Saturday, December 31, 2005
Year 2005 in Review
Jimmy continues to work as an IT manager at CSFB. He finished a multi-year development project in May for the Mortgage Backed Securities business. Jimmy successfully promoted someone, which was a big deal for him because it took a lot of work to convice the committee. He also joined Toastmasters International to learn to be a better public speaker. Jimmy’s two month paid sabbatical was approved with strong backing from his manager, making the China trip possible. Jimmy is now back at work running the database team as part of a new data-warehousing project.
This year, Lei has topped over a 26 story residential building in Battery Park City for Bovis. She was the project manger for the core and shell program, as well as the lobby interior program. She also was licensed as a NYC site safety manger and a green building professional. Honestly, she doesn’t know much about both. She was just good at taking tests. Lei has been perplexed about quitting work. She aspires to be an entrepreneur but can’t gather enough courage to face the uncertainty. As 2005 comes and goes, the question of “to be and not to be” shall continue.
In January, we helped Jimmy’s parents finish a renovation of their apartment in Queens in time for Chinese New Year. For the second year in a row, we went on the 42-mile New York City Bike Tour of the five boroughs in May with friends. In July, we both attended a 10-day meditation retreat conducted by Master Sheng Yen in Pinebush, New York. In August, we bought a real estate investment and Jimmy’s mom helped managed the renovation, the day after which it was rented out. In September, Lei helped her father sell his apartment in the East Village, saving him the real estate agent commission. Finally, Lei received her green card, three years after we applied for it when we got married.
Lei is particular proud of her younger brother, who was recently accepted into China Airlines’ pilot program. Equally, she is proud of her father, who got his master degree from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.
We both started our own blogs this year, and find them very useful for keeping in touch with families abroad. We are thankful that our parents are healthy, and grateful for our good friends whom we shared many good memories throughout this year.
Happy New Year, Everyone!!!
Lei and Jimmy.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
病了
上海 vs. 台北 vs. 香港
在大中國地區的幾個城市跑了一圈,
不管上海的摩天大樓有多高,
北京的廣場多有氣派,
香港多有效率,
灰灰但有人情味的台北市永遠是小米的最愛。
轉貼一篇頗有同感的訪問。
陳文茜專訪馬英九:
陳文茜:在兩年前的時候,《新聞週刊》,曾經對台北市做了一個報道,這一位寫文章的記者曾經在台北的《中國時報》任職,經過幾年他後來派駐香港和北京,他寫過一篇《台北是一個比過去太可以居住的城市》、這篇報道?面他特別提到一些軟體,這幾年北京和上海的硬體大幅度的超越了台北,但是在軟體部分台北還是有它的優勢、我想請教一下馬英九市長,你自己作為一個台灣的最大城市的市長,而且你是國民黨現在的黨主席,未來很多人期待你成為這個地區最主要的領導者,你看到大陸的進步,你自己的感受是什麼?
馬英九:一方面我當然為他們感到高興,因為他們經過一段很長時間停滯不前,改革開放以後差不多20年的時間有這樣的,在整個中國歷史上來講都是非常難能可貴的。另外一方面台灣快速發展的階段大概過去了,現在進入了著重文化、著重生活品質的城市,換句話說,硬體的建設還是要繼續,但是步調已經趨緩,現在強調的可能是這個城市的文化、城市的溫馨、人與人之間的關懷,居民能夠犧牲一點小利,成全大我的一種公民意識,這些方面我們要花很多時間去培養。因為一個城市的偉大,其實不完全是靠它的建築,建築可以使城市變大,但是只有這種文化、溫馨才能使城市變偉大?
Friday, December 09, 2005
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Back in Taiwan
Got a cell phone number. Feel free to call us. Receiving phones are free. We have limited internet access here.
+886 961 162 226
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
11/24 祝大家感恩節快樂
早上起來(其實不早),不自主的又走到瘦子桂林米粉,
挺著小肚肚(不是小強),逛啊逛的,
決定今天去kayak.
之後的日子像光速般的過去....
