A Way to Improve Writing

This morning, while visiting my sister-in-law in the hospital, my nephew who has taken TOEFL and GRE asked me how to improve writing ability. I told him to read both extensively and intensively.

"7 Principles of Written Feedback"--from TESOL Blog

http://blog.tesol.org/7-principles-of-written-feedback/

7 Principles of Written Feedback

Posted on 25 December 2015 by Elena Shvidko

A few weeks ago, the TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section had a webinar on written feedback, monitored by Dana Ferris—the author of multiple books and articles on response to student writing. I found the webinar extremely helpful, and I would like to share some principles of feedback mentioned during the discussion.

My comments: I believe students are more eager to read the comments from the teacher than the corrections.

An Enjoyable Meet-up with Diego and Taco

Time: 18:30~21:30, Dec. 30, 2015

Place: Chunshuitang, Hsin-yi Dist., Taipei

Participants: Diego (邱元亨), Taco (hostess), and me

Binge-watching

The other day, I learned the phrase "binge-watch" from a special column by Kang Hsuan Educational Publishing Group in the UDN. And a few days later, a high school classmate who lives in the US used this word in her message: "I've been binge-watching a Korean TV show." From the sentence, you can guess the meaning of this verb.

"I don’t want to..."這樣說很幼稚！3種「孩子氣」句型別再用了

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?id=15011

 "I don’t want to..."這樣說很幼稚！3種「孩子氣」句型別再用了

撰文者世界公民文化中心

很多人學到的英文停留在高中、國中甚至國小程度，用語沒有經過「社會化」洗禮，直白、孩子氣，或者禮貌僵硬過了頭，若是運用在私生活也就罷了，出現在職場中，就很不得體。以下三種孩子氣句型，請試著避免在正式場合使用：

A Nice Afternoon

Time: 1pm, Dec. 28, 2015

Place: Vegetarian Restaurant, Taipei (佰樂健)

Participants: 蔡孟芳, 林佩蓉 (Organizer), 李欣蓉

丟掉 Google 翻譯！英語學習者必知 4 大正宗線上字典

Shared by Sarah via FB:

http://buzzorange.com/vidaorange/2015/06/24/the-best-dictionary/

丟掉 Google 翻譯！英語學習者必知 4 大正宗線上字典

VoiceTube                                    2015-06-24                    學習, 教育, 英文

 

 

Don't Buy a Cellphone for Your Kids--"閱讀生活／不要給小孩買手機"

I agree with the author.

http://udn.com/news/story/7272/1401736

閱讀生活／不要給小孩買手機

2015-12-26 08:06 聯合報 文汪培珽（教養作家）

不是手機不好，而是，小學年紀的孩子為什麼需要手機？生活，愈單純愈好，不要沒事把自己弄得心慌慌的。

小孩早上去上學，下午放學回家，如果是父母接送，約好地點，根本不需要手機。萬一在學校有事要聯絡呢？用學校的公用電話就好，也讓孩子養成習慣：離開父母的視線後，就要為自己負責，雞毛蒜皮的小事不要找父母報告。所以，我實在想不出來，小學生為什麼需要手機？

On English Teaching/Learning in Junior High School--"「沒用的學最久」 教授批國中英語教太難"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/6902/1399643-「沒用的學最久」-教授批國中英語教太難

「沒用的學最久」 教授批國中英語教太難

2015-12-25 08:47 聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導

「不會用到的，花最多時間學」，近幾年在偏鄉推動「減法教學」的實踐大學應用外語系講座教授陳超明認為，台灣的英語教育只教「知識」，卻不教「能力」；導致一直塞單字、文法給學生，結果最後連最基本的能力也沒有。

My comments: English should not be a subject, but a skill.

Make Sure They've Learned the Basic--"李家同：基礎沒學會 學生怎有競爭力"

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/1397736-%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%B6%E5%90%8C%EF%BC%9A%E5%9F%BA%E7%A4%8E%E6%B2%92%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%83-%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E6%80%8E%E6%9C%89%E7%AB%B6%E7%88%AD%E5%8A%9B

李家同：基礎沒學會 學生怎有競爭力

2015-12-24 01:56 聯合報 李家同／清華大學榮譽教授（新竹市）

最近很多教授發現學生英文文法錯得非常嚴重，有一位教授告訴我，他有一次看到一些高中學生寫的英文文章，令他大吃一驚，因為裡面有一些錯誤是很可怕的。比方說：may going, teached, can played, they is, she are, I'm watch, is make the battery等等。他知道這些學生當初在會考的時候，排名大概在前卅％，也就是說，至少有七十％的同學是比這些學生還要差的。從這個例子可以看出來，我們國家至少有七十％的高中畢業生會犯嚴重的文法錯誤。這是一件嚴重的事，在我看來，政府不該不重視。

My comments: I believe if these students had often had the chance to speak English either in or out of class, they wouldn't have made such mistakes in writing. For example, if a student says, "May I use your pen?" "May I go to the bathroom?" he/she won't put Ving after "may."

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

It's Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, everyone!

"O Holy Night," my favorite Christmas carol, sounds like a song of angels, very peaceful. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it years ago. I just learned from Wikipedia that the carol was composed by a French wine merchant and poet in 1847! The singing edition was created by John Sullivan Dwight  in 1855.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Holy_Night
O Holy Night sung by Il Divo:

A Date with Hsiao-chao

Time: 11:30am-4pm, Dec. 24, 2015

Place: Tokiyo, Taipei Guangfu S

Partcipants: My TFG High School Classmates: 陳美珠 (organizer), 陳曉昭, 吳玉惠, 侯明德, 高如玲, 謝金森

At Our Gathering, We Laughed to Our Hearts' Content

Time: 6pm, Dec. 22, 2015 (At noon, I had a reunion with my college teacher and classmates.)

