2011年10月22日 星期六
2011年10月16日 星期日
New rules
According our discussion on Sept. 18, we reached a consensus in two new rules:
1. Make sure to inform the host two days before the discussion if you cannot attend. The one who absents without notifying in advance will be the host on next Sunday.
2. The host can defer the discussion to next week if less than three people (<3) can participate in discussion. Of course, the host have to announce it on our blog to inform everyone.
1. Make sure to inform the host two days before the discussion if you cannot attend. The one who absents without notifying in advance will be the host on next Sunday.
2. The host can defer the discussion to next week if less than three people (<3) can participate in discussion. Of course, the host have to announce it on our blog to inform everyone.
2011年10月15日 星期六
control your impulsive purchase
http://moneyland.time.com/2011/09/26/want-to-stop-spending-try-thinking-about-cash/
In this article, it teaches people several tactics to prevent themselves
from buying implusively. But in our daily life, impulsive purchase more or less is
happening every single day. Therefore, living in such a poor era it has become a very huge issue in our life. I am here wondering,
1. Do you buy something impulsively often? how often?
2. Do you think the way in this article does work? why? why not?
3. Do you have some skills can teach us not to buy impulsively?Give us some examples.
4. Is saving money one of the ways to earn money? Or you may have the other better
advices.
In this article, it teaches people several tactics to prevent themselves
from buying implusively. But in our daily life, impulsive purchase more or less is
happening every single day. Therefore, living in such a poor era it has become a very huge issue in our life. I am here wondering,
1. Do you buy something impulsively often? how often?
2. Do you think the way in this article does work? why? why not?
3. Do you have some skills can teach us not to buy impulsively?Give us some examples.
4. Is saving money one of the ways to earn money? Or you may have the other better
advices.
2011年10月2日 星期日
Cancel the meeting on Oct. 9
Since it's a long weekend, and most of us have plans, we suggest to cancel the meeting. Next host will be Vincent, please note you will host the meeting on Oct. 16. Thanks~
2011年10月1日 星期六
Illegal Housekeepers
Not long ago, the celebrity Mr. Li-zen, Li was accused of counterfeiting documents in order to hire an illegal housekeeper. Her wife, also a famous anchorwoman, Ms. Tao, said to the press, with tears in her eyes, that it's because of the hard time when two elders in their family were sick, but still, they admitted the fact they are wrong. Today I would like to talk about the legalization of hiring a foreign housekeeper. While this is a common phenomenon in our society, why our government regards it as an illegal action? Let's discuss the following questions:
1. Does your family hire a foreign housekeeper or nurse? What are their duties? Are they hired illegally?
2. Some other celebrities were accused of having their home nurse do chores such as grocery shopping, doing laundry, and even walking the dog. Do you think it's reasonable forbidding people hiring foreign women to assist chores?
3. As one of government's concern to forbid hiring foreign housekeeper is to protect job opportunities for domestic employee, share your opinion on this aspect.
4. I heard lots of stories about the foreign housekeepers stealing or doing something bad, how can we avoid things like that happening?
5. More and more facilities hire foreign labors, do you think it should be abandoned, too?
Should there be more question you can bring up during our discussion.
1. Does your family hire a foreign housekeeper or nurse? What are their duties? Are they hired illegally?
2. Some other celebrities were accused of having their home nurse do chores such as grocery shopping, doing laundry, and even walking the dog. Do you think it's reasonable forbidding people hiring foreign women to assist chores?
3. As one of government's concern to forbid hiring foreign housekeeper is to protect job opportunities for domestic employee, share your opinion on this aspect.
4. I heard lots of stories about the foreign housekeepers stealing or doing something bad, how can we avoid things like that happening?
5. More and more facilities hire foreign labors, do you think it should be abandoned, too?
Should there be more question you can bring up during our discussion.
2011年9月23日 星期五
Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone
In this week's discussion, we will focus on education.