11/25 went back to HK
11/26 architectural tour, lunch with yoyo, 下午被maggie帶去旺角做蠱惑仔.
11/27 had kick ass dim sum with 小姑姑, picked up the suit
11/28 leaving HK
11/23 徒步漂流漓江
真 是完美的一天!坐小巴到楊堤,徒步兩公里到浪石,竹筏漂流上癮了,在浪石又上了竹筏,漂了十公里到九馬畫山.這一段可是漓江最精華的一段,美呆了.本來要 從九馬畫山?渡到對岸,在走到興坪,但不小心上了趕集的黑心船,船家不老實讓我們走回頭路,好險我們及時發覺在下一站下船,沒給他錢.走了六公里路,一路 上的田園風光和漓江山水,到興坪剛好天黑,坐小巴回揚朔.大小米餓死了,合吃完一大桶飯.
遊漓江建議行程:
桂林(小巴)-冠岩(渡船)-楊堤(徒步)-浪石(竹筏)-九馬畫山(徒步)-興坪(小巴)-楊朔
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
11/22 漂流遇龍河
11/21 灕江遊, 印象劉三姐
11/20 桂林,我的媽呀?!
11/16~11/19 粒粒芒果爽
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
11/14 上海老吉士
回上海有點像回家的感覺,
有大姑,姑丈,和每天在家裡進進出出的嬸嬸,孃孃,和阿叔。
晚上和大姑到上海老吉士吃了ㄧ頓,
看到夏台鳳也在吃(化裝有夠濃的,還帶了ㄧ個怪帽),
過了氣的明星看起來好尷尬。
言歸正傳,老吉士實在好吃,
吃了:
鹹雞,紅棗夾糯米,清炒河蝦,梅菜桂魚,紅燒肉,塌菰菜炒竹筍,蟹黃薺菜豆腐湯。
這陣子我們的嘴都吃刁了,
ㄟ.... 回紐約要吃什麼ㄚ?
11/13 黃山二
黃山的第二天我們登上了光明頂(張無忌沒碰上),蓮花峰(黃山最高峰,難爬),和其它記不清的峰。晚上差了ㄧ點點沒坐上纜車,回黃山市,又給它吃上ㄧ盤油燜玉蘭筍,坐了夜車回上海!
註:
1. 大米肚子吃壞了,不舒服。(現在好了,大家不用擔心。)
2. 在黃山上看到了很多穿高跟鞋西裝爬山的大陸人,佩服佩服!
11/12 黃山一
那時雙腳發軟,是邊走邊念佛號下山的。
這次學乖了,坐纜車!
黃山最近新開發ㄧ條徒步路線,
西海大峽谷,六小時的路,
霧大,景色是有ㄧ時沒ㄧ時,
不過得來不意,看到時,覺的特美,像極了國畫。
為了符合這次的 theme,大小米又摸黑趕路,
黃山五點就天黑了!
好險大米的手機有燈,
我們就用手機走了快兩個小時的路,
這次旅行,大小米像極了兩個天竺鼠,
吃飽了,就跑!
跑累了,就吃!
Friday, November 11, 2005
11/11 古徽州 - 宏村
古徽州是嚮往很久的,去看了拍臥虎藏龍的景,參觀了ㄧ連串的徽派建築,不管是石雕還是木雕都很精緻,徽派建築的特色是牆高,窗小,天窗大,門面體面,粉牆黛瓦,因明清時代徽商長期在外,所以房子的安全是很重要的。宏村可以去,但住不得,古民居太潮濕,有點噁!
11/10 上海
註:做硬臥的決竅是要一上臥一下臥,這樣子下臥的位就沒阿貓阿狗來坐。
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
11/8 798 Factory
http://www.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=3885557
11/7 在北京混了ㄧ天
吃了老北京炸醬麵,難吃,服務差!
之後晃到天壇,看見ㄧ個到了入學年齡但在街頭賣藝的小妹妹,心疼了好久...
