Thanksgiving Meal!

Yuji and I cooked our big Thanksgiving meal. Fried Shrimp、辣子雞丁、菠菜炒牛肉、?菜沙茶豬肉、滷肉&蛋、羅宋 soup and Tea.







Charles, John, and Mike had a great dinner with us. Originally, I want to cook 鳳梨蝦球, but maybe next time, ha.

However, my electrical pot is not big enough that rice is not enough! In fact, I think the meal was not that successful because my habit is different from Yuji's.





After the meal, Dylan broung poker here.

This was my first playing poker in USA!

They also drank a lot of beers, brought by Mike.







I played hair cut!! Ha this is the second time I trim my hair!!

I borrowed a pair of scissors for thining hair from Koko.

It was so funny that I should have trimmed my hair when I was in Taiwan!! However, I cant see the back and i dont know whether i trimmed the hair uniformly. Also, I cut it much shorter than what I expected. Next time I have to wash hair before trimming XD





There came the first big shower in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Unforunately, my cable and internet were idled from one-day rainning =.=

God! I cant believe it! Just one-day rainning!





Most important thing of these weeks is that I got a RA!!

Ha!! And I can get 50% of salary and 12 credits for free!!

My advisor is a good guy. When other member of the Lab asked what project I want to do, my advisor said, "To get money first is more important!" Ha! Probably, I have to burn my life next semester.





By the way my Ginger grows up to about 10 cm high!! ha

Universal Studios Hollywood

Welcome to LA! Sophitia came to USA for her conference in Irvine. I was so happy since Ihave not seen her for more than half an year!

Happy Halloween!

This was my first Halloween in America.

There were many people wearing strange costumes on the streets!

It's a pity that we didn't go to the west Hollywood Halloween Carnival. Instead, we visit an activity northeastern part outside campus. When I was about to cross the road, someone asked me to turn my head and I saw the ugly ghost! Ha, it's so funny! They also asked if we were from Taiwan! Later, I took a pic with him. The most common character is the Clown in Batman-The Dark Knight, while there is no Batman all night.







However, we didn't play Pumpkin carving tonight. When I saw the pics of pumpkin carved by Mark, I envied him! I want to play pumpkin carving next year!






By the way, I practiced driving this morning. The accelerator of the coach's car was so loose that I often push too much! In this way he had a reason to blame me!! So motorcycle.

Hope I can pass the driver's exam quickly.

A single day apart seems like three years

My time goes very fast! I mean, what happened two days ago seemed to be very far from now on. I kind of worry about the relationship with people who I dont contact for more than two weeks. I might consider that are we still good friends? I feel strange. However, after talking for a while, I feel like before. Indeed, I know the true relationship.



I went to Lyon Center for the first time. But I was forbidden entering the building or I had to pay $10 because I didn't sign up the waive form on-line. I had no choice but barrow someone eles's uscard.



There are two kinds of squash ball, squash and racquetball

The speed of Racquetball is much faster and the elaticity is bettert than those Squash. Also the room for Racquetball is larger.



I have learned three kinds of squash.

One is for a kind of vegetable, such as Taiwan squash, which is $3.5/EA expensive. The other is for a kind of juice, which tasts bad. Another is the Squash ball.







In UV, Korean BBQ

Originally, i wanted to order 10. Beef and chicken and vegetables, which is equivallent to 6 meals. XD

1 beef 2 beef and vegetables 3 chickens

8 beef and chicken 9 vegetables

Finally, I ordered Kim chi soup or 泡菜豆腐煲, $8.00

which is not as good as 大腸臭臭鍋XD

Ken ordered Special kim chi fried rice, with free soda

The boss gave me a free coke because she said only one drink is strange for two people. Ha.

我的泡菜很多 就問學弟要不要吃

The boss watched and then treated him free kim chi, whihc is worth 50cents.

學弟點的炒飯有雞肉跟牛肉兩種，我挾了他的雞肉來吃

I think the chicken is better than my tofu soup, which has only one piece of beef. =.=

學弟就說 老闆會不會再請我吃一盤肉XD

哈 還不錯 這家老闆有人情味





After that, we went to the Galen center to watch the women's volleyball game, USC vs Stanford.

