Research

I was major in Finance, but I want to change my major to Marketing or Advertising. In addition, I am also intesested on pictur books. Therefore, I combined these two to my topic: market in children's books. About children's book, I might talk about the writing and illustrating in children's books; about market, I would like to give some background, sales, trends and new media in children's book. I took some makreting classes in undergraduate, but to children's book, I willneed to do more research about this field.

1. What are the componetns in children's books?
2. What are the differences in children's books between western and eastern countries?
3. What's the future for children's books?

American Food

I have been in the United States for seven months, but I still cannot be used to American food. For me, American food is very different from my home country, Taiwan. Compared to Taiwanese food, American food is always too rich, too oily, too sweet and too salty for me. The typical American food is hamburgers, sandwiches, French fries, soda, cheesecakes, chocolate, chips and deep-fried food. Above these food contains too much oil, sugar, salt, and has very high calories and protein. Having this kind of food in a long time could let us get fat, and damage our health.

 However, Taiwanese food is much healthier than American food. For example, comparing the main food in Taiwanese and American food, rice is much better for human than bread. By making bread, you need to add butter, eggs, salt and sugar. However, rice is the very much rawer and more original. You don’t need to add other artificial food. If you having bread for long time, you will find out your face become round due to adding leaven in bread. Moreover, you can also tell differences between Taiwanese and American foods from watching cooking show. In the American show, chiefs always put a lot of oil, and they make a lot of deep-fried food. In contrast to American show, Taiwanese chiefs more often use boiling or steaming ways in cooking. In this way, Taiwanese food is lighter than American food.

I am not saying American food is not tasty, but there is a lot of improvements that they can make their food healthier.  Here shouldn't has a contradiction between tasty and healthy food.

I am just a little be too...

People who always think in bad sides only can think about difficulties even in a good thing and even they have good chances, they would feel uncertainty about the opportunities. In contrast pessimist, people who can think in a positive way can find many opportunities from a hardship.

 

I am not sure does this quote apply in my life or not, but I am an opportunities. One time, two of my friends and I took a trip in Thailand and none of us could speak in Thai. We got lost in the countryside. There were no one can speak Chinese or even English. Both of my friends were very worried about how to get back to the hotel, and afraid to meet bad people. Then, I said no matter where is it we are still alive. Until now, I still think what I said was very true. At that time, we still had each other; we still could see the sun. There was nothing we need to panic. I said that worries cannot help us finding the way to go back. To comfort my friends, I suggested that we could look around the village for fun and after we felt better, then we could start looking the way to go back. After awhile, we didn’t feel worried anymore. We took several hours walking around the village and spent five hours to get back hour hotel. Although, we got lost, we still had fun when we were looking the way to go back. I was thinking since we had been there, why didn’t we just enjoy it. I told this story to my family and friends. They all said it was too danger, and we were just lucky. As they said, maybe we were just lucky. But, maybe it is because we thought in a positive way and the opportunity just came to us.

People who know me well always said I am crazy and silly. I mean just a little bit.

My best friend~

     Some people said the friends around us usually have a lot of similarities with ourselves, such as personalities or habits. However, my friends and I are totally different with each other in both of ways. 

     I met my best friend in undergraduate school. She is a very shy and quiet person. She always stay at the dormitory despite going out. She prefers reading books by herself rather than having outdoor activities. Sometimes she will go out with us, but usually we need to ask her out for more than three or four times. Unlike her, I am very outgoing and always talk a lot. I cannot stay at home for very long time. Every weekend I always make some plans, such as having afternoon tea, going hiking or shopping, or hanging out with friends. I often make my schedule very busy. Nevertheless, she likes to enjoy leisure time by herself and spends some time doing self-thinking. 

     We sometimes have some disagreements and conflicts. But, we always can find a way, figure out it together and our friendship is getting better when every time we have different opinions. One time, after she said sometimes I was too noisy and talked to much, I hadn't talked to her for a long time. I spent a moth figuring out what was the meaning she talked to me. Finally, I realized that she just pointed out my misbehavior. She is like a mirror of me. She tells me my misbehavior and my disadvantages. By making a friend like her, I know myself better.

