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December 28 拾荒老人 拾荒老人依然在菜市場穿梭。
推著長年與他相伴的手推車, 上面裝著新舊不一的紙箱,
這些都是老人賴以維生的財富。
只知道老人已經很老了之外,看不出來他的年紀多大, 因為歲月在他臉上留下的痕跡,應該比他真實的年齡還多。
除了早上的菜市場、隔壁街道的黃昏市場、 大馬路旁的夜市也是他撿拾資源的地方。
今天午後,一聲悶雷,敲出了天空的眼淚。 讓原來熱鬧的市場瞬間顯得冷清許多, 老人穿著破舊的雨衣,依然在馬路間遊走。
而我,從公司騎著機車到離家不遠的市場附近出外勤。 看到老人依然冒雨撿拾廢紙箱及金屬罐,我感到一陣心酸。 只是對這個冷漠的都市來說,這種莫名傷感, 不需要有,也不應該有。
急忙走進已聯絡的店家,努力推銷著手邊的產品, 希望能夠在精美店面上架。
再走回街上,雨勢已經變小了。 看到老人在附近的麵包店門口,拿出了殘破的塑膠袋, 點算著裡面的銅板,盼望著能夠用他們換取麵包以求得一餐溫飽。
這是老人多日才有一次的奢華。 我再也忍不住,快步走到老人身後, 按住他的手及塑膠袋口:「老伯,別算了,中午我請你吃麵。」
老人細小的眼睛凝望著我,眼光中卻流露深沉的智慧: 「好孩子,我認識你,你就是
那個連用過的衛生紙都拿來回收的小夥子嘛。」 被他一說我不禁臉紅,只能點點頭。 老人笑著說:「好;好!」 不知道是讚美我資源回收徹底,還是答應我的邀約。 十分鐘後,一個被雨淋濕的業務員跟一個黑黑的 拾荒老人兩個人在麵攤前坐下來。
不理會皺眉頭的老闆,一老一少在麵攤裡大快朵頤。 「為什麼忽然想請我吃麵?」老人邊說,呵呵的笑了起來。 我說不出口,說不出是因為他在雨中工作的背影, 也說不出是因為他殘破的塑膠袋跟零錢。
老人繼續說:「是因為你常看到我這身落魄而同情我吧?」 我一時啞然。 只能默默的吃麵。 趕在老人吃完之前,將兩人的麵錢付了。 吃完麵後,老人起身露出滿足的笑容。 似乎不只是因為麵。 他伸出充滿閱歷的手摸摸我的臉: 「好孩子,你有太多的愛心跟傷感,別浪費在我身上,
多花點時間陪陪父母才是。」
說完,他帶起斗笠,披上雨衣,拉著手推車回到他工作的場所。 但是從那天晚上起,老人不再出現在市場, 而他堆破爛的空地也被改成大樓建築預定地。
我感到疑惑,但時間沖淡了我的好奇心。 直到三個月後的下午,信箱多出了一封沒有寄信地址的信件。 感到奇怪的我把信拆開: 「好孩子,還記得我嗎? 你請我吃麵是我最後一天的拾荒日子, 這份工作我一作就是三十年,即使知道是
最後一天,我又怎麼捨得停下來呢? 問我為什麼停止拾荒嗎? 因為我堆廢棄物的空地被兩個兒子賣掉了, 那是把他們從小拉把長大的空地啊!
但是他們卻為了建築商的高價收購, 告訴我遺產稅課的重,要我提早將土地過戶給他們,
他們一再保證不會把地賣掉。那塊地跟他們爸爸一樣,
從小把他們養大,他們不捨。
如今,地賣給建商,而我住在老人院,我跟地都被拋棄了。 被唸書唸到博士跟大學的兒子拋棄了。 這麼多年來,除了養育兒子之外,我沒在自己身上花到一毛錢。 我最常吃的是路邊街邊賣熟食的剩菜,跟水果攤剩下來的水果。
那個破塑膠袋裡的錢都是拾荒時候撿到的,
湊足了錢我才有正常的東西吃呢,
我所賺到的一分一毫都花在教養兒子的身上。
現在,我在老人院聽到兒子說,土地還有賣了五億的價值, 老而不死的你除了會花我們兩兄弟的錢,你還有什麼用?
