Rookies EP1~3

1~3集是川藤"收服"這些學生的過程

EP 1.

當熱血教師川藤到二子玉川學園任教的時候 棒球部雖然已經過了被禁賽的期間 但依然壟罩在當初暴力事件的陰影下 退社的退社 轉學的轉學 剩下的10人 都是川藤班上的學生 大部分的人都放棄了他們 他們也放棄了他們自己 整日抽菸打架

轉機來自於乖乖牌御子柴的退學信 川藤找到御子柴 聽他真情流露的訴說他想打棒球的夢想 "我只有棒球了 好像再跟大家一起打棒球" "夢想"是川藤最重視的事情 所以他毅然的表示他會支持御子柴的夢想 承諾他會讓大家一起笑著畢業

川藤之前害學生受重傷的過往被那些學生爆了出來 他表明暴力教師的標籤的確是無法磨滅的過去 但他因為無法放棄幫助學生的夢想 決定重拾教鞭 他向棒球部眾人宣告著"你們的比賽尚未結束"

關川的快腿得到川藤的讚賞 之後在辦公室偷聽到川藤和教務主任的談話 得知校長聘用川藤的目的是想藉由引起暴力事件讓川藤負責 並將棒球部所有人退學 但川藤卻表示他會守護著那些學生 關川的心理產生變化 但也因此觸怒新庄狠狠修理了關川(這一段穿插在川藤朗誦"山椒魚"的課文中, 安於作井底之蛙的山椒魚故事) 也修理了御子柴 川藤試著說服他們 甚至就站著讓新庄一拳接著一拳揍 也要說服他們重拾夢想 走向未來 雖然其他人還沒有完全被說服 卻深刻體認這個老師不是一般老師呀

<川藤名言錄>

不滿足現狀的人才會有夢想 苟且偷安的人是沒有夢想的

即使在追逐夢想的過程中遇到挫折 不要放棄 讓我們一起為夢想努力吧

激盪夢想 點亮明天

燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 (引自 司馬遷 史記)

握緊是拳頭 攤開是掌心 可以傳遞心靈 我相信 總有一天 你會主動向我張開你的掌心

Ep 2.

川藤答應了用賀高中一個月後的練習賽 他向校長表明 要是在比賽前無法集齊隊員 就辭職負責 這件事被岡田和湯舟知道了 川藤來找若菜等四人 希望他們重拾棒球 若菜隨口說他的夢想是踢足球來為難川藤 卻發現川藤非常開心並認真的要替他達成夢想而去拜託足球隊的教練 不管自己可能回被逼辭職的問題

同一時間 安仁屋去找了當初因為川藤受傷的學生 卻發現他竟然是感激川藤的 川藤也繼續向安仁屋勸說 但他回說"世界上有些東西是再努力也得不到的"

川藤替足球部連續拔了一周的雜草 再加上他向其他老師說"因為他們是我的學生 我想幫他們抓住夢想" 感動了若菜 "我是雜草 一無是處 卻不是垃圾 讓我繼續打棒球吧" 繼若菜加入後 岡田 湯舟 檜山 也一起加入了 在棒球場上露出笑容的 多了四個人

<經典台詞>

川藤: 小人閒居為不善(引自 大學, 目標明確的人沒空做壞事)

川藤: 相信自己 我會支持你們的

安仁屋: 川藤那傢伙 只會投直球 若菜: 那傢伙的直球 不會半途而廢

御子柴: 大家都只是逞強 其實心裡都在期待 像老師這樣的人來到身邊支持他們 我相信老師

Ep 3.

