表姊夫杓杓訂做了一輛三輪車, 帶著兩個小美女依帆和楓順環島, 太酷了! 就是這種精神! 勇於追逐夢想! 不管甘苦, 享受實現夢想的每一刻! 看到表姊夫部落格上的主張"自由自在生活是夢想, 但是我要讓他變成真", 果真是實踐家!
看他們一路體驗, 多玩多看多聽多學, 學到的不僅是學校學不到的多種知識, 還有珍貴的生活哲學, 對現在的小朋友來說, 這有點克難的旅程反而難得地格外奢華.
今天是他們的第九天了, 抵達高雄, 幫他們加油! :-)
My cousin ordered a custom-made bicycle and is taking his two daughters to cycle around Taiwan. It's so cool! Like the slogan on his blog, "A free and unrestrained life is a dream, but I will make it come true", he is a real practician. It's the spirit! Chase the dream and enjoy every moment, including sweet ones and bitter ones!
Experiencing the trip by playing more, watching more, listening more, and learning more, the kids have learned not only some knowledge which the school can't teach but also the valuable life philosophy. To the modern kids, this kind of trip is rather rare and luxury.
Today is the ninth day of the trip and they arrived Tainan County. Cheer up for them! Go go go! :-)
2009/03/28
庭瑋和文君訂婚 The engagement of Shelby and Jasmine
恭禧! 恭禧! 我老弟和文君訂婚啦! 專門做行銷的小倆口自己打理一切, 老弟更被我們笑說他以為是在辦活動. :-)
Congratulations! My brother Shelby is engaged to Jasmine! Shelby and Jasmine used their expertise, marketing, to plan and arrange everything by themselves. We made fun of Shelby that he handled the engagement just like a marketing activity. :-)
細節就不描述了, 值得一提的是... 嫁女兒和娶媳婦果然不一樣ㄟ, 許媽媽這次就沒有像上次姊姊出嫁時哭得傷心~ (話說許媽媽還特別交代姊姊不要哭, 不然妝會花... 結果全場哭最慘的就是她... ha ha... 老媽, 不好意思出賣妳一下嚕...:-P)
另外, 要抱怨一下, 看來我們家我這一代完全被東海大學的勢力所包圍了... 我姊姊和姊夫都是東海的, 和老弟和文君一樣都是從東海認識後就一直到結婚... 太利害了.. 或該說東海到底是怎樣的一所學校啊... 唉~ 我這交大人(也算半個中原人)在家裡只能處於弱勢了...
I am not going to describe the details. However there are two things to record a bit.
Traditionally, it's quite different between having a son married and having a daughter married. The reason is that in the old time most people lived with their parents, considering as a filial piety. Therefore if a son get married, the family will have a new member join. In the opposite, if the daughter get married, the family will feel like losing one member. Although the situation has been changed somehow in the present age, the feeling of the parents are still different. I remembered that few years ago before my sister's wedding, my mom advised my sister that "When you leave, don't cry. Otherwise your makeup will be a mess." However when my brother in law came to pick up my sister for the wedding, my mom was the one who cried hardest. Today my mom was smiling, so you can see the difference. :-)
Once Jasmine joined our family, there are five people in my generation, and I am the only one who were not graduated from Tunghai University! These two couples had the similar stories, meeting their love in the university and getting married around 7 years later. Are they amazing? or maybe it's because of this University? :-P
Congratulations! My brother Shelby is engaged to Jasmine! Shelby and Jasmine used their expertise, marketing, to plan and arrange everything by themselves. We made fun of Shelby that he handled the engagement just like a marketing activity. :-)
細節就不描述了, 值得一提的是... 嫁女兒和娶媳婦果然不一樣ㄟ, 許媽媽這次就沒有像上次姊姊出嫁時哭得傷心~ (話說許媽媽還特別交代姊姊不要哭, 不然妝會花... 結果全場哭最慘的就是她... ha ha... 老媽, 不好意思出賣妳一下嚕...:-P)另外, 要抱怨一下, 看來我們家我這一代完全被東海大學的勢力所包圍了... 我姊姊和姊夫都是東海的, 和老弟和文君一樣都是從東海認識後就一直到結婚... 太利害了.. 或該說東海到底是怎樣的一所學校啊... 唉~ 我這交大人(也算半個中原人)在家裡只能處於弱勢了...
