2016-09-03

九月的第一個周末

經過三個多星期的旅行,
又重回如常的工作生活,
但因為傷膝嚴重,
停止了所有不必要的活動,
包括散步與排舞,
進入九月,
重上舞場,
SO GOOD!

下午舞後,
選擇了去超市,
入了營地街新苗,
原來內部進行了一些裝修,
且9.1 起開始24小時營業,
一樓的乾貨如常為內地客的熱選,
而二樓的新鮮蔬菜生果肉類更是品種繁多,
心想,
街市小販真是難做.

晚上經過板樟堂,
原來各間店舖都好像大執位,
化妝品店林立,
但好像數月前明明不是在那舖位上,
現在好似各舖位在玩大風吹遊戲,
各自執位,
愈發覺我是
小城的過客,
在那兒尋找我的方向?

Line dance - Everything I do


Line Dance - Shake That






Line Dance - Get over you


Unforgettable memories of the Europe trip -2016



Macau,
Hong Kong
Dubai
Lisboa
Sintra
Óbidos
Faro
Madrid
Toledo
Segovia
Porto
Guimarães
Lisboa
Fatima
Setúbal


Aug 1 - Went to Hong Kong with typhoon Singal No. 1, the sea and the city was quiet in the midnight

            Feeling Chiado in the first night of Portugal, late dinner at Solar Pressuntos
            http://www.solardospresuntos.com/

Aug 2 - Rossio Station
             train to Sintra
             Cabo de roca
             Palacio de Pena
             Palacio de Sintra
             dinner at Trindade
             http://www.cervejariatrindade.pt/

Aug 3   City walk - Lisboa
             Mercado da Ribeira
             Cais sodre
             Praça do Comércio
             Igrega - Se
             Alfama
             Castelo de Sao Jorge
             Dinner at Mar ao Carmo
             https://www.zomato.com/pt/grande-lisboa/mar-ao-carmo-chiado-lisboa
       
Aug 4   Lisboa - Grande Campo
            Bus to Obidos
            Town walk
            Jardim Zoológico
            Sete Rios
            Estação do Oriente
            Parque das Nações

Aug 5/6 - Resting and planning day,  
               Parque das Nações/Centro Vasco da Gama/Pingo Doce
               Cooking dinner in the apartment,
               Unexpected outage of electricity inside the dark apartment for three times
 
Aug 7 ( Sunday)
           5:30 AM morning bus from Lisbon to Algarve- Faro,
           Old town walk
           Late lunch - Tertulia Algariva
           Evening old town walk
           Dinner... Feira Ria Formoso - fantastic festa and yammy food in a big open place
 
Aug 8 -   Happy shopping in Mango
               lunch at Tasca O Chalavar-grilled fish
              Afternoon bus from Faro back to Lisboa
               Estação do Oriente / Centro Vasco da Gama/
              11PM night bus from Lisboa to Madrid 

Aug 9 -  Lost in the Madrid station in the early morning,
             one hour time difference with Lisboa
             Madrid  City Room
             Museum Prado
             snacks at Cerveceria Cervantes
             Lunch at La Plateria - unexpected attacked by a street boy when my mobile phone was placed  
             on the table in the restaurant, luckily got nothing lost, with the waitress' smart intervention.
             Tapas, tapas, tapas at Mercado S. Miguel

Aug 10 - New hair-cut with Madrid 's hairdresser's service
               4 D Caffetteria
               Praca Melhor
              my new mobile was heart broken - fell down outside the beautiful Palace
              wonderful dinner in Restaurante Botin - leitao
              http://www.botin.es/

Aug 11  Museu Jamon
             Toledo, beautiful Church- Cathedral de Toledo
             good long walk
            Cafe e Tapa
         
Aug 12   Museu Jamon
              Segovia
             Good walk in Segovia
             late lunch at La Codorniz
             Accidentally met Ms. Chu in Poeta do Sul of Madrid
             Sleepless night - noises from the bars-  Friday night fever 

Aug 13  La Mallorquina - breakfast
             Madrid City walk
            Gini chocolate
            Palace, Et Corte Ingles, Mercado S. Anton
            Photo Exhibtion - Jose Suarez
            Banco Espanha, exhibtions in communication buildings,
            City view of Madrid - Mirador Madrid
            night bus back to Lisboa

Aug 14 (Sunday)  another bus from Lisboa to Porto
              S.Bento, Churches
              quiet Porto in the early Sunday morning
              bus ride of the river side
              Hotel boa vista
              Villa Cartarina
              Retaurante Palmeira
              https://www.zomato.com/pt/grande-lisboa/restaurante-palmeira-olivais-lisboa
              dinner -franceszinha with family C.

Aug 15  Nice lunch buffet - offered by Mr. C.
             Guimarães
             delicious Picadinho for dinner with family C.
             red wine stories
             backpacks were stolen at late night in the quiet street

Aug 16  Visit of Baiao
             Beautiful country house with farm animals
             delicious rabbit meat for lunch
             Jumbo
             MTR ride and ctiy walk, including Avenida dos Aliados
             Dinner at Pedro Frango

Aug 17   Estação S. Bento
             Torre dos Clérigos
             Rua Santa Catarina
             Cafe Magistica
             Comercial via caterina
             Restaurante Abadia
             http://abadiadoporto.com/
             Confeitaria do Bolhao- typical pastry 
             Mercado Bolhao
             Avenida dos Aliados
              Baixa do Rio
              Travessa porte para outra margem
              Cave do Douro
              Garagem Atlântico - return to Lisboa
              midnight dinner at a bar with local Portuguese 

Aug 18  Lost Lisboa
             Sete rios - rede X
             Fatima -
             Columbos -Sr. Batalha -buffet
              Av. Colegio Militar, Metro station: Colegio Militar-Luz
           
