Big event!

  There will be a big event being held on This Thursday and Friday. It's NCCU's annually Cheer Squad Competition!
  Beginning from winter vacation, our department has started preparing for this important event. And during these three months, our cheer squad members have come through so many ups and downs together. And every member of us, 25 boys and 24 girls, has known each other pretty well, and our friendships are very strong. Since the competition is more than close, we spare no efforts on playing this game well. And hoping we can win what we want to win eagerly.
  Joining Cheer Squad is a very interesting thing. You can not only make many friends but also enjoy in the atmosphere of "working together as a big family"! Being a member of cheer squad, you cheer people around, and yourself, too.
  I must have to say, I'm lovin' it!!!!
  If you haven't seen this before, why not come to join us the day after tomorrow? I bet you that your heart will be afire then!!!

Recently

  Here are results of the previous blogs.
  I finally plucked up my courage to be frank with the friend I mentioned two weeks ago. I wrote down my feelings in the birthday card I gave her. That day, she sent me a text message, told me that she liked the gift and the card very much, and she wrote me a letter three days later. She said that those days, she wanted to have some conversation with me because I looked blue. At first, she want to share something interesting happended between she and her boyfriend with me. Then she tought it was not a good idea because my boyfriend is in Kaushoung and we seldom meet. She didn't want to make me feel worse, but she really didn't know what to do and to say, so she try to talk about tests and homework and hoping we can conquer them together. She thanks me for telling her things I couldn't stand up with. She said she will try hard to adjust her attitude toward pressure receiving from exams and try not to complain so much. After reading her letter, I am happy that I choose to be frank, in this way, I keep a good friend. : )
  About the singing contest, I didn't win it. But I'm not unhappy at all. I think I did show the best of me, and express my feeling of this song with my experience. It was a little pity that I did not use the microphone in the right way, so my voice was not very powerful through it. But I really have a lot of fun. That's enough, I think. :")

Sing with heart!

  I love listening to music, and I love singing, too. We can often be touched or touch people through music or songs. In NCCU, almost every department has an activity called 系卡, it's a chance for anyone to show his or her passion in music, and also your singing skills.
  Last year, I didn't attend the contest because I was afraid of my interest being judged and even graded. I was afraid that if I did poor on that day, I would not be interested in singing that much. But after I watched the show last year, I figured out that it is the courage and confidence that mater, not reputation or honor. Through the contest, you can not only challenge yourself, but also learn how to make your interest better, if you really like it.
  Our department's KARAOK contest will be held on this Tuesday. I'm very nervous. Hope it won't be weird to sing A-mei's song with my childlike sound...

Childish?

  I don't know how people would react to these kinds of things, and I think the way I reacted may have been a little bit childish and selfish. Maybe you could share your feelings with me, please.
  One of my friends in our class regards me as her best friend in NCCU. I'm happy to hear her saying that to her friends..., but a little bit worried, also. Because I'm not getting along with her recently. It's just my personal feeling, and I haven't talked about this problem with her yet. What would you feel if your friend always murmurs about tests, exams, homework, and complains about how difficult it is to finish these stuff? Especially when she can always fixes them well in the end? She always do more exercises than you and get pretty well grades on those tests.
  I know that she spare no efforts on grasping every timing to study, and that's why she can do more exercise and do better on tests. Actually that's also one of the problems. Sometimes, she wants to do much better so she studied the quiz which would be taken at noon during class. And after the quiz, she borrowed my notes of the class she missed. And that notes is just like...I sacrificed my quiz in order not to skip this important class. However, I do not mean that she couldn't complain or express her feelings, bad moods with me, or even get better grades than me. I just can't stand with too many negative thoughts, because I'm glad to listen to my friends' deep thoughts and feelings. But those words she say always makes me nervous. It makes me think that "Oh, no... I may also not be able to finish those works because they are too many of them."
  These mid-term weeks, she makes me feel much more pressured. I secretly try to stay away from her because I'm afraid of I might say or do something hurtful to her if I eventually could not bear with it any longer... Am I childish? I think so, but I still don't have guts to fix this issue. Maybe I'll try to let her know my thoughts this Friday.

I went to see a doctor finally

  What happened after I fell down from the stairs last week? At first, I think it were just some flesh wounds, but few days later, I found in hurts in my chest every time I took a deep breath. So I surrendered and went to see a doctor on Friday.
  I didn't go to Wanfang Hospital, because I think this kind of internal injury sould be treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine. I went to 台欣 Chinese Medicine Clinic near our university. Actually, it was a new experience for me. It's my first time receiving acupuncture therapy and massage therapy. While the doctor was putting the thin needle into my arm, I was so cowardly that I put my hand over my eyes. So not until another doctor ask me if there was only one needle on my body did I knew that there was ONLY ONE needle on my arm.
  I think Traditional Chinese Medicine is pretty amazing. The way to cure the pain in my chest is to use acupuncture needles on my arm and my thigh. COOL!

IT HURRRRRRRRRRRRTS!!!

  Because our department is going to hold a 5-days summer camp in July, we are asked to put up posters in schools and cram schools around Taiwan. I am in charge of Taichung city, and last Saturday,  I went to one of the "popular" buildings of cram schools to stick posters on the wall of the stairways.
 At noon, while I finished the 7th floor and was going downstairs, all of a sudden, I slipped and  lost my balance. Luckily, I let my bags go reflexively, proted my head, and fell on my left back. I was too hurt to move for 2or 3 minutes, and unable to stand up for 10 minutes. After I stood up and looked back, I counted 8 stairs I missed.
  When I got home at night, I found that I got bruises on my thighs and calves, and also scratches on left calf, and left part of my chest hurt when I laughed. I think I was lucky enough to escape with these minor injuries. Actually, the most embarrassing part was that not until my dad told me did I notice that the back of my clothes was torn!!! I even wear it to go shopping and to a movie in the afternoon!!!

Paparazzi

Everybody might have heard of paparazzi, but have you ever been snapped by paparazzi? Yes, I have. That just happened this Sunday.

  I went out for dinner with my good friend. We’ve known each other well since we were in high school. When we sit down and was going to order food, he saw his classmates sitting besides us, so he said hello to them. There were four of them, two men and two women. After that, I heard them whispering and giggling unkindly, “HAHA, being caught red handed by me, huh?” The man (or maybe I should call him “boy”?) stood up and walked to this next table, “What are you laughing at? I just want to take a piece of tissue!” he said. After doing that, taking the tissue, I mean, he turned around slowly, walked back, and sit at his original place. Maybe he thought that only they knew what had happened, but I DID SEE EVERYTHING. I saw him turning around with his cell phone in his hand, and the camera lens was aiming at me and my friend. After his sat down, “Let us see that!” two girls even said.

  My friend asked me whether I would care about it or not. I answered that I’m not angry at them; I just think they are childish and boring. And I’m a little bit worried that they might make up rumor about him in their department, especially while recently something depressing occurred to him. He said there’s no need to worry about him. To me, my boyfriend knows that this guy is my good friend, just like brother and sister, so, that’s fine. I’m wondering what they want to do with those photos. Post on Facebook? Show them to the girl who likes my friend?

Actually, I don’t know what common should I give on this thing and those people.