Place: Hai Pa Wang, Taipei

Participants: My Xin-xing Junior High Schoolmates: 高儷綾, 陳俊智, 杜欽榮, 李學樞, 吳萌莉,林金枝, 林秋芬, 林春姿, 林素卿, 唐銑, 馬Yo-yo, 張同科, 張純善, 張雪芬, 黃俊智, 邱志雄, 陳長泰,  陳婉玲, 謝瑞坤, 羅麗雪

A Visit to the Liang Shih-chiu House

Time: 2pm, Dec. 22, 2015

Participants: 劉璧君老師, 何廷芳, 邱金城, 萬里仁, 劉豔雲, and 李欣蓉

NTNU Class Reunion

"High school students propose 'No Cell Phone Day'"--from Focus Taiwan

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201512200019.aspx

High school students propose 'No Cell Phone Day'

2015/12/20 22:33:45

Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) High schools students on Sunday proposed the idea of a "No Cell Phone Day" to educational officials, saying mobile phones addictions could alienate students from society.

"How to Live to 100: Researchers Find New Genetic Clues"--from TIME

http://time.com/4153835/live-longer-genetic-clues/?xid=newsletter-brief

How to Live to 100: Researchers Find New Genetic Clues

• Alice Park @aliceparkny  Dec. 17, 2015

In a new analysis, researchers explore whether people live longer because they avoid disease or because they possess some anti-aging secret

My comments: Can we say both?

"6 things that happiest teachers do every day"--from TOP-TALK

This afternoon, Annie LINEd me this link: http://www.toptalkrise.com/?m=1   A really nice website! After a very brief browse, I decided to read the following article first to see if the 6 things matched what I did when I was a teacher.

http://www.toptalkrise.com/2015/12/6-things-that-happiest-teachers-do.html

6 things that happiest teachers do every day

We ALL know who they are.  They're the teachers who are smiling almost every time you pass them in the hallways. They look energized and motivated.  Most of the time, they'll take a moment to ask how your day is going or about something in your personal life.  They're the teachers who are adored by their students and parents.  They rarely pass on negative information or chime in during a teacher gripe fest.  They truly and genuinely LOVE their jobs, and it shows.

My comments: This was what I was like. A happy teacher.

Wedding in Taiwan Via My Son's Wedding Video_Simplified Version

Today at lunch, my brother-in-law mentioned that his daughter, my niece, hadn't seen my son's wedding video. She didn't attend his wedding on May 30 this year because she was studying in Denver then. This reminded me that I hadn't shown the video to the family on either my husband's or my side. So in the evening I sent the link to the family LINE groups.

Meandering Around Neigousi (內溝溪) with Junior High Schoolmates

Time: 9am~2pm

Place: Neigousi, Taipei

Who? 林必芳, 郭明益, 張雪芬, her husband Mr. Liang, and me

On Overcoming Difficulties--"葉丙成：人不卡，不成器"--from Education, Parenting, Family Lifestyle

An article from I came across in a magazine. Inspiring!

http://flipedu.parenting.com.tw/blog-detail?id=2037

葉丙成：人不卡，不成器

作者：葉丙成

在美國留學時，有件事影響我很大。從小考試解題很厲害，不管什麼題目總能很快解完。我很自豪，殊不知二十年來這習慣造成不良影響，讓我留學時狠狠跌一跤。

當時帶我做研究的是位韓國學長，他把自己寫的通訊系統模擬程式碼給我用，還給我研究的方向。他鼓勵我先研讀他寫的程式碼以對系統通盤了解。一直找不到方向的我，很興奮回家研讀學長的程式碼。但看別人的程式碼真不容易懂，才五分鐘我就有不懂的地方，趕緊打電話問。正在忙著趕博士論文的學長，耐心說明。又看了五分鐘，又發現某處不懂，又打電話問，學長再次耐心回答。十分鐘後，又不懂了，再打電話。這時學長語重心長說：「Ping-Cheng，明天我們見面談談。」

A Trip to Taoyuan and Sanxia

The temperature was 11~13 ℃, but feeling the beauty of nature, my heart was warm. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

Today George had a day off, we had originally planned to go on a one-day trip with a tour group to Nantou. On a second thought, Nantou is too far, so if my sister-in-law who is sick needs help, it would be very difficult for us to come back to Taipei in an hour. We changed our mind yesterday and decided to drive to Taoyuan for Luchu Flower Festival in Taoyuan. Although it won't open until this coming Sunday, Dec. 19, seas of daisies were already there nodding in the wind to welcome us when we arrived. Daisy is the nickname for Margaret.

Glad to Hep

Guess why we two retired teachers sat in an NHSH classroom.

Kids Have No Idea What Difficulty Is--"洪蘭／孩子哪知什麼是難"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7340/1375900

洪蘭／孩子哪知什麼是難

2015-12-14 01:36 聯合報 洪蘭

最近我的研究團隊有幸被邀請到哈斯金實驗室（Haskins）去參加「世界高峰會議」（Global Summit），因為我們是亞洲唯一的代表隊，所以大家都很興奮。那天早上九點不到，各國的研究團隊都到了，但是論壇卻遲遲沒有開始。國外開會一向都很準時，我有點驚訝，也有點不滿，因為時間很寶貴，一個人一分鐘，六十個人就浪費了一個小時，正要發問時，一陣騷動，一堆安全人員進來，我嚇了一跳，因為不久以前巴黎才爆炸過，幸好不是恐怖分子，是康州（Connecticut）的州長來了，後面還跟著耶魯大學的校長和康州大學的校長。

Gathering with Old Friends

Time: 12pm-3pm, Dec. 15, 2015

Place: Citystar Restaurant （吉星飲茶餐廳)

Attendees: 周本華, 羅淑英, 許玫華, and 李欣蓉

A lunch gathering with old Chieh-show colleagues and friends. Three of us were English teachers. We chatted about health, politics, religion, and life. Everyone had a good time. I learned a lot from our conversation and became street smarter.

"Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again" 再別康橋--a Song by Xu Zhimo

What a beautiful song! It was based on the poem by Xu Zhimo (徐志摩), a famous Chinese poet, in 1928. The song always stirs some sentimental sadness in my heart, thinking of someone's departure. You can find the Chinese poem and its English translation in Wikipedia:

Tips on Preparation for the English Test on SAT--"學測衝刺（二）／英文大量閱讀 時事注意食安、恐攻"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/6926/1372308

學測衝刺（二）／英文大量閱讀 時事注意食安、恐攻

2015-12-12 07:13 聯合報 本報記者陳智華

學測英文分成選擇題與非選擇題兩大部分，選擇題包括詞彙、綜合測驗、文意選填及閱讀測驗，非選擇題則包括中譯英與作文。高中和補教老師建議，英文科最後衝刺至少要熟背4500個基本字彙，每天都要大量閱讀英文文章，並持續練習翻譯及寫作；食安問題及恐怖攻擊等時事今年繼續延燒，也要注意。

Have Fun! --"學賈伯斯「玩」出2倍生產力"--from the UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/1372684

學賈伯斯「玩」出2倍生產力

2015-12-12 02:04 聯合報 賴鼎銘／世新大學前校長（台北市）

因為大選，教育議題成為候選人焦點。但觀諸發言，總覺並未觸及關鍵問題。

二年前，人才培育白皮書建議培養生產力為目前二倍的人才；建議具前瞻性，但落實之道至今無解。過了二年，局勢每下愈況！現在面對的更是學子學習動機不足的問題。

"Have you read Amazon's best-selling book of 2015?"--from the UDN

Visit the website to see the picture of the cover of each of the 20 books, with a brief descripition.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/09/living/best-selling-books-amazon-feat/index.html

Have you read Amazon's best-selling book of 2015?

By Todd Leopold, CNN

Updated 1503 GMT (2303 HKT) December 9, 2015

(CNN)Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" may have been Goodreads' best fiction book of 2015.

Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me" may have dominated honors given to the year's literary output.

But when it comes down to what sold the most copies on Amazon.com -- the country's biggest online bookseller -- t

Restrictive Relative Clause vs. Non-restrictive Relative Clause

These days, when going over both a student's research and teaching statements and my nephew's SOP, I've found a common grammatical problem: When a non-restrictive relative clause should have been used, they used a restrictive one.

For example,

* "...it is about the electronic third party payment system which brought shock to the existing financial institutions..."

Mandarin Musical "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder"

Time: 7:30pm-10pm

Place: National Concert Hall, Taipei.

Attendees: 丘秋萱, 周秀蘋, 陳美珠, 陳萬玲, 李欣蓉

Happy Gathering for 10 Hours on End

Attended a gathering with eight junior high schoolmates and our beloved chemistry teacher Ms. Lee today.

On Writing--"廖玉蕙／推窗放入大江來"--from the UDN

Although this article is about Chinese writing on SAT, its main points can be applied to English writing.

http://udn.com/news/story/7340/1361051-%E5%BB%96%E7%8E%89%E8%95%99%EF%BC%8F%E6%8E%A8%E7%AA%97%E6%94%BE%E5%85%A5%E5%A4%A7%E6%B1%9F%E4%BE%86

廖玉蕙／推窗放入大江來

2015-12-07 02:19 聯合報 廖玉蕙

從新聞報導中得知，自一○七學年起，學測的國文非選擇題將獨立施測，目的在讓學生有充裕時間構思作答，希望更能考出學生的實力。指考也不再重測作文，各校系可憑學測成績，自行設定錄取門檻，我以為這樣的調整是相當有意義的。

My comments: I think so. When essay writing is given together with multiple choice questions, the credibility is questionable. Some examinees might produce a bad essay or cannot even finish the writing task just because they have spent too much time on the multiple choice part. The English writing on SAT should also be done separately.

TFG School Reunion

Time: 10:30am~4:00pm, Dec. 6, 2015

Place: Denwell, Taipei

My high school held a school reunion today primarily for those who graduated 30 years ago, also welcoming those who left school 40 or 50 years ago, and others. I was one of the only eight 1975 graduates. Around 250 among all graduated in 1965! A lady who graduated in 1933 attended the reunion!

Love Changes Everything--"缺少愛與引導 他們不是天生使壞要吸毒"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/1357928-%E7%BC%BA%E5%B0%91%E6%84%9B%E8%88%87%E5%BC%95%E5%B0%8E-%E4%BB%96%E5%80%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E5%A4%A9%E7%94%9F%E4%BD%BF%E5%A3%9E%E8%A6%81%E5%90%B8%E6%AF%92

缺少愛與引導 他們不是天生使壞要吸毒

2015-12-05 02:11 聯合報 李枝桃／退休校長（南投市）

「一位候選人提出要正視吸毒的問題，他提出要推禪定教育去除吸毒者心癮」我的好友董事長，在我去拜訪他時，問我意見，我說能看到毒害問題很不錯，但如能進一步想想他為何要吸毒？從根本的教育下手，就太好了。

董事長說，那就是你們老師的問題！我告訴董事長「教育不該狹隘的局限學校教育，而忽略了家庭和社會教育…」

My comments: In fact, family education is the most important in building a person's character. A friend of mine told me it was not unitl he met his wife that he started to put himself in others' shoes. He hadn't learned it from his family.

The Changing Role of the ESL Teacher

http://blog.tesol.org/the-changing-role-of-the-esl-teacher/

The Changing Role of the ESL Teacher

Posted on 3 December 2015 by Judie Haynes

This week’s primary education blog is guest authored by Shaeley Santiago, an ESL teacher and instructional coach from Iowa. Shaeley and I first met 4 years ago on #ELLCHAT, a Twitter chat that I comoderate. We have since met up at TESOL and other conferences. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from her.

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7 Tricks to Learn Any Language in your Hometown (in One Week)

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/learn-any-language-in-your-hometown?slc=c396_hometown&utm_source=contentad&utm_medium=DIS&utm_campaign=DIS_CTN_web_cROW_MagEN_ContentAd%20&utm_content=158311

7 Tricks to Learn Any Language in your Hometown (in One Week)

Do you really have to travel to another country to learn the language? The 10-language twins undertook the challenge of learning a language in a week in Berlin, their city of residence. What can we learn from how they learned?

