2005年12月24日 星期六
2005年12月4日 星期日
陪我玩嘛
Leonard: ki- 你在幹麻? 陪我玩吧.
Kiki: 我要睡覺啦, 你去找 Custard 玩.
Leonard: 你很懶ㄟ, 每天都在睡; 陪我玩一下嘛!
Kiki: 不要啦, 我很累ㄟ.
Kiki: 不要壓我啦, 你的殼很硬, 壓著很不舒服啦!
Leonard: 很煩ㄟ你, 誰叫你不跟我玩.
Kiki: 臭烏龜, 動作那麼慢還想跟我玩.
Leonard: 不要這樣子嘛, 好歹我們也是睡同一張床的.
Kiki: 那你先拿個 catnip 過來給我, 讓我 high 一下.
Leonard: ㄜ... 你也知道我去拿個東西回來至少要兩小時...
Kiki: 那就快去快回囉!
Leonard: 欺負老人... xxoo...
2005年12月2日 星期五
bumblebee
date: 7 Aug 2005
location: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Although I have zero knowledge of horticulture, I do find flowers perfect models for close-up photography. This particular bumblebee doesn't have its yellow and black strips vividly distinguished. Might been seen as an unattractive duckling in the bee world. Well, you don't have to be a pageant queen to do the job, do you?
ps. I tried to ask the bee to turn around so that I can have a front view of its cute face. The message didn't get through and I barely escaped from being stung. Lesson learnt. One should accommodate to the Nature rather than the other way round.
location: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Although I have zero knowledge of horticulture, I do find flowers perfect models for close-up photography. This particular bumblebee doesn't have its yellow and black strips vividly distinguished. Might been seen as an unattractive duckling in the bee world. Well, you don't have to be a pageant queen to do the job, do you?
ps. I tried to ask the bee to turn around so that I can have a front view of its cute face. The message didn't get through and I barely escaped from being stung. Lesson learnt. One should accommodate to the Nature rather than the other way round.
strutting through the sand
Date: 6 Aug 2005
Location: North Berwick
A relaxing afternoon in North Berwick with R & I. Run into a wee Highland Show in town of North Berwick! Spend some time watching various competition and band display. You would have thought kilt didn't go well with T-shirt, but all those big muscular men in weight throwing game dressed up like that. It just reassured me one should never wear kilt with shirt.
Very quiet at the beach as most people were at the highland show. A 5-year-old girl came over to play and we swapped crackers a few times. Highlight came when a group of horse and horserider strutting across the sandy beach. Affected by this romantic view, everyone had a sweet joyful smile on the face!
Location: North Berwick
A relaxing afternoon in North Berwick with R & I. Run into a wee Highland Show in town of North Berwick! Spend some time watching various competition and band display. You would have thought kilt didn't go well with T-shirt, but all those big muscular men in weight throwing game dressed up like that. It just reassured me one should never wear kilt with shirt.
Very quiet at the beach as most people were at the highland show. A 5-year-old girl came over to play and we swapped crackers a few times. Highlight came when a group of horse and horserider strutting across the sandy beach. Affected by this romantic view, everyone had a sweet joyful smile on the face!
couch potato
a piece of evidence showing you 'the couch potato of the year'
kiki: This is rather comfy. It's a shame that Soph had moved away.
c.hou: She's now in the property ladder.
kiki: purrrrr.............
c.hou: What program are you watching?
kiki: I'm just observing the reflection of the sky. Some sea gulls fly in a very funny way.
c.hou: Yes? How's that?
kiki: They don't really fly in a straight line. The flying route is rather zigzagging.
c.hou: Are you planning to step into the career of an ornithologist?
kiki: What? Don't speak in Greek. I'm multilingual but I don't speak Greek.
c.hou: I spoke English...
kiki: Whatever...
c.hou: I should not have tortured your tiny small brain.
kiki: Human, you're obstructing my view.
c.hou: That's English!
kiki: Could you let me enjoy my quiet afternoon please?
c.hou: As you like it.
kiki: What does this have to do with Shakespeare?
c.hou: I'm just saying.
kiki: Enough. You're draining my brain cells...
c.hou: I can keep going.
kiki: Knock it off......
c.hou: Okay. I shall leave you in peace.
kiki: That's more like it.
kiki: This is rather comfy. It's a shame that Soph had moved away.
c.hou: She's now in the property ladder.
kiki: purrrrr.............
c.hou: What program are you watching?
kiki: I'm just observing the reflection of the sky. Some sea gulls fly in a very funny way.
c.hou: Yes? How's that?
kiki: They don't really fly in a straight line. The flying route is rather zigzagging.
c.hou: Are you planning to step into the career of an ornithologist?
kiki: What? Don't speak in Greek. I'm multilingual but I don't speak Greek.
c.hou: I spoke English...
kiki: Whatever...
c.hou: I should not have tortured your tiny small brain.
kiki: Human, you're obstructing my view.
c.hou: That's English!
kiki: Could you let me enjoy my quiet afternoon please?
c.hou: As you like it.
kiki: What does this have to do with Shakespeare?
c.hou: I'm just saying.
kiki: Enough. You're draining my brain cells...
c.hou: I can keep going.
kiki: Knock it off......
c.hou: Okay. I shall leave you in peace.
kiki: That's more like it.
naked
well, I mean naked feet (bare foot doesn't sound exciting at all)...
sorry to disappoint you!
first attempt of 'professional' foot shot (think that I failed...)
date: 4 June, 2005
location: Gairloch Beach, Wester Ross
sorry to disappoint you!
first attempt of 'professional' foot shot (think that I failed...)
date: 4 June, 2005
location: Gairloch Beach, Wester Ross
聯誼
Heavy-kind of social event when most people show up with their Harley-Davison, dressed in black leather coat, distress jeans and leather boots... Rounds of engine revving go one and one from time to time and all those black leather guys seems to enjoy the so-called noise to most regular people.
