Though I was totally FURIOUS yesterday, there were still good things happening.
First of all, in "The Structure of English", Dr. Jain taught us "past participle" & "present participle".
I was so excited because this is what MY students in Taiwan would definitely know.
It was pretty funny to know that most native speakers had to "learn" it.
I like Dr. Jain's lecture very much because it was clear & organized.
On the other hand, I went to the library before lunch & I found a place which was full of SUNSHINE!
It was really comfortable & warm to study there, though soon I fell asleep!
These were the two things that happened yesterday.
I really have to write them down because if not, I would forget that the world is still beautiful!
Cheers
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Yesterday, one of my housemates took my mayo away, without asking me first, just because she thought it belonged to our landlord.
Anyhow, she bought me back a new one. FINE!
Today, when I was about to microwave my McChicken for lunch, I couldn't find it anywere in the fridge.
THIS IS KILLING ME!
I don't want to deal with this any more!
The stinky basement, awful dogs, dishes piled up in the sink, not being able to do the laundry as I want...
I HAD ENOUGH OF IT!!!
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This weekend I didn't go anywhere special because I planned to make up the reading.
However, I wasted my yesterday, which was Saturday...I watched 2 Hilary Duff's movies & some "scrubs"...
I think I only finished one chapter of Second Language Acquisition & half of chapter 1 in Principles of Language Learning & Teaching(PLLT)...
Even so, I fell asleep @ around 10...woke up @ 2 & then went back to sleep again...till 8 in the morning.
It is my landlord Mike's birthday today.(He's a monkey, too & he is 24 years older than me!)
He made a big bowl of mashed potato with eggs & chicken inside. Besides, he made an excellent dish with lots & lots of EGGPLANTs, tomatoes, onions...MY FAVORITE!!!
Feeling guilty, I tried my very best to finish PLLT & read 1 chapter in Governmenb & Binding Theory and An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, respectively. (Though I had no idea what they are talking about...HA~)
Then, I went to Stonestown.
Originally, I thought it was totally a rumor that it was not worth going at all.
After I spent like 1 hour there, I realized that it was totally TRUE.
Nordstrom & macy's were both AWFUL; I can't even remember what were there now!
Anyhow...on my way to McDonald's I went into BORDERS & looked around for about 1 hour.
It was so COOL & I bought a "Total Body Conditioning" DVD, which was $8.13(with a 25% discount).
I was s~~~o happy that I got it because it was like Body Balance class in Alexander, which I used to take back in Taiwan.
The last stop of today's trip was McDonald's.
I spent $8.13 for my dinner, which contained a premiun grilled chicken classic sandwich, a pack of fries & a chocolate milkshake, plus a $1 McChicken
Before I got home, I finished the fries & milkshake and I thought I was going to EXPLODE.(HELP~)
So, in a word, I had a ok day today, because I still have lots of things to do.
Can't believe it's Monday AGAIN tomorrow!!!
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這篇文章不知道要寫幾天才會寫得完...anyway...
來到San Francisco已經超過1個月了.學生的生活也邁入第5個星期
很多人在MSN上遇見我.一定是問我在這裡生活還習慣嗎
我的回答通常都是還好.因為真的是還好
各方面當然沒有在台灣方便.不過這裡已經算是要什麼就有什麼了
交通上困難了一點倒是真的.沒有車就跟沒有腳一樣.走路走到我快發瘋
三餐幾乎都是自己煮.每天都在想怎麼樣用一樣的食材做出不一樣的料理(要小抱怨一下的就是這裡的東西份量都很大.甜度更是誇張.有點吃不消)
至於住的方面沒有一開始那麼開心了.因為住進來後才漸漸發覺一些我不能接受的地方...
比方說地下室真的很臭.洗衣服限制多.室友會抽煙.吃完東西他們都不洗碗.帶朋友回來又很吵...
然後這一陣子又發生了好多事(我的美奶滋.麥香雞.醋接連不見...)
