28th February, Memorial Day of Peace

Actually, I don’t like 28th February although we always have a day off in Taiwan on this day. And thanks to your great president Mr. Bian, Taiwanese are now separated by people from the other province (mean their forebears are from Mainland China like my family), and native Taiwanese. We never had a day off on 228 until Mr. Bain became the president of R.O.C. I had no idea what’s happened on 228 in 1947. I checked about it on some websites. I don’t see why it has something to do with native Taiwanese and people like my family. But our great Mr. Bian said because the government who were from Mainland China aggrieved some Taiwanese at that time or something like that. I didn’t really get his point. What I know is that he thought we should have a day off on this day for the victims. And most native Taiwanese people are happy with that. But to me, just my own thought, our great Mr. Bian was just trying to fawn upon those demos. He really needs that though. He really needs those native Taiwanese to support him.

Lots of things have happened these days, sometimes I wondered if I really think too little for everything. I always felt that my friends like Cindy and Jessica think too much sometimes. But these days, I think it’s me who has thought too little. I also though of myself as a sensitive person. Yet I was wrong. Too slow to notice everything. I was always informed or announced by Jessica and Cindy. Sometimes I feel that I don’t trust people a lot, but it turns out that what I act is I think not every person is evil. I think maybe that’s why Jessica and Cindy think of me as their daughter. Sounds weird, right? But that’s how they call me. Everyday I came back from job and entered the room, they would say “Daughter! Welcome back, tired today?” Or they would go to the shop and said “Daughter, how’s your work today?” They went to my shop everyday though. And they really take care of me as a daughter. I think maybe it’s because they have seen and experienced more things than I have. I always said “It’s impossible” or “You think too much” when they informed me something. But then turned out that they’re right. Then they would say “See! Mom told you before. You have to be more careful of everything. Don’t think everyone is kindhearted.” These days, I could really feel that having a peaceful life is not that easy. Even I do nothing to others, try to just stay in my own world and go my own way, my life can’t be as peaceful as I want. Maybe I have to be more evil to keep others from disturbing my peaceful like. My ‘moms’ said that I couldn’t be that simplex in this world which makes me think a lot these days.

It's a small world?

Cindy has some pictures of her friends in Taiwan. Once when another girl was looking at those picture on her cell phone.
The girl suddenly said, “Wow, this person really looks like one of my classmates in Taiwan. They look exactly the same.”
Cindy said “It’s my co-working in Taiwan. She’s half German half Taiwanese. But she only speaks Chinese and very good Taiwanese.”
“My friend is half German half Taiwanese also.” Said the girl.
Then they found out they’re talking about the same person. And they kept saying this is a really small world.
The next day, as I said before, I have some new Taiwanese friends here. One of the girls who did her internship in Switzerland when I was studying last semester. And she got back to school this semester. I saw her once last semester when she came back to school to visit her friend. That time I saw her I thought she looked really familiar. And after I saw her this semester, I thought she’s one of the girls I knew when I was in high school. I always forgot to ask her about that. And since she never told me I look like one of her friends. I thought maybe she just looks like the girl I knew before. On that day, I got a chance to ask which high school she went to. YES! She’s that girl. And I said “We went to Texas together right?”
“Yes! I thought you just look like the girl, not the same one.” She said.
“But I remember you had a different name.” I said.
“Yes, I changed my name.” She said.
I’ve been to Texas once 8 years ago with some of my classmates from high school. It’s in the summer I entered senior high school while other junior high school students in Taiwan was having the “exams to enter senior high school”. I decided to go to the senior school of my high school. Because the school provided better teachers for students who studied in their junior high school and wanted to go to their senior school. Anyway, it’s not the point. The school also arranged a trip to Texas for us to study and travel in Texas for one month. The girl who I met here is one year older than me. Kind of like my ‘bigger sister’ at school. She wanted to go with us, so she was the only one who’s not our classmates. And she didn’t study at our junior high school. She told me that day that she hated people like us (students who’s from the junior high at our school and went to its senior high school) because the school always paid more attention to us and treated us better than other classes. I haven’t seen her after senior school. The day we talked about this, Cindy, Jessica and other friends were really surprised that…. this is really a small world.

