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This song is 15 years old by My Little Lover... such a great love story

歌手：JUJU
原唱：My Little Lover
作詞：KATE
作曲： 藤井謙二・小林武史
歌名：Hello,Again～昔からある場所～
　　　Hello, Again~從以前就存在的地方~ 


いつも 君と 待ち続けた 季節は
何も言わず 通り過ぎた
雨はこの街に 降り注ぐ
少しの リグレットと罪を 包み込んで
總是與你一起等候的季節
無言地 就這麼過去
雨 落在這座城市 
包覆了 些許的悔恨與罪


泣かないことを 誓ったまま 時は過ぎ
痛む心に 気が付かずに 僕は一人になった
就在絕不哭泣的誓言裡 時光逝去
當作痛的心不曾察覺時 我成了孤獨的一個人


「記憶の中で ずっと二人は 生きて行ける」
君の声が 今も胸に響くよ それは愛が彷徨う影
君は少し泣いた? あの時見えなかった
「在記憶裡 我倆可以永遠一起活下去」
你的聲音 如今迴盪在心底 有如愛情徬徨的身影
你是否也有些許的哭泣? 當時我沒能看清楚


自分の限界が どこまでかを 知るために
僕は生きてる訳じゃない
探索自己的極限在哪裡
那並非我活著的目的


だけど 新しい扉を開け 海に出れば
波の彼方に ちゃんと"果て"を感じられる
但是只要推開新的一扇門 來到大海
就可以清楚感覺海浪的彼方 有"盡頭"的存在


僕は この手伸ばして 空に進み 風を受けて
生きて行こう どこかでまためぐるよ 遠い昔からある場所
夜の間でさえ 季節は変わって行く
我要伸長手 朝天空前進 迎風而行
總會在某處再次遇見 那早已存在的場所
即使是夜晚 季節也不曾停止轉換

雨は やがて あがっていた
雨 終於停了


「記憶の中で ずっと二人は 生きて行ける」
君の声が 今も胸に響くよ それは愛が彷徨う影
君は少し泣いた? あの時見えなかった
「在記憶裡 我倆可以永遠一起活下去」
你的聲音 如今迴盪在心底 有如愛情徬徨的身影
你是否也有些許的哭泣? 當時我沒能看清楚

Dslr is not cool anymore

One of the benefit of using facebook is that u will get most updated gossip about your friends lifes, break ups, status changes and picture, tons of pictures. I for one loves to post pictures I take, started back in canon sd100 days, continued on fb with my dslr last year.

I thought it was cool until I see almost everyone are posting pictures of food, travel, weddings, pets, kids... With their spanking new dslr.

Which makes dslr officially uncool...

Btw, one of the facebook mom is very interesting, she kept on picture bomb everyone with her kids pics, then posted "please don't forward my kids pics", then post more kids pics, doesn't she know facebook is public?

三十下的爛咖?

最近在台灣有位年輕有為的企業家說台灣三十歲以下的人都很爛. 身為三十以上的我, 當然沒有意見.  不過這種分配方式, 有點像三十以上未婚女士是敗犬, 二十後的年輕人是草莓族, AB血型是怪咖...

不過想想, 哪一個長輩不會說, "我們那時候哪有這麼好, 都是穿麻布袋, 光腳上課...", 或是"現在年輕人都...", 還是, "我們那時候的... 比較好...", 都是五年級罵六年級, 現在換六年級罵七年級...

我保證以前二年級也是罵屬於嘻皮年代四年級罵好玩的, 所以三十下的爛草莓不用擔心, 等到九年級的出社會, 你就有機會搖頭擺腦的說, "現在的年輕人阿... 都不如我們當年, 我們那時候的電腦只有Qua-core, 只有3g, 只有1080p的電視可以玩wii..."

Why u should not owe money on a credit card

Lengthen of time it will take to pay off $3000 of outstanding credit card debt at 18% interest rate by making only the minimum payments: 14 years, 9 months. Amount you will pay in interest: $2350. In othet words, if you owe this money when your kid is born, your kid would be going to university next year and you should be able to pay one semester tuition... Wonder why credit card companies are good buys even when times are bad?

So long partner....

Just watched Toy story 3 over the weekend.  It is amazing to see myself grew up over 15 years but the old gang has never aged a day.

What is more amazing is that Pixar can pump out one great film year over year.  Not only the graphics but the story as well.  I thought Wall-E was good until I saw UP, then I saw ToyStory 3.

Andy has grown up and so have I, it is time for the gang to move on.  So long partner!

