一个人的旅行：第二天的乐

“啊台湾有什么好的？嘿来来去去不就是阿里山，日月潭？单单‘花’展的空间都小了。地‘荒’小，就‘速’‘粗’亏呐。” 计程车司机用很浓的台语口音跟我发了一连串的牢骚。我只能坐在一旁点点头“嗯，嗯”，不然就是“新加坡也是。”我想：台湾人也够放了，什么都敢和陌生人讲。这也许就是台湾迷人的其中一点。很多人都不带着面具生活，有话直说，心机比较不重，是吗？

第二天的乐：

早上到处走走，发现天气有点寒，幸好有大太阳保暖。走着走着，发现附近有家“八方云集”。“八方云集”是友人爱凌介绍吃的（顺便还吩咐我替她买冷冻的韩式饺子回去）。反正还没吃早餐，便打算早餐午餐一次过解决。点了招牌锅贴、韩式辣饺子和小份的牛肉面。很意外，老板娘还端来小菜赠送哟。很不错的促销点子，可能是担心我纤维不足吧，送我一份清炒空心菜。

招牌锅贴很好吃！

牛肉面来时，靠！有够大腕。明明叫的是小份的，来了那么大腕！那么大份的还能多大啊！？真的，很感谢老板娘的施舍，但这也太大份了吧？

饱到撑死了，就步行到台北101一带走走。在 PAGE ONE 看书时，才发现原来101附近有一个保留的眷村 - 四四南村。

四四南村的历史：

台北市信義區的四四南村是台北地區光復後第一個自力興建的軍眷村，有台灣第一眷村之稱，1948年從瀋陽及漢陽兵工廠遷到現址，合併成「四四兵工廠」， 成員可分成三個階級，將校級軍官、中階級軍士官、無軍人身分的技工，四四南村住的就是無軍人身分的技工跟眷屬，遷台後的四四兵工廠則擔負「整軍經武」的後勤資源任務。

1999年，伴隨著信義計畫區的土地開發與眷村改建政策，全體居民遷出四四南村，2001年3月，經由台北市政府文化局古蹟審查委員會勘查，召開「台北市四四南村陳請申請古蹟」公聽會，這是台北市古蹟審議制度改變後依法舉行公聽會的首例，會中將四四南村正式列為「歷史建築」。

逛到累了，就是吃饭时间了。今天一定要吃到臭豆腐！于是下定决心往士林夜市冲。

很棒的抹茶拿铁

我最爱的臭豆腐@士林

一份不够，再来烤的臭豆腐吧！

夜晚，天气变得冷得要命，就上山泡汤去。到了北投，手已经冷得僵硬，连拿钱币都有困难。

我泡汤的出体验是在去年来台湾时。首次在大众池，赤裸裸地泡汤，还真尴尬。更可怜的是为了卫生起见，连毛巾都被禁止带入大众池。遮丑的物品都不能带，但应该需要时间适应的吧。习惯就好。天寒时泡汤实在很棒。除了能让身体温暖，还能让人晚上一觉好睡。 一次全泡汤台币220，也太划算了吧！！！超爱，肯定还会再去。

一个人的旅行：我的第一天

每次出国会非常兴奋，但是总是到出发前夕，都会有点舍不得离开。可能是家中有许多放不下的事，所以每次要离开，就很犹豫。当然，最后还是去啦。

当天机场不多人。但我搭的那趟班机却坐满了。全程除了有小孩一直地哭闹，一切都很顺利。四个半小时后，终于抵达台北。

“国光帮帮忙”

不久，就到了台北车站。出外一整天，好想快点到可以歇脚的地方。幸好新驿旅店就在车长不远处。回到台北的感觉的确好好。天气好，空气好，感觉更好。一切看起来都还很熟悉。去年来到这里，那时一切都很新鲜，很陌生。但这回，却有一种回归的感觉。

会跑步的绿人，我回来啦

熟悉的新驿旅店，我会来了

他们说我“住比较多天”，旅店很贴心的柜台人员为我特地安排了有窗户的房间。不是很明白那是为什么，应该是以防火患，容易逃生吧。因为我的房间的窗户一望出去，就是隔壁楼肮脏破旧的屋顶，根本不算什么美景。但还是感谢服务人员啦。安顿好后，就匆匆忙忙地赶到忠孝复兴一带与伟雄吃晚餐。伟雄是大学时的同学，目前在台北市工作。他介绍了一个很不错的麻辣自助火锅 - 亨记 （忠孝复兴路107巷，40号）。汤头很好喝，麻辣也不会浓得喝不下。更棒的是，那家店提供了许多不同牌子，多种不同口味的雪糕。

“你的包装纸都比包在里头的礼物贵。” 我们过后一起到敦化诚品。伟雄买了跟礼物一样贵的包装纸。他坚持台湾上班族最近很重视礼物的包装，包装纸比礼物还重要。这种观念还真的很奇怪，但大家高兴就好吧。

很快的，第一天就匆匆地结束了。很遗憾，没有吃到臭豆腐哈哈！

你......爲什麽而眷恋

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眷恋着叶子

黑暗

眷恋着影子

愿望

眷恋着流星

湖水

眷恋着倒影

海浪

眷恋着沙滩

我

又眷恋着什么？]