This morning I got a call of my cell phone. Now I always leave my Taiwanese cell phone on since my grandma is in the hospital and my mom asked me to do it in case of any emergency. I heard the phone rang after I came back to my room from the toilet. I was not fast enough to pick it up. And I was worried that it’s something emergency happened to my grandmother. So I dialed back right away.
“Wei, wei, wei!” I said but no body answer. About after 10 seconds, I heard.
“Wwwwweeei?”
It’s my grandmother! I was surprised that she picked my mom’s cell phone. I talked with her for a few minutes, she also gave the phone to my cousin and asked me to talk to him. Finally, I got to talk to my mom. I said “ I guess this call may cost thousands of NTD. Because I used the Taiwanese phone number.”
“I think you’re using the phone card.” Mom said
“Hmm, I think it’s an emergency, so I just called back right away by my cell phone.” I said.
Then I told my mom I’ll call here back during her mid night. (my afternoon)
And when I called her again, I asked her why she called my cell phone this morning. She said, “Your grandma didn’t want to take any medicine or eat food, just like a child. So I lied to her that you call her. And actually, I dialed the number before giving her the phone”
When people call my cell phone, they could hear a Taiwanese actor talking instead of the waiting ringing. I think grandma was confused with my voice and the actor’s voice. Anyway, I forgot to ask my mom grandma took the medicine after talking to me or not.

Dream, dream, dream

I had a dream of going back to Taiwan again last night. I couldn’t remember for how many times I’ve had this kind of dream. Nothing special in the dream. But I saw my mom and Bagel in the dream. Ate a lot of food in a night market. Just like what I used to do in Taiwan. Nice to have this kind of dream once in a while.

January 15th of Luner

Yes! It’s Lantern Festival today. I had totally forgotten this until I called my mom today. It was so noisy when I was talking to her. And she said “ Hey! It’s Lantern Festival today and lots of people are playing firecrackers in the street.” Since my grandmother has been staying in the hospital again, I called my mom’s cell phone instead of home so that I could talk with my grandma also. I told my mom that I fell last week, and seems like she told everyone because every time my aunts saw me online they asked “Are you okay? Did you fall seriously?” And so did grandma, she asked me about it every time I call her after my mom has told her I fell. I told her I’m totally fine. She said “Yes, I can’t really see you so you can say you’re fine. Tell me the truth!” But actually I’m really fine now. That’s the truth. I told her that I’ll be back in 4 months and then she can see me. She said that she’d like to cook the dumplings which we eat at Lantern Festival. Well, what she said made me more likely to eat that. She asked me if I have that kind of dumplings here, I said no but had eaten some when I was in Canada.

Lantern Festival is the last day of Chinese New Year. And I did get red envelop from my parents this year which really surprised me. And they even gave me much more than before. I didn’t ask for it but when they said they’re going to send me some money and asked how much I want, I didn’t ask for a lot. They said an amount which was 10 times more than the amount I wanted. I told them I didn’t need that much. Dad said “That’s okay. It’s for your red envelop.” I didn’t expect to get any red envelop this year since they said it was the last time they’d give me red envelop last CNY. So when Dad said it’s for my red envelop, I replied “Red envelop? I still can get it this year?” Dad said “Yeah, it’s from both of your mom and I, don’t be too frugal to yourself.” Ahh~ I could smell the air of CNY on the last day of Chinese CNY. I think they should give me a lantern since they’re going to send me a package this week.

I saw this dog which was locked in a car at a parking place on my way to the supermarket this morning. How it looks at people looks like the way how Bagel looks at me. Even though they're not the same kind of dogs. I still felt interesting when I saw its eyes.

Nothing special is something special

I've been working for almost a month. I think this month past faster than I expected. I only get 4 months left. Then I can go back to Taiwan for Summer~!!! Hurray~! Miss my Bagel soooo much~! (Oh~ and mom and dad, I miss you too.)