好孩子,在他們說出口前,我早就麻木了。 只記得你請我吃麵時的溫暖,還有你握著我的手時傳來的溫度。
期待有緣再見。」
我發現信紙的下角有乾枯的淚痕,而新的淚痕, 卻從我的眼中不停的落下。
毅然決然騎上機車,直奔父母的住所。 走到屋內,不爭氣的眼淚依然流個不停, 只能哽咽的說:「我回來了,爸、媽,我回來了,我們一起吃晚餐吧 盡在不言中的刺─ 盡在不言中的刺 ─ 前天,停車在一棵老樹下,
老樹上攀著枯死的九重葛藤蔓。 恰好有一段枝子斷裂掉落在引擎蓋上,一時心懶, 不想下車拿開,便讓它隨著車行而自動抖落。 沒想到,今天先生告訴我,輪胎被一根小刺刺破了。 他還特別把那小截刺拿給我看。 真的,那麼小小的根不起眼的刺, 恰恰就刺入了輪胎最薄的部分。車行說, 這個部分沒法補,因為在胎壁最薄的地方, 補了也承受不了胎內的高壓,反而會有爆胎的危險, 所以只好整個輪胎換掉。 看著這根半公分不到的小刺, 很難想像就這樣毀了一個厚重的輪胎。 先生說,他原先不以為意,隨手一拔, 沒想到隨之而來的便是極細但很明確的洩氣聲。 氣雖然洩得慢,一旦洩盡,就麻煩了, 所以趁著還有氣的時候,趕快開去車行。 我把這根小刺,放在心頭,提醒自己, 再怎麼深的情誼,也有不堪一刺的部分。 言語中的小刺看似無關緊要,實則不可輕忽; 與人來往,最好能除盡言語中輕忽一根刺與一個輪胎, 不過是生活中的一件小插曲, 然而卻在我心頭泛起陣陣漣漪。 人與人之間,有時自以為交情深厚,
因此不免在言語間彼此笑謔。一不留意, 一點言語上的輕忽就恰恰刺中對方最在意的地方, 於是友情的氣漸漸消盡,終於成為不再交心的陌生人。 車輪可以再換一個,朋友似乎也可以再交往, 但總有什麼是無法追回的。 車輪可以再換一個, 只是現有的車輪已非先前的車輪; 朋友也可以再交往, 只是新人已非故友。 February 27 Come back to Taiwan我回來台灣3天囉
覺得從一個炙熱的地方到了一個寒冷的地方
感覺有點怪怪的
不過回來就會覺得台灣真好
什麼都有
什麼都方便
回來第一天當然是忙碌的很
要辦網路、電話、手機、健保一大堆事
不過辦完之後~~~
突然不知要幹嗎
只想整天待在家裡發呆
什麼事都不想做
和朋友出去喝茶聊天
覺得有點和他們有點生疏
可能在國外想的事很多
覺得他們過的滿悠閒的
在澳洲時~~~
很想回來台灣
到台灣時~~~
覺得澳洲也不錯
真是個奇怪的感覺
回到台灣一點都不能鬆懈
可以計劃未來如何走下去
因為不再是小孩子了
總要為了以後打算
最近要先去我爸朋友的公司先學習一下
因為未來我要走貿易這條路
我也想再去補英文
因為不想浪費學了半年的英文
在澳洲的朋友大家回來台灣再相聚吧
我想念你們呢^^ February 01 24th Jan~30th Jan24th January I missed the bus so I went to school late. At lunch I helped my friend fix his computer at school. He said he had to pay 160 dollars to fix his computer at computer company. What an expensive price!! I just spent 5 minutes fixing his computer and it was in good repair. I sometimes want to play baseball here. I used to be the best baseball player in my team but I'm not anymore because I didn't practice for a long time.
29th January I got home at 7 AM and I felt really tired so I went to bed immediately. My friend phoned me at 11 AM so I woke up. My friend who is an air hostess came here this morning. So I went to her hotel and ate lunch with her in the city. Before we ate lunch she needed to buy some clothes because she just had winter clothes. She guessed this time she would fly to a cold country but when she went to her air line, her boss told her it would be Brisbane. After we ate lunch we went to South Bank and took some photes. I envy her job because she can go to so many countries. We ate Japanese food at dinner time and then she went to her hotel. She was my classmate and the first person I've met in the New Year.
