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目前最愉快的周日~

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真没想到会和Su Yin在纽约见面!   上个星期日说好见面,驾了一个小时多的车(约52 miles)看到反方向的Delaware Water Gap收费站,把手伸进隔壁座的包包里挖不出我的钱包,顿时愣住了。   心里OS: “WTFFF,不要告诉我没带钱包出远门?!”   我这个 超级、超级 粗心大意的傻大姐竟然可以把包包不可缺的物品之一 - 钱包遗留在家?!!这是什么世界?   无论我怎样绕乡间小径却怎样也逃避不了要付钱的厄运。越是逼近toll,越是害怕地头昏脑胀。摇下窗,劈头就口无论次地向收费员道歉解释老娘没钱过toll。当时我已做好最坏的打算:停车向后面的车要$1。没想到那收费员说你就过吧,到时候他们会寄什么东东给我。我也不管是好是坏,只要你让我顺利回家就好。那时的计划就这样泡汤了。   所谓“一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳”,这次出门再三地确认钱包就在我身旁,却总觉得钱包不存在,好不踏实~(摊手)   @ The Antiques Garage     一直想要见识纽约的跳蚤市场是什么样子,在网上找到了好几处地方。 首先来到了位于W 25th St的 The Antiques Garage ,一踏进去深深地被这个被拿来当跳蚤市场的停车场吸引住了。里头有好多档口摆卖着各式各样的复古玩具漫画餐具家具绘画衣服书本……等等的宝贝,等着你来发掘。 我在其中一个档口看中了两条项链,老板要价$5,我要$4,她不肯降价,我走人。不知道可不可以像JJ Market那样杀价?最后我买了一幅蛮有意思的画,下次再介绍。     @ Trailer Park (271, W 23rd St.)     装潢超有趣,食物正点,好喝的Margarita Rocks。值得推荐的好去处!   @ Lincoln Center 身后是Metropolitan Opera House。         David H. Koch Theater. ...

临睡前想罗嗦一下

听静怡聊起她最近的生活和工作, 不知不觉地我已开始想家。 听伍家辉的歌更让我想念马来西亚的点点滴滴。 悲。 我想念朋友们就在我身旁, 想要见她们就可以驾车去找她们。 我想念我之前忙着工作赚钱,过着没什么私人时间的生活, 虽然辛苦但有钱花,谁在乎? 现在我有很多时...

Our family has the ultimate Au Pair!

Prior to this year, we have never had an au pair before. We had always thought this would be a great idea – a " third parent " to help us get our kids, Sam (aged 7) and Lily (aged 3), off to school and then pick them up in the evening. Someone to play with our kids after school – to help Sam with his homework! As an added bonus, our "third parent" would come from a different country and be able to teach our children about other cultures and other languages! We interviewed many potential au pairs. It was fun meeting so many young women eager to begin an adventure. We even fell in love with one from Brazil who we lost due to visa issues. It was in this moment, when it all seemed to be falling apart, when our dream of adding to our family and providing our children with a special cultural opportunity seemed to be slipping through our fingers, that we met Li Shan. She seemed perfect – John spoke to her first, and the conversation lasted for hours! ...

Frank Ocean - Swim Good

That's a pretty big trunk on my Lincoln town car, ain't it? Big enough to take these broken hearts and put 'em in it Now I'm driving 'round on the boulevard, trunk bleeding And everytime the cops pull me over, they don't ever see them And I've got this black suit on Roaming around like I'm ready for a funeral Five more miles 'til the road runs out I'm about to drive in the ocean I'mma try to swim from something bigger than me Kick off my shoes and swim good, and swim good Take off this suit and swim good, and swim good, good Got some pretty good beats on this 808 CD, yeah Memory seats I'm sitting on stay heated I woulda put tints on my windows but what's the difference If I feel like a Ghost, no Swayze, ever since I lost my baby I've had this black suit on Roaming around like I'm ready for a funeral One more mile 'til the road runs out    I'm about to drive in the ocean I'mma try to swim from something bigger...

3个小时……

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对啦,超出我预算走了3个小时的山路。     *上载图好解释* 原先打算走Fireline Trail(标识"F"),然后再走Skyline Trail(标识"U")回去终点。却不知怎么下山后发现这个地方很熟眼,才发觉竟然走到了Hickory Run Trail(标识"K")。当时心中响起了警铃,因为我知道从这里走回去有一段较艰辛的长路,加上上一次淋雨事件产生阴影,难免胆怯怯。幸好所有事情都很顺利,平安地回到家。 秋天中旬行山有点困难,大部分的路都被叶子覆盖着,尤其经过Sandy风暴后,路上会遇到倒下的树枝阻挡去路。当我来到山顶时,强大的风在我眼前把树吹得摇摇欲坠,我看着那棵树好几秒,猜测它到底会不会倒下来,而我又会不会逃开不被压扁。      @ Fireline Trail             阴天+刮大风+寂静无人=可怕             @ Skyline Trail                 万“棕”一点绿。             The forbidden color in M. Night Shyamalan "The Village".     可怕的下山路,好担心会滚下去。         在Hickory Run Trail和Fireline Trail交接点的轨道。 太阳终于出来了。     Picturesque overlook of the Lehigh River and Lehigh Gorge State Park.

Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bash Circus (3/11/12)

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     我忆不起到底有多久没有看马戏团了。   对于马戏团的画面多是停留在大象、老虎、小丑、吊子和铁笼电单车。随着时代的前进,很多传统杂技都加入了新的娱乐和刺激元素来迎合观众的口味,尤为明显的是传统的小丑不再穿小丑服,而是被改梳书呆子头,戴眼镜,身穿白衬衫黑裤的Anton代替,但是逗趣的恶作剧还是不变。       观看过《Water Elephant》这套戏的朋友们都会看到Ringling Bros的马戏团员过着收入不稳定的生活和如何残忍地训练大象。不过在大象身旁伫立着他们是以人道的方式培训大象们的布条,所以人们大可以放心地欣赏。   骆驼。     All Access Pre-show: learn fresh dance moves from Ringling Bros. clown DJ Dean, style in glitzy costumes, learn balancing and juggling skills, meet and take photos with circus stars.       Sam在旋转中。   超贵$12的棉花糖。(O___o)       One and only elephant foot print paint by Asian elephant, Duchess.     Awestonishing Animals (chic camels, handsome horses and pretty ponies, clever clique of cannies).   High Risers (Upside down and high above the ground, foot-looper Francleib Rodrigues, Duo Fushion, Beautiful aerial artists, Flying C...