Wednesday, November 12, 2008

科举之功过:评邢铁、李晓敏〈科举制度与科学技术〉

中国近代科学技术的落后和古代科举制度对中国的影响是两个令史学家和社会学家积极讨论的课题,而这两个课题也不是毫无关联的。人们普遍认为科举制度对古代科学技术的发展起着抑制的作用,而这可以从三个方面去探讨,即古代统治阶级设立科举制度的目的,科举考试的内容和考试的形式。

邢铁和李晓敏在文章〈科举制度与科学技术〉(此后简称〈科举与科技〉)中提到了“科举考试的目的是为了选拔官员”,而这使到很多人读书只为了做官而不是为了追求知识。在科举制度鼎盛的宋朝时期,参加科举的人数和录取的人数迅速扩大,北宋录取的进士就有18546名。嘉佑进士苏辙就曾说:“凡今农工商贾之家,未有不舍其旧而为士者也。”,意思就是本来从事其他职业的人也舍弃他们的工作而开始读书,就为了考中后能够享受当官的权利和利益[1]。〈科举与科技〉中也提到,有很多人虽然考了十几次也没考中,但是他们还是不放弃这个能够让他们得一官半职并从此荣华富贵的机会。这样说来,科举确实浪费了许多人才的宝贵光阴,他们的才能如果用在其他方面的发展(如科学技术)可能可以对社会有更大的贡献。但是这种让科举扛下所有罪的说法未免也太笼统了。

古代中国重视人文学科,轻视科学技术,这是显而易见的。这绝不是科举所造成的,相反地,应该说科举是在这种社会氛围下所产生的为统治阶级服务的产物。中国人多,而古代皇帝的首要考虑总是如何长时间地维持自己家族的统治地位,所以他们最重视的人才便是有治国能力的人。在这个前提下,科举的设立成了必然发生的事,而应考人数之多也是可以理解的。古今中外,一个国家要有快速的科学技术发展,国家政权的支持是一个重要因素[2]。如果政府能鼓励并奖励致力于科技发展的人并建立起一个积极孕育科学人才的社会氛围,便能让人民更重视科学技术并发展他们在这方面的才能。很显然的,古代中国的政权和社会不符合上述的条件,所以才会白白糟蹋了科技方面的人才。

古代中国对科技的不重视可以从一些古代科学技术著作的命运中看出来。如明朝末期的宋应兴在参加科举失败后撰写的关于自然科学技术的《天工开物》,他自己也认为不会有官员读这本书[3],而这本书就像〈科举与科技〉中说的,因为和功名进取毫不相关而遭冷落。先秦时期的典籍《墨子》可说是中国史上最接近于科学启蒙的著作。它比阿基米德掌握杠杆原理要早两个世纪,与欧几里德一样对几何学进行了朴素且严密的定义,可是它并没有取得《几何原本》在西方科学史上那样彪炳史册的地位,也没有引发一场轰轰烈烈的科学革命。这只能怪她生在一个把科学技术视为“匠人制作,奇技淫巧”的社会[3]。

一般人认为中国的科学技术自明朝中叶开始落后于西方,因为元朝马可波罗到中国的时候,还像刘姥姥进大观园一样,看得傻了眼[4]。这样说来,在宋代时就已经地位崇高的科举制度就不能被说为造成科技发展停滞不前的罪魁祸首了,因为中国科技在宋代时还是远远领先于西方的[5]。于是,我们可以探讨明清和之前的朝代的另一分别,即经济形式。宋代的商业发展繁荣,而明朝则维护落后的农业经济,不愿发展商业及金融,商人的社会地位也极其低下。这种一家一户的小农经济把人束缚在土地上,限制了人的视野,也限制了人的想像力、创造力和开拓精神[4]。科技的发展是需要利益来推动的,而在这种崇尚农业的经济体制下,人们不会对科技有任何需求和兴趣。其实中国有许多技术是比西方更早发明的,但他们技术上的创新常是用在微不足道的地方上,而外国则总是能将技术上的创新用于经济建设,如蒸汽机和指南针。瓦特用蒸汽机纺纱大赚了一笔,而中国却用蒸汽机来推开巨大的石门;指南针、罗盘在西方被用于指导船队去开发殖民地以谋取高额利润,中国则用来看风水[2]。

〈科举与科技〉中提到,科举的考试内容从一开始的诗赋和经文演变到自北宋开始只考经文,始终以文采和背诵为主,根本无法发展一个人在其他方面的才能,死记硬背经文的做法更扼杀了人的想象力和创造力。其实在隋炀帝之前,传统的考试科目有秀才、孝廉和贤良方正等,只是因为隋炀帝个人喜好文辞,所以才新设了考文辞的“进士科”[6]。唐代时更有为了选拔数学和法律人才而设的明算科和明法科[7] 。然而,隋炀帝自己应该也想不到进士科会在唐以后迅速发展并逐渐取代包容所有其他的科目,让“考进士”成为科举考试的代名词[8]。发展至元中叶时,考试内容已经逐渐缩小到“眀经”(即后来的进士科)而已了,而作答时也必须依据程朱传注去发挥,不能有太多自己的意见和想法(1)。

明代中期时更形成了一种至今仍被许多人视之为腐朽以及祸国殃民的考试形式,即八股文。八股文源于《四书》《五经》,是一种讲究对仗工整的排偶文体,一直为明清两代科举考试所沿用[1]。由于八股文有固定的格式,读书人可以通过摹仿及第者的作文范例来掌握写八股文的诀窍,在科举考试中一帆风顺。复杂精细但内容空疏的八股文接近于一种文字游戏,浪费了许多读书人的心血和光阴,也浪费了这些本来可以对社会做出更多贡献的人才[1]。教育其实是一种训练。文人思维方式的形成不只取决于他们学习什么,也取决于考试方式和教学方式。科举教育是一种以追求功名为目的的教育,其僵化的考试方式、教学方式决定了文人僵化的思维方式——唯书、唯上,不敢越雷池半步[9]。

也有学者认为中国科技的落后最大的罪魁祸首是鼓励知识分子做官的国家理念,其次才是僵化的考试制度[10]。这样说来好像有点矛盾,因为科举毕竟是在这个理念的基础下所产生的。这个理念也是中国最重要的思想学派,儒家思想的重要主张之一,即“学而优则仕”,而这句话的意思是学习优秀的人就应该去做官。这种读书做官论的标准在于学识之优劣而不在于家世背景,所以其“举贤才”的本意是公正并应当被提倡的[1]。

古代所谓的学校里所教的并不像现代一样有人文学科也有丰富的数理学科,而只是传授诗词歌赋和经文方面的知识。其中一个原因是中国人非常注重一个人的德行修养和文采气质。对古代中国人来说,诗词歌赋的创作和经文的背诵与了解才是知识,其他方面如商业和科学技术的知识都不是古人圣贤所提倡的,所以都只是旁门左道。中国古代文人一直轻视技术,如孔子反对“樊迟学稼”(2),以及诸如“奇技淫巧”等说法,都对从事技术的劳动人民以轻视。久而久之,人们心中就形成了一种认识,这种认识一旦盛行,会打击人们创新发明的积极性[4]。中国古代教育中没有类似科学的科目的另一个原因是,当时还没有人能够把所有自古以来人们所研究发明的科学知识和技术有组织地收集起来并系统化,而这又可以有两种解释。

