Saturday, December 22, 2018

2018/12/22: November Better

It's 22nd today

the procrastination gap is

getting bigger and bigger

*

On my way to the airport now

for a short family retreat

in Penang

*

November started slow

but I was super lazy from the

hectic workload during end of October

*

Followed by an one week retreat in Fujian

super chill super slow

zero itinerary

i spent two mornings

working all the way

before we headed out at noon

*

Something frustrating happened

before the trip

which I realized much later

*

I spent the night doing a task

until 1 something AM

and then continued on to finalize it

at the airport

*

Weeks later

when i asked about the pending PO

I had somehow missed that damn email

which informed about task cancellation

*

somehow dumbfounded

when 100+ just disappeared

anyway i labelled that task

under jinxed category

because it came back and forth

for more than a month

*

Serious work kicked in

after the recharge trip

*

Juggling between two huge projects

and some other smaller tasks in between

*

It was 5am on a Sunday morning

at an Airbnb

after attending a wedding dinner

that my friend sleeping next to me

said she heard someone typing

*

But when she woke up

finding i was asleep

she thought it was a dream

*

In fact it wasn't

during those wee hours that

i really need to work and rest

at the same time

i can actually work for 1 hour

then head back to a quick nap

alternatively

*

until the sunlight hits the window

then i will be in full swing

*

that's how i survive

many damn cold nights

settling deadlines which

seem impossible to

*

Other than that

the month ended pretty fast

as one of the big project s

went on all the way until

mid of December

*

it was one of the most

challenging of them all

audio transcription for long interviews

with live interpretation

in the background

*

but I think I kinda

achieved a new milestone

9pm to 5am,

all the way to finish off one file

*

then continue working

after a 2 hour nap

working from

9pm to 5am

and then 7am to 5pm

you can’t imagine

how productive I felt

*

anway

i will write the December post along

as I somehow feel there will be

more procrastination and hibernation

*

plus I do need to write a summary post

to wrap the year

i mean this is all I am left with

*

i no longer blog about

shopping, travel, music or

anything under the sun

as I used to do

*

the momentum in November

continued until something

even more painful happened

earlier this week

*

Having spent almost 4 years

as a full time freelancer

i got fee deduction for the very first time

for error which was partially my fault

*

it feels more like a humiliation

rather than the amount deducted

i wish i would have argued

after discussing the situation with

an experienced "mentor"

*

but if the person was firm enough to do this

i doubt it will change anything

*

but it somehow makes me

realize something serious

the "no safety net" concern is real

*

next day if your client decides

to give up on you

for whatsoever reason

that’s it

end of story

*

anyway I try not to take it personal

thank goodness

ino longer have to deal with

people in person

*

i am that kind who show

whatever emotion i have

right on the face

*

Anyway

when you shop hard

during 11.11, BFCM,

as well as 12.12 & Christmas

*

You have to work equally hard to

generate enough to

fund your shopping

*

and I managed to

make another record

something good this time round

*

attended wedding dinner and

registration of wedding ceremony

for the very first time in

a decade or maybe much longer

*

who knows

I may change my mind

about getting married

*

Thursday, November 15, 2018

2018/11/15: October, Can’t Get Any Battle

Greeting from Wuyishan

and I finally have found time

to write this down

Overlooking the mountain!!!

*

the month started busy

ended even crazier

yet with a bit of fun

all the way

*

since I was working from home

from 7-19th October

from Siem Reap to KL

and also in Taipei

*

those 4 nights in Siem Reap

i woke up at 2, 3, 4, 5

just to get work done

*

during the final night

i decided to camp on the sofa

to avoid getting too cosy in bed

2 hour sleep and life went on

*

but the perk of working of

working from home is sometimes

pretty good

don’t you think so

and the room is super huge

*

then one night transit at KLIA2

i chose to stay at their transit hotel

it was my first actually

being a person who is quite used to

camping at the airport

*

well when you are alone

you need to work and sleep

at the same time

it wouldn’t be too wise a choice

*

i was thinking to

loiter at the mall area

in the evening but

a jinxed project

got me stuck from 4-10 PM

and i was all exhausted

to actually go out

*

by the time i started to

feel sleepy it was already

past 1 AM and

i wouldn’t even dare to

really fall sleep

so I woke up at 3+ to continue work

also to check on my travel mate

who was supposed to depart at 4

from another city

i wish to

*

and can you imagine

it followed me throughout

the entire trip from

Siem Reap to Taipei

damn damn damn

*

Taipei was all fun

2 day music festival in Puli

a small town near Taichung

*

it was crazy how

my whole person just died

on the night after the concert was over

sleeping at 12 AM

which was considered early

given my crazy hours over

the past week

*

then for 3 subsequent night

back in Taipei

i was alone after

my concert mate left earlier

I just realize the Monkey is a friend, instead of her pet

*

it was unimaginable

i slept at 11 PM, 9PM and

during the final night

i was already half sleeping

at 7 PM, seriously

*

the same applied to the

the whole week

after i went home

sleep debt is no joke

*

but which was actually

a good thing to

prep me for the final

crazy battle before

the month ended

*

those were some crazy days

i had to put every task

along with deadlines and

volume on a list

which is pretty rare

unless really necessary

*

not forgetting

some usual routine

before the month ended

*

well

it was one good month

and i think it really helps a great deal

in lowering my target for Nov & Dec

before the year ends

*

it’s raining outside

don’t think I am able to see the sun

but thank goodness

i have managed to catch once

*

it’s super duper cozy

i swear I have never slept that well

since that concert hang-over in Taipei

*

thank goodness

it was a all chill minimum itinerary trip

because work was a bit tricky

for the past 2 days

can you imagine

i started at 4 PM, and

only managed to go out after 12 PM

*

thank goodness

finally today is a no-rush morning

even though it’s our

last day in Wuyishan

*

Monday, October 29, 2018

2018/08/29: 在禮拜一的清晨一點下班

我不是藝術家
不能說我非常享受
在禮拜天工作這麼長時間
超過8小時吧

但是這樣
自給自足的生活
讓我感到很踏實

在禮拜一的清晨一點下班
總好過在星期日的晚上失眠
想著下個禮拜的生意(計)如何

晚安 你谁?

Friday, October 26, 2018

2018/10/26:居然還有這種事

2018年10月26日

凌晨2點01分

加班ing

能量level偏低

*

那天和我阿母吃肯德基

差點沒被薯泥嗆到

*

然後從她口裡聽到

一個她從她的親戚口裡

從他們的朋友口裡

聽到一個關於我的傳聞

*

因為感覺

和誰說都不合適

怕對人家的影響不好

所以誰都不能說

但是就是感覺很莫名其妙

*

從來不知道我存在過叻

原來還有關於我的坊間傳聞

應該感到光榮才是

*

緋聞男友 / 劉浩龍

*

播完這首

下一首自動播放居然是

美秀集團的《小老婆》

*

呵呵

感動落淚

泣不成聲

*

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

2018/10/10: September, Remember?

