I’m just saying.
Next subject.
Went to the city last weekend and hit Nike (for tourist reasons) and then Adidas (not for tourist reasons.) I’d have to say Adidas was very disappointing. Saw Barca and Arsenal jerseys and stuffs @ Nike and hence determined to visit Adidas. However, there are only 3 Chelsea home jerseys, not even a scarf. Taiwan, football desert? How dare you!
ANYWAYS.
Puffs are still in the fridge and I’m so freaking tired and thinking of the things that I have to do makes me even more tired. But I’m gonna hit the gym today no matter what. I love the class I’m taking now. I think what I need is a day of complete relaxation, but it seems to be such a luxury I cannot afford. Ach, das Laben.
Come, someone, anyone. Do rock, scissor, paper with me. I gotta decide whether I should take the course in Ohlone or Mission. That is, to sacrafice Heroes and Studio 60 or Gilmore Girls, House and Boston Legal. No wait, I remember it wrong. They’re both on Tue. Guess I’ll take Ohlone, that way I can still catch BL (watch it with my future roomie, how exciting!)
Can I run away from the world for… like a couple of hours?
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時間要好好安排, 不然應該會很慘.
話說今天公司好香, 不知道是為什麼. 有時聞到有趣的味道會無意識地拚命聞, 過一陣子才會想到搞不好有毒.
除了幾個迫在眉睫的事之外, 還有一些需要做的事, 關於整理自己生活的事, 通通都被我堆到 1/20 之後, 希望 1/20 之後不要 delay. 1/15 會是極忙的一周, 這周能多做什麼就多做點.
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been busy, didn’t have much time to blog. so here it goes,
after a lengthy and frustrating house hunting, i found a new place, gotta move in before 20th.
have a friend visit from tw, take him to places.
strive to make time to pack.
very busy at work, many after-hour projects.
that’s about it. doesn’t seem a lot but trust me it is.
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莊敬自強 不然還能怎樣?
It’s the current board name of Chelsea FC. It’s half bitter and half encouraging. However, when I came across it just now, it seemed to me a pretty good New Year’s Resolution. (新年新希望. or 舊希望, whatever.)
If 2005 was a year of adjusting and struggling, 2006 was one of fulfilling and trying new things. It was, of course, filled with some procrastination, wandering, and information ingesting, too. 2006 was also a year of finding balance. I’m always in the search of balance. I’m born without it and I long for having balance of everything. It’s so easy to get lost in life’s all kinds of mesmerizing wonders. It’s important to reflect once in a while so that I know what I’m doing and where I’m heading. Mom was worried. She said I seemed to be doing all the right things, making all the right calls, being on the “right” track, but still something didn’t fit quite right. I was like a changed person even though the changes seemed to be good, it unsettled her. I wasn’t sure either. Uncertainties kill. It’s tough. But that’s a part of life that we have to deal with. I’d rather face it than hide or run away. (Oh, no. actually I’d prefer hide and run away, but you only live once.)
So, what’s my new year’s resolution? I didn’t bother to make one last year cos 2005 was way too frustrating. And it sounds so lame to me now. 2007 is neither unreal nor struck me hard. From 2006 to 2007 was only a second before and a second later. But the change of number does affect some people in some ways. I can totally understand it. Like some panicked when turning 25, some felt old all of the sudden after crossing a year to another and thus wanna get married right away. However, it does give us a reason to review our life and renew our plans and goals. Why not?
It’s year 2007. I wanna live a better life in all aspects.
(okay, I know I’m saying nothing. But it’s time to go home. Horray! TGI Friday!)
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說膩了”我不知道”, 連自己都受不了這樣的缺乏誠意. 有時又覺得, 是真的有不知道的時候啊. 但自 D 跟我說回答”不知道”是表示自己根本沒有好好想過後, 我就討厭自己回答不知道了.