I am not going to describe the details. However there are two things to record a bit.
Traditionally, it's quite different between having a son married and having a daughter married. The reason is that in the old time most people lived with their parents, considering as a filial piety. Therefore if a son get married, the family will have a new member join. In the opposite, if the daughter get married, the family will feel like losing one member. Although the situation has been changed somehow in the present age, the feeling of the parents are still different. I remembered that few years ago before my sister's wedding, my mom advised my sister that "When you leave, don't cry. Otherwise your makeup will be a mess." However when my brother in law came to pick up my sister for the wedding, my mom was the one who cried hardest. Today my mom was smiling, so you can see the difference. :-)
Once Jasmine joined our family, there are five people in my generation, and I am the only one who were not graduated from Tunghai University! These two couples had the similar stories, meeting their love in the university and getting married around 7 years later. Are they amazing? or maybe it's because of this University? :-P
2009/03/21
蔣勳 Jiang-Xun
今年台灣應用材料的文藝季美術史講座由蔣勳主講"看見印象派大師高更-燃燒生命熱情的大溪地美學", 之前早已久聞蔣勳的大名, 但一直沒有真正和他書籍或演講有任何的接觸, 這次有機會和朋友一起去, 聽沒多久我就已經深深懾服於蔣勳的內涵與風度, 好喜歡他剖析陳述歷史與藝術的方式. 隨著他成穩的聲線進入他創造的情景, 歷史人物與藝術事件仿若是隔壁鄰居的故事, 有趣, 深刻, 而又貼近生活. 可惜四次講座我只有緣參與一次, 希望很快再有機會聽他話說藝術.
A course of lectures of art history is held by Applied Materials every year. This year as usual Jiang-Xun was invited to be the speaker, giving the lectures about Paul Gauguin. I have heard about Jiang-Xun for a long time, but I hadn't attended any of his lectures nor read any of his books. Few minutes after he started the lecture, I was already deeply attracted by his cultivation and manner. I like the way he dissects the history and art. Following his calm voice into the view he created for the audience, I felt that the stories of historical people and art events are as interesting and close as the stories of my friends. I hope I could participate in his lectures soon to listen more stories from him. :-)
A course of lectures of art history is held by Applied Materials every year. This year as usual Jiang-Xun was invited to be the speaker, giving the lectures about Paul Gauguin. I have heard about Jiang-Xun for a long time, but I hadn't attended any of his lectures nor read any of his books. Few minutes after he started the lecture, I was already deeply attracted by his cultivation and manner. I like the way he dissects the history and art. Following his calm voice into the view he created for the audience, I felt that the stories of historical people and art events are as interesting and close as the stories of my friends. I hope I could participate in his lectures soon to listen more stories from him. :-)
2009/03/13
貴客來訪 Guests from the Netherlands
Chien-shan's family, including Chien-shan, Johan, and Harm, came back from the Netherlands to Taiwan for a three-weeks visiting. Therefore we took the chance to meet at my new apartment. Ching-Yi, my roommate at RSM (Rotterdam School of Management), came as well.
千姍, Johan和Harm一家人從荷蘭回台灣三個禮拜, 於是我們安排在我的新家聚會, 我在Rotterdam唸書的室友靖宜也來了.
It was a very nice and fun evening. Johan is very cute! When Harm took the photo below, Johan was busy in treating us cookies. :-)
這難得的聚會很棒, Johan超級可愛. 當Harm在照下面這張照片的時候, Johan正忙著餵我們大家乖乖呢. :-)
The relations among us are a bit complicated. :-) Chien-shan and Ching-Yi were classmates in the university. Ching-Yi and I were roommates in the graduate school. Chien-shan used to visited Ching-Yi when we studied in Rotterdam. However at that time exchanged to US for one semester so I didn't meet Chien-shan. Years later I started to work for ASML. One day I received an e-mail from a colleague, Harm, saying that his wife is Ching-Yi's friend. By the way, did I said that my brother works in the office next to Ching-Yi's in the same company? ha ha...
