Monday, March 19, 2007

Day 1 @ 台南市

Last weekend our singapore gang went to 台南 to explore...finally went to travel outside 高雄...and we went there by train...excited...although I was not the firs time taking 火車. We woke up very early on sat morning as we want to reach 台南 early so that we can travel to more places. So we meet and set off to 火車站at 8am. Then ah gong (JL ) joined us to the trip...he finally can take off hehez...and surprisingly he reached the train station very early, lucky he nv bang seh us haha... and then we board the train...


the journey to 台南 is only about 45 mins...very fast...everyone was zzzing becoz wake up too early...

reached 台南 le... took photos with the train and our destination...didnt buy鐵路便當...too ex le...budget...next time ba..we first checked into hotel to put our things. We booked 漢宮大飯店...6 pple for NT$1600...even cheaper than hostel we lived in taipei...Jiaxian went to her fren's uni hostel to stay for the night...and jl...haha...he賺到了...he stayed in our room...哈哈.. but he have to 打底舖.
our first stop is 赤崁樓, which is near to our hotel. It is one of those famous historical places in 台南市(一級古蹟). This building is left behind by the Holland when 鄭成功(民國英雄) chased them away...and I will not say the details here ...too lazy haha...can check the internet...we were like statue sitting on the rocks haha..花瓶門... There are also different buildings inside...eg..廟、院、閣、祠、殿等各種不同建築雜陳的展示.
At the entrance there is portrait drawing...can complete in 5 minutes...i stayed and watched how he draw...is really very fast.. he first sketch the outline of the little girl, then draw out the eyes, shape of the face, nose, lip and hair...很像咧...~
Ate the famous 棺材板..haha...it is sold at everywhere in 台南...the toast veri nice and crispy...i like...
after lunch we went to temples nearby..there were also many temples along the street...then到了月老廟求了個福袋...呵呵...裡面還有紅線喔...
好大的冬瓜....and the 冬瓜茶is nice...
after that we took bus to 安平古堡...quite rush becoz it closes at 5pm and we reach there 3 plus...這也是一級古蹟...(btw all these places need entrance fee..but we paid half price with student ID).Acutally there is not much to see so just take few pics there... then on the exit the whole stretch of the street are selling 小吃, tibits, and many other stalls, just like night markets...n we shop along the street haha. then we had dinner at a shop selling 蝦卷...think it is quite famous as many pple were dinner there...n is really veri nice.. I share the 蝦卷with xin rui , coz both of us are allergic to prawn..but then still wanna eat...and order a bowl of 肉燥飯...very cheap...only S$1 a bowl...
Enjoy the photos....


view from the top of the tower...

mayflower 三人行again...


I love sakura....



at night we went to 花園夜士...那晚有寒流..超冷的...不是開玩笑. the night market is located at an open space.. quite different from those i went to before...and it only open at certain days. a lot of food sold there and i finally tried my first 蚵仔煎...還不錯, quite nice...hee.. and then i also tried my first 臭豆腐in my life... 很有勇氣的OK..不過在嘴里咬的時候是不臭的..不過應該不會再吃了吧呵呵...then we saw one stall selling laksa..but then is chinese translate become 邋撒面..omg...we keep luffing and luffing...like very dirty like that..dunnoe if anyone would like to try when they see the name...haha..and also indian prata..many pple queing for that too...then we went back to hotel and rest...for he next day adventure...

Friday, March 16, 2007

One day trip to 佛光山

今天一大早(8點) 就集合在學校的行政大樓外, 上了旅遊巴士準備去佛光山. 之前就聽佩玲講過佛光山這個地方...就有點像香港的大嶼山.這次的TRIP 是國際交流出策劃的, 多數的交流學生都有參與. 不過出現了小插曲...就是YIPING睡過頭了..呵呵...不知道昨晚做了甚麼哈哈...但還好, 最後還是沒有遲到~! 今天天氣好晴朗~處處好風光~~(小燕子的歌) 出發前想拍個照吧... 坐了1個小時的車終於到了...一下車, 我們先到到一個房間, 坐下來, 讓後一位師父就向我們講解有關於佛光山的事, 例如各個建築的用途等等; 也跟我們講解整天的行程. 那裡還有一些法師的學生幫忙帶領我們(也是來自不同國家的呢)...接著我們就分組去參觀了...有看到上圖的'諸事圓滿'嗎..是今年的THEME呢...

第一站是這五百羅漢的雕像...
豬年真好...到處都是可愛的豬小弟..呵呵...
這是一路上看到的字牌...都覺得很有道理..就拍了下來, 要常常拿來提醒自己. 如果能一一做到真的是不簡單啊...而且做得到的人一定會很快樂的,因為很看的開嘛.所以, 這就是我的目標~!


接著, 我們到了禪堂..就是打坐(meditate)的地方.師父叫我們打坐的步驟: 首先交差坐下來, 讓後腰挺直, 肩膀放鬆, 雙手放在腹前, 閉上雙眼, 然後注意呼吸. 法師說打坐是要讓你靜下來, 不要胡思亂想...這就是我覺得很難的地方, 因為我很容易就會mind wander around, 所以, 要多多打坐~!


