關於 我們 之 間 between us ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

HI HI TO ALL MY HAPPY ‘TAP” FAMILYYYY ❣️❣️❣️

I haven’t written to you all for such a long time and I do apologize so much for this. I don’t know how TIME FLIES the way it does!

I wanted to share some thoughts on this very momentous and memorable DAY in my life.. I am strolling into the BIG 6 ❤️ today!!! My BRAIN IS EMPTY!!

All I can think of is HOW GRATEFUL I am to the Universe, and to all of YOU, to my LOVING FAMILY, my INCREDIBLE FRIENDS… all this life has brought to me.. that our Planet is so beautiful and there is so much to be thankful and OPEN to.

After 60 years, chasing so many things, experiencing the excitement, ups and downs of almost all of life, months, weeks, days, minutes, seconds… and I realize, all I really desire and want, is a SIMPLE SMILE, WARMTH, UNDERSTANDING, A Heartwarming HUG, A phone call, or now, text to say HI… A Healthy and strong Body, LOTS & LOTS of LAUGHTER, CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION, LOVE, LOVE & LOVE. No matter what circumstances we run into, Rain, Thunder, Protests, Covid, it is absolutely possible to realize that ALL THINGS MUST PASS, and through the most difficult or most ravishing times, we can find comfort in holding the hands of those loving people around us. I know there is still so much more to learn while we are so BLESSED to be a VALUED GUEST on this Earth for such a fleeting moment. I feel I must keep on learning and evolving to be the BEST person I can be.

I realize that when we are born, we need so much love, feeding, nurturing, understanding, and a lot of HELP! When we get old, we need so much love, feeding, tolerance, patience, understanding, and a lot of HELP! There is no difference in the VALUE of each end of the stick. Just what we can do in between that will make ALL the difference and we all have a CHOICE in how we want to write our own, unique, wonderful, heartfelt STORY.

LIFE can be, and IS SO VERY BEAUTIFUL. The Beauty I used to understand doesn’t hold any meaning for me anymore.. The BEAUTY I HOLD TRUE is the LOVE & BEAUTY inside of ME and all the surroundings of the amazing Mother Nature. Each of us, is handcrafted so very intricately, to have all the same physical features, yet not a single one of us is a duplicate of another. We all have a brain to think, yet every single one of us does not think like any other. We ALL have a PATH, yet every one of our paths is different from each other. But we are ALL meticulously woven together, our lives, our actions are all intertwined. Every action we take, affects another. Every tree, every flower, mountain, sea, sky, clouds, animals, and all beloved creatures. We are the unique creatures, blessed with thinking, speaking & doing. I feel I must do everything I can to HONOR this special GIFT from Mother Nature. Beauty is DEEP & ROOTED & everywhere we look. I’m going to embrace everything PapaGOD & the Universe has given me.

I’m SO GRATEFUL for making it this far, in GOOD HEALTH, GOOD SPIRITS, GOOD MIND & BODY. Every day is a SURPRISE to me. Every moment is truly a BLESSING and ever so sacred. I will continue to live each BLESSED day with an open heart, open mind, and open SPIRIT. I will live each day as HIGH as I can go, no matter how low I feel. I will enjoy growing old GRACEFULLY, and make a conscious effort to do and BE the BEST I can be EACH SINGLE DAY, CHERISH & take care of it like a RARE and Beautiful JEWEL, which LIFE & our EARTH IS.

Today I spend with my LOVING FAMILY & MY FRIENDS. Well.. one loving Family is missing and in Mainland, now resting, but working VERY HARD! I’m so proud of Lam because we are so happy that he gets to SHARE his music with a WHOLE NEW GENERATION of wonderful, talented singers. It’s a GREAT BLESSING to sing with these enthusiastic Artists who can make a great difference in the world with their bellowing voices. I watch every episode with great anticipation and I hope you will too! All the Artists create their own Magic with each song & emotions!

I also would like to share with you my real and Authentic physical & Spiritual SELF!!! I just want to BE TOTALLY and ALL OF what is TRULY ME! I hope you all can accept me as I AM, white hair with my cutey wrinkles! Lam really enjoys it cos now I can keep him COMPANY & look like TWINS! I don’t know where my WHOLE self will go from here.. but I’m really going to look forward to all the natural progressions my mind and body will be taking.. just like Mother Nature.. she accepts all that comes to her and embraces it all…just as it is!

I wonder if I can remotely understand the meaning of life by now? I want to TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE) at all times making others HAPPY & be HAPPY to see others HAPPY! I understand there is NO RIGHT or WRONG in any of our actions whether positive or negative, but only the divine consequences of those actions we choose. I feel we are BLESSED to be here with a DIVINE PURPOSE which is to help ourselves & each other. To preserve and maintain this amazing PLANET & EARTH. To evolve ourselves, & each generation, so they can pass the baton and also evolve the Earth! I also feel we are definitely NOT ALONE! NEVER! We are always in the SOOTHING, EMBRACING arms of the Divine Source Universe, and when we feel we don’t know where to turn, PapaGOD is ALWAYS there for us, ready to give us whatever we want in the deepest of our hearts with the utmost sincerity. Everything we receive is in its Divine Timing, and Divine Perfection.