所謂”不知道”的背後透露出多少有偏差的想法, 因為依據別人的行動來決定自己下一步, 於是不清楚自己究竟要怎麼做, 連帶的連自己究竟想要什麼都混亂了. 有時早上這麼想, 晚上卻又浮起另一個念頭. 不確定自己的心意, 於是不敢下決定, 對我而言決定是要負責的. 是的會反悔, 自己的觀念與態度總有改變的可能. 然而在面對任何人事物時能夠合乎中道取得平衡是很重要的, 無法從一而終, 至少不要朝令夕改, 這是對自己與別人的基本尊重. 生活很容易渾渾噩噩地過去, 休息與發呆並沒有那麼罪大惡極. 但看到別人在暫時停留的地方渡過了大半輩子, 這怎能不令人心驚. 生活有時是以充實的面相空洞, 一個接著一個的事務其實只是將你推向沙灘的淺浪. 你有沒有機會冷靜思考自己的生命, 是認真的有系統的檢視, 而非瑣碎零散心血來潮就動動腦筋. 有些問題其實不用想, 有的時候只要隨著走就好. 但我相信當我講 Je ne sais pas, 講 Ich weiss nicht, 講 I don’t know, 講我不知道 的次數減少時, 要嘛是別人根本懶得問了, 不然就是我已經往對的方向又多跨了一步.
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在書板看到有人討論這作家的作品. 查了一下發現他是用德文書寫 (難怪譯文中有用敬語), 心裡竊喜, 這麼一來我就可以理直氣壯地看中譯本了. 看英文的不知道要看到什麼時候.
Ein Regenschirm fur diesen Tag, Die Liebesblodigkeit. 放到待讀單.
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做出一副興高采烈地接續人家的話題時猛然被潑冷水, 碰一鼻子灰感覺真不好受.
那種”明明不是要想講這種無聊話題只是不想掃人家的興, 卻被誤會”的心情還蠻嘔的.
不過, 也許有時就是需要有人能夠冷一點狠一點不留情面一點,
才不對一直在大家都沒興趣的東西上打轉.
但我想重點是”被不留情面地對待”這種感覺很不好.
因為我會為人家著想, 遇到不體貼的人我往往覺得不可思議覺得有點討厭.
當然我也有不太顧人家感受的時候, 不用跳出來舉例了.
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在小瑋那看到我去燙頭髮的照片 (我都不知道她照了一堆耶!)
發現一年前我胖胖的好可愛喔…
我要努力吃東西!!!
冬天都快過一半了, 體重還是繼續往下掉這怎麼行啦 ><
ps. 好啦, 我知道 "胖胖的" 不管啥時拿來形容自己都很不切實際...
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拿到我的車, 拿到我的 CD. 拚命地聽 BDB, 一次又一次. 除了快節奏的 Born in the U.K. 之外, 最後一首 One Last Dance 也讓我非常喜愛. 尤其是歌詞, 前半段 deja vu, 後半段卻是路遙歸夢難成的 “I want that too.”
chorus 說 I’ll be your Troy Donahue If you’ll be my Sandra Dee, 我一直有點困惑. 明明清純甜美的 Sandra Dee 只跟 Bobby Darin 有過一段短暫的婚姻關係, 怎麼又跟 Troy Donahue 扯上關係了. 結果原來是因為 Troy Donahue 跟 Sandra Dee 在當時都被定位為 teen idol, 而他們在 1959年一部由 Sloan Wilson 的小說改編的電影 A Summer Place 飾演年輕戀人. A Summer Place 這個故事現在看來也許平凡無奇, 但在保守的五零年代, 離婚外遇以及青少年性行為都被視為醜聞, 這個故事讓人們再度討論是非黑白倫理道德以及… 註定沒救的東西, 是否仍應該死守.
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Horray!!!!!
If you knew what our new address is, you can say “Your place is so last year!”
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現在我怎麼也想不起來, 為什麼會拿 Mutatis mutandis 當版名, 還一放就放了好幾年.
