Cell, mobile or hand?

Spending 3 months in Malaysia and Australia respectively this year, and now that I am in Canada, I have to admit, sometimes, I feel like a very ‘confused’ lady, regardless where I am.
Well, the story begins when I realise I use different words to describe the same thing. Then, I get confused and people around [...]

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近况 What Have I Been Up To

循慧沁要求，和已很久没摇电话回家，让我先报告近况吧。
回来多伦多有两个多星期了。虽离开了半年有多，一切都是那么地熟悉。除了，刚开始时，我记不清公共交通路线，下错站一，两次外，这里一切如常。Ed还是老样子，家里摆饰一点也没变。感觉上，好像从来没离开过。唯一最不同的是，现在是夏天，路上没雪，不用穿得胖嘟嘟的。
刚抵多伦多的第一星期，Ed刚好病了，我则努力跟时差战斗。加上，那时天天有雨，Ed拿了病假，我俩在家看戏和呼呼大睡。很幸运的是，我们看的戏都很不错。有，Helen Miren 的Elizabeth I 短剧，Juno, La En Vie Rose 等。当然，还跑去看新鲜热辣的 Wall-E。很棒！
第二个星期，天气转晴，阳光普照。Ed病好了，我则不再半夜眼睛张大大或下午打磕睡。加上是加拿大国庆 (上图），Ed有四天假，我俩和家人朋友聚聚，到处逛逛 ，也见证了加拿大人热爱阳光的一面。
现在，第三个星期，日子终于恢复’正常’。Ed去上班，我在家里悠闲，上网和朋友聊天，做做家务，写写部落…. 其实，有很多事情要办，如：找新公寓搬家，办药剂公考手续，准备考试，等等。都在做着，只是进展不大。唉 ！
As per request from friends, and since I have not been calling home recently, let me briefly update what I have been up to.
I have been back to Toronto for more than two weeks now. Although I have been away for [...]

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巨型万花筒 Gigantic kaleidoscope

整理照片时，看到以上的照片。是我在Nuit Blanche见到了一个超巨型的万花筒时拍下的。
记得小时候，很喜欢万花筒。它小小的。我一手拿着，一手在另一端转呀转的，单只眼睛看呀看的。总是很好奇，它是怎样变出那么多花样。
我想，那个巨型万花筒有高约一公尺，宽约一公尺，长约两，三公尺。长大了，虽知道它基本的原理，可还是难掩孩童的惊喜。还以为我大乡里，还好很多人也是如此。我好不容易挤到了最前面，站在那赖死不走了十分钟。。身后面的人可能恨透了我。 我看得眼花撩乱，好像进了个千变万花的世界。
我拍呀拍的，定要拍下那一纵而过美丽的霎那….

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两人四部电脑 Two Persons Four Computers

这一，两天忙着修整我那部老远从澳洲运来的宝贝IMAC。
这IMAC很旧了，卖不了多少钱，也不舍得卖，所以就运来了。
最近，因常各个国家到处跑，没电脑很不方便，我买了部便宜的laptop。
在多伦多，Ed已有了两部电脑 。
昨天才说环保，今天惊觉我们家两个人却有四部电脑！！
IMAC 还没到前，Ed晚上回来家时，他坐在desktop 前，我坐在laptop 前（左图)，各自上网。
现在，我的IMAC到了，更糟！我们各有各的电脑书桌。
晚上，就坐在厅的两个角落各自对着电脑。
妈有点担心，问我们是否还有和彼此说话。
哈！ 当然有啦。
尽管如此，我还是觉得这种生活有点荒诞 ！
For the past few days, I have been busy with setting up and reorganising files in my IMAC from Australia. This IMAC is quite old, not worth too much to sell, and it has lots of sentimental values. Hence I decided to ship it to here.
Ed already has a [...]

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Portrait - One Dollar Each 一元一张肖像

两个小孩在Kensington Market 摆档。画一张肖像只需一元。生意很好呢！

Two young kids are having their little art stall in Kensington Market. Only one dollar per portrait. There is a long line up

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3 Questions

（Dear English readers, please scroll down to find the click for English translation ) 最近飞得频密。每到一个城市，与朋友见面喝茶时，朋友都会问以下三个问题 ：

你这次从哪里来？
你将去哪里?
你这次来此是为什么？

我的答案通常如下：

加拿大，马来西亚或澳洲
如上
见家人，见男友，工作，为学业或转机

我飞得有点累了。开始期望比较有规律的生活。

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Home again

又回到马来西亚老家了。
昨天刚抵步。可已被炎热和潮湿的天气熏得头疼疼的。
离墨尔本前，太担心卖不出我的宝贝桥车和天天忙着见朋友说再见，没时间睡得好。
现在，车卖出了，没什么挂心的。墨的一切终算告一段落。现在决心要好好地休息
I am home again in Malaysia.
Just arrived yesterday but already suffered from headache due to the hot weather.
I could not sleep well and did not have enough time to sleep in Melbourne before I left. This was because I was too worried about my car sale and was too busy catching up with [...]

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My ‘Baby’ For Sale

五年了，依依不舍．．．
Already five years, very reluctant sale ….

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I am addicted again !

前阵子，为了上网，来回图书馆。在图书馆内，有时间限制，有网页限制，好不过瘾。
今天，终于买了便宜的电话网络卡上网- 22天任用，才十元。虽然慢得可怜，可也终于还了个心愿- 上网漫游 ！
刚刚才加入最近流行的Facebook. 在网上玩了好几个小时。
惨了，我又上瘾了！还好试已考完
I used to go to library for internet. However, there are lots of restrictions in the library - restriction of times, restriction of sites. I am getting a little bit tired of it and am very frustrated too.
Today, I bought a cheap prepaid dial-up internet connection card. Only [...]

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One is over, three more to go !

One exam is over ! Yeah !
Three more to go.
Can’t wait to finish all these and have my life back !

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What a Relief !!

Finally, I have completed first draft of my Chinese Herbal Medicine master thesis. Although it is still at the early stage, I am sure my leacturer will give plenty of suggestions for my work. It is still a big relief for me!
Yey ! It also means I will have more times to catch up with [...]

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