根据一名学者,科学知识的累积或技术的发明是要通过“试错”和“改错”的过程来达到的,而这当中又分成“经验型”和“实验型”的。农夫、工匠等靠技术来生活的人在工作时就已经是在进行试错和改错,而虽然这种经验型的发明不需要成本,但是因为生产过程中人们只有一次试错的机会,所以会大大拖慢发明的过程。实验型的试错和改错是科学家通过重复实验来达到他一开始所设下的目的,这当中必须有许多思考、假设和验证,而经济上的考虑也是重要的因素[10]。由于中国古代统治阶级并不鼓励实验性的发明(不论是精神上或经济上),中国历史上会从事这种工作的人通常都是因为个人兴趣,而他们即使在他们所探索的领域中有惊人的发现或辉煌的成绩也不会有人相信或在乎。他们像是在孤军奋战,而想要在封建思想根深蒂固的人们的脑中注入新的思想实在不易啊!〈科举与科技〉中提到的李时珍和他所编写的《本草纲目》就是一个好例子。因此我们可以看出来,要把中国历来的科学研究和技术收集整理是一件非常难的事。第一,民间有许多技术都是人们通过经验得来的,通常只是为他们所用而不会被传播开来。第二,即使有人有重大的科学发现也不会被人所重视,因此这些知识也不会被传播开来。

回到科举考试的内容上来,历代皇帝为了捍卫自己的统治,把考试内容限制在对统治者有利的教派学说,并不重视在此思想指导下进行社会生产力的改造[4]。但我们也应该理解,科举制度毕竟是为了选拔官员所设立的,所以如果考试内容是有关于科学技术方面的知识也有点说不过去。

最后,即使没有科举,中国古代读书人也不见得会将主要心思用到科技方面去。例如元代有相当长的一段时期未实行科举制,但当时一般知识分子脱离了科举制的轨道之后,多将心思用于诗歌创作等方面,并不会将精力转移到科技方面去[5]。在整个不重视科技的社会氛围下,除非是像李时珍一样对某一领域有特别浓厚的兴趣,否则是不会去从事这种“吃力不讨好”的工作的。〈科举与科技〉中提到李时珍也是在三次科考落第后才放弃的,这么说来科举也算是积了一功,至少它让李时珍看清即使他再继续读书也是没有前途的,所以才会转而研究药物学,并让自己的名字流芳百世。

科举制度在许多中国人眼中是一个充满弊端的制度,并让中国古代的科技发展从本来的领先于世界的地位到后来的严重落后。这跟清代废科举时中国正在经历千年来未有的巨变有非常大的关系,因为封闭多年的中国在开放后发现自己已经和世界脱节了,所以为了挽救便尽力弥补,而弥补的方式就是尽量把所有他们认为迂腐的制度都铲除掉。在科举制已经被废超过一百年后的今天,我们应该更客观地看待并分析科举的利与弊,让它不会无故地蒙上冤屈,也好让历史成为我们的一个借鉴。


附注

(1) 直到元仁宗皇庆二年,有中书省大臣建议恢复科举制度,并且提出意见如下:“ 学秀才的,经学、词赋是两等。经学的是说修身齐家治国平天下的勾当,词赋的是吟诗课赋作文字的勾当。自隋唐以来,取人专尚词赋,人都习学的浮华了。……俺如今将律赋省题诗小义等都不用,止存留诏诰章表,专立德行明经科。明经内四书五经,以程子、朱晦庵注解为主,是格物致知修己治人之学。这般取人呵,国家后头得人材去也。”(《元典章》卷三十一《礼部》四《学校•儒学》)
见 tinghai,〈科举制度的发展演变〉,《乌有之乡》,10.11.2008
http://www.wyzxsx.com/Article/Class14/200708/22973.html

(2) “樊迟学稼”出自《论语•子路》:樊迟请学稼。子曰∶“吾不如老农。”请学为圃。曰∶“吾不如老圃。”樊迟出。子曰∶“小人哉,樊须也!上好礼,则民莫敢不敬;上好义,则民莫敢不服;上好信,则民莫敢不用情。夫如是,则四方之民襁负其子而至矣;焉用稼!”
见 乐爱国,〈也谈孔子反对“樊迟学稼”〉,《儒家文化与中国古代科技》,(中华书局2002年12月版)第27~33页
http://www.confucius2000.com/confucius/ytkzfdfcxj.htm

参考书目

[1] 刘海峰,李兵 《中国科举史》(上海:东方出版中心,2006)

[2] fjpthlw,qdrdsjj6717〈为什么近代中国科技落后于西方?〉,《中国雅虎知识堂》, 09.11.2008 http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1407070400254.html

[3] 长铗〈墨学与科学革命〉,《科幻世界》2007年第2期,09.11.2008
http://liuerkun.blog.sohu.com/64601740.html

[4] 韩慧健〈中国科技落后的原因〉,《数字媒体技术博客》,09.11.2008
http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/user_content.aspx?id=15113

[5] 刘海峰 〈为科举制平反〉,《书屋》2005年第1期,09.11.2008
http://www.housebook.com.cn/200501/02.htm

[6] 李树 《中国科举史话》(山东:齐鲁书社,2004)

[7] 刘海峰,〈科举停废与文明冲突〉,《中国历史课程网》,10.11.2008
http://hist.cersp.com/kczy/xwss/200801/9046.html

[8] 刘海峰,田建荣,张亚群,郑若玲 《中国考试发展史》(武汉:华中师范大学,2002)

[9] 张诚,杨凤梅〈科举制对中国科技创新的影响〉,《发明与创新 (综合版) 》
2006年第11期,10.11.2008 http://qkzz.net/magazine/1672-0954C/2006/11/482890.htm

[10] 李国胜,〈科举制度演变对近代中国科技进步的影响〉,《中国论文下载中心》, 10.11.2008 http://www.studa.net/jingji/080903/11424918-2.html


my own 论文!my first one in fact(though i secretly hope it's the last)..ok i guess uni life is all about writing thesis but and stuff..but writing it in the 1st sem of my uni life..and in chinese!ok actually i like writing chinese more than english but at least in engineering u write stuff about science and engineering,not 科举制度 and all those cultural and history stuff which i totally have no clue about..

sleeping at 4am for the past 3 nights..and finishing it yesterday..i suddenly feel like i m so free!as if my As juz finished!when the fact is that my exams start in less than 2 weeks' time and a test on next monday!wow cool!but it's really a very big 解脱,almost as if i have finished the chinese module exam also.er..i guess i still have to go thru that(o ya and my chinese tutorial is tml 8am and i haven't read it yet and i dun feel like reading it at all)..

taking a chinese module has been on the whole a "refreshing" and interesting experience which i dun tink i will wan to experience again..haha but anyway nice to meet my sec sch fren at lecture..i couldn't have gone thru the module without her making me laugh with all her lame jokes..and reminiscing about all the old sec sch times..haha..and got to know a FASS guy..the only guy i know from FASS..and i can very certainly conclude that fass guys are much nicer and much more gentlemanly than engine guys..ok this might be stereotyping but stereotypes exist not without reason..stereotypes are supported by hard facts that u have to accept..like "what u learn really affects your behaviour and determines your personality"..