American are so high that they will dance or do something funny when they are caught by the photographer!

James 搶到兩件t-shirt! He is so lucky!

就丟在他旁滿，讓我跟詠晴賺到USC T-shirt! Because the size is M. ha!

By the way, we are on TV for twice!

But I only have the video taken by myself.

Maybe people in Taiwan can see me on ESPN XD

I try to catch the game by my fs520 in video mode.

However, it's so hard that I felt tired and quitted after 1m30sec XD

Photographer is professional!

No matter what, I took the pictures of No.5 Jessica Gysin, who is a pretty scorer of USC!

First midterms in USC finished

I take my first midterm, Random Process, in Zumberge Hall of Science, which is a very strange building.

At the first glance I felt lost when i got into the buiding.

It's a litte like the Physics Building of NTHU. XD

於是我馬上退出去，然後照著教授建議的門，找到考試的教室XD 哈 我怕遲到



I went to Parkside, which is a buffet on campus, with Fred. The cost is $8, $10 and $12 for morning, noon, and evening, respectively. The beef steak, sweet and sour chicken, and pizza taste delicious. Everything else is bad, especiallly, dessert. All dessert suck! Ice cream, blueberry pie, Brownie. 這個Brownie 一切就碎掉了XD 有夠扯。



After taking three midterms here, I think that exam questions are much easier than what I have taken in NTHU. They emphasize understanding of class materials. Problems hard to prove will not appear in a 80-minute exam. As a result, I feel no pressure anymore!





騎腳踏車回家的時候，在路上等紅綠燈，

突然頭被一種東西滴到......

竟然是松樹的脂...還好不是鳥大便XD

那一瞬間我在心裡罵了美國的烏鴉....

松脂有一種香味 但是超黏的XD

就像用了超強的髮彫.....害我洗了三次頭><

I learn to laugh, even I dont want to laugh.

It's two thirty in the morning, but I cannot fall asleep.





It has been a long time that I feel nervous under the pressure from midterm that is so heavy that my heart is beatting fast and my breath is getting tough. Maybe this is because of the first Midterm I have in USC. However, there are still two days from it! Oh my dear lord!





I kind of look at a stranger in the mirror. What's wrong with me? I don't study hard enough as before, I am not careful as before, I cannot look at the bright side. I kind of lost my confidence and composure, which were built up from diligence and persistence. What I hate the most is that the materials are easy, which I should handle easily.



Now, even the 三杯雞 I cooked is terrible! By the way, I found that not only potato, but also ginger germinates.XD





I have to spend more time studying, which is obvious the thing I am good at and familiar with and is not whimsical and mecurial.





I decided to avoid attendence of the DEN classes in these two weeks. I dont want to make stupid mistakes again as I did in my homeworks.





I learn to laugh, even I dont want to laugh.





P.S. 這時候隔壁的還不睡一直講電話還是什麼的，是怎樣，真的很靠盃，就不要過來怪我在半夜唱歌，都三點半多了...機車

English is important

I worked hard on my homework and I saw the sunrise for the first time. This is because I did not do my homework until the last minute. At the same time, it had rained for the first time since i came to Los Angeles, although it seemed like no rain at all. I hate that I am lazy and not active as I was before. To sum up, I need a regular, not good, habit of studying and sleeping.



In LAB meeting, the professor will talk about what he has done in last week and what he heard in the quantum group meeting of CalTech. This is much different from my impression in Taiwan. I believe I come to a correct place, although I still cannot understand what the professor is talking about, especially his jokes that everyone, except me, is laughing at. I try.



The shopping habit is different from Taiwan. I have to take things out from the basket and put the basket on the ground before I pay. However, I give the basket with things to the cashier directly in Taiwan. By the way, I learn to waste the plastic bags in USA.



I find that I can watch the NBA games of LA Lakers and LA Clipper on TV directly, which is very good news. I hope one day I can go to Staple Center and watch Lakers vs Rocket!



