蓮花過後

宿舍外面有一棵樹被吹倒了...還有一棵被吹歪了...

要去敬一投自動販賣機得跳過那棵樹...

颱風過後

早上，半夢半醒間聽到電鋸的聲音

出門時，那棵樹已經不見了

看來，它被分屍運走了...

沒有留下，它最後的真相...

下次再見到，大概已經是白紙一疊了...

缺電鍋嗎？

最近學校附近開了一家新的日式豬排店 Ｘ滋Ｘ滋

實驗室約了八個飢腸轆轆的人一起去嚐鮮

這頓飯我們吃了2個多小時

是因為它燈光好，氣氛佳，甜點跟飲料讓我們在那待那麼久嗎？

不是


拿到菜單時

第一個吸引我們注意的除了它豐富的內容外

就是飲料、湯都要另外加點還有高單價 (嗯，空間不錯，貴一點是合理的)

飯也要另外點 除非升級成套餐 (很精明的定價策略)

這頓飯這麼值得大書特書的地方在於它的菜單嗎？

不是

##CONTINUE##
這家店最令我們浸浸樂道的記憶是

我們點完餐之後

看了30分鐘的過期雜誌

所謂溫故而知新 不溫習一下2007年和2008年的時事跟八卦怎麼吸收新資訊呢

連隔壁桌的客人都走了

連我們都想走了

他們終於上了兩份餐 (一份是Shine的燴飯，一份是學長的火鍋)

所謂慢工出細活 好的東西總是值得等待 (雖然他們的東西只是普普)

其他人不甘願地留下來繼續漫長的等待

害我們很不好意思大快朵頤

不過最終飢餓還是戰勝矜持

我們還是在眾望所歸眾目睽睽之下開動了

本來已幹聲連連的同學

罵幹的頻率更達前所未有的高

8-bit的計數器一定很快就會溢位


又過了約莫10多分鐘

他們終於送上了第三份餐點


收到第三份餐點的同學很迅速的解決了一碗飯

他拿著碗去請服務生幫他再填一碗

學長的火鍋也在同一時間被煮乾了

也請服務生加湯

服務生來了 整鍋拿走 (為什麼？不能直接拿湯來加？)

過了幾分鐘 學長的火鍋回來了

過了幾分鐘 服務生拿了盤豬排來

很可惜那不是我們點的 應該是隔壁桌等不下去走掉的客人點的


過了20分鐘 服務生拿回那盤豬排請我們吃 說不好意思讓我們等太久

飯碗還流浪在遠方的同學說 「我要飯...」


過了30分鐘 又送上了幾份火鍋

但是忘了附筷子 (據說是筷子還沒洗 最後補了幾雙免洗筷)

而那個飯碗還在遠方浪跡天涯 或者回到家進水槽洗澡了

點飯食的學長的餐還在準備中

據說是沒飯了 飯還在煮

真想請他們經理出來

不過這可能會跟我們餐點一樣 要等個30分鐘以上


不久 聽到一聲哀號

不是發自沒飯吃的同學的哭夭

不是來自那頻繁罵幹的同學的連連幹聲

也不是來自那湯又快乾了的學長

而是另一位點火鍋的同學他的火鍋發爐了

火焰竄燒 燒過了像培養皿一樣的淺鍋子 燒到了他的手


大概又過了十幾分鐘

終於全部送上來了

流浪的飯也回來了

火鍋也又乾了幾鍋


學長說 他從來沒有把火鍋吃的那麼“乾”淨過


結帳時 疑似是負責人的女人說開幕期間所以打七折

同學的餐點打折後是118

他給了她200塊

她找他2塊

「為什麼？」

『嚇到了吧，哈哈。我們今天打七折，所以你的是118元~』(大心)

「那妳應該找我82吧...」(囧)


聽說這家店當天在夢大被譙得滿慘的 XD



前幾天他們正式開幕

路過他們店

看到幾個慶開幕的花欄 上面有含苞待放的百合

如果Shine是他們的朋友

Shine才不會送他們花欄或花圈

Shine會送他們一個電鍋跟幾雙筷子...