中午時, 我們有機會到雲居樓用餐, 就是和法師以及出家人一起用午膳. 我們先在門口等候, 因為出家的人和在那修行的人會先進去, 走後才到我們. 進去後是不能講話的...直到吃完為止...那裡可以容納3000人喔. 當每個人坐下後, 就會開始頌經, 讓後再開始吃. 而且都要把東西吃完, 一點都不能浪費.
午膳後, 我們就去大雄寶典.
在庭園看到薰衣草耶...好漂亮~!
大雄寶典外的鍾, 是可以祈福許願的.首先要拿個許願卡, 讓後由師父guide我們許願和敲鐘. 最後寫上名字就可以掛著了.有點像日本神社的許願木板...
在大雄寶典內, 看到了十分莊嚴的释迦牟尼佛, 藥師佛, 阿彌陀佛. 去上了香, 祈求平安健康, 跟添了香油錢. 那裡的師父就給我們一個平安符.
讓後去參觀美術館, 裡面的剪紙特展真的很美, 可惜不能照相~!
接著就去寫書法...哈哈我最後一次寫書法是在香港欸 (小學的時候)...可是今天用的不是傳統的毛筆, 而是比較方便簡單的毛筆...圖上的字是我寫的耶...有沒有水準阿...呵呵..

跟小沙彌拍照, 很可愛呢~!
這裡是像school campus 的地方, 有蠻多學生的呢~

在紫竹林呵呵...很喜歡竹耶~!
後面是觀音菩薩...
彷彿在一片花海中...


大和照....很熱啊~~~~
三只小豬的故事...
最後到紀念品店, 結果沒買到紀念品, 但買了很多吃的哈哈..這兩樣都是佩玲推薦的...左邊的是貢糖, 右邊的是cheese stick.真的是好吃, 沒有騙你哈哈...
然後就回學校了...今天佛光山之旅雖然很累, 很熱, 但是真的讓我學到了很多東西. 有機會我一定帶媽媽和婆婆去佛光山...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

好美的夕陽...

耶~~~! 終於看到日落了...傍晚時在客廳看到今天的夕陽像蛋黃般的大, 而且有沒有雲遮擋著, 就看快拿了相機跑下樓..哈哈....真的很美耶~! 慢慢欣賞吧....很浪漫喔~~~~ 真的是名不虛傳的西子灣夕陽.... 以下是太陽慢慢下去的景象....都是我拍的耶...夠PRO 嗎...? 還拍到船咯~!




這樣就沒了....只是大概十分鐘的時間....真是瞬間的美麗啊...

我們一起看夕陽...可惜不是跟我們的'安納搭'.....呵呵~!
過後我們大伙兒就到校外的路邊餐廳吃晚餐...吃義大利面...們不錯吃的...才不過新幣2.80....吃到很飽呢~!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

中山的圖書館

哈哈..今天沒有課...起身後就一個人去了圖書館...(PL懶惰不要去)...因為昨天去借reference txt的時候, 要趕著去上課, 都沒有時間explore...所以今天就去啦. 這圖書館很大窝...有十樓耶...比NTU的大很多呵呵~!而且這裡學生可以借30本書耶..!!!耶可以借1個月...很好呢! 4 樓是multimedia room...有很多電影的DVD勒...哈哈...我悶的時候由地方去了...可惜不能借出去...這個月有新的片子..<一公升的眼淚>...我要看~!~!想明天下課去看勒...希望沒人借去看吧! 接著就去看看有甚麼書可以借回去看...(我一定要找點事來做~!不要浪費時間)..結果借了日本的電視小說...哈哈...還是離不開電視...是我的阿剛(tsuyoshi)主演的gakko no sensei...是借回來後才發現原來是那齣戲的小說(太好了!) 不知不覺就在圖書館待了3個小時耶哇...哈哈...肚子也餓了...就決定回去了. 因為中午很日嘛...又不想爬那100 多層的樓梯..就去搭學校的shutle bus 咯...可是我真的很笨...我以為司機會在每個站停的(因為我找不到按鈴的button,就以為不用按的咯).Then because I didnt press the bell,the driver just pass my stop without stopping...and go all the way up to college of libral arts which is very far away from my hostel...omg...then bo bian have to go one round back to the library there... i was so pai seh because i feel that the driver is looking at me with the expression that why i go one round and alight at the stop where i go up...so end up i still have to climb that 100+ of stairs ultimately...so waste of time~! but then i before i climb the stairs, i went to the bookshop nearby...just kaypo looklook if they still sell those reference txt. But in the end i was looking at other books...japanese txt boooks haha... and I have the urge to buy and learn myself (因為還很在意不能上日語課:<)...不過我應該是會去買啦...因為我覺得不會很貴..只是有很多不同出版社出版的, 不知道那本比較好.

應該是在書局待了30到45分鐘吧...哈哈...回去後才知道原來PL在等我一起煮午餐...因該餓死她了吧LOLZ.

Then in the evening I planned to go down and watch sunset de...but sooooo sway...the setting sun is covered by clouds again...second time already!!!! argh~~ i even get ready my camera ~ 囧 So i decided to go down whenever i am free to capture my beautiful sunset...wish me luck ba~! 這就是我借的書~~:P

Monday, March 12, 2007

燈會閉幕和參觀高雄歷史博物館...

