had a very good sleep on the first night.. since my touchdown in bergamo, we had been visiting some italian friends in 2 towns not far from us.. by the time we returned back to richie's place, it was well past midnight.. we could have reached home earlier, if not for a short jam caused by a traffic accident on the highway..
we went to collect a table set on monday which had just arrived at the warehouse today.. some interesting facts: the table was ready in october, but due to some administrative issues, it could not be shipped here; when it finally arrived in 10th december, it has to stay on the ship for three days; and it came on shore on that monday when i arrived.. was it coincidental or was it fate??
we had tried to reach the warehouse before 1230pm, before they close for lunch, to complete the papers, but failed to due to the traffic and difficulty in finding the place.. it was in another town and we did not have the map, luckily we had lucia on board to help us navigate and ask passer-bys for directions.. so we had lunch in the car at a petrol kiosk which is also closed for lunch.. in italy, most offices and shops are closed between 12pm to 3pm for lunch, i don't know why, perhaps their lunch take a long time to prepare, or they are extremely slow eaters.. haha..
the table set was dismantled into sixteen parts, and luckily we can fit them all into richie's mitsubishi grandis in two trips, so by the time we finished transporting all from the warehouse back to bergamo and carrying up to richie's place, it was already 730pm.. another incident which i think is fated also: the big table top with glass weighed 48kg and did not fit into the small lift in his apartment, italians like small lifts i think, most can only fit four passengers comfortably.. so it wad fated that the table arrived when i was around so i could help him carry it up the 6 storeys..
dinner never tasted so good, especially when you are so hungry after a day's manual work, even when it was just congee.. richie couldn't hide his enthusiasm to see the end product that straight after dinner, we started to assemble the table.. indeed, the assembled table set is very beautiful, simple yet elegant.. the worksmanship is fantastic.. we just sat and admired it for quite some time..
but so tired am i that i turn in early that night..
2008年12月15日 星期一
意大利之旅（一）
took the opportunity of my 3-week term break to take a trip to bergamo, italy... it is a chance for me to experience Tao progagation is another country, and to get to know about italy, their people, their history, and their culture...
借著我公司三個星期的假期，到意大利去走一趟…一來可以到國外學習開荒，二來可以對意大利的人民、歷史、文化有更接近的了解…
the farewell party: changhui, my darling yumei, and jieyou... not forgeting roger who sent me to the airport but had to rush off to fetch his wife... i like to send people off, but don't really like people to send me off... irony, you may think, maybe i don't like to see the complex expressions on their face when they see me walking away into the departure aisle...
送行團：昌慧、玉美、捷佑…還有把我接去機場的道志，但因為他得去接他的娘子，所以先告辭了…本身喜歡送行，但不喜歡別人送我出國…很矛盾吧，你會想，我只是不喜歡在走入出境庭時，看到送我的人臉上那頗副複雜的表情…
after twelve hours and forty minutes, i arrived in amsterdam, holland for the transit plane... even though it was 5:30am when i reached there, some gift shows are already opened for business...
飛了十二鐘又四十分，到達荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹機場轉機…雖是臨晨五點多，已有許多禮品站開門迎業…
wooden clogs, symbol of holland... perhaps i would get a pair for my darling on my way back home... marijuana is another trademark of holland, but too bad they are not on sale there, haha,
but you can get their t-shirts...
木製屐鞋, 荷蘭的象征，也許會買一雙送給玉美…大麻也是荷蘭的另一個象征，但是很“可惜”，他們沒賣，哈哈，但至少你可以買到它們的漢衫…
a miniature of amsterdam airport using lego bricks... i thought lego is from holland, but after checking online, i realised lego is actually from denmark... oh well...
用lego磚塊建成的小型阿姆斯特丹機場…本以為lego是荷蘭的土產，但在岡上“谷歌”後，才發現其實是起原於丹麥的…
actually, i did not had a good sleep on the flight to amsterdam because the seat was not very comfortable.. or maybe it was because of my own body, i constantly felt a dull pain on the right side of my hips, so i was shifting my body all the time.. think i only had four or five hours of good sleep, the rest of the time i was drifting in and out of sleep.. i can imagine those who had to travel constantly for long period of time, it is very uncomfortable at best, and dreadful at worst..
其實，在前往阿姆斯丹途上時，沒有很好的睡覺。可能是座位不是很舒服，也可能是自己體質的因原，腰的右部一直都有點酸痛，所以一直要移動身體…大概只有四、五小時時好睡眠時間，其餘的時間都處於半夢半醒之間…我可以想象那些常常許要長途飛行的空中飛人，好的話可以說是不舒服；不好的話就是很辛苦…
i was able to witness sunrise on the plane to malpensa airport, the sight was so marvellous to behold.. deep blue with a shallow layer of orange as the sun rose, then the rays seeped through the layers of clouds, engulfing the whole sky in pastels of blue and orange and yellow.. no words enough to describe it, just see them for yourself..