又晃到景山公園看日落,晚上在據說很有名的利群和人拼桌ㄡ吃了一隻鴨。
坐上了一部奇怪的電動三輪車看霸王別姬去!
(See Riceman's blog for lively description of the ride)
11/6 胡同游
不知是城變了,還是人變了,這次對北京的感覺不怎麼的。
灰灰的,老塞車,
人沒四川漂亮,吃的沒上海好,陽光沒雲南溫暖,
文化嗎,也許有,但短短幾天很難感受到。
去了趟胡同游,(recommended)
吃東華門夜市。(not recomended)
Saturday, November 05, 2005
11/5 司馬台長城
幾年前小米去過八達嶺,
這次去爬司馬台的古長城,
陡峻,人少,可惜霧(smog)大,能見度不大。
註:
這次是跟兩個東北小青年包了ㄧ台車,大小米拼桌的技術是愈來愈“火紅“。
晚上在東來順涮了鍋羊肉。
11/4 紫禁城
三天之內的飛機票都沒能買上,
結果去了北京,
到了北京城,一片灰濛濛的,
剛離開懶散的麗江,
一下子不太能適應大城市的腳步。
晚上在全聚得吃了半隻鴨。
在北京的第一晚,大小米住在竹園四合院賓館,想感受老北京風情,清朝時代這個四合院是慈禧身旁太監小安子的大宅,住的是陰深深的,毛骨悚然,想像和現實是有距離的,第二天趕快走人。
11/2 束河
古樸許多許多,
在束河找到了想像中的麗江,
“鄉村天空“的低音老歌,
雲南的咖啡,懶貓,和陽光,
好暖活的世外桃源ㄚ!
附:
1. 束河有分新城和老城之分,新城沒什麼,可以快步通過,老城的韻味好多了!
2. 去束河的朋友,先跟一家民宿連絡好,可以免門票,住不住看了再說。
3. 聽說束河有幾戶台灣人家,碰到一個台灣來的咖啡店老闆。
4. 想想把紐約的房給賣了,搬來束河悠然見南山,也何嘗不是一件雅事。
11/1 虎跳峽徒步的第二天
早上吃了昨晚剩下的雞湯加麵條,小肚子暖暖的上路去中虎跳。在老馮那邊又碰到幾位年輕人,兩位從稻城玩過來的北京小夫婦,兩位從重慶來的帥哥美女,一位帶了很多麵包從北京來的老先生,孟哥,桂桂,大米,和小米,就這樣子九個人浩浩蕩蕩的一起上路。今天的路程相對來說簡單很多,上午走了兩小時從 HALFWAY 到中虎跳的張老師家,在張老師家吃飯,下午走了三小時到峽谷底。下午大家合包了一台麵包車回麗江,途中又碰到兩個嘻嘻哈哈的深圳人,大家連同司機在麗江吃了冷鍋魚(其實是熱的),超大洗臉盆裝了數隻麻辣魚,沒公筷,大家洗筷子,可想而知,大小米第二天肚子不太靈光。
10/31 虎跳峽徒步的第一天
Sunday, October 30, 2005
10/30 麗江-東巴古樂
10/29 都江堰
http://www.dujiangyan.org/dujiangyan.htm
Thursday, October 27, 2005
10/28 成都好勒
對成都的印象好勒!小吃,三輪車,麻辣鍋,帥哥美女,茶館,入耳的川話,比起北京上海,小米獨鍾成都。下午到了成都,看見成群放學的小學生買小吃,我們也跟著起鬨,吃辣涼面,吃肉串,喝奶茶,過癮!之後,還是忍不住,到皇城老媽吃了麻辣鍋,best 麻辣鍋 ever!
10/27 黃龍
小記:從九寨到黃龍的路上,包了一台車,羌族的鄧先生,很有生意頭腦,一路上說兩岸,說他會唱歌的老婆,他倆離鄉背井的情況,說他老婆去香港血拼,嘻嘻哈哈的,下黃龍之後,請鄧先生吃了晚飯,四菜一湯,二十美元有找。如果有朋友去九寨可找鄧先生訂房,接車。
10/26 九寨溝
為了避開人群,早上大小米在九寨逆向行駛,
從盆景灘,到蘆葦海,臥龍海,樹正海,老虎海,犀牛海,諾日朗,
一路步行,走了15公里,九寨溝的蘆葦海是美!
