il Giardino Romantico

到了這個季節，每個商店都開始為聖誕節佈置。那天經過百貨公司看到X'mas，還真想拿油漆把他上面那個『'』給塗掉。其實個人用途寫錯無所謂。但百貨公司或是商店寫錯，我就看得很不順眼。真是糟糕。
想知道怎麼寫才對，請翻舊文。[第七項] 文內有連結至學妹史大兒的解釋。
如果你不相信我們，也可以到wikipedia自己一探究竟。

To Women
Women of this audacious age,
Do not cover up thy confidence
With veils made by suppressors,
Who claim the purpose of liberation,

[Written some months earlier...]
We are separated by seas and lands.
But our hearts and souls have never parted.
In my dreams you tightly held my two hands
And showed me a life already started.

He is Torres.
[Source: www.4thegame.com]

He can be serious.


He can be attentive.

[Source:www.skysports.com]

He can be fierce.

[Source:www.thisisanfield.com]
He can be cute.

[Source:www.telegraph.co.uk]
He is Fernando Torres.
Liverpool's Top Scorer.

【[Film] The Pursuit of Happyness is Stranger Than Fiction】一文原本是兩部電影的內容。不曉得是我沒等他上傳完就斷線還是怎樣，今天早上發文沒來得及再double check，回來才發現後面的竟然不見了。
而...
我也沒備份！！！
在此跟兩位捧場留言的公爵大哥跟艾瑪小姐道歉。因為你們的留言也會隨著這篇離奇的文章消失...
The worst thing that can happen to any writer....

恰恰好American Thanksgiving前一天遇上級數最後一堂課。已經考完級數大考，也沒新的課程可以教的情況下，還是勉強帶了個節慶相關的活動。
下面這個Class Name是我請學生設計的喔：
開始 BRAINSTORM

The Lin Brothers 帶來的

剪刀石頭布加強版
點我看影片

看懂了沒？
拿去玩玩看吧！活潑好動的學生應該會特別喜歡喔！

瑜珈教室太遠了。師資品質太不穩定了。最近沒錢繳學費就別去了。
以前跟Jason住的地方，明明有個大陽台可以練，也卻還有一大堆理由。
今天太冷了。在室內練，兒子會來咬我。
搬回去跟姊姊同住後練了幾次又發現：家裡太悶了。開電扇又太冷。
接著就是全家人為了搬家的事聚在一起。雖然有了個人空間，但要在我房內練瑜珈也太窄了。老爸老媽跟老姐，一個個起的比我早。唯一可以做瑜珈的客廳也早早被老爸老媽的電視聲佔去。在寫這一段的時候才想到，為什麼我不去姊姊的房間關起門來做呢？他的房間比我大、比我的寬敞。

如果你覺得平價義大利麵的醬汁不夠，麵的Q度不夠。又覺得到高級餐廳吃義大利麵太貴？或是覺得醬汁容易弄的滿臉都是很尷尬？
如果你看過我介紹的食譜就會知道，太難的我也不會介紹。所以今天跟大家分享這道既簡單又營養的義大利麵。大家可以在家盡情享用。
準備的材料有：
1. Prego Mushroom Tomato Sauce* [一般超市就有在賣]
2. 乳酪絲 一包

金針菇煎蛋
第一次吃到金針菇是在高中時候。一位同學的台商父親開始投資培育金針菇，使得我們常常有免費的金針菇可以享用。不過這也不知道是福是禍。因為你知道台灣的包裝都是一把一把的。台灣人阿沙利的個性要給免費的根本不可能給個兩三把。要給也嘛是給個半公斤的！
天啊～這...半公斤要吃也很難。老媽還要想出不同的把戲，才能天天吃卻又吃不膩。
有一天老媽端了一盤炒蛋上桌，我吃了一口立即說好吃～
其實那時候到底是不是因為金針菇的關係，我還不太確定呢！但因為泰國的碎肉煎蛋加魚露是我每次去泰式餐廳必點的！[其實他們吃碎肉煎蛋是加番茄醬，可我偏要加魚露]。所以老媽端上一盤金針菇煎蛋，又附上一小碟的魚露，吃的我真是飯一口接著一口的下肚！

