2008/06/28
[TW]回家要做的事
我們家另外那四口(包含我家貓!)
鐵四角(當兵的也跑不掉)
吳哥行美麗八人組
傳薪探察寶貝們
台大家聚B9X302246
雅葶念念一婷美女
麥帥夫婦(哇哈哈)
還在台灣的台大同學:毛毛、翠元美女等等等等(挖啦~好多都噴飛在海外啦~)
傳薪大家庭的大大小小
在台中的在高雄的在屏東的親戚們
書信往來很多次還沒看過廬山真面目以色列人Eran
如果還有沒出國的模聯人....XD
必須得做的生活打點:
給中醫師折磨
給牙醫修理
變髮
保險talk
陪弟弟去買RAM去逛透光華
無限延伸中!!
2008/06/27
Where the Hell is Matt? A funny video
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
It's also a great clip to see the places I've been visited in the past, and the places I'd love to visit some time in my life!!!
Thanks for sharing, Jessie beauty Mai!
2008/06/25
越來越有一種中頭獎的感覺
包含爆肝指數頭獎="=
加上苦命找資料順便練翻譯頭獎;
以及極大化MSN可以發揮的威力頭獎;
並且最被幸運之星眷顧又有無巧不巧台幹現身相救又有科技疑難永遠問不倒老弟當後盾轉而強化本人功力頭獎;
補充雖然有時候爹爹不疼奶奶不愛但是呵護我的人總會不可思議的把我捧在手心捧高高頭獎!
以上這串話應該有午夜亢奮的成分....該睡了,三點半的Evanston....XD
2008/06/24
Night, Struggle, QQ, Old Friend
The mixture includes bitterness, some slight sweet, somewhat excitement, unexpected adventure, strange familiarity, dizzy, and slight confusion....
What Myriam said was true, there was something one can never resist;
What the news report mentioned was also true, there was something beyond loneliness and the appropriate age.
"Stop thinking, and move forward!" I told myself.
Yeah, it was too late for a bad thinker to stay awake.....
2008/06/23
這讓我笑到流淚-琦的【轉型失敗】文與搞笑回應!!!
告別了歐陽菲菲 迎接了綠蠵龜
今天穿了綠色PoLo衫 竟然能從辦公室到教室
多數人一口同聲都叫我浩克 而且是無敵浩克
馬的 NG。。。
笑的很開心嘛你們 等我生氣變身你就知道死慘了
家瑜 綠巨人跟浩克當然有很大的差別阿
一個充其量不過是是賣玉米的
另一個 是拍電影的耶
明明就是七龍珠的比克
比克比克比克比克比克!!!!- EddieJAY at June 12, 2008 01:17 AM comment |
你很賤耶
你真的很賤耶- Blog Owner at June 12, 2008 06:57 PM Reply
那史瑞克跟浩克有什麼關係?
史瑞克應該是浩克的祖先囉~~~- wcsb at June 12, 2008 09:29 AM comment |
幹 你不要在這裡講史瑞克
不然又有人要叫我史瑞克或是費歐納。。。
還有 史瑞克是史瑞克 浩克是浩克
他們沒有關係
這道理跟 官廷是官廷 謝右亭是謝右亭
一點關係都沒有是一樣的- Blog Owner at June 12, 2008 07:01 PM Reply
哈
無敵浩呆 la!- gwenloveu at June 12, 2008 12:46 PM comment |
那是你 誰叫你跟我情同姐妹
- Blog Owner at June 12, 2008 07:03 PM Reply
可是你看史瑞克可以單挑這麼多人耶
而且史瑞克第二級,也有變成人呀
誰說浩克不是受到先天的"封印",所以化為人型
哈哈哈哈,我認真了- wcsb at June 13, 2008 04:05 PM comment |
我認真了
你在這麼白目我要跟你絕交了
你是學諮商的 你不知道這樣延續一個無意義的話題
傷了你的智商 也傷了我的自尊和形象嗎~- Blog Owner at June 16, 2008 02:27 AM Reply
史瑞克 浩克 比克
為啥有個克的 都是綠色的啊
虎克 就不是綠色的 恰克與飛鳥 的恰克 也不是綠色的
那就請 浩克 史瑞克 比克 PK一下
我想最強的會是 比克 再來是浩克 史瑞克是最弱的- EddieJAY at June 13, 2008 10:53 PM comment |
好力克也不是綠色的
舒馬克也不是綠色的
我有毛病跟你扯這個。。。
你很煩耶 不要再叫我比克啦~
他們三個誰贏都不關我的事!!- Blog Owner at June 16, 2008 02:25 AM Reply
哈,姊妹啊~~~
妳的這個版怎變成了個搞笑版啊?!