下午吃了晚飯,也想用同一招逛日則溝,沒輒勒,人多的實在有點少興。
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
10/25 連爺爺, 您又來啦
九寨溝的美是沒話說.
Monday, October 24, 2005
10/24 天府之國
After that, we had a heavenly dinner at 龍炒手, 10 different kinds of 成都小吃 for less then $2 USD. The food is great, very "ma", not so "la. The way "Ma La" dish is supposed to be.
After dinner we went to see Sichuan opera "Changing face". Performance is great, audience sucks. Mostly tourist group from HK and TW, no one claps for some strange reason. Ricaman and Leigo clap like crazy for the rest of the audience.
The "Ma La Tang" here smells good, we did not get to eat any, too full. It's about 1 US Cent per stick!
Going to Jiou Zhai tomorrow.
BTW, a note to Chien Chien, the girls in Si Chuan are super pretty. You got to come here!
Sunday, October 23, 2005
10/23 Du Zha Ha
大小米很有口福的吃了大閘蟹,
秋高氣爽,正是吃蟹的好季節。
大閘蟹的肉普普,但蟹黃真是美味。
明天要西征內陸,
兩星期內大概不會有網路。
祝福我們吧!
Saturday, October 22, 2005
10/22 Mayday
Friday, October 21, 2005
10/21 同里
Thursday, October 20, 2005
10/20 同里
在建築師安姐姐強力推薦下,大米和小米去了一趟同里水鄉,住在一家叫正福草堂的民居,很像古代小說中的客棧,可惜大小米輕功還沒練成(目前輕功程度還停留在離地三公分),這樣的情景倒是很適合飛簷走壁。言歸正傳,整體來說,同里規劃的很好,有一點商業化,但還不至於太俗氣。晚上,大小米在河邊民居小攤吃了一條太湖白魚,和小貓玩,之後用三塊人民幣跟山東大叔買了一根甘蔗,邊走邊啃,痞子逛大街,
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
10/19 幹活
也去看了一間建材工廠,對工廠的規模印像深刻。
看樣子,小米單飛,是八字有ㄧ撇。
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
10/18 莫干山路、滄浪亭、孫中山故居、馬勒別墅
We discovered a really cool place in Shanghai - Muoganshan Road. It's very much like SOHO in its old days. Lots of cool artists and galleries in LOFT space. I think it's a good investment to buy real estate around that area. Up and coming for sure. Besides from that, we also went to see Dr. Sun's old house in the French Concession. Love those old mansions there. Really wish we can buy one and renovate it. Leigo, the real estate tycoon at work, once again.
Then we went to Moller Villa to have a great sip of afternoon tea.
For dinner, we got to enjoy another round of Shanghai home-style cook out. And went to the facility downstairs for KTV. The facility is awesome with top notch design. Very cool.
Monday, October 17, 2005
10/17 新天地, 城隍廟, 春餐廳
In the morning, 四嬸和大姑丈 went to a nearby market to buy 薺菜包子,糯米蓮藕,and soy milk, what a great breakfast! Later that day, we went to 新天地, a bit commercial, but no doubt a space with top notch design. Then we went to 城隍廟 to look around and ate at 綠波廊,we enjoyed their miniature dumplings and many other desserts. After lunch, we headed to Shanghai Museum at People's Square, and then the Bond. At NY Time's recommendation, we went to a home style restaurant with three tables 春餐廳,probably our greatest meal so far: 大甲蟹年糕, 醬鴨,油爆沙蝦,雪豆苗,等等等,好吃極了!大姑今天出院,家裡一下變得熱鬧好多!
