Monday, March 24, 2014

1/13 三月:抵达

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居住的Dubbo市区边上有一条清澈的河流,河边有步道。步道就是不长草的黄土,不似新加坡步道的砖块或泊油铺成。清晨,或午后,有穿这运动服的男男女女沿河步行、或跑步锻炼。最美的,是一家人带着狗一起走着。有时不比狗儿高多少的小孩会和狗儿一块小跑步,非常可爱

乌克丽丽
我们居住的沙发客主人家有乌克丽丽,他是初学者,不过还是为我们俩露了两手,还很大方地把乌克丽丽借我们玩。乌克丽丽非常容易上手,四条弦,搞清楚如何看谱,随意播两下,就能伴奏或自弹自唱喜欢的歌曲。我们在租来的小房间弹,步行到河边弹,也在Skype弹给远方的妈妈听
即使弹得不好,相信当时妈妈的心中也和我一样有些感受

灯柱。阳光
这里的灯柱是一整块木头做的,新马的是水泥做的。这里的阳光照射的角度让赤道上长大的我觉得陌生好玩。日正当空的时间似乎很短,大多数的时候太阳都从45度角左右射过来。有时太阳斜射我的眼,有时阳光让照片变得很好看。一次,放了一堆番茄在家中的落地窗旁,强烈的阳光斜射番茄们,形成了对比非常大影子非常暗的好照片。

二手店
因为澳币对一个马来西亚人来说,很大。没有任何东西对我们来说是便宜的。市中心的商场旁有一家红十字会(red cross)的二手衣服商店,里面也卖一些小商品、书籍、瓶瓶罐罐等等。后来我们也发现一家救世军的(salvation army)的二手店里面有更齐全的厨房用具什么的。我们开始享受购买这些“被爱过的”商品(pre-loved)。我买过两个很有特色的陶土的杯子,一个已经被我摔坏,再也找不到相似的了。

australia produce。7am-3.30pm的咖啡店
在超级市场里,一开始连盐在哪里都找不到,几乎放弃前还是找到了。不过最令我惊讶的是一个绿色的牌子到处都是,清楚写着"Australia Produce"澳洲农产品。到现在也还没弄清,澳洲人是如何开始这么注意并且支持本地的农夫们的。街上有一家位置很好的咖啡店,在市中心的中心位置,一边还是步行街道(没有车)。那家店早上7点开到下午3点半而已。我很惊讶,竟然有人这样做生意的,非常希望自己有机会在这样一家帅气的起早八早打烊的咖啡店打工。
一直到搬离Dubbo后,我才有机会去那里坐下来喝杯咖啡。因为在Dubbo的日子非常节俭,连喝杯咖啡都觉得奢侈不应该



接下来,
图书馆的在我们两个新移民的新生活中会越来越重要……

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1 is it easier to live what you love, or love what you live?

she interviewed me.
she asked, so you work in team before?
she asked, do you intend to stay here for long term?
she asked, do you have anything to ask me?
she said, i guess this is good enough for today.

those who write column articles.
these who do radio hosting.
we who want to advise someone abt something.

we tend to portray a beautiful scene out of the reality mixture with goods & bads.

2 after coming from a stroll

i guess to answer my question.
i just have to love (a little bit) what i live till i live what i love.

written mid 2013

beginning of a (hopefully) series of 13

maybe it was a really great weekend spent
felt superbly energized after getting my self-made mocha this morning

having lots of thoughts and feelings in mind and heart
thinking about writing about my first 12 mths in Oz
there is only one first for everyone in anything
and first year in Oz must have made a lot of changes in me

sometimes,
i wonder, with more and more people posting and writing
who's reading
when i write, is it to help me think, help me remember, intend to be useful to someone else or... simply trying to say i am different

anyway, i guess, like my sis Yun shared with me last night something i shared with her previously
according to her, i said, dont think beyond what's necessary
some parts are just never think-able or imaginable so there's no point thinking TOO MUCH

hmm... that sounds like something i would say, doesn't it?

thus, let me start my Mar 2013 look back now.