(Sun Nov 26) The weather was very nice this afternoon,
a good day for basketball and roller skate. But my knee hasn't fully recovered
yet, so I finally stayed home watching The Beach Boys (a Japanese TV series)
all day. The more I watch it, the more I wanted to go out. The good sunshine
shouldn't be wasted. I went out to get my scooter (I left it near my office
yesterday). Without a destination, I just rode it back home and watched
TV again.
(Mon Nov 27) I finally try to pick up my diary again.
Because I am still "wireless" at home, I have to copy the new pages onto
a CDRW disc and bring it to the office. My CDRW drive destroyed yet another
new disc while I was trying to do that. I must call Acer and wait for
them to fix the drive. For now, I just have to use SmartMedia (the memory
card in my digital camera) to transfer files between home and office.
::: I feel quite uncomfortable to resume writing my diary again. My oral
Chinese has improved over the months, but my English is going the opposite.
I write very slowly now, and I have forgotten a lot of vocabulary already.
Perhaps I should read and write more.
(Wed
Nov 29) I had Sushi dinner with Nicole and we talked about a lot of things.
She is going to take an English Skills class next month. When she told
me the whole course costs only NT$3xxx, I immediately decided to take
some classes too. I will probably take a Japanese class, but I have not
decided yet. We actually went to check the prices after dinner, the beginner's
Japanese class, which includes 45 hours of lecture time, costs NT$5000
only. I think it is a pretty deal. Although I am not sure whether learning
yet another human (non-computer) language could benefit me, I guess it
would be a good time-killer, and hopefully I will meet some cute gals
at the school. ::: When I went back home, I had a nice and comfortable
chat with my mom over the phone. During the last few months, much of our
conversation was about the legal issues between my previous company and
me. It is over now, so I can finally chat with my mom without stress.
After chatting with my mom, I tried to call Hubert. His mom answered the
phone; she said Hubert was in China for a few weeks. She was very interested
in knowing who wanted to call her son. She became excited when I told
her that I was Hubert's high-school classmate and I was calling from Taiwan.
Then we had a few minutes of chat. ::: I must be hyperactive tonight.
After chatting with Nicole, my mom, and Hubert's mom, I called Pat but
no answer. Then I went to the park to play basketball. I am finishing
today's diary now, but I still want to write more stuff.
(Thu Nov 30) I asked Flora about her Japanese study. She
takes her classes at Earth Village, which has a very interesting pricing
scheme. It is a membership system, members pay a semi-annual or annual
fee. A member can attend any scheduled lectures, without limit of repeating
or skipping classes. There are many different levels, almost all the levels
are available every week, so a member can learn at his/her own pace. I
think this system fits my unstable working schedule.
(Sun Nov 26) The weather was very nice this afternoon,
a good day for basketball and roller skate. But my knee hasn't fully recovered
yet, so I finally stayed home watching The Beach Boys (a Japanese TV series)
all day. The more I watch it, the more I wanted to go out. The good sunshine
shouldn't be wasted. I went out to get my scooter (I left it near my office
yesterday). Without a destination, I just rode it back home and watched
TV again. 
(Wed
Nov 29) I had Sushi dinner with Nicole and we talked about a lot of things.
She is going to take an English Skills class next month. When she told
me the whole course costs only NT$3xxx, I immediately decided to take
some classes too. I will probably take a Japanese class, but I have not
decided yet. We actually went to check the prices after dinner, the beginner's
Japanese class, which includes 45 hours of lecture time, costs NT$5000
only. I think it is a pretty deal. Although I am not sure whether learning
yet another human (non-computer) language could benefit me, I guess it
would be a good time-killer, and hopefully I will meet some cute gals
at the school. ::: When I went back home, I had a nice and comfortable
chat with my mom over the phone. During the last few months, much of our
conversation was about the legal issues between my previous company and
me. It is over now, so I can finally chat with my mom without stress.
After chatting with my mom, I tried to call Hubert. His mom answered the
phone; she said Hubert was in China for a few weeks. She was very interested
in knowing who wanted to call her son. She became excited when I told
her that I was Hubert's high-school classmate and I was calling from Taiwan.
Then we had a few minutes of chat. ::: I must be hyperactive tonight.
After chatting with Nicole, my mom, and Hubert's mom, I called Pat but
no answer. Then I went to the park to play basketball. I am finishing
today's diary now, but I still want to write more stuff.