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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Stuck at the 29th floor
October 27th, 2012 Saturday night, after a nice dinner (thanks to wonderful Wife), I was just lazily watching TV and someone scratched my window. Huh? This is the 29th floor! Was a bird hurt out there? I rose to investigate. … Continue reading
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What’s the point?
Finally, the last of the presidential debates was over. The media industry kicked up another notch on political coverage, desperately seeking fresh angles. We all pretend that there are still undecided voters who are to choose the next president. We … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Words, Peek into my mind
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讀[昨日書]
大å¸é‚£å¹¾å¹´,åƒå®Œæ™šé£¯,抓把å‰ä»–åˆ°å±‹é ‚,å°è‘—夕陽,大唱幾首,大夥一起åˆ.天黑了下去打牌胡扯.ä¸ç„¶å°±çœ‹å¿ƒæƒ…,找個音樂迷,這邊è½æ–滾,那邊å¤å…¸,ä¸ç„¶é‚„有人專攻鄉æ‘çš„.淡江的日å,”è±å¯Œ”得很. 有幾個開始è¦å”±è‡ªå·±åšçš„æŒ,我們就一起è½.éŽäº†å¹¾å¤©,居然è¦é–‹æ¼”唱會,我們當然è¦åŽ»å…±è¥„盛舉.åƒå®Œé£¯å°±æ•£æ¥åŽ».哇!居然還有主æŒäºº!收音機è£çš„陶曉清!æŽé›™æ¾¤ä¾†é¬§äº†ä¸‹,楊祖çºå€‹åå°ä½†è²éŸ³å¥½,都是淡江人.那年é å”±æŒé‚£å¯æ˜¯æ¯å¤©è·¯é‚Šéƒ½æ˜¯,有å‹çš„人就開演唱會,æ ¡åœ’æ¯å‘¨éƒ½æœ‰,我們也沒太在æ„.後來還有人找了個陳é”來唱”æ€æƒ³èµ·”.哇.這是真的嗎?一個走唱的è€é å,嘰哩咕嚕了大åŠå¤©,氣氛éžå¸¸é„‰åœŸ,但沒人è½å¾—懂他在唱什麼.åªçŸ¥é“他的詞是隨興編的. 那些居然æˆäº†æ ¡åœ’æ°‘æŒçš„大里程碑.馬世芳的書,å¯«çš„æ˜¯æˆ‘è¦ªèº«åœ¨å ´çš„è€¶.而那天è½å®Œå¾Œ,å¤§å¤¥æ•£å ´,ä¸çŸ¥é“æŸæ·å²äº‹ä»¶å‰›ç™¼ç”ŸéŽå’§. 這就是當”路人甲”的感覺嗎?
Posted in Books & Reviews, Witness to my life
Tagged 陳é”, 馬世芳, æ€æƒ³èµ·, 昨日書, æŽé›™æ¾¤, 楊祖çº
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Certified to Sail
September 21, 2012 Liking needing a driver’s license to rent a car, I need to qualify for renting a sail boat. This means taking lessons until I can handle a boat reasonably. For Center for Wooden Boats, where I have … Continue reading
Posted in Sailing, Seattle, Witness to my life
Tagged Center for Wooden Boats, Sailing, South Lake Union
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Beef Noodles
“Food is the sky,” Chinese proclaimed. That, in terms of priority, food matters are always at the top. Citizens of Taipei took this to heart. This city is teemed with restaurants. Beef noodles, somehow, has ascended to obsessivity. Every year, … Continue reading
Posted in Tour guides
Tagged å·å‘³ç‰›è‚‰éºµ, Beef Noodles, 牛肉麵, 金è¯è¡—, Taipei, 永康牛肉麵
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练英文
练英文有两招: 找个英文读物,最好是知å新闻刊物,éšä¾¿é€‰ä¸€ç¯‡ï¼Œä»Žå¤´è¯»åˆ°å°¾ï¼Œæœ‰ç”Ÿå—查了åŽå†™åœ¨å¼ 纸上。读完åŽï¼Œå›žå¤´å†è¯»å¼€å¤´ä¸¤æ®µã€‚然åŽï¼Œä¸çœ‹å®ƒä¹Ÿä¸ç”¨èƒŒï¼Œè‡ªå·±å†™ä¸€é,比较一下。 这时,把生å—表拿æ¥å†çœ‹ä¸€é,看完就å¯ä»¥ä¸¢äº†å®ƒã€‚ 找æ¡è‹±æ–‡æŒï¼Œä¸‹è½½æŒè¯ã€‚一é¢å¬ï¼Œä¸€é¢è·Ÿç€å”±ä¸€é。能跟ç€å”±å®Œå°±è¡Œã€‚ 这两招,æ¯å‘¨ç»ƒä¸€é。ä¸ä¼šè¶…过一å°æ—¶ã€‚三月必有æˆæ•ˆã€‚一生都能å—益。别去上英è¯ä¼šè¯ç。浪费钱。
Posted in China, Management Thoughts
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