Perfect
The definition of perfect for me is not being 100% exactly the same with what I dreamed of, but someone who I am comfortable be around with, someone who I don't mind to compromise myself a little bit for, someone I would very much enjoy sharing my life with.
"My Fair Lady"
If my life has to be a drama, I would be Eliza and you would be my Prof. Higgins.
15 Months/10 months
I can't quite recall how I can just not.... I don't know how I lived for that long without sharing things and thoughts with a person that is so dear to me. I've been counting, that is too much, right?
12 December, 2007
08 December, 2007
Darfur
There are 2 documentaries released in this passed couple months about the most heartbreaking, shocking, scaring, and horrifying things that is happening in Darfur right now, even as you are reading.
Sand and Sorrow. This is a documentary made by HBO. You can watch the whole documentary till 12/9 online at HBO: Sand and Sorrow.
Darfur Now. This is a documentary about 6 people try to make a change, bring peace to Darful.
Get involve on saving Darfur.
It just kills me whenever I saw things like this. It is just not acceptable. I mean, most of us live in a nice comfort life while there are people who just try to live through another second. They didn't chose to live like that. What can I do to make a difference? What can we do as a human being to change it? Some friends told me that "it is just an evidence of we are approaching the end of the world." I don't care, we are here breathing, is not just welcoming Jesus coming back. we are here breathing is not just let the devil do whatever he/they want to do. We are here to prove to the devil that we will perform the responsibilities as a human beings, we will fight to the end, and we will win. I am not going to change the world, but I will contribute whatever I could to just make it a little bit better.
Sand and Sorrow. This is a documentary made by HBO. You can watch the whole documentary till 12/9 online at HBO: Sand and Sorrow.
Darfur Now. This is a documentary about 6 people try to make a change, bring peace to Darful.
Get involve on saving Darfur.
It just kills me whenever I saw things like this. It is just not acceptable. I mean, most of us live in a nice comfort life while there are people who just try to live through another second. They didn't chose to live like that. What can I do to make a difference? What can we do as a human being to change it? Some friends told me that "it is just an evidence of we are approaching the end of the world." I don't care, we are here breathing, is not just welcoming Jesus coming back. we are here breathing is not just let the devil do whatever he/they want to do. We are here to prove to the devil that we will perform the responsibilities as a human beings, we will fight to the end, and we will win. I am not going to change the world, but I will contribute whatever I could to just make it a little bit better.
05 December, 2007
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Where is my Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall? The place I went for all those amazing music concerts and dramas. The place I went with my family and had all those childhood fun.
What? It became "Taiwan Democratic Memorial Hall"??? Democratic memorial hall? Are you serious? DEMOCRATIC? You sure you didn't say it wrong? I thought... never mind, I guess with President Chen Shui-bian, nothing is impossible. I learned that about 3 or 4 years ago, when he got re-elected. Nothing is impossible, he is just... like a god, a semi-god, oh, how Faustian. When is he going to be the king? You know, like a... The Bian Dynasty or something like that, and oh oh oh , have a concentration camp to lock all the damn Chinese in there, since he hates us so much. He will be so good at doing that, and I will be so "proud" of him.
Where is my Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall? I do want to give my appreciation to this great formal President of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek. I mean, without his lead, literarily, I won't be here. Can you tell me how to get there?
What? It became "Taiwan Democratic Memorial Hall"??? Democratic memorial hall? Are you serious? DEMOCRATIC? You sure you didn't say it wrong? I thought... never mind, I guess with President Chen Shui-bian, nothing is impossible. I learned that about 3 or 4 years ago, when he got re-elected. Nothing is impossible, he is just... like a god, a semi-god, oh, how Faustian. When is he going to be the king? You know, like a... The Bian Dynasty or something like that, and oh oh oh , have a concentration camp to lock all the damn Chinese in there, since he hates us so much. He will be so good at doing that, and I will be so "proud" of him.
Where is my Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall? I do want to give my appreciation to this great formal President of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek. I mean, without his lead, literarily, I won't be here. Can you tell me how to get there?
30 November, 2007
2=1?!
Thomas Mann
I am taking this class called Goethe's Faust. Such a great class. Loving the professor. Goethe is just an amazing writer, totally wish I speak German, so I can read his original work. It is just so much better so read it in the original language instead of the translation ones. And Mann, totally worth reading. The polarities in his work, the ironic in his words, the way his analysis Faustian character. He is just so precise and elegant.
When I have thoughts about Adrian Leverkühn, who can I talk to? When I just so inspired by Mann's amazing words, who can I turn to? When I want to share this delicate art work, who can I go to?
2=1?!
Let S=ln2, then you can write S=1-1/2+1/3-1/4+.... And then you rearrange them, which we do since basic math classes, S=1-1/2-1/4+1/3-1/6-1/8+.... then, take 1/2 out, you get S=1/2(1-1/2+1/3-1/4+...) which you can also write it as S=1/2*S. since ln2>0, then S does not equals to 0, thus... 2=1.
Totally reasonable, but of course, 2 does not equals to 1. This is just an example of when the sequence is not absolute converging, you can not just rearrange them, or then outcome can be anything you want it to be.
When my mind got blowed away from all those fascinating math works, who am I going to talk to? When I'm stocking on math sense on things, who can I talk to? When I'm filled with the joy of having fun with math, who can I share with?
Tofu, Fish
I was out at a stunning party last night. I don't know any one before I walked in, but turned out well and able to chatted with several wonderful, amazing human beings. They sure live a life that I want to live in. We talked about all the fascinating cuisines, one of those will be this tofu that somehow made fish just shoot into it and die in there (apparently is from a Japanese restaurant in NYC.)
When I'm going a party that I know no one, who can I bring as a great company? When I want to try all those crazy cuisines, who will come with me? When I want to paint my life, who will add me in his painting?
One of my ex-roommates said, there is that someone for everyone. Even a girl like me? A girl is full of polarities? Is she just... too naive? Or am I too negative?
I am taking this class called Goethe's Faust. Such a great class. Loving the professor. Goethe is just an amazing writer, totally wish I speak German, so I can read his original work. It is just so much better so read it in the original language instead of the translation ones. And Mann, totally worth reading. The polarities in his work, the ironic in his words, the way his analysis Faustian character. He is just so precise and elegant.
When I have thoughts about Adrian Leverkühn, who can I talk to? When I just so inspired by Mann's amazing words, who can I turn to? When I want to share this delicate art work, who can I go to?
2=1?!
Let S=ln2, then you can write S=1-1/2+1/3-1/4+.... And then you rearrange them, which we do since basic math classes, S=1-1/2-1/4+1/3-1/6-1/8+.... then, take 1/2 out, you get S=1/2(1-1/2+1/3-1/4+...) which you can also write it as S=1/2*S. since ln2>0, then S does not equals to 0, thus... 2=1.
Totally reasonable, but of course, 2 does not equals to 1. This is just an example of when the sequence is not absolute converging, you can not just rearrange them, or then outcome can be anything you want it to be.
When my mind got blowed away from all those fascinating math works, who am I going to talk to? When I'm stocking on math sense on things, who can I talk to? When I'm filled with the joy of having fun with math, who can I share with?
Tofu, Fish
I was out at a stunning party last night. I don't know any one before I walked in, but turned out well and able to chatted with several wonderful, amazing human beings. They sure live a life that I want to live in. We talked about all the fascinating cuisines, one of those will be this tofu that somehow made fish just shoot into it and die in there (apparently is from a Japanese restaurant in NYC.)
When I'm going a party that I know no one, who can I bring as a great company? When I want to try all those crazy cuisines, who will come with me? When I want to paint my life, who will add me in his painting?
One of my ex-roommates said, there is that someone for everyone. Even a girl like me? A girl is full of polarities? Is she just... too naive? Or am I too negative?
27 November, 2007
Seleted Interview with Keri Russell from SELF Magazine
Keri Russell
On relieving stress
Naps are the key to relieving stress. When you are working on two hours of sleep, the fact that cheese comes on something when you ordered it with no cheese is enough to send you crying under the covers for an hour. Also, eating right. It's like, why am I so stressed out? Because I haven't eaten for six hours. So naps, eating right and laughing with my friends. I was getting a little down this summer and realized that I hadn't talked to my girlfriends in weeks. Especially when you get into this isolated family bubble, it's important to make sure that I'm reaching out and still engaging with them.
On friendship
My friendships are everything to me. I really put my relationship with my girlfriends as high as my relationship with Shane. There isn't just one person in your life—there are many people who make up a great life and your love relationships.
For me, friendship is definitely one of the important thing in my life. No matter the relations to my girls friends or guy friends. They are equally precious to me and requires equal amounts of time to manage. They definitely expand my life and help me look at the world differently. I am nothing without all of my friends. Yet the sum of my friends does not defined me, but they teach me how to define myself. Cheers to my friends. :)
On relieving stress
Naps are the key to relieving stress. When you are working on two hours of sleep, the fact that cheese comes on something when you ordered it with no cheese is enough to send you crying under the covers for an hour. Also, eating right. It's like, why am I so stressed out? Because I haven't eaten for six hours. So naps, eating right and laughing with my friends. I was getting a little down this summer and realized that I hadn't talked to my girlfriends in weeks. Especially when you get into this isolated family bubble, it's important to make sure that I'm reaching out and still engaging with them.
On friendship
My friendships are everything to me. I really put my relationship with my girlfriends as high as my relationship with Shane. There isn't just one person in your life—there are many people who make up a great life and your love relationships.
For me, friendship is definitely one of the important thing in my life. No matter the relations to my girls friends or guy friends. They are equally precious to me and requires equal amounts of time to manage. They definitely expand my life and help me look at the world differently. I am nothing without all of my friends. Yet the sum of my friends does not defined me, but they teach me how to define myself. Cheers to my friends. :)
25 November, 2007
Je t'écris
by Grégory Lemarchal
Je t'écris des trottoirs de nos villes habillées en Noël, 在這微微苦澀的冬季夜晚
de quelques nuits d'hiver aux saveurs douces-amères 從我們聖誕節待獃過的村子廊巷我寫信給你
Je t'écris de ces soirs de lumières,在燈火通明的夜裡
des yeux émerveillés de cette petite fille從閃爍著燦爛光芒的小女孩眼裡
au pied d'un grand sapin sur la cinquième avenue 聖誕樹下 第五大道上我寫信給你
Je t'écris d'un départ, d'une valise oubliée 出發時遺忘了行李的地方 我寫信給你
Je t'écris d'un lac blanc où ce couple patine在情侶雙雙對對滑冰的白色湖畔 我寫給你
Je t'écris d'un désert 我從沙漠寫信給你
où l'épave d'un bateau se souvient de la mer,那裡有無主沉船思念著海洋
je t'écris d'une terre où des maison s'écroulent 在塌陷的屋子旁我寫著 我寫著
Je t'écris de Venise, 我從威尼斯寫信給你
où les amants s'éveillent au son de vieux clochers 情人被古鐘晨聲喚醒
Il neigera peut-être encore cette année 也許...雪...今年會再次落下
Je t'écris de la mer, 直布羅陀海峽旁邊 我寫信給你
au large de Gibraltar le regard vers Tanger 遠望過去 就是摩洛哥TANGER港了
Je t'écris de l'Afrique où l'on meurt par milliers從死傷千萬的非洲 我寫信給你
Des quatre coins de la terre, 從世界各地
je t'écris des tranchées de guerres abandonnées遺世戰火中 我寫過隻字片語給你
Je t'écris d'un baiser, de ce banc de Paris以吻封缄 坐在巴黎的長椅我寫信給你
où deux amants s'enlacent dans leur éternité那裡有對情人纏綿了好久
et que rien ni personne ne pourrait déranger沒有任何事物可以打擾他們
Je t'écris d'un café, de l'aile d'un avion咖啡廳裡 我寫信給你 機翼旁 我寫信給你
où nos mémoires s'enlacent dans ton éternité我倆的回憶中 纏繞著你的永恆
et que rien ni personne ne pourrait m'enlever沒有任何事物可以把我拉醒
Je t'écris de ces ciels de quart monde我從八方天邊寫信給你
où les corps si légers d'enfants trop peu nourris那裡有營養不良的饑童
s'élèvent sans faire de bruit靜靜無聲的成長
Je t'écris de la rue où l'on danse et l'on chante從我們一起舞唱的路旁我寫信給你
Je t'écris du plumier 拾起一隻羽毛筆
d'un vieillard solitaire à la chambre oubliée我從一個孤獨老人被遺忘的房裡寫信給你
Je t'écris de la part de ces dieux impuissants以無辜殉難者之名
aux noms desquels on tue無力回天的眾神旁 我寫信給你
Je t'écris de la main de ces hommes藉這些沒有出過聲的人手裡
de paix qui n'ont pas renoncé 我平和的寫信給你
Je t'écris de la Seine,塞納河畔 我寫封信給你
la tour Eiffel y brille dans des reflets passés艾菲爾鐵塔旁 閃爍著過往光輝
Je t'écris du souvenir d'un baiser par milliers從千萬個吻的回憶中 我寫給你
Des quatre coins de la terre, 從四面八方
je ferai le tour du monde, d'un jour très ordinaire一個再普通不過的日子 拿起行囊世界就在腳旁
Je t'écris de ce rêve de t'avoir tant aimé 這般綺麗的夢想 我寫給你
Je t'écris ébloui par tant d'humanité 很高興 以如此溫暖人性的筆觸 我可以寫信給你
(Fali中譯)
Grégory Lemarchal, a young man with beautiful voice and a strong mind. He died of complications from cystic fibrosis on the morning of April 30, 2007. May he rest in peace.
