I back from the Chafing Dish party; it’s really lively and bustling. There were so much staff members I had never seen, and so much people I had never known, though I have not known them yet either. I borrowed a motorcycle and rode there at 11:30 PM. The party has been held until 4 AM, I have a long time not to put my youth into enjoying but programming and doing homework and being cramming for the exams.
The staff members are really so kind. First and foremost I should thank tem for the party and their kindness, and I should beg their pardon if I behaved as my natural ironic, cold way, I had no means to criticize and to ridicule.
12/25/2006
12/22/2006
second day
2006-12-21, Today is my second day working at Dong-Po with myself, and the business volume of today is NT$40. Well, the senior staff member said such situation is “normal” and “frequent”. It sounds I will have easy duties for many days, ha.
Today I met a pair of sister and brother, the yang brother was in junior high school, and his mother hired a tutor for him, and ordered a research room (a private study room) for class. He has a math class and an English class once a week respectively, and he will have 4 classes per week. Well, he seems just graduate from elementary school, and now he should suffer a barrage of “Advancing to higher education” doctrine and exams and tests. Hope he could tolerate this destined students’ career.
The staff members will have a “chafing dish” party at 23:30 on X'mas Eve. And attendees will exchange the presents which value must be under NT$200. Maybe I shall borrow a motorcycle to attend the party. I believe it would be funny.
Today I met a pair of sister and brother, the yang brother was in junior high school, and his mother hired a tutor for him, and ordered a research room (a private study room) for class. He has a math class and an English class once a week respectively, and he will have 4 classes per week. Well, he seems just graduate from elementary school, and now he should suffer a barrage of “Advancing to higher education” doctrine and exams and tests. Hope he could tolerate this destined students’ career.
The staff members will have a “chafing dish” party at 23:30 on X'mas Eve. And attendees will exchange the presents which value must be under NT$200. Maybe I shall borrow a motorcycle to attend the party. I believe it would be funny.
12/17/2006
A new job
I got a new job. The job is offered by Chang-Chin Study Center, I have attended three days pre-job training with headache Tuesday through Wednesday.
It’s an easy job for most people but me. It seems easy to most people, because the staff members merely need to clean the circumstances on clock, to check the money before out-off-duty, and to introduce the system to new customers and solve the customers’ requests. I have to profess the difficulty to me is the necessary of interactive with people.
The staff members there are so good, so kindly, and so talkative. And they look really harmonious, and the staff members, who are on night shift, including me, always close the store together.
I’m not talkative, and I scarcely join their chat, I guess I seems cold to them. So far, I have wondered about why the company would offer the job to me except the reason they found no one take the offer. And so far, it’s good to me.
It’s an easy job for most people but me. It seems easy to most people, because the staff members merely need to clean the circumstances on clock, to check the money before out-off-duty, and to introduce the system to new customers and solve the customers’ requests. I have to profess the difficulty to me is the necessary of interactive with people.
The staff members there are so good, so kindly, and so talkative. And they look really harmonious, and the staff members, who are on night shift, including me, always close the store together.
I’m not talkative, and I scarcely join their chat, I guess I seems cold to them. So far, I have wondered about why the company would offer the job to me except the reason they found no one take the offer. And so far, it’s good to me.
臺北人
臺北人(典藏版)
作者：白先勇/著
出版社：爾雅
《臺北人》是由十四篇短短篇小說集結而成，分別為《永遠的尹雪艷》、《一把青》、《歲除》、《金大班的最後一夜》、《那片血一般紅的杜鵑花》、《思舊賦》、《梁父吟》、《孤戀花》、《秋思》、《滿天裏亮晶晶的星星》、《遊園驚夢》、《冬夜》、《國葬》。
《臺北人》主要是描寫一群出身中國大陸的男男女女，他們皆有過一段難忘的「過去」。這些人物來自台臺北都市社會各階層，有年邁挺拔的儒將樸公、退休的女僕、上流社會的夫人、下流社會的女子、知識份子、自視甚高的老闆娘、幫傭工人、軍人、社交名媛、舞女。這些大小人物貧富懸殊，行業各異，但沒有一個不背負著一段沈重的、斬不斷的過去。
《臺北人》的歷史背景，橫跨了辛亥革命、五四運動、北伐、抗日、國共內戰。
《臺北人》展現了強烈的今昔對比。就如的書前引錄的劉禹錫〈烏衣巷〉，「禾雀橋邊野花草，烏衣巷口夕陽斜。舊時王謝堂前燕，飛入尋常百姓家。」
人類的生命有限，青春不得永駐，時間激流不能暫緩。《臺北人》底下的人物，有的懷抱著過往不能釋懷，有的惦記著過去活在當下，有的完全拋棄過去接受現實。在《臺北人》中，愛情、理想、精神，與性慾、現實、肉體相互拉扯，理想與現實相對立，而人們就在這樣的矛盾下生存。或許，人，要活下去，要不敗亡，最多只能──偶然回顧。
人類對於現實無情的控訴，或許只能像《那片血一般紅的杜鵑花》中的杜鵑花，好像一腔按捺不住的鮮血，猛地噴了出來，灑得一園子斑斑點點都是血紅血紅的，開得那樣放肆，那樣憤怒。
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
What I found in Pride and Prejudice are pride and prejudice of course.
