USC resources for preparing a job interview

 

Elevator Pitch

https://careers.usc.edu/videos/the-elevator-pitch/

https://careers.usc.edu/blog/2022/01/25/crafting-the-perfect-elevator-pitch/

Dornsife career pathway

 https://dornsife.usc.edu/careerpathways

CV

https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/1078/docs/CV_it.pdf

Effective Reseme

https://issuu.com/uscedu/docs/effective_resumes_cover_letters_and_linkedin_prof

中美貿易戰 回顧

 中國過去靠資本主義開放外資造成增長，現在習近平盡開倒車，人才，資本外流，同時人口紅利用完。很巧的，同時民眾負擔了大量房貸。表面上人民資產很多，事實上房屋如同負債。也就導致中國內需市場疲軟。中國房價超越美國本來就是不合理現象，主要是地方為了圈錢衝高GDP。短視蓋樓造成處處爛尾。恆大破產說明過去房市帶頭的經濟高速發展並非一健康合理的經濟增長模式。是不可持續的。

中國製造業長期依靠外資企業投資創造就業，中國人自己最愛的還是互聯網以及其他能賺快錢的行業比如金融，教育，房地產。對於製造業技術只有華為可以一說。其實華為裡面還是台灣主管台灣工程師。武漢弘芯也是挖台灣人才過去，而非教育培養自己的人才。同時千人計畫，留學生出國都被掐死。技術提昇必須靠自己慢慢摸索。因此中國未來發展會放緩。

談談人權保障問題，中國存在嚴重年輕人血汗工廠問題。九九六（早上九點上班，晚上九點下班，一週上班六天。）不合法，但是共產黨默許。同時不斷大規模不合理封城就是要保經濟，搞得人仰馬翻。馬克思所預言的資本家壓榨完全在共產黨制度下體現。這點非常諷刺。最近又強迫廢除補教業，推行技職教育，不尊重個人求學自由。這樣共產黨不顧國情，不顧馬克思理念，完全的暴政，根本讓共產黨吹噓的所謂的制度優勢穿幫，小粉紅對共產黨執政方向產生懷疑，難道社會不會動盪？執政要依法，才能談制度。執政不合法，那就是韭菜與鐮刀的關係。談談財產保障，當一個人一輩子的財產可以因為不順共產黨的意被瞬間剝奪，人均GDP再高都只是紙上富貴。最近中共又要施行共同富裕，那是直接影響工作動機了，以後誰要認真工作。所有人只想考公務員。

總結一下為何中國未來經濟黯淡 , 科技封鎖，人口老化，房市泡沫，打壓勞工，人才斷層，共同富裕。

美國FAANG可以說是全球壟斷了網路通信業，主要是因為語言，人才，科技三重優勢。美中貿易戰，美國制裁中國產品出口成效顯著，但是中國制裁美國很難有效，因為美國是靠軟體業支撐。美國可以主導製造業供應鍊重組，但是中國不能影響美國軟體業分毫。而中國的軟體源代碼都是美國人的，例如手機電腦的作業系統，都是美國人的。中國能斷鍊到自己弄一個ARM架構出來嗎？不行，所以用搶的。能自己弄一個特斯拉出來嗎？不行，所以先把特斯拉誘到中國，然後佔為己有。所以中國不能和美國斷鍊，美國可以和中國斷鍊。中國軟體業能挑戰美國微軟谷歌嗎？不能。所以中國必然永遠在貿易戰中落下風。

A love poem

 Your smile is like sunshine

When I say hi, you look so bright

What magic you spell 

In my stomach you put a butterfly

I will be a bee because you smell like a flower

When spring comes I will call you honey

you sweet and sticky and I am hungry and slippery 

I will wiggle your pinky and you hold my dicky

we will watch the sunset till the night meets dawn

I will tell you my stories you tell me yours 

Till global warming create a snowstorm

When the light shines through the foliage like silver silk

The ring surrounds your finger my eternal oath. 

美術館的建造考量

  美術館的經濟價值作為一城市代表性建築必須超出物理功能，考量建築能帶動創造的無形文化財，市民使用率，以及城市廣告行銷效益，才能最大化「美」的價值。

美術館不應該是一個放置展覽藝術品的箱子，而是美這個概念的宣傳大使，如同美本身不是藝術「品」更不是藝術品的標價，而是藝術品對觀者美感敏銳度雕琢的過程。 

若以物理功能性排名美術館，就下意識貶斥的美的價值，再來無法給城市留下可以傳世的建築。歐洲的大教堂動輒花百年建造。甚至西班牙聖家堂至今尚為完成。寧可停工也不許妥協的精神，這種對至真至善的追求才是讓人看到建築後產生衝擊的原因。

 或許這聽起來不切實際，也太過矯情，但是一座不美的美術館再便宜划算，跟一座美的美術館是不能放在一起比較的。

為了省錢蓋一座不美的美術館，等於西施效顰自取其辱。

美國的非法移民 illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrants

The argument between the legal term of people who enter the United Stated unlawfully has be going on forever. I prefer to call it illegal immigrants as that is how we call it in any other country in the world except for the United States of America.

First let's all be real these immigrants comes in and stay in this country illegally. There are millions of people in the world that wants to immigrate to the US through the legal pathway. Although people should have empathy towards these Latin Americans fleeing their home country for a better life, aren't we all immigrants who arrived here legally ? If people can come and stay because they want a better life, then why doesn't California accept all Haitian refugees, Syrian refugees and Yemen refugees who suffers more than immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala ? Do you rob a bank because you need money ? We support humanitarian duty, but we  can't treat us tax payers like ATM. For anyone who supports illegal immigrants, please contact me, I will bring homeless people from Downtown LA to your house. They have the right to sleep in your bedroom. 