30th January We had a level test this morning. This was my last level test at QCE. I'm going to finish QCE 4 weeks later. After school I went to the Gold Coast with my friend. Because this was her first time here and her coworker told her the Gold Coast has really beautiful beaches. We arrived at the Gold Coast at 3 PM. At first she wanted to buy something for her friend. Then we went to the beach and took some pictures. Because she needed to catch a flight to Taiwan tomorrow. So we just took some pictures if she went for a swim this afternoon she would be tired tomorrow. After that we ate dinner on the Gold Coast. Ater ate dinner we went to the beach again. It was a really beautiful view at night. It was the first time I saw it. It was such a wonderful view!! January 24 16th Jan~23th Jan16th January I woke up too late today so I took a shower immediately. And I didn't have breakfast because my bus comes at 8:29. When I walked to the busstop it was 8:30. It was too late for the bus but fortunately the next bus came at 8:25. I arrived at the school and I met my ex-classmate who came back QCE today. It's great to met her again. After school I bought some headphones. The headphones are used for listening to MP3s. Then we went to a restaurant to eat something.
17th January I felt tired when I wasn't quite awake. I wish I could sleep a little longer. Last night I chatted with my girlfriend so I went to bed too late. I kept my eyes open during my morning class. I slept for a moment during the break time. After school my friends and I went to the bubble tea shop to drink and played some poker games. Then we went home around 5:30 PM.
18th January I woke up around 7:45 and rested for a few minutes. I chatted with my girlfriend and her friends from 10PM to 4AM. At first I wanted to sleep in the library but I couldn't do it because my friend talked to me. Unfortunately it was rainy after school. And I didn't take an umbrella so I got wet. We went to the bubble tea shop to drink and played porker because I had a meeting with my friend at 6:00 PM. He's going to go back to Japan tomorrow so I needed to give some letters from the bank to him. But when we met each other we still felt embarrassed because we had a bad relationship before. Anyway we have a nice memories of each other.
19th January I was absent from class because my friend finished QCE so we had a BBQ at South Bank. At first my friend and I went to South Bank and found a good place for the BBQ. Then I used the payphone to talk with my girlfriend. After 1 hour my friends were coming and started to BBQ. Unfortunately it was rainy when we were ready to BBQ. Anyway we had some umbrellas so we could use them. Then I taught them to play some games and poker. It was a special BBQ for me.
20th January I woke up around 9 AM. I phoned my friend and asked him where I can get my hair cut. He said I could get my hair cut an Sunny Bank. So I met him at Sunny Bank shopping mall and we went to hairdresser's to get my hair cut and dried. And we had a party at my friend's house so some friends came there to buy something. After I got my hair cut we ate lunch together and then went to the supermarket to buy something to cook. We had a party at my friend's house that included eating dinner、playing billiards and table tennis、poker games and mahjong games etc... But we couldn't get a bus to go home so everyone except me stayed up all night.
21th January I went home at 8:30 AM. I felt a little tired but my classmates and I had decided to go to the Gold Coast. SO I phoned my friends and talked to them about what time we should go. Then we met each other at the train station around 10:00 AM. When we arrived at the train station it was cloudy. Fortunately it was sunny when we arrived at the Gold Coast. But I forgot to put suncream on. At first we ate lunch because we were hungry and then we went swimming between 2 and 5 PM. We left there around 7:00 PM because we need to go to school tomorrow.
23th January When I woke up I felt tired and sore all over my body because last weekend I was too busy. I had a appointment with the Australian customs service because my friend brought too many cigarettes for my friend and I tried to help my friend. But even though he already paid the money they told him he couldn't take them because he must have his friend's passport and his picture. I couldn't believe it and felt angry. I told my homestay parents and they felt disgust at them. His friend went back to Taiwan in January. And it was really hard to contact him. What a pity!!! January 16 13th Jan~15th Jan13th January I felt happy because today was Friday. After school my friends and I went to the supermarket to buy something. My friend wanted to cook pasta for dinner. So I went to my friends' house for dinner. Then we watched a DVD for a long time. Because I didn't have any plans so I stayed at my friends' house. I left there at 10:00. I chatted with my ex-coworker who studied transport in the Netherlands. We haven't chatted to each other for a long time.
14th January I didn't have any plans today. I gave up going to the Gold Coast this weekend. Because I still felt tired and sore. So I just went to my friends' house. I spent all my time watching Japanese programs. What a boring time!! We watched it from 1 PM to 12 PM. I thought we were crazy. Then I went home and chatted with my girlfriend form 1 AM to 4 AM.