在前往馬爾彭薩機場的途中，觀○了日出。那景觀太美妙了，這就是大自然的奧妙…太陽正在還沒破曉時，天空是一片幽藍而帶有一點淺黃色；當它上昇時，一片片陽光衝破雲層，把整個天空彩成又藍又橘又黃，恰似一副油畫…它的美，無以輪比，只得自己去感受…
arrived bergamo around nine am, so the sun is already up, but surrounded by a thin layer of fog, and i was still trying to get used to the cold weather, around six degrees.. richie, huiru, and lucia, an italian girl, came to fetch me, really touched to see someone familiar after a long trip.. some scenes of bergamo on the drive back to richie's place..
大概九點多到達貝爾加莫，太陽雖已昇起，但還是有一層薄霧包圍著。我一時得適應六度左右冰冷氣候…瑞智、惠茹姐和一位意大利小姐，盧基亞，到機場來接我。能在十多個鐘頭後看到熟悉的面孔，真的很感動…以下是回瑞智家的後些照片…
bergamo is an old city with a very long history, and around it resides snow-capped mountains, so it really feels like you are in the switzerland... so did the pictures make you want to come? you are more than welcome!! benvenuti!!
貝爾加莫是一個歷史悠久的古城市，就座落在雪山前，所以感覺就象是在瑞士般…是不是很想親身體驗？歡迎！歡迎！
借著我公司三個星期的假期，到意大利去走一趟…一來可以到國外學習開荒，二來可以對意大利的人民、歷史、文化有更接近的了解…
the farewell party: changhui, my darling yumei, and jieyou... not forgeting roger who sent me to the airport but had to rush off to fetch his wife... i like to send people off, but don't really like people to send me off... irony, you may think, maybe i don't like to see the complex expressions on their face when they see me walking away into the departure aisle...
送行團：昌慧、玉美、捷佑…還有把我接去機場的道志，但因為他得去接他的娘子，所以先告辭了…本身喜歡送行，但不喜歡別人送我出國…很矛盾吧，你會想，我只是不喜歡在走入出境庭時，看到送我的人臉上那頗副複雜的表情…
after twelve hours and forty minutes, i arrived in amsterdam, holland for the transit plane... even though it was 5:30am when i reached there, some gift shows are already opened for business...
飛了十二鐘又四十分，到達荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹機場轉機…雖是臨晨五點多，已有許多禮品站開門迎業…
wooden clogs, symbol of holland... perhaps i would get a pair for my darling on my way back home... marijuana is another trademark of holland, but too bad they are not on sale there, haha,but you can get their t-shirts...
木製屐鞋, 荷蘭的象征，也許會買一雙送給玉美…大麻也是荷蘭的另一個象征，但是很“可惜”，他們沒賣，哈哈，但至少你可以買到它們的漢衫…
a miniature of amsterdam airport using lego bricks... i thought lego is from holland, but after checking online, i realised lego is actually from denmark... oh well...用lego磚塊建成的小型阿姆斯特丹機場…本以為lego是荷蘭的土產，但在岡上“谷歌”後，才發現其實是起原於丹麥的…
actually, i did not had a good sleep on the flight to amsterdam because the seat was not very comfortable.. or maybe it was because of my own body, i constantly felt a dull pain on the right side of my hips, so i was shifting my body all the time.. think i only had four or five hours of good sleep, the rest of the time i was drifting in and out of sleep.. i can imagine those who had to travel constantly for long period of time, it is very uncomfortable at best, and dreadful at worst..
其實，在前往阿姆斯丹途上時，沒有很好的睡覺。可能是座位不是很舒服，也可能是自己體質的因原，腰的右部一直都有點酸痛，所以一直要移動身體…大概只有四、五小時時好睡眠時間，其餘的時間都處於半夢半醒之間…我可以想象那些常常許要長途飛行的空中飛人，好的話可以說是不舒服；不好的話就是很辛苦…
i was able to witness sunrise on the plane to malpensa airport, the sight was so marvellous to behold.. deep blue with a shallow layer of orange as the sun rose, then the rays seeped through the layers of clouds, engulfing the whole sky in pastels of blue and orange and yellow.. no words enough to describe it, just see them for yourself..
在前往馬爾彭薩機場的途中，觀○了日出。那景觀太美妙了，這就是大自然的奧妙…太陽正在還沒破曉時，天空是一片幽藍而帶有一點淺黃色；當它上昇時，一片片陽光衝破雲層，把整個天空彩成又藍又橘又黃，恰似一副油畫…它的美，無以輪比，只得自己去感受…
arrived bergamo around nine am, so the sun is already up, but surrounded by a thin layer of fog, and i was still trying to get used to the cold weather, around six degrees.. richie, huiru, and lucia, an italian girl, came to fetch me, really touched to see someone familiar after a long trip.. some scenes of bergamo on the drive back to richie's place..
大概九點多到達貝爾加莫，太陽雖已昇起，但還是有一層薄霧包圍著。我一時得適應六度左右冰冷氣候…瑞智、惠茹姐和一位意大利小姐，盧基亞，到機場來接我。能在十多個鐘頭後看到熟悉的面孔，真的很感動…以下是回瑞智家的後些照片…
bergamo is an old city with a very long history, and around it resides snow-capped mountains, so it really feels like you are in the switzerland... so did the pictures make you want to come? you are more than welcome!! benvenuti!!
