have you seen how careful a penguin can be when it tries to cross the road? check it out!
PS : I really want to play Diana Ross' "do you know where you are going to?" as the background music, but I can't make it here....
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- Mar 30 Fri 2007 12:33
Meet The Penguins II
have you seen how careful a penguin can be when it tries to cross the road? check it out!
PS : I really want to play Diana Ross' "do you know where you are going to?" as the background music, but I can't make it here....
- Mar 29 Thu 2007 23:12
PUNTARENAS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for those who don't like comedy, here comes the tragedy! yes, if I didn't have a nice day like yesterday, I might have hung myself in the airport last night.
Last night, I went to the airport in a van which has only one guest in it, yes, that's me! I felt myself like someone very important! Even if I paid 5,000 pesos for taxi, I might not feel as good as this! I mean, 2,000 pesos in a personal VAN?! but that's the last good thing happen in the night.
I arrived airport about 12:30, and my flight is 3:35. so basically, there's no body around, not even LAN start to check in. so I took a nap in the airport. until 2:30, I finally saw the LAN crew out there, so I picked up my backpacks and went to check in.
Last night, I went to the airport in a van which has only one guest in it, yes, that's me! I felt myself like someone very important! Even if I paid 5,000 pesos for taxi, I might not feel as good as this! I mean, 2,000 pesos in a personal VAN?! but that's the last good thing happen in the night.
I arrived airport about 12:30, and my flight is 3:35. so basically, there's no body around, not even LAN start to check in. so I took a nap in the airport. until 2:30, I finally saw the LAN crew out there, so I picked up my backpacks and went to check in.
- Mar 29 Thu 2007 08:50
PUNTARENAS ROCKS!!!!!
I think Punta Arenas likes me! And it's not only for the penguins. Actually yesterday on the way back to the shore, I thought I might got killed by the got damn raft. I was not only so very sick, but also the waves were so strong that I thought it's going to break my neck. I had to sleep the whole afternoon to recover from the sickness, and until this morning I still can felt the pain in my neck.
but things got different today, just when I thought I am so over CHILE for its expensive life. I had a very lucky budget saving day today!
Today is my city tour day, and Punta Arenas is not a big city so I just walked around. no sooner, I found a bus company, cost only 2,000 pesos to airport. I was planning to take a taxi because my flight is late (3 in the morning actaully) and most airport buses leave before 4 in the afternoon. so I think maybe Taxi will be a good choice. Although it takes 5,000 pesos, but it's still better than spend half day in the Airport. but now I have a better choice! 3,000 pesos saved. and it leaves 11:45 in the night. so I'll only spend 3hours waiting there. sounds OK to me.
but things got different today, just when I thought I am so over CHILE for its expensive life. I had a very lucky budget saving day today!
Today is my city tour day, and Punta Arenas is not a big city so I just walked around. no sooner, I found a bus company, cost only 2,000 pesos to airport. I was planning to take a taxi because my flight is late (3 in the morning actaully) and most airport buses leave before 4 in the afternoon. so I think maybe Taxi will be a good choice. Although it takes 5,000 pesos, but it's still better than spend half day in the Airport. but now I have a better choice! 3,000 pesos saved. and it leaves 11:45 in the night. so I'll only spend 3hours waiting there. sounds OK to me.
- Mar 28 Wed 2007 00:23
meet the penguins
dear all, I am now in Punta Arenas, Chile (check the map if you really want to know where it is.) and I just took a boat trip to Magallanes Island to see the Magallanes penguins this morning. Those penguins are just as cute as they should be, and I was just as boat sick as I shoule be. I think, when you have to get up at 6 in the morning to catch the boat, and spend half hour in a crowded van and another 2.5 hours on a boat which is frequently attcked by strong sea winds, waves and the smell of sea lion's shit (the worse part), everybody will get that boat sick. well... at least as far as I can see.
I did take tons of photo, but it's a pity that I didn't bring my USB connector with me, so I can't upload them photos here. maybe when I go back to Santiago, you'll see the photos (or even video clips!).
- Mar 22 Thu 2007 12:00
Santiiiiago
I feel so embarrassed to talk about this here. but since seldom of you really understand English, I'll just say it. This evening I've done something very stupid. and to talk about the story, we'll have to turn back time to this afternoon.
This afternoon, I was walking to Santa Lucia, the most famous romantic scene in Santiago. and when I was still on the way to there, one guy and two girls stopped me, and started to talk to me. I don't really know what they're talking about though. it was something about poetry and education problems in Chile. after we talked for 5 or 10 minutes, they finally told me what they want. they want me to donate some money to support their actions to approve Chile's educational problems. The guy even show me his student ID of University of Chile to persue me.
I don't really want to donate anything but they keep bugging me. and they say.. one dollar will be fine too. and so I think, well.. if one dollar can buy you off, that's quite ok though. so I said, ok one dollar. and I started to search in my bag. I have two wallets with me, one is with the cash (chilean pesos) and another is with the US dollars and credit cards. but I can't find the one with the dollars.... "HOW COME?" I think. and they are still around waiting like lions around a poor sheep, so I take out the cash wallet and gave them 1000 peso (almost 2 dollars) to pay them off.
- Mar 20 Tue 2007 11:52
last day on this island
I think Rapa Nui doesn't like me too much. I've got caught in the rain twice this week, and got seriously sunburned as well.... what an island!! but it's nice place I have to say. if you guys got any chance to come here, you must come!! before all the moais are killed by the acid rain!!
