Chinese Conversation Class

I started my intermediate chinese conversation class again in Chinese Culture University just to enhance my listening and speaking ability. The class is every Tuesday and Thursday, 8 - a.m., 2 hours each day, and it will last for 8 weeks. I think this is what I need rather than being in class for 3 hours everyday, that I have to memorize everything all the character for the exams, that is too tiring and at the end I don't even remember anything since I don't have the chance to use all those vocabularies. Speaking and listening without pressure I guess would benefit me more.

Anyways, we are 8 from different countries (USA. Canada, Australia, England, France, Guatemala, and of course yours truly...from the Philippines) that's why teacher called our class "xiao lian he guo", sort of United Nation. Our first topic is "ai qing" (love)... sort of boring, but it's ok... I got the chance to know about LOVE in some parts of the world! :)

Right now I'm in B4, the digital floor (my first time to be here, and I like the school's facilities! I've been in this school since September of 2009), waiting for my 2 former classmates from Korea and Thailand (Sun Young and Paifan).

Continuation... 3/25
After almost 4 months, I got the chance to see teacher, and former classmates Sun Young and Paifah. We had lunch @ Napoli while catching up... It's nice to see them once again!!!

Lunch @ G - Italian Restaurant

My friend (Sansan) and I went out for lunch today! It's an Italian Restaurant in Xinyi District, near Taipei 101. We ordered set meal (main course, salad, soup, drinks, and dessert), I had the seafood sphagetti, and Sansan had seafood risotto! Bon Appetite!

Afterwards, we went shopping (actually her) to Shinkong Mitsukoshi while catching up!

It's nice to be out of Taipei County once in a while, I had a great time!!! :)

Taipei Lantern Festival 2010

My long time friend Weifa (Indonesia) and I went to visit the 2010 Taipei Lantern Festival. The festival will last only from February 26 to March 7. This year, the theme,  is "Tiger Hoki" said to bring fortune upon the house (Taipei City). The show is a combination of traditional lanterns with the latest technical events.  A 20 meters height and 16 meters width of Tiger Hoki shows displays lights and music every 30 minutes from 7-11pm.

Here are some photos taken:

Tiger Hoki - 20 meters height and 16 meters wifth, the main lantern display using laser and stereo effects, and smell scents... promoting Taipei International Flora Exposition which will be held on November 6,2010 to April 06, 2011...