Very Strong Typhoon

Typhoon typhoon comes again, I went out with my friend Willy fully armored (in fact, raincoat and helmet) to recover ration and supplies.

It was the first time ever to walk in such strong wind and nearly blown away by it, I have to walk slanting. A pass-by hotchick took this brilliant moment to grab and hold onto me, how lucky and cunning of her.

The wind resistance is so strong, I could hardly walk steadily. I had to let my arms swing behind me, walking like an idiot, like Naruto characters. But in fact, it was a very good way to minimize the aerodynamics and helps you move forward easier, 10 years of curiosity explained at this moment.

We arrived at a local supermarket just to find it closed, we have to resort to heroic seven-eleven, with several people sheltering inside, and some food shelves are empty. Grab a few munchies and we're good to go.

Since the storm is too fierce, we have to find an alternative way to the keep the food safe. We find paths into dark, rattling alleyways, storm howling can be heard, hopefully there's no ambush awaits us.

We arrive home safely, and have to carry my other friend's god damn heavy and locked-scooter into safety, because the key is nowhere to be found.

The whole experience is awesome like 3rd person shooting games, but dangerous as well, cuz you never know there might be metal pieces falling from above and crush onto you, or slices your head off like Final Destination.

Today is a good good day, what a Formosa.

Roof collapse due to the storm

Greetings from Tokyo

I received a post card from my high school buddy Oja and Suan today, in Taiwan. 

Thanks a lot, it is a very heartwarming greeting from you. 

Very appreciate it!!

不在家過年的 2015, Lonely CNY away from Home

好久沒動筆了，隨著臉書的出現，這裡幾乎要荒廢掉了，最近打算回來繼續我寫網誌的習慣，就從今年農曆過年開始吧。短短一篇就好。

今年過年真的很無聊，因為宿舍沒人，這也不錯，難得的安寧，因為鄰居是一個蠻爛的，很愛選時間彈吉他高聲亂唱，都選在半夜的時間，而且是殺雞般的歌聲。

初一，我的早午餐，就是在 7-11 解決的，不錯嘛。看到seven 竟然有賣檳城白咖哩面，這到底有多好吃啊，以前看到 Carefour 大超商賣就算了，連便利商店也賣了，真是 Malaysia Boleh （能）。

Sibeh expensive, equivalent RM14+

我想台北市應該變得很少人，可以去東區閒逛，去誠品看看書聽聽歌。

但，我錯了。

關渡捷運站出現了我踏進台灣至今看到最多人的一天，男廁外也排長龍，什麼？

Never any other days Guandu station has these many people before.

去到市政府站，也人山人海的，更是四面哨子歌嗶嗶嗶來指揮交通，以前平日來都沒那麼熱鬧。

街上還有一個 Saxophone 街邊演出，都是一些中文流行曲 demo cover，混飯吃還真幸苦。

來到了誠品，這個店到了特定時刻還會播出鐘聲叮叮咚咚的，還蠻，吵。

Bells ringing (through speakers of course) at certain hour, ding ding dong dong.

在裡面閒逛了一會兒，就拿了一本書，找個地方坐下，就看了幾個小時。

今天那麼一個人，而且又是過年，就選了這本書，覺得蠻不錯讀的。遊志信的書。然後去 4樓 聽了一些寂寞 demo，Sam Smith: In The Lonely Hour，高八度的 ～ 瑪尼 on 買賣 ～

A book about enjoy being alone, suits me for a lonely CNY.

Listening to demo, Sam Smith. Money on my mind, money on my mind ~~

時間來到了 6pm，好吧，差不多了，該回去宅一宅了。然後做了一個不知道勇敢還是白痴的選擇，從市政府走路回關渡！（失敗，只走到士林站）

本來打算穿越小巷，找一些西餐小店消費，但不會找，失敗，只能在 Burger King 快餐廳解決，好傷心。

中途會路過一些美景不錯的公園，會在裡邊逛個一兩圈，還有陰森森的小巷，看到一些跟我一樣 lonely 的人。一個無家可歸阿伯睡在小巷角落，一個阿兵歌隔著籬笆偷釣新生建國抽水站裡的魚，還有一個文青男身穿大腿短的牛仔褲配上黑絲襪搭白運動鞋在唸書。（應該是今晚或近期看到最奇怪的人了）

最後來到士林夜市，隨便逛逛，好想也沒什麼好買的，現在已經 11:30pm 了，好累，我決定搭捷運回去好了。

就這樣的初一啦，新年快樂。



English English...

This is the first time I spent my CNY alone overseas, due to over-spending in the last semester, I am doomed with this lonely fate.

Chor Yat, had my brunch at 7-11, that's right, pathetic.

I thought since its a CNY, the city would be very quiet, like KL, but no, the green field in my school has more family coming for outing, even at the MRT station near my uni, like picture above. It's even crowded in the city.

I spent half day at the Eslite Book Shop, some kinda like Kinokuniya in Malaysia, but over here, the bigger outlets sells almost anything, foods, books, recordings, lifestyles, creative stuffs, etc etc.

I left the outlet about 6pm, and made the most ridiculous or bravo decision, which is to walk all the way back to uni (it failed, i only managed to get it to Shilin MRT station), about 15km.

On the way, I saw several opposite side of a festive day should be, dead quiet alley sleeps a homeless old folk, a sneaky soldier trying to fish across a gated facility, and weirdest for tonight, a smart looking guy but a very short jeans up to thighs, with black lady silk stockings and white nike sport at the end, sitting alone and reads, wtf. 

Finally I reached Shilin night market, at this moment, I'm quite exhausted from walking, I spent a little time in the night market, took the MRT and went back to uni.

That's my CNY Chor Yat, spent just like that.