1/24/2009

5 DAYS from leaving for Prague

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8晚的住宿都搞定了.全部住宿費為5100kc,合台幣若概算為1:2的話,也不過10200NT.實在很便宜.

Prague webcam gives u a quick look at how the city looks like at the moment.

I was whining about the temperature the other day now I'm about to fly to the place covered in snow. Hmmmm, talking about contradictory.

Few people hesitate to ask me again how solo is my trip. Yes, solo, as you know, alone, singular, pereiod.

I take this as a way to say goodbye to my single life. My last chance to explore the world in my own pace. A lot of anonymous friends help me along the way. Comparing with a lovely-printed-but-too-thick-to-bring Lonely planet, I prefer local knowledge from those travelers.

The pool of knowledge made traveling alone more interesting, more tailor-made, more individual, sounds like TRAVEL 2.0? This could be a great research topic.

You can learn from/contribute experiences from here:

ehow

i go u go

trip advisor

As for how far you take them into account? That is your decision.

News Rumble

Read between the line. Read before and after. Read those that haven't been said.

我在這裏連到News Rumble.大體上是比較同一媒體,針對同一主題事件,在不同執政黨下的報導方向.

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自己比較,自己判斷.

在當地提款-布拉格之行準備篇

因為看了這篇文章所以特地去辦可以國際提領的金融卡.今天去領台銀的提款卡.申請時特地勾選國際提款的選項

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領好卡片後,我也呆呆的用網友建議的方法測試國際通提的方法(如下)

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結果都已經進入操作畫面,我正準備查詢餘額時...卡片就被吃掉了!

還好是在台灣銀行的atm操作,要不還真會折騰一下子呢!

台銀的人說不清楚為何會被吃掉,但反正這個測試方法用在台灣銀行金融卡是不通的!

不過,Avon's旅遊日誌還是很有幫助哦!

列出最近頻繁使用的網站-

The touching moment 

波希米亞花園 Angus真是好心,素昩平生的他熱心的回信指引我有關布拉格的各種local knowledge.非常感動!Angus我不認識你,但是非常謝謝你:-)

人生況味 出國在外錢很重要.這種過來人的經驗,預習一下是必要的! 

1/23/2009

辦公室閒話篇

某日某非癮君子的男老師在辦公室說: 這個菸害防治其實也要注意到吸煙者的人權吧?

擔任生教組長的女老師說: 他們也有權益,那你說阿扁也有人權嘍?

 

我不知道人權還認名字的?

照她這麼說,只要你是某家族的,你的人權也許自動減半? 但若你是某家族的,你的人權就自動昇高?

 

有這種白痴邏輯的人在教育圈還不算少數呢!?

1/04/2009

申請機場貴賓室服務-玉山銀行

若有白金卡可以看看你是否符合使用機場貴賓室的資格.當然,若是參加團體旅遊,恐怕就不太適合使用這種特權了.這裏有玉山銀行priority card的使用說明.

我本來以為又要下載申請表格開始填寫再寄出(我真的很討厭做填寫表格的事情),沒想到一通電話確認符合資格即可,玉山的客服會直接寄出卡片.

你還可以先問問會停留的機場是否有貴賓室服務.我提到的首爾仁川與布拉格Ruzyne機場都有.

是可以好好利用的服務哦!

This time Launceston-Tasmania

一直都沒繼續把去Launceston的照片放上來.

我們第一天住宿Leisure Inn給大家瞧瞧

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Leisure Inn其實只有3星.但是他的歷史可是有趣的呢!1840年的建築物,在1972年遷至現址,當時是在石頭上劃上記號搬到現址後再依序重建而成的.

"The Penny Royal was originally built in 1840 as a corn mill on the banks of the Isis River 54 kilometres from Launceston. In 1972, it was transported to its present site and reassembled stone by numbered stone and opened as the Penny Royal Motel."

