you have to "sweat" to enjoy it fully :D

Greedy

貪心，想要多聽到一些聲音；
貪心，想讓電話的對談無止無盡。

「所以回去得對啦！」感受得到你真心的欣喜；
「算是，算是。」因為貪心，我還是不願意狠狠的承認、肯定這句陳述。
生命中有太多值得感恩值得尖叫的事情，我不得不承認，在那個環境或許一切都不會發生；
可是在這裡的我，卻缺少了最想對著尖叫的對象，連開心都要壓抑是很詭異的......

あなたに思っています。こころから。

[FW]An Engineer's Guide to Cats- So Funny!

You have to check it out! The way the engineers describe cats is hilarious. And one of the cats looks like my Pipi! Enjoy~

Being A Googler Means....

• professional, comprehensive training within a very short time by trainers from overseas (US & Swiss) offices and local (TW) office
• flexible work, rest and dining time- just make sure you can get your task done!
• colorful, creative, Google-style designs are everywhere around you in the office
• every single minute you are chasing after time, because you have co-workers working everywhere in the world. They may
  1)throw an issue out to be discussed/solved;
  2)be waiting for you for a video conference;
  3)request a favor from you using internal Gtalk (called differently);
  4)fly over to be with you for couple of days before he/she fly to the next office to talk with the local team over there
• there are always "visiting Googler" around in the conference room and some departments. He/she bases in P office, is originally from Q country, and speaks RSTUV language
  
• you don't want to miss Sports Night, TGIF, the fruit plates (TPE limited!)
• you don't want to screw A THING. NOT A SINGLE ONE. Every decision you make, every move you take, every thought you get can make a HUGE difference TO THE WORLD
• surprises are so common, just like air

WOW~

2010 Harvard WorldMUN@Taipei

From Thomas Chang, I got to know that NTUMUN (National Taiwan University Model United Nations) bid for the Harvard WorldMUN Conference since 10 years ago when they went to Athen, Greece for the Conference. Ten years of struggle and efforts paid off finally!

I attended the Conference in Brazil (2002), Germany (2003) and Egypt (2004) as a delegate and help initiated the international conference inside NTU (2004) and the 1st NTU Model UN Conference for university students islandwide in 2005. I deeply felt proud of our joint achievement and the great efforts made by the current NTUMUNers.

March 15-19, 2010, come join 1,800 students from 50 countries, 200 universities here in Taipei, Taiwan for Harvard WorldMUN Conference!

Official announcement from Harvard WorldMUN-->http://www.worldmun.org/welcome/


Dear Delegates and Faculty Advisors,

My name is Ami Nash and as the newly elected Secretary-General of the Harvard World Model United Nations team, it is my distinct privilege to invite you to the 19th session of World Model United Nations (WorldMUN). Additionally, on behalf of the Harvard team, I am pleased to announce to all members of the WorldMUN community that after days of careful deliberation, we have decided that next year's conference will be held in Taipei from Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Taipei International Convention Center. Although all of the bids we received this year were impressive, we were particularly impressed by the creativity and dedication to the 'WorldMUN Spirit' displayed by the team from National Taiwan University.

This past year, more than 2400 delegates from over 50 countries gathered in The Hague embracing an environment of cross-cultural exchange that is unparalleled among Model UN conferences. WorldMUN aims to continue its tradition of excellence in 2010, leveraging the resources of Harvard University and extremely passionate local hosts, to uphold its reputation as one of the finest Model United Nations conferences in the world. Staffed by Harvard students and students from the local host team, WorldMUN is unique among MUN conferences in the depth, breadth, and quality of its substantive debate – along with its truly international character. This year we are proud to offer twenty-two committees, including WorldMUN's first Spanish-Language committee along with its first Joint Crisis Cabinet – an intensive interactive specialized agency focused on the situation in Sri Lanka.

Of course, WorldMUN would not be complete without the social and cultural experience. With the world's highest skyscraper, neoned street life, dozens of world-class restaurants where gourmets can sample delicious regional cuisine, along with incense-veiled temples dating back to dynastic times, and some of the world's best collections of Chinese historical artifacts, Taipei is a world of fascinating contrasts—a blending of the modern and the traditional. I can assure you that the Taipei team is working to organize events that will allow you to enjoy the vibrant culture of their city by day and night, while interacting with other delegates from across the globe.

As you may have noticed, WorldMUN will be held a week earlier in March this year, as a result of a change in Harvard's academic calendar. We hope that the new dates will allow many universities to plan for WorldMUN with greater ease, as they are closer to many universities' spring break schedules. With that said, we hope that the new dates will not conflict with any other commitments your team may have, and if the calendar change does present any potential problems, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

We are also acutely aware of the effect that the global financial crisis may have on many of the universities and students wishing to attend. It has always been our firm belief that financial constraints should not prevent students from attending WorldMUN, and we have therefore decided to significantly expand our already substantial financial aid program. We urge any schools considering applying for a scholarship to get in touch with questions; we will be posting our financial aid and fee waiver guidelines to this website in August.

Information on how to apply for WorldMUN will be posted to a newly revamped website (www.worldmun.org) in July, and registration will open in August. Please be sure to check back to the website this summer for further updates. Until then, I encourage you to email me (secretarygeneral@worldmun.org) with any questions or concerns you may have —I would love to hear from you all! I look forward to meeting you in Taipei in March!