雖然需要到處看房子然後把一堆東西pack又unpack就真的全身發軟.可是我是真的在考慮搬出去了
天氣方面我也快被整瘋:陽光.霧.風...亂來一通.所以我超怕冬天的來臨
剛好那天Mark哥哥問我來這裡最surprised的地方是什麼.我的回答是上課方式
西方人習慣於主動思考.在課堂上總是踴躍發言(雖然有些我聽了真是想揍人!老師明明10秒鐘前才說過啊!然後有些又好像是為了發言而發言的.聽起來有點stupid).也敢challenge老師說法上與自己思考上相異之處
相較之下.東方人被動地接受老師給予的全部.在這裡似乎就有點難生存
上課給我的壓力很大.我一天到晚都在想著打退堂鼓.閱讀的份量超多.我又討厭寫作.然後我不知道怎麼樣專心
完全就是一個糟字啊啊啊啊@_@
我一直都在想將來的我會很懷念這段在San Francisco的生活嗎?No idea at all...
不過我很確定的就是我很幸運有爸媽借我錢讓我可以出國.可是在這裡其實也並沒有讓我特別開心
我想每個人都有自己屬於的那個地方.也許到目前為止我還沒有發現這裡讓我到不想離開的好...
或許其它地方可能更好.但總之我來了這裡.就盡力適應這裡.感受一切
常常回想起台灣.覺得變得好遙不可及.我並不是說對於台灣的記憶完全消逝無蹤喔!
只是回想起一年前那樣瘋狂痛苦的我.都好像是好久好久以前的事了...
那時候的我糊塗無知.討厭這整個世界...另一方面我更討厭自己每天去上課的時候都戴著那張虛假的面具...
現在想起來實在有點難以接受...
Anyhow...以上...就是我從開始寫到開放大概花了2個星期有的月報...謝謝收看!
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我一定要來說說
在美國真的不是只有cheese的
我發誓
昨天晚上我用現有的東西弄了晚餐吃
首先我把剩下能用的九層塔拿來煎了個蛋
放在擺了buuter lettuce的吐司上
然後再加上了起司
因為蕃茄太大顆而且中午吃了所以就沒切
整個三明治就是白.黃.綠三種顏色
起司融掉超好吃
然後我煎了1/4塊豆腐(因為煮泡菜鍋的時候用了1/2塊實在爆多)
再炒了一株青江菜加上2朵香菇(也是因為煮泡菜鍋用了4朵吃得很難受-_-)
算是很豐盛又兼具營養價值的一餐
在這裡買東西的壞處就是東西都超大要不就超多
比方說蛋一口氣買了個18顆
薯葉.青江菜.butter lettuce一買就是超大一包
我只好一個星期吃一種
然後那天去Irving St.買菜的時候差那麼一點點就要買肉了
可是聞到那些味道實在是令人不敢恭維
我看我的咖哩大概只會有馬鈴薯而已
至於鮪魚罐頭呢?!我到現在都還沒找到
因為本人不會用開罐器的緣故所以只能找那種易開罐的
我又不想妥協買了普通的那種然後去麻煩我房東幫我開@_@
最後說說培根
我想我可能有一陣子不想吃了吧?!
不過話又說回來培根其實很好用
火腿是比不上的
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I went to see Dr. Taylor yesterday morning, just to find out if I could waive 6 units of literature.
Thankfully, he said yes, based on my transcript.
This would save me NT60,000 something, which is AWESOME!
Later, I went grocery shopping @ Irving St. again & this time I didn't waste much time there because it was too cold.
The only thing I still can't get used to is the strange weather here.
It was sunny & warm in the morning, yet it tuned cold & windy in the afternoon.
I rearranged my room in a BIG way, so my room looks bigger & more SPACIOUS now.
I think I'm going to get a sofa bed from IKEA, as well as 1 or 2 cushions.
Then, I can proudly present you with my LOVELY room.
I made myself a HUGE bowl of kimchi soup with noodles for dinner.