摘自這裏.應有更詳盡的介紹,但忘了在那看到.

這是我們的apartment內部1樓,有小廚房,電視,暖氣(有些小)

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到2樓要先走有些窄的樓梯

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嗯...那地毯的花色還真是不對眼!

不過重點是整體乾淨,沒有味道.

除了....

走一步squeaky一聲的木板地板

還有...沒有view

 

 

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Leisure inn其實分2個住宿區,我們住的這一區離check-in還有些距離.若有租車停車很方便.

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旁邊就是附設的遊樂場,據說也是很有歷史的.可惜我們入住時封閉整修.

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我們就是住這一棟.

Leisure inn住宿感想:

1.2 bedrooms.1大1小,適合夫妻帶1小孩投宿

2.不知自己那晚是怎麼了,一直心神不寧..300年的老房子加上怪叫的木地板...我那晚其實有點怕...但也許是自己想太多了.沒想到我也這麼膽小!

3.乾淨

4. 離著名景點很近Cataract Gorge,一定要去哦!讓我想到太魯閣呢!想想看平坦的澳洲會有峽谷的景觀吔?!

1/03/2009

hotels booked...2 more nights to go

一個人準備旅行的功課還真多!

至目前為止已把前4天和最後一天的住宿訂好了.還有2晚的住宿還沒解決.

我訂的是Prague 的Hostel Tyn(2晚)-Krumlov的Hotel Skippy(2晚)及最後一天住的Miss Sophie.目前為止5晚的住宿費為3400 crown.若算1:2的話約合台幣6800.我覺得實在很便宜.

我也試著在背包客棧上post自己的行程請教高手,到別人的部落格問問題等等.一直都有人認真的指點我,好感動啊!

列出來對我很有幫助的幾個網站/blog如下,謝謝提供這些資訊的人.The best orientation I've ever had!

如果你跟我一樣是後段班的自助(意思是人家2個月前就開始準備,你幾天前才開始),而且對捷克又不熟悉,那麼這幾個網站是很好的起點:

wikitravel 有非常簡潔的介紹,例如prague分10區的由來,每一區的重點.看到這邊對手邊訂到的旅館位置會更有sense.

livingprague.com 是一個旅居布拉格的美國人寫的.內容詳實且提供許多local knowledge.我是在tripadvisor的討論區發現它的.

旅人一轉身 完整詳細的捷克攻略實在令我嘆為觀止!而且相當實用!

Prague daily monitor 當地報紙,在livingprague裏找到的連結.看到一篇很有趣的年度總結文8 events that didn't change the world but affected ČR (沒有改變這個世界卻深深影響捷克共和國發展的8件事).其中COMMUNISTS BACK IN POWER那一段和台灣一直懸而未決的228事件很有異曲同工之妙....

背包客棧更是不可不去的地方嘍!而且會有很熱心的過來人解答你的問題呢!

MY GOOGLE NOTEBOOK 我收集的布拉格資料

12/31/2008

Going to Prague

前幾天想到也許可以去一下布拉格.雖然不是沒自助過,但是going solo倒是第一次.雖然不是心裏有點小嘀咕...但是去是去定了.

在網路上一找才知道原來布拉格是這麼熱門的背包客景點!但是要在幾天之內消化完這些資料也有點小辛苦.

沒腦袋的問問題有時候也是有點 offensive,所以還是悶悶的自己找資料.還好最讓我害怕的聖誕節活動已經過去了,雖然不盡理想,但是我己經盡力.布拉格就當成是這一學期努力的代價吧!

其實最讓我擔心的還是氣候.1-2月在捷克是年平均溫度最低的季節.還好從網路上得知冬遊布拉格不是只有我一個.讓我放心了不少.

在youtube上看到2007與2008的2月的布拉格景緻影片,真希望到時布拉格的天空也是有太陽的!其實我只期望不要一路下雪難走.

