This is a popular country-western song by Garth Brooks. Here, RJ, driving towards NDHU on Nan-Bin Road, reads the lyrics, avoids hitting a gravel truck, and then plays the song very loud on his car stereo.

FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES

Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black-tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one
You thought you'd see there.

And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you
(N') Said, "Honey, we may be through
But you'll never hear me complain."

CHORUS:
'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

Well I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's all right
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door

Hey, I didn't mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well, I'll be as high
As that ivory tower
That you're living in

[Repeat Chorus]
{Original by Garth Brooks, "NO FENCES" album, 1990}

CRANK CALL: STUDENTS LISTEN TO THIS!

THIS IS A CRANK CALL (when you call up some unfortunate person for a joke ... don't do it ... it's mean...) Anyway, ... HERE SOME KIDS CALL UP AN INTERNET SERVICE USING ARNOLD'S VOICE FROM THE TERMINATOR.

The poor woman on the other end of the phone thinks that she is really talking to someone.

SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND INTERESTING MP3 RECORDINGS LIKE THIS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AUTHENTIC INTERPRETATION OF ALL TYPES! MAKE YOUR BLOGS COOL! MANY OF YOU DON'T HAVE HOT LINKS INSTALLED YET! COME ON...PLEASE FIND SOME GOOD WEBSITES FOR INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATING AND LANGUAGE LEARNING!

THIS IS REALLY FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!

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YOUR CLASSMATES' SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SPRING 2005 WEBLOGS!

YOUR CLASSMATES' SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SPRING 2005 WEBLOGS!

Dear Esteemed Students:

Please find the list below of hotlinks to our classmates' SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SPRING 2005 weblogs. Be sure to check over each others' weblogs regularly, as I will ask you to continue to add a variety of links each week. ALSO, please be sure to check with THIS, our class blog regularly as well, as it will inform you of your reading and writing assignments. Often, you will be asked to please post copies of your homework and writings as comments to this blog as well.

ELLEY

IVY

OLIVIA

JENNY

SHIRLEY WONG

MIRA

ABBY

DENISE

MEYLIANA

LAYLA

SHIRLEY

WINSTON

NELL

FENIX

APHID

ALICIA

LYNN

DORIS

HSIU

ELLEN

SARAH

ECHOL

TRACY

ROCKY

I am looking forward to a very rewarding and productive semester. Please inform me of any questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, complements you might have either by email, a call, a note, or via a friend or friend's friend, etc.!

Robert J.

The Papaya Creek Delta from the summit of Carp Mountain. 

CARP LAKE at night! 

AM I THE SNAKE OR THE WASP THEY ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL OF? 

THE NDHU RANCH!