Backpack?!

Since Riceman and Leigo are planning to "back-pack" China. We started doing research on back-packs. We went to EMS yesterday. There are lots of different kinds and sizes of back-packs to choose from. The sales at EMS are usually expert outdoor gurus who know their shit. So we asked for some help. Summary of the conversation goes:

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.

停止成長

一個人如果停止成長或學習, 是一件很恐怖的事...

阿共的大使館

早上大米和小米到阿共的大使館辦簽證,
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!

Adi's latest pics

Ba, here is Adi's latest pic. Looks pretty good, huh?! I think he gained some more weight.

現世報？ 小強？

前幾天在安排大陸行程時，
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“。

We booked our tickets, finally!

10/13 NYC - TPE
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.

世紀豪華婚禮

昨天參加了一個歎為觀止的婚禮，從名牌禮服，到結婚典禮放白鴿，晚宴的排場，舞獅，超厲害的樂團，入口即溶的雪魚，和巧可力噴泉，每個細節簡直都是一百分以上。對這一對新人實在佩服的五體投地。厲害厲害。一整天，Leigo, Eatgod and 娘娘, 好像每人拿著隱形的 price tag gun 很雞婆的幫人家計算價錢，用“財力雄厚“來形容這場婚禮應該是恰當的！

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.......

在東村的日子

人跟房子會有感情的.
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

Thanks to Wendy and Chien Chien, I went a great book store last weekend in Flushing - 書原. 種類很多, 有古典文學, 畫冊, 和線裝書. 重點是..........價錢是不可思異的便宜. 不過.... (there is always a catch to anything) 書的排列不整齊, 而且是簡體. 那天Chien Chien說是他多年來最快樂的一天, 感同身受, 我在書店笑的下巴都要掉下來. 快事一件.

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

怪叔叔

Another great article by Baba.
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7x7

人是善變的.......

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