my trip to Japan

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羊啼山

Last October I went to Japan with a group from 清華 university. The tour courses are requested by us. It includes many sights that I have never seen before. This video shows only a half of my Japan trip.

place:Japan 北海道
Time: 2008 Oct.

蔣介石' s residence

蔣介石' residence had been shrouded in mystery for decades before the martial law was lifted . Now it is open to the general public and is my favorite strolling place.

time: April , 2009
place:士林 , Taipei

Recognizing a stroke

This article was forwarded by my sister.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE :

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

remember the first three letters of stroke : s-t-r

1 S -Ask the individual to SMILE.

2 T -Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE ( For example: It is sunny out today.)

3 R -Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

Ask the person to 'stick'out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.

一言九頂

I joined a small gathering with college friends yesterday. One friend, a principal in a high school, said teaching in high school was pretty tough now. Some students are hard to discipline. They get defensive and defiant when teachers say something they don't like. This is what teachers call 一言九頂 .It means teacher say one word and students will talk back a lot in defiance. Is your child a 一言九鼎 or 一言九頂 child?

This picture was taken at 陽明山 , 6/3 , 2009

大屯山自然公園

大屯山自然公園 is a good place to hang out in leisure time ,especially in summer.When Taipei is hot and humid , the temperature there is about 4 degree lower than Taipei.

time: 5/30 , 2009
place:陽明山

words of wisdom

one good thing about keeping a blog is that we can easily recall what happen at a specific time in the past by accessing our blogs and our friends can also know what we are doing these days by visiting our blogs once in a while. That is why I urge all friends I know to do the same.

Time: 5/30 2009
place: 陽明山