『If there is any person in this world that I think I owe them much, it will only be my parents.』
我很喜欢和谐。可以的话，我会尽全力去避免争吵冲突。从小到大都这样，在外面，在家里，都一样。
无奈家里人却不如我脾气好。如果爸爸妈妈可以在毫无争吵之下与对方说上五句话，我就已经很开心。
我不知道家里人有没有发觉，自我交了男朋友后，我比以前要显得开朗许多。要说我男朋友的一点好，那就是他懂得怎么带动气氛，逗人开心。我想，跟他在一起的一年里，我倒是从他身上学到了不少这个技俩。每每回到家，我都试着滔滔不绝地跟家人说话。拼命想话题，没有话题就想些废废的动作废废的问题来引他们发笑。效果的确不错。看到他们笑，我不知怎的就是觉得很有成就感。我无法想象我不在家时，家里有多么安静。我多么想天天都可以带给他们欢乐。
上个周末终于带了一家人去尝试赫赫有名的 myBurgerLab。爸爸妈妈平日都不爱花费，逢出去吃一定往大排档去。要不是弟弟生日，我根本拉不动他们。况且要他们到那么流行的餐馆吃东西，我看得出他们心里难免都会有一些忐忑不安——害怕不会点餐、害怕点错餐、害怕自己的犹豫不决、害怕与那么时髦的服务员沟通。我很开心他们当天终于踏出了第一步，放心地让我带他们去尝试新的东西。那种感觉真的很美好 :)
我好希望自己不会再长大，不会离开他们，他们也不会离开我，永远都在一起。
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Sunday 17 January 2016
我又回来了
我又回来了。可这一次又不知道是几分钟热度了。
也不大清楚记得最后一次热忱满满地写部落格是什么时候的事情了。大概是中学时期。那时候课业虽繁忙，但就是想给自己的青春留下一点文字。
时光匆匆，如今的我已经大学三年级了。大约还有一年半，如若没有任何差池，就可以顺利毕业了。
我把大学一年级和二年级大部分的时光都给了社团活动，特别是 AIESEC。回想二年前刚进入大学，就是有股劲儿想把自己的时间有多满就填多满。两年下来，一直为活动四处奔波，努力兼顾着我那摇摇欲坠的成绩。终于两年也算熬过来了。到了第三年，真的还觉得蛮累的。为了所谓的提升自己，两年里我已经牺牲了很多与自己在乎的人相处的时间。所以到了第三年，我想把它们弥补回来。也正因为如此，这次的寒假，像妈妈说的，总算看到了悠闲的我。以前的寒假暑假都得往这里跑往那里跑，假期过得比上课考试还要压力。这次，总算可以再次尝到与家人好好呆在家里客厅看电视的感觉。感恩 :)
之所以又回来，还是因为相同的理由——想给二十几岁的自己留下一点文字。待三十几岁四十几岁再翻回这些文字来看，那种感觉一定很奇妙。就如我现在翻回我以前旧的部落格一样，才发现以前的自己有多么的为赋新词强说愁。
寒假也开始一个礼拜了。这一个礼拜也算过得充实。寒假第一天就开始为下学期的实习铺路了。发了好几封的求职电邮。老天还算蛮眷顾我的，当天下午就收到了其中一间公司的答复，两天后面试。当下既紧张又兴奋，应允了公司就开始收集资料，自己与自己练习面试。毕竟自从脱离了AIESEC后，我已经很久没有再锻炼过自己了，说话的信心、应变能力也尘封了好久。结果，第一场面试并没有表现得很好。公司的环境我的确很喜欢，interviewer 也算友善，言语交谈上觉得自己也算应对如流。可最后却是败在自己缺乏了相关行业所需要的基本知识。面试完毕，顿时觉得被录取的机率被削减了一半。可上天却好像感应到了我的挫败感，马上又为我开了另一扇门。刚从公司走出来就接到了另一间公司的来电。同样是两天后面试。欣喜地回到家，之后的一天半我都在忙着搜寻和阅读精算和保险的文章。这一次，面试完毕后不到一小时，公司来电说我被录取了。之后的一整天，我高兴得横扫了两集哈利波特的电影。
这期间，参加了男朋友的毕业典礼。挑了一件黑白条纹的小裙子，为DSLR充电，期待着为他摄下戴上四方帽的每一个表情。看他平时大咧咧的，一上台就怪紧张的。很开心他把我一一介绍给他所有的朋友。冷的时候他把他的大衣套在我肩上。离开的时候不介意旁人的眼光牵着我的手。与家人拍照的时候把我拉进里头。这些小小的动作对我来说都意义深重，是他对我的一种肯定。人说爱得早，爱得深，不如爱得刚刚好。我真的觉得自己很幸运，出现得刚刚好，出现在他人生最璀璨的阶段，见证到了他毕业的那一刻。
给未来的自己，希望你记得这一刻的你是多么的幸运。
也不大清楚记得最后一次热忱满满地写部落格是什么时候的事情了。大概是中学时期。那时候课业虽繁忙，但就是想给自己的青春留下一点文字。
时光匆匆，如今的我已经大学三年级了。大约还有一年半，如若没有任何差池，就可以顺利毕业了。
我把大学一年级和二年级大部分的时光都给了社团活动，特别是 AIESEC。回想二年前刚进入大学，就是有股劲儿想把自己的时间有多满就填多满。两年下来，一直为活动四处奔波，努力兼顾着我那摇摇欲坠的成绩。终于两年也算熬过来了。到了第三年，真的还觉得蛮累的。为了所谓的提升自己，两年里我已经牺牲了很多与自己在乎的人相处的时间。所以到了第三年，我想把它们弥补回来。也正因为如此，这次的寒假，像妈妈说的，总算看到了悠闲的我。以前的寒假暑假都得往这里跑往那里跑，假期过得比上课考试还要压力。这次，总算可以再次尝到与家人好好呆在家里客厅看电视的感觉。感恩 :)