- Mar 19 Mon 2007 01:33
Rapa Nui
some local guy caught me on the street last night, try to explain me this island is not easter island, not isla de pascual, its name is Rapa Nui. well.. I can't really understand what excatly the meaning is, but for sure, the MOAIs are not the only thing on this island.
- Mar 18 Sun 2007 01:19
the MOAI
dear all, it takes time to upload photos here. so I just upload one to let you have little look at moai. if you want more, come to easter island!
- Mar 15 Thu 2007 04:41
en la isla pascual
Hey peolpe, I´ve safely landed on Easter island. it´s god damn hot here. and I´ll check around and come back to tell you what´s interesing here laters. but first thing I have to say, I don´t think I understand Spanish at all.... they´re talking so fast that I just can´t catch up.... T_T
- Mar 13 Tue 2007 05:47
Last Minute Man
我的特色是，事情總到最後一刻才會搞定。也因此，每次出國都打包到天亮，已經成為一種很正常的事。我常默默在心裡叫自己「Last Minute Man」，結果連臨別感言也是在最後的最後才擠出來。所以說，幾乎在最後一刻才在狀況不斷的情況下辦完簽證，也是一種報應。
再過不到一小時，我就要出發前往機場了。還有很多人還沒有吃到飯的，也只能先說聲抱歉，反正我會平安回來的，到時再約囉！感謝很多人在我昏天暗地的打包過程中，提供了無數的幫助。也讓我體會到，用嘴巴說去流浪四個月，跟實際行動比起來真是簡單多了。當背包背起來的那一刻，才知道自己有多不自量力啊！哈哈！
Anyways，親愛的朋友們，我出發了。祝我快快樂樂出門、平平安安回家啊！
再過不到一小時，我就要出發前往機場了。還有很多人還沒有吃到飯的，也只能先說聲抱歉，反正我會平安回來的，到時再約囉！感謝很多人在我昏天暗地的打包過程中，提供了無數的幫助。也讓我體會到，用嘴巴說去流浪四個月，跟實際行動比起來真是簡單多了。當背包背起來的那一刻，才知道自己有多不自量力啊！哈哈！
Anyways，親愛的朋友們，我出發了。祝我快快樂樂出門、平平安安回家啊！
- Feb 26 Mon 2007 01:20
新年快樂?
新年快樂 everybody！
隨著新的一年到來，也代表距離本人的國際漫遊啟程日已不遠。雖然嘴巴一直靠邀時間不夠了，但還是花了許多時間在焦慮。甚至沒有辦法突破「沒辦法處理的事，焦慮也沒用」的魔咒。
再加上凡事總是拖到最後一刻的我，終於在出發前兩週向雙親敬呈了「辭職」及「旅行四個月」的雙重打擊，結果讓母親焦慮、父親發火也算是意料中事。但事已至此，如果能讓時光倒流，我當然會覺得早點說可能會比較好。不過現在我只敢奢望時間走慢一點，讓我有多一點時間頭痛加翻胃就好。
隨著新的一年到來，也代表距離本人的國際漫遊啟程日已不遠。雖然嘴巴一直靠邀時間不夠了，但還是花了許多時間在焦慮。甚至沒有辦法突破「沒辦法處理的事，焦慮也沒用」的魔咒。
再加上凡事總是拖到最後一刻的我，終於在出發前兩週向雙親敬呈了「辭職」及「旅行四個月」的雙重打擊，結果讓母親焦慮、父親發火也算是意料中事。但事已至此，如果能讓時光倒流，我當然會覺得早點說可能會比較好。不過現在我只敢奢望時間走慢一點，讓我有多一點時間頭痛加翻胃就好。
- Feb 16 Fri 2007 13:16
犯太歲
我很肯定，這就是傳說中的犯太歲。
不然提款卡好好地放在皮夾裡，怎麼會在最需要用錢的時候去折到一角？好死不死折到要跨國提款時才用得到的磁條，補發還要一週。
不然車子騎了一整年都沒事，怎麼偏偏選在要去拿提款卡的那一天壞了。而且身上現金不夠，車子偏偏壞在不能刷卡的機車行門口？
不然提款卡好好地放在皮夾裡，怎麼會在最需要用錢的時候去折到一角？好死不死折到要跨國提款時才用得到的磁條，補發還要一週。
不然車子騎了一整年都沒事，怎麼偏偏選在要去拿提款卡的那一天壞了。而且身上現金不夠，車子偏偏壞在不能刷卡的機車行門口？
- Feb 15 Thu 2007 22:42
一起去旅行...
親愛的朋友們，小的敝人在下我，即將於 3 月 11 日，自台灣出發，飛往南美三國（智利、祕魯、玻利維亞），北美兩國（墨西哥、美國），歐洲兩國（英國、西班牙），展開為期四個月的國際漫遊。
由於時間緊迫，小的又如此不才，深感在這一趟上山下海、赴湯蹈火、天南地北、聲東擊西的漫長旅程中，肯定有些缺漏。因此突發奇想，欲召集各方人馬集思廣益。以下是我初規劃的行程大綱，懇請各位江湖好漢，如有想到【出國前該做的事】或【出國該帶的東西】，歡迎在以下兩篇留言回應。
由於時間緊迫，小的又如此不才，深感在這一趟上山下海、赴湯蹈火、天南地北、聲東擊西的漫長旅程中，肯定有些缺漏。因此突發奇想，欲召集各方人馬集思廣益。以下是我初規劃的行程大綱，懇請各位江湖好漢，如有想到【出國前該做的事】或【出國該帶的東西】，歡迎在以下兩篇留言回應。