My comments: Does the languages they learn include Manadarin, Japanese, or Korean? I guess not. Besides, what level of fluency and accuracy?

"Take a Classroom Break With GoNoodle"--from TESOL Blog

http://blog.tesol.org/take-a-classroom-break-with-gonoodle/

Take a Classroom Break With GoNoodle

Posted on 24 November 2015 by Tara Arntsen

I recently had the opportunity to ask a group of colleagues what websites, apps, and software they used in the classroom, and a number of them recommended the website GoNoodle. Having never heard of it before, I decided to check it out for myself. For those of you teaching young learners, you will want to, too, as GoNoodle is full of short brain breaks that help kids release energy and focus.

Friends

My friend Annie made this.

On Chinese Writing--"寫作，這樣才能征服閱卷老師…"--from UDN

Although this article is about Chinese writing, all the points mentioned can be applied to English wriitng.

http://udn.com/news/story/6950/1348797-寫作，這樣才能征服閱卷老師…

寫作，這樣才能征服閱卷老師…

2015-12-01 10:37 聯合報 鄭國成／中文講師（花縣壽豐）

學測國文寫作，未來將列為獨立考試，目的在測驗考生邏輯思辨能力，普獲教師、家長、學生贊成，唯求命題、閱卷更加謹慎，因為每年不時出現「題目太難」、「考生自覺成績不如預期」等批評，於是質疑評審「閱卷品質有問題」，歸咎「主觀好惡亂改」。

A Leisurely Afternoon at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park with Junior High Schoolmates

Time: 2pm~8pm

Place: Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei

Stand Up for Champions: An Inspiring Song

This afternoon, I came across this song online. It was so inspiring that I heard/watched it over and over again,touched by the lyrics and the images shown on the video.

A Meet-up with Whitney

Time: 3pm~6:30pm, Nov. 29, 2015

Place: F2F, Taipei

Finally, Whitney (楊以安), a former NHSH student who graduated in 2009, and I had a meet-up this noon. In fact, she had suggested one one Oct. 24; however, due to her sickness, we put it off until today.

English Test Mania & Tips on Learning Vocabulary--"高中生瘋英檢 報名年增2成 & 興趣結合英文 面對單字不恐懼"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/6886/1342745-%E9%AB%98%E4%B8%AD%E7%94%9F%E7%98%8B%E8%8B%B1%E6%AA%A2-%E5%A0%B1%E5%90%8D%E5%B9%B4%E5%A2%9E2%E6%88%90

高中生瘋英檢 報名年增2成

2015-11-28 07:42 聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導

明年1月22、23日是大學學測，學測考完就是一連串的大學甄選入學流程。甄選須附上英檢成績，相關英檢也在學測後舉行。其中多益的「中學聯合考」，明年1月31日將在北中南9個考區舉辦。

ETS多益測驗台灣區總代理忠欣公司分析，高中生考英檢的風氣不輸大學生，許多人在高一就先把成績拿到，之後專心準備學測考試。近5年來報考的高中生年年增加2成，光2015年1至10月就有近5萬名高中生報考。

Students Need to Keep Learning in Their Senior Year--"還給高三生 正常的學習機會"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/1341055-%E9%82%84%E7%B5%A6%E9%AB%98%E4%B8%89%E7%94%9F-%E6%AD%A3%E5%B8%B8%E7%9A%84%E5%AD%B8%E7%BF%92%E6%A9%9F%E6%9C%83

還給高三生 正常的學習機會

2015-11-27 02:18 聯合報 張鎮華／台大數學系教授（台北市）

大學多元入學招生管道，立意良好，但是逐漸變成「多機會」入學管道；有些大學甚至操作為搶學生的手段，令人擔憂。

Gathering with Mengyin, a Student I Taught Around 30 Years Ago

Time: 12pm, Nov. 26, 2015

Place: Moon River

This noon, I had lunch with Mengyin (胡夢茵), a student in my homeroom class at Chiehshow Junior High School from Fall 1983-Spring 1985. I still remember the quiet girl standing by my desk, and now she is a mother of two!

English Collocation--"何謂英文搭配詞"

http://blog.udn.com/trjason/2034445

何謂英文搭配詞

2008/07/12 19:55

廖柏森

基本上而言，英文個別詞彙(single word)的意義相當靈活，不容易確定其義，要等到它和其前後的文字組合形成一特定的搭配關係後，意義單位(unit of meaning)才會穩定明朗。而詞彙的搭配雖不見得有嚴謹的規則來規範，卻也不是任意組成的，有其固定的搭配形式以形成搭配詞。Benson, Benson和Ilson (1999)就認為若要流暢正確地寫作，就必須學習如何將字詞組合成片語、句子和文章，這種組合的方法就是搭配(collocate)。也因為搭配詞具有固定形式之特性，熟悉搭配詞可使我們具備「大量現成的表達方式和句子」(a vast repertoire of ready-made expressions and sentences)用以流暢自然地表達自己的意見。

Lunch Gathering with Junior High Teacher and Schoolmates

Time: 11:30am, Nov. 25, 2015

Place: Inaniwa Udon_稻庭養助烏龍麵

This was a meet-up at short notice; in fact, I received the invitation yesterday evening. Still, Ms. Lee and 12 students showed up!

Online Oxford Collocation Dictionary_在线牛津搭配词典

http://collocationdictionary.freedicts.com/

在线牛津搭配词典

Collocation used to be what I emphasized in teaching English. In the first class every semester, I would tell students to mark chunks in their readings. For example, in Chinese, the verbs in the following phrases are the same: "開," write a check, open an account, give sb. a ticket, fly a plane, turn on the TV, etc., but in English, different verbs go with different nouns.