My roommate hopes time can pass as fast as possible. All she worries about is her BF. Now, it turned out that almost all her friends think she should get another BF. Even the two guys who fought for her now they have the same opinion ( Don't wait for him anymore!). Now, she's thinking if she should call him or not. I think Jessica can give her some advice. Well, Jessica's coming to our room to take about what CIndy should do later.

These days, I talked a lot with some other Taiwanese who just came to my school this semester and are in the same course as I was. Everytime we saw them, Jessica said it's like seeing ourselves 5 months before. They asked books and my notes from me. I don't think those would help since I'm the only one knows what I'm writing. But I just lend to them so that I can have more space in my room. They said they wanted to study together in my shop. Well... actually my boss won't be happy with that. And I don't think I'll let them to that.

Anyway, I think my life came back to peaceful as before a little. Or maybe it's because I'm getting used to it. (OhOh~ Jessica's coming. We'll see we'll see.)

Kung Fu

I had a really relaxed Sunday. Since I’m always lazy to go out, I even think it’s better than going out shopping as we did on Saturday. My friends planned to go ice boarding but it snowed too heavily yesterday so they cancelled it. After brunch, I borrowed a movie from my friend which she just got it from her friend last week. My roommate was tired and since she couldn’t go out, she decided to take a nap.

“Kung Fu Hustle” was the movie I saw yesterday. I have been looking forward to seeing it for a long time. My friends in Taiwan seem have all seen it. So as soon as I knew my friend here has it. I asked her and waited in line to borrow that movie from her. My other friends here who have seen it said it’s not as good as the media said. This new movie is very famous in Taiwan, and Hong Kung these 2 months. Some said it’s good, some said it’s bad. The appraisement of this movie is very extreme. My friends here think it’s boring. But since it’s Stephen Chow’s movie. Everyone paid more attention to it. I had no idea what the movie is talking about before I saw it. I knew it must be something with Kung Fu. But whenever my friends wanted to tell me the story, I stopped them. I saw it when my roommate was taking her nap. I wore headset when I was watching it. Someone knocked our door and woke my roommate up because I didn’t hear it. And when she found I was watching this movie, she said she wanted to watch it also, so I just started from the beginning again. In the middle of the movie, Jessica came to our room. I don’t think this movie is that funny, but Jessica laughed so loudly all the time and she wanted to watch it again at night.
This movie is not as funny as people said, but I like the story though. That's the reason I like the movie, not because I think it's funny but because of the story. It’s indeed a very Stephen Chow-style movie. I like this one more than Shaolin Soccer. And many of the actors in this movie are the same as the ones in Shaoline Soccer. Some are easy to tell, some are not for me. But since my friends have seen Shaoline Soccer for many times, they could always tell them.
Anyway, I really like this weekend, no working, no exams to prepare. It’s the first time I saw a movie here without worrying about my exams or what I should study after the movie.

Something better to have

Today, I just copied some photos from Jessica. The ones we took the last night before Vickie left. We four girls stayed together for the whole night. Talked about almost everything had happened during the past 5 months. Although Cindy, Jessica and I had to get up early and work the next morning, we still didn’t want to go to bed and kept talking and talking.

We still remembered the first time we four saw each other, it’s like we’ve known each other for a long time before our first met. I was the only one who’s not in the same class with them. And actually I didn’t see them everyday as they saw each other before. Because of the different classes schedule, because of the different life style, etc. But whenever we four happened to see each other at school, we’re very excited. They even screamed. Once they screamed and hugged me one by one so that my other classmates thought it was my birthday. Compare to mine, their life here were much colorful and exciting. We also talked about this that night. I think they’re the craziest friends I’ve ever had. Not crazy in a bad way, but interesting and sometimes funny. Well, most were because of the guys they like (or liked). They said sometimes they didn’t talk about these in front of me because they thought they might scare me. But they’re also surprised that my life could be so peaceful here. It’s common to have a peaceful life in Taiwan, but here, I just feel that everyone seems like the horse which just had its riata loosed. Maybe if I didn’t have them as my friends, my life would be even more boring here.

