Last Activity - Griffin Valley Ranch

This activity is the last of this semester. That is an outdoor excursion. We went to the Griffin Valley Ranch. The ranch was very far from U of C. The distance was about one hour and a half. There were a lot of horses and cattle in the ranch.


We arrived there at 1:30 pm. The weather was very cold because we were on the mountain. First, we ate free hot dogs and drinks there, but the hot dog was too small. They also sold chips and we wanted to buy a pack of chips, but we found the date of availability have been overdue. we had to take the money back. Later, we got a wagon ride, that is a special experience. It's a pity that we couldn't ride horses. The owners of the ranch were very interesting. A owner of horses told me that he had 70 horses and every horse had a name. How could he remember all the names of the horses. I thought that he needs to take care of 70 horses and that is not easy. About 5:00 pm, we went back U of C. Some people told me that the trip was boring but I didn't think so.

Liliana, Deyvid, Hsiao-Yen, Sunny, Bill and me thought the time was early. After the activity we went to a pub of downtown. We just drank some beer and ate something. The pizza was very delicious. We chatted each other. It was really a great time.

Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films

I was listening this album last week. This album is that incidental music of Hisaishi made for Kitano's movies. I have never seen these movies but I was moved by the music. The music is full of emotions and power.

Joe Hisaishi is a music master of movies. He made a lot of music for Hayao Miyazaki's cartoons and Takeshi Kitano's movies. He won many awards on international. His music combines classical music and popular music. His melody mixes eastern culture and western culture. Most of his music is well-known on the world. From the cartoons for children to commercials and movies you can hear the music of he made. I had played one of his music when I was in elementary school. It is the music of Hayao Miyazaki's cartoons so it's not very difficult. Later, he made a lot of music for orchestra. I want to play the music. It's my dream and it's also many musicians' dream.

A Letter for My Girlfriend 一封給我女朋友的信

Dear Fish

When I received the letter that you sent to me. It really touched my heart. I want you to get this feeling. Although I can post it on my blog. I think the words that I write myself can communicate what I want to talk you. Originally, I wanted to write a letter like you sent to me. But I can't find the letter paper and the card from bookstore is very expensive. So I have to write this handmade card for you.

I really want thank you for that when I left you to learn English in Canada. You are still waiting for me. I often see lovers walk hand in hand on the campus. Sometimes, I envy them, but I know that you must be waiting for me, waiting I go back to hold your hand. I can reply loudly, I have a girlfriend who love me very much and wait me in Taiwan.

The date of I back is advanced to late July. It's like that I leave the army early again and the early time is cut five months. But my heart of love and missing won't cut for this reason. Finally, I need to tell you ~ Thanks for you love me. I'm happy extremely.

ifoolish

親愛的洪小魚

當我收到妳寄給我的信的時候，真的是非常的感動，我也想讓妳感受這樣子的感覺。雖然可以寫在無名，但是我想親筆寫的字比較能表達我想跟你說的話吧，所以也寫了這張卡片給妳。本來也想寫信的，可是找不到像妳寄來那樣的信紙，外面賣的卡片也貴的誇張，只好寄這張手工卡片給妳。

我真的感謝妳在我要離開妳到加拿大來學英文的時候，還願意在台灣等我。常常走在學校看到情侶手牽手走在校園裡面，有時候還真的很羨慕，不過我知道，你會等著我回去，等著我回去牽起妳的手，我可以大聲的向那些人嗆聲，我有一個很愛我的女朋友在台灣等著我阿。

回去的日子提早到了七月底，好像當兵又要提前退伍了，這一提前就是提前五個月，可是愛妳、想你的心並沒有因此而減少。最後我還是要說～謝謝洪小魚愛我，我真的很幸福。

永遠愛妳的傻子

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time began on this Sunday. It means spring is coming. It's my first time to experience of cutting one hour in a day. When I just arrived here in January, I went to school that the sky was dark. Now, I woke up at 7:00 that the sun has risen already. I think it's important to help the energy economy.

In Taiwan, we don't need to enforce the summer time. Because it's not many differences between summer day and winter day. But I used the Internet to search information that Taiwan had enforced the summer time in 1945 to 1979. I wasn't born already.

I had been used to talk with my girlfriend the other day. Now, we need to change these habits. First, when I woke up, I wanted to talk with her but she was eating. Then, when I finished classes a day, I wanted to see her on the Internet but she was sleeping. We are trying to be used the summer time.

Going to Javier's home

Friday I went to the concert and so I felt that my mouth was itching. I wanted to play my trumpet. I have a lot of time that I don't play trumpet. "Can I go to your home to play trumpet this Saturday" I asked Javier. I prepared three songs that I wanted to play with him.

I made an appointment with Javier at 2:00 pm. I saw Kristi and Liliana in the school. Kristi was teaching Liliana English about pronunciation. I was waiting for Javier. He was late one hour. I knew he missed the bus. In this time I listened with Liliana what Kristi's teaching. Javier came to school at 3:00 pm. So I didn't have much time to practice. But his homestay was very nice. I talked more with the children. The little girl was very cute. The boy wanted to learn about guitar. We took some picture in the house. Although I couldn't get more practice. But I have a great Saturday.

A different concert - Broadway Beauties

On this Friday, The ESL's activity was to hear a concert. This concert was different from the other concerts that I heard before. It's not only music from orchestra. The performance combined the orchestra and the singers. Full of the show was a story about three women live in New York. They sang many famous songs, including one of my favorites - "Over the Rainbow". I wanted to tear when I heard this song. The music vibrated in my heart.

After the concert ended, we saw the singers in the lobby. Their singing was very melodious. I took a picture with a singer. She is so beautiful. (My girlfriend looked the picture. "Who is the woman? Why her hand put on your chest?" She was very angry to say. But I know she was kidding. She was just a little jealous.) After that, We met the conductor of Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. He told us a lot of things about him. He said that his two favorite instruments are trombone and saxophone. Haha, Trombone is the instrument that I played when I was in senior high school. This concert made me to thought of past. I missed the time that I practiced with my friends in the school and held a concert by ourself.

Thanks for Hsiao-Yen, Liliana and Javier. Because I didn't want to go to the concert originally. But in all the afternoon, they told me the concert will be very good. They wanted me could go with them.