24 November, 2007
Things About You
Miss You
A night like this made me thought of you and wonder how's everything going for you. I set in the swing but you weren't there. I guess I do miss you from time to time.
Passport
Can you believe the bouncer still question about my passport? Just like what you said, who in the hell will bring a fake passport to bars. They are just being ridiculous, I guess.
Dinner Table
Mike said I don't want a non-science major guy nor a too nerdy dude. You are obviously not a science species. Those lines, they are just my excuses.
90's Game
Have you ever played a board game that asks you all the random questions related to the 90s? I was playing that game with my practically family after Thanksgiving dinner. Mimi's boy were there too, he actually knew most of the things, I wonder if you know most of the answer as well. I always have an impression that you know tons of random fun stuff.
Seattle
I know you don't like a place without a lot of culture. Will you like Seattle?
Thoughts
It's hard to find a friend that you can share pretty much... most of the thoughts with. You seemed like one. I guess I lost it. It's just sad to lose a friend.
Happy late Thanksgiving to You.
A night like this made me thought of you and wonder how's everything going for you. I set in the swing but you weren't there. I guess I do miss you from time to time.
Passport
Can you believe the bouncer still question about my passport? Just like what you said, who in the hell will bring a fake passport to bars. They are just being ridiculous, I guess.
Dinner Table
Mike said I don't want a non-science major guy nor a too nerdy dude. You are obviously not a science species. Those lines, they are just my excuses.
90's Game
Have you ever played a board game that asks you all the random questions related to the 90s? I was playing that game with my practically family after Thanksgiving dinner. Mimi's boy were there too, he actually knew most of the things, I wonder if you know most of the answer as well. I always have an impression that you know tons of random fun stuff.
Seattle
I know you don't like a place without a lot of culture. Will you like Seattle?
Thoughts
It's hard to find a friend that you can share pretty much... most of the thoughts with. You seemed like one. I guess I lost it. It's just sad to lose a friend.
Happy late Thanksgiving to You.
13 November, 2007
"Quotable" Polititicians
副總統呂秀蓮表示，「我們真的是靠一張嘴，把政權拿來的」。呂副總統說，「如果到處演講，跟大家握握手、微微笑，這樣就可以拐（騙）到選票，可以當選的話，這樣比毛澤東還要厲害。沒想到，We made it （我們辦到了）！我們真的是靠一張嘴，把政權拿來的」。
2007/11/12 聯合報
下鄉接連遭民眾嗆聲的陳水扁總統，到苗栗通霄山上的農場，面對滿場的支持者，陳水扁說，「今天天氣那麼好，這裡風景那麼美，台灣竟然被他們說成一無是處。」他向反對者嗆聲，「中國那麼好？太平洋又沒加蓋，覺得中國好就游過去呀！游過去就不要再回來！」
2007/11/10 中國時報
油價一直漲，民眾該怎麼辦？經濟部長陳瑞隆昨天說，民眾可以「大車換小車」，「一周有一、兩天不開車也無妨」。當被問到他的車是三千ＣＣ時，陳瑞隆竟回答「我的三千ＣＣ怎麼算大？算是很小的車。」
2007/10/30 聯合報
陳總統出訪中美洲提供鉅額金援，引發外界批判，陳水扁說，過去有人執政幾十年，「難道辦外交不用花冤枉錢嗎？」辦外交不是蓋工廠、生產東西，難道出訪是來跟人收錢？不賠錢就不錯了，這就是台灣的外交處境，誰來執政、當總統都一樣，大家不必講得太滿。
2007/08/27 聯合報
教育部長杜正勝語出驚人，公開反對使用成語及典故，「成語這個東西會讓人思想懶惰、頭腦昏鈍、一知半解，」他並直言，「用成語是國文教育的失敗。」杜正勝進一步說明反對成語的原因，「成語只存在過去的情境，與現在的生活沒有關係，如果有關係也是很淡薄。」杜正勝說，如果一定要用典，也要避免採用冷僻的典故，「如果大家不熟，用典就沒有意義。」
2007/01/25 聯合報
I am definitely speechless after reading all those "amazing quotes". What can I say, all these politicians in Taiwan just surprises me every single second.
2007/11/12 聯合報
下鄉接連遭民眾嗆聲的陳水扁總統，到苗栗通霄山上的農場，面對滿場的支持者，陳水扁說，「今天天氣那麼好，這裡風景那麼美，台灣竟然被他們說成一無是處。」他向反對者嗆聲，「中國那麼好？太平洋又沒加蓋，覺得中國好就游過去呀！游過去就不要再回來！」
2007/11/10 中國時報
油價一直漲，民眾該怎麼辦？經濟部長陳瑞隆昨天說，民眾可以「大車換小車」，「一周有一、兩天不開車也無妨」。當被問到他的車是三千ＣＣ時，陳瑞隆竟回答「我的三千ＣＣ怎麼算大？算是很小的車。」
2007/10/30 聯合報
陳總統出訪中美洲提供鉅額金援，引發外界批判，陳水扁說，過去有人執政幾十年，「難道辦外交不用花冤枉錢嗎？」辦外交不是蓋工廠、生產東西，難道出訪是來跟人收錢？不賠錢就不錯了，這就是台灣的外交處境，誰來執政、當總統都一樣，大家不必講得太滿。
2007/08/27 聯合報
教育部長杜正勝語出驚人，公開反對使用成語及典故，「成語這個東西會讓人思想懶惰、頭腦昏鈍、一知半解，」他並直言，「用成語是國文教育的失敗。」杜正勝進一步說明反對成語的原因，「成語只存在過去的情境，與現在的生活沒有關係，如果有關係也是很淡薄。」杜正勝說，如果一定要用典，也要避免採用冷僻的典故，「如果大家不熟，用典就沒有意義。」
2007/01/25 聯合報
I am definitely speechless after reading all those "amazing quotes". What can I say, all these politicians in Taiwan just surprises me every single second.
10 November, 2007
Darfur Now
Darfur Now is a documentary about the struggles and achievements of six different guys from inside Darfur and around the world bring up the issue of the tragedy in Sudan.
What can you do to change the world? It only takes a small step everyday. And T, I guess you are just not as cool I thought.
What can you do to change the world? It only takes a small step everyday. And T, I guess you are just not as cool I thought.
28 October, 2007
End of the Rocktober
It has been a great baseball season this year, thanks to the amazing Rockies. They did put on the best show ever, they are legendary no matter what.
Next year, we will see the Rockies again in the World series and win the game.
Next year, we will see the Rockies again in the World series and win the game.
24 October, 2007
ESPN.com: Stark: Five reasons the Rockies will win
Why that other team (Rockies) will win in six
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com
BOSTON -- The team with the most household names is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
The team that plays in Ben Affleck's favorite hallowed ballpark is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
Oh. And one more thing. The team that thinks it has finally lifted all its curses and busted all its ghosts is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
Yeah, we recognize that, to most of America, this World Series feels like a battle between the World-Famous Red Sox and That Other Team, Whoever The Heck They Are.
But get back to us in a week and a half. By then, we predict you'll know exactly who That Other Team is.
That'll be the Colorado Rockies -- the team planning its parade route.
Rockies in six. That's how we see it.
Don't think it isn't tough to pick against the Red Sox. They have Josh Beckett. They have proven October warriors. They have four games in their one-of-a-kind home park. And they just pulled off an ALCS comeback that looked frighteningly reminiscent of October 2004.
But the Rockies aren't just this Series' designated punching bag, stopping by to give the Red Sox somebody to play on the way to their inevitable ticker-tape shower.
No, no, no. This is the best, and most complete, team in the National League. A team that led the league in hitting. And led the league in defense. And led the league in ERA after the All-Star break. And had the best record in the NL after May 1, June 1, July 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 1 and Oct. 1.
So why wouldn't this be a team eminently capable of winning the World Series?
Well, it is. And we're not alone in thinking that, believe it or not. We surveyed six of the sharpest scouting minds in America this week. The first question we asked all of them was whether we were crazy to think the Rockies could beat the Red Sox.
"You're not crazy," said one of them. "I was thinking exactly the same thing."
"That's not crazy at all," said another. "Just because the Rockies have never been in the World Series doesn't mean they can't win it. That's a really good club, whether people know it or not."
Clearly, most people don't know it. Yet. But they'll be finding out shortly. What makes us think so? Just check out these Five Reasons the Rockies Are Going to Win the World Series.
1. They're the real team of destiny
We would never diminish what it took for the Red Sox to bash their way out of that 3-1 cavern against Cleveland. But when you get right down to it, all they had to do to survive was win three games in a row. The Rockies, on the other hand, had to win every game they played (or just about) for two weeks. Now that's pressure.
"I think this is destiny, man. Destiny," said longtime Rockies icon Vinny Castilla, now a special assistant to GM Dan O'Dowd. "For us just to get to the playoffs ... we had to win 14 out of 15. We couldn't even lose two games. So I think this team -- it's a team of destiny. It's not going to be beat."
Obviously, in this sport, a 12-strikeout Josh Beckett two-hitter can derail anybody's Destiny Express rather quickly. But ask anyone who has watched the Rockies in person during this astounding 21-1 blitz. Much like the 2003 Marlins, a low-budget team that upset an experienced Yankees conglomerate similar to these Red Sox, the Rockies have been playing like a team that expects to find a way to win every single game.
"That team is a buzz saw," said one NL executive. "Right now, mentally, there's no question they think they're destined to win this thing. I haven't seen a club in a long time that played with more confidence than Colorado is playing with."
We've never had a team roll into a World Series riding a 21-1 streak. So there's no precedent to help us predict how this team will fare. But it's at least notable that the Rockies are the fifth team in the wild-card era to rip through the first two rounds with no more than one loss. And three of the previous four ('95 Braves, '99 Yankees and '05 White Sox) won the World Series. Two of them (Yankees and White Sox) even swept their opponents.
The exception, though, is a big one -- because it's last year's Tigers, a team that never seemed to recover from its six-day layoff between the LCS and World Series. Which brings us to this:
2. That eight-day layoff was overrated
So how does an eight-day pre-World Series sabbatical affect a Team of Destiny? How would anyone know? Only one team has done it, and that was nearly 100 years ago (the 1910 A's).
We'll concede that a team this hot would never prefer to do it this way. Heck, you can play 1,000 simulated games, but you can't possibly simulate October.
And you can't possibly simulate the feeling of having to win every day, a feeling that fueled this team's magic-carpet ride.
And most of all, you can't possibly simulate having to face Beckett in Fenway in the first World Series game in the history of the franchise. Can't be done.
But just because the Tigers couldn't regenerate their momentum last October doesn't mean it's impossible. And here's the evidence:
• Of the three teams in the divisional playoff era that have had six-day breaks before the World Series, the '06 Tigers are the only team that didn't turn around and win the Series. The other two -- the '95 Braves and '96 Yankees -- both won in six.
• Of the nine teams that have had breaks of five days or more before the World Series, six of those nine went on to win the Series. The most recent example: the 2005 White Sox, who were so screwed up by their five-day layoff, all they did was go out and sweep the Astros.
• And back in 1989, when the Bay Bridge World Series took an 11-day intermission for seismological reasons, it had zero effect on the Oakland A's. They'd won six of seven postseason games before the earthquake. Then they came back and won the next two by a combined score of 22-13.