This is the first photo we took together, I think it was the first day or the second day we arrived here. To me, everyone looks the same but they thought everyone had changed a little.

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Those photos also remind me of my friends in Taiwan, I also have the best 3 friends who one of them I’ve known for at least 10 years. We celebrate each other’s birthday together every year.
Even now I’m in Switzerland, they told me when there’re going out together, took pictures to show me when they’re out together. And they always said they’re waiting for me to take a ride of the biggest Ferris Wheel which is new in Taipei together right after I go back to Taiwan this summer. The last time I went out with them was right before I came here. We had a 2 days trip, that was one of the best trips I’ve had in my life. Why it’s good, I think it’s hard to explain, maybe to people it’s just a normal trip, but to me, I just felt it’s unique. In these two days, I forgot my worries of my daily life. We just enjoyed and treasured the time we could be with each other. I really feel eudaemonic to have friends like them.

For some reason, I think I should be more positive and be more contented with what I have although my friends always think I’m a really positive and easy to be contented girl. I don’t know what makes them feel that. But I think I’m the only one who knows myself better or maybe not. Or maybe it doesn’t really matter, no matter how I am, the time keeps going, and c’est la vie.

Previous Memory

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Being a forgetter 

La la la

I wrote a long story about my crazy snowing days this week last night. But there're some problems with my Internet and I lost it... I was so angry and didn't want to write it again then just turned off my computer immediately and went to bed with anger.
Anyway, it’s about a snowing day that I swam in the snow again and I don’t know why the school decided to have a fire drill on that day. The only thought came to my mind was that I’d die because of the cold before the fire… Fortunately, I had my coat with me but my pants got all wet because of stepping in the snow sea and were freezing. My feet got really red after. I met Jessica and Cindy in the parking place where everyone was supposed to escape to. They didn’t have their coats with them and I guess Cindy just got up from bed. I took off my coat and put it around we three. We hugged together to keep warm. After the fire drill, I started my work. But before that, I had to shovel the snow in front of the shop which was half as high as me to make a way for me to enter. I fell into the snow for many times and almost got all wet. Really felt helpless and just wanted to call my mom... haha.

Fire Drill

Hopeless Day

Working hard


It’s my way…

Lots of things have happened this week. Some were pleasant, some were disappointing, some were annoying. I just tried not to care too much about them. I hope I can only keep memory of the happy ones.
One more day for this week, finally I have my days off on the weekend.

Snow! Snow?! Snow??? Snow.....

It keeps snowing for all day long from last night till now or maybe longer. This morning, when I went to open my shop, I even almost couldn't walk to it. I wore two pants cuz' it's too cold today. My pants got wet till my knee. When I finally entered the shop, I called my boss right away. He said I had to get the shovel from the coffee shop which I just passed by. So then , I went all the way back to the coffee shop. My coat got wet also.

Then I had to shovel every 30 mins because it kept snowing a lot. Every guest who enetered my shop had snow on their hair, eyebrow, eyelashes... looks funny. And the first sentence they said after entered the shop was " I hate snow!" And the cars look like they have a white cap on them, it's cute. haha

I guess tomorrow I"ll get the shovel from the coffee shop first so that I don't need to swim in the sea of snow again...

Little by little

After been working for 2 weeks, I'm now a little used to this kind of life. But still feel weird that I don't need to study and prepare for any exam and quiz everyday. But I think if I keep reading nothing for these 5 months, my brain will oppose to work for exams and quizzes in the future. So since I'm not very busy at my work, I try to still read something. Maybe I'll borrow some books about accounting and do the exercises of them. It's a good way to kill time by doing accounting exercises since we always had 4-hour-exams when I was still in Taiwan. I think I'll ask my parents to send me more books.

