回台之不胖也難之狂吃清單

隨著回台的日子漸漸逼近,而且回去只要一個月(1/15-2/20)就又要出國一年多
我的心中無時無刻充滿了魂縈夢牽之台灣美食,以下是回台後必吃之食物清單
光看清單不胖三公斤都難...所以我在澳洲已開始忌口減重,準備回去盡情大吃大喝(很怕吃不完)
歡迎各位親朋朋友跟我相約去共享美食


1."漢陽館"之韓式料理" (台北環亞後面)
2."寧記"之麻辣鍋 (國父紀念館附近)
3."無國籍料理"之日本美食(台北東區)
4.龍門鴨肉羹(三重名產)
5.五燈獎豬腳飯(三重名產)
6.鹹酥雞+珍奶(台灣名產)
7.高家莊米苔目+紅燒大腸(台北市林森北路...欣欣大眾戲院附近)
8.無數家之滷肉飯(我是個只要靠滷肉飯就能生存的女人...)
9.吳媽媽數不清之拿手好菜:肉羹,炒米粉,糖醋排骨...(Hugo家)
10."米朗琪"之草莓鬆餅+咖啡(台北idee附近)
11.伊莉的店之美味早餐(台南)
12.魚羊鮮豆之咖啡(台南)
13.忘記名字之師大夜市巷子內肉比麵多超讚牛肉麵 (台灣名產)
14.世洲排骨飯(三重名產)
15.台北內湖圓環之薑母鴨(忘記名字)
16.老友記之滑雞豬肝粥 (東區)
17.鳳城燒辣(台北台大對面)
18.花娘廚房之水煮牛肉(台北民生東路)

*要吃的東西太多,難免有遺漏...沒辦法一時列完
想到隨時會在列增...也歡迎大家推薦美食

My Christmas in Sydney

* Very Christmans style photo. Me and my girl friens.

I had a big dinner with many Taiwanese and Koreans in the Chirstmas eve. Then I went to pub for dancing with my girl friends. This's the first time I went to pub in Sydney. The pub called "Three Wise Monkey", it was very crowded. There's a live band in the pub, everyone enjoyed the night and danced with his style. Even I was a bad dancer, I enjoyed the atmosphere. The music was too loudy, you needed to yell when you talked to someone.
When we went out for another pub, two guys with dark brown skins said they liked me and invited me to go to another pub. I just smiled and said Merry Christmas to them. It's too dangerous to go out with strangers. Again, I don't understand why I always attract people with dark brown or black skin in Oz ( You can read try me post in my blog). Maybe this is because I have very brown skin. In Taiwan, many people ask me if I am the Taiwanese aborigine because of my skin color and big eyes. Someday I did shopping in Sydney, a stranger(Thai man) talked to me and asked me if I am a Thai as well. Do I really look like Thai woman or woman comes from the Middle East?

After the pub, me and some Taiwanese girls went back to my sharehouse, we played the card game and drank beer until 4:00 am. In my sharehouse, my sharemates held a X'mas and birthday party as well, the party finished at 5 am in the morning. Sydney was really sleepless city at Christmas Eve.

Btw, I got the $50 cash in my hotel's Christmas Lucky draw. Haha... How lucky I am recently.

雪梨生活紀事

*海德公園內之可愛怪鳥,請注意它的嘴巴走厚唇風格 (Strange bird in Hyde Park. Take look at its funny beak.)

為了留學，選擇了雪梨當成基地，打算花三個月進行申請學校事宜，沒想到雪梨卻是終站了。
12/15晚上11:30，走出托福的考場，沒有所謂的輕鬆或愉快，心裡清楚即使聽力輕鬆過關，考砸的閱讀+普普之口說和寫作，應該沒辦法考到100分拿到獎學金。所以，接下來一個多月還是得和語言考試奮戰。回台後，1/21考多益+1/27考托福，只祈求三太子保佑，順利過關。考完考試11點半，難得沒有錯亂到東西南北左右分不清(有次考完要把歸還試場櫃子鑰匙，鑰匙在右手，卻伸出左手來還鑰匙)。對街的PUB震耳欲聾的音樂聲，連這頭的我都聽的見，有喝一杯啤酒的衝動。不過，沒有華服相襯，乖乖回家睡覺。

我的室友:兩個日本+六個韓國+一個台灣室友。房間外的陽台，是吸煙區，常有韓國人和日本人在那裡抽煙，在臥室內聽著他們一邊抽煙一邊聊天，有種到底身在澳洲還是亞洲的錯亂感? 我的飯店同事，因為是在洗衣部門，同事都是媽媽級的中年婦女居多，雖然本人向來深得媽媽或老人的喜愛，但下班後的生活真沒辦法建立起交集，畢竟媽媽的重心都嘛在家庭咧。

雪梨是個不夜城，夜晚很美麗，高樓、達令港、雪梨大橋、歌劇院交織出的繁華很令人沉醉，各個PUB中更是擠滿了酒客(澳洲人愛喝酒是無庸置疑地，從早上開始，Bar就有人在喝啤酒...餐廳午餐的餐桌上更是少不了啤酒，喝啤酒跟喝水沒兩樣。太愛喝酒的結果，澳洲有不準在戶外喝酒的法律規定!)。喜歡雪梨的活力，上班族和旅客快速穿梭在街道中，喧鬧聲不斷。喜歡雪梨的寧靜，在海德公園內可輕易地得到喧擾中的安靜，人們恣意躺在草地上看書、聊天、曬太陽。喜歡雪梨的文化氣質，市中心內有大大小小的美術館或藝廊可以讓你逛到腿軟。喜歡雪梨的動感，搭上渡輪半小時內抵達Manly或Bondi海灘，躍上沖浪板等待迎面而來的浪花。

我的雪梨城市生活是沉默。或者說，在澳洲我選擇了沉默。這樣的沉默，和在台北沒什麼兩樣，骨子裡就不是什麼太High的個性，感覺在參與什麼修行之類，好想從修行中畢業。安靜常是我的世界最佳寫照，一直嘗試打破這樣的沉默。極厭惡自身的敏感神經和人群建立了一道牆，看似粗枝大葉卻敏感，和人互動時在小細節中總會看到更深一層的情緒(或者說是人性?)，感受到負面情緒時，往往阻隔了更進一步的關係發展，因為不知怎樣和負面情緒繼續交往。幸好在澳洲...這面牆好像越來越薄...相信有一天牆會消失!