I can cook 蛋包飯, 三杯雞, 牛肉麵 and so on. I find how to make delicious sliced egg with milk! Next time I will show it.

Time goes by

Time went by so fast

that I ddn't know what I did have done.



What am I doing?









Try to be more like myself.

Earnest. Patience. Composure. Sanguinity.



As time goes by,

I am stll thinking, watching the little squirrel running around......

We&#39;re all alone

This is an English song playing now.

I have forgotten where I have heard from.

Probabily it is a theme song of certain Japaness drama within 1 to 2 years.



What is the title of the drama? I cant remember.

This seems to remind me of the scene in the drama.

The male title role was sadly watching or thinking or running?

The female title role was apart.

It should be.



I have no ideas but tears.

The plot of my story two years ago burst into my mind.

Have I grown up? What I learnt from the story?

Why I was sad about the same scenario?



I am trying to find the answer.

Mu Dung Sun BBQ@Los Angeles, Koreantown

I went to Mu Dung Sun BBQ with My father's friend, Ming, and his family

來美國了

終於有空談一下現在的情形，



7/29

海關的人員還蠻機車的，我哥跟我一起，他對我哥說

"he cant take care of himself?"



之後我爸的朋友幫我接機 帶我們去 Little Tokyo

路上還有游民來要錢xd 要是沒開車根本不敢亂走

而且有的區域很明顯 一大堆黑人、老墨



在小東京吃了一家 涮涮鍋 也不錯 大概有十五片肉吧 $5.5 未稅



旅館還不錯 畢竟一個晚上112元xd 他的販賣機 一瓶600cc 的水 1.25

然後只有一條網路線Orz 得輪流用..



幫07學弟接機的學長剛好也是通訊的，聊了一下，一直叫人家幫他介紹女朋友是怎樣xd





7/30

旅館的早餐是 千層派跟馬糞蛋糕 有香蕉跟橘子 飲料是蘋果汁跟柳橙汁還有咖啡

都是隨便拿，就算你沒住在那 跑去拿他應該也不知道xd



一大早T$A(台灣同學會) 問我們要不要辦Bank of America (BOA)的帳號

推薦人可以賺十元 被推薦人可以賺十元 果然是 T$A

而且超機車 他們一起預約 只有一個人幫我們弄

變成一個人四十分鐘 、一個一個等 超久XD



事實證明 後來我帶學弟去辦 直接就可以辦 根本不用等 而且變成我賺十元



美國人超晚上班，我十點前打電話給房東都不接的，

終於到十二點半有一個房東才理我



後來去買了subway 我發現我根本不會點 哈 我在台灣的subway 就不太會點了:P



這兩天都在調時差 根本變成兩段式睡眠XD





7/31 逛了校園，usc真的是相當小，大概四十分鐘可以逛完吧

之後陪學弟去看 西區的房子，離系館最近，但是治安稍差



學弟一開口"aa.. I am a student of .. USC ..aaaa I want to...a"

結果房東就說了 " 你可以說中文的呀!"

於是他房東就是個大陸人



中餐吃了Denny's 漢堡 份量超大 可樂也是無限喝 大概是$7~9

根本吃不完XD



後來再去找房東..看看我就租下來了 哈 之後再弄個照片

這棟住的大部分好像都是留學生，

有一戶 還貼春聯，超屌，哈，害我也想貼一下:p



之後逛了超市，還不錯 離我那邊很近 以後都靠他了XD



8/1 今天麻煩CalTech的學長幫學弟跟我搬行李

後來學長帶我們去跟Tony 學長還有他女朋友一起吃飯

跑去了China Town 好像吃的叫 漢宮大飯店

吃的是港式飲茶… 一盤普通的都是 $2.5

我以前沒吃過 還真不知道要怎麼點XD



回來的時候 坐的是Tony 學長的車 我超冏的

我竟然問他說 " 學長你是買二手車嗎?"

結果他說 " 我是買新車XD" 哈哈



後來回學校弄手續，也成功在學校無線上網!!