Sincerely,

Ami Nash
Secretary-General
Harvard World Model United Nations 2010

[轉載] 張成秀，從女工到Google總經理

原文來自這裡：「你那邊幾點」部落格。

記得臺北玩具店-「孔雀行」嗎？這是那女兒的故事。

從北一女到台大外文系, 史丹福MBA畢業...擔任過數家知名外商公司的高階主管，目前是Google台灣、香港區的業務總經理，張成秀，這位業界人士眼中的傑出女性，攤開她的 履歷表，就像是一幅台灣企業菁英的完美速寫...然而頂著卓越成就的光環背後，張成秀卻有一段令人意外的坎坷童年，父親破產自殺，哥哥送進精神病院，很難 想像這樣慘綠的成長歲月，居然造就出她開朗正面的處事態度...她的故事充滿動人的淚水，而透過她的積極向上，如今淚珠都幻化成一顆顆美麗的珍珠...完整原文

Pipi Update: My Room As His Playground... Sleepground?!

Example number 1: My closet. Pipi came into my room, opened the closet door himself, jumped onto my plastic box and comfortably slept on it.

Example number 2: My desk. Again, he jumped onto my desk, pushed away all "obstacles" and made room for himself. Then, you know what happened: Pipi slept.

How can I not love him?

鴻運當頭旺旺旺的一天

速記：中午跟Intel吳哥姐姐們吃飯，飯前接到電話確定下週一起到台灣Google報到=>在Starbucks休息充電時接到模聯學妹電話告知本日第二大喜，台大模聯出運了！（依據要求先保密，消息本身真的超HIGH!）=>晚餐跟探察老友們圍一桌吃蒙古烤肉、酸菜鍋，收到肯定旺旺來的禮物一批！（有圖有真相！）

之前就跟Jessica約好了要一起吃午餐，湊巧這天Ingrid和Martha也有空，所以我依約前往Intel大樓Lobby等三位姐姐翩然到來。等待的空檔接到了轉變人生的重大電話！Karen的聲音帶來了天大的好消息，週五開始（後又推遲至下週一）確定我已錄取到台灣Google為一項專案服務六週的機會。是的，目前所知的合作時間就是這麼短暫，但是光想到自己即將有機會成為Google的一份子，我還是忍不住想在台灣的大太陽下手舞足蹈！

下一個好消息要先忍住，忍住。也是透過電話，從本屆台大模擬聯合國社長學妹那裡聽到讓我簡直要無法呼吸的好消息，可謂是創社十年以來的最大突破！我瞬間忍不住也把這個好消息跟阿嵐學姐、立華學長分享，消息正式公佈以後，一定會讓台大模聯灑在世界各角落的每一份子都精神大振，與有榮焉啊！

晚上是跟一群童軍團朋友約了碰面聚餐的時刻，原本以為只有兩個朋友會出席的我猜錯了，我們紮紮實實的坐滿一桌九個人！這些與我相識了逼近或者超過十年、一起四處征戰過的好朋友熱烈現身來陪我吃吃喝喝聊天，除了桌上酸菜白肉鍋帶出的熱騰騰熱氣，還多了好一些暖呼呼的人情味。

唐宮蒙古烤肉好～好～吃～我喜歡他們酸菜白肉鍋裡的酸菜（很夠味），叫上來的火鍋肉也很夠份量很新鮮，旁邊還有一排可以去自己挑料給師傅炒肉的櫃檯，讓我們自己挑牛羊豬雞鹿肉（挖汙！）和各式蔬菜、醬料炒一起，炒過的肉塞進另外叫來的燒餅裡一起吃，也超級夠味夠豪邁！（雖然蒙古烤肉在蒙古真的不存在：相信我說的，我實地走訪過當地蒙古人強力否認他們吃蒙古烤肉.....）吃一吃我整個無敵擔心自己那還在直線上升的體重，如果繼續這樣吃下去到底會慘到哪一國去.....

酒足飯飽，最好玩的時刻到來了：送禮物。這天收禮物的人有兩個，一個是前幾天的壽星馬琦琦，另一個是所謂「凱旋歸國」的在下我。因為我完全不知道還有琦琦要來開生日趴，所以我沒有準備任何禮物（面壁ing）。大家也不改一向瘋狂的本色，讓我收到一批林林總總超妙的禮物！

本日第一名：黃天才的鳳梨旺旺來！！！
我真的真的服了這傢伙耶.......據說她在水果店買了這一大顆鳳梨，還交代老闆要包上漂亮紅色緞帶（老闆問：阿是要拜拜用的喔？！笑倒....）然後她還拿回家很仔細的用大桃紅色的包裝紙包起來，弄得好像是甚麼高檔禮物一般。我剛剛接過來的時候還在猜是不是某個盆栽類，在眾人鼓譟下好不容易拆開包裝紙看見廬山真面目，琦琦的相機於是第一時間記錄了我笑到淚水橫流的景象，天啊～這個禮物真的狂笑指數破表啦！！！！

