2013年11月23日 星期六

Perth from Oct. 15 ~ Nov. 18, 2013

Never expect that I will stay so long there. It just happen. No hurry for any travel or plan. The life just beauty..

First, I got my first couch in Carlisle. My host Chris and Mike are very hospitality.I tasted the traditional way to eat Tim Tam with chocolate milk. Kangaroo BBQ, Lamington, fish and chip in Flemantle.( I tried Vegemite in Melbourne and didn’t notice most of the foreigner didn’acept them until I met other csers here) The first time I cook beef noodle soup and made paper roll for my host. They are very kind to prepare the meals for me and show me around when they are free. so I have the night view along swan river, kings park and the cottesole beach. Mike like gardening. I got the chance to enjoy the Rose perfume. Chris like reading and she gave me one book to read to understand Aussie slang. I also spent some watch the TV program with them. They also drop me off to the couch surfing gathering. so I had very relax life for 11 days with them. I treasure so much.

Due to the bad weather, I did’t get the chance to go fishing with Mike. But the last Saturday before I leave Perth. Finally We went fishing by boat in Rockinghan. Surprising, I got more then 10 fishes. Mike let me drive the boat for a while. That’s very special experience.

Second, I met Martin when I took the ferry from Barrat dock. Then we have several times nice date after that. He like to have my accompany and I enjoy that. We went to Safety bay, cape peron in Rockinghan, Mundaring weir in perth hill, and enjoy the breeze and sunset in the night view in kings park. The last day in Perth, we got together to the beach, perth hill. I enjoy the time he hug me , hold my hand. That’s part of my best memory in Perth.

Third, of course couch surfing gathering. couple time of gathering but I always too quiet. But I am a good listener. Try to catch , to understand more as I can. Also join frizbee gathering, beach volleyball. sports is always exciting. It’s funny that we have the day trip with some of them to Penguin island the next day. Chris from canada prepare nice food for all of us. So sweet. The pitty is that we didn’t see Penguin there. (haha... It’s differentthe joke that we didn’t see monkey in Monkey mia) The other trip to south with Roberto just by accident. just deside within 1 hour before my departure. Also funny, we slept on the car for two nights. Enjoy the forest in Leenwin National park, winery in Margaret river. Some nice beach in yallingup , saw whale in smith beach, cape naturaliste saw lots of kangaroo. He is lucky found someone uo to Broome few days later. He also stay one night with me at Xiauling apartment before his trip.

Fourth, very relax time stay at Xiauling apartment with Lotta after our trip to Monkey Mia. Free Perth wifi anywhere in Starling Park, George Church. Reading, watching TV, sleeping in the apartment. Doing nothing is kind of relax. Here have lot of good meal with Xiauling and Lotta. Special discount Pizza, every Friday international food festival, Xiauling cooking for Us. Or I use different kind of spicy, noodle from Xiauling apartment. Cooking is kind of my favorite hobby when I stay there. slept on the couch with sleeping bag in the luxury apartment in the city center with nice view. Costless for me to stay in the expensive city for 11 days.

Fifth, nice weather. Very comfortable for me. breeze and no so much raining. haha... Campare to Melbourne which 4 seasons within one day.

2013年10月16日 星期三

Fremantle 2013.Oct.8 ~2013.Oct.15

Fremantle is a lovely town. There are red, blue CAT free bus running per 15 minutes around the town. Out of old firestation packpackers hostel is a stop. Also near the train station. It’s very convenient for me to go anywhere.

The first day arrived here is with Jase where he busking. Maybe it’s week days. Not good for Jase to get tip as before. At the same time, I met Sofia on the street where Jase play guitar. It’s lucky for me that Sofia also stay at the same hostel. Thanks Jase to bring me to the hostel. Finally, I said goodbye to Jase for 2 weeks trip from Victoria to WA.

Walking around south beach, enjoy the nature, breeze from the ocean. smell of ocean.  seagull fly on the sky. At the costal, green lawn with colorful flower. That’s the other enjoy. reading, ling on the ground. Enjoy the day.