I've found two articles related to this topic in Times website. You can read the first one for this week's discussion. If you have more time, you can read the second one as well.
links are provided below:
After reading the article about Korea’s Hagwon phenomenon, it reminds me of my old times when I prepared my university entrance exam. In terms of crammed schools, Taiwan and other Asian countries (Japan, China, Korea) are quite alike. We went to after-school institution to cram a lot of information that is barely used in daily life. And my teacher also told us that “if you don’t study now, you will regret for the rest of your life.” I figured that she’s trying to say “Receiving admission from top universities promises you a better treatment or life in the future.” However, this “one size fits all” education is not suitable for all kinds of students. Our education officials realized this point and try to make it right by enforcing reforms in education. Today, we will discuss our experiences in old school days and your opinions about education.
Questions:
1. Have you ever been to cram schools when you were in schools? What subjects did you take in cram schools? Did you like to go to cram schools?
2. In the past few years, Taiwan ‘s ministry of education made some educational reforms. As far as I know, they stressed the importance of creativity and innovation not just memorization of knowledge alone. Do you think students now are less stressful and more creative?
3. If you have kids, will you send them to cram schools or talent schools (for example schools teaching dancing, music)? Why?
4. Do you think “a ticket to top university” is a guaranteed way for a promising life in the future?
2011年9月3日 星期六
Organ Transplantation Scandal
Reading material:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2011/09/02/315271/Discriminating-against.htm
Five unfortunate people just survived from the risky organ transplantation surgery but now they may face another unexpected challenge in their life, HIV infection. It is because that the organs they receipt came from an HIV-infected donor who die in an accident. This incident was a result of series of mistakes. The donor’s family had no idea about his illness; the transplant team of NTU hospital failed to follow the SOP. In fact, not only the five patients but also the members of transplant team had a high risk of HIV infection. The HIV expertises claimed that people should be kept tracking until May 2012 to determine if they were infected. I think it would be a great suffering to those people. This case may be the worst medical malpractice case in Taiwan’s recent history.
Let’s discuss some questions related to this issue!
1. In our society, the politicians tend to name a few scapegoats in this kind of scandal, especially near election time. Who do you think should take the responsibility to this event? (The coordinator, the leader of organ transplant team, Department of Health or the whole system?)
2. Imagine that if you were one of the patients who received the HIV positive organ, could you deal with the cruel truth and how will you react to it?
3. One of the patients plan to get married after the risky surgery. If you were this patient’s boyfriend/girlfriend, would you still get married with her/him?
4. Do you agree that the authorities should put a person’s HIV/AIDS status on their national health insurance card to prevent the same mistake happens again?
5.Have you considered donating your organ(s) or whole body after death for transplantation or research? Why?
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2011/09/02/315271/Discriminating-against.htm
Five unfortunate people just survived from the risky organ transplantation surgery but now they may face another unexpected challenge in their life, HIV infection. It is because that the organs they receipt came from an HIV-infected donor who die in an accident. This incident was a result of series of mistakes. The donor’s family had no idea about his illness; the transplant team of NTU hospital failed to follow the SOP. In fact, not only the five patients but also the members of transplant team had a high risk of HIV infection. The HIV expertises claimed that people should be kept tracking until May 2012 to determine if they were infected. I think it would be a great suffering to those people. This case may be the worst medical malpractice case in Taiwan’s recent history.
Let’s discuss some questions related to this issue!
1. In our society, the politicians tend to name a few scapegoats in this kind of scandal, especially near election time. Who do you think should take the responsibility to this event? (The coordinator, the leader of organ transplant team, Department of Health or the whole system?)
2. Imagine that if you were one of the patients who received the HIV positive organ, could you deal with the cruel truth and how will you react to it?
3. One of the patients plan to get married after the risky surgery. If you were this patient’s boyfriend/girlfriend, would you still get married with her/him?
4. Do you agree that the authorities should put a person’s HIV/AIDS status on their national health insurance card to prevent the same mistake happens again?
5.Have you considered donating your organ(s) or whole body after death for transplantation or research? Why?
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