寂寞和趨近公式化的生活壓地我透不過氣來時，想逃離雪梨這個城市...但卡在這個不上不下的時間點，又能去哪裡?有時環顧身邊人忙碌而喧鬧的生活，不喜歡也沒辦法營造出黏膩的關係，也不想參與遊戲。追求單純美感和簡單滿足，最簡單的東西，往往最難得到，想堅持我想要的!

沒展開預期澳洲流浪生涯就要回台灣，還很快地要展開另外一個里程，心情變很複雜，雖沒有剛剛收到入學許可時那麼紛亂，卻也還沒有調整好心態如何去面對另外一個國度的生活。可惜即將劃下句點的澳洲旅程，老天(或者是三太子?)幫我安排好下一個起點，我亦期待迎接下即將到來之狂亂義大利求學生活。

旅行或是流浪，只要探索世界的熱情還在，下一個時機點到來時，拎起行囊，隨時可變身成為背包客，我的旅程還會不斷延續著。

Christmas is coming!

*X'mas Underwear in the shopping window. It's so cute!

The Southern Hemisphere is summer now, but it is still cold sometimes. However, this is my first summer X'mas. Christmas is everywehere in Sydney, lots of events, concerts, and decoration. Now I can "feel" how important X'mas for western people. Because everyone is crazy for shopping.
I always like X'mas trees. There are some many beautiful X'mas trees inner city. Most buildings and places have its own Christmas tree.


*A luxury X'mas tree in the Queen Victoria Building(QVB).


*See how tall the X'mas tree is in QVB


*X'mas tree in Martin Palace


*X'mas tree in Darling Harbor


*X'mas concert in the Royal Botanic Garden.
Almost everyone hold a candle, it looked so beautiful.
Everyone sung X'mas song together, funny experience for me.


*X'mas concert in Darling Harbor.
I like to idea of setting the stage above the water.


*Town Hall X'mas Theme Light Show.
There are 10 different Themes.
Each theme is projected by light on the surface of Town Hall building.


*Another X'mas theme in Town Hall

After X'mas and New Year, I will quit my job and travel to other places for one or two weeks. I hasn't decided where to go yet. Maybe Fraser island and White Sunnday or someplace else....

PS.I sent out many X'mas cards from Sydney this year. I hadn't written X'mas cards by hands for many years. If you are lucky, you will get an Australian style X'mas card.

淺嚐

伴著夜景、微風和啤酒，酒精催化著迷濛睡意
溫柔撩撥長髮，輕啃耳頸，帶著啤酒苦味的長吻
貪婪填補著寂寞，享受肌膚間溫柔觸碰與陌生親密
褪去戀愛患得患失，好奇勝於期待
游移入薄衫內的誘惑伴隨著慾望邀約
晚安‧今夜只想‧淺嚐

凌晨3:52

*2nd Dec 2006, Darling Harbor為了迎接聖誕節施放的煙火

度過了週六夜的動感音樂,絢爛煙火,擁擠人群,酒醉喧嘩
熟睡的室友,昏暗的燈光下沉默地閱讀,伴隨著阿妹的歌聲
沉醉在星期天凌晨3:52的平靜

Stressed

* This flower is drawed by a plane.

Since I get the admission from school, I feel excited but stressed as well. Due to study, I need to go back Taipei earlier. I am so sad that I need to say goodbye to Australia. There are still so many place I want to visit. However, I don't have time and money at this moment. I really don't want to leave Australia!!! I should be happy right now. However, I feel so stressed and indeterminated.


First, I don't know how to tell my manager I am going to quit job due to the study. Cause she think I will do this job for six months. I do want to work in hotel for 6 months if the Italy school doesn't give me admission. The hotel gives me a lot of training, I feel so guilty.

Second, I need to take the bloody lanuage test. I don't know if I can make it in such a short time. I need to work now. After work I feel very exhausted and I don't have good study enviorment to prepare the test.

Third, there are so many things need to be done when I go back to Taiwan. I will arrive Taipei on 21:45 15th January and fly to Italy around 20th Feb. I only will stay in Taiwan for one month. I need to get the student visa ASAP, I have to prepare the health insurance, finance capability statment, and related doucments. Also, I need to prepare the money for study and ask a loan from bank. I don't book the airplane ticket to Italy yet...And I don't know yet where I can stay when I arrive Italy... GOD!I don't know anyone in Italy!!! nothing is certain now.

Finally, AM I ready to greet the totally different life in Italy? Am I going to be a business woman in my later life? Is this really what I want? I will be in debt for a few years due to the study, I need to live frugally for a long time. But this is the price I need to pay for my dream.

Sudeenly, I don't feel I am in the mood of holiday anymore.

說英文是一種禮貌

來澳洲之後,英文就是生存的必備能力之一。但是，英文畢竟不是我們的母語，要暢所欲言地表達自己意見的時候，總免不了支支吾吾的尷尬，而且很耗腦力，因為要努力想用英文把話說出口。於是乎當在他鄉遇見台灣同胞時，話匣子一開可是停不了，一方便是因為遇見同胞的親切感，大家分享彼此在澳洲的經驗交換資訊，另一方面就可以開心地說中文(甚至連台語都上場)，畢竟不用大腦就說話可是很痛快的啦!


很多背包客在澳洲都是和同胞結伴而行，生活中說自己國家的語言的機會比英文大很多。很多背包客來澳洲，其中之一的理由是"我要加強自己的英文能力"。照理來說，我們應該要要求自己只能說英文，因為那是讓英文能力快速進步的方法之一。但是要一天到晚說英文，對於英文底子不好或者初到澳洲的人，那可真是不容易，一方面是害羞，一方面是不知道怎麼回應比較恰當。愛用母語，是很正常的。不過出門在外，如遇有外國人在場時，說英文(或彼此共通的語言)是一種基本的禮貌。而且，來澳洲不就是為了練英文，外國朋友就是練英文的最好對象，還不把握練習的好機會!?

在澳洲，我和台灣朋友在一起，遇到外國友人，通常就是講英文，即使有時候不知道用英文怎麼說非要用中文討論，討論完後也會禮貌性告訴外國友人我們剛剛再討論什麼?不想讓外國朋友被排外和冷落的感覺。試想如果今天一堆外國朋友在你面前拼命講自己的母語，你又完全插不上話的場景?一來尷尬二來你會想...對方是不是在討論什麼事情不想讓我知道呢?那感覺真是無比差！一直以來遇到的外國朋友們也都很nice...例如我的歐洲朋友們甚至會說...現在Hugo在，我們只能講英文喔! 一直以來我認為這理所當然的定律...直到上個月底我搬進了都是韓國人的Sharehouse之後，就被打破了。

我每天回家，都有一種我回到外星球的感覺，不知道是韓國人的民族意識太強，或者英文太差，他們非必要絕對不會跟我說英文的啦!就算說英文，對話也會在短短幾句內結束，甚至會興致勃勃地教我說韓文...Orz。除了煮飯必煮韓國菜，去韓國餐廳喝酒吃飯，每週都會去租韓國電影回來看，甚至還興致勃勃地邀請我一起看沒有英文字幕的韓文電影~>_<~。我常常再想，如果要把生活搞的這麼韓國化，韓國人到底為什麼要來澳洲?留在韓國就好了...念英文哪裡不能念? 每每我的外國朋友們來我的Sharehouse吃飯，離開時總會跟我說"你怎麼會受的了跟他們住?...他們都一直講韓文ㄟ,你這樣會不會很悶很無聊?"。我當然很無聊也超不爽，但是住在韓國人的領地裡，我也只能裝沒種的啦!!畢竟，我不想被八個韓國室友排擠，搞得日子很難過...而且卡在租約和就要回台...懶得再找房子，不然，我真想搬走...超懷念住Backpacker的日子的啦!那些拼命講韓文的韓國人，我都保持禮貌性的距離，因為不懂尊重別人的人，如何要成為朋友? 下星期有日本女生要搬入我的房間，希望情況會改善~

跟大家分享這個經驗，其實是要提醒台灣朋友們，有外國友人在場時，千萬要記得講英文這個最基本的禮儀。不要擔心自己英文不好，就只講中文，因為人與人相處最重互動，只要有努力對方都看的見感受的到。在你在外國人面前拼命講中文的同時，除了對對方的不尊重外(不要讓外國人笑台灣人沒禮貌)，喪失了練習英文的好機會，也放棄和外國朋友深交的良機喔。

粗心

今天,我的粗心被大主管訓誡了...


今天上九點-五點的班,洗衣部門不忙,小主管跟我說可以兩點下班
由於感冒太嚴重,一直不停醒鼻涕...我想早點下班也好
公司的規定是上滿六小時可以換一餐,只上滿五個小時的我是不能吃飯的
我早餐沒吃,下午兩點下班的時候...已經很餓了
走的時候,遇到小主管跟我說"換下制服前,你可以去餐廳吃點東西再走"
於是我很高興地去餐廳吃飯了!

吃完飯,發現小主管今天給我的文件忘了拿,回部門拿文件
發現大主管和我的同事,一劈頭就問我"鑰匙有沒有在你那裡?"
原來我走的時候,只把呼叫器給我的同事忘了把鑰匙順便給他(他也一時不察...沒跟我要)
大主管馬上問我說你幾點的班...為何還在這裡?我就說九點到兩點的班

結果,當場被大主管糾正...
1.下班後10分鐘一定要離開公司 (其實規定是30分鐘)
2.上班滿六小時才能換一餐...(但是小主管跟我說..我可以去吃飯)
3.走的時候一定要把鑰匙交出來! (因為鑰匙已經被搞丟很多次了)

被大主管糾正的時候,因為自己沒把鑰匙歸還理虧...就誠心地道歉了!
其實如果小主管沒提我可以去吃飯的話,我也不會去吃飯的(我清楚規定要滿六小時)
沒吃飯的話,下班換衣服時,發現鑰匙在身上就會提早還回去,不會搞得同事找鑰匙快瘋掉
今天什麼事情就都沒了!不會換來一份刮...

收到學校的入學許可後,我有想過辭掉這份工作..
一方面是我覺得我這樣繼續工作對公司不厚道,另外一方面是這樣可以全力準備考試
讓我繼續工作的原因是1.要訓練自己的"細心"和"耐心",2.觀察飯店業, 3.賺點小錢
唉...果然我是個粗心的人,以前的主管就跟我說"以為請一個女生會比較細心 ..結果"
我想我不太適合這份工作啊...也許該早點離職!

被大主管訓誡的時候,我覺得有點點委屈
因為是小主管恩準我去吃飯,我也不想被當成貪小便宜之人
不過我不知道小主管這樣做是不是違反公司規定,惹大主管不爽
畢竟小主管也是一片好意叫我去吃飯
所以也不敢跟大主管提"吃飯是小主管恩準的這件事"
就只好默默地承認自己錯了...
由於被刮...走路回家時感到沮喪,心裡想著如果是西方人當場就會說"吃飯是小主管說OK"
但是也許是在職場滾過幾年了,直覺小主管的credit比我這臨時工更重要,不要多害一個人

雖然這份工作..對我只是玩票性質...而且只是洗衣女工
但個性使然,無論做什麼工作...我都希望我在工作上的表現最好
即使這工作我只做兩個月,我希望走的時候...同事對我的表現都滿意
這次得到的經驗學到的教訓:明知道不對的事情,就不要做,走夜路會碰到鬼

抉擇

收到學校給的Admission email後,雖然很興奮,但伴隨而來的是一連串的疑問。


1.是不是真的該去就讀這個課程?
這是我申請的第一家...這家學校也收我了,我也還沒有開始申請其他家
這家學校雖是義大利MBA的第二把交椅,但並不是排行榜上有名的學校
名校的好處是有程度很好的同學順便可以廣結人脈
頂著名校的光環畢業,對於將來找工作無疑是一大武器
But...名校學歷真的有那麼重要嗎? 雖然真正讓在職場上決勝負的始終是"能力"
但之前成大學歷真的讓我在台灣找工作時吃香不少

2.該跟e-commerce say goodbye ?
其實我還是很愛e-commerce的啦! 也深信其前(錢)途無量
但是MIP有吸引人的design management的選修課,也非常地吸引我
義大利又是以時尚和設計聞名 (而且...帥哥也多)
我很期待可以生活在義大利接受歐洲文化的洗禮
如果有機會,我也希望和e-commerce再續前緣

3.學義大利文囉!?
學校講的很明白...雖然這是個英文授課的課程
但畢業後想在義大利工作,必須會說流利的義大利文
學校會免費教導義大利文,每週都要去上義大利文課
因為身分和簽證問題,亞洲學生的確比較難在歐洲找到工作,但不是沒機會
想留下來工作...必須提前而且付出比較大的努力
能操第三外國語,也不賴啦...會講義大利文聽起來很帥氣
但這代表...我只剩一點點時間可以徹底加強我的英文囉
因為之後去義大利後就要努力學義大利文
中文,英文,義大利文...加上一點點的破爛日文...sounds cool

4.何時回台灣?
學校二月底就開學了,聽說義大利學生簽證很難搞...但不知道要搞多久
現在才在飯店工作一個星期,真不知如何開口...說離職
我想在雪梨跨年阿!!!也還沒去看大石頭,大洋路...塔斯馬尼亞

5.經濟問題怎麼辦?
這間學校的學費本來就比其他MBA便宜,但也要22000歐元!
不過義大利學校說,只要我一月底前托福再考一次而且成績達100 ibt(=筆試600/cbt 250),就願意給我獎學金(=學費之一半:11000歐元)...真是不無小補阿!
所以我的存款+獎學金+一點銀行貸款.就可以解決錢的難題了!畢業後也不用背太多債
貸款除了台灣的留學貸款,義大利學校也有和銀行合作可以有低利率的Honor Loan
(雖然我媽有說願意幫忙...但我還是想靠自己的力量完成留學夢想...)

經過一連串的掙扎和思考,我選擇去義大利唸書
如果我再考一次GMAT申請其他美國和歐洲TOP MBA學校,我會有機會進更好的學校
但靠自己的力量...經濟上我真負擔不起

再說去念這家義大利學校也有很多好處
1.念MBA外,還可以強化設計管理和新產品開發的知識,才不枉費大學四年念工業設計阿@@
2.學義大利文
3.順便歐洲玩透透
4.靠自己的力量就念的起

考量我本身的狀況下,這家學校是目前最適合我的選擇了!
而且可以馬上脫離申請學校的漫長過程囉!
如果義大利學生簽證不用搞太久,或者可以在澳洲申請簽證的話
我預計澳洲待到一月中或一月底回台灣,順便年底前在澳洲考完托福
回台灣過完年後就要飛義大利囉!
對於要重回學生生活...我感到無比興奮阿!

MBA Admission

I recieve an email from a b-school today. It's unbelievable, I get the admission. I'm so excited. I am looking forward to studying abroad for many years. Now my dream will come true. Italy! I'm coming...

*如果我現在人在台灣的話,絕對會放鞭炮來慶祝的啦!!!
Here is the admission letter.

Dear XXXX,

it is a pleasure to inform you that you have formally been admitted to the International MBA, 2007/2008 Edition.

Please find attached:

- the admission letter, stating the deadline for the payment of the first instalment;

- the contract, to be sent to us signed on all pages (please also send it to us by fax: 0039 02 2399 2844);

- a document informing you about the possibility to finance your studies with a Loan offered by our bank.

The MBA program will officially start on the 5th of March 2007. The student will be required to attend one week of full immersion Italian language course (free of charge) starting on the 26th of February 2007.

Once we receives the signed contract and the receipt for the payment of the first instalment, at least by fax, you will be sent the enrolment letter to be used to request your student Visa.

Please do not hesitate to contact me for any question or comment you may have, I will be glad to support you.


Sincerely,

XXX

Phone interview with MIP from Italy

I finished a 30-min phone interview with MIP tonight. The result will come out in the end of this week or in the early of next week. Anyway, I have already done my best, God will make the arrangement for me. 得之我幸‧不得我命

澳洲遇見布雷克-Part I:變瘦的布雷克?

*我好想布雷克喔 ~>_<~

我在雪梨街頭挨家挨戶發傳單的時候,看到一隻超像布雷克的貓咪
只是對方瘦了點...可愛的程度略勝布雷克一籌
在我的殷殷呼喚下,那隻貓居然也跑了過來跟我撒嬌,真想直接抱回家

摸到他的時候我的眼淚都快噴出來了,轉眼間我已跟我的兩隻愛貓分開四個多月
布乖和布雷克可都是我的心肝寶貝阿! 我可是無貓不歡的傢伙阿
我雖人在澳洲消遙,但對於我未能善盡主人的本分,始終心懷無比的愧疚

上次讀Marley & Me 這本書(一個主人描述他的愛狗的一生),就讓我掉了許多淚
在澳洲只要看到貓咪,我一定會蹲下來,叫那隻貓過來(口白:喵..come here...)
不知道為什麼...每次我呼喚他們,他們都真的會過來
他們應該有感受到我那股愛貓的情懷吧!

我走的時候,那隻瘦布雷克還依依不捨著一直望著我直到我消失
等我回台灣的時候,我的兩隻貓應該會很生氣地咬我...
我被咬也是應該的... ~>_<~...我好想現在就被他們咬

Magnetic island (October 6-8,2006)

*Sunset at horseshoe bay in in Magnetic island

Magnetic island is near Townsivlle, around 30 mins by ferry. This island is famous for the Koala, snorkling, and dving. It's a quite and nice island with some nice beaches. There are also some beatiful national parks, you can look for the wild Koala in the bush.
I was in Magnetic island for three days (October 6-8). I lived in YHA, which has a animal park inside. So I held a small crocodile, a python, a blue tone lizard, and Koala in the park.


*Hugo with crocodile


*It is not dangerous because its mouth is cloesd.


*Hugo with python


*Kowala in the park.


* Finally, I touched the famous Kowala.

I was in Magnetic island when the chinese Moon Festival came. I saw the most beautiful full moon at the beach. I never saw the big yellow moon rise above the ocean. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to take the photo. But the beautiful scene would be always in my mind. I saw the first beach wedding in the Alma Bay. It's a small and warm wedding. The newlyweds looked so happy, I'm glad to share their happiness. Among the many beaches( Horse bay, Pinic bay, and Alma Bay) in the Magnetic island, Alma bay is the best.


*Bride with her father.


*Bride and bridegroom exchange the ring.

The wild Koala is famous in Magnetic island, I saw a mother Koala and a small Koala baby held each other in the tree when I walked in the bush. Koala are so cute and look innocent. When Koala is sleeping, it looks really like doll.


*Koala with a baby


* Did they have a good dream?

Tell the truth, Magnetic island is a little bit too boring for me. But it is a quite place for relaxing.

番茄肉醬麵(飯)

*番茄肉醬麵

廚房很久沒有開火PO新食譜了!到澳洲後,為了省錢,我幾乎每天下廚房
番茄肉醬麵,是今天下午用廚房剩下的材料憑感覺作出來的一道菜
秉持懶人原則,做法簡單,有益身心但味道不賴喔!有興趣的朋友可以試試看
兩人份材料:
洋蔥半顆--->切丁
番茄兩顆--->切丁
絞肉 (量看自己喜歡吃肉的程度決定)
薑兩片--->切成碎末
蒜頭兩顆--->切成碎末
番茄醬
蔥花 (沒有就算了)
米酒少許(沒有就算了)
黑胡椒(沒有就算了)
沙拉油

肉醬做法
1.熱鍋倒入兩匙油,將洋蔥炒軟...費時3-5分鐘
2.將薑末蒜末加入炒香,然後加入絞肉,倒入些許米酒,將絞肉炒熟
(沒米酒用白酒,找不到酒就算了)
3.倒入番茄丁稍微扮炒後+加入半碗水(視情況而定...略為增減)+番茄醬+少許黑胡椒
*番茄醬妙用:增加紅色,濃稠度,番茄酸味...請依照個人喜好添加,
但起碼湯汁要有勾人食慾的紅色出現
4.小火煮約5分鐘,帶湯汁收到差不多...起鍋前一分鐘加入蔥花,加入些許鹽巴調味
*基本上是要拿來扮麵或扮飯,太乾或太水都不好,大家自己斟酌喔
*醬的味道可稍重,因為拌麵或飯後,鹹度會被稀釋
5.大公告成,將番茄肉醬淋到煮好的麵條或飯上面,就可以開動囉!