Saturday, November 08, 2008

猜不透也带不走..

猜不透
歌手:丁当

猜不透 你最近时好时坏的沉默
我也不想去追问太多 让试探为彼此的心上了锁
猜不透 相处会比分开还寂寞 两个人都只是得过且过
无法感受每次触摸 是真的 是热的

如果忽远忽近的洒脱 是你要的自由
那我宁愿回到一个人生活
如果忽冷忽热的温柔 是你的借口
那我宁愿对你从没认真过

到底这感觉谁对谁错 我已不想追究
越是在乎的人越是 猜不透

带我走 - 杨丞琳
词 曲:苏打绿

每次我总一个人走 交叉路口自己生活
这次你却说带我走 某个角落就你和我
像土壤抓紧花的迷惑 像天空缠绵雨的汹涌
在你的身后 计算的步伐每个背影每个场景
都有 发过的梦

带我走 到遥远的以后
带走我 一个人自转的寂寞
带我走 就算我的爱你的自由都将成为泡沫
我不怕 带我走

每次我总独自远走 保持缄默不皱眉头
这次你却说一起走 彼此温柔 从此以后

白马溜过漆黑尽头 潮汐袭来浪花颤动
凝在海岸结成了墨
蔷薇朝向草原气球 邮差传来一地彩虹
刻在心中拍打着脉搏...

发觉猜不透这首歌好适合我现在的情况,但是其实也不是“越在乎的人越是猜不透”,而正是因为他是你在乎的人,所以你想猜透他心里的想法,也因此会因为猜不透而感到不安和难过。
我发觉暗恋的感觉是很美好的,也许是因为没有期望就不会有失望吧,所以我宁愿从来就没有期望过什么。

Saturday, October 25, 2008

奇思异想的涂鸦 之 《不良笑花》

“只要你相信我,那就已经足够了。”

我曾经很讨厌她,这种穿着品味非常恐怖的人实在是让人看了就想远离,像感冒病毒一样。但是为什么我现在会那么想念她?难道是我脑袋修逗了,还是我只是不习惯身边忽然这么安静。她是我唯一的朋友最喜欢的人,我不能喜欢她。但是当我知道她不见的时候,我没办法不着急,没办法不疯狂似地找她。当她哭着扑进我的怀里时,我无法让自己不心痛。当她问我相不相信她时,我知道就算全世界都不相信她,我也会,因为她是那么的真诚、纯真。就算全世界的人都在说谎,我也知道她不会的。我好想永远保护她,不让她再被误解,不让她受到任何的伤害。

“你喜欢我吗?”

当我听到他这样问我时,我忽然不知所措。我现在不应该是在和贾思乐交往吗?我怎么能说我喜欢他呢?但是为什么我有一种冲动,很想要告诉他我喜欢他,我非常喜欢他。虽然有时他的说话方式有点毒舌,但是有时他也可以很温柔的,不论是他的眼神或语气。还有他的笑容,会让我有种快乐的感觉。为什么贾思乐不相信我呢?他会不会也不相信我?如果他不相信我怎么办?为什么比起别人的信任,我好像更在乎他对我的信任?为什么我好想见到他,为什么我的脚步会不由自主地走向他的家?我好想见到他,好想听他说一句“别害怕,有我在,没事了。”

Sunday, September 28, 2008

不用伪装的芦瑞希..

the most funny thing happened to me yesterday..i wanted to blog about it but was too tired to do so..haha..yesterday i went airport to send my friend off to cambridge..and then come back to nus hostel cos mid terms coming and i simply cannot study at home(too many distractions at home sweet home)..not that i m effective at hall..haha..but anyway as i was walking to clementi bus interchange from mrt,seriously thinking that the only bus back to nus is still available because there is f1 race yesterday..and then i went into the lift and suddenly a china woman stood in front of the door and placed her hands in a manner as though preventing me from escaping..she asked me a qn..and i struggled to try and decipher what she is trying to say..she repeated 3 times and i failed in understanding..then another guy who wanted to enter the lift answered her qn(and i finally understood the qn:how to go to boon lay)..

ok the funny/weird/angry part is coming..after the guy entered the lift and we were waiting for the lift to go down juz 1 floor,he talked to me-_-.."are you a guy or a girl?"(everything was conversed in mandarin by the way).."i thought she was trying to seduce you"..o my god..i couldn't believe my ears and i was like stunned for 5 seconds..so he thought i was trapped(and seduced) by that woman and supposedly wanted to save me..ok..i admit that i dress like a guy..as in t shirt and shorts and sandals..but i look like a girl ok!..though i was mistook for a guy by a hawker centre uncle,but that was because my hair was super short..my hair now is not that short ok!(though some ppl still say its short)..but anyway so we walked together to the interchange(seems like he is going that way too)..and then he told me how he thought i was a guy and he was stunned by that woman trying to seduce me..and i was like "i m a girl lah"..then he was like asking "do u have the adam's apple?"..is he stupid or is he stupid..i have repeated how many times that i m a girl lah!baka!..then as we were walking he was like asking me where i from where i going what's my name that sort of thing..i replied naturally though in my heart i m like thinking wat r u asking me this for..

ok the next fun part is coming..we reached the interchange and guess what?my last bus departed like half an hour ago(1130)..and i felt like i was deserted by SBS..it was the 1st time i miss the last bus..not knowing what to do,i followed that guy to his queue..he was like suggesting that i can take his bus too and then drop somewhere and change bus..but i m a complete idiot about the roads and buses in that area(clementi),so i dun dare to trust him and follow him..and i decided to walk back..luckily juz now when i took bus to go mrt i was looking outside the window and not at my maths lecture notes(my mid term is tml)..so i can rmb the way the bus took to come here..i told that guy i taking cab(i dun tink if i say i'm walking back he will trust me haha)..and he was like "is it worth it?"..and then his bus came and i told him and he was like "you dun wan to take this bus?"..and i said no and i wanted to go and start walking back(it's like 1215 already)..and guess what was his last sentence?"want to exchange handphone numbers?"..i said no and he smiled awkwardly and i started walking back and after 5 seconds i realise what has juz happened to me..is it what they call 搭讪in taiwan?

haha..i tink that wld be the 1st and last time that will happen to me..and to think that it happened in such a weird circumstance..that guy has a weird taste for girls,since he had mistook me for a guy and realised that he was wrong after i told him so..or maybe he was juz friendly and wanted to make more friends..but i didn't want to take the chance and give my number to a stranger..as in i know he might not be a bad guy,but i was taught from young not to talk to strangers..haha..

anyway i started my walk back to nus..more than half an hour if i m not wrong..walking thru places that is totally foreign to me..i walked on a highway thru a narrow drain thing(i was grateful that there was such a "pathway" because i was thinking how can i get past that highway.i always thought there is no place to walk on highways,which is usually the case)..and after i dunno how long,i finally saw that nus sign with all the diff languages..it was like a "home sweet home" sign to me(though my real home sweet home is in bishan haha)..i thought of raffles hall,of my room,and thought that they can pass off as "home" at such times..haha..n i strolled into nus to raffles hall,knowing that i m safe at home already..a whole day full of weird/fun stuff has finally ended..and my bed(though very hard) and snoopy is there waiting for me..

