我不热衷房地产、汽车、薪水、福利和税收，但大伙儿凑在一起就免不了这些话题，仿佛是社会人的社交必修。一想到我对这些话题没太大感觉我就有点苦闷，说明我缺乏物质追求和社会奋进态度，归结为懒散的理想主义者。对于这个问题我今天稍微考虑了一下。如果我一个人生活这般状态是可行的，死后无牵挂，有无财产我都无所谓。可我有父母，就不是一个人，所以这种想法很狗屁。如果以后剩下我一个人了活着的意义是什么？这会改变我的生活方式。最终还是想不明白。也许只是近阶段高度麻痹疲劳，又也许我涉世太浅资历贫乏，我想不明白哪些可丢哪些不可丢，以及自己是否能战胜孤独和恐惧真正独立。这些都毫无头绪。
我这一届的还有上一届的有数不清的牛逼，我曾熏陶于这么个精英拔萃的环境。我也曾经想过如果自己也是圈中的一头牛现在是否有浮出人世的卓越想法，但毕竟自己没有血汗的付出，这一点让我自卑。原来我还是有自卑感的，不禁莞尔。赶紧趁30岁前多长些学术见识吧！
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Saturday, July 05, 2008
The yodel storyteller
Just came back from Jewel's concert held at River rock theatre in Richmond. Upon realizing the theatre's located in a casino, I thought, hey, this place is tailored for Jewel! =D Her easygoing self fits beside neon lights and busy people, maybe a cup of beer to complement the picture.
I took two photos before concert starts. No recording device is allowed throughout the concert. Why didn't I sneak a few shots with my cell phone? I don't know.Our seats are in the 2nd row on the side.R says Jewel's side profile resembles Paris Hilton XD No doubt they're both blondes but one can sing the other does not.
Stage prop is simple: a corner table with a book and a vase (fake flowers?), two guitars and a mic.That's it.Jewel style.
As the lights dimmed, Jewel came on stage in black boots amidst a round of applause and whistles which quickly died away as she belt out 'Some~~~~where over the rainbow~~' It gave me quite a start. My hands jerked a little for two reasons: 1.It's very very very loud (Yes I'm in 2nd row). 2.She sounds wild. I'm not sure which effect weighs more on me, the amplifier or her soulful singing.
As usual, I don't remember the set list. The first couple of songs are picked from earlier albums, most of them from 'Pieces of you'. She told stories of her childhood and teenage hood in between, made fun of Celine Dion (a slim person like her spotting double chin when straining her neck to hit high notes), and 'a scandalous encounter' with Bob Dylan who invited her to his dressing room for an artist chat without coming onto her. Guess what Jewel's thinking 'O he must be gay!'And many more jokes that sparked sporadic laughters from the audience.She could be a great stand-up comedian =D
Jewel pulled the usual vocal tricks freewheeling between deep, powerful operatic voice to innocent saccharine whispers. Seeing her live before on TV, nothing's sparkling new to me. Still for some reason I found it a bit hard to breathe. Tension grabbed my chest disturbing the usual rhythm of breathing in and out, as if the presence of her voice wields like a knife resting on my blood vessels. At that moment I realized how authoritative she is on stage. It's impossible to turn away. My favourite pieces tonight are 'Hands', followed by 'Life Uncommon'. I was downright touched by her exuberant strength and spirit. A wondrous belief that we can truly free ourselves from life's slavery is starting to overwhelm me... as she determinedly strummed her guitar. What a hearty vibration.
However I was a bit sad? the sensitive love songs no longer touch me, like 'foolish games', 'morning song', 'you were meant for me' etc. Her performance is beautiful but I am simply numb. Like I've never experienced this emotion before, never known any heartaches. Jewel's a romantic poet falling in and out of love. The weight of every break-up and scratch apparent in her moaning, so are the sweet blesses. I can't help a little disappointment that my empathy has unknowingly slipped away.So be it!What an apathetic thought I had.I probably need a painful stab.
She also performed three or four pieces from the new country album. The title track 'Perfectly clear' is a still mental image, 'a pretend picture' she had in her mind: A man and a woman stand in the doorway. The sky is blue. The man was all packed, ready to go, and fumbling for some awkward words to say. The woman said to him 'Save it.'Not until she started to sing did I feel how heavy the picture was. 'Five years of kisses packed in your bag' - I thought of my friends and their winding relationships, and this burden called time. Why are we made nostalgic?