貝爾加莫是一個歷史悠久的古城市，就座落在雪山前，所以感覺就象是在瑞士般…是不是很想親身體驗？歡迎！歡迎！
2008年9月17日 星期三
2008年8月26日 星期二
十句值得深思的話
又根簡訊有關的部落，昨天松哥發了個蠻長的簡訊給我，我回到家才有時間看。在此和大家分享…
一、沒有一百分的另一半，只有五十分的兩個人。
二、付出真心才會得到真心，卻也可能傷得徹底；保持距離就能保護自己，卻也注定永遠寂寞。
三、通常愿意留下來跟你爭吵的人，才是真正的愛你的人。
四、有時候不是對方不在乎你，而是你把對方看得太重。
五、冷漠有時候并不是無情，只是一種避免被傷害的工具。
六、如果我們之間有１０００步的距離，你只要跨出第一步，我就會朝你的方向走其余的９９９步。
七、為你的難過而快樂的是敵人，為你的快樂而快樂的是朋友，為你的難過而難過的就是那些該放進心裡的人。
八、就算是ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ中間也藏了一個ｌｉｅ。
九、真正的好朋友并不是有一起就有聊不完的話題，而是在一起就算不說話也不會感到尷尬。
十、朋友就是被你看透了還喜歡你的人…
如何？有找到對自己有意思的那一句嗎？
2008年8月1日 星期五
心血來潮
良久沒動筆了，今易兄弟一簡訊讓我心血來潮。他在訊裡說道：「無論如何，咱們還會是一生的兄弟＝＞。」
我看了一時給頓住了。我還以為他出了什麼事來，就回問他：「你怎麼了？」
他說：「時間過得太匆○了。所以覺得應該珍惜并所佣有的一切物品及朋友＝＞。我們在工作的忙碌中，以及自已的世界中，慢慢地○少了與自已生命中很重要的人的接處。我不想在白首時有所悔意＝＞。」
我很欣賞他對他在這人生階段的體悟，也就鼓勵他：「希望你也往人生的目地多花點心思，若能找到并朝方向前進，也不枉此生。」
我也對他的說有所感悟，就想到此詩：
時光匆匆似飄雲 思念憂憂如愁風
若能輟步內反省 必得人生真實相
當然，不是很對稱的詩，但我的水平也就是如此。多不得一寸，少不了一尺。
試想，我們人生幾何能真正停下腳步來，回思這一趟人生到底是為了什麼而活的？還是匆匆地過了人生一大半，也不知道自己到底是為了什麼而忙得焦頭爛額？
若能時時找個空擋的時間，好好地回顧一下走過的路，再好好地策劃末來，我相信我們這一趟人生會走得更充實。
於此共勉之…
若能輟步內反省 必得人生真實相
當然，不是很對稱的詩，但我的水平也就是如此。多不得一寸，少不了一尺。
試想，我們人生幾何能真正停下腳步來，回思這一趟人生到底是為了什麼而活的？還是匆匆地過了人生一大半，也不知道自己到底是為了什麼而忙得焦頭爛額？
若能時時找個空擋的時間，好好地回顧一下走過的路，再好好地策劃末來，我相信我們這一趟人生會走得更充實。
於此共勉之…
2008年5月18日 星期日
好書推荐
我和我女友星期五在kinokuniya書局時看到一本書，書名是【當下，把心放下】，作者何權峰。
是很好的一本書，何以故？它講到為什麼我們時常不快樂？為什麼得到所要的東西後也是不快樂？其因在當下與非。
它寫道：
“每當你心情不好時，你的心要不是想著過去，就是跑到未來，
否則你怎麼可能不快樂呢？
你可以回想以前，然後陷入不快樂；
你可以想著以後，然後陷入不快樂。
可是在此時此刻，如果你在當下，你不可能不快樂的。
你可以為過去懊悔，或是為未來憂心：
你可以為過去那些原不該做而做了、不該說而該的事而後悔，
也可以為未來那些可能發生，也可能不會發生的事憂愁，
但如果你活在當下，法有過去、沒有未來，
你怎麼可能不快樂呢？”
書中就一一解釋我們為什麼會如此能，更重要的是如何去改變自己來“活在當下。”否則你怎麼可能不快樂呢？
你可以回想以前，然後陷入不快樂；
你可以想著以後，然後陷入不快樂。
可是在此時此刻，如果你在當下，你不可能不快樂的。
你可以為過去懊悔，或是為未來憂心：
你可以為過去那些原不該做而做了、不該說而該的事而後悔，
也可以為未來那些可能發生，也可能不會發生的事憂愁，
但如果你活在當下，法有過去、沒有未來，
你怎麼可能不快樂呢？”
我還沒讀完，但讀了頭幾章後，也在當下學習反省自己，如何改變生活方式。
好的東西當然要分享，所為“獨樂樂，不如眾樂樂。”
若你真的買了，讀後請分享你的感受…
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