15th January I got up at 11:00 AM. Because I chatted with my girlfriend until late. And I didn't have any plans so I just stayed at home. I was chatting with my girlfriend again because it's too hot outside and I didn't want to go out. So I just used the internet and studied English today. Today was a quiet day for me. January 15 7th Jan~12th Jan7th January I felt tired because I drank too much yesterday. But we'd already decided to go to the Gold Coast. So I woke up at 9:00. We took a train to the Gold Coast and ate lunch there. Somebody wanted to buy something in the Gold Coast. Today was cloudy day. Fortunately it had been sunny when we swam in the beach. But I sometimes felt sad because I went to the Gold Coast with my girlfriend last time. We left there at 6:00 PM. Anyway we had a nice day.
8th January I woke up at 10:00 AM because I really tired. And I felt ill I might catch a cold. However I needed to go to my friends' house. He wanted to cook some Taiwanese food for his friends. At first we went to the China Town to buy something and then went to his house wait for his cooking. It's really delicious food!! After it I phoned to my girlfriend but it's no answer and then I sent a E-mail to her. Anyway I'll try again.
9th January I woke up too late because I didn't like Monday. When I arrived my class some classmates thought I'd already gone to TW because I was absent from class for a long time. So they asked me something about from X'mas to today. And today was my classmate's birthday. They invited me to join their birthday party. After school we went to a restaurant to ate steak and drink a lot. Then we went to a pub to drink more. So we ate birthday cake and drank so much beer. We left there at 10:00 PM.
10th January Today was my friend's birthday. The same as yesterday. We had a birthday party after school. But it was different than yesterday. We just ate dinner and went to the South Park. It's a crazy idea because all boys need to jump into the swimming pool. So we almost got wet. Actually I felt confuse because my girlfriend talked me she had a problem about her sick. When I heard it I phone to TW immediately. Because my friend's wife was a doctor so I asked her something about her sick. I hope her sick will be fine. Anyway I'll take care her in my life.
11th January I got up too late my homemom woke me up. I had a sore throat this morning. So I had some medicine and I didn't have much appetite. I thought I got wet too many times and I didn't sleep well. Anyway I needed to go to school because my attendance must be over 80%. I felt tired all day. After school I went to a travel company to check my flight time. Then we went to a bowling alley to play video games. After that I went home immediately because I felt really tired. When I got home I went to bed immediately. And slept until dinner time.
12th January I'm getting better than I was yesterday. This afternoon's class was in the library. At first I watched a DVD with my classmates and then I asked a Japanese about how to use on the phone in Japanese. Because I thought I needed to know some Japanese that makes it easy to phone Japan. I felt remorse about my Japanese because I could've studied Japanese for 5 years at my Uni. but I gave up studying Japanese. That's a pity !! Anyway I must study English more because I don't want to feel remorse about my English in the future. After school I went to South Bank to play basketball with my friends. And then I went to my friends' house for dinner. When I arrived at home I used the internet and had a chat with my girlfriend. I'll probably be tired tomorrow !! January 12 3rd Jan~6th Jan3rd January I needed to go to school because I had a new flatmate so I showed him how to get to school. When we arrived at school I returned home because I just have more 3 days with my girlfriend in AUS. So I cherished those 3 days with her. I really want to live with her forever but it's impossible. She needed to go back to Japan to her university. We swam in our swimming pool. After we swam we went to the city and went shopping. But it was too late for shopping. So we just walked around Queen St. and then we went home for have been dinner. The last 3 days of my lovely days.
4th January I was absent from class today and I woke up at 9:30. She cooked pasta for me for lunch. I was really happy and enjoyed her cooking. Then we went to the city and she told me that a couple must buy the same thing for each other. But I don't like it when somebody tells me I need to buy something for somebody else. And she said I always spoke Chinese when we went out with my friends. I was sorry about it. When we walked around Queen St. I told her that I needed to take something from my friend. But I told her a lie because I'd already decided to buy a necklace for her and she didn't know about it. She felt sad because I didn't give her anything. When we ate dinner suddenly I gave her this necklace. She felt surprised and her face changed immediately. And my homestay parents asked me what it was. I told them it is my heart!!! Such a lovely day!!
5th January Today was my last day with her. I felt sad and wanted to stop time. She packed her baggage this morning. My homestay parents drove us to the airport. We ate lunch at the airport and walked around there. We held each others' hands tightly and didn't want to let go. But we had to separate when her airplane was ready. When we said goodbye to each other we were crying and hugged each other tightly. After she left I wailed bitterly. When I arrived home I felt as though I had lost something and had to live alone. What a bad feeling !!
