An Interesting Comment

Someone left a comment about me on ELITE's Web site: おもしろいの先生。I googled it and found out its meaning: Interesting Teacher.
Whoever you are, thanks for your comment and I will keep at it. ありがとう!

An easier language to learn is Japanese

Chen, the new Oriel pitcher from Taiwan, was interviewed by Japanese media. He speaks fluent Japanese, for he used to play baseball in the professional league in Japan. In my sights, learning Japanese for other Asian players is much easier than learning English due to the fact they are all Asian languages. 
Another case in point is that the European basketball players can speak English well after they spend years playing at NBA because Western languages don't make too much difference among one another.
Therefore, I wonder if Chen can also speak English as well as Japanese in the future. Take a look at other Taiwanese MLB players who are still struggling for a chance to show up in the ball park, their English language skills doesn't impress me at all. That is not their fault; namely, Asian languages like Japanese or Korean may be easier for Taiwanese to learn.

Peacenik

When people ask me what my political standpoint is, I always tell them I am a peacenik. I hate politicians telling lies at all times, pan-green and pan-blue alike.

Keep working hard

Recently I've seen many people complaining about their lives which are getting tougher and tougher. Some say it's not fair to them because there are so many rich people living in a much more luxurious life. Here is my two cents: no one was born a rich person unless they have been raised in a rich family. I believe those who became rich at some point in their lives must have worked hard and struggled to make money. An old saying that goes, "God help those who help themselves." If you keeping on working hard for more money, one day your efforts will pay off.

I got fooled.

As I walked into the teacher's lounge this morning, Jon the American teacher asked me if I had heard the news about Jeremy Lin.

"Jeremy Lin? No. What's up with him?" I asked.

"He was traded, Albert." Jon told me this in a calm fashion.

"What? Where is he going?" I asked him anxiously.

"Miami."

"To Miami? Wow! So he is gonna be a teammate with James, huh?" It seemed that I accepted reality in the matter of minutes.

"Well, yeah Albert, but also there is another thing I wanna tell you." he spoke again.

"What is that?" I was wondering what he would like to tell me more about.

"Today is April 4th Fool's Day. Gottya Albert." he burst into laughter.

... Damn it! He really scared the heck out of me this time.