Visiting the Chinese doctor for the first time!

On Monday after the Spanish class at 8 pm. Phoebe and I went in search of the Chinese medicine doctor's clinic on Zhong Hua road. We went inside the chamber, filled the form and waited for the nurse to call us in. Thank God we didn't wait for so long before we met the doctor and then I told the doctor my problem and he prescribed one week medicine for me to eat. Since its Chinese medicine, the medicines are mostly in powdered form. It taste bitter and it's my first time in Taiwan to see a Chinese doctor. I guess I am force to see the doctor because nowadays my schedules are too full that I get tensed up easily. Hope I get well soon!

What a waste of time!

I still don’t know why professional ethics is a compulsory subject. What can we learned from that? Why do we have to do presentation in Chinese when we are English majors? Frankly speaking, I really don’t know what the teacher is teaching us. Is he trying to just spend his time by talking all shit and crap? I think I should reconsider many things now. I can’t live this kind of life with almost all boring compulsory subjects with teachers talking all crap and shit. We did not pay fees to listen to crap. We’re here to learn something so that when we stepped out in public, we can make use of what we learned. This is not what I expected. I thought I can learn things here but I was wrong. I am just wasting my time listening to all nonsense in class. It’s really not worth it!

Missing my aunt in Taipei!

The last time I saw my aunt in Taipei is before I shifted to the dormitory on 15th September. I was planning to go to Taipei to meet my aunt as soon as I could. I tried to take out some time but I couldn’t. I look upon her as my mom as well as my friend. When I am with my aunt, I talk to her about my problems and she is always there to give me suggestions and pray for me. She was very happy to hear that I got a part time job. She always tells me to pray to God when I have encountered any difficulties and had got no one to turn to. I did and it works. I like the way my aunts talk, she is very straight forward. If she heard what I said is wrong, she corrects me immediately. She is the closest aunt I got in Taiwan and I don’t know what kind of person I would be in Taiwan without my aunt’s guidance! I miss her so much that it cannot be expressed in words.

Busy day!!

      Today when I went online in my msn, I saw my sister online and then she told me that my mom wanted to talk to me and then I talked to my mom using Skype for some two hours. Yesterday I had talked to my mom for twenty minutes and then she left since she got to go and prepare dinner and so today we continue the conversation till we got nothing more to say. I haven't talked to my aunt in Taipei for one month now and so today I called her up and I told her about the job I got into. I then chatted with my cousin in Taipei and then my high school friend, Francis and then my best friend, Agnes. It's like a busy day for me. How I wish I can keep in touch with them everyday!

Something strange about me!!

I don’t know what happened to me these days. I’m acting strange towards people I know. I don’t want things to become worse before it’s too late. There is emptiness in me that I don’t know when it will disappear and be full. I’m always tensed and get angry very quick on small matters. I know I can change it if I want to and I’m sure I will change. There’s a longing for my best friend, Agnes to call me up. It’s really been a long time now since I last chatted with her online. Everyone is so busy with work that they don’t have any free time for other things. I feel I am busy too since I’ve got to work three days a week. How I wish everything will be smooth and easy going! Hope God will listen to my prayers and make things back to normal. I don’t want to be rude to people around me because that’s not the real me.

Is having a boyfriend/girlfriend very important when you study in a college (in Taiwan)?

I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time now. For me, it’s really not very important to have a boyfriend when I’m studying in a college especially in Taiwan. I’ve heard students in our college saying that they need a boyfriend so that their boyfriend can give them a ride whenever and wherever they want to go. In this case, the boyfriend is not really a boyfriend but a driver. When girls heard friends saying how they boyfriend treat them, they felt touched. For example, I’ve heard girls said they’re touched when they heard their friends’ boyfriend preparing fruits for them. After hearing these things, are there anything that girls should become touched so quickly? Then I should say girls are mad and crazy especially in Taiwan.

Dietician way of losing weight.