How’s thing going

super cosy

*

Flooded with so much work

since late September

that I only have time to

write about this on

10th Oct

*

from our hotel at Siem Reap

have been waking up early to work

like 3, 4, 5 AM

i don’t think it’s a good idea to

wake up at 2 AM tomorrow

but I might because there’s work

and we have an early flight to catch

*

anyway it’s a perfectly cosy spot

so I don’t mind actually

provided that I can drag myself

out of the igloo-like bed

*

September was a good month

i didn’t travel out of the country

but i had 4 local staycations

over the weekends

*

2 of them were like

less than 2km from my

very own house

*

work was okay

manageable

during those stays

except one occasion where

i literally woke up at 2 AM

because it was a last-minute plan

whereby I was initially planning to

spend the whole Sunday working

*

so about these 4 staycations

i shall briefly go through

because I actually have more

back-logged memory

all clogged

*

the first was in KL

2 back-to-back concerts

solo, apparently

so i stayed at two different

small hotels which are

close by the venues

better than i thought

Sunday morning, watching whatever showing on free-to-air TV

*

the 2nd was back home

hosting friend who are

here for a visit

over a 4 day weekend

*

and the third was in Penang

with my dad in conjunction with

the 2nd long weekend of the month

*

the room was no really good

but no complaint

as they have a small courtyard

where I spent most of my time

well the reason i went for this option too

*

i always think

it feels so good to sit here

listening to the rain

and even holding out your hand to catch

yet at the comfort and security of

your own house

even better if there's a vintage aquarium

*

anyway

so that’s all for September

it felt like a long month

but in a good way

definitely

*

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

2018/09/11: Awwwhgust

i had a crazily low month

back in July

then all of the sudden

crazily busy during August

*

and guess what

hitting another trough in August

but not as bad as July

at least

*

i think next time i should

probably write this earlier

instead of procrastinating

for such long time

*

because it will take me

quite awhile to recall

what actually took place

*

i already had two staycations

in September and

that’s all i remember for now

*

okay let’s see

let’s see

maybe it will help if i

can actually look through

emails and pictures to see

what actually happened

*

10 minutes later…

sorry i really can’t

so let’s just concentrate on

whatever happened

during the 2nd half of the month

*

11-18 August

ya man i was in Jeju Island

with the gang

i wasn’t very busy

no staying up late

*

but still kept the habit of

waking up early

before sun rise

which was like 6 AM

*

then i came back

nothing much

*

juggling between work

and family time

and probably some shopping too

*

yeah that was it

and there came September

*

this must be the worst post ever

*

i will try to add on

when i manage to recall

*

till then

i shall write my September post

earlier next month

really I will

xoxo

*

yeah on the night

before we flew to Jeju

it was a Sunday night

i didn’t sleep and was working

on an urgent task I received like

on a Sunday evening

while watching Pitch Perfect and

a Premier League match

at the same time

*

so i got myself really exhausted

so that I fell asleep throughout

my journey to Jeju

which i did

except then it was time to eat

*

so i was quite used to

rubbing my eyes

after a nap

*

forgetting that my contact lens

were actually still in my eyes

i rubbed so hard that

one of the lens actually

fell off and got stuck on my finger

*

my toiletries bag wasn’t with me

washroom was not permitted

due to turbulence

*

so i actually

opened my bottle of water

and soaked the lens

in the cap

after washing it

with the water itself

*

and went to the washroom

to wear them back properly

until we touched down like

5 hours later

-*

till then

stay healthy :/

Our first Airbnb in Jeju

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

2018/08/22: 始終一天

*這是at17的一首歌

給還在愛情路上
毫無頭緒的你
始終一天
您會遇見一個人

你也說不上為甚麼
就是喜歡他 想陪着他

由於你喜歡他的笑
所以你把自己變成更好的人
把黑暗面都摔遠遠的
因為你想成爲他的陽光

你不再需要偽裝脆弱或堅強
你不再需要隱藏懦弱和無助
你不再需要設法討好甚至留住他
你不再需要選擇停留或繼續遊走

因為你知道
無論走了多遠 你一回頭
他一直都在

Sunday, August 12, 2018

2018/08/13: Good-By July

how on earth it took me so long to write this

but not that bad right

this is actually the 2nd Sunday of August

*

how would i describe July

fast but slow at the same time

*

1st week was pretty slow

struggling to move on

from the trough during June

*

but it was overall okay

at least I have billed in something

before flying off to Tokyo on 7 July

which fell on a weekend

with zero workload to start with

*

the entire week at Tokyo

was smooth sailing

the best perk of solo travel

work and play at my pace

*

so I mostly work in the morning

and go out after noon

and continue/start again

in the evening if required

*

on the night before

my day trip to Kamakura

i was racing with time

with a large volume task

*

so the day trip kinda acted as a motivation

i finally managed to finish

and went out by 12

without sacrificing the day trip

*

and on the day after

i could totally went with

a super slow pace

*

like waking up pretty late and

worked all the way until 3

went out at 4 and

returned by midnight

*

i remember during my post for June

was lamenting over my bad luck

of how i missed a task

simply because i read the email

7 minutes late

*

but it seemed that this month

luck was on my side

so i went for a concert

on a Friday evening

*

and there was no signal

on my portable WiFi

in the underground venue

*

but oh man

the concert was too great

No Party for Caodong @ WWW Tokyo

*

i had no time to worry

and my battery died

while snapping Shibuya’s Crossing

*

but thank goodness

the client waited

as I had worked on the previous batch

the one I was racing against time

a couple of days ago

*

no sleep on a Friday night

and i had to ask for an extension

for a task I didn’t manage to finish

*

packing done by 3 AM

caught the earliest train by 5 AM

flight at 10 AM

*

well getting an extension is one thing

i still had to get it done

on a Saturday

well… half done on the place

battery died ><

*

and half done

on the floor at the airport

as i found power supply there

*

and third week of July was

really crazy that

i have got no time for

post-vacation blue

*

audio transcription

over 2 weeks

6 videos

1-1:30 hours each

which took me

1-1.5 days each

*

and i had to take a break

after 1 video done

not exactly a break

like working on something else

to get the “voice” out of my mind

before i can start over again

*

and hiccup happened

7 hours of unsaved work

took me another 2 hour

to redo everything

and finished the complete file

by 3 AM

*

that kind of stress

i was undergoing

so i decided to go for another concert

to be exact a 2-day music festival

featuring the same artist and more

No Party for Caodong @ Cameron Highlands

*

a small 3 day 2 night vacation

waking up in Malaysia at 13 °C

is not something you experience everyday

Strawberry tea ><

*

and the month ended in

another round of busyness

this post is so long huh

and it took me so long

looking for pictures

it felt so long ago

*

anyway the month ended good

highest sale since the year started

in fact since last April

*

Saturday, July 28, 2018

2018/07/28: First Ever Music Festival

greeting from Cameron Highlands

can’t get the Internet right

although I pretty much wanna work

*

because the Internet connection was

pretty unstable

no i mean totally not usable

*

it feels crazy

just watched No Party for Caodong

two weeks ago at WWW

in Shibuya, Tokyo

*

it was superb

beyond superb

intoxicated

*

then i felt that i didn’t get enough

partly contributed by the

super stressful workload

over the past two weeks

*

so i decided to attend another round

and next on the list after their Japan tour

are Singapore and Malaysia

*

so i decided to try my luck

for the Singapore tour

obviously no luck

*

and again, frustrated

with the fact that

attending the one in Malaysia

is not as easy as you would have imagined

*

then i realized

they actually offer tour package

accommodation + transportation + ticket

which makes the whole thing so much easier

*

more over other than Cao Dong

there are other performing artists who

caught my attention in the first place

Waa 魏如萱 and HUSH

*

unfortunately HUSH “pulled out”

one week before the event

but too late as

i had already made up my mind to

*

it’s actually pretty awesome

ignoring the fact that

i am actually hanging out

under the tree with my laptop

*

well when you are getting old

you won’t wanna risk

being exposed to excessive sun

*

reserving energy for 10 PM

to shout and jump

too lazy to caption these days

*

2018/07/28: Another Not-So-Winterly Winter

still have one unused entry for my Chinese visa

expiring early December

but then my dad’s passport is expiring

(6 month expiry) by mid November

*

but i don’t have a definite plan yet

again Xi’an is crossed out

because weather in winter is

looking a bit too harsh

*

then I started random browsing

sometimes that works

sometimes it doesn’t

also looking at tickets for

my escape trip for

next Lunar New Year

*

then i found

Shantou/Chaozhou/

Chaozhou+Shantou=Chaoshan

Jieyang Airport

which has been “officially” declared

as our nearest (next to Southern Fujian)

cheapest (low-cost carrier)

most direct (zero transit, by train)

gateway to Fujian

*

being a Fujian descendant

Southern Fujian is somewhere

I can confidently navigate

with zero itinerary

just like Taiwan

*

unbelievably cheap

finally as advertised

200 MYR one way

less than 500 MYR return

on a Saturday

for both ways

*

and during the night of day 2

the price remained the same

and i have actually finalized

and can just proceed with booking

*

until i checked it after midnight

slight increase

not much, but still

40 MYR per ticket

*

so i actually booked my tickets

past 1 AM

praying that the payment system

is not under maintenance or

whatsoever

*

from a hostel

i just checked in 1 hour ago

for concert’s layover

*

by the way

this is the 4th winter

travelling to/via this city

*

gradually fixing the pattern

which i don’t mind repeat

over and over again

*

Spring in Taiwan

Summer in Japan

Winter in Southern China

*

Autumn?

