Can't get enough of....

... TAIWAN!!!

I have no pictures to show - and didn't even take as many pictures as I should this time.

Probably...

Because there are too many things to see and enjoy at the moment being - that I'd rather chat with my grandparents than take still pictures of them, that smelling and savouring the food beats the tasteless snapshots of XIAO LONG BAO and SHAO BING YOU TIAO, and funny jokes that are told on the bus, on the way home are just too spontaneous to be captured - even if I did buy an expensive video camera for the purpose of capturing important moments as such those.

Hence, this post is pictureless.

But... what a WONDERFUL TIME in Taiwan I'm having!

Church in the morning with granpa and grandma,

2nd Breakfast with Grandpa, (note: 2nd... SECOND breakfast. Meaning, DOU JIANG and SHAO BING YOU TIAO after MAN TOU, FRUITS, COFFEE and YOGOURT during 1st Breakfast. My stomach size has doubled since I arrived here. In fact, I think it automatically stretches whenever I fly back to the LAND OF GUILTY YUMMINESS...)

Shopping with Ni in Taipei, (Chanel Lessons)

Eating supper with Ni and Allen, - who are one of my favourite companies in TW,

Funny cockroach incidents (but almost scared me to death) on the bus,

Chatting over ice cream,

... and just enjoying each other's company....

Taiwan...
I'm loving it.

久しぶり．．．．．の感じ？

I think... I've been posting too much videos.
Or, actually, honestly, I've been youtubing too much.

So I think it's time to get my hands on a good book again.
ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan was the last book I read, and it kept me busy during free periods at school. A good, intense, emotional piece of work that I'd want to read again - or - watch the movie...

And, it's also time to get myself together and start studying... for... well, a lot of things.

First, and the foremost - and - sometimes, the easily forgotten reading.... MY BIBLE.
And when I say forget, I don't actually FORGET to read the Words - because I do every morning - but I so often forget to quiet my heart and read with a peaceful mind, in order to absorb the Words, and really feel it in my soul. Recently, it's been just an exercise with words on a page, and so ...

ダメだね。

もっと書きたいけど、今日もう疲れた。あさってもう帰るだけど、なんか、元気がない。雨のせいかな？

Or....

では、

おつかれさまです。

おやすみなさい。

當吳君如遇上金城武 ．．．．

I really don't need to explain anything for this video, do I?

私本当の名前は、金城唯。

（鍋ちゃん：『チーシー』！！）

熊貓受到驚嚇時的爆笑反應

This is something I'm sure Nabe-chan and OgLee will enjoy.

Khalil Fong - Spring Breeze/春風吹 for Mommy

Ｍy mom and I don't always agree - like whether to wear pearl necklace on my wedding day or not - (a funny little episode that will always remain the joke to tell when I'm ACTUALLY getting married...) but! We also have similar tastes in a lot of things...
LIKE... MUSIC!
My mom is so cute - she told me over the phone that she listens to 方大哥's songs on my blog.
Here's another one for you!
我猜你應該會喜歡這首的！

春風吹

作曲 : 方大同　
填詞 : 周耀輝　
編曲 : 方大同　

吹紅了桃花　吹綠了槨樹
你在路上總會安慰誰
吹醒了青蛙　吹來了燕子
我在城裡剛好缺了誰
你縱然帶來地下的玫瑰
能否收回地上的滋味
有人唱胡不歸

＊春風一吹想起誰
有所謂　沒所謂　只要不後悔
春風一吹忘了誰
我上一次流淚又幾歲
你會退　我想追　會不會　對不導
也難怪我有點累
洞裡蛇　冬日睡　原上草　春風吹
到夏天我變了誰＊

吹過玉門關　吹過南泥灣
任在北方註定拋棄誰
吹皺了河水　吹散了雲堆
我在世界不巧背著誰
你可以慫恿三月的悶雷
能否保證十年的約會
有人放生烏龜

無與倫比的美麗

Simple lyrics are simply the most touching..!