I was reading an old magazine today and I saw an interesting topic which talks about loosing weight. The right and the healthiest way to loose weight are exercising and eating healthy food.

According to dietician, Susan Kleiner, our food should include healthy carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, beans and nuts. We should also eat protein and the right fats, like omega-3 sources. Kleiner had worked with the NBA team, the Seattle Supersonics, and clients who want to lose weight. She said that they have made the mistake of not eating enough calories, which makes them fatigued and inhibits calorie-burning workouts. Kleiner said that 'weight loss has to be an outcome, not a goal. That way you can more easily see food as fuel, not something you should avoid.’

According to me, I think that we should eat food in small amount and we should make it into four to five small meals a day. People think that if they don’t eat anything for lunch or dinner, they can lose weight. Different bodies function differently, not everyone can lose weight by not eating. As far as exercise is concerned, we should exercise when we have the time and we should not force ourselves to over exercise in order to lose weight because that will make them fatigued.

I think staying healthy is more important than losing weight. As long as the obese people are healthy then it’s not necessary to lose weight but if the obese people are not healthy then they should lose weight because obese people might experience the following symptoms like high blood pressure, High sugar level, osteoporosis, stroke, heart attack and many other problems. Losing weight is important for most people because they think the first impression is the last impression.

My loving Grandma!

Everyone on earth will die one day or the other. There is no one on earth who can live forever. My loving grandma left the earth on 28th June. I know she has been ill since February but I didn't know that she would leave the world so soon. My cousin and I reached India on 1st July and we were just in time for my grandma's funeral ceremony. When I reached home from the airport, I can see everyone's sad face and bulging eyes. We reached home at around 2:30 am in the morning and we have to get up from bed at 5:30 am to go to the place where the funeral ceremony would be held. We quickly have our breakfast and reached the place and that's the first and last time I saw my grandma's face.

Last year, before leaving India, I told my grandma that don't worry I'll go back to meet them during the Chinese New Year. When I wanted to go back, my dad and my aunt told me not to go back. If I had gone back then I wouldn't regret now. There are times when I find my grandma so annoying since she keeps blabbing about things and all. When I recalled the days spent with her, her blabbing is nothing, it's only a small thing. My grandma never says no to anyone when they needed her help. She is always there to teach and help them. I know how it feels to loose our near and dear ones but I am also lucky to have born with such nice grandma from whom we can learn a lot of things. There are lots more things about my grandma. May be I' ll write it in blog some other times.

My senior high classmates and friends!

When I recall the days back in senior high school, many people come into my mind. The one on the right is Francis and on the left is Daniel. They are both my senior high school friends and classmates. I have known Daniel since junior high school and then know Francis in senior high school. I should say that both of them are the most handsome boys in our school. Many girls are after them. (I guess I am one of them.. hahaha….) They are both easy going and friendly to talk to and I should consider myself to be one of the luckiest people since we are studying in the same class. They are both hakka like me and have the same historic background. Francis had always wanted to study in Australia and he made it. He is now in Australia studying and at the same time working too. Daniel came with me to Taiwan and this year he got into Ming Chuan University. Though we are far away from one another, we still keep in touch with each other using msn to chat.

First day at work in a cram school!

Today is my first day at work in a cram school. Before I left for work I was a bit nervous, didn't know how I will performed and whether the teacher present there are easy to talked to or not. When I reached there, the teacher welcomed me and explained to me the rules and regulations of the cram school and what are the classes I would be teaching that day. I did what I was told and I did all my work according to the instruction given to me. After an hour or so, I feel relaxed and not nervous any more. Though there are two sets of classes with sixteen students each, I still handled the class very well but I have one problem. That is to remember the names of all the thirty two students. Working in a cram school is not as tiring as working in a restaurant. It's more relaxing and comfortable. I want to thank God for hearing my prayers and giving me the opportunity to work in a cram school to have work experienced before I stepped out of college. I'll keep people updated with my work and daily life..

I'm very happy today!

When I was washing my clothes at around eight in the evening, I heard Phoebe calling me and she quickly gave me my cell phone. It was the call from the cram school. The teacher called to ask me if I can start my work from next Tuesday. The moment I heard the news, I was a bit stunned and didn't know what more to say then I told her that I can start my work from next Tuesday. I was so nervous while talking to her that I even forgot to tell her thank you. I quickly went online and told my sister to tell my dad and mom about this good news because I've always wanted to earn some pocket money and also to learn some work experienced. I think this is a good start for me. I have to perform well in the cram school. I'm too happy that I wanted to share the good news with people around me. I think my mom and dad and my family are very happy for me since I got the kind of job I wanted to have. I want to tell people that praying and having faith in God is also important because it had really helped me a lot.

My first experience of Typhoon in Taiwan!

This is my first experienced of typhoon in Taiwan. When I woke up at five in the morning to visit the toilet, I saw that it was so windy outside but didn't realize that typhoon had already started. I was still feeling sleepy and its Saturday today so I went back to sleep. When I woke up at twelve p.m., I can hear those scary noises of the winds and it started to rain a bit then we decided to go to 7Eleven to buy something to eat both for lunch and for dinner. We went out though the typhoon is very strong. We went quickly and brought our lunch and dinner and didn't go out any more. We were inside the room from noon till night and through our windows we saw many people's umbrella being blown away and could also see some boys using their full strength to ride their bicycle in such typhoon day. We learned a lesson that when he heard the news that typhoon is hitting the next day; we should buy enough eatables the day before so that we don't have to experience such typhoon again.

An unbearable headache

Nowadays I get headache very easily. I guess it's because there are too many homework and things to do that I get tensed. Today I didn't attend the writing class because after class at 10, I am already feeling dizzy and don't feel like going to the big hall to hear speeches and also to see the President of our University gave away the certificate to all the first, second and third rank holder of different departments. I kept myself awake by talking to people besides me but after 12 p.m.
I really couldn't bear the headache anymore and so I decided to go to my dormitory and I wrote a letter to the professor telling him I would not be able to attend class today and I told him the reasons behind it too. I had to eat my lunch because I need to take medicines and so I brought my lunch before coming back to the dormitory. I quickly had my lunch and took my medicines and went to bed. Though I was in bed, I was not asleep but I just kept my eyes closed so that I don't feel so tired. I started to feel better from 5 p.m.
I really hope this kind of headache would not occur again. It was really an unbearable headache.

Taking decisions

I had a hard time deciding what courses I should opt for this semester and how it would help me in future. By looking at the courses name, it sounds like they are interesting but I was very afraid that the courses are taught fully in Chinese and I would be having a hard time to understand it. I feel that there are many decisions in life. If you make one wrong decision in life then you will have to regret it throughout your life. We should always think twice before taking any decision in life so that you won't have a chance to regret.

Celebrated Moon festival in Chia Yi

We had holidays on last Monday and Tuesday on account of Moon festival. I didn't go to Taipei to my aunt's place to celebrate Moon festival with her but instead I went to Chia Yi to stay at Eve's place. On Sunday afternoon Eve's mom came to pick her and I. I had a great time in Eve's place. Her mom treated me very nice. She made me feel at home. She also cooked delicious food for us. On Monday afternoon, Eve took me to the market in Wen Hua Street. We visited many shops but didn't buy anything since we didn't found what we wanted to buy. We decided to take the 5:40 p.m. bus to go home but we didn't know that suddenly it started to rain heavily and there were thunder and lightning too. Her mom was so worried about both of us that she drove her car to the market to pick us up and then we went home and had a warm dinner. On Tuesday morning, Eve drive her sister's car and took me and her brother to her grandmother's place. We had a great lunch there and we also enjoyed singing karaoke. We went back to Eve's house afterwards and then her mom drove us back to the dormitory. This is my first Moon festival in Chia Yi with Eve and her family members. I will always remember this day. Thank You Eve for everything.