Not for the money, nor the fame, but do it for the glory of realising one little dream after another.
2009年利物浦大學國際學生大使台灣代表。
【資訊】留學利物浦常見問題集
嗨！叔叔阿姨們！想我嗎！？
Hey! Dear uncles and aunties, did you miss me?

前一陣子我的心情很亂喔！因為我搬家了。
I had been feeling quite confused lately because they moved me to a new home.

新家好乾淨、很整齊。可是我不能隨便跑、跳、抓。有點傷腦筋耶。
My new home is clean and neat. But that also means I can run, leap, and scratch till my heart's content like I used to!
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by Esther and Jerry Hicks

This is the only book you'll ever need to enrich yourself in anyway.  Learn how to make all your wildest dreams come true, and learn to appreciate what you have just so you can have more! 

Sure, by all means dismiss the idea as some rediculous money sucking scheme.  And you're more than welcome to ignore this book when you are given the opportunity to purchase it.  Please do so at your own cost.  You'll never find out how much more you could have and how much more you could have been as a result of depriving yourself of the chance to understand what this is all about. 

Once you have given yourself the opportunity to know what it is, and understand it, you'll be able to use it to better your life in each and any way you can imagine!  Let's just stop and think for a minute?  What made England possible for me?  Have I not attracted that into my life?  Because of my strong "want" to go to England, each and everything that has ever happened to me, I've attracted to help me reach my goal.  How is it possible that an average English teacher is able to save enough money to afford this?  Well, who ever said anything about "saving" enough?  I only wanted to "have" enough money. 

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【前言】
這一系列的留學文章，最主要的宗旨是記錄我的經驗。但在記錄的過程中，也希望能夠為想要留學的朋友們提供一些訊息，解除一些疑惑或是在做任何選擇方面提供一些方向。

如果你是有想要留學的念頭的朋友：希望你能從我的經驗中得到一些資訊。

如果你是完全沒有想要留學的念頭的朋友：那就隨著這一篇篇的文章隨著我在這虛擬世界裡去留個學吧！

【What to study】
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謝謝你們的支持！也歡迎你們繼續支持。

上個月生活上有了一些大變動。接下來還在台灣的這幾個月，將會是又緊張、又令人興奮的時刻。有很多事情必須完成。因此對於新家的經營方向，就不多做說明。完全隨著心情更新。

我在這裡，過著與世無爭的平淡、幸福生活。

你們也跟我一起幸福吧！
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by Alan Armstrong


Any book containing kids and talking animals may very well be classified as 'children's literature'.  But a truly well-written work need to charm not only the young readers, but also older adult readers as well.  Whittington certainly lured two grownups into reading chapter after chapter aloud every night before bed.

A group of unwanted animals are living in Bernie's barn.  The Lady, a duck, is in charge of all the animals.  Whittington, the cat, comes along one day and wins her approval to stay at the barn.   The cat then begins to tell the story of his ancerstor - the famous rat-killer that brought fortune to her owner, Dick Whittington.  While he tells his story, Ben, Bernie's grandson struggles with reading.  The barn animals and Abby, his sister encourages and supports Ben's progress.  They believe in him.  And so did he.

Not only is this story  of a legend, but also a story that teachers and parents can learn something from.  With positive attitudes and belief, any kid can walk out of the dark and see light just as everyone else does. 
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by Umberto Eco

If you are able to find satisfaction in reading a contemporary novel, then congratulations.  Because they are of a rare kind.  But if you are able to find the satisfaction of a number of books within one, then that one book must be the diamond among books.  I dare not proclaim Baudolino as such, but it is definitely a rare gemstone.

What you can expect is a tint of the Da Vinci Code and the Historian, but more sophisticated; the legend of King Arthur, but more humor; fairy tales and folk-tales, but much more serious.

Baudolino has more luck than anything else.  The story of his amazing adventure, battle, and romance unfolds as he narrates it to his newly acquainted friend - Niketas.  The enchanting tale of Baudolino consists of love, war, loyalty, betrayal, and murder. 

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  by Elizabeth Kostova

Transylvania, garlic, the cross.  They have one thing in common - vampires.

The Historian is written in a form not unlike our other well-known best-seller The Da Vinci Code.  A mystery awaits to be solved, and ancient secrets are revealed by people seeming least related to them.  One can find action, romance, mystery, death, and of course a slight of humor.  These seem to be the essential ingredients to a successful novel today.

However, many would probably agree that The Da Vinci Code has more charisma because it was largely based on reliable resources. Many of the sources of reference do exist and the historical events mentioned in the story also did truly happen.  Nevertheless, if the reader happens to be a fan of Bram Stoker's Dracula, then they might as well consider this the sequel to it.

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Before reading further, I must first admit to the fact that I have never seen an Almodovar film before this one.   However, I would say Volver wouldn't be a bad starting point for those who wish to become acquainted with the master's work of art.

[Warning: Contains plot and/or ending.]

Volver is set in the remote areas of Madrid.  Penelope Cruz plays a mother of a 14 year-old who accidentally kills her father as a result of defending herself from being sexually abused.  When Raimunda [Cruz] gets home and finds out, she wants her daughter to forget what she had done, and tries to find a place to hide the corpse.  However, the neighbor shows up asking her to look after his restaurant because he had to leave for Barcelona that very moment.  As Raimunda hides the body in the fridge, a member of a filming crew arrives and asks if the crew could come dine at the restaurant for the next couple of weeks.  Raimunda couldn't resist the money, so she agrees, obtains food from her friends for the first meal, and the restaurant is reopened for the filming crew. 



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Without the slightest clue as to what to expect of the film, it turned out to be an extremely fascinating experience.  Though probably not in the way most would expect it to be.

Based on the sci-fi novel by Philip K. Dick, the movie was filmed first by real actors doing real performances, and then animated by a large crew of animators.  The final product we see on the screen is basically the combination of two movies added together. 

Why the heck did they go through all this ordeal just for a movie?

Although little computer generated special effect was needed, the film couldn't have been more effective if it had been presented with real actors, just like in a normal film.  The animated version created a protective shield for the truth that await to be revealed in the film.  The animated version fortified the craziness of the plot and complicated the already f*cked up characters even more.  [Come on, this is a movie about drug addicts!  I aint' gonna ask your pardon for one little f word] 

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2007。秋


8月26日 台北 - 台中
8月27日 台中 - 高雄
8月29日 高雄 - 台北
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