'The other half' is eager to join the group......
'The other half' is eager to join the group......
K profile
kiki: What, you want me pose again?
c.hou: Yes, that's your duty.
kiki: But I'm napping, well, as always...
c.hou: Com'on, just say cheese~~~
kiki: I only speak cat language. Purrrrrr~~~~~~
c.hou: That wouldn't work!
c.hou: Okay, just open your eyes and straighten your whiskers.
c.hou: Kiki, stay there. You look extremely slim lying there.
kiki: Really? Purrrrrr...........
c.hou: I'm trying my best to take a slim kiki photo. Would be ideal for your online-dating personals.
kiki: Do my whiskers look alright?
c.hou: Yes, but put away your claws.
kiki: Anything else?
c.hou: No. This is perfect!
About Kiki:
Gender: male (well, castrated by c.hou...)
Marital Status: single, never married
Body Type: a few extra pounds
Height: probably 60 cm from head to tail
Eyes: black pupil, yellow iris
Hair: mostly black, white in extremities
Ethnicity: domestic short hair in cat words
Sense of Humour: clownish, silly, wacky, zany; crude - I bite
Social Setting: home body
TV watching: always, biggest couch potato you'd ever encounter
Smoking: doesn't smoke
Drinking: doesn't drink
Living Situation: with cute and cuddly c.hou
Having Kids: no
Want Children: ...... as I said, I'd been castrated......
Languages: English (with Scottish accent), Mandarin, a bit of Japanese, learning Portuguese now, and of course the cat language
Food: anything fishy, cat nips, cat treats, cheese, ham, yogurt, corn
In my own words:
You're looking at the profile of a lovely cuddly male indoor cat. I'm looking for someone who will not challenge my authority in my territory and wants to share sometime watching boring TV at the windowsill (as the scenery and plot are always the same day after day with slight changes every three months) and share my bed with me. Also, you must be able to defence yourself and me against the out-of-nowhere tortures when c.hou is around. There's always plenty food and water around in the house, and you need not worry about getting ill or visiting veterinary surgeons and stuff like that. C.hou is a vet and there's nowhere to escape. On the other hand though she takes good care of animals in the house. Drop me a line if you're interested in meeting up. I'll show you the secret pathway to my windowsill! Look forward hearing from you.
Lots of love,
Kiki, XXXXX and of course, purrrrrr................
c.hou: Yes, that's your duty.
kiki: But I'm napping, well, as always...
c.hou: Com'on, just say cheese~~~
kiki: I only speak cat language. Purrrrrr~~~~~~
c.hou: That wouldn't work!
c.hou: Okay, just open your eyes and straighten your whiskers.
c.hou: Kiki, stay there. You look extremely slim lying there.
kiki: Really? Purrrrrr...........
c.hou: I'm trying my best to take a slim kiki photo. Would be ideal for your online-dating personals.
kiki: Do my whiskers look alright?
c.hou: Yes, but put away your claws.
kiki: Anything else?
c.hou: No. This is perfect!
About Kiki:
Gender: male (well, castrated by c.hou...)
Marital Status: single, never married
Body Type: a few extra pounds
Height: probably 60 cm from head to tail
Eyes: black pupil, yellow iris
Hair: mostly black, white in extremities
Ethnicity: domestic short hair in cat words
Sense of Humour: clownish, silly, wacky, zany; crude - I bite
Social Setting: home body
TV watching: always, biggest couch potato you'd ever encounter
Smoking: doesn't smoke
Drinking: doesn't drink
Living Situation: with cute and cuddly c.hou
Having Kids: no
Want Children: ...... as I said, I'd been castrated......
Languages: English (with Scottish accent), Mandarin, a bit of Japanese, learning Portuguese now, and of course the cat language
Food: anything fishy, cat nips, cat treats, cheese, ham, yogurt, corn
In my own words:
You're looking at the profile of a lovely cuddly male indoor cat. I'm looking for someone who will not challenge my authority in my territory and wants to share sometime watching boring TV at the windowsill (as the scenery and plot are always the same day after day with slight changes every three months) and share my bed with me. Also, you must be able to defence yourself and me against the out-of-nowhere tortures when c.hou is around. There's always plenty food and water around in the house, and you need not worry about getting ill or visiting veterinary surgeons and stuff like that. C.hou is a vet and there's nowhere to escape. On the other hand though she takes good care of animals in the house. Drop me a line if you're interested in meeting up. I'll show you the secret pathway to my windowsill! Look forward hearing from you.
Lots of love,
Kiki, XXXXX and of course, purrrrrr................
Primrose
Thought Winter was creeping in and the city had lost its colour. A bit of heart-shape pedal Primrose would brighten the greyness life and depressing day.
"Upon this Primrose hill,
Where, if Heav'n would distil
A shower of rain, each several drop might go
To his own primrose, & grow manna so."
-John Donne(1572-1631)
ps. my hotmail account name was derived from John Donne plus 1630!
"Upon this Primrose hill,
Where, if Heav'n would distil
A shower of rain, each several drop might go
To his own primrose, & grow manna so."
-John Donne(1572-1631)
ps. my hotmail account name was derived from John Donne plus 1630!
2005年11月20日 星期日
His Holyness xxxx
又是星期天午後
值得一提的是 這週末的我異常勤奮 苦守於實驗室
平時人來人往的通道樓梯間 頓時安靜許多
實驗室偌大的空間 自己慢慢享受了起來
週六早上聽了一場某諾貝爾獎得主的演說
對演講者的認識趨近於零 不過倒也興致勃勃的參與
有趣的是 入場票價為18英鎊 沒有學生票
但若是說出 '通關密語' 則可買到7鎊的折扣票
有位神通廣大的朋友 買到了兩張折扣票! 真是令人欽佩
在這邊看電影 上戲院 通常學生都可享有多到五折的折扣
有的戲院還有提供 '失業者' 更優惠的票價
有時某特定年齡以下的teenager 小孩 票價更是令人垂涎
小朋友免費就不說了
倒還是第一次遇到說出通關密語享受優待票的場子
在台灣每每聽到有長得很高的國小學生 被要求買全票...