People who supports the undocumented immigrants usually use agriculture as an counter point. Farms across the country relies on illegal immigrants to produce cheap food we see in supermarket. Undoubtedly that is not possible without the hard-working illegal immigrants, so do all the other jobs that are done by legal residents. If the US decided these farm workers cannot be replaced by American citizens, then the US will provide working VISA for people around the world who wants to work in the US. Again, you can't just come in and take away other people's opportunities.

I know the liberals will be angry about my opinions for being a 'racist', but they should also be angry about Australia, New Zealand and many other countries that import foreign workers legally. At least foreign workers in those countries get protected minimum wages and insurance, and they don't have to worry about sexual or physical assault by their exploitative employers. As a liberal myself, shouldn't we all feel infuriated and disgusted about modern slavery happening under our noses ?

The other argument is the US took the land from Mexico. Mexican is just taking back what belongs to them. California was part of Mexico before the US Mexico war, but Mexico also steal lands from aboriginal tribes, and those tribes fought each other to claim territory. Did Mexico give their lands back to the indigenous tribes? Besides, these illegal immigrants are not genetically aboriginal people, most of them are offspring of European colonists and native Americans. Their ancestors are also invaders.

為什麼我反服貿黑箱。

所以你覺得30秒趁反對黨不在突襲式通過表決是一種民主嗎？當初就是反服貿「黑箱」，而不是反服貿。最後撤退也是王金平同意「逐條審核」。為什麼對學生的抗議馬英九還是搞獨裁硬要以絕對執政強行通過與中國涉及國安的服貿呢？你知道當初開放服貿包含開放通訊市場，也就是今天中美貿易戰重點之一的華為間諜通訊設備可能就深入民間，另外對小本生意的衝擊有任何配套措施嗎？幸好當初台灣多數年輕人已經看穿中共窮台買台弱台的無限戰技倆，不像國民黨那時已經被藍金黃。看看當初國民黨在共產黨末許下拿來欺騙台灣人的九二共識一中各表，現在中共是不是決定不等了？直接否認九二共識，你能怎樣？你以為中共當初睜一隻眼閉一隻眼讓國民黨在台灣喊一中各表圖什麼？就是先把你實質的東西騙到手，再毀約。凡是去中國的台灣企業內部要有黨支部，中國員工在企業內部中國也不斷偷竊技術，偷到三星直接撤離中國。當初日本韓國不也和中國簽了等同ECFA的無關稅協定？今天這些企業在貿易戰前都認賠連工廠都不要直接撤出中國。我不是說服貿內容全是壞，但是與中國的貿易協定沒有任何違約時的約束力。就好像兔子跟老虎說今天你答應不准吃我，老虎答應了反悔你又能怎樣? 中國共產黨加上很大一部份受文革破壞的一代不像接受西方思想教育的我們對於作為合約前提的誠信已經是基本道德素養中的一部分。中國人把欺騙當智慧在貿易戰中顯現的淋漓盡致。在美國發展間諜，在美國企業偷技術，在中國強制技術轉讓，在中國限制台商匯出大陸額度，導致今天台商無法匯回資金。當初中國要你的時候說的多好聽，現在不要你了就把你剝三四五六層皮。 富士康想離開中國，可能嗎？ 台灣所有企業想搬離資金，可能嗎？不懂當初陳水扁時期偷跑去大陸的台商今天除了幫大陸民眾加薪加到比台灣還高，拿台灣人的錢幫大陸發展經濟，今天還要怪陸委會不保護台商。當初跟你講有危險你硬要去，活該。香港當中共壯大到今天地位可被深圳上海取代， 一部分咎由自取。可憐的是無辜的學生，承擔一切苦果。 面對這樣道德敗壞的國家你敢跟他簽約？看看大馬高鐵天價舉債，斯里蘭卡被迫租借港口一百年，南海主權不接受國際法庭判決繼續造人工島，越南奈它何？中國發展帝國主義的流氓行徑也只有國民黨還會幫忙欺騙台灣人民。中共就是看準國民黨還有利用價值，才願意談服貿。韓國瑜還不是與大陸簽了農產貿易，然後呢？台灣農產品出了依賴中國政策進口，還會有國際競升力嗎？ 我都還不想講國民黨在陳雲林來台時如何阻止台灣人民在台灣的土地上揮舞台灣中華民國國旗，但是允許五星旗插玉山，或是共產黨廟這種荒唐的事，在中國被矮化成台灣地區領導人在台灣說兩岸認同一中各表。馬英九在台灣搞愚民獨裁是什麼邏輯？ 台灣老一輩的人真是有夠自私，自己享用完民主的好處，以及日本留下的建設的好處，現在說經濟不好不如統一。會什麼台灣越年輕越天然獨？還不是從老一輩身上各種遺留的中國人醜陋的習性中得出的結論。很多大陸人以為台灣證明中國也可以民主，錯。台灣可以民主正因去除了千年來中國人醜陋的惡習。台灣今天不夠民主也就是因為當初49年來台這些道德低落的外省人還沒完全死透。日本統治時代台灣根本夜不閉戶，中國人來了就各種歧視貪腐，跟今天共產黨沒兩樣。香港今天可以繁榮靠的也是英國人留下的法治。你說台灣人賤，認日本人為爹。當初雖然是二等公民，如同九七年前香港，但是今天中國試圖仿效的新加坡人民在專制政府下不也是二等公民？給外族壓迫或是給中國人壓迫，壓迫就是壓迫，別自我感覺良好。今天台灣人除了說中文寫漢字，思想價值更受日本美國影響。中國人今天不跟日本美國學習，一味反美反日又走回了義和團老路。搞了多年的改革開放不過是二次自強運動，船堅炮利。但是民權法治思想不彰。現在等的就是一場二次鴉片戰爭，打醒中國人的強國大夢。