So you can probably make an argument that a little rest, a little sleep and a little mental break is a good thing, nearly seven months into the marathon.
"I don't think the break is that big a deal," said one scout. "They'll still be amped up. How can they not be? It's their first World Series ever. They're not veterans of this stuff, so they don't even have a routine, let alone a routine to get thrown out of. I think they'll be fine."
3. The Rockies have the real home-field advantage
Granted, there's no place in baseball quite like Fenway. But there's no place even close to Coors Field -- humidor or no humidor.
Think about how Games 3-4-5 in Coors will affect the Red Sox. It's tough to make a case they don't hurt Boston just about every way possible. Take a look:
• ON OFFENSE -- Anybody want to argue that losing the DH won't change the whole personality of the Red Sox lineup? "Their hottest hitter is Kevin Youkilis," said one scout. "But when they go to Colorado, he can't play -- either him or Big Papi [David Ortiz]. So that's a huge hole in that lineup." It's also possible the Red Sox could play Youkilis at third, but that takes Mike Lowell out of the lineup. Or Youkilis could try to sneak by in right field for a night, but that's a big defensive gamble in the most spacious outfield in baseball. And if the Red Sox go with Coco Crisp over Jacoby Ellsbury in center for defensive reasons, that hurts them offensively, too.
• ON THE MOUND -- The Coors Effect is so powerful here, it actually affected how the Red Sox structured their original rotation. Curt Schilling (4-4, 5.51 lifetime at Coors) is president of the Coors Haters of America. But the Red Sox were prepared to send him out there to pitch Game 3 in Denver, at least in part because he was still a better altitudinous option than Tim Wakefield, a guy who has been dodging all games in Denver since 1993 (when he went 0-2, 9.31, in two starts at Mile High Stadium). Now, thanks to Wakefield's health problems, they'll both dodge Coors. But if you're curious about how a knuckleballer might have fared in that thin Colorado air, we looked at the four most prominent knuckleball kings of the last 20 years -- Wakefield, Charlie Hough, Tom Candiotti and Steve Sparks. And their 10 trips to the mound (six starts) in Denver were definitely less scenic than those snow-capped mountains. They went winless (0-4), allowing 50 hits, 69 baserunners, 41 runs and 36 earned runs in 33 innings. That computes to a 9.82 ERA and a disastrous 2.09 WHIP. Oh, and Daisuke Matsuzaka could have his issues, too. "You need power arms to win there," said one scout. "With Dice-K, a guy who has to rely on his screwball or his gyroball, you can't be too sure what that altitude will do to those pitches."
• ON DEFENSE -- Just about every scout we spoke with had the same horrifying thought. "I'm trying to envision Manny playing left field in Coors," said one. "That's a little scary." Another put it this way: "Manny will be so lost out there, he'll need radar to find his way back." No matter how you compute it, the Red Sox have leather-working issues at Coors -- whether it's Manny in left, Ortiz wearing his first-base mitt or Youkilis moving to third base or the outfield. Now contrast that to the home team, a team that will have no issues like that, a team that just compiled the highest fielding percentage in baseball history. Definite edge: Rockies.
• INTANGIBILITY -- The Rockies are terrors in Coors to begin with. They're 42-15 there since June 2, the best home record in baseball. Now add in the fact that the Red Sox haven't played there since 2004. "So they're not going to have a good feel for what they need to do there, as far as (adjusting to) the lightness of the air and the lack of oxygen," said one scout. "To me, that means if the Rockies split the first two in Boston, they're in good shape."
4. No fear of Fenway
Anyone who watched that ALCS should have no doubt that Fenway Park had a lot to do with why the Red Sox are still standing.
Fenway's inimitable nooks and crannies were a big reason Kenny Lofton never scored the tying run in Game 7. And the occupants of Fenway -- jammed into every seat, lurking right on top of the enemy -- did their part to intimidate the Indians once they fell behind in Games 6 and 7.
So granted, the Rockies haven't played in Fenway in that atmosphere. But they did play in Fenway as recently as four months ago. And they sure lived to tell about it.
They took two of three there in June. They handed Beckett his first loss of the season, bombarding him for 10 hits and six runs in five innings. The night before, they mugged Schilling for six runs on nine hits in five innings.
And Jeff Francis, Aaron Cook and Josh Fogg -- the three Rockies starters in that series -- combined to allow only four runs in 17 1/3 innings (a 2.08 ERA).
OK, so all those fond memories -- plus a few bucks -- will get the Rockies a ride through the Ted Williams Tunnel. But it's likely to make them less intimidated than your average team as they head into a park where the Red Sox went 51-30 this season.
"That's something that definitely plays into their mental state coming into this thing," said one scout. "Right now, that team thinks it can beat anybody. And they can look at those three games in Fenway and say, 'Here's the proof.'"
5. Lean to the left
We can make too much of the left-right chess match this time of year. But in case you hadn't noticed, the Red Sox almost went into this series with no left-handed starters, and only one left-handed reliever (Hideki Okajima) they trust.
The Rockies, meanwhile, will kick off this World Series with a left-hander (Jeff Francis). And now that Aaron Cook is off the disabled list and lined up for a Game 4 start, they'll move Franklin Morales to the bullpen to join Brian Fuentes and Jeremy Affeldt (against whom Ortiz is 1-for-13 lifetime).
So why does that matter?
Because the Rockies went 70-49 this season when a right-hander started against them -- the best record in the National League. So Boston's tentative Game 4 starter, Jon Lester (who should replace Wakefield in the rotation), suddenly looms as a key figure in this Series. "With [Todd] Helton and [Brad] Hawpe and those guys, and no left-handers to face them, I think that's a factor," said one NL executive. "Look at the one pitcher who was able to control them in this postseason -- Jamie Moyer. Off-speed lefties can control that lineup better than right-handers."
And the Red Sox went 25-23 this year when a left-hander started against them (versus 71-43 against right-handers). "You've got to have left-handers to come in and neutralize Ortiz and [J.D.] Drew," said the same executive. "And Colorado has them. Plus, I think that staff showed in the Philadelphia series that they can shut down good hitters with their power arms -- and not just their starters. With their bullpen, too."
So don't think the Rockies don't have enough pitching to deal with a lineup this good. They'll have to pitch inside relentlessly and wear out the strike zone. But they match up against the Red Sox every bit as well as the Indians did, if not better.
"Oh, they can win," said one scout. "Absolutely. And I think Game 1 is crucial -- to Boston. Beckett has to win Game 1. If he doesn't, Colorado is going to win the Series. You can mark that down."
Heck, you can mark it down anyway. Colorado in six. You heard it here first.
Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com. His new book, "The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History," has been published by Triumph Books and is availabhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifle in bookstores.
紅襪vs.洛磯 老大哥戰小老弟
2007/10/24
【棒球作家許昭彥】
如果從歷史與地理觀點，紅襪與洛磯是近年來對比差異最大的世界大賽對手球隊。
紅襪已有106年歷史，洛磯只有15年，這是紅襪第12次晉級世界大賽，洛磯的第1次。這樣的差別只有2003年世界大賽的洋基與馬林魚，或2001年的洋基與響尾蛇可與相比，歷史悠久的洋基在那兩年世界大賽都輸了。這也是自從2001年洋基與響尾蛇後，東部與西部球隊再次的對決，不但如此，兩隊球場也是很不相同，紅襪古色古香的芬威球場(Fenway Park)只有三萬六千多座位，而洛磯在高山上的庫爾斯球場 (Coors Field)有五萬多，在這球場比賽時很有可能也會下雪。
比較兩隊球隊，紅襪大多是身經百戰，有名的球星，例如紅襪27歲的王牌先發投手貝奇特 (Josh Beckett)在2003年的世界大賽就已經為馬林魚打敗洋基兩場，洛磯那位26歲，有少年臉相的王牌先發法蘭西斯 (Jeff Francis)可說是鮮有人知。紅襪的兩強打歐提玆與拉米瑞玆是家喻戶曉的名字，洛磯的強打哈勒戴 (Matt Holliday)是在今年季後賽才成名。洛磯的8位先發打線中有6位是二十幾歲，紅襪只有3位。可是這樣經驗有差別的兩隊，今年都能以非凡的表現各贏了聯盟冠軍而晉級世界大賽。
洛磯在近22場中贏了21場，在前10場全勝。在這世界大賽前的兩輪一共7場季後賽全勝的表現，只有1976年的紅人有此壯舉。如果歷史會重演，紅襪就要擔憂，因為紅人在那年的世界大賽也以四連勝打敗洋基。同樣的，紅襪在這美聯冠聯冠軍賽能從1勝3敗逆境下反敗為勝，也是稀有的表現，在棒史上66次中只有11次能有這樣的大逆轉，這11次中有3次就是紅襪完成的，除了今年這次外，其他兩次是1986年與2004年對天使、洋基的美聯冠軍賽。紅襪贏了那兩場冠軍賽後，在世界大賽是一勝一敗。
如果比較兩隊戰力，可說是不相上下。紅襪今年攻出的867分是全大聯盟第4，洛磯攻出的860分是第5。紅襪打擊率是2成79，洛磯是2成 80。紅襪投手自責分率3.87是第2，洛磯的4.32是第14，但洛磯的投手自責失分率在今年下半季是國聯最佳，在7場全勝的季後賽時是2.08。洛磯除了那王牌先發法蘭西斯外，還有兩位二十多歲的強投赫門尼玆 (Ubaldo Jimenez)與莫拉勒斯(Franklin Morales)，這三人在聯盟冠軍賽的自責失分率各為1.35，1.80與2.25，他們可能不會像印地安人的沙巴西亞與卡摩納那麼差勁，這兩名投手是印地安人會輸給紅襪的主因。洛磯的防守是全大聯盟最佳，只有68次失誤，紅襪的81次是第3。
所以有可能取代洋基、建立美聯新王朝的紅襪，是有可能打敗洛磯，因為這隊現在融合了老將與年輕新秀。兩位新秀二壘手派卓亞 (Dustin Pedroia)與中外野手伊勒斯貝瑞 (Jacoby Ellsbury)，就頓然使紅襪有年輕活力。王牌先發貝奇特已變成現在最卓越的季後賽投手，他在打敗印地安人兩場的自責分率就是優越的1.93，如果他在這世界大賽主投3場，很可能紅襪在這3場也會全贏。
可是洛磯是今年命中注定會贏的球隊，不然的話，不會有在22場中贏21場的奇事發生。洛磯也不會在紅襪球場感到畏懼，今年6月時，洛磯就在這球場於3場中打敗紅襪2場，其中紅襪輸掉1場的投手就是貝奇特，那是他今年輸去的第1場。所以如果在24日開始的第1場世界大賽時，洛磯又能打敗貝奇特，這就顯示洛磯的奇蹟將繼續下去，最後由洛磯捧回世界大賽冠軍，也沒人會感到意外。
【2007/10/23 世界日報】
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com
BOSTON -- The team with the most household names is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
The team that plays in Ben Affleck's favorite hallowed ballpark is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
Oh. And one more thing. The team that thinks it has finally lifted all its curses and busted all its ghosts is not going to be the team that wins this World Series.
Yeah, we recognize that, to most of America, this World Series feels like a battle between the World-Famous Red Sox and That Other Team, Whoever The Heck They Are.
But get back to us in a week and a half. By then, we predict you'll know exactly who That Other Team is.
That'll be the Colorado Rockies -- the team planning its parade route.
Rockies in six. That's how we see it.
Don't think it isn't tough to pick against the Red Sox. They have Josh Beckett. They have proven October warriors. They have four games in their one-of-a-kind home park. And they just pulled off an ALCS comeback that looked frighteningly reminiscent of October 2004.
But the Rockies aren't just this Series' designated punching bag, stopping by to give the Red Sox somebody to play on the way to their inevitable ticker-tape shower.
No, no, no. This is the best, and most complete, team in the National League. A team that led the league in hitting. And led the league in defense. And led the league in ERA after the All-Star break. And had the best record in the NL after May 1, June 1, July 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 1 and Oct. 1.
So why wouldn't this be a team eminently capable of winning the World Series?
Well, it is. And we're not alone in thinking that, believe it or not. We surveyed six of the sharpest scouting minds in America this week. The first question we asked all of them was whether we were crazy to think the Rockies could beat the Red Sox.
"You're not crazy," said one of them. "I was thinking exactly the same thing."
