English@Life and Story

This tiramisu might look like a shit, but it tastes great.

2021-10-17T14:54:00.003+08:00

The presentation doesn't look good, but it tastes awesome. #Taiwan #Chiayi #Travel #sharetravelpics #foodporn #food #teampixel https://t.co/0hRjgjBLIU pic.twitter.com/aJS9TpEQgr— CW Chou (@tweejoe) October 17, 2021 When I walked in this coffee shop, it’s all familiar to me. The decorations, the menu, the staffs, all of them. I asked few questions, and I felt these questions had been

Fake it until you make it: Bad blood book review

2021-02-16T12:00:00.027+08:00

Bad blood by John Carreyrou ( Image source: Amazon) I have developed a diagnostic device in my master degree research. What I did is a portable machine for prothrombin test. We had spent a year to figure out a way to detect signal from tiny amount of blood, and couldn’t be able to move the whole test into a tiny machine. It’s so complicated. That’s why when I heard the news of Theranos, I

It's not easy to have meal alone in Korea.

2019-12-01T22:36:00.002+08:00

Eating alone in Korea isn’t easy. Most of traditional Korean food restaurants requires people to order at least two portions. The first day in Korea, my friends and a went to the famous Daegugalbi restaurant in Gyeongju. We were quite confused when we ordered the meal. First meal in Korea. It's good, but it's freaking spicy! #Korea #Gyeongju #travel #food #teampixel #explorekorea https:/

Anne & Ama

2019-06-29T00:10:00.002+08:00

I recently visited an exhibition called Anne and Ama in the museum of Taiwanese Literature. Anne Frank is a well-known little girl who is a victim of Nazi during World War II. She had been keeping journals during her life time, and her diaries were found after she was dead in a secret room in Amsterdam where she hid from Nazi. The room she lived is now a museum to memorize her.

I started a new blog

2019-04-13T12:39:00.001+08:00

I've noticed that I haven't updated my blog for a long long time. And I looked back all the posts in this blog and found that most articles were not the reason why I started this blog. I decided to start another new blog, and post irrelevant posts in another new blog. I need to remind myself that this blog is meant to be sharing stories and thoughts about myself. Even I don't have stories to

Customized new tab page of Google Chrome

2015-04-17T21:53:00.003+08:00

The new tab of Google Chrome always bothers me because I don't need a search bar on a blank page since the location bar has the same function. I've written one article about how to change it back but, unfortunately, the way I wrote isn't available anymore. Now, there's a much easier method to do so. First of all, download the extension called New Tab Redirect on Google Chrome Web Store.

Find my phone for Android

2015-04-17T21:30:00.000+08:00

Is there anytime that you forgot where you've put your phone? I believe some people, including me, have this problem once in a while. We may have left the phone in the office, or it's just buried under a pile of clothes. For Android users, there is now a easy way to find your phone. What you have to do is google "find my phone". You may need to sign in again for security issue. Then you'll now

It's been so long!

2014-12-24T22:25:00.000+08:00

I just found that the latest post on this blog is a year ago. I really should start writing something again. Though most of the articles would be boring because they're about my stupid meaningless life experiences. I still don't know any good topic to start with. Travel log is one of good ideas, I guess, but who cares about traveling Taiwan? I hope I will post a new one soon...... Finger crossed

Go back to the old new tab page of Google Chrome

2013-07-28T23:47:00.000+08:00

NOTE: This method isn't available anymore. Try the new way to do so. I usually use Firefox as my default browser, but I use Google Chrome mainly for Google services like Gmail and Google drive. Therefore, I feel convenience that many online applications can be shown as an app icon in the new tab page of Google Chrome. Unfortunately, after I've updated Google Chrome to

Tune thouchpad for Linux Mint

2013-04-13T02:19:00.001+08:00

Touchpad in linux works quite good actually, but there are still different from windows. I'm used to tap three fingers for right click, and two fingers for middle click. However, in default, right click is tapping three fingers and nothing for middle click. The simplest way, which found on the google, is to create a script: synclient TapButton2=2 synclient TapButton3=3 Save it and run it

Install Linux Mint 14 on USB Drive

2013-04-12T22:49:00.001+08:00

I had tried to install Ubuntu on USB drive before, but it failed. I don't know why. Today, I installed Linux Mint on USB drive again and it success unbelievably. I don't know why either. And I found out that we could install on USB driver through Virtualbox. Virtualbox makes it more convenience to install because we can do another thing with computer while installing at the same time. First of

Synchronizing Firefox

2012-07-20T00:32:00.001+08:00

I love Firefox. I have been using it since Firefox 2.0. However, I haven't use synchronization because what I don't really need to synchronize all. What I need is synchronizing bookmarks only, and Xmarks do a very good job on that, plus, Xmarks synchronizes bookmarks between browsers. That's what I exactly need. Months ago, I bought my first smart phone, Xperia pro. I start to use phone