Really YUMMY, but my belly was that close to EXPLODE~
Waking up really early this morning, I made a BLT for lunch.
(I put an egg & a piece of cheese, too!)
The stupid thing was I got everything ready except for the two textbooks.
When I found this out, it was only 15 minutes for the class to start.
Anyhow...I kinda walked really really fast and then ran back to my room & tried to get back to school a.s.a.p.
However, it still took me 25 minutes; sadly, the instructor didn't use the books today!(Darn it!)
Winding up my 2nd week with an interview for the project SHINE.
I'm going to be a coach @ Downtown Campus, City College of San Francisco, every Thursday, from 1:30 to 4:00, starting from Sep. 27.
The class I signed up for is a culinary class, with the preference of Cantonese or Mandarin.
Hopefully it will be interesting enough & I can get something valuable from it.
I have a feeling that every day I go to school with this happy feeling inside, but on my way back I somehow feel MELANCHOLY...
Really weird, don't you think?
But as soon as I got home, I found one thing which was really really LUDICROUS!
If you pay close attention, you'd definitely figure it out!
But not too close...all my readers...I don't like PAPARAZZI!
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材料：市售韓式泡菜100g、豬肉片50g、蔥段20g、白菜50g、高湯1,000c.c.
調味料：醬油1小匙、鰹魚粉1小匙
做法：
1. 白菜洗淨切適當大小。
2. 鍋中先放高湯和調味料，再加入泡菜、豬肉片、蔥段煮滾，最後加入白菜，以小火煮3分鐘即成。
TIPS：這裡的韓式泡菜也可換成東北酸白菜，口味也很特別喔!
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材料：義大利麵100條、蘑菇50g、培根2片、大蒜2粒
調味料：奶油濃湯塊2塊(約40g)、胡椒粉1/4小匙、鹽少許
做法：
1. 將義大利麵煮熟，瀝乾水分備用。
2. 大蒜、蘑菇洗淨切片，培根切片備用。
3. 鍋中熱1大匙橄欖油，加入蒜片及培根小火炒香，再加入蘑菇、濃湯塊、水100 c.c.煮成醬汁，入義大利麵後轉大火，醬汁略乾後以胡椒粉及鹽調味即成。
TIPS：水不要加太多，醬汁太稀味道不夠，就不好吃囉。
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I don't have any classes today, but I went to school this morning, trying SO HARD to finish my 1st assignment: collecting 3 greetings!
I had to OVERHEAR people talking, memorize as much as possible & write it down.
Kinda frustrated, but later I found out that I worried too much because what I got is no worse than others'.
Lynn, Yi-juen & I had lunch @ Cafe Bistro inside NORDSTROM downtown.
They came to San Jose from San Diego & spent 2 days here in San Francisco.
It was really great to get together & most important of all, it was Lynn's treat this time.
I'll treat you back when I go to San Diego lah...HA HA!
The weather was NICE this afternoon, SUNNY & WARM, very comfortable.
When I walked downtown,I felt truly HAPPY for the first time after I came here.
Weather really MATTERS!!!
I think I've already adapted to most of the things here, which is COOL!
Tonight, I made myself miso noodles with seaweed.
Again, I have to say, I'm totally born to be an excellent cook! HA~
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這門課是開學以來我上得最開心的課.Casey Keck好NICE~
中午的時候我冒著冷風到Cafe買了個Roast Beef Sandwich(Sourdough)+Cafe Au Lait
(以後每個星期五都要做好吃的三明治帶去上課.因為我們的鳥上課時間是11:10-13:55-_-)
下了課之後我跑到書局耗了好久.買了個S.F State的旅行包還有很棒的52 Adventures in San Francisco樸克牌.超開心!然後再去辦了退選...
晚上回家因為沒有網路所以我很認真地把這一個星期以來的syllabus跟筆記整理起來.覺得超級有成就感的!
然後台灣的時間還是1號.所以我們一家四口就用三方通話聊天.在此特別祝福我老爸55歲大壽快樂^_^
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.就忍不住提早出門