6th January I went to school today. It was my first time at school after X'mas. But I couldn't study English and I felt dazed. I phoned my girlfriend too many times. I wanted to know her if flight was fine or not. But there was always no answers. After school I tried again and she told me that she just arrived home then. Now I just could hear her voice but I couldn't meet her. That's a shame!! When I walked around near QCE I met my ex-classmate and we drank a lot with my teacher and my friends. And then I went to Roma Park for a BBQ. Unfortunately it stormed when we had a BBQ. So we got wet and felt cold. My friend's friend was a taxi driver. So he drove us home. I drank too much because I miss her absdutely. January 10 30th Dec to 2nd Jan30th December We'd already decided to go to Fraser Is. today. So we took a bus to Hervey Bay first. We spent a long time on the bus. And then we went to Fraser Is. by ferry. We arrived at Fraser Is. about 7 PM. So we ate dinner and then went to the hotel to sleep. We felt tired because we were on the bus all day. It was easy to sleep. After dinner we walked to the hotel we saw so many stars in the sky. I love it so much. It's not easy to see in TW.
31th December We needed to wake up at 7 AM. After we ate breakfast we had a busy day. We took a special bus because it needed to able to drive on the sand. But I didn't like it because the bus was shaking all the time. We swam with freshwater turtles at Basin Lake. It is a beautiful lake. The water was really clean. After we swam we walked across the rain forest boardwalk to visit Central Station. And we saw ancient king ferns at Wanggoolba Creek. We marvelled at the giant satinay trees of Pile Valley. Then we took a dip in Lake McKenzie. When we arrived at our hotel everybody felt tired and it was easy to sleep. And today was New Years Eve. We went to a club to drink and waited for New Years. Anyway we had a special New Year on Fraser Is.
1st January Everybody was tired this moring. But we needed to continue our travel. We strolled along the boardwalk at Eli Creek and experienced the beauty of the Coloured Sands. Then we viewed the Maheno Shipwreck. We ate lunch in the Champagne Pools and swam. Because we couldn't swim anywhere else. There were some sharks around. After lunch we climbed the spectacular India Head. When we climbed to the top. We could see such a nice view everywhere around Fraser Is. And we saw dolphins in the sea.
2nd January We finished our travel on Fraser Is. today. After breakfast we went to Hervey Bay by ferry and then took a but to leave there. It's a nice memory for us. When we arrived in Brisbane about 7 PM. I felt really tired when I got back home. But I needed to go to my friends' house. Because they'll go back Taiwan tomorrow. And today was my other friends' birthday. So I must join their party. It's a really busy day for me. 23th Dec to 26th Dec23th December My ex-flatmate came back to Brisbane this moring. I was really happy to hear that. She lived in the backpackers near China Town. We had a good relationship before for 4 months. I always thought she was my young sister. Because I don't have any brothers or sisters. So I took care her. After school I met her in front of the body shop on Queen St. I thought that she put on weight and dyed her hair. Anyway we had a nice meeting. Then we went to a restaurant to eat dinner and talked about each other.
24th December Today was Christmas Eve so I invited some friends to eat dinner. Some friends didn't come to my home so I picked them up. And they visited my house and took some photos. We had 7 people at our BBQ. Before we ate dinner we swam in the swimming pool. It was a hot day. After dinner we sat near the swimming pool and talked about different countries Christmas. They left here at about 11 PM. My homeparents drank too much so they needed to go home by train. My ex-flatmate lived near China Town. When she walked near China Town suddenly one guy hugged her. She felt scared and her friend talked to this guy don't do it. If I were her friend I'll fight with them that I didn't care how many people there. I thought that was really serious.
25th December Today was Christmas Day. It was a different holiday for me. Because it was really hot in AUS. My homeparents wanted me to stay home and eat lunch with their family. They thought I was their children. We had a big lunch with the family. In TW we just go out and eat dinner with friends. Actually we've never eaten a meal with the family at Christmas Day. After lunch I went to my friends' house. When I went to the train station one woman walked near me and asked me if I could give her one cigarette. And then I gave her a cigarette. After I gave her a cigarette that she looked around me. I felt strange about it.