圖書館還不錯，24小時，然後插頭都可以用



後來學長約五點打網球，

結果學弟說"快六點了 我得回家了"

哈 這邊現在八點多才會天黑

但是他住的那區是治安比較不好的



後來我一個人走來走去 到了網球場 我竟然找不到入口XD

而且我發現其他的球場也都一樣，旁邊都是用黑布圍起來，

可能是擋風吧、要觀賞就一定要坐在看台上了



自己一個人 還真的不敢亂走 哈

美國人都很大隻，我算是超瘦的，如果一個黑人女生來搶我錢 我應該也會乖乖給他XD

大概美國人 只要瘦的 就算漂亮了XD





今天打電話去申請電，沒想到 打中文 一直忙線中

打英文 一開始的語音叫我選區域

我還真的聽不懂我是要選哪一區

過了一會...他們就下班了Orz 害我之後只好用網路申請了





來美國講英文真的會進步 哈

從靠到SHIT

去年托福考試 口說講不好

時間到時的第一反應

罵了一聲 靠



今年考試 一樣的情形

變成

罵了一聲 SHIT



英文真的是進步許多呀!!

連抱怨的時候都轉換成 "英文思考" 了 難怪我覺得今年口說講得比去年好

[食物] FIFI 茶酒沙龍@ 台北

昨天家聚去吃 好久沒見的榕容跟郁晴...

最機車的是十公尺的距離 我一開傘就爆了><



在台北仁愛路四段15號二樓三樓

問我們有訂位嗎? 可是VIP包廂低消一萬元 你們八個人...?

結果我們是訂了三樓的位子



參考的網誌

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/zoeblue&article_id=1673647

再一次研究 我發現 二樓跟三樓的訂位電話不一樣 Orz



感覺超不一樣的餐廳 超昏暗 原來這就是所謂的lounge bar

不會讓人想到這是中式合菜 ><



菜的價位在180~320左右 不過都很好吃 蠻精緻的感覺



有一個水煮牛肉 吃起來像...統一蔥燒牛肉麵的感覺><

裡面有加豆芽菜 也不會辣



點了 黑糖煎餅

第一眼看起來像 "餅被拿走了 剩下一片焦黑的殘渣" 的感覺XD

哈 吃起來像年糕



紅燒獅子頭 soso

一個很辣的雞肉



有一個什麼 **蝦豆腐煲

我看蝦子只有sunny吃到那隻吧 我撈不到....



其他點了波羅蝦球 讚 我點的:p

其他好吃的我就沒記得了



最後喝了一瓶 180元的水 果然特別好喝 Orz



坐的是沙發 桌子是很低的那種四方桌 不適合吃飯...

然後最大的缺點是旁邊有人會抽煙

[日劇] SP

畫面在那邊一直掃描....



過一會..就讓我想到 EIJI感應少年 Orz...



映兒的特殊感應能力







不過他提到一個讓我很有興趣的地方



他說什麼*** 蛋白質會促進大腦活化 什麼NGF 神經成長因子



"活性太高導致感覺神經異常敏感 ..... 比如睡眠過淺 日常中輕微的聲音都會覺得很吵"



聽了讓我有 "原來我睡不著就是因為這樣" 的感覺





總括還不錯看的一部片

家聚 古拉爵

家聚去吃新竹大潤發裡面那家店



點4~5人份的套餐*2



還不錯 前菜+前湯 15選八



主菜有pizza 跟pasta 15選四



飲料跟甜點 15選八



前菜都不錯 只有一個薰鮭魚讓我噁了一下 哈



海鮮焗斜管麵好好吃 比羅勒**麵好吃



pizza 是薄皮的那種



葡萄柚烏龍茶也好好喝



就最後的甜點遜掉了 焦糖布丁 提拉米蘇 都不好



然後有一個蘋果什麼蛋糕 網路上有人推薦

但是我推薦的是附在旁邊的那球冰琪琳+蘋果條一起吃 超棒



最後是服務生有一個可愛的小女生..



家聚讓我總算有變回死老百姓的感覺



之前吃飯 總覺得不知道要聊什麼(除了部隊的東西) 現在總算回來了



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