The last piece she sang was 'Who will save your soul'. I've heard the little talk before, won't blame the repetition though. Jewel wins my uttermost respect as an artist and a role model with enriching experience of overcoming endless struggles. Way to go girl! (no longer a girl, but...) She came back for encore and performed three more songs. The last one was a traditional folk song 'Chime Bells' and she didn't shy showcasing her yodel tricks. 'The crazy yodel singer' - no doubt.
Jewel yodeling Chime Bells - Atlantic City 12.02.2006
If there's only one word I can use to describe Jewel, that would be 'soulful'.
Backup descriptives are 'crazy', 'fun', and 'crazy fun'. XD
***
最近在读三岛由纪夫的《假面的告白》，是本自传体的自我心理解析。很早以前草草翻阅过《潮骚》，给我留下不错的印象。可是这本不知是谁翻译录入的，不仅读不通顺还错别字连篇，外加内容涉及成长的心理纠结，说白了就是很变态，这么一来我读的一头雾水觉得更加变态了。真是变态中的变态变态，到底在说什么呀你？！嗯？三岛？？！
I took two photos before concert starts. No recording device is allowed throughout the concert. Why didn't I sneak a few shots with my cell phone? I don't know.Our seats are in the 2nd row on the side.R says Jewel's side profile resembles Paris Hilton XD No doubt they're both blondes but one can sing the other does not.
Stage prop is simple: a corner table with a book and a vase (fake flowers?), two guitars and a mic.That's it.Jewel style.
As the lights dimmed, Jewel came on stage in black boots amidst a round of applause and whistles which quickly died away as she belt out 'Some~~~~where over the rainbow~~' It gave me quite a start. My hands jerked a little for two reasons: 1.It's very very very loud (Yes I'm in 2nd row). 2.She sounds wild. I'm not sure which effect weighs more on me, the amplifier or her soulful singing.
As usual, I don't remember the set list. The first couple of songs are picked from earlier albums, most of them from 'Pieces of you'. She told stories of her childhood and teenage hood in between, made fun of Celine Dion (a slim person like her spotting double chin when straining her neck to hit high notes), and 'a scandalous encounter' with Bob Dylan who invited her to his dressing room for an artist chat without coming onto her. Guess what Jewel's thinking 'O he must be gay!'And many more jokes that sparked sporadic laughters from the audience.She could be a great stand-up comedian =D
Jewel pulled the usual vocal tricks freewheeling between deep, powerful operatic voice to innocent saccharine whispers. Seeing her live before on TV, nothing's sparkling new to me. Still for some reason I found it a bit hard to breathe. Tension grabbed my chest disturbing the usual rhythm of breathing in and out, as if the presence of her voice wields like a knife resting on my blood vessels. At that moment I realized how authoritative she is on stage. It's impossible to turn away. My favourite pieces tonight are 'Hands', followed by 'Life Uncommon'. I was downright touched by her exuberant strength and spirit. A wondrous belief that we can truly free ourselves from life's slavery is starting to overwhelm me... as she determinedly strummed her guitar. What a hearty vibration.
However I was a bit sad? the sensitive love songs no longer touch me, like 'foolish games', 'morning song', 'you were meant for me' etc. Her performance is beautiful but I am simply numb. Like I've never experienced this emotion before, never known any heartaches. Jewel's a romantic poet falling in and out of love. The weight of every break-up and scratch apparent in her moaning, so are the sweet blesses. I can't help a little disappointment that my empathy has unknowingly slipped away.So be it!What an apathetic thought I had.I probably need a painful stab.
She also performed three or four pieces from the new country album. The title track 'Perfectly clear' is a still mental image, 'a pretend picture' she had in her mind: A man and a woman stand in the doorway. The sky is blue. The man was all packed, ready to go, and fumbling for some awkward words to say. The woman said to him 'Save it.'Not until she started to sing did I feel how heavy the picture was. 'Five years of kisses packed in your bag' - I thought of my friends and their winding relationships, and this burden called time. Why are we made nostalgic?
The last piece she sang was 'Who will save your soul'. I've heard the little talk before, won't blame the repetition though. Jewel wins my uttermost respect as an artist and a role model with enriching experience of overcoming endless struggles. Way to go girl! (no longer a girl, but...) She came back for encore and performed three more songs. The last one was a traditional folk song 'Chime Bells' and she didn't shy showcasing her yodel tricks. 'The crazy yodel singer' - no doubt.