啥克都出現了
我好擔心接下來這群會再想出個什麼新花招
XD
我期待!!!
(妳現在粉美!!L.O.V.E)- gwenloveu at June 15, 2008 02:40 AM comment |
對阿 我真不希望他們再學校叫我
還好就快要放假了
我只想當個正常人 她們都忽視我的頭髮已經褪色了
而且還是你中肯老實
你瞧妳最後一句說的多對- Blog Owner at June 16, 2008 02:24 AM Reply
姆~~~我錯了(捏耳朵中~~~)
不克不克了~~~
SORRY~~~~~- wcsb at June 16, 2008 04:55 PM comment |
認錯要當面阿
哪天有時間來跟我認罪阿~- Blog Owner at June 17, 2008 02:02 PM Reply
OK~~~
需要帶牲禮鮮花素果之類的嗎?
(這樣講好像沒有賠罪的意思)
阿你什麼時候有空啊??
等期末考完暑假開始奔放之後嗎?- wcsb at June 17, 2008 02:27 PM comment |
要坐上你的大野狼才能奔放阿
(這樣講 也是有夠奇怪的。。。)
(怎麼從文藝版→交友板→搞笑版→鹹濕版)
鮮花素果是拜拜的時候用的 你找死嗎~
除非我們要去墓野埔約會
我21號考完 你呢?- Blog Owner at June 17, 2008 04:35 PM Reply
我今天考完啊~~~
今天只考一科:英文
拜託,我大四,畢業考其實早就過啦
成績都出來了,該爆炸都炸開了
只是在做一些小事情瞎忙而已。- wcsb at June 17, 2008 10:17 PM comment |
2008/06/22
人去樓空
她一大家子人三個加男朋友跑來幫她搬家,除了一些吃不完的食物留著,基本上東西收得乾乾淨淨,讓我恢復了去年約莫這個時候剛搬進來時的簡單生活:譬如,一副刀叉都沒有的生活。
From 080621+22-Din... |
昨夜與Robin、Aoife約了用餐,把好久不見的Charline一起找來吃吃喝喝,也跑去她家借宿看了百萬夜景與欣賞了美到不行的晨間湖景。然後在她跑去打壘球的時候我自己跑去Oak Park把一年前沒有好好逛的Hemingway Museum逛完,又到Frank L. Wright Home & Studio去欣賞他的建築他的創意,在陽光普照的日子裡幸福的欣賞著Oak Park漂亮的房子,以上聽起來都很好,可是這一切敵不過一件事實:
逛完了這個區塊在我想著下一步的時候,打了很多通電話試圖安排個不只有自己的旅程,最後一件也沒辦成。許許多多的錯過,讓我最終自己踏上了回家的火車然後發現朋友們紛紛前往我稍早在計畫的旅途上.....已經夠低落了,回到家就碰到室友把房子搬空的狀況(好吧,或許這是唯一「幸好我回來了」的好處,不然我連跟她道別的機會都沒有)一年前見過的媽媽給了我熱情擁抱感謝我照顧她女兒(沒甚麼真的照顧到啦....)Satta在離開前也給我一個滿懷擁抱要我保重,然後,就剩下滿屋子的寂寞陪我。
可以很阿Q的說這一切其實都在預料之中,我其實應該慶幸沒有驚喜嘛?
Mom, dad, Ting, my scout friends, my MUN friends, my Cambodian sisters, and you- I do miss you a lot, a Lot, A LOT. How can I let you understand this......
2008/06/21
有人想學bass嗎?幫好友汪六做廣告啦~~
以下轉錄自:他的BLOG
我的bass簡歷︰
錄音作品
阿霈樂團專輯<親愛的主唱大人>
夢露樂團EP
夢露樂團EP <安全感>
TheTouch EP<特別&河邊的家>
演唱會
梁靜茹2007崇拜校園演唱會bass手
2007台北詩歌節陳建騏bass手
2002邱澤台中體育場跨年演唱bass手
現擔任電話亭(TelephoneBooth)、BigDay、TheTouch、DoubleWide的bass手
音樂簡歷︰
台大戲劇系2007暑期公演
<跨,舞蹈-越位>by孫梲泰 現代舞配樂
線上遊戲配樂。(尚未發行)
RIT學生製作電影配樂<我不是超人I am NOT a superhero>
<表白> 中正大學傳播系97級畢業製作配樂
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我的email:wangsix [at] gmail.com
收費是一堂課400!
上課地點在我的工作室,跟我一起合用的是韓立康。就在台電大樓河岸留言隔壁而已。
2008/06/19
Get Busy Is Also A Remedy....?
To not to remember.
To not to feel the loneliness.
