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富里,在長長的花蓮的南邊,雖然還不至於是國境之南,但從花蓮市出發,坐火車也要花上將近個兩個小時的時間,再續行往南不久,就會到大名鼎鼎的池上便當的原產地.翻翻腦海中的記憶,我似乎還沒到台東瘋過,慢慢來唄!!真的越來越覺得台灣的後山是個放鬆自己,重新整裝出發的好地方,何必花大錢出國充電,繞過北迴,一樣出了都市叢林;走出車站,上了六十石山,一樣給你到了歐洲的感官饗宴!

很感謝在PTT的Hualien版上,版友提供的機車租借資訊,讓沒有汽車駕照,也沒有車可以開的無車族,like us,可以達成上山賞花的期待,唯一美中不足的一點,就是租金一天要NT$500,而且聽在旅程上巧遇到的遊伴說,機車行老闆娘很會賺旺季錢,她說車子交給你,一天以內都算NT$500,沒有以小時計費或半天計費,要或不要隨便你.哈~~厲害厲害!!!!沒有同業競爭削價,就是可以這樣大聲說話!!!! XD

循著熱心報路的阿伯的指示,我們很快的找到上山的路,同時阿伯也用手指指我們騎的小100,他說:很陡捏!會騎不上去唷!!

我開心的拍拍胸膛說:沒關係啦!那到時候就下來牽車囉!!!哈.... ....結果.... ....連續幾個陡坡加上近180度的大彎,我開始正視"會騎不上去唷"這個問題!還好~~~~叫後面的人跳車自己下來走,還是可以催催油門上山,呼..........果然,在地人的話還是要聽一下!!~~XD

這是上山後第一片花海,你瘋了,我瘋了,大家都瘋了,再次印證數大便是美,

She was the first lady I met on the trail going to the butterfly garden.

Saying of this, there is kind of strange. This year's Mother's Day I went out with others mother instead of mine. To be honest, I tried to wait my mom coming back so that we could go together. But mom didn't show up, I went alone with other families that I didn't know much. XD

The place we visited this time is Flying Cow Ranch in Miaoli. It gets a strange name either. Just as the day. A cow.....fly........ The statue we saw right before the entrance is exactly a fat fat cow with .....two wings. Ha....So cute! So Funny! So impressive!   

Just like its name, plenty of green grasslands,meadows make this huge ranch. Plenty of cows, goats, rabbits, horses...feed in this ranch. Because of grassland, I think this is truly a perfect place to fly a kite, to play frisbee with your dog.

We looked the paper map we got upon we drove in the entrance. We got interested in the butterfly garden. Since my childhood till now, I seem to never visit a garden of butterfly. Seeing the plastic curtain, a big butterfly-sharped board welcomes all the guests.

It was a very early morning. 4:30 AM. We got up much much earlier than the usual working day. Outside was still dark. I think our grandpa sun was still on his bed too. I had to turn on the light in front of my bike so that I could see my way clearly.

Our train departed at 5:33 am. We took our breakfast, arriving the station around 5:00 am, because we had to pack the bike into the bike bag and then carried it into the platform by our own. Believe me. You'll never know how heavy a half-way bike is until it "rides" on you. Not to mention you have to carry it and walk a distance; even though it's just a short distance.

The 12th car is the appointed car for the placement of bike. Obviously, it is rebuilt from the originally restaurant car. We took the train that the reconstruction is not accomplished yet. Ha...... So at the first time, we didn't know how to put our bike. Just.....let it be what it should be.........

And this is what a bicycle placement area should be.......We took this train back from Hualien. We met many bikers who traveled like us. No cars, no motors. Travel all the way depends on our own. Love the earth in our ways. It's really a hard task for me to go only by bike. I confessed I almost gave up and went to rent a car instead. Especially when the weather kept raining raining.... and raining.... It's funny that many colleagues were curious why I didn't turn black after a week back from my Hualien trip. Here's the reason. Because it was raining from Monday till Thursday. Ha...... But YES!!!  I did it !!! I can say I am GREAT!!!~~ HA!~~   

On the train, I woke up and then fell into sleep again and again. We ate a lunch box togerther. The famous railway lunch box, well....I thought... the pork rib was good. Yap! ONLY the prok rib was good.  

A lovely evil I bought from a stand setting in the sidewalk of Bangkok. It has the golden horns and a red tail and what cutest is its face expression. All drove me to make an immediately decision to bring it home with me.