is opened to any option

preferably a short island getaway

and this year we are heading to Jeju

*

Sunday, July 22, 2018

2018/07/22:卑微

长話短說
就家裡給找了個相亲對像
也没有很喜歡
但就是不知到怎麼推

出來見了一次
然後家裡老催我
再約約人家出來

我去 我其實就是
被烦得不得了 就給發了
結果人家幾個小時都不回
回的时候說 今天和家人吃饭

我真的搞不懂
說句對不住殘障人士的话
對不住了

我不是缺胳膊缺腿
干嘛把自己搞到這樣卑微
就算我是 但也沒有
這種必要好嗎

這樣低聲下氣
求人家跟你約會
求人家別嫌棄你

這就算了
關鍵是這件事
讓我覺得看到家人正在
逐步否定我的價值
這才是最可悲的

看來是真的的找個地方
一個人呆著去

摔了個碗
不對 是拿一個杯
來摔了一個碗

聽到草東的
「殺了他順便殺了我吧拜託你了」
哭得犀利花啦的

我觉得我大概
又是想尋死了

一直哭得停不下來
他媽的 太難受了
救救我吧

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Can’t Wait to End: June-on

the month ended bad

generally bad throughout the month

on top of a seriously painful incident

not forgetting the earlier frustrating case

2018/06/19: Frustrated, Max!

*

was concentrating on a task

like seriously I was

and was sent a “small” file for quotation

*

i actually took the trouble to

highlight whatever segments

which required translation and

quoted accordingly

*

it was a “small” file so

i actually didn’t start as

i was juggling with some other tasks

until the person asked about the progress

*

given the price quoted

i estimated that i will take

30 minutes the max

*

then something didn’t feel right

looked like there were some segments

i overlooked and didn’t highlight

*

i am usually quite okay for that

if there were only a few

then i realized that

the file was way bigger than imagined

*

what the fuck was i doing then

i did look through the file

and what the fuck happened

*

so i quoted a higher price

of course with disapproval

and an 1 hour extension

since apparently

i won’t able to finish on time

*

it took me more than 4 hours

to finish a 50 bucks task

working non-stop

almost feeling the numb

on my fingers

*

i had doubt of course

malicious ignorance

also known as “malignorance”

about whether the other party

and the end party have in mind

about the length of the file

*

then again

no-one else but myself to be blamed

as i was the one who provided

the quotation in the first place

*

and due to the delay

i was forced to work until

1 AM on a Friday evening

just to finish other tasks

which happened to due

on the same day

*

that kind of FML feeling

like never before

*

when i am (almost) always

dealing with some

frustrating cases on a Friday

while others are happily

enjoying their TGIF mood

*

and this month recorded

the lowest sales in 18 months

i have imagined the worse

*

it was a long but not really fruitful month

and when something better

finally came in

i actually messed them up

by missing email or

giving the wrong quotation

*

anyway

2 new work-places unlocked this month

(1) Chinese courtyard, Lijiang

haha this was when i missed the email

because my phone was charging in the room

Lijiang Old City

*

(2) Rooftop with mountain-

partial-lake-view plus sunrise, Dali

in fact, it was my final day in Dali

kinda regretted that i didn’t come up earlier

Dali Old City

*

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

2018/06/19: Frustrated, Max!

5:30pm yesterday
Was working at the courtyard
Outside my room
At Lijiang Old City

Was working on this task
With the word count I was informed of
It was supposed to take me 10 minutes
But it took longer than expected
Because there was error with the
auto generated word count

Was a bit anxious to finish
Because I promised to deliver at 6
So I was all focused

My phone was in the room
Because the battery was flat
After a whole day of
picture snapping and roaming

So I totally ignored the possibilities of
Other incoming emails
Because I just wanted to get this done
As soon as possible

And I didn't have the inbox
Opened at the next tab

Once I was done
I opened my inbox
And found an email
Sent 18 minutes ago
DAMN!!!!

Can you imagine that
A relatively easy task of
3000 words just flew away
Because I didn't check my email
Within the last 18 minutes

And this was actually Unforgiveable
Because I actually have Internet access
Like all day long even when
I was outside and

Now that I was back at the hotel
How could something like this
Ever happen?

And you have no idea
How frustrated I was
As I have been going through
a pretty bad month
Like all the tasks so far
Have either been small, tough,
Or both

Well what else can I say
Good coincidences make a lucky day
Bad coincidences make a bad day

But anyway life had to go on
Went out to explore the Old City
For our final night here at Lijiang

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

X : May the Force Stays On

it was a slow moving month

probably because i didn’t take

any weekday off for travel

other than 1st, 2nd day

in conjunction with Labour Day

in Bangkok

*

so it felt a bit like

crawling through a

super long month

with nothing much to

look forward to

*

things got better

toward the middle of the month

*

took a Friday off

for a short staycation in town

was work-free like

enjoying the afternoon

at my “home away”

until our break-fast dinner

and it didn’t feel like a Friday at all

Watching our fav series

*

then ironically

was actually working on

an urgent review

for a file I had been waiting for

yet being delayed

in the car in the middle of

a heavy jam

*

then i was back on track

trying to adopt the healthy lifestyle

by sleeping before 12:30 AM

*

until something happened

like there’s someone that is

suddenly worth your time to

stay up late with

*

so my hours are

technically messed up again

like sleeping at 3, 4, 5 AM

*

however the month

ended not bad in terms of

sales and productivity

thank goodness

*

i found it a good idea

to utilize staycation

as get-away from home

during those months when

i don’t actually get to travel

*

if it can help to boost productivity

why not?

*

working in a moving car

new skilled unlock

6-Month Loots: In Spite of The Ban

17 March. 2018

OC, KLIA 2

  1. Nike Golf Sport Fold Top Backpack

*

22 April, 2018

Zalora

  1. Hershel & Supply Alder Crossbody
  2. Hershel & Supply Cruz Bag

*

14 May, 2018

ASOS

  1. A&F crew neck t-shirts X 2
  2. Nike Futura crew neck t-shirts

*

16 May, 2018

Zalora

  1. Hollister logo crew neck t-shirts X 4
  1. FCUK Lucky Cat shirt

*

01 June, 2018

Zalora

  1. Hershel & Supply Market Tote
  2. Hershel & Supply Packable Daypack

*

05 June, 2018

Zalora

  1. Hershel & Supply Search Passport Holder
  2. Hershel & Supply Thomas Wallet
  3. Komono Winston Deco Onyx Watch

*

11 June, 2018

Zalora

  1. Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Slip-ons

*

11 June, 2018

ASOS

  1. adidas Original EQT Support RF

*

12 June, 2018

Zalora

  1. Hershel & Supply Market Tote
  2. Birkenstock Gizeh EVA

*

gave myself 6 months

to cut down on shopping

everything turned out okay

until the past one month

things are getting a bit out of hand

*

especially yesterday + today (past midnight)

like making 3 orders in a day

*

all i can say is

EID is a dangerous season, really

all my effort in the past 6 months

is going down the drain

*

i spent about 5k MYR for shopping in 2017

so i was planning to cut down like half

but now not even half year gone

and i have already spent like 2k MYR

i know right…

*

like technically it has been only 3 months

since i made my first purchase on mid March

something i was really proud of

*

but now it seems that

it doesn’t really make much difference

it’s just a matter of time

*

shall share all the stories

one at a time

till then

NO MORE SHOPPING UNTIL 2019!