昨天又去了愛河看燈會閉幕, 然後去參觀高雄歷史博物館(就在愛河對面). 早上藝萍, 婉君, 瑋娛, 佳顯和鏡波到了學校後面的壽山...我沒跟他們去,原因是有點累(手指又痛), 又有點懶..呵呵. 中午他們回來時問我們要不要去吃冰, 我們就跟他們出去啦.
我們去了阿婆的冰店吃冰, 去的時候有很多人呢...應該是蠻出名的吧...本來要吃芒果冰的..可是...有點貴耶(因為前天買了很多東西, 所以要CONTROL 哈哈)...下次吧..我一定要點芒果冰~!
吃完後, 我們就去找正餐, 哈哈因為他們午餐還沒吃, 最後決定吃日本餐..是有點奢侈啦...不過久久一次還OK的啦...
吃飽後就去愛河啦...我們六點多就到了..因為7點的煙花表演是最長的 (也比較美)...真的是很漂亮...也很壯觀. 看的我都不捨得眨眼耶...而且時不時我們都"哇,哇"的叫哈哈...尤其是最後的FINALE, 煙火是從愛河的兩岸射出的. 整個煙火長達7分鐘...本來想UPLOAD 給大家看的, 不過FILESIZE太大了...有興趣的你們可以叫我SEND給你們..真的很美哦~!
看完煙火後我們跟著到歷史博物館去...還是先看看照片吧~!


雖然沒去壽山,但是跟MAX拿了照片來放.他們有上到山頂,從上面看下去的風景很美呢~!讓我想到了去爬陽明山的時候.
我很喜歡這張照片~!


我們去的日本餐廳,原來MAX上學期有到SMU exchange,不說還真不知道呢...

高雄歷史博物館的大門.不需要入門票的..我覺得到一個國家一定要去他的博物館,因為那裡就能讓你了解那國家的歷史和由來.

這是第一個用手缝紉的國旗..好有紀念價值哦...

接下來就是打狗傳奇..."打狗"是高雄的古稱.起初覺得很好奇,為甚麼較打狗,還以為是含有罵人的意思.現在終於了解了."打狗"的由來是這樣地--->

距今四百年前,高雄港口附近地帶,居住了平埔族原住民(就是馬卡道族),先前的住民稱此平埔族叫Takau,後來漢人就根據這個平埔族語音將它翻譯成“打狗”了。漸漸的演變到後來就成了地名。平埔族語“打狗”(Takau)原來是“竹林”的意思,但為何這些平埔族又跟“竹林”二字有關呢?這其中可是有段小故事喔!
據說四百多年前,倭寇經常出沒於打狗附近,到處搶劫擄掠,無惡不作,可以說是惡名昭彰、為民所怨,當時居住在這裡的馬卡道族就成了直接的受害者,這些平埔族人除了同仇敵愾、奮力抵抗外,同時也加強整體的防禦工事,於是在家園四周埋豎刺竹作圍牆,以防堵倭寇的騷擾。經過一段時日,誰曉得這些埋豎這裡的刺竹逐漸茂密成林,而竹林的平埔族語讀如“打狗”(Takau),因此就把平埔族就將他們所居住的地方稱之為“打狗了”。
然後,日本人佔領時,日語Taka.u 翻譯成中文就是高雄的意思. 很有趣吧

這裡的布袋戲也是很出名的哦...有拿很多獎呢...那些人偶都是從一塊木頭做成的,很厲害勒.而且很帥勒(右下角的那個).可是PL說很恐怖...

模擬式航海~!仰望著高雄港

哈哈~!
高雄的鐵路~!
然後今年博物館有開放檢察廳給公眾,我們真的是來對了...
我們在監牢耶...還這麼開心哈哈..這裡時還沒定罪的嫌犯住的.

這是模擬的偵查庭,解說員說是跟現在的法庭時一樣的.

哈哈,我們穿上法袍耶~!白袍是律師,紅袍是檢察官,藍袍(我)是法官~!這裡檢察官跟法官是平等的呢~!
我看一輩子只有那麼一次能穿這個吧!

這個是死刑執行的地方.解說原跟我們說,死刑犯先被問話,確定是本人,問他有甚麼話要說.然後就讓他吃一頓飯,之後就槍弊了.如果他要捐贈器官就打頭部,沒有捐贈就直接打心臟.或者可以選用藥物.

之後到了高雄市長辦公室,所有東西都是保持但是的原貌的.我是市長耶,來為百萬市名服務~!
告訴大家,從日治時期(1939年)到民國81年(1992年)止,共有18位市長在這個
辦公室處理公事.第一位市長還是日本人呢.

哈哈,有市長的樣子嗎?第一位女市長..
此外,我們也看了那裡播放的錄影,敘述當年台灣發生的228屠殺事件..which is about riots between the public and the government...
去博物館真的學到很多東西耶...雖讓沒有很詳細的了解每一件歷史,但至少大概知道了,以後別人問起才不至於甚麼都不懂.