However, even a slide of receipt could suddenly alter everything...
It's all coming back, all in a sudden.
2008/06/18
Day Before the Class Starts
Thrilled by its simple preparation process and great taste.
Took a walk with Chia-Ying and Aping along the lake in the evening,
"How come you have so many friends?" I was asked.
I guess I am just lucky and blessed :)
"Tell us everything about your Seattle and Vancouver journey!" Bee requested in the beginning.
We actually talked much more topics than that- still had great time together.
"Visit us for a lunch next time! It's beautiful during the day."
Sure, I'll bring Myriam with me next time, with more joy and stories.
Talked on the phone when walking back in the dark.
That successfully shortened the journey as well as reduced my fear.
Somehow, that also tied me with good memories and created happiness in a silent, peaceful way.
Goodnight Evanston.
Maybe LAKE, successful DISH and FRIENDS will be my remedy?
2008/06/17
W報報之【屬於Wendy的奇蹟的夏天】
聽說台灣最近的天氣要不然就是熱到發瘋要不然就是下雨下不停,希望各位的心情與生活沒有受影響,天天還是開開心心的!在芝加哥的我經歷了一段人生中最奇特(三不五時只有攝氏十幾度
按照慣例,從學生的本業「學習」開始報告。
我在6月初結束了第三個quarter,因為得以選自己愛上的課,這個學期是目前為止最讓我覺得享受在忙碌中的學期。「品牌與廣告決策」課程中我們有連續四周都要寫個人的書面報告分析四個案子,每次都寫得我們心力交瘁可是我們也從case分析中學到最多重要的品牌管理知識。老師精心安排的 "Tell us something we don't know"「分享新消息」五分鐘口頭報告也是我們學到非常多即時資訊的大好時機,我自己就在那個機會裡介紹了Modu得到了老師同學的高度肯定。期末團隊報告為電視購物QVC台量身訂作行銷策略也是我這學期的一個高鋒,因為團隊中每個成員的素質都非常的高,我們有人負責拍攝範例短片、有人負責口頭報告,我和一個中國女生負責搞定網頁改版DEMO和簡報設計,團隊的成果在最後報告日得到了評審二等獎與人氣二等獎的雙重肯定!
「行銷公關學」這門課我們則是讓修課的十四個同學分成三小組為Yu
選課中唯一資料導向的課「行銷組合」則是要我們為General Mills這家複合型食品公司分析現有的電子報行銷成效
然後,我還是要玩樂。這也是Wendy「奇蹟的夏天」稱號的來由之一。
春天的學期中零零散散的有些同學的聚會,台灣學生會也辦了個烤肉慶
這趟旅程中感謝在西雅圖的Thomas和在加拿大的王阿姨收留與導覽
奇蹟的夏天最後兩部分,實習與回家。
Two weeks in Shanghai, China~
O'Hare-> Atlanta-> Shanghai-> Atlanta-> O'Hare的飛行,再加上無法預期但是肯定很刺激的....
定義:一定要專心工作認真學習、還要充分利用時間四處走訪廣結善緣
Three weeks in Taiwan!
Sep 01-Sep 22開心回家耍賴吃喝玩樂準備熱到蒸發但是非衝不可的一趟!
O'Hare-> San Francisco-> Taipei-> San Francisco-> O'Hare的飛行,再加上手指頭腳趾頭加起來不夠數會有多少各種
定義:探親訪友抱貓咪人親土親歸鄉之旅!
看來我奇蹟的夏天還有很多奇蹟即將發生,再跟各位update囉!
祝福你也有個奇蹟的夏天!
Wendy
Wendy E-News-【Wendy's Magic Summer!】
Dear my friends,
I know the weather this year is weird, in some places it rains a lot, while in some other places it is terribly hot. I hope your life and mood is not influenced, and I hope you still have a happy time every day! My spring here in Chicago is weird with 10C most of the time, and I am welcoming my magic summer. Why do I call it a magic summer? You will understand when you keep reading....
As usual, I will start from "Study."
I finish my third quarter in early June. Since I am the one who decided on the courses to take, I enjoy the busy schedule I committed to. I have four personal consecutive case studies for "Brand & Advertising Decisions," and those really exhausted me! However, I have learned the most from the analysis. The "Tell us something we don't know" 5-minute presentations assigned by the professor also kept us updated with the latest trend. My introduction of Modu, luckily, was highly valued by the professor and classmates. Another highlight of that class was the final group presentation for QVC- a TV shopping channel. We were requested to design the marketing strategy for it, and my genius team members jointly completed a mission impossible in a beautiful way. Some shoot video clip, two did the presentation, a Chinese girl and I did graphic design for the newer look web page and presentation template. Our final work received the second best recognition from both the judges and fellow classmates!