With that.. HAPPYNESS & GREAT HEALTH TO ALL OF YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS and LOVE YOURSELF as well as LOVE ALL THOSE and EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! BELIEVE ME.. ALL WE HAVE and NEED IS LOVE!!!!

MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!

PS. I had a great wonderful party with best of FRIENDS TONITE❣️❣️ Came home and took some selfies to shock all of U❣️❣️ My HAPPY DECADE HAPPY 6💜 GIRL (⁉️) look❣️❣️ CHEERS EVERYONE❣️❣️❣️🌹🌹🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️

HI HI 快樂的 “TAP” 大家庭 ❣️❣️

已經很久沒有給大家寫信了，對此我深表歉意。不知道時間怎麼就這樣過去了!

我想在生命中這個非常重要和難忘的日子和大家分享一些想法和感觸 —— 今天我悠然邁入了以6字開頭的歲月!! ❤️ 大腦一片空白!!

我所能想到的是對上天，對你們每一位，對親愛的家人，對不可思議的朋友們 —— 對生命所贈與我的這一切 —— 所懷有的深深感激。我們所生活的星球如此美麗，實在有太多太多需要去感謝、感激，去敞開心扉擁抱。

60年過去了，我也曾經追逐過很多，在每月每週每日每分每秒中，經歷了生命可能賦予的幾乎所有激動和起落，而如今我意識到，自己真正渴望和想要的，只是一個簡單的微笑，溫暖，理解，一個暖心的擁抱，一通電話，或者現在更流行的，問好的一條短信.. 一個健康強壯的身體，很多很多笑聲，連結，交流，愛，愛，以及，愛。無論我們遇到怎樣的狀況 —— 下雨、雷電、抗議、疫情，一直要謹記於心的是，無論如何，這一切終將過去；在最困難或最開心的時刻，我們都能握住身邊人的手，並從中找到最大的安慰或共鳴。能得此幸運，在如此短暫的一剎，來到地球做她的尊貴旅客，我知道還有太多東西需要學習，感覺自己必須不斷學習成長，才能成為最好的自己。

我也意識到，出生的時候，我們需要很多愛，需要被餵食物，需要關懷、滋養、理解，需要很多幫助！變老後，我們也需要很多愛，需要被餵食物，需要寬容、耐心、理解，需要很多幫助！人生兩端的價值，並沒有任何分別。只有在中間段，我們能選擇如何去書寫屬於自己的，獨特的，精彩的，發自內心的故事；而也正是在中間段所做的選擇，決定了我們會有怎樣的人生。

生活可以，也確實是非常美麗的。我曾經所理解的美，對於現時的我而言，已經沒有了當初的意義。現在，我所抱持的真正的美，是內心的愛與美，以及令人驚嘆的大自然所賦予的，環繞著我們的一切。每個人都好似複雜精緻的手工藝品，雖然有著相同的身體特徵，但沒有一個人是另一個人的複製品。我們都有大腦可以思考，但每個人和其他人想的都不同。我們都有要走的人生之路，但每個人的道路各不相同。然而，大家又被如此精心地連結在一起，彼此的生活和行為交織在一起。我們採取的每一個行動，都不可避免地影響著他人，甚至影響著每一棵樹，每一朵花；影響著山、海、天空、雲朵、動物，和所有其他可愛生靈。我們是獨一無二的存在，有福氣擁有思考、講話和行動的能力。所以我感覺自己必須盡所能去致敬和珍視這份來自自然的特殊禮物。美深深根植於我們目光所及的每處。我將擁抱上天和世界贈與我的一切。

我很感激人生走到了這裡，健康，精神，頭腦和身體都很好。每一天對我來說都是驚喜。每一刻都是充滿祝福和神聖的。我將繼續以開放的心靈、開放的思想和開放的精神去過好每一天。我會盡力去把每天過到最好，儘管有時候也會感覺低落。我將享受優雅地變老，有意識地努力在每天做到自己的最好，也成為最好的自己，珍惜和照顧匆匆而過的每日，好似它們是稀有又美麗的珠寶；而其實，生命和地球也的確如此。

今天我會和我愛的家人們和朋友們一起度過。對的，一位有愛家人不在這裡，他在內地，現在有空休息一下，但一直都在非常努力地工作! 我為Lam 感到驕傲，因為大家都非常開心他有機會同新一代如此出色、才華橫溢的年輕歌手們分享他的音樂。與這些富有激情的藝術家們一起唱歌是一種巨大的幸福；年輕一代的歌聲將給這個世界帶來改變。每一期節目我都有充滿期待地觀看，希望你們也會看！所有的藝術家們都在用每首歌和感情創造著自己的魔法！

