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Finally, it's time to post some pictures and post some stories...But, not today...

心情 心境

當時間一天天的流走，鏡子裡的臉上多出一些皺紋，心裡面累積多一些負擔。只有一件事是讓我真的感到不安。那就是，我還可以像大學時代一樣有那種豪邁去玩的勇氣嗎？有向小朋友一樣雀躍不安在馬路上奔跑的心情嗎？今天在網路上看到一個成年人拍的旅遊短片，勾起我大學時代的出遊時的心情。跟朋友一起是那樣的美好。

A TRIP TO THE PAST

A trip could lead to an advanture, could enlight a thought, or just lead me back to those good old memories! The light, trees, shahow, air, and friendship just right. Leading me all the way through the time tunnel, back to my fishing trip with my dear uncle. He is the one that always complain I am a trouble follower. But, always bring me with him riding his crazy motocycle, in his dirty TOYOTA, to the creek, fishing. We spend all summer in the home creek. The air, trees, shadows just like today. Miss you, uncle.

A FRIEND'S MARRIAGE NOTE

「結婚」

曾經只在想像中短暫閃過

屬於遙不可及的生活瑣碎

這想像與遙遠

像沉潛大海最深處、石頭底下的氣泡

突然一陣「波流」擾動

抓著了空隙 浮了上來

愈變愈大、愈來愈近

在碰觸海平面的一霎挪 綻放

所有的 想像化為真實 遙遠就在你手上

我們決定抓住 氣泡裡的空氣

一起飛翔

OLD ARTICLE NEW MOOD

昨天在德基水庫數鴛鴦，天呀。船還是硬生生的給我拋錨，雖然後來證明那是我們太愚蠢。(好吧 至少澎恰恰是無辜的 因為他是第一次開張忠元的船。但我真的就是應該跟愚蠢畫上等號了)
真是COW船邊的 無奈 在佳陽台地的佳陽溪口看完一群9隻左右的鴛鴦 好戲(德基健身房)就此上演。 我跟澎恰恰輪番上陣拉那鍋該死的受詛咒的引擎 Godsh…牛 怎麼拉還是牛 拉了之後才發現我比澎恰恰還要虛弱…哑….it’s blooded stupid engine!反正 上岸最實在啦 燕伶和一純 也是無法幫上引擎的任何忙…Me either…最壞的打算變成最實在的方案 滑吧…好消息是我們距離對岸只有一個吊橋這麼遠而已…真的看起來不太遠的距離給我們足夠的勇氣 做槳 划船! Amazing
everything is looking great! 有說有笑 互相打氣 漏氣…就給他連番轉向的划到岸邊了…上岸 永遠是令人喜悅的一件事 雖然前方有陡坡碎石 但是正上方時而呼嘯而過的野狼適時給我們信心…
得救
這個過程有點無厘頭 不提也罷
主要的重點是船老大一拉就通…撂下一句話~船不會這樣的嘛!
後來 心想這樣的資料 不行呀 只數到一半 這樣的資料也是不能用的無效資料…
後來決定再和張大哥去數一次 他爽快的答應讓我好感動的哩…
下午兩點半 再出發 已經是小有風浪的滿腔氣魄了 起風了
張大哥與我 再德基水庫上
是一種安心的感覺
算一算 這樣自己開船的日子應該也超過一年了
突然有一種回家安心的感動 站在船頭 望著遠方
就像第一次在德基數鴛鴦的那一天 (第一次坐張大哥的船)一樣 穩穩的舵手
往德基大壩方向下午的紫外線穿過雲隙 灑向湖面 大壩看起來只能當比例尺使用
超酷的 很令人感動的光影跟空氣感 波光韻律 水
雖然心裏面還是有些事情惦記著 好像經過太陽曬一曬之後也不是那麼重要了
嘿 不是陽光之子 是需要曬太陽的小孩

開心的BOB

要馬兒好，就要讓馬兒吃草。早上吃一頓豐盛的早餐，是一種滿足。聽莫札特的豎笛協奏曲是一種平靜。讀多變數分析是一種充實。喝一口家鄉來的茶有山上的清新。剪掉一年來的長髮是一種輕鬆。原來生活可以這樣單純的開心＿像BOB在陽光下享用青草一般的。

二月二十二 灰色

二月二十二 灰色。需要給自己一些顏色瞧瞧。最近又開始懶散，壓力性失眠，眼神恍惚，意識不清。天阿！這博士生光環背後的負擔可真不輕。大多數的壓力是來自於自己。對自己的信任不夠，導致不敢對自己承諾。拖拖拉拉的結果，使得進度一延再延。唉！太多藉口，太少勇氣。就是昨天書上說的主要症候群，我是時間管理文章所說的病人。
每每看到學校中稱著盲人柺杖的學生，心中的感覺只有複雜可以形容。是由衷的欽佩這樣的向學精神，也是對自己懶散的鄙夷，這樣交織出來的複雜。多一點勇氣，少一點藉口，應該是這樣的結論。

TOUGH UP! MR. N

GAMBADAE MR. N.
Be a tough guy like a bull. You feel you can do it, and we all know you can do it. Be a headstrong guy like yourself. Like a silly commercial said " TRUST ME, YOU CAN DO IT!" GAMBALO!