On College Entrance System--"台大醫技 為何申請入學招不到學生？"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/1331594-%E5%8F%B0%E5%A4%A7%E9%86%AB%E6%8A%80-%E7%82%BA%E4%BD%95%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E5%85%A5%E5%AD%B8%E6%8B%9B%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%EF%BC%9F

台大醫技 為何申請入學招不到學生？

2015-11-23 01:44 聯合報 李家同／清華大學榮譽教授（新竹市）

我從前念大學的時候是聯招，考完以後填志願，填志願非常簡單，按照我們喜歡的學校一路排下來。考得好的人可以進入他想念的學校，考得不太好的人只好進入後面幾個志願。大家都不會有什麼埋怨的地方，學校也不會找不到學生。

現在我們的大學入學制度就複雜了，學生先要考學力測驗，這個考試結束以後，學生會知道他是什麼等級，最高是七十五級分。學生看到成績以後，就去申請入學，每人只能填六個志願。

Chrysanthemum Exhibition

Time: 10am, Nov. 23, 2015

Place: Shilin Presidential Residence, Taipei

Investigating Social Issues Through Literature

http://blog.tesol.org/investigating-social-issues-through-literature/

Investigating Social Issues Through Literature

Posted on 18 November 2015 by Guest Author

In one of my favorite classes, we explore social issues through a literary lens. Literature is perfect for this because good writers tend to avoid dogmatic positions. They show rather than tell, which helps students get a nuanced view of a complicated subject.

My comments: Around 20 years ago, at a junior high school textbook compilation meeting, Karen, an NTU professor who is a native speaker of English, pointed out that the Americans hate to read essays which seem didactic.

A Wonderful Meet-up

Time: 11:30am, Nov. 21, 2015

Place: Le NINI, Taipei

Ken (王慶剛), a former student who graduated from NHSH in 2006, organized a meet-up this noon with Li-chu (陳麗珠老師) and me. We three chatted nonstop for more than 5 hours, catching up on what we've missed.

Individuality of Education一日名人總編劉安婷：學生不該只有一種模樣

http://udn.com/news/story/7314/1328413-%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%90%8D%E4%BA%BA%E7%B8%BD%E7%B7%A8%E5%8A%89%E5%AE%89%E5%A9%B7%EF%BC%9A%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E4%B8%8D%E8%A9%B2%E5%8F%AA%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%80%E7%A8%AE%E6%A8%A1%E6%A8%A3

一日名人總編劉安婷：學生不該只有一種模樣

2015-11-21 03:27 聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導

台灣是充滿熱情的社會，很多人捐資源到偏鄉，或到偏鄉當志工，為偏鄉的孩子付出；不過，為什麼教育不平等的現象仍舊存在？

「為台灣而教」（Teach For Taiwan，簡稱TFT）的創辦人劉安婷，昨天擔任聯合報FOCUS的一日名人總編輯，同時在TFT的臉書粉絲專頁上詢問網友對於「教育不平等的看法」，引起網友討論。

有網友認為，造成教育不平等的原因有許多層面。以資源面來看，孩子若出生在社經地位相對低的家庭，其所在的地區，多半也是資源相對缺乏的社區與學校。另外，也有網友認為問題癥結在於「孩子遇到老師的機會不平等」。

Good Teachers Are Needed--"偏鄉缺老師 劉安婷：教育界也要搶人才"

http://theme.udn.com/theme/story/6774/1326415-%E5%81%8F%E9%84%89%E7%BC%BA%E8%80%81%E5%B8%AB-%E5%8A%89%E5%AE%89%E5%A9%B7%EF%BC%9A%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E7%95%8C%E4%B9%9F%E8%A6%81%E6%90%B6%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8D

偏鄉缺老師 劉安婷：教育界也要搶人才

2015-11-20 10:45:42      聯合新聞網 綜合報導

台灣學生能力，城鄉差距世界第一，光有熱血不足以改造教育生態中積年累月的問題。 若認同教育是台灣當今最關鍵的問題，教育界就必須跟其他領域一樣搶人才、支持人才。

聯合報／林秀姿 報導 聯合報／陳皓嬿、黃信璁、陳怡蒨 製作 主圖／報系資料照

2012年PISA（國際學生能力評量計畫）報告顯示，台灣學生數學成就高居OECD會員國之冠，但無法應付將來出社會能力的學生，比率也高達12.9%，學習落差是OECD會員國第一，而且與學生的家庭社經地位高度相關。 當城鄉差距造成的學習落差變成教育現場，當家庭社經背景影響學習成就；原本是階級翻轉希望的教育機制，成了階級複製的模版，在「教育不平等」時代，光是捐電腦、捐書、當志工，不足以解決問題。 近兩年跑遍偏鄉學校，劉安婷看到的是教育的「不平等」： 「台灣每個孩子應該都要有均等的受教權，為什麼結果卻不是？」25歲的劉安婷是「為台灣而教」（Teach For Taiwan）的創辦人，她今天擔任聯合報FOCUS的一日名人總編輯，談談台灣偏鄉教育和師資問題。

My comments: The most important elements in education are the learners and the teachers.

Peace in Nature

A Day Packed with Activities

Today was a hectic day. The eye doctor (in the morning)-->Taking Mom to the hospital for a checkup (in the afternoon)--> meeting at NTNU for a project --> Zhongshan Hall for a concert at Annie's invitation (in the evening).

A Day at Pinglin with Friends

Time: 10:30am-5:30pm, Nov. 18, 2015

Place: Pinglin of New Taipei City

Today I went to Pinglin with Mei-yin (袁梅英), Li-chu (陳麗珠), Shu-yuan (李淑媛), and Mei-chen (朱美珍). Our tour guide was Mei-chen. It was an entertaining and also educational trip.

"Paris attacks: Why was the French capital targeted?"--a 50-second video from BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34819496

Paris attacks: Why was the French capital targeted?

14 November 2015 Last updated at 08:41 GMT

France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened its borders after at least 120 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks in Paris.

"The 100 greatest American Films"--from BBC

For movie lovers:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films

The 100 greatest American Films

BBC Culture polled film critics from around the world to determine the best American movies ever made. The results are surprising – Gone With the Wind appears at 97.

20 July 2015

"Where Is God's Perfection?"--a Touching Story from TruthOrFiction.com

This is a story  whose Chinese version I read this morning, which was shared by an old Chieh-show colleague via LINE. The story brought tears to my eyes. I'll never forget it. Just now, I found the original one online.

https://www.truthorfiction.com/godsperfection/

Where is God’s Perfection?

In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career, while others can be mainstreamed into conventional schools.

At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

Beauty of Art

Chang-chun & Fan-chun, Congratulations!

Time: 12:30pm, Nov. 14, 2015

Place: Lamigo, Xichi

This noon, I attended the wedding of Chang-chun (賴昶均), a former student who graduated from NHSH in 2001, and Fan-chun (黃凡純). Students' weddings are also class reunions.

"5 Ways to Make the Most of Written Feedback"--from TESOL Blog

http://blog.tesol.org/5-ways-to-make-the-most-of-written-feedback/

5 Ways to Make the Most of Written Feedback

Posted on 12 November 2015 by Nathan Hall

Do you remember getting papers back from your English or composition teachers that were covered in red ink? Did you take the time to decode each individual marking, consider every error, and diligently redraft your paper until it was flawless? Really? You did? Because I remember scanning for my grade, then fixing the mistakes marked by symbols as disinterestedly as if they were math problems—but only when revisions were required. The most frustrating part was that I made mistakes when I knew the correct rule, but somehow I just tapped the wrong key or picked the wrong word.

My comments: When I asked a friend's kid for an essay he had written so that I could give him some advice on his writing, he said he had thrown all of the returned essays away.

To Live to Learn--"從看不懂英文課本到走遍86國...知名主持人謝哲青：認清自己，世界有什麼好怕的呢？"--from Business Weekly

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?id=14371

從看不懂英文課本到走遍86國...知名主持人謝哲青：認清自己，世界有什麼好怕的呢？

撰文者Roxanne Kuo

他是台灣作家、登山家、文史學家，聽過他的人，或許看過他在電視節目中妙談形形色色的旅行經驗，或者知道他博覽群書，經常能引經據典，信手拈來生動的文學、歷史故事。他不只是崩世代熟知的文青代表，更是青壯族耳熟能詳的文史旅行家謝哲青。

Mr. Chien's Recital 簡崇元演唱會

This evening, I went to Mr. Chien's recital with Annie. Mr. Chien once served as a substitue teacher at Annie's school teaching Chinese. He only stayed there for half a year and chose to pursue his dream as a vocalist.

PhraseMix--A Website for Real English

http://www.phrasemix.com/

PhraseMix

"PhraseMix is a tool for English learners who want to speak real English, really well."

Welcome Aboard, Friends!

Time: 12pm, Nov. 10, 2015

Place: Elephant Garden, Neihu

Attendees: 李淑慧, 劉麗琴, 張美雲, 張文和, 王達瓊, 譚靜雲, 李淑媛, 李欣蓉

Infinitive "To" v.s. Preposition "To"

My answer to yesterday's question was/is:

If you change the words after "to" to the pronoun "it" and the sentence makes sense, then the "to" is a preposition and thus should be followed by a gerund (V-ing). Otherwise, it is part of an infinitive and a root verb should come after it.

To + V v.s. To + Ving

My niece asked me a question yesterday:

In the following sentences, why does a V-ing follow the "to"? Shouldn't it be the root verb?

1. I'm accustomed to sleeping with the window open.

2. I look forward to going home next month.

Besides telling her the "to" here is a preposition instead of an infinitive "to," guess what else I told her so that she learned when to use V-root and when to use V-ing after "to."

"Leaders of China and Taiwan Meet for the First Time"--from TIME

Now here's a report on the historic Ma-Xi meeting by TIME. It uses more big words than the BBC story.

http://time.com/4103732/china-taiwan-xi-jinping-ma-ying-jeou/?xid=newsletter-brief

Leaders of China and Taiwan Meet for the First Time

• Charlie Campbell @charliecamp6ell

2:38 AM ET Updated: 8:57 AM ET

The handshake was robust, postures ramrod straight, and then Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou strode smiling toward the conference room — the first face-to-face meeting between leaders of these states since their split at the end of China’s civil war in 1949.

My comments: Their handshake lasts for 81 seconds, according to a TV news report.

China and Taiwan leaders hail historic talk--from BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34742680

China and Taiwan leaders hail historic talks

• 
  
  2 hours ago


• From the section Asia

The leaders of China and Taiwan have held historic talks in Singapore - their first in more than 60 years.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou shook hands at the start of the talks, which were seen as largely symbolic.

China views Taiwan as a breakaway province which will one day be reunited with the mainland.

CoolEnglish & Introduction by Annie

My dear friend Annie, an enthusiastic retired teacher, highly recommended this English-learning website. To introduce it, she visited almost its every corner. Bravo, Annie!

http://blog.roodo.com/anniechan/archives/44709608.html

15 ways to say "Goodbye" in English--from PhraseMix

An interesting article!

http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/15-ways-to-say-goodbye-in-english

15 ways to say "Goodbye" in English

English speakers like a lot of variety in their everyday language. We have lots of different expressions for saying simple things. Previous articles have covered lots of ways to say "Hello" and "Thank you." This article does the same for different ways to say "goodbye".

Ways to Say Goodbye--"學學歐普拉，怎麼用「漂亮的英文」說再見"--from Business Weekly

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?ID=7807

學學歐普拉，怎麼用「漂亮的英文」說再見

撰文者世界公民文化中心

學生到世界公民上課，多半是下了班之後。課程大都在晚上。有一次，一名學生在走廊上看見外籍老師，順口打招呼：Good night!

老師愣住，心想，怎麼還沒上課就要走了？

With Mom in Taipei Botanical Garden

This afternoon, beautiful weather, I took my mom to Taipei Botanical Garden. It is usually not an easy job to invite my mom out. She is always declining. However, my persistence often prevails eventually.

Encounter of President Ma and Xi Jinping

This event was run as the first of today's top stories in the BBC news and also that of Home stories in the CNN.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34711923

Taiwan and China to hold historic summit in Singapore

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday - the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.

Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits.