Saturday, September 27, 2008

回家吧,回到最初的美好..

周杰伦的新歌推出了,《稻香》。听到名字马上会想到《七里香》,但这次的词却是周杰伦自己写的。简单易懂,却也让人有温馨的感觉,看到歌词也想起了《梯田》,那首“环保之歌”。周杰伦虽然常常会有那种让人耳目一新和别人不一样的曲风,但这种温馨的歌其实他也写得很好,而且虽然唱得可能含糊不清,却也让人有温馨的感觉。怎么说呢,虽然他的唱歌技巧可能不比其他歌手好,现场的功力也不是特别突出(特别是记词方面),但是当他唱自己写的歌时,你会很容易被他带进他所要创造的意境,所以他的歌声也就自然而然地成了最适合唱那首歌的声音了。

after finishing all about jay chou,back to y i m here writing a blog entry at 3am (and juz to add,nxt mon and tues is my mid term)..i feel like it's back to the time when i was busy watching shows when my a levels is like 1 day away/ongoing..but since watching KIDS on monday(coincidentally also the day when i watched wall-e in the cinemas),i can't stop thinking about it..asato(acted by koike teppei)'s face keep on popping into my mind at random moments..the pain he felt when he knew what his mother see him as..the smile on his face for being able to help the kids heal their wounds..his smile when shiho(acted by chiaki furiyama) was nice to him..his 绝望ness when he felt that his life has no meaning at all(as encouraged by his mum)..his smile when he saw takeo(acted by tamaki hiroshi) and knew that there is still a person who cares about him in this world..

all kinds of injuries can be treated in this world,as long as there are people who care..and that person can surely be found somewhere in the world,as long as you don't lose hope..

Thursday, September 25, 2008

KIDS...

the pronunciation for 傷(きず/kizu),and the title for the movie by tamaki hiroshi and koike teppei..

really nice movie..about a guy who has the power to transfer injuries from others to himself(or from himself to others)..about his friendship with another guy who similarly suffered from 童年阴影..the rest u can know by watching the show..because if i tell u then not fun liao..it's best to watch a show without knowing anything about it..at least that is what i feel..

another nice show i watched last time..ただ、君を愛してる(Heavenly forest)..by tamaki hiroshi and miyazaki aoi..
another 纯爱电影 from japan..one of their fav type of movies..haha..really nice too..

another point to note is that the music is always so nice in japanese movies and dramas..sometimes you will feel that you love the music even more than the movie itself,though actually both 相辅相成 and make each other better..if one is without the other,it would be so much more 单调..

theme song for KIDS: Firefly~僕は生きていく by 槇原敬之
theme song for ただ、君を愛してる: 恋愛写真 by 大塚愛

Sunday, September 21, 2008

music makes the world go round..

yesterday i went to 卢广仲's 签唱会 at bugis toastbox..2nd time i specially went for something like that..first time was tank's one when i won the tickets from 933..but this one was much closer..we went there 1.5 hours earlier..the shop was so small and so it was a really close up experience..when he stood up and came in front when singing 早安晨之美 he was looking at my side n i was like 1m away from him..i feel as if he was smiling at me,looking at me in the eyes..anyway i was so close that i could see the wounds on his legs where he got 碾过by the 公车..

it's so real,watching him perform..o ya and he 'kisses' the mic when singing..his 现场is so like cd..or i shld say better than cd..really..very 稳 and yet he will try to make it sound different from the cd version(so that there is a point in going 现场to listen to him rite?)..like he sang 新加坡的早餐店 for 早安晨之美 and more stuff that is quite hard to say here..haha..he swings his legs back and forth while singing and i can see a bit of the veins in his neck when he singing high notes..haha..o ya and i heard the 现场海豚音..haha..not a thing tt u can hear often in your life..haha..really cool!..and him scratching his head when he is nervous or dunno wat to say..haha so cute..and repeatedly emphasizing that eating breakfast is impt..which singer does that huh?hahaha..

today i m on a music spree..japanese drama ost..zettai kareshi..tada,kimi wo aishiteru..galileo..nice songs..esp zettai kareshi..brings back wonderful memories of the show..i so wanted the ost that time but it didn't come out even when the show ended..real sad..luckily it came out finally..the poor robot=( ..haha..but i believe it still had the all the memories with riiko..at least in that memory card that riiko keeps..

Friday, September 12, 2008

rah rah..

this week has been a roller coaster ride for me..or i shldn't say that..because if i say that,this ride is always at the bottom..

1)i get a flu from my friend..seriously,it's from him,though he'd probably deny it..i m ok with flus(not as if i like them),but sore throats are really bad..and it was the 1st activity session on wed for 歌谣,so i feel really stupid..and on thurs there was unplug meeting..i wun say that i didn't get the chance to perform on mid-autumn because of that..but at least it contributed a little rite?

2)i miss a chem lecture because of the flu..i mean because i overslept..haha..but the world was like rotating when i woke up..i hate being sick!actually i went for a bit but i was as good as not going since i didn't absorb a thing,except maybe the aircon in the lt..

2a)fogot to add something..i wanted to donate blood..signed up for it on monday and went today but cannot cos i got flu-_-..last time when i wanted to donate they couldn't find my vein and so i wasted my 1 drop of blood(the test for iron)..looks like god wun let u donate blood if u r doing it for a motive(to know my blood type..haha)..juz like what the form says("i m not donating blood for any personal intentions etc etc)

3)my laptop betrayed me..as in it died on me..it takes 10 min to load and the internet cannot connect..after going somewhere and being directed to another place to repair my com(i expected that,ppl like to shirk their responsibilities),i finally found out y my com died and that the software need to be reinstalled so i need to backup all my files..so i came back and found a fren and used my 1GB and 2GB thumbdrives to transfer all my files to his laptop..that took me the whole afternoon(considering the amt of videos i have)..o ya and i accidentally deleted all my favourites(as in internet favourites)..woo real fun!-_-欲哭无泪

4)i quickly went to the shop at science faculty and realised that they are closed for lunch..and that made me late for my lecture again..then after lecture i need to rush there again because otherwise it's going to close!i took the wrong bus and went out of nus instead of science faculty and sat at the busstop waiting for the correct bus..meanwhile i sit there admiring the blue sky and white clouds,looking at the new scenery so near nus yet i have never seen before,wondering why is the sky still so nice when so much has happened to me..(i finally understand the line in 斗鱼..我发觉,虽然这么多事情发生在我们身上,但是天空还是依旧那么蔚蓝,世界没有因为我们而改变。)and i suddenly felt that i 看破一切了。haha sounds so philosophical.anyway luckily the shop hasn't closed when i reached there..so my day hasn't reached the worst yet..