之所以又回来，还是因为相同的理由——想给二十几岁的自己留下一点文字。待三十几岁四十几岁再翻回这些文字来看，那种感觉一定很奇妙。就如我现在翻回我以前旧的部落格一样，才发现以前的自己有多么的为赋新词强说愁。
寒假也开始一个礼拜了。这一个礼拜也算过得充实。寒假第一天就开始为下学期的实习铺路了。发了好几封的求职电邮。老天还算蛮眷顾我的，当天下午就收到了其中一间公司的答复，两天后面试。当下既紧张又兴奋，应允了公司就开始收集资料，自己与自己练习面试。毕竟自从脱离了AIESEC后，我已经很久没有再锻炼过自己了，说话的信心、应变能力也尘封了好久。结果，第一场面试并没有表现得很好。公司的环境我的确很喜欢，interviewer 也算友善，言语交谈上觉得自己也算应对如流。可最后却是败在自己缺乏了相关行业所需要的基本知识。面试完毕，顿时觉得被录取的机率被削减了一半。可上天却好像感应到了我的挫败感，马上又为我开了另一扇门。刚从公司走出来就接到了另一间公司的来电。同样是两天后面试。欣喜地回到家，之后的一天半我都在忙着搜寻和阅读精算和保险的文章。这一次，面试完毕后不到一小时，公司来电说我被录取了。之后的一整天，我高兴得横扫了两集哈利波特的电影。
这期间，参加了男朋友的毕业典礼。挑了一件黑白条纹的小裙子，为DSLR充电，期待着为他摄下戴上四方帽的每一个表情。看他平时大咧咧的，一上台就怪紧张的。很开心他把我一一介绍给他所有的朋友。冷的时候他把他的大衣套在我肩上。离开的时候不介意旁人的眼光牵着我的手。与家人拍照的时候把我拉进里头。这些小小的动作对我来说都意义深重，是他对我的一种肯定。人说爱得早，爱得深，不如爱得刚刚好。我真的觉得自己很幸运，出现得刚刚好，出现在他人生最璀璨的阶段，见证到了他毕业的那一刻。
给未来的自己，希望你记得这一刻的你是多么的幸运。
Sunday 2 August 2015
Cafe.Waiting.Love
To own a cafe has always been one of my dreams. I've always been telling this to Potatoh, but not anyone else. I do not have any business background. Nor do I know anything about coffee-brewing. All I like is the aroma of coffee and the atmosphere created in it. Potatoh knows that I like coffee. He will bring me out to explore different coffee shops whenever both of us are free. He also knows that I know nothing about coffee :P
The idea of visiting this cafe has never come to my mind when I reached Taiwan. I've even forgotten that it is located in Taiwan. Until one day when this movie suddenly struck my mind.
So, one day, me and Doreen decided to pay a visit here. It was a random decision. We sent Mari to Taipei Main Station in the morning and since we were already outside, we continued to make our way to Qizhang MRT Station. From the MRT station, we then walked about 2 minutes to reach the nearest bus station. From there, we took a bus which brought us to Jingmei Girls High School. Cafe.Waiting.Love is just about 3 minutes' walk from the school. Credits to Google Map.
Cafe.Waiting.Love is a romantic comedy originated from a novel by Giddens Ko. The story revolves around a mysterious cafe named Cafe.Waiting.Love （等一个人咖啡）. In the story, a professional barista works in the cafe and she is able to make any type of coffee according to her customers' order.
