My first car in arizona 13 mar 08

It's a ford contour sports se, 2.5 litres, teal colour. Feeling the need and excitement, i went for a joyride on my own the first time for half an hour to get used to the car. Only know this one route where there are less cars. Quite enjoy the driving.

Underground leakage! on 9 mar08

I spent my sat afternoon sweeping water away from within the garage. Luckily it is not the gush out kind of leakage. The water heater pipes had problems and the plumbers worked from 7 am till 3 pm for the repair. Before they know where the leakage is, there is this person from the company called the locator.He's got all sorts of funny equipment and one headphone thingy that he listens for underground seepage. Well, now i only have to wait for my mighty landlord Martin who can fix almost anything now to fix up the wall.

Went to a Thai Buddhist Temple 9 Mar 08

Just 15mins drive and we reached this Thai Buddhist temple,suddenly i do not feel like i am in Arizona until i saw the cherry blossoms, lemon tree and orange trees. It is scorching hot already in this early spring, weird weather...

春天悄悄来到

This shrub from afar looks like cherry blossom

初初到来亚利桑那时是冬天，门前门后的花都枯萎了。这里春天来得早，花儿也随着突然的雨季（其实只是几天的雨，但是这里再几年前的365天内之下一两天的雨）而争相开放。还有，这里买得到运口的冰冻泰式榴莲，对它无要求，味道反而还挺好的。

自从来到亚利桑那以后......

自从来到亚利桑那这个地方，这三个月来，我......

• 不是所有都能放下，只求日益减轻...
• 迈入新生活...既来之则安之，是祸是福就听老天爷差遣吧！
• 发觉原来寂寞可以这么难熬
• 发现崎岖的路才是人生，不能强求事事如意
• 要怎样做才会快乐，为什么有时觉得很难，其实快乐不应该这么难…
• 做出什么抉择都好，已经在路上就要披荆斩棘，不要后悔
• 试着看清自己，只有自己才能改变自己....

 

今天和学生谈到他们接触过的校长和老师，学生还说她的校长的模样简直像巫婆，长发披肩、双眼呆滞、面无血色！嘿嘿，经她这么形容果真是巫婆的化身。他们还说......后来又扯到当别人指出自己的毛病时，心里总觉得不好受的事。 于是乎，我告诉他们要坦诚接受他人的批评等‘良言’。哈哈，说得可真容易呀！多少人轻易地谴责他人，毫不犹疑地致以伤透人心的言语，难道他们是对的？ 只看见别人眼中的刺，却见不着自己身上的粱木，我们有很多老师总不耻地这般对待学生的毛病，甚至将他们批判得体无完肤而引以为荣！谁知聊了半天，我竟误会了学生的意思，原来他们的‘第一批判者’是父母， 并非我们这些教育者（当然我们也是属于前几名啦）！咳，天下父母心，我这个单身族也许是不会了解的。

 

 

夜已深，忽然有所感触，反省反省：看清自己，照照镜子，只有自己可以改变自己的幸福、困惑或任何放心不下的事，只有自己可以实现理想，只有自己可以让自己成功。也许我们最重要的人际关系便是如何面对自己，才不会一味地怨天尤人。