From 0904-Back In Taiwan

艾苡的禮物也不惶多讓～大概也只有我這個小秘書最瞭解她老闆（我）在看似堅強、成熟的外表下，根本就是一個長不大賴皮鬼的事實。所以她送給我一支超大棒棒糖（大心！）

From 0904-Back In Taiwan

治宇和琦琦也很可愛喔～治宇送給我一支冰淇淋（阿大家都有發現我愛吃的本性嗎@@）狀的毛巾，琦琦從包包裡掏出了兩個單價$25的口罩說要給我實際的「抗H1N1祝福」。真的是齁.....被這群鬼點子超多的好朋友笑到歪腰、笑到喘不過氣來啦～

From 0904-Back In Taiwan

書瑋、亮鈞也送給我一整盒各色各樣的指甲油和去光水，我只能說書瑋媽媽的貼心女人指數強到爆表，完全符合我這個自己不懂得照顧自己，卻其實有需要讓自己維持基本光鮮亮麗面貌的需求。

ㄟ，你們這夥人！好不容易跟你們碰了面才好不容易讓我真的覺得紮紮實實回到家。

紮紮實實的，回到我熟悉，溫暖的家　：）

酒足飯飽玩耍也夠了，我們各自散場。我這假老外腦中還在盤算要走什麼路線回家的時候治宇的機車就過來了：「想得起來要怎麼回去嗎？」快二十年的交情果真不假啊～等我腦袋暖機完成，路口燈號轉綠，我們兩台機車於是就這麼一前一後的開動，朝著回家的方向前進。有好大一段歸程我們會重疊，治宇的車於是就默默的跟在我的車後面，到了路口紅燈停等時才會靠過來併排一起聊兩句。

這是我們的默契。不只我們兩個，這幾乎是所有探察人的默契。當我們開始有一排機車隊一同出門的時候，除了帶路的機車以外，女孩子的機車後面一定有人壓陣；而有好長一段時間，我這是唯一的一台女生騎的機車。

他們曾經是這樣寵著我，而我知道，他們　還會繼續這樣的寵著我。

不知道為什麼，回家路上我忍不住一直唱著范瑋琪的「我們的紀念日」。歌詞裡的內容不一定完全符合我的狀況，但是那種喜悅，某種心境，很一致。

唐宮蒙古烤肉（吃到飽）
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I Miss Music

I miss the music, and that links to you.
Miss old times, all the stories and the touching moments.
Irreplaceable. Unforgettable.

I love the moments when I heard some music and recognized them immediately.
I feel proud of myself and I feel like a great student.
I love the new joys you've brought to my life.
I hope to continue the journey steadily, but it's a dream too hard to be fulfilled.

When I asked for music, what that meant was far beyond than asking for music only.
You would understand. You could.

興德附幼母親節活動，淚水可以再充沛一點

興德就是媽媽服務的小學，興德附幼就是校園一角充滿可愛小鬼頭的那區。去年放假回來台灣的時候聽媽媽說附幼來了一位嬌客，日籍的本田滿美小朋友，年紀太小只會講日文，幾乎一點點中文都聽不懂也不會說，在學校裡面適應很辛苦，所以要我有機會來學校陪陪她。開玩笑，日本小女生耶！我整個人當然High翻天沒事就跑來玩小朋友。聽說我來陪她的第一天她回家就一直跟媽媽叨叨念念學校有一個姐姐來陪她講話，開心翻了～聽得我是又窩心又疼惜，小小娃兒的辛苦整個讓人很揪心。

睽違半年，我回來了。也是很快就問起她在學校的適應狀況，欣喜的聽媽媽說滿美現在很棒，中文表達已經越來越清楚囉！恰逢幼稚園辦理母親節慶祝活動，媽媽鼓勵我來學校走走，參加小朋友的敬母活動，也看看滿美。

滿美還是小小隻，掛著她的圓圓眼鏡，跟所有小女生一樣愛穿粉紅色愛在身上戴著蕾絲邊的東西。跟她打招呼的時候她似乎不太記得我，不過我直接開始跟她說一點點日文後，她眼光投射過來的疑惑似乎淡化了許多，也對著我微微笑了。

媽媽們陸續抵達，所以敬母活動開始。因為有些媽媽不克出席，所以我配合幾個老師、愛心媽媽充當幾位小朋友的「媽媽」接受他們奉茶、給他們抱抱、讓小小的手幫我搥背、收下他們親手製作的小禮物（當然會先「收下」然後再交給小朋友，讓他們帶回家送給真正的媽媽）、聽他們唱歌、朗詩、也陪他們一起跳舞。看看周圍有媽媽來參加的小朋友無不興高采烈，瞬間變成黏答答的小小孩，拉著幾雙沒有媽媽來參加活動的小小手，我心裡忍不住一陣難過。

未來，我會不會變成那種在小孩子學校活動中缺席的討厭媽媽？我會不會讓我的小寶貝巴巴望著，卻只好在這種親子活動中牽著老師或者其他媽媽、大姐姐的手？我才不要！

可是我好怕我會.....

