被搶了...

今天看完露天電影,搭電車回家...下車後晚上12點多,走在路上...看到一個印度女生,穿著印度傳統服裝...我覺得很有趣,就跟她聊天...聊著聊著...就走到家門口..沿途上還有一個年輕男子走在我們附近...我不以為意,想說他也是要走路回家的人!
正要開大樓的一樓大門的時候,發現旁邊站著一個男生,我覺得很奇怪...!想說這個人應該不是這裡的住戶...我不能開門讓他跟我進去...太危險,結果他就動手搶我的皮包...我馬上把皮包雙手交叉抱在懷裡,結果另外一個人剛剛走在我們附近的年輕男子也加入了動手搶皮包的行列...我就這樣被他們在地上拖行著...後來覺得這樣下去不行,我要想辦法...所以我就放聲尖叫,大叫Help..果然就把那兩個人嚇跑!在我放聲尖叫後...剛剛那個跟我聊天的印度女生也回頭了,問我要不要緊...要馬上報警!!但是夜深了..我連義大利的警局電話都不知道,也不會講義大利文...要如何報警?所以我就說沒關係...就先這樣吧!

幸運的是,我的東西沒被搶走...身上也只有一點小擦傷...也因為跟印度女生聊天...讓我在開門前...還環顧了一下四週環境...(不然以我平常一個人回家,是不會注意這麼多的)而且她後來聽到我尖叫也跑回來幫我

不過,我想會有很長一段時間...對於天黑後一個人回家會有心理障礙吧!再次,奉勸所有女性同胞們...晚上回家要提高警覺,遇搶時要大聲尖叫,引起別人的注意來幫你!!

PS:我今天的舉動絕對是的是錯誤示範而且愚蠢:東西應該要被搶走才對,不要抵抗,不然對方有武器就更危險了,但心愛的相機在包包裡面,還有提款卡,信用卡等等重辦都很麻煩,才讓我奮力抵抗--->但是這是非常危險的舉動,千萬不要學習喔!

Summer adventure

During the whole August, I plan to travel around Europe alone. I'm very excited about this trip, a good adventure to explore Europe. Below is my traveling schedule. For my poor budget, I need to save as much money as I could when traveling around.

So If you have friend living in the cities that I am going to visit, pls let me know if your friend can do me a favor: let me stay in his/her place when I visit his/her city, even one or two nights staying on the sofa would be greatly appreciated.


1 August
Italy/Milan --->Switzerland/Geneve
5 August
Switzerland/Geneve ---> Germany/Munchen
8 August
Germany/Munchen ---> Austra/Vienna
11 August
Austra/Vienna ---> Czech/Prague
14 August
Czech/Prague ---> Germany/Berlin
17 August
Germany/Berlin ---> Frence/Paris
24 August
Frence/Paris ---> Spain/Barcelona
28 August
Spain/Barcelona ---> Spain/Valencia
30 August
Spain/Valencia ---> Spain/Madrid
4 Sep
Spain/Madrid ---> Italy/Milan(end)

Sure, I am in Italy!

* The photo of two roses which are for two beauties in our house..:P

Today, I and my flatmate found two roses and one letter in front of our door when we went out. We are surprised that someone did this. Well, for me it is a little bit romantic. But my flatmate thinks this is terrible.
Because a few mins before the flowers was sent, someone rang our bell and he said he was the DM dileverman, he ask us to do him a favor to open the door of our building. But my flatmate refused this request, she thinks this is not appropriate to let some stranger go into our building. So we believe the man who rang the bell sent the flowers to us. But the questions are, since this guy does not live in our building, how could he know exactly which level and apartment do we stay? Our building is a big building with many units. Then maybe someone always watch our life through window somewhere. The flowers are seems homemade, and the letter is written by a normal note paper with carefulless hand writing. The notes says "You two are beautiful to me..." He wish to contact us by email, so in the end he wrote his email. My flatmate says this guy is not sincere to do this. She feels uncomfortable that someone is watching our life. However, I don't feel so bad about this. I believe human nature is good, so this guy won't do any bad thing to us.

Any, from this romantic little episode, sure...I am in Italy and here has many passional Italian guys.

How I miss you

*Black slept at my bed in Taipei.

As I still remembered that the first day I took you home in Tainan 8 years ago. You were smaller than my hands and always fell sleep when I were holding you in my arm. I swore to take care of you until you die since you walked into my life. Day after day, you grew up and we had conflicts sometimes, but we created our way to get along.


