枫花雪雨

九日华东行，马蹄不停。五市皆惊叹，逐一详谈。从华南，到江南，过省穿州，越岭翻山（也没那么严重）。这次的中国东部局部之旅，朕是非常喜欢。

海宁

      钱塘江可谓海宁的一个天然地表。我们十六号到，正当每月两次大潮的其中一潮，天时地利“水”和，缘分给我们安排了一处计划以外的风景线——钱塘一线潮+回头潮。立于江边，观潮水涌涌而来，一线排开，有镰刀般的气势，有雄鹰展翅的气概。近观一线潮，波涛汹涌，万马奔腾。浑浊的浪，准备吞噬一切障碍。孙中山曰：“天下潮流，浩浩荡荡，顺之者存，逆知者亡。”观后感叹，新生的力量，始终会后浪推前浪。我们是新一代的人才，虽暂为含苞待放，在时代的前沿徘徊流浪，待一鸣惊人时，爆炸得比这潮水还疯狂。    

      海宁又是个文人辈出的天堂。包括徐志摩那SB，还有乾隆皇帝和他绯闻父母的兄弟表堂。一方水土能养一方人。华南人革命强，江南人洒墨狂。韩国人不张扬，日本人拍AV上CHUÁNG（主要是为了顺口）。如今的海宁，物质精神两个文明。一句话：人杰地灵。

（待续） 

      今晚我发现我终于可以在space上留言了。的确，种种原因，我的space好久都没有更新过了。我想念我从前的笔迹。

      回佛山也快两个月了，发生了挺多事情的，不开心的事也不少。有一件想起来想哭。既来之，则安之。时间应该能治好这一切。不想在space上长谈不开心的事。

      值得欣慰的是，我总算是马马虎虎找到了一份工作。在一家保险公司里面。昨天刚过了资格考试，可以申请入司了。希望在里头，没有功劳，还有苦劳，没有苦劳，至少会疲劳。反正四个月的长假不会是碌碌无为。

      Crystal说我变了不少。其实回头两年前，我才刚到加拿大，经历了一点小风雨才到现在，就连我自己也会觉得自己变了不少。不过经她提醒，我才相信，原来到了Waterloo真的意味着我进入了人生的一个新阶段。我在新阶段中为适应而作出的自我调整，似乎另我变得老成。

      跑车一直都是我的最爱和“奋斗目标”。尤其是那些排量小，马力大的车（e.g. Lancer Evo.）我会十分佩服（当然前提是它得有名气），原因是：实力。不知不觉，占据我价值观的sport car似乎一下子被我打入冷宫了。暑假回来，我就觉得自己的双眼老盯在高档的商务轿车或SUV上。总结出来的原因是：实用。

或许是自己开车后才知道其实开跑车并不好玩，还是因为自己逐渐鄙视开车就是为了速度这种想法，又或者因为其他的，这些都不重要。“可怕”的是我突然醒悟到我的思维怎么就开始接近我们父辈的人呢？恐怕，思想的改变不止是单单对车……

我一直都在想：怎么样的女孩才适合我都说人不能在一棵树上吊死，但掐指一算，时间也不允许我试太多树。。一直都在担心：有感觉的会不长久，适合我的又暂时发掘不出来？我品车，从实力到实用，从重内在配置到重档次。不知道这种思维折射到品人，品女朋友身上会体现出什么价值观？对“她”的感觉属感性，对未来的展望属理性。感性来自眼前，至少暂时真是客观，理性推自经验，失效率可能挺高。那么，当感性和理性发生冲突，哪边才值得信赖？我估计，连父辈们在身临其境时也挺难作出抉择。  过去我的一些想法是偏幼稚，但我对它们是肯定的，最多，在无聊的时候回想过去，我会对自己贻笑大方。

It’s been the fifth day I am in Foshan. Except one day in GZ, I stay at home, facing my laptop for most of the time everyday. Honestly, it’s really bored. Friends are either still @school or in Canada. I hope it will be better later. Occasionally, I read the boring STAT course notes. It’s really no fun. I guess I will start reading ECON or French later on. However, without the force of exam, I can’t make my reading last long. Damn!

