10 分鐘遊戲 – 10-Minute Game

越來越多的人對生活簡化有興趣，但是”想”跟”做”是兩回事,對吧？現代人類似乎每天有忙不完的事。就算真的有心，卻又不知該從何下手。越想心越煩。煩。煩。煩。那，還是別多想了吧？還有好多事等著呢！先逛逛街，等以後有空再說。

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New Pastel Landscape 最新粉彩畫作品: Jin Mian Shan Stairway to Heaven “金面山-通往天堂的階梯”系列

Soft pastel on brown Canson MiTeintes paper
61x46cm/18x24"

This one was a long time coming! We've been here almost a year and the largest landscape painting I'd done so far was an A4 (about letter size). Ping has been encouraging me to go back to painting big. I do seem to do best when I just go for it. This one was FUN!

For the story behind the picture, read on.

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Not Himself Today

For some reason, Mark just doesn't seem to be himself today.

He's been going around the house with this very sheepish expression. The shear strain of it all is beginning to wear on us both. Trying to shepherd ourselves through this trying time is difficult because we don't know if we're being fleeced. Either way, it's pretty baa-a-ad.

Woolly pull out of this or woolly continue this way indefinitely? Our current spin on this is that the threads of this mystery wool eventually unravel and wool discover that this was all an illusion created out of whole cloth.

At least, that's how the droppings seem to be falling at the moment.

Elton John's "Your Thong"

Mark just recorded and made a video for his version of Elton John's "Your Song." This one's, well, a little different! For details on the song, check out the music blog entry.
 萬一搖滾巨星艾爾頓強有點口齒不清，老將“S"的音發成”TH"。他的經典老歌 “Your Song" 會有怎麼樣的發展呢？
小幫助： 這是首讓人開懷的歌。在美國 Thong 有兩個常用的意思。有興趣多了解的可以看看 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thong

Read on for more tech details. :)

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伊瓜蘇瀑布 Iguazu Falls

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A Room With A View 新疆那拉提

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Medlicott Dome, Yosemite National Park 優勝美地

Cartoon: Oh, for an Ice Age! 等待冰期...

It's still hot here in Taiwan, but we're guessing our ancestors had it worse.

New Picture: What do you think? 你說呢？

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New Music Video: "Break It Down"

Mark is at it again with more music! This time, it's an instrumental showcasing some funky bass work and a bunch of guitars. The video? Well, let's just say "something probably broke down." Ping wants everyone to know that she is in no way associated with the guy in the video. You've been informed. :)

Please "Like" and share, if you haven't already left for the hospital after viewing this.

你捨得嗎？ Letting Go of Stuff

生活簡化是我多年的夢想。然而想歸想，房子卻越換越大。我雖然不是愛shopping的人，但節儉的習性讓我也不知不覺的藏了不少東西。真正用到的卻總是那幾樣，真正穿的衣服也總是那幾件。反正房間夠多，衣櫃夠多，車庫夠大，房子收納空間健全（還有閣樓耶），我也就放自己一馬。平常能捐贈的時候大量支持，其餘時間盡量作駝鳥，故意忽略心中隱隱的不安。我，需要這麼多東西嗎？它們那個時候才會被用到？有需要留給孩子嗎？到時候他們會想要嗎？有許多經濟有困難的人可以善用這些東西呢！

New Picture: Five-Color Town 五彩城

What color comes into your mind when you hear "Desert"? 當提起“沙漠”這兩個字時您想到什麼顏色？

 

New Picture: "Heaven on Earth" 人間天堂

Ping comments on one of the more spectacular images from our trip to Xinjiang, China. Click on the picture to see the rest of it and read about it in the Photo blog.
我們在夏塔古道上所拍的照片。慢慢的會與大家分享更多。

New Way to View Our Photos 瀏覽相片新偏方

We now have two ways to view our photos:

1. via the blog: Let's Go Take A Look  好奇走一回 - Photos  攝影
2. via our Let's Go Take A Look Facebook photo albums

This way, you can find our pictures using your favorite method. Happy browsing!

As you're enjoying the images, are you inspired to do something, or go somewhere? Let us know. We'd love to read your comments on the photos!

Cheers! --Mark and Ping

我們作了一個小改變。從今天起 您可以直接從此網站進入相片部落格，或者進入臉書的相簿看到我們分享的相片。若有任何問題，感想或建議，請讓我們知道。看得開心的話，也請您留言或按“讚”！

Iran's Mandarin Nuke?? 伊朗的新核能發電廠“不是”!

Regardless of whether or not one believes Iran's officially stated nuclear intentions, its now fully operational nuclear power plant is regrettably named...at least in Mandarin.


Mark took one look at the name on an English language news site and, even with his limited Chinese, couldn't miss the irony.

It's called "Bushehr," after a nearby town. All well and good, but if you read it the way Mark did, it sounds like  "不是!" ("Boo SHIRR!") which, in Mandarin, is a flat denial: "Not SO!"

...which brings us back to the Iranians' constant restatements of their official nuclear intentions. Who knows? In any case, we do wonder if there might be a more suitable name for the plant. Apparently, it's actually closer to a town called Halileh (aka Haleyleh) which sounds a bit more like "Halleluiah!"

On the other hand, "Bushehr" is probably a better name than the old Chevy "Nova." In Spanish, it simply means "Doesn't Go" ...which made it kind of a tough sell in South America.

Any suggestions for what the second nuclear power plant should be called??

We're hoping it's not "Buneng."不能 (Literally: "Can't.")

Cartoon: Caught in the Act 逮個正著

Sometimes what you suspect might be there, might actually be there.