I would like to take you to Italy. But I understood how hard for a cat to take a long trip in the airplane and adapt a new enviorment in another country. It's good for you to stay at Taipei's home, you get another cat's company, you enjoy the sunshine in the roof any time. My family takes care of you well for me, because they know how much I love you and they love you as well.

Everyday, I think about you, what you are doing at home and are you happy? I know a cat's life cycle is shorter than Human's. While I am persuing goals in my life, I can't take care of you anymore. I feel myself selfish and guilty to you. If something bad happens to you, how can I forgive myself. I can't company you when you are in the hard time because of distance. Last year, I traveled to Australia, mother told me that you looked so loney everyday, you were waiting for me in front the door and did nothing for a long time. This time, I am away from home again. But you are fine and has more interaction with my brother and mother. I am not your core of life anymore. I am so happy for you but I feel lost. I wish you know how much I miss you here. I don't know when we can live together again, I wish that day is coming soon.

New DC: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2

*Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2, mine is black color.

Yesterday I got my new digital camera-Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2. The price of LX2 is much cheaper in Taiwan than that in Italy. Thanks to Hamting bought it in Taipei and Damma brought it from Taipei to Milan for me.
I choose Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2 as my new DC is mainly because of its great lens- made of Lrica, stylish look. It has very strong foundations and munal operation model, classical performance, and the detail of its body is elegant. The size of LX2 is perfect for me, I don't like the slim type-not easy to hold and not heavy too carry out. The most attractive advantage of LX2 for me is its 16:9 wide photo mode and 28 mm lens.

My old digital camera, Sanyo J1 has already companied me for more than 4 yrs. I had a lot of good time with Sanyo J1, it traveled with me to 6 countries. Some foundations of J1 don't work very well and the locker of battery has broken. This makes me not take photos in Italy so often. So I rarely uploaded new photos in my blog in Italy. Of course, my busy scheudle of school is a problm. From now on, I can take a lot of photos again. Especially, I wanna show some my daily life photos and typical life style of Milan. I plan to travel around Europe in the whole August, LX2 would be a good partner in my summer trip.

淡淡

事情一件件來了,就一件件做了,淡淡來淡淡去,熱不起來
不知道下一步該怎麼走,有種漂浮感...

What's wrong with me? I am pending.
If I don't like something, then I need to take some action to change it. If I don't wanna change it. I need to take it and enjoy it. Life is too short. Don't waste time on complaining and waiting.

Homesickness

When people ask me "do you feel homesick?" I always answer "No, I don't miss Taiwan that much". However, I think carelessly about my cats and some small things of Taiwan several times every day. Sometimes I lost power to do things. Suddently, I realize I am homesick.

One thing bothers me a lot... as I stay aborad longer and longer,I know that I am losing the connection of everything in Taiwan. I hate this feeling...

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

I read a story about a foreigner who rides his bicycle about 120 km to a farway elementary school to teach English in Taiwan. In the end the reporter quoted this poem "The Road Not Taken". Especially for the last two sentences "I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.". It takes a lot of courage to choose the road that less traveled by. Life is all about making choices.

Below is the whole poem.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

If u wants to get a postcard from Europe

*San Marino: the third smallest countries in Europe. 61 sq km and 27000 population.

Just leave your name and address in my blog. Hugo will send you a postcard when I travel around Europe.

MBA-滿月記

念了一個多月的MBA，日子果然難過。
首先,深刻了解自己的語言弱勢，簡直是無比沉重的打擊。討厭背英文單字的我終於也自食惡果...有時候上課會被不懂的字卡住，導致部份內容聽不懂還談什麼吸收和問問題?教授的口音也是五花八門...最可怕的就是有些教授的義大利文口音...可以讓我完全呈現昏迷的狀態!!像是財務分析...都必須靠自己下課後看課本...才能領悟教授上課時的內容 ~>_<~所以下課後必須要用更多的時間來彌補...sign!

同學們來自世界各國是很好...但是我還沒辦法融入世界各國的口音...同學們講的很高興,我有時候會呈現茫然的狀態...也很令人挫折阿!!!沒辦法和同學有更深入的交談很令人挫折...只好拿出招牌傻笑--->但這不是我要的阿

雖然才開學一個月但是考試和作業已經如潮水般地湧來...接近滿堂的課外,還要再找時間跟同學討論作業...還要唸書準備考試...念MBA一定要有社交和人際網路,於是改變我的阿婆生活慣性,每週跟著同學們學去跳舞喝酒...時間真是不夠用阿阿阿阿...別提那個很難念的義大利文阿...我英文都顧不好了...怎麼攻義大利文?那個捲舌R音我始終發不出來...但我真的好想講得一口流利的義大利文阿!

