最近又收到網友的留言,感到很開心,很高興我當時無聊時寫的一些東西可以對別人有點幫助
家裡因為多了一個新成員,忙到不可開交,最近開始比較有自己的一些時間了,如果有些東西可以分享,希望能儘量抽空完成囉！
今年暑假一連惡補了三季的Downton Abbey, 裡面的英文好像不太實用,因為以前的人講話都超級有禮貌,顯得很拐彎抹角。其實這部戲還滿肥皂劇的,裡面集合了女人會喜歡的元素：愛情,醜聞,背叛,爭遺產等等,反正一般連續劇會演的都有,不過我覺得裡面沒有真正的壞人,每個人做的決定都是來自於保護自己或愛的人,不過,如果只是一齣很撒狗血的戲,為什麼會那麼紅呢？因為場景和演員都是一流的,尤其是場景,裡面擺設和服裝都是極其講究的,據說是英國史上最花錢的影集。雖然是杜撰的故事,可是整個故事的時代背景是特別考究過的,所以可以借由這齣戲一窺當時一次世界大戰前後英國貴族的生活,樓上貴族和樓下僕人各有故事,當時也面臨時代變遷, 老一輩的貴族想要維繫傳統和家產,年輕一輩的有人努力維持家產,有人嚮往一般人自由的生活。
很值得花時間看看,由於暑假花太多時間看,John說現在第四季,只能一個禮拜看一集 > <
這是片頭的部分,主題曲超好聽
2012年12月14日 星期五
Poirot (Season 3, Episode 1)- The Mysterious Affair at Styles
很好看的一集,是Agatha Christie的第一本小說,在推理小說中,推理過程很經典的一個,之後會想要買書再看一次
2012年12月1日 星期六
Adele - Skyfall (Lyric Video) (007電影Skyfall主題曲)
這次是007電影50周年,所以他們特地請Adele為電影做這首歌,歌詞寫得很有意思
John覺得看這齣電影最大的享受就是播這首歌時的片頭部分
其實我覺得這次真的很可惜,不論是演員,服裝和場景,都超棒,不過,最重要的劇本,真的編的不好,超多不合情理的地方,還有,這次的兩個Bond girl都很弱,一個不美也沒什麼重要性,一個出現的時間也太短,難怪上次有雜誌笑說:M才是ultimate Bond girl。
這一齣真的是在看畫面,聽音樂的,哈哈
John覺得看這齣電影最大的享受就是播這首歌時的片頭部分
其實我覺得這次真的很可惜,不論是演員,服裝和場景,都超棒,不過,最重要的劇本,真的編的不好,超多不合情理的地方,還有,這次的兩個Bond girl都很弱,一個不美也沒什麼重要性,一個出現的時間也太短,難怪上次有雜誌笑說:M才是ultimate Bond girl。
這一齣真的是在看畫面,聽音樂的,哈哈
2012年11月25日 星期日
電影 Road to Perdition (非法正義) 經典片段
最近去看Skyfall,故事令人失望,不過Daniel Craig真的好帥喔!
John跟我說其實當初在非法正義中那個壞兒子就是他演的,
當初都沒注意到他,可能是他演壞的角色的關係,
這個片段是我當初最喜歡也印象最深刻的部分,Paul Newman拍桌子時,真的很嚇人,這就是好的演員厲害的地方!
John跟我說其實當初在非法正義中那個壞兒子就是他演的,
當初都沒注意到他,可能是他演壞的角色的關係,
這個片段是我當初最喜歡也印象最深刻的部分,Paul Newman拍桌子時,真的很嚇人,這就是好的演員厲害的地方!