Aug 19    City Walk - Lisboa
               Cais do Sotre
               Praca Frequesia
               Praca Comercio
               Praca do Municipio
               City Hall
               Rua da Prata
               Rua da Madalena
               Camara Municipal lisboa
               Centro Comercial Mouraria 
               Praca dos restauradores
               Metro para Est. Encarnacao
               Town houses in Encarnacao
               https://www.homehunting.pt/en/lisbon-neighborhoods/46/encarnacao
               Restaurante Adega do Norte
               Parques nacoes,
               ZS Cafe - Zone Soft - happy hour
               Shopping and dinner at Et. Corte Ingles till midnight
               Av. Antonio Augusto Aguiar, 31,  Metro station: São Sebastião

Aug 20    Saturday with T. - Feira Ladro
               Setubal Ancora Azul - Delicious Fish buffet with beautiful seaview
               Happy shopping at Dolce Vita
               Midnight pizza at Telepizza


Aug 21 Cais do Sortre
             Chiado
             Rua Rosa
             Tram ride
             Mirador
            Jardim Príncipe Real
             Jardim Botânico 
             Torres das Amoreiras
             Praça do Marquês de Pombal - Eduardo VII

             Ave Liberdade
             Rossío
             Cerejaria Bar Derbi
             Rua Augusta
             Dinner Em Alta na Baixa
             https://www.google.com/maps/alta na baixa

Aug 22  MTR - Campo Pequeno
             Banco - Caixa Geral
             Lunch with T. at Chimarrao - carnes de churrasco - Parques das nacoes
             rodizio brasileiro
            City ride by T. 
            Airport

Aug 23  return -return flight with the seat next to a family of four, one baby and one tiny boy, no way to sleep

************

Started with 2 pieces of luggage and 2 backpacks, came back with only 2 pieces of luggage

Happy shopping - Centro Vasco da Gama, Columbo, Et. Corte Ingles, Dolce Vita

Delicious meals, with lots of oranges juices and sweets + late night dinners

Blue Blue sky

Big Big river/ Ocean

Beautiful sunshine - from early morning till 9PM

Magnificent old architectures

2 persons 5 mobile phones

midnight long distance calls



Reflection  - 反思隨想

人生如旅程.

快樂時間過得特別快.

旅程中有很多事往往會不在你計劃中,但不快事始终會發生, 如何面對處理, 十分重要.

失去了的或發生了的,已是不變的事實.

沒有重重的背包, 反而覺得行動方便及輕鬆了很多.

其實有很多東西都不是必須的,只是因為估計要用,所以加重了行裝.
擁有很多護膚品在家中,但旅途中夜深才知悉失了隨身及各式日用必需品,
在猛烈陽光及乾燥的天氣下皮膚,真是感受非常之深........
用到及享受到的先才是真正屬於自己的.

塞翁失馬,旅途中新增了一些歐洲名牌天然護膚品.

旅程仍是要繼續.

很久沒遇上意外停電,旅程中在一晚給我三次遇上.

旅程中你可能不知下一秒在你身邊發生什麼事 -


最好的是擁有在你手中的, 每一刻,每一秒.


Finally, thanks for my partner 's planning, organizing, tolerance, care and understanding for me during my 2016 wonderful trip!







2016-09-01

轉分享: 翻譯自俄羅斯的一首小詩:“短”

俄羅斯的一首小詩:“短”

一天很短,短得來不及擁抱清晨,就已經手握黃昏!

一年很短,短得來不及細品初春殷紅竇綠,就要打點素裹秋霜!

一生很短,短的來不及享用美好年華,就已經身處遲暮!

總是經過的太快,領悟的太晚,

所以我們要學會珍惜,珍惜人生路上的親情、友情、同事情,同學情,朋友情、戰友情。

因為一旦擦身而過,也許永不邂逅!

2016-08-30

2016.8.30 垃圾堆尋寶

今天晚上飯後回家,
路途上自我滿足的,
心內正在計劃要多多清理家中無用的東西.
尤其是父親的東西,
因為他體力有限.

事緣今天父親房內有櫃門破損,
決意為他清理舊物,
待周末往購買一新櫃子,
即時在父親家給他掉了一些無用的盒子,


誰知,
一回到自己家門,
電話即時響起,
緊張的父親叫我即時往垃圾箱取回盒子,
因為他有數千元在盒子內.

........

回家路程有十多分鐘,
原來他已心急的一直打我的手機,
三個失CALLS,
惟我聽不到.

即時腦內想,
往垃圾箱尋回已掉的東西,
如何尋?
妨且可能已給人發覺了.

因為是紙皮箱,
有很多時是頗受歡迎的,
且一來一回,
己30多分鐘,
我肯定是沒有了,
雖然是數千元,
我也沒有辦法.

先叫老人家定下來,
解釋沒有就沒有了,
要做心理準備.

他又說起,
又來一次像母親的經典,
那次的教訓記憶尤新,
金額不記得是多少,
但肯定是辛苦的儲蓄,
一包銀紙隨舊物垃圾掉了,
尋不回來,
損失不少.

自那次起,
母親吩咐掉物必要先看清楚.
我亦多次叫老人家們好好的擺放東西.

在電話中,
待父親定下來,
再問清楚他是放了那一盒子,
因為我掉了多個,
但我明明是有檢查才掉的,
最後,
他說是夏威夷表哥送他禮物的美麗盒子,
我即時確定,
我仍保留著,
放了在我以前的房間內,
故叫他自己往看看.

故事的結局是我終不用往垃圾堆,
他亦沒有掉了他數千元的錢,
但我真的是怕掉老人家的舊物!

 


Search This Blog

About Me

A tiny dust in the universe.