坐在課堂上，環繞著世界各地來的同學，教授在課堂上講到的主題剛好可以印證過去的工作經驗的時候，然後又可以從商業的觀點開始有系統分析問題的時候，就會覺得走了這麼遠的路來念MBA是有價值的!

開學到現在都還在努力調適中，深刻了解自己的不足必須要用加倍的努力去彌補，才能追上大家。4月中要考多益...但是我一直沒辦法找出時間來念多益。心上始終懸了一顆大石頭...無法放鬆...壓力大到睡不好...沒胃口...如果有人看我的照片覺得我瘦了...那是真的!!!但根據經驗法則...等壓力平衡後...很快就會像吹氣球一樣胖回來了...更重要的是...我要快點想清楚...念完MBA後我的目標是什麼!下一步我該往哪裡走...才能及早佈局..找工作還債絕對是刻不容緩地...

失衡的我...還在努力尋找平衡點...

人生中的轉折點

今天上個人生涯發展(Personal Career and development)課，教授要我們自我分析過去人生中歷程及重大的事件轉折，並且用圖示表示起伏。滿有趣的一堂課，幫助自己更了解自己，進而讓自己設定更適合的目標。
我的主要的轉折點有如下
1.小的時候生長在一個重男輕女的家庭--->被忽視(low)...父母對我沒有期望
2.小學三年級的時候遇到了一個年輕有熱情的新進老師
他鼓勵我擔任班上的週會主席及競選模範生
然後我開始對自己有自信...學業成績也開始往上爬...高中也順利考上中山女中
3.成長時期家裡一直不是很平順,家族成員中彼此爭吵...回家變得很沉重
父母<-->奶奶,父母<-->哥哥們,父<-->母
4.去念中原土木,念了三個月發現這不是我要的科系,
決定重考(家人不同意)...在補習班度過難熬的一年
4.重考有了好結果,選了個離家三百里的學校,快樂地念完成大工設四年
畢業後卻發現設計師的生活不是我要的
5.畢業後掙扎了好一會...終於找到了非設計師的工作,
先後進了新學友網書當行銷專員和然後基金會當公關
6.和交往數年男朋友分手,調整生活重心和思考未來的方向,然後奮發向上換工作
7.幸運地進入高科技產業工作,遇到好老闆Jeff指點職場生存守則
也一直都遇到很挺我的大小頭...讓我隨心所欲發揮...人生夫復何求呢?
工作兩年半...覺得倦怠無趣...決定要出國唸書和到澳洲旅遊
8.休息半年準備考試然後不顧家人反對去澳洲旅遊
也許是因為在家休息半年增加和家人相處的時間
到澳洲距離的關係,重建和家人的關係
在澳洲我做了很多的工作...在這些工作中我清楚看到了我自己的脆弱和優點
9.念MBA...家人怕我念了嫁不出去...不過已經從原來的不贊同
轉變成...出國唸書那天...全家到機場送機...我想我已經獲得支持
但是MBA沒有我想像中的好念...這一年必定是一番掙扎...但我相信我會成長很多

我跟我的小組分享我的故事時,教授也剛好在旁邊
下課後教授私底下跟我說...他覺得我的故事很有powerful
特別是在中國人的社會,對女生的期許總是很低的情況下,我還是能做到我想要做的
他很期待六月份再回來上課的時候,看我會有什麼樣的轉變

我也從教授的鼓勵中,回想自己這一個月的兵荒馬亂的心態
奠定信心去面對還有一年多的沉重課業
也許一開始因為語言的障礙和新環境..讓我沒辦法馬上很進入狀況
但是我向來是慢熱的人,所以熱身好以後我會一定會追上來
在終點達到對自己設定的期許

不夜米蘭

週末半夜兩點和同學一起走出My Bali,
My Bali外面還擠滿了想進去跳舞的時尚男女
米蘭的夜晚才正要開始,而我已經累了要回家
我不會跳舞喝酒,一瓶啤酒直接去吐,跳舞又笨的要命手腳不協調
來米蘭這短短一個月我去PUB的次數已經遠超過我過去28年的總和,
而且還去Club跳了兩次舞,凌晨回家這件事在這裡一點也不怪