It rained like sh*t from GZ to HK on the day I came back. However, I could still feel FS’s new beauty. 去年学车时还在修的一环早已通车！上面的交通十分顺畅。不过听说一环上已经出了好些交通意外…… 平时老走得季华路这次下了我一跳，因为在路面上走着走着突然发现自己在隧道中。但虽然说我平时出去不多，但至少我在也没看到佛山内堵车。这点我还算比较欣赏了。LOL

By today, I have already got all my marks back. Marks from this term, they really made me nervous while I was waiting for them, and waiting is even more scary. Heureusement, my CS isn’t down—— I survived on it finally. What’s more, this significant survival has saved the ass of my average. I may say, the result would still allow me to do the coop transfer. I daren’t be too hopeful. I will just pray for it and listen to math committee’s decision. What’s funny to me is that my French again got the best grades throughout all the courses. And this time it’s even better than the one from last term. Since it could be my last basic French in Waterloo, this one is a great souvenir to me, appreciable! By the way, me won’t have any further CS course either, cool! I promise to no one that everything will be back to normal from next term on. Kendo practice, club activities + studying will all keep up. I did slack off for a bit in the previous term, but that kind of life is not gonna be back any more!

Ce que j’ai besion: coop + jobs, and also sth else that I don’t wanna mention here.  You know    嘻嘻。

最后想说说：不知道什么原因，我在家里头上不了MSN spaces，上不了Xanga，暂时facebook还能够用，请大家尽量用facebook留言吧。

It’s finally the end of this terrrrm. i still remember the 1^st day I came to waterloo, like it just happened last week(I can’t say yesterday). So short that I don’t know how I have gone through all these days. Life in waterloo consists of joy and grief. Economically, it’s like short-run fluctuation. But in long-run, when I m trying to remember what has happened today, I can only come out with a smooth curve——just peaceful and silent. It’s peaceful cuz those noisy guys bothering you from studying are gone. I can finally have almost the whole dorm as my personal space.  It’s silent cuz friends have to be apart for a while. Everyone has his/her own stuff, new stuff to deal with.  I often felt ppl(strangers) around me too “violent” when I was reading. Rite now, they have left, but I prefer to sit in front of my laptop. How ironic!    I also felt time I can spent with friends was short until now, when I really have so much free time to kill, but we can no longer be together until next time when we all again become busy. That sucks!             Honestly,  I m not yet ready to leave. Home? Miss it another day. 4 months as a single vacation? I can’t really swallow it down.  Looing forwards to fun in china. Souriez!

      讲真句，好耐无update过啦！再上一次已经系好几个星期前。生日果日想整一次，但太懒。我发觉来佐Waterloo后我对e个space明显光顾少佐。尤其系今个学期，印象中好似e个系第三个净系第二个。 除佐系因为今个学期d课有d变态外，学期之余我都变得几懒下。睇来真系要修心养性啦。跟住落来e个假期就系一个好好几测验：如果我e 4个月过得充实，就证明及格。所以咯喔，假期要好好plan啦。

To my colleagues in Waterloo:

      to the many all of you: I m glad for meeting you, all of you. We may just met by chance, but we became friends due to our efforts. Like efforts to be together(e.g. being freaked by CS together). I seldom heard of your comments on me, then I assume I m ok. But just telling you, I m ready to be improved at anytime.   Mais je me sens content avec vous.  Rire!

      But back to some reality, which is a bit sad, I know our routes in the future will vary very much, judging from such a difference after our first year. But just remember the experience we will have passed together, we shall not forget whom we were passing with.   Je vous aime, tous les vous!         See you in September, or maybe earlier.

