2009-01-06 Daily Photos

昨天下午才從法院書記官處得知，我必須在開調解庭之前遞送陳報狀，這意味著，我今天必須寫完並準備好附件資料。我其實是很會拖縮 (ㄊㄨㄚ ㄙㄨㄚ)的人，所以整個晚上都在逃避現實，喝咖啡、吃起司蛋糕、吃巧克力，然後到政大書城窩著，看些書，耍自閉，然後買幾本書，降低壓力。（我發現自己龜縮的模式大概就是這樣吧！看起來，頗無害，不過甜食吃太多些。）

今天起一大早，開始認份地寫陳述狀。我只要專心做事，可以很有效率地寫完陳述狀。重新看過陳述的內容，還頗滿意的。這些年來，經歷這麼多繁瑣的法律事務，準備資料，也算是得心應手。（真不知道該是高興，還是難過呢！）

準備好資料後，便出發前往台北地方法院的家事法庭。除拖縮一整晚，逃避現實外，另一件幫我調整心情的事情是：家事法庭離我家蠻近的，走路約10到15分鐘即可抵達。減少舟車勞頓的壓力，我可以較正向的態度來處理事情。

出門的時候，很幸運的是：雨停了！我的心情會因為下雨而變差，出門時，還看見一塊藍色的天空。啊！真高興！

另一件讓我高興的事是，看見一隻很醜，但是睡的很可愛的貓。在我走往家事法庭的路上，經過一家餐廳，我看到餐廳裡有隻醜醜的貓咪，睡的好可愛！餐廳還沒開始營業，但是貓咪醜的可愛，我禁不住地摸進餐廳裡，用手機照相機拍下貓咪可愛的樣子。貓咪睡得很熟，一臉幸福的樣子。

老闆娘走過來，看我在做啥。當她知道我喜歡貓咪的時候，她也就放任我拍貓咪照片。老闆娘告訴我，這隻貓原本是流浪貓，她撿到這隻貓，也就留下這隻貓。看貓咪睡的很熟、放鬆的樣子，真替牠感到高興，幸福的貓咪～

我心滿意足地帶著貓咪照片，繼續前往法院。離開餐廳後，我回頭看餐廳的招牌，心想著要再次到這家餐廳看貓咪。發現這家餐廳叫做「圓滿」餐廳。啊！正向情緒字呢！高興！高興！

果然，營造促發正向心情的環境，能激發正向心情；在正向心情狀態下，能營造促發正向心情的環境。這是一種互動的動態關係。

這種大家視為理所當然的事情，可是有研究文獻的喔！請參考：

Tamir, M., & Robinson, M. D. (2007). The happy spotlight: Positive mood and selective attention to rewarding information. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(8), 1124-1136.

總之，我已經盡人事，把資料送出去後，決定權就在法官手上。現在只能等待後續的通知或裁定。我應該繼續進行我另一個載逃避現實的事情，正在拖縮我的實驗設計。不能再拖了！XD 得趕快把剩下的部分寫完。

2009-01-03 Daily Photos

My friends from university and I planed to go hiking in Yuan-shan (鳶山) in Sanxia. After I met them at MRT Fuzhong station, I thought it was not proper to go hiking in this circumtstance that most of them were in wrong shoes which could make their knees or ankles injured.

We could only walk the the entry of Yuan-shan hiking trail, and then we turned back to the old street and hade our dinner at Pation 28. So the trip turned out to be a half-day trip in Sanxia.




Even though we didn't complete Yuan-Shan hiking trail, we reached the Bell of Yuan-shan, and it was a 3.2 km walk.

Sheena was not used to long walk and partly she has been busy with her stressful work, she was tired and got drunk after having a half bottle of beer. I didn't take pictures of her when she couldn't stop smiling in Pation 28. Well, but she was funny and cute.

P.S. Mike, I posted pictures of them as I promised. We talked a lot about you during the trip. We are looking forward to the date you come back to Taiwan and to having happy get-together and to enjoying your stories happended to you in UK.

2008-12-08 Chrysanthemum Show in CKS Shilin Residence Park (UPDATED)

I went to CKS Shilin Residence Park this morning before I got in my lab.

CKS Shilin Residence Park was a horticultural research center in Japanese colonial period, it was selected out to be a residence of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek (I don't know if I should call him the former president or the ditactor of Taiwan, so I use Mister.) and Madam Song in 1950, and it was open to the public in 1996 and was turned in to the first Park of Ecology in Taiwan.

Taipei City's Plum Blossom Show, Orchid Show, and Chrysanthemum Show are held annually in this park. I went there for the 2008 Chrysanthemum Show this morning. This year's Chrysanthemum Show took place during 15, November to 30, Novermber. It seems weird that I went there this morning. That is because I don't like to jostle against strangers in a crowd of visitors, I went there near the end of Chrysanthemum season to capture beautiful images of those flowers.