PS.愛吃辣的人可以在步驟3加入辣椒醬或辣椒,吃起來更開胃的啦!

未來要怎樣?

*Rose Bay in Bowen

面對日漸逼近的申請學校截止日,我感到有些心煩意亂
如果12月各考一次GMAT和TOEFL,我相信自己即將墬入考試和工作交織的地獄中
GMAT的書已經遠從台灣運來中,不過,托福新制ibt的書,我在雪梨還沒找到書店有賣~>_<~
(都怪自己英文遜,之前在台灣考了幾次還沒能考到高分)

自從在雪梨搬入分租公寓後,不再像之前飄飄蕩蕩的流浪,開始有思考的時間和空間
在澳洲,我最常思考的是:我用怎麼樣的角度來看世界,用怎麼樣的態度來生活,要選擇什麼樣的生活型態? 還有我的未來到底要怎樣? 不過...我還真不是很清楚阿...
在澳洲飄蕩,享受無比的自由,隨意漫步在街頭,在Sunday Market東逛西逛
可以轉進美術館停留一整個下午或者躺在公園的草地上曬太陽睡午覺
也可以鑽入擁擠的Paddy's Market,加入人群一元大搶購
也體驗到一個人旅行的孤單和寂寞,現在我都甘之如飴

我在無拘無束的同時,也害怕著落後其他人
相對於那些認真生活賺錢打拼的人,我流浪的這段空白顯得渺小
在流浪中我了解,我喜愛競爭追逐的快感,我渴望回歸忙碌的世界裡

來到澳洲後,我做過許多勞力的工作,體驗最深的是要戰勝自己的自尊心
職業沒貴賤這句話,做到比說到要不容易很多
我也懂了隨遇而安這句話的真諦:在錢快燒光的時候,如何讓自己能安然過生活
相對於以前的沒安全感,現在我的寬容度變大,面對生活比較沒有這麼嚴肅
在台灣,我大都活在一個人的世界裡,在澳洲,我了解朋友和人際網路有多重要,
因為受過很多人的關心和幫忙,無形中我也學會了關心和幫助別人,懂得感恩

要不要念MBA?我還在猶豫掙扎,經濟層面的考量是很大的影響因素
我的父母也上年紀了,我該開始盡子女孝道,對自己的出國唸書的自私決定感到很掙扎
出國唸書,是10年來我不想放棄的夢想
我希望自己保有堅持夢想的勇氣
沒有找到MBA的替代道路以前,我還是要往MBA的路上邁去

我的未來要怎樣?...我沒有清楚的答案
在很多人即將成家立業的同時,我知道我的未來必須要比別人走更遠的路
要不要念MBA或念別的科系,我覺得都沒關係
我相信很快地心中的聲音和衝動,會告訴我下一步該怎麼做該怎麼走
重要的是要能對自己的決定負責
對自己未來的期許很簡單:開心地過生活+堅持做自己想做的事+盡人事聽天命

農場大作戰 Part 5: 尋找愛情果

*最後一天採番茄和韓國隊友們的合照

番茄在西方又有「愛情果」之別稱，在草叢中尋覓那一抹屬於愛情的火紅，聽起來好像小說般的情節，當烈日當空，汗流浹背地在地上爬著採收番茄時，這個浪漫的幻想馬上消失無影蹤。


Bowen位於昆士蘭省，是採番茄的聖地，江湖中盛傳著在農場採番茄可以賺大錢，每個背包客莫不渴望加入採番茄的行列。但由於Bowen賺大錢的盛名，工作很多但住宿的床位往往一位難求，常看著剛到的背包客背著大背包挨家挨戶問住宿，然後又黯然離去的身影。Bowen工作的鐵則1:只要找到住的地方就不愁沒工作做。我前往Bowen時，已有一個台灣朋友已在Bowen採番茄了並且幫我卡好床位了，我才敢動身。

採番茄這絕對不輕鬆的工作，雖然好賺錢，但嚇走了不少農場新手。採大番茄有分兩種形式:1.Machine(機器)採收:人坐在車上,車子會在番茄田裡移動,只要坐著採就好,算是比較輕鬆，但一直坐著很痛苦而且無聊到爆。2.Buket採收:也就是人在番茄田裡面走動採番茄。Buket又有分team work 和個人採收。所謂team work的編製是一組13人,組員分左右兩邊，每個team會分到一台卡車和一個司機,卡車會在team中間，跟著走，每個人手上都會分配到一個桶子(Buket)，採的番茄就放到桶子裡，誰先把桶子裝滿，誰就喊Buket，當聽到有人喊Buket的時候，所有人都要停下來手邊的工作，站成一排，然後把桶子一個傳一個送到中間的卡車上。傳桶子的時候，就是考驗自尊心和分勝負的時候，如果大家桶子都裝滿滿，就你的桶子半滿，當場就會很羞愧囉!因為是團隊合作，所以大家選組員的時候都是用盡心機的，沒有人想跟動作慢的人一組，新加入的新手更是被當成皮球踢來踢去!


