2021 年3月13日,我們從住了兩年半的聖利安卓搬到了往南約半小時車程的佛利蒙。仔細想想,假如我三四歲搬到台中算是第一次搬家的話,過去二十五年我至少搬了十二次家了。
On March 13th, 2021, we moved from San Leandro to Fremont. If I count moving to Taichung as my first move, I have moved at least 12 times in the past 25 years.
“Dancing at the Pity Party” | 《妳離開之後》
“Dancing in the Pity Party” is the first illustration I read in a very long time. I knew it would be hard to read, but I desperately needed someone or something that shares my feelings as a motherless daughter.
《妳離開之後》是高中的好友羽婷推薦給我的,也是多年以來我看的第一本繪本。我知道這本書讀起來會很艱難苦澀,但是我迫切地需要有人了解一個年紀輕輕就失去母親的女兒的心境。
人生初半馬|My First Half Marathon
今天我跑完了我人生的第一場半馬。如果十年前有人告訴我有一天我能跑半馬,我一定不會相信。
Today I finished my first ever half marathon. f ten years ago someone had told me I could run a half marathon one day, I would never have believed it.
《親愛的旅人啊》| “Dear Traveler”
我從《親愛的旅人啊》中聽到的,就是人生必然持續向前推進。而我何其有幸,在人生的旅途中能碰到這麼多美好的人,看著我登峰造極、看著我摔得粉身碎骨,再把我從萬丈深淵中拉出來。
What I heard from “Dear Traveler” is that life will move on no matter what, and I am so fortunate to have met so many wonderful people in my life who saw me laugh, saw me cry, saw me shattered, and saw me piece myself back together.
懷念 | Remembering
這大概是我這輩子剪得最好最認真的影片了。媽媽,我真的好想念妳。
This is perhaps the best video I have ever made in my life. Dear Mom, I miss you, so much.
傷逝 | Grief
很難想像,距離媽媽離開已經兩個禮拜了。
I found it hard to believe that it has already been two weeks since my mom left.
《今生今世》|”All Throughout My Life”
《今生今世》是大概是目前我學過最困難的,但也是我最有共鳴的合唱曲。
“All Throughout My Life” is perhaps the most difficult choral piece I have learned, yet it is also the one that I resonate with the most.
You raise me up, Dad | 你鼓舞了我,爸爸
爸爸,今天是你的生日——生日快樂!
Happy birthday, Dad!
今天是妳的生日,媽媽
兩年前,因緣際會聽見李健唱的這首《今天是妳的生日,媽媽》,深深觸動了我的心弦,讓我想起了我的媽媽,和十幾年來漂泊在外的心境。今年初,研究所的一位好友搬到紐約,將他帶不走的吉他留給了我。
外省人・客家人・閩南人
我對現在的環境無能為力,但是我會繼續努力實踐我自己的「臺灣價值」——我從臺灣的外省人、客家人與閩南人身上學到的「正直做人、勤懇做事」的原則,與樂觀進取、堅忍不拔的精神。