For those that are into it, and are looking for costume ideas, this is a good one:
Friday, October 30, 2009
Costume Ideas
I'm not a Hallowe'en fan at all...now that I'm in Europe, I don't have to put up with that sort of nonsense.
For those that are into it, and are looking for costume ideas, this is a good one:
For those that are into it, and are looking for costume ideas, this is a good one:
Friday, October 23, 2009
Spiffy hockey jerseys
Have you ever seen hockey jerseys like this?
Apparently they were worn by the Kingston Frontenacs for Don Cherry Military Night, with the jerseys being auctionned off for Soldier On - an organization that helps injured Canadian soldiers.
Apparently they were worn by the Kingston Frontenacs for Don Cherry Military Night, with the jerseys being auctionned off for Soldier On - an organization that helps injured Canadian soldiers.
Academic Principles
I think everyone who has a PhD, is doing a PhD, or has attempted to get a PhD knows about the truth of this academic principle:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
C.T. and S.T. - more German silliness
In Germany, sometimes the time that an event starts is given with a C.T. or S.T. postfix after the time. This especially occurs often at universities and academic institutions.
What they mean can be found on this link.
Basically 14:00 st means 14:00 while 14:00 ct means 14:15 where ct means "cum tempore" and st means "sine tempore".
I have no idea why Germans insist on this, especially since the terms are Latin, not German. Wouldn't it just be easier for everyone to write 14:00 for 14:00, and 14:15 for 14:15? Or does that make too much sense?
What they mean can be found on this link.
Basically 14:00 st means 14:00 while 14:00 ct means 14:15 where ct means "cum tempore" and st means "sine tempore".
I have no idea why Germans insist on this, especially since the terms are Latin, not German. Wouldn't it just be easier for everyone to write 14:00 for 14:00, and 14:15 for 14:15? Or does that make too much sense?
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Finally a Taiwanese dictionary
Taiwanese is a great language - unfortunately, it was oppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and is only in the last 10-20 years being respected again. The problem is that the Taiwanese themselves don't treasure their own culture, and less and less Taiwanese can speak the language.
In fact, a Canadian-born person like me (2nd generation Taiwanese) can speak better Taiwanese than the majority of people my age who live in Taiwan.....that's really sad.
Finally the government of Taiwan has come up with an official Taiwanese to Chinese dictionary. About time - this should have been done 10 years ago!
Hopefully this tool can make written Taiwanese more frequent, and more accessible!
But the Taiwanese themselves need to show more willpower to learn and use Taiwanese!
Link to Dictionary webpage
Hopefully there will also be an English-Taiwanese dictionary available soon!
In fact, a Canadian-born person like me (2nd generation Taiwanese) can speak better Taiwanese than the majority of people my age who live in Taiwan.....that's really sad.
Finally the government of Taiwan has come up with an official Taiwanese to Chinese dictionary. About time - this should have been done 10 years ago!
Hopefully this tool can make written Taiwanese more frequent, and more accessible!
But the Taiwanese themselves need to show more willpower to learn and use Taiwanese!
Link to Dictionary webpage
Hopefully there will also be an English-Taiwanese dictionary available soon!
NCAA Stupidity with Excessive Celebration Penalties
An otherwise good game last Saturday between No. 4 LSU and No. 18 Georgia was totally spoiled by the NCAA's stupid obsessiveness with excessive celebration.
Georgia took the lead on A.J. Green's catch with only 1:09 remaining, and the officials called an excessive celebration penalty on Green during perfectly sane celebrations with his teammates on a great TD catch in the dying minutes of the game. As a consequence, the Bulldogs had to kickoff from their 15 yardline, instead of the 30 yardline - giving LSU much more of a chance to comeback.
Sure enough, Charles Scott's run with 46 seconds left put LSU up for good. But of course, NCAA officials had to ruin another great play with another excessive celebration penalty.
There's not taunting from these college kids, just celebrating some great plays - let the players be players, and don't affect the destiny of the game with these pointless penalty calls!
Georgia took the lead on A.J. Green's catch with only 1:09 remaining, and the officials called an excessive celebration penalty on Green during perfectly sane celebrations with his teammates on a great TD catch in the dying minutes of the game. As a consequence, the Bulldogs had to kickoff from their 15 yardline, instead of the 30 yardline - giving LSU much more of a chance to comeback.
Sure enough, Charles Scott's run with 46 seconds left put LSU up for good. But of course, NCAA officials had to ruin another great play with another excessive celebration penalty.
There's not taunting from these college kids, just celebrating some great plays - let the players be players, and don't affect the destiny of the game with these pointless penalty calls!
Monday, October 05, 2009
Midautumn Festival
Last Saturday, it was the Midautumn Festival in Taiwan.
To celebrate, here is a new poem, written by a 21st century poet named 阿挺
八月十五食月餅
恁來切阮來請
食到逐家腹肚疼
佇便所聽落屎聲
To celebrate, here is a new poem, written by a 21st century poet named 阿挺
八月十五食月餅
恁來切阮來請
食到逐家腹肚疼
佇便所聽落屎聲
Harper with a little help from his friends
Who knew? Apparently Stevie Harper can play the piano and sing! And not bad for an amateur player! Here he is with Yo Yo Ma and Herringbone (a three-man band) performing "With a Little Help From My Friends".
I think the audience was really surprised!
I think the audience was really surprised!
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