花欄或花圈或許可以為他們招來客人

但是電鍋才能留住他們的客人!!!

維修中

下午去又去修手臂肩膀

醫生說：「最近不要喝冰的，你有喝冰的嗎？」

『有...』

護士說：「你怎麼沒說你剛剛才喝了一杯清新。」

(blush)

(而且昨天還騎腳踏車去吃了一碗安平豆花的雪花冰)

我終於知道女生每個月那幾(十)天不能吃冰的東西有多痛苦了!!!

把冰的東西含到溫了在吞下去算吃冰的嗎？



今天醫生按按我的左肩問我會不會痛 (會~)

又按按我的右肩問我會不會痛 (也會 囧)

「會，這邊也有問題嗎？還是有甚麼穴道？」

『那邊有穴道沒錯。』

(想嚇死我啊...)



每次去被針灸我都很怕像第一次一樣卡針 拔了兩次拔不出來還一直要我深吸放輕鬆

就像被凌遲的犯人被告訴說要面帶微笑看鏡頭 閉上眼睛好好享受

就像要失眠的患者被告訴說要閉上眼睛數數羊 明天又是美好的一天

所以每次被針都會很緊張 但是緊張就讓肌肉緊繃 增加卡針的機率

一想到卡真的可能性提高 又讓我更緊張...

我終於理解關公被刮骨的時候讀春秋來分散注意力這招多好用

這兩次有鱷魚手記跟傅科擺讓我效法關雲常

第一次去的時候大概是因為還沒被針葛林斯班的泡沫就讀完了

所以那次才會讓我那麼專注在那些針有多痠 那些針加上直流電在那跳動 更痠

所以才會卡針 嗯



這條手跟肩膀還要修多久啊...XD

IS The World Worse?

Is the world worse than it was?

Is the world really worse than it was?

Or it's never worse,
it is bad as it was,
just because I've known too many bad things
and rough natures more than I knew?
Just because there have been more and more
realities revealed and reported (to my eyes)?

Will revealed and fast propagated facts
change how people (in modern societies) think and behave?
Or just another additional entertainment for the greedy audience?

可是...我也想知道耶...

又有一次 (低級的Shine又要寫低級的東西了)

也是上學期的時候

Shine跟朋友R與E吃完永樂燒肉飯後

三個人到國華街逛逛 (寫這些會不會給人一種我們很閒的錯覺？)

其中E要買男性香水 我們進了一家賣香水的小店

三個人在裡面東聞西聞

從清淡聞到濃郁 從CK聞到Puma 聞太多我記不得還有什麼牌子

老闆娘也很盡責認真地跟我們介紹、推薦、聊天打哈哈

她突然說Shine聞什麼都沒有表情 都不知道是喜歡還是不喜歡

(囧，Shine也很懷疑自己有沒有顏面神筋失調的症狀 XD)

聊天聊天 聞聞聞聞

過沒多久

老闆娘突然開始算命 鐵口直斷

她說Shine一定是一個很必暑的人 (這麼厲害!!才踏入店十幾分鐘 聊沒幾句話就被看穿了 @.@!)

這老闆娘真恐怖有趣

我們離開的時候還很親切熱情的跟我們說再見


重點不是這個

重點是我們後來逛著逛著 逛進屈承氏


在屈承氏

Shine找到了想買的藥 從架上拿來起來 包裝看了半天不知道一盒裡面有幾包

Shine走到櫃台 詢問櫃台的漂亮店員裡面有幾包

她說：「我幫你查一下。」

就在這個時候 Shine突然有一種熟悉的感覺 揮之不去的夢魘

肚子怪怪的 一陣涼意 感覺開始冒冷汗 (糟 該不會是竹筍？)

Shine問漂亮的店員可不可以借廁所 (急)

「不行。」 (愕)

『喔。』

「你可以找斜對面的小吃店借，遠一點的話往那個方向走(指)有麥當勞。」

『謝謝。』 (撐住啊~)

Shine立刻到旁邊的架上拿了一袋隨身包面紙 (冒汗) 問說

「可以直接結帳嗎？那個裡面有幾包不用查了沒關係，那不重要!! >_<」 (真的很急)

『可是...我也想知道耶...^_^』 (從容地等話筒的另一方回應)

Shine把錢交給朋友「幫我結帳!」 (快忍不住了了了了了了)

然後撕開面紙包裝袋抽了幾包衝出去...


Shine想說沒買東西就佔用人家小吃店的廁所不太好意思

於是就繼續快走

走了大概一百公尺吧 到了路口

看到麥當勞在斜對面 在下一個路口轉角

於是又急行軍了一百公尺 過馬路 進了麥當勞

直奔二樓

男廁有人在用

三樓樓梯口放了個清潔中的牌子 (那麼上面應該沒人？或至少沒什麼人？)

衝到三樓 男廁在打掃


只剩女廁了......

左轉 放我在門口 謝謝

Shine的腸胃非常不好

很容易吃壞肚子

對乳製品完全沒有抵抗力

也因此常常在外面帶給朋友們許多負擔娛樂


上學期的時候

有一次 跟實驗室吃完咖哩

有人提議去台南新天地逛逛

於是我們一行人便騎著機車浩浩蕩蕩地出發

接近新天地的時候

Shine對載Shine的朋友R說

「等一下可以直接左轉到新天地放我下來嗎？我想進去放屎...」

R聽了很沒同情心的在車上大笑 (笑點在哪？)

笑到人跟車都在抖 (到底哪裡這麼好笑？)


就在要待轉進新天地停車區的那個路口

R還是繼續直走

Shine吶喊：「啊~~~還騎，等下是不是要三段式迴轉了啊啊啊？」

所幸R到下個路口就趁在沒有警察跟對向來車的情況下直接迴轉直奔目的地 (違法動作，請勿模仿)

讓Shine在千鈞一髮之際趕上便所的報到...

地上的巧克力

話說Shine還是小Shine的時候

有一次 堂兄堂妹來家裡住

(通常這種時候 小Shine晚上都會跟大家一起玩超任 玩幽偶白書)

那一天早上

只有小Shine不知為何提早被周公K.O.

其他人還在跟周公討教棋藝

那時候的小Shine 什麼都不多 就是時間多

小Shine利用一日之計一個人去電視機前面練習拷大絕

玩到一半

發現旁邊地板上有一顆小小的

深咖啡色 表面光滑 而且還有點光澤的球狀物

小Shine想說 誰啊 偷偷買了巧克力還丟在地上 長螞蟻怎麼辦

所以小Shine很天真的把它撿起來

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

觸感不太對 有點鬆軟 有點濕潤

不會吧...該不會是...

小Shine很有實證精神

除了視覺跟觸覺

還拿到鼻邊 打算結合嗅覺從多個角度來證明自己的假設

空氣一進到鼻腔

小Shine立刻下意識別過頭去

手也反射性的把它拿遠

小Shine立刻確定了它是狗屎

本能地認為這東西不該出現在地上 也不該掉在地上

於是小Shine一路拿著這顆地上的巧克力抽衛生紙擦地板走到廁所丟入馬桶 沖掉 洗手

一直洗手...


這個記憶很不幸地陪著小Shine長大

不過 幸運的是 這個記憶並沒有對小Shine造成巧克力恐懼症...


能夠完成這篇故事都要感謝家犬仔仔的貢獻

沒有他貢獻那地上的巧克力就不會有這個故事

希望他在另一個世界能夠開開心心的!

Why Birth Rate Matters?

I am an incurable pessimist, I confess. This post is also a incurable pessimistic murmur, I apologize.

Why am I writing this article? Well, it is inspired by some news reported periodically, and recently some news articles referred to marriage as well as birth rate showed up[1][2][3].

