Journal (4/12~4/18)

This week is abundant to me. In the Monday night, my friends and I went to see the performance of the week of Taichung. Many of my friends are members of the Taichung club such as Jenny, Heidi, Estella and so on. They invited me to watch the performance. The show included drama and dance, in their drama they took “one played many roles.” I think it is much amazing, because every actor was well done. However, as far as I concerned, the part of drama was too long. If the drama could be more simplified and the part dance could be more, the whole performance would be more terrific.
The night of next day was more attracted me; an orchestra came to our school to perform. Because I have never taken part in this kind of performance before. Therefore, as soon as I got this news, I was too impatient to wait to watch this performance. In that day, the seats in the auditorium were standing room only. Just as expected, the orchestra did a good job. The performance was different from the formal concert. The main instrumental was “The Four Seasons.” In the beginning, the conductor explained the Four Seasons’ main image and meaning what Vivaldi want to express. After letting the audience realizing the image and meaning of the composition, they started to play. To me, among the four seasons, the most I like is “Fall.” The main image of the Fall is that people are happy in abundant harvest. Then everyone drinks and dances, after that they fall asleep. In this part, the melody is brisk and soft. Especially the concertmaster, 李季, was playing the part of people was sleeping and having dreams. His melody was appealing, the skill of violin was marvelous and his facial expression was impressive, too. Through his expression, we could see 李季 who put himself into the image of the Four Seasons. After they finished “the four Seasons,” they played some encores, also be popular with the audience.
To sum up, the whole performance was marvelous. To watch this performance, I think I got many things.

Journal (4/5~4/11)

I want to introduce a movie “Gattaca,”which is about “Genetic engineering.”
In the not-too-distant future, the gene technology can analyze human beings’ DNA and determine where you belong in life, when the embryo just forming.
The leading role in the movie called Vincent Freeman who wants to travel the Saturn. However, Vincent is one of the last "natural" babies born into a sterile, genetically-enhanced world, where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth. Therefore, Vincent becomes one of the underclass of humans that are only useful menial jobs. In order to move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow. Jerome Morrow is a perfect genetic specimen but he was crippled in an accident. Vincent uses Jerome’s blood and urine to pass the gene test in the Gattaca Corporation where he can achieve his dream: travel the Saturn. However, at this time, a colleague is killed, others colleagues suspects his origins and the police start to investigate.
After seeing this movie, I think this movie is think-provoking

Journal(3/29~4/4)

It is an interesting story.
A king went to hunt, but he fell to the valley carelessly.
When no one could help him, a dragon appeared.
The dragon told the king, “If you could answer the question which the most difficult in the world,”, I would help you.
The dragon said the question was “What do women really want?”
The king could not think out the answer, but he did not want to die.
Therefore, the king came up with a give-and-take condition.
The king told the dragon, “Could you help me first, I could give you my soul in pledge, and after seven days I would come back, giving you the right answer.”
The dragon agreed, saying “If you did not come back, you would die.”
After the king returned his country, he asked all people.
However, nobody knew the answer. At this time, a farmer said, “There is a knowledgeable witch out of the town, maybe she knew the answer.
On hearing the news, the king sent the handsome captain to bring the witch.


The witch came to the palace, telling the king, “I knew the answer, but I had a condition. If I succeeded in saving you, I wanted to the handsome captain to marry me.”
The king promised the witch without the second thought.
Although the captain was reluctant to marry an old and ugly witch, in order to save king’s life, he had no choice.
After getting the promise from the king, the witch said the answer was “Women really want is they can decide the way of life by themselves.”
The king brought the answer to find the dragon, succeeding in taking back the soul.
When the king came back, they started to prepare the wedding of the captain and witch.


On the wedding, the old and ugly witch matched the young and handsome captain.
What’s worse, the witch was constant eating, drinking, and even farting loudly.
However, the captain just held his anger back, he promised the witch.
Finally, they entered the bridal chamber. When the witch came from the bathroom, the captain was surprised.
Because the old and ugly witch turned into the young and pretty woman.
The witch told the captain, “Because you kept the promise, you did not be angry at me in the wedding. Hence, I decided to become a pretty woman to accompany you at 12 hours in every day. And you could decide I became pretty woman in daytime or at night. But as soon as you decided, you could not change anymore.”
The captain was caught in a dilemma; he thought if she became pretty woman in the daytime, I had to sleep with an old and ugly woman. But if she turned into pretty woman at night, I could not bring her out in the daytime, everyone would laugh at me.
In the end, the captain was vexed, he told the witch, “You could decide what you want to be, I would not interfere you.”
After hearing these words, the witch was overjoyed.
The witch said, “Due to your toleration and wisdom, I decided to become an elegant and pretty woman at 24hours in every day to accompany you.