西雅圖夫婦到了西雅圖差不多三年了,今次回來感覺和以往沒樣。唯一不同是多了四個小孩子。(每家兩個)。以往可以打麻將,現在一切都是小孩子為先。
Bethesda 一日遊
有趣的兩個List
Actual label instructions on consumer goods
1. On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping.
2. On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
3. On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
4. On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
5. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): Don 't turn upside down."
6. On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating."
7. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body."
8. On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
9. On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
10. On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only."
Ivy League Lightbulb Jokes
1. How many Princeton students does it take to change a lightbulb? Two -- one to mix the martinis and one to call the electrician.
2. How many Brown students does it take to change a lightbulb? Eleven -- one to change the lightbulb and ten to share the experience.
3. How many Dartmouth students does it take to change a lightbulb? None -- Hanover doesn't have electricity.
4. How many Cornell students does it take to change a lightbulb? Two -- One to change the lightbulb and one to crack under the pressure.
5. How many Penn students does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but he gets six credits for it.
6. How many Columbia students does it take to change a lightbulb? Seventy-six -- one to change the lightbulb, fifty to protest the lightbulb's right to not change, and twenty-five to hold a counter-protest.
7. How many Yale students does it take to change a lightbulb? None -- New Haven looks better in the dark.
8. How many Harvard students does it take to change a lightbulb? One -- he holds the bulb and the world revolves around him.
9. How many University of Nevada, Reno students does it take to change a ligthbulb? One.
虛驚一場
前晚Darren已經開始有點發燒,晚上一點左右我便陪了他一個晚上。昨天仍然沒有退燒,下午還去到103度。但給了motrin後,便下幹到101度。誰不知晚上九時許,他的情況開始轉差,發燒持續,開始喘,Darren還哭 說 I can't talk (我不能說話), 可能因為他有點sore throat 喉嚨痛, 失聲了。 立刻帶他去Nighttime,一個開到晚上12時的walkin 診所。幸好我們去前已經給了他一個dose的Albuterol。5分鐘後,他已經沒有呼吸困難了。最後在診所待到差不多一時才回家。我們最緊張的是他有沒有得了H1N1 flu, 幸好感冒測試是negative(否定)。虛驚一場。
沒有「屋企緣」
剛收到大哥的電郵網上相簿,很有點兒唏歔。看到婷婷和蓓蓓已經長大了,是少女了。Ashley 和 Claire 都大了很多。Bryce 也一歲了。很可惜我這個三叔叔和三舅父都沒有機會看他們一起大。明明大家都在美國,但又偏偏分隔東西兩岸,差不多每兩年才見一次半次。實在沒有「屋企緣」。至於在香港的更加不用說,有時要兩,三年才見一次。很想很想和屋企人住得近一點,或者最低限度都可以見多一點,但是沒有緣便是沒有緣,連這個簡單願望也很小可以實現。沒辨法,生活迫人,為了生活得好一點,做IT的我實在很難回港發展。到西岸的可能性大一點,但也不容易。現在住馬里蘭洲的我,生活是可以,但實在孤獨了一點。雖然Darren 和 Lea 有大家做玩伴,但還是有多一些cousins一起大好一點。 大姊一家
二姊一家
大哥一家