A Touching Poignant True Story_"Melissa Fleming: A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors"_TED

This 19-minute story told by Ms. Fleming was a wake-up call for humanity. It was delivered in a calm but forceful way and won a standing ovation. The question Fleming posed halfway through the story: "Why do refugees like Doaa take this kind of risks?" churned my heart. "Only 11 people survived that wreck, of the 500." "Why is so little being done to stop the wars?" "Every life matters." These sentences have kept echoing in my mind.



Transcript is available. Just click the link below:

快按讚！10個實用臉書粉絲頁，幫你練出好英文

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?ID=10310

快按讚！10個實用臉書粉絲頁，幫你練出好英文

撰文者VoiceTube看影片學英語

什麼！？上Facebook 也能練好英文？如果你和小編一樣也是臉書愛用者，那就快來看看這些超實用英文學習粉絲專頁，按讚分享，蒐集更多英文線上資源！

一、VoiceTube看影片學英文

首先，當然必推VoiceTube 看影片學英文！每天都會有「午後每日一句」，蒐集佳句之餘也能讓自己的心境更加開闊、心情變的更樂觀喔。

此外，每天也會有兩篇英文相關文章，內容從英文文法教學到日常生活英文用語大解析、英文資源，可以說是應有盡有包羅萬象。大家如果有什麼困惑的英文文法、想要知道的英文知識，快留言告訴我們，我們是英文界的FedEx─使命必達！

My comments: This was an English-learning website I recommended in my speech on how to teach listening in March last year.

Echo Method--"台大外文系教授獨門祕方》每天10分鐘「回音法」練口說，讓你講英文更像外國人"--from Business Weekly

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?id=14389

台大外文系教授獨門祕方》每天10分鐘「回音法」練口說，讓你講英文更像外國人

撰文者   VoiceTube看影片學英語    2015-10-28

好不容易鼓起勇氣開口說英文，聽到自己的發音卻又默默閉上嘴巴？

每天練習一次「回音法」，只要短短10分鐘的發音練習，用喜歡的影集、影片，就能練出一口人人稱羨的英文，輕輕鬆鬆讓別人以為你是native speaker！

我們都知道，學英文萬萬不能只是紙上談兵。除了背單字、學文法之外，更要去聽、去說、去用。看過VoiceTube影片的人應該了解，影集裡富含大量生活化的用語和最貼近真實情境的英文，是學英文再好不過的資源寶庫。然而，看了一集又一集的影集，你真的有把裡面英文吸收進去嗎？

My comments: Watching videos to learn English is one of the best ways. An NTNU professor shared his experience: When he was in college, he often went to the movies. He watched the same movie twice. (Back then, moviegoers could stay in the theater as long as they liked.) For the first time, he watched it as entertainment, while for the second time, he listened to the movie with his eyes closed.

有了強大的資源，更要用對的方法，才能真正事半功倍。今天，我們要介紹一個如魔術般神奇的學英文技巧— Echo Method（回音法）。

"The benefits of getting older"--from BBC

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151028-the-benefits-of-getting-older

The benefits of getting older

Most of us dread getting older. But there’s mounting evidence that old age brings happiness, intellect and even better sex.

• By Zaria Gorvett

29 October 2015

“Growing old is great – when you consider the alternative,” as the saying goes.

NHSH, Happy 28th Anniversary!

Nice Chat with Diego

Time: 6pm, Oct. 30, 2015

Place: Chunshuitang, Xinyi Dist., Taipei

This evening, Diego, a former NHSH student who graduated in 2006, invited me to dinner. We chatted until around 10pm! He shared with me what his job is like. Also, as before, he opened my eyes to the technology world. Besides the smartphone, his focus was on the automotive industry.

"If meat causes cancer, what can we eat?"--from CNN

An important article which provides diet guidelines.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/26/health/meat-causes-cancer-food-alternatives/index.html

If meat causes cancer, what can we eat?

By Jen Christensen

Updated 1602 GMT (0002 HKT) October 27, 2015

(CNN)You may have just learned that processed meat such as bacon, sausage and ham may cause cancer and unprocessed meat may be "probably carcinogenic to humans," according to a new World Health Organization report. Or that cheese and sugar can be as addictive as a drug. Or that even veggie hot dogs may not be completely meat-free (or even human tissue-free), we recently learned.

My comments: The meniton of "or even human tissue-free" gave me goosebumps. ><

"Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO"--from BBC

This news was the headline of the UDN yesterday.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34615621?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook

Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO

26 October 2015

• From the section Health

Processed meats - such as bacon, sausages and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

My comments: The impact on related business! Howeve, if  they do harm health, we'd better avoid them.

A Leisurely and "Treeful" Afternoon

Last Friday, Tze-huang, a former NHSH student graduating in 2000, told me he would have this week off  from his internship and asked if he could invite me to lunch. Then we decided to have our gathering this noon. After lunch, instead of staying in an air-conditioned cafe chatting, I suggested we go to Taipei Botanical Garden for fresh air.

"15 Free Resources for Teaching High Frequency Vocabulary"--from TESOL Blog

Ms. Shvidko must have spent a lot of time fishing for and studying/reviewing these 15 vocabulary learning/teaching websites. Great job!

http://blog.tesol.org/15-free-resources-for-teaching-high-frequency-vocabulary/

15 Free Resources for Teaching High Frequency Vocabulary

Posted on 16 October 2015 by Elena Shvidko

And yet another blog on vocabulary resources. Today’s theme is high frequency vocabulary. Below is a list of resources for beginning and low-intermediate level students that can provide teachers with vocabulary worksheets, games, activities, and quizzes.

Hsin-fu & Yi-ting, Happy Marriage!

I attended my former Chiech Show colleague's son's wedding this noon at Amazing Hall, Taipei. Jay's also been my son's friend since their childhood.

We Are Family

Time: 6:30pm, Oct. 23, 2015

Place: Huakang Palace Wedding Party Hall, Taipei

Can you imagine celebrating birthdays together with your junior high schoolmates 40 years after graduation? We did that again yesterday evening!

Use What You Have and Do Your Best

This is so true!
"Some things that are really easy for you are real hard for me."