I called my parents again today, actually, I called them yesterday also but they were having their dinner and were drinking tea outside. I said " How can you enjoy your life like that while your daughter is working so hard!" Haha, I was really jealous... I made a list of items that I wanted them to send to me. And of course including the food I like. When I called them today, dad was the one who picked up the phone. I haven't heard his voice so clearly for a long time since he's working abroad most of the time. When he said "Wei~" I thought it's a really young guy who picked up the phone. I was shocked a little, and I said "Wei~" also. I was wondering if I dailed the wrong number but then I didn't think that I'd forget my home number just in 6 months. I said "wei" again. And dad said "OH~ hi~" Then I made sure that it's my Dad... I told him that his voice sounded so young. Then he raised his voice and said " I sounded younger?" Seemed he's really happy that I thought so. I didn't talked with him for too long. I just told him something that he has to pay attention to my Bagel and told him my working shift for next week. ( I don't think my working shift help a lot to them but they always ask for it.) Anyway, it's good that I could talk with him by phone though. He'll go abroad again after few days.

Jessica has a day off today and Cindy had a 2 hour break this afternoon. They went to my shop to chat with me since it snowed really heavily today and fewer people came to my shop. We really talked a lot of things. First Jessica asked us what we're going to do for valentine's day. There's a activity in school which people can deliver flowers or chocolates for you to whom you like. As we know, there're a least 5 people are going to give Jessica flowers or chocolates. Cindy and I said we just want to skip valentine's day. Maybe we'll eat instant noodles in our room tomorrow night to make at least something special. Seems like Jessica's really excited for tomorrow. We guess there're 5. But maybe more. And then we talked about her wedding. She's going to get married right after she go back to Taiwan after finishing her job here. Maybe in August. And she said that Cindy, Vickie and I can be her maid of honor at her wedding. And she'll invite Monica to go as well. And she'll have her wedding in Taipei 101. Wow~ I"m really looking forward to it. haha~
Tomorrow is the day for my friends in Taiwan to go back to their work again after the Chinese New Year vacation. Everyone's lazy and feels like need more days off, just like me.


My friends took this one. They were on the same train with him.

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I don't know why but I can't view the comment of the " Be Myself" one. It just turns out the background color without amy words.

Be Myself

My roommate doesn't like to stay at school during our two days off. And she'd like to go out, just doesn't want to stay. She said there're too much memory of her BF at school. But since I"m a lazy person and always just want to stay in our room. She went shopping by herself yesterday. And she talked about her BF with one of her BF's friends here yesterday. Actually, every friends of his recommend Cindy not to be with him. Because they know more about him than Cindy does. So after talking with his friend, Cindy got a really bad mood yesterday. She even went to bed earlier than I did last night. she always wants to keep herself busy so that she won't think about him all the time. Yesterday she asked me if I would give up being with her BF if I were her. I didn't give any answer or advice. I don't want to be the one who make them break up or make them continue being together but without good relationship which may make Cindy cry all the time.
She usually asked advice from Vickie when Vickie's still here. She said that Vickie asked her to break up with him. Even though everytime everyone's answer was to break up with him. She still kept asking if she should.
She worte a very serious email and asked me if it's proper to send to him. I said if you want to be clear of what he's thinking or what he wants then just send it. But she ended up keeping that email and didn't send it out.
Even we didn't have to work today, she's quite busy today. She went swimming with Jessica this morning and we went to ice sliding this afternoon. I think she just doesn't want to think too much all the time. She called her BF yesterday and today. And he was drinking with his friends. She asked him if he went drinking with his Ex. He said "no." Well, even if he did, he wouldn't admit it.
Anyway, I hope she can be herself more, not go too deep to into it...