*

Monday, June 4, 2018

2018/06/04:你他媽活該

今天做了一件

我他媽從來沒有做過

这么傻的事

*

就是直接問他

为什么這幾天都不和我說話了

我怕直接讓他說 挺尷尬的

就弄了個多選題

選項包括

*

工作忙

有事煩

嫌我煩

都沒有

其他

*

雖然他是說

工作忙很少看手機

表面上是選了第一項

*

但後來加了一句

看你是太空了

應該多找點活幹

*

我想答案已經夠清楚了

老娘我也没白問了

*

其實也不是看不明白

白受苦了半輩子

怎麼還會做這樣傻的事呢

*

我想這就是犯賤吧

明明可以靜靜地走開

卻特地把心掏出擺地上

任人踩得一無四處

活該!!!!

*

Thursday, May 17, 2018

2018/05/17:宇宙人怎麼回事

就在我上載了上一篇

“錢都去哪了”之後

打開FB看見

宇宙人巡演

香港,新加坡,KL站

门票正式開賣了

*

KL場完全符合

獨立演唱會的feel

就也沒有正式的購買渠道

通過電邮接洽

*

首先 我知道他們的歌

好像也不多

好像比較常聽到的就是

<一起去跑步>

*

於是,我打開YouTube

找到了<現在就让我走>

對 有聽過喔

*

哎呀 上兩個星期買草東的時候

也不是一樣嘛

別告訴我

除了<大風吹>和<山海>

你其他歌都熟

*

後來 更重要的是

再找找那地

下午第一次看到演唱會宣傳時

也和我朋友討論過

因為我們過兩天有個聚餐

就在附近

*

一個七線城市的鄉民

為了個聚餐 也得在城裡

找個客棧下塌一晚

所以看演唱会

肯定不用說

還不得留宿

*

找到了附近有

還不錯的酒店

就走路可以到的那種

*

好吧 給他們發電邮諮詢票務

凌晨12點06分

怎麼知道 半小時後

居然回覆了

好吧 太敬業了

為表支持 馬上打錢去咯

*

9月還久著呢

但是真希望能去

我也不知道

最近怎麼了

*

是不是住酒店住上癮了

居然為了聚餐和演唱會

往城裡跑 還住住下了

*

哎呀 這人老了

就是各種返老還童的跡象

早幾年都幹嘛去了

咱嗨起來

*

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

2018/05/16:銀子去哪了

上次記得我說過

3千美元大概

夠我用3個月

*

平均1個月1千

也就還好吧

但我真的看不見

錢都花哪去了

*

這個月 更不知道怎麼了

20天前才剛打了3千

一眨眼 也就就快用完了

怎麼回事???

*

換馬幣大約1萬多塊

3 千馬幣 - 曼谷開銷(不包括機票)

3 千馬幣 - 昆明+東京機票

3 千馬幣 - 華為手機

*

這樣算來 也就差不多了吧

其他的都是瑣碎日常開銷

其實加起來也差不多2-3千吧

*

當然接下來

花錢的地方還多着呢

畢竟昆明+東京也就買了機票

大理麗江連機票都還沒買

*


就在寫完上面那段話的

的時候

其實還有些現銀

其實就是準備打進

賬戶還買手機的卡債

*

然後一轉眼

下午跟進一下

去寮國(老撾)

龍波邦(Luang Prabang)

哎呀 這名字很江湖嘛

的機票莫名被取消了

大概就是說不飛這航線了

*

研究了幾個其他

東南亞目的地

6:30 PM 突然冒起濟州島

當然 這只是個建議

*

然後 在兩小時後

其實應該更快

就有人睡午覺去了

就這樣 預先為小伙伴們

拿下四張濟州機票

*

其實真的太便宜了

再多老娘也沒錢預支

*

550 馬幣 吉隆坡往返濟州島

五一的時候 吉隆坡往返曼谷也差不多

甚至便宜過大理/麗江往返昆明

嗚嗚 我還沒訂呢

*

所以基本上3千美元

就在20天內見底了

不對 還沒完

不是還欠著一部手機的錢

*

好像還有 上個月我娘掏了1千

說是補貼曼谷的盤纏

這個我答應要還她的

*

準確來說

應該是4千美元

就在20天內見底了

*

這年頭

行走江湖也太難了

不是拿上把劍帶上本秘籍

浪跡天涯就一輩子了

*

對不起 我錯了

是我數學不好

*

平均1個月1千美元的開銷

其實不包括旅費呀

我把旅費分開弄的

很明顯 旅費 >日常開銷很多

我都不敢算了我

*

2018/05/15: ASOS-PayPal, GBP/USD?

when i last shopped at ASOS

i realized that the final price

charged to my PayPal was actually

higher than the price displayed on ASOS

Never Ending X Christmas Shopping: HU HU HU

*

but i didn’t really probe further

since the damage had been done

*

and this time round

omg yeah i broke my promise to shop

well as you can see

it has been almost 6 months

since i last checked out from ASOS

*

and in the past 5.5 month

i haven’t really bought much

like literally nothing at all

no apparel and sneaker at all

*

except 3 bags,

which are like necessities

no i didn’t blog about them

not because it’s a cheat

*

because i am confident enough that

my loots will be so so little

by the end of this six month ban

so i can just compile them all

in a single post

*

until yesterday

my fellow shopper told me about

20% storewide at ASOS

i seriously wasn’t aware

until she told me

*

so i opened and

checked out three

plain tee shirts

i have KIV-ed

*

nothing fanciful

these are essential alight

ASOS 20% off everything

*

well i am used to having USD

as my base currency

since i am quite used to it

and more importantly

GBP actually gives me

a false impression that

everything is dirt cheap

ASOS 20% off everything

*

then to my surprise

it’s actually cheaper

to check out using GBP

okay that makes sense as

GBP is their home currency

*

if my default currency is USD

then i would have paid 56.22 USD

after taking 20% off

PayPal ASOS

*

if i set GBP as default currency

then i’ll check out in GBP

but to be converted into USD

by PayPal, instead of ASOS

*

the total amount is 50.41 USD

instead of 56.22 USD

ASOS PayPal

*

i am actually hoping that

they take their own sweet time

to ship my item

like i don’t mind if

it reaches after June

*

so that i wouldn’t be considered as

breaking my shopping embargo yet

not until i wear the clothes

which is probably after July

*

Monday, May 14, 2018

2018/05/14: P20 Pro, Finally

on a scale of 1-10,

to what extent are you satisfied

with your current phone?

*

10/10

i am perfectly satisfied with

my 9 month old Huawei P10 Plus that

i can’t wait to get my hand

on a P20 Pro

*

so i have been following

related update from

rumor, launch, review

and most importantly,

the price

*

the retail price at 3299 MYR

kinda fits my expectation

*

and soon it’s all over major

online shopping platforms

looks like it wasn’t price war

that they are fighting this time round

Huawei P20 Pro

*

but more about the gifts offered

one of the retailers even offered

a premium gift package where

you top up another 59 MYR or so

to get a JBL earphone etc..