5)guess what i m doing now.transferring all the files back to my com!fun!haha ok i m 苦中作乐ing..and i want to write a list of things that ppl usually need to install at the starting of the com..at least for me..not that i wan it to die again..

-microsoft office
-adobe reader
-winamp player
-msn
-nero
-media player classic
-winzip
-printer software

that's all i can think of now..maybe there are others which i dun remember,but i will remember them sooner or later since i need to install them one day when i need them!

staying in hostel has really taught how to be independent..things can't get solved if u sit there..on the other hand,if u get up your bud and try to solve them..if may not seem as unsolvable as u think..

Monday, September 08, 2008

chem phase diagram..

was searching online for an explanation as to why water melts at a lower temp at higher pressures and chanced upon this good website..easy to understand and very informative..

Thursday, September 04, 2008

我怀念的..

家,muika,puika,绝对superstar audition 那两个觉得我唱歌好听的参赛者,nj idol对我唱林俊杰的《美人鱼》的称赞,muika亲切地说我唱歌最好听了,因为我是她的女儿,muika叫我不要着凉,因为最近常下雨。

我记得在我以前写的一个entry我说过“只要还有一个人觉得我唱歌好听,我就会继续唱”..这句话到现在还是没有改变,也永远都不会改变。我会一直唱到我没有力气为止,直到我的喉咙再也发不出一个声音..

Saturday, August 16, 2008

it has been a good match..

i wasn't in the mood to write another entry juz to announce the lost of japan..but i needed to do so..because japan really put up a good fight and they still have a chance in bronze!i certainly look forward to their match to get the bronze medal..u can do it!it's in your genes to be more determined and resilient than anyone else..so dun be upset too early yet..jiayou for the bronze medal match(or matches,i m not sure)

determined...

that is wat i say of japanese table tennis players(men)..or shld i say japanese in general..i m watching the semi finals now live..typing as i watch..this is the last match..really final one..japan u can do it!the previous match by Yo Kan was fantastic!serious guys r the shuaiest i muz say haha..n i really like asians more than ang mohs..and now its up to kishikawa..ok i will be coming back when the match finish..like a few min later..

Saturday, August 09, 2008

what time is it?

raffles hall orientation 08/09 juz ended yesterday..it was quite fun..those parts tt i attended i mean,cos i poned quite some activities..but i often had to ask that qn(the title) cos our sleeping time is weird and activities stop at 1am on the average..though i m a 夜猫子 without them keeping me up with those weird activities like weird traditions and block talks and suppers,i normally stay in my room using com..n though i usually bathe very late at home anyway,i dun like to bathe that late at hall cos normally after being thru a whole day of activities,i feel SUPER dirty and sticky..

ok,another meaning for the title is that it is the theme song for high school musical 2,and one of the dance songs for raffles float 08..quite a nice song..and another song(for the bee dance) called '4 minutes'..

wanted to put some pictures here but i realised tt i took pictures of all the other floats except our own!my god!i can be stupider!sigh..i juz helped for 2 days n i already felt quite bad about not being recognised AT ALL for our efforts..i can imagine the floaters' disappointment and sadness..anyway i will juz upload another 2 photos..

el zorro's dish made from grass jelly and syrup etc..

the sky!i put this cos u can see a super small part of our float..the top of the anthill..it is made from 'mooncakes' of various shades of orange and yellow..

Sunday, June 08, 2008

絶対彼氏part 2..

episode 1

6)robots are direct,both their thinking and actions..or at least Knight(the robot's name) is..Namikiri(knight's inventor) programmed Knight to love riiko regardless of how she treats him,but he forgot to programme him to let him stop his love when riiko abandons him..he might not feel any pain when hurt,but his 一心一意 makes every girl's heart melt..asking her to quickly go even juz before his machinery stops running..

7)a woman's heart is truly difficult to be captured..especially when u r a robot..but not giving up is the key to touching her heart!and this Knight can surely do..because he was designed to love her with his all..he's programmed to not give up..even so,u get moved by wat he does..he might be too honest sometimes(when riiko asked if he said something only because he was programmed to do so,he cutely said yes and nodded),but this honesty also lets u know tt he will not deceive u and tt he is true to u..always..

Friday, June 06, 2008

絶対彼氏..

sigh still cannot watch episode 8 yet..mmm..lets talk abt the previous episodes!

episode 1

1)started watching this show because there's someone i recognise..mizushima hiro who acted as namba senpai in hanakimi..and also cos i have heard of this manga before..my frens in sec sch who learnt japanese with me read this manga (绝对男友)..haha and so my journey with this show started on the sunday which juz passed..i watched 6 episodes in 1 day-_-..and cried for every episode-_-

2)o 2 min into the show and there's another familiar face from hanakimi..the sissy dorm 3 leader haha..now acting as a supposedly charming man(i dunno y riiko(the female lead)like such a villian-look-a-like man)..haha..i guess we shldn't judge a person by his looks(and by his previous role in another show)..hahahaha

3)the life changing moment!haha..choosing the character of her ideal boyfren was an exciting process(and funny too) since u know they r all going to be fulfilled by the robot..hehe cool!

4)a person packaged like a good is well..dunno how to describe..but it looks cool!comes with instruction booklet as to 'how to use your ideal boyfren'..haha better read the instructions properly before using your 'home electrical appliance' unless it spoil or something..haha..

5)though he looks like a human,he's actually juz a electrical appliance.will u say tt u r cohabitating with your tv or washing machine?haha that is wat i call funny..hahahaha..ok it sounds like u r diminishing the robot's existance..but since it's a robot he shldn't have any feelings rite?hahaha..

ok cont nxt time..(cos my bro asking for the com liao)

Thursday, June 05, 2008

比人更有情感的机器人..

绝对男友!haha..really nice show!this is the first show tt i cry every episode,starting from the 1st..of course now its only until episode 8,but i m quite sure the rest will be as touching (and funny at the same time)as the previous episodes..

男女主角不断让我想到其他明星,尤其是男主角hayami mokomichi..以下列出一些我认为他长得很像的人。
1)谢廷锋
2)杨士萱
3)郭品超
4)霍建华
5)一个我不知道名字的香港演员..haha

女主角则感觉很像井上真央..可能是演法很像..造型则很像上野树里在nodame cantabile里的造型..haha让我有时有点精神错乱的感觉..

hayami mokomichi饰演的机器人在与人类相处之中也学会了体会别人,甚至比人还要有人情味,因为人们的思想可能比较复杂,而机器人则是一心一意的,只要觉得一件事情是对的,也不在乎别人的眼光(因为根本不知道别人再用异样的眼光haha),就会奋不顾身的去做那件事。奈特(机器人在戏中的名字)是非常专情的机器人,而且一直不停的在成长,学会怎么更好地对待它的女友梨衣子。他从一开始的只懂得直接主动的支持梨衣子,到后来因为爱她所以懂得怎么退后,过程都很让人感动。真想拥有一个理想的男友啊!