*番茄田

我到的時候9月13日剛好進入採收高峰期(High Season)，從原來只能一週工作三四天，到一週工作五六天。番茄樹大約130公分高吧，但是番茄成熟是從底部慢慢紅到頂部，沒辦法一次採完，前後要採收好幾次才能採完。採收初期最慘，不僅可以採收的量很少，而且番茄都在靠近地面的地方，整個人趴在地上四肢並用爬著摘番茄，一天下來腰酸背痛，外加膝蓋也疼的不得了。採番茄比較特別的一點是太紅和太軟的不採，綠色的番茄只要底部有變黃色就可以採，因為運送需要時間，番茄還有時間可以熟成，如果採太紅太軟的反而在運送時會腐爛，所以採下來的番茄通常都是黃黃綠綠並不是耀眼的鮮紅色。番茄是很容易生病的蔬果，看到各式各樣病狀的番茄，還滿有趣的。


*韓國隊友Nova(左)和另一個韓國隊友...注意看大藍子裡面的番茄,都是黃黃綠綠,不是很紅喔

採番茄第一天，我加入大都是新手的team，動作真不是普通慢。第二天，我意外被分到當時最強的韓國team，當時壓力真的好大，別人喊Buket的時候，我的Buket永遠只有1/3-1/2，毫無疑問我就是老鼠屎，那天我工作10小時賺了195澳幣(台幣約5000)，這種錢賺的不心安理得，以後再也不要賺這種黑心錢。第三天，由於昨天跟最強的team工作過，讓我下定決心發憤圖強，昨天的耳濡目染下讓我採番茄的技巧進步不少，鬥志強盛。採番茄幾天後，我已經成為新手team的Buket女王了，只是跟新手team工作很痛苦，因為常常遇到工作態度不好的歐美人士新手，一邊工作一邊聊天隨便採採，喊Buket的時候，桶子裡總是連1/2都不到，花同樣的力氣和時間，當別的隊一天賺150的時候，我的隊一天只能賺100或90，這種幫別人賺錢的感覺很不好。

採番茄一個星期後，終於讓我有翻身的機會了，因為那天多來了幾個新手，所以我的隊上人數過多，於是乎我又被分到其他隊，好死不死，我被分到另外一個韓國強隊，一開始我被韓國人吼著說，我們不需要多一個隊員，但在工頭的堅持下，他們無可奈何地接受了我，一開始根本沒有人要跟我說話，但由於我已經練番茄工一個星期了，那天我又被分配到搶敵隊番茄的工作，看到我盡心盡力搶番茄速度又還滿快，韓國人就開始對我有說有笑，那天我又賺了195澳幣。此後，我就成為該韓國隊的固定班底，那個韓國隊甚至打敗另外一個韓國強隊成為每天都是賺錢最多的隊伍，第一次在農場體驗賺大錢的快感。

跟最強的韓國隊一起採番茄壓力很大也很累，動作要很快，天氣又很熱，午餐時通常我都吃不下東西，只能喝喝飲料吃吃水果。工作結束後，只能攤在床上一動也不動，太過勞累晚上通常就是泡麵果腹，這工作讓我結結實實瘦好幾公斤，現在身體比以前勇健很多，真是開心阿~


*和隊友的合照2...那時候整各隊都是韓國人,只剩我一個台灣人

通常都採番茄需要用到手腕拉下番茄和手指頭摘蒂頭，過度頻繁使用手的結果，手痛到甚至沒辦法開水龍頭，酸麻的手常在半夜讓我痛醒。採了兩個星期多的番茄後，由於手太痛晚上根本沒辦法入眠，剛好機器採番茄那裡有缺人，我還跑去採了兩天的機器採番茄當作休假。後來手還是痛的不得了，我又多休息了兩天才跑回去採Buket番茄。我很喜歡Buket，因為比較刺激，由於要拼命採趕上其他人的速度，時間會過的特別快，Pay也很好工作6-8小時，平均一天賺150澳幣。再說，我的team裡面除了我和一個台灣女生的外國男友外都是韓國人，韓國人只要跟他們熟了，他們都把你當好朋友般看待，所以工作起來還滿愉快的。

後來有一個偶然的機會到番茄工廠作Packing的工作，主要是負責番茄的裝箱工作，我一個人負責9台機器。雖一天工作16小時可以賺超過200澳幣，也在番茄工廠認識來自其他各國的Packpacker，但是工作五天我就離職了，原因是連續站16個小時太累而且睡眠時間不足，再加上我要趕著申請義大利的學校，所以我就把這個賺錢的肥缺放手了，走的時候我的主管還跟我說:很惋惜因為我工作認真速度又很快(大概是其他人的兩倍吧)。

休息了一個禮拜寫申請表，後來又回到採Buket番茄的行列，但那時候天氣已經變很熱+我太久沒採番茄動作明顯變慢了，連續在農場工作兩個半月，感到十分厭倦農場生活。所以，採了三天番茄後，10月2日早上醒來我就下定決心離開Bowen，我的台灣室友Terry問我當天要不要工作，我說不要，我要Day off，我的室友驚訝地叫了一聲，我接著說因為我今天要打包行李明天要走，他又驚訝地叫了一聲，然後出門去工作，他出門後我想著也許不用等到明天，我今天就可以離開，於是我只花了三個小時打包行李買車票上車，連再見都來不及說，當天早上我就已迅雷不急掩耳的速度告別Bowen。我可以想像Terry在當天下工後，看到我床空空沒東西時，應該又叫了一聲吧 :P


* Bye Bye Tomato!

柳暗花明又一村

上週六搬進雪梨最高的大樓WORLD TOWER,一年多前新落成的大樓,乾淨舒適,一週$130澳幣。但繳完兩個星期的租金和三個星期的押金後,手上只剩下700塊澳幣，房子至少要住兩個月,連付完兩個月的房租都有問題，在雪梨一週的吃住交通費約200澳幣,700塊只能勉強在撐3個星期吧,財務很吃緊了!隨時都可以收拾行李回台灣啦!

更別提,還想要再考一次托福和GMAT,再說,申請學校也都要錢,申請一間學校起碼要100塊美金~一連串的金錢問題讓我想了都睡不太著!(相信大家應該有印象,我離台前丟掉錢包的鳥事吧,到現在我仍然沒辦法動到我台灣戶頭的錢,只能過著窮人生活),雖然有台灣女生介紹的發傳單工作,但一星期只能賺約100-200,錢還是不夠用,不過,在今天我終於在雪梨找到一份工作啦~解決了當前的燃眉之急!
上星期在雪梨圖書館跟在Bowen認識的德國女生室友重逢,週末一起吃飯的時候,德國女生說她想要去一家五星級飯店應徵,問我要不要一起去,我就說好!星期一下午就一起去填資料,結果星期三下午我就接到電話請我隔天中午去interview,今天我去Interview的時候,先跟人事經理interview,人事經理跟我說,雖然我想應徵的是house keeping 或者waitress,但是現在沒有缺,洗衣部門現在有缺人,問我要不要?所謂人窮志氣短,給我工作和錢,只要不是殺人放火搶劫,我都會笑呵呵接受的啦!

