20170211, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 379 會，2017年2月11日（週六）下午2:30~5:30
Place：
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Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Gary Pai
Assistant Host:

Topic:
Why Airline Food Sucks
Source:
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3021924/terminal-velocity/why-airline-food-sucks

Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區 大業路182號 Mos Burger二樓
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Questions:
1. What was your flight experience in the past? Nowadays, airlines provide some entertainment for passengers. What did you mostly do in the airplane?

2. What do you feel about airline food? Does the article information change your opinions about it?

3. How do you rate airline meals compared to the foods you got at fast food restaurants or convenience stores?

4. Do you have any experiences that you had a stereotype about something, but changed your perception of it after unexpectedly finding the reasons behind the surface? If yes, please share your experiences.

5. Have you been confronted with some difficult situations that you were caught between a rock and a hard place recently? If yes, please share them.


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[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

Comedy conquers all. Here's the cute crazy normal on the plane~~~ https://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/red-eye/?_r=1

Come fly with the melody of your heart. Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) asserted assuredly that “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Traveling more is forever our deepest desire (oh, this penguin Din Din goes on a 5,000-mile journey annually for a marvelous mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pv8V4SXfzY ); yet, when it comes to the airline food…..All right, never let stereotypes deprive our discernment of anything. However, our host Gary has caught three “terminators” of airline food: Dehydration, Preparation, and Boredom. Girls and boys, brothers and sisters, welcome to join our host Gary in turning ourselves into Travel Detectives. Buckle up!

Colorful destinations. To travel is to live--this penguin also dreams of flying higher and farther. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAmYlY3XLXA Agnes Repplier (April 1, 1858 – December 15, 1950), an American essayist, displayed the undeniable truth. “The impulse of travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” What’s your travel plan for the year of Rooster? Swimming with dolphins or? What if colorful cities intrigue and impress us like marshmallows? http://mymodernmet.com/most-colorful-cities-in-the-world/ Hey, blue is the biggest color on Earth. What if you wave the magic wand to fly the hotel rooms floating on the big blue? http://www.businessinsider.com/flying-hotel-driftscape-radical-innovation-award-2016-10 The invisible colors are of the most incalculable value; what if we can search for lost treasures by following invisible colors? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UsJEw8U-O0&list=TLGGKbOCUqym_IkyNzExMjAxNg

Colorful memories! Although you might be in love with places you’ve never been to, your every encounter with the whispering trees, the winking seashores, and the smiling strangers always curates and documents your travel memories. How do your travel memories of exotic food, culture, and arts inspire you? To travel is to read more--can I say that every Library is an exceptional artist who processes and produces most art? Visit local Libraries whenever you travel, and you’ll be so proud of this travel memory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3C9r-Mbvc Edgar Henry Schein, former professor at MIT Sloan School of Management confidently confirmed that “Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.” The mysteries and messages of every culture can cumulatively compose our understanding and empathy; cultivating culture intelligence is indeed a life-long learning journey. http://www.globalcognition.org/3-ways-improve-cultural-intelligence/

“On Watching Chinese Dances” (by Andrea Dietrich)

Colorful ribbons
follow the woman’s movements.
I can almost see
floating rainbows.

Pale beauties unfurl
ivory hued fans.
I imagine
swan wings fluttering.

Colorful passports??? Love this world harder in a way that others feel free. Anyway, we’re looking forward to this film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBi41reeF0&app=desktop Anthony Michael Bourdain, an American chef, author, and television personality, reflected that “Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you." So, while traveling, we are always watching and watched, and transformed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g20C1FUiGy0 Yes, transformational experiences plus in-depth learning can fly us away from some stereotypes, which label us before travel leaving any marks on us. Henley & Partners has ranked the world’s most powerful passports, and it’s great to see the advancing visa-free admission worldwide. Hopefully, the “colorful” passports can be soon turned into a reality.

Change stereotypes to change ourselves--and, change ourselves to change the stereotypes--what an incredible indication we can learn from this article. No worries, for flying and food, these penguins never complain. http://time.com/4660247/planet-earth-ii-clip-penguins/ By the way, Happy Lantern Festival to all of you. Again, let’s enjoy flying with the “light” together. Join us. Thanks!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRim619Iguc





With Gratitude,
Jasmine

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