"That's not crazy at all," said another. "Just because the Rockies have never been in the World Series doesn't mean they can't win it. That's a really good club, whether people know it or not."
Clearly, most people don't know it. Yet. But they'll be finding out shortly. What makes us think so? Just check out these Five Reasons the Rockies Are Going to Win the World Series.
1. They're the real team of destiny
We would never diminish what it took for the Red Sox to bash their way out of that 3-1 cavern against Cleveland. But when you get right down to it, all they had to do to survive was win three games in a row. The Rockies, on the other hand, had to win every game they played (or just about) for two weeks. Now that's pressure.
"I think this is destiny, man. Destiny," said longtime Rockies icon Vinny Castilla, now a special assistant to GM Dan O'Dowd. "For us just to get to the playoffs ... we had to win 14 out of 15. We couldn't even lose two games. So I think this team -- it's a team of destiny. It's not going to be beat."
Obviously, in this sport, a 12-strikeout Josh Beckett two-hitter can derail anybody's Destiny Express rather quickly. But ask anyone who has watched the Rockies in person during this astounding 21-1 blitz. Much like the 2003 Marlins, a low-budget team that upset an experienced Yankees conglomerate similar to these Red Sox, the Rockies have been playing like a team that expects to find a way to win every single game.
"That team is a buzz saw," said one NL executive. "Right now, mentally, there's no question they think they're destined to win this thing. I haven't seen a club in a long time that played with more confidence than Colorado is playing with."
We've never had a team roll into a World Series riding a 21-1 streak. So there's no precedent to help us predict how this team will fare. But it's at least notable that the Rockies are the fifth team in the wild-card era to rip through the first two rounds with no more than one loss. And three of the previous four ('95 Braves, '99 Yankees and '05 White Sox) won the World Series. Two of them (Yankees and White Sox) even swept their opponents.
The exception, though, is a big one -- because it's last year's Tigers, a team that never seemed to recover from its six-day layoff between the LCS and World Series. Which brings us to this:
2. That eight-day layoff was overrated
So how does an eight-day pre-World Series sabbatical affect a Team of Destiny? How would anyone know? Only one team has done it, and that was nearly 100 years ago (the 1910 A's).
We'll concede that a team this hot would never prefer to do it this way. Heck, you can play 1,000 simulated games, but you can't possibly simulate October.
And you can't possibly simulate the feeling of having to win every day, a feeling that fueled this team's magic-carpet ride.
And most of all, you can't possibly simulate having to face Beckett in Fenway in the first World Series game in the history of the franchise. Can't be done.
But just because the Tigers couldn't regenerate their momentum last October doesn't mean it's impossible. And here's the evidence:
• Of the three teams in the divisional playoff era that have had six-day breaks before the World Series, the '06 Tigers are the only team that didn't turn around and win the Series. The other two -- the '95 Braves and '96 Yankees -- both won in six.
• Of the nine teams that have had breaks of five days or more before the World Series, six of those nine went on to win the Series. The most recent example: the 2005 White Sox, who were so screwed up by their five-day layoff, all they did was go out and sweep the Astros.
• And back in 1989, when the Bay Bridge World Series took an 11-day intermission for seismological reasons, it had zero effect on the Oakland A's. They'd won six of seven postseason games before the earthquake. Then they came back and won the next two by a combined score of 22-13.
So you can probably make an argument that a little rest, a little sleep and a little mental break is a good thing, nearly seven months into the marathon.
"I don't think the break is that big a deal," said one scout. "They'll still be amped up. How can they not be? It's their first World Series ever. They're not veterans of this stuff, so they don't even have a routine, let alone a routine to get thrown out of. I think they'll be fine."
3. The Rockies have the real home-field advantage
Granted, there's no place in baseball quite like Fenway. But there's no place even close to Coors Field -- humidor or no humidor.
Think about how Games 3-4-5 in Coors will affect the Red Sox. It's tough to make a case they don't hurt Boston just about every way possible. Take a look:
• ON OFFENSE -- Anybody want to argue that losing the DH won't change the whole personality of the Red Sox lineup? "Their hottest hitter is Kevin Youkilis," said one scout. "But when they go to Colorado, he can't play -- either him or Big Papi [David Ortiz]. So that's a huge hole in that lineup." It's also possible the Red Sox could play Youkilis at third, but that takes Mike Lowell out of the lineup. Or Youkilis could try to sneak by in right field for a night, but that's a big defensive gamble in the most spacious outfield in baseball. And if the Red Sox go with Coco Crisp over Jacoby Ellsbury in center for defensive reasons, that hurts them offensively, too.
• ON THE MOUND -- The Coors Effect is so powerful here, it actually affected how the Red Sox structured their original rotation. Curt Schilling (4-4, 5.51 lifetime at Coors) is president of the Coors Haters of America. But the Red Sox were prepared to send him out there to pitch Game 3 in Denver, at least in part because he was still a better altitudinous option than Tim Wakefield, a guy who has been dodging all games in Denver since 1993 (when he went 0-2, 9.31, in two starts at Mile High Stadium). Now, thanks to Wakefield's health problems, they'll both dodge Coors. But if you're curious about how a knuckleballer might have fared in that thin Colorado air, we looked at the four most prominent knuckleball kings of the last 20 years -- Wakefield, Charlie Hough, Tom Candiotti and Steve Sparks. And their 10 trips to the mound (six starts) in Denver were definitely less scenic than those snow-capped mountains. They went winless (0-4), allowing 50 hits, 69 baserunners, 41 runs and 36 earned runs in 33 innings. That computes to a 9.82 ERA and a disastrous 2.09 WHIP. Oh, and Daisuke Matsuzaka could have his issues, too. "You need power arms to win there," said one scout. "With Dice-K, a guy who has to rely on his screwball or his gyroball, you can't be too sure what that altitude will do to those pitches."
• ON DEFENSE -- Just about every scout we spoke with had the same horrifying thought. "I'm trying to envision Manny playing left field in Coors," said one. "That's a little scary." Another put it this way: "Manny will be so lost out there, he'll need radar to find his way back." No matter how you compute it, the Red Sox have leather-working issues at Coors -- whether it's Manny in left, Ortiz wearing his first-base mitt or Youkilis moving to third base or the outfield. Now contrast that to the home team, a team that will have no issues like that, a team that just compiled the highest fielding percentage in baseball history. Definite edge: Rockies.
• INTANGIBILITY -- The Rockies are terrors in Coors to begin with. They're 42-15 there since June 2, the best home record in baseball. Now add in the fact that the Red Sox haven't played there since 2004. "So they're not going to have a good feel for what they need to do there, as far as (adjusting to) the lightness of the air and the lack of oxygen," said one scout. "To me, that means if the Rockies split the first two in Boston, they're in good shape."
4. No fear of Fenway
Anyone who watched that ALCS should have no doubt that Fenway Park had a lot to do with why the Red Sox are still standing.
Fenway's inimitable nooks and crannies were a big reason Kenny Lofton never scored the tying run in Game 7. And the occupants of Fenway -- jammed into every seat, lurking right on top of the enemy -- did their part to intimidate the Indians once they fell behind in Games 6 and 7.
So granted, the Rockies haven't played in Fenway in that atmosphere. But they did play in Fenway as recently as four months ago. And they sure lived to tell about it.
They took two of three there in June. They handed Beckett his first loss of the season, bombarding him for 10 hits and six runs in five innings. The night before, they mugged Schilling for six runs on nine hits in five innings.
And Jeff Francis, Aaron Cook and Josh Fogg -- the three Rockies starters in that series -- combined to allow only four runs in 17 1/3 innings (a 2.08 ERA).
OK, so all those fond memories -- plus a few bucks -- will get the Rockies a ride through the Ted Williams Tunnel. But it's likely to make them less intimidated than your average team as they head into a park where the Red Sox went 51-30 this season.
"That's something that definitely plays into their mental state coming into this thing," said one scout. "Right now, that team thinks it can beat anybody. And they can look at those three games in Fenway and say, 'Here's the proof.'"
5. Lean to the left
We can make too much of the left-right chess match this time of year. But in case you hadn't noticed, the Red Sox almost went into this series with no left-handed starters, and only one left-handed reliever (Hideki Okajima) they trust.
The Rockies, meanwhile, will kick off this World Series with a left-hander (Jeff Francis). And now that Aaron Cook is off the disabled list and lined up for a Game 4 start, they'll move Franklin Morales to the bullpen to join Brian Fuentes and Jeremy Affeldt (against whom Ortiz is 1-for-13 lifetime).
So why does that matter?
Because the Rockies went 70-49 this season when a right-hander started against them -- the best record in the National League. So Boston's tentative Game 4 starter, Jon Lester (who should replace Wakefield in the rotation), suddenly looms as a key figure in this Series. "With [Todd] Helton and [Brad] Hawpe and those guys, and no left-handers to face them, I think that's a factor," said one NL executive. "Look at the one pitcher who was able to control them in this postseason -- Jamie Moyer. Off-speed lefties can control that lineup better than right-handers."
And the Red Sox went 25-23 this year when a left-hander started against them (versus 71-43 against right-handers). "You've got to have left-handers to come in and neutralize Ortiz and [J.D.] Drew," said the same executive. "And Colorado has them. Plus, I think that staff showed in the Philadelphia series that they can shut down good hitters with their power arms -- and not just their starters. With their bullpen, too."
So don't think the Rockies don't have enough pitching to deal with a lineup this good. They'll have to pitch inside relentlessly and wear out the strike zone. But they match up against the Red Sox every bit as well as the Indians did, if not better.
"Oh, they can win," said one scout. "Absolutely. And I think Game 1 is crucial -- to Boston. Beckett has to win Game 1. If he doesn't, Colorado is going to win the Series. You can mark that down."
Heck, you can mark it down anyway. Colorado in six. You heard it here first.
Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com. His new book, "The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History," has been published by Triumph Books and is availabhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifle in bookstores.
紅襪vs.洛磯 老大哥戰小老弟
2007/10/24
【棒球作家許昭彥】
如果從歷史與地理觀點，紅襪與洛磯是近年來對比差異最大的世界大賽對手球隊。
紅襪已有106年歷史，洛磯只有15年，這是紅襪第12次晉級世界大賽，洛磯的第1次。這樣的差別只有2003年世界大賽的洋基與馬林魚，或2001年的洋基與響尾蛇可與相比，歷史悠久的洋基在那兩年世界大賽都輸了。這也是自從2001年洋基與響尾蛇後，東部與西部球隊再次的對決，不但如此，兩隊球場也是很不相同，紅襪古色古香的芬威球場(Fenway Park)只有三萬六千多座位，而洛磯在高山上的庫爾斯球場 (Coors Field)有五萬多，在這球場比賽時很有可能也會下雪。
比較兩隊球隊，紅襪大多是身經百戰，有名的球星，例如紅襪27歲的王牌先發投手貝奇特 (Josh Beckett)在2003年的世界大賽就已經為馬林魚打敗洋基兩場，洛磯那位26歲，有少年臉相的王牌先發法蘭西斯 (Jeff Francis)可說是鮮有人知。紅襪的兩強打歐提玆與拉米瑞玆是家喻戶曉的名字，洛磯的強打哈勒戴 (Matt Holliday)是在今年季後賽才成名。洛磯的8位先發打線中有6位是二十幾歲，紅襪只有3位。可是這樣經驗有差別的兩隊，今年都能以非凡的表現各贏了聯盟冠軍而晉級世界大賽。
洛磯在近22場中贏了21場，在前10場全勝。在這世界大賽前的兩輪一共7場季後賽全勝的表現，只有1976年的紅人有此壯舉。如果歷史會重演，紅襪就要擔憂，因為紅人在那年的世界大賽也以四連勝打敗洋基。同樣的，紅襪在這美聯冠聯冠軍賽能從1勝3敗逆境下反敗為勝，也是稀有的表現，在棒史上66次中只有11次能有這樣的大逆轉，這11次中有3次就是紅襪完成的，除了今年這次外，其他兩次是1986年與2004年對天使、洋基的美聯冠軍賽。紅襪贏了那兩場冠軍賽後，在世界大賽是一勝一敗。
如果比較兩隊戰力，可說是不相上下。紅襪今年攻出的867分是全大聯盟第4，洛磯攻出的860分是第5。紅襪打擊率是2成79，洛磯是2成 80。紅襪投手自責分率3.87是第2，洛磯的4.32是第14，但洛磯的投手自責失分率在今年下半季是國聯最佳，在7場全勝的季後賽時是2.08。洛磯除了那王牌先發法蘭西斯外，還有兩位二十多歲的強投赫門尼玆 (Ubaldo Jimenez)與莫拉勒斯(Franklin Morales)，這三人在聯盟冠軍賽的自責失分率各為1.35，1.80與2.25，他們可能不會像印地安人的沙巴西亞與卡摩納那麼差勁，這兩名投手是印地安人會輸給紅襪的主因。洛磯的防守是全大聯盟最佳，只有68次失誤，紅襪的81次是第3。
所以有可能取代洋基、建立美聯新王朝的紅襪，是有可能打敗洛磯，因為這隊現在融合了老將與年輕新秀。兩位新秀二壘手派卓亞 (Dustin Pedroia)與中外野手伊勒斯貝瑞 (Jacoby Ellsbury)，就頓然使紅襪有年輕活力。王牌先發貝奇特已變成現在最卓越的季後賽投手，他在打敗印地安人兩場的自責分率就是優越的1.93，如果他在這世界大賽主投3場，很可能紅襪在這3場也會全贏。
可是洛磯是今年命中注定會贏的球隊，不然的話，不會有在22場中贏21場的奇事發生。洛磯也不會在紅襪球場感到畏懼，今年6月時，洛磯就在這球場於3場中打敗紅襪2場，其中紅襪輸掉1場的投手就是貝奇特，那是他今年輸去的第1場。所以如果在24日開始的第1場世界大賽時，洛磯又能打敗貝奇特，這就顯示洛磯的奇蹟將繼續下去，最後由洛磯捧回世界大賽冠軍，也沒人會感到意外。
【2007/10/23 世界日報】
23 October, 2007
Du Pré & Elgar Cello Concerto
One of my favorite cello piece, I was going to a concert for it. Due to the pretty clothes in Ralph Lauren store and mapquest was hard to follow, I missed the whole thing. FYI, I wasn't the one that get lost in expensive clothes.... Anyway, here is the incredible lady with the amazing piece.
