Hi! My name is Fion. You can guess from the picture I chose......tha's right! I'm a sweet tooth. :) I was born in a small city near Taipei. Actually, if you ever been to Taiwan before, you must have been to that city because the Chiang kai-shek Internation Airport is located there.

Check out the website about where I come from.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html

The tallest building in the world.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100765

Esay side of me

Things I like:

Here are the bears I like. Aren’t they cute?! I always wonder that even if I get to the age of 60, I will still love this kind of stuff.










Here are the cakes from the cheese cake factory. Don’t they look delicious?!

A joke!

A Taiwanese joke about men and women (well, maybe it’s more like a universal joke.
Anyway, I translated from Chinese into English.)

An example of not knowing women good enough:
Situation: A couple is talking on the phone before going to bed at 11:30p.m. The man yawns over the conversation.

Woman: Sleepy already? (prying)
Man: Well,…a little bit. I had a long day.
Woman: All right, why don’t you go to bed first. I’ll call you tomorrow then. (in a
thoughtful tone)
Man: OK, good night!

Five minutes later, the phone rings.

Man: Hello (with a sleepy voice)
Woman: You don’t love me anymore. (almost cry)
Man: What’s going on, sweetheart? What are you talking about?
Woman: How come you didn’t want to chat with me and you were yawning while
talking to me? Are you getting tired of me? (start sobbing)
Man: What are you talking about, sweetheart? You told me to go to bed. I was
just tired.
Woman: You said you’re tired! What was I supposed to do?
Man: Sigh! You could just tell me that you had something more to say and you don’t
want to end the conversation.
Woman: How could I say that! I didn’t want to force you to continue the conversation.
It’ll be meaningless if I say so. (sobbing)
Man: OK. OK. It’s all my fault. Don’t be upset, sweetie. You know I love
you……………………………………………………………………

The man spent half an hour to comfort the woman. He ended up going to bed at 11:45.

Tips for men:

Women are emotional. They care about feelings not logic.
Say something sweet. This could save you a lot of time.
Don’t be the one who wants to end the telephone conversation with a woman.

Serious Side of me

As an international language, English is used on a daily basis by the millions the world over. Its importance cannot be underestimated. In Taiwan, English proficiency has become a criterion in determining one’s intellectual competence. This is seen in the inclusion of English tests in high school and university admission examinations. As well, the globalization of Taiwan’s economy creates a great demand for people of English ability. In order to meet the demand, schools of all levels in Taiwan lay special emphasis on the study of the English language. For this reason, I am determined to help more people to learn the language so they could become active members of the global village by being able to communicate with those in other countries in this universal language.

For me, English teaching is more of a calling than a job. English has been my favorite subject and forte since junior high school. I have put a lot of effort into improving my English ability and preparing myself for the English teaching profession. While at Soochow University in Taiwan, I majored in English Language and Literature. Later, I earned an M.A. degree in Education with a specialization in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) from the School of Education, the University of Birmingham, in UK. I have been teaching English full-time in Taiwan since 2000, first at a high school, then at Yuda University.

Though I take pride in the hands-on experience that I have acquired during my teaching career, I need to make still further progress by improving myself. This prompts me to pursue a doctoral degree. As of now, I am a doctoral student at Indiana University where I can learn about the latest in the field of English teaching. I am most interested in second language assessment. I will devote myself to this field in the near future.