马不停蹄／"Nonstop Hooves",or Hurried Journeys

这阵子忙，部落个长蜘蛛网了。打扫一下！

快转倒带，又以四倍速往前转，以免各位眼皮沉：

五月是去西非岛国圣多美教当地人基本电脑，并做珍珠奶茶慰劳外交和国合会人员。也顺道停留在葡萄牙的里斯本几天，搭 28 号电车看尽旧城里的美丽风景。 28 号电车还带我去了圣乔治堡，吉他手的旋律在古堡中悠悠的回荡，我仿佛看到了这国家往日的海上荣景，也似乎听出音符间对荣景逝去的惆怅。

六月回台湾在医院陪外公住了一个月。看到了老看到了病，外公总算出院，但我已经吓得半死。及时行乐的志愿更加坚定，首先是每日一罐健怡可乐，二日一顿大餐，三日一瓶葡萄酒。

七月是最忙的一个月。我们飞回伦敦搬家卖家具运家当。与小姑姑和姑丈体验伦敦的魅力。跟詹家去德国 Kassel 的现代艺术大展 Documenta，瞧瞧台湾史上第二位受邀参展艺术家曾御钦的作品。为了看英国最后一眼，我们乘火车到爱丁堡欣赏苏格兰风光，到酒吧听民谣，并以一场蓝调与爵士乐节的演奏会为旅程结尾，那一晚我一手 gin and tonic，一手 Haggen Daz　香草冰淇淋，多年来第一次随着音乐舞动。

八月到来，我们与爽家到剑桥划船，然后正式挥别英国。

目前我们在安徽合肥探望老洪爸妈。老洪此刻在客厅中看电视播放的某个历史节目，全身只着一条彩色四角裤。我则在写荒废多时的部落格，头发发臭。后天我们与阿弟会合，看看现代上海同时找找旧上海，至月底回到台湾，落尘埃。

这期间过着马不停蹄的生活，一个原因是深怕以后没得玩。不过越担心的人，越不用担心，是不？突然觉得后脑勺有一智慧的光盘。

想一想，放心多了。

四个月来的生活点滴，等整理好会放在 flickr 上，和大家分享。

Spider webs are taking over my blog. Time for some cleaning!

I shall rewind and then fast forward (X4) my life in the past few months, in case you start to snooze:

In May I went to Sao Tome, an island country in West Africa, to teach basic computer to local villagers and make bubble tea for Taiwanese diplomats and other staff. On the way, I stopped by Lisbon of Portugal and rode Tram No. 28 around the old town, taking in the beautiful scenery of the place. Tram No. 28 also took me to Castelo de Sao Jorge. In the castle there was a guitarist, whose music seemed to have recreated the country's glorious history before my eyes but at the same time it mourned for the faded glory.

We spent June in the hospital with my grandpa in Taiwan. A month later, my grandpa was released from the hospital, but I was already deeply traumatized by the sickness and conditions of old age I had witnessed. As my motto "enjoy while you can" took a stronger root, I also made up my mind about a few things. First is to drink a can of diet coke everyday; second, enjoy a feast every two days; and third, open a bottle of wine every three days.

July marked the busiest month. We returned to London to sell our furniture, ship our belongings and clean our flat. When my youngest aunt and her husband Michel came to visit, we re-experienced London's charm and enjoyed quality time together. Later I flew to Kassel in Germany with the Chans for modern art exhibition Documenta, taking a look at the works by Tseng Yu-chin, Taiwan's second artist to be selected in Documenta's history. To take a last look at the UK, Hung Kan and I rode the train to Edingburgh for some Scottish experience, including Scottish folk at a quaint bar. Our trip ended with a concert of the Blues and Jazz Festival. For the first time in years, I danced to the music, with a gin-and-tonic in one hand and vanilla flavored Haggen Daz in another.

As August arrived, we punted in the river in Cambridge with Shuang and her fammily before officially waving goodbye to London.

Now we are visiting Hong Kan's parents in Hefei, China. At this moment, Hong Kan is watching some history progam on TV in the living room, wearing nothing but a pair of colorful boxers. As for me, I am writing my long-neglected blog, with stinky hair. In two days we will meet up with my brother, finding out what Shanghai looks like now and perhaps even what it looked like then. At the end of the month, we shall land in Taiwan, settling down like two specks of dust.

For the past few months, our journeys were hurried and our life busy. One reason is because I was afraid that we won't be able to travel as much in the future. But perhaps those who worry the most should have the least to worry about. No? All of sudden I sense a glowing plate of wisdom from the back of my head.

Once I have our photos from the past four months organized, I will share them with you by posting them onto Flickr.