Hong Kong Protest

Without universal suffrage, there is no human rights.
The police are just the dogs of the state machine!
Hong Kong fell and alarmed the world. When will CCP decide stop acting?
The regime that came out of gun barrel, on signboards wrote socialism with Chinese characteristics.
He hangs up a sheep's head at the shopfront but sells dog meat.
I see after all, the tyranny flows!
Deng said that he had touched the stone and crossed the river.
Yesterday, there was no stone so they clipped the leek.
Today, there was no leek and they clip Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is China's territory, the South China Sea is China's backyard.
Talked about imperialism, look no further !
The people lit the lights and the state officials set fire.
Said that students destroy order, but do not ask who is destroying one country, two systems?
Forbid speech, poison the people, allow pollution for GDP,
Let Mingze go to Harvard, wear Chanel, and breathe the air of freedom at Boston the United States !
The British Lin Zheng loves the great motherland,
and the Hong Kong policeman who beats Hong Kong students sends his child to study abroad.
You have passed Ximen Qing and passed Pan Jinlian.
You are immigrants or you are on the road to immigration.
You treasure your own children but no mercy to step on the other children.
The corpses piled up the gold house and the blood exchanged for the red carpet.
This year's Oscar best actor is still goes to China!
They solemnly appealed to the public to discuss it rationally.
The Hong Kong government condemned all violence, but the police don't count!

沒普選沒人權，
警察不過是國家機器的鷹犬，
香港淪陷，驚動世界
中共何時決定不演？
槍桿子出來的政權，招牌寫著中國特色社會主義，
羊頭狗肉，我看還是不改土匪本色。
鄧說摸者石頭過河
昨天摸完了石頭割韭菜
今天割完了韭菜，割香港
州官放火，百姓點燈 ，帝國主義，還看今朝！
只許破壞一國兩制，不許人民上街抗議？
禁言論，毒人民，污然換來GDP
送明澤讀Harvard，背Chanel，呼吸波士頓自由的空氣？
英國人林鄭熱愛祖國， 打學生港警送子留學，
呼籲香港人必須理性， 港府譴責一切暴力， 港警開槍打人不算！
屍體推出黃金屋，鮮血換來紅地毯， 奧斯卡金像獎，得給中國！

三十而殭

三十，是人生的一個轉折點。人生經歷了嬰兒的無知，少年的迷惘，青年的理想，終於來到壯年的現實。在人生不同階段，面對的存在感的焦慮，是完全地不同。青年階段，懷抱理想，抱負遠大，還未接觸過社會的現實以及殘酷，對於外面的世界以及未來有美好的憧憬。可以說是雄心萬丈，躊躇滿志。以為通過努力，實現夢想猶如探囊取物。我認為這時候的人最為美好豐滿的時候。因為不需要對金錢感到煩惱，不需要為三餐奔波，也沒有太多的社會期待。因為可以探索，可以學習。犯錯可以被原諒，任性可以被包容。因為有什麼問題上面有父母，師長擋著。漸漸有了成年人的自由，但是卻沒有成年人的負擔。青少年的靈魂，猶如冰心玉壺般純潔，毫無瑕垢。像一匹白絹，沒有沾上半點污濁。鹿橋的未央歌很好的把握了那時年輕人的精神。那時，我們愛放歌 ，愛賦新強說愁。真是少年不識愁滋味。

社會的現實，漸漸給人添了愁。或許裡想與現實的落差，讓人發現遍是謊言虛偽的世界對理想的嘲諷，對夢想的踐踏。我們不再容易相信，不再容易動心。對社會有了認識，才發現人性禁不起考驗。才發現現以前景仰的「大人」們選擇出賣靈魂。那分純淨漸漸受到污染，那分理想漸漸開始崩塌。所謂的經世濟民等孔孟聖賢教誨竟然出不了校門，像是實驗室的小白鼠無法抵抗污濁世界的病菌，理想很快的死在了校門外。學校，教我們作人處事的道理。社會，教我們忘記它。「找工作」以及工作選擇的侷限性，讓我們認清現實與理想的差距。金錢至上的價值改變了我們的人生觀。見證人性的卑鄙以及社會的醜惡，加上青年對現實的無力感，我們旁觀一切發生，卻束手無策。猶如羔羊旁觀屠宰場裡發生的一切，但也只能以屠夫的觀點麻醉自己，至少今天死的不是我。出社會，我們心中的羔羊在新聞媒體的利刃下被凌遲，剩下不能思考的行屍走肉。我們漸漸忘自己戴著謊言機器鐵面下還有一張人類純稚的臉。與其對社會虛偽的無力感到麻痺，任人宰割，不如代入加害著的身份享受狂歡須臾的撒但派對。死了，那才剛踏入社會的青年。

我們適應了這醜惡的社會，滿佈瘡疤的心也結了繭。對人情事故有了認識，於是也能自在得虛偽對應。曾經的荒謬今天的日常，批判起他人順手捻來，但是從不檢討自己。重新接受自己在這瘋狂體制裡的新角色，給自己的思想穿上新的制服，給金錢服務了起來。金錢為王。紙醉金迷的花花世界可以麻痺道德淪喪導致的精神貧乏。從房子到車子到顏值到身高，人們愛得事實上是與你無關的東西。除了錢，你眼中看不到其他東西。除了錢，你腦中想不到任何東西。甘願的作體制的奴隸，低賤的滿足於其他奴隸敬仰眼神帶來的虛榮心，對於脖子上的枷鎖卻毫無察覺。三十歲，思想腐蝕，精神墮落得一乾二淨。三十歲，生活已經把你吃乾抹淨，眼下只有今天的日曆，不記得昨天，想不著明天 。只有最基本的物質需求，以及低到不能在低的人生要求。那曾經奔放的靈魂早已褪色得無法辨識。那曾經澎湃的潮湧早已也不再激越。啊，三十歲，靈魂凋零的年紀。

那含苞待放的花，還沒等到細雨的滋潤，就已經被烤得枯萎。人文的思想還未茁壯，就已經成為金錢主義下的殭屍。就算意識到這一點，那微弱一點點的意志，也僅能殘存的保留住自己，化作一滴時代的眼淚，而殭屍還得繼續拖著它散亂的步伐，任由蔓延的欲望控制自己，追逐著，啃噬著，重複毫無意義的循環。三十歲，我寫於不知明天，沒有昨天，只剩下這個念頭瞬間的今天。這瞬間，我悼念那曾經還有溫度的自己。

Why driving or walking in Taiwan is so dangerous.

