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喜欢窝在家看戏、看书,几乎足不出户,却喜欢旅游;喜欢人家口直心快,自己却爱拐弯骂人;把义气看得很重,却不懂如何保护自己;向往恋爱,却不知道如何让人走进自己的世界;渴望进步,却一直停留在过去的矛盾怪咖。

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Wild Children V: Culture Shock


You have read about Romulus and Remus whose culture shock came when they went back to the world of human beings after raised by a wolf. Tarzan's culture shock came when he discovered that he was not a "white ape" but a human being. Emily Carr preferred the culture of the First Nations people and the life she led on her explorations to the dresses and polite conversations of her own culture. You now know that First Nations culture did not include school or even business activity, people spent most of their time in nature or around the fire of their home talking, telling stories and making the things they needed to survive.

Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture. This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock, is the way our brain and our personality reacts to the strange new things we encounter when we move from one culture to another. If our culture involves bowing when we greet someone, we may feel very uncomfortable in a culture that does not involve bowing. If the language we use when talking to someone in our own culture is influenced by levels of formality based on the other person's age and status, it may be difficult for us to feel comfortable communicating with people in the new culture.

Culture begins with the "
honeymoon stage". This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting. We may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food. This honeymoon stage can last for quite long time because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure.

Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living with a home-stay family, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend/boyfriend, pets. All the little problems that everybody in life has seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting or pulling away from the new culture. This "
rejection stage" can be quite dangerous because the visitor may develop unhealthy habits (smoking and drinking too much, being too concerned over food or contact with people from the new culture). This can, unfortunately lead to the person getting sick or developing skin infections or rashes which then makes the person feel even more scared and confused and helpless. This stage is considered a crises in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose to go back to their homeland or spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their native language.

The third stage of culture shock is called the "
adjustment stage". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a
survivor!

The fourth stage can be called "
at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings. You can cope with most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. If you meet someone from your country who has just arrived, you can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock.

There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don't know about. This is called "
reverse culture shock". Surprisingly, this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find that you have changed and that things there have changed while you have been away. Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home. Life is a struggle!
这篇文章,是老师今天给的,尝试在网上找却找不着,所以就把它给打出来了。
发现,自己打字速度原来还算可以~
边看这篇文章的时候,就一直觉得它说的每一个阶段,我都好像经历过,第五阶段除外。

第一阶段,刚来韩国的时候。
刚开始的时候,其实也没什么感觉,因为只觉得被学长欺负了。
后来进入首尔大学念韩语课程的时候,才发掘出一些好奇心、新鲜感。

第二阶段,大概不到三个月吧。。开始想家了。

第三阶段,开始习惯了、适应了。
虽然不讨厌这里的生活,却也不怎么喜欢。
所以,每年只要有假期,都会想办法往家里跑一趟。
当作是充电也好,解思乡之苦也好。

第四阶段,除了上课、回家之外,觉得自己开始在混日子了。
懂得玩,懂得放松,不再那么紧绷。

至于第五阶段,我想,这要等我以后毕业回家才能知道了。

Friday, September 19, 2008

毕业照


今天是我们电子通讯电脑科生拍毕业照的日子。
当初看到名单上的人数,真的有点傻眼。
我的天呀~300多人!要耗多少时间才能拍完?
从早上将近10点,弄来弄去,大概下午3、4点才完成。
说真的,很累。
发现原来我真的很不适合拍照,太不会摆pose了啦~
整个人不是僵,就是呆。
好久没有装可爱拍照了,感觉整个人好尴尬,很好笑。

想起下午跟我们争着拍照的一组,我就气。
明明就是几个大男人,让我们女生先拍会怎样?
大家都一样一起等那么久,让我们一下下也不行噢?
(可能就是因为这样吧~可我们的编号明明就是比那组还要前面~干嘛不跟秩序走~)
奇怪丫~还摆个无辜的眼神给我们看,简直就是娘炮~~
真想给他们一拳下去!
这一组就算了,拍团体照的时候,还有一票更没风度的臭男生。
由于人太多,所以摄影师把大家分成三组来拍。
每一组都有分成三、四行,第一行的学生可以坐,后面的学生都用站的。
老实说,我们可惜没多少女生,以男生居多。
照理来说,男生应该有风度一点,让女生坐在第一行嘛。
第一组拍好了就轮到我们,这一票令我咋舌的家伙,立刻冲上第一行,一屁股的坐下去!
完全当我们女生是透明的,搞得我们女生尴尬的站在那边,不知该往后站还是找个位挤一挤进去算了。还好摄影师帮我们安排位子,不然真是……
没想到,除了“三字经”,我还可以只用一个字来骂人,就是“贱”!
简直超没风度!!丢尽韩国男生的脸啦!我真是气炸了。
可是我朋友说,拍毕业照原本就应该开开心心的,没必要跟这种人(没风度、没文化的咖)计较。
想想也对,常说“看别人不顺眼,是因为自己修养不够”,我的确没必要让自己变得没有修养啊~
唉~觉得自己的脾气越来越臭了……

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

合约情人

很喜欢这部戏的storyline,爱情故事的同时,也包含着亲情故事。
只是,有点同情戏中的第二女主角,交往了五年的男朋友,最终喜欢的是一个仅仅认识两个礼拜的女孩。
怪她男朋友变心变太快?还是因为她的性格不会改变?