[The Tao of Pooh] [The Te of Piglet]
It is undeniably difficult to write a book that is at least half-decent.  It is ten times more difficult to write a sequel to a book that has reached the first level of decency.   The Tao of Poohwas a success because the analogy between a simple, childish character of Winnie-the-Pooh and the fundamental teachings of Taoism was original, and more importantly, appropriate.  Thus when the opportunity came for the purchasing of The Te of Piglet, I did not hesitate.  The analogy made sense to me even before having read the book.
Using The Tao of Pooh as an introduction to Taoism as a philosophy, this time Benjamin Hoff goes a little deeper into the same subject, but scrutinizing and actually criticizing his society and the whole of the so-called civilized world.  But first of all, let's understand why such a puny little character is chosen.  My question to you is: Why Not?  If Pooh were to represent the masculinity of Taoism, why wouldn't little Piglet represent the femininity of Taoism?  That is to say, Pooh represent the 'yang' 陽 and Piglet the 'ying' 陰.  Pooh is larger in size and popularity, whereas Piglet is small and whose voice and opinion is often ignored or unheard.  This is not to say that Piglet is docile and that Pooh is violent.  They are different.  However, they are not the antithesis of one another.  It is the harmonious combination of their qualities and virtues that makes this Taoist idea complete.  The 'tao' 道 and the 'te' 德 must both be realized, appreciated, and practiced.  The 'te', however, like Piglet, is often ignored or unheard by the majority.  It is understandable for such a small detail to be neglected.  However, paradoxically these neglected small details often are of great importance.
[Piglet throwing out a message in a bottle]
Piglet is not the only subject being discussed and analogized.  The gloomy, pessimistic Eeyore is also one of the characters used as an archetype, if you will.  It is sad to say, but true, that there are many of Eeyore's ilk present amongst us.  These Eeyores see nothing good, does nothing cheerful, and feels no happiness whatsoever.  The news media is the perfect example of an Eeyore.   Here, Hoff quotes from Thoreau's Walden:
'II am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter — we never need read of another. One is enough.'
So true.
[Gloomy Eeyore]
Rest assure that no pessimistic every-occassion bloopers are liked, company enjoyed, nor loved.  But what about an over-active Tigger archetype?  Taoism promotes balance and harmony.  Perhaps that is the reason why you will find Pooh and Piglet together more often than any other combination of characters.  If Eeyore is 0 on a scale of happiness, then Tigger is a 10.  From our daily lessons of life, we know that too much of anything, even good things, can't be good.  Tiggers will never be able to appreciate anything that requires patience or savory.  Chinese tea, for instance, is an art that involves both.  First, you wait for the water to boil.  Then you wait a couple of minutes for the leaves to open up after pouring in the boiled water.  Then you pour that out to warm the cups.  Not for drinking.  Then, you pour in some more boiled water and wait another couple of minutes.  Then once the tea is poured into a long thing china cup, you pour that into a shorter, wider china cup for drinking.  But before drinking, you sniff the thin cup and let the aroma arouse your sense of smell.  Now, you take one tiny sip, and let your senses work simultaneously for the savoring of the tea. 
'Nonesense!' Tiggers would say.
They'd drink the tea a second right after the first pouring of boiled water and burn their tongue.  Straight from the teapot too, probably. 
[Tigger falling off a tree]
However well the sequel may be, there are still some minute details to which I have difficulty concurring with.  For instance, Hoff claims that Eeyore Amazon type feminists who insist on politically alter certain terminology is nonsensical.  If these words were to come out of a woman's mind, then I might stop for a moment and really consider the significance of it.  However, I do not believe that any male, however intelligent or wise, will ever truly understand why we insist on such trivial matter.  When we refer to the human race as merely 'men', it is as though women have never existed.  Either that, or we fail to qualify to fall into the same category.  Therefore, I do insist the change.  Language is flexible, thus liable to change. 
Another detail worth noticing is the author's inclination towards oriental, or more accurately, Chinese educational ideals.  I assume that being where Taoism originated, he believed that our part of the world would definitely value childhood more than they do in the west.  We, who live on the eastern hemisphere would know that he has been deceived.  I, myself, being fortunate enough to be brought up both the traditional Chinese way and profoundly influenced by western education can proof this through my own experience.  I remember well that it was not until the beginning of my western education that I really come to understand what childhood is really about.  While our peers back in Taiwan suffered tremendous pressure from endless exams and after-school cram school sessions, we played and had fun.  Even with an extra hour of English lessons every school day, my siblings and I were given the chance to enjoy a genuine childhood.  Our childhood consisted of raising pets, overnight parties, bicycle rides, and non-training swimming sessions.  Trips to the countryside, fresh air, and bonfire celebrations remain, to this day, memory as clear as crystal. 
Hoff is not to be blamed.  For idealistically, had Taoism not been suppressed, it would be a better alternative to anything we have right now.
Despite the disagreements, I still recommend the reading of this book.  It has substance more sophisticated than many other books on the best-selling rack.  Or, you could go on being the Eeyore or Tigger and ignore some of the most important things in the world, just because they are as little a size as Piglet.