1. Cars not giving the right of way to pedestrians and bicycles.

2. Cars do not slow down when passing a intersection.

3. Cars do not have any other merging, turning, and passing.

4. Cars change lane recklessly.

5. Cars do not oblige to speed limit.

6. Cars do temporary parking anytime anywhere.

7. Tailgating.

8. Speed up when traffic light turns red.

9.

蝴蝶

他曾是 多麽醜陋的 小毛蟲

艱難的蛻變後 才如此出眾

他曾滿足地 蟄伏在

生命的原點

美妙的起飛 終於催起了 他的夢

當綠色的和風 輕輕的

吹起

破繭而出

竟是他夢寐以求的

美麗多彩的 蝴蝶

明德除夕依舊艷陽藍天

Trip in UK: Lots of Culture Shocks

Embark on the trip from Stuttgart airport. I felt the Taiwan, ROC passport is really difficult to use, since the name is really similar to China, they are checked a lot longer. Since UK is not part of Schengen, the two inexperienced lady spend lots of time checking the passport, make me feel really sad.

 The lady at the costume asked tones of questions to assure you are not a terrorists. That gave me a very bad first impression, as if it didn’t welcome tourists. My first culture shock is how popular UK is for Indian and Chinese, Southeast Asia tourists. The total number of visitors lining up at the costume were so much that I felt London is really a convergent point of all nations. It is indeed an international cities that filled with perspective young people coming here to either make a living, or to pursue their dreams.

The costume staffs consists of predominantly Indian descents. I don’t know how many generations are there for India immigrations. It just stroke me that London is an immigrant society, pretty much like Berlin. I was not my first time having this ethnical melting pot shock, but the intercultural fusion and interchange in London is magnitude higher than Berlin.

Although I was a tourist who visited London for the first day, I felt there seems to be a camouflage for minorities (tourist / Asian ) to get away with discrimination either simply because of novelty, or real resistance to immigrant/foreigners in UK. The reason is there are simply too many people come and go from UK everyday. Business travelers, foreign job seekers, tourists, students, or immigrants and immigrant’s children. They all bring in their own culture, and therefore resulting in an organic, vibrant, and tolerative community. 

I can imaging such an influx of emigrants should have formed a strong social anxiety to the native anglo-saxon citizens, because the immigrants are changing their original way of lives. The traditional Christian values of society were deprived from orthodox, and the veils and robes that from Arabic countries starting to take an important seat in the scene of the city. Muslim culture is extremely adamant, even though the immigrant group were outnumbered by the native citizens. It is because Islam is monotheism, and the doctrines has a very strict rule of how dividends should be punished. Islam was like the old Christianity before the 30 years war. Christians learned the lesson and modified the doctrines after the 30 years war, henceforth built up a tolerant religion. However, Islam has not learned that lesson. The fast growing Islam community in London has caused a strong pressure to people who wants to keep their original way of lives. To harness the cheap, young manpower that form the fundamental base of the mechanistic of the city, old Londoners gave up their own cultural dominance bit by bit. More and more Islam women wearing robes and veils on the streets. It can be a seemingly harmless cultural preference, but would it not be a sign that the gender equality, the decree of a modern society, is actually being compromised ? Yes, regarding to the upcoming referendum whether UK should leave EU, Kent 

Should the social tolerance should be unlimited expanded, allowing some radical extremism to eroding the basics of modern Christian values that hold the peace and growth of the country ? How can we guarantee the equality of all race, religion, and gender, while preventing extremism to take over ? The line of enforcement is actually very blur.

Aside from pessimist sociological discussion, the immigrants have brought vitality to the society, they provided new perspectives to old problems, sparks ingenious ideas, and injects adventurous genes to the country. Walking out of hammersmith Bush Market Station, I found most shops around the stations were run by immigrants. They are the small business owner, and blue collar labors that fill the strong demand of cheap labor of UK, a rich, powerful economy. On the other hand, a morality of white Englishman, and a small group of Indians, and East Asians occupy the top of the economy hierarchy. They work in financial or technological companies seated in modern looking glass skyscrapers around bustling business areas, such as Liverpool station. They work 8 to 5, wearing tailored suits and letter shoes, commuting either by bikes, or via tube. The society doesn’t really achieve the Utopia of all-equal. But more like the Utopia depicted by Huxley, where the homogeneous equality is not the wisest way for humanity. Mega cities like London is stratified, and it is hard to conceive how this kind of stratification, results not from race, but parenting and education, which is strongly correlated with race and their culture, would not fall pray as an easy target to opportunists to provoke hatred and class struggle, or social conflicts. Beyond all this foreseeable issues, London seems to be a harmonious society. One is that the immigrants are not as strong to contend the upper-middle class, the Anglo-Saxon class. Two is that the thriving economy brought about by this subtle collaboration have benefited the both sides. They are both very contended right now. Would it be the peacefulness before the arrival of thunderstorms ?

