My adventure in Romania

2005.10
Matched with Qual Design and started the preparation of this traineeship

2005.11
Supposed to leave for Romania in the end of this month but it didn’t happen because of the visa problem

2005.12
Dreamed to have the Christmas and New Year in Europe but it still didn’t happen

2006.01
Still waiting for the visa, frustrated

2006.02
The application of visa was somehow rejected
Decided to apply again after struggling because I’m stubborn

2006.03
Mom and Dad asked me to set a deadline for the visa and not to wait endlessly

2006.04
God finally hear my prayer and I got the visa!
But had to solve another problem: no flight seat available

2006.05
Eventually got the flight seat and arrived in Romania!!!
Dey, Duba, Malin, Paul, Jillian, and Oliver welcomed me at the train station and celebrated my birthday
Moved in my first home in Zorilor
Visited Sinaia, Bucegi Mountain, Brasov, and Bran
First @ conference in Romania: TRIX
Everyone and everything is so new, different, and interesting
Deeply fell in love with Romania!


2006.06
Jillian left
Moved to my second home in Cluj
First Taiwan Night
Made a big decision to extend the traineeship to one year!

2006.07
Oliver left, CEEDs of Tomek and Peter came
Visited Zalou and Baia-Mare
Visited Targu-Mures and Sighisoara with @ Cluj
Second @ conference in Romania: LPM
Got the residence permit

2006.08
Varvara came, Tomek and Peter left
Visited Buzias, Timisraoa, Costinesi, Neptun, and Bucharest

2006.09
Varvara left
Celebrated Ilinca and Duba’s birthday in Cugir
Visited Oradea
Third @ conference in Romania: Rock Me
Selected as the trainee council in the national support team exchange of @ Romania

2006.10
Visited Cheile Turzii
Newies recruited
My blog was born

2006.11
Lulu came
Fourth @ conference in Romania: LTS
Joined the OC team of NPS as the OC marketing
Homesick stroke

2006.12
Visited Ana-Maria’s hometown Gherla for the Christmas and the mountain near Huedin for New Year with @ Cluj
Visited Timisoara again
Last @ conference in Romania: NPS
Second Taiwan Night
Fell in love with Romania again but at the same time still decided to go home for the Chinese New Year with families

2007.01
Visited Sibiu and Bucharest
The end of the adventure with a lot of tear and unforgettable memories…

Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

long island iced tea

Long island iced tea is my favorite cocktail, because it tastes like harmless, but it's actually strong.
Tonight I finally had my first long island iced tea in Romania, since somehow I always ordered beer instead in the past.
Maybe I should have ordered whatever I want according to my own preference.

Cluj-Napoca

This is the lovely city where I spent my nine-month traineeship.

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money

I'm never a person with strong desire of fame and power, since I believe that there're far too many things which are more important and it's not fair to measure someone's value simply according to how much money he/she earns or what position he/she has.
But now for the first time I think it'll be great being able to make a lot of money because in this way I'll have the freedom to visit my friends around the world and come back to my dear Cluj much more often.
However, as I see what usually happens in reality is either you have time but with no money to spend, or with money but have no time to spend it.
Hopefully I'll be able to find a balance point in between in the future and at the same time don't get lost in the material world.

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Itinerary

1/28 Sun. 8:30 Cluj -> 1/28 15:00~17:00 Budapest
1/31 Wed. 12:55 Budapest-Ferihegy 1 -> 1/31 15:20 Paris-Orly Sud
2/3 Sat. 10:55 Paris-CDG -> 2/3 12:50 Barcelona
2/7 Wed. 7:30 Girona Barcelona -> 2/7 9:35 Eindhoven
2/10 Sat. 18:30 Amsterdam -> 2/10 20:45 Barcelona
2/11 Sun. 13:20 Barcelona -> 2/11 15:20 Paris-CDG
2/12 Mon. 13:30 Paris -> 2/13 6:30 Bangkok
2/15 Thu. 7:25 Bangkok -> 2/15 11:25 Taipei

first Christmas and New Year in Europe

This is my first Christmas and New Year ever in Europe.
I remember last year, originally I thought that I would have these two events in Romania, but unfortunately I didn't get the visa before that.
It was still great, since I spent the Christmas Eve with my best friend and the New Year's Eve with the AIESEC alumni of my generation.
And this year it was even more special because I was finally in Romania!
Since the beginning of Dec. the city started to look different, and you could smell, feel, and breathe the Christmas atmosphere with Christmas trees and songs everywhere.

Then I spent my Christmas in Gherla, a small town near Cluj, with one of my best friends in Romania, Ana-Maria.
I had a very good time in her hometown with her families and friends, and I also saw some traditions which were very interesting for me, like the kids singing carol, or dressed up like a goat, and some bear men parading with drums…

But the best part was still the warmth of her parents, who also prepared a Christmas gift for me, and gave me lots of home-made food to bring back to Cluj.
It was so touching when Ana-Maria told me that her mother felt very sad because she might not have the chance to meet me again and then Ana-Maria told her mother that she would make a lot of money in the future so that they could come to Taiwan to visit me.
I like her mother very much, and amazingly although she doesn't speak English, we can somehow communicate with the combination of French, Romanian, and body languages.
I look forward to seeing them again, in Taiwan and in Romania.

As for the New Year's Eve, I spent it with my dear Cluj @ers in a cabin in the mountain.
We played, partied, celebrated, and drank alcohol, with lots of fun and laughter.
It was hard for me to admit the fact that it might be the last time for me to spend time with these people like this, and sometimes my tear just went out.
But I did have a very good time with them, and I'm already very lucky.
Look back to year 2006, I believe it's the best time of my life.
At the beginning of the year I was quite frustrated because of the visa problem, but I never thought of giving up since I had spent so much time and money on it.
And thanks to my strong determination, I finally got the visa as a result and could have my life-changing experience in Cluj.
To live alone in such a different culture, I changed a lot during this year.
Besides the best thing is that because of this traineeship, I find another possible future career for myself, and I'd like to give it a try to see if it's really suitable.
Another important new-year revolution will be to find a Mr. Right and then try my best to love and maintain a long-term relationship since I'm no longer that young :p
Anyway, happy new year and wish myself good luck!

test: What Gender Is Your Brain?

Your Brain is 73% Female, 27% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

nice sentences

01. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

02. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

03. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

04. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart

05. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

06. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

07. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

08. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

09. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

11. There's always going to be people that hurt you, so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.

12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

14. Remember: Whatever happens, happens for a reason.

15. True friends: How many people actually have 8 true friends Hardly anyone I know! But some of us have all right friends and good friends!!!

The Road Not Taken

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.