      好久没来了。其实也不只是我，好像身边的人上了大学以后，space更新的周期明显长了，而且还没什么规律。别人就不知道了，我呢，你来了Waterloo就知道。今天晚上感觉复习过后还有些时间剩，就上来弥补弥补这里的空缺。

      相当年刚被Waterloo录取的时候那段颓废的日子还在脑子里历历在目，转眼大学第一年已经过了四分之三了。太神奇了！虽然还有三年半才毕业，但意识上老觉得毕业已经是很近的事了，而自己好像还没有什么进步能够迎接和接受毕业。偶然中我意识到一个我以前没有想太多的问题，就是名声。好像谁都有这样的潜意识，留学生如果一定要出色，即使平平庸庸也是失败。我讨厌这种想法，因为他们好像没把留学生当人，又或者是没当作普通人。但也感谢这种想法，应为有了它的刺激以后，我才有决心让自己变得不普通。我们是“小留学生”，中国社会上另类的一个特殊团体。

      过年期间，当地可以说毫无气氛了。即使是偶尔看到哪些庆祝，也觉得太假了，丝毫钩不起国内的回忆。除了一帮帮中国学生在包饺子以外，我的确没感觉春节到了。考试照样考，作业照样交。加拿大似乎没有给咱们中国人太多面子。痛恨中……  

      时间不早先睡觉，猪年理应有猪样。 顺便提一下：现在的背景音乐是朋友介绍，请大家欣赏欣赏。 一首南京话的rap。我喜欢它并不是因为它有多搞笑。在我看来，它的确好听。希望大家喜欢咯。

Merde！ 唉，好久没写过东西了，从……（看看上一个blog的日期）从大半个月以前就没写过东西。过去真的忙，有空的时候又懒得写。今天觉得脑子开始being overloaded，所以一定要挤些东西出来了。

这两天心情还挺愉快，因为经过从上学期中段到现在，朕在昨天终于加了这个学期的第六门课了。呼！终于能够使第一年的课凑够10门。哈哈，出乎我的意料，这一科竟然是French，还是online，跟上学期一模一样。原来打算报ECON，而我申请的时候好像也暗示了我只能报ECON。遗憾，ECON全满了，还有一大堆人在ECON门外等，基本上我是进不去了。谁知道，在我开始对此有点绝望，在为另一手准备做打算的时候，咱可爱的Advisor好像忘了之前的暗示，对我说：“How about taking another course?” 啊！Putain。吓死俺了。我一听到他这么说思绪瞬间从原先的地方拉回谈话现场。口头上比较平淡地说：“OK, I will consider that.” 心里却在骂：“Le fils de la pute!早点跟我说嘛！”而潜意识更是异常的喜悦：这“第六门”终于是随手可得了！报什么课，连想都甭想，脑海里立即有答案了。当然是操会上学期的老本行French+online. 选这一科，好处太多了。有空再详细说明。反正这一学年其中一个任务终于比较圆满地完成了。表面看起来，上学期觉得ECON分太低不满意，立马果断（说武断也行）放掉，这学期有把少了一科的局面又挽救回来了，似乎还比较潇洒，从中还给爸妈省了半科的钱，但从中的脏累活不是太多人能够感觉到了。至于这笔省下的为数不大的“巨款”，将会给自己加菜吧，呵呵。反正这学期脑力开销大，六门课+writing clinic，是比较刺激。我已经给这个计划该了个名字“非常6+1”。嗯，好名字！感觉的出来，这学期will be like a hell(sera comme l’enfer)……