*

well i don’t really care that much

about the gifts really and

i don’t really care about twilight color

as all i want is an all black

which i will eventually cover up

with another all black silicone cover

*

but more concerned about the price

because i set a price ceiling of

3000 MYR for myself

*

also, to prevent myself from

ditching my poor P10 Plus

so so soon

*

and i am planning to hand it down

to my 12 year old niece

after she finishes her exams

in September

*

then it came to a point that

my dad’s phone is spoilt

so he needs a replacement phone

real soon

*

my initial plan was to

get him a P20 which is

roughly the same price

as iPhone 7 which i first had in mind

as he isn’t an Android user

*

so that we get to go around

with a pair of matching

P20 and P20 Plus

after i get mine

*

but he rejected it and said

he is okay with using my P10 Plus

and i should probably get

my niece a new phone instead

*

so it’s set

my purchase timeline has been cut short

from September to immediate purchase

*

then his phone seemed okay again

so it wans’t that urgent still

but i readjusted my timeline to

getting one before my Tokyo trip in July

or as soon as his phone dies

which ever happens first

*

and two days ago

i booked flight tickets to Yunnan

in June during Ramadhan holiday

*

i.e. instead of July

i will get our phones replaced

before our trip in mid June

*

and this afternoon

was discussing with my sister

she is the one in our family

who really needs a phone badly

*

but i can’t see why

she isn’t buying one

Note 5, lagging like hell

and by the way

she has the strongest

financial supports too

*

so i casually opened

11 Street to check the price of

Samsung S9

almost the same as P20 Pro

*

and i so happened to see

an electric appliance retailer

is giving away store discount coupon

up to 250 MYR

11 Street Bonus Coupon

*

and they happened to be

selling the phone

at 3299 MYR

with the standard gift package

Huawei P20 Pro

*

which is rare because

as far as i know

their retail price for mobile phone

is usually higher

*

but not in this case because

this is the recommended retail price

in the first place since day 1

*

so what am i waiting for

Huawei P20 Pro

*

so i immediately ordered one

and here you go

everything done within

10 minutes or so

*

yes

i did see the actual phone in-store

at least twice

and it looks gorgeous

*

so it’s just a matter of time of

when to get one

it’s a balance between

price and urgency

*

price:

as the longer i wait

the cheaper it is

*

urgency:

as soon as my dad phone dies

before a major trip

*

so i would say

it’s all about the timing

right time, right price

*

Sunday, May 13, 2018

2018/05/13:週末半夜+班

你個死變態

星期六好好的一天

你晾着什麼都不干

整天就睡午覺+看電視

*

但是滿腦子分明都在想著

在不開工就來不及了

去吧 不去 去吧 不去

*

非要等到晚上12點開工

一直到凌晨3點

*

星期六這麼晚睡

多半是在追劇

然而今天居然在工作

而且效率還不錯

是不是賺回了一點時間了

*

其實還不是為了

星期天可以踏實地

該干嘛 就幹嘛去

*

耳機裡的音樂

唱著什麼也聽不太清

反正就是週末的節奏

*

賣光了一切 你的肝和你的肺

他們扔了你的世界 去成為更好的人類

那廉價的眼淚就別掛在嘴邊

什麼也沒改變 什麼也不改變

*

勇敢的人 / 草東

*

Saturday, May 12, 2018

2018/05/12:一語點醒

上周從曼谷回來

雖然回來後那兩天累成狗

稍微調整 這星期也不太忙

一顆心撲通撲通的狂跳

又坐不住了

*

大概翻了翻日曆

六月中旬 基本上假期很多哩

穆斯林開齋節(公假兩天)

學校放假(不必煩兩兔崽子上學)

父親節(正好帶上老爺子)

端午節(即不相關,也非不相關)

時機太好 不出走太浪費了

*

這樣好吧 去哪呢

首先 我最先想到西安城

估計是看<白鹿原>看魔佂了

還有<长安十二時辰>裡的长安

*

道理我都懂

書上和影視作品

和現實或許半點相似都沒有

但是總是覺得欠著西安

畢竟可以直達的

國內主要城市都去過一遍了

有些甚至已經舊地重遊

*

怎麼可能就沒去過西安呢

說不過去

在穆斯林/回族過節 期間

去西安对著哩

*

況且我现在才發現

其實在實現我那個

沿著鐵路到敦煌的計劃

全面獲得落實之前

*

我大可以先去龍門石窟轉轉

洛阳離西安近着呢

我也不知道

一直就對石窟特別感興趣

如果在這麼短短幾個月

去了大足 又可以去龍門

沒有什麼比這個更期待了

*

這個星期和老爺子

提了幾次 今天終於有機會

坐下來談細節了

*

就是左看右看

Timing有點不太對

黃金出發點日的機票

應該都賣七七八八

要麼得買貴票

要麼就得在家

窩兩天再出發

Screen Shot 05-11-18 at 06.14 PM - Copy

*

我和老爺子說

貴就貴點唄

這是個旺季

去哪都一樣貴

真的我之前找過了

好幾個城市都這價位

我就隨手開了北上廣

*

然後突然他冒出一句:

雲南呢?

對 我搜了好一些城市

唯獨昆明我没查過

*

就好像完全忘了

有這條航線似的

打開來看

哇考 怎麼會這樣

在黃金日出發

至少比西安便宜了

2至2.5倍

Screen Shot 05-11-18 at 10.38 PM - Copy

*

對不住了 西安城

咱下次再見

其實我連西安的

3大首選酒店都選好了

*

第一次去昆明是2012年

沒記錯 應該是我第二次踏足內地

時間也不長 大概也就5天

當時也不太會玩

都在昆明 和周邊景點

*

後來才知道

其實別人都不是這樣玩的

昆明算是個中轉站

大家都是奔大理麗江

香格里拉去的

*

雖說如此 那還真是

老爺子經常掛在嘴邊

比較難忘的一次旅程

*

後來的那些

他反而記不太清

或者老弄錯城市了

這也算是機緣巧合吧

*

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

2018/05/09:找到算我輸

我打聽到了

我爹暗地裡使力

讓人幫我找對象了

*

還說什麼

賺少沒關係我會賺

只要人品好就行了

*

我去

有人這樣找的吗

自以為大財主招上門姑爺呢

這樣像是給孩子找老師

還差不多哩

*

我還告訴你

錢賺少點真的沒關係

賺多我還不要呢

高攀不上

*

但是至少

找對象的前提是

保證我现在的生活素質

不能因為對方賺得少

而花錢必需思前仰後

而有所下降對吧

*

所以呢

至於人品嘛

其實也不至於需要太好

咱也非善男信女的

為何要求別人人品要好

*

三觀一致就行

就其實我也搞不懂

三觀是哪三觀

大概就是待人處事

的方式一致吧

*

除了收入人品

其實條件還多得去呢

人品就算了 但衣品要好

*

就是未必要穿名牌

但絕不穿冒牌

不需要打扮潮

但是必備單品總得像樣吧

*

這些都不合格也就罷了

至少身子板得像個男人樣

也就是說

還可以亡羊補牢的那种

*

就衝這三點

找对象都很難呢

所以其實也不需再往下列了

*

找吧你們 找到算姐姐輸

找不到也就找不到

預料之中嘛

*

這代表著老天

還會在其他方面眷顧我嘛

例如 讓我小日子過踏實

那一輩子不要对象

我都答應

*

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

2018/05/08:外面很亂

明天是投票日

我想身為這麼一個

從來隻字不提政治的我

也依然還是

一副事不關己的模樣

*

我可以做點什麼嗎?

除了祈求一切安好

借用一段鹿兆鵬和冷秋月的對話

*

冷秋月:

還走嗎?

*

鹿兆鵬:

(點頭)

*

冷秋月:

當了校長還走?

*

鹿兆鵬:

走!