Relax~

Since we always have to have a quick supper because of our work, my roommate decided to eat in the Italian restaurant in our school for dinner today. We also invited another two friends. The waiters, waitress and cooks there are students, it's part of their courses. And tonight it's the first time for them to serve in the Italian restaurant. We entered the restaurant at about 7pm. Our waiter servered two tables which were both with 4 customers. He was kind of messed up. Another girl only served one table with only two guests. We didn't have our salad until 7:30. When we were eating our salad, the cooks was making our pizzas. And suddenly, we heard the fire alarm. The whole kitchen was full of smoke. The supervisor who's also the teacher said "Don't worry, don't worry, there's no fire." But the fire alarm lasted for about a minute. Our table was next to a big window, and after 10 minutes, we saw the fire engine came, and two firemen came into the restaurant. I think the teacher explained something to them.
After that, the waiter who served us brought 3 pizzas to us. My roommate, Cindy didn't have her pizza. Then the teacher came and said to her, "Well, sorry, we had some problem with your pizza, just wait for a second, it will be right here." We thought that it's her pizza that caused the fire alarm rang. And when I was eating my pizza I said "Hey~ I have a lot of cheese powder under the base! I"m so lucky" The other three, who had also worked in the Italian kitchen before told me "we didn't put that under the pizza."
" I think it's..... flour! It's not well cooked!" Cindy said
But we didn't think it's a good idea to complian about that since it's their first time working in the restaurant. So we just ignored that and I kept eating my.... full of flour pizza.

After 5 minutes, there came Cindy's pizza. Well... looked not very niced, it's lack of some part and smaller than ours. Looked like someone had eaten it before it's served to Cindy.

After the pizza, we're expecting our desserts. The other three girl ordered Tiramisu. I oredered a ... strawberry something. ( I didn't noitced what the waiter said but when I heard the word "strawberry", I just said " I want that") Ivy, one of the other two friends heard that I orded that, she changed her mind also.
My strawberry something truned out really good. The waiter gave Ivy's strawberry something to Evonne(another girl) by mistake. And after Evonne tried that, she didn't want give it back to Ivy. Then they just made a deal that they shared the strawberry something and Cindy ate 2 Tiramisu. Maybe next time I'll go to the restaurant just for the dessert.

Before we entered the restaurant, the guy who looks like Brad Pitt passed by us, I didn't notice that, and my friends just said "It's him! It's him!"
"It's who?" I said.
"Brad Pitt." Cindy answered.
"Well... Are you sure he looks like Brad Pitt?" I replied.
" Yes! he's even more handsome and younger than Brad Pitt" Ivy replied. " Oh! his girlfriend is with him also."
Then I took a look at him when we entered the restaurant. I think he's not very tall, I think he looks more like Orlando Bloom. I had my camera with me since I'd like to take a secret picture of the one who looks like Ken. But I didn't see him today. I asked Ivy and Evonne who are in the same classes with "Fake Ken" and "Fake Brad Pitt". But they said "We'd like to take a picture of Brad Pitt, but we're too shy and afraid to take secret pictures of them." So I just decided to do it by myself.
Fake Pitt sit with his girl friends far from us, his face was not toward us. I could only see his back side. But when he was going to leave, I took the advantage when he stood up and turned around to talk to his friends. Haha~ I got it! Ivy and Evonne wanted to copy the picture from me. They kept saying "So handsome! so handsome! Why you don't think so?" Cindy just replied them " Don't you know Jackie always has a different power of judgement than us?"

Anyway, I still think he looks more like Orlando Bloom. And it took us 2 hours to finish our dinner. Quite a long dinner.

Dad: Don't bite me, Bagel~! 

Happy New Year

Usually, I go back to sleep again after I have my breakfast and before my work starts. But today, I don't feel sleepy at all even though I went to bed late last night. My dad emailed me some photos of Bagel and mom and dad. Bagel looks different now, home looks really different now. My room is quite clean cuz' my mom moved almost all my F4, Tom Cruise's stuff out. Mom also threw all the sofas which were bitten by Bagel totally... So we have no sofa now!~ I'm not sure what will be the next dog snack for Bagel. Maybe my piano.
Another reason that I don't feel sleepy is that I'm going to have two days off from tomorrow~! Sleep, sleep, sleep~

Wake up~ Dad and Bagel! 