跑來抱我的小小孩不管男生女生都還是忍不住害羞，我不清楚他們的媽媽究竟甚麼原因選擇忽略參與她孩子生命中的這個「重要時刻」，多麼希望我給他們的一點點陪伴，真的可以讓他們小小心靈裡的失望減輕多一點。

小朋友們唱完歌跳完舞，幼稚園園長在我媽媽（校長）到來的時候請她講話，也跟在場媽媽們分享了滿美的進步。園長邀請滿美到面前來用麥克風把剛剛有集體朗誦的一段詩念給大家聽：「媽媽像太陽.......」滿美的聲音、咬字都好清晰，那段新詩好長，句子好多，滿美非常流暢的整段背完，怯怯的聲音裡面帶著一點點自信，念完的時候送給大家一個超可愛的微笑，然後火速跑回媽媽身邊坐下。滿美媽媽自然在她念著詩的時候就爆淚，我遠遠的看著小小隻的滿美，眼眶也是紅到一個爆炸，等她念完詩拼命熱烈鼓掌，眼淚也忍不住流下來。

其實整個敬母活動中我落淚不只一次，有足夠的資格被取笑「妳的哭點怎麼可以這麼低」，是啊，我離當媽媽還有八百萬年，在場的媽媽們都不一定落淚了我哭個甚麼勁。或許純粹是因為我最近很sentimental吧.......

親愛的我的媽媽，我還記得園長介紹我的時候有提到「這是校長從國外念完書回來陪媽媽過母親節的女兒」。還沒有重回經濟自立之列的我現在不敢隨意花你們的錢準備甚麼大禮送妳，希望您體諒，女兒終於回到妳身邊，陪妳過節、跟妳黏在一起慶祝落在母親節隔天的五十大壽，就是我所能想到最棒最棒的禮物了 :)

Pour All Functions in Your Laptop to Your Mobile

This magazine advertisement not only "tells" you the story, but also allows you to "play" with the idea. Brilliant! Thanks to 外星人看廣告, I saw this Brazilian ads. I thought it is very clear and will not bore the readers, but I am wondering how much it might cost to produce such an ads, how many clients could/would willing to invest, and the most important thing: how effective is it? Does this ads successfully trigger the readers to check more information about the mobile phone, and even eventually purchase the product? In another word, how effective is this ads?

Also from this idea we could find out that it indeed is harder than before to produce "print" ads. Magazines have started to have those "smell it" pages for perfumes for a long time (special paper length/width for that page and special technique to contain the smell), and now the ads provided more interactions with the reader (plastic cover, embedded items). Good luck and salute to all advertisers!

從來沒有擁有過的東西

就沒有失不失去的問題。

だから、放せよう。ここで。いまで。

Richy問：中國大陸學生若來台，讀甚麼最好？

個人淺見，還請大家賜教：

1. 政治相關：因為他們可以用母語親切的了解另一種方向的政治思想/史/運作
2. 商學相關：尤其鎖定了解台灣中小企業的發展生態，尋找可能的套用模式(目前的中國也越來越走向巨大企業經營模式，不過中小企業其實滿坑滿谷，才是經濟活力所在啊~)
3. 媒體相關：因為中國的傳媒受到的限制極大，雖然我們的媒體環境也沒多好.....但是至少可以給予充分刺激、(同一點)讓他們用母語探索所謂的媒體自由運作是怎麼一回事

韋地（點名！）我想聽聽你的看法！！

Karaoke with Mom, Enjoy 城裡的月光

跟媽媽在家裡唱著她的愛歌，我想起的卻是你。為你單獨彈了幾次這支歌，除了教你的那首以外。而且，我還在你面前飽含感情的唱了一次。沒有想到「城裡的月光」居然會悄悄的在記憶裡連結你們，也沒想到她會讓我在悠悠著唱著時，發現了歌詞裡面透露的情緒如此貼切自己的心境.....

城裡的月光－－許美靜
詞/曲：陳佳明　編曲：Eddie Mazuki

每顆心上某一個地方　總有個記憶揮不散
每個深夜某一個地方　總有著最深的思量
世間萬千的變幻　愛把有情的人分兩端
心若知道靈犀的方向　哪怕不能夠朝夕相伴

城裡的月光把夢照亮　請溫暖他心房
看透了人間聚散　能不能多點快樂片段
城裡的月光把夢照亮　請守護他身旁
若有一天能重逢　讓幸福撒滿整個夜晚

超專業的路人-大家一起跳"真善美"主題曲Do Re Mi

這是一個節目為了尋找重拍新版「真善美」的女主角而想出來的噱頭。

上午八點人來嚷往的中央車站，每個人不是趕著上班就是上學，但空中卻飄來茱莉安德魯絲演唱「Do Re Mi」的嘹喨歌聲，接著便看到一對父女，開始跳起電影裡的「Do Re Mi」舞蹈，其後一個接一個的路人也紛紛加入，最後成了集合200個人的龐大陣容，在中央車站大跳「Do Re Mi」。

令人感動的是，由於這首歌老少咸宜，當時趕上班趕上學的民眾，幾乎全都停下來，開心地跟著唱唱跳跳，難能可貴的是，這群「職業路人」在表演之前，竟Total只練習過二次，還能如此精準表演齣電影裡的片段，難怪演出之後可以博得滿堂彩，並在YouTube吸引了上百萬點閱人次！

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這就是經典電影經典歌曲的魅力啊！我在家裡看一看都有跟著唱，都想跟著跳了～

"聽這麼老?"尋覓藍調音樂被重擊.....