26th December My friend invited me to drink at midnight. I had no idea so I agreed to go. And I invited my friends to drink together. We went to a club about 10:30 PM. We drank and danced at the club. After about 1 hour my ex-flatmate wanted to talk about something to me. So we went out and talked. She talked to me about it while she came back to Brisbane. And then I asked her why did she came back to Brisbane again. When I asked her the question suddenly she started crying. So I asked her why are you crying. She said because you asked me this question. Finally I knew she was like me and I felt happy. Because I've liked her for 4 months. Actually we were shied so we didn't talk to each other. Unfortunately my best Japanese friend liked her. That's confused me. 14th Dec to 19th Dec14th December Our school had a party today. Most students bought a ticket for it. I'd never been to our school party so I bought a ticket. But my friends were not buying a ticket and told me that a it was going to be boring party. After school my friends and I had a coffee in a coffee shop. I couldn't go home because I was waiting for the party at 6 PM. My classmates and I met near the coffee shop. When I arrived at this party I felt very hot. Because there were too many people in a small place. I was really angry that we had to pay money for drinks and it was more expensive than other pubs. And there were so many Koreans that I felt like was at a Korean party. So I agreed with my friends. What a boring party!!
15th December Today was my last day in class 3 green. I'm going up to 4 blue next week. I was happy that I studied with my teacher and classmates. The afternoon class was in the library. I watched a DVD it was ICE AGE it was a really funny carton. But most of our classmates were absent in the afternoon class. After school my friends and I decided to see a film at the South Bank cinema it was KING KONG. I thought it was a nice film about love. But it was too long. Anyway I liked it. After the film I went to my friends' house and ate dinner. I went home very early and went to bed immediately. Because I need to get up very early tomorrow.
16th December I didn't go to school today because I went with ETG on a trip. So I needed to wake up very early. We left QCE at 7:30 AM. After 1.5 hours we arrived at Mt. Ngungun and started climbing but my friends and I just stayed in front of bus. We were right because they said there wasn't a nice view at the top. And hen we had morning tea before left. We arrived at MC Park and ate lunch at 12:00 PM. Unfortunately it was raining when they had the BBQ. So we ate the BBQ in the rain and got wet. After 1 hour we left MC Park and went to Noosa. It was raining in Noosa so we couldn't swim. We just walked up the street and bought something to eat. We arrived back at school at about 6:30. If it hadn't rained it would have been more interesting.
17th December I wanted more sleep but I couldn't because our homestay birds woke up me at 8:00 AM. They were more powerful than my alarm!! My friends were cooking pasta today. So I went to my friends' house and ate lunch with them. And then watched a DVD with them. There was a heavy storm while we were eating lunch. After lunch I went home and swam in our swimming pool. I was very tired so after the swim I slept for a while. My homeman called me for a long time before I woke up. After dinner I went into the city and drank with my friends. There weren't many people in the city on Saturday. On the way home I met my neighbor on the bus.
18th December I woke up at 10:00 AM because today was Sunday. My ex-flatmate had come back to Brisbane for 4 days but I hadn't seen him since he came back. So I tried to phone him and decided to eat lunch with him in the city. I met him in front of Hungry-Jacks at 12:00 PM. Then we went to a Japanese restaurant to eat lunch and drank some beer and wine. I think he drank too much so he went home straight after lunch. We had another plan for 6:00 PM so we cancelled it. After I went to JoJo-cafe shop for a coffee with my friends. I ate dinner at my friends' house.
19th December Today was my first day at level 4. Most people were from my old class. I was absent in the afternoon and drank a coffee with my friend. My friend told to me I should play the lotto in Taiwan. Because if you win you can get A$ 100 million so I phoned my Taiwanese friend to buy some tickets. I drank with my ex-flatmate and ex-classmates in the pub. I was really happy to see them again. December 17 7th Dec to 13th Dec 7th Dec
The weather was not very hot today. Because some clouds were in the sky so the sun wasn't shining. Fortunately we could use air conditioner at school. I went to drink a coffee with my friend. We talked about what should we do after QCE. I thought I need to chose my job in the future. I had two choice at first I could work with my father in Hong Kong、after that I could work by myself in USA. Sometimes these confused me. Anyway I will study English more. When I went home I was swimming at 5 PM. I learned about diving for a long time. I really liked to swim in the summer. After dinner time I went to my friend's house and borrowed some DVD.