When Fremantle market open on the weekend (from Friday to Sunday), that bring the town more busy. Saw more interesting street performers on the street. That’s busker’s heaven. Also the people enjoy the days. Inside Fremantle market is also different surprised for me. Different food, fruit, vegetable were found here. More exciting is the time before closing, you can get very cheap price. I got one bag of tomato, apples were 1AUD. Stay at hostel, I got plenty of time prepare my three meals. People always said to me my breakfast is like a big dinner. Jase also said to me what I ate is two times over then him. haha... I enjoy the time preparing my 3 meal and having meal. That’s also the important part of my journey.

The last impressive are the live music at the art centre. I am so lucky to catch the timing for the live music on the sunny sunday afternoon. All the people just enjoy the day listening. The display on the art centre also nice. simple but unique.

The last night , I saw dirty dance movie at the hostel. After that, I got the chance to listen the packpacker play guitar and singing at the backpacker hostel. There are so many surprised during my trip. That’s the amazing night I have. Just love it.

2013年10月11日 星期五

Busking

Enjoy the busking on the street. Always bring me good mood.
some place allow the musican did the busking. That’s cool. Not only the busker joyful but also bring all the people pass by pretty good mood. People dancing along their performance.

Due to my couch surfing friend Jase, I have more chance to see and appreciate those musican busking. Very special experance for me in Australia. Awesome!!

The age of busker from children to charming 50 years old person. Big range as long as they are willing to show their best to the people on the street. The instrument from guitar, drum,electric guitar, harmonica, cajon, foot cabasa, symble.... So many interesting thing happen during my stay in Australia.

So far, in Melbourne, albany, Margaret river, fremantle saw the busker. Some are local people, also meet the busker from Taiwan, Japan... I am pround of them.

2013年10月10日 星期四

Fantasic road trip from Vitoria to WA with Jase 2013.09.25~2013.10.08

youtube.com/thenbcz My travel mate Jase’s perpormance
10 days from Victoria to WA for 3400km. camping along the trip.
2013.09.25
we stay at. warrnambool. It’s windy, rainy night. I felt cold for my first camping in Australia. the camping cost is Aud 17. we pass by great ocean road. Unfortunately, I didn’t see 12 apollo. But see the London Bridge where have nice coast line also. 

2013.09.26
we arrived Alinga beach Sa. Very fantastic night. As I saw Jase’s performance at Bushmans Inn. He play good guitar, lapslide which I never swa before. The camping cost is AUD 14 where with very nice weather. Bush.with lot of Parrot when I woke up at the morning. Lot of star in the sky.

2013.09.27
We arrived spear creek caravan park. Where I saw wild wallabees, Emu on the desert. Also horses on the track. Jase is afraid to be tick by those horses. amazing sunset here.The camping cost is Aud 10

2013.09.28~2013.09.30
We stay at Streaky Bay Foreshore Tourist Park.
Camp in front of beach where lot of wild pelican. The first time saw pelican. Have relax time 
Here. Also did my sketch about the pelican, beach in Australia. Jase go fishing , snokeling. I did my first skateboard here. Not easy for me. But funny to try. I also play Jase’s quitar. jase got razer fish with his friend. The camping cost is Aud 12.5. This is the relax time we have. No hurry just enjoy the laid back timeing.

2013.10.01
We stay at Eucla Caravan Park. We across Great Australia Bight Marine. Amazing coast and waves. Saw Dingo, eago on the road. also very fantastic wetland on the way. Nallabour desert is amazing. Finally, we accross the boarder village between SA, WA. Where no fruit, vegetable can bring. I ate tomato which Jase have to throw away. The Camping cost is Aud10

2013.10.02
We arrived Esperance seafront caravan park. Also famose for beach. where I got free wifi on the way to supermarket. Happy for that. As it’s different to find wifi on the desert. So I also made a phone call to my family. So miss them.The camping cost is Aud 17. The next day, take the chance to visit the spectacular scenery, with turquoise water, dazzling talcum powder soft beach. Cape le grand national park is by Aud 5.5 entry cost. DIY. No one at the reception. But all the tourist were very honest. So do we. we have short stay at Lucky bay.

2013.10.03
We stay Albany. Albanys Emu beach holiday park.where camping cost is AUD 16. I enjoy the walk around the beach. At that night, have the second chance to saw Jase’s best performance at white star hotel in Albany. Very touching. He sold some CD there. All the people were appreciate his music. He explain me his CD album.NBC. (stand for the natural born chilliers) happy the got a CD from him. www.facebook.com/thenbcz be a fan of him. Also got more information of his performance from youtube.com/thenbcz ( especial for his lapslide performance song “ so much soul”.

