August 7, 1998
The time I worked for SICON inTaiwan might be the 2nd longer company since 1973. During August, 1982 to March, 1984, I worked in Taiwan's project of Schelde Industrial Construction (Holland) joint venture with a Scottland Co. Those four tanks project was in Ta Lin Pu Refinery of China Petroleum Corporation. I worked as a secretary and accountant in that project.
My English speaking was started from this company because I had to try to speak English with 4 westerners every working day.
Every time when I had different opinion with financial manager in accounting and tax matters. I had to prepare how to express my meaning in English in order to talk to project manager, Mr. Ir. J.A. Rietdijk. Mr. Rietdijk and financial manager were from Holland headquarter of Schelde Industrial Construction. Mr. Ir. J. A. Rietdijk would make a compromise between us. My English express ability was improved gradually by this kind of work pressure. In the 2nd part of this project, more westerners came from Scotland headquarter made me have chance to listen different accent from different western countries. That might be the reason I could listen different accent from different country when I joined International Coffee Morning or Koahsiung Hash Harriers House during 1990 to 1996 or later.
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Journal no. 42
August 20, 1998
After Agnes&Chuck Schick returned to USA, it became no one to encourage me to join Kaohsiung Hash Harrier House. Sometimes I felt a little lonely when I walked behind the trial in the country side or mountain road in the run.
Although my curiosity in western culture made me like to join this kind of international exercise group, my character with somewhat traditional inherit from mother made me not so active in group. I was always shy and a little protest to tell them my hash name "go west" was not suitable. I got this hash name because they hoped I could go to western country and marry with western man. Although it was only a fun, I was too subjective in that time. My adjustment to be westernize was too slow somewhat. I didn't know how to find a boy friend in the group. I always thought my character was not suitable. Since I was so desperate for these years, I felt I was wrong. Go to western country might be a road for me.
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