CNYE

It's the first time that I have the Chinese New Year without being with any of my relatives. Feel weird, actually, I didn't feel the coming of the Chinese New Year. But I really don't want to just skip it so I always reminded myself the coming of Chinese New Year. I called back home several times today to see what my parents were doing, what my dog was doing, what they're going to do. I would like to talk to my grandmother but she's just back from the hosiptal and was sleeping, so I couldn't say happy new year to her today.

I left my computer online when I was working, and after I got back, I saw some of my friends in Taiwan left messages or sent cell phone messages to me and wished me a happy new year. It's both happy and sad to see their messages.

I said "Happy Chinese New Year" to every Chinese and Taiwanese who came to the shop I I work today. I like the feeling when everyone's saying "Happy Chinese New Year" to each other. Finally, I could feel it.

My friends and I are going to cook "Hot Pot" tonight. We'll have it in Jessica's room. But since she won't be back from work after 11pm, we have to wait for her. I'm a little sleepy though. And even though Chinese New Year's Eve is for family to get together and eat together, being with friends is still different than being with my family.

When I called mom this noon, she was cooking dinner. Usually, she prepared the dinner of Chinese New Year for a whole day. She went to the market to buy plenty of food, and I always went with her because she wanted me to help her carrying those. But actually I went with her because I could ask her to buy the ones I wanted, asked her to cook this, asked her to cook that.

I love to eat a certain kind of snack. It's only sold during Chinese New Year. I always bought a lot and stored it so that I could eat them for the next few months before the expired date. Then I'd have to wait for the Chinese New Year again. Mom said she's going to mail me some. Well, at least I can have something about Chinese New Year.

It's good that I'll have 2 days off on Thursday and Friday this week. Because Thursday is January 2nd of luner which is the day for daughters to go back home. And I'll be able to talk to my mom on Internet any time I want on that day.

Anyway, happy new year to everyone even though you don't have that in your country.

Memory

I got a link of someone's photo album from my friend days ago, I didn't have time to see it until this morning. I don't know the people in the photos but there are pictures of 3 people traveling in Tokyo which reminded me the time I traveled with my friends last year, during the spring break of our last university semester.
Seems like we just went back from the trip, but I feel that I've left the college life for a long long time. The pictures show a lot of place that we've been to. Temples, ships, they Tokyo streets, Ferris Wheel, etc. My necklace broke right after I got off from the Ferris Wheel which I always dreamed to take a ride. And my necklace which my best friends gave me before I left Taiwan to here broke in the morning I moved out my room 606.
Time for work, another week begins

First week ended

I got a message from Monica, who's my best friend here, today. I was unexpected and so happy to get her message. I think she's busy at her job in a restaurant also. Time past so fast, I remember taking the train with her last Sunday. I was disappointed that I didn't see her online this week. Yet she just told me she won't have the Internet in her house until next week. Well, she's 10 years older than me and taught me and helped me with lots of things for the past 5 months. I'm looking forward to talking with her about my job and hear from her job next week.

Finally, today is the last day of the "Busy Week". Instead of starting work in the late morning until late night, I prefer work earlier and finish earlier. Hope I can get enough sleep next week.

Today and tomorrow are the days for new students to check in at our school. They're just like what my friends here and I were like 5 months ago. I have lots of interesting memory of that time.
Everyone was really busy today. The cafeteria where Cindy (my roommate) works opened almost 24 hours today. And she started working from 11:30am to 10 at night. Walked around, served food. Jessica works in the SPA center at school but today she worked as reception and tour guide as well, also busy walking around with her high wheels. And for me, I worked from 10am to 10:30pm today. The net sales of today was 7 times more than before. When I was closing the sales for today, "Wow~"
After I finished my job and got into my new room, Cindy and Jessica were already in the room. I could tell that Cindy was really out of energy. But since Jessica asked Cindy to have a drink in pub with her before going to bed, Cindy still went. And after a whole day working, I still have to keep dealing with all my stuff. I didn't notice that I have soooooo much clothing, food...everything.
Now my roommate has already fell asleep, I feel that my brain is really empty after work, couldn't think anything. I guess it's better for me to take a rest now.