"Marketing Public Relations," my other class that had 14 students formed three groups to work on the project for Yum!'s 2008 World Hunger Relief Week. My group was responsible for celebrity and online marketing parts, and I contributed mostly in the latter portion. "How can we make it without you!" some group member commented. One Indian girl even recommended me to the client on the presentation day. How lucky! How nice my classmates were to me!
My only data-related class: "Marketing Mix" gave us the opportunity to work on an e-newsletter marketing analysis and proposal for General Mills. I worked with three Korean classmates and I learned a lot from them. It was real that they fight so hard till the last minute!
Now, the "play hard" part. This is one of the parts where the "magic" comes from.
From time to time, I attended several events during spring quarter, including a BBQ hosted by Taiwanese Student Association. During the gap of spring and summer quarter, I flew to Seattle to visit my friend and took a bus to Vancouver to visit some long-time-ago neighbor. It was cooler there in both cities, but the beautiful view, great food and beautiful people conquered me completely. I nearly refused to come back to Chicago....I went to the special glasshouse of Seattle Public Library、the first Starbucks in the world、window shopping at the Pike Place Market、pretend-to-be so academic and thus went to visit U of Washington、appreciated salmon at Hiram M. Chittenden Lock、visited Seattle's landmark Space Needle、fell in love with night views from Queen Anne;As for Vancouver, I went to Burnaby Mountain Park、Stanley Park、and Granville Island. I ate so much great dish during my journey, and I was so lucky to join one of my school mate's master convocation with Thomas, the other elder school mate also from National Taiwan University. We went for school or work in different countries/places after graduation. It was really precious that we could gather and celebrate together in Seattle at that moment- by accident!
The great thanks went to Thomas Chang in Seattle and Rebecca Wang in Vancouver. My great impression for the cities were mostly built by them. They are the most beautiful people during my journey.
The last part of my magic summer- Internship, and go home.
Two weeks in Shanghai, China~
Route: O'Hare-> Atlanta-> Shanghai-> Atlanta-> O'Hare. So much more unpredictable & exciting surprises!
Definition: A journey that I will work hard, play hard and learn hard; make as many friend as possible, and explore China as deep as possible!
Three weeks in Taiwan!
Sep 01-Sep 22 at homeland Taiwan!!!
Route: O'Hare-> San Francisco-> Taipei-> San Francisco-> O'Hare. Plus Taipei MRT (subway), my lovely motorcycle, Mom's Verita and Dad's car, and...... countless familiar transportation vehicles at home!
Definition: A journey with beloved family (including my cat!) and friends, cheep and great local dish, familiar places and air, and........... Come on! It's HOME!
Hmmm, I think there will be so much more magic happening in my summer. I will keep you posted!
Hope you can enjoy your magic summer, too!
Wendy
2008/06/16
Got Better Weather Here
This song and her voice came to my mind.
Night. Night.
2008/06/15
我要心碎了,我要回芝加哥了
也不是真的回不來,可是心口就是那樣悶著、悶著,讓人喘不過氣。
彷彿飛機機頭一抬升,許多動人的記憶就會這麼煙消雲散.....
如果可以改票,我每一趟飛亞洲的時候都想來西雅圖停留XD
矮由.....
2008/06/14
西北美之旅即將畫上句點.....
「好快喔!你已經來一個禮拜了耶~」Thomas說。
可是我還有好多事情沒有做,好幾個景點沒有盡遊,好多美食還沒嘗到,好多的故事還來不及聽來不及分享來不及咀嚼。喜歡聽著Tingyu和Thomas你一言我一語的交流著這家餐廳那間店的資訊,甚麼時候甚麼狀況下會有甚麼好康,哪個區塊甚麼時段要小心注意不要落單或者強烈推薦帶著甚麼樣的伴同遊......芝加哥很好很美妙,可是我好像就缺這樣嘰嘰喳喳臭味相投的遊伴,家裡也沒有王叛逆這樣可愛的小傢伙會等我開門衝出來拖著玩具獻寶然後巴巴的看著你要肉乾吃......
馬麻....我捨不得離開啦....我不想回到沒有溫度的芝加哥....
From 080613-Vancou... |
特に...
2008/06/13
My Green Days in Vancouver
I've visited Burnaby Mountain Park, Marine Park, Eagle Creek Golf Club, the Hart House at Deer lake, and Stanley Park..... My schedule's VERY green, agree? If you're interested in seeing every individual photo, go to my Picasa for them.
