2007/06/25

Blackout

Again, I became speechless on my blog. Being speechless doesn't mean you have nothing to say. It could be that you get too much to say while you don't know where to begin with, or you just don't want to make it public.

Why blog? It's more than a record of the dots in your life. It's also a window to show people, mostly friends, your life status, to help them understand what kind fo personal you're. At least, that's my understanding. Therefore, no surprisingly, you choose what to say and what not to say. Then it counts on two things to have the blog alive - how interesting/boring you life is and how open you are.

Just like most other people, I don't share everything. Even worse, I don't know how to present in a way without going into too much details and still make people understand what I'm going to talk about. "How about your everyday life, anything to talk about?" This the question you might ask and I've asked to myself. Well, it's not too interesting and not too boring either. The problem is I don't always see the dots when it actually shines. Maybe I do find something to write down. It goes away so quickly, just like a blink.

So instead of putting too much bullshit like this post, maybe I should just leave my blog blackout?

2007/06/11

Monterey

Monterey is amazing. I don't think I can describe it with words. See these pictures at my Picasa .

2007/06/09

让胃思考

又醒过来了。已经快一周了,还没有完全恢复正常的睡眠。而且现在多了个毛病,不吃点半夜的宵夜就不能得到二次睡眠。

据说吃完东西的时候,血液要更多的进入胃。大脑一定程度缺血,运动减缓,思维停顿。这样就容易入睡了。这一点解释了人和某种懒惰的动物为什么午饭后要瞌睡。连日来的实践也验证了这一点。我管这个叫“让胃思考”。

刚才吃了点东西,现在可以睡了吗?

2007/06/08

The power of Drink

来这边的每顿晚餐都很丰盛。如果你不喜欢吃西餐,又闲日本菜贵,也不想重复家里天天都都可以有的中餐,韩国菜也许是不错的选择。

今晚拉到ES买单,于是又到了韩国餐厅。餐厅的名字我不记得了,只记得两年前和Tommy来过。还学会怎么烤长长的肉卷。和Super Sales吃饭,和酒自然是难免的。被逼在两者中作选择,烧酒 or Beer。其实我两者都不想要,我更喜欢长得像“hot beer”的Hot Tea。大家你来我往,杯觥交错,一时间热闹非凡。有时候你不得不佩服Sales的本事,他们总能在陌生人中创造亲近的氛围,在没有机会中争取一线的机会。这其中不可或缺的,或许就是power of drink。

曾经有人问我你为什么总是笑着。其实当然不是总是,不过是工作的时候。当你没有 the power of drink的时候,the power of smile可能是你剩下的最好武器了吧。

2007/06/05

Driving Pontiac

当我第一眼看见pz他们租到的这辆Pontiac时,惊讶的表情一定足以上夸张的漫画。我原本期待一辆呆板的Ford或者Hyundai,却见到这拉风的跑车,虽然只是貌似跑车,感观上的刺激就像在一堆大胖子的CheeseCake Factory门口看到一个身材娇好的Hot girl。

每天回到酒店,我都开着它出去溜一圈。倒不是为了满足虚荣,主要为了练车。这个鸟不拉屎的鬼地方,夜里黑漆漆的,路上没有人也没有车。不过我还是按照pz交代的,在每个Stop的地方停下来,左右左地看看。就在我认为不会有什么车的时候,突然在后视镜里看见一辆亮着大灯的车尾随。让?不让?短短的犹豫间已经错过了我要拐弯的路口。前面的路一片漆黑,不知道是不是通向旁边的这条高速,顿时心跳加速,汽车减速。心里那个悔啊,这要是上了高速怎么回啊?慢慢爬过一个小破,终于看到绕回去的路了。长长地出了口气,放松之余也感到一点疲倦。正好借着这睡意,休息吧。

2007/06/04

Sleepless in Sunnyvale

10个小时的长途飞行很痛苦,一来你要被塞进那样狭小的空间10个多小时,几乎不能动弹;二来,像我这样的人,几乎无法在飞机上睡觉,尤其在提供美食和自选电影的国泰航班上。

我旁边的老兄是个大黑个。当然没有O'Neal那么大,不过他已经几乎让前排的老兄无法把座椅调后。另我无比惊讶的是,他可以就这样坐在靠窗的位置,10个小时几乎没有动。我有点同情他,不过更多的是羡慕他。他可以用各种姿势睡觉,在这样的有限空间中,这些已经算是丰富了:耷拉着脑袋,后仰着脑袋,向右垂的脑袋,向左垂的脑袋。最有趣的是,当飞机穿越气流颠簸的时候,他的脑袋就像一个带弹簧的玩偶,很可爱地跳动。我在无比困倦中,看着美梦中的他,那一刻,我恨自己没有像他一样胖。当然,只是那一刻。

这次可能是最痛苦的倒时差的经历了。当我睁开眼睛,以为至少该是4AM的时候,酒店的小闹钟,无情的显示着1AM。漫漫长夜,有心睡眠,无法入梦,我成了Sleepless in Sunnyvale。