傍晚跟毛毛討論她論文寫作方式的會面延伸到了一起買杯飲料跑去逛誠品敦南店的行程(有青春到)。尋覓毛毛要送給有初生寶寶朋友禮物的中場休息時間，我們從B2的童書繪本這個格子轉台轉到了隔壁的誠品音樂館。「毛毛，給我一點點時間，我去裡面找一下東西～」語畢，我逕自向爵士樂大區走去，目標不是爵士，是藍調，可是爵士樂的隔壁就是搖滾，前後左右也沒有藍調音樂的影子，我埋頭開始在爵士樂的架子上面用力的尋覓，猜想「我們該不會都把藍調音樂的唱片混在爵士的裡面放吧？」然後證實假設錯誤，那四五六個格子真的都是爵士樂的專輯而已。

不想死心，我還可以動嘴去問。

「小姐請問一下，你們店裡有放藍調音樂的區塊嗎？我自己都找不到。」殺去問店員了。
「有啊～」年輕的店員小姐抬頭、挑眉、臉上出現一個很大的問號：「你聽這麼老的喔？」然後腳下沒停，把我帶到了「西洋老歌」這個一點也不精確的架前，頂棚的一張大黑膠唱片上Muddy Waters對我微笑。

自動揮去剛剛的那句話，我細細的開始瀏覽架上的寶貝：BB King, Buddy Guy, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, Son House, Robert Johnson, etc. 撫摸著這些音樂專輯，我掉進自己的回憶，還有一些不知道要怎麼形容的情緒，在內心深處決堤。

「挖！聽這麼老！」毛毛駕到。妳是有跟店員串通好齁？
還是懶得多解釋，只稍稍的反駁了一句「我去聽過BB King現場演唱ㄟ！超棒的啊！！！！」然後就繼續我的尋寶之路，取出一張張的專輯瞧瞧，這張專輯我是不是已經有了。

隔壁櫃上，好多張貓王的專輯大啦啦的（幾乎是）閃爍著。路過現代搖滾區，Bruce Springsteen的唱片、Lucinda Williams的Little Honey、Neil Young大半排的專輯都很火速的抓住我的眼光。我還拿起Lucinda Williams的Little Honey跟毛毛推薦我的愛歌："Little Rock Star"和"If Wishes Were Horses"，順便鬼叫兩聲我有去聽過她和Niel Young演唱會的事情，推廣一下Bruce Springsteen的"Born to Run"是我的代表歌。

之後，幾乎是不得不逃離。音樂，代表的是一種很難抹滅的回憶......

Daily Wendy Becomes Weekly Wendy?!

No, it's not true. I am sorry to make you feel so. It is true, though, that I didn't come to update my life as regular as I used to be. Simple reason/explanation: My lifestyle changes- I'm learning how to settle back in my usual lifestyle in TW, and at the same time I'm trying to find alternatives for my newly-built habits/routines in the US. To name a few:

1. I went to Carrefour trying to buy some yogurt for myself, and I stood there, completely lost. Where are all those familiar brands? Gosh, Taiwanese people don't eat those brands I love but eat those local brands with tiny servings?
2. I was doing a survey and found the questions so hard to answer. a) Many brands are so unfamiliar (they're local or Asia brands) b) We translated so many brands into Chinese, so I have difficulty recognizing them. (Maybe I'll have to google them to verify their identity.....I still have this issue.)
3. Have no idea what to buy and how much should I view a thing as "reasonable priced." Really, I am so lost. Everything comparatively is so cheap, (for sure) and since there was also some price changes over this past year or so, I need more time to understand if I am really having a bargain or not. (My judgment was criticized by my dad and brother for several times already....)
4. TV news. We also got a new president and new government when I was abroad in the US. Not to mention all the other things happened without notice. Who is s/he? What is that? What happened? Why did they say so? Jeez I am so lost. I feel like a foreigner.....

I did stay busy on several major things:

1. ANTI-ALLERGY: As many of you might know, this environment change got me the horrible running nose and sometimes red spots or itchy skin. I HATE THEM! Unfortunately it's more like my destiny that I have to fight with them since I'm back... (Seriously, this is one of the major reasons why I miss Chicago/US)
   
2. CLEAN MY HOUSE/MY ROOM: Not only unpacking. (No, I didn't finish my unpacking task yet.) I deeply know that I have to sort out my stuff to fully get my life back to normal. However, 1) I am lazy; 2) There are way more clean-ups to do than I expect; 3) My allergies horribly slow down my pace; 4) Sometimes I resist to face the reality that I am already back. There's (kind of) no return.
   
3. JOB-HUNTING: Similar things happen all over again-- revising/submitting resumes, visiting corporate Web sites, building up/extending connections, thinking outside-of-box again for potential opportunities, reaching out to head hunters....
   -Contacted corps: Yahoo! Taiwan, Google Taiwan, Unilever Taiwan, Ogilvy Taiwan, ASUS, 天下遠見, etc
   -Contacted head hunters: Manpower Taiwan, Dynatech Business Associates(DBA)
   
4. CATCH-UP WITH FRIENDS:
   -Cambodia 8 sisters吳哥八姐妹
   -Magic 4
   -Ken IMC '06
   -NTU friends + NTUMUNers
   -Wooitee
   
5. HAVE FUN:
   
   -Watching TV (Welcome back! My Japanese channel)
   
   -Keeping my Pipi company :)
   

   From 0904-Back In Taiwan

   -Lots and Lots and Lots of great food~
   

   From 0904-Back In Taiwan

   -Turtle Island visit with parents: dolphin swimming nearby our boat!!!!
   

