Imm's Epilogue to post-Japan: Act II - Taipei, Taiwan

cold weather hot drinks..

2012-02-02T14:12:00.001+08:00

As the weather remains cold and wet, and I being one who drink the recommended 2 liter of water daily, it is boring to just drink hot/warm water.. so I bought an assortment of beverages, just to add some flavor and taste.. a few are familiar brand names, but mostly not.... Tea a familiar brand..that tasted e same.. milk tea with black sugar made in taiwan.. taste: 2 out of 5 Chinese tea

Sunday Serenade: nothing compares to you

2012-01-29T08:08:00.008+08:00

I'm gonna continue with my "oldies" songs sharing.. :) This week, it's a song from a lady whom I remembered, first and foremost, as a brave woman who dared to shave her head and walked around bald.. yeah, I know, head shaving is no biggie, but back in the 1980s, it was a big deal.. at least to me.. :p Anyway, enjoy this song from Sinead O'Connor.. Nothing compares to you performed by Sinead

Poetry Solace: Of dreams,dreams and dreams,,

2012-01-28T21:06:00.005+08:00

This time round, let's share some poems about dreams.. Houses of Dreams by Sara Teasdale You took my empty dreams And filled them every one With tenderness and nobleness, April and the sun. The old empty dreams Where my thoughts would throng Are far too full of happiness To even hold a song. Oh, the empty dreams were dim And the empty dreams were wide, They were sweet and shadowy houses Where

3rd day of CNY

2012-01-25T13:31:00.005+08:00

Unbelievably, I'm in my 4th "hibernation" day.. and this is the 3rd day of CNY.. :x It has been cold and wet the past few days as rain never stop pouring since Saturday!! thus thwarting my plans to go out and get food so far.. my stockpile could last me a couple more days, but I just wanna have some warm food that I don't have to cook myself.. all the shops in my alley are closed for the

tv (drama) addict.. II

2012-01-24T08:20:00.104+08:00

I'm having my winter holidays right now.. and other than the 'usual business' that I need to take care of, I'm also entertaining myself by watching a few tv drama series.. some of them I've been following for many seasons, and at the same time, I've started following a few more.. of course, I've stopped watching some of them as their plots are getting predictable.. Currently watching Glee (

Sunday Serenade: ordinary world

2012-01-22T07:21:00.016+08:00

Today, I wanna share a song by one of the 1980s iconic groups, Duran Duran.. Enjoy! Love these few lines in the lyrics.. But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world, Somehow I have to find. And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world, I will learn to survive. Ordinary World performed by Duran Duran Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue, Thought I heard you talking

ally-ism..

2012-01-19T15:53:00.043+08:00

Not too sure how many of you remembers the show Ally McBeal, but it was one of my favorites when I was in Singapore.. in fact, I prefer it to Sex and the City.. the characters were quirky, funny and memorable.. plus the fact that I was waiting for it to come on TV when 911 happened.. yeah, it was broadcasted on Tuesdays by MediaCorp Channel 5.. Anyway, here are some of the quotes from the show

1st sem..

2012-01-16T08:49:00.040+08:00

Got the results for my first semester last week.. here they are: Translated: Strategic Management (3 credits) - 92% Organization Behavior (3 credits) - 91% Management (3 credits) - 92% Finance Research (3 credits) - 94% Seminar & Discussion (2 credits) - 85% Frankly, I was pretty pissed at myself for getting a 85%.. yet when I think it through, it was an actual reflection of the effort I put in

Sunday Serenade: runaway train

2012-01-15T08:32:00.000+08:00

This was one of the many "teen-angst" songs that I liked before I went over to Singapore.. I didn't see the music video until much later and only read about what the director of this mv was trying to do.. I liked the chorus very much, and till this day, it still speaks to me.. Runaway train, never going backWrong way on a one-way trackSeems like I should be getting somewhereSomehow I'm

Poetry Solace: Of daffodils and wheel

2012-01-14T00:05:00.032+08:00

Two poems from William Wordsworth Daffodils I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I

going to the polls..

2012-01-11T09:40:00.356+08:00

This Saturday, the people of the Republic of China will be going to the polls, choosing their next president and their members of Legislative Yuan. Will there be a new lady president? Will there be an upset by the 3rd (smaller) party? Will KMT control the legislative? or will it be equally divided? As the date gets closer, all the peculiarities of Taiwanese elections become more evident. Having

Sunday Serenade: winter song

2012-01-08T07:57:00.000+08:00

Read about this song and went to Youtube to look for it.. It's not a happy song, yet it is not a sad song either.. Although I must admit that this is not a very appropriate song to start off a new year, but it does ask a very valid question: "Is Love alive??".. Winter Song performed by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum

cold, wet and somewhat miserable..

2012-01-06T08:53:00.164+08:00

Now that I've handed in all my reports and assignments for the semester, it is time to do some catching-up for this blog.. First up, I need to reiterate how miserably cold and wet the weather here is.. and the area that I'm staying, Tamsui District (淡水區) is "famous" for its low temperature, strong winds and rains.. :x :x Being less than 1.5hrs away from Taipei City, via train, it consistently

Tarot readings... IX

2012-01-01T11:11:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year, everyone!! Today, I'm gonna do a reading to start off this new year.. so here goes.. :) Note that all pictures of tarot cards are from http://phpbb-tw.net/phpbb/thoth/ and there is no intention of infringing any copyright. 所有的塔罗图片都采自竹猫星球塔罗馆（http://phpbb-tw.net/phpbb/thoth)，本部落并无意侵犯版权。對學　　業進行占卜，結果為： Pertaining your luck in : Education 現狀 Current Situation: 賢者 [The

Sunday Serenade: i'm a b.i.t.c.h.

2012-01-01T07:27:00.000+08:00

Not a very appropriate song on the first Sunday of the new year, but hey, it is better to proclaim yourself as one and be proud of it, then to be gossiped and given the label behind your back, right? :) And besides, not everyone can be a "good" bitch.. :p B.i.t.c.h. written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken performed by Meredith Brooks I hate the world today You're so good to me I know but I

Poetry Solace: Of the Old and New Year..

2011-12-31T11:45:00.004+08:00

Here are a couple of poems about the year... The Year by Ella Wheeler Wilcox What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know. We rise up laughing with the light, We lie down weeping with the night. We hug the world until it stings, We curse it then and sigh for wings. We live, we love, we woo, we

hard to concentrate..

2011-12-27T16:44:00.005+08:00

It is hard to concentrate on writing my reports when 2011 is near to its end.. The last weeks of the year is not a good time to work hard, at least for me.. the last usually meant for reflecting and reviewing what I've done for the past year.. yet, I am unable to do so this year.. with 2 reports waiting to be written.. gonna try my utmost to write (my reports) as best as I can, but I suspect

Sunday Serenade: hands in my pocket

2011-12-25T07:43:00.000+08:00

Merry Christmas!! Had a great Christmas Eve last night?? Anyway, this song that I've chosen here is dedicated to me, myself and Imm, as a post-BD gift.. cos it kinda says a lot about my contradictory self.. :p Hands in my pocket written by Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard performed by Alanis Morissette I'm broke but I'm happy I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but

a brief time out..

2011-12-22T12:22:00.078+08:00

Okay.. two thirds of my crazy workload were done.. except for 1 presentation next week and 2 reports to be handed in on Jan 02.. :x :x also I have 5 academic papers to read for this Saturday, which I plan to complete by today so that I can have the whole of tomorrow all to myself.. Yet to decide what to do tomorrow, but most probably I'll just hibernate in my room and watch some tv dramas or

got my hair cut

2011-12-19T08:56:00.000+08:00

Unbelievably, I cut my own hair last week.... It started off with me wanting to just cut my fringe short as it was almost 4 months ago since my last haircut back in Malaysia... as I was, and still am, up to my ears with assignments, presentations and translations that I didn't have the time to go around looking for a stylist.. as I've mentioned in my earlier entries (here and here), I am very

Sunday Serenade: the river of dreams

2011-12-18T07:09:00.002+08:00

Mmm... looks like I'm taking a walk down memory lane these couple of weeks.. this is another song that I like.. for its upbeat and optimistic outlook.. just in time for Christmas next week! :) The River of Dreams written and performed by Billy Joel In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep From the mountains of faith to the river so deep I must be looking for something, something

Poetry Solace: Of first sight and first day..

2011-12-17T00:09:00.005+08:00

Who Ever Loved That Loved Not at First Sight? by Christopher Marlowe It lies not in our power to love or hate, For will in us is overruled by fate. When two are stripped, long ere the course begin, We wish that one should love, the other win; And one especially do we affect Of two gold ingots, like in each respect: The reason no man knows; let it suffice What we behold is censured by our eyes.

one more week to...

2011-12-16T14:12:00.000+08:00

One more week to my BD.. and for once I've no time to even think about how I'm gonna spend the day.. :x Usually, I would have a rough idea of what I wanna do/eat/whatever.. but I've been so busy these past few weeks to even think about it.. Just did 2 presentations last Monday and handed in a report on Wednesday... yet I still have one more report due next Monday and a presentation next

Sunday Serenade: more than words

2011-12-11T07:19:00.022+08:00

One of the "oldies"... the coming few weeks are gonna be crazy for me.. with lots of reports and presentations.. thus I'm gonna try to squeeze any free time I can get by listening to some nice oldies.. enjoy! More than words performed by Extreme Saying I love you Is not the words I want to hear from you It's not that I want you Not to say, but if you only knew How easy it would be to show me

not going home...

2011-12-05T09:23:00.002+08:00

Decided not to go back for Chinese New Year next year.. and have told my parents about it.. There are 2 major reasons behind it.. one is financial.. the air ticket cost more than MYR$2000.. and this amount is enough to last me one and a half month.. while the other is academic.. I want to spend the short 3-week holiday to read up on statistics, a topic that I am very poor at, before the 2nd