刚过的假期里，不知道“猪”位过的怎么样了。一放假，人基本走光了，平时一场热闹的校园，随着考试一门一门地被完成，人也越来越少。最后连所有的门基本锁上了。终于，曾几何时，我那座楼晚上只有两个人或甚至只有我一个人。后来我离开Waterloo一些天，估计在这段时间里头，那栋building试过一个人都没有。大概两个星期的假期，我离开Waterloo整整刚好一个星期，也挺不错的。先再多伦多4天3夜，然后算上头尾在Ottawa三天两夜，离开Ottawa后又在多伦多住了一个晚上。这样就大概算是给自己弄一个Ontario两大城市一周游了。在多伦多的生活真的不怎么样了，呵呵，sorry啦James同志。即使boxingDay逛Eaton也好像没什么意思。大概我不爱逛街吧。不过Ottawa的路程就far from enough了。真的还想再去。观看了好些有文化底蕴的建筑，美丽的自然风光，又进了Nortel，还能近距离地与咱们的“you may”（名字）师姐交谈。感觉好极了。当时刚考完试不久，心情本来就趋向颓废，再加上在多伦多的确挺颓废的。在出发Ottawa以前，我已经把之前定过的目标，奋斗的动力抛于脑后了。感觉好像被洗过脑，又或者是身处于一片望不到尽头的沙漠一样，迷失了目标，还有点忘却了自己。但在Ottawa的几天，看到了自己曾经梦想过的目标，还有多么鲜活的榜样，感觉自己好像又回来了。最终我还是没有因为长期身在Waterloo这个小农村而太封闭。嘻嘻。当然，见过大世面后会觉得自己有点渺小，但因此有了动力和目标。所以，这个至关重要学期五伦多难过朕都能顺利过去。J’ai just besoin d’effort de merde.

2007年，新的一年，学校又有新的花招了。只是魔高一尺，我也能道高一丈。希望如此。再过不到一个月，就是我到加拿大两周年纪念了。又期待又不期待。不期待是因为那几天有考试啊。那，就希望有个好成绩作纪念吧。

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至今仍然挺高兴，不过还是得先睡觉咯

      It has been such a war-like week. For almost every night there was something to due. Finally, we reach the weekend, and I dare to take only a moment’s break. I guess people I know must have been busy, too, judging from that no one has left a comment for the previous blog. Anyway, I will forgive you due to full-filled life. Vicky told me my space ran extremely slowly on her computer and caused a crash on the browser, which made her hard to leave her comments. I am not sure if it is the same problem on other people. If yes, anyone please let me know and I will find out what causes this trouble. At least, it works fine shown on my screen. If there is really nothing wrong, you guys be going to know my title “发现看贴不回帖的立即上报到国务院“。

      This Thursday I saw my advisor as to extend the thing we had talked about in the previous week. Unfortunately, the possibility of taking 6 courses for the next term really seems rare. I am still a bit upset for that though I have not given up this hope. As mentioned in the last blog, I am seeking for a way which I think is correct for my future, and currently, such a difficulty just appears, standing on my way. At this moment, I am really feeling helpless. Me, a little teenager, and a lonely foreigner. What the heck do I have to challenge the dead rules of the university. Heureusement(also: fortunately), I am still receiving some fairly good result of my midterms and tests. A little confidence still remains. This confident must reach its lower bond and I mustn’t be destroyed… hopefully.

      The Ken. Prac. on Wednesday was pretty harmful. My arm still have not fully recovered, and it is going to be hurt again tomorrow. Liang Hao Yang says it’s useless. At least I do not feel it is harmless even under the protection. No matter what, I will continue.

      归根到底，不用点中文可能还是不会有人看的。那就用点汉字吹点汉水吧。

      有一次在某位同学的space中看到了一个类似某个古文爱好者的网络的网友聚会。细节我不太清楚，但里面的网友们都穿着汉服。汉服者，咱们汉族的传统服装咯。好些日子以前我已经在网上看到过有人建议推选某种“汉服”作为中国的传统服饰。这方面嘛，我当时就觉得挺有难度的。中国历史也挺不利于要找着这个“某种”。历史的长河这么长，取哪一瓢才合适呢？即使中国历代几乎都是汉族的天下，服饰并不是一成不变，相反，从古代到近代，服装潮流差别真的是不小。难道中华民族是这么一个善变的民族？LOL  本人对历史不算太精通，对很多非常细节性的东西更是一窍不通。不过我才我所看到的汉服应该是汉朝的style吧？