以身高作為評量標準 似乎不太恰當
就當作是長腿哥哥姐姐的長腿税吧 讓我們矮子族心理舒坦一些
喔 那位諾貝爾獎得主
也許是他說話方式本來就是如次
一個多小時下來的訪談 我覺得一直都沒有抓住主題
還是內容太過於高深莫測 沒有慧根的我才會聽不懂
青菜羅蔔各有所好
我還是繼續當 Noam Chomsky 的追隨者囉
值得一提的是 這週末的我異常勤奮 苦守於實驗室
平時人來人往的通道樓梯間 頓時安靜許多
實驗室偌大的空間 自己慢慢享受了起來
週六早上聽了一場某諾貝爾獎得主的演說
對演講者的認識趨近於零 不過倒也興致勃勃的參與
有趣的是 入場票價為18英鎊 沒有學生票
但若是說出 '通關密語' 則可買到7鎊的折扣票
有位神通廣大的朋友 買到了兩張折扣票! 真是令人欽佩
在這邊看電影 上戲院 通常學生都可享有多到五折的折扣
有的戲院還有提供 '失業者' 更優惠的票價
有時某特定年齡以下的teenager 小孩 票價更是令人垂涎
小朋友免費就不說了
倒還是第一次遇到說出通關密語享受優待票的場子
在台灣每每聽到有長得很高的國小學生 被要求買全票...
以身高作為評量標準 似乎不太恰當
就當作是長腿哥哥姐姐的長腿税吧 讓我們矮子族心理舒坦一些
喔 那位諾貝爾獎得主
也許是他說話方式本來就是如次
一個多小時下來的訪談 我覺得一直都沒有抓住主題
還是內容太過於高深莫測 沒有慧根的我才會聽不懂
青菜羅蔔各有所好
我還是繼續當 Noam Chomsky 的追隨者囉
2005年11月15日 星期二
christmasy
星期日午後
窗外湛藍的天 以及 欲振乏力的太陽
促使著我換上外衣 往郊外移動
過去幾個星期 陰霾的天空加上濕冷的天氣
讓人特別珍惜看到看到藍色天空的時間
不知不覺 來到了 Debbies Garden Centre
離家不遠 又可在室內亂晃亂晃 索性找個車位停下來
ㄜ...... 一大部分擺設空間都被耶誕節相關產品佔據著
馬上被濃濃的耶誕氣氛隴罩著
雖然我平時頗為喜歡看這些有的沒有的
但此時卻只感覺到自己的形單影隻
再等一等囉
今年的耶誕節是相當值得期待的
窗外湛藍的天 以及 欲振乏力的太陽
促使著我換上外衣 往郊外移動
過去幾個星期 陰霾的天空加上濕冷的天氣
讓人特別珍惜看到看到藍色天空的時間
不知不覺 來到了 Debbies Garden Centre
離家不遠 又可在室內亂晃亂晃 索性找個車位停下來
ㄜ...... 一大部分擺設空間都被耶誕節相關產品佔據著
馬上被濃濃的耶誕氣氛隴罩著
雖然我平時頗為喜歡看這些有的沒有的
但此時卻只感覺到自己的形單影隻
再等一等囉
今年的耶誕節是相當值得期待的
2005年10月27日 星期四
summer again
十來天陰雨綿綿的天氣終於在今天稍作休息
藍色的天空佔據著大夥兒頭頂上的空間
路上疾走的行人們臉上掛著一個個的笑臉
是該曬曬太陽感覺一下溫暖的時候了
突然的溫度回升
街上的氣氛也跟著驟然轉變
一眼望去
原本的帽子、圍巾、手套瞬時被細肩帶、高跟鞋、迷你裙取代
人們已習慣蘇格蘭天氣變化之狂烈
滿滿的因應之道隨處可見
狡兔有三窟
學校兩個辦公室加上家裡那一大窟
我也常常游移於不同的空間中
今年上半年我就在游移中墮落掉博士生第三年
看來擁有絕對自由權對我並不事件好事
還是待在滿是人的博士生辦公室 (n=20)
我的工作效率最佳
很奇怪吧
大概是沉浸在略有同儕壓力或是威脅感的環境中
才能驅使我那已在童年失去的積極競爭力吧
恩，開始慢慢趕鴨子囉！！
藍色的天空佔據著大夥兒頭頂上的空間
路上疾走的行人們臉上掛著一個個的笑臉
是該曬曬太陽感覺一下溫暖的時候了
突然的溫度回升
街上的氣氛也跟著驟然轉變
一眼望去
原本的帽子、圍巾、手套瞬時被細肩帶、高跟鞋、迷你裙取代
人們已習慣蘇格蘭天氣變化之狂烈
滿滿的因應之道隨處可見
狡兔有三窟
學校兩個辦公室加上家裡那一大窟
我也常常游移於不同的空間中
今年上半年我就在游移中墮落掉博士生第三年
看來擁有絕對自由權對我並不事件好事
還是待在滿是人的博士生辦公室 (n=20)
我的工作效率最佳
很奇怪吧
大概是沉浸在略有同儕壓力或是威脅感的環境中
才能驅使我那已在童年失去的積極競爭力吧
恩，開始慢慢趕鴨子囉！！
2005年10月26日 星期三
get one's ducks in a row
可以算是人生規劃吧
然後慢慢地把一隻一隻的鴨子趕到定位
但若是鴨子亂跑呢
或是划到隔壁村莊郊遊去了呢
試著去保持個動態平衡
不要不切實際或是異想天開的趕著鴨子
I assume you're sitting at your desk right now. Look down to your right and open the bottom drawer. See? Full of ducks, probably in a disgustingly disorderly state. If they're not there you can get some at your nearest farm. In any case, I'd suggest that you have at least six ducks on your boss's desk first thing Monday morning standing at attention in a neat line, ready to be dispatched on sales calls. Then you can relax and spend the rest of your life watching daytime TV.