我也想和你們分享真實的自我——外在與內在，容貌及心靈!!! 我只想做完完全全的，真正的自己！希望你們能夠接受這樣的我，白頭髮，和可愛的皺紋! Lam 很喜歡我這樣，因為現在我可以和他作伴，我們看上去像雙胞胎! 我不知道我的整個自我會從這裡走向何方，但對接下來身心將會經歷的所有自然旅程，我真心期待… 就好像大自然一樣，她接受並擁抱一切如它們本初的樣子！

我好奇自己現在是否可以算作大概開始理解人生的意義呢？我想做TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE)，隨時通過正面積極的思考和行動為他人帶去開心，而看到他人開心也會令我感到開心！我明白我們的任何行為，無論是積極或是消極的，都無關對錯；只是，不可避免的，選擇的行為都會帶來相應的結果。我感覺帶著神聖的目的來到這裡是一份福祉，而這個目的就是助人助己，是保護和維繫這個不可思議的星球，是持續進化發展自己和每一代人，這樣他們就可以繼續把進化地球的接力棒傳遞下去! 我也感覺到我們絕對不是孤獨的！從來都不是！我們一直都被上天撫慰著，擁抱在臂膀中。當感覺不知道如何走下去，上天總會在我們身邊，以最大的誠意給予我們內心深處最渴望的所有。我們得到的一切都有它神聖的時間表，都遵循著神聖的完美安排。

以上… 祝愿大家永遠幸福開心健康，愛自己，愛周圍的所有人，愛周圍的一切！相信我… 我們所擁有的和需要的一切，就是愛!!!!

MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!

PS. 今晚我和最好的朋友們開了最棒的Party ❣️❣️❣️ 回到家後拍了幾張自拍，肯定會驚到你們 ❣️❣️❣️ 我的快樂第6個10年 💜 GIRL (⁉️) look❣️❣️❣️ 大家乾杯 ❣️❣️❣️🌹🌹🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️

大家中秋節快樂！
之前在Totoro IG有提到過Totoro生病了。
媽媽其實在今年過年的時候就剪了影片想記錄這件事，
沒想到一拖就拖到現在了。
這幾天終於增增減減上字幕做出了這個影片，當作個小紀錄吧！

Totoro生病的來龍去脈紀錄如下(文章超級長XD)
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Totoro在去年10月底確診了腎衰竭。
他在去年9月底的時候先是精神不好，體重下降，水喝異常多，沒多久右腳莫名的腫起來，但是完全沒有外傷。
因為腫起的右腳有戴腳環，醫生和我們一開始都懷疑是不是在哪邊勾到拉扯到造成的，先做了基礎糞檢後吃藥觀察。
之後雖然他精神好轉了，但腳還是一直沒有好，甚至開始長出一顆小白點。
最後在醫生建議下做了抽血檢查，並對小白點做細針採樣。
結果出來，他的尿酸指數飆高到正常值的五倍多，小白點檢驗結果是尿酸的結晶，確診為腎衰竭。醫生說，看過這麼多玄鳳都很難看到一隻有這麼誇張的尿酸指數。
原來他的右腳無外傷莫名腫起，是尿酸堆積造成的痛風。

我們不停的想，是什麼原因造成的呢？

和醫生討論後，原因可能是因為他一直無法斷奶，主食一直以來都是靠人工餵鳥奶粉。而一般鳥奶粉是幼鳥用，蛋白質含量較高，長期下來對腎臟造成負擔。

他為什麼無法斷奶呢？
這個也是快五年以來一直困擾著我們的問題。他小時候一個月大左右，曾經生病不吃飯，體重只剩下瀕危的50幾克。那時媽媽先咬牙學著用軟管少量多餐灌食維持營養，甚至半夜都要爬起來餵，慢慢的讓他胖到70多克，精神體力也好很多。
當他看似恢復健康有精神，我們想讓他自己開始學吃時，卻發現他的體重會無法維持。每當掉到66克左右像是病鳥的體重，我們就不敢再繼續嘗試下去，而把奶量加回來，他的體重也才回升。
找了愛吃鬼同伴吃的津津有味給他看也沒用﹙望向咕嘰快100g的胸肌…﹚，只要我們想嘗試減量，他就會漸漸消瘦。
曾經看過醫生，檢查便便嗉囊無異常，詢問了這個狀況開怎麼處理。醫生說就只能盡量找方法讓他自己吃，但體重掉太誇張的話也只能再補奶。
Totoro一直以來除了這個問題之外，就是個活潑亂跳皮到不行的小鬼頭，所以我們在他約兩三歲的時候漸漸放棄了嘗試，現在非常後悔於自己的無知和短視。以前總想著，等有時間要來想辦法讓他斷奶，就算要我一顆一顆餵他也行。結果等有時間的時候已經來不及了。

