- Sep 14 Thu 2017 00:49
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- Jan 04 Wed 2017 18:41
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When We Stop Caring
This is an account of one of the sad stories I eye-witnessed in NYC.
It was midnight when we were on the R train heading back to Queens. We got two seats facing toward the end of the train. I sat down at the window seat to the left. Wayne got the aisle seat. To our right, I knew someone seemingly asleep simply from the way his/her sat. I have never looked directly to that person until next time I noticed him/her he/she was already on the floor. In a weird collapse-like position.
It was midnight when we were on the R train heading back to Queens. We got two seats facing toward the end of the train. I sat down at the window seat to the left. Wayne got the aisle seat. To our right, I knew someone seemingly asleep simply from the way his/her sat. I have never looked directly to that person until next time I noticed him/her he/she was already on the floor. In a weird collapse-like position.
- Jan 01 Sun 2017 20:44
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Catching the Moment with Cate Blanchett
The whole thing happened so fast but actually probably as long as eternity in terms of catching the moment with Cate Blanchett (the Cate Blanchett!!!). As now sitting in the airport recalling what just happened this morning (Dec 31, 2016) on the 47th street, not too far away from Barrymore Theatre, I still feel like that someone has just woke me up from a crazy dream, a crazily wild one.
As soon as we got out of the metro station, we saw the police has already blocked the block. ‘Good thing then, I think this way Cate will have to walk to the theatre.’ I said. But still, which entrance?
- Mar 12 Sat 2016 11:47
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額頭
Icing my head…
Clumsy enough to bump my head against something twice in a week: once a desk and now a wall. Every time this happens to my forehead, the memory of my kindergarten stories comes to me. I wasn’t one that sits quietly all the time but running a lot in the playground during breaks, I guess. I was helping push friends’ swinging cartridge (big round metal one). Then, whoosh, too high, bang, the cartridge hit my forehead. Left or right, I forgot. Teacher took me to a clinic nearby. Doc prescribed some soothing gel, brown-ish color. Trying to calm a crying kid, teacher told me I’ve got some ‘chocolate’. Not long after, maybe a couple weeks later, whoosh, bang, the other side of my forehead got hit again in the same manner. Teacher took me to the clinic again. This time doc gave me a milky-looking gel. Teacher called it ‘milk caramel,’ another kids’ favorite. Fun childhood memory never goes away. Only this time, twice on the same side of my forehead…
Well, I guess this was how my forehead was shaped.
Clumsy enough to bump my head against something twice in a week: once a desk and now a wall. Every time this happens to my forehead, the memory of my kindergarten stories comes to me. I wasn’t one that sits quietly all the time but running a lot in the playground during breaks, I guess. I was helping push friends’ swinging cartridge (big round metal one). Then, whoosh, too high, bang, the cartridge hit my forehead. Left or right, I forgot. Teacher took me to a clinic nearby. Doc prescribed some soothing gel, brown-ish color. Trying to calm a crying kid, teacher told me I’ve got some ‘chocolate’. Not long after, maybe a couple weeks later, whoosh, bang, the other side of my forehead got hit again in the same manner. Teacher took me to the clinic again. This time doc gave me a milky-looking gel. Teacher called it ‘milk caramel,’ another kids’ favorite. Fun childhood memory never goes away. Only this time, twice on the same side of my forehead…
Well, I guess this was how my forehead was shaped.
- Oct 16 Fri 2015 11:32
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First Run‧跑出第一步
October (morning) in Texas is indeed runnable. A casual run ended up being 3.5 miles, not long for some of you runners, but was indeed my first run around the neighborhood (maybe a good bonus not being able to drive). Despite liking sports a lot, running has never been my strong suit (has long been categorized in the ‘boring’ section) so I was a little bit surprised by the outcome. Exploring the neighborhood, surprised to discover those corners that I would have never gotten a chance to explore if not for running. Dug out this pair of snickers for tomorrow and beyond. Probably will ditch MAC (gym) for a couple months before summer comes again.