2013.10.04~2013.10.08
It’s the time we arrive our destination Margaret river. We are so happy that we done such a long trip. We have a walk at tree top walk between Walpole-Nornalup National park. We stay at Prevelly caravan park in Matgaret river.  camping cost AUD 15.Meet nice new friends Karen, Michael, chloe, anna, bush, carlton. Have camping fire. Free prawn rice meal, teo free fish which is the best food I have durinf my camping days. Nice night and friend ship, with harmonica, Guitar. The last night meet carlton from walse. Take a short trip to one backpacker hostel in Margaret River. One new friend buy me a drink Rum. It’s wield that I never feel drunk about Rum. Also try the roll cigarret here. Got very impressive experience here. 

2013年9月29日 星期日

My first stop in Australia Melbourne from Sep. 11 ~ Sep. 25. 2013

There are some topic I would like to share during my stay in Melbourne. 1. weather The big challenge for me is the weather. The first few days were pretty cold for me even stay at John's home. I have to put on all my warmest clothes. People said there are 4 seasons within one day in Melbourne. That's true. rainy, sunny, cloudy, windy...haha..always don't know what will happy in next second. But I am lucky , the weather getting warmer and warmer during my stay. 2.friendly people Before I coming, some negative comment for some racism about asia people in Australia. But all the moment I have were warm care from all the people I met. That's very nice experience for me. I really like the lovely people here. 3.couch surfing activity every night. I really enjoy all the event hold in Melbourne. *Spanish language exchange. meet locals and also friends from south america. per Monday. Join twice. *Scottish dancing nice. With Elder membership and Couch Surfer. Very fantastic night. *Tango Illeagal, basic learning gathering. Meet nice guys who teach me to feel the movement and partner's weight. Very special lesson. *Pizza gathering. cheap Pizza $4. 4. smiling, helping, educate, sports lover. gradening, free city tour bus *smiling: not only for yourself but make the good mood to other people. *helping: got so many help from other people. the people always on the position of helping people. That's impression. *educate: the people here like reading on the train. don't miss the chance to read. good maner no matter where I meet. Toilet paper always ready for your use. *sports lover: no matter cycling, running, kayating, Australia football, boards kating, out door balling, surfing, fishing... *gardening:

2013年9月7日 星期六

Ready to go (away from my comfort zone to embrance my dream under the sky of southen cross.)

Got lot of blessing , hugs and handshake on Sep. 6, 2013. It's the last day I stay in SR SUNTOUR. hugs to Yulin, Edith, YingHsuan, Betty, Stacy. handshake with Chonan San, Takase San, Kobayashi San,Noda San, Nakamura San, Alice. Got the phone call from Min in Belgium. Henri , Shawn goodbye from skype..... Take photos with sales lovely girls. touching memos ,gift, goodbye party from sales girls. I was surprised that Noda San said 寂しい(”sabishi” lonely in Japanese). Kobayashi San said 残念(”zannnen” regret in Japanese) and if I changed mind then welcome back. Friend ask me how I feel to start the life without working. excited ? Not really...Maybe I will start to miss my work. I have to focus on exchange language from couchsurfing. That's the main purpose of my trip. More interactive with the friend from different corner of the world. Practice English speaking, Spanish and teach chinese. I already got some nice respond from the travelers. That's good start. Can't wait to meet them. As for the accomodation, my friend in Melbourne can host me at the first few weeks. After I am familar the city. I will take the chance to find the host from couchsurfing. It's always the funnest part for me during my trip. http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/lucysr/ Traveling is always parts of my life. Get ready all the time. Miss all my friends!!
Although some accident happen to my mother, father.... Luckly the nightmare is away, they getting better. help each other , I saw more love indeed. So I am relax now!! Yeah ~ I am ready to go.

2013年8月31日 星期六

gathering before my leaving to Australia



It's time to say goodbye to my company SR SUNTOUR where I had served for 11 years. Everything is smooth, not thing bad. just want to experience different life style. First , start from Eric invited. with Max, Viky, Sammi, Charlotte, Afra. Oh.. didn't have any photo to keep secret. Second, sales manager Vance invited. with some sales staff, Ma San, Kevin, Ian.