我們幾人之間的關係有點複雜. :-) 千姍和靖宜是大學同學, 我和靖宜是研究所室友, 我們在RSM唸書的時候千姍有去拜訪靖宜, 但我大概是剛好交換學生到美國, 所以那時並沒認識千姍. 畢業一年後我到ASML工作, 有一天收到一位荷蘭同事的信, 說他老婆的大學同學認識我, 沒錯, 這位同事就是千姍的老公Harm. 還有, 我還沒提到, 我老弟和靖宜同一間公司就算了, 辦公室就在隔壁... ha ha... 很巧吧...
千姍, Johan和Harm一家人從荷蘭回台灣三個禮拜, 於是我們安排在我的新家聚會, 我在Rotterdam唸書的室友靖宜也來了.
It was a very nice and fun evening. Johan is very cute! When Harm took the photo below, Johan was busy in treating us cookies. :-)這難得的聚會很棒, Johan超級可愛. 當Harm在照下面這張照片的時候, Johan正忙著餵我們大家乖乖呢. :-)
The relations among us are a bit complicated. :-) Chien-shan and Ching-Yi were classmates in the university. Ching-Yi and I were roommates in the graduate school. Chien-shan used to visited Ching-Yi when we studied in Rotterdam. However at that time exchanged to US for one semester so I didn't meet Chien-shan. Years later I started to work for ASML. One day I received an e-mail from a colleague, Harm, saying that his wife is Ching-Yi's friend. By the way, did I said that my brother works in the office next to Ching-Yi's in the same company? ha ha...我們幾人之間的關係有點複雜. :-) 千姍和靖宜是大學同學, 我和靖宜是研究所室友, 我們在RSM唸書的時候千姍有去拜訪靖宜, 但我大概是剛好交換學生到美國, 所以那時並沒認識千姍. 畢業一年後我到ASML工作, 有一天收到一位荷蘭同事的信, 說他老婆的大學同學認識我, 沒錯, 這位同事就是千姍的老公Harm. 還有, 我還沒提到, 我老弟和靖宜同一間公司就算了, 辦公室就在隔壁... ha ha... 很巧吧...
2009/03/09
Hamantaschen
Paula made the delicious hamantaschen, traditional snack eaten during the Jweish holiday of Purim, to share with us. Hamantaschen refers to "Haman's ears", "Haman's pocket", and etc. However people say that Hamantaschen might be made in the shape of Haman's hat. I didn't check the detail history, but the cake was really good! :-P
Paula親手做猶太人普珥節吃的傳統點心和我們分享. Hamantaschen解作'哈曼的口袋', 希伯來語意為'哈曼的耳朵', 但形狀應該是因為哈曼帶的帽子都是三角形的原因. 歷史上哈曼好像是計畫殺害猶太人的壞人, 詳細歷史故事我就沒有查了, 餅真的很好吃倒是真的! :-P
Paula親手做猶太人普珥節吃的傳統點心和我們分享. Hamantaschen解作'哈曼的口袋', 希伯來語意為'哈曼的耳朵', 但形狀應該是因為哈曼帶的帽子都是三角形的原因. 歷史上哈曼好像是計畫殺害猶太人的壞人, 詳細歷史故事我就沒有查了, 餅真的很好吃倒是真的! :-P
2009/03/07
公司福委旅遊 - 宜蘭和坪林 A company EWC trip to Yilan and Pinling
加入ASML兩年, 之前的員工旅遊都因為不在國內或有事而無法參加, 這次終於給我跟到了~ 台灣人, 荷蘭人, 美國人, 小朋友, 父母親, 男女朋友, 夫妻, 親戚等等全部出爐, 三輛遊覽車分別從新竹, 林口和台北出發, 加上五輛左右的轎車, 畫面好不熱鬧! :-)
由於天氣不甚理想, 原本的步道行程為茶葉博物館所取代, 加上不變的台灣傳統藝術中心, 這趟行程可說是道道地地的文化之旅.
位在宜蘭的台灣傳統藝術中心將台灣多元文化下琳瑯滿目的文化與藝術做規劃性的蒐集與展示, 以觀光的商業方式讓保存傳統文化並加以發揚光大. 鄉土文化藝術進階到國際文化藝術並不容易, 在這裡我們不僅可以看到先民的智慧, 更可看到當代台灣人的創意與精神.