蘇打綠

天上風箏在天上飛
地上人兒在地上追
你若擔心你不能飛
你有我的蝴蝶

天上風箏在天上飛
地上人兒在地上追
我若擔心我不能飛
我有你的草原

你形容我是這個世界上無與倫比的美麗
我知道你才是這世界上無與倫比的美麗

天上風箏在天上飛
地上人兒在地上追
你若擔心你不能飛
你有我的蝴蝶

天上風箏在天上飛
地上人兒在地上追
我若擔心我不能飛
我有你的草原

你形容我是這個世界上無與倫比的美麗
我知道你才是這世界上無與倫比的美麗

你知道當你需要的夏天我會拚了命努力
我知道你會做我的掩護當我是個了逃兵

天上風箏在天上飛
地上人兒在地上追
你若擔心你不能飛
你有我的蝴蝶

我若擔心我不能飛
我有你的草原

そろそろ．．．?

This week, I'm at my GENKI Jr. High.
And as I was checking my schedule for April-July, I realized that I have only 3 more weeks at this particular school.
I AM NOT READY TO LEAVE YET....

けど、しょうがないかな。

お別れなんて、まだまだ遠いーと思えば．．．

そろそろ．．．
じゃない。

まだまだ．．．
なんだよ！

April means 桜

桜 trees lined up by a bridge... right outside my place!

桜 cup to go with the season!!

Spring Shopping... still on the roll, of course.　我慢、我慢。

Matching cups, matching nails... gosh, who knows what's next??? 小鳥～你不要再學我了！>=)

Cafe de Bleu - Latte Art by my favourite Barista in 鳥栖！我跟店長好像滿有默契。***~(>v<)~***


四月、もうすぐ終わるよね。

『我愛故我在』

這首歌．．．．有一天我會聽膩。可是目前這還是被我replay後再replay.

On top of his incredible talent, this is what he wrote in his first line of THANKS in his CD booklet:

''Praised be to God.
the all merciful. the all knowing. the all wise.''

-Mr. 方

''When talent and humility meet - the best of work inevitable comes to life.''

愛愛愛

歌手：方大同 | 作曲：方大同
填詞：周耀輝 | 編曲：方大同

在　哪裡記載　第一個桃花賊
誰在　哪裡典賣　第一支紫玉釵
我在　這裡見怪更怪
見過電影裡面人家的海　更想去看海
唱過人家的愛　更想找愛

你哭起來　我笑起來　都為了　愛愛愛
有一天翻開辭海找不到愛
花不開　樹不擺　還是更暢快
愛　還是會期待
還是覺得孤單太失敗　我愛故我在

找到愛　幸福的人　肯不肯躲起來
正在　寂寞的人　能不能站起來
我在　這裡陪你無奈
讀過小說裡面人家等待　更習慣等待
唱過人家的愛　更想找愛

你喊出來　我靜下來　都為了　愛愛愛
有一天翻開辭海找不到愛
花不開　樹不擺　還是更暢快
愛　還是會期待
還是覺得孤單太失敗　我愛故我在

揮不去滿天滿地的塵埃
買不起滿街口袋的品牌
你悶起來　我傻起來　可以愛
會不會整個時代只有一個告白
誰不愛過不存在

不明不白　不分好歹　都為了　愛愛愛
有一天翻開辭海找不到愛
花不開　樹不擺　還是更暢快
愛　還是會期待
還是覺得孤單太失敗　我愛故我在

もっとのんびりしたいから、お願い！

最近說忙也不是太忙，可是時間還是過的很快。
四月才剛開始，我的schedule book裡怎麼已經密密麻麻的了？
あ、少しで終わるけど、なんだか帰りたくないね。

前幾天飛到東京的小鳥。
加油啊！（不要忘記你答應我的事。我們的『ＢＥＴ』也．．．．^0^）


My graduated 9 graders! 之前說好會請他們來我家玩，身為老師的我當然要實踐這個重要的承諾嘍。
『めちゃ楽しかった！！またしょうね！！』



好久沒有吃到『正牌』的TIRAMISU. This is from my favourite cake shop, LE COUPLE!
之前看一部電視劇才知道﹣TIRAMISU在義大利文的意思是：'pick me up' - 中文翻譯成『帶我走』。
ちょっとロマンチックかな。


And I've decided to draw more on my free time.
あと三ヶ月しかないから。
どうしょう？　（｀ー｀）’’’

四人遊 - 方大同ft.薛凱琪

I really like the harmonization, the whole 'lazy feel' of the rhythm, and of course, Mr. Fong's voice and being the genius that he is, the superb melody...