2012年11月19日 星期一
我的F2生活
在美國生活至今已經快要兩年半了,John也快要畢業了,真的很開心快要可以回去和家人相聚。回顧這幾年的生活,有苦有樂,在別人眼中,我好像很好命,其實我也有很辛苦的時候,以前工作的時候也是辛苦,在異國生活又是另一種苦,不過不論如何,我都從當中學習成長了許多。
有時候看到John壓力很大,很不開心的樣子,總是會想我們兩個是不是不應該放棄在台灣的工作來到這裡花大錢(真得是很花錢哩!)有些同學甚至會用嘲諷眼光看我們,不過仔細想想我們在這裡生活和學習到的經驗,很多不是用金錢可以買到的,甚至是有時間上的限制的,我想每個人不論是選擇什麼樣的人生,對於個人都是很寶貴的,都是很好的人生經驗,都是很好的回憶。
John在這裡很認真的學習以及工作,我也很努力的做我想做的事,常常有人會問我,我在家怎麼都不會無聊,仔細思考後,我發現像我這樣的生活還真不是每個人的可以適應的。我剛來美國,因為英文不夠好,我去上兩個月英文課,並交到一個很棒的朋友。我平常把照顧John的生活起居做為我來這裡的重點,所以我都是先把要幫John作的事和打理家裡的事擺第一,我會用剩餘的時間讓自己語言能力進步,大部分零碎時間我都用來看美國節目,看英文雜誌和小說,原本看這些東西都是想要學習英文,不過後來我發現我同時得到了很多其他的東西,以前的我其實不太看課外的書,現在看了很多後,突然發現讀書的樂趣,讀書不是為了成績的樂趣,讀書真的是可以讓自己打從心底開心,真的可以體會書中自有黃金屋的道理。
在美國遇到很多不同的人事物,聽John講科裡的事情,對於自己以後的人生要怎麼走,也漸漸有了一個目標,有時候我發覺,當人在有時間靜下來思考時,才能把人生看得透徹,我期許以後我回去工作後,雖然忙碌,我要隨時提醒自己,要適時的停下來,看看周圍的人,思考自己要的是什麼,什麼才是會讓自己和家人開心的生活。
今天凌晨5點突然醒過來,就又睡不著了,拿起我的ipod,想要聽有聲書幫助自己再入睡,因為現在英文變比較好,所以都聽得懂,反而精神來了,在寧靜的早晨,享受著精彩的故事情節,突然有點捨不得這一切,不知道以後回去工作,是不是還會懂得這樣享受生活,現在把這個心情記錄下來,期勉自己!
有時候看到John壓力很大,很不開心的樣子,總是會想我們兩個是不是不應該放棄在台灣的工作來到這裡花大錢(真得是很花錢哩!)有些同學甚至會用嘲諷眼光看我們,不過仔細想想我們在這裡生活和學習到的經驗,很多不是用金錢可以買到的,甚至是有時間上的限制的,我想每個人不論是選擇什麼樣的人生,對於個人都是很寶貴的,都是很好的人生經驗,都是很好的回憶。
John在這裡很認真的學習以及工作,我也很努力的做我想做的事,常常有人會問我,我在家怎麼都不會無聊,仔細思考後,我發現像我這樣的生活還真不是每個人的可以適應的。我剛來美國,因為英文不夠好,我去上兩個月英文課,並交到一個很棒的朋友。我平常把照顧John的生活起居做為我來這裡的重點,所以我都是先把要幫John作的事和打理家裡的事擺第一,我會用剩餘的時間讓自己語言能力進步,大部分零碎時間我都用來看美國節目,看英文雜誌和小說,原本看這些東西都是想要學習英文,不過後來我發現我同時得到了很多其他的東西,以前的我其實不太看課外的書,現在看了很多後,突然發現讀書的樂趣,讀書不是為了成績的樂趣,讀書真的是可以讓自己打從心底開心,真的可以體會書中自有黃金屋的道理。
在美國遇到很多不同的人事物,聽John講科裡的事情,對於自己以後的人生要怎麼走,也漸漸有了一個目標,有時候我發覺,當人在有時間靜下來思考時,才能把人生看得透徹,我期許以後我回去工作後,雖然忙碌,我要隨時提醒自己,要適時的停下來,看看周圍的人,思考自己要的是什麼,什麼才是會讓自己和家人開心的生活。
今天凌晨5點突然醒過來,就又睡不著了,拿起我的ipod,想要聽有聲書幫助自己再入睡,因為現在英文變比較好,所以都聽得懂,反而精神來了,在寧靜的早晨,享受著精彩的故事情節,突然有點捨不得這一切,不知道以後回去工作,是不是還會懂得這樣享受生活,現在把這個心情記錄下來,期勉自己!