棒球部的重生之路並不順遂 剛恢復活動 就發生社團教室被噴漆 新庄雖然自那天之後就沒有出現 但一直默默關心著這些兄弟們 新庄和安仁屋去找主使者"理論" 其他人也跑去助陣 校長以此為藉口要將他們全員退學 川藤引用Hawthorne名言"Generosity is the flower of justice" 勸校長網開一面

川藤熱血的要大家以甲子園為目標 眾人一笑置之 但安仁屋卻批評川藤連棒球規則都不懂 甲子園之夢太天真了 川藤從和安仁屋青梅竹馬的塔子口中得知安仁屋懷抱著甲子園之夢但他清楚知道他自己的實力離甲子園有多遙遠 所以他才會有那麼大的反應

接下來是搞笑片段 大家都想要當投手 若菜一出手就打暈了川藤 這段佐藤隆太的動作實在太爆笑了

御子柴再度向安仁屋邀請重回棒球隊 若菜看不慣安仁屋的態度 打了起來 川藤並未制止 他相信這些學生們"打出來的心意"才是最真實的 御子柴反駁安仁屋"我們很清楚自己的實力遠不如你 我們也不是非要達成夢想不可 我們只有棒球了 現在我們充實的過著每一天 如果你想打球就爽快說出來呀 不然 就別讓我們對你有所期待" 安仁屋也喃喃的說"我也只有棒球了"

在河邊的棒球場 川藤向安仁屋提出對決 "我要讓你揮空三球" 在雨中(日本人很愛這套)的投打對決 雖然川藤輸了賭注 但安仁屋卻主動回到了棒球隊 並且稱呼川藤為"監督" 而因為經理塔子的關係之前跑去合唱團的搞笑搭檔 平塚和今岡 相信下一集就會自動到棒球隊報到 二子玉川棒球隊終於湊齊了九人

<1~3集心得>

老師一個一個收服壞學生 這算是老梗劇情了 極道鮮師可算是代表 但是多了棒球這個夢想 Rookies的可看性就提高多了 雖然依然還是有一貫的說教意味 但是 川藤最重視的 是要學生正視自己 找到夢想 他會在背後做為他們的支柱 其實這些學生的本性是不壞的 而且這樣的人反而單純 當他們決定重拾球棒之後 他們就一心一意的做這件事 看著大家都這麼熱血 讓我在這秋風颯颯之際也熱血起來了

佐藤隆太非常適合熱血角色 只要聽到學生的夢想 就一股傻勁的幫助他們 目前還想不到有人比他更適合這個角色

劇情和角色的安排 讓每個學生都有獨特之處 有鑑別性 不會看完不知道誰是誰 而且可以感受到演員間彼此的兄弟情誼 下一集開始打棒球後 應該會有更多令人感動和熱血之處吧

Dreams, Passion and Courage--Rookies

I just finishd the Japanese drama--Rookies this afternoon.

It is the best Japanese drama I watched recently.

It's about a group of hot-blooded high school baseball players chasing their dream--"Koshien "

Besides dreams, one also needs passion and courage.

Hope everyone can achieve his/her dream.

Lectures ended, Exams are coming

Just finished the presentation.
The end of all lectures of block one is coming.
On Wednesday, exam week begins!

Keep my pace to move on(Although slower than others)
After next Monday, my life will be better again!

Rainy day

It rained today, actually from yesterday.
Walking in the rain toward metro station at 8:00AM doesn't a good experience.
After a 3-hour class, there's another one waiting.
I just wanna go home.
To be honest, I don't feel easy at school.
And I still have mant readings, several presentations waiting for me.
I am looking forward the weekend.
Maybe it's the weather that makes me a little bit depressed.