一開始知道這個消息真的很崩潰，就像聽到作為我避風港的家人得到絕症般，每天看著他自責懊悔著。甚至跟老天許願，只要他多活一年，我就願意減一年性命給他。那陣子幾乎沒法好好做自己的事，只想照顧他，陪著他，心情跟著他的病況時好時壞的起伏著。

腎臟病是不可逆的，所以只能給他做支持治療，打輸液、吃降尿酸和止痛藥。
飲食方面醫生建議既然他自己沒法吃飽，就把幼鳥奶粉換成一般滋養丸，選擇蛋白質含量不要太高的打成粉泡給他吃。
前兩三個月我們幾乎每天跑醫院讓醫生給他打皮下輸液，因為他的指數雖然有下降，但還是一直沒有回到正常值之內。
看著他每次打完針腳濕濕毛亂亂的，心情很差的樣子，就會跟著很難過，
那陣子上網查了許多鳥類腎臟病的照護，隨著抽血結果不停調整尋找著適合他的飲食。

記得是在過年前左右，Totoro的指數第一次降到正常範圍內。
雖然是在及格邊緣，但還是超級開心。而我後來也跟醫生學了打輸液的方法，才大大減少了跑醫院的次數。

到現在Totoro維持著定期血檢，指數還是在邊緣上上下下的。我們根據血檢照醫生建議調整著輸液次數，也微調著飲食。
腎臟病很麻煩，給他太多營養怕他代謝不掉，但不給營養又不行，我們只能在中間小心翼翼地尋找著平衡點。
他的尿酸指數降下來後，血檢結果變成營養不良，我們嘗試著微量增加餵食濃度後尿酸又貌似會跟著增高。於是現在就維持著較低濃度的滋養丸奶，持續著每天的輸液和吃藥來達到不完全平衡但可以接受的狀態。
一方面也盡量讓他自己吃穀物，這隻雞上輩子大概是太上皇，一定要有人陪在旁邊才會願意自己吃，鳥奴們只好定時盯著他陪他吃飯。

他的精神活力現在大部份都還是很好，還是很愛磨屁屁，心情好的時候喜歡跳舞唱歌學狗叫。看著他狀況穩定，雖然血檢結果仍上上下下著，心也漸漸寬了下來。
他也讓我們學到，與其每天懊悔過去，擔心未來，珍惜現在擁有的每一刻才是最重要的。

Totoro，再來要去哪裡玩呢？

Totoro was diagnosed with kidney failure in last October, and he has gout thus his right foot is swelling.

We were nearly devastated when hearing about the news, and tried to think why he’ll have such a disease. Maybe it’s because he’d never really successfully weaning and were fed with baby parrot hand feed formula since he was born (That was a long story, he couldn’t sustain his light-already weight and eat by himself if we stop hand feeding him).
We’re having regular subcutaneous fluids and medicines to support his kidney function for almost one year until now.
Although his urid acid level is still lingering between normal and abnormal value, he is having rather stable condition in recent months, dancing and singing when he has a good mood.
The video was shoot after Totoro’s diagnosis.
Totoro teaches us that, it is better to cherish the moment we have than regret over past decision or worry what might happen in the future.

翻轉視界 18 Changing Perspective

There's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.

通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。

文章來自於New Humans of Australia (有取得授權)

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I didn’t meet my father until I was 6 years old. My parents had a comfortable, middle-class life in Shanghai, or as close as you could get under communism. But they always wanted to live overseas, and just before I was born, my dad came to Sydney to set things up. I don’t know why, but in the end, my mother and I didn’t join him until I was 6.

•a middle-class life 中產階級生活
•set things up 打點一切
•live overseas 往海外生活
•in the end 最後 (表達在經過一段時間或一連串事件之後的結果)

直到六歲前我都未曾見過父親。我的雙親在上海過著舒適的中產階級生活，或著說，在共產階級下所能得到的最接近的生活。他們一直響往海外生活，就在我出生前，我父親來到雪梨打點一切。但不知何故，直到六歲那年我與母親才終於與父親團聚。

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Unfortunately, half a year after we arrived, he left us. That was a huge shock. Our transition had already been quite difficult, as we both didn't speak English. Also, as Shanghai was such a big bustling city, Sydney felt a bit like the countryside, especially on the weekends, as no shops were open back then!