When Elizabeth Bennet first met eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thought him arrogant and conceited, while he struggled to remain indifferent to her good look and lively mind. When she later discovered Darcy had involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane; meanwhile she was blinded by Whickham’s lies, she was determined to dislike Darcy more than ever.
Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions. When Elizabeth had read the letter from Darcy many times, she regretted what she had judged. She said ‘Vanity, not love, has been my folly’. And I have been impressed by Elizabeth’s lively life philosophy: Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
12/05/2006
11/30/2006
Literature and Life take home exam
What’s the relationship between the subjects of the objects we have seen and life?
What’s the notice of “Frankenstein”?
What’s the relationship between the subjects of the objects we have seen and life?
In “Lady and Tiger”, I found the jealousness, distrust, class, and family status in life. The king disagreed with his daughter and an officer were in love, because the officer had a much lower family status than theirs, and the officer was in a much lower class; the princess was jealous of her lover had somewhat romantic relationship with a maid; when the officer went to the door which the princess directed him to choose, he hesitated to open it, he had somewhat suspicion on the princess’ kindly help, the suspicion was that was the princess such a generous, forgiving, and kind woman to make the officer and the maid being a couple?
In “The Lottery”, I found the ridiculousness and absurdity in life. We all felt the villagers were ridiculous, they believed if they kill someone by throwing him or her rocks and stones, they could have a plentiful harvest and a relaxation. And the real-life world is also ridiculous, we discriminate against people, classify people on the race, the ethnicity, the level of education, the amount of income, and the status of society.
In “King Lear”, I found the ambition, snobbishness, and blindness in life. The two oldest daughters of King Lear treated him as the greatest, closest, and most important father while he hadn’t release the throne yet, whereas they treat Lear as an abandoned old and mad man after he delivered the country to them. The youngest daughter, Cordelia, was pure, unselfish, and unflinchingly loyal. Lear treated Cordelia as nothing because he was blinded by the sweet words, while Gloucester was blinded by lies and tricks.
In “Frankenstein”, I found the stubbornness, selfishness, prejudice, and revenge in life. Frankenstein is a stubborn man, he insisted relive his teacher, hence birth a poor monster without name; he insisted relive his wife, Elizabeth, hence made her suicide. The man made by Frankenstein encountered much discrimination and prejudice, everyone treated him as a monster, attack him and run away from him, even though he had done a lot help for his wanted friends. The man decided to avenge his maker, Frankenstein, this decision sank Frankenstein in tragedy.
I had read the Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice” published by Penguin, and seen the movie in class. What I found in “Pride and Prejudice” are pride and prejudice of course. When Elizabeth Bennet first met eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thought him arrogant and conceited, while he struggled to remain indifferent to her good look and lively mind. When she later discovered Darcy had involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane; meanwhile she was blinded by Whickham’s lies, she was determined to dislike Darcy more than ever. Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions. When Elizabeth had read the letter from Darcy many times, she regretted what she had judged. She said ‘Vanity, not love, has been my folly’. And I have been impressed by Elizabeth’s lively life philosophy: Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
What’s the notice of “Frankenstein”?
In the film “Stargate SG-1”, the replicas have human shape, human looks, and human thoughts. They can love the others, but they can’t get the trust from human; they avenge their creator, human, like the story Frankenstein.
In Margaret Atwood’s fiction “Oryx and Crake“, Crake capriciously creates a new human being and destroys original ones. Crake’s capriciousness likes Frankenstein’s.
In Michael Crichton’s fiction “Prey”, the scientists egotistically create an intellectual, loosing control nanometer being for their wealth. The selfishness of them likes Frankenstein’s.
In Umberto Eco’s fiction “The name of the rose”, the old monk Jorge follows his belief to kill some monks. He stubbornly guards a book from exposing. To blindly protect his world, his belief, he burns all of the books, all the wisdoms and intelligence in the library. The stubbornness and blindness like Frankenstein’s.