Jewel yodeling Chime Bells - Atlantic City 12.02.2006
If there's only one word I can use to describe Jewel, that would be 'soulful'.
Backup descriptives are 'crazy', 'fun', and 'crazy fun'. XD
***
最近在读三岛由纪夫的《假面的告白》，是本自传体的自我心理解析。很早以前草草翻阅过《潮骚》，给我留下不错的印象。可是这本不知是谁翻译录入的，不仅读不通顺还错别字连篇，外加内容涉及成长的心理纠结，说白了就是很变态，这么一来我读的一头雾水觉得更加变态了。真是变态中的变态变态，到底在说什么呀你？！嗯？三岛？？！
Friday, July 04, 2008
Wall.E
Trailer
Wall.E: Official site | Wiki | Imdb
Thought I should blog in English for a change. My respect for Pixar stepped up a stage after watching Wall.E(short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class).When it comes to animating and humanising 'inanimate objects'in 3D, Pixar's definitely the pioneer. Toy story, or the short series featuring lamps and bicycles are earlier examples of bringing 'dead objects' to life. Wall.E's directed by Andrew Stanton, who wrote and directed Finding Nemo that won the academy. This guy's got all the right spots for emotional tenderness be it a fish or machine. As for me Wall.E ranks even higher than Nemo as our main characters have few voice lines and emotions are better conveyed through gestures and details. Ah, another academy to pocket. I'm not sure if the Americans should be proud or sad of Pixar's total prowess and monopoly.
Wall.E is SOOOOOO ADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORABLE~~~~~ (shaky screams that dissipate into the vast universe and bounce back to earth)
Well, well, this's hardly a review. What can I say, I have the urge to watch it again in cinema!
Quote from wiki
In an interview with World Magazine's Megan Basham, Stanton explained his singular vision for WALL-E: "(W)hat really interested me was the idea of the most human thing in the universe being a machine because it has more interest in finding out what the point of living is than actual people. The greatest commandment Christ gives us is to love, but that's not always our priority. So I came up with this premise that could demonstrate what I was trying to say—that irrational love defeats the world's programming. You've got these two robots that are trying to go above their basest directives, literally their programming, to experience love."
Wall.E: Official site | Wiki | Imdb
Thought I should blog in English for a change. My respect for Pixar stepped up a stage after watching Wall.E(short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class).When it comes to animating and humanising 'inanimate objects'in 3D, Pixar's definitely the pioneer. Toy story, or the short series featuring lamps and bicycles are earlier examples of bringing 'dead objects' to life. Wall.E's directed by Andrew Stanton, who wrote and directed Finding Nemo that won the academy. This guy's got all the right spots for emotional tenderness be it a fish or machine. As for me Wall.E ranks even higher than Nemo as our main characters have few voice lines and emotions are better conveyed through gestures and details. Ah, another academy to pocket. I'm not sure if the Americans should be proud or sad of Pixar's total prowess and monopoly.
Wall.E is SOOOOOO ADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORABLE~~~~~ (shaky screams that dissipate into the vast universe and bounce back to earth)
Well, well, this's hardly a review. What can I say, I have the urge to watch it again in cinema!
Quote from wiki
In an interview with World Magazine's Megan Basham, Stanton explained his singular vision for WALL-E: "(W)hat really interested me was the idea of the most human thing in the universe being a machine because it has more interest in finding out what the point of living is than actual people. The greatest commandment Christ gives us is to love, but that's not always our priority. So I came up with this premise that could demonstrate what I was trying to say—that irrational love defeats the world's programming. You've got these two robots that are trying to go above their basest directives, literally their programming, to experience love."