   From 090416-Turtle Island

   -Baseball game with Wooitee, Johnny and MUNers
   

From 0904-Back In Taiwan

SOMETHING RANDOM:
-Interviewed by Phoenix TV鳳凰衛視 for my overseas medical care experience
-Meeting up with/replying emails to existing/potential IMCers
-Listening to speeches
-Giving a talk on my brother's class in NTOU

Oh I am busy. As always.

IF IKEA Take Over GM....

Business Update : Just Announced - IKEA to take over GM

IKEA HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S INTENTION TO TAKE OVER GM and TO SELL CARS. In that case, WE WILL BE IN DEEP SHIT.......................

ALL THEY GIVE YOU IS THIS ....................
hahahahahahahahaha, DIY! DIY! DIY!!!

MySpace Names Ex-Facebook Exec CEO- Peek Into Facebook & MySpace's $$ Model

It is a big news and a big change, but I didn't refer to the CEO change part. I mean the potential change Mr. Van Natta might bring to MySpace's business. The value of this post on Advertising Age is actually its comparison of MySpace's and Facebook's business (monetization) model, and of the difference in unique visitors. SO, what will happen later? Let's wait and see!

MySpace Names Ex-Facebook Exec Van Natta CEO

Can He Keep the Revenue Flowing at News Corp. Site Even as U.S. Traffic Drops?

by Abbey Klaassen (April 24, 2009)

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In a heavily anticipated move, MySpace has named former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta as CEO. He replaces Myspace founder Chris DeWolfe, who left the post a day and a half ago but is staying on as an adviser. Mr. Van Natta's hiring was first reported by AllThingsD.com..... to continue reading...

Leave Your Nr With A Sheet of Paper? AXE Shows You The Other Way

He's charming. He smells so good. So she cannot resist him and wanted to leave him her number. "Call me!" When she squeezed the ketchup into the number for him to call. Isn't it cute? I love this~

Thanks to 外星人看廣告 again.

Flexible Table for More or Less People?

These are too good to be true! Thanks to Snoopykchih's sharing!

八缺一姐妹們的下午茶

很懶惰的我想叫你們直接看嵐的BLOG就好了。簡單，明瞭，清楚，圖漂亮！這是我的吳哥姐妹們，就是可愛的她們在一年半前做了小衣服卡片把我送走，也就是她們在今年生日的時候拍攝影片祝我生日快樂，還有，就是她們給我工作的建議、撐著我在美國的所有夢想和所有幻滅瞬間，以及關心我一切學業、生活的點點滴滴。大家都說歡迎我終於回來了，我也心知肚明雖然百般不情願，有姐妹們的歡迎和陪伴，我就可以多享受一點「我回來了」的歡樂感。如果沒有她們，我恐怕還要繼續低沉一陣子.....

謝謝你們陪我、歡迎我。姐妹們，我回來了。

Blaireko: 木蘭當戶織

Blaireko: 木蘭當戶織
我要去看希文學長奮力作曲的大戲了，6/6。看看內行人preview玩的感言，讓人更興奮啦!!!!

MBTI 職業性格測試報告-Wendy是很妙的[主人型]

http://8word.net/test/mbti/save.asp
目前為止沒有看到有人跟我重複....而且是我隔了至少一週之後再做，而我的記憶力真的沒有這麼好能夠記憶自己選過的答案，而兩次的結果都一樣.......

分析：您的性格類型是「ESFJ」( 主人型 )

有愛心、有責任心、合作。希望周邊的環境溫馨而和諧，並為此果斷地營造這樣的環境。喜歡和他人一起精確並及時地完成任務。忠誠，即使在細微地事情上也如 此。能體察到他人在日常生活中的所需並竭盡全力幫助。希望自己和自己的所為能受到他人的認可和賞識。

ESFJ 型的人通過直接的行動和合作積極地以真實、實際的方法幫助別人。他們友好、富有同情心和責任感。 ESFJ型的人把他們同別人的關係放在十分重要的位置，所以他們往往具有和睦的人際關係，並且通過很大的努力以獲得和維持這種關係。事實上，他們常常理想化自己欣賞的人或物。

ESFJ型的人往往對自己以及自己的成績十分欣賞，因而他們對於批評或者別人的漠視很敏感。通常他們很果斷，表達自己的堅定的主張，樂於事情能很快得到解決。 ESFJ型的人很現實，他們講求實際、實事求是和安排有序。他們參與並能記住重要的事情和細節，樂於別人也能對自己的事情很確信。他們在自己的個人經歷或在他們所信賴之人的經驗之上制定計劃或得出見解。他們知道並參與周圍的物質世界，並喜歡具有主動性和創造性。

ESFJ型的人十分小心謹慎，也非常傳統化，因而他們能恪守自己的責任與承諾。他們支持現存制度，往往是委員會或組織機構中積極主動和樂於合作的成員 ，他們重視並能保持很好的社交關係。他們不辭勞苦地幫助他人，尤其在遇到困難或取得成功時，他們都很積極活躍。