12/20/2008

The gentle art of hearing

我是在Presentation Zen看到這一段影片Mankind is no island,全長3.5分鐘皆以手機錄製.錄製地點分別於紐約與雪梨.

很喜歡裏頭的一句話:The gentle art of hearing.想了很久怎麼翻成中文才能表達出影片裏的意境,

是傾聽的溫柔?溫柔的傾聽?似乎怎麼都沒法表現出原文的意境.:-{

12/14/2008

哦,好吃的抹醬!! myjoyjam試吃

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忘了在那裏看到某人寫的blog,就客氣的寫信給myjoyjam問問可否試吃.

幾天之後接到myjoyjam熱情的正面回應。但隨著日益忙碌的時間表,我也早已忘了看著網頁流口水的這件事.

前幾天回到家發現這個myjoyjam的小包,這個可愛的小驚喜雖然被有些外漏的抹醬給小小的影響了一下,但還是迫不及待的打開沾著爸爸剛做好的小餐包吃,味道沒有我想像的濃,但是很清淡爽口呢!我們先吃的是有機胡椒脆粒抹醬,打開時真的有整粒的胡椒呢!選這個做試吃品太對我的胃了!只可惜我們全都只顧著吃,等到想拍照時早就一掃而空啦!

有機熊蔥抹醬的口味比胡椒還重一些,很適合早餐抹餐包吃,真的有辛福的感覺呢!

心裏os:這2包試吃樣品太小啦!(哎呀真是忝不知恥咩!)

倒是茶包沒什麼特別的感覺..我對herb tea一向不是很感興趣.

但是抹醬啊抹醬...等等去買辣椒根醬!!

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12/12/2008

看中廣新聞怎麼"編輯"華盛頓郵報對馬英九的專訪

翻譯外電這件事,不是人人都能翻得精準.但是把人家有講的說沒講,把當時不是重點的放大處理,這個大概就是為官方服務的媒體了吧? 中廣會不會變成台灣的新華社呢? 以下比較12月10中廣記者劉芳與華盛頓郵報原始的報導(12月9日)

這是中廣的標題:

華郵專訪馬英九:我當總統家人失業 好總統領導清廉政府

該報導的結尾來了這麼一段:

令人注意的是,這篇專訪刊登在「華盛頓郵報」國際版上的著重於經濟議題,完全沒有國內的政治或司法議題,而這反映了美國社會關注的是台灣的經濟與兩岸關係的發展。

以下列出華盛頓郵報專訪馬英九總統提問的所有問題,再檢驗看看中廣記者的選擇性翻譯離譜到什麼境界!!

Q: Given the global downturn and the current financial crisis, how quickly will Taiwan see some of the benefits of closer economic ties with China, and given rising unemployment, do you feel any political pressure to move more slowly?  針對全球性的經濟衰退與各種經濟危機,與中國日益密切的台灣何時才能開始獲益?而對目前日益高昇的失業率,你是否面臨任何政治壓力促使您放慢開放的腳步?

Q: So no political pressure to move more slowly? 所以沒有任何政治壓力促使您把腳步放慢嗎?

Q: If you still see Taiwan as a democratic model for China, how can Taiwan influence political developments on the mainland, given the various issues during this Olympic year? And is unification impossible if the Tiananmen massacre issue isn’t resolved?如果您視台灣為中國的一個自由的典範,但是眼見奧運期間發生的多項人權議題,台灣如何在政治體制發展上影響中國?而天安門事件若懸而未決的話,統一有可能嗎?

Q: Other examples? And what about the Tiananmen issue?(馬英九提及中國人民欽羨台灣的民主等等)您還能舉出其他的例子嗎? 還有天安門事件呢?

Q: On Tiananmen, you’re not going to say [whether unification is possible without resolution]? (馬英九類比中國政府處理天安門事件與川震事件的不同態度,並肯定中國已經比較開放,因此記者追問)那天安門事件呢?您不打算對懸而未決的天安門事是否會影響統一的願景提出說明嗎?

