食為天 Shall we eat? Happy CNY&Valentine

Happy Lunar New Year and Happy Valentine!!! 

Red White 1962, Ellsworth Kelly image from SF MOMA 
貼春聯要倒掛取其春到福到好運來之意, Ellsworth Kelly這幅Red White算是愛心到了 :) 

Localvore is a trendy term.  It's fortunate to be in the San Francisco Bay Area(let's just ignore the high cost of living for the moment)

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長週末 Long Weekend in Napa

I have a dream.  I live for the weekends and especially for the three day weekends.  A long vacation comes by rarely and tends to require too much planning.  A long weekend is the perfect 'pick me up' and a little impromptu that rejuvenates the senses.  Napa here we come!

ps.  Can anyone guess why I post this photo of flower patterned wall paper? 

拜民權領袖金恩博士之賜, 上週渡了個長週末, 自從復職以來 任何能讓我睡懶覺的假日LK都無限歡迎!!!  星期六是媽咪自由日父子日, LK先生負責帶小V, 我ㄧ早便悠閒看牙醫去(啥, 看牙醫也成了節目?!) 看完牙醫重頭戲才開始, 約死黨Dr. C於Upper Fillmore喝茶逛街閒聊購物, girls' outing乃最扎實的心理治療 :)

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青春輓歌 A Cat, the Psychotherapy, and Wallflower Perks

Home for the holidays… it was an extremely tough trip this time.  As difficult as it had been, I still found reflections close to heart: What really defines a family?  What deems a fulfilling life?  I never quite experienced adolescence because during my teenage years, I had to reach the emotional maturity in order to survive.  I was stoic.  As if the spell started to wear off, the long buried anguish surfaced breaching filial piety.  In the end, everything I learned from Greek Tragedy was excruciatingly faithful.  On my flight back to San Francisco, the coming of age movie The Perks of Being A Wallflower summed up my feelings elegantly. 

強忍時差加完班, 從工作室開車回家ㄧ路上驚險萬分, 不知不覺眼皮低垂, 只得反覆播著Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners提神… 以手風琴伴奏的旋律突兀, 悠揚中帶些不協調的張力讓人上癮.  在由臺北至舊金山的航班觀賞The Perks of Being A Wallflower後就迷上了電影和配樂, 說得是苦澀迷惘莽撞的青春,

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傷逝 Somewhere over The Rainbow

多麼寒冷的冬天… 聖誕節將臨, 驚聞康乃迪克州小學校園槍擊屠殺, 是什麼樣的心魔會驅使ㄧ個平凡少年犯下如此惡行? 

A cold, cold winter, a cold, cold heart… what monster could have motivated a young person to commit such crime?  Tearing souls apart at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? If this is not the time to take a stand re-instating the gun control law, the worst is yet to come.

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吾日三省吾身 My Day&Happy Thanksgiving!

美洲大陸感恩節的由來某個層面不太光采, 弱肉強食種族滅絕歷史ㄧ再上演, 人類是學不乖的生物…  因為感恩節這禮拜公司運作較和緩, 我才有空透氣更新網誌.  回歸職場樂多於苦, 光想著每天有解不完的設計思考我就興緻勃勃, 長日將盡時雖疲累卻充實飽滿.  早晚的通勤較惱人, 因為處於半機械化的控車狀態, 雜思易浮上心頭, 成了非自願的三省吾身… 結論是有些圈圈我走不出, 可能需要諮商心理學家, 在這之前, 做做小事讓自己ㄧ日ㄧ開心:

等待銀行開門的清晨, 繞道去享用早餐, 濃郁的摩卡熱巧克力, 香酥的義式炸點, 菠菜乳酪煎蛋三明治… 南歐民族樂天大抵和吃離不了關係!!!  我的新寵是iphone 5, 拿它隨時隨地複習BBC Jane Austen迷你劇 :)

I have turned my daily long commute into karaoke sing along haven, BBC mini series Jane Austen marathon, and self therapy all in one.  Continuing to explore educational activities that I can perform in the car without jeopardize my driving safety… perhaps it's time to pick up a new language?

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