21 October, 2007
Pourquoi tu pleures ?
by Madame Kay
pourquoi tu pleures ? 為什麼妳哭了?
Tu ne peut pas comprendre! (你不能了解的...)
pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
j'ai besoin qu'on m'entende. (我需要人傾聽...)
Elle a besoin d'exprimer ses peines, 她需要宣洩心裡的苦
Elle a selement besoin qu'on la soutienne. 她只需要一點扶持
Elle a envie d'ètre quelqu'un d'autre. 她不喜歡自己...只想成為他人
Elle a l'impression que 她總覺得周遭的人對其視而不見
c'est de sa faute si le monde tourne sans regarder. 都是自己的錯
Comme une ronde qui l'aurais oublié. 就像大家圍圈圈玩遊戲,總是忘了她的存在
Pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
j'aimerais me sentir belle. (我想要覺得自己美麗...)
Pourquoi tu pleures ? 為什麼妳哭了?
ya personne qui m'appelle. (因為沒有人打電話給我...)
Elle a des milliers de rèves en tete. 她腦中有千萬個夢,
Elle voit d'autres ciels à sa fenètre. 透過窗她看見另一片天空
Elle est comme toute les autres à son age. 就像其他同年紀的人一樣
Elle voit trop de princes qui sont de passage, 太多的王子擦身而過,
et qui l'aiment sans poser de questions, 也曾經毫無理由的愛過她,
qui promètent et qui oublient son nom. 卻每每在給了承諾後, 又忘了其名...
Pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
parfois je me déteste (有些時候我討厭我自己)
pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
c'est tout ce qui me reste. (我一個人孤零所剩無幾...)
Et tu pleures 妳哭了... 但是請記著
mais c'est chacun son tour, 每個人都曾有他的孤獨處
ont a tous été seuls un jour. 每個人都曾是自己一個人過活著
Tu es belle ce que tu feras. 妳是美的 ,也將會擁有妳想要的
Le bonheur ne s'achète pas. 但是記著, 幸福夢想不可能憑空買到...
Pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
na, na, na , na, na, na, na
Pourquoi tu pleures? 為什麼妳哭了?
Ta da la la la la...
Pourquoi tu pleures ? 為什麼妳哭了?
(Fali中譯 )
20 October, 2007
I Lied
I lied...
I am not independent, I just don't have other choices.
I am not brave, I just have to ignore my cowerness.
I am not smart, I am just good at hiding my stupidness.
And I have to admit that there are some things that I will never get over with, no matter how hard I tried.
P. Chen, my imaginary competitor, is one of them.
I can get over the fact that my mom used to compare me with that damn smartest kid ever; but I can never get over that laugh he gave me that summer when we were in Boston. That damn laugh just keep on drive my working my ass off. That stupid laugh keep me dig into the crazy science and start all those social awkwardness. That laugh made me just want to prove that I can be better then he is. That was a beautiful dream.
I push myself so far and hoping one day all those pressure will make the carbon become diamond, isn't that what the textbook used to teach us when we were little kid? I almost forgot how fragile I could be. There is always that limit point for the pathetic carbon that will never become those shinning rock.
Laugh at me, Chen, I know I totally deserve it. Fucking laugh at me, just fucking laugh at my pathetic life you fucking bitch.
I am not independent, I just don't have other choices.
I am not brave, I just have to ignore my cowerness.
I am not smart, I am just good at hiding my stupidness.
And I have to admit that there are some things that I will never get over with, no matter how hard I tried.
P. Chen, my imaginary competitor, is one of them.
I can get over the fact that my mom used to compare me with that damn smartest kid ever; but I can never get over that laugh he gave me that summer when we were in Boston. That damn laugh just keep on drive my working my ass off. That stupid laugh keep me dig into the crazy science and start all those social awkwardness. That laugh made me just want to prove that I can be better then he is. That was a beautiful dream.
I push myself so far and hoping one day all those pressure will make the carbon become diamond, isn't that what the textbook used to teach us when we were little kid? I almost forgot how fragile I could be. There is always that limit point for the pathetic carbon that will never become those shinning rock.
Laugh at me, Chen, I know I totally deserve it. Fucking laugh at me, just fucking laugh at my pathetic life you fucking bitch.
16 October, 2007
Out of Thin Air, Into World Series
"The Rockies are National League champions and heading to their first World Series in franchise history. But please, don't ask how." -Jayson Stark
How does Rockies make it? It's all because of Rockies is such an amazing team, they are doing everything to win. Every single thing that give you the flavor of winning, Rockies does it. That's what makes Rockies great.
GO ROCKIES!!!
How does Rockies make it? It's all because of Rockies is such an amazing team, they are doing everything to win. Every single thing that give you the flavor of winning, Rockies does it. That's what makes Rockies great.
GO ROCKIES!!!
14 October, 2007
13 October, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS!
One of my really good friends got engaged last weekend. That was the HUGE new lately. They are like the perfect couple type since they first day I met them. I still remember telling some other friends about they are just so great together and I love the interactions between them, and they are just, by my defination, the perfect couple.
Just couple months ago, I was just jocking about he should probably ive her some ring or sort of things so no other guys will hit on her, and he was thanking me about putting those ideas into her mind. That was kind of funny. Finally, they are walking into the other stage of their life together. That is just great, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Oh man, they are going to be the hottest couple getting marry next year. I can totally see that. :)
Just couple months ago, I was just jocking about he should probably ive her some ring or sort of things so no other guys will hit on her, and he was thanking me about putting those ideas into her mind. That was kind of funny. Finally, they are walking into the other stage of their life together. That is just great, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Oh man, they are going to be the hottest couple getting marry next year. I can totally see that. :)
07 October, 2007
Happy Rocktober!
Last night, Rockies made history. It was a great moment to see Rickies sweep Phillies. They sure made the night beautiful, and they will make this October rock.
GO ROCKIES!!!
GO ROCKIES!!!
30 September, 2007
29 September, 2007
What Did You See?
This is a news clip from BBC news on 20th Sep., before the killing. When you saw this clip, what did you see?
And this is the clip when the killing happened.
Did you see a country go mad? Or did you see a place that needs your help in any form?
I wish I can do something, anything. I want to make the world to be a better place to live.
27 September, 2007
Math Pickup Line
Picture from: Instant Attitudes
And a funny math joke, if you can get it. ;)
A newlywed husband is discouraged by his wife's obsession with mathematics. Afraid of being second fiddle to her profession, he finally confronts her: "Do you love math more than me?"
"Of course not, dear - I love you much more!"
Happy, although sceptical, he challenges her: "Well, then prove it!"
Pondering a bit, she responds: "Ok... Let epsilon be greater than zero..."
24 September, 2007
Kick Ball
I've never plaied kick ball before. It is absolutely a fun game. We all had some sort of war paint on our face, here is me and my best friend.
20 September, 2007
Air Pollution from China
One of my grad-students asked me about how Taiwan look at the problem of the air pollution from China.
I can't answer it.
Why? Because of the news I've been reading from Taiwan's news source never talked about this part. All they are reporting was the fight between KMT and DPP, they talk about how scary the society became, they talk about inside Taiwan. China? It is just a huge country right next to us and try to take over Taiwan. Pollution? Who cares, we are not dieing yet, everything is just all right.
Because of this attitude, we have a president like him. Because of this attitude, we put ourseves into danger of being the outseider of the global community. Because of this attitude, we are loosing our spot in the world.
What does Taiwan think about air pollution from China? We just suck it up.
I can't answer it.
Why? Because of the news I've been reading from Taiwan's news source never talked about this part. All they are reporting was the fight between KMT and DPP, they talk about how scary the society became, they talk about inside Taiwan. China? It is just a huge country right next to us and try to take over Taiwan. Pollution? Who cares, we are not dieing yet, everything is just all right.
Because of this attitude, we have a president like him. Because of this attitude, we put ourseves into danger of being the outseider of the global community. Because of this attitude, we are loosing our spot in the world.
What does Taiwan think about air pollution from China? We just suck it up.
