The Peanuts - Treasures From the World's Most Beloved Comic Strip

來寫一下難得的開箱文，
之前去 Borders 書店的時候，就很巧的看到這本書...
身為一個 Peanuts 的粉絲，很想買  :P
可是又覺得已經不是小朋友了，一直花錢買這些有的沒的好像也不太好，
很巧的是，前幾天 Selene 收到 Borders 寄給會員的 50% off coupon，
就決定入手了  :D

Michael Jackson - Breaking News

Sony announced the world premiere of "Breaking News", a new song from Michael Jackson.  This never heard before song, recorded in New Jersey in 2007, will appear on the new album in December 2010.

I don't know if this is real or fake, but I do love this song.  Maybe it's just because of its MJ style.  This song does remind me of purchasing his album first time and missed an opportunity to his concert during my high school (still feeling sad for this :( ).

I still remember how surprised I was when I heard the news that he passed away (kind of funny that I was told by a janitor in the restroom of a casino in Vegas).  Unfortunately we have to lose such a great entertaining star in our world.  Even with a number of news and rumors, we as a fan would always appreciate what you have done for all of us and this world.  R.I.P. MJ.

WhatsApp, What's Up

I never thought that I will love this app so much~

WhatsApp is a chat application originally on IPhone, which let you keep in touch with your friends by sending free messages.  Comparing to many apps with similar functions on the current market, the distinguishing feature is that it uses phone numbers to target users.  This means that you don't need to sign up to get an account at the beginning, and then spend a lot of time asking your friends for their account names/numbers.  After installing WhatsApp on your phone, it automatically checks your contact.  If your friends use this app on their phone, you immediately see their name appear on the contact list of WhatsApp.  Now, you can start to enjoy the fun of unlimited messages with your family or friends.

Linus 成癮

從小就很喜歡 Snoopy 漫畫裡的 Linus van Pelt,

Charlie Brown 的好朋友，
雖然總是拿著一條藍毛毯，
卻常常可以說出很成熟很有智慧的話
(當然有時候也有他小孩子的一面，Great Pumpkin?  :D)，
陪著 Charlie Brown 經歷他那令人 feel so sorry 的日子...

八年之癢

來到美國已經進入第八年了，
算一算，
我人生有四分之一都是在這個曾經完全陌生的土地上度過，
剛到美國的每一天，即使現在還是讓我印象深刻...

Fishing @ Lower Lola Montez

人生第一次坐小船釣魚,
雖然很累,
(因為要開兩小時 high way,
再開一小時的 off road,
再走一個半小時沒有山路的路,
才會到我們要釣魚的湖)
但是真的是一個很特別的經驗...

Thank Brant for taking me today.
It is really a lot of fun and a great experience.

To Jon

This article is for a good friend, Jon Edwin Leatherbarrow
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Last Friday a good friend and colleague of mine in UCD passed away.  I still remember the shock feeling when I saw the email.  Even now I still cannot believe this kind of thing did happen.

He was a very nice person who was always friendly to me.  We started our Ph.D. program at about the same year.  At the time, everything was new to me.  He was always willing to provide his assistance to help me get used to this environment soon.  Even I had a poor English speaking, he was never inpatient to listen to my words.