一個月有感

昨天 是來到Rotterdam滿一個月的日子



在電車經過Erasmus Bridge上的時候 望著橋和下面的河水和船隻 在回過頭看看車內的乘客



好像已經很習慣這樣的日子 坐著電車或是地鐵 在不大的Rotterdam來去 身處在大部分跟你不同種族的人群 聽著他們講你不懂的語言 其實才一個月而已呀



再次驗證習慣是種可怕的東西







Culture Shock, 是所有留學生必經歷之事情



大致歸納一下 我所感受到的



1. 食:

超市其實有不少食材 是可以拿來做自己習慣的料理的 一餐價格3塊就可以吃得很均衡也很豐盛

(奶製品 牛肉 麵包比台灣便宜 水果價差和台灣比不會差太多 可是果汁很貴 超市裡其實也有很多方便菜 滿省事的)

學校餐廳 麵包比超市貴很多 但在餐廳裡算平價的食物 湯 莎拉都還好 熱食很貴 最起碼要3塊 )

很多荷蘭人 中午都只吃麵包 對吃慣熱食的我而言 一開始還挺痛苦的

荷蘭人飲食習慣 不是非常健康(麵包+Cheese+ 果汁或牛奶) 就是非常不健康(炸薯條 炸...)

高級餐廳還沒嘗試過

麥當勞 Subway都OK

中式速食店....還不如自己煮




2. 衣:

這邊大部分人都穿得很素 很多都是穿幾層棉質的衣服 牛仔褲配靴子是常見的搭配 夏天夾腳拖也常見

現在天氣大概在10~20左右 每個人都有不同的穿法 有人依舊是短袖 也有人是毛衣圍巾

Anyway, it's up to you.




3. 住:

根據台灣同學說法: 荷蘭人對物質生活要求不高 房子的擺設都很簡單

這邊的住址 如果是同一棟不同層 可能是門牌號碼數字不同 或是數字相同後面+ ABCD...

所以沒有所謂幾號幾樓 而且這邊1樓是0樓(Ground) 2樓才是1樓
這裡的電梯 大多都沒有關門鍵 所以就自己等它關吧




4. 行:

自行車是很多荷蘭人的交通工具 失竊率很高 所以所有人都說 一定要買好鎖 不過想到寒冷的冬天 所以我還是沒有想買車的念頭

電車也是很好的大眾運輸工具 只是不一定準時 有時要等很久

地鐵 沒有空調 車站的設計也滿簡單的 台灣捷運真的不錯

火車 是城市間的重要交通工具 沒有閘門 分1 2 等艙 自己買票 自己找位子坐 逃票被查是會被罰很多錢的 火車折扣卡是喜歡趴趴走的人必備

買了月票之後 就地鐵 電車混和著搭 雖然沒有省很多錢 但是很方便 不過自行車還是省的多

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兩個多月後的補充

5. 育

在荷蘭 同時在不同學校攻讀不同的學位和課程是可能的

所以我的同學中 有一些還在Laiden繼續其他的課程 '

對西方人而言 大學時除了專注在主修課程上 同時接觸不同的領域也是很常見的

所以他們會跟你說 我的major是... 我同時也修.... 曾經去...當交換學生
跟我極為單調的大學生活相比 他們的人生很不相同

不同學校也有不同的學制

RSM將一學年分為4個block, 我的program是每門課程6堂課18小時 之後就考試 不過就都下一個block結束後補考

考試 是最有趣的地方 所有的考試 都在一間超大的試場舉行 你必須要找到自己的位置 小心不要考錯試了 要去廁所 你必須拿學生證去跟監考老師換一張"Toilet Card" 才能出試場 到了廁所門口 將卡交給管理者 他會跟你說 去上哪間廁所 這是很特別的事情 雖然我並不覺得在防弊上有很大作用

我們的考試 幾乎都是Case Study. Open questions. 我們要提出論點並且闡述理由 這和台灣的教育很不一樣 我還沒找出應試最佳流程

6.樂

西方的飲酒文化 到了這裡才有深刻感受

沒事喝一杯 周末夜喝一杯 Party更不用說 有同學party隔天下午來上課時還是滿臉通紅

我無法習慣這種交際文化

天氣好 大家就會跑出來曬太陽 太陽底下 真的是暖和多了

7.天氣

引用我曾聽過的說法:

荷蘭的天氣如同有嚴重心理問題的患者一樣

是的 荷蘭的天氣常常是不穩定的

夏天時 偶爾下陣雨 可能5分鐘後就停了

進入10月 下雨的日子多了 有沒有太陽溫差很大 晴朗的日子可能還有20度 陰雨天可能只在12, 13度

有時是整天雨不停 也有下兩小時後出大太陽 再過一兩小時天空又烏雲密布

雲的移動通常是非常的迅速的

在這裡已經兩個多月了

不會說不喜歡這裡

但是

很明顯的感覺是

我不屬於這裡

人 總是要看到外面的世界 才能體會自己的家鄉的好

I dreamed home last night

Last night I dreamed that I was at home in Taiwan.
I was with my family, grandparents, and friends.
I forgot what I was doing, but I remembered that I was busy.
At last, I was going to have 15hr flight flying back to Rotterdam.
I hated the long flight and I was not very glad.
At these moment, I suddenly realized that "I was in Rotterdam."

Although I was glad that I didn't need to take a long flight, but the fact that I was alone in Rotterdam made me a little depressed.

World Port Days (Wereldhavendagen) in Rotterdam

From morning, ship horns never stopped.

When I was on the Erasmusbrug, two sides of riverbanks and the bridge were crowded with people. On river Maas, there were ships on the water. It looked like a festival.

It's around 11pm. Numerous firecrackers were released. I could see them at my room. Fascinating colors and patterns made Rotterdam's skyline more beautiful. It lasted for nearly 20 minutes. The ending of the show was announced by ship horns. In the late night, the sound was clearer. I enjoyed it.

Rotterdam is really a haven(port in Dutch) city.

Aug 29 Den Haag

It's Saturday again. Plan to explore another city of the Netherlands.

Den haag was a reasonable choice. Historical, cultural, natural, and not far from Rotterdam.

It took less than twenty minutes on the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Den Haag HS(Holland Spoor). I jumped on tram9 to Scheveningen, the famous seaside resort. On the way to Scheveningen, I enjoyed the beautiful street view of Den Haag. Compared to Rotterdam, there are more trees, waters, and old buildings; less cars and people. It took about half an hour to Scheveningen. You could feel that it's a place for vacation: hotels, casino, and beach.

The Kurhaus hotel is its landmark. It looked like a palace. Behind the hotel is the beach. There are many outdoor restaurants on it. Because it's windy and cloudy, there were not many people there enjoying their brunch. I walked on the pier, the largest one in the Netherlands to feel the North Sea waves and had a different viewpoint to see Scheveningen.

Then I went to Vredespaleis (Peace Palace), where the International Court of Justice located. There were also other tourists. Because it was closed, we just took pictures outside. Outside the gate there's an "eternal peace flame." I believe that most people have the same wish: "May peace prevail on Earth", the slogan on a stick outside the gate.

I had McDonald's for lunch(simple and fast). Then I walked to "Binnenhof" and "Ridderzaal", the political center of this country. The historic buildings, plaza, and the fountain created a majestic view.

I visited Mauritshuis, an art museum next to Binnenholf. It exhibits paintings mainly from Dutch artists, such as Rembrandt, and Vermeer (I don't know if Rubens can be counted in).

The most famous paintings are Vermeer's "Girl with a pearl earring"and "View on Delft", Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" and his last "self-portrait." Vermeer really mastered portraying light and shadow. When I stood in front of the painting with a small distance, I felt the light and the shadow were so real. But when I stood closer, I found that the reflections on the earring were only by two brushes: one was the reflection of the light source; the other one was the reflection from her cloth. So amazing!

Rembrandt's two paintings belonged to different levels of his life. "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" was done when he was around middle-age, with fame and wealth. He portrayed every detail with delicacy. But his last self-portrait was a different style. I found an old, exhausted old man with a little sorrow. There are also other famous paintings from other painters, most of them are Dutch. Among them, I like Carel Fabritius' "The goldfinch." The composition is simple. A goldfinch with the bright yellow marking on its wing was attached by a chain. If it was hung in someone's house, it would look like a real goldfinch on the wall.