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重要的不是去哪裡,而是跟誰一起去。
重要的不是我人在哪裡,而是誰是那個在我身邊的人。
水瓶座的你,水瓶座的我。
同樣的嚮往自由,同樣的嚮往踏上這世界上的每片土地。
在我們短短的幾天相處裡,同在一個屋簷下的你我各有各的自在,對我而言,還多了那一份很久不曾有的令我心安的陪伴。連家裡的小小成員彷彿都因著有我的存在而更開心更懂得黏過來撒嬌,讓你、讓我臉上的笑容總因著她的淘氣而漾開。
姐姐要回家囉~小鬼頭。雖然姐姐真的很不想走。
一定要,一定要好好照顧哥哥喔!姐姐跟你打勾勾...
2008/06/11
NTUMUNers Reunion in Seattle
From 080610-Seattl... |
2002-
- All of us- Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Iguassu fall, BRAZIL
- Thomas- graduated from NTU, heading U of Chicago for master's
- Tingyu and I- Heidelberg, Berlin, Dresden, Wurzburg, Rothenberg, GERMANY (Thomas came for a short visit during our stay)
- Thomas- graduated from U of Chicago
- Tingyu- graduated from NTU, heading Denmark for exchange program
- Tingyu- headed San Diego for master's
- Thomas- worked in NYC?
- Wendy- graduated from NTU, heading Switzerland for short-term work; back to TW for work
- Tingyu- transfered to U of Washington for master's
- Thomas- worked in Washington D.C.
- Thomas- worked in Washington D.C., heading Seattle U for J.D.
- Wendy- language course in Washington D.C., subleasing Thomas's room; headed Northwestern U for master's
- All of us- lunch reunion while Wendy came for a visit; celebrating Tingyu's graduation from U of Washington!
我很愛這難得的聚會,發自內心的愛,因為我相信我們某部分的記憶是很奇妙的相連在一起的,是不容易分割的,雖然久久才能跟這兩個優秀的學長姐碰到面,可是碰面時的興奮感卻鮮明得就像是大家前幾天剛剛才見,大家關心的話題也還是那樣的熟悉!
我已經在期待周五去參加Tingyu畢業典禮的機會了!這會是我第二次參加她的畢業典禮(台大畢業那次我也有去喔~)真感恩,世界真小命運真奇妙!!!
西雅圖單飛-太空針&Seattle Center、奧林匹克雕塑公園、Pesos大餐!
跳上3號公車,我跑到市中心搭輕軌電車Monorail前往太空針,短短的旅程只花十分鐘$2,簡單愜意,進到Seattle Center站前還穿入Experience Music Project造型非常特殊的大樓,頗有一種回到未來的奇妙感受。下了車之後wala~人就在太空針腳下啦~
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- EMP三樓有三大HIGH區:Sound Lab(Studio體驗區)、On Stage(上舞台演奏自HIGH區)、American Sabor("拉丁音樂在美國"主題展區)。我在Sound Lab排隊跟著指示學玩鼓、吉他、貝斯、混音器、體驗對著專業麥克風唱歌的魅力(有半開放的體驗空間,也有每次只能用十分鐘的錄音間)。如果一群朋友一起來還可以在其中一個Lab付費錄製自己的音樂CD,或者到On Stage錄製表演台上的演奏MV。American Sabor則分區讓我認識拉丁音樂在美國各地的發展(是低~在紐約的、在LA的、在德州的拉丁音樂風格有差喔!),還有音樂試聽以及名人秀服展示。逛完這一區讓我整個下定決心叫Thomas晚上帶我去吃拉丁風味餐(真的!)
- EMP二樓的展比較單調一點,可是我還是頗喜歡她的Guitar Gallery,展示了非常多各式各樣的吉他、貝斯,介紹電吉他怎麼發展起來的。不過Northwest Passage-介紹美國西北區音樂發展史(Sorry,身為外國人的我真的不懂沒有共鳴啦...)的就悶啦....二樓兩個走廊展示其實也還不錯,我喜歡她的吉他樹,也喜歡她們叫Sky Church的大大大型音樂牆。
- 出示學生證的我有學生價$12可以當日多次穿梭EMP與SFM。
- SFM裡面有很多科幻小說、電影迷看了會很開心的展示品,譬如Star Trek、Star War、Terminator、ET裡面的面具、機器人、武器、太空船、作者手稿、模型.....我個人雖然沒有真的很愛科幻小說或者科幻片,但是也在一個與一個櫥窗間不知不覺的消磨了許多時間,消磨到忘記下午四點要打電話給Thomas的約定XD
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趁我被狂風吹回台灣之前,幸好Thomas傳了封簡訊過來叫我回Seattle Center等他下班就好,他找到的晚餐地點離那一帶很近,我於是把重點作品拍一拍完就沿著Broad Avenue爬回Seattle Center,一路慶幸自己夠重卻也一路哀怨「是不是我把芝加哥的風帶來西雅圖啦?」不過說也奇怪的是,下午五點左右的天已經開了,不像早上那樣的有雨陰沉,比對在Space Needle上午與下午拍攝的照片立刻有發現:下午雲破日出,天空恢復了迷人的蔚藍!幸運如我,等Thomas到了以後我跟Space Needle的合照於是美得冒泡!
晚餐的Pesos Kitchen光是內部陳設就讓我愛上她了。溫暖亮麗的橘紅色配上古典的燈具非常熱情,讓我踏入餐廳心情就開始飛~我們點的食物更是Yummy Yummy~我的Chicken Quesadilla有配上我們都很愛的Soar cream,Doritos的sauce雖然有我不甚喜歡的香菜,可是她的味道卻恰到好處讓我們雖然撐到爆炸了還是捨不得不繼續一片接一片殺殺殺!(下面這張照片基本上包含了我的愛!)
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這一天,後來就在「失控的陪審團Runaway Jury」DVD之夜中結束。對正在攻讀J.D.的湯馬士先生而言,對我這個剛修完一quarter一點也不專業但是聽了很多jargon的小鬼而言,電影收場後的那一點唏噓還真是連王叛逆都感覺得到啊 :P
Pesos Kitchen and Lounge
605 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 283-9353
我們兩個人餐費(沒喝酒)共....謝謝Thomas!
2008/06/09
才來西雅圖兩天,拍完了上兩百張照片
運氣超級無敵好多雨西雅圖為我放晴天空美呆了的第二天
各位看官,請恕我玩耍太用力沒有力氣寫詳細的形成,先看照片和我的嘔心瀝血註解吧!!
2008/06/07
我很弱,我是GMI組的冗員
「媽,我在美國做團體報告都聽不懂同學在討論甚麼。」
「怎麼會這樣呢?妳不是已經在美國唸書超過半年了嗎?」
「因為他們都講韓文.......」
同學們,這個使不上力的挫折感不是我在說,真的很深好嗎 XD
從開始到結束,除了做報告本身很累人以外,我覺得自己不斷要自我心裡建設這件事情更耗神:我不是故意做冗員的,我不是故意不積極參加討論的,我不是故意要狀況外的,我嘗試了,我體諒了,我接納自己身為小小小小螺絲釘的角色了,我吞下可能被打成「缺乏貢獻組」黑名單的結果了,如果我這樣心理建設完我也過得去,也不會太造成其他組員的麻煩與困擾,就這樣吧.......
內疚還是有的,我總之不喜歡當冗員、當Free-rider的感覺啊......
這,也是學習.....
Delay.....
Latest take-off update info: 10:45 p.m.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am still in the O'Hare airport.......
So, I was so bored that I subscribed for Boingo Wi-Fi services that could be used in many North America (and other international) airports, McDonald's and many other Cafes/restaurants. Since I'll fly a lot in the following three months, I tried to convince myself it's a bargain!
Well, am I Internet addicted? I guess so......
2008/06/06
失眠
我白天做報告的時候累得跟鬼一樣,灌了咖啡仍然呵欠連連。現在雖然有呵欠連連,可是躺下去已經超過一個小時意識依舊清醒不已,所以乾脆起身記錄下這兩天的些許感觸、感動。
周三晚上藉Ann的邀約,我和Serena一同前往一對住在Wilmette的老夫婦家與一批教會的朋友共進晚餐。Carol親手烹煮的食物真的是人間美味,餐具與擺設講究的程度更讓我們驚歎連連,席間與大家的交談氣氛更是極佳,我們都覺得非常幸運能有這樣意外的一餐。回家後我到Serena房間拿了一點她帶不走好心要留給我的食物,然後在我轉身離去前,她很自然的說聲:"See you in September!"(Serena的summer intern在Colorado的Western Union,整個暑假她都不會在芝加哥)她關上門的那一剎那我整顆心就揪起來了......我怎麼直到那一剎那才赫然發現從這時候開始我要三個多月看不到我最親愛的好朋友?!天啊!三個月耶!!!!原本習慣天天一起走路上學、一起在周日上教堂、去小組、討論作業、參加各種活動、跟彼此抱怨東抱怨西的好朋友忽然要隔好久才見得到面,叫我怎麼能夠不失落?