As mentioned, skilled foreign workers, second generation of immigrants have made it difficult to tell one’s origin in an international city. It shocked me how quick I was able to adapt to this new norm. Staying in this international environment truly converted me into a non-chauvinists individual. Here in London I finally was converted into a devotee of global citizen. Nationality, race, religion, gender cannot be used to define who we are, because we are all imperfect, or perfectly imperfect. In Monkeys in the tree, I met funny looking British guy Jonathon (reminds me of Dobbey), a transgender Danish freelancing engineer, Kent. He is a senior developer for a company called ARM based in Barcelona. He inspired me to invent my own career, and design my own ‘University’ for myself. Also, Ariana, a business contractor and a life coach. She taught me the way to think of the long term goals as composition of thing that can be done in 24 hours, which is really powerful.

There are Italian guys coming to London to find a job. It let me see the dark side of Italy that is usually unseen.

The hostel is full of amazing people. Yes, I see the world in a hostel in Fish Bush Market, London.

Interesting people I met

Gordon & Chris Canadian Engineer and Financial consultant.

Markus Karlesrule based software engineer.

Kent del Pino, an expat inventor live in London. He talked about a hacker/maker’s studio. It charges monthly to the members. But the amount of fee is totally voluntarily. I think it is a good idea that should be implemented in Taiwan. He also mentioned the double deck bus hostel/ or lunge bar. I also like that Ideas a lot.

Mirian a young lawyer in Montreal

She was an extraordinary nice person.

Trip to Paris

Paris Diary

Day 1, Friday

Visited Musee du Louvre, and stayed in the museum for more than 6 hours.

Met Florent in front of Mona Lisa.

Saw many sculptures and paintings.

Had a great dinner together.

 Ate chicken and white wine, very delicious.

The Airbnb was kind of shitty. No wifi, and no cooking.

Food is very expensive here. I guess the dinner cost over 20 per person, but Florent paid for me.

Day 2, Saturday

Musee d’Orsay

Another great day for 18,19th century arts.

Saw many famous paintings here, too. Learned a lot about Impressionism here. To put Impressionism in one word, is they emphasis the effect of light, more than the accuracy of the object itself. This was manifested in those works with sunset sky. Where everything was covered with a pink-orange hue. Besides, they found the shadow is not merely different shade of black, but the complimentary color of the objects color. They were playing the illusion of human vision that makes the painting more realistic to our experience instead of perception. 

There are free wifi outside the museum, which saved my life. I am able to contact Gordon and Chris, Thi.

After visited the museum, I went to Notre Dame by bus. The Church is on Cite Island. 

So many people. Food are also very expensive there, but the snacks were delicious.

There were police and securities checking backpack at the door of every tourist site. But the enforcement is the loosest I have ever seen. I bumped into a small inn in the Alley. Beautiful.

Then when I was looking for wifi and cafe. I met an old men who recommended me to have some Crepe. So we shared 2 crepes. One with chocolate bananas, another with bacon and cheese.

I gave up contacting Gordon. and I found the old man is a conductor/cellist living in Basel, Switzerland. We agreed to keep in touch, and I will listen to the Music he recommend. His name is Albert Roman. And hopefully I will go back to Shanghai on 15th September, and we can meet there again. We took some photos together in front of Notre Dame. And we walked to a pub area near Chatelet Metro, passing Pompidou Museum. There we found a good outdoor table and have beers.

I went home, slightly drunk as yesterday. I used the microwave to warn the frozen pizza as dinner at 1 am. I took a shower, and the condition of the shower compartment was a disaster. I should give it negative review on Airbnb.

Day 3, Sunday

Today I woke up pretty late, and one to Musee Rodin. Great sculptures in the park and in the mansion where he used to use a his studio in the last part of his life. To be honest, his work before his 40 is just mundane. He, like many other painters, mature in his own style after 40. The muscular from of the male sculptures captures the animations and mortal nature of humans. The object of his works are the normal people, thanks to his patron. So he more of less broke the limit of the purpose of art — doing portraits for the royals and higher class. There aren’t too many of his work there. The best sculpture might have been seen somewhere else before I visited here. The thinker is on repair. There are tons of young Korean tourist everywhere. That will make a huge change to their country in the next 30 years. After Rodin Museum, I went to Grand Palais, but did not enter. Tens of thousands of tourists were gathering alone Champ Elisee, to welcome the end of the France de Tour, the biggest cycling race in the world. That was really exciting to be part of it. I also went to Eiffel Tower. it was beautiful. There’s nothing to see on Camp de Mars. and River Siene is just okay, the scene is not as beautiful as in Cologne, or Florence. I went home early around 8 pm

Day 4 Monday.

Today  I packed up and went to Notre Dame, and it was just okay. Not very big, and not especially decorative comparing to other Cathedrals. I checked in around 11:30 at Sant Mercel, and found Bastille a bustling place to visit. Many cafe there, and much fewer tourists. To my surprise, the room was even worse. I realized probably that was what you can get if you want to be in that location with that price. Then I went to Pompidou Museum. I got a shrimp curry and rice noodles in a Chinese fast food shop nearby. Tasty. There is a high proportion of East Asian descent in Paris. Even locals can’t tell I am a tourist. Meaning I am not getting a lot of attention on the street, making my trip very comfortable. In addition, there are Asian tourists everywhere in Paris, but I approve it is one of the most impressive cities in Europe.

Pompidou is the Louvre of Modern Arts. All famous works in Dadaism, Cubism, etc can be found here. Once again Picasso proved he was a genius.

I left there, and went to Bastille, and found a good restaurant and dug in my medium lamb shaft. Delicious. 

Day 5 Tuesday.

So the last day in Paris. I visited the famous cemetery that buries historical figures such as Oscar Wilde, Chopin, Ingres, Dumeire, Proust, Bellini, Bizet, Jim Morrison, etc. It was for free. A must see in Paris.

Then I had lunch in a Korean restaurant. Tested good.