The cafe, as mysterious as it seems, were almost full-house, given that the space inside is pretty small. Each table has a time limit of 2 hours. Also, it is compulsory for every customer to at least order one drink.
The coffees were given different names. Very special names indeed.
The idea of visiting this cafe has never come to my mind when I reached Taiwan. I've even forgotten that it is located in Taiwan. Until one day when this movie suddenly struck my mind.
So, one day, me and Doreen decided to pay a visit here. It was a random decision. We sent Mari to Taipei Main Station in the morning and since we were already outside, we continued to make our way to Qizhang MRT Station. From the MRT station, we then walked about 2 minutes to reach the nearest bus station. From there, we took a bus which brought us to Jingmei Girls High School. Cafe.Waiting.Love is just about 3 minutes' walk from the school. Credits to Google Map.
Cafe.Waiting.Love is a romantic comedy originated from a novel by Giddens Ko. The story revolves around a mysterious cafe named Cafe.Waiting.Love （等一个人咖啡）. In the story, a professional barista works in the cafe and she is able to make any type of coffee according to her customers' order.
The cafe, as mysterious as it seems, were almost full-house, given that the space inside is pretty small. Each table has a time limit of 2 hours. Also, it is compulsory for every customer to at least order one drink.
P/S: Menu taken from 等一个人咖啡Cafe.Waiting.Love Facebook Page.
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| Ohh have I mentioned to you? She is Doreen! |
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Doreen's Homemade Mocha Latte (自家摩卡拿铁).
NTD 135
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My Hot Mistress (热小三).
NTD 155
P/S: Contains alcohol
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As my cup of Hot Mistress contains alcohol, the waitress further confirmed with us whether we are above 18 years old. I was quite happy that we were deemed young.
At first, I was kind of afraid that my order would turn out weird. It was my first time trying a coffee with alcohol. But surprisingly, the lemon skin slices on top, the coffee and the alcohol, blended well together. The lemon skin slices exuded a fresh aroma. The alcohol, being covered by the bitterness of the coffee, didn't taste that strong. I like it really much.
We never tried the food as we were on limited budget. I would really love to come back another day to try the other types of coffee here.
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| Me and my awkward pose before we left. |
Perhaps it's time to start learning more about coffee, and not just let my dream stays as a dream.
Address:
等一个人咖啡（景美本店）
No. 1, Lane 44,
Yishou St, Wenshan District,
Taipei City, 116
Thursday 30 July 2015
The 'Why'
It has been exactly one year since I last blogged.
The idea to start a new blog has actually stricken my mind for quite some time. And yes, only until now that I have the time to actually sit in front of the laptop and to start what my heart has been missing for long -- writing.
Currently, I am here in Taiwan, undergoing my Global Citizen Programme registered under an international youth-run organization called AIESEC. I am based in one of the AIESEC local committees here in Taiwan, which is AIESEC in Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), to run a project named Dream School Project. Together with the organizing committee team here, we organize English Summer Camp for Taiwanese students aged between 12 to 17 years old. There will be a total of 3 camps within 6 weeks. So far, we have successfully conducted 2 camps, and the third one will be starting in one week's time.
Going through a journey without recording anything is like a puzzle with missing pieces. Realizing this, thus, this blog is created. To readopt a habit after a one-year gap, I am sure that it will be kind of rusty. But it's never too late, huh? *wink*
Why Footie Steppies?
Well, it actually means foot steps. I just have a habit of adding the suffix -ie to any word which I deem cute :D
To know more about AIESEC Global Citizen Programme: http://www.aiesec.my/global-citizen/
To know more about AIESEC: http://www.aiesec.my/
The idea to start a new blog has actually stricken my mind for quite some time. And yes, only until now that I have the time to actually sit in front of the laptop and to start what my heart has been missing for long -- writing.
Currently, I am here in Taiwan, undergoing my Global Citizen Programme registered under an international youth-run organization called AIESEC. I am based in one of the AIESEC local committees here in Taiwan, which is AIESEC in Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), to run a project named Dream School Project. Together with the organizing committee team here, we organize English Summer Camp for Taiwanese students aged between 12 to 17 years old. There will be a total of 3 camps within 6 weeks. So far, we have successfully conducted 2 camps, and the third one will be starting in one week's time.
Going through a journey without recording anything is like a puzzle with missing pieces. Realizing this, thus, this blog is created. To readopt a habit after a one-year gap, I am sure that it will be kind of rusty. But it's never too late, huh? *wink*
Why Footie Steppies?
Well, it actually means foot steps. I just have a habit of adding the suffix -ie to any word which I deem cute :D
To know more about AIESEC Global Citizen Programme: http://www.aiesec.my/global-citizen/
To know more about AIESEC: http://www.aiesec.my/
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