We all hope our lovely family, friends, lover could live for a very long time. We all hope we can accompany with our loves forever. But, if our lover, family, or friends die, do we have the right to relive them even with a human they wouldn’t want to be? I think it’s not, we have no rights to relive them for our egotistic sake, and we have no rights to make any decision for them to live with deficiency.
We often blindly do something harmful, but we always know it until the harm gotten. There are always a lot of sounds come from our consciences and the other’s advises; if we spare a bit of time to think about our scheme twice, we may avoid the harm. If Frankenstein spares a little bit time to think about his working, he may avoid creating a monster and a series tragedies.
What’s the notice of “Frankenstein”?
What’s the relationship between the subjects of the objects we have seen and life?
In “Lady and Tiger”, I found the jealousness, distrust, class, and family status in life. The king disagreed with his daughter and an officer were in love, because the officer had a much lower family status than theirs, and the officer was in a much lower class; the princess was jealous of her lover had somewhat romantic relationship with a maid; when the officer went to the door which the princess directed him to choose, he hesitated to open it, he had somewhat suspicion on the princess’ kindly help, the suspicion was that was the princess such a generous, forgiving, and kind woman to make the officer and the maid being a couple?
In “The Lottery”, I found the ridiculousness and absurdity in life. We all felt the villagers were ridiculous, they believed if they kill someone by throwing him or her rocks and stones, they could have a plentiful harvest and a relaxation. And the real-life world is also ridiculous, we discriminate against people, classify people on the race, the ethnicity, the level of education, the amount of income, and the status of society.
In “King Lear”, I found the ambition, snobbishness, and blindness in life. The two oldest daughters of King Lear treated him as the greatest, closest, and most important father while he hadn’t release the throne yet, whereas they treat Lear as an abandoned old and mad man after he delivered the country to them. The youngest daughter, Cordelia, was pure, unselfish, and unflinchingly loyal. Lear treated Cordelia as nothing because he was blinded by the sweet words, while Gloucester was blinded by lies and tricks.
In “Frankenstein”, I found the stubbornness, selfishness, prejudice, and revenge in life. Frankenstein is a stubborn man, he insisted relive his teacher, hence birth a poor monster without name; he insisted relive his wife, Elizabeth, hence made her suicide. The man made by Frankenstein encountered much discrimination and prejudice, everyone treated him as a monster, attack him and run away from him, even though he had done a lot help for his wanted friends. The man decided to avenge his maker, Frankenstein, this decision sank Frankenstein in tragedy.
I had read the Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice” published by Penguin, and seen the movie in class. What I found in “Pride and Prejudice” are pride and prejudice of course. When Elizabeth Bennet first met eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thought him arrogant and conceited, while he struggled to remain indifferent to her good look and lively mind. When she later discovered Darcy had involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane; meanwhile she was blinded by Whickham’s lies, she was determined to dislike Darcy more than ever. Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions. When Elizabeth had read the letter from Darcy many times, she regretted what she had judged. She said ‘Vanity, not love, has been my folly’. And I have been impressed by Elizabeth’s lively life philosophy: Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
What’s the notice of “Frankenstein”?
In the film “Stargate SG-1”, the replicas have human shape, human looks, and human thoughts. They can love the others, but they can’t get the trust from human; they avenge their creator, human, like the story Frankenstein.
In Margaret Atwood’s fiction “Oryx and Crake“, Crake capriciously creates a new human being and destroys original ones. Crake’s capriciousness likes Frankenstein’s.
In Michael Crichton’s fiction “Prey”, the scientists egotistically create an intellectual, loosing control nanometer being for their wealth. The selfishness of them likes Frankenstein’s.
In Umberto Eco’s fiction “The name of the rose”, the old monk Jorge follows his belief to kill some monks. He stubbornly guards a book from exposing. To blindly protect his world, his belief, he burns all of the books, all the wisdoms and intelligence in the library. The stubbornness and blindness like Frankenstein’s.
We all hope our lovely family, friends, lover could live for a very long time. We all hope we can accompany with our loves forever. But, if our lover, family, or friends die, do we have the right to relive them even with a human they wouldn’t want to be? I think it’s not, we have no rights to relive them for our egotistic sake, and we have no rights to make any decision for them to live with deficiency.
We often blindly do something harmful, but we always know it until the harm gotten. There are always a lot of sounds come from our consciences and the other’s advises; if we spare a bit of time to think about our scheme twice, we may avoid the harm. If Frankenstein spares a little bit time to think about his working, he may avoid creating a monster and a series tragedies.
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