扯遠了. 但滿好笑的..
然後慢慢地把一隻一隻的鴨子趕到定位
但若是鴨子亂跑呢
或是划到隔壁村莊郊遊去了呢
試著去保持個動態平衡
不要不切實際或是異想天開的趕著鴨子
I assume you're sitting at your desk right now. Look down to your right and open the bottom drawer. See? Full of ducks, probably in a disgustingly disorderly state. If they're not there you can get some at your nearest farm. In any case, I'd suggest that you have at least six ducks on your boss's desk first thing Monday morning standing at attention in a neat line, ready to be dispatched on sales calls. Then you can relax and spend the rest of your life watching daytime TV.
扯遠了. 但滿好笑的..
2005年10月13日 星期四
puzzle
9:30 pm
在那看不到盡頭的論文檔案中奮力一博的寫了幾個字
傳送訊息的腦波也像洩了氣的皮球黏在地上沒有律動跡象
不自主的走到廚房開了瓶 INTI Cabernet Shiraz 切了塊乳酪
享受了起來
10:00 pm
打開了今天收到的包裹
是先前逛街時駐足於某商品前時間超過於一般所看的東西
可愛是一定要的啦
但可愛並不能夠成為購買的動機
拼圖: 卡通圖案的老頭子們之管旋樂團
收到這包裹真是讓我心動指數區高不下
10:50 pm
開始睡前的kiki折磨運動
11:30 pm
進入夢遊狀態
Zzzz.............................. zzzzz...............................
zzz.......
在那看不到盡頭的論文檔案中奮力一博的寫了幾個字
傳送訊息的腦波也像洩了氣的皮球黏在地上沒有律動跡象
不自主的走到廚房開了瓶 INTI Cabernet Shiraz 切了塊乳酪
享受了起來
10:00 pm
打開了今天收到的包裹
是先前逛街時駐足於某商品前時間超過於一般所看的東西
可愛是一定要的啦
但可愛並不能夠成為購買的動機
拼圖: 卡通圖案的老頭子們之管旋樂團
收到這包裹真是讓我心動指數區高不下
10:50 pm
開始睡前的kiki折磨運動
11:30 pm
進入夢遊狀態
Zzzz.............................. zzzzz...............................
zzz.......
2005年10月11日 星期二
windscreen
六月份的高地行
小 micra 帶著我們馳騁於荒無人跡的外星球山水風景中
因為實在是太荒涼了
micra 動不動就偷偷加速到 80-90 miles per hour
天外真的飛來一筆
在不知道發生什麼事的狀況下
我看到擋風玻璃上淺淺的小裂痕
隨著時間飛逝
那小裂痕也慢慢長大
至今已有三四十公分長了吧......
相貌平庸的 micra 保險費可一點都不平庸
一年四五萬台幣的保險金額到目前都覺得是灑到大海中
只有三不五時心中吶喊著 comprehensive coverage 而感到心安
拖了四個月的時間
終於在今天打電話給保險公司詢問更新擋風玻璃相關事宜
並不需要把車送到特約車廠 (通常都在深山之中)
而倒是會有技術人員到府服務
區區五分鐘的一通電話, 為什麼要拖個數個月才打呢???
咳, 希望能儘早消滅心中那個懶惰的我.
小 micra 帶著我們馳騁於荒無人跡的外星球山水風景中
因為實在是太荒涼了
micra 動不動就偷偷加速到 80-90 miles per hour
天外真的飛來一筆
在不知道發生什麼事的狀況下
我看到擋風玻璃上淺淺的小裂痕
隨著時間飛逝
那小裂痕也慢慢長大
至今已有三四十公分長了吧......
相貌平庸的 micra 保險費可一點都不平庸
一年四五萬台幣的保險金額到目前都覺得是灑到大海中
只有三不五時心中吶喊著 comprehensive coverage 而感到心安
拖了四個月的時間
終於在今天打電話給保險公司詢問更新擋風玻璃相關事宜
並不需要把車送到特約車廠 (通常都在深山之中)
而倒是會有技術人員到府服務
區區五分鐘的一通電話, 為什麼要拖個數個月才打呢???
咳, 希望能儘早消滅心中那個懶惰的我.
2005年10月8日 星期六
friendship vs relationship
為了和 M 通電話, 東西收拾收拾著, 三點便離開辦公室
M 講話總是勒勒長, 應該是他特有的職業病吧
2小時19分58秒, Skype上頭顯示著
一年總有個一兩次 M 想要正經點聊些正經事
今天有數次差點引爆炸彈的驚險對話
視訊倒是能適時緩和些氣氛
回到愛丁堡的第一個星期五夜晚
開了瓶 McGuigan Shiraz, 點上數十跟蠟燭
自己和 kiki 浪漫了起來
雖然 kiki 硬是被我列管為家貓的一員
他的被毛也開始有 winter coat 的感覺
蓬鬆, 柔順, 軟軟的; 髮質都快和我不相上下了說......
M 說, relationship 必須建立在 friendship 之上
揮別過去的陰霾, 希望再次的開始會是平順的
M 講話總是勒勒長, 應該是他特有的職業病吧
2小時19分58秒, Skype上頭顯示著
一年總有個一兩次 M 想要正經點聊些正經事
今天有數次差點引爆炸彈的驚險對話
視訊倒是能適時緩和些氣氛
回到愛丁堡的第一個星期五夜晚
開了瓶 McGuigan Shiraz, 點上數十跟蠟燭
自己和 kiki 浪漫了起來
雖然 kiki 硬是被我列管為家貓的一員
他的被毛也開始有 winter coat 的感覺
蓬鬆, 柔順, 軟軟的; 髮質都快和我不相上下了說......