In the afternoon I went to MontMarte. It is a high ground where you can overlook the whole Paris, and on the very top of it stands a Basilica, which is much magnificent than Notre Dame. It was the area where painters like Van Gough and Cezanne, Picasso gathered and worked because it was cheaper in their time. However, it has become very expensive after the tourism comes in. Most of the streets are filled with cheap souvenir shops, and not so much about artists anymore. The food here is cheaper than the city center though.

Before I left the place, I started random wandering in the region to kill the remaining time. Montmartre now then showed its most lively part to me when I went off the main tourist route. It was the area that locals considered ‘dangerous’ at night. It is an area where black people live. There were Afro barbershops, cheap electronic, clothes, and many other things. I think it not dangerous before sunset, and it was indeed an eye-opener to me.

I think I have seen a lot in this trip, and shortly touched the real life of Parisian in the last minute. I saw Gypsies got searched by police and soldiers patrolled in small groups with machine guns. However, Parisians were not scared and loose their friendly nature as I experienced many time when I was looking for directions. As long as they are still having the long noon coffee break and enjoy their lives just seating at an outdoor table watching papers or taking sunbath. The ‘No Problemo’ philosophy will marched on, until the defeat of terrorism.

阿姆斯特丹之旅

2016 揭穿自由市場假面的一年。

2016是充滿失望以及悲傷的一年。今年我們歷經了不斷的恐攻挑戰歐洲對自由人權的底限，也經歷了英國脫離歐盟，以及美國選出川普這樣歷史性的重大政治環境轉折。這樣的轉折將對歷史的進程產生決定性的影響，許多人將這兩個事件看成西方自由價值的失守，或是恐怖主義以及威權主義對抗民主陣營的勝利。2016 年也可以說是充滿意外以及錯愕的一年。主流媒體對英國脫歐公投以及美國總統大選的篤定預測，襯托出依賴主流媒體形成輿論的我們才是脫離現實的非主流。以往看似穩固一致的核心價值觀在英美的兩個投票中現出原形。原來意識形態的分裂已到達可以撕裂社會認同的程度。一群過去沈默的多數在這次選舉中獲得勝利。或許是該我們閉嘴檢討的時候了。自以爲是多數的我們到底做錯了什麼？

若要我定義2016年，我會說是揭穿自由市場假面的一年，以及揭穿社群網路影響力的一年。其實根究今年所有意外以及錯愕的最大公約數，就是對放任自由市場剝削勞工的建制派的反抗。因為至金融海嘯以來，Ｍ型化更嚴重了。這波浪潮的受壓迫者就是在社會Ｍ型化下消失的中產階級。在Ｍ型化底端的所謂的消失的中產階級應該是景氣復甦的受益者，但是多數人不但沒有受惠，反而受到自由市場資金勞工的自由移動而面對來自全世界的競爭。而身為金融海嘯罪魁禍手的財閥們，則隨著全球景氣復甦迅速累積資產，並且依然佔據著財富金字塔頂端。承諾要改革的自由派並未大刀闊斧解決國家財富分配問題的沉痾，百分之一的富人們還是繼續死性不改，以各種不公平的手段避稅，但是人民束手無策。

以道德掛帥的自由貿易主義在全球呼風喚雨，房地產等生活必需品成為炒作商品。自由主義除了放任意義下的自由，自由伴隨而來的道德義務卻完全不被重視。跨國企業迅速擴大，資產家財富翻倍。但是以勞力賺錢的多數人卻未被企業保護，隨時面臨不適任汰除的財富狀況危機。極化的經濟階級強烈對比出為道德承諾做出犧牲的是脆弱，貧困的多數人，而獲益的卻是逃避道德責任的富人。自詡為自由主義的建制派因而無法在下屆選舉中取得人民的信任，因為人民已經看穿其虛偽的道德大旗，裡子裡與公然擁護富人的保守派並無二致。輪替太久而腐化趨同的兩黨就是所謂的建制。獨立參選人的出線，表示選民已經厭倦建制。

或許西方陣營的意識形態還未極化到無法彌合，但是我們是該檢討自由主義的道德律是否被所有人共同遵守。我們不能一邊高唱自由主義，卻一邊讓守規矩的人受害。要檢討的不是自由主義，而是這面大旗是否淪為富人合理化財富分配不均的工具，而為何受害的多數人必須為虛偽不義的政策付出代價。我們看著大企業們高來高去，大談雲端，人工智能，以及工業4.0，但是我們真正在乎的是我們會不會再下一波的浪潮中失業。年薪百萬以及三十歲退休的夢想離多數人已經十分遙遠，買不起都會區的房子以及無力傳宗接代才是多數人的現實。高唱自由主義的國家若未能提供人民更好的經濟條件，如何期待威權國家效法西方價值？

我對未來一年走向的看法是中立的，自由主義將持續與權威主義以及恐怖主義拉鋸，明年與今年不會有太大的變化。歐盟將弱化。德國在西方的影響力會強化。西方自由主義聯盟的瓦解也給的東方的強權更好的機會去競逐道德話語權。中國以及俄國將在明年有更大的影響力。印度將成為下一個民主制度的希望。若是印度能夠崛起，民主制度可能能與威權制度繼續抗衡，若是印度不能複製東亞民主國家的經濟奇蹟，西方的霸權地位將受到嚴重挑戰。

偈語

偈語

小和尚端湯上了塔，塔上了蠟，蠟滑了襪，湯灑了塔，燙了小和尚，小和尚白跑一趟，還需把地擦。方丈愛吃臘八，吃緊燙了嘴巴，湯裡下了巴豆，疼了八肚，還把肚子拉。 方丈提了袈裟，望了草房，撒腿奔下塔。忘了塔上了蠟很滑。小和尚剛才把地擦，罵湯不該燙他，蠟不該滑襪，方丈不該上塔，廚房不該煮臘八。正端湯上塔，卻撞著方丈忙下塔，老和尚叫不好，塔上了蠟，腳底一滑，湯燙了老和尚一把，老和尚拉了一袈裟，摔了大馬趴。哈哈哈，臘八白搭。

A Life Changing experience

A life changing experience 
  
  Last summer, right after I graduated from high school, I went to Kojen, a well-known English language school, with a view to enhancing my English speaking ability.
  
