on leave for Feb 19

Hi Angela

The rain has stopped, so we decided to go to the events.

Have a nice weekend! ^.^


cheers
Maria

can't join study group today

Hi Angela and James,

Need to go to the vet today, seems that my dog have an upset stomach

sorry

maria

Article on Higher Education in North America

Hi,

I noticed this article from one of my Japanese friend's facebook, and I found it kinda interesting. To say this article is simply on higher education in North America is not 100% correct, for the author addressed some phenomenon caused by Asian students, which is also the reason that I found it interesting. I really like this article, yet the only downside probably is that the article is too long. Anyways, here it goes.

The enrollment controversy: Worries that efforts in the U.S. to limit enrollment of Asian students in top universities may migrate to Canad

(Actually the original title is "Too Asian," which seem controversial. Thus the editors or whatsoever changed the title...)

Hope you enjoy it :)

Angela 

Article on Housewife

Hey all,

i hope you are doing well. This article is an interesting one, check it out.

Happy Housewives: Women like Sarah Palin are calling themselves "housewives." What does the term mean? By Jessica Grose

Best,

Angela

Everything you learned at school was wrong

Hi all!

I happen to read this article, and I think it's worth sharing.

Everything you learned at school was wrong

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do! ^.^


cheers,
maria

Let's Talk about Flora Expo!

Hi there,

Guess it's because I'm so far away from Taiwan that I am so desperate to go to the Flora Expo, which, of course, is far from possible to me now, haha. I think it would be a good idea to read some articles about the Flora Expo, so that we know how to describe or introduce some of the exhibitions or performances or characteristics of the whole events, well, at least to some of my Caucasian and Indian friends here.

Maybe we can also talk about something beyond the event itself, say, national pride / visibility, whether it is worthwhile to organize such event, and maybe some construction issues.

So here are some of the articles and video clip I found online that are related to the Taipei Flora Expo:

1. Seeds sewn by Flora Expo will take time to blossom (from ChinaPost)
2. Flora Expo to highlight Taiwan's 'flower power' (from ChinaPost)
3. An Explosion of Flora Expo Originality (from Discover Taipei)
4. king shih architects: taipei flora expo (from Designboom)
5. Taipei-Flora-Expo-Preview (video clip, from NTDTV daily news)

These materials seem a lot. No worries, 'cause you don't have to read / watch them all. Try to pick at least 2 that are interesting to you :)

That's pretty much it so far. Talk to you later :)

Best,

Angela 

Meals on Wheels

Hey there,

Check this out! Looks interesting! Let's talk about food this time :D

Meals on Wheels: Should I buy my lunch from a food truck or a restaurant?

Angela