一直都很喜欢任贤齐的歌,这首《还有我》,每次听了,都会有种想掉泪的冲动。
我想,是因为歌词感动我吧。

Monday, September 15, 2008

The Chamber VS 死囚忏悔录


这个学期拿了一堂Intermediate Reading,要看书。
因为平时喜欢看小说之类的,所以想说这堂课应该难不到我吧。
老师规定的书,都是short stories。
上星期的其中一样功课,就是要看《The Chamber》。
其实,刚看到书名,我就觉得,我一定不会喜欢这本书,大概看过书里面chapters title,我就开始头痛了。
平时要我看Harry Potter还可以,要看一本我不会喜欢的书,好难。可是,既然是功课,就没法子了,非看不可。
看chapter 1的时候,看到我一头雾水,总觉得故事提不起我的兴趣。
到chapter 2的时候,开始有点头绪了。
看着看着,开始知道故事是讲什么的,是我最讨厌的类型——关于racism,关于社会上一些偏激人的想法。
但我还是被故事情节吸引着,一直看下去,很想知道结局。
一个死囚遇上自己的律师,同时是自己的孙子,算是相逢恨晚吧。
这死囚,其实可以不死,只要他供出当年的共犯。
可是,他为了保护自己的家人,怕当年的共犯伤害自己的家人,而死守那个秘密。
过程当中,我看到他的忏悔,令我想起了多年前看的一本书,叫《死囚忏悔录》。
“鸟之将死,其鸣也哀;人之将死,其言也善”,也许因为这样,人在死前,就会归零,回到“人之初,性本善”,说的话、做的事,也变得善良起来了。

Monday, September 8, 2008

夏日疯 ——《不良笑花》片头曲




刚刚看了华视的最新偶像剧《不良笑花》的第一集,很不错看。
加上有我喜欢的杨丞琳、潘玮柏、陈妍希,我更加要看咯!
是部很搞笑的偶像剧,第一次看杨丞琳用台湾国语和娃娃音一起,感觉和她之前演的戏很不一样。
还有上次在《换换爱》里演女主角的好朋友的陈妍希,这次的她也很不同,是个成熟、沉稳的角色。
我知道她有演《这里发现爱》,但我没看,所以这是我第二次在戏里看到她。
至于潘帅……我一直都只是听他的歌,所以这也是我第一次看他演戏。
我还以为这是他第一次演,但朋友告诉我说《麻辣鲜师》他有演。
第一集给我的感觉,很好笑。
我一直笑不停,不管是小花还是唐门还是江蜜,还有演豆子的是元介,我都觉得很期待耶!!

Friday, September 5, 2008

寄居论

当大家以为自己已是国家一分子的时候,突然发现原来自己只不过被当成是个寄居者
独立超过50年,大家一起奋斗、一起成长、一起熬日子,这些种种的甜酸苦辣,换来的,还是被人视作局外人
言语是最伤人的武器,也许只是一句“无心之失”,也许只是一句“不吐不快”,它仍是一件利刃武器。
不把这些伤人的话当成一回事,或许心里会好过一点。
“真金不怕红炉火”,是寄居者还是公民,看看自己的身份证,看看自己的护照,它们都是会说话的证据。

所谓的敏感话题,也只不过是一些大家不敢讲的话题,因为害怕人家知道自己的想法。
虽然有时候,不知道比知道的好;但很多时候,知道大家对大家的想法,才能够互相了解,才能够商量,才知道要怎么做,才知道大家其实想要什么,才知道怎么样从中调整。
因为不能讲、不敢讲,所以就只能在原地踏步,由始至终都有着一层隔膜。
我相信,每个人都有他们想保护的东西,每个人都会有私心。
有多少人是真能毫无私心的?
只要不太过分,偶尔自私一下,这就是我们凡夫俗子。
为了保护自己想保护的,牺牲自己,这人是伟大还是傻?
为了保护自己想保护的,伤害别人,这人是为己还是为人?
保护,就是为了想保护的东西不受伤害,而不是伤害别人。

从小被灌输的东西,就是大家要和睦共处。
不管是在课文上,还是史书上,学的都是“不分你我”、“和乐融融”。
不论大家出身何处,祖先从哪儿来,大家能够在同一片土地上,一起同甘共苦,就是
我不晓得政治是怎么一回事,我只知道,在我认识的异族同胞当中,没有一个会讲这种“既伤人,又不利己”的话。
讲起我batch的朋友,我就只有感动
因为每次的performance,我们都不会是单一民族。
不管是台前幕后,还是台上台下,我都被大家的融洽所感动。
大家真的是一分子不分你我
平时虽然也很少联络,但有事的时候,大家都不会吝啬伸出援手,帮大家一把。
很庆幸,原来,现实生活中的和政治上的,是不同的!!
还有半年就要毕业了,到时候大家就要分道扬镳了,好舍不得哦。
我一定会很想念的!!