•shock 令人震驚的事件（或經歷）；驚愕，震驚 (come as a great shock 讓人倍感震驚)
•transition 轉變；過渡
•a bustling city 繁華都會

不幸的是，就在我跟母親抵達半年後，父親離開了我們。這是個巨大的打擊，因爲我們不會說英文，在適應過渡期本就已過得相當艱辛。此外，不同於上海的繁華都會，雪梨更像鄉下，尤其在週末，那時連商店都不開門。

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We were very much reliant on my dad, not only financially, but also as a conduit into the wider community. So to have that broken was quite distressing. I remember Mum crying a lot. As we had become socially isolated, we didn’t find out anything about Centrelink, so we survived on her savings for a while, and then got some help from her family back in China.

•be reliant on… 依賴...
•a conduit into 進入...的渠道
•distressing (adj.) 令人苦惱的,令人擔憂的
•become socially isolated 變得孤立於社會
•survive on her savings 僅靠的她積蓄過日子

我們相當依賴我父親，不僅是經濟，他也是我們進入更廣泛社區的渠道。因此，當局面被打破時令人相當痛苦，我還記得母親時常哭泣。由於我們孤立於社會，所以我們並不知道澳洲社會福利聯絡中心 （Centrelink）的任何資訊，僅靠母親的積蓄支撐了一段時間，然後從母親在中國的娘家得到一些幫助。

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Eventually, Mum moved us down to Melbourne, where we were able to make some new networks and family friendships. But I was bullied a bit at school about things like my food and clothing! Whenever someone bullied me, I would defend myself, but because I didn’t have the language skills to explain to the teacher why, I got in trouble quite a bit. I ended up having to move school 3 times before I came to Balwyn Primary School, which was relatively multicultural.

•be able to 能夠
•make new networks 建立新的人脈，關係網
•be bullied 被霸凌
•language skills 語言能力
•get in trouble 惹上麻煩
•end up 最後處於；最後成爲；以…告終
•relatively 相對地
•multicultural 多元文化的

最後，母親帶著我搬遷到墨爾本，在那我們能夠建立起新的網絡與家庭情誼。然而。我在學校飽受霸凌，例如我的食物及衣物。每當有人霸凌我，我會自我防衛，但我的語言技巧不足以向老師解釋事發原因，因此常常陷入麻煩。後來我不得不再三轉學，直到就讀相對多元文化的博文小學（Balwyn Primary School）。

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After that, I did alright. Music featured very prominently in my life. I had started learning the violin from the age of 2.5 years old and even with all the troubles that were going on in my life, had somehow still kept up with it. As a result, I got a music scholarship to Trinity Grammar School. But even there I used to get into quite a lot of mischief, and would often skip school to go to the movies.

•do alight 過得不錯，做的不錯
•feature (v.) 以…為特色；給…以顯著的地位
•prominently 重要地；著名地；突出地，顯眼地

之後，我便過得不錯。音樂在我生活中佔有重要的一席之地，我從兩歲半開始學習小提琴，儘管生活中事事不如意，我依然堅持不輟。因此，我獲得三一文法學校（ Trinity Grammar School）的音樂獎學金。但即使在那，我也常惡作劇、逃學看電影。

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By the end of year 11, I was told I would have to either repeat the year, or consider going to another school, which was quite humiliating for my mum. I decided to move school and surprisingly, I ended up doing quite well in year 12! As a result, I ended up getting into a double degree in Law and Music at Monash.

•repeat the year 留級 ; 重唸一年
•humiliating 令人感到恥辱的，丟臉的

11年級結束時，我被告知要麽被留級，要麼考慮轉學，這對我母親來說相當丟人。我決定轉學，而令人驚訝的是，我在12年級的時候表現優異，最後錄取蒙納士大學法律與音樂雙學位。

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When I started, my first thought was that I didn’t belong because I had done so badly in school up to year 11 and everyone else seemed so smart. But I put my head down, got through it, and ended up getting a job in the legal department of a major manufacturing company, which was a different approach to what most law students do.

•do not belong 不屬於這
•put my head down 埋頭苦幹
•the legal department of ...的法律部門
•a different approach 不同途徑
•approach （思考問題的）方式，方法，態度

當我開始進入大學，最初的想法是我不屬於這，因為我在11年級前都表現不佳，而這裡的人似乎都聰明絕頂。但我埋頭苦幹，咬牙撐過，最後在一家大型製造公司的法律部門找到工作，這與多數法律系學生的途徑不同。

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I really enjoyed it. It was hard work, but I learned a lot of foundational business, legal and corporate communication skills. After that I worked in corporate governance in RMIT, then started to moonlight as a lecturer in the Law Faculty. Eventually, they asked me if I wanted to do a PhD and I blindly said yes! I next worked at Swinburne University, and then was head-hunted to lead the corporate legal team at the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Commission.

