Time of my life So this is the end. Still can’t believe it. With eyes closed, I can easily recall every corner in Tilburg, vividly. What I’ve been through in past 5.5 months just like a long, beautiful dream. I’ve traveled a lot of places, the places where I could only see on TV and magazines but never thought that I would be there this soon. I am not the kind of travel holic person. Travelling for me doesn’t bear profound, self-inspiring meaning nor does it listed on the top 3 priorities in my life. I normally prefer staying in cozy home to travelling around. But whenever I feel this cozy life is stuck and stall, the urge of stepping out pops up. Malaga, Brussels, Cologne , Paris, Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Amsterdam , Vienna, Prague and Barcelona. Every place showed its charm. I am not special. I always follow the typical tourist itinerary, visiting the must-sees and eating must-eats, but I leave spare time to feel a bit of the local life. I love visiting markets and parks, wandering around big boulevard or sneaking into small alleys, sitting on the park bench or in small café simply seeing people pass by. It’s the locals that construe the city and the town. The charm is all about people. And again, it’s people that makes my trip more wonderful and unforgettable. Sara in Malaga, Veronique in Paris, Elias in Florence, Tilly friends in Amsterdam ,Annie in Vienna, Lucie and Alena in Prague, Alba and Violeta in Barcelona. Sometimes even a warm smile of strangers lights up my day on a foreign land. I am truly thankful for everything. Besides from creating lovely memories, travelling also allows me to experience places in person and now I have my own interpretation for them. Paris is more than romantic, Venice is not just beautiful…. To be there breaks the pre-existed stereotypes, forming a whole new connection between me and them. That’s what I got from travelling.

Perfect tense in Spanish(pretérito perfecto) I'm practicing perfect tense in spanish by using "haber+ participio" Assume today is Monday and I want to use perfect tense to describe my experience yesterday, should I use "este fin de semana" or "pasado fin de semana" ?

A confession to my school Dear NCCU, There has been three years since we first met. Time flies, doesn’t it? It will be the last year we share together, therefore decided to gather up my courage to confess all my feelings for you throughout these years. I still remember how excited I was on the day I received the invitation from you.However, the higher expectation, the deeper the disappointment. Somehow I did not get alone with you in the first semester. I could not get closer to my classmates; I had little interest in my major and school activities; I hated those freezing raining days. I felt like an outsider. With prejudice in mind, I began to reject you, so the interaction between us paused.I spent all my time on either mourning my happy past or planning future after graduation. I regarded the four years with you as an unpleasant time that I have to get through. It was not until last summer did I realized how foolish I had been. Last summer, I accidentally read a poem called Instantes written by Argentina poet Jorge Luis Borges. It reads: But, if I could go back I would try to have only bright moments. Because if you don’t know, that’s what life is all about, only moments. Don’t lose track of the present! It suddenly dawned on me that how important it is to live in wherever I am and whenever I am. Consequently I started to try all my best to understand you. I opened my heart to my classmates who then became so intimate with me; I attended some clubs and it turned out that they were not as boring as I had thought; I also took courses according to my interest, finding them inspiring and mind-enriching. I like the vibrancy you show in the midnight during the cheerleading season. I find you talented because whenever I pass by the art center, I could always hear the beautiful mind-soothing music played by students. Without prejudice clouding my vision, I finally see the beauty in you. Last, I want to thank you. Thank you for generously taking me in after my alienation and indifference. I am so glad we can be friend rather than just acquaintance. Love, Sigrid

A Dream I’ve been troubled by a dream I had several months ago. Dream is the projection of subconscious so it is my subconscious that haunted and tortured me. Something I cannot control no matter how hard I try. It gets me down into a vicious circle which subconscious affects thoughts and then thoughts, likewise, enhance subconscious. Over and over, again and again.

This night This night, is an important night for all people in Taiwan because it's the 13th presidential election. There are two major political parties in Taiwan, Kuomintang and Democratic Progressive Party(DPP). Two candidates represent for each party are Ma Ying Jeou,who is also the incumbent president, and Tsai Ing Wen, the president of DPP. I am a first-time-voter who is politically apthetic. We are proud to have democracy but we are disappointed about the two parties, especially for manipulating our media press. Media and press in Taiwan are notorious for its extremely low quality for a long time. They are not objective at all. It's very easy for Taiwanese people to classify media and press into two categories, or say, two parties. Some of them do not even try to hide their political preference by delivering misleading information and biased explanation to the audience. For me, it is just like a tool of political manipulation. Also, it's very common for two parties to promote their candidates by attacking the other. This might be effective, but also looks pathetic to me. Two candidates are both extraordinary, why can't we focus on their strength and political views instead of defaming? Totally being fed up with it. That's why I am indifferent. It's so irnoic to my parents, two political maniacs, to have a daughter like me. My parents kept telling me youngersters like me are too naive to know what will happen or how it will affect our own future if XXX wins. I know it clearly that my parents are not very rational and objective because they have strong preferences and they only watch TV programs of a certain channel and read news papers for a certain press. I have no idea who to believe , neither the media nor opinion of my parents. I have to admit that I go voting for my parents( or my own interst because their mood affect atmosphere in the family) I am an unqualified citizen. Still room for my citizenship. Now, it's almost come to an end. I hope that whatever the result may be, everyone can stop unblessing and give best wish to our lovely island.