Sunday, October 16, 2005
10/16 老房子, 埔東醜珠
早上在〝王家沙“吃了生煎包,紅豆湯圓,玆米糕,薺菜餛飩,之後看了宋美齡,白崇禧,杜月笙的老房子,還很驢的帶著奶奶爬上埔東醜醜的珠,等了幾乎兩個小時的隊,真不值得。早知道到經貿大樓喝咖啡,高貴不貴,又不用等,可惜大姑丈放馬後砲,當天晚上才告訴我們。不過珠珠樓下的上海歷史館挺有看頭的。晚上到〝毛豆阿姨“吃本幫菜,小米累到不行,頭痛,嘔吐,又自導自演了一齣小強歷險記,I didn't get to eat anything that night, but Jimmy, 四嬸,奶奶,really enjoyed tha dinner, for detail see Jimmy's blog.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
T minus 1 day
One more day of work, and we are off on our long journey to China.
Haven't packed yet, haven't mail the package to Adi, haven't gone to
the bank for Dad, and haven't tie lots of loose ends.......Aiyaya!
Tomorrow will be a hectic day. Anyway, we are very excited. The
flight is around 10PM. The next post will probably be from Shanghai.
Our contacts in Asia are:
Shanghai Lei's Aunt +86 21 6288 5275
Taipei Lei's Dad +886 3398 7347
PS: Thanks Eueu and Agenila for taking care of our plants.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
倒數計時
今天從工地回家的路上,聽著五月天,
天還亮著,打棒球的,接小孩的,趕路的,遛狗的,騎腳踏車的,
討錢的,賣藝的,黑的,白的,黃的,不黑不白的,
紐約的一切顯得特別的理所當然,自在,
突然覺得一陣......捨不得。
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Backpack?!
Leigo: Need some help with the backpacks.
Sales: How long is the trip?
Leigo: About 2/3 weeks.
Sales: Are you carrying your own sleeping bags and tent?
Leigo: No, we will be staying at hotels.
Sales: Are you carrying your own food for two weeks?
Leigo: Food?? Why?! We buy them as we go.
Sales: Are you carrying your own water for two weeks?
Leigo: Water?? We will be buying water.
Sales: Oh...so basically you will be carrying some clothes and some books.
Leigo: Basically, yeah.
Sales walks Leigo and Riceman over to the day pack section, and point to a typical school bag, "If you guys pack light, a day pack is all you need".......
本來想很隨性的流浪中原,
像李大哥一樣, 走到哪裡睡哪裡.
但習性難改, 擔心這個擔心那個,
怕苦,怕髒,怕被騙,
想瀟灑卻瀟灑不起,
真是哭笑不得.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
阿共的大使館
新的一棟樓,建築算不上高明,但夠氣派的,
加上外面坐著幾個很猛的oh-ba-san在練法輪功,
大法加持,更增添樓的氣勢!
進去填表,送件,服務態度,比想像中的有效率很多,
但............不知道為什麼,
大小米到了阿共的地盤,會不自覺的緊張,
好像有什麼不妥,卻又說不上來.
我們的路線做了一些調整:
紐約-上海-杭州-黃山-江南水鄉(同里 and more)-
上海五月天-成都小吃-九寨溝-稻城-中甸-麗江-
大理-上海-北京-上海-香港-台北-紐約
We took Xi-An and Hua Shan out of the picture to make room for the Mayday concert!
Sunday, September 25, 2005
現世報? 小強?
開始譏笑大米的胃,說他吃什麼就拉什麼。
昨天和果谷浩浩蕩蕩的一群人聚會,
突然頭痛,反胃,嘔吐,猛跑廁所。
大家很關心問是不是有了小強?
害我們也開始懷疑。
今天早上用科學實驗證明,
原來小米駁命演出的這齣戲
是叫”現世果報”
不是叫“小強歷險記“。
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
We booked our tickets, finally!