   At that time, I was totally overwhelmed by my hunger for learning English , not only because I learned the how interesting English could be during my high school years, but also I had dreamed of being a bag packer as soon as possible. These reasons gave me an acute motivation to strengthen my capability in English before I fulfill my dream. 

  Knowing clearly the intensive class they provided was exactly what I needed, I frantically paid more than 10,000 NT dollars which was nearly all I had. After a week’s course, I was not content with the arrangement of the teaching content, so they permitted me to join a higher- leveled class.   

  Because I made all the decisions myself, which seriously displeased my mom, I had a fight with her. She thought it’s wasteful and immature that I spent such a large amount of money without discussing with her. However, I didn’t feel any uncomfortable spending my own money. In short, I was a rebel against ‘the big government.’ 

  Honestly speaking, I was a little worried that if my choices ended up proved to be irrational, this story might be repeated with comtempt whenever she and I met a division. To my relief, things went quite well. As I expected, teachers were nice, classmates were brilliant, and the content was wonderful. Everything went right. What amazed me more was that the language school was about to launch a brand-new course, which seeked volunteers. Thus, I took extra free courses and practiced English more than 6 hours a day, so did some of the other classmates. 

  Immersing in English environment definitely changed my life. They let me know the view points and tastes of westerners in addition to language. When talking with them, I felt as though my dream had come true. At the thought of my correct decision, I couldn’t help but smile. 
  
   This was the first time I study with alacrity, and the first time I insisted on my opinion. Unbelievably, it turned out to be a great success! I felt fortunate that I stay ture to myself, or I wouldn't have such a great summer vacation.

面對台灣庸俗媒體應對之道

 對於現下台灣主流媒體的集體沉淪，我們不應當只是默默忍受。每天

用餐時間總是要被這些垃圾訊息轟炸，其內容之無聊是對有智慧的生

物的一種酷刑，而其腥羶則是另有道德之人的一種凌辱。

  這數十家大型媒體報導內容會如此不堪入目、入耳，箇中原因記者

及編輯們必然知道。然而無論是何種原因，身為一個掌握大眾視聽權

以及影響關注方向的關鍵角色扮演者，媒體的基本道德怎麼想都是不

該被犧牲的-即便者只是出自於輿論的道德壓力。

  然而，媒體大大們在今天可以肆無忌憚的報導一些連鬼都不會相信的

鬼話，這代表民眾的監督力量不見了。林火旺稱之為「消音的人民」


。further reading: http://ssla.geo.ntnu.edu.tw/990619/8.pdf
  然而，網路2.0的時代早就來臨，我們早就不是單向的訊息接收者，

我們藉由各式的網路平台（blog、plurk、facebook）而成為訊息的提

供者。在今天，我們不需要經由主流媒體也可以獲得各式各樣的即時

報導。

 
  我們不再批評主流媒體的劣質，因為我們相信它會遭到忽視、然後被

網路爆炸的浪潮掩蓋。至少在我看來沒有有力的批評。
  
   然而，主流媒體似乎還是有其存在的必要性以至於今天我們依然忍

受著它們的荼毒。分散的鄉民們雖然可以提供訊息，但是缺乏報導的

專業。而一篇篇的獨立報導缺乏系統性的整理，閱讀起來十分的不方

便。另外，報導的素質參差不齊也比不上大型專業媒體的管理經營。

總言之，我們還是需要倚賴他們的專業素質。

主流媒體的本質並不是惡的，只是被不道德的人錯誤使用，我們其實

擁有很多選擇，例如國外的媒體：

1.http://english.aljazeera.net/半島電台，中東觀點
2.http://www.economist.com/經濟學人，美國觀點
3.http://hk.news.yahoo.com/world/香港雅虎比台灣的功能好，可以發表評論。
4.http://www.ejc.net/media_landscape/歐洲各國各式媒體一覽
5.http://www.neurope.eu/歐盟新聞
6.http://www.temasekreview.com  temasek review -sigapore noises.


國內媒體：

http://www.newtalk.tw/news_read.php?oid=14934

國內部落格：

http://sophist4ever.pixnet.net/blog 假圖天國

http://lingfengcomment.pixnet.net/blog 林保華

http://milk100sina.pixnet.net/blog/category/1421498 新加坡

http://blog.kaishao.idv.tw/?p=942




  

Ocean pollution

Ocean pollution

   Speaking of pollutions, most people may think of air pollution and water pollution, which are highly relevant to our everyday lives. However, to the surprises of most of us, ocean pollution may be the most difficult one to solve of all.

  Unlike other pollutions, ocean pollution stems from numerous sources. Industrial and domestic sewage which flows into oceans, oil leaked from ships and oil drillers, and acid rain fall into the seas are just a few of the causes. Because of the diversity of the pollutants, including heavy metal, acid, base, organic substance and waste heat, the plight is more complicated and grave than other types of pollutions.

  Besides, the toxic chemicals in oceans will accumulate in bodies of marine life, which turns out to damage our own health when we eat those polluted fish. What is worse, once the pollutants are mixed into the oceans, it takes centuries to curb the toxicity to a safe standard. Thus, once we found factories that produce toxic sewage, we’d better realize that one day we will burden enormous costs.