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Wed:Columbia Icefield
午夜时分冲了个澡，现在正等着头发风干。一想到上周三满载的活动就对纯粹回叙产生恐惧，反正也在等水蒸发，还是写些什么吧。
行程：Mt.Robson - Jasper National Park - Athabasca Fall - Columbia Icefield - Banff - Calgary
这一天基本在山脉中穿行。'The Rockies'盖指加拿大西岸因板块积压而产生的山脉群，再往南延伸就去了美国的黄石公园。导游在昏昏欲睡的车厢内一路给我们上地理课，什么加拿大一共有多少个省（说出来给100美元的奖励），一共有四座山脉又分别是哪四座，公园又分哪些级别。我确实记得有四座山脉，因为他伸出一个肥手掌把大拇指折了下去，说“喂喂，不要睡觉，看我这里。”Rockies大概就是他的无名指，其他三座我已印象模糊了 - 初中的地理课怕就是这么废掉的，我记性相当差。可是相当羡慕熟知山谷河流的人啊，如同把握着地球的血脉那般自信优越。诶，后来呢，有个CBC女孩熟练的背出加拿大的省份，导游笑嘻嘻的抽出一张巨大的百元美钞 - 复印件，我们起哄说“啊呀，早就猜到了！什么美元嘛！骗子！”云云，嘘声不断。不过我还蛮中意他的恶趣味的，当然不止这一次。
天还没亮我们就上了路，开车不到5分钟来到Mt. Robson观望点，可因为时辰过早山峰还沉睡在厚重的云雾里，我们啥都没看见。导游叹口气说“Nada, nada”（西班牙语的“么有”)。早知如此何不昨晚来看呢？明明离旅馆那么近。硬要把那团不知何物的朦胧想象成海拔3954米的洛基山最高峰还真需要点抽象派的基因。尽管如此，桂子还是拍了张Nada,nada的云雾以示留念，原本是这个模样：
我们在清晨的寒露中盯着云雾，自由想象了一番Robson的雄伟，悻悻的上了车继续赶路。开过Jasper National Park的里程碑就进入世界遗产级的野生公园了，这里有麋鹿、大脚鹿、黑熊、棕熊等。看到黑熊(black bear)要尽量装傻，漫不经心的走开，绝对不要直接眼神接触。放松、望天、转身、慢走、逃亡 - 理论上是这么个逃生路线。反之遇到棕熊(grizzly bear)想也不要想就拼上老命的逃吧，因为它来者不拒什么都吃。沿途看到俩麋鹿过河拍了下来，亲眼捕捉到平常电视里才能看到的镜头真稀奇。好几次听到“熊！熊！”的惊呼声，先是从邻座一排传来赶紧别过头张望，Nada；失望中又听到自己这边的人喊“熊！熊！”又是一阵激动别过头看，Na~~da，NADA！车太快眼太慢，始终没看到熊是这次旅途的唯一遗憾吧 =D
妈妈带着女儿过河
下一站是Athabasca瀑布，四天里一共看了3个瀑布，这是第二个。我们投票选出最棒的瀑布，人气最旺的当属Athabasca，也许是观看台离瀑布最近更能体会水流的凶猛吧。实在说不上有啥特色。
终于迎来了整个旅途的最高潮 - 哥伦比亚冰原！这是坐落于Banff西北角的大冰原，白色大盆嵌于山谷间终年不化，冰层厚达300多米，面积足以容下20个Stanley Park（哇哈哈）。别看这冰封的庞然大物竟在偷偷摸摸的爬行，每天向前迈进几厘米。如果我静止不动的躺在半山腰，一个世纪后也该随泥沙填入下游的水塘了。地球表层以人类无法察觉的步调变化着，我们跟新换代，数万年后这些山脉重组，水流改道，一想到这些隐隐等待着的巨大变化就觉得不可思议。不过比起微不足道的向前爬行速度，听说向后退步的速度是向前的百倍，这样子下去这冰川什么时候就完全消失了？我们乘坐坦克车似的特制爬山车来到Athabasca冰川表面，从远处看这里慢步爬行的人和车都成了密密麻麻的小黑点。大家在冰上胡闹了一阵，拍照、装冰水（据说非常非常的纯净，那又如何，你敢喝么？）、看俩韩国女勇猛的肥腿（如下）、呼吸冰冷的空气、环顾周围的高峰。冰窟窿都是圆柱形的，为什么？冰水下是碧蓝碧蓝的蓝色，和折射有关。
肥腿
窟窿
背景像假的一样 -.-