•foundational 基礎的
•communication skills 溝通技巧
•corporate governance
•moonlight (v.) （尤指瞞著僱主）從事第二職業，兼職
•headhunt (v.) 物色（人才）； 挖角
•legal team 法律團隊

我非常喜歡這份工作，這是份辛苦的工作，但我學習了很多基礎商業、法律以及公司溝通技巧。之後我在皇家墨爾本理工大學（ RMIT）從事公司治理工作，並開始兼職擔任法律系講師。後來他們問我是否想要讀博士，我便盲目地答應了。接下來，我在斯威本大學（Swinburne University）工作，再被挖角到商用小客車委員會領導法律團隊。

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I had a good life, but after a while, I realised I wanted a different kind of job. I could see my seniors were making a lot of money but that their family life was not that good. And looking at my own upbringing, I wanted to be the kind of father who could be present in my own kids’ lives. So I decided on dentistry. It would not only allow me to use the hand skills that I had developed from playing the violin, but also the analytical and reasoning skills that I'd developed in law. Plus it would be flexible, and offer me a stable income and the chance to meet different people every day!

•upbringing 教養
•decide on sth 決定某事或東西
•analytical and reasoning skills 分析和推理能力
•offer a stable income 提供穩定收入

我的生活很不錯，但一段時間後，我意識到自己想要一份不同的工作。我知道前輩們賺了很多錢，但他們的家庭生活並不美滿。看著自己的成長經歷，我想要成為可以在孩子生活中出席的父親，所以我決定改行當牙醫。這項職業能讓我使用從拉小提琴中發展出的手部技巧，也能運用我在法律中發展出的分析與推理技能。此外，這個職業相當靈活，能為我提供穩定收入，並有機會每天與不同的人見面。

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My now fiancée, who was my girlfriend at the time, was also applying for further study, and coincidentally we both got into university in South Australia, so we moved to Adelaide together a few years ago.

•fiancée 未婚妻
•at the time 當時
•apply for 申請
•further study 繼續教育，進修；進一步研究；深造
•coincidentally 碰巧地；巧合地

我的未婚妻，當時的女友，也申請繼續深造，巧的是我們都考上南澳大學（University of South Australia)，所以幾年前一起搬到阿得雷德（ Adelaide）。

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I was lucky to get a university job at Flinders University. Initially, I started out as a casual lecturer in the law school, but I’ve since transitioned into teaching health law and research, and I’m currently writing a few books on the intersection between law and medicine. And also, obviously, trying to finish my dentistry degree!

•start out as… 起初擔任...
•transition into… 轉變到...

我很幸運的在福林德斯大學（Flinders University）找到工作，起初我在法學院擔任臨時講師，但我後來轉換到醫事法教學及研究。目前我正撰寫幾本關於法律與醫學相接的書籍，並努力完成我的牙醫學位。

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Mum eventually retrained as a Chinese high school teacher, and she’s still teaching to this day. Like most first generation migrants, she struggled quite a lot, and invested heavily in my success. After we’re married, my fiancée and I are planning to have children, and I’m sure they will have it much easier than I did.

•retrain 重新培養；再培訓；再訓練
•to this day 至今
•first generation migrants 第一代移民
•struggle a lot 掙扎奮鬥許久
•have it much easier 過的比較輕鬆

我的母親最終重新接受培訓，成為一名中文高中老師並執教至今。如同大多數第一代移民，她掙扎奮鬥許久，並為我的成功投資甚多。我與未婚妻打算婚後生孩子，我確信孩子會過的比我輕鬆得多。

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Still, a lot of the failures that I’ve had in my life have really informed a lot of my successes. Looking back, I wouldn't really want to change that to have a smoother life.

•inform [正式] 影響某人的態度或意見
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/inform

•have a smoother life 有一個更順遂的人生

我的生活中的種種失敗確實為我的成功提供借鑑。回首過去，我不會想要改變那些坎坷經歷去擁有一個更順遂的人生。

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Over the years, I've learned that perseverance is very important. I hope that through telling my story, I can be an example to others who might be in a similar position as I was: to show that there's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.

•over the years 多年來
•perseverance 不屈不撓，堅持不懈
•be an example 成為榜樣
•be in a similar position 處於相似的處境
•down the road/line/track 將來(的路)

多年來，我學到堅持不懈是至關重要的。我希望透過講述自己的故事，能成為其他可能與我有相似處境的人的榜樣：向他們展示通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。

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大家中秋節快樂！
之前在Totoro IG有提到過Totoro生病了。
媽媽其實在今年過年的時候就剪了影片想記錄這件事，
沒想到一拖就拖到現在了。
這幾天終於增增減減上字幕做出了這個影片，當作個小紀錄吧！
Totoro生病的來龍去脈紀錄如下(文章超級長XD)
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Totoro在去年10月底確診了腎衰竭。
他在去年9月底的時候先是精神不好，體重下降，水喝異常多，沒多久右腳莫名的腫起來，但是完全沒有外傷。
因為腫起的右腳有戴腳環，醫生和我們一開始都懷疑是不是在哪邊勾到拉扯到造成的，先做了基礎糞檢後吃藥觀察。
之後雖然他精神好轉了，但腳還是一直沒有好，甚至開始長出一顆小白點。
最後在醫生建議下做了抽血檢查，並對小白點做細針採樣。
結果出來，他的尿酸指數飆高到正常值的五倍多，小白點檢驗結果是尿酸的結晶，確診為腎衰竭。醫生說，看過這麼多玄鳳都很難看到一隻有這麼誇張的尿酸指數。
原來他的右腳無外傷莫名腫起，是尿酸堆積造成的痛風。
我們不停的想，是什麼原因造成的呢？

