December 2

Time flies. It is almost the end of the year. And it's been another two weeks since last time I posted something here. Life changes all the time. In the past two weeks, many things happened. A big shopping mall was open and all the people in town are talking about the mall. "Have you been to the mall?" has become the most frequently heard greeting in Ilan recently. Yeah! I have hung out there two times and also have spent money there. The opening of the mall is really a breakthrough of the development of Ilan city. The Carefour is allegedly the biggest one in east Taiwan. Should we be proud of this? Let's wait and see. I am more looking forward to the opening of Eslite Bookstore in the mall. It occupied the greatest corner of the floor in the mall. But the most important is whether they have a large collection of books or not. The previous one in Yo-Ai was so disappointing. I hope it can improve. As for my work life, there has been some frustrations in my class management. But fortunately, everything is fine now. I can adjust myself to take those criticisms and malicious comments as a challenge for myself. I can learn and grow mature from that. And I also try no to take things too personally. After all, the top priority is whether my students can learn in a good environment or not. So I am only a supporting role while my studnets are the leading roles. Once I change my way of thinking, I can be more rational, unaffected, to deal with problems. I am sincerely grateful for those who criticize my class and me because they give me a chance to think and learn. From every failure or frustration, I think I have gained more courage to move on.














The view from my seat in my office