他，活着的时候，没有生活...

而当他找到生活的方向，想着开始去体尝曾未感受过的亲情，信心满满要将那个曾入歧途的小孩培养成材，找到比那辆老爷车更有活力的陪伴...就在这他如此期盼生活的时候，死了，为了正义。

他，生活着，但却不知道如何为自己活...

在他潜入邻居车库被逮个正着，为赎罪把车库修理一新，跟那个顽固的老头在理发店学世故，握着扳手期待着无限未来...就在这他步入自己的生活角色的时候，那个帮他实现这一切的老头，死了，因为他。

生命的意义，在这个枪声四起的小镇，被那个打火机一触而发...

曾自持生死之理的牧师终于臣服了，什么是死亡，自己根本没有资格去诠释...唯有那个选择死亡的老头，才深知生与死的含义。

--Gran Torino

可以就在一念间、一秒间、一步间，所有的一切都消逝...因此，每一决定，每一瞬间，每一咫尺，他们都在为自己的生命倒计时...

他，抽着烟听摇滚，在床底收藏导火线，漫不经心的将同伴惹毛...这样的一个他，却和那个DVD小贝玩成了一片，看到小贝被害并植入炸弹时流了眼泪，不顾军令执念要找出杀害小贝的凶手...就是这样的他，在炸弹引爆45秒的时候，没有办法去放弃那个苦苦乞怜的人体炸弹，差两步就把自己的命给送了...这个身经百战，拆除上百个炸弹的他，换上便装，在超市满排不同种类的麦片前，茫然了...原来生活比生命更难做选择...

他又踏上征程，虽然衣着厚重，但他的步伐却一如既往的轻快，而又无比坚定...他的生命原来便是由那些导火线给牵引着的，而他的生活留在了千里之外正咿咿呀呀的襁褓之中...

--The Hurt Locker

有没有过抱住一个人，就不愿意再放开？

有没有过被一个人拥抱，就无法再挪步？

有没有过看着一个人，就再看不到别人？

有没有过被一个人注视，就连心跳也屏息？

有没有过喜欢一个人，喜欢到醒来的时候呢喃他的名字？喜欢到心情不再由自己控制？喜欢到整个世界就只有他的笑容？

要给他幸福，要保护他不受伤害，要答应他一辈子的守候...

然而，

现实中的我们，终还是要被现实打败的吧...

爱情，喜欢，幸福...这些东西，有没有过存在呢？

Is there anyone you want to lock up in the arm and never let go?

Is there anyone you would never step away from his embrace?

Is there anyone in your eyes make you blind to others?

Is there anyone you are staring hold up your breathe?

Is there anyone you love so much that you are whispering his name when you wake up in the morning... So much that you couldn't control emotion anymore... So much that the only thing you enjoyed in the world is his smile...

Wanna him to be happy... wanna him to be away from being hurt... wanna spend any minute with him...

Yet,

Being living, we would finally got beaten up by the reality...

Love, affection, happiness...Is any of these ever been being?

NOV. 8th
Nunu went shopping with Mum, so all on my own.
Central Park --> Never had enough time to discover the wonders in this park --> Cross from East Upper Town to West
Gallery Opening Night --> Nice cheese & finger food & Wine --> Japanese Supermarket --> Recalling Nunu's Japanese moment
BAR --> Meet Buddies --> Long Island Ice Tea --> Pool Game --> Taxi Home

NOV.9th
Nunu Work @ home
Chinatown by BUS --> Impressed by BUS service --> Wrong Spot --> Warm guide--> Get to the terminal --> like Chenghuang Temple
Brooklyn Bridge --> Filming as CLOVER FIELD --> Walk through Bridge --> Back by Subway
Dinner @ home--> Nice conversation with Parents --> Movie@home Failed, Bigbang instead

NOV 10th
Nunu had appointment with school
Bus to High School -->Lexington Ave.--> Subway --> 10th Street --> Jack's Cafe --> NY University --> Jack's Grill ... Crepe Lunch --> Pier 92, almost there but gave up --> Taxi home by Self
Central Park Walk Through --> Columbus Square --> Shopping --> Old lady's complaint about the models in shop --> Gym --> Japanese Resto OKAI Super Huge Rib and DON --> