極限震撼 Fuerzabruta

極限震撼是一場來自紐約, 結合音樂, 戲劇, 舞蹈, 性感水舞等多重元素的表演, 觀眾隨時隨著舞台移動, 在與舞台與表演者的互動中, 觀眾也成為表演的重要一環, 整場show更像一場精心策劃的突破性大party!

對這場show的評價很兩極, 有人說他們那場觀眾冷冷的, 不怎麼樣, 也有人說他們那場high到衣服都快脫掉了. 所以說, 是一場蠻值得去體驗一下的表演. 結束時我們一群人都有點意猶未盡的感覺, 我想這場party成功了. 網路上的影片可以看一下內容, 但現場震撼感受還是不ㄧ樣喔~

Fuerzabruta is a show from New York, combining the elements of music, drama, dance, sexy dance above the water, and etc. The audiences are also part of the show, moving and dancing along with the stages and the performers. It's like a well designed big party with remarkable breakthroughs!

The opinions about this show are quite different. Some people said that the atmosphere was calm in the show he/she joined. Some people said that the audiences were so high that they almost took off their tops. When the show was over, we felt like to have more, more music, more dance, more show, and etc. That was a successful party. The videos on the Internet can show the content of the show, but the live show has much more shock~

烏來 Wulia

今天和K, J和S到烏來玩, 天公作美沒有下雨, 先來到陰離子含量高居全台森林遊樂區之冠的內洞森林遊樂區. 我們從新店捷運站開車過去不到一小時就到烏來了, 出乎意料的自然景觀與原始的森林步道都讓我大為驚艷.

K, J, S and I met met at a Taipei Metro station and it took less than one hour to arrive Neidong National Forest Recreation Area. The natural and trail in the forest is amazing.

內洞瀑布很美, 那一泉清池讓人想要跳下去玩水. 沿路鳥聲相伴, 賞鳥大師Simon不時指引我們認識各種鳥類. 我們一直往內走到步道盡頭才沿原路回來, 我真有點依依不捨, 心想夏天躺在涼亭裡聽瀑布聲一定很讚吧!

The Neidong waterfall is beautiful! It's a pity that swimming is not allowed over there. Lying in the pavilion in summer must be a great joy. All the way, many birds flied around and accompanied us. S used to observe birds a lot, so he was able to recognize most of the birds. It's quite educational.

享受自然享受到忘了時間, 我們一路叫餓地來到烏來老街, 看到第一攤"山豬肉"就二話不說地先來四串, 接著烤香腸, 炸地瓜等等, 以為這樣就結束了? 錯, 當然還要來個正餐啊! 咱們又到餐廳裡吃了一桌新鮮美味的菜倄, 然後一路叫飽地在烏來老街散步.

印象最深的就屬那間把山豬整隻攤在店們口的店, 油油亮亮的山豬好無辜, 結能減炭, 還是少吃一點肉.

We enjoyed the forest too much and forgot the time. When we arrived the Wulia old street, we were all starving. We bought some BBQ at the first food stall we saw, and other delicious local food followed. It's the end? of course not... we went into a restaurant for the real meal. On the way to the Wulia old street, we were yelling that we were too hungry. When we walked out the restaurant, we were yelling that we were too full...

A aborigine put a whole shining pig in front of his stall. We stopped by to take photos, but for sure it's not a successful way to attract customers to buy it. People tend to eat less meat when they see the poor pig. Well, it's good for the earth.

稍微消化一下後我們到烏來強羅溫泉會館泡湯, 這兒的地理位置很好, 居高臨下, 湯也不錯, 尤其女生相同的票卻有裸湯可選擇, 男生就只能去泡大眾池嚕~

一天結束, 心理滴咕著明天, 一定要上班嗎? 2010年的第一個上班日... 好像也該期待一下...

After taking a walked to digest a bit in the old street, we went to a hot spring hotel to enjoy the famous hot spring at Wulia. The mountain view with clouds and fogs was peaceful.

At the end of the day, I was murmuring to myself... Do I have to work tomorrow? The first working day in 2010... I should look forward to it...

Earthings 地球上的生靈

"Earthings" is a multi-award-winning documentary about speciesism. If you haven't watched it before, you should do it! (Note. Be ware that some content is violence or bloody.)

"地球上的生靈"是一個探討物種歧視的紀錄片, 已經榮獲多項大獎, 如果你還沒看過, 一定要看! (注意. 有些內容涉及暴力血腥)

Earthlings 地球上的生靈(1)Begin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGYeWWINqk

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (2)Pets (寵物) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40cpTvvt-LM&feature

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (3)Food食物(1) http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=-6wp6lORdcg

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (4)Food食物(2) http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDNsXSA2rg

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (5)Food食物-(禽畜) Part 2a http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=2L5ulKM9SKM

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (6)Food食物-(捕鯨) Part 2b http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=mPW7wQwkq58

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (7)休閒-(皮草) Part 2c http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZdI-uJgv4

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (8)休閒-(馬戲團) Part 3a http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDV6ZmeM5A

Earthlings 地球上的生靈 (9)vivisection(科學研究)-Part 3b http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=XX9LjPoWhCY

Earthlings(地球上的生靈)-Part 3c (總結) http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXrklOZ-uE

2010新年快樂! Happy New Year 2010!

