Weekly gathering on March 28, 2016

Rosie thanks for each member’s efforts and cooperation to make her monthly chairperson go smoothly.

Tom believes the change of new gathering form is successful and makes our class much more interesting. In addition, Tammy and he will attend the Group Meeting of Beitou Community College held at 7 pm, March 31.

Today’s agenda:

Solana: mountain

台灣百岳的標準：高於3千公尺且奇險峻秀，其中69%位於中央山脈。

五岳（玉山，雪山，秀姑巒山，南湖大山，北大武山）,三尖（中央尖山，奇萊山，大霸尖山），一奇（奇萊北峰）

陽明山舊名草山,包含大屯山, 七星山, 紗帽山及小觀音山。

Shirley: hot spring bath/bathing

Tips to enjoy hot spring bath: immersion from feet to shoulder, 15 minutes per time, 3 times a day, comfortable temperatures 38-42 degrees Celsius, water below your heart, etc.

Etiquettes: wash your body first, do not play around, do not speak out loud, no food/alcohol, etc.

Jenny Chou: history of Beitou hot spring bath

To bath is compulsory in France while it is amusing in Japan.

During old days at Beitou hot spring bathing house, it was not only take a bath but a kind of social activities. So people after bath rested and had meals at the second floor.

Sherry: Buddha of hot spring

湯守觀音沒有供奉在普濟寺的大殿。在入口處的普濟寺名是于右任的題字。經由唭哩岸石的階梯到達庭院。寺廟本身是傳統的日式建築，有造型優美的鐘形窗戶。

Olga: benefits of green building

Green building does not mean its color is green but its focus on EEWH (ecology 生物多樣性, energy saving, waste reduction, health).

Heaven: indigenous people of Beitou

Some trivia quizzes: 16 tribes in Taiwan “legally”, 八部合音-布農族, 飛魚季-達悟族, 漢化最深-邵族 ,etc. 在北投，凱達格蘭族的遷徙是由頂社，中社到下社。 

Bob: The Importance of People Skills (page 50-51 of SC)

“Good people skills vs. technical skills,” Bob first asked which one should be more important at office. A human understanding and a natural ability to mingle with all men on a basis of equality are more important than any degree of technical skills.  Honest, caring communication is not easy but it’s the only way to maintain positive relationships with everyone.

Henry: Argentina – A Land of Extremes (pages 36-38 of SC)

A country we seldom talked about except the song “Don’t cry for me, Argentina,” or the Falklands War.  Visitors can find some extremes about this country in its area, largest dinosaurs, weather temperatures ranging from 49.1 degrees Celsius to minus 32.8 degrees Celsius, third largest Iguazu Falls, the longest Andes mountain range, growing glacier, etc. Its Lithium reserve is around 80% of the world.  Its red meat consumption ranking per head is the second high while Hong Kong is the highest one.