M 說, relationship 必須建立在 friendship 之上
揮別過去的陰霾, 希望再次的開始會是平順的
2005年10月6日 星期四
endless day
早上八點的飛機到香港
一整夜沒睡, 看了 The amazing race - family edition 第一集
又看了一部有點年紀了的電影 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
五點半坐上記程車到機場
開始了漫長的等待的一天
在香港機場內晃了三四個小時, 等待下一段航程
突然想到, 老爸應該會在這段時間內於在香港轉機
看了看他可能搭的班機, 在登機口期待他的出現
期間是著打電話聯絡他, 但沒找到人
漫長的等待終於結束, 坐上前往法蘭克福的航班
沒帶手錶的我, 不知道昏睡了多久......
向來以任何時間地點都可以輕易入睡的我, 將此特點發揮的淋漓盡致
來到了法蘭克福, 又是另一個三小時的等待
三加一小時, 因為該班機從巴黎過來而當地正有罷工
也因機場附近天氣不佳, 只剩下一個航道可以起飛及降落
一上飛機, 我又開始昏睡
除了期間醒來加件外套外, 落地時的那一刻才真正的搖醒我
抵達愛丁堡已過午夜時間
等行李又等了一會兒
然後快歨走出機場, 撘上回家的計程車
十月初午夜的愛丁堡
除了安靜, 就是安靜, 路上一部車子都沒有
溫度極低, 低氣壓頓時緊密的攏罩著我
回到家中, kiki 相當熱情的歡迎
當然也抱怨了我離家這麼久丟下他一個人...不, 是一隻貓...
真討厭, 又回到了現實生活......
一整夜沒睡, 看了 The amazing race - family edition 第一集
又看了一部有點年紀了的電影 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
五點半坐上記程車到機場
開始了漫長的等待的一天
在香港機場內晃了三四個小時, 等待下一段航程
突然想到, 老爸應該會在這段時間內於在香港轉機
看了看他可能搭的班機, 在登機口期待他的出現
期間是著打電話聯絡他, 但沒找到人
漫長的等待終於結束, 坐上前往法蘭克福的航班
沒帶手錶的我, 不知道昏睡了多久......
向來以任何時間地點都可以輕易入睡的我, 將此特點發揮的淋漓盡致
來到了法蘭克福, 又是另一個三小時的等待
三加一小時, 因為該班機從巴黎過來而當地正有罷工
也因機場附近天氣不佳, 只剩下一個航道可以起飛及降落
一上飛機, 我又開始昏睡
除了期間醒來加件外套外, 落地時的那一刻才真正的搖醒我
抵達愛丁堡已過午夜時間
等行李又等了一會兒
然後快歨走出機場, 撘上回家的計程車
十月初午夜的愛丁堡
除了安靜, 就是安靜, 路上一部車子都沒有
溫度極低, 低氣壓頓時緊密的攏罩著我
回到家中, kiki 相當熱情的歡迎
當然也抱怨了我離家這麼久丟下他一個人...不, 是一隻貓...
真討厭, 又回到了現實生活......
2005年8月25日 星期四
dentist
......
C: What has Martin been doing?
O: She's been doing the internet dating stuff.
C: How does that go?
O: I think it's going okay. She met a dentist.
C: A dentist! Has he checked her teeth?
O: No... I don't think he would want to. Oh... by his tongue you mean!!!
C: Yeah... that's a good one.
......
......
C: What has Martin been doing?
O: She's been doing the internet dating stuff.
C: How does that go?
O: I think it's going okay. She met a dentist.
C: A dentist! Has he checked her teeth?
O: No... I don't think he would want to. Oh... by his tongue you mean!!!
C: Yeah... that's a good one.
......
......
2005年8月15日 星期一
ex is engaged
Believe I'd injured my left foot over-exercising for the last few weeks - the damage is now building up and I walk like a turtle (i.e. turtle speed or turtle posture). Felt pretty miserible going to the lab to pick up my lab book. To make things worse, I was viewing ex's engagement photos. What a lovely day.
lunch:
crackerbread with tuna, corn, red pepper, mayonnaise x 3
crackerbread with Somerset Brie x 1
tea with milk
dessert:
fiendish level Su Doku x 1 (cannot finish it though)
It's weird how the mind works. The engagement photos pull out the 4-5 year old flashbacks. Sitting next to each other in the virology lab studying or working, talking or napping in the evening seminar, cycling to the nearby nightmarket for dinner, mid-night driving around the nuclear power plant and the coast, patiently (or impatiently) waiting for Tai to finish whatever he was doing, etc. It's wonderful that he's stepped into the next stage of life, but a tiny part of me just doesn't feel right. It's okay. I'm very good at forgetting things and it will not be bothering me in probably 5 minutes!
assuming I'll have a productive afternoon, and then:
dinner with Robin & I-Hsin at Biblos
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Usher Hall on Monday 15 August
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 will be replaced by Beethoven's Symphony No 5, and the orchestra will also perform Weber's Overture 'Abu Hassan.'
umm.... I'll go get another cup of tea and get back to work. Ciao.
lunch:
crackerbread with tuna, corn, red pepper, mayonnaise x 3
crackerbread with Somerset Brie x 1
tea with milk
dessert:
fiendish level Su Doku x 1 (cannot finish it though)
It's weird how the mind works. The engagement photos pull out the 4-5 year old flashbacks. Sitting next to each other in the virology lab studying or working, talking or napping in the evening seminar, cycling to the nearby nightmarket for dinner, mid-night driving around the nuclear power plant and the coast, patiently (or impatiently) waiting for Tai to finish whatever he was doing, etc. It's wonderful that he's stepped into the next stage of life, but a tiny part of me just doesn't feel right. It's okay. I'm very good at forgetting things and it will not be bothering me in probably 5 minutes!
assuming I'll have a productive afternoon, and then:
dinner with Robin & I-Hsin at Biblos
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Usher Hall on Monday 15 August
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 will be replaced by Beethoven's Symphony No 5, and the orchestra will also perform Weber's Overture 'Abu Hassan.'
umm.... I'll go get another cup of tea and get back to work. Ciao.