Q: How about your long-term vision about whether Taiwan will eventually be a sovereign member of an organization, Greater China but an organization like the E.U.? Or whether it will be more like Austria vis-à-vis Germany: same culture, separate sovereignty. Or, what can you say in the long term [about] what a cross-strait framework would look like? 那麼您對台灣的長期目標為何?台灣將來會是大中國華經濟組織的會員,或是會像奧地利亞與德國一樣同文化,不同的主權國家?

Q: You’ve suggested a diplomatic truce, no more checkbook diplomacy, if China gives Taiwan more breathing space. How has China responded, and what concrete examples do you have that this truce is working? Some people say China is not providing enough in return.您建議的外交休兵,強調廢除金錢外交以換取中國給予台灣更多的國際空間,對此中國截止目前為止如何回應?有任何實際的例子佐證這樣的休兵策略是有效的嗎? 有些人反應中國並沒有任何實質的回應?

Q: When do you expect Taiwan to be in the World Health Organization?您對台灣加入世衛組織有任何時間表嗎?

Q: For government to government talks next year, what are the obstacles? What kind of breakthroughs might we see in the near future? 針對明年兩岸官方會談有任何困難嗎? 在近期內我們會看到任何新的突破與進展嗎?

Q: What about Taiwan’s proposed status in the WHO? 那關於台灣提出的世衛組織會員資格呢?

Q: Will closer China ties for Taiwan lead in the long term to fewer arms purchases from Washington?與中國日益密切的關係在長期而言會降低台灣對華盛頓的軍武購買嗎?

Q: Were Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie’s remarks [reported Monday, calling for an end to such sales] then just boilerplate? 中國外長日前對此軍購案呼籲結束軍購的回應是否只是作戲呢?

Q: The recent protests turned so violent, people on the mainland and elsewhere looked at that and said it was crazy –最近的抗議事件最後衍生暴力,許多中國人與世界各地的觀眾都覺得那是相當瘋狂的事件

Q: To outsiders or to critics, how can a democratic legal system hold someone for up to four months without charge?對局外人或評論者想問的是,一個自稱是民主自由的法制國家怎麼能在沒有罪名之下羇押一個人長達4個月?

Q: Is there anything I’ve failed to ask you, especially as it relates to the current economy?是否還有其他事情您想要陳述而我還未問及?,尤其是有關近期的經濟狀況?

而在中廣新聞稿裏提及的總統一人當選,家裏3人失業在原文專訪裏是這麼說的:

When I was inaugurated my wife actually got early retirement because she didn’t want to do anything that might have a conflict of interest. She also asked her brother to quit his job because his company has some business dealings with state-run corporations here. I also asked my elder sister to quit her job, so I always joke that in my family, while I am employed, three people lost their jobs. I just want to get rid of these potential conflict of interests.

馬英九主動要求姐姐辭職?好像不太像吧?馬式風格還真的徹頭徹尾的睜眼說瞎話啊!而寫這篇的中廣大記者能把原本只佔59段中的1小段的內文擴大成中文稿的主體,再來個結論說此報導"完全沒有國內的政治或司法議題,而這反映了美國社會關注的是台灣的經濟與兩岸關係的發展",這種行徑只有4個字能形容-謊話連篇.16個問題中就有7題直接與國內政治有關1題與司法議題有關,怎麼會是"完全沒有"?

中廣會變成台灣的新華社嗎?

11/28/2008

Long vacation

這是幫弟弟賣的

對日劇一向沒什麼興趣.

所以從來沒看過,自然也不知道如何介紹.

倒是長假這個片名讓人有很多聯想啊!

我想賣: 200元

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Say goodbye to Jessica

畢業後參加的第一場婚禮,

就是和當時的他穿著這一件坐火車到基隆

婚禮後似乎只有再穿一次,

幾年後這一件當時所費不貲的Jessica一片裙,

仍完好的吊在衣櫉裏.

