Partie du Champagne.,.+*

 [ 淡水的天氣讓我的雨傘放了一天假 ]


So the weather in Danshui gave my umbrella a break. Had a gathering with friends returning to Taiwan for a short winter break at the Waterfront restaurant in Danshui. It's.. (continue reading...)

本來看起來淡水的天氣不妙, 沒想到它卻是已最優美的顏色接待老朋友. 如果上次來的時候天氣也是這樣就好了. 不過, 其實雨天也有雨天的話題. 這次和回台灣的朋友一起去了在河/海邊的榕堤水灣餐廳, 一個從一些雜誌和 blog 上景觀很美的餐廳. 雖然沒能...

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[ Pick your Scent ] 一個下午的異國茶香

Went to the Smiths & Hsu Tea one random weekend afternoon. It's one of those places where, without a reservation, you can almost always expect to not get a seat or have to wait for a long time. Have heard from several reviews that... (continue reading...)


氣味 - 是一種說不上來的魔法, 它可以帶你回到過去的某個場景, 想起的某個人, 喚起某個時刻的心情. 也許是人腦神經 network 真的精密到不可思議, 也許只是一大群 neurotransmitters 在你的腦袋裡吸大麻然後變得很 high. Anyway... 一個完全沒排 schedule 的週末不該就這樣過去了, 所以我們來到我的2009 在台灣 To Do list 上的...

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"Some say that you don’t miss school until you’re out of it. We can’t bring you back to school but we can bring friends from your school years together for an afternoon tea gathering. This time, the University of British Columbia Alumni Association will partner up with the University of Toronto Alumni Association to bring the best of the East and the West to the Zee Live House in Taipei!" (continue reading...)


有人說: 你要等到畢業的時候你才會開始想念學生的生活. 雖然我們都回不去過去, 但我們總可以把過去的人帶到現在吧. 所以冷卻許久的校友會聚會 plan 終於在超簡化的方式下譜了出來. 這次來的校友也都在比較 close 的 age range. 不過這次我也了解...

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[ 校友們要大聚集的日子又快到了 ]


Went to search for a venue to host or next alumni gathering. It was a rather fast process and we got the place booked. Then we went to the Coffee Alley - another place famous for its... (continue reading...)


最近要準備開始動 UBC alumni event 的活動了, 所以趁現在和朋友去看地點 + test my new D90 + 下午茶. 之前想去咖啡弄都預約不到位子 (每此都有點 last minute. xP ) , 這次在外面其實只...

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[ 中山堂 和 昔日的明星咖啡廳 ]


"Astoria" in Russian means "Celebrity". A small cafe that resembles the Viennese cafe dates back to the late 1940s and still stands in one of the busiest districts of Taipei City. What makes this place so mysterious is not only its Russian exoticism, but also its guests. In the 1950s, it was a gathering place of...(continue reading... )


俄文的"Astoria" , 就是 "明星". 那天我們到了有著 50 多年歷史的明星咖啡館, 乍看不起眼的小餐廳, 卻曾是一個台灣光復時期文學思想的中心, 許多名人都曾駐足在這充滿俄式異國情調的咖啡廳, 讓這裡...

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[ 暴風雨中的寧靜夢幻小屋 ]


August 8th is the "Father's Day" in Taiwan. Unfortunately, this year, one of the most disasterous incidence of typhoon/cyclone also struck the southern part of Taiwan on this day. Mud slides from tall mountains buried or swept away houses built...(continue reading...)


八月八日, 台北捷運圓山站往士林站的月台上, 陰陰的天氣, 微而時中強的風, 抬頭看到下班車時間的顯示銀幕下跑著高架捷運路段可能會隨時因風速增強而停駛的訊息. 感覺上只像個準備下午後雷陣雨的下午, 但在南台灣, 這是一場夢魘的開始...

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最近一個月在 intense 閉關中, 所以一直沒有什麼 outing plans or exciting things. 
不過這可怕的日子的終わり (end) 已經進入倒數 10 天).
I just want to get it over with! June, July and August are full of exciting things and I can't wait!


Had our special day dinner at the Mitsui Mingshui Japanese Restaurant the other day. I think among...

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[ 水鳥 22 - 法式小館 ] 
在一條安靜的大道的尾端.
Week day 在一間充滿了巴黎小巷 cafe 感覺的 restaurant.
It felt like Amelie's wonderous world.


I've been around the area quite often but I've never noticed this French restaurant until recently. When it lights up at night, the chandeliers reflected in....

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[ 一個耳朵們跳著華爾滋與探戈的下午 ]
好像有一段日子沒有聽人講音樂/舞蹈的歷史與鑑賞.
有點像回到了大學的音樂教室, 還真有點懷念那種不食人間煙火的日子. (笑)


They say, one of the most influential music of the 20th century is the Tango, the music of the souls of those European immigrants of Buenos Aires who could not return to their home country. Like jazz, It was transformed and its position rose from the lower stratum of the society to the upper classes.


We had an interesting waltz and tango music/dance seminar at The One 人文聚場 under the National Theatre. Eric gave a fabulous talk and shared excerpts of the works of masters. I've always wanted to know more about these 2 dances & hope I could learn them. It is... 

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