周四就是Serena要離開的日子了,我還在一樓討論報告的時候她剛從外面買了早餐回來,還開心的在外面敲窗戶,後來我用休息的空檔又跑去她房間小聊了一下,陪她一起環顧了那忽然間空曠起來的房間,漫不經心的聊一些瑣事,然後在下午兩點半她跳上計程車離開前,Serena拿了跟我借的Post-it,給了我一個充滿加州陽光的擁抱。掰掰......我的好朋友。還卡在芝加哥的我肯定會常常惦著妳,常常忍不住就想看看妳有沒有上線或者想撥通電話給妳,很希望,真的很希望,妳在Colorado一切順利 :)
也就在發現Serena即將遠行的同時,我發現了自己也將要與許多其他的好朋友一別三個月。Kelly在上海、Julia到Texas、阿可也在Colorado、Annabel在Cincinatti......大家都四散忙碌去了,誰還在這裡陪我玩 :( 雖然我也是有Global Residency的事情會忙,可是心裡總有一點點的不踏實,有一點點大家都在前進只有自己停滯不前的感覺,那樣的小小恐慌說大不大說小也不小,是這個焦慮讓我失眠嘛?
如果真有甚麼比較踏實的事情可以說,大約可以提一提今晚臨時湊成的四人晚餐會吧。Yana, Kelly, Nina和我硬是擠出了一起用晚餐的時間,趁Nina跑去紐約度假我跑去西雅圖和溫哥華玩耍Kelly回上海Yana搬往加州前。在大快朵頤的期間順口聊起的一些話題,讓我一段時間以來壓在心頭的小小烏雲漸漸散開。我的個性當然是有缺陷的,可是就一些事情的處理上,我的那些原則與堅持不一定是錯誤的,所謂被我影響到的人多少也有一些站不住腳的地方,我可以不用全把責任往自己身上攬,用內傷來贖罪。我的真實模樣,自然會被我努力經營的成果定義,不需要拘泥於被某些特殊的鏡片檢視。真的,一頓飯、一席談話後,心中有種豁然開朗的感受,那樣的輕鬆是出乎意料之外的 ^^
(BTW,暑假結束後我有可能搬新家喔~如果我們獵屋順利的話,Kelly, Nina和我可能會三人同住一個屋簷下。)
我們用餐的時候無意間分享到了「XXX不是我的菜」這樣的年輕人流行用語,(中國的說法:「XXX不是我的茶」阿哈哈哈哈~)然後我就被追問了,Wendy的菜是什麼?(當場另外三個人兩個有老公一個有男朋友,所以當然只我會被追問==)這個問題好難回答啊~心中浮出的影像讓我硬是湊出了幾個形容詞:成熟、不幼稚、聰明、不黏人,想不到了......於是我才發現自己似乎其實沒有很認真的想過這個問題,只在心底有個模糊的輪廓,然後一切都交給神的安排。如果真要我補充,我另外想得到的還有三點:疼我、能讓我崇拜、禁菸。好像真的就這樣了,十分簡單。咦?怎麼遇不到呢?
終於,我還是感覺到疲累了。希望這次停筆躺下的時候就能安穩到天亮。
晚安,芝加哥:)
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2008/06/05
[Yum!]New Wearable Feedbags?
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less
This looks very funny, but I don't think any company will execute such hilarious ideas.....
It just didn't feel right!
How do you think?
2008/06/04
Surprise at the InNUvation Social
Met new people, Marc, Ogi & his wife.
Marc and I cannot stop talking about our love toward our Swiss experience!!!!
He spent four summer months in Lausanne, and I spent three fall months in Kandersteg.
We both agreed that the German speaking zone is more adorable than the French zone, and Swiss for us meant more than a beautiful place on earth-
"It is a place you will miss a lot.
You will feel so like home when you ever have a chance to go back again.
And, you will strive to go back, strive hard!"
More than that, we both skied for the first time in the Alps in Switzerland.
Marc put a 10 cent Swiss Francs on my end of the table-
"Oh my goodness! Swiss Francs! You know what? I also brought one with me to the US! Because I know it is a token of......belongings :)" I couldn't help screaming!!!
Truly, it WAS wonderful to suddenly find someone who shared the similar experiences/emotions with you in this kind of occasion.
After Ogi and his wife arrived, I also enjoyed the talk with the wife (I am terribly sorry that I forgot her name....)
They are from Tokyo area, and they will go back for some weeks when Ogi is interning and hunting for job. Our conversation flows in both English(more) and Japanese, because I could feel that she would love to express herself in English than in Japanese. Another reason of doing so was..... Jeez, my Japanese now is horrible :( So sad!!!!!!! It'll take me some time to pick it up again....
Anyways, I loved the opportunity to talk to her, and as a weird person as I am, I seriously desired to know friends from Japan. That country, is my other hometown in mind....
So, this is the "A-Ha" conclusion of the experience tonight:
Wendy Chen is a Taiwanese girl who viewed also Switzerland and Japan as her hometowns, and would feel so excited (insanely) when she could share her love toward these countries and could meet people from there.