10/15 TPE - HKE
10/15 HKE - SH
OPEN SH - HKE
OPEN HKE - TPE
12/15 TPE - NYC
Need to start booking domastic flights within China. Places that we want to visit are: 上海, 成都, 九寨溝, 稻城(maybe), 西安, 華山, 徽州, 黃山, 江南小鎮s, 北京. If any of you guys have restaurant, hotel, or any suggestion, please ........... let us know. Feeling a little nervious and excited.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
世紀豪華婚禮
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
敗家行徑之一、二
In the past week, Riceman had his eyes on the newly released orange cell phone by Sony. Leigo had her eyes on the newly released Ipod nano. They granted each other's wishes recently. 真是敗家! Ha Ha! Riceman has been playing around with his cell phone for solid two days now..... can't hear anything Leigo was saying.......
Thursday, September 08, 2005
在東村的日子
大二那年搬進2K,一住就是七年。
在台北老家也不過只住了七年,
以時間來算,2K有足夠資格能做第二個老家。
很多長大的回憶都有東村和2K的影子。
當時搬進去,萬萬沒想到多年後會買下來,
當時買下時,萬萬沒想到多年後房價會暴漲,
昨天,奉父命,到律師樓簽約把2K賣了!
算是跟在東村的日子,正式的道別。
書原
這次買的書有.....
吳昌碩線裝畫冊
李敖回憶錄
李熬有話說
中國茶藝
中國飲食
于光中左手的掌紋
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
7x7
Seven things you plan to do before you die:
1. Design and build our own house
2. Study architecture at GSD
3. Become a real estate developer
4. Get enlightened - live a liberated life
5. Have kids
6. Learn how to read / write classical Chinese
7. Live near a beach and surf all day long
Seven things you can't do:
1. Keep a secret
2. Keep quiet
3. Live by myself
4. Wake up early
5. 比手語
6. Stick with one thing for a long time, with the exception of Riceman
7. Live in the suburb
Seven things you can do:
1. Swim faster than Jimmy
2. Build big buildings
3. Have good eyes for real estate / architecture
4. Good at pushing
5. 隨喜他人的成就
6. Draw / paint / caligraphy / seal carving
7. Sleep for 24 hours or more
Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:
1. Upright
2. Tall
3. Manly
4. Unpretentious
5. Caring
6. Athletic
7. Good father
Seven things you say most:
1, OK, Bye Bey.
2. Sh*t!
3. 要你管
4. 怎樣!
5. 為麼?
6. 然後ㄌㄟ
7. 我寧願….
Seven celebrity crushes / 崇拜的人:
1. 金城武
2. 李敖
3. Sean Connery
4. Clark Gable
5. 馬英九
6. 梁朝偉
7. 鍾鎮濤
Seven people you want to take this quiz:
1. Adi
2. Chris
3. Hiuyan
4. Yoyo
5. Anny
6. Little Friend
7. Baba
Monday, August 29, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Eventful weekend
禮拜五的晚上,和大米去Yakitori Totto吃日本燒烤, 是一家值得推薦的地方,他們的烤雞翅是超美味的,如果用 Zagat 的標準來評分的話, Yakitori Totto: Food 22 / Deco 21 / Service 23 / Money $35. 吃飯之後,還發生一件好玩的事, 請參考大米的破..
禮拜六中午,又是飽餐一頓,萬嫂難的來紐約. 我們去文華的 Asiate 吃大早餐。食物,佈置,服務,景色,都沒話說。但貴了一點。只能說難得奢侈一次。大米不太喜歡, 大米覺得早餐太精緻,不像早餐. Asiate: Food 24 / Deco 27 / Service 24 / Money $60 (brunch).
禮拜天,去麗芬師姑家玩,又看電影,又游泳,又打球,又三溫暖,又八卦,白吃白喝的過了一天,不錯不錯..........
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Tribeca Green
More photos
福氣啦-----不必假笑
午休時間過後,總經理很興奮地回到辦公室,對職員們講了好幾則剛跟朋友在飯館吃飯時聽來的笑話;除了小莉,每個人都笑到不行。
「怎麼了?難道你聽不懂,還是一點幽默感也沒有?」總經理問她。
「我用不著笑,」小莉望著總經理說,「反正我只做到月底。」
龍應台
其中有篇文章 “城市文化---台北在發生中“,
講台北文化和公共空間,讓對台灣一度感到失望的我,
看到了------- 希望。
Good reads........