19 September, 2007
11 September, 2007
老師的十二樣見面禮 文 / 簡媜
「放輕鬆不要緊張，這裡的老師都很親切，沒什麼事難得了你的對不對。看到老師要打招呼，讓他們知道台灣來的小朋友都很有禮貌。上課要專心聽，聽不懂也要聽，聽久就懂了，不明白的地方要問。兩塊錢放好別丟了，午餐時記得帶去交，不要第一天就給人家白吃白喝，知道嗎？」
「知道了。」
「午餐不要選油炸的。」
「好好好。」
「好你個頭，敷衍我，到時你一定忘光光。上學有沒有信心？」
「有啦有啦！」
「上課專心不能亂講話喔！」
「好，我走了，媽，再見。」
「再見，祝你好運！要記得多喝水喔！」
（唉，這個媽怎這麼囉嗦！）
這是開學第一天。我們暫時住在南區的租屋，待月底CSU的宿舍空出再搬去。此處離學校較遠，姚同學開車先送小姚去Dunn，再去CSU幹活。我一人在家讀書寫功課非常快活。
落地已數天，生活初步安頓。姚頭丸吞了幾個漢堡打了幾次球後，原先的緊張與壓力一掃而空，也習慣哇啦哇啦講英文，滿口ok ok， sure sure，反正給它「凸落去」，聽不懂是別人的事不是他的責任。
自從借到一個大同電鍋，我這個「全陪」已能供應三餐，還做了壽司。美式生活不鼓勵花太多時間在廚房，超市有很多處理好的菜、肉，很得我的歡心。這裡的水質是高山溶雪，甘美無比，可生喝，帶來的烏龍茶用這水泡，特別甘醇。既然老小二姚都去上學，我首要之務是好好使用這大屋，才不孤負一日七十元房租。
下午四點多放學歸來，姚小弟心情不錯，大老遠就聽到聲音。他似乎有一種天生的適應環境能力是超乎我們想像的，一進門就嚷嚷:「媽，我交了七個朋友！」他唸出一串名字。「不錯不錯，第一天就立下豐功偉業！」我說。
「但是，鬧了一個笑話！」他說，上體育課時（兩班各一半混在一起，另一半上音樂課），老師要男女生分開各排一隊，他很雞婆地對一個長髮小朋友用不靈光的英文說：「You are a girl, you must go there.」
小朋友回答：「I am a boy.」
我笑著說：「你的眼睛放口袋嗎？連男女都分不清就去指揮交通！」
「他留長頭髮耶，看起來像女生！」姚頭丸說。
「誰說男生不可以留長髮，穿裙子也可以哩！你留長髮我幫你綁辮子要不要？」
「不要不要。」
姚小弟的書包裡沒有功課，只有一個牛皮紙袋。打開看，掉出牙籤、橡皮筋、OK繃、鉛筆、橡皮擦、口香糖、棉花球、巧克力、面紙、金線、銅板、糖果。我乍看以為他把食物垃圾全裝在一起，正要開訓，忽然看到一張粉紅色信，看了才恍然大悟，甚至有點感動。級任老師Reines小姐首先歡迎小朋友進入四年級，接著說，這個紙袋裡的東西可能是多餘的，但象徵一些訊息，當你看到這些東西，希望提醒你想起這些訊息。她寫著：
第一樣牙籤，提醒你挑出別人的長處。
第二件橡皮筋，提醒你保持彈性，每件事情都能完成。
第三件OK繃，恢復別人以及自己受傷的感情。
第四件鉛筆，寫下你每天的願望。
第五件橡皮擦，提醒你everyone makes mistakes and it is OK 。每個人都會犯錯，沒關係的。
第六件口香糖，提醒你堅持下去就能完成工作。而且當你嘗試時，你會得到樂趣。
第七件棉花球，提醒你這間教室充滿和善的言語與溫暖的感情。
第八件巧克力，當你沮喪時會讓你舒服些。
第九件面紙，to remind you to help dry someone's tears，提醒你幫別人擦乾眼淚。
第十件金線，記得用友情把我們的心綁在一起。
十一，銅板to remind you that you are valuable and special。提醒你，你是有價值而且特殊的。
十二，救生圈（糖果代替，救生圈形），當你需要談一談時，你可以來找我。
一個老師大費周章準備二十三個紙袋，確認每個紙袋都裝齊了東西，開學第一天，送給每個孩子，還寫了信，充滿濃厚的人文氣息與溫暖情懷。沒有一件提醒作業考試測驗卷評量練習簿，也沒提醒安靜守秩序準時處罰，卻提醒「你是有價值而且特殊的」，提醒「挑出別人的長處」，提醒「記得幫別人擦乾臉上的眼淚」。
我想起幾個朋友的孩子在台灣時學習成果不佳，到國外卻拾回自信心，原因可能是老師第一天就告訴他，你是有價值的，你是特殊的，而不是你怎麼這麼笨，你很蠢，除了吃飯還會做什麼，你簡直是多餘的……。
做為媽媽，誰不希望孩子開學第一天得到這樣一個牛皮紙袋呢？
「知道了。」
「午餐不要選油炸的。」
「好好好。」
「好你個頭，敷衍我，到時你一定忘光光。上學有沒有信心？」
「有啦有啦！」
「上課專心不能亂講話喔！」
「好，我走了，媽，再見。」
「再見，祝你好運！要記得多喝水喔！」
（唉，這個媽怎這麼囉嗦！）
這是開學第一天。我們暫時住在南區的租屋，待月底CSU的宿舍空出再搬去。此處離學校較遠，姚同學開車先送小姚去Dunn，再去CSU幹活。我一人在家讀書寫功課非常快活。
落地已數天，生活初步安頓。姚頭丸吞了幾個漢堡打了幾次球後，原先的緊張與壓力一掃而空，也習慣哇啦哇啦講英文，滿口ok ok， sure sure，反正給它「凸落去」，聽不懂是別人的事不是他的責任。
自從借到一個大同電鍋，我這個「全陪」已能供應三餐，還做了壽司。美式生活不鼓勵花太多時間在廚房，超市有很多處理好的菜、肉，很得我的歡心。這裡的水質是高山溶雪，甘美無比，可生喝，帶來的烏龍茶用這水泡，特別甘醇。既然老小二姚都去上學，我首要之務是好好使用這大屋，才不孤負一日七十元房租。
下午四點多放學歸來，姚小弟心情不錯，大老遠就聽到聲音。他似乎有一種天生的適應環境能力是超乎我們想像的，一進門就嚷嚷:「媽，我交了七個朋友！」他唸出一串名字。「不錯不錯，第一天就立下豐功偉業！」我說。
「但是，鬧了一個笑話！」他說，上體育課時（兩班各一半混在一起，另一半上音樂課），老師要男女生分開各排一隊，他很雞婆地對一個長髮小朋友用不靈光的英文說：「You are a girl, you must go there.」
小朋友回答：「I am a boy.」
我笑著說：「你的眼睛放口袋嗎？連男女都分不清就去指揮交通！」
「他留長頭髮耶，看起來像女生！」姚頭丸說。
「誰說男生不可以留長髮，穿裙子也可以哩！你留長髮我幫你綁辮子要不要？」
「不要不要。」
姚小弟的書包裡沒有功課，只有一個牛皮紙袋。打開看，掉出牙籤、橡皮筋、OK繃、鉛筆、橡皮擦、口香糖、棉花球、巧克力、面紙、金線、銅板、糖果。我乍看以為他把食物垃圾全裝在一起，正要開訓，忽然看到一張粉紅色信，看了才恍然大悟，甚至有點感動。級任老師Reines小姐首先歡迎小朋友進入四年級，接著說，這個紙袋裡的東西可能是多餘的，但象徵一些訊息，當你看到這些東西，希望提醒你想起這些訊息。她寫著：
第一樣牙籤，提醒你挑出別人的長處。
第二件橡皮筋，提醒你保持彈性，每件事情都能完成。
第三件OK繃，恢復別人以及自己受傷的感情。
第四件鉛筆，寫下你每天的願望。
第五件橡皮擦，提醒你everyone makes mistakes and it is OK 。每個人都會犯錯，沒關係的。
第六件口香糖，提醒你堅持下去就能完成工作。而且當你嘗試時，你會得到樂趣。
第七件棉花球，提醒你這間教室充滿和善的言語與溫暖的感情。
第八件巧克力，當你沮喪時會讓你舒服些。
第九件面紙，to remind you to help dry someone's tears，提醒你幫別人擦乾眼淚。
第十件金線，記得用友情把我們的心綁在一起。
十一，銅板to remind you that you are valuable and special。提醒你，你是有價值而且特殊的。
十二，救生圈（糖果代替，救生圈形），當你需要談一談時，你可以來找我。
一個老師大費周章準備二十三個紙袋，確認每個紙袋都裝齊了東西，開學第一天，送給每個孩子，還寫了信，充滿濃厚的人文氣息與溫暖情懷。沒有一件提醒作業考試測驗卷評量練習簿，也沒提醒安靜守秩序準時處罰，卻提醒「你是有價值而且特殊的」，提醒「挑出別人的長處」，提醒「記得幫別人擦乾臉上的眼淚」。
我想起幾個朋友的孩子在台灣時學習成果不佳，到國外卻拾回自信心，原因可能是老師第一天就告訴他，你是有價值的，你是特殊的，而不是你怎麼這麼笨，你很蠢，除了吃飯還會做什麼，你簡直是多餘的……。
做為媽媽，誰不希望孩子開學第一天得到這樣一個牛皮紙袋呢？
06 September, 2007
03 September, 2007
Happy Labor Day
While the days getting chillier, and shorter.
Leaves strat to change its color.
Air is full of the smell of harvesting.
Lovely autumn is coming. Finally.
May every one has a wonderful Labor Day, and a great autumn.
02 September, 2007
"If I..." - Renting Experience from Last Year
If I have a chance to go back in time, I would love to change the fact that I lived in a house that made me loose my mind.
Can I go back in time? Nop. So I am fucked up in my mind.
If I can change one thing about the house I lived in last year, I would change a better person to be my landlady.
Can I change anything? Nop. So I got fucked.
If I have the power to make anything better, I would love to change the whole situation between the house and the landlady.
Can I change the relationship between all of us? Nop. But I blame it on myself.
If I am brave enough, I would just say no and went away.
Am I brave at all? Nop. So I hate myself.
If I can color myself, I would not be an non-white and rent a house from that lady.
Can I change my color? Nop. So there is the gap.
If I can chose my gander, I would love to be a guy.
Can I pick a gander? Nop. So there is the tension.
If I have to say what I learned from last year. I would say, thank you for teaching me how to fake my mood when I am facing the person I don't appreciate. Thank you for teaching me what does it feels like to be absolutely angry and what does it means by "there is no point to talk to you." Thank you for teaching me "home" is not the safest place, at least not the house people rent from you. Thank you, and have a nice long life. Wish you the best.
Can I go back in time? Nop. So I am fucked up in my mind.
If I can change one thing about the house I lived in last year, I would change a better person to be my landlady.
Can I change anything? Nop. So I got fucked.
If I have the power to make anything better, I would love to change the whole situation between the house and the landlady.
Can I change the relationship between all of us? Nop. But I blame it on myself.
If I am brave enough, I would just say no and went away.
Am I brave at all? Nop. So I hate myself.
If I can color myself, I would not be an non-white and rent a house from that lady.
Can I change my color? Nop. So there is the gap.
If I can chose my gander, I would love to be a guy.
Can I pick a gander? Nop. So there is the tension.
If I have to say what I learned from last year. I would say, thank you for teaching me how to fake my mood when I am facing the person I don't appreciate. Thank you for teaching me what does it feels like to be absolutely angry and what does it means by "there is no point to talk to you." Thank you for teaching me "home" is not the safest place, at least not the house people rent from you. Thank you, and have a nice long life. Wish you the best.
28 August, 2007
A Faustian Bargain: President Chen Shui-bian's Taiwan
Even though the government type of Taiwan is called multiparty democracy, but somehow I do like to call it, President Chen Shui-bian's Taiwan. Yap, it belongs to a single person.
Within his presidential period, which is 8 years, he surely made this Formosa became his... toy pretty well. He definitely has some magic power/ability to control everything and turn things around. He absolutely tried his best to get the most out of this small island, hanging by itself next to the big China, for himself. If, my friend, if you ever think President Bush is not who you prefer. I would say, he is just too naive for his job. And for the president we have in Republic of China, aka Taiwan, he is just... not even close to who you would hope your leader ever to be.
He is only good at battling in the election field for himself, but not for the whole country's benefits. He look at the short period instead of a long term benefits. He is a self-centered individual, I highly doubt there is a word called "country" in his dictionary. He is totally good at using his words, but his words does not serve what it means. Every time when I saw him, I just can't stop thinking, what made him who he is? How can any human being has such a "incredible" moral sense? He absolutely amazed my every single seconds when he is high up there. Hmm... hope he will enjoy his retired life next year.
Oh right, of course he will, he got all the money he wants. Dah. I am just too lame to catch up on his pace, stupid me.
Within his presidential period, which is 8 years, he surely made this Formosa became his... toy pretty well. He definitely has some magic power/ability to control everything and turn things around. He absolutely tried his best to get the most out of this small island, hanging by itself next to the big China, for himself. If, my friend, if you ever think President Bush is not who you prefer. I would say, he is just too naive for his job. And for the president we have in Republic of China, aka Taiwan, he is just... not even close to who you would hope your leader ever to be.
He is only good at battling in the election field for himself, but not for the whole country's benefits. He look at the short period instead of a long term benefits. He is a self-centered individual, I highly doubt there is a word called "country" in his dictionary. He is totally good at using his words, but his words does not serve what it means. Every time when I saw him, I just can't stop thinking, what made him who he is? How can any human being has such a "incredible" moral sense? He absolutely amazed my every single seconds when he is high up there. Hmm... hope he will enjoy his retired life next year.
Oh right, of course he will, he got all the money he wants. Dah. I am just too lame to catch up on his pace, stupid me.
19 August, 2007
Moving Forward
Friends are definitely the ones who keep on driving my forward.
I was at AF's earlier just sitting there drinking and thinking about what am I going to do with myself for the next year and after graduate. I thought of PC who is absolutely smart, I thought of SH who is trying to figure things out like me, and CC who is study in the country I really want to be.
I was planing on having a break and maybe work for a while or so, just like TK, a friend of mine. Or maybe like BW, who just do something totally different then what he studied. At the same time I want to be in grad school like all my grad students. I don't think I can ever really leave school, I know I will be back no matter what.
There are so many plat form in front of me, setting a model so that I know which one I can follow. I think I know what I am going to do. I am going to take the exam before the end of the year, send out the application even though I will never be ready to leave Boulder.
