Journal!!!

Last Saturday, I went to 秘密基地 for Taipei city night view with my best friend. We had talked for a long time. Surprisingly, we both mentioned about the development of Taipei City in recent years and a ridiculous increase house prices. We worried that would ultimately cause financial market crash if house price started to fall. Compared to 5 years ago, current average house prices are almost quintuple higher. if a house is sold at $1,000,000 in five years ago, it can be sold approximately at $5,000,000 now. The reason is that our banks are only required 10% downpayment, a 90% LTV with an offered interest rate lower than 2%. For example, if we bought a $10,000,000 property, we have to pay $1,000,000 first and interest payment of $33,265.75 per month in 5 years.  After 5 years, it is sold at $50,000,000. By paying off residuals, we made up approximately at $40,000,000 profits. Well, consider interest payment, greater present value and inflation factors, investors have to pay in the total amount of principle, interest, and inflation approximately at $2,333,557.65. The total approximately profit is $37,666,442.35 and 3766.62%!!!!!!!!!!! That is why house market kept growing up persistently in recent years because almost everyone speculate house market. They know the they can't make this greater amount of profit just by work. For example, optimistically, high-tech engineers can earn $2,000,000 per year and beat market industry with an interest rate of 8% annually and effective rate of 8.3%, he has to spent 11.8 years without any living expenses to make $37,666,442.35.

So, I believe in a crashing house market soon or later if the situation isn't regulated or controlled by our Government. 

Journal!

Great! I met a girl, who is just right to me. I start to talk with and ask her out. And, then we had a dinner together. Everything looked fantastic. However, when she mentioned her constellations, I was out of mind. I just found out why I was crushing on her, cuz her reaction and talking are similar to yours. "Fking stupid" said to myself when I got home. I should have forgotten you supposedly, but why the girls I was aroused are always like you. So weird!

I was asked to write a "Recommendation Letter" for one resigning teacher, who worked at Shuang Feng Elementary School last year. He is currently looking for a job in California, USA. Fortunately, Cathay Bank is interested in and asked for a recommendation letter and a job reference. Since my boss didn't know what to write, she asked me and another teacher to do it. I was like, "What! Seriously, does a teller position request those things?" You must be kidding me." But, I had no choice cuz I am doing my education military service. I started to write and finished it within 3 hours. I am not sure if this could be a significant resource for him. Hopefully, a "Yes" could be given to even though I wrote something funny at the last question. Let's see what the result is. !!!

Journal!

I just finished an amazing workshop, which is held by Education Department, only for English alternative military. This is a 3-days and 2-nights workshop at 櫻花渡假村 in Ping tong, arranged by 崇文國小. It is good for me to meet up other 116ts again. I had talked a lot and shared my unique experience with others. Honestly, I feel shamed after talking with them since I heard that they had done many meaningful things for their schools and students. They said that they were busy on co-teaching with foreign teachers. Unlike them, I only do remedial teaching and only prepare games for students in class, cuz I don't want them to pissed me off in class, such as bad performance on prepared test. Or, I am just lazy and tired of devote myself teaching them.  I don't know. When I was taking workshop in Chenchien lake, I had a lot of ideas for my students. But, once I got in the school, they were gone. I couldn't have my passion anymore. I don't know how long it takes to get it back. Maybe, I am a selfish person, who only focus on his own, such as studying in financial knowledge. I am far away from my students and never try to listen to them with an expectation of what they should know or do everything. That is why I felt shameful after hearing from other 116ts' experiences. I wish I could have done many things, too.

Where is my passion for my students? In fact, I have much passion for financial knowledge. How could I turn it into my students? it is kind of difficult for me tho.

Btw, one year ago, I can write a 600-words essay in 30 minutes, but now I can't even write a journal. WTF.

Journal

In the course of three months, I have done nothing. There isn't anything I have gotten, but my attitude changed. In the past, I rushed and pushed myself to get what I am longing for. Now, I kicked myself out of target, slowing down myself and putting me in a position without uncertainty. I live in routinely schedule and lose in a steady path. Life is boring, but has no ways to change. Pursuant to law, I have to. So, I have done nothing. Surprisingly, I can smile and get greater motivation in this fucking shit. I don't feel hatred of this shit. Indeed, it is a shit if nothing I can physically get. I can only take shits from everyone in daily life. But, sometimes taking shits encourages me, especially for an immovable shit. Take and eat it, that is the only way.
Despite the fact that I have gotten nothing, I would like to say I strength my mentality that I wasn't paying attention before. I've thought that I could be successful as long as I devote myself learning knowledge. In fact, the most powerful knowledge is mentality. Look back to 1960s, people lived in a tougher situation. Look now, we have a much better living standard than before, but we sucks. We lose our intrinsic value in a great pace of development. We lose our mentality while obtaining physical modern masterpiece. I think I have already found a way to learn what perseverance is.

Journal!!!

In these days, I have always thought if I got a second time to make a decision, should I stay away from alternative military service. The answer is clearly no. I am willing to do it even though I waste one year lifetime. Indeed, my friends, who are graduated from Baruch College with me at the same semester, have obtained great offers from companies. Even some of them have already gotten amazing jobs. As for me, I am stuck with alternative military service. But, the thing is that I am born a resident of Republic of China (Taiwan). I shouldn't keep my responsibility away from while speaking up that I am a Taiwanese. So, I came back. And, fortunately, I have selected a good school,  the people of which are very nice and adorable. Besides, I get much of free time in the evening. In fact, as long as there isn't a student in school, I am free. It could be a great chance for me to catch up something that I may need in the future. I took excel book out of drawer and retrieve the skills that I learned before. Sometimes, it is good to stay in a point rather than moving ahead blindly.

Journal!!

I have served my responsibility in Shuang Feng Elementary school for one month. To be honest, I am not sure what I am actually doing now, taking a one-year vacation or being an army, even though many of my friends said that I was not an army. One month ago, I told myself to be well-prepared for children, especially for those who have trouble studying English. In the course of first month, I found out an issue that some students hate studying it, and just hate it. Since I haven't had any experiences before, I, for sure, have nothing to do with it. Back to my childhood, I don't like to study English either. As my teachers talked about vocabulary, I slept. While talking about grammar, I slept deeply. What about listening and speaking, I was out of class. Yeah, I didn't like it cuz no freaking motivation. Until I was told to apply Business English Major in Da Cheng High school, I was obligated to pass the course. I remember that was freaking horrible time for me. I don't even know what is there or they. When my teacher gave me an English name, I couldn't spell it at the end of class. Fortunately, I met up a great person, who helped me in the class, test, and homework. As long as I asked him, he solved it for me. My English was improving tremendously. What I am trying to say in here is that learning English in Taiwan is mandatory. No incentives, however, is a big problem. I can't enjoy learning the connotation of English in school and after-school program. The only thing I HAVE TO enjoy is freaking examination. So, it is very hard to let those children as mentioned above love studying English because they don't like it truly. They don't why they have to learn it at school. I think the biggest problem is education itself.

Journal

I feel a little sad since Taiwan lost the game against Korea, but at least I saw the improvement of Taiwanese players within these years. Taiwanese players are able to make solid contact on 150+ fastball. Also, they can     get strikes to be fouls while two strikes, which let them have more opportunity to get a hit and then to have more scores. I am really proud of being a Taiwanese and seeing those players improving their skills year by year. I believe that they can head to USA with an advance toward to final round, trying to let other countries know us. We are the Best. Taiwan!!!!