看完冰川后来到Banff小镇，完全是打发我们购物的。在镇上晃了一会儿再开向Alberta省最大的城市Calgary。Alberta富的流油（字面上），连省税都免了，只需5% GST。晚饭有个小插曲：我们只有30分钟时间吃饭，还不幸点了需要亲手一块块扔下去煮的小火锅。等水开的那个心焦、下料时的急躁、打包时的无奈......屁股都还没坐热就拎着食物出了门，服务生以不可思议的眼神盯着我俩神经病。原本因为时间瘪三我们很少说话总有点微妙的不爽，半小时内煮菜涮锅狼吞虎咽打包买单出门集合，上气不接下气时还是忍不住狂笑了出来。一笑释然，这真是干什么呀？
这样的经历回忆起来也很有趣，完毕。
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更多照片：这里
行程：Mt.Robson - Jasper National Park - Athabasca Fall - Columbia Icefield - Banff - Calgary
这一天基本在山脉中穿行。'The Rockies'盖指加拿大西岸因板块积压而产生的山脉群，再往南延伸就去了美国的黄石公园。导游在昏昏欲睡的车厢内一路给我们上地理课，什么加拿大一共有多少个省（说出来给100美元的奖励），一共有四座山脉又分别是哪四座，公园又分哪些级别。我确实记得有四座山脉，因为他伸出一个肥手掌把大拇指折了下去，说“喂喂，不要睡觉，看我这里。”Rockies大概就是他的无名指，其他三座我已印象模糊了 - 初中的地理课怕就是这么废掉的，我记性相当差。可是相当羡慕熟知山谷河流的人啊，如同把握着地球的血脉那般自信优越。诶，后来呢，有个CBC女孩熟练的背出加拿大的省份，导游笑嘻嘻的抽出一张巨大的百元美钞 - 复印件，我们起哄说“啊呀，早就猜到了！什么美元嘛！骗子！”云云，嘘声不断。不过我还蛮中意他的恶趣味的，当然不止这一次。
天还没亮我们就上了路，开车不到5分钟来到Mt. Robson观望点，可因为时辰过早山峰还沉睡在厚重的云雾里，我们啥都没看见。导游叹口气说“Nada, nada”（西班牙语的“么有”)。早知如此何不昨晚来看呢？明明离旅馆那么近。硬要把那团不知何物的朦胧想象成海拔3954米的洛基山最高峰还真需要点抽象派的基因。尽管如此，桂子还是拍了张Nada,nada的云雾以示留念，原本是这个模样：
我们在清晨的寒露中盯着云雾，自由想象了一番Robson的雄伟，悻悻的上了车继续赶路。开过Jasper National Park的里程碑就进入世界遗产级的野生公园了，这里有麋鹿、大脚鹿、黑熊、棕熊等。看到黑熊(black bear)要尽量装傻，漫不经心的走开，绝对不要直接眼神接触。放松、望天、转身、慢走、逃亡 - 理论上是这么个逃生路线。反之遇到棕熊(grizzly bear)想也不要想就拼上老命的逃吧，因为它来者不拒什么都吃。沿途看到俩麋鹿过河拍了下来，亲眼捕捉到平常电视里才能看到的镜头真稀奇。好几次听到“熊！熊！”的惊呼声，先是从邻座一排传来赶紧别过头张望，Nada；失望中又听到自己这边的人喊“熊！熊！”又是一阵激动别过头看，Na~~da，NADA！车太快眼太慢，始终没看到熊是这次旅途的唯一遗憾吧 =D
妈妈带着女儿过河
下一站是Athabasca瀑布，四天里一共看了3个瀑布，这是第二个。我们投票选出最棒的瀑布，人气最旺的当属Athabasca，也许是观看台离瀑布最近更能体会水流的凶猛吧。实在说不上有啥特色。
终于迎来了整个旅途的最高潮 - 哥伦比亚冰原！这是坐落于Banff西北角的大冰原，白色大盆嵌于山谷间终年不化，冰层厚达300多米，面积足以容下20个Stanley Park（哇哈哈）。别看这冰封的庞然大物竟在偷偷摸摸的爬行，每天向前迈进几厘米。如果我静止不动的躺在半山腰，一个世纪后也该随泥沙填入下游的水塘了。地球表层以人类无法察觉的步调变化着，我们跟新换代，数万年后这些山脉重组，水流改道，一想到这些隐隐等待着的巨大变化就觉得不可思议。不过比起微不足道的向前爬行速度，听说向后退步的速度是向前的百倍，这样子下去这冰川什么时候就完全消失了？我们乘坐坦克车似的特制爬山车来到Athabasca冰川表面，从远处看这里慢步爬行的人和车都成了密密麻麻的小黑点。大家在冰上胡闹了一阵，拍照、装冰水（据说非常非常的纯净，那又如何，你敢喝么？）、看俩韩国女勇猛的肥腿（如下）、呼吸冰冷的空气、环顾周围的高峰。冰窟窿都是圆柱形的，为什么？冰水下是碧蓝碧蓝的蓝色，和折射有关。