注:這幾天都有持續打坐,已經快成為一個習慣,感覺不錯。
Monday, August 22, 2005
Sunday, August 21, 2005
老三做臉
more pictures
Thursday, August 18, 2005
心情不好
早上趕到老三等工人,結果他們爽約.
急急忙忙的回公司,有一大堆要處理的東西等著.
晚上下班後,又衝到 home depot 買材料,
餓,餓,餓.....
後來又為了一件小事,和大米鬧彆扭.
人家 Peter 哥哥,今天被大瘋子襲擊,都能老神ㄗㄞㄗㄞ.
嗨........ Leigo 真是沒修行.
Monday, August 15, 2005
大雜燴
後來的幾天開始張羅老三裝潢和老爸房子的事,再加上公司特忙,沒辦法白天打混,部落一下就荒廢了。久違了!
比較值得提的一件事是,上個週末,大小米和幾個好朋友,浩浩蕩蕩的去法鼓山象岡道場打了禪三。時間比較短,沒太大期待。妄想蠻多,會打瞌睡,但也有短暫的清晰,不管狀況如何,這次比較能對好的不驕傲,對壞的不自責。沒什麼進步,但卻能放鬆很多。也發現修行ㄉ路上,有這麼多伴,是一個好大的福報,還好是人來瘋。一個人的話,大概也提不起勁報名,感恩大家!
這三天學到兩個特受用的方法,metta meditation 和 art of listening. 哈哈!今天上班都給他派上用場!痛快痛快!細節下回分曉........
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
老三
Painting party? Anyone?
Sunday, July 31, 2005
老女人小女人
Leigo家ㄉ老女人小女人聚集一堂,
以集體頹廢做為這次告別的儀式
到中國街做臉,按摩,買東東,吃飯飯。
比較特別的是我們中午吃福州小館,
魚丸拌麵,一家子二十塊不到。
Friday, July 29, 2005
雜七雜八
前兩天, 工地的辦公室終於從鐵皮屋遷出, 搬進我們蓋好的樓. 受不了鐵皮屋已經很久了, 冬冷夏暖, 又潮又髒. 新的辦公室雖然不算豪華, 比起先前的處境, 好太多了.....
昨天買了兩樣貴重的東東. 幫康康買了一個叫藍天使的飛行手錶, 不用電池, 功能看起來很神的樣子, 這個週末準備玩玩看. 同一天, 在下班的路上,看到 Hugo Boss 換櫥窗,誤打誤撞得幫大米買了一套剛從櫥窗換下的西裝,打7折ㄡ!花了好多錢喔....不過....省錢就是賺錢啊!
除了敗家之外, 昨天晚上還跟慈X幫的眾姊妹們看了一場 PLAY, 實驗小劇場類型。劇場在 Tribeca Grand Hotel 的斜對面,小小的紅磚屋,小小的門,小小的場子,最多坐五十人左右。 晚上十點開始,共六十分鐘,分九個小品,細膩的描述大都會小人物掙扎的片段,沒劇情可言,以 immerse yourself in love 黑字白底ㄉ投影做結尾。劇場的網站有點陽春,但作品精彩,看得人投入,表演的人更投入。愛死紐約了! 還有,很喜歡沒事跟眾姊妹出去晃蕩江湖!
註:持續打坐的第四天
Thursday, July 28, 2005
公益廣告時間
在這邊跟大家推薦一個有氣質的專欄和兩本好書, 是我大學室友寫的, 喜歡的話, 寫書評鼓勵鼓勵喔!
註:持續打坐的第三天Wednesday, July 27, 2005
體驗呼吸
主要還是體驗呼吸.
每呼吸五到十次會提起話頭,
發現提話頭時,
注意力會比較集中,
但身心會稍微緊張一些.