2005年8月7日 星期日
sticky cockroach trap
幾天前接到母親大人來電
早上九點多我還躺在床上扭來扭去, 不想起床.
但說話的聲音則是裝的精神許多, 免的被唸.
聊了一些家裡的瑣事.
電話那頭的背景音樂是某個遊戲的配樂, 老媽又在打電動了...
媽媽提到, 自從她把跑車當貨車用, 車子很難保持乾淨.
最近正為蟑螂所苦.
買了些蟑螂屋擺在車子屋子四週, 來對付那些囂張的蟑螂.
一回, 老媽健步經過, 眼角看到一隻鬼鬼祟祟的蟑螂在蟑螂屋附近走動;
回頭一瞪, 那蟑螂太過於緊張而翻了過去, 倒在蟑螂屋裡, 被黏住了;
媽媽對這突來的勝利, 感到相當光榮, 並四處炫燿...
''蟑螂在蟑螂屋前嚇翻了''
其實, 生活就是累積在這些小小的故事中, 快樂來自於和他人分享.
ps. 誰可以幫我劃一張''蟑螂在蟑螂屋前嚇翻了''的示意圖?!
早上九點多我還躺在床上扭來扭去, 不想起床.
但說話的聲音則是裝的精神許多, 免的被唸.
聊了一些家裡的瑣事.
電話那頭的背景音樂是某個遊戲的配樂, 老媽又在打電動了...
媽媽提到, 自從她把跑車當貨車用, 車子很難保持乾淨.
最近正為蟑螂所苦.
買了些蟑螂屋擺在車子屋子四週, 來對付那些囂張的蟑螂.
一回, 老媽健步經過, 眼角看到一隻鬼鬼祟祟的蟑螂在蟑螂屋附近走動;
回頭一瞪, 那蟑螂太過於緊張而翻了過去, 倒在蟑螂屋裡, 被黏住了;
媽媽對這突來的勝利, 感到相當光榮, 並四處炫燿...
''蟑螂在蟑螂屋前嚇翻了''
其實, 生活就是累積在這些小小的故事中, 快樂來自於和他人分享.
ps. 誰可以幫我劃一張''蟑螂在蟑螂屋前嚇翻了''的示意圖?!
shorthair
this gets me into thinking about keeping another 'cuter' cat in the house... kiki will be jealous then......
The British Shorthair is valued for its calm demeanor, endurance and loyalty. Stocky, sturdy cat resembling a plush teddy bear~~~
pygmy hippo
date: July 31th, 2005
location: Edinburgh Zoo
Hippo Leah & her calf. Yes, they are shining. The body gives off an oily chemical which helps lubricate the skin so it doesn't dry out. Extremely adorable creature. However, they are endangered due to hunting and habitat destruction.
Maine Coon
date: July 23rd, 2005
event: Edinburgh & East of Scotland Cat Club 48th All Breeds Championship Show
location: Brunton Halls, Bridge Street, Musselburgh
The Maine Coon is America's native longhair cat; it evolved naturally in response to the New England climat. They are tall, muscular, big-boned cats. Highly people-oriented. Big, gentle, good-natured goofs. Don't forget to feel the unique texture and 'shag' of the coat. The most common inherited health problems are hip displasia and cardiomyopathy though.
hairy coo
date: June 5, 2005
location: one minute drive from the Glenfiddich Distillery in Speyside
A lovely docile highland cow calf, keeping a wary eye out for strange tourists!
2005年7月5日 星期二
window of soul
taken by zonkeyboy
從朋友那得知英國即將禁止網路上販售神奇菇菇的消息, 當下採取了必要措施. 在某個天時地利人合的夜晚, kiki 已經睡到翻過去之後, 我開始了我的神奇之旅. 當你失去自主的能力, 腦袋開始了自己的幻燈片秀, 帶你重回曾經經歷過的不同時間空間點, 讓你再次暴露在你不知為何做出某個決定的時刻, 思考. 情感未經過任何包裝宣洩出來. 三不五時噪音吵醒kiki, 睡眼矇矓的他還會瞪我一下.
即將滿三年的求學生活, 我進入最後隧道階段. 啥時才會看到來自隧道底的光, 我不知道; 倒是希望不要在隧道中車子拋錨了... 那就尷尬了!! 加油!!
make poverty history
date: July 2, 2005
location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Typical of the protesters in Edinburgh was the Walsh family, who had paid £35 each to come on an overnight bus from Dorset. Francis Walsh, a 62-year-old retired teacher dressed head to toe in white, was there with his daughters Oonagh, 31, Caragh, 26 and granddaughter Lily, 11.
'When we worked out we could just afford it there was no question about whether or not we should come.' he said through a generous moustache. 'It's something Lily will always remember.' from The Sunday Times
It was qutie an emotional day and an absolutely exciting event with a powerful meaning. People from all generations and all backgrounds had united behind this one ideal, which is to make poverty history.
I am very pround of partaking in such an event like this...
cuddly
first encounter with a 'stray cat'. photo taken by zonkeyboy.
location: en route to Huntly Caslte
date: June 5, 2005
the corporation
THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" Provoking, witty, sweepingly informative, The Corporation includes forty interviews with corporate insiders and critics - including Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change. (cited from http://www.thecorporation.tv)
2005年5月25日 星期三
Custard
Custard - the trophy from Barcelona
Date: 22/05/05
Location: West Mains Road university accommodation
c.hou: Bin, I'm outside your building now. Could you open the door?