A trip to Lie Ying Jian at Mei Ling

2012-07-12T20:24:00.003+08:00

Lie Ying Jian means a tip of falcon, which is located in Mei Ling of Nansi, Tainan, Taiwan. It is named so because it looks like an eagle standing on the top of the mountain, and it is one of the most amazing scenes that I’ve ever seen in my life. I had heard so many people recommending this place as a best site in Tainan so I went there in a lovely afternoon. I parked my motorcycle in

We just want a bottle of wine

2012-01-19T22:43:00.000+08:00

Finally, we have tasted the wine. Even so, it was miserable because no one know how to open the wine even we had two openers. The story started from the day before yesterday. We planned to enjoy the white wine with cakes but no one brought any opener so we tried to borrow from others. We had asked every one we know that if they had an opener, but the answers were always "no". We discussed for a

Using "I'm feeling lucky" as default search engine in Firefox

2011-11-17T22:09:00.001+08:00

Firefox is an open source web browser. According to StatCounter Global Stats, the global usage share of Firefox was 26.39% in October 2011. I think most people feel familiar about this software. For me, I am a fan of Firefox, and I have been using it as my default browser since Firefox 2. The most important advantage of Firefox is the variability. Firefox contains a lot of add-ons that improve

Google plus invitation

2011-07-06T09:34:00.002+08:00

I'm lucky to join google plus. I have plenty of invitations. I would like to share. :D Follow me on twitter @tweejoe if you want to know more information. UPDATE: There is a good news. Google plus don't need invitation to invite people anymore. All you need is a link only. Luckily, I can share a link with a limit of 150 people register. Here is a link: https://plus.google.com/i/

Configure the proxy server of google chrome independently

2011-02-13T20:20:00.001+08:00

I think many people need to use proxy server form time to time, and it's not bothering to set proxy server once in a while, even though there are different ways in different browsers. Browsers like firefox or opera have indepedent proxy server settings which means that the proxy server we set is limited to the specific browser. Unfortunately, when we try to congifure the proxy server of

Install rmvb codec for kmplayer

2011-02-05T12:25:00.002+08:00

Kmplayer is a media player from korea. It contains many video codec but rmvb. Therefore, we have to install it by ourself. First, download and install kmplayer from the official website. Then, download and install the rmvb codec. Extract the files and copy the four .dll files to the path of C:\program files(x86)\The Kmplayer which is the default installed path of Kmplayer. Congratulation

Merry Christmas everyone!

2010-12-25T20:26:00.000+08:00

Merry Christmas everybody! It is a really nice holiday, many of you should have a great day with family or friends. However, I have to finish my stupid PBL report. That is the worst Christmas gift ever! PBL questions are about DNA methylation. I don't care if DNA methylation is age-dependent or not. I don't care if DNA methylation is the reason why we get cancer. I don't care what the paper is

Mobile template is available for Blogspot

2010-12-18T21:17:00.003+08:00

Blogger have launched a new function of mobile template which makes people much more easier to read articles on blogger. However, this function is still in beta state so anyone who uses blogger and wants to activate this function should sign in from this website: http://draft.blogger.com to make this option show up. After that, you can change the option from "setting" > "Email &

Snowing on Chrome

2010-12-14T23:35:00.000+08:00

It's almost winter. It should be snowing in some places in high latitude. Unfortunately, Taiwan is located in low latitude so it doesn't snow here usually. There is only a little chance to snow in the high altitude mountains in Taiwan. I have ever seen snow in my life. That is my pathetic life. Anyway, today I'm introducing a google chome extension which makes chome start snowing. This extension

My seminar subject: CXC chemokine ligand 4 (CXCL4) is a platelet-derived mediator of experimental liver fibrosis

2010-11-30T17:38:00.001+08:00

My seminar presentation was finished, and I did very terribly. Anyway, here, I am going to talk about my seminar topic. As the title, my topic is "CXC chemokine ligand 4 (CXCL4) is a platelet-derived mediator of experimental liver fibrosis." First, I would like to introduce CXCL4 and liver fibrosis. I think I would start with liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis is cause by chronic liver

Welcome Arjunan to join this blog!

2010-10-31T23:20:00.001+08:00

The main reason that I set this blog is to practice my English writing, and my dream is that there are many people who join my blog and practice English together. I am very glad that Arjunan join my blog, and also shared some very useful information of how to improve English. I have to say thank god that I made a great step to my goal, even I don't believe god. I was so happy that I couldnt'

Good Sites - English

2010-10-29T23:33:00.001+08:00

Hi Friends The following sites are really helpful for Esl students.I Have learnt a lot of things from these sites. 1.www.phrasemix.com It is a very good site where you can learn many English phrases which helps in our day to day life.They are updating the informations everyday.Just take a look!! 2.www.talkenglish.com This site is Awesome where you can find

Steps to improve English language skills

2010-10-28T00:12:00.001+08:00

Hi Friends...I am very happy to talk with you by using this blog..Let me introduce myself first before moving to subject..I am Arjunan from Tamilnadu .I had finished my Engineering.This is My life few years back..Till 10th Standard i don't know even a single sentence to write or talk in English. When i was joining the college,I came to know how the English communication plays a very important