     Although, we have various personalities and habits. There is one thing that both of us share to each other: humor. When we are together, we are always being silly and stupid for fun. We not only make fun with each other but also make our friends laugh. Both of us like to bring happiness to other people. We are the best partner for each other.

If animals can talk~

If animals can talk, I will be so happy for that.  

If they can talk, I will ask them when do you need to go the restroom. You know what the most difficult thing for having an animal is we have no idea when will they need the restroom, especially when they don't know where is the right place to go. If they can talk that will be so wonderful to know about this.

The second question I will ask them is: are they satisfied with the life of being an animal? Sometimes, I don't like to be human. I think it is easier to be an animal. They don't take any responsibility. They don't need to do homework. They don't have a lot of pressure. All they need to do is eating, sleeping and playing. Therefore, I want to know being an animal is better than being a human or not.

I had a rabbit in Taiwan. I had had him for one year. When I had him, I always thought about these questions. First, my rabbit didn't know where to go to the restroom. Then I had to clean it for him every time. Sometimes, we looked to each other for long time, and we were guessing what each of us were thinking about. Therefore, everything will be so clear if we can communicate to each other.

Now, my rabbit is in Taiwan at my friend's house. I miss him so much.

After Playing

One of my favorite songs is “ After playing ”. This is a Chinese song. The song is written by Sodagreen. I knew this song because my friend introduced them to me. Sodagreen was a college student band and now they are still very famous in Taiwan. Therefore, when I was a student, I totally could understand and always feel the same way as their songs and lyrics. Their songs contain love, struggle, sad, angry, happy, lazy, and dreaming. Their songs are full of energy and very powerful.  Just like the songs the band playing, I had a very colorful life in the university.  Especially the song, “After playing”, it represents my life in the university: playing and friends. I played a lot and had a lot of fun with my friends. Because of the band, I met my best friends in my life. After graduate from university, no more playing and the real world is waiting for us to face it. Just like after playing, you feel tired and sad, and you want to go back again. However, you cannot go back again. Although we cannot go back, but we still have an unforgettable memory and this memory will always keep in our mind. If you miss your pass, there is nothing you can do about pass. You cannot do anything, but you can remind it and think of everything no matter it is good or not. You know you were alive before, but now you need to do is keep going.

Click here and try to listen this song. Hope you will like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lObWD-VbI

South California~

I don’t have favorite weather. However, between hot and cold weather, I prefer a little bit cold weather maybe because I was born and grow up in tropical country which is extremely hot and humid. Therefore, I am very admiring having a cold weather and living in a snow country. Two weeks ago, I went to Big Bear Mountain, all the mountain was covered by the snow. It was so amazing that I couldn’t stop enjoying it. Everything was all white and it let me feel so exciting like having a lovely white-chocolate cake. Everyone who was there were delighted in playing in snow. That was my first time seeing the real snow, and I was acting like a five-year-old children. I couldn’t stop playing snow without taking any rest. I wanted to grasp every second to enjoy the pleasant that snow bring to me. When we were preparing to go home, I was so sad. I always think about living in a snow country, and then I can often go to ski, snowboard, or ice-skating whenever I want.

However, having a cold weather in whole year isn’t a pleasant thing. I cannot go to my favorite place, beaches, and do my favorite exercise, swimming and surfing. Maybe having a little bit hot weather is also good. Where can I find a place having snow in the winter and I can go to beach and do surfing in the summer? The answer is very obvious: South California. I have been in South California since last summer, and until now I have been through summer and winter. I really like the weather in here. In the summer, I only need an hour drive to the beach; in the winter, I also can easily to get to the mountain and have snow. I never get bored in the South California. No matter in which season, there are many alternative activities we can do here. I really like the weather in South California.