再过几个钟头，就要开始我一个人的旅行了。情绪是有点混乱的。非常兴奋，但又带些紧张、害怕、彷徨。但大致上是期待的啦。第二次到台湾了。上次去是整整一年前。不知何故，对台湾产生了蛮浓厚的感情。以前朋友常说台湾的浪漫、台湾的风情、台湾的魅力，我都不放在心上。直到亲身体会后，才被深深迷住。这次独自出游，究竟是为了什么，目前可能还说不出答案。也许，我眷恋着的，是一些无关紧要，乱七八糟的陈年往事。

又或许，只不过是想一个人，静静地享受着异国风情，偷偷地释放与灵魂纠缠的回忆，慢慢地寻找着属于自己的幸福。很多包袱在等着被放下。我很庆幸，因为自己至少认识到压在心上的重量。那不是每个人都能感觉到，有的人更不能鼓起勇气，尝试放下，以致一身伤。

所以，我是幸运的。

是时候让自己重生了。

敗家

最近一直不斷敗家。

也許政府實施消費稅的目的，就是要抵制向我這樣不理智的消費吧。

就拿昨天為例吧。買了一個 Fred Perry 的皮夾，又買了一個 Goldlion 的 Access Card Holder。經過 ION 的 THANN，又控制不住，買了潤膚膏和為白郎添了一個芳香器。這樣下去，下個星期到臺北，還能花費嗎？！？！

這一天 On This Day

On this day, for those who can see this, Happy Children's Day.

But for those who can't, or in some other less privileged parts of the world, I wish you a better life -- a life without child abuse, a life without neglect, a life without child prostitution, a life without child labour, a life without broken families, a life without bullying, a life without starvation, a life without discrimination by skin colour, gender, social status, sexuality or nationality.

Again, for those who can see this, be thankful. You're fortunate. However, continue to respect others, and be compassionate towards misfortune. Live your values and exercise your own rights at no expense of others. Do not judge. Do not despise. Do not criticise. You have no right to. Just be thankful. Very thankful that you're not in their shoes.

老饕出動：EPICURIOUS

I decided to give EPICURIOUS a shot today, so I popped into the one at Rail Mall.

Ambiance and Service Ambiance-wise, it has a dimly-litted setting, very homely. You know that this is a family place when you see families walking in, and the mini gallery of children's doodles they've collected at one corner of the restaurant just reinforced the idea. Service wise, I wasn't most impressed, but will pass. I spent some time browsing through the menu outside the cafe, and no one came out to invite me in. I had to make my own way and ask for a table myself. Water was served only after I've placed my orders. Not exactly the most attentive waiting staff. Most were busy doing their own things and appearing very busy, instead of focusing on attending to the patrons.

The Menu On the menu, I found a good range of dishes at pretty reasonable prices. The menu was clear and concise - no trouble finding what I wanted quickly. There were 2 items I came for - The EPICURIOUS Burger, which by the way, was recommended by I-S Magazine as one of the top burgers, and the Sticky Date Pudding with Toffee Sauce. To go along with the pudding, I ordered a Long Black as well, however, the hot drink did come a bit too soon, perhaps to keep me entertained while they prepared the burger. The Food Approximately 15 minutes later, the burger came. At first glance, I was intrigued by the traditional Chinese plate that the burger was served on. Nice presentation with a nostalgic touch, but the burger didn't look very impressive. It looked pretty simple, served with fries and a handful of fresh greens.

My first thought was, "This? A recommended burger?" I decided to dismiss that judgmental thought, and gave sunk my knife into the beef patty. The patty was soft, yet didn't break apart, which means it retained much moisture despite the rough cooking. I shoved a piece of it into my mouth and almost immediately, all previous perspectives of the simple-looking dish were expelled. The beef was moist and succulent, and it oozes with the sweetness of the caramalized onions on top as well as the freshness of the meat itself. The patty was faintly spiced with a tinge of fragrance from some oil, yet it wasn't too greasy. The beef was pounded to perfection - not too dense and doesn't make one feel too overwhelmed. Most important of all, it melts in the mouth. BAGUS!

By the time I was done with the burger, my dessert - the Sticky Date Pudding with Toffee Sauce appeared shortly after. At this time, my Long Black was long finished, and I was waiting for them to clear my cup. They did clear my plate, but not my cup. The toffee sauce isn't too sweet or heavy. It's not extremely milky, instead, the fragrance of melted butter lingers in the mouth. The pudding was a little too dense and therefore did not soak up much of the goodness of the sauce. Quite a pity. I believed this would go really well with the Long Black, which I have finished. So the lesson learnt? Don't serve your Long Black too early. I'd have appreciated if I was asked whether I wanted the drink to be served later (and I was still waiting for my coffee cup to be cleared!). Anyway, EPICURIOUS definitely deserves a return visit.

Cross-posted at MY FOODBLOG

感恩

我又回来了。人生总是会遇到挫折。走错路，也许是人生中必然的。往往，我们都需要经历一些挫败，才会让我们回想到一些曾经遗忘的美好。或许，发泄、抒发情感的最原始的方法是最理想的。我指的并不是刻字，或者执笔留字。今时今日，网志也不算是新科技了吧？

网志不但能让你书法情感，还能让你悄悄地向人倾诉。谁知在某个角落，正有人在默默地读着，陪你感受着你的喜怒哀乐。他们正用着自己的方式聆听。更重要的是，网志记载着你人生旅程的点点滴滴。回顾起来，一切开心或不开心的都一一再现。它记载了我的成长过程。

我庆幸自己学习了很多，也对于自己的成长感恩。对于以前的点滴表示敬意，毕竟没有它们，我不会有今天。让我开始向往以后更美好的日子吧。