不知道這樣對不對啊?
該小參了!
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
打坐
今天早上有打坐,雖然妄念很多,但自我感覺不錯。發現時間短的時候,不太能用話頭, 會很自然的回到數息法。發願今天要好好的過,也希望打坐可持續。
P/S.... Jimmy's sabbatical was approved today. Lei's was approved a few weeks ago. Looks like our two month break is going to be a reality.
Monday, July 25, 2005
I am addicted to blogging
Recently I have become very addictive to blogging. Spend a lot of time
reading other blogs, leaving comments, replying to comments, uploading
picuture, learning HTML, and writing posts. The amount of attention
given to blog is getting out of hand, especially after we gave away our
TV this weekend. With no TV around, the original plan is to find more
time reading and meditating. Obviously, the original plan didn't
happen. Blogs is supposed to be a journal reporting happenings and
thoughts. With too much time spent in the virtual world, and not
living the present moment in real life, what else can one report?
Perhaps, it's time to cut back and start collecting "the copping
woods".
Sunday, July 24, 2005
小康斗 C3-17
決定在米國生根落葉
到紐約的莊嚴寺預購靈骨塔
米媽給靈骨塔取了可愛的別名:小康斗
小米很為米爸和米媽高興
能欣然接受死亡,真是隨喜
尤其對於佛教徒
死亡不應該是件喪事
而是一個自然法則,是個過程
大小米考慮考慮
不如也一起買
擺著升值,又可底稅,何樂而不為
今天姊姊和三個小鬼
中國街才子和妹妹都有去
一路上吵吵鬧鬧的
大家很輕鬆的辦了這件有點嚴肅的事
還碰到李大哥,挖了很多寶
more photos....
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Thursday, July 21, 2005
不喝了
其實我是不該喝酒的
大一那年受了五戒,酒是其中一戒
之後的幾年平安無事
直到看了一部叫 Sideway 的電影
電影把 Pinot Noir 講的像天泉
在大小米的十週年慶,小米決定試試天泉的滋味
結果呢.... 天泉也不過如此
然後呢.... 發現小米對天泉嚴重過敏
臉紅,眼紅,全身發紅,發癢
和大米在五星飯店
窗外,雪花紛飛,白茫茫的一片
窗內,小米癢到不行,這裡摳摳那裡摳摳
真是一副有節奏的畫面啊!
以後不喝了!
不過想和大家分享一個飯後酒,
上次和大表哥吃飯喝到的,甜甜,有氣泡!
Marenco-Pineto Brachetto d'Acqui 2004
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Summer in New York
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
About work.....
說說工作吧...... 最近對工作感到極不耐煩
吵著要離開好久了,也沒人阻止,就股不起勇氣單飛
其實現在ㄉ工作(有時候)也有好玩的一面
能在工地裡神氣活現,會是令人懷念的
不過繼續留下,未來的成長已經可以看見
是時候單飛了......
Where is Fido?
Monday, July 18, 2005
正式套牢
圓滿大合照
妹妹,不准看!哥哥帶你回家!
老天做美,周星星哥哥和彈鋼琴姊姊ㄉ婚禮圓滿!
作為他們的 "Chief Organizer",真是累扁了!
今天早上爬不起來,和老板請了個病假,在家恢復元氣!
大米哥倒是佷猛,早早起床,上班去了!
more photos.....
and more photos from Anny......
girls night out.....
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Saturday, July 16, 2005
寫寫中文吧!
寫寫中文吧!
這幾天打坐破功了,才一個禮拜就斷,早上老是起不來,真遭。
昨天跟阿弟MSN好久,拉拉咂咂說了一串,雖沒內容,其實心裡蠻高興。
阿弟八月會去袋鼠國學開飛機,祈禱一切順利。
今天和大米去慈濟中國街幫低收入老人煮飯,
到雙文學校附近看房子,
回家時在 Columbus Circle 看到張曼玉,極爽!
發現 Columbus Circle 常有名人出現,上次是碰到 Sex and City 的 Miranda.