肥腿
窟窿
背景像假的一样 -.-
看完冰川后来到Banff小镇，完全是打发我们购物的。在镇上晃了一会儿再开向Alberta省最大的城市Calgary。Alberta富的流油（字面上），连省税都免了，只需5% GST。晚饭有个小插曲：我们只有30分钟时间吃饭，还不幸点了需要亲手一块块扔下去煮的小火锅。等水开的那个心焦、下料时的急躁、打包时的无奈......屁股都还没坐热就拎着食物出了门，服务生以不可思议的眼神盯着我俩神经病。原本因为时间瘪三我们很少说话总有点微妙的不爽，半小时内煮菜涮锅狼吞虎咽打包买单出门集合，上气不接下气时还是忍不住狂笑了出来。一笑释然，这真是干什么呀？
这样的经历回忆起来也很有趣，完毕。
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Tuesday:Kamloops & Valemount
照这个样子写下去我会越记越少的，因为忘得越来越快-.- 今天整理照片看到自己油光光的肥脸+颇有弹性的啤酒肚着实打击不小，决定这个月增加户外运动！除了西瓜就啃黄瓜！除了绿豆汤就是稀饭！的夏天！
！！！！！！！！！ ！单独一排感叹号以表自己的决心！
周二：上午前往Kamloops（甘露市）参观人参养殖工厂，下午去省立公园看Spahats瀑布，夜宿Valemount。
第三天吃中饭的时候我们开始回忆之前的行程。我问桂子，第一天去Kamloops干什么来着，那人不假思索的说：“生姜”。沉静片刻后我们放声大笑，怎么就千里迢迢去看了生姜，明明是人参。
Kamloops翻译过来叫甘露市有点歧义，虽是南北Thompson river汇合的宝地，但当地的土壤既然适合种植人参就说明没啥“甘露”，而是半沙漠的温带气质。回来后看了些有关人参的科普，总体来说北美的花旗参生长在“热”地偏阴、皮色呈黄；亚洲人参生长在“凉”地偏阳，皮色显白。我突然想到还有几盒花旗参含片摆着没吃就立刻播出一颗咀嚼，可以降火气的“阴”树根啊，一边想着脸上的痘一边读盒子侧标说明，瞄见保质期为2006年某月当场喷出来！- 小插曲。继续说，人参需要四到五年的成长期，在所谓的'virgin land'（处女地）播种，这期间根茎吸足了养分土地便彻底荒了，需闲置至少5年养精蓄锐。从生化的角度来说......人参的主要成分是类似女性激素的植物激素，激素的作用就泛滥了，当然也包括了壮阳=D 光考虑这根浓缩了5年的养分我就觉得它怪可怕的，活像个集聚灵气的老妖，下为两具绞缠一体的干尸：
放眼望去笔直的一条道在坡中消失又在远方浮出，尽头是大片被阳光染金的云朵和若隐若现的山脉。真后悔怎么不挑这样的地方念大学 XD 话说这里确实有所大学，叫Thompson Rivers University，也设有SFU的分校区。趁着旅行团包餐时间我们在周围的“破旧回收”店逛了逛，捡了两本便宜书买回去。一本三维立体图册成了我们路上的极品消遣，我看出了斗鸡眼，桂子倒成了专家。
参观过尼加拉瓜大瀑布后看什么瀑布都兴奋不起来了，Spahats也是如此。导游说你看山洞里隐约藏了尊菩萨，我使劲寻找菩萨的轮廓勉强能凑上。那么老外看到会不会说，你看那儿隐约有座耶稣像？是啊，我们无时无刻的想象和搜寻着神的踪迹。那为什么不是耶稣呢？桂子答，你看她体形更为婀娜......Spahats起始于火山爆发，冷却的岩浆上滚淌着冰河世纪的洪水，水火交融形成现在的景观。读着它的成长史我只能想到“水生火热般的酷刑”。
