第88回箱根駅伝-現場レポート (Hakone Ekiden)

本來只是打算到東京跨年，到了當地才發現箱根駅伝就在年初，就連著兩天利用今年新發售的關東Area Pass去湊熱鬧...沿路加油的觀眾不分男女老幼 (真羨慕...熱鬧程度可比台灣的廟會)

我的行程：

(Jan 2)往路第５區：新宿-(Super View踊子)-小田原駅-(步行)-小田原城-(步行)-小田原中繼所

(Jan 3)復路第９區：上野-(京浜東北線普通車)-鶴見駅-(步行)-鶴見中繼所

柏原龍二　(沒對到焦...)

Day 2

隔壁的阿桑拿著手寫的選手名單，選手經過時就喊著名字幫他們加油

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Why an interview is getting more complicated

Source: WSJ.com

5 Google Interview Questions

1. What's the next number in this sequence: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66 … ?
Asked at Google

2. You're in a car with a helium balloon on a string that is tied to the floor. The windows are closed. When you step on the gas pedal, what happens to the balloon—does it move forward, move backward, or stay put?
Asked at Microsoft

3. Using only a four-minute hourglass and a seven-minute hourglass, measure exactly nine minutes—without the process taking longer than nine minutes.
Asked at Google

4. A book has N pages, numbered the usual way, from 1 to N. The total number of digits in the page numbers is 1,095. How many pages does the book have?
Asked at Google

5. A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened?
Asked at Google

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (5)

A10 @ RAF Fairford (Jul 2011)

人生は七転び八起きだ 立ち上がり続けりゃ勝つんだよ by NANA

1 minute English (1)

Lubeck, Germany (Feb 2011)

As in many an opera, the wounded hero took an unconscionable time to die.
主角總是死不了

3 minutes English - Expressing emotion

Real Madrid - Apr 2011

表達"同情"
That's too bad
I am sorry to hear that
Cheer up
Don't let it get u down
What a pity/ shame
That's the way it goes
表達"喜怒"
I am so glad/thank god
How boring
I am sick and tired of it
damn it/ shame on you ridiculous/ absurd
Silly/ nonsense
表達"驚訝"
surprise/astonish/startle shock/scare/frighten
Fancy meeting you here
Oh, it can't be true
What a surprise

3 minutes English - Thank you and sorry

San Siro @ Milan (Jan 2011)

Thanks a million
Thank you for all this trouble
It's so nice of you
Thank you all the same/ anyway
I am terribly sorry ..it turned out like this
There was nothing else I could do
I'll get it right next time
Hope u don't mind

回應"感謝"及"道歉"
Not at all/ my pleasure
don't mention it
It's all right. It can't be helped
Never mind

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (4)

Tower Bridge @ London (July 2011)

水切り = rock skipping = 打水漂
今日暇だったら、どっか行かない?
有空的話要不去那走走?

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (3)

荷蘭 - 小孩堤防 (April 2011)

マンネリ：單調的事情做了很久後失去了新鮮感
例句:
長年付き合った彼氏にマンネリを感じた

3 minutes English - adding variety to adj

London - Jul 2011

Nice:   great fabulous brilliant
Funny:   hilarious ridiculous
Unpleasant:   disgusting awful nasty
Strange:   weird bizarre crazy
Boring:   stupid tedious dull
Interesting:   exciting fascinating  

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (2)

One of the village in Cinque Terre (五漁村)

"波風が立つこともない代わり、とろけるような幸せもない。"
是說...友達以上的二人之間不會吵架,但也沒有甜得令人融化的幸福

One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (1)

Air China台北上海商務艙午餐 (Jan 2011)

"おい！お前、ワンテンポずれてんだよ！"
(說明: 作事,回答,或反應慢了半拍)

3 minutes English - Respond

(Express my opinion)
I'd say… I think/reckon…

(Express disagree)
That's probably true, but… But on the other hand… I don't see it quite like that

(Express agree)
Oh sure, absolutely, definitely Yes, I know exactly what u mean

(Show interest)
Really? And then? Oh, no kidding. Oh, that's good. How wonderful. How terrible for u. How awful!

好文分享-困境與抉擇 (清大動機所彭明輝教授)

http://web.nlhs.tyc.edu.tw/~b307/backup/images/c/GOOD%20ARTICLE/NTHU.HTM
(...)
人生的得與失，有時候怎麼說也不清楚，有時候卻再簡單也不過了：我們得到平日努力累積的成果，而失去我們所不曾努力累積的！
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3 minutes English - Socializing

Hello, my name is…pleased to meet u.
Let me introduce u to…have u met…have u two met?
(when sb joined the conversation)
We were just talking about…
(gossip)
According to Tom…From what I heard…I thought everyone knew…rumor has it that…Someone told me…This is just between us, of course. U didn't hear this from me
(change topic)
Oh, b4 I forget…That reminds me of…Oh, I meant to tell u earlier…
(stop the talk)
excuse me for a moment…I'll be right back...It's been nice talking to u

3 minutes English - Longer chat

Starting
A funny thing happened to me
Have you heard what happened to…
Do u know/remember…

Structuring
First, then, next, after that, finally, what's more

Returning
So…well…
Where was I? Oh, yes…
Well, anyway…    

3 recent pieces about social media

Some excerpts:
"The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is a way of following (or being followed by) people you may never have met. Facebook is a tool for efficiently managing your acquaintances, for keeping up with the people you would not otherwise be able to stay in touch with. That’s why you can have a thousand “friends” on Facebook, as you never could in real life."

"Facebook fans aren't much of a guide to anything, since you can become one and then forget about it entirely. Tweets are slightly better, as they indicate how many people are aware of an event while it's going on. But they indicate only awareness, not support."

"やりたくて始めたはずなのですが、この手のコミュニケーションサイトはしばらくやっていると、だんだん疲れてくる……というか面倒くさいと感じてくる人がいますワン。だんだんログイン回数が減り、SNSでの活動がにぶくなった状態を「SNS疲れ」と呼びます。"
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SNS疲れ
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/net/column/yougo/20110801-OYT8T00691.htm
Why the revolution will not be tweeted
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?fb_ref=social_fblike&fb_source=profile_oneline
Social media and the Wall Street protests
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/10/social-media-and-wall-street-protests

3 minutes English - Initiate conversation (short talk)

Q when u haven't seen sb for a while
Have u been busy? Where have u been? What have u been doing since the last time I saw u?
Q about sb's future plans
Are u doing anything nice this weekend?
Q about sb's views
What do u think of… What are ur views on…
Q about sb's interest
What do u do in ur free time?
Q to encourage sb to talk more
What makes u say that? Why do u say that?