2012年10月24日 星期三
2012年10月22日 星期一
My trip to Boston 2012
This summer, I met a lovely Taiwanese girl in Milwaukee. There are certainly many Chinese people here, but Taiwanese are very very few. So when I was introduced to a Taiwanese this summer, I was super excited, especially after I found that we have a lot in common.
Dores is very nice and she has the most beautiful smile in the world. She is always smiling and being positive toward everything. When she told me that she is planning to have a trip before she leaves, I was thinking that it would be great if I can go with her. She will be a very good travel partner. Later on that day, John told me that he wants to go to Utah for the dental outreach program. And guess what!? John will be away in the same week which Dores is planning the trip on. So~ Dores and I started to plan to visit a big city where there is good public transportation system and it is safe for two girls walking around even at night. And that is Boston!
On Sep 15th, we left for Boston early in the morning. After we landed, we just stood outside the airport and was trying to figure out how to get to our hotel. At the time, an airport worker came to us and asked us to help her. She wanted us to translate her words into Chinese to a Chinese old man. She tried to tell him that they changed the locations of the bus stops because of the construction. After talking to them, we found that the Chinese old man was going to the same direction as we were. What a coincidence! So we got on the bus with the Chinese guy. On the way to the hotel, he told us that he had moved to Boston from China 14 years ago. His sons have all grown up and have their own families now. He also told us how the subway and bus system works in Boston. How funny it is that in the beginning, it was us who were helping him, but in the end, it was him who helped us to get to the hotel and told us a lot about Boston. Thank you, 伯伯!! What surprised us more was that the old apartment where he lives with his wife now was just across the street from our hotel. We were really lucky to meet such a nice person on our first day in Boston!
The hotel worker who checked us in is a very nice Korean girl. She told us, on the last day, that she had studied Chinese in China (in Chinese!!).On the day we arrived, we've only got half a day and we planned to go to Harvard. Harvard is very far from our hotel. We planned to take subway and change to bus. I know that will take us a lot of time. We didn't tell her about our plan. However, how nice it is that she told us that we can walk to a bus stop and the bus will take us to Harvard directly. The information saved us plenty of time!
At Mr. Bartley at Harvard Square
This is the best burger I've ever had!
At Harvard Square, everything is extremely expensive. Although I really wanted a T-shirt with "Harvard" printed on it, I don't think I would pay 30 bucks for that!!
Because Boston is next to the sea, you can find a lot of seafood restaurants where you will have fresh oyster and lobster. At the Neptune Oyster, we had fresh, but super expensive oyster.
So expensive that we only ordered one each. :-(
We didn't miss the famous Quincy Market. I got the famous lobster roll there. It cost me 16 bucks!! Scary~huh. This is Boston life. You have to be prepared. With Money!
Delicious lobster roll. Not very special though.
I love the chowder soup that I had in Quincy Market. It was really good. I would recommend it!
The chowder soup I had in Milwaukee was always very salty but this one was not salty at all. And it was full of clam and potatoes!