五指，IBM以及心情

這可不是我的五根手指頭壓，這是每天服務我，讓我趴趴走的腳指頭哩。今天終於用最新的科技來犒賞他們啦。光觸媒五指襪！日本最新科技歐！高級哩！
今天晚上洗完澡，看了丟在一旁的生日禮物，翻出這個像手套一樣的東西，怪怪！傳說中的五指襪。仔仔細細的把可辨識的漢字讀了一遍，旁邊精彩的殺菌漫畫，附加一張頗科學的細菌量圖表。恩！光觸媒，應該是這襪子經過陽光的照射之後，會引發觸媒反應而將細菌殺死。酷！日本人很認真，也愛作實驗，連這樣的小小一張襪子說明也有科學圖表為證。今天的心情很適合穿五指襪，慢慢感覺每一根腳指頭，有腳踏實地的感覺。慢慢的把論文寫完，也需要腳踏實地的心情。我的五指襪，IBM，論文在夜裡陪著我。

INCUBATE AN IDEA

http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060213/full/060213-9.html
I got this interesting article this morning, a science article about our unconscious brain. The authors claimed that we tend to make a better decision if we go with our gut! This is so true to me. The more I calculate, the worse it truns out. I guess the more I mulled over one thing, the more I see the detail and lost the BIG PICTURE at the same time(as the article mentioned). I have a habit that I call it "incubate a idea". Everytime I have a new idea or a difficulty, I sit them aside. Think of them once a while, a little bit, not too much. I "incubate" them. It might be take a few days or a few weeks and the resolution pop out without my expectation. Always when I was taking a shower. I guess the higher water temperture help hatching the egg "EUKARI".

老鼠小兵

我的老鼠小兵們。排列整齊蓄勢待發。等著大戰胡桃鉗王子。一直很喜歡柴可夫斯基的胡桃鉗組曲。但是懶惰的古典音樂迷如我，永遠都記不清楚哪一個版本比較熱門，哪一個樂團非去聽不可。直到人家幫我買好票了才興匆匆的開始查閱這一切相關的資訊。在劇場裡驚呼，沸騰。2003年的耶誕節，Lynn帶著我這個剛到美國的拖油瓶回辛辛那提家中。一如往例的Lynn媽已經幫大家買好票了。柴可夫斯基的胡桃鉗，辛辛那提管弦樂團。英勇的胡桃鉗王子在台上大戰老鼠王，還有可愛的小朋友在夢境中穿梭。這歌劇真的沒有像想像中的一般嚴肅與沈悶。講這麼多，跟我的照片一點都不搭嘎。我最近在著迷這些老鼠小兵們，照片中的小老鼠可是要拿來大戰聲名狼籍的ALABAMA BASS的。見下集分曉。

SOAR

Feb.14th, Valentine's day. Don't let the commercials fool you. Also, don't let the busy work blind your mind. If you have someone to say "Happy Valentine's Day" that's great! If you don't, it's OK. RECYCLE your feeling. The USPS demonstrated how the process will make us SOAR!

是友情讓世界變寬廣。

我的朋友裡面，有出身商業鉅子之家的富豪，有每天為學校清潔貢獻己力的藍領，也有像我一般出門在外靠老師供養的遊子。很奇妙的，他們不同的身份竟然跟我維持著同樣的一層關係，友情。這樣的友情維繫可以是很稀薄的。像高山上的清風，偶而飄來一陣圓柏松脂的香味。也可以像是當天煮的牛肉咖哩一般濃郁，化著蕃茄與蘿蔔的紅泡泡。我是這樣珍惜著這樣的友情，無厘頭式的對話，荒誕的想法，以及怪異的行為。每每朋友的遠行總是有幾分的的不捨。我想那種感覺就像是你喜歡的廣播頻道有一天突然停播了。

A Party

Auburn, a college town, nothing special but everything just fit well. Students like to have party, gathering together and drink beers of course. Party is not a big deal as you would imagine in the big city like crazy Taipei night. Party here are based on three elements. BEERS, DRINKING BEERS and Talk. A little bit dispointed when I first realized this is the way "the party" goes, especially I knew nobody when I just got here, also, I am not a big fan of BEERS. You got to forgive me here, we Asians just don't have that much enzyme to digest these liquid. However, after couple semesters, I started to enjoy the party, the friendship, the gussips, the BEERS for sure. I like beers, announced to the public loud :P. This picture were taken from the last big party in my old house. Me and Brian cook tons of food and people brought lots of beers. It was a sweet party. And Lynn and Mike (this picture) were the mentors of my party life : )