明日晴れるかな.....
明日晴れるかな /南方之星 主唱:桑田佳祐
熱い涙や恋の叫びも
輝ける日は何処へ消えたの?
遠い過去よりまだ見ぬ人生は
夢一つ叶える為にある
奇蹟のドアを開けるのは誰?
微笑みよもう一度だけ
君は気付くでしょうか その鍵はもう
君の掌の上に
Oh baby No maybe
愛なくして情も無い?
嘆くようなフリ 残るのは後悔だけ
Oh baby Smile baby
その生命(いのち)は永遠(とわ)じゃない
誰もが一人ひとり胸の中でそっと
囁いているよ
明日晴れるかな 遥か空の下
南方之星 主唱:桑田佳祐
明天會是晴天吧?
滾熱的淚水和愛情的呼喚,
光輝的日子消失去哪裡了?
若明天也在原先的道路上徬徨,
那麼再也回不到過去了。
側耳傾聽心聲,
想要對我說些什麼吧!
現在去混亂的街角,
每次想到那時的天空。
是神給予的孤獨與困難,
想哭的時候就哭吧!
這就是命運!
想要放棄?
季節像魔法般循環。
Oh baby No maybe
失去了愛情感覺也没有了嗎?
像吹氣般無奈,
只是為了世界而做。
Oh baby You are maybe
失去哀愁不是快樂,
幸福的感覺,
要緊緊抱住 one more time。
只是為了愛護昔日的自己,
回憶中有著美好的東西,
比起遙遠的過去尚未見的人生,
是為了實現一個夢想而存在的。
打開奇蹟之門的人是誰?
微笑吧 只是再一次就好
你意識到了吧!
那把鑰匙,已經在你的手中。
Why baby? Oh tell me
失去了愛,憎恨也没有了,
想看見裝作没看見般無奈,
只是為了保護自己?
Oh baby you are maybe
不是微小的勝負,
受挫般的感覺,
超越它 one more chance。
I talk to myself.
Oh baby No maybe
失去了愛,感覺也没有了嗎?
像吹氣般無奈,
剩下的只有後悔。
Oh baby Smile baby
生命不是永遠的,
每個人心中都在默默地,
一直低聲細語。
明天會是晴天吧!在遙遠的天空。
*日文及中文歌詞引用自Shane's View
*旋律已經在腦海echo超過兩天了......
2008/06/02
不是...的問題,是...的問題
不是看不看得到的問題,是「跟誰一起看」的問題』
這幾段話,這種邏輯,讓我立即想到了曉恩在高中時候說的:
「不是去哪裡的問題,是跟誰一起去的問題。」
的確,人生當中很多選擇的關鍵其實重要的都不是那件事情的本身,而是到底誰在身旁陪你度過。
很多事情的成功與否關鍵都在「人」啊~
今天稍早很巧合的跟Julia和Myriam分別聊到了班上的和團體報告相關的「人」的議題。自然,有讓大家開心享受的面向,也有一些抱怨和挫折。很感謝她們與我分享她們的觀點。討論當中我深刻的體認到人真的是世界上最複雜最難懂的動物,而且要如何來與其他的人良好互動和諧相處,真是門高深莫測的藝術,一個不小心,一個動作一句話立即的就在別人心中造成傷害而自己卻不自知,又或者是在一方以為理所當然的事件A,原來會被另外一方用完全不同的方式來解讀。身為旁觀者把兩方說詞對照後就會恍然大悟,其實諸多誤會大可以還原成讓大家心裡都沒有疙瘩的樣貌,只要彼此多一點體貼多一點尊重少一點自以為......
既然退一步那麼難時時辦到,就努力選對人吧!
關鍵不是...的問題,是跟誰一起...的問題:)
2008/06/01
岩瀨健三? 與汪六? 的關係
這個屬於兩人兒時甜蜜記憶的稱呼,那種只屬於兩人才能懂得的默契,很甜、很美,也很快的讓我想到了汪六的故事....
不同的是,汪六的故事沒有愛情成分。純粹是因為在社團投票選幹部時陰錯陽差的把他本名裡面的「正一」兩字誤打誤撞的算入了票數,最後統計總投票數時讓所有人的百思不解為何硬生生多了六票,仔細回頭追溯才發現了這讓人捧腹的原因,汪六之名自此不脛而走。
雖然這件事情發生時已經不是我們互動最多的時候,但是想想日劇裡的情節,想想健三的由來,想想男女主角間因為從那麼久以前就認識而擁有的一些只有兩人懂的默契,我的嘴角還是忍不住上揚了。真的,不可思議,這種維繫那麼多年仍然還厚實的情誼與緣份,我只能由衷感謝上蒼......