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
If you've got troubles,I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and can see it through
Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do, it's me and you
Boy, and as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

鼓聲若響-陳昇

作詞：陳昇　作曲：陳昇　編曲：China Blue　演唱：陳昇&黃連煜
阿爸你甘也有塊聽　聽到阮用心唱的歌聲
嘸管落雨天　或是風颱天　阮是跑江湖的藝人
阿娘你甘也有知影　阮置咧外頭真正打拼
嘸敢來耽誤　當時的詛咒　袂乎你親戚頭前嚥氣

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情較快活
攀過了一山又一嶺　演唱阮甜蜜的歌聲
若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會快活
沒疑誤環境的拖磨　唱出阮悲情的歌聲

心愛的你甘也會諒解　阮會來離開是不得已
三餐著要吃　嘸通來畏寒　想到你嘸敢來哭出聲

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會快活
攀過了一山又一嶺　演唱阮甜蜜的歌聲
若有聽到鼓聲　阮的心情會沉重
跳著嘸情願的屁股花(舞步)　全為你風流的人客兄

若聽到鼓聲　阮的心情就快活
拿出阮俐落的本領　演唱阮哀怨的歌聲
若有聽到鼓聲　阮的心情就快活
嘸要當做阮風度輕浮　全望你熱情的人客兄
歌聲真迷人　阮的心情是暗淡
日日夜夜塊作夢　返來去　我溫暖的故鄉
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超級有味道的歌, 年輕人還唱不出其中的味道.

Freedom is overrated... sometimes

A guy friend who is about to get married admit to me that he is a little scared.  He said he has been by himself for  all these time, it will be hard to adjust to a non-single life.

I told him that the freedom he is afraid to lose was never there in the first place.

My friend looked puzzled, so I continued.

"Just imagine how your friend will be different, will you be hanging out with different friends?  Will you be doing different things if you are single?"

More then likely you won't, if you are a person who are used to watching PPS at home, you will still do that, if you are a person who plays basketball with your friends, you will still do that.  The illusion of a "choice" if you are single is just an illusion, because if you are not that person who does other crazy things, that is just not you.

Freedom is overrated... sometimes...

Husband store - joke from the net

The Husband Store

 A store that sells husbands has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store is composed of 6 floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights.

 There is, however, a catch. As you open the door to any floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.

 So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband.

 On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

 Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
 The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?"

 So up she goes.

 The second floor sign reads:

 Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again.

 The third floor sign reads:

 Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking. "Hmm, better" she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"

 The fourth floor sign reads:

 Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework. "Wow!" exclaims the woman, "ver tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up
 another flight.

 The fifth floor sign reads:

 Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak. "Oh, mercy me! But just think... what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to
 the sixth floor she goes.

 The sixth floor sign reads:

 Floor 6 - You a re visitor 3,456,789,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at The Husband Store and have a nice day

話從前...

這幾次與朋友的聚會變得有點奇怪, 好像大家聚起來都是在話從前, 說誰的是非.  那感覺很難形容, 好像自己的某個部分被質疑, 或是被攻擊, 最主要是朋友的討論到結果, 就是問我, "你為什麼要跟他要好?", 我還不知道怎麼回答好.

但他們的遭遇已經算好了, 而且他們也是用了相當長的時間, (這些是當年被我割地賠償的朋友), 才知道當年的我是什麼感覺.

但說得越不是, 我並不覺得越開心, 反而覺得自己的過去某種程度上被否定.

也許, 我應該要開心, 朋友還是朋友, 他們也是希望我過得好... 但可以不要再恭喜我解脫了嗎? 那已經是好久以前的事了, 可以恭喜我有新的開始!

新郎平均年齡33.9歲

週末的時候, 在msn上遇到父親, 跟他報告今年底會回台灣參加好朋友的婚禮, 順便報告他兒子也老大不小了, 父親說不會阿33歲在台灣很受歡迎. 隔天早上就收到他的來信...
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在台灣新郎平均年齡33.9歲

結婚人數減　初婚年齡創新高
2010-06-27
新聞速報
中央社
晚婚現象明顯，內政部統計，去年平均初婚年齡新郎31.6歲、新娘28.9歲，均較民國97年增加0.5歲，是歷年新高。去年初婚人數大幅減少，40年來首度跌破20萬人。