去年跨年煙火看了, 元旦升旗也參加了, 今年實在有點懶, 只是沒想到國旗圍巾還是把我乖乖拐去參加元旦升旗, 還把L拖下水. 原本想說這條圍巾可不便宜, 專程從林口坐計程車去的呢~ 結果到頭來傳說中的9999條國旗圍巾沒看到幾條, 更別說要拿到一條... 後來看新聞知道有人等四小時都沒拿到, 我們5:30AM到沒拿到好像也沒什麼大不了了. 沒拿到就算了, 但還是希望這些辦活動的人下次可以貼心地安排得專業一點, 新聞上那樣的混亂實在不是很文明~

看啊~ 咱們馬總統脖子上那條就是我想要的啦~ anyway, 整體表演蠻酷的, 還是值得~

Originally I only planned to go to Cai Guo-Qiang's exhibition with L as the first even in year 2010. However since the scarf with the designed national flag is too attractive to let it go, I left home at 4:50AM to join the flag-raising ceremony in front of the presidential palace. The government prepared 9999 scarfs, but we didn't see any when we arrived at 5:30AM. Later I saw the news on TV saying that some people waited 4 hours and didn't get it. Wow... I knew why I didn't get any... :-P

The scarf on the president Ma's neck is the one I wanted! The shows presented by the army afterward still made it worthy.

找間店吃了頓悠閒又豐盛的美式早餐後, 我們才開始今天的正規的行程, 台北市立美術館蔡國強的"泡美術館"展覽!

提到蔡國強, 最為台灣人所知的就是就是"負責北京奧運煙火的爆破藝術家"以及"馬總統女兒的教授", 今天看了他的展覽, 才知道他的藝術的多元性, 除了知名的爆破作畫, 還有更多具有各種意義的創新表達性作品. (關於蔡國強爆破作畫的影片可參考這裡.)

After an easy and great American breakfast, we went for the event as planned originally, Cai Guo-Qiang's exhibition "Hanging Out in the Museum" at Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Mr. Tsai is known as the artist of the firework for Beijing Olympics, and in Taiwan also known as the professor of the president Ma's daughter in New York. He uses various material and formats to present his art and to reflect the society phenomenon. He creatively paints by explosions. (Click here to see Mr. Tsai's arts, including how to paint by explosions.)

(this photo was copied from here.)

"撞牆"是最讓我感動的一件作品. 99隻真實大小的狼以前仆後繼無人可檔的氣勢往前衝, 直到撞到一面無形的牆的作品. 群體的力量和信仰可以產生極大的感動並達成任何事情, 但忠誠與盲目只是一線之隔, 人類因此造成多少不可挽回的歷史悲劇. 義無反顧地往前跑, 但看清前方是什麼了嗎? 有形的牆看得見, 無形的牆是無法看見, 還是我們不願看見? 旁邊悉悉落落幾隻未跟隨的狼在團體的氣勢相較下略顯孤獨, 但應該是智者吧~

Among the works, I was deeply impressed by the "Head On", consisting of 99 wolves running and jumping toward an invisible wall. While the determination of the following wolves was touched, the shock of the followed wolves heading on the wall was helpless. There is only a gleam of separation between loyalty and blindness, and that's why in the history there have been so many tragedies caused by blindness. Why do people follow blindly? We can see a physical wall, but how about an invisible wall? Can't we see it, or aren't we willing to see it? Few wolves didn't follow, although a bit lonely comparing with the group's momentum. They must be the wise ones.

台北出租院是個蠻有趣的專題, 人物的表情和動作維妙維俏.

There was an outdoor area with many fine sculptures of the characters in a novel. The movements and facial expressions were very lively with interesting details.

最後我們不知不覺在這個展覽待了4個小時, 真是個有意義的新年起頭啊~

Eventually we spent 4 hours in the exhibition. It's a meaningful event for starting the new year. :-)

Amanda的家庭感恩禮拜 Amanda's family appreciation ceremony

參加Amanda的家庭感恩禮拜, 非常溫馨的聚會. 尤其是Amanda獻花給她高齡的阿媽時, 那其中對阿媽滿滿的感恩與愛, 讓我又羨慕又感動. 憑著Amanda的信仰與對人生的正面態度, 我相信她一定會堅持幸福的. :-)

I was invited to Amanda's family appreciation ceremony. It's a sweet banquet. The moment when Amanda handed her grandmonther a bouquet of flowers was very touching. I could feel the deep appreciation and love from Amanda. Based on her belife and positive attitude toward the lives, I believe that she will keep the happiness around her.