      个人而言，我对历史是赏识多于研究的。可能现在因为是又读数学，有读经济，人都已经习惯性地把问题想得很实际。选汉服这个想法，我向来非常支持。毕竟，传统文化无可否认，是民族的一种凝聚力。东亚中，日本朝鲜都有他们的传统服装；中东各地就更不用说了；西欧人虽然已经不再穿过去的那种衣服，但从不曾丢失过传统衣服这个概念。特别今年看世界杯的时候，我发现西欧几支队伍的都有一件类似他们中世纪时（是不是中世纪？）卫士们传的那种“前后披风（真的不知道应该怎么叫）”供球员在场下的时候套在球衣外。我觉得中国也需要再发现一些能代表自己历史的东西了。兵马俑和长城可以成为永不变色的歌，但又大又重，不太便于携带，不方便让国人时刻记住，也很难给人有一种亲切感。而其实感觉越亲切，人们就越容易接受。当年APEC会议在中国召开，唐装算是比较新兴，但现在好像已经过时了。毕竟，它不是真正的传统服饰，而是一种打着传统名义的时装。在历史的长河中它太短暂了，不足以让人留下深刻的印象。服饰毫无疑问，是一个用来体现传统的好选择。关键是，首先，服饰的选择需要有群众来决定，否则它是不可能在13亿人的。我真的不想看到有一天新闻商会宣布类似“国务院已决定将***作为中国的传统服装”或“经专家研究后一致通过***作为中国古服”的消息。That’s really silly and not making any sense, man! 而我觉得还是有这个可能的。其次，把问题想得实际点，古服这玩意儿慢慢来不迟。已经5000年过去了，还差那么几十年吗？等中国的经济上去了以后，当全国人民吃饱了饭撑着没事干的时候，传统服饰的事情自然有人会想。在那以前，正式国际场合中，请先把咱们的五星红旗穿上。好汉都不提当年勇。我们首先就得对现在情况引以为豪，在谈过去的历史吧。     Anyway，honestly, 对于一般“复古”的想法和做法我都很支持，在顺其自然的前提下，你们会有前途。

      Oh! Il a été une heure du matin ici si il faut aller au lit bientôt. Il y va avoir plusieurs connaissance à finir demain. Since I will be so busy in this weekend, a good rest is firstly requited. C ya guys. 希望别嫌这篇东西太长。

       Merde!  Long time no updating my simple spaces lah!  *Sign* I really could have written something, but got no mood or no time to type. Besides to study, I spend quite a bit of the rest of the time to think of a question: What am I really doing here? Almost everyday, I get up at the morning, do some reading or listen to the music if time allows, then have some carriable breakfast on the way to the classroom and then and then and then… and then go to bed at night, repeating this routine agenda and occasionally join my Kendo practice, which is the most awesome thing I can do right now. Life here is so regular. It’s plaint and simple, cuz it doesn’t involve too much entertainment, and it’s exciting and challenging, which you can feel when you are trying to do the labs and assignments, and you might be more impressed when you get back the results of your tests. I guess ppl from the universities around this region would have the same feeling with me. DO YOU?   All right, let’s back to the topic. What am I really doing here “for”?   Economically, in the short run, I m seeking for high grades. So what abt in the long run? I guess I might need to find something to do, something abt being employed, after I graduate, do I? I m not quite sure if grades and being employed are related, but at least, I still have no idea how to find a job. Fortunately, there is not only me that has no idea.

      Recently, I heard Calgary is a nice place to go to, though so far, I haven’t seen too many ppl that like it. But on the purpose of grabbing a job, I guess Calgary is “the next best alternative choice” of other biggest cities in Canada. By the way, if you have NOT seen snowing, it will be the first best choice for you. I have already known fairly many ppl in or from Calgary or somewhere around Calgary. See how they think of if lah! Probably I will go back to the West, 帮加拿大西部大开发for a while. Buddies, how are your comments abt this???    Anyway, the proposition is excellent, whether it will work or not is not sure lah.

      Merde pour encore une fois! Quelquefois, je pense je suis très naïve. Comment peux-je penser les problèmes si simplement?? Peut-être, si je ne sois pas comme ça, j’aille à l’ailleurs! Mais, bien sûr, j’adore cette université. Je juste parle la ville faut être meilleur, et je suis content de rester ici.

      I am always too lazy to go out. Believe or not, I still haven’t built up the concept of Waterloo, yet. Anyway, hopefully this problem will be solved after my final. I am looking for a guide who can lead me around ah…           OK, time to go back to my studies, hopefully good luck tomorrow lah.