The opening hours of CKS Shilin Residence Park:
Daily Hours are from 8:00 to 17:00
Holiday Hours are from 8:00 to 19:00

Visitors can take MRT Red Line to get to Shilin Station. And take Bus 620, 304, and 255 near Exit 2 to go to the park. Acutally, the park is probably only 300m away from the station. Visitors can spend only 10 minutes walking to the park.

2008-12-03 Bougainvillea

今天早上出發往實驗室，經過士林的雙溪公園時，一叢火紅豔麗的九重葛捕捉了我的眼光。這叢九重葛非常美麗，所以我禁不住地用相機捕捉它迷人的姿態。
I went to my lab this morning for my weekly lab meeting, and a shrub of flaming Bougainvillea captured my eyesight. This shrub of Bougainvillea was very gorgeous, and I was bewitched and can't help taking picture of them.

這叢豔麗的九重葛，攀生在雙溪公園的男廁。有趣的是，一位小姐從男廁裡走出來，一臉狐疑地看著我，表情似乎說在說：「這女孩子是偷窺狂嗎？為什麼在男廁外拿著相機外猛拍照片？」
This shrub of Bougainvillea grows over the men's toilet in the park. A lady came out from the men's toilet when I was taking pictures of Bougainvillea. She was baffled and her facial expression seemed to say: "Is this girl a pervert? Why on earth is she taking pictures out of the men's toilet?"

她的表情凌厲，我也不甘示弱地用我的眼神說：「小姐！你都可以上男生廁所！我為什麼不能在男廁外面拍照！？」
Her facial expression was forceful; however, I didn't want to be regarded as a loser. I made an eye contact with her, and delivered a message: "Lady, you can get into the men's toilet. Why on earth can't I take pictures outside of the men's toilet!”

九重葛 Bougainvillea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea

2008-10-12 Daily Photos

My schoolmates and I went to have hair cut before Angus's birthday party. I tried many times to get a colorful picture in a dim room without using flashlihght. Finally I got the above picture. I quiet like it becuase of its colors, my schoolmate's gesture and her facial express.

We went to Tajana's place to celebrate Angus's birthday. Our birthday boy is the one in the middle. His girlfriend was cheerful because she won the game.

A Room With A View

I have been busy working on different projects so that I hadn't updated my blog for a while. I would like to share a lot of things; however, I have so little time. Sigh....

I had this beautiful view from my window in the evening. It's splendid.

2008-03-13 Photos of Roses

After yesterday's photo shooting, I learned that I've not learned how to handle my camera well. I had my camera with me today and planed to take more pictures. I enjoyed spending time with gourgeous nature so I took a walk on FJU's campus during my lunch break. I found several roses growing in front of FJU's administrative building. I sat within those roses and enjoyed their fragrance and take my time having sunbath and taking photos of them.

2008-03-12 Photos of Spring

After finished two presentations in classes, I felt I extremely needed to relax. I had my camera with me because I had to take pictures of some teaching activities in an English class. I thought I could take a walk and shed off stress I had even though I only had about 30 minutes before my weekly meeting with Eric, so I took a walk around campus and took some photos. The day was balmy and taking a walk in a beautiful afternoon was refreshing. I still can operate my camera well, I need more practice. And I realised that I like taking photos of flowers. :)

2008-01-11 Random Cellphone Camera Snapshots

I like to capture some interesing moments that happens in my daily life.

Last night I attended my classmate's birthday party. We held it in a game stadium in Sanchong. The place provided various kind of games and sports. We played bowling, pool and PC games in turns. I did many thing at the very first time in my life. It was fun. I saw a girl playing bowling in this funny costume. Pretty cool!

Stray dogs and street cats are a serious problem in Taiwan. I was astonished to see a stray pig on my way home. I felt so bad for it and didn't knodw what to do. I called the police to figure out how to deal with this poor pig. Um....I hope it's alright now.

The animal symbol of this upcoming Chinese New Year is mouse. The fortune staues displayed in a chrysanthemum exhibition in Shilin CKS residence were two mice made of chrysanthemums. When I saw them, I couldn't figure out they were mice, but thought they were greebles--a kind of viual situmulus used in the study of facial recognition. I think I am indeed influenced by the studies conducted by Isabel Gauthier and Michael J. Tarr.


When I go hiking, I sometimes bump into some bare-foot Taiwanese hikers. I once asked them what the feeling was like when they hiked in bare feet. The anwser was "You Have to Try It!"

A narcissistic snapshot. Haha... :D

CanCan, my best friend's daughter. She looks after her mother, having a sweet smile.

My nephew. A handsome boy, the angel in my sister's family. I was once very sad and couldn't accept the fact that my handsome nephew suffers from cerebral palsy, and I spent almost three years in denial and frustration and anger. On the contrary, my sister unconditionally gives her love to her angel. My nephew is growing up in a house full of love. My sister is a remarkable mother.

My best friends' daughter. My goddaughter in Taiwanese sense. The poor couple only can see their daughter once every three monthes. It commonly happens to the Taiwanese who work in mainland China.

I was happy to take the picture. I love to see children growing up in safe environment full of love. And it shoud be the way it is.