和醫生討論後，原因可能是因為他一直無法斷奶，主食一直以來都是靠人工餵鳥奶粉。而一般鳥奶粉是幼鳥用，蛋白質含量較高，長期下來對腎臟造成負擔。

他為什麼無法斷奶呢？
這個也是快五年以來一直困擾著我們的問題。他小時候一個月大左右，曾經生病不吃飯，體重只剩下瀕危的50幾克。那時媽媽先咬牙學著用軟管少量多餐灌食維持營養，甚至半夜都要爬起來餵，慢慢的讓他胖到70多克，精神體力也好很多。
當他看似恢復健康有精神，我們想讓他自己開始學吃時，卻發現他的體重會無法維持。每當掉到66克左右像是病鳥的體重，我們就不敢再繼續嘗試下去，而把奶量加回來，他的體重也才回升。
找了愛吃鬼同伴吃的津津有味給他看也沒用﹙望向咕嘰快100g的胸肌…﹚，只要我們想嘗試減量，他就會漸漸消瘦。
曾經看過醫生，檢查便便嗉囊無異常，詢問了這個狀況開怎麼處理。醫生說就只能盡量找方法讓他自己吃，但體重掉太誇張的話也只能再補奶。
Totoro一直以來除了這個問題之外，就是個活潑亂跳皮到不行的小鬼頭，所以我們在他約兩三歲的時候漸漸放棄了嘗試，現在非常後悔於自己的無知和短視。以前總想著，等有時間要來想辦法讓他斷奶，就算要我一顆一顆餵他也行。結果等有時間的時候已經來不及了。
一開始知道這個消息真的很崩潰，就像聽到作為我避風港的家人得到絕症般，每天看著他自責懊悔著。甚至跟老天許願，只要他多活一年，我就願意減一年性命給他。那陣子幾乎沒法好好做自己的事，只想照顧他，陪著他，心情跟著他的病況時好時壞的起伏著。
腎臟病是不可逆的，所以只能給他做支持治療，打輸液、吃降尿酸和止痛藥。
飲食方面醫生建議既然他自己沒法吃飽，就把幼鳥奶粉換成一般滋養丸，選擇蛋白質含量不要太高的打成粉泡給他吃。
前兩三個月我們幾乎每天跑醫院讓醫生給他打皮下輸液，因為他的指數雖然有下降，但還是一直沒有回到正常值之內。
看著他每次打完針腳濕濕毛亂亂的，心情很差的樣子，就會跟著很難過，
那陣子上網查了許多鳥類腎臟病的照護，隨著抽血結果不停調整尋找著適合他的飲食。
記得是在過年前左右，Totoro的指數第一次降到正常範圍內。
雖然是在及格邊緣，但還是超級開心。而我後來也跟醫生學了打輸液的方法，才大大減少了跑醫院的次數。
到現在Totoro維持著定期血檢，指數還是在邊緣上上下下的。我們根據血檢照醫生建議調整著輸液次數，也微調著飲食。
腎臟病很麻煩，給他太多營養怕他代謝不掉，但不給營養又不行，我們只能在中間小心翼翼地尋找著平衡點。
他的尿酸指數降下來後，血檢結果變成營養不良，我們嘗試著微量增加餵食濃度後尿酸又貌似會跟著增高。於是現在就維持著較低濃度的滋養丸奶，持續著每天的輸液和吃藥來達到不完全平衡但可以接受的狀態。
一方面也盡量讓他自己吃穀物，這隻雞上輩子大概是太上皇，一定要有人陪在旁邊才會願意自己吃，鳥奴們只好定時盯著他陪他吃飯。
他的精神活力現在大部份都還是很好，還是很愛磨屁屁，心情好的時候喜歡跳舞唱歌學狗叫。看著他狀況穩定，雖然血檢結果仍上上下下著，心也漸漸寬了下來。
他也讓我們學到，與其每天懊悔過去，擔心未來，珍惜現在擁有的每一刻才是最重要的。

Totoro，再來要去哪裡玩呢？



Totoro was diagnosed with kidney failure in last October, and he has gout thus his right foot is swelling.