Rose leaving for Canada, Lucy leaving for Australia. middle is Vance.



Visiting my university good friend. their family treat me very well. They will visit me when I finish my trip.
Vanessa my friend from india dance class. She ever study in Australia for 2 years. Invite rose and me to get together. I chatted with Rose till mid night. Her family worried why she still not back home. surprisede that all the people looking for her on FB.

with my college. Almost didn't meet them for 10 years. All of us not change. Everyone serve their job for more then 10 years. Is that good ? I guess the smooth environment can work till retire. By the way, Grance, Yu-fan , Cha-Ping didn't show up. Didn't catch them. Surprised that Yu-fan had married a Austria and I never know it.
No matter what! just want to experience different life style and open my eye abroad. I have to take a step forward to away my comfort zone!!

2013年8月19日 星期一

What's the define of life ?

Today read my favorite travel writer Venus's article. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/venus791129/article?mid=10693&prev=10699&next=10688    I always got inspired when read her article. She is so brave and clear understand what she want for her life.                                                                                                            

A happy life is what we are looking for. Away from comfortable zone, keep smiling to my life. I should not care about what's other people thinking about me. I should take the respond to my own life. It's time to say goodbye to my comfortable zone.

keep smiling . my sketch on Aug. 9, 2013


2013年7月29日 星期一

Keep learning~

It's terrible occupied by work for more then 10 years.

Find something interested to learn to have more colorful life is important.
  • I am happy that I keep learning languages (Japanese, Spanish, German, Korea) after graduate from university.
  • Cycling to the mountain with some colleagues on the weekend for 1.5 years.
  • Join belly dance, India dance, Aerobics for 3 years.
  • guitar class. discontinue for almost 10 years. met a nice teacher half year ago. so take the chance to do more practice.
  • Just recently start to learn sketching, do breathing exercises ( practise qigong ).
What about learning during the trip abroad. It's another way to learning boundless. Maybe some friends, relative can't support , agree with me by this way. But I would like to try. Thinking without action I will regred in the future!! traveling always bring me fresh moment.

Australia, New Zealand. I am coming soon.
in Austral
2008 in Egypt

2007 in Sydney
2009 in Switzerland
2006 in Palau
2009 Malaysia
2010 Merida cup with BH team

2007 in Sevilla, Spain
2008 Germany

my second class. finally get the sketching tool

 
2013 india dance performance.


2013年6月14日 星期五

South America 「能遇見你,是我上輩子修來的福氣。」

People say " Having a chance to meet you is the fortune I accumulated from previous life" 
「能遇見你,是我上輩子修來的福氣。」

For me , I would like to substitute it by south america. So many good memory about south america.

10 years ago,  what I knew about south america is only Argentina the country I would love to visit once in my life time. Just like it without any reason. maybe it's far away from Taiwan. (on the earth from Taiwan through equator , Argentina is the farest one) The iceberg , Iguazu Falls totally attract me. I would love to be there in personal. ever through about study spanish in argentina for 1 year. but finally subtitute by Spain for 3 weeks. Maybe I am not brave enough to quit my job and go there at that time.

Aug 17 ,2011 left for South America ( Peru, ecaudor , Colombia, Panama)
Thanks for my first guests Rose and Gorden from couch surfing. They encourage me to chase my dream to south america. Also Thanks so much for Joel 's recomand about his lovely country Peru.
Then my first step to south amercian done. Full of happiness there with passion local people, CS language exchange  in lima, dinner gathering in Cuzco, CS salsa noche in Guayaqui ,   Dennes and I met in Medellin , our travel plan is at the same time. Furtunately I got a safe trip those 2 monthes.



CS language exchange  in lima

CS dinner gathering in Cuzco
 CS salsa noche in Guayaqui


My good company Daniel and Dennes in Medellin for one day.


It's amazing that met un-expect suprising and nice friends during my trip.         Unforgetable, how lucky I am.
Mica though I am Japanese, we chat in japanese for hours in Huacachina, Peru.
魏戴絲, 賈曼妲 they found me to practise Chinese on the street.
So surprise that the foreigner speak so good Chinese in Cuenca, ecaudor
Diego chat with me a lot in Puno (lake titiacaca) , very nice and friendly.