Sunday, June 01, 2008

zettai kareshi..

a new jap show i juz started watching today..10 more min n i can watch the 4th episode!it's real cute!..its abt a perfect lover..a robot..maybe only a robot can be perfect..even so,one shldn't take it for granted tt it will treat us well forever and conditionlessly..maybe it has feelings too!but a robot's 专一 is really very cute and makes u smile from your heart..ok back to watch my show..n for the nxt few weeks will have to wait week by week for each new episode!=( ..but gd things r worth waiting for haha!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

不容易得到的才是珍贵的 part 2

m i a genius or m i a genius?ok i m not..but i can be considered clever for knowing where to find ans to my qns..or is it the internet tt is so powerful tt no qns will be unanswered?ok m i too random?after 2 months & 4 months of not writing my blog,its really nice typing out stuff on my laptop once again..this time i even changed font!to signify me visiting my blog once again!haha..

ok,if your com have probs of showing chinese(including traditional chinese),i found this super gd website from google to teach u how to make them show..really happy..after months of weird words coming out to replace chinese..i love the author of tt webpage..i mean this webpage..this is the correct way of making chinese words show..unlike the way i chanced upon last year which didn't work for me this time(cos my com crashed n i had to reinstall everything,so everything including the chinese was gone)..

listening to: Snow (Hey Oh)

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

我很忙...

came back from riva del garda,italy on 21st march..started finding jobs online..today my phone was like bombasted with so many smses..everyday of this week is like packed..now tt i ended my choir pracs and trip,my frens started asking me out..actually i dun have tt much frens exactly,i would categorise them into 4 and a 1/2 groups (cos some intersect here and there like it always happens)..but 3 groups simultaneously asked me out this week..2 of which we r likely to go sing k box..i m ok with it actually..my highest record was singing thrice in 4 consecutive days..(i rejected the 4th because its really quite mad to do tt)..

ok enough of my blabbering..i took photos like i never before intaly!98% are of scenery..few humans appear..i m tt anti-social yup..my proud ones are the ones i took of the sky while sitting at the window seat of the plane..though the dirt on the plane windows sometimes mar the photos,its not tt bad lah..

fluffy clouds..like cotton candy! =D
ok maybe it's not tt obvious here but what i m trying to capture is the different shades of blue.it becomes lighter at the lower part

the change from night to day when u view it from a plane

and it becomes brighter


a pop out cloud! OR a cloud above all clouds!
i actually have more sky/cloud photos but it's quite waste time to upload so i will juz put these now..still,it's more than all the pictures i have put on my blog previously added together..so it's a great improvement to my wordy blog..ok gtg sleep/watch show..

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Parla inglese?


that is 'Do you speak english?' in Italian..and what has this photo got to do with this italian phrase?..actually there's no connection..haha..always felt like posting photos on my blog and today i finally got the chance..anyway if u haven't realise,the point of the photo is the dark clouds..dunno whether u can feel it through the photo,but if u see it in person its really quite scary..its like lord voldemort and death eaters and dementors etc are coming..haha tink too much..but it has been raining like mad these few days in singapore..sigh..its tt time of the year again..but guess what?i m leaving for italy in less than 24 hours!

tt's y i m learning some basic italian now online..but very lazy so never learn a lot lah..haha..but it's real cool!i m going out of asia for the 1st time and also the 1st time going to a place where there's time difference..italy is behind singapore by 7 hours..going there for choir competition with my jc (though i have graduated)..first time going to a very cold place..i heard it's ard 10-12 degrees celsius now..never had warm clothing so had to borrow from my aunt who goes abroad often..international plug,travel kettle,scarf etc..quite lucky to have her lending us..i dun wan to buy those and use them for once only..

another exciting thing abt it is tt it's europe!the place for classical music and stuff..haha..it's the closest i will get to nodame cantabile since i haven't gone to japan before..though it's not france or czech republic..haha and all the choir concerts i tink we r going..i truly feel so classical..haha..hope i dun fall asleep in the concerts haha..

Monday, February 04, 2008

haircutting..

3 days before chinese new yr and i went to cut my hair..the 10 minutes thing..i told the person to cut as short as possible(the same instruction everytime i go to cut my hair)..something tt my mum always say 'no' to..haha..everytime after i cut my hair she will say 'it's too short!'..this time it's really quite short and quite boyish..but that's not the main point i wan to talk abt..

DUN CUT YOUR HAIR WHEN U HAVE A COUGH!because that's wat i did juz now n it was a time of suffering..i had to endure the urge to cough..but anyway i still coughed many times throughout the haircutting process..the hairdresser even offered me tissue..while u r trying to tolerate the itchiness in your throat,your body involuntarily moves..and that isn't very safe when a person has scissors near your head..

ok the 2nd main point is that the hairdresser was very gentle..i've always gone to those neighbourhood salon to cut my hair and the ppl there r quite rough when dealing with your hair(and head)..their scissors are also quite blunt and so sometimes u feel like your hair is being pulled instead of cut..but this person(he's a guy) was very gentle while treating my hair and the scissors were sharper(from my feeling)..and his hands were so smooth!incidentally i just washed my face and so it was quite smooth also..and so when his hand slipped through my hair and touched my face(at the side near the ears only lah haha),it was a nice feeling..his hands were really very smooth!anyway he was quite 斯文 looking too,wearing those black framed specs..haha..and he even joked with me when i said i wanted to cut my hair asap(as short as possible) so tt i dun need to cut it so often..he said 'then u can cut botak lor!then very long dun need to cut'..haha yah rite -_-

Friday, January 25, 2008

nodame craze special part 4

long time not here!my laptop internet went haywire and after more than a week's of backing up my files and formatting the laptop and installing anti-virus stuff,it's finally back to almost normal..but it still can't read traditional chinese words so it's a bit frustrating but nvm..at least i have the internet explorer version 7..i like the tabs thing so tt the many internet windows dun stuff the taskbar below..anyway back to nodame!

special episode 1

1)the sad part of chiaki losing..but it's juz natural tt ppl will fail sometimes..it's impossible to always succeed..like nodame says,it can 挫挫他的锐气..and it also shows him tt nodame doesn't always support him blindly..she also knows his weakness and wish tt he can change it..he definitely needs more 人情味 and dun be too perfectionist haha..

2)but after nodame reprimands him for a bit of course she reverts back to the nodame tt likes chiaki so much and brings him for good food..haha the same eyes they had when they saw yuuko in the restaurant..they r a couple for sure..and chiaki holding her hands and bringing her to stay with him..haha!actually it is not strange at all..nodame had stayed in his hse before in episode 4 too..that kotatsu episode..anyway they have always been like a cohabitating couple..haha..and then wrapping nodame in a blanket,fearing tt he will be raped by her hahahaha!..a clever move!

3)when that hajime person conducted so cutely(jump to conduct),nodame was laughing so happily and chiaki thought "i also wish to be able to make her so happy!"..now u know how he loves her really..