From 606 to 488

Tonight is the last night I sleep in my sweet room 606. It took me 3 hours to move 90% of my stuff right after I finished my job today. I'm exhausted now...
New room is about 2.5-3 times larger than my 606 but not a single room. Haven't had a roommate for a long time. The last time I had roommates was when I was in junior high. 6 people in one room. The room we had at that time was about the same size as my 606. I'm not used living with others, but I'll ty to get used to it.
I could sleep in my big new room 488 tonight. But I just want to stay in my 606 longer. The last night. new starts.
Too tired today, can't think of more thing to write... Just want to go to bed now...

Don't worry, be happy

Yesterday, when Cindy and I were on our way back to the train station from the Olympic museum. We saw two guys who were far away and wore exactly the same type of coats. And they were going toward their car.

" I think they're gays, wearing the same looking coats." I said.
" Maybe they're just brothers." Cinday said.
" Hmm... I wonder if brothers would wear the same type of coats. And the coats look like the ones that the sissy would wear." I replied.
And as soon as we passed in front of their car. One of the guys just said to us " Hello~ ladies, how's your day?"
If it was Jesscia or Vickie, I'm sure they would give these two guys a fly kiss and talked to them. But since it's Cindy and me, we just said hi and smiled and just kept walking.

" See~ they're not" Cindy said.
" Uhh? Why?" I said.
" If they were gays, then they wouldn't have tried to talk to us." said Cindy.
" I think people here just like to talk to others, just say hello, don't they?" I said.
" No, no, no. They were trying to talk to girls." Cindy said.
" But I still think they're a couple. Or... ahh! maybe they think we two are a couple. And they think we are just like them. That's why they're friendly to us." I replied.
" Hmm..... still don't think they're gays" CIndy said.
" Still think they're gays." I replied.

Well...this conversation was the only one we had which was not about Cindy's boyfriend, who just went back to Korea yesterday(actually, Cindy went to the airport with him at 5am yesterday, and Cindy and I met each other in another city in the afternoon.)
Cindy was always worried that her boyfriend would go back to his Ex. When Cindy and I were not talking with each other, she would just suddenly say"I'm so afraid he can't control himself."
I really didn't know what to say. I just smiled and replied " Hmm, who knows, but maybe just trust him."
These days, when Cindy and Jessica were both worried about their BFs' loyalty when we're in my room after our work, I was just playing the Minesweeper game on my computer worried if I could figure out where the mines are. I should just tell them " Hakuna Matata"

CNY

Don't feel like talking today. Saw lots of things, heard lots of things and tried not to think lots of things. Or maybe the other way around, didn't see a lot, didn't hear a lot but thought too much. Whatever, Hakuna Matata.

By the way, finally, I could feel the coming of Chinese New Year when I was eating in a Chinese restaurant today. Maybe it's better not just stay in the mountains all the time.

Ready? Ready.

Watching friends leave is not a very pleasant thing. Especially I'm the one who's not leaving. Some of them, maybe I'll never see again in my life but I always tell myself that I will. Took the train with my best friend Minoca for the last time, unlike ususal, we didn't talk to each other much in the train. We made a promise too see each other again. After getting back, everything seemed had changed. Feel like knocking Monica's door again but no more answer. Used to get her call before meals, but now I just leave to the cafeteria quietly instead. Maybe it will be good to leave my room 606 soon, everything I see in the room, brings me a lot of memory of the past 5 months.
Cindy and Jessica, my only two friends who stay here, came to my room after our first day work. None of temwanted to stay alone in the room. They sais it's a horror feeling. And I believe they have more really unforgettable recalls in their rooms which they don't want to think about all the time. They came to my room chatting just like the first few weeks after we arrived here. The different thing was that we talked about what would our life be 5 months ago, and after 5 months, we thought about what we had done. At last, Cindy wanted to sleep in Jessica's room, I guess she really did't want to be left alone and so did Jessica. I always like to have some time being alone. Being alone sometimes let me feel more comfortable.
Time always keeps going and never slow down a little bit for us to take a rest. New life is waiting for me, I'd better catch its steps.