Small things done well~

      這篇將介紹使用箱根富士三日周遊票的第一步--由新宿至箱根。既然決定先坐火車從箱根玩起，那就先從如何到箱根先說起吧!小田急的富士箱根三日周遊票在箱根的部分是等同於箱根周遊票的，因此從新宿到箱根的方式是都是小田急小田原線電車。周遊票內原本付的是一般電車，除了特急之外都能搭，所以官網都會推薦你加價870日圓改搭特急ロマンスカー(浪漫特快號)，這種浪漫特快是需事先訂位對號入座的，可以透過官網進行預定。
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       依照官網說明，從兩個月前就可以開始預訂，正式發售是一個月前，只要加入會員就能訂了，但是這種方式比較適合人在日本使用，因為取票是有期限的，在還沒發售前預訂的話，是在發售後八日內要取票，而若是在發售後預定則要在八日內取票，在出發前七日內預定則要在發車前15分鐘取票，因此除非你出發去日本前八天內才訂，不然是拿不到票的。但太晚訂的結果就是可能訂不到最有價值的展望席(車頭和車尾)部分，那搭浪漫特快就比較沒意思了。不過也沒關係，外國人可以透過e-mail找小田急服務人員訂票，亦可以直接用英文溝通，且用email的話也可以兩個月前預定，但他會先跟你要信用卡卡號，等到時候到櫃台取票時在看你要付現或是刷卡，只是當然用email會有卡號隱私外流的風險，這部分就自己拿捏了，另外就是若不去了要記得通知他取消，免得信用卡被扣款。而這部份對於從河口湖要回新宿的巴士部分也是一樣，因為都是對號座要先訂位，也是可以直接寫信給小田急請他先幫你訂巴士位置。 
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      那究竟值不值得加價坐浪漫特快號呢？我個人是覺得若能訂到展望席的位置那還滿有價值的，因為展望席是在車頭或車尾的部分，不需另外再多加錢，且浪漫特快的車頭車尾是整片玻璃設計，因此視野很好，視車型從180度到270度，但位置數量很少，不好預定。若預算有限、訂不到展望席、或習慣上車就睡覺的人，其實不太需要加價坐浪漫特快，因為就時間而言，坐一般小田急小田原線的急行列車約1小時50多分從新宿到箱根湯本，而坐浪漫特快也需要約1小時40分左右，其實時間差十幾分鐘而已，而且另外一個重點是浪漫特快最早發車是7點，而急行的列車5點半就有了，因此對於時間較趕，想多玩一點的人來說，坐早一點的急行列車也是一種選擇。

      箱根、富士、伊豆地區大略而言，是在東京的西南邊，一般來說，首次在東京自助旅行的人，不太可能會安排到這裡玩，因為東京能玩的地方很多，以一次自助旅行約一周左右的時間來看，玩到這裡來的機率不大，而且箱根、富士、伊豆地區屬鄉下，在交通的安排上又更加複雜與不便，也較不適合初次自助旅行的人。而當然如果考量這些地區，多數人的第一選擇應該是箱根，因為從圖來看，伊豆最南，是離東京最遠的地方，而富士和箱根地區雖然離東京差不多距離，但箱根有完善的交通鐵道系統，比起富士地區幾乎只有公車而言，在行程的規劃下顯然箱根要方便得多。但慶幸的是，這三個地方都算是日本的觀光勝地，所以自然有推出不少周遊套票解決遊客的交通問題。

 

    Japan is a suitable place for backpacking. I've been there 4 times by the backpacking way--3 for Tokyo and 1 for Osaka. If you want to backpack in Japan, you should know what kind of your itinerary is. For sightseeing? shopping? eating? you name it.
 

  First of all, the traffic in Japan is so convenient that we can all schedule it in advance including the accurate timetable. The second, for us in Taiwan, Japanese is easier than others because it uses lots of "kanji". We can easily guess the meaning of Japanese from those "kanji". The third, Japan is the nearest developed country of Taiwan.

    There is a feature of Intel Core i series CPU--high frequency noise due to the energy-saving design. I don't know why they don't care about this high frequency noise when designed the system, but still some models seem to have no such problem. I guess maybe the manufactories need to use some more expensive soundproof components. Anyway, Sony obviously didn't notice this situation and let the noise problem become the main defect of all the core i CPU series. 
    Fortunately, Sony unlocks the BIOS setting of CPU support C3 C6 function. Now we can disable this energy-saving function to temporary make the noise disappear. But I think they still need to figure out some way to really solve the noise problem with c3 c6 function activation. 
    Due to the weak battery life, I bought a new BPS22 battery for my EA37. There is some tests for these 2 battery with c3 c6 activation or not. 
    First, the battery spec. is below:

 

1. BPS22A: original supplied accessory of EA series--10.8V 5000mAh 6 cell


2. BPS22: original supplied accessory of EB series--11V 3500mAh 4 cell

    Recently, I bought a new laptop for replacing the old one. If you observe the laptop market, something you should find--cost down. In the past, PCMCIA or express card slot is common in almost every laptop. However, now, there is only few laptops have this slot. Perhaps for some users, they don't need to extend their laptops, but still some users need to use this function. For me, through express card slot, I can extend to have a usb 3.0 or DVB-T.
    Therefore, I'm looking for a laptop with express card, e-sata port, 13 or 14 inch LCD, less than 2kg, higher resolution than 1366x768. It's hard to find one can all meet my criteria if my budget is 40k NTD. Finally, after some compromise of mobility, I chose Sony Vaio EA37 for my new laptop. 
    Let's see its main specification:
CPU: Core i5-560M 2.66-3.20GHz 
LCD: 14 inch wide (WXGA++: 1600x900)
HDD: 500G 5400RPM (Toshiba)
RAM: 4G
Optical disc drive: Blu-ray Disc™
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650
USB: USB 2.0 x 3
eSATA/USB Port: eSATA/USB 2.0 combo x 1
Others: ExpressCard™/34 x 1, HDMI
Size: 345.8 x 27.3-32.9 x 238.7 mm
Weight 2.35 kg (including the supplied battery)

    If you ask me what kind of software do people use the most. I will regard the browser software as the answer. In the past years, I used Maxthon to be my browser. Of course I also have tried other browsers, such as Opera, Firefox, Avent, GreenBrowser, but Maxthon is the most "simple" browser for me. Why do I use "simple" to be my criteria? For me, I really need some extra functions but not too much. Everything should be done smoothly, quickly, and effectively. Maxthon is a good choice, and at least it can satisfy my need. But due to some reasons (IE core, stability, etc...), I decided to find another browser to replace it, and the best alternatives are Opera and Chrome.
 

 

Release Date: 2010.03.12
    It's about the war between the US and Iraq at 2003. Frankly speaking, it's more correct if we say the US invaded Iraq's capital, Baghdad at 2003 for "some" reasons such as justice, humanity, or oil interests, conspiracy, big American capitalism, and you name it. Anyway, let bygones be bygones and go back to the movie itself...

Release Date: 2010.07.16
    A great deal of dissension will occur when it comes to the denouement of this great reputation movie, Inception. For the most part, some people assert that while others maintain that. However, from my point of view, it is more advisable to deduce that Cobb was still in “limbo” situation from the start. In the following section, I would like to briefly describe the plot of this movie.