您適合的領域有：領域特徵不明顯

您適合的職業有：

• 公關客戶經理
• 個人銀行業務員
• 銷售代表
• 人力資源顧問
• 零售商
• 餐飲業主
• 房地產經紀人
• 營銷經理
• 電話營銷員
• 辦公室經理
• 接待員
• 信貸顧問
• 簿記員
• 口筆譯人員
• 房地產經紀人
• 護士
• 按摩師
• 運動教練
• 飲食業管理
• 旅遊管理
• 辦公室行政或管理人員
• 秘書
• 總經理助理
• 項目經理
• 客戶服務部人員
• 理貨員/採購
• 採購和物流管理人員
• 內科醫生
• 牙科醫生
• 健康護理指導師
• 飲食學、營養學專家
• 小學教師（班主任）
• 學校管理者等銀行
• 酒店、大型企業客戶服務代表
• 公共關係部主任
• 商場經理

Turtle Island Visit 龜山島自然行

Thanks to Mom, Dad and I got a chance to go visit this island located at the North-East corner of Taiwan. It was a day full of sweaty hiking and natural beauty. The best part: we saw dolphins swam by our boat on our way to the island!!!!! (Those who know me well understand how important this is to me ^^)

Photos explains everything. For some professional photos (especially dolphins) please check HERE- provided by one of the amateur photographer in the team.

光良+江美琪-對你有感覺

一邊打掃一邊無意間聽到的歌。甜得很、真實得很。

打掃到累了上線看看東西，熟悉的聯絡人也在，然後對方也發現我於是主動開啟了對話，然後談話可以用一個大大的微笑總結，為辛苦的一天畫個美好句點。

我想起了自己寫給Nina的那句話：

台北、芝加哥、上海的距離一點也不遠，因為我們的心　很靠近

忽然，那句話傳達的概念變得無比貼切。 :)

藍色太平洋/藍色密西根湖

下午跟著弟弟出門前往位於基隆的海洋大學拜訪，看看他的學校，也去會會他的老師(老闆)以及夫人。師母是氣質非常好的日本人，跟老師之間的共同溝通語言是英語。他們在英國劍橋念書時相識相戀，然後選擇相知相守。婚後的老師在台灣教書，師母在返回英國攻讀博士學位之前還在日本某校執教鞭，跟老師維持兩地戀情。這次她趁春假從英國飛來台灣停留兩周，回英後待到九月又會返回日本任教。根據老弟說法，老師師母還在尋找可以天長地久相伴彼此的方法維繫婚姻，故事會在日本？台灣？英國繼續？還是個謎。

我從老師研究室的那方窗口望出去，大雨後轉而澄澈的太平洋不止湛藍，妝點在其中的綠色島嶼打破了海天連成的那一線，卻並沒有給人突兀的感覺。極少注意到擊上岸邊的波浪，或許是因為太平洋洋如其名過於太平，靜得讓人覺察不出一點動靜；所以我忽然有種錯覺，覺得眼前這龐大的水體其實是密西根湖，灑在岸旁的那些防波塊上也能被我不經意找到一塊被頑皮的擦滿了油漆，映著兩條長長人影的。或許，如果我仔細的聽，風裡、潮聲裡，熟悉的聲音熟悉的話題也會繞進耳裡。那種沁涼，也會竄進心裡。

他們的故事。
我們的湖和海。

The Smell- Home and US

我想念你的笑，想念你的外套，想念你白色襪子，和你身上的味道....

I've been back for several days, and spent most of the time at home. Reason? I am ill and I am fighting with the jet lag in every way. Running nose came back to me. My face and body itches, with red dots sometimes. It's so bitter inside of my mouth. I felt lazy in the afternoon when it's time for me to bed if I were in the US (13 hours time difference between Chicago and Taipei). My back aches, and according to my Chinese doctor, my shoulders are tight. I felt mosquito bite super unbearable, especially because I didn't have to worry about this for such a long time already. Oh and by the way, the humidity that made me feel chilly at night and the same humidity that made me sweat in the day time.

But you know, there is something more. I was online checking some updates- couldn't help it. I desired to grab some people's attention, and to talk to them in English. Somehow I refused to unpack, because once things were settled, I would have to admit that everything is so true now. I lost the connections. I officially left.










and I lost you.

Am Back in Taipei

Arrived Home.

Officially, "in the US" was removed from the Title

"Daily Wendy in the US" going into history => "Daily Wendy"
In less than 12 hours I will be flying, and the direction is called "home." Sounds so not real for some time, but it is so true now. I have collected all the hugs, the great views, the unforgetable companies and the best wishes. So off I go continue on my life journey. Every single person who has supported me throughout my time in the US: Thank you. Please, oh please, keep supporting me in the next phase of my life. It's just because "Daily Wendy" will always be the place I keep all of you updated about my life, no matter where I go, no matter if I am physically with you or not.

Well, I am still sad.....