China - Wuxi - Business Trip 中國無錫出差 2009/12/13~2009/12/18

沒啥新鮮事... 住高級飯店無錫凱賓斯基飯店, 便宜的按摩(但沒有遇到特別棒的手技), 吃的從在地蘭州拉麵, 日本料理, 到每天飯店的高級早餐... 沒有去那兒玩... 就是出差. 倒是遇到一些人喜歡跟我聊天, 像是一位司機大哥和一位按摩的妹妹, 聽到很多在地的聲音, 以及小人物的甘苦與夢想.

There is nothing really special, but just a business trip. I stayed at a great hotel Kempinski Hotel Wuxi, went to the office everyday, had massages, and ate various food such as the local noddles, the Japanese food, and the daily breakfast buffet. I didn't have any tourist schedule. However I met few people, who like to chat, such as a driver and a massage girl. I heard lots local voice and stories, including the joys and sorrows, and also the dreams.

啊~ 想到一件事. 每天飯店清潔人員都會在我的床上放一些東西, 其中包含一個寫著孔夫子名言的書籤, 一面中文, 一面英文翻譯. 由於翻得非常無厘頭看不太懂, 還蠻有娛樂效果的.比如說 "學而時習之, 不亦悅乎? 有朋自遠方來, 不亦樂乎? 人不知而不慍, 不亦君子乎?" 翻成 "To learn and to practice what is learned time and again is pleasure, is it not? To have friends from afar is happiness, is it not? To be unperturbed when not appreciated by others is gentlemanly, is it no?" "學而不思則罔, 思而不學則殆" 則翻成 "He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."

oh.. I remembered one interesting thing. Everyday the cleaning lady would put something nicely on my bed, including a bookmark. On each bookmark, a Confucius' proverbial saying was printed, both in Chinese and English. I found that the translation is not understandable but amusing.

此外, 大陸的計程車司機都會用鐵條把自己圍起來防搶. 有的只圍司機的座位, 有的前後隔離, 這次有機會就照了張相片. 有位司機跟我說他已經想好遇到搶劫要怎麼辦, 他的座位下有一把刀子, 遇到就拼了, 命一條. 當我們被教導說沒有什麼比生命重要時, 有些人卻在為一家人的生計煩惱, 沒有什麼比錢重要. 突然覺得很沉重, 想起馬斯洛的需求層次理論.

In China, every taxi driver is blocked by iron sticks to prevent from robberies. One driver used to tell me that he already knew what to do if he encountered any robbery. He had a knife under his seat and he for sure will fight for it. When we were taught that nothing is more important than our lives, some people struggling with earning money for their families insisted that money is the thing to keep their lives and there is no way to take it away. Suddenly I felt heavy, and thought of Maslow's hierarchy of human needs.

Restaurants at Taoyua 桃園餐廳 - 風車的故鄉, 尼尼義大利餐廳 and 鐵木真麻辣鴛鴦火鍋店

- 風車的故鄉 -

03-2123233
桃園縣蘆竹鄉中正北路326號

Note. 空間很棒的一間餐廳, 坐在沙發式的椅子上抱著抱枕和朋友聊天非常舒適. 價位稍高, 但有特色還算值得.


- 尼尼香辣餐廳 Nini Spicy -

03-2221370

桃園南崁台茂Shopping Mall

Note. 這是逛台茂時隨興吃到一家好餐廳. 我和姊帶著兩個小外甥去, 服務人員非常貼心地安排適當的座位, 不論義大利麵或披薩都很好吃, 價格也平易近人.

- 尼尼義大利庭園餐廳 Nini Garden -
03-3138498
桃園縣蘆竹鄉南竹路二段313-1號

Note. 基於上次在台茂Nini愉快的用餐經驗, 我和姊這次決定去試這家Nini新開的店, 我也剛好幫老姊慶生. 和台茂的Nini比起來, 這間Nini場地較優, 後面還有一片草地, 夏天在外面曬太陽應該很舒服; 食物品質大同小異; 可惜大概是因為當天生意太好, 服務人員有點忙不過來, 貼心度就略遜一籌了.

- 桃園鐵木真麻辣鴛鴦火鍋店 -

03-3555288

桃園市中正路849號1樓　

Note. 湯頭很棒, 免費加的湯底料很闊氣也很實在, 食材新鮮, 有些菜還是老闆自己種的. 我個人最喜歡的就是那用竹杓盛的魚漿嚕~

Early Christmas Parties

It's a Christmas party arranged at Whye-choy's home. We prepared and exchanged gifts. At the beginning I drew a 8G USB memory card, but exchanged with Simon to a cup on which a beautiful picture would show when hot water is filled.

