Stanley’s Blog

Person interviewed: Edison Tsai

1. Where are you going to study next year?
Los Angeles, US

2. Why go there? Did your mom force you to?

I will go there; it is about the matter of time. The Taiwanese government will not allow me to go another country because of the army. I do not want to join the army. I am not forced to go there.

3. If you are given the choice again, will you choose to study in Taiwan public school or still an American school? Why?
I will choose American School because if I give up to study in an American School, I cannot improve my English anymore.

4. Doesn’t Taiwanese public school teaches English too?
I think the teachers in the public schools do not have very good English.

5. How many countries had you been to? Which one do you enjoy the most? Why?
I’ve been to about 12 countries. Out of all, I like Japan the most because the laws in Japan are very good, people obeys them, and the society is very clean.

6. What is your favourite subject in the school?
My favorites are music, English, and PE

7. Are you going to college? If so which subject are you going to major in? Else why?
Yes. I would like to study about aviation.

8. When do you plan to come back to Taiwan?
I think I will come back at December 22th, 2009, before Christmas.

9. When are you leaving Taiwan?
I’m planning to leave in August.

10. Out of all teachers in HAS, of whom do you have the most impression on? Why?
Dr. Ownes, because he taught me a lot of english when i was in 8th grade

        I play basketball every day. It has become a daily activity for me. I usually play basketball after school, but since some days of the week I have cram-schools after school, I may not be able to play.

        I started playing basketball in fourth grade. I played basketball all the way until the end of seventh grade. I cannot recall the reason why I stopped playing, I started playing again last month. It had been a long time since I played basketball on my will.

        I had forgotten many techniques of basketball. I had forgotten my style of playing. I had forgotten how to do a lay-up, how to shoot a basketball. However, as time goes on, I can bring back my memory. As time goes on, I continue to recover my memory, to learn, and establish new styles.

        It has been a month since I formally started playing basketball again. I have changed and I can feel it. From the first day of playing basketball to right now, I have passed many difficulties. Many times I might have given up, but some power got me going. I cannot describe what this power is, but it is very powerful. It awakened me from the sleep, gave me power to recover, gave me another opportunity on the basketball court.