同學的生日Party辦在My Bali Club
義大利的男生真是太過於主動熱情,
有個跟我搭訕的義大利路人甲(稍微會講一些英文)
先是稱讚我漂亮 (外國人對於亞洲女生沒有辨別美醜的能力,這種話聽聽就算）
聊著聊著便趁我不注意的時候,親了我的脖子
接下來還企圖還親嘴...氣得我只說NO!NO!NO!
義大利男居然說why? Why not?
這位義大利老兄我是跟你認識多久阿?一小時!?
面對帥男的積極快速熱情進攻,
我沒辦法招架於是轉身離開...走回同學們的行列
男同學們很可愛,在旁邊看到了剛剛的情況
還摸摸我的頭說些話來安慰我...說我處理的很好
面對這種狀況我沒辦法怡然自得
為什麼我老是該死的認為人性本善?反正就是交朋友?

我雖然不會跳舞,但是同學們很樂意教導我
慢慢地我也學會隨著音樂節奏舞動自己的身軀
眩惑的燈光閃爍,動感音樂,DJ的么喝,擁擠的舞池,擺動的身軀
不管有再多的煩心事...都在九霄雲外啦
跳舞的確是很好的抒壓方式,難怪會這麼受歡迎
當然除了跳舞也可以藉此"認識"朋友

回家的路上...同學們很高興的跟我說我跳舞進步很多
畢業的時候,酒量和舞技一定功力大增 (米蘭消費很貴,前提是如果我沒先破產的話)

想起今晚在發生的一切,訝異於自己的轉變
在台北從不去跳舞,頂多偶而和知心好友去PUB聊天喝酒 (大部分都是吃飯喝茶)
在米蘭慢慢調整自己的生活模式
畢竟唸書之餘,享受生活也是重要課題
以前念大學的時候,把重心放在談戀愛上,不愛參加團體活動
分手後就喜歡一個人活動,覺得輕鬆自在...但覺得自己太孤僻
現在漸漸習慣於群體活動,又走入了人群中
發現自己越來越像人的感覺很好,這個夜晚我很開心

我的目標是要變成會唸書又會玩耍的學生
不過時間上的拿捏,尚須取得平衡才行
課業很重,活動很多...加上語言障礙(英文和義大利文)
We will see!

剪髮初體驗

*看起來有點呆的新髮型

終於忍受不了惱人的長髮,今天我直接走到我家樓下附近義大利人開的美容院去剪髮
無奈整間店只有坐我旁邊的義大利美女會說一點點英文
還稱讚我的頭髮又長又黑亮...害我馬上心生動搖不知道要不要剪了!?
義大利美女變成我和設計師的臨時翻譯
本來想剪成男生頭,也給設計師看了我的超短髮照片,無奈顧客和設計師猛搖頭
紛紛表示不同意不行,不會說義大利文的我也不知道如何反抗
最後是顧客和設計師很開心地依照他們的喜好幫我決定髮型
一路比手劃腳的情況下,被剪了個輕湯掛麵學生頭,告別那一大把長髮,輕鬆多了!
也順利完成在義大利的第一次剪髮!

My address in Milan

If any friend wanna send something, especially post card, to me. Here is my contact information. I am also welcome any friend (male and female) to visit me in Milan, I can offer free accomdation to you for few days. Ciao!

Address: Casella 15, Via Dei Biancospini 18, 20146 Milano, MI, Italy

搞笑阿母

今天打電話回家,阿母跟我說,前幾天作夢有夢到我
Hugo:"你夢到我什麼?"
吳媽媽:"我夢到你回家了...我還覺得很丟臉...怎麼你才去義大利一個月就回來了"
Hugo:....(無言停頓了幾秒鐘)"哈哈..我現在沒有想要回家阿"

阿母不知道是擔心我還是太想我,居然連這種夢都做了
算是母女連心吧,我剛來的時候很迷惘,很多考量的確讓我有過要不要留下來的念頭
當然我不敢開口對阿母說...我有過這樣的念頭
義大利的生活跟我想像中的不一樣,不過這就是一種體驗,既來之則安之
生命美妙之處,就是你永遠不知道會拿到哪張牌

我還在調適,像是每天用英文上課交談...對我來說不是那麼easy
不會喝酒跳舞的我...如何和大家打成一遍?
所以每天回家都覺得精疲力盡...倒頭就睡
出門買東西不會講義大利文,每次都要比手劃腳也很糗
幸運的是...總是可以遇到好心人來幫我...所以也沒什麼好抱怨

面對這個新環境我其實壓力很大(從之前每天沒胃口吃早餐可以印證)
也許外人都覺得我看起來老神在在
最近想通的是入境隨俗外還要保有自我
當然要把握每個及時行樂的機會...盡量融入義大利式生活
畢竟來國外唸書不能只有唸書...社交活動也很重要
我才是自己生活的老大,活得開心最重要

所以阿母...放心啦...Hugo付出這麼大的代價來唸書
絕對會讓一切都很值回票價的啦!