Scale is based on the average traffic of 生育 from Taiwan in all years.


I have to say that I really appreciate, admire, and respect those who are optimistic to have babies. But, however, I prefer not to have any for two reasons. First, I doubt that we, this generation, cannot leave them a wonderful land to live on. Second, I doubt that the world will ever get better, or, on the contrary, it's worse and worse.

First of all, I have not much confidence that the earth can sustain us. Pollutions, green house effect, energy crisis, etc, give me a shadow that my children will have to confront those environmental tragedies if I have any.

We have already confronted these problems, and it's very possible that we will suffer more critical tragedies, not to mention how bad we will leave for the following generations.

I am wondering, where are we bring them(the new generation) to, a wonderland? a hell? or just the earth, as we expect.


Secondly, this world dose not look like progressing well. Wars, genocides, racial conflict, religious conflict, class conflict, national conflict, and gender conflict still take place over and over again, as if they prove that civilization does not guarantee that a better world will land.

The world, the system, is designed for and ruled by the people who have power and who can achieve the power.

Financial crisis, illegal voluntary lay-offs, and malicious slander and attack on the Internet from those who see themselves as intellectuals and elites (or the society expect they are), repeatedly happen in these days, as if they confirmed that human naturally deem to destroy others and exploit others to satisfy their own desires.

Wall street financier made (or make, or, is still making) a bubble and sweep the money and families around the world with FED.

The educated intellectuals neglect their cultural and economical capital and structural problem, educate those who failed or not so successful in life that their fails are due to their own personal problems.

The worst thing is, it seems normal that people who own vested interests to sacrifice others for keeping them success. It seems that things supposedly happen in that way, cannot tolerate any harsh doubt.

I am not so realistic (someone may call it selfish) as those who have no time and no willing to care about others. But I am also not so passionate (someone may call it naive) as those who believe they can change this world. I am just, well, pessimistic.


The first part, the part about birth rate, is over. The following is the second part.


In those articles reported recently, since the Mother's Day, I noticed that, the media in Taiwan connect women to having babies, connect marriages to forming families and raising children. They always talk about sub-replacement fertility, women, and marriage together.

Sometimes, they give me a hint that singles and families have no children are responsible for the effects and consequences of sub-replacement fertility.

I don't have to say, as everyone knows, lovers do not have to get married. Not everyone wants the protection from the certification, from the law. Not every couple wants to live with the other for a whole life.

However, I don't have to say, too, it may be a good idea to have someone you love to live with. As most friends will form couples, it's not bad to have someone who to love and to give and to have support (in case of committing to suicide because of finally finding out the meaninglessness, emptiness, and hopelessness of life).

Living together without official confirmation is not bad, as people (especially recent knowledge workers) move often, fly often, change place often, it's not easy to have someone to love and live with for a long time (says a whole life?).


Someone may be wondering, what will happen if the country have too few adults who can keep the economic engine working? Well, the knowledge work is not too dependent on the age. And, it's no promises that the country, and the earth can last for so long to see the consequence.

Someone may say that science and technology can cure the environment, the civilization make the world better, well, if so unfortunate, then there must be some tech to give us, the future elders, to have a good way and good place to enjoy the rest life.


[1] 比日韓嚴重／適婚女性 10人有7人未婚, June 10, 2009.
[2] 「敗犬」當道　國內適婚女性有7成未婚, June 10, 2009.
[3] 鼓勵生育不能只靠津貼 政府需打造有利環境, June 7, 2009.

Failed

Many stuffs of mine failed one-by-one recently.

The back wheel of my bike, failed and was changed.

The power supply of my computer, failed and was changed.

The belt of my watch, failed and was fixed.

The front wheel of my bike, failed and was changed.

The enabler of my motobike, failed and will be fixed.

The left arm of mine, failed and is under fixing.


Something more failed earlier,
and no promises nor confidence will they be fixed...