Taipei 101

Sterling and I went to meet Clair this afternoon at Taipei 101. Gosh, it’s been a long time since I went to that place. I remember I took Raphael there when he first came to study Chinese at Shi-Da. I wonder how he is doing now. For some reason, I felt he was like my son. Some said I was too nice to him but I knew how that felt being all alone in a foreign country. The first time I went to college in Swiss. I couldn’t believe all the stores were closed after 6 pm. So, I thought maybe I could use my lunch hour to go out to buy some stationary. But guess what? The shop was closed for lunch break! I cursed several times…

So, what is it about manipulating one’s brain so as to acquire new skills? I actually believe it is feasible; and I would like to conduct some research in this area. It would be compelling if I can monitor my own brain activities. I want to see how PET or fMRI show when I speak French, Norwegian, Chinese, and English, respectively. What about when I think in English and write in Chinese simultaneously? I figured that I could actually do that at a relatively fast pace. Can others do the same?

I sorted out my poems under a new file folder. Someday, I will publish my own anthology, I promise! Yeah, America, I’m coming!