Mutatis mutandis, 直譯過來是 ‘with those things having been changed which need to be changed’ 的意思. 而通常是在經濟與法律上用到的.
另外, 我知道有些人對 fiction 嗤之以鼻, 若沒記錯的話, 寫 84 Charing Cross Road 的 Helene Hanff 就宣稱自己不讀 fiction. 然而不讀歸不讀, 她還是臣服在 Austen 阿姨的裙擺下, 讀了 P&P. 在我一篇未完的 Where do you land your life 裡就提到那些對小說這個文類不以為然的人, 然而我從來沒料到我會貨真價實地遇到一個活生生血淋淋 walking talking 的例子呢. 有種奇幻生物忽地出現在我面前的感覺!
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我發現, 有些人習慣了某些行為某些舉動會有某些效果,
有意識無意識地會在一些時刻場合施展.
但一向行走江湖無往不利的招式總是有人家不買帳的一天.
頭微斜向一邊的微笑不一定傾城, 拉袖抬眼撒嬌不一定讓人心疼,
有時人家看在眼裡笑在肚子卻又猶豫究竟該不該陪你演下去.
也許對其他人真的有用, 也有可能那些人只是好心配合,
就像我有時也會在人家講著千篇一律無聊而自以為浪漫的時差笑話時撇撇嘴角.
(天知道心中白眼翻了一圈又一圈.
你們這些人明明也知道時間就我們所能認知的範圍內是絕對的,
相對的只是時差, 究竟有什麼好大作文章的?)
然而真的不耐了, 就會想抓著對方的頭髮吼 “不要再裝可愛了, 我不吃這一套!”
偶爾自己也會遇到類似的情況喔,
在別人沒有預期中的反應時大吃一驚,
有時也不是故意想要操控, 大部份都只是因為已經成為習慣的一部份了.
走出理解的常軌之外總是會跳一下, 自己調整, 不能有恃無恐啊!
(通篇亂寫, 好想睡覺)
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今天讀 Lifehouse.
一開始是從他們 You & Me 認識他們. Lifehouse 的歌詞大多淺白, 不像 Better Than Ezra 極具詩意, 然而 Jason Wade 的嗓音很適合深情又略帶受傷的傾訴, You and Me 輕易打動人心. 也許是那時自己的心情也有點 dark and twisted 吧. 或又像是大一的志明與春嬌那樣, 只是無端端被記憶纏上, 因此沾染了本不屬於它的顏色.
到 AllMusic 晃了一下, 我喜歡看 similar artists 來印證我口味的一致, 順便發掘一些我可能會喜歡的團. 在 Lifehouse 下列了約十個團, 果然就有我的愛團 Collective Soul 與 Creed, 雖然我並不覺得他們有什麼相似的 XD
ps. 聽了一圈還是最喜歡 Blind.
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在酒板上看到有趣的東西.
有人想趁心儀的女生生日送禮脫團, 女生本身有在品酒, 紅酒為主, 於是想送她年份酒. 預算一千五. 酒板瞬間變成 b-g, 不過大家遇到這種事總是比較溫和, 畢竟他自己也說他完全不能喝酒了, 於是想花一千五買到一九八一還能喝的酒這種妄想, 也沒有人大加嘲弄. 最後圍巾香水都出來了.
L大跳出來說了中肯的話, 人家喜歡什麼,就不要送什麼。畢竟人家是專家, 你不是. 胡亂送, 還不如挑一些自己比較有把握的東西. 而且就算買了人家推的酒, 對方不愛喝就是不愛喝, 再好也沒用呀. 想到要是有人送我一瓶 Chardonnay 我還覺得麻煩呢! (疑, 桌上為什麼有一瓶 /_\ )
不過我覺得送 Riedel 算是不錯的主意. 只要確定人家沒有早就開始用更高級的器具就好. 不然就有點像我已經在英文補習班教書, 你卻送我一套大家說英語來讓我讀這樣令人尷尬吧!
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Get well soon JT! We need you.

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