Tuesday, February 28, 2006

blogs

Few weeks ago, NY magazine has a featured article about bloggers. The article lists out the top 50 blogs around the globe, judged by number of hits. Some are good, and some makes me wonder how the hell did they get on the list. You guys can take a look at it and be the judges yourselves. While browsing, another article in NY mag caught my attention - 10 points escape plan to Taipei.

Well, what I really want to recommend is a blog called 黃小黛. Her writing style is very enjoyable - clean, down to earth, and yet touching. Especially love her collections on families and friends. Real emotions, real people, and really good reads.

OK, time for some cough syrup....

iWeb

Aiyaya... I have been unethically trying to BT iWeb, which is part of iLife 06. First attempt took about 4 days to complete download, but the installation failed. Second time took about 2 days, installation failed again. Maybe it’s a sign that I should actually buy the real version.

回來有兩個禮拜了吧!
好不容易狠心離開了工作八年的崗位,
興致勃勃的準備為自己的第二春出發。

沒想到,週末帶小朋友去滑雪,
....回來..又生了場大病,
慘啊!發燒了好幾天,喉嚨痛到沒聲音,咳嗽咳到睡不著...

This explians why I am blogging at the middle of the night.
病趕快好啊!!!!

Friday, February 17, 2006

我的奶奶-陳彗娟女士

我的奶奶說一口字正腔圓的國語,愛乾淨,愛打扮,愛看書,是個有氣質的老太太。奶奶生於民國十年,祖籍浙江寧波,(雖然一輩子都沒在寧波生活過)。奶奶應該是在上海出生的,奶奶的爸爸開一家上海式的西裝店,為了逃難,少女時代的奶奶是在漢口求學,也是在漢口遇到了當時是軍人的爺爺,他們在奶奶高二時結了婚,高三時生了第一個小孩,大姑。雖然奶奶高中沒畢業,但在那個年代,女孩子能讀到高中已經是非常了不得。後來中日戰爭,舉家搬到了大後方重慶,我的爸爸(老三)就是在重慶出生的。那時爺爺在遠方,奶奶帶著三個小孩躲警報,賣鹽,賣米,賣年糕過日子。打完日本人後,又開始打老共,不久爺爺的部隊就撤退到了台灣,也把全家搬到台灣。

在台灣,奶奶又生了四個小孩,總共七個。那時被分配到基隆的一個海軍眷村,一排排的紅磚房子,矮籬笆,村子的中間有個大池塘,家裡沒廁所,如廁要到村子山坡上的公廁。印象最深刻的是,家家的門永遠是開著,到後來眷村改建,奶奶爺爺還是會習慣把家裡的大門打開。奶奶的前半生是在戰爭和拉拔七個小孩中渡過的,我想她ㄧ生中最驕傲的也是這七個小孩吧,雖然沒人大富大貴,但至少每個人都有大學學歷,規規矩矩的過日子。第三代更是青出於藍,有哈佛,台大,清大....等等(古柏?要說嗎?也沒人知道啦!)奶奶的後半生相較下就安逸許多:打麻將,唱卡拉OK,周遊列國。

奶奶很聰明,就是因為聰明,所以不管是對自己,或對別人的要求高。最近幾年,我有覺得奶奶有在改變,比較懂得善待別人和自己,但感覺上她還可以活的更快樂,更長壽。每一個時代都會造就屬於那個時代的人物。我最近在想,如果奶奶是生在我們這個時代,以她的聰明才智,她的人生又會著麼樣?奶奶走的很有福報,雖然有許多不捨,但很為她高興。這次回台灣,陪伴奶奶走完她人生的最後一段路,其實也是陪伴這個飄洋過海的大家庭走到一個段落。奶奶爺爺,這兩年相繼往生,以後的年夜飯大家還會在ㄧ起吃嗎?基隆的老家會變成什麼樣?想想...都會蠻難過的。


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