An Inspiring Video Based on Itzhak Perlman's "Playing on Three Strings" Story

Broken Strings Itzhak Perlman

 

Afternoon Tea with Friends

Afternoon tea with junior high school friends.

Time: 2:30pm, this afternoon

Place: The Landis, Taipei

Attendees: Alsa Lin, Chang-tai Chen, Chang-xin Xie, Ruey-sheng Hsiao.

Precious Photos

I got these two photos via email the other day. They were taken at Pine Garden in Hualien on Oct. 12, 2015 for one of the two groups respectively. We once studied at the same high school. After 40 years, we were taking a trip together. 10 years from now, shall we go on another trip with each other? Most in the photos were from abroad.

At a Former Colleague's Son's Wedding on Oct. 18

Time: 12pm, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015

Place: Golden China Hotel, Taipei

Really happy to go to Hsu-dong and Pei-ling's wedding. Hsu-dong is my former Chiehshow JHS colleague Ms. Chang's (張文貞老師) son, who was about 6 years old the last year when I taught there. I still remember his big eyes.

Basic Photography Skills--"超詳盡攝影教學！101個新手必學的攝影技巧"

(By Meichu. Even though we were moving, the picture she took is very clear.)

Meichu (陳美珠), a good high school friend who has learned photography for around seven years, just LINEd and shared with me this website. Amazing guidelines! I decided to get familiar with one tip every day. 101 days from now, I will be able to take better pictures.

http://www.fotobeginner.com/14702/101-photography-tips-for-beginners/

超詳盡攝影教學！101個新手必學的攝影技巧

日期：2015年3月25日 • 作者：Alex Tam

The Happiness of Simplicity--"洪蘭／簡單的快樂"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7340/1257766-%E6%B4%AA%E8%98%AD%EF%BC%8F%E7%B0%A1%E5%96%AE%E7%9A%84%E5%BF%AB%E6%A8%82

洪蘭／簡單的快樂

2015-10-19 01:13:58      聯合報 洪蘭

一位新來的同事的心情常常不好，我們都知道早上不要找她開會，免得掃到颱風尾。熟了以後才知道，她家住郊區，每天早上必須先送女兒去台北上學，才能來上課。她女兒早上起床後，就在廁所對鏡梳頭髮，梳一個小時也不出來，常常弄得來不及吃早飯。為了怕女兒遲到挨罰，她只好開快車，一不小心就超速，每個月的薪水一半繳了罰單。她嘆氣說：真懷念以前有髮禁的日子，大家專心讀書，誰也不嫌誰醜，因為大家一樣醜！說得大家都笑起來。的確，選擇多時，反而煩惱，有實驗發現太多的選擇會增加心智的負擔，減低自我控制的能力。

Even If You Didn't Make the Right Decision--"就算選錯，人生也不會毀了"

An article by Hsiao-yei which I sent to myself via email. I came across it while cleaning out my email inbox. This reminds me of a sentence I told a student. He told me on the phone on the morning of the first day of SAT that he didn't sleep well the night before. Upon hearing it, I replied, "Just because you didn't sleep well last night doesn't mean you can't function well today." He did very well on the SAT, ranking the 5th in school.

http://www.read-life.com/2015/07/07/admin-1418/

Happy Encounter with Yu-han

This morning, at MOS Burger, I bumped into Yu-han, a former student who graduated in 2011 and is now studying at graduate school at National Central University. We were so happy about the encounter that we gave each other bear hugs several times. Yu-han was wondering whether it was right to choose to study instead of taking a job after graduating from college. I told her, "You never know. Don't regret over your decision because you'll never know whether the other option is better. Just keep going."

40 Years After We Graduated

On Oct. 11 afternoon, we, graduating from TFG 40 years ago, paid a visit to our alma mater.

Nice Gathering with Annie

wikiHow: Interesting and Useful Website

At this website, all the articles begin with "how to" and offer practical tips on doing something.

http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

For example, here's how to help someone with low self esteem:

http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Someone-With-Low-Self-Esteem

 

To Make the Past Listening Test Public Or Not?--"高中英聽公布考古題？ 大考中心：不宜"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/6885/1249372-%E9%AB%98%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E8%81%BD%E5%85%AC%E5%B8%83%E8%80%83%E5%8F%A4%E9%A1%8C%EF%BC%9F-%E5%A4%A7%E8%80%83%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%8D%E5%AE%9C

高中英聽公布考古題？ 大考中心：不宜

2015-10-15 08:30:29      聯合報 記者張錦弘／台北報導

高中、補教師：至少公布常出錯題目 才能對症下藥

大學招生已正式採計的高中英聽測驗，過去3年從未公布考過的試題與答案。高中及補教老師昨要求大考中心公布英聽考古題，至少每年要公布考生較常出錯的題目，老師才可對症下藥，有效改善學生的英聽能力。

"A History Between VW and Porsche"--from Diego

A history between VW and Porsche. An article by Diego, a former student who is insightful about many issues. He LINEd and invited me to read this post this evening.  I've been always amazed at his memory and knowledge and even suggested that he be a college professor.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/diego-khoo/dk%E8%AC%9B%E5%8F%A4%E7%A6%8F%E6%96%AF%E5%A4%A7%E7%9C%BE%E9%9B%86%E5%9C%98%E8%88%87%E4%BF%9D%E6%99%82%E6%8D%B7%E7%9A%84%E6%9C%B1%E9%96%80%E6%81%A9%E6%80%A8/1035342046500225

 

Reunion Trip

I am in Hualien, on a high school reunion trip.

TFG Reunion_the 40th Graduation Anniversary

My junior and senior class 高三忠

Hong-yin & Pu-wei's Wedding

Time: 6pm, Oct. 10, 2010

Place: Brother Hotel, Taipei

This evening I attended my deceased former colleague's (羅珊 老師) daughter's wedding. When Hong-yin's father asked me a few months ago if it was ok to invite some NHSH colleagues, I said it would definitely be our honor to be at the wedding. We would be happy to witness one of the happiest moment of our dear friend's daughter's life.