如果我在美國修碩士，日子會不會比較愜意？
What if i study for my master degree in the USA?

一年的學程實在是太短了！每個人都想做到最好，就像以前一樣，但是面對太多的不確定，也只能乾焦急。
One-year course is extremely short! Everyone here wants to be the best. However, while one faces too many unsure things, he/she has not thing to do with that.

耳聞有教授建議一週要念四十小時的書，不禁回想準備教甄那一年（我高中、大學聯考並沒有認真準備）：每天八點半準時到台大圖書館報到、直至下午四點半，趕客音樂響起才離開。一開始很不習慣，但是看到許多台大的學生整天黏在椅子上，水不喝，幾乎連廁所都不上；我了解，我認為痛苦至極的事，對這些學術金字塔頂尖的學子而言只是家常便飯。
I heard that one professor told to her students that they should study AT LEAST 40 hours per week. This reminds me of terrible memory that i studied hard for the test of teacher qualification.

這樣苦讀精神可以發揮在研究生生活嗎？我強烈質疑！！！
I doubt that "studying a lot" effects on researching!!!

現在往往才念過的書，就像浮光掠影般一閃而過；運氣好，還可以在課堂上跟老師有一搭沒一搭的；運氣不好，腦袋空白，就看著身邊的同學口落懸河地展現驚人的分析能力。
My memory does not serve well. Sometimes, i could response to lectors' questions; most of time, my brain is blank.

今天，我的指導教授隨意問一下這一週的生活，只淡淡地回應：要思考，別只忙著閱讀。
可是說到我心坎裡了：我心想的方向，是對的。研究生活不是速讀大賽，看了100本書，背了無數佳句；卻說不出自己的想法也是枉然。
My supervisor me gave me a peace of advice: You need to think rather than keeping reading.
I totally agree with her! Personal ideas and critical thinking are NO1!!!

後天有研究方法。我向指導教授求援：對研究方法一無所知，他只丟一本書教我自己摸索。（好一個啟發式教學法啊）～
無論如何，我已經計畫好，上完課要去美術館洗滌一下狹隘的心靈，順便喝杯茶，放鬆放鬆～
Eventhough life here is a bit stressful, i enforce myself to take a break. Therefore, I will go to an art galley on Sat., meanwhile, i will have a cup of tea, nice~~~ :-)
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後記：check一下課表，這天居然要從九點半上到三點！！！算了，我自己帶茶和甜點去上課...