       Such is the ThanksGiving Long weekend. When I went for breakfast today, I had to say ”wut da hel?”  No one in te cafeteria! They’re all gone home for Thanksgiving. Whatever it is, for me, it’s just a piece of sh*t.  For all the Chinese over the world, Happy Mid-autumn Day!  It’s been so great!

    I had a vigorous mood last night for this mid-autumn fête. Honestly, I hadn’t been so happy for mid-autumn for almost 10 years!

When I was still an elementary std, the mid-aut always brought me joy. As there were all kids in the building, we all had our “events” for the fête while our parents were doing their passe-temps(entertainment). This happiness came from our naïve, pure minds, naturally. However, as we gradually grew up, fewer and fewer ppl were content to participate these “silly” games anymore. Children seemed separated, and so even were our parents. Between neighbours, fewer mooncakes, less conversation, so that less communication. The tradition was transformed. Dîner out in restaurant became the new custom in mid-aut, and also in other fête. Even now, I am still so reminiscent to those ages. And it is also the reason why I felt so great for the event. Everyone was just so active! Just like how we were 10 yrs ago.

Up to yesterday, it had been one month since I came to Waterloo. Any it was even the first time I saw so many Chinese interacting together. A feeling of consolidation dawned on me! More than 1700 chinese international stds in Waterloo wow! Plus those local Chinese, how great the number will be do you think!!  Korean or Japanese guys are easy to be gathered due to their smaller population. But for us, it does require to be technical.  Appreciate the organizers so much. You guys have done a great job.  CSSA(Chinese Student & Scholar Association, MSU(Madarin Student Union), and the TaiWan association that I don’t know how to call.  

Even now, I can still fairly clearly remember how it was last night.

       上了大学的确没有像在高中时那么多的时间，正篇篇幅太长，所以截开两次来写。上次写的挺多关于多伦多城市，这一次，从我的角度感受感受UofT。

UofT——University of Toilets

       我这个title有点对不起一部分人。不过只因为我的学校名字该得有点特别，所以也想我UT的名字弄得特别些…… 大家见谅。

       的的确确，和Waterloo比起来，UT的历史更为渊源。遗憾一时间想不起有多少年历史，只是印象中觉得好像比咱们的佛山一中略为年轻。但是因为有不少古老建筑作标志，UT就更加可以在中国人面前倚老卖老。我住的宿舍楼，Red’n’WhiteBall的地方，还有很多其他的教学楼都挺……说得好听是有内涵，但也可以说比较陈旧吧。要把这么多古老的建筑保养得那么古老，不知道UT花了多少心机。St.Goerge校园就处在市中心，历史性文物和不远处市区高楼时常产生了一种对比，也给我有一种暗示，因为从校园里看，那些大楼就好像是UT楼房在远处的映射，这种映射，既体现了建筑，也体现了树人。Waterloo是好大学，但她的地理位置好像她喜欢远离闹市，在偏远的地方占地为王。交通不够发达，外人愿意来的就不多，and she doesn’t care, either. 所以，逐渐地，Waterloo就让人觉得高傲了，至少我是这么觉得；同样是好学校，UT给我感觉亲切多了。记得梁浩旸接我后没走几步，就说：现在我们已经进入UT领域了。其实他不说我真的不察觉，即使被提醒后，除了发现路旁有快University of Toronto的石碑加上旁边的一个UT图书馆，没有任何太明显的标志声明这里已经是多伦多大学。不知不觉就走进了一块圣地，不禁让我想起了一句话：平凡中的伟大。现在，真是地感觉到了。当初没有选择UT，现在难免已经错过了些美好的东西。多少有点遗憾。