What ? Asier is a super busy Ceo. We enjoy the relax coffee time.
Jürgen take salsa lesson in Cartagena. I blame him why not to the pub for fun. Show him my dancing performance video. dancing is our common topic. we dance somtimes.
Rafael, Lupe ,Martin bring me the best night life in Casco Viejo, Panama
Alejandro prepared delicious spaquitte for me. I am touching that the people abroad love to cook . He teach me salsa. we enjoy the night view in his ranch in the mountain.

Wilmer, an artist teacher in univervisty. His family take care me so much. He ask me to record one Chinese song for his memory. Oh terrible to listen my singing.

Roxy ,my lovely host. She is so cute and get touching easily and hug me several times. So happy with her.     Ruben , Roxy's pre-guest, safe my life when I almost Drowning. In fact, the flat sand beach is more dangerous. I didn't notice my was far away by the wavessss.

2013年6月9日 星期日

different language

Why love to learn different  langauge?

1. Help in communication
The world is so big !! one more langauge will give me the chance to get closer with one person, group, different culture. Meet people with less boundary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EtS5MQ9g5Q
This kind of video attract me for visiting Peru. want to understand more and desire to experience in personal.
Machu Picchu


Lake Titicaca

Diego family from Argentina. He laugh my poor Spanish which can't understand well my roomate's Spanish. Good to have him along my trip in Lake Titicaca. Would like to visit him in Argentina one day. 

My first gay friend in Cali, Colombia. They are so nice to accompany me around. It's time to throw away my guide book Lonely Planet. Hope to have them in Taiwan.


CS Salsa Noche in Guayaqui ,Ecuador. Thanks for my host Roxy.

Gracias Roxy!! Me gusta mucho couch surfing


2. Nice friends with same hobby and passion in learn language.

English: Polly, Bonnie , Annie in English club
Japanese: Xia San, Te San, Casanova, Cho San.
Spanish: Julia, Hazel, Serena, Sabina, Luna , Tina, Maria. (also some friends who try to help me from Latin America)

Always appreciate good partner to learning together. No matter culture, art , life , entertaiment, hobby, any topic were fun to learn.

3. help for my career
one skill for living , working in intrenational business field.

Sometimes my Japanese , Spain customer are happy that I can understand little about thier languages. That will make our relationship closer .

2013年5月24日 星期五

元気の広瀬さん

広瀬さんは年寄りですけどう、子供の気味がよくみられます。何時もいっぱい無邪気な笑顏が出ます。会社を引退したも三年ぶりです。昨日あのおじさんは台湾の会社を来るの事かとても嬉しかった。ヤッバリ酒を飲まない、タバコを吸わないのが一番ん大切たな。体の調子が好くになたん。若く顔もします。

彼は日本で引退の生活を楽に暮らす事が羨ましいです。将来若し時間があたら、是非広瀬さんの故郷を行ってみます。人生は是非楽の生活を暮らしましょう。 今の毎日、毎時、毎分、毎秒ても自分の幸せを頑張りましょう。

十年前、広瀬さんは営業の皆に作て召し上がたんの親子丼の味を思い出します。
その幸せの味がつつけます~ 楽の生活を暮らすの秘密た。

2013年5月23日 星期四

Life is short

Polly had pass by for almost 10 years.
She was my best friend, classmate in the university. full of so many unforgetable memory with her.

*Create english club . she was the leader and I take care financial in university.

*Familiar with nearby club members ( moutain climbing club, astrology club) ,therefore stay at English club is the happiest time I have in  university. adict , visit there is my  routine job.

*Part time job teaching  Primary School student.

*Travel around

*exercise ( jogging , tennis , hiking )

*accompany me to overcome the hard time when I suffer the mass (broken) relationship  between my parents (they argue, fighting, hurting...)

*Join most of Dancing Party in university, listen to several speach, learned Chinese Art painting

*Take many English , Japanese lessen together. ( Germany, Franch just episode )


In the night of Nov. 2002, it was a nightmare, one truck hit her when she finished the class and rode scooter on the way back home from Graduate school. Suddenly her life totally gone without any warning. Life is so weak!!

Expect future ? Appreciate the moment what we have, do what we want to do right away. No need to pitty ourself. As we never know what will happen the next second. that's inconstant  life.

2013年5月22日 星期三