Pressure makes diamonds

After more than a month, I finally post my last blog post here. First, I have to apologize for being late on posting a new article.

Having been busy making props for the cheer leading team of my department, studying the heavy textbooks of law, and other activities…, I could hardly find a period of time for myself to think what I have done in this semester and what I am going to do in the future. I understand that claiming how busy I am is actually finding excuses for my failure of time management; however I really found it hard to finish everything handsomely before the deadline. Punctuality or refinement, I could only choose one. This seems to be a vicious circle in my daily life, and I just trying could not get rid of it.

I have heard a nice sentence says that" Pressure makes diamonds." Within three weeks, the semester will come to an end. I am starting to bring the challenges down one by one. Though it is hard, I believe by doing so, people can grow, and discover their potentiality.

Music night

      After taking the last class today, I went to Yunxiu Hall (雲岫廳) with my classmate quickly. Why? It’s because “Accounting Great Voice” took place. It is what other departments call Department Karaoke. Our department didn’t have this kind of activity before. This year, some of the sophomores decided to try it. I must say that they are super good. The atmosphere made people feel comfortable, and all players were capable. I was previously afraid there would be boring and deserted. However, it was completely not at all. When I pulled the door, what I saw and what I heard was crowded people. The feeling was so similar that it recalled my pat memories in high school. How long didn’t I feel the warm sense that is like in a family? So moving.

     I can totally understand why sophomores were willing to take the responsibilities and hold many activities. Though they were very tired, what they get is priceless. They know and agree with one another in the process. In the meanwhile, they also build the bridge to make people in the department have more chances to get closer. It is really meaningful. If I have the capacity, I will give myself a chance. Not afraid of many unrealized things, just do what you want to do and enjoy it hard. May it be the common wisdom to encourage ourselves.

Starry Night

     Saturday, I went on a wonderful ecology tour in NCCU. The adventure was guided by an knowledgeable and warm-hearted teacher, Mr. Tsai, a nature-lover living near our school. Eight of us strolled around the river bank. All of a sudden, with a gleam of the flashlight, teacher found a brown tree frog, which is an protected species and was not easily found. How lucky we were! Then, we climbed on a less-trodden stairs with clumps of trees planted along the trail and streams flowing in the ditch. There we were all amazed by the glitter of fireflies and taught how to distinguish their species and sex through the way they glowed. We also heard different kind of frogs' croak. When all of them croaked together, it was just like an interesting symphony in summer. Through the branches, the full moon with adorable light hung on the silent sky. It was such a peaceful moment then.    

     I sincerely recommend this tour for those who want to uncover the mask of the starry night in NCCU. There will be four more this and next weekend so if you are interested in it, just sign up in the website below without hesitation. You will undoubtedly feel surprised!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BZKTIBsBt14S8L6JohkW4HmXI5GujPI_I053T9J4UWY/viewform

Seize my youth.

     Just in around a month, we will say goodbye to our freshman lives. It shocks me a lot that time flies. I can clearly remember how I felt when I first step in this college. And now, I am going to live here for a year. When I still can’t understand what I am doing, I must learn to grow up and face the next group freshmen. That makes me extremely afraid. I have so many things unfinished.

     I don’t know how many of you have the same feelings as mine. I ever planned for my life in the college entirely, but almost all of them weren’t realized. I didn’t pat love to my accounting, my club, my language learning, and my leisure time. Always regarding that I was busy, I desired so many things, but I couldn’t handle any well. I spent lots of time on the liberal studies I want to improve, and I idled away the rest time. The life makes me awake now. I know I must adjust myself and seize my youth. Maybe it’s difficult, but it’s obvious that people should grow up. Hope it’s not too late. For the first step, I will pay efforts on my accounting as much as possible. And then, arrange my time for clubs, other studies, and leisure time evenly. Last but not least importantly, I will be very happy in the future. It’s time for changes, I know. If you did all my goals, you are really a good person who knows own value. But if you didn’t, think it seriously. I just want to remind you guys that don’t forget to seize your youths.

Volunteer, in Taiwan or Foreign Countries ?

     Every time when I was not in a hurry, I would walk uphill and looked at the posters stuck on the corridor(風雨走廊) .They were reflections and records about students in NCCU who volunteered abroad. I admired their courage and spirits of devotion to people in remote areas and in fact I have made a wish to help those in need in foreign countries.

     Therefore, last week I went to a briefing held by Waker, a international-volunteer NPO and also had an interview. Before the activity, I was so eager to go to Cambodia, a mysterious place and would like to visit its famous cultural heritage, Angkor Wat (吳哥窟). But when I heard the personnel said, "If you just want to be a tourist and play, please go to the travel agency but not here!", I reflected on my original innovation of joining this program. Besides, one of my friends told me that there were also many children falling behind in studies and many economically disadvantaged families in "Taiwan" and they are really in need ! Why didn't I help them, people in "our" country,  first ?

     After thinking for few days, I made up my mind not to sign up for the application this summer, but not just because of my friend's word. Actually, I've already join a camp which will be held for aboriginal children in Hualien. It's my first time planning lessons and activities for others and I think it's will be a challenge and I'll have a lot to learn from it. So, I decide to gain more experience this time and perhaps next year when I am more ready for international volunteering, I will go without any hesitation. 

Janet, the most energetic speaker I have ever seen

     At first, I want to say sorry for much delay of posting blog because I was so busy and forgot to post a new blog.

    Well….today I want to share with you about a wonderful speech I listened tonight. This speech is about Janet Hsieh’s story. She is very tall, thin, and beautiful. In addition to her beauty, she has a lot of colorful experiences which makes me really surprising! For example, she studied in MIT and wanted to be a MSF(無國界醫生), but she stopped her learning because she decided to take the job of becoming a model. The reason of her decision is that she thinks she can continue her study at the age of her fifties or even sixties, but can’t be a model when she is old. How amazing that she easily gave up her original goal and try another completely different thing. She has done many crazy things and still continues to challenge herself. When an audience asked her whether she once did something regretful, she replied that her motto is that never feel regretful about what you have done because every experience must teach you some lessons.

    I learn from her that only focusing on one thing and always having enthusiasm with everything. By the way, I like to listen to speeches because I always learn and be touched form those speakers. They give me power to have a dream.

Miss Word

This week, I would like to share a project named “Miss Word” with you. “Miss Word” is conducted by some students from NCCU department of advertising. They are going to graduate from NCCU this year. And I think what the project does for people just suits them.

“Miss Word” project promotes writing by hands. The conductors consider that through hang-writing, people could convey their true feeling lots more than typing.

And it runs like this: first, you need to pay 100NTD to buy a special envelope with a postcard, an exclusive “Miss Word” edition UNI ball pen, and a stamp for “future mail”. Then, write down what you want to say to who you want to say to, after finishing hand-writing, just put it in to the mailbox they prepared, and in the next year(2014) you or the one you mail to will receive a postcard from 2013.

I found this activity on facebook. One of my friends’s “liked” on its fan page caught my eye, so I checked it, and I took an interest in it immediately. I think it is meaningful to send a letter for people in the future, to express our feelings “in the past”. Therefore I introduce “Miss Word” to you, hope you like it.

Miss Word  http://nccuadwrite.wix.com/missword#!home/c16g1
FB  https://www.facebook.com/missword2013?fref=ts