我太晚認識方大哥了！

『四人遊』

曲：方大同
詞：林夕
編：方大同

你的長髮為何不留　你幹麼會學懂喝酒
你那個男朋友　酒量也算一流
聊個一整夜只怕不夠

你為甚麼跟他鬧酒　你莫非要借酒澆愁
你那個女朋友　到底還有沒有
搞不好我們四個人　去旅遊

＊原來一回頭　原來才顯出你溫柔
　我當時愛得不夠
　原來只能夠做朋友　從前快樂沒變哀愁
　原來在那關頭　全因捨得分手
　你說是否荒謬　我們比從前看起來更熟＊

改天你母親搞賀壽　我帶女友出來走走
你就知我理由　不外乎太羞
如果要一起去旅遊　去歐洲

REPEAT ＊

那天澎一聲關門　就走
很想問　你有沒有眼淚　想流
你以為　你的魅力大得足夠
少有　我們像在迎新懷舊

原來一回頭　原來才顯出你溫柔
我當時愛得不夠
原來只能夠做朋友　從前快樂沒變哀愁
原來在那關頭　全因捨得分手
還去不去歐洲　四個人不許酸溜溜

台灣之旅２００８三月：ＰＡＲＴＩＶ

So, my last meal in Taiwan was in the famous 『鼎泰豐』... The food was FIVE THUMBS UP, and the service was great, too. Except the part when everyone at the restaurant kept mistaking me for Japanese. My aunt, my cousin, my Dad and I were walking towards the cashier, and as we passed by the waitresses who were in their 'bowing position' - we each got a ''please come again!'' greeting -- everyone got a warm 『謝謝！』.

I got 『ありがとうございました！』

Our ORDER.....

Can you see the steam?

Oh...

美味しかった！！

I especially like this picture. These expressions were definitely NOT faked. 

And yes, these shrimp dumplings tasted just as good as they look!

My Dear Grandparents, and ma sixeme tante - French Professor at DanJiang University!

This picture was taken at the TaoYuan Airport. 

And you'll never guess who we bumped into, on 3/23/2008, just a day after the President Election.

Take a guess!

(the picture is blurry for a reason. I was stepped on twice, and pushed out of the way by crazy reporter I, II, and III)

台灣之旅２００８三月：ＰＡＲＴＩＩＩ

The Newlyweds ^-^

Yao!! Long no see, and he hasn't changed. 

Why we are posing like this, I have no idea...

Stopped by Sky's Restaurant/Wedding Hotel... 

And being the cutie he is, he called the CAKE MAN who generously brought all these goodies for me to choose.

THE CakeMan.

THE CAKES.

西門町@ night...

Lisa busy buying hot dog buns. The man selling them is very camera-friendly.

Multi-tasking.

Eating, handling shopping bags, and posing.

Not a big fan of politics, but I was very happy on 3/22.
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The highlight of this picture is actually the guy sitting next to us, not looking the least bored.

Hagen Daaz in 天母﹣my official favourite Ice Cream store. 

Untitled

Recently, I've been talking to a lot of people about what they do, or what they hope to do in the future (since I'm leaving my great job in July 2008), and I found some of them to be really inspirational.

One took up painting just a few years ago and produces some really amazing works; another's planning to open an Art Museum in a few years, and my other good friend is leaving for Tokyo to study in a Design School. 頑張ってね！

This is a drawing of an artist-Tommy Kane-that I discovered through my painter friend.
I really like this one:



(http://tommykaneillustration.com)

Now... what do I want to do?

台灣之旅２００８三月：ＰＡＲＴＩＩ

One of my favourite things in Taiwan....

好吃到不行，香噴噴的早餐：

『蛋餅』

『蘿蔔糕』

（結果最愛的燒餅油條卻被我漏掉了。＞.<''')

Travelling to 淡水，陽明山 with my family in Taiwan...

(I have six aunts in total on my Dad's side... here are two of them!  (^-^)...)

I realized that I never really travelled in Taiwan - and I've been missing out! Here's one of my favorite spots from this trip:

竹子林!!

And look at the goodies I got from here... 15 Calla lilies for less than 5$...! お得だね〜！