4)chiaki asks her to help him pick the piece for his final competition..personally i feel tt it is in contrast with jean who lets yuuko pick his pieces until the final when he picks it himself..it shows tt nodame is really very impt in chiaki's heart,since he lets her decide his fate..haha juz a personal feeling lah..and then nodame says "lets pick a depressing and dark piece tt suits senpai's style!"..haha that is SO funny!..though nodame likes him,his impression in her is still not tt good huh?haha..(p.s. look at jean when chiaki rejected him abt changing the piece haha)but anyway nodame picked a piece tt he likes..so it's good!

5)nodame says tt if chiaki conducts a piano concerto she wants to play the piano..not for the 1st time already..chiaki seems to keep this in mind..but sadly in the show they nv do this..

6)the nxt part is SUPER like a couple who juz married lah..chiaki says thank you to her for the first time(i tink)..nodame brings food and drinks for him like a good wife helping her husband..hehe..but that bra part is a bit ehem..haha..obviously chiaki dun believe she has a D cup..-_-rite..like anyone will believe..

7)all the past memories of how he enjoyed with S oke and RS oke were so touching..the background music contributing a lot to it..time to say goodbye..a funny thing was tt a few of them asked him not to be so devilish again and make the orchestra members hate him..haha how clever they are..chiaki really managed to make them angry at him..hehe..they understand him truly..but they forgave him very easily and still loved him so much..frens are like this actually..they accept your shortcomings and hope tt u will become better but even if u dun they still love u..anyway their conversation is still so funny haha..especially tt 2nd most well known person haha..no link at all-_-..and chiaki looking at nodame and smiling..they really look like a couple!

8)chiaki smiling so child-likely when he was thinking abt nodame..so cute!and abt the wanting to kill her part..hahahaha!

9)he shld have seen how happy and moved nodame was when he conducted..then he will know tt he have the ability to make her so happy too!looking at her so warmly and gently=)..ah no wonder nodame loves him no matter how bad sometimes he treats her..haha..

10)"after knowing her,good things keep happening?"..if not for her he wun have got the chance to conduct s oke and since then open up his road to a conductor anyway..and he wun be in europe now too..so the hugging wasn't too late!but the bra thing was -_- again..haha..

11)the 2nd guy to help nodame wash her very scary hair..frank..haha..and seeing a familiar face,kuroki kun,was indeed surprising and happy!expecting fun things to happen the nxt episode!

listening to: time to say goodbye by sarah brightman

Monday, January 14, 2008

nodame craze special part 3

episode 1

1)nodame still opens the door as violently as ever-_- and i muz say i m quite happy to see tt someone as cute as frank likes nodame..at least it shows chiaki tt nodame is quite likable after all and i can see chiaki being jealous..haha..i love it when chiaki is jealous of other guys being nice to nodame..hehe..and nodame can memorise the lines of the puri gorota show?!..as expected-_-..tanya is like another nodame with the head-stuck-in-the-door thing..y does chiaki always meet such extreme girls-_-


2)frank talking passionately abt puri gorota..ah n tt box full of puri gorota dvds in french?!and nodame learning french from puri gorota?!..HUH!!!but it's actually quite a good method since she already memorised all the jap lines and so listening to the french version can help her learn french better..how can something be so funny and lame and yet so reasonable at the same time..

3)'japanese are good at electrical appliances right?'..haha wat a weird link that tanya makes..chiaki always meets weird ppl-_-..and seeing him getting anxious at the thought of nodame being in frank's room makes me happy..haha..and the way ppl always thinks they are a couple and the way chiaki always denies..actually he dun need to deny lah..haha..he's always with nodame (aka nodame always sticks to him)

4)buying breakfast for nodame and worrying abt her spending the night in frank's room..then denying tt the breakfast was for nodame..sigh..when can chiaki learn to be honest to others..and to himself..haha..and really frank is not a true 宅男,since he can't stand nodame staying in his room so long to watch puri gorota..haha..nodame is too extreme for him..a bit sad tt his infatuation lasted for so short only..haha..otherwise he would pose a reasonable threat to chiaki and make him jealous more..haha i m so sadistic..

5)nodame returns to chiaki when she has finished learning french from frank..haha..watching her speaking to chiaki in french and chiaki replying her so happily and nodame going into chiaki's room so naturally and chiaki letting her in so easily makes u think..they r really a couple and nobody(i.e. frank and tanya) can ever spoil their relationship!..haha they r still made for each other hehe..others stand no chance!

6)anime festival and anime party in france?!r u sure anime is so popular in france?haha..actually i'm not sure also but it's really a bit exaggerating haha..and puri gorota being in all of them-_-..and puri gorota's author going?!hahahaha..'is my competition not better than anime festival?'..haha obviously chiaki is a bit angry at this thought haha..

7)kazuo baton?!..'your lucky charm!'..'-_- this is the free gift which comes with the snack rite?'..'the rubber can prevent your hand from slipping!'..haha true true..but WHO will dare to use a baton with kazuo on it?!

8)'animals r not allowed in!'..haha but after seeing jean bringing his girlfren to the competition with him,and juz after leaving nodame for 10 seconds,he starts to regret it and starts missing nodame already..hehe..looking out of the window to look for her..and that gentle look in his eyes..u love her lah chiaki..stop denying it!

9)haha chiaki is more impt than anime festival and puri gorota after all..nodame forgets abt taking the photo with the author of puri gorota when chiaki sms her abt his results..hehe..look at the background where gorota consoles the author..so cute!

10)chiaki worrying abt whether nodame will appear in the 3rd day of his competition..haha dun need to worry at all lah..dun u know tt she is permanently infatuated with u?haha..

11)chiaki becomes 'oni chiaki'(devil chiaki) again..sigh..luckily nodame is always there beside him =) ..'i m his wife'..'mr chiaki your wife is here waiting'..'tell her to go'..as if they r really husband n wife hehe..everything juz seems so natural for them..chiaki doesn't bother abt nodame calling herself his wife..not cos of anything else but cos he's can't bother to say no already..

listening to: Carnival of the Animals-The Aquarium by CamilleSaint Saens

Thursday, January 10, 2008

nodame craze special part 2

juz finished watching nodame cantabile special part 2..how can a show be so funny and so lame and yet so meaningful and touching as well?really..if u haven't watched it u shld really go watch it..NOW!!..anyway some nice nodame cantabile websites to introduce..firstly the Nodame Cantabile Resources created by meldinsky..there's everything u need and want to know abt nodame cantabile..its a really great website!..and this website 'memento' i found only yesterday..only read briefly but thought it was great too..the person comments on the shows he or she watched..and there r also a lot of comments by other people too..lets u understand the show more in depth..shows tt tv show watchers r not only followers but also thinkers..haha..which i want to prove to my mum seriously..haha..

ok busy rewatching episode2 of special so cannot write the stuff today..will continue tml of the day after(cos tml got work =p)..