*

冷秋月:

我其實能看出來

你心裡闖了好多事兒

可咱原上的人

都踏踏實實過哦日子

你為啥要這麼累自己

*

鹿兆鵬:

踏實的日子過不長

*

冷秋月:

為啥?

*

鹿兆鵬:

外邊很亂

你根就本無法理解

到處都在打仗

鬧飢荒

鬧軍匪

災民遍地都是

*

冷秋月:

只要咱原上太平就行了

*

冷秋月:

你笑啥嘛

我知道你笑我

你在外面見過世面

但是我

我只想在原上踏踏實實過日子

*

鹿兆鵬:

你知道有一種鳥嗎

長得比牛還高

叫鴕鳥

它遇到危險吧就跑

一遇到危險就跑

實在跑不掉呢

就把頭扎進沙子裡

它以為自己看不見

這世界就太平了呢

*

冷秋月:

你的意思是

我就是那個鳥唄

只要能和你在一起

讓我做啥鳥都行

*

鹿兆鵬:

我說的話你不明白嗎

我跟你不是一路人

我是從死人堆裡爬出來的人

*

我身邊怎樣的人你知道嗎

我認識的人

都死在戰場了

*

上一秒你不殺對方

下一秒對方就會殺了你

沒子彈了

雙方都沒子彈了 沒了

好 拼刺刀

刺刀拼斷了 用拳頭

用牙咬

人跟人滾在一起

根本就分不清誰是誰的血

*

我是這種人

我活下來了

我幸運地活下來了

*

別跟我爸他們說

我怕他們受不了

*

冷秋月:

可你這是圖個啥呢?

*

鹿兆鵬:

我圖 我圖所有的地方

都像白鹿原這樣太平行嗎

*

冷秋月:

你這樣流血流汗誰又知道呢

*

鹿兆鵬:

我不圖他們知道

*

冷秋月:

我管不了那麼多

我就是想給你鹿家生個大胖小子

將來給你爺

你爸你媽他們養老送終

*

鹿兆鵬:

出去

*

冷秋月:

Har?

*

鹿兆鵬:

請你出去

我想一個人靜靜

*

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*

生於太平盛世真好

誰當首相我管不了

換政府也罷

就求每個地方都像

這裡這樣太平行嗎?

*

願大家

能和喜歡的人在一起

能去想去的地方

能踏實地過日子

*

好好

摸摸大頭

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*

Monday, May 7, 2018

2018/05/07:早起早眠

最近都睡到比較晚

就讀幾頁書 看集《白鹿原》

再胡寫兩個字 都是一兩點了

照這個趨勢發展下去

把皮膚曬得再黑

也遮不住黑眼圈了

*

我覺得

做這些事的次序

是應該重新排排了

*

寫東西不能放最後

每次寫的太困了

都不知道寫的啥

而且没存明天就沒了

*

看書也不能放最后

太困了都是文字在讀我

根本都不知道在讀啥

*

看劇也不能放最後

劇情太好 忍不住再接下一集

或是太認真看 突然睡不着了

或是油潑麵又看饞了

*

還是這樣好了

先寫寫 後看書 再看劇

為了緩一下

再看一篇短篇文章

什麼內容都行 再入睡

時間應該不超過12:30

*

年紀大了 再不管管

確實吃不消了 不是

*

2018/05/07:經事長知

這事說出來有點笨

也不怕人笑話

我改用安卓機也超過半年了

*

但是還是找不到一個

合法的專輯下載平台

就不是付月費串流兼下載的那种

如:Spotify Kkbox QQ(JOOX)

但就是要像iTunes那樣

愛買哪首就買哪首

*

然後我就用了一個

極其原始的方式

在舊的蘋果手機下載

連接PC用iTunes打開

再搬到安卓機

*

但是最近舊手機好像快不行

連播放器也打不開了

還怎麼下載呢

*

就這樣才終於發現

其實根本不用這樣

直接在PC版的iTunes

可以直接搜索下載

*

這個真有點不好意思

怎麼會這樣ignorant的人呢

居然用了這麼久才發現

*

但是總算找到解決方案了

不是嗎

*

Saturday, May 5, 2018

2018/05/06:五月沒有派對

我昨天寫了沒存

就弄沒了

剛剛寫了 又弄沒了

真是要跟我過不去嗎

沒事我再寫一次

*

大概就是

昨天被五月天

香港演唱會洗版了

隔著螢幕都覺得很嗨

*

可半年前自己去看現場

大概是山腰位太遠了

都還好而已

回來也沒怎麼狂播他們的歌

*

意外驚喜就是發現

《成名在望》MV裡

易烊千玺這個娃太帥了

*

然後今年

原本計畫去看何韻詩

可新馬兩邊都開不成了

*

後來想去周興哲

但感覺大部分主打都是情歌

觀眾應該以情侶居多

況且我聽他的歌

都是和一位故人有關係

兩個層面看來

我一個人去都不合適

*

而且還漂洋過海

還得住宿什麼的

可能還得帶上電腦工作

*

一個七線鄉民

太不容易了我

*

我其實還是想到更大的場館

去看一次真正的萬人演唱會

紅館、巨蛋、鳥巢

*

昨天大概就寫到這

原本以為今年都不會去看演唱会了

*

就在剛才一小時前

看完一集《白鹿原》後

打開臉書看見草東宣布

日韓巡迴演唱會

*

時間居然對上了

所以就果斷買了票

*

一切得太突然

就在五分鐘內吧

底下留言看見

*

台灣場買不到的朋友

都想飛日本

所以既然時間對上

Why not

*

哇靠

上星期六 突然買了機票

這星期六 突然買了演唱會門票

這次行程可以說是相當期待了

*

Friday, May 4, 2018

April’s Peril

First half of April was a bit

torturous, mentally

*

as i was working on

this huge batch of reports

across countries

which has started

since mid March

*

it’s like I have to

reserve the best 5 hours

for this particular project

and that’s the max

totally drained out after that

*

that was when

i was totally incapable

of doing anything else

including normal TEXT conversation

not to mention phone/in-person

those were gone long time ago

*

i didn’t know how to reply to

text messages

not even the PR way

*

then i tried to re-pace myself

to squeeze in some bed-time reading

and a self-talk blog post

on top of series watching

and at the same time

tried to sleep as early as possible

*

then the month went on smoothly

until the final week of April

at Bangkok

*

which was still pretty manageable

since it was Labour Day holiday

didn’t really stay up late

slept early and woke up early instead

*

a huge project was waiting

one that requires a lot of concentration

so i ditched the ideas of

working in airport and onboard

but to catch some sleep and even a movie

and chill before the tough night

*

and spent one whole night and day

to get it done

upon touching down

how to get rid of post-vacation blue

that fast

*

and by the way

of course they say another quick way

is to plan the next travel

as soon as you are done with this

*

well

i actually booked my tickets

for summer

right before departing for Bangkok

*

so the truth is

i have to work really really hard

to get my wallet loaded

before this trip which is expected to

burn quite some dough

*

2018/05/04:出行的意義

昨天是。。

5月2日星期三 沒錯

是昨天回來的

*

10:30 AM 退房

11:30 AM 到機場

02:15 PM 起飛

05:45 PM 抵達(含1小時差)