After leaving Mauritshuis, I went to the shopping street to buy my Lush shampoo and conditioner. In my opinion, I think the shopping street of Den Haag is more worth to visit. I'm sure to come back again. I finished my schedule today earlier than I expected. I took tram back to Den Haag HS, and then took train home. I came home around 6:30pm.

Den Haag is really a beautiful city.

Aug 22, 2009 Trip to Kinderdijk

After lunch, I took a walk from my dorm, crossing Erasmusburg to the pier. On the bridge, there were people making a film. It took me about half an hour to the pier.

I sat on a bench on the riverbank to wait for the waterbus. Temperature was around 20C. I felt very relaxed and comfortable sitting there with moderate wind. Life should be easy like this.

The water bus was like the one we took in Kaohsiung. Many people took their bikes with them as well. In the begining, on the left side of the river, there are tall buildings at downtown Rotterdam. On the right side is residential area. Then I saw Erasmus U. Soon it changed into country scene. Around half an hour later, I took of at Ridderkerk to change smaller ferry to Kinderdijk.

When arriving the pier of Kinderdijk, next to us is another ferry. It took cars, motocycles, bikes to cross the river because there is no bridge near by. It took only few minutes to cross the river and it kept coming angd leaving. It is new to me.

I walked about 15 minutes to Kinderdijk. There were many tourists. There are total 19 windmills at Kinderdijk. They were used to avoid flood. Among them #2 is open to public. I spent 3.5 euro to take a look the inside. The space is rather small. But there are still people living in windmills. Some of windmills are working. When approaching a fan, I clearly understood its size and felt its power. I didn't visit all windmills because time was limited and I was tired as well.

I left Kinderdijk around 4pm. From Ridderkerk to Rotterdam, the ferry had engine problems, so all passsengers needed to get off it at next stop and took another ferry. Overall it was an interesting trip.

A long journey to new life

Aug 18~19
From Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
To Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Aug 18
19:35 Say goodbye to my family, journey begins
20:30~21:15 Kaohsiung to Taipei
23:05 Leave Taipei
Aug 19
1:40(Bangkok time) Arrive at Bangkok
2:55~9:32 Bangkok to Schiphol (Amsterdam)
10:06 Enter the Netherlands
10:43~11:30 Schiphol (Amstrdam) too Rotterdam Centraal Statin (by Train)
18:30 Arive at African Inn, my dorm

From home to my dorm, I took nearly 36hours. This long journey brought me into a new life.

After saying goodbye to my family, I stepped forward to the custom, then to the gate. I felt a little bit nervous. The feeling that I didn't want to leave my family was strong until the plane took off.
My emotion was calm when I was in Taoyuan airport.

I a lucky to have an isle eat. TThe plane to Bangkok was with many vacancies. Two seats next to me were empty that I could put my legs straight. Next to the isle was a Taiwanese travel group. You could tell that they were excited anticipating the trip. The movie played was Star Trek XI, which made me happier. After having a meal and no longer after the movie ended, I arrived at Bangkok. It was midnight at Bangkok. There were still several flights at that time. Two of them were heading for Dubai. You could see many passengers are Arabians.

After nearly one hour stay, I continued my trip to Amsterdam. From Bangkok to Amsterdam, the plane was full. About half of passengers were Taiwanese, others are Europeans and Thais. There was a woman with her children sitting next to me. After a short sleep, a meal was served again that I was awoke by the noise. Afte the dinner, I tried to sleep again but failed. When I gave up, it was about half of the 12hr flight. The only thought in my mind was: I want to get off the plane!
In the rest 6 hours, I fell asleep for less than a hour. I read, wrote, watched a weird movie, and had a breakfast and another meal. Finally, the plane landed.

