[Talk] [Group] Bliss English Club-8/26

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<8/26 Bliss Meeting Notice> “Tesla, I love you! “By Peter on Aug 26, 2017 My Dear Blissers, Now! Tesla! Tesla here in Bliss! Which car business gained widespread shareholders’ attention? How do the electric powertrain components work? Is it a bubble or a real dream to activate a car with initially active cruise control, lane holding and preventive collision-proof hardware? What was the magic to make some tiny little California startup that passed GM as the most valuable American automotive manufacturer on April 10, 2017? This coming Saturday our informative Blisser, Peter, is going to unveil the myth behind the overwhelmingly cutting-edge motor technology. Let’s explore where the car manufacture will go and what other prospective we can develop in this “advanced” car revolution!!! Welcome to jump on the bandwagon on 8/26 with Peter! For any attendee, please prepare the following two guided questions prior to the meeting on 8/26: 1. Do you prefer electronic or gasoline cars? Please tell us why. 2. How much would you pay for Tesla based on some "terms" shown on PPT in the meeting? Agenda 14:30~15:00 Self-introduction 15:00~15:40 Introduce Model S and discuss the trend of EV car. 15:40~16:00 Break time 16:00~17:00 Share your experience or thinking of EV car or scooter Recap of ” My Two-month Handmade Life in A Japanese Isolated Island” by Jessica on August 19, 2017 Hostess: Jessica Yang Participants: Jessica Yang, Jessica Huang, Jacky, Alphonse, Pauline, Christine, Annie, Fox, Edgar, Angela Lai, Camelon Meeting photo: https://goo.gl/photos/UcYtu8rBGRy41H6i8 New members: Pauline Hsu - https://goo.gl/photos/seAYgNPFCq7BWaMJ8 Stacy - https://goo.gl/photos/dhWymgc54wbyTrKy6 Alphonse - https://goo.gl/photos/HhBLMPJrsKWReJRJ7 Christine - https://goo.gl/photos/gr9pFGZmRp3kpy2YA Edgar - https://goo.gl/photos/EPyvZHfcaYdckrmD8 Meeting started.... Jessica started the meeting punctually, vigorously, and interactively as expected. To our surprise, five new members attended the meeting!!! Let’s join me in welcoming Pauline, Stacy, Alphonse, Christine, and Edgar who is from the Philippines. What are in inside the 5 bottles? During break time, Jessica presented 5 bottles of pickles, all of which were handmade by her the meeting morning, and which is supposed to make within 10 minutes soon after arrival to show the gratitude from a guest as requested in this island customs. You got it! After tasting each bottle, Jessica asked us to guess what ingredients were inside and gave away these bottles of pickles as prizes for the winning guessers!!! What is your dream if you live in heaven? Participants took turns by sharing which was (in) their dream heaven by saying, “current home”, “New Zealand”, “taking parents to go on trips”, “living in San Francisco”, or “Realizing my dream in practical steps”, and jokingly Jessica said one dream figure in her “heaven” is 金城武 and some others responded, “Hostess Jessica ” would be their dream figure!!! What a fun sharing!!! Taiwan, Taiwan After travelling or taking long stay in most of the world, Jessica concluded Taiwan is the most beautiful country, whose scenery is diversified from mountains, gorges, beaches, to small trails as well as its rich cultures. “Carpe Diem”—Seize the day while you may Jessica kept reminding us to build our own “heaven” life while we may-- don’t wait until your son gets married, you buy a house, you quit the job, you find your better half, you get enough money, and many others. Unwritten Rules 1. First meet with high respect 2. Visit a friend and bring a present in return 3. Make a dish if you are a guest 4. Island Security taken care by all 5. Living room=bedroom 6. Formal way to say good bye Island Life 1. Tree houses and baked bread 2. Three elements of composting 3. Reserve seed for future planting 4. Energy and saving 5. School of 7 students, principal, vice principal, 3 teachers, and 1 for cleaning. A small town with 1 post office, 1 bus driver for 5 routes, and a mobile library. Eco-friendly 1. Collect oil before wash 2. Sweep dish before wash 3. Collect leaves to make feminizer 4. Use leaves to make enzyme 5. Collect kitchen waste 6. Classify trash 6. Three dishes shared by 8 people, a small bite for each one. How incredible!! 7. Handmade scarf, hat, clothes, broom, food, or cut firewood, and etc. Movies for ref: 1. Tosha Tudor A still water story 2. 小森食光 Reflections We appreciated the participants and the efforts by Jessica who made the delicious pickles to demonstrate what dishes to make in 10 minutes as guest gift to a host island family! Jessica showed us that we can also live as simply as presented in her meeting!!! It echoed “Not need but greed makes us poor people.” Blissers, what do you think? -- Bliss English Club since 1997 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bliss.taipei?fref=ts Website: http://blisstaipei520.pixnet.net/blog Picasa: https://plus.google.com/101726755048448689917/photos Bliss 2017 Calendar: 2:30~5:30 pm every Saturday No meeting date: 9/30,10/7,12/16,12/23,12/30 Outing: 9/23 (Q3) Year-End-Party (YEP): 12/9 Meeting Place:東豐喜藝文空間, 師大路68巷13號 TOHOHI Arts Corner at No. 13, Lane 68, Shih-ta Road, Taipei, charged at NT$150/person with a cup of drink either coffee or tea. http://i.imgur.com/9QjXrS2.png