James Blunt - You're Beautiful

This song is with simple melody and clear voice. I especially like the meaning of its lyrics. It has kind of the zen concept. Life can be complicated or simple. It is all about attitude of life. I prefer simple and easy one.
James Blunt - You're Beautiful

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true,
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As I walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
flying high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you

la la la la, la la la la, la la la la laaaaaa

You're beautiful.
You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.

But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

*James Blunt's website: www.jamesblunt.com

來個短髮!?

*大四的超短髮...超喜歡這個髮型!

面對現在長髮的造型,覺得很沒型
我絕不是很會打理自己外表的女生
也許是因為離子燙的關係...整個臉變超大
所以想剪哪種短的像小男生的那種短髮(其實我整個大學時期幾乎都是男生頭)
頭上還可以抓髮膠的個性短髮,然後再染上巧克力色(hehe...變身義大利人)

But...義大利剪頭髮超貴的
只是一但剪了後,平均1.5個月要去剪一次頭髮
然後如果想留回長髮的話
要花兩年的時間才能重回長髮造型
掙扎ing


*大四的時候和同學一起中秋烤肉的照片...真是令人懷念的好時光阿

My room in Milan

*Double bed and three-person sofa

I feel settle down finally. I move into my new room today. I am so lucky to get such a nice and big room because of Dama. Dama lived in the same place before, she introduces the other Taiwanese girl, Amber, that's why I get this room. It takes 45 mins from my accomdation to school. But this room definitely worths it.

*entrance

There are a double bed, 3-person sofa(which can become single bed), big desk, and TV in my room. It such big that I can even have a party in my room. Even I get a free printer and stereo.


*Cute bed light

My friends! Welcome to visit me in Milan anytime. No problem that You can stay in my room since I get a double bed and a sofa which can become a single bed.


*Desk


*window

It's up to you

帶著失聲,抵達了米蘭
米蘭沒有想像中的光鮮亮麗,感覺上古老髒亂
雖然是國際知名的城市但英文完全行不通
無論要辦居留證,税卡,開戶,
所有給外國人填的表格全是義大利文,讓人看了真傻眼
辦事效率不得了,數小時漫長等待是必要
搞定居留證和稅卡,現在只剩銀行開戶

這星期開始上義大利文課,下星期正式開課
同學們個個英文都很溜,英文我是最差 ~>_<~
義大利文的彈舌音始終搞不定...還在努力練舌頭

無論在義大利,澳洲,台灣,或是哪個城市
過得都是自己決定的生活...It's up to u!

Shocked first week

Pass through Russia,North Europe, London, my flight arrived Milan. Because of serious cold and sore throat, I almost lost my voice in the first few days.I am not able to speak when I walked out Milan airport.
What I see is all written in Italian. If I get lost and ask someone where you are. People would like to help me, but they keep talking in Italian and ignore I am a foreigner. No way that I can speak English in daily life, except in school.

Milan is not as modern as I think and looks very dirty. Politecino Di Milano uni has big and beautiful campus as NCKU( the university I studied in Taiwan). However our management school, MIP, is outside the beautiful and big campus and it's just a big building. No tree, no flowers, no grass. When I saw the building, I wonder why I am here and how I could survive here without English, especially I have no idea about Italian lanuage. I felt down and wanna go home. However, I'm already in Milan, this is a brand-new world for me. What important is WHAT I could learn from studying and here.

I met some nice Taiwaneses, they are so friendly and share exoerience with me. So I feel not so scary. Thanks God! I am so lucky to find a Taiwanede girl let me stay in her room until I find my own place. It frustrates me to find a place. Because most Italian can't speak English, I can't just make a phone call and go to take look of room by English. So I get a room from a Chinese landord, it takes only 15-20 mins from the accommodation to school bt bus. The room is quite small and with bad soundproof. The owner speperate one big room into two rooms, so my room shares a light with the other room. I'm trying to get a new place to move out.