坪林茶業博物館
坪林文山包種茶很有名, 但伴隨雪山隧道的通車, 坪林的觀光受到很大的衝擊, 雖然是星期六, 人卻很少. 茶博物館前方河堤欄杆上放置著各式不同造型的茶壺其實還蠻有特色的. 博物館內主要分為茶史, 茶事, 茶藝三個展示區. 值得一提的是這個博物館的創始人是個德國人, 所以網站有德語版和中文版.
Having joining ASML for two years, I had missed all the company trips. Finally I could join this trip. There were Taiwanese, Dutch, American, kids, parents, boy/girl friends, husbands/wives, relatives, and etc. in three buses from Hsinchu, Linkou, and Taipei, and around five cars following. The picture was very lively.
Because of the weather, we could only do some indoor activities.
Center for Traditional Arts in Yiland collects all kinds of arts in the diverse Taiwanese cultures. Here you can see not only the wisdom of the ancestors but also the creativity of th present generation. All kinds of design expands the scope of the traditional art and makes it an "ing" culture. It's always an issue about how to well preserve a culture without stopping the new one. I think that this center has successfully built a channel to continue the great job.
Museum Lasars is a tea museum in Pinling, famous of a specific kind of tea, Pouchong, in Taiwan. Although it was Saturday, there were only few people visiting this small town. While the Hsuehshan Tunnel effectively shortens the travel from Taipei to Yiland, the tunnel has created a serious iimpact on the tourist industry at Pinling because people don't need to pass by this town on the way to Yiland anymore. The museum exhabits the history, the distribution, and the art of tea. One interesting thing is that the founder was a German, and that's why the website has a German version.
由於天氣不甚理想, 原本的步道行程為茶葉博物館所取代, 加上不變的台灣傳統藝術中心, 這趟行程可說是道道地地的文化之旅.
位在宜蘭的台灣傳統藝術中心將台灣多元文化下琳瑯滿目的文化與藝術做規劃性的蒐集與展示, 以觀光的商業方式讓保存傳統文化並加以發揚光大. 鄉土文化藝術進階到國際文化藝術並不容易, 在這裡我們不僅可以看到先民的智慧, 更可看到當代台灣人的創意與精神.
坪林茶業博物館
坪林文山包種茶很有名, 但伴隨雪山隧道的通車, 坪林的觀光受到很大的衝擊, 雖然是星期六, 人卻很少. 茶博物館前方河堤欄杆上放置著各式不同造型的茶壺其實還蠻有特色的. 博物館內主要分為茶史, 茶事, 茶藝三個展示區. 值得一提的是這個博物館的創始人是個德國人, 所以網站有德語版和中文版.
Having joining ASML for two years, I had missed all the company trips. Finally I could join this trip. There were Taiwanese, Dutch, American, kids, parents, boy/girl friends, husbands/wives, relatives, and etc. in three buses from Hsinchu, Linkou, and Taipei, and around five cars following. The picture was very lively.
Because of the weather, we could only do some indoor activities.
Center for Traditional Arts in Yiland collects all kinds of arts in the diverse Taiwanese cultures. Here you can see not only the wisdom of the ancestors but also the creativity of th present generation. All kinds of design expands the scope of the traditional art and makes it an "ing" culture. It's always an issue about how to well preserve a culture without stopping the new one. I think that this center has successfully built a channel to continue the great job.
Museum Lasars is a tea museum in Pinling, famous of a specific kind of tea, Pouchong, in Taiwan. Although it was Saturday, there were only few people visiting this small town. While the Hsuehshan Tunnel effectively shortens the travel from Taipei to Yiland, the tunnel has created a serious iimpact on the tourist industry at Pinling because people don't need to pass by this town on the way to Yiland anymore. The museum exhabits the history, the distribution, and the art of tea. One interesting thing is that the founder was a German, and that's why the website has a German version.
2009/03/04
Be dead, and to rise from the dead
How to make a dead hyacinthus rise again? The answer is to cut it. "Be dead, and to rise from the dead." How a beautiful life philosophy it is.