Left: Sticky Bun (Just looking at the photo, I want one now!!! We don't have that in Milwaukee. It's kind of like Cinnamon roll but tastes better)
Right: Danish (Dores's favorite)
We not only ate a lot of good food but we also learned a lot about the history of the United States.(we've got culture,too haha~) Walking around the city, you'll see buildings with great histories. You'll hear how America became what she is now and also some amazing stories of her people. The best tour we've got is the free tour in Trinity Church. Neither of us are Christian or Catholic so we know nothing about churches.After the tour, we've learned the story of Trinity Church and why it is so special from other churches. Also, we've learned how the stained glass was made.I think this one is a must-see!
Trinity Church
The witch statue in front of the Witch Museum
I am happy to have such a great friend to share this wonderful experience with. There are still many other great places in Boston we didn't have time to see. I hope I can go back some time soon!
Dores is very nice and she has the most beautiful smile in the world. She is always smiling and being positive toward everything. When she told me that she is planning to have a trip before she leaves, I was thinking that it would be great if I can go with her. She will be a very good travel partner. Later on that day, John told me that he wants to go to Utah for the dental outreach program. And guess what!? John will be away in the same week which Dores is planning the trip on. So~ Dores and I started to plan to visit a big city where there is good public transportation system and it is safe for two girls walking around even at night. And that is Boston!
On Sep 15th, we left for Boston early in the morning. After we landed, we just stood outside the airport and was trying to figure out how to get to our hotel. At the time, an airport worker came to us and asked us to help her. She wanted us to translate her words into Chinese to a Chinese old man. She tried to tell him that they changed the locations of the bus stops because of the construction. After talking to them, we found that the Chinese old man was going to the same direction as we were. What a coincidence! So we got on the bus with the Chinese guy. On the way to the hotel, he told us that he had moved to Boston from China 14 years ago. His sons have all grown up and have their own families now. He also told us how the subway and bus system works in Boston. How funny it is that in the beginning, it was us who were helping him, but in the end, it was him who helped us to get to the hotel and told us a lot about Boston. Thank you, 伯伯!! What surprised us more was that the old apartment where he lives with his wife now was just across the street from our hotel. We were really lucky to meet such a nice person on our first day in Boston!
The hotel worker who checked us in is a very nice Korean girl. She told us, on the last day, that she had studied Chinese in China (in Chinese!!).On the day we arrived, we've only got half a day and we planned to go to Harvard. Harvard is very far from our hotel. We planned to take subway and change to bus. I know that will take us a lot of time. We didn't tell her about our plan. However, how nice it is that she told us that we can walk to a bus stop and the bus will take us to Harvard directly. The information saved us plenty of time!
This is the best burger I've ever had!
At Harvard Square, everything is extremely expensive. Although I really wanted a T-shirt with "Harvard" printed on it, I don't think I would pay 30 bucks for that!!
Because Boston is next to the sea, you can find a lot of seafood restaurants where you will have fresh oyster and lobster. At the Neptune Oyster, we had fresh, but super expensive oyster.
We didn't miss the famous Quincy Market. I got the famous lobster roll there. It cost me 16 bucks!! Scary~huh. This is Boston life. You have to be prepared. With Money!
I love the chowder soup that I had in Quincy Market. It was really good. I would recommend it!
Right: Danish (Dores's favorite)
We not only ate a lot of good food but we also learned a lot about the history of the United States.(we've got culture,too haha~) Walking around the city, you'll see buildings with great histories. You'll hear how America became what she is now and also some amazing stories of her people. The best tour we've got is the free tour in Trinity Church. Neither of us are Christian or Catholic so we know nothing about churches.After the tour, we've learned the story of Trinity Church and why it is so special from other churches. Also, we've learned how the stained glass was made.I think this one is a must-see!
Trinity Church
We also took ferry to Salem where there was a famous witch trial in old times. Salem is very small. We thought that we would see people dressing like vampires, or witches on the streets. We saw nothing scary, though. I guess we were there at the wrong time. I think they might have a big fest for Halloween.
I am happy to have such a great friend to share this wonderful experience with. There are still many other great places in Boston we didn't have time to see. I hope I can go back some time soon!
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