不同的是不同的他與不同的腰圍:-P

我想和Jessica說再見.

喜歡Jessica的人歡迎提問.

原價約3000多,我想賣:400

參加宴會上班皆適合

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11/20/2008

我會為你禱告

automotivator(2)

"每天張開眼睛門外就是記者,我忘了那時我懷孕

幾個月,我決定要出國住,直到要生,我跟醫生

一直吵,住愈久愈好,機票買好了、房子租好

了,但是後來這件事被檢察官認定是要潛逃,我

找了我的主治醫師幫我證明,第一時間他一口答

應,但是隔天他改口說上層有壓力,如果他幫趙

建銘,他的教職缺和主治醫師都必須辭掉,當時

我心想,總不能為了自己的事害了別人,我找了

另一個也知道我要出國的醫生,他答應了,只是

要求不要提及第一個醫師,後來我才知道這個醫

生癌末了,也許因為他沒升遷的包袱,他敢說實

話,他的告別式我不敢參加,我怕我哭。後來這

個高層當官了,當時我恍然大悟,也了解當時他

說要全力協助趙建銘回台大,要我們把申請復職

書給他,我們還問,如果有困難,不要勉強,我

們辭職,結果申請書給他後,投出五十六比一的

票數,他對外成了不畏扁家,阻擋趙建銘回台大

的英雄,所以理所當然他升官了。"

全文連結

 

Just hang in there...

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Excerpt from Newsweek "Fallout from Chen Shui-Bian's Dramatic Arrest" by Melinda Liu

Such warnings have not just come from traditional DPP supporters. Last week, before Mr Chen’s arrest, twenty prominent international Asia specialists, including Professors Arthur Waldron of the University of Pennsylvania, Bruce Jacobs of Monash University and June Teufel Dreyer of the University of Miami, along with former Far Eastern Economic Review Taipei correspondent Julian Baum, issued an unprecedented open letter expressing “deep concern” at the behaviour of Taiwanese prosecutors.  “It is obvious that there have been cases of corruption in Taiwan,” they wrote, “but these have occurred in both political camps.” The recent detentions, they said, had created an impression that the KMT authorities “are using the judicial system to get even with members of the former DPP government.”  They accused prosecutors of “a basic violation of due process, justice and the rule of law,” by holding several detainees incommunicado without being charged, and of “trial by press” by leaking detrimental information to the media. They suggested that such actions were jeopardizing the achievements of Taiwan’s transition from one party rule (by the KMT) to democracy in the late 1980s and early 90s.

11/06/2008

News report with a bias_看不下去yahoo奇摩新聞

熱鬧的兩岸會晤,在yahoo奇摩是這麼報導的....

同一網頁,上半頁是不超過5行的"圓山飯店外零星閙場",下半頁是看來就很high的4個新聞標題.

好奇怪,這是在講同一天的同一件事嗎?

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11/02/2008

先生?總統?主席?路人甲?

Some interesting posts regarding to this guessing game...

F. VARGA predicts there wouldn't be any meeting at all between the two any way....I guess that's probably the easiest way out for Mr. Ma?

Other more serious discussion:

Michael Turton shares a piece from Wall Street Journal by Ted Galen Carpenter, which has several interesting point of view.

I like Michael's insight over Mr. Ma's softer approach,

Supporters for this approach seems to argue that if Ma obtains concessions from China, the electorate will respect him and have warm fuzzies about Beijing -- but the evidence shows that the electorate recognizes that such overtures imply a sellout of Taiwan.

Hmmmmm....I guess everybody knows that except the president's office?

 

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11/01/2008

Tell a story with mixed emoticons...plus the presenter is kind of hot....

This is my pick of presentation of the week. A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons by Rives.

Isn't it amazing that you can tell a story with icons only? Besides, he's kind of hot, from a woman's point of view. hehehe...

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