  In addition, the pollution is without borders. When pollutions occur, there is little can we do to stop it from spreading. Therefore, ocean pollutions usually results to unpredictable harms to the planet. For example, a single leaked oil ship or off-shore driller may suffocate thousands of sea birds and several schools of marine habitats. In some devastating cases, the leaked oil easily spoiled hundreds of square kilometers of coral reefs. Moreover, if we go on ignoring the seriousness of ocean pollution, several vulnerable species will undoubtedly go extinction.

  Ocean pollution is destructive in biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and our way of lives. It is the business of everyone, and we are the solution.

How can we defend our oceans? We can reject the development of the industries which have the potentials to aggravate the catastrophe. We should insist the sustainable green energy be pursued instead of fossil fuel, and support adequate protective criteria be made. Besides, we should urge the official to supervise the waste and rubbish disposal. Meanwhile, we should try our best to solve other pollutions simultaneously, for they are closely co-related. Also, we should advocate the urgency of ocean protection.

精準的四十五度

四十五度。飛機起飛的角度兩年前我從桃園機場起飛前往遙遠的地球彼端。老師台灣島上的一切都是的紛紛擾擾。我感覺到迷茫感覺到失望，但是在我們年輕的一代失落在上一輩的政治泥淖當中。出國不只是圓一個完成自我的夢，某種程度也是種逃避逃避惡劣的工作環境以及日趨惡化的政治氛圍。

曾經在45度角仰望講台上的女孩，曾經在無盡的蔚藍夏日45度角仰望國小操場的籃筐。曾經在45度角看玉山主峰雲霧的變化。曾經在45度角看部隊長官日復一日枯燥的訓話。

這四十五度角的凝望，終於望到了我出國的那一天。這一天，我等了六年。

六年。是從高中畢業那一刻開始算起。那一刻，我就打定主意出國留學。

大學四年，從大一就開始認真，獲得書券獎。

大二，前往大陸做交換研究，完成第一篇研究報告。自我要求用英文寫就。
最後，這篇報告也讓大陸的教授幫我寫了推薦信。

大三，開始準備GRE，進實驗室做專題研究。 與其他懷著出國夢的同學一樣，瘋狂地背紅寶書，瘋狂地練習英文。讓原本以為已經不錯的英文提升到了一個沒有這樣苦練無法到達的境界。同時，大陸來交換的交換生錄取MIT。

大四，開始考試，準備申請。在2012年三月考了GRE。

畢業，當兵。

在成功嶺新訓時，趁著午睡的空檔獨自一人與GRE 物理subject模擬試題奮鬥。並順利的在某一放假週從台中趕回台北考試。然而， 第一次物理subject 考試因為護照過期無法進場。首次體驗到萬惡的ETS如何粉碎一個人的計畫。

役畢，身心俱疲。一年三百六十五天，一四四０分，八六四零零秒終於到數完畢。歷經大小波折。知道不合理叫做訓練，知道以前的我多麽天真。走出營區，看見一如往常的藍天白雲。但是脫下軍人身份，如釋重負。期間，第一次的申請全部遭拒。

第六年。還懷著同樣的夢。進入中研院工作。擔任助理。工作還算愜意。開始第二次申請。在其間因為工作關係漏接幾通學校電話。最後轉了申請領域。終於被錄取。

直到上機那一刻。我都已為自己是孤軍奮戰。直到上機那一刻，我發現，我的家人始終在我身邊。重要的時刻從不缺席。只是我至始至終只想著自己要什麼，而忽略了他們的照顧罷了。

那一瞬間的感受，無以名狀。我應該欣喜若狂。但是漫長的等待，以及準備過程的艱苦，及耗資之巨，我感到更多的是莫可奈何。也有些許諷刺。離開自己的國家赴國外求學，是我所願。但是要是台灣的教育環境可以更好，我何必花費九牛二虎之力，並以仗著家裡經濟環境尚佳，遠渡重洋，只為與國外大學生一同上課？台灣每年前往國外求學之台灣留學生數量為全球排名世界前五名。這些菁英們不僅耗費大量時間學習留學考試技巧，到國外更是程度超越當地學生。為何我國不能令這些人獲得需要的教育，並讓他們留在台灣，為國貢獻？

二零一四年， 太陽花事件。 或許身為年輕人的我們自作多情的已為國家需要我們。這事件只證明教育這個議題擺在意識情態前面根本微不足道。不，在台灣人的思維裡面。沒有什麼事情是與意識型態無關的。教育這份百年大計，民眾沒有足夠的冷靜，理性去思考。

飛機載著我，載著這份心情，載著這份迷惘，離開這塊我們稱之為國家的土地，滿懷愧疚，滿懷憤懣，但我早已決意。把這些無謂的心情，留在這個無情，熱情，多情，悲情，濫情的島嶼。用空白，淡然的心情，開始人身另一個階段。讓過去成為過去。或許這樣的心情，才是最好的。

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是的。我是幸福的。也是那少數幸運的。因為只有幸運的人可以任性的抱怨。並任性的花六年的時間去實現自我。我不否認這樣任性的我如此批評自己的國家對其他留在台灣的人的感受是殘酷的。台灣不缺批評，或是負面評價。然而，針對台灣的批評，有多少時候是冷靜客觀的？有多少時候實際上只是政治抹黑或是惡意攻擊？ 台灣已經被嚴重撕裂。但是我看不到撕裂台灣的兇手，我看不到台灣人民緝兇的決心。我看不到台灣人民對公共事務的深度理解的渴求。容忍劣質輿論媒體存在的，不就是大多數頭腦不挑食的老百姓？對台灣的批評必須存在，但是必須在客觀，公正的基礎上就事論事，以證據說服觀眾。

踏出國門，來到同樣是華人國家的新加坡轉機。首先面臨的就是飛機誤點。我無法趕上下一班前往德國的飛機。