Outside the gate, the passport and the visa were checked. I was asked about my destination, purpose, how long to stay, when would my program start. Then passing through the custom, I had my first step on the Netherlands. After picking up my luggage, the officer checked it. It was my second time to be checked when using this large suitcase.

Train plarforms and ticket booth were easily found. On the platfrm,, an Indonesia women helped me bring my luggage onto the train and found a sit for me. She got off at first stop, Leiden. She said goodbye and wished goodluck to me. I appreciated her help. Outside the window, I saw many needle-leave trees, grasslands with cows on them, and watercourses flow through the lands with boats on them. It's a beatiful country picture.

I arrive Rotterdam Central Station after 55 minutes. It didn't have elevators or escalators. I tried hard to bring my luggage downstairs. Someone helped me. I think it was because he could not bear I abused my suitcase. All public telephones were out of order. I went to tourist infomation center to borrow a phone to phone Jasmine, who should pick me up. However, I couldn't reach her because it was said that the number was no longer used. For a while, I sat in the center, thinking of my next step. From mail I found that the number was correct. I decided to put one of my luggages in a locker and picked up my key by myself. But I didn't know how to use the locker. So I dragged my luggage and wanted to take a taxi. At this moment, Jasmine found me. I was lucky at last.

I bought strippenkart, and then we took tram #21 to Avenue Corcodia, where the agency and I-house located. I met other 2 Taiwanese students, Joy and Lucy there. Joy cooked noodles for us to be lunch. After taking a rest, I picked up my key at Stadswonen then headed for my dorm. I changed tram at Beurs, where you can see as downtown. Crossed Erasmusburg into south Rotterdam. I got off at Vuurplaat. It took me sometime to find my dorm. I was so tired at that time. Finally, I found it. My 36 hour journey from my home in Kaohisung to my dorm in Rotterdam came to an end.

The first impression of my room was a little bit old. But the view was not bad and it equipped many stuffs. The internet didn't work, which depress me a lot. I wanted to talk to Henry so much.

Quickly I went to Albert Heijn to buy a brocolli and juice. I cooked instant noodles to be my first meal here. But I had no appetite at all. The sunset was at 9pm. Then I went to sleep around 11pm.

Last Night in Hsinchu

It's my last night in Hsinchu.
I have been here for nearly 8 years.

I still remember the first two year was full of unpleasant memories. I hated here. I felt so lonely here. I still remember the feeling.
I escaped, then came back.
I found a way to live. I can't remember from when I got used to the life, the weather, the people here. I am familiar with Hsinchu more than my hometown, Kaohsiung now.

My university life was very boring. I hope I can have a happy school life in Rotterdam, to create some wonderful memories.

My graduate school life was much happier. I had friendly lab mates. I had Henry to be with me on weekends. These two yearwas the happiest time for me in Hsinchu.

The two-year work life was a precious experience. I had a chance to work at a global company, learning to become a qualified engineer. Although I don't like the long working hours, I can't deny I have learned much, both professional and personal. I realized how real society works. I have to appreciate my superiors and coworkers.

Yesterday was my last work day. I left the office. The door closed in front of me. Maybe in the rest of my life, I won't able to sit in there again. Handed out my badge, rode my motorcycle to leave the office building. The feeling was hard to tell. In order to begin a new life, even though there are things want to keep in the old one, I have to give up.

Tonight I rode through 清夜. It was crowded as usual. I had clear feeling that I no longer belong to here.

Now sitting in my room, tomorrow I will leave here, and will not come back in a short time. I didn't remember the feeling I had at the night of my last day in Kaohsiung before I went to Hsinchu to become a freshman.

Next Monday will be my last day in Taiwan before I go to Rotterdam. What will I feel? I don't know. But I believe it will be hard for me to fall asleep.

Countdown 1 Month

Countdown 1 month before I go to Rotterdam to become a student again.