Dodgers Stadium

Last Saturday, we went to Dodgers Stadium.  I was so happy that I can finally see a ball game in the US.  Maneul, who lived with Naoto, and his family are so kind that he bought the tickets for us, took us to have a Mexican lunch, and gave us beers before the game.  This family is just wonderful and kind.  His two kids are both cute and energetic, which made us a great day.

The sun was too strong that day.  I didn't even have a hat!  Anyway, I still enjoyed the atmosphere in the stadium, although we lost the game.  By the way, I saw 郭弘志 and he did very well.  We even got a group of Taiwanese encouraging him loudly.  I was so happy to hear that, "郭弘志 你好棒!" here.

At the end of the day, we went to Pasadena to go shopping and eating.  Thanks you Vicky!  The Japanese restaurant satisfied my Japanese classmates!  I am so proud of you. Ha!

It's good to go out with international students here.

We must go to more places to do more fun stuffs, right?

Thank you, my friends. Thanks for inviting me!!

"You should learn how to give up if you are a mature man", Lat Friends EP10

This is a quote from EP10 of the Japanese TV shows "Last Friends".

"You should learn how to give up, if you are a mature man".

This is exactly one of the things I must learn.

"Last Friends" is a very sad story.

I recommend it to everyone who enjoys sad stories.

The first party of IF program classmates !

Thanks to Yoshi couples !

I have never thought that I can drink beer with Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese at the same time in the same room!  The place is just great for us.  Yoshi is so kind that he invite all of the IF classmates to his apartment.  The food is impressive.  Thanks to the Japanese girls!  With so much delicious food, I am very very satisified.

 

It's a pity that two people can not attend this party, but we did have a good time.  Bo-hyung showed his pictures and Yoshi showed the video to us which make me feel we are really getting close now.  I enjoyed listening to Japanese classmates talking and trying to learn Korean or Japanese.  Although Zack and I represented the Taiwanese students, we are so unsimilar that no one can find a typical Taiwanese image.  Or maybe the typical Taiwanese image is just not exist...

 

Ryo is really like a older brother for me.  He shared so much and so honestly that I learned a lot during some normal conversation.  Watching Naoto, Ryo, or Bo-hyung talking is really fun.  Each of them has their own habbit while talking.  It is interesting even just watching and listening to their speeches.

 

Anyway, thanks for everyone there.  I am so glad that I got so many new friends from other countries.  And it's my pleasure to know all of you.  It is so amazing that we can get along well without any problem!  I appreciate all of you that regard me as your friend.  This is a great dinner with lots of laughs.

 

Thanks for all three girls who prepare the food. Thanks for Yoshi couple who use their own apartment as the place for party.  Thank you all !

Difficult to Improve

I found it is so hard to improve my English.

Even I speak in English all day, mine vacabulary is still so limited...

The assignments do help, but most of them are not for vocabulary, which I can only increase by reading a lot and looking up in dictionary.

Although it is obvious that language can never be improved so fast, after trying to speak out during the case discussion with American students, I do feel a little depressed.

To cook some eatable things for myself and to try to finish as much assignment as possible is my the only things on my daily schedule now.  

I really hope that I can see the progress of my improvement.

That's all.

A Wonderful Dinner with Classmates in IF Program 2008

This is a great night for me.

It's the first weekend since the class starts.

It's the first time that we have dinner together.

It's the first time I laugh so loudly after I got here.

The food is good. Thanks for Bo Hyung. 

To have such a great Korean dinner, the skill of ordering is pretty important.

When I first mention that we may have dinner together to Ryo,

I didn't know there would be almost all of us.

The contract of not speaking our own language is tough for some people, but we still communicate very very well.

Yoichi and Yoshi both took their wives tonight, and this is definitely the first time I have dinner with so many Japanese. 

I am so sorry that I forgot to tell Xiao that we have changed place and kept her waiting for so long.

Thanks for your forgiveness, Xiao!

All the others are just so incredibly kind that they just waited for us and only ordered 10 minutes before we got the restaurant.

Naoto impressed me with his singing, and Yoshi's wife is my favorite Japanese star's high school classmate! It just amazing and exciting that we can have such a great dinner together.

On my way home, I am so glad that Tian-You and Bo-Hyung can be on my car!

We talked about marriage, which is kind of a strange issue for us, but it was really an interesting conversation! 

Since Bo-Hyung is getting married and Tian-You gets a stable relationship, I am just the one who kept questioning and asking for some answers to fulfill my strong curiosity about marriage and relationships. They indeed brought me lots information and ideas, which make sense and sound useful for me.

Anyway, we talked a lot, laughed a lot, and ate a lot.

It's my pleasure to have so many great classmates during this summer and my upcoming MBA program.

I have already looked forward to drinking with Ryo and all of you!