08:00 PM 開車

10:30 PM 到家

*

就去個鄰國

多不容易

一整天耗在出行

*

然而過了凌晨12點

我的一天才真正開始

有個相當大的活

隔天中午12點交付

*

我早上6點在酒店

起了個頭覺得還可以

*

所以就乾脆

一路上都不碰

該吃吃該睡睡

就預留12個小時

好好專心地做

*

然後就這樣

做個1小時睡個1小時

這樣做到了早上

天一亮就沒睡意了

繼續弄到了11點

*

眼看還有一點點

但快12點了

可能沒法準時交付呢

想再要個1小時

其實我很少這樣

這也是下下策

*

打開电邮

呃 原來交付時間是2點呢

所以時間預算其實

是剛好得不能再好了

01:30前完成提交

鬆了一口氣 真的

*

你說這是不是很做

明明可以很舒服

待在家慢慢把工作做完

非要這樣花錢

買機票住宿

*

幾乎每天

清晨爬起來工作

晚上回酒店加班

旅行結束了

還連夜加班

吃力不討好呀

*

所以嘛

我很久都沒把到國外

做holiday或vacation

都是叫travel出行

至於是leisure或business

就一半一半吧

*

然而

我一直還是

和旁人解釋不清

這種出行方式的樂趣

清晨工作白天旅行

晚上去個超市

回到酒店洗洗衣做做飯

安排明早的工作和行程

*

怎么说呢

反正喝水冷暖自知

也不必解釋這麼細

*

別人祝假日快樂

也就回覆謝謝

完畢

*

別人要說 你這麼慘

每天還在工作

還出什麼國

*

就說 對

所以建議別和我一起去

我腳步太慢了

不是谁都受得了

*

哇靠 不寫了

好像把四月的總結報告

都寫這裡面來了

*

我想

除了休閒放假

對我來說出行的意義

更多的是體驗和鍛鍊吧

這錢花得忒值得了

再累一些也再所不辭

*

Saturday, April 28, 2018

2018/04/28:快訂機票

在收拾好行李

一面穿著鞋

等我老姐在途上

接我們去車站

轉搭機場巴士時

*

我訂了一人份

夏天去東京的機票

就這樣毫不費勁

悄然無聲

*

其實這個日期

我已經鎖定

有一段時間了

*

當時手頭真沒錢

後來反彈变貴了

想就此打消念頭

*

谁知道這週末

又降下來了

而且最近日圓不是走低

美元也反彈升回去了

*

而且我發現

當手頭上又快用掉一張機票

而且下一趟是9月

這種感覺讓我深感低落

*

相隔一年

又回到東京

想想又有動力了

*

這是一次完全屬於

我的旅行

也算是

生日願望實現了

*

2018/04/28:明天請早

昨天是我的生日

也沒有甚麼特別的其實

就是一頓忙

那種週五逢月底

明天還要飛 行李還沒弄

*

好在今天沒有特別趕

直到七點 還在弄單子

還有等接收文件

*

朋友居然提著

生日禮物和蛋糕

出現在我們家

其實已經告訴她

這兩天大概見不了面

因為特別忙

*

其實就是不想

給人家破費

*

隨便找了個小衆咖啡廳

一坐就是三小時

然後再回來切蛋糕

*

開始收拾行李

已經過十一點了

其實我15分鐘可以搞定

因為我每次回來

東西都擱那兒

直到下一次出行

*

就是把春季薄外套毛衣

都換夏季的小裙子小背心

其他都保留

*

就是每次要決定穿哪雙鞋

這個問題比較煩

*

然後翻出來

要不是空盒

要不就另有其鞋

*

再回個电邮 確認項目

還是帶工出行的命運

*

朋友問我

為甚麼旅行還工作

*

這你就不懂了

唯有每天工作

我才能花錢花得心安理得

*

在國外工作 在周末工作

甚至在機場飛機上工作

又算得了什麼

*

畢竟有能力

住更好的酒店

搭時間較好的飛機

換超過預算的外幣備用

都是靠工作換回來的成果

*

然後現在已經快2點了

其實我說了這麼多

就只是想說

*

謝謝林童鞋的蛋糕和禮物

還有 哎呀

我今天還沒看《白鹿原》

讀《道德經》

大头鹿兆鵬好像快登場了

其他娃的成年版都已經現身

就缺大头了

*

這是我第一次這樣看劇

這不叫追劇

因為我一天內

不捨得看超過2集

也沒有快進

就算鹿兆鵬還沒登場

*

其實我還想说

我切蛋糕的時侯

根本沒許願

*

現在讓我說一個吧

我想在史努比東京博物館

在150日後閉館前。。。。

你懂的

說出來就不靈了

*

Friday, April 27, 2018

2018/04/27:大媽的購物車

這一個星期 可忙著呢

就這樣晃過去了 這也太快了

這兩天电商週年慶 搞促銷

老娘已經沒力氣

晚上十二點搶折扣卷了我

*

迷迷糊糊睡去了

幸好白天醒來

機靈如我

用了商家折扣 信用卡折扣

最後總共下了四單

*

都是家庭和個人用品

加上周末的單

今天收了4個包裹

這星期收了7個

還有3個在途上

這10個包裹當中

*

都沒有鞋子衣服喔

包是有3個

2個自用 1個代購

*

這2包也是為了讓

大媽上市場買東西

有個包放手機環保購物袋

穩穩妥妥的

*

那為甚麼需要2個呢

哎呀 這個你就不懂了

其實不就是沒法決定

哪個比較合適些

*

小個那個大媽去跑步可以用

去機場可以把護照掛胸前

大的那個嘛

上述功能都具備

就是還可以放個

大媽款長型皮夾

*

你說呢

不就兩個都買下了

*

接下來 是先買iPad

還是先買手機呢

我都算過了

我這第二季度的撥款

一天內就用去三分一了

再買手機和平板

估計又要抓襟見肘了

*

Friday, April 20, 2018

2018/04/21:吐槽大會

才下班呢

其實我都把電腦關上了

*

姥姥的

今天有份文件

交稿時間是北京時間7PM

然後留三小時給校對員

所以10PM之前

這份稿應該回到我手上

再重新確認更改的地方

*

怎麼知道 它回到我手上

已經快11:30PM了

我去 我查看更改時間了

這位仁兄/大姐是11:10PM

才開始改稿的

預算時間明明是7到10PM

檢查份一千多字的稿 綽綽有餘

*

況且這份稿

我三點多已經發送出去了

目的就是想對方也為我想想

早點給我發回來

怎麼知道反而遲到了

*

重點是

還修了很多不該修的地方

我一眼就看出來了

其實他/她不是我們這裡的人

就把我們這裡的用詞/名稱

都改成他們那個國家的慣用詞

*

哇靠 居然還有錯別字

我原本的是一個錯別字

都沒有

*

我們做翻譯的

就最怕遇到這樣的校對員

為了改正而改正

*

而且我看過了

用時頂多就十多分鐘

這也太不專業了吧

*

也對 是在交稿時間

一個小時後才開始的

可想而知是用怎樣的速度

*

很想給我的項目經理

打一份反饋電郵

內容我基本都寫這裡了

*

畢竟她洋人

我也不知道

她懂不懂中文的地域性

*

最終的閱讀者

會因為幾個詞露了餡

一眼就識破 這個不是本地人做的

所以我得花時間把原本的翻譯

一 一都改回來

*

但是後來想想

也不用我投訴

這樣顯得我磨嘰

就這水平

要想長久混自由業

估計也不太可能

*

其實因為我們這樣的

沒有同事 也不知道

自己的水平相對怎樣

但是就今天這事

總算開眼了

*

無論他/她是誰

送他/她八個字

“自救多幅 好自為之”

*

我讀我的《道德經》去了

哦不

我看我的白鹿原去了

*

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

2018/04/18:貧窮再次限制了我的想像力

前段時間不是特別忙

然後忙完下來後

照理應該犒勞自己的

是買機票悄悄離境

還是買個遊戲機

要不咱換手機吧

*

除了不斷想負面因素

打消這些念頭後

後來發現其實

我不必說服自己

其實我早就不想買了

*

你看 老娘的血汗錢

是用腦汁眼力睡眠

辛辛苦苦換來的

我容易嗎我

還是收着吧

用錢的地方多着呢

*

哎呀 不對呀

年紀越大

對自己越摳

我這是怎麼了

*

其實說句老實話

主要還是開銷大

一波未平一波又來

*

老爺子的手機

好像快掛了

主要APP都不操作了

他說讓我給他買個X

*

哇靠 你兒孩子買個

華为還思前想後的

*

還有他說看手機傷神

我們家iPad跑哪去了

其實谁心裡都明白

早都歸西了

*

如果真買

這就是 我第三部iPad

兼第三部iPhone

自己都跳槽了

都是給爹買的

多光榮的事呀

*

老姐生日快到了

還沒買好禮物呀

她老人家好像也缺手機

哎呀 我們全家怎麼都缺手機呢

*

帶老媽去旅行的日子快到了

還沒把外幣換好哩

酒店也還沒訂

*

砸它個3千美元

你說把這些都办好

*

遊戲機 東京機票 P20Pro

都碎滿地了

*

都說了

錢能解決的事都不叫事

只是看priority在哪

*

我一直覺得priority

和它那兄弟 prioritize

沒有一個很準確的翻譯

優先事項?優先處理?

