Monday, October 22, 2012

Marco Scutaro, MVP for NLCS!!!

I'm so happy about hearing this news.
I turned my radio on this evening for the first time in 3 months just for hoping to hear SF Giants' victory and the possible MVP award to Marco!
Scutaro is my favorite player since 2004.
It is astonishing to see his batting stats are keep improving.
I wonder how many more years he can stay in MLB...

Anyway, I'm in bliss!



Saturday, October 13, 2012

My body does it, not my brain!

Checking emails is my daily task.
Well I lied.  Actually I don't do it daily....but...indeed, it is the task!

For whatever reason, I have to log in with my username and password every time.
And I can log in without looking at a cheat sheet or hacking because I remember my password.
Well I lied once again. Actually I don't remember it.
I just didn't know that I didn't remember it clearly.

A few days ago, I tried to check my email from the I-PAD.
It was my first attempt to check my emails with my new gadget.
I set newly acquired Apple's email account for the default which I don't use it elsewhere.
So I have to log in with my user name and password for all other accounts.
After failing to log in several times, I realized that I don't remember my password.
My fingers remembered the correct sequence of typing password, but my brain doesn't remember it clearly. It was absolutely new experience for my fingers to type in passwords with the virtual keyboard in the I-PAD's screen.

Now I understand that body could be useful to learn something.



Thursday, October 4, 2012

At Richard Elliot's Concert.

I went to see a jazz concert last Saturday.
The concert had two parts. The first half was for the pianist David Benoit (and his group), and the second half was for the saxophonist Richard Elliot (and his group).

I was interested on Benoit's stage, and it was as good as I expected.
He played pieces I was hoping to listen such as Kei's Song and Freedom at Midnight.
But also he played some other my favorite pieces suchas Will's Chill and Beat the Street.
I was really satisfied with the first part of the event and I totally forgot about Mr. Elliot.
Actually I was about to leave the concert hall immediately after David Benoit's show.
Well I didn't leave because I noticed nobody were leaving during the "intermission".


It was my first time to experience Richard Elliot's music.
I even haven't listened to his music on CDs or MP3s.
My first impression was a good one.
His first piece on the stage was a vivid and energitic one,
and the sound of his sax was clear and beautiful.
But I didn't like his over-performance (body performance, not about music.)
I felt it's silly. He didn't have to such performing actions.
His music and stage were already satisfactory without the aid of such silly body actions.
So afterall, I was a bit disappointed at the end of the day...

Although I didn't like Richard Elliot's show, I would like to have a fraction of his crazy energy.
I think my lectures need some of his silly heat.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

I couldn't see it to happen at all.

Wow, Oakland A's took the division title.
Rangers was a forerunner for the entire season until yesterday, and A's overpassed Rangers at the final day of the regular season.
It's so dramatic! That's a stunning news!
From the beginning of this season till the last week, I've never ever thought about this posibility.
Simply amazing and unbelievable! I still can't believe that this is real.
I wonder what was so special about this year's A's.......
Well, I guess I should see more possibilities from my students at school.
They might be able to accomplish much more than what I can anticipate.