The process of memorization

To keep our memory, it need to go through three processes, which I use "3R"- Registration, Retention, and Retrieval.
Registration- just like you wanna put your information into your brain, you need to register and apply for a certain space in a specific area.
Retention- once accepting your application, you have to file the information carefully for the moment you need in the future.
Retrieval- whenever you need the information, all you have to do is retrieve it from the "folder" in your brain, which is the most important part in retention of you memory. If you retrieve "it" repeatedly, you won't have to waste valuable time searching and finding something you need.
Let me put a simply way to describle it in detail.
1. Think about a huge amount of money I just gave you days ago.
You can just "receive" it and do nothing. (registration)
Then the money for you is simply a piece of paper.
2. But if you keep it carefully and safely in bank or wherever you like, you can still have it quickly whenever you need it (retention)
3. If you can constantly make good use of every penny, then it will give you an ultimate feedback in the whole life.

Beef noodle evaluation

For my own good, I think the better way is to set up my own standard of evaluation of "beef noodle". It should seperate into two main categories- content and price. Content can be break down into three parts- beef, noodle, and soup. And the standard of scoring is from 0~100 divided into 20 scales.
Take an example of what I just had last night-
D M (德忞) beef noodle restaurant. (940829-6P.M.)
(杭州南路 1 段 97 號 NEAR 仁愛路)
1. Content: 80 (average)
a. beef : 80
b. noodle : 75
c. soup (with tomato) : 85
2 Price: 110 NT
(As I entered this old and small restaurant, admittedly, I felt a bit crowded there. But, actually, they've got the second floor which is much spacial and more tables.)

桃源街BEEF NOODLE -
1. Content: 85
a. beef : 90
b. noodle : 80
c. soup : 85
2 Price : 120 NT.

Thinking forward, but moving backward

I think the most challenge in life may be "action". With so many good ideas and thinging in mind for many years, I keep wondering how come I fail to achieve anything in life. In my daily life, I simply feel no specific schedule for myself, only to passively follow piggy's. If something is what she dislikes, I can't even think about it. I am completely being controlled by her. If this life can be more healthy, I should follow that schedule without doubt. But it is totally the other way around.
All I need is will!

At the end of a perfect day?

The last head-washing bonus finally comes to an end. It should have a happy ending. But things sometimes didn't go as expected. Piggy, again, upset by just a tiny little thing- like a spoiled little child. How come getting fun by showing no respect to others become a right thing to do. When someone shows a little impatient, and she soon gets irritated. Gee....

FIVE-STAR OFFICERS -- GENERALS AND ADMIRALS

The five-star rank was first created on Dec. 14, 1944. Four Army general officers were promoted to general of the Army that month. Their names and dates of rank are: George C. Marshall, Dec. 16, 1944; Douglas MacArthur, Dec. 18, 1944; Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dec. 20, 1944; and Henry H. Arnold, Dec. 21, 1944. Gen. of the Army Henry H. Arnold, then with the U.S. Army Air Corps, became general of the Air Force when that service was created in 1947. Gen. of the Army Omar N. Bradley received his fifth star Sept. 20, 1950. He was the only general officer with this rank when he died in the 1980s.
There were three Navy admirals promoted to five-star rank during World War II. They are: Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy, Dec. 15, 1944; Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King, Dec. 17, 1944; and Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Dec. 19, 1944. Adm. William F. Halsey Jr., received his fifth star Dec. 11, 1945, three months after World War II ended. Thus a total of nine men in America's history ever attained this elevated rank.

GENERAL OF THE ARMY:
The original title for the grade was to have been Field Marshal (after the British title) but the Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, refused to be known as "Field Marshal Marshall!"

General of the Armies:
In the United States Army military hierarchy, General of the Armies is traditionally considered a rank superior to a five-star general, also known as "General of the Army" (note the difference between the two ranks). The full title of the military rank is "General of the Armies of the United states." The only people in history to hold the title General of the Armies were John J. Pershing and George Washington.

Reference sites:
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/General-of-the-Armies
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020308.html
http://company.military-historians.org/journal/five-star/fivestar.htm
http://www.mdw.army.mil/fs-p10.htm