人&人

在Lower Mainland的时候，去过UBC参观。和UＴ一样，也有好大的一片校园。也不知道这是一种巧合还是必然：似乎在大校园中，有或者是人多地校园中，里面人们的精神面貌表现得都非常积极。我去ＵＢＣ时，感觉里头是人山人海（其实也没有那么厉害），学生们可以用春风满面来形容。哈哈，人靓车靓校园靓。这是我欣赏ＵＢＣ的地方。这次来ＵＴ可能是因为在周末，人不是太多，可是大多数我见到的人，我都觉得他们很乐观。可能已经习惯了大城市的生活，面对着Waterloo校园空荡荡的感觉，有时候心情挺难好起来。热烈希望以后有哪位Waterloo毕业生能为自己母校所在的城市作点贡献，给它搞大开发，城市发达了以后，人气旺，给这学校锦上添花啦！

Specifically，这次来也认识了不少人。恩泽这小子，真想北上东北查一查他跟我是什么关系，相像点也忒多了。And some other lovely girls, I will come back to visit all of you before long. Take care lah, every one in Toronto!

总而言之，我对这次旅程还很满意。如果这边的事情不是很忙，我还想再去，反正温饱问题容易解决。呵呵。每一次探索都是一次经历，每一次经历都是一份财富，也是一份记忆。 C’est très bien. Toronto、UT，我还会来回味的。

Guys, you know what? I got a cool weekend. A trip, a tour to UofT and part of Toronto. 2 days plus 2 nights, which made up a damn good time for me. 多伦多在我眼中，虽然不是非常地完美，但我马上就莫名其妙地喜欢上了这一个城市。两日两夜，挺难忘的：

交通

从Waterloo去多伦多竟然有直接从学校出发的FedBus，真是太方便了。这样我大概一个月都可以去一到两次多伦多（if I get enough expense）, 当然，再方便也做了好久的车。路途不算太近，在加上highway有点堵，车上的时间都超过两个小时，though which is considered not bad. 。原本计划大概3点就能到多伦多，还有一个下午到处走走。酒这样晚了一点出发，路上在堵多“一点”，到了多伦多已经4点有多，做完地铁就是一个小时以后的事了。Pretty浪费啊。我就是不明白，那些老是弄得去多伦多的highway中堵车，为什么不干脆留在多伦多，使得我的时间也给牺牲了……

刚才说到地铁，嗯！说真的，本人在中国里头香港不常去，去广州有车，温哥华只有skytrain没有地铁，所以我坐地铁的次数还真不多。所以来到多伦多，我也挺向往坐坐这里的地铁。然后，我就不明白，为什么连多伦多这么发达的地方买票的设置也不弄得先进些——原来多伦多的车票已是烂纸一张，况且价钱比上Translink还差不多贵一倍。地铁用两个字形容：big和“逼”（挤）。也不明白是不是多伦多市民闲着没事老坐地铁。Toronto地铁一个车厢等于Vancouver的skytrain两节车厢长。Skytrain一般一起就只有两节，T的地铁一眼看上去就大概已经4节。Skytrain10分钟一趟，地铁3、5分钟一趟。在温哥华时，我习惯性一个人占两个位子，没人跟我争，在多伦多，我在地铁中站得机会比坐得多……无言，名不虚传的加拿大第一大城市。车上有一个女的coming from Montréal，评价：The subway in Montréal is more complicated but much better than here.  唉，“acun comment” 乡情怎么样，大家自己对比一下吧。I like the Skytrain anyway!

生活

我在Toronto 也就住了两天两夜，其实也没什么资格谈里面的生活怎么样，就随便说说这两天过得怎么样吧。有个朋友在多伦多，住方面当然就不大用担心。二话没说，跟着梁浩旸，说搬就搬进了UT宿舍。梁浩旸房间真的好大，除了灯光稍暗，旧地板有股味以外，的确很舒服，还有一个算是挺大的杂物房。感觉这栋宿舍楼前身是一间旅馆。更重要的是，每层楼都是男女混住（当然其实也没什么大不了，反正两天我认识的人有限）。无论怎么样，加个床垫，一会儿就安顿好。

在UT生活太惬意，在吃的方面，想吃什么就有什么。尤其住在St.George这个Campus，步行已经可以很快地到ChinaTown，跟温哥华ChinaTown不一样，Toronto的ChinaTown有更多饭馆，而温哥华的我老觉得光是港式的茶餐厅多。我在多伦多的第一顿，就已经把我撑得要弯腰走路。

我来自城市，生活方面怎么说我都觉得城市好。像Waterloo这种小地方是for only study。 自Waterloo里somehow有以前在Maple Ridge的感觉，在多伦多又somehow有一种在温哥华的感觉。在加拿大第一和第三大城市之间，我会更喜欢哪一个呢？或许，等我把多伦多探索完以后，就有答案吧？Though the transportation still sucks，但是，我so far已经很喜欢多伦多了。

（to be continued……）

Waterloo对我的神秘感今天又消失了一层。那天一早，本人就乘搭着一部奥迪A4，接受了Waterloo给我的第一印象，果然是感慨万分：虽然早就是到waterloo不是什么大城市，但我从来没想过它会和我生活了一年半所在的MapleRidge这么像。特别是今天等公车的那一带，马上使我回忆起MR中Lougheed夹haney place的一段。心里暗暗咒怨: 原来我千里迢迢地从西迁到东，爱是抹不去西部的那种景象。

      刚来到，果然觉得Waterloo生活极为不方便，刚来时需要买些补给和弄个电话，竟然要坐办小时的公车（不过后来figure out坐直通车只需15分钟）去Conestoga Mall（我听了5次还部懂说它的名字）。消费好像还不低。在温哥华上车，丢一块五进去就自动有一张票弹出来。在这里一次车花2块25，还是那司机手动给我撕了一张烂纸一样的票，第一次的时候真的看得我目瞪口呆……  

      幸好Orientation Week还有一点乐趣，其他系我不了解，不过作为Waterloo的两大系，工程系和数学系的学生都有自己的标志。工程系学生会有一顶黄色的安全帽，而我们数学系的会得到一条粉红色的领带（粉红好像是数学系的代表色，I guess）。 哈哈，不知道这算是什么意思？好像就以为着，读工程以后就一定与工地接触，而我们毕业以后就老得穿那样的套装，坐在办公室里头。但是我觉得安全帽比领带好看。其实我也想读它的Engineering啊，只不过没有收……

      今天白天有个essay测试，我在考场门口前被一张打满了中文的纸吸引了，甭问，肯定是关于中国学生联谊会的事了。中国人这里见得不少，但一大群在一起的情况不多，不认识的人相互之间也不说中文。我想应该会有不少人对这个party感兴趣。大家都想知道身边到底有哪些人会说中文。

      Waterloo是我在去过的第三个加拿大大学。前两个是UBC和SFU，en Vancouver。可以说个有自己的特点吧。UBC公认是全加最漂亮的校园。SFU风景逊色，但专业来说比UBC。Waterloo是怎么样？让我拭目以待吧。

Up to now, the packing job is ALMOST done.  I say “almost” because I can never be satisfied with such a pack-up. Obviously, I really want to carry the whole house to Waterloo, possibly or not. The dilemma always exists between necessarity and weight limit. I have been starting doing this pack-up almost 2 weeks ago and now I am still working on it. It is not because I did it slowly but because I need to adapt to my new idea anytime. Conflict of minds, and restrict of size, make me not able to decide. Let me understand that nothing could be perfect and our own should make up for it.

However hard I am when packing, I have to say this is the greatest vacation I have ever had. From July 4^th to September 4^th, what a perfect 2-month holiday, and the 1^st holiday I feel just right! Maybe a 2-month vocation right before the university years is a bit short for most of us, but right now, I really think it is time for me to go. I am not sure where my dream belongs, but I think it will start from there. Dreams, future, the 1^st gold and so on, such weird things often suddenly dawn on me. The poor me, is even not confident with my way as I am already 19!  Probably I think, my sub-mind knows that, and it drove me from China to Canada, then from the West to the East. Though it may not be quite trustful, I believe in it.

By the way, I finally achieve the most important thing I pursued for the whole summer, my drive’s license. Cool man! Though no cars temporally, I have got a basic to strive for it.

Think about it, this nouveaul trip will be so long, so long…