若統計去年結婚者年齡，包含初婚與再婚，去年新郎平均年齡33.9歲、新娘為30.3歲，與97年比較分別增加1歲及0.8歲。

去年實際結婚對數11萬6392對，較97年大幅減少3萬2033對。內政部分析，主要是去年適逢經濟不景氣、失業率提高以及孤鸞年，降低結婚意願所致。

內政部觀察，去年結婚人數大幅減少，主要是初婚人數驟降所致，屬於初婚的新郎及新娘40年來首度雙雙降至10萬人以下。

去年女性人口的初婚率為千分之27.6，較男性的千分之25.3高出2.3個千分點，兩者分別較97年驟減9.1及10.7個千分點。

國人越來越晚婚。去年平均初婚年齡新郎為31.6歲，新娘28.9歲，均較97年增加0.5歲，創新高紀錄。其中新郎以30至34歲者3萬5280人占36.94%最多，新娘以25至29歲者4萬3275人占43.75%最多。

去年結婚新人，新郎及新娘均為台灣籍者占81.3%，一方為大陸及港澳地區者占11.3%，一方為東南亞國籍者占4.8%，其他國籍者占2.5%。

觀察去年的再婚情況，平均再婚年齡新郎為44.7歲，新娘38.4歲，分別較97年增加1.2歲及1歲，也是創新高紀錄。女性再婚率僅千分之9.4，仍遠低於男性的千分之24.1，但男性再婚率已呈逐年遞減現象。

內政部分析，近年來女性再婚率約為男性的4成，未滿30歲女性再婚率雖高於男性，但35歲以上年齡組的離婚或喪偶女性再婚率遠不及男性，且隨年歲的增加落差愈大。
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雖然知道是好意, 但感覺是壓力(只剩一年多?), 尤其知道我的大堂弟明年要結婚,.  仔細讀過壓力更大, 33.9歲有包括再婚的... 初婚(新名詞)年齡為31.6歲.... 哎呀.... 其實, 我父母算給的壓力小了, 母親不愛小孩, 不贊成婚姻, 父親不表示意見, 只有祖父母比較有期待.  知道了, 但這事, 不急...

Blessed...

Ever since I started dating Ms. Cake, my friends have been very happy for me. Of course, my policy has always been pretty open book on my own relationship. They know how things are going, usually.

As of recently, my friends have been updated that things have become official, I get a lot of "congratulations!" from friends, maybe it is because they like Ms. Cake. Or, maybe, it is because it has been a really long time for me. One of my best friend commented, "it must have been your longest single break", I counted 1.5 years, longest since 1996.

Some friends kept on asking, "you must be so happy!"...

YES I AM!

Ms. Cake is worth the wait, even though I am not into sweet...

給親愛的c咖朋友

請不要誤會, 我不是討厭你們, 只是你們的生活重心跟我不大一樣, 另一半比較重要, 也不是代表我們不再是朋友, 我覺得你應該多花時間與另一半計畫未來. 所以, 我不會因為你們放我鴿子, 玩無聊的home趴遊戲, 抱怨另一半, 一直給我看小孩/小狗照片而不開心.

其實, 我是羨慕你們的, 你們在人生的另一階段, 所以, 如果有困難, 還是可以讓我知道.

不過, 要提醒你們, 現在的離婚率那麼高, 你們的婚禮我大概也都有參與(如果不是我主持的話), 不要忘了當時的承諾, 祝你們百年好合!

Oh sh$t! I'm going to be rich!

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前幾年國中的國文教科書開始收錄我的作品。

那時唸國中的兒子跑回來問我：爸，同學要我問你，你寫的那一課到底要考什麼？

我說：唉呀，我生平最痛恨考試的，我怎知道要考什麼？

考完試，我靈機一動，請兒子把考卷拿回來也讓我考，結果我只考了八十幾分。

兒子說：爸，你完了，我們班二十幾個人你只排名十幾。

這件事讓我覺得考試真是可怕。無獨有偶，我最近發現有人也有跟我一樣的經歷。

大陸的年輕作家韓寒做讀者寄來的他的文章大閱讀（考試的一個項目）只拿了沒幾分。

比我還慘的是的，我錯的多半是文法比較、修辭、辭義之類的題目，韓寒是連作者主旨都答錯了。

我鬆了一口氣，顯然把古今中外的作者組成一班來考國文的話，我下面應該還有人墊底才對！

是水還是樹?

有個心理學家是這麼說的, 兩個人的相處可以向兩滴水, 或是兩棵樹, 兩滴水的人可以融在一起, 時時刻刻不分離, 你的手機是我的, 我的內褲你也可以穿. 兩棵樹的人, 就需要各自的空間, 才能呼吸, 才能成長.

講的很有理, 但這是不是代表一滴水和一棵樹, 沒辦法在一起? 水可以灌溉樹, 不是很好嗎?