Bin: Yeah, I see you. Wait! Are you carrying a dog?
c.hou: Yes, it's Custard. Let us in.
blah blah blah.........
sternal recumbency
One of the three basic body postures associated with lying: sternal recumbency, and with it the forepaws pointed forward and usually with the tail directed caudally (kiki failed to do so).
ps. thought that kiki could be a perfect model for posture pictures
2005年5月20日 星期五
Micra
陪著我上山下海浪跡天崖的Micra
兩週前dashboard上面的引擎燈開始閃爍
在motorway上頭感覺的出來Micra有點吃力的行進著
平時一不小心就到80-90m/h的情況已經不再
拖拖拉拉了幾天後，終於送場檢修
車對我而言僅僅只是代步的交通工具
技師跟我解釋了一大堆有的沒的，還是聽不懂……
故障的引擎零件更新需要約五百英鎊左右的費用
皺了皺眉頭，考慮許久
我打了電話跟母親大人報備了一下
……便宜啦，爸的車隨便進場維修換個機油就要四萬多台幣……
……安全重要……
……不要跟人家討價還價的啦，傻小孩……
……該花的錢要花，不要想太多……
掛上電話，心理好過許多
到了這個年齡，經濟上還仰賴著家裡支援
我知道我是很幸福的，我也感到困窘
身邊每每是十九歲就開始獨立生活的友人
希望一年之內我能結束這邊的學業，開始靠自己的雙手生活
回台灣的決定是對的
我期待著生命的下一章節
date: Feb 2004
place: Kellie Castle & Garden in Fife
兩週前dashboard上面的引擎燈開始閃爍
在motorway上頭感覺的出來Micra有點吃力的行進著
平時一不小心就到80-90m/h的情況已經不再
拖拖拉拉了幾天後，終於送場檢修
車對我而言僅僅只是代步的交通工具
技師跟我解釋了一大堆有的沒的，還是聽不懂……
故障的引擎零件更新需要約五百英鎊左右的費用
皺了皺眉頭，考慮許久
我打了電話跟母親大人報備了一下
……便宜啦，爸的車隨便進場維修換個機油就要四萬多台幣……
……安全重要……
……不要跟人家討價還價的啦，傻小孩……
……該花的錢要花，不要想太多……
掛上電話，心理好過許多
到了這個年齡，經濟上還仰賴著家裡支援
我知道我是很幸福的，我也感到困窘
身邊每每是十九歲就開始獨立生活的友人
希望一年之內我能結束這邊的學業，開始靠自己的雙手生活
回台灣的決定是對的
我期待著生命的下一章節
date: Feb 2004
place: Kellie Castle & Garden in Fife
2005年5月18日 星期三
Glencorse Reservoir
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Date: Sunday afternoon, May 15th, 2005
Route: Flotterstone -- Glencorse View Walk -- Glencorse Reservoir
2005年5月15日 星期日
zebra crossing
在台灣扎扎實實的生活了二十幾年
大學時代以機車衝鋒陷陣穿梭於繁忙車道巷弄中
腦袋中的交通禮節其實所剩無幾
經過一年的駕駛訓練及三次的路考
我終於拿到了張合法的英國駕照
所有道路禮儀均已重建
我自認為是個還不錯的優良駕駛
這兒城市中的斑馬線並不多
在有斑馬線的地方 行人則有絕對優先權
雖然行使中的車輛必須讓路給行人
我倒還滿享受靜靜坐在駕駛座上的那幾秒鐘
一個陌生的微笑
總能讓我心情愉快個大半天
這世界還是有溫暖的!
大學時代以機車衝鋒陷陣穿梭於繁忙車道巷弄中
腦袋中的交通禮節其實所剩無幾
經過一年的駕駛訓練及三次的路考
我終於拿到了張合法的英國駕照
所有道路禮儀均已重建
我自認為是個還不錯的優良駕駛
這兒城市中的斑馬線並不多
在有斑馬線的地方 行人則有絕對優先權
雖然行使中的車輛必須讓路給行人
我倒還滿享受靜靜坐在駕駛座上的那幾秒鐘
一個陌生的微笑
總能讓我心情愉快個大半天
這世界還是有溫暖的!
2005年5月12日 星期四
irresolution
當你開始質疑
愛是什麼的時候
警鈴已經響起
看著右手的靜脈留滯針
腦中回憶著
幫動物進行相同醫療行為時
必須先剃毛
折騰了一晚
和心理醫師聊過天後
終於被放行
逃避解決不了問題
我又回到了原點
Leonard is in his box resting. He's old; he's 126 - 100 years older than you...
Remember the cactus? The one with wee flowers.........
看著你留下眼淚......................
愛是什麼的時候
警鈴已經響起
看著右手的靜脈留滯針
腦中回憶著
幫動物進行相同醫療行為時
必須先剃毛
折騰了一晚
和心理醫師聊過天後
終於被放行
逃避解決不了問題
我又回到了原點
Leonard is in his box resting. He's old; he's 126 - 100 years older than you...
Remember the cactus? The one with wee flowers.........
看著你留下眼淚......................
2005年5月10日 星期二
2005年5月8日 星期日
mane!!!
(the Baptistery in the background)
take a close look at the mane!!!
date: April 13, 2005
place: Florence, Italy
2005年5月5日 星期四
3:24 am
凌晨3點24分 電話響起
知道我家裡電話的人其實不多
會在這種時間找我的人更是少之又少
軟趴趴的接起電話
是媽媽的啜泣聲......