开了500多公里的山路来到名叫Valemount的小镇，一路风景壮丽。山路险峻不好开，我们有几次跟在稻草车和液化罐后头慢慢磨蹭。风一吹松散的稻草就嗖嗖的往后乱飞，超车的时候我们终于看清那些罐头上标着“液化氯”，心里咯噔一下。穿过巨大的水汁汁的阴云时又飘起了局部毛毛雨，而对面阳光却照亮了山的尖尖角，东边日出西边雨的变幻气候在山区内格外频繁。我是乡下人太过激动，照了好一泡照片到头来发现毫无特色可言，要不是有先后顺序还真说不出是哪儿的野景。都说无名的过路风光是最棒的，乘搭巴士更是乐的逍遥自在。
夜宿Valemount的小旅馆，服务连三星都够不上，四周风景确是五星有余。头一次在加拿大住旅馆没有经验，发现没有牙刷牙膏只好出去买味道古怪的漱口水。在'Welcome to Valemount'的迎客牌旁蹲下拍照留念，桂子说“你像蹲着大便的”。
开心，结束。
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！！！！！！！！！ ！单独一排感叹号以表自己的决心！
周二：上午前往Kamloops（甘露市）参观人参养殖工厂，下午去省立公园看Spahats瀑布，夜宿Valemount。
第三天吃中饭的时候我们开始回忆之前的行程。我问桂子，第一天去Kamloops干什么来着，那人不假思索的说：“生姜”。沉静片刻后我们放声大笑，怎么就千里迢迢去看了生姜，明明是人参。
Kamloops翻译过来叫甘露市有点歧义，虽是南北Thompson river汇合的宝地，但当地的土壤既然适合种植人参就说明没啥“甘露”，而是半沙漠的温带气质。回来后看了些有关人参的科普，总体来说北美的花旗参生长在“热”地偏阴、皮色呈黄；亚洲人参生长在“凉”地偏阳，皮色显白。我突然想到还有几盒花旗参含片摆着没吃就立刻播出一颗咀嚼，可以降火气的“阴”树根啊，一边想着脸上的痘一边读盒子侧标说明，瞄见保质期为2006年某月当场喷出来！- 小插曲。继续说，人参需要四到五年的成长期，在所谓的'virgin land'（处女地）播种，这期间根茎吸足了养分土地便彻底荒了，需闲置至少5年养精蓄锐。从生化的角度来说......人参的主要成分是类似女性激素的植物激素，激素的作用就泛滥了，当然也包括了壮阳=D 光考虑这根浓缩了5年的养分我就觉得它怪可怕的，活像个集聚灵气的老妖，下为两具绞缠一体的干尸：
放眼望去笔直的一条道在坡中消失又在远方浮出，尽头是大片被阳光染金的云朵和若隐若现的山脉。真后悔怎么不挑这样的地方念大学 XD 话说这里确实有所大学，叫Thompson Rivers University，也设有SFU的分校区。趁着旅行团包餐时间我们在周围的“破旧回收”店逛了逛，捡了两本便宜书买回去。一本三维立体图册成了我们路上的极品消遣，我看出了斗鸡眼，桂子倒成了专家。
参观过尼加拉瓜大瀑布后看什么瀑布都兴奋不起来了，Spahats也是如此。导游说你看山洞里隐约藏了尊菩萨，我使劲寻找菩萨的轮廓勉强能凑上。那么老外看到会不会说，你看那儿隐约有座耶稣像？是啊，我们无时无刻的想象和搜寻着神的踪迹。那为什么不是耶稣呢？桂子答，你看她体形更为婀娜......Spahats起始于火山爆发，冷却的岩浆上滚淌着冰河世纪的洪水，水火交融形成现在的景观。读着它的成长史我只能想到“水生火热般的酷刑”。
开了500多公里的山路来到名叫Valemount的小镇，一路风景壮丽。山路险峻不好开，我们有几次跟在稻草车和液化罐后头慢慢磨蹭。风一吹松散的稻草就嗖嗖的往后乱飞，超车的时候我们终于看清那些罐头上标着“液化氯”，心里咯噔一下。穿过巨大的水汁汁的阴云时又飘起了局部毛毛雨，而对面阳光却照亮了山的尖尖角，东边日出西边雨的变幻气候在山区内格外频繁。我是乡下人太过激动，照了好一泡照片到头来发现毫无特色可言，要不是有先后顺序还真说不出是哪儿的野景。都说无名的过路风光是最棒的，乘搭巴士更是乐的逍遥自在。
夜宿Valemount的小旅馆，服务连三星都够不上，四周风景确是五星有余。头一次在加拿大住旅馆没有经验，发现没有牙刷牙膏只好出去买味道古怪的漱口水。在'Welcome to Valemount'的迎客牌旁蹲下拍照留念，桂子说“你像蹲着大便的”。
开心，结束。
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