We were nearly devastated when hearing about the news, and tried to think why he’ll have such a disease. Maybe it’s because he’d never really successfully weaning and were fed with baby parrot hand feed formula since he was born (That was a long story, he couldn’t sustain his light-already weight and eat by himself if we stop hand feeding him).
We’re having regular subcutaneous fluids and medicines to support his kidney function for almost one year until now.
Although his urid acid level is still lingering between normal and abnormal value, he is having rather stable condition in recent months, dancing and singing when he has a good mood.
The video was shoot after Totoro’s diagnosis.
Totoro teaches us that, it is better to cherish the moment we have than regret over past decision or worry what might happen in the future.
#玄鳳鸚鵡#鸚鵡腎衰竭#TotoroTheCockatiel

Expiry Dates Vol.1

「我們最接近的時候，我跟她之間的距離只有0.01公分，57個小時之後，我愛上了這個女人。」- 何志武 (重慶森林)

對我而言， 這三首翻唱的音樂都沒有過期， 當然還有更多陪伴我的音樂也是如此。原本的想法只是學習這些音樂人的創作想法，但接著慢慢的做了不少首。
第三首是翻唱七零，八零年代的吉他手Lee Ritenour 在 1981年發行Rit專輯中的Is It You，這首歌另外創作演場者是Bill Champlin 和 Eric Tagg，這兩位都是在AOR，Smooth Jazz音樂類型中，我非常喜愛的歌手，都有放入我在Spoitfy - Gold Peak Tea 歌單中。

感謝
雷頓狗

" That was the closest we ever got, just 0.01 cm between us. 57 hours later, I fell in love with this woman. " -- [He Zhiwu, Cop 223] (Chungking Express)

For me, many old songs I love are never out of date, even though they are not popular anymore. I think music from the 70s and 80s are so fascinating. There are many great artists and producers that I admire. To learn their thoughts and production, I decided to cover some songs. The third song, in this EP, I cover from Lee Ritenour , in 1982’s "Rit" Album - “Is It You”. I love this song with catchy guitar licks. This song is also written by Bill Champlin and Eric Tagg. Both of them were legends in the AOR  and smoothe jazz music genres and I put both their songs in my Gold Peak Tea  Spotify playlist.

Listening to music makes me fall in love. Writing music lets me get over who I love.

Produced by Layton Wu 雷頓狗
Mixed and Mastered by Layton Wu 雷頓狗 at Bedroom Dog Studio 臥室狗, Chicago
Cover by laishihchi 賴士琦

全台灣多虧美國的援助！美國 6/20 來台灣捐給我們 2,500,000 支疫苗，結果全台灣對美國的感恩爆發，讓我感覺十分的感動！來讓我跟你們分享我要如何計畫跟美國國會報告台灣的感恩！

在6月初，美國派出三名國會議員向台灣宣布捐贈疫苗，最初只有75萬支。令台灣驚訝的是，美國於 6 月 20 日帶著 250 萬份疫苗捐給台灣。互聯網因對美國的感激和愛而爆炸；現在輪到我確保美國理解台灣的深切感激！

我打算把大家的感謝之詞放在一起，編成一封信，寄給美國30多位國會議員。我希望讓美國親自了解住在台灣台灣的美國公民和台灣人對兩國之間的聯盟、支持和友誼的感激之情。

這封信中要詢問國會議員寫一封回信，或者與信和你們對美國疫苗捐贈的回應合照。我也會要求收到一面飄揚在美國國會大廈上的旗幟，併計劃將其捐贈給台灣當地政府或學校。

你能怎麼幫忙？請在我的 FB （www.facebook.com/ricemilkking） 影片留言中分享你對美國慷慨捐贈疫苗支和持台灣的回應。最好使用英文回答，不過中文或任何其他語言仍然可以接受！請記得關注看看我們寫給美國的信件的最新狀態。

In early June, America sent three Congress Representatives to announce vaccines to Taiwan, initially only 750,000. To Taiwan's surprise, America arrived on June 20th with 2.5 million vaccines. The internet was exploding with gratitude and love for America; now it’s my turn to make sure America understands Taiwan's deep appreciation!

I plan to accumulate everyone’s kind words of gratitude, compile them into a letter, and send them to over 30 Congress Members in the United States. I hope to let the United States personally know how grateful American Citizens in Taiwan and Native Taiwanese feel towards the alliance, support, and friendship between the two countries.

As part of my letter, I am inquiring that the Congress member either writes a reply or takes a photo with the letter containing your response to American’s vaccine donation. I will also ask of receiving a flag that has been flown over the US Capitol building and plans to donate them to local Governments or Schools here in Taiwan.

How can you help? In the comments on the relating video on my Facebook (www.facebook.com/ricemilkking) please share your response to America’s generous donation of vaccines in support of Taiwan. Using English would be the best, although Chinese or any other language will still be acceptable! Follow this page for updates on the status of our letter to America.


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