Guess how much is it..... I suppose it only cost me half of Taiwan price. No more than THB 40. Cheap? Right~~ In Taiwan , this size of hand-made doll may cost NT 80 or more. This is what makes Thailand so amazing. You always can find a bargain fits your need. But I found this rule couldn't be uesd in the department stores. The products selling in the department stores are just as expensive as Taiwan. It is because of the high customs duties of import goods. If you are a lover of shopping in luxury department store, in my opinion, it's no need to fly to Bangkok. In contrast, if you love to buy goods at night markets or wholesale stores, Bangkok is definitely a shopping paradise for you.

And if you are a gourmet, don't miss Bangkok in your must-to-visit country list......

                              to be continued... ... ...

Hu......Uncle said it's been too long ago for us to take exercise last time, so that we decise to ride around the little township, Ershuei, this Sunday. This is my second time roaming around Ershuei by bicycle. And I can still remember clearly that I was so impressed by the rural landscape of this countryside. Seldom high buildings, what can be seen are almost red-bricked bungalows. Country roads winding around, those actually only can be called paths. Fewer vehicles, so lowest pollution. Endless green and boundless space, I love it.

We started out at 8:00 in the morning , but Uncle said it is still too late to set out our riding , because ,you know, the sun in summer season really can burn you up!  And it did!!! I'm surprised found out that my thigh skin got red after we finished the whole morning outdoor activity. So don't forget to apply suncream even on your thighs!

There are many riding tracks in Ershuei. You may ride along the planned bilkway or ride along any country road  just beside farmlands. If you want to challenge yourself , there still are tougher level way for you to choose from and you may need to do more effort to ride up a slope.   

The bikeway is right next to the railway. A train drives through the tender farmfield.  What a beautiful picture it is!

Moonwalk? Are we talking the human's first step on the moon about 40 years ago？

No，but actually relates to Michael Jackson.

To brging with， Kim Bostwick who was an bird expert did a research with a kind of sparrow showing in the jungle of central America. So surprise that the little small bird can dance just like Michael did!!

No one is gonna forget the terrible disaster happened on 8/8 of Taiwan. Typhoon is what a normal natural phenomenon which usually occures in Taiwan's Summer. We all supposed Maroc wasn't a special typhoon even the weather forecast of CNN indicated that Maroc probably could be a super typhoon. It rained continuously without the intention to give us a break.Then......we heard the news broadcasted the southern Taiwan was flooded, and what worsens is several villages in the mountain areas might be buried by mudflows and that might cause hundreds of people died.

I believe we are all the same that whenever watching the news of typhoon, we couldn't help tearing. Not only for the dying people , but also for the survivors who could be homeless and alive lonely. Now every sauce of help and donation are coming into the disaster area. There are many groups of volunteers willing to dedicate themselves to help the victims clearing up their houses. And I am so proud of  my little brother that he took part in the volunteer team. Although the period of helping isn't that long, I shall learn his passion and activity.

However, some politician talking programs try their best just want to find out who should be responsible for the happening of this disaster.  Even until now, it has passed more than 20 days after the flood, the programs still don't give up digging out who is the murder. I don't agree that's the most important issue should be discuss right now. So let's turn off the TV, do something meaningful. Maybe walking out to a 7-11 store and put your coins into the donation box. Or even the simplest action, pray for the people.

Cheer up ! Taiwan! 

I don't know how to start. Maybe it has been a long time problem since perhaps 4 months ago or longer before. I was always late to home. I was often the one not on the dinner table. I was afraid to say something. The atmosphere was different. It seems that I was mature enough to be independent and handle all the things. How ridiculous is that someone thinks everybody changes except "someone". The real situation is nobody changes except "the someone".

Tonight, a smile on your face. So real, so touching........ It's you who is ,in fact, always strong, impaccable and setting all the thins up. Even facing sickness, you accept it as your part. Knowing more, fearing grows. Now is just the beginning for all of us to learn how to be indepenedet......

A good film worthy of recommendation !

Actually I could surmise what will happen the next moment in the movie, just like other Japanese drama, always full of positive thinking and bright side of life. Because it is so close to our real life that I was touched. Maybe that's the reason why I like Japanese dramas and so do Japanese songs.

Departures was dubbed into background music by 久石讓 , a famous musician teaming up with 宮崎駿 for his serial animations. And that's it!! Attracting me going for the movie. Never being disopointed!! My tears trickled down my face when the cello played......

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20 years of my life 育ててくれた

Mom is always a toiling, flawless,and excellent mom. Opening my lunch box full with delectable dishes surprises my colleagues all the time. My coworkers always say "Your lunch prepared by your mom looks so delicious." And I also always reply "It tastes also savory."

Some day noon, no sooner did I wake up then I enjoyed my prepared lunch. I just couldn't help surprised by mom's cook skill. Look this dish, rice with a thin omelette on top. How thin and perfect the omelette was with my favorite, doufu. I can never acquire the cook talent from dear mom. I can at best wash the finished dishes. Ha ha...