No, I am not ready to leave Boulder. I just really love to stay here, but I know there is no way for me to stay. I was actually freaking out about that for a while and messaging HG and TH, I just want to... stay here forever. There are just too much things I cannot let go here. Boulder is the place that shaped me, it is the place full of my memories, it is a place that just amazed me every single day, it is just hard to say goodbye to a place that just has so much to explore.
I guess I have to leave no matter what. I might not get a job in Boulder just so that it will be easier for me to cut off from it. I will take the exam, send out the applications, and just move to another city, try to fit in and make new friends all over again. I am not ready for that, but I will do it. I am not ready to leave, but I will be excited to start my next journey.
Because of your experiences, I am moving forward. Thank you guys, you are the force that keeps me moving.
I was at AF's earlier just sitting there drinking and thinking about what am I going to do with myself for the next year and after graduate. I thought of PC who is absolutely smart, I thought of SH who is trying to figure things out like me, and CC who is study in the country I really want to be.
I was planing on having a break and maybe work for a while or so, just like TK, a friend of mine. Or maybe like BW, who just do something totally different then what he studied. At the same time I want to be in grad school like all my grad students. I don't think I can ever really leave school, I know I will be back no matter what.
There are so many plat form in front of me, setting a model so that I know which one I can follow. I think I know what I am going to do. I am going to take the exam before the end of the year, send out the application even though I will never be ready to leave Boulder.
No, I am not ready to leave Boulder. I just really love to stay here, but I know there is no way for me to stay. I was actually freaking out about that for a while and messaging HG and TH, I just want to... stay here forever. There are just too much things I cannot let go here. Boulder is the place that shaped me, it is the place full of my memories, it is a place that just amazed me every single day, it is just hard to say goodbye to a place that just has so much to explore.
I guess I have to leave no matter what. I might not get a job in Boulder just so that it will be easier for me to cut off from it. I will take the exam, send out the applications, and just move to another city, try to fit in and make new friends all over again. I am not ready for that, but I will do it. I am not ready to leave, but I will be excited to start my next journey.
Because of your experiences, I am moving forward. Thank you guys, you are the force that keeps me moving.
18 August, 2007
I'll Cover You (Reprise)- Rent
This is absolutely one of my favorite parts in the movie. The way he sang it just totally breaks my heart.
Absolutely love love love his voice. He was in Boulder early this year, OMG, totally melt right there when he was singing. He just made this song... amazing, so touching. I really wanna go to Broadway just to see the musical even though it's not the same group people anymore, but still. I will be there soon.
12 August, 2007
2007 The Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography: Renée C. Byer of The Sacramento Bee
I was reading I-mi's blog and ran across these series of pictures that just absolutely touching and amazing. Renée C. Byer took about 20 pictures in this series which she named it "The Sacramento Bee." It is basically like a documentary for a single mom with her young son who got a rare cancer and lose the battle. The following are directly copy from Pulitzer Prize's webpage, pictures took by Renée C. Byer. Chinese translation is copy from friend's forwarded e-mail.
在近日揭曉的第91 屆普利茲獲獎名單中，《薩克拉門托蜜蜂報》攝影記者蕾妮·拜爾憑借《一位母親的旅程》一舉拿下了普利策特寫攝影獎。2005到2006年間，蕾妮用了近一 年的時間，記錄下單身母親辛迪（Cyndie）是如何用自己的愛和耐心引導着兒子面對死亡。故事中的母親辛迪，曾經是家庭暴力的受害者。作為一名單身母 親，辛迪在生活中表現出了常人所没有的堅强，她靠自己的雙手養活了包括德雷克（Derek）在内的五個孩子。
就在2004年底，更大的災難降臨到了這個不幸的女人身上，辛迪的小兒子德雷克被查出患有神經细胞瘤這種罕見的癌症。為了給兒子治療，辛迪放棄了原本髮廊和灯具店的生意，全心全意陪伴在兒子身邊，直到生命的盡頭。
整组故事都採用了黑白照片的拍攝方法，我們在欣賞這组照片時，能深深地感覺到攝影師已經完全融入到了主人翁的家庭，和他們親如一家。普利茲評委的點評是：“這是一些如此親密真實的瞬間。”
獲 獎後的蕾妮接受採訪時說，“我所做的是將這個故事冷静地告訴讀者，另一方面，能够見證這樣一個感人的故事，是能够帶給其他家庭希望的。《一位母親的旅程》 其實是一次探索，我想展示病患家庭在面對經濟危機時所表現出來的困惑，還有健康護理工作的很多不足，更重要的是，讓人們去體會一個孩子死去時的巨大悲 哀。”
得知蕾妮獲獎，故事中的母親辛迪也打來了電話，“我就知道她能獲獎！德雷克在世的時候很喜歡蕾妮，他總是說蕾妮一定會獲獎，你看，他說對了！要知道，在德雷克最後的日子裡，蕾妮一直都和我們在一起。”
Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, Cyndie pushes her son Derek Madsen, 10, up and down hallways in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on June 21, 2005, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004.
辛迪光着脚，推着兒子德雷克在醫院的走廊比賽，為他打發漫長的等待。醫生則在化驗室確認德雷克是否適合幹細胞移植，這是治療神經细胞瘤最好的方法。德雷克在2004年11月被診斷出患上了神經細胞瘤，這種罕見的癌症一般發生在兒童身上，治愈的可能性極低。
Cyndie French, embraces her son, Derek Madsen, 10, on July 25, 2005, after learning Derek needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. The emotional impact is taking its toll on her. “How can anyone maintain a nine-to-five job and do this?” she begins to wonder.
孩子，母親，一個是另一個的世界
2005年7月25日，辛迪在得知兒子德雷克必須做手術切除腹部腫瘤時擁抱德雷克。
Derek Madsen, 10, gets a soothing massage from his mother, Cyndie French, at her Sacramento nail and tanning salon.. "I’m going to do whatever it takes to make him happy, to see him smile." Cyndie says. A single mom of five, Cyndie had to give up her salon at a financial loss to care for her dying son. (7/9/06)
一切都可以放棄，惟獨不能放棄兒子
母親希望以這種方式能减輕他的痛苦。“我要竭盡全力使他高興，看到他微笑。”為此，辛迪放棄了髮廊和灯具店的生意，來照顧生命垂危的兒子。
Derek playfully taunts his mother as Cyndie tries to coax him down from a wall outside the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on July 27. They are there to admit Derek for cancer surgery the following day.Cyndia, who understands Derek’s emotional meltdown before procedures, spends hours getting him in the door of the hospital
德雷克頑皮的爬到醫院的外牆上玩耍
Shortly after his 11th birthday and Cyndie’s 40th, Derek is comforted by his brother Micah Moffe, 17, left, and mom Cyndie, right, as he gets a tattoo in preparation for radiation therapy on November 30, 2005.. Micah often accompanies Derek to treatments even though his schoolwork suffers.
哥哥Micah（左）和媽媽（右）的安撫
On February 6, 2006, one of Derek’s cancer doctors recommends Cyndie contact hospice workers. She doesn't tell Derek about the conversation, but retreats behind a closed door at home to cry. "I don't think it's important to tell him," she says. "Why? What for?“ Sensing her sadness, Derek tries to cheer up his mom.
德雷克似乎感覺到了媽媽的悲傷，試圖安慰
Realizing that Derek may never have an opportunity to get his driver's license, something he's told her he is anticipating, Cyndie French defies the rules and lets him drive up and down their street in West Sacramento. On the same day, Feb. 9, 2006. Cyndie met for the first time with hospice workers, and learns there is little time left for Derek.
因為來過，所以母親想孩子應該去嘗試
辛迪意識到兒子永遠也不會有機會拿到駕照，不顧破壞交通規則讓兒子開一回車。
2006年2月9日.
Derek is tearful as Cyndie tries to reason with him at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Feb. 14, 2006. She and Dr. William Hall argue that Derek should have a series of radiation treatments to shrink tumors spreading throughout his body and alleviate his pain.. "Derek, you might not make it if you don't do this," Cyndie tells her son. Derek fires back: "I don't care! Take me home. I'm done, Mom. Are you listening to me? I'm done."
孩子的哭，母親的痛
“媽媽，帶我回家.我不行了！你聽到了嗎?我不行了！”當媽媽說服德雷克接受治療的時候，德雷克哭了。
Cyndie always tries to have something at hand to take the sting out of her son, Derek's doctor appointments. On March 8 after undergoing radiation treatment, they make the most of a dollar can of Silly String - and Cyndie then meticulously cleans up every bit of the stuff from the ground.Cyndie is a big fan of the Dollar Store.
病痛之中短暂的快樂時光
辛迪總會想辦法幫兒子擺脱恐懼，在接受了一次治療以後，母子一起玩耍。
Cyndie consoles her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, on April 24, 2006, Fearing Derek's time is near, Cyndie wrote a letter to Derek about how brave he's been during his battle with cancer. She reads it to her youngest son repeatedly, hoping he can still understand.
母親，首先要自己堅强
辛迪安撫好朋友Kelly（左）。知道德雷克時間已經不多，辛迪給德雷克寫了一封信告訴他在對抗癌症的時候非常勇敢。
After placing a flower beside her son’s head, a sobbing Cyndie drops to the floor on April 25, as her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, and another friend, Nick Rocha, comfort her. Derek is too weak to acknowledge his mother’s presence as she keeps a 24-hour vigil by his bed.
24小時太短，母親想用自己的一生去守候
把一束鲜花放到兒子床頭後，疲憊的辛迪倒下了。此時德雷克的身體已經很虚弱了，需要媽媽24小時守護。
Derek has a final burst of energy after days of Cyndie keeping vigil at his bedside. She helps her anguished son walk on April 26. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit. Another tumor in his brain impairs his eyesight making navigation difficult inside their rental home.
母親的支撑，可能留住孩子的明天？
辛迪支撑着兒子走路，德雷克腹部的腫瘤開始擴大，以前的褲子都不再合適了。另外，德雷克腦内腫瘤已經嚴重影響到了他的視力。
Derek refuses to take pain medications because he fears further damage to his organs. He rages at his mother on April 28, blaming her for not making him healthier. "You have to calm down and help me help you," Cyndie says.
這樣的責怪，母親的心落淚了嗎？
德雷克向媽媽發怒，責怪媽媽没有使他健康起來。辛迪說：“你要冷静一點，這是幫我也是幫你自己。”
On May 1, after days of little sleep while caring for Derek, Cyndie confronts longtime family friend “grandpa” Patrick Degnan, about whether he'll be able to help with rent and funeral expenses as Derek is caught in the middle. Cyndie hopes to set up a non-profit organization so families don't have to endure the same financial struggle and chaos they have experienced. “I just wish that some of the percentage of money that goes to cancer research can be diverted to families going through this because many people will never benefit from the research,” says Cyndie.
辛迪與朋友Patrick討論他是不是可以資助她一些房租以及葬禮需要的費用。辛迪希望政府成立一個非營利組織，以便那些跟他有着同樣遭遇的家庭，不需要再忍受經濟和精神上的雙重煎熬。
Derek kisses his mom at the Relay for Life benefit, as his 6-year-old sister, Brianna, stands by. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to “give back,.” Cyndie recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son’s bravery during his battle with cancer. (7/12/06)
德雷克親吻媽媽，旁邊是他六歲的妹妹
Cyndie holds Derek on May 8. He is on medication that hinders his speech and keeps him awake at night. Except for a few minutes while hospice nurses are with him, Cyndie spends nearly every moment of the day at his side.."I was exhausted beyond belief but I had to do this. He would call my name and always expects me to be there," Cyndie said.
在母親的懷抱中接受治療
In an effort to get Derek outside, Cyndie wheels him through the front door passing by artwork and cards given to her son by classmates at Bridgeway Island Elementary School. “Just like a newborn, he needs to get out and get some air,” she says. It was his last trip outdoors.
德雷克最後一次出門
Cyndie French fights her emotions May 10, as she prepares to flush out Derek's catheter with saline solution before hospice nurse Sue Kirkpatrick, left, administers a sedative that will give the 11-year-old a peaceful death. "I know in my heart I've done everything I can," Cyndie says.
面對即將離去的孩子，母親的心流血了
醫院打算給11歲的德雷克注射鎮静劑讓他“安静的死去”，辛迪在努力抑制自己的悲傷。
Cyndie rocks her dying son as the song, "Because We Believe," plays on a cd. She sings along with Andrea Bocelli in a whispery voice. “Once in every life/There comes a time/We walk out all alone/And into the light…” From left, family friends Ashley Berger, Amy Morgan and Kelly Whysong offer comfort as Cyndie tells Derek, "It's OK, baby. I love you, little man. I love you, brave boy. I love you. I love you.“ Derek died soon after in his mother’s arms on May 10, 2006.