詞不搭義 死不冥目

*

又是一個三千

也是 我大約算過了

這是我一個季度的開銷沒錯

(不包括旅行)

*

你說 負擔這麼重

擱谁谁都不能

花錢大手大腳吧

所以對自己摳一點

也是應該的

*

『負擔很重』這個詞

從我一個三無人士的口說出來

其實有點說不過去

*

天呀 有谁能夠告訴我

我這個年齡的人

都應該賺多少錢

每月開銷是多少

一般都是怎麼分配的

除了應該有房有車

是不是還應該握點

投資什麼的

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我覺得

我這樣碎碎念下去

估計標題又得該日期了

先撤了

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昨天看『寶貝』

劇裡陳QQ說了

老化的症狀是

貪財,怕死,睡得少

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怕死 我倒是不怕

我都已經想好

身後事怎麼弄了

就是沒個能交代的人

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就是贪財睡少

還有碎碎念

嗯 還真是

雌雄同體的特徵

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Friday, April 13, 2018

2018/04/13:老表

我最近老想給自己買塊電子表

唯一一塊帶了三年的Nixon

去年在皮皮島 腦子進水了

好好這就沒了

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出事前

它在盒子躺了老久

有超過一年了吧

後來拿去換了個電池

復活了 有失而複得的感覺

谁知道 出門兩天就壞掉了

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早知道是這樣像夢一場

我還不如把它

鎖在原來的地方

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就電子表 最怕水

想著那腦子進水的模樣

想想就心疼

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不是電子表不都是戶外型

不都應該防水吧

說不過去 真是的

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上一塊也是

是在國外機場買的

洗碗弄濕這就淹死了

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其實你看沒電子表

也快大半年了

我也收藏了好幾款特想買的

就要麼是買回一模一樣的Rerun

不然就试试大众化的鸡肖

再不然就弄个misfit

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但是一想到我之前

被活活淹死的表

不禁悲從中來呀我

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這些就應該下決心

以後都不買電子表了

不耐看也不耐用

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怎麼說呢

這就是老娘修得的一套

省錢方式

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但凡想賣點什麼

就多列幾個缺點

也不知道這是

真行還是真喪

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不養車不養房

不購物不应酬

除了旅行交個水電費

趁打折進個半年量的面膜

給爸媽發點保護費

剩下的都是當養老金了

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多簡單多省事

這小日過得不要不要

太好了

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

March, Grateful

12 days have passed since March

but it was somehow quite memorable

so it shouldn’t be much of a problem

to recount what have taken place

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the month started slow, as usual

then stable and i was secretly praying that

i can keep the same pace

until end of the month

which is unlikely

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a few days before

our trip to Chongqing

received a tough one

100+ pages of slides

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managed to get an extension

but somehow pushed myself to

finish it all before the trip

in 3-4 days

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the week at Chongqing

was surprisingly smooth

and i would say ideal for

a freelancer

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got myself a serviced apartment

which was huge and super cosy

so i got a work desk and a sofa

and a riverview “balcony” to lean on

while working

Somerset Yangtze River ChongqingSomerset Yangtze River Chongqing

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efficiency was super duper low

during the “peak-hour” from 7-10 PM

as i was either busy cooking dinner

or doing laundry

Somerset Yangtze River Chongqing

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and most importantly watching my favorite boy on TV

yummsssss

Somerset Yangtze River Chongqing

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i am actually so flexible with work hours

that I can wake up at 11PM, 1AM or 3AM

this time round it was less of a hassle

as workload was manageable

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so i actually woke up at 4 AM, 5 AM and 6AM

depending on submission load

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the blue stepped in

when the weekend approached

on top of vacation-ending-soon

kind of blue

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amendment required for the file

and a few petty tasks flooded in

on a Friday evening

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nevertheless was glad that

the overall quality is okay

just that there were careless mistakes

like missing translations for footnote

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and was given heads-up that

reports for another 8 countries

were actually on they way

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i flew on a Saturday night

touched down on a Sunday morning

which wasn’t really as bad

because you know you have some

buffer time to kick start

and i slept through the flight

to replenish before a busy week ahead

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so the whole Sunday was spent

on this particular project

another round of amendment

came in 11 PM on Sunday

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so i actually gathered the momentum

to work all the way until 2 AM

to get the 2nd report done

on top of amendment for the 1st

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so throughout the weeks

until early this week

i was working on the reports

one after another

and finally done with all 9

plus a summary report

submitted yesterday

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there were almost 1000 slides

days and nights

under pressure for

almost a month

as this is actually

one of my fav brands

and I have recently KIV-ed

one of their latest launch

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something else happened in between

during the Friday that

tasks flooded in

one of them was due in subsequent Wednesday

so i wasn’t really paying attention

and it wasn’t something tough

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thank goodness it wasn’t

because i totally forgot about it

i think this is the first time in history

until i received email on Wednesday

asking if the file is ready for delivery

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thank goodness managed to finish

not exactly on time but

within the day itself

well… thank goodness

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thank you Chongqing

for giving me the opportunity

to imagine life as a freelancer

in a small SOHO unit

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

2018/04/07:去年今天

谷歌告訴我

去年昨天我和我爹上太子坡

想po個照片 也不知道寫什麼

太矯情了

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那趟武當山之行是挺難忘的

曲折的那種難忘 反正

飛機取消這種事都趕上

同一天還得趕國際班機

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想著都覺得笨

搭高鐵不就完事了

非要搭什麼飛機

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來回折騰了三天兩夜

金頂和想像中的也有落差

但你說值嗎 肯定值

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太子坡的红磚黛瓦

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紫霄殿莊重的晚課

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水缸裡綠林的倒影

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無止盡的霧

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峭壁上的松

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手機快沒電最後拍下的花

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航班取消 難吃的飯

快走不下去的兩條腿

這些算不了什麼

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一天以後

我昨天寫著寫著

也沒存一段也不見了

思路全亂套了

昨晚就倒下睡了

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好久沒這樣累得睡著了

也不知道是什麼回事

人年紀大了

有時真累也睡不著

都是逼著自己睡

就腦袋一直瞎轉

今天估計也這樣

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我最近一直在思考

這人老覺得累

也不知道是

是心累還是身累

或是身心俱疲

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心累 旅行回來應該就沒事

但旅行每每都在夜裡加班

回來了 心不累 身挺累

等休整了一段日子 身不累了

心又開始蠢蠢欲動 坐不住

所以 能不累嗎

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對了 想起來了

昨晚想說的是 山是登了

道觀是一間走過一間了

但就是就基本功課沒做好

算不上合格的道教徒

不是想貼標籤

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但基本的

該懂的總得懂是吧

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《道德經》 九九八十一章

你努力一下吧

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最後

“午夜夢醒 家徒四壁。。。”

好想要揮霍 / 盧廣仲

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