人事經理問完一些基本問題後(像是要在雪梨待多久)就打電話叫洗衣部經理下來interview.洗衣部門的經理,是個很可愛的印度女人,眼睛很大笑容很甜美,簡單介紹工作內容和需求,問了我幾個機智問答後,也讓我問問題,就結束了interview!結束完interview後,人事部門請我在下午4:40回去繼續和房務部協理(Director)的interview,並跟我說會聯繫我在履歷表上留的台灣推薦人。雖然我應徵的只是小小的洗衣女工(Gerenal Hand in Valet Department),但我完全沒有飯店工作經驗和背景,而且這家是五星級的知名連鎖飯店。可以繼續interview就表示有希望,因為大的公司,hire人通常要很多大頭面試簽名通過才行,我心中燃起了一絲絲的希望!

下午回去又進行了和Director及另外一個manager的Interview!所以今天就連續被4個英文interview轟炸!被轟炸結束後,人事部門跟我說恭喜!13號開始工作,會先有2天的新生訓練,然後給我offer letter和一些需要填寫的資料!就這樣,我得到了五星級飯店的洗衣女工之工作!接下來的工作要穿飯店制服,化淡妝,綁馬尾!雖然只是打雜的工作,不過有錢賺又有機會進飯店工作,窺看一下飯店的生態,讓我還滿期待的!沒想到這輩子我會有機會到飯店工作,這就是人生有趣的地方~

感謝三太子和菩薩的保佑,讓我順利找到工作,柳暗花明又一村!

My Sydney Address

*Sydney Harbor Bridge

I will stay in Sydney until the early of January. If anyone want to send me somthing, like postcard, letter or some other thing. Here is my address in Sydney.

2912/91 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

OMG! My good friend may be going to die!~

Last week, I dropped my notebook. One side of the axis is broken, it needs repair. My notebook just like my best friend and it connects me to many things. With almost four years company, I am so sad that my best friend VAIO is going to die. Don't go, my dear my VAIO!! I still need you to apply many schools.

I'm in Sydney now!

* Sydney Opera House

Finally, I see the famous Sydney Opera House, it is so beautiful in the evening. The night view is glorious around Sydney Opera House. I start to fall in love with this city. I just arrived Sydney for a few days. I am so poor now, I need to get a job ASAP. Anyway, this's another whole new start! Sydney is such a big city with amazing energy. Sydney lets me feel alive and back to Taipei.
I'll move into sharehouse this Saturday and stay here until new year.
. I think about whatI am going to do for the next three months in Sydney. Here are my targets.
1. Get a job and save money
2. Apply MBA
3. Join the free English course
4. Take the GMAT again.
5. Learn surf. (But I need to improve my swimming skill first)

After Sydeny, I want to travel to Tasmania, Ululu, and Darwin. I also hope I can dive in the famous SS.Yongala wreck again. If I have enough money, I would like to travel to some countries in South-East Asia before I come back to Taiwan.

Sometimes, I feel stress and down. Sometimes, I feel so free and happy. My life still goes on in Australia. I am not sure when I will go home. Maybe...before Chinese New Year..maybe... :P

倦

堆積的倦怠傾洩出來
不斷地相遇分離 無力拭去滿心的倦怠
在他眼中看到 掩藏在凌亂鬍鬚未褪去的稚氣天真
在他眼中看到 隱約的渴望在眼神交會中黯然退去
在他眼中看到 赤裸慾望伴隨著脫口而出的性邀約
厭煩了一個人的孤單
但 迫不及待地退出追逐遊戲 總是我

When you say nothing at all

This is the theme song of the movie " Notting Hill" (新娘百分百). With the gentle voice and melody. I can't help listen this song again and again. I hope meet someone who let me have the same feeling as this song describes.

Lyrics of this song as following.
When You Say Nothing At All(盡在不言中)

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart,
Without saying a word you could light up the dark,
Try as I may I could never explain,
What I hear when you don’t say a thing.

Chorus:
The smile on your face let me know that you need me,
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me,
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall,
You say it best when you say nothing at all,

All day long I can hear people talking out loud,
But when you hold me near ,You drown out the crowd ,
Try as they may, They can never define,
What's been said between your heart and mine

Chorus
The smile on your face let me know that you need me,
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me,
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall,
You say it best when you say nothing at all,

All day long I can hear people talking out loud,
But when you hold me near, You drown out the crowd,
Try as they may, They can never define,
What's being said between your heart and mine

Chorus twice

Unexcepting gain:Lose Weight

*Hugo with Koala in Magnetic island.

My mother always thinks I'm too fat, she is so seriously to ask me lose weight in Australia. She thinks I look pretty when my weight is 52 kg. However, it has been 6 or 7 years my weight is over 52 kg. I don't know if I can make it or not, most people get some weight in Australia. After traveling around Australia nearly four month. I am really lucky to lose some weight here. Because the farm job is too hard and hot, I lose some weight. This is a unexpecting big gain for me.

It has been a long time I didn't know how much my weight is. I'm afraid of knowing it. This morning I find a scale in my accomdation. I stand on the scale with fearful feeling. I'm so surprised that my weight is back to 52 kg again. Although I hope my weight would be under 50 kg one day.

I am really happy now, today I will call my mother and tell her I achieve her exception finally. I would like to buy some new clothes and dress well to celebrate my losing wegiht. However, I am poor now. Don't have much money. It's pity.

*I'd try keeping my weight until I come back to Taiwan.

Scuba diving in Great Barrier Reef

*Hugo in Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef is one of the famous place in Australia. The best way to take a look of Great Barrier Reef is scuba diving. There is also a famous wreck-Yongala near Townsivlle, Yongala is one of the top 10 popular diving places in the world. Due to Great barrier Reef and Yongala wreck, I decide to learn scuba diving. Be a scuba diver sounds like a good and crazy idea for me.

Tell the truth, I'm afraid of water. I can swim, but not a good swimmer. For me, Scuba diving is a real challenge to overcome the fear.

I joined a 5 days course in Townsville, the first two days are theory in classroom and swimming pool teaching. After that is the three days trip in outer reef and SS.Yongala. The theory teaching in the classroom is fine with me. The scuba diving skills in the swimming pool is also fine with me. But when the teacher ask me to

* to be continue....

Blue

再次聽到這熟悉的音樂 淚水卻不自覺溢出眼框
我懂 有些事時間無法抹去
現在 我已不需偽裝堅強

Leave Bowen and go for Townsville

This morning I woke up and had a strong feeling that I can't stay in Bowen anymore. So I packaged all my stuff within two hours and booked a ticket to Townsville, the sencond biggest city in Queensland. Finally, I quitted the tomato picking job. Thanks God!

Three months already

*Mural in Bowen street. Many interesting murals are in Bowen street.