發現，原來德州的十月早晨已經挺適合跑步了。
因為這一個多星期以來都沒法開車，已經在家裡被悶到壞了的我今天早上突發奇想，換上衣服、帶上iPod、套上鞋子，出門了。回家看地圖，隨便一跑，也跑了五公里多，著實有驚訝了一下。雖然很喜歡運動，跑步從來不是我喜歡的項目之一，總是被歸在「無聊」的那一類。多虧沒得開車，有機會發現家附近的好多平常根本沒機會看到的角落。挖出這雙新鞋，明早就靠它了，看來在夏天來之前，要拋棄MAC﹝學校健身房，不，是健身館才對﹞一陣子了！哈！
- Aug 02 Sun 2015 10:50
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LEGO 21302 The Big Bang Theory 生活大爆炸
樂高與日本CUUSOO公司的CUUSOO系列在2014年正式改名為IDEAS。此系列鼓勵業餘創作者的作品並讓全球樂高迷自由投票，一旦支持者達到一萬，作品將成為樂高公司在該年IDEAS盒組的候選人，樂高會依據市場、可玩性、穩固性及設計概念決定最終脫穎而出的作品。基於樂高對其商品有一定的要求規格，最終推出上市的商品多少會加入樂高設計師與原創者討論後的修改與再設計。2015後半年的IDEAS盒組是我期待已久的作品，以電視劇「The Big Bang Theory」﹝中文譯作：生活大爆炸﹞為藍圖，此作品的作者是少數能有第二件上市的Alatariel，她的第一件上市作品是一推出即在一天內售光的21110 Research Institute﹝原作品名：女科學家﹞，當初忘了發售日而錯過的我為了買到自己的收藏可是費上了不少功夫。
所以，這一次我可是小心翼翼地在Google行事曆上標記7月31日這一天的午夜，因為8月1日是此套盒組樂高官網的正式發售日。怎料，就在這個星期四﹝7月30日﹞我意料之外在玩具反斗城看到它的身影，當下真是又驚又喜，連忙伸手拿下架上兩盒，用了早以準備好的折價券﹝果真事事有備則無患！﹞，搭配反斗城的信用卡，七五折再九折，再加上我買到的八折gift card，稅前原價60美元的盒組被我只用31.38元買到！這麼一算可是足足低於五折﹝德州的稅可是高達8%﹞呀！﹝喜﹞
- Jul 04 Sat 2015 03:08
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一圓射擊夢。Shooting Range Excursion
向來自栩自己的射擊，拿「人生有45發子彈」來誇口。高中軍訓課出去打靶時除了每個學生分派到的20發子彈外，因為被選為班上射擊助教的緣故，最後還另外被賞了20發子彈，射擊成果是教官們作為挑選出去參加高雄市射擊比賽人選的依據。我被選上了，還因此而買了拋棄式隱形眼鏡。每位選手有5發子彈，靶是一個200公尺外的一個小到不能再小的軍用人型板，打中了靶會倒下來，所以有沒有中的，一目了然，5發子彈內我的靶倒了4次。這是今日為止，一共45發的自動步槍子彈。
大學第一次羅浮營的漆彈戰，兩隊選場地的方式是用漆彈槍打中學長們放在遠處的寶特瓶，我毛遂自薦地代表我隊和另一方的學長一發定高下，呼！所幸勝戰歸來。
- Mar 25 Wed 2015 20:44
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LEGO 42021 Snowmobile 下篇 雪地摩托車
發現自己有個寫部落格的壞習慣，那就是常常有始無終。時不時「樂樂長」、鉅細靡遺地起頭，寫得樂、寫得長，可是卻沒有時間好好結尾，旅遊文是這樣，樂高文也出現這個兆頭。好吧！趁著新鮮、剛組好，快點把文章完成。
在上篇中提到過TARGET的玩具出清特價，我撿五折的雪地摩托車撿得極樂。怕它被買光降不到三折，超想收集科技零件的我這個星期路過TARGET的時候又再撿了幾盒。奇怪的是，出清架上那讓我覬覦很久的成堆BIONICLE Master of Water﹝水王﹞竟已一掃而光，或許是趁我不注意的時候，這家TARGET 的水王已經偷偷降到五折了吧！不管了，打開42021第二盒，咦？搞笑的是，怎麼我一個星期前後不同的兩盒擺出來照相的「陣法」居然一模一樣？
- Mar 15 Sun 2015 16:24
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LEGO 42021 Snowmobile 上篇 Snow Bike 雪地自行車
美國著名連鎖超市TARGET每過幾個星期會在星期四出清玩具商品，折數從七折開始，每隔幾星期降兩成；論壇上，幾個星期前就已經聽說好些人買進成堆又成堆五折的超級英雄76013 Batman: The Joker Steam Roller，但我還沒見過。上星期四，某人先打電話去問了Mall附近的TARGET，看來終於輪到我的TARGET打五折了！一到TARGET，先在車子裡堆滿小丑盒組，然後掃瞄了一下本來很期待才剛出卻已打開始打折的BIONICLE生化系列Master of Water水王，結果那盒還只維持在七折。看著架上成排TECHNIC科技系列的42021 Snowmobile，心癢癢地卻很乖地只拿了一盒。
LEGO TECHNIC 42021 Snowmobile，雪地摩托車，零件有186片。盒底是第二種模式─Snow Bike，雪地自行車？嗯…真有人會在雪地騎自行車嗎？有的！不過，它在德州應該派不上用場，難怪在賣場人氣低低，也難怪TARGET要出清，希望下星期它可以打到只剩三折。
- Feb 21 Sat 2015 21:16
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LEGO 41522 SCORPI 小蠍仔
在樂高官網訂零件不管數量多寡都要付基本運費3美金，即使買超過75元仍舊沒有免運費這事，但只要加一件樂高商店的產品，就適用滿額免運費的優惠。前些日子，我訂了一些零件，碰巧特價區有這隻Mixels系列的小蠍仔，從4.99元降到3.98元，差一元雖然差得不多，但好歹也是八折優惠。再說，付3元運費還是倒不如花4元買隻跟我一樣可愛的小蠍仔吧！﹝笑﹞
Mixels系列主打這些像神奇寶貝的小怪物，怪物彷彿以顏色為族群，每三隻小怪物還可合體變成大號尺碼的怪物。包裝小巧可愛，定價5元、70個零件，可以想見組裝過程並不繁雜。
- Nov 26 Wed 2014 20:46
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LEGO 42022 Hot Rod 上篇 Sports Car 跑車
樂高有一系列很酷，雖然不是典型的四方積木，但是極具線條的骨感造型和高度的可動性總是讓我內在的工程細胞躍躍欲試。沒錯！正是它，TECHNIC─科技系列。收藏了不少套，但由於這一年來一直很忙，直到昨天我才有機會拆開生平的第一盒TECHNIC，碰巧也是今年的新款42022 Hot Rod。
這一套有兩個組合模式，分別是：Rod Hot﹝骨董車﹞和Sports Car﹝跑車﹞。能用類似的積木組出兩種不同味道的車型正合我意，再說天藍色的運用在TECHNIC系列可說相當少見，還有就是…我只用半價就買到它。﹝竊喜﹞