8th Dec Afternoon class I watched a DVD with my classmates. It was a famous film in Korea. This film sometimes played about sex. So I knew why limit was under 18 years old. And it was quite strange film I thought! My friends and I went to a coffee shop. We were planning about this holiday. Finally we decided to go to the Gold Coast. I thought I was the best guide about the Gold Coast. Unfortunately it was rainy when we left this shop. And it was a heavy storm. When we took a train it stopped rainy. I thought I was lucky. Actually I was unlucky because my homestay had a black out. So we ate dinner with some torches.
9th Dec I like Fridays because I always feel relax. We had a speaking test today. I was not nervous of it. Actually I'd already had two times of speaking tests. I got a bad mark last time. So I wanted to get a good mark this time. I brought some DVD and I was playing them in the classroom. My classmates chose TROY that was a famous story in history. After the speaking test I went to the cinema and saw a film "Herry Poter". This film is very popular in the world and I saw it for a long time. And then we ate dinner in the city. When we walked at South Park we saw some beautiful trees. I feel Christmas is coming soon! We've been expecting for the coming Christmas.
10th Dec Today was Saturday. I called Saturday was "Gold Coast Day" of mine. The same as last Saturday. I went to the Gold Coast. I felt I was a guide to show my friends around. And I was really happy to do it. I wanted let everybody know this beautiful place. Now I'd already had two partners who followed me to the Gold Coast every weekend. My friends told me that I could add new option class on Friday called "How to visit the Gold Coast". What a crazy idea! But I enjoyed it! Ken was late for rain so I was waiting for him. And then we took the next train to the Gold Coast. My friends arrived in the Gold Coast before Ken and me. They were eating lunch at about 12:00. We arrived there after they were eating for 30 minutes. After lunch time we swam on the beach. Unfortunately the wind was not really strong so the waves were not really high. Anyway we had a great holiday.
11th Dec My friend decided to go to Dunwich Island. So I got up at 9 AM and then I phoned my friend to wake up. We met at my friend's house because he drove us to the DUnwich Island. We started off at 11:00 AM. At first we drove to Cleveland and ate lunch. And then we decided to ferry our car by water taxi. This was my first time to do it. I felt really excited. We spent 30 minutes on the ferry. When we arrived this island I looked around. Such a beautiful island! Then we drove to a beautiful beach. It was different from the Gold Coast. It was much cleaner and beautiful. And just a few people on the beach. We could swim around there. I felt a stab when we were swimming. I thought a small jellyfish was biting me. By the way I really enjoy it!
12th Dec I felt very tired because I swam for 2 days. And today was a important day. We had a level test that is more important to me. Because I've stayed in the same level for a long time. I always feel bored of the same level. My homeparents told me I had to go up to level 4. This time I thought it was easier than last time. Maybe my teacher taught us English very well. I really liked my teacher has us. I could feel my English has improved. If I can't go up to level 4 I'd liked to stay in the same class. I don't mind going up to level 4. I've just cared about my English progressing. After school we went to Milton and had a coffee. I felt relaxed because I finished my level test. But I hope I can get a good mark.
13th Dec I felt nervous today because our class would get our test mark. I was very happy when I got my examination paper. I had been waiting to go up to level 4 for 14 weeks. I wanted to thank my teacher who taught us very hard. My friends and I went to the supermarket to buy some things and I bought a conditioner and a shower gel. Then I went to my friends' house, ate dinner and watched a DVD together. There was a storm when we were eating dinner. Then I went home by train. When I arrived at my train station, the floor was very wet It had been raining. Unfortunately it was raining again when I took a bus. Suddenly the lights went out and it was very dark. There was a blackout near my house. It was running as I ran home and I got wet. I found my torch and turned on immediately. We had power after 2 hours. December 08 6th DecemberToday was very hot. Really boiling!! Our school had broken air conditioner in the morning. The same as yesterday. That's absolutely terrible!! So our classmates decided to study in the train station. It was better than staying in my classroom. My friends wanted to play basketball after school. But I couldn't because the weather was too hot. If the weather wasn't so hot I'd play basketball. Then my friends and I went to a beverage shop to drank tea and played cards. I sometimes feel bored in Brisbane. Because there's nothing to do I just walked on the street. When I went home I took a shower immediately. I couldn't stay in my bedroom because it was too hot. I missed the air conditioner I had in Taiwan. I need it in my bedroom!! 