一年半/1.5 Years

詞、曲：Wendy H.W. Chen
我有句話要說　關於一個故事
有你有我　有笑有淚
很平凡簡單的故事

我有句話要說　關於一個故事
有你有我　有笑有淚
很平凡簡單的故事

我們一起　熟悉南北西東
我們一起　搞定臭房東
學業事業啊　柴米油鹽啊
到底他是愛人還是朋友
我們一起煩惱　一起皺眉頭

還有還有　那些短信（簡訊）那些問候
加上加上　你煮的菜備的酒
校園裡邊啊　密西根湖畔
跨年煙火遊行我的鋼琴秀
啊一年半啊　有你有我

我有句話要說　還好有你有我
世界這麼大　人那麼多
我們卻能一起寫故事

還是那句話說　感謝有你有我
未來不管你在哪　請記得我
還有我們的故事....

(English translation)
I have a line to tell, it is about a story
There are you and me, laughters and tears
A very simple, common story

I have a line to tell, it's about a story
There are you and me, laughters and tears
A very simple, common story

We, together, got familiar with the directions
We, together, fought with the evil landlord
For study and for career, for everyday life,
for if he is a lover or just a friend,
We worried together, we frowned together

Additionally, the text messages you delivered and the greetings you sent
With the dish you cooked and the wine you prepared for me
Those stories inside Northwestern campus, by Lake Michigan,
New Years Eve, the fireworks, the parade, and my piano show
Oh, in the one and a half year, there were you, and there was me

I have a line to tell, thank God there are you and me
The world is huge, and there are so many people
But we can write our stories together

Still, I want to tell you that line: Thank God there are you and me
No matter where you and I will be in the future
Please remember me

And our story......

靜音

美國的手機門號正式走入歷史。7737888269揮別了我一年半的回憶，甘的、苦的、甜的、酸的。看到手機忽然顯示unregistered SIM那行字的瞬間心還是揪了一下。現在開始，再也沒有從這個號碼撥入發出的聲響了。彷彿回到了原始狀態，彷彿那些曾經有過的煩惱都跟著他一起煙消雲散。

"Hello, Wendy speaking~" No more.

So Long! Faculty, Staff and IMCers

It is never easy to say goodbye, but it is the time. I went to MTC and Fisk Hall this morning to have a final glance of the school building, and to try meet faculty and staff for the last time. I was very lucky to meet both of the career services angels: Nancy and Caitlin and had a long, pleasant conversation with them. When I got to the MTC building, both "Tom"s, John, Ed and Jim happened to come in, happened to be leaving but still had few seconds to talk, or happened to show up-dissapear-show up again for me to take a photo with.
As for dinner time, Bronwen, Eileen and Michelle came join me with greetings from Lakshmi and Kristine. I truly enjoyed talking to them and sometimes listening to them. Some topics will not be common talks among friends and me after I go back, because they were just "not relevant." Some memories, truly played as a movie in front of me silently at the same time, flew with the background "music" created by my fellow IMCers. By the way, Ann, I didn't forget our phone talk in the p.m. I miss you a lot, too.

It is sad, to realize that this journey really has come to an end. Hugs from Bronwen, Michelle and Eileen were so warm and so unforgetable. I will not forget your kindness and support, and I will always remember to come back visit my friends- those I cared so much, and those kept me in their hearts.

Especially you, Eileen. Especially you. Thank you!

American Classmates' Farewell Dinner Coming~

Originally only Eileen, and then added Bronwen. There might be more showing up tomorrow evening, but I have started to feel moved already. The reason is simple, because I knew that I might be the only one (or among very few) international students who received their concern and sincere wishes. People who have left so far was sent off mostly by people from their own country and speaking the same language. I, overwhelmingly luckily, was cherished and valued by these kind local talents. I was loved. Deeply loved....

First John Hancock Signature Lounge "Skyscraper" with Tracy

From Post-NU Life- "Skyscraper" @ JHC, $11.50

Maybe this sounds unbelievable, but it is my first time drinking at the Signature Lounge on the 96 floor of John Hancock Center! Luckily I was not alone! I got Tracy Tseng, my NTU classmate, with me! Tracy came to Chicago for a conference and I thus got this wonderful chance to meet her after such a long time. Thanks to her visit and the clear sunny day, I thus proposed to stop by John Hancock for a drink to appreciate sunset and to see the night view of Chicago. Besides those updates we shared with each other, as a semi-local, I shared so many things I knew about Chicagoland with her. At the same time, I deeply realized how much I love this place and how much I will miss this city.

I will miss the Blues, the architecture, the Lake, the River, the cool wind in summer, the Bean, the Park, the shining night views, the random walk, the boat tour, the breeze of freedom, and even the lousy CTA.

From Post-NU Life- Tracy's visit April 1

One's emotion and memory about a city could be this complex. You might not notice it until you have to say goodbye to it for a long time (or for good?) Thank you Tracy for offering me this opportunity to review my city again. :)

無怨的青春-席慕容

在年輕的時候
如果你愛上了一個人
請你
請你一定要溫柔地對待他
不管你們相愛的時間有多長或多短
若你們能始終溫柔地相待
那麼
所有的時刻都將是一種無瑕的美麗

若不得不分離
也要好好地說聲再見
也要在心裡存著感激
感謝他給了你一份記憶

長大了以後
你才會知道
在驀然回首的剎那
沒有怨恨的青春才會了無遺憾
如山岡上那輪靜靜的滿月

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品嘗這一首詩，如同品嘗 我的生命