Mr. Children

Mr. Children is a band, a man, a kid, a Peter Pan, a attitude, a philosophy, a life style, a way we call ourself! Mr. Children, Miss Children...They like to hang out togeter, they have their smooth style when they talk. I like it, so I listen carefully, tilt my head and use a kind of slow attitude.
I like to talk to kids, listen to them, understand their problem, help them and help myself. Remind those old memories I had,funny or serious, refresh those kid attitude I ever had- Naive and Pure. I like to go back to revisit them, double check I am still in that shape, gaining power and confidenece to move on. That's why I become a Mr. Children, then turn into Or-Gi-San Children soon, very soon : )

你又跑出去釣魚了？

是的！ 上禮拜六又是我們例行的釣友聚會。我喜歡釣魚，從此向全世界宣告。廖大哥愛釣魚，KELLY愛釣魚，國敬愛釣魚，馬口愛釣魚。DENNY, BRUCE AND I LOVE FISH TOO. Large Mouth Bass, Fish On! Denny's rod, Bruce's fly and My fish! What a cooperation! Good man love fishing and Fishermans love friends. So as these mentioned fish bums.

抹茶之味

奧斯卡頒獎的時候。得獎的人總是有一堆謝不完的話。感謝家人的支持，朋友的鼓勵，前輩的提攜...一串串的名字被傳送到世界各地。對百分之九九點九九九的人，這些名字就像土壤中的肥料元素一樣--氮的比例是x%;磷的比例是y。是這樣的摸不著，看不到...但是他們確是成就一棵大樹最重要的元素。這光鮮亮麗的大樹阿。活了32年的大樹阿。要像全世界播送他的感謝。一串串數不盡的肥料方程式。

彥廷，生日快樂。

彥廷，生日快樂歐。隔海傳來爸媽還有弟弟的祝福。心裡是感動幸福的。不知道從哪時候開始，生日的時喉我都會想要跟爸媽說：生日快樂，謝謝你。是學生物的本行知識？還是生為人子的多情？一個人，要這樣的成長到有獨立思考的能力是這樣的不容易。看著自己一路走來的足跡，有著說不出的感激。我是幸福的。

去年的電子紅包，也是福氣。

The Red Envelope means good luck for Chinese people. In the lunar new year(the biggest festival in Chinese society and Taiwanese society), parents or elder people give these red envelope to kids and wish them have a good luck for the coming year. Every kids knows that red envelope is great, because there are money in there usually but not always. Fortunately, my parents always put money in there. Money means satisfied desire. I know that when I were very young, and of course I know the feeling to have new toy.
There was one year, I told my father that I want to use all my red envelope money to buy a pair of binoculars, a really good one. They asked for $700 us dollars. I was sick for that one for a long time. However, my total "trophy" from my new year red envelpoe was $350. I told my father with a deep honest eyes, and said I really want this pair of binoculars. I want to use this pair for my bird research. I want to be a ornithologist. "Would you pay another half price for me?" My father say yes without a blink. I had this pair of binocular for 11 years right now. He is my best friend in the field. Although there is still long way to become a good ornithologist. I carried this good luck binocular with me. No fear on my way to PhD.

新朋友，真情故事。

我最近交了兩位新朋友。他們跟我生活在非常不相同的兩個世界。一個叫做藍領，一個叫做x世代。我們有一個共同的興趣是釣魚。FLYFISHING。上週我去拜訪他們。看這他們家裡的相簿。有著每三分鐘一個驚呼，每五分鐘一個驚嘆，以及一整天的衝擊與感動。我從來沒有見過這樣樂天知足，真情至性的年輕人。家裡三隻健康快樂的大狗。每隻都有一個不為外人所知的悲慘故事。Shanga曾經是被人用來生產小狗的工具，直到沒有利用價值之後被丟棄到紐澤西州的郊外。另一週GODO曾被拿來當作鬥狗戰鬥前的BAIT BOG。也就是先派他出去被咬，然後燃起這些大狗的格鬥慾望。溫馴長毛的另一隻Jimbo，則是DENNY從森林裡面撿回來需要動手術的狗。他說現在看起來很健康，但是X光片顯示還是需要動手術。已經找好獸醫師肯以超低廉的愛心價來幫他動手術。只需要1000美金（原本是一萬）。1000美金還是近乎Denny一個月的薪水。廚房的另一隻健康亮麗的貓Rona，則是他們從廢鐵堆中撿回來的。DENNY說當時每三個小時要餵一次奶，餵了兩個星期才斷奶。還有一些關於BRUCE，BRUCE女友，DENNY女友他們的故事。
前天回家後，我在床上翻來覆去的想當天的故事，近乎失眠。我是這樣由衷的欽佩我的新朋友。全新的一課。
http://www.auburn.edu/~liumark/test.htm 網頁中魚的插畫點選，有野外實錄。