listening to: Brahms' Symphony No.1

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

nodame craze special part 1

juz like the show nodame catabile has a special this year(2008),my series of nodame craze posts has a special too..juz watched finish the chinese subbed version of episode 1 of the special(the show i watched in english subs..which was easier to understand cos the musical technical terms are very complicated in chinese and the english names are very long in chinese)..it was GREAT!juz like the show!..though i still like chiaki in his previous hairstyle..but him being so talented and so cute and so good towards nodame,u wun mind his hairstyle too much..haha..nodame is still like before..eating is first on her priorities..puri gorota is 2nd..and chiaki is 3rd..hahahaha..

chiaki senpai cares abt nodame more..natural since they have experienced so much together..going abroad together and being neighbours again(though chiaki didn't seem too happy abt it hahahaha)..

though i realised i didn't finish all episodes for my nodame craze before(only until episode 8),i still wan to do this..hahahaha..

special episode 1

1)hearing Beethoven's Symphony No.7 1st Movement(the main theme of nodame cantabile) at the start of the show brings back all the wonderful memories of the show..the cute parts,the funny parts,the touching parts,the sad parts,the happy parts,the 帅 chiaki senpai parts etc..haha..and the first scene is in the as familiar as ever music university which nodame and chiaki studies in..mine and masumi chan are still as funny as ever..and nodame's actions..as nodame as ever-_-..haha..and then chiaki appears!calling nodame and asking her to go home..like they are a couple..juz like how 直树 calls 湘琴 to go home with him(tt's after they were married hehe)..though chiaki wants to go europe with nodame cos he dun dare to take the plane alone,u know(and he knows too :P)deep down in his heart he really wants to be with nodame,even in europe..

2)watching viella sensei's concert was the 1st thing they do..quite understandable..all these yrs chiaki wants to go to europe mostly to watch viella sensei's concert again..chiaki saying happily tt he will treat nodame to good food..haha..he really understands her..

3)u see chiaki senpai in a drunk mode for the 1st time..a bit 失态..haha but still cute..talking to nodame in tt funny way..and laughing like tt-_-..hahahaha..esp tt part when he said 'bilingual!'..haha u didn't know chiaki senpai knows how to tell jokes rite?..but nodame didn't seem so happy =(

4)nodame scolding chiaki wasn't a first(she did tt too in the main show)..haha but chiaki was quite shocked..and showed his gentle side..he always shows it only when nodame is not aware(this time when she was sleeping)..haha he is nice lah..

5)eiffel is supposed to be a romantic place for couples..-_-but sadly nodame only has eyes for the food tt is sold there-_-..saying she wants to go sightseeing is juz a lie so tt she can get outside for the food-_-..my god!..chiaki dropped into her trap!..

6)being neighbours again..and its like the same setting lah..nodame on the right and chiaki on the left..hehe..and chiaki explaining her language('nodame' language) to the host..its like he's her husband lah..and the look on nodame's face when the piano gave the weird sound was seriously funny..hahahaha..

7)'onara taisou?'(fart exercise?!)..'i will kill you'..hahahaha..actually onara taisou has a nice melody really..juz tt u shldn't hear the lyrics..haha..the piece tt nodame played on the piano was nice..no wonder it attracted frank and tanya's attention hehe..

8)鸡同鸭讲..tt's wat u call the situation tt happened between frank and nodame..i guess it was really funny and weird for chiaki to listen to their conversation since he knows both french and japanese and thus knows what both of them are talking..'where can i buy the snack u gave me on exam day?'..what is she talking abt-_-..'it's juz like destiny rite?'..what is he talking abt-_-..ah!these 2 persons really suit each other in my opinion..but frank is a bit late since our nodame already has chiaki senpai in her heart..'chiaki senpai,what r we talking abt?'..my god..asking others what u yourself r talking abt?!chiaki's abt to faint(and me too-_-)..her expression when she said tt was SUPER cute..haha..and introducing frank..'he is frank.or franz?'..'he's my lover.he's quite a perfectionist and 有居高临下的感觉'..haha u shld see how chiaki's head turns so fast when nodame introduced him like tt..'ok senpai pls translate this part to him'..?!chiaki's abt to faint for the 2nd time..

9)how can a french be a 宅男?this phrase was created by the japanese(and widely used in taiwan)..so how can frank be a 宅男?but i muz admit he's cute..haha..initially when i saw the trailer i didn't like the special to have new weird characters like frank and tanya..but after watching they were quite funny and cute i muz say..haha..frank is juz the guy version of nodame u can say..though a bit cleaner haha..

10)the weird french phrases tt nodame learns how to say gets chiaki into trouble..haha..her fav lines..'i'm his wife'..'he's my husband'..and then the funny part..'help!call the police!he molested me!'..hahahaha..'the book u have for learning french is weird!'..haha truly..maybe the author was someone like nodame..

11)is frank really a french?!..'french r all baddies!always so pretentious and acting fashionable!'..'i m a french but i nv tink like tt!'..'tt's cos u r a french from another planet!'..hahahaha..frankly i also dun tink frank is a french..haha..The Return of Puri Gorota!..'tt's from the tv broadcast,it's definitely not a video tape!'..haha stop trying to deny tt u r a weird person!..puri gorota in french..hahahaha..do they really sell that?!

ok i have to go sleep liao..otherwise my mum will scream at me again..continue tml..juz a summary..all in all..i have never laughed so hard and cried so hard since i watched the last episode of nodame cantabile..i have only 1 more episode of the special left before nodame finally finishes..will really treasure it!

listening to: Beethoven's Symphony No.7 1st Movement

Friday, January 04, 2008

这里发现爱 wish to see you again..

yup this is the new show by 周渝民 is the made by the tourism board of taiwan to promote taiwan..quite a clever move haha..juz looking at the trailer makes ppl feel tt taiwan is indeed a nice place to go to!it is already aired in japan and is going to be aired in feb in taiwan..looking forward to this show..started liking vic since seeing his improvement in acting..from a 木头 in 流星花园,he really improved a lot in his acting..after many serious shows like 深情密码 and 美味关系,it seems like he will have a change of role type..it seems like it from the trailer..haha..really 期待 the funny side of him..though i cannot deny his serious side is very charming too haha..

listening to: 在这里等你 by f4

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

a new year just like all that have passed..

this again..i rmb a few years ago or was it last yr?when i was doing the same thing as i m doing now..writing a blog entry as most of the other ppl are counting down and celebrating the new yr..as if its any diff from the previous minute..as if all the bad things will leave u like the previous year has..but o no this is too pessimistic!when have i become like this?once upon a time,hakuna matata was my fav phrase and philosophy of life..it still is actually..juz tt it has become an ideal rather than how i treat life..

tml i have work..my 2nd day..i know i have to leave my comfort zone in order to be happy and comfortable and stop hating my job..but if personalities can be changed tt easily everyone will become successful..o no but i shld say tt to myself!because 'it's all in your mind'!something he always says..and i m starting to contradict my own blog title..even if i may believe in others,i still dun believe myself..that's the greatest obstacle i have to tackle in life i tink..

waiting for the nxt episode of 恶作剧2吻 anxiously..and the nxt nxt episode..and the nxt nxt nxt..and all the episodes!

listening to: 是我的海 by 苏打绿