It’s been three months that I stayed in Australia. Times goes quickly. I stayed one month in Melbourne. I worked one month in Gatton and one month in Bowen. I have a lot of time thinking about myself and future.
When I work in the farm, I see my style of doing things and weakness of personality. As most people do, I feel confused about my future. The good thing is that I still have confidence to take any challenge and I keep my mind active. The bad thing is that I am not sure what I want to be and what kind of life I’d like to have. Create my own business, work abroad, or work in big company? Do I really need to get an MBA degree? Life is all about making choice.

I’m not afraid of traveling alone. I enjoy traveling alone because I can meet more new friends. I know it doesn’t matter if you travel alone or with friends. What important is you enjoy each moment of your life. I am happy to learn getting along with new friends and I realize what kind of friend I like. I don’t want to be the person that everyone likes me anymore.

I stop working now because I need to finish my application form of one school of Italy. The deadline is 30th September. After finishing the application form, I’ll back to tomato picking for one week. So I’ll stay in Bowen one or two weeks more. Then I’ll travel to Cairns about 10 days and fly to Sydney later. I plan to stay in Sydney three months until next year’s new year. Maybe I will take the GMAT and TOEFL again if I want to apply some top school’s MBA programs in USA.

I’m really appreciated many greeting and messages from my dear friends by email or my website. Thanks for your concern about me, I’m doing good here. Do best to take care myself well on Australia and look forward to meeting my friends in Taiwan when I come back to Taiwan.

我家後院有隻馬

*Hugo feed horse

在Gatton停留的期間，有天下午，日本室友Yoshiko很興奮地告訴我，我家後院的後面有隻馬。我很興奮地跑出去看，結果還真的有兩隻馬在後面，應該是附近的人養的，馬沒事就在草地上吃草和樹蔭下乘涼。到廚房拿了紅蘿蔔對馬招招手後，它也居然貪吃地走過來，所謂吃人嘴軟，那隻馬一邊吃紅羅蔔一邊任我們亂摸，這輩子第一次摸馬可說是又愛又怕。有了第一次經驗後，沒事我就拿跟紅蘿蔔到後院餵馬。於是，餵馬為農場的無聊生活中，增添了一點小樂趣。
Take look at the horse's photos.


*horse or pig?


*horse wants a good photo too


*Hugo and Horse


*Hugo and John with horse


*running nose


*Scary John


*smoke too much?


*which one do you prefer?


*which one do you prefer part2?


*winson kiss horse

Try me !?

在異國共譜一段跨國戀曲，是每個背包客心中隱約的期待。在澳洲，來自世界各國的旅行者眾多，短暫地邂逅後又不著痕跡地分開，對外國人來說是很平常的事情。在任何一個國家，單身旅行女子，被搭訕是很常見的事。無可諱言，亞洲女生溫婉的形象(知我者都知道:凶狠才是Hugo的人格特質)，更讓眾多外國男士趨之若鶩。在澳洲來Working Holiday的大多人，抱持著既然是來Holiday的心態，對於短暫的關係，都抱持著十分開放的態度，當各自前往下一個城市或回到自己的國家後，這段關係也不著痕跡地畫下休止符。
外國男生不只主動，對於性很放得開，不放棄任何一個可以試探的機會。不到三個月內，發了3張好人卡後，體會到幻滅是成長的開始，對於認識新朋友…..我感到越來越倦怠。

好人卡一號，在蔥田裡認識，同性戀黑人，知道我下星期就要離開 Gatton，還問我要不要當他的女朋友，因為吃膩黑人菜，想換吃白人菜(他說皮膚不是黑就算白，所以黃種人也歸類於白)，所以我也就毫不客氣地給他一張好人卡，並對他曉以大義說：我不會跟劈腿的人交往(Hugo心裡的OS:我也還沒閒到讓男同志當作實驗對象，看自己是不是雙性戀；再說…我看起來像幼稚無知的好騙女生嗎!?)。

好人卡二號，又是在蔥田裡認識，伊拉克人。對方約我出去，收工後去另外一個城鎮逛逛，作工日子實在太無聊，我就答應了。見了面就開始摸我的頭髮，企圖摟腰摟肩膀，令人感覺很不舒服。所以當對方提出隔天吃飯邀約時，心想對方應該有吃飯之外的期待，我就直接回絕了。回程的路上，對方不斷追問回絕的理由，好人卡的說詞用盡後，我最後只能回答” You are not my style”，結果對方的回答是” Try me”，還說你都沒有試過怎麼知道” I’m not your style”，” I will treat you like a queen and make you happy and comfortable. Then you’ll want more and more”，此外，還鼓勵我不要光吃台灣菜，應該試吃外國菜。煞時間，我臉上布滿黑線地說” I really don’t want to try you”，人在賊船上，心裡只能暗暗祈禱對方能安全送我到家。OMG! 居然遇到這麼直接的阿度仔。回家後，當天晚上我就在Try me這句話的回盪下，驚嚇到失眠。

好人卡三號，柳橙農場認識的黑人，要撘他的順風車從Gatton到Bowen，所以才又重逢。上車沒多久後，聊了一會後，黑人一臉正經地跟我說” I love you”(Hugo心裡的OS：OMG！居然又上了賊車!)，由於路程遙遠有1200 km，為了確保路途安全，我只好使用拖延戰術說” You must be kidding, right?”，直接裝作這件事沒發生，然後在車上一路睡死，省得尷尬。

發生這些事當時心裡都不愉快，但現在回想起來覺得有趣又好笑(有台灣朋友開玩笑地跟我說叫我去非洲或伊拉克選美)。畢竟，這也算是人生中的另類體驗。只是從來我都不擅長處理這類型的事件，對我來說很傷神。讓我認真想到底是我的善意微笑帶給對方錯誤的解讀，或是外國男生不放過任何一個試探的機會呢？(反正問問而已沒損失，吃的到就吃，吃不到就算)。顯然東西方的文化，對性的看法有明顯地差異，若不是身處澳洲，才能深刻地體會差異有這麼大。

PS：月下老人不要再給我爛桃花了吧，快給我朵好桃花，在澳洲，我也想體驗一下幸福女人的生活咧!

New life in Bowen

* hugo at the beach in top of white sunday

Finally , I start my new job:tomao picking. It's a hard job, 10 working hrs per day but with good pay. Feel exhausted after work, usually eating instant nooddles as dinner then go to bed.

Except being a hard worker, I'd like to be a tourist as well. Bowen is a beautiful town with many nice beaches. I had a day off last Sunday , so I went to some nice beaches and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon. First time, I think I'm in holiday in Australia.