昨天老媽收到M送的生日花束
今天又收到一束未署名的花束 只寫著 來自太平洋的另一端
老媽問我是不是我送的
可能是吧 我不確定 M有時會替我孝順媽媽一下 所以有可能是他的傑作
媽媽重複著 來自太平洋的另一端
聲音沙啞
聽的出來她很不捨兒女隻身離鄉背井的生活
凌晨三點 嘴巴醒著 腦子卻還睡著
腦中勉強複習了一下地球儀中各個城市和海洋的關係
大姐在大西洋的西岸 我在大西洋的東岸
弟好像在太平洋的東岸 但總覺得他那小子只忙著交女朋友
神經粗的跟電線桿一樣的弟 似乎不太可能會送花給媽吧
來自太平洋的另一端
有點神秘 有點浪漫 卻也輕輕觸碰著老媽的傷口
安撫完媽媽 摸了摸kiki 我又靜靜睡去
後記. 花(居然)是弟弟送的. 大概是他難得單身 開始注意到要孝順媽媽...
知道我家裡電話的人其實不多
會在這種時間找我的人更是少之又少
軟趴趴的接起電話
是媽媽的啜泣聲......
昨天老媽收到M送的生日花束
今天又收到一束未署名的花束 只寫著 來自太平洋的另一端
老媽問我是不是我送的
可能是吧 我不確定 M有時會替我孝順媽媽一下 所以有可能是他的傑作
媽媽重複著 來自太平洋的另一端
聲音沙啞
聽的出來她很不捨兒女隻身離鄉背井的生活
凌晨三點 嘴巴醒著 腦子卻還睡著
腦中勉強複習了一下地球儀中各個城市和海洋的關係
大姐在大西洋的西岸 我在大西洋的東岸
弟好像在太平洋的東岸 但總覺得他那小子只忙著交女朋友
神經粗的跟電線桿一樣的弟 似乎不太可能會送花給媽吧
來自太平洋的另一端
有點神秘 有點浪漫 卻也輕輕觸碰著老媽的傷口
安撫完媽媽 摸了摸kiki 我又靜靜睡去
後記. 花(居然)是弟弟送的. 大概是他難得單身 開始注意到要孝順媽媽...
2005年4月1日 星期五
ER
近兩年來, 到訪急診室的次數還算不少, 不是送朋友過去, 就是去接朋友回來. 我壯的跟頭大牛似的, 鮮少當病號.
漸漸的, 開始觀察到了在急診室門口出入的幾位大個兒壯漢.
救護車駕駛員? 開車技術不錯就好, 應該不需要太大隻. 醫護人員? 應該也沒有要求體格需要這麼健壯. 那是負責推輪椅或病床的人囉? 難道需要以時速三十的速度前進不成?
這些個壯漢主要的職責是在需要的情況下, 將被送至急診室的患者挪到病床, 或是直接把人抱起/扛起並火速送近急診室. 第一次看到一位失去知覺的年輕女孩被抱進來, 心裡有種莫名的感動.
小小的一個細節, 讓人感受到對生命的尊重.
漸漸的, 開始觀察到了在急診室門口出入的幾位大個兒壯漢.
救護車駕駛員? 開車技術不錯就好, 應該不需要太大隻. 醫護人員? 應該也沒有要求體格需要這麼健壯. 那是負責推輪椅或病床的人囉? 難道需要以時速三十的速度前進不成?
這些個壯漢主要的職責是在需要的情況下, 將被送至急診室的患者挪到病床, 或是直接把人抱起/扛起並火速送近急診室. 第一次看到一位失去知覺的年輕女孩被抱進來, 心裡有種莫名的感動.
小小的一個細節, 讓人感受到對生命的尊重.
2005年3月31日 星期四
Rachmaninov
在復活節連續四天的假期中, 整天鎖著收音機/網路, 聆聽著今年度最受青睞的四百首古典曲目, 一路數下來還真是有點漫長!!
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
這作品再次榮登榜首, 相當平易近人的音樂; 忍不住的覺得, 我那生鏽了的琴技也許再練個兩三天, 就可朝拉赫曼尼諾夫邁進(這翻譯還真拗口)...... 這是目中無人的自大, 還是玩賞玩賞埋沒許久的天份?
輕鬆的繼續欣賞這無人能敵的鋼琴協奏曲.
ps. 下次應該試試 Rachmaninov + magic mushrooms!!! 絕對會有意想不到的火花!!!
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
這作品再次榮登榜首, 相當平易近人的音樂; 忍不住的覺得, 我那生鏽了的琴技也許再練個兩三天, 就可朝拉赫曼尼諾夫邁進(這翻譯還真拗口)...... 這是目中無人的自大, 還是玩賞玩賞埋沒許久的天份?
輕鬆的繼續欣賞這無人能敵的鋼琴協奏曲.
ps. 下次應該試試 Rachmaninov + magic mushrooms!!! 絕對會有意想不到的火花!!!
2005年3月10日 星期四
親情
自認為還算是體貼懂事, 但對家人總忍不住耍任性耍脾氣.
離家的這兩年多來, 距離提供了情感上的緩衝區, 一經過濾, 讓和家人間的關係似乎美好了些.
也不盡是...... 任性的抉擇, 已造成不可抹滅的傷害, 只是希望距離及時間能幫助這傷口慢慢復原.
這一年來和父親通話的時間似乎不超過十分鐘... 只敢透過母親轉述我在這邊的近況...
父母在, 不遠遊. 待學業完成, 也該是我回家的時候了.
離家的這兩年多來, 距離提供了情感上的緩衝區, 一經過濾, 讓和家人間的關係似乎美好了些.
也不盡是...... 任性的抉擇, 已造成不可抹滅的傷害, 只是希望距離及時間能幫助這傷口慢慢復原.
這一年來和父親通話的時間似乎不超過十分鐘... 只敢透過母親轉述我在這邊的近況...
父母在, 不遠遊. 待學業完成, 也該是我回家的時候了.