5th DecemberThe weather was really hot today. And the air conditioner has broken so I couldn't stayed in the classroom for a long time. I felt very tired, at first I thought I had a cold but I didn't have a sore throat. So I thought I got sunstroke because it was too hot. I was in a coma today. We had three new students today. Of course most students were Korean. Somebody said they wanted to played basketball after school. But I couldn't because it was too hot. So my friends and I went to the Casino. Just took a drink and then we went home. Unfortunately I took a but that didn't have air conditioner. When I went home I just wanted to go swimming. But I was sleeping in a moment. I hope tomorrow will not be too hot. 4th DecemberI woke up at 9:30 AM. I had breakfast by myself. My friends phoned me that they want to eat lunch at Sunnybank and bought some things. I felt asleep and I want to take a rest. But today was Sunday so I decided to go with them. We ate lunch at about 12 PM. And then we want to see a film at Southbank cinema. This film's name was SawⅡ. It was a horror film. But I didn't think so. I thought no other film was worse than this one. After saw a film we went to the South Park to take a walk. And then I went home at 7 PM. I saw our new dog when I was opening the front door. It was such a beautiful dog. But it was afraid of stranger. I thought it will get used to living with us. 3rd DecemberI felt better than yesterday night. I woke up at 9 AM. And I thought the weather was nice. So I decided to go to the Gold Coast. I started to phone to my friends and talked them to wake up. Actually it was too early for my friends. So we spent much time preparing. Eventually we went to the Gold Coast at 2 PM. The weather was great for a swim. We went swimming for 2 hours. And then we went shopping between 5 PM and 7 PM. I bought some pants in the store. When we left the store we saw a street performance. Such a funny act. We left here at 9:30 PM. When we took a train to the city my friend were sleeping on the train. I thought they were tired. But we had a nice holiday!! 2nd DecemberYam and Asuka finished QCE today. It was really a pity!! So we had a BBQ party this afternoon. Unfortunately the weather was rainy. But we still had a BBQ in my case. We ate some meat、drank beer and wine. I thought we drank too much. So I'd already forgotten how I went home. It was really crazy for me. My homeparents had traveled with their parents. So I lived my homestay by myself. Fortunately I didn't forget to lock the door when I was going home. I went to bed very early because I was drunk. And then I had a headache when I woke up at midnight. My head really hurt so I couldn't sleep at the moment. Anyway I needed to sleep more!!! 1st DecemberI took a wrong bus to school today. I'd never taken this bus to city. So I was tired this time. But I spent much time in the city. We want to play basketball after school. The weather was rainy. So we gave up this idea. And then we went to Sunnybank. Ken bought a kitten in the pet store. Actually he'd never kept a kitten. Before I told him that you should think more before you act. Eventually he decided to buy it. It will be a big problem. When we carried the kitten it didn't feel safety so it wanted to run away and scratched me. I was bleeding for a few minutes but I didn't care about it. I care about the kitten with Ken. Anyway I hope it will be fine. December 03 11/30 WednesdayI felt very tired today.
Because we played basketball yesterday.
Same as usual.
I took a bus to school.
When I walked to Edward St.
Somebady walked near to me and then asked me.
Are you Korean? Do you know where QCE is?
Of course I'd like to help him.
So I talked to him and helped him to find QCE.
Most students think I am Korean.
My friend was talking about something at the coffee shop.
She thaught that staying here for 3 months was enough.
But I used to study English for my job in the future.
And I promised my father I'll get better than before.
So I'd never given up English.
I have no brothers or sisters.
So my family all looked up me.
Certainly I can't disappoint them.
When we were eating dinner my homedad said we'll have a new dog come next week.
I was very happy to hear that. 11/29 TuesdayI woke up too late today because I chatted with my friend on the internet last night.
Before I went to bed suddenly my friend had just on line so we were chating for a lone time.
She sent a photo to me about her travel.
She's be a best friend of mine so I didn't care about what time it was.
So I went to bed at about 1 AM.
My customer will go to Sydney tomorrow.
He asked me:Could you came to Sydney for a dinner with me?
I'd like to but I can't.
I need to go to school. What's a pity!
Anyway we can meet again when I go back Taiwan.
After lunch time I met some new students and then we went to a coffee shop and talked about
what are the interesting things of Brisbane.
I gave them some suggestion but I was too late for school so I was absent from the afternoon class.
After school the weather was not good.
But we had decided to play basketball today.
So we took a train to South Bank.
The weather was cloudy when we arrived there.
Unfortunately it was rainy when we were playing basketball for 30 minutes.
So we needed to go home and I was walking in the rain again.
I felt very tired tdoay but it's good for my health. |
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