到Whye-choy家提早過聖誕~ 當然包含交換禮物嚕~ 我抽到USB 8G記憶卡, 但後來和Simon換成蔡國強的杯子, 注入熱水杯子表面就會浮出一幅很美的畫喔~ :-)

Since not all the colleagues could join the party at Whye-choy's place, we arranged another gathering at a restaurant Hugo at Linkou. We found this restaurant via the comments on the Internet, and the food didn't disappoint us! :-)

因為很多同事無法參加Whye-choy家的party, 我們另外安排了在林口的聚會. 雨果西餐是在網路上看到評價頗高的餐廳, 沒讓我們失望, 好吃!


Hugo 雨果西餐
桃園縣龜山鄉文化村復興北路23號
(03)3288059

草嶺古道 Caoling Historic Trail

今天和壽星麗紋到草領古道一遊, 一早先從台北坐火車到福隆火車站, 然後搭接駁車到草領古道入口, 芒草, 我們來啦~

I went to the Caoling Historic Trail with Li-wen, the birthday girl today. We took the train from Taipei to Fulong, and took the bus to the entrance of the histoic trail.



一路上的風景相當美, 雖然已經到的芒草季的尾端, 啞口滿山滿谷的芒草還是很壯觀, 一路上各段又都有不同的景觀, 我特別喜歡在小溪聽水聲休息的時刻.

"The Story of Silver Grass and the Historic Trail" is a very famous annual autumn event of the Northeast Coast in Taiwan. The silver grass covers the mountains along the trail in autumn. The views change along the trail. I like the momnet we took a rest next to the stream, hearing the voice of the natural.


巧遇一群不知做啥法事的宗教活動, 我並沒有特別詢問, 倒是覺得令旗配國旗的畫面別有一番風味. 今天也遇到一些有趣的人, 從國光號的司機到客棧遺址的店小二都超級熱情可愛, 幫這趟旅程增添不少樂趣. 最後還在大里天公廟遇到RSM的學長, 太巧了.

當然啦~ 福隆便當怎麼能錯過?! 看那豐富的菜色, 划算又好吃~ :-)

We saw a local religious activity. I didn't ask the detail, but thought that the combination of the religious flag and national falg is interesting on the photo. On the way we met some enthusiastic and lovely people, such as the bus driver and the tea steward in the simulated old-style tea house, making the trip even more fun. At the end of the trip, I even met a RSM alumnus. How a coincidence!

The meal box at Fulong is very famous. How can we miss it?! We bought them when the train stopped by the train station and enjoyed them on the way back home. They are really delicious~ :-)

恭禧姿樺&鈞元結婚嚕~ Wedding banquets of Tzu-hua and Jun-yuan

- 2009/11/21 台南結婚 Wedding banquet at Tainan -


一大早從八九點眾伴娘們陸續抵達新娘家梳妝打扮, 一路忙忙忙... 最後回到家時已經是晚上十點多了, 天啊~ 我才知道原來結婚是朋友比家人還忙... 我弟結婚時好像也是他的眾多朋友們最忙... 感恩ㄋㄟ... :-)

今天我們的主要任務就是陪新娘, 設計新郎來迎娶時的闖關, 幫忙宴會各項事宜等等. 難得我們姊妹這樣一整天在一起, 盡情聊天, 歡笑不斷, 六個人明明穿得漂漂亮亮卻總要照幾張鬼臉照片, 兩位攝影師也樂此不疲, 哈哈, 相信鈞元和姿樺會很幸福地過一輩子的!

Tzu-hua and Jun-yuan got married today! Besides our congratulations, we six bridesmaids accompanied the bride whole day. I arrived Tzu-hua's home at 9:00AM. When I went back home, it was 22:00PM already. After the graduation from the high school, it's the first time that six of us were all together for the whole day. Therefore although we were exhausted, we appreciated the time being together very much. :-)

Our main tasks were to accompany the bride, to design and execut the little games to challenge the groom, and to help in the banquet. Not only the nice photos but also the funny photos with the wry faces were taken. It's a day with lots of laugh. Hope Tzu-hua and Jun-yuan would have happiness together and forever!

- 2009/11/24 林口補請 Wedding banquet at Linkou -


今天姿樺在林口補請, 我第一次當主持人呢~ 自己覺得口條還有待加強, 但能順利完成任務已經相當欣慰~ 姿樺一家人一直感謝我讓我很不好意思, 但也很窩心~ 有機會能幫到好友的忙非常開心呢~

Since Tzu-hua has lots colleagues and friends at Linkou, she arranged another banquet at Linkou. I was the host and it was my first time of being a host on the stage. I was gratified by the completion of the mission, and was happy that I can help my good friend. :-)