“因為我們相信，天堂裡也有母親陪伴”
CD機正在播放“因為我們相信”，辛迪抱着生命垂危的兒子，“真不錯，寶貝，我愛你！勇敢男孩，我愛你……”。不多久，德雷克躺媽媽的臂彎裡去世。2006年5月10日
Cyndie leads Derek's casket to burial with assistance from her sons Anthony Moffe, foreground, Micah Moffe, opposite him, and Vincent Morris, who is not visible, as well as several friends. "I will forever carry your memory in my heart and remind others to give of their time, energy and support to other families like ours," Cyndie says at the funeral. Derek was buried in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, California, on May 19, 2006.
這一刻，你在天堂，母親留在塵世
辛迪在兩個兒子和幾個朋友的陪同下把小兒子德雷克的棺材下葬。
在近日揭曉的第91 屆普利茲獲獎名單中，《薩克拉門托蜜蜂報》攝影記者蕾妮·拜爾憑借《一位母親的旅程》一舉拿下了普利策特寫攝影獎。2005到2006年間，蕾妮用了近一 年的時間，記錄下單身母親辛迪（Cyndie）是如何用自己的愛和耐心引導着兒子面對死亡。故事中的母親辛迪，曾經是家庭暴力的受害者。作為一名單身母 親，辛迪在生活中表現出了常人所没有的堅强，她靠自己的雙手養活了包括德雷克（Derek）在内的五個孩子。
就在2004年底，更大的災難降臨到了這個不幸的女人身上，辛迪的小兒子德雷克被查出患有神經细胞瘤這種罕見的癌症。為了給兒子治療，辛迪放棄了原本髮廊和灯具店的生意，全心全意陪伴在兒子身邊，直到生命的盡頭。
整组故事都採用了黑白照片的拍攝方法，我們在欣賞這组照片時，能深深地感覺到攝影師已經完全融入到了主人翁的家庭，和他們親如一家。普利茲評委的點評是：“這是一些如此親密真實的瞬間。”
獲 獎後的蕾妮接受採訪時說，“我所做的是將這個故事冷静地告訴讀者，另一方面，能够見證這樣一個感人的故事，是能够帶給其他家庭希望的。《一位母親的旅程》 其實是一次探索，我想展示病患家庭在面對經濟危機時所表現出來的困惑，還有健康護理工作的很多不足，更重要的是，讓人們去體會一個孩子死去時的巨大悲 哀。”
得知蕾妮獲獎，故事中的母親辛迪也打來了電話，“我就知道她能獲獎！德雷克在世的時候很喜歡蕾妮，他總是說蕾妮一定會獲獎，你看，他說對了！要知道，在德雷克最後的日子裡，蕾妮一直都和我們在一起。”
Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, Cyndie pushes her son Derek Madsen, 10, up and down hallways in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on June 21, 2005, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004.辛迪光着脚，推着兒子德雷克在醫院的走廊比賽，為他打發漫長的等待。醫生則在化驗室確認德雷克是否適合幹細胞移植，這是治療神經细胞瘤最好的方法。德雷克在2004年11月被診斷出患上了神經細胞瘤，這種罕見的癌症一般發生在兒童身上，治愈的可能性極低。
Cyndie French, embraces her son, Derek Madsen, 10, on July 25, 2005, after learning Derek needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. The emotional impact is taking its toll on her. “How can anyone maintain a nine-to-five job and do this?” she begins to wonder.孩子，母親，一個是另一個的世界
2005年7月25日，辛迪在得知兒子德雷克必須做手術切除腹部腫瘤時擁抱德雷克。
Derek Madsen, 10, gets a soothing massage from his mother, Cyndie French, at her Sacramento nail and tanning salon.. "I’m going to do whatever it takes to make him happy, to see him smile." Cyndie says. A single mom of five, Cyndie had to give up her salon at a financial loss to care for her dying son. (7/9/06)一切都可以放棄，惟獨不能放棄兒子
母親希望以這種方式能减輕他的痛苦。“我要竭盡全力使他高興，看到他微笑。”為此，辛迪放棄了髮廊和灯具店的生意，來照顧生命垂危的兒子。
Derek playfully taunts his mother as Cyndie tries to coax him down from a wall outside the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on July 27. They are there to admit Derek for cancer surgery the following day.Cyndia, who understands Derek’s emotional meltdown before procedures, spends hours getting him in the door of the hospital德雷克頑皮的爬到醫院的外牆上玩耍
Shortly after his 11th birthday and Cyndie’s 40th, Derek is comforted by his brother Micah Moffe, 17, left, and mom Cyndie, right, as he gets a tattoo in preparation for radiation therapy on November 30, 2005.. Micah often accompanies Derek to treatments even though his schoolwork suffers.哥哥Micah（左）和媽媽（右）的安撫
On February 6, 2006, one of Derek’s cancer doctors recommends Cyndie contact hospice workers. She doesn't tell Derek about the conversation, but retreats behind a closed door at home to cry. "I don't think it's important to tell him," she says. "Why? What for?“ Sensing her sadness, Derek tries to cheer up his mom.德雷克似乎感覺到了媽媽的悲傷，試圖安慰
Realizing that Derek may never have an opportunity to get his driver's license, something he's told her he is anticipating, Cyndie French defies the rules and lets him drive up and down their street in West Sacramento. On the same day, Feb. 9, 2006. Cyndie met for the first time with hospice workers, and learns there is little time left for Derek.因為來過，所以母親想孩子應該去嘗試
辛迪意識到兒子永遠也不會有機會拿到駕照，不顧破壞交通規則讓兒子開一回車。
2006年2月9日.
Derek is tearful as Cyndie tries to reason with him at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Feb. 14, 2006. She and Dr. William Hall argue that Derek should have a series of radiation treatments to shrink tumors spreading throughout his body and alleviate his pain.. "Derek, you might not make it if you don't do this," Cyndie tells her son. Derek fires back: "I don't care! Take me home. I'm done, Mom. Are you listening to me? I'm done."孩子的哭，母親的痛
“媽媽，帶我回家.我不行了！你聽到了嗎?我不行了！”當媽媽說服德雷克接受治療的時候，德雷克哭了。
Cyndie always tries to have something at hand to take the sting out of her son, Derek's doctor appointments. On March 8 after undergoing radiation treatment, they make the most of a dollar can of Silly String - and Cyndie then meticulously cleans up every bit of the stuff from the ground.Cyndie is a big fan of the Dollar Store.病痛之中短暂的快樂時光
辛迪總會想辦法幫兒子擺脱恐懼，在接受了一次治療以後，母子一起玩耍。
Cyndie consoles her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, on April 24, 2006, Fearing Derek's time is near, Cyndie wrote a letter to Derek about how brave he's been during his battle with cancer. She reads it to her youngest son repeatedly, hoping he can still understand.母親，首先要自己堅强
辛迪安撫好朋友Kelly（左）。知道德雷克時間已經不多，辛迪給德雷克寫了一封信告訴他在對抗癌症的時候非常勇敢。
After placing a flower beside her son’s head, a sobbing Cyndie drops to the floor on April 25, as her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, and another friend, Nick Rocha, comfort her. Derek is too weak to acknowledge his mother’s presence as she keeps a 24-hour vigil by his bed.24小時太短，母親想用自己的一生去守候
把一束鲜花放到兒子床頭後，疲憊的辛迪倒下了。此時德雷克的身體已經很虚弱了，需要媽媽24小時守護。
Derek has a final burst of energy after days of Cyndie keeping vigil at his bedside. She helps her anguished son walk on April 26. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit. Another tumor in his brain impairs his eyesight making navigation difficult inside their rental home.母親的支撑，可能留住孩子的明天？
辛迪支撑着兒子走路，德雷克腹部的腫瘤開始擴大，以前的褲子都不再合適了。另外，德雷克腦内腫瘤已經嚴重影響到了他的視力。
Derek refuses to take pain medications because he fears further damage to his organs. He rages at his mother on April 28, blaming her for not making him healthier. "You have to calm down and help me help you," Cyndie says.這樣的責怪，母親的心落淚了嗎？
德雷克向媽媽發怒，責怪媽媽没有使他健康起來。辛迪說：“你要冷静一點，這是幫我也是幫你自己。”
On May 1, after days of little sleep while caring for Derek, Cyndie confronts longtime family friend “grandpa” Patrick Degnan, about whether he'll be able to help with rent and funeral expenses as Derek is caught in the middle. Cyndie hopes to set up a non-profit organization so families don't have to endure the same financial struggle and chaos they have experienced. “I just wish that some of the percentage of money that goes to cancer research can be diverted to families going through this because many people will never benefit from the research,” says Cyndie.辛迪與朋友Patrick討論他是不是可以資助她一些房租以及葬禮需要的費用。辛迪希望政府成立一個非營利組織，以便那些跟他有着同樣遭遇的家庭，不需要再忍受經濟和精神上的雙重煎熬。
Derek kisses his mom at the Relay for Life benefit, as his 6-year-old sister, Brianna, stands by. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to “give back,.” Cyndie recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son’s bravery during his battle with cancer. (7/12/06)德雷克親吻媽媽，旁邊是他六歲的妹妹
Cyndie holds Derek on May 8. He is on medication that hinders his speech and keeps him awake at night. Except for a few minutes while hospice nurses are with him, Cyndie spends nearly every moment of the day at his side.."I was exhausted beyond belief but I had to do this. He would call my name and always expects me to be there," Cyndie said.在母親的懷抱中接受治療
In an effort to get Derek outside, Cyndie wheels him through the front door passing by artwork and cards given to her son by classmates at Bridgeway Island Elementary School. “Just like a newborn, he needs to get out and get some air,” she says. It was his last trip outdoors.德雷克最後一次出門
Cyndie French fights her emotions May 10, as she prepares to flush out Derek's catheter with saline solution before hospice nurse Sue Kirkpatrick, left, administers a sedative that will give the 11-year-old a peaceful death. "I know in my heart I've done everything I can," Cyndie says.面對即將離去的孩子，母親的心流血了
醫院打算給11歲的德雷克注射鎮静劑讓他“安静的死去”，辛迪在努力抑制自己的悲傷。
Cyndie rocks her dying son as the song, "Because We Believe," plays on a cd. She sings along with Andrea Bocelli in a whispery voice. “Once in every life/There comes a time/We walk out all alone/And into the light…” From left, family friends Ashley Berger, Amy Morgan and Kelly Whysong offer comfort as Cyndie tells Derek, "It's OK, baby. I love you, little man. I love you, brave boy. I love you. I love you.“ Derek died soon after in his mother’s arms on May 10, 2006.“因為我們相信，天堂裡也有母親陪伴”
CD機正在播放“因為我們相信”，辛迪抱着生命垂危的兒子，“真不錯，寶貝，我愛你！勇敢男孩，我愛你……”。不多久，德雷克躺媽媽的臂彎裡去世。2006年5月10日
Cyndie leads Derek's casket to burial with assistance from her sons Anthony Moffe, foreground, Micah Moffe, opposite him, and Vincent Morris, who is not visible, as well as several friends. "I will forever carry your memory in my heart and remind others to give of their time, energy and support to other families like ours," Cyndie says at the funeral. Derek was buried in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, California, on May 19, 2006.這一刻，你在天堂，母親留在塵世
辛迪在兩個兒子和幾個朋友的陪同下把小兒子德雷克的棺材下葬。
Team D
Proudly present, Team D!
I totally stole this pictures from pretty Mirv, oops. Anyway, I love all of them so much. The one in the middle is my boss with his cute baby and the rest are my grad students (of course I am not one of them, YET.) Oh well, they pretty much are the center of my life right now. You know, play in the p-chem playground is always exciting. Life is great with all of them. ;-)
10 August, 2007
Freshly Start
I delete all the stuff I posed before, I even changed everything. That was a huge work. I just feel like a fresh start from today, disconnect with the past. It's never too late to start again, right?
I don't know where I'm heading, I don't know what I'm going to do, but as long as there is a starting point, there is always a path that follows.
Cheers for me.
@Mt. Grays with lovely em.
I don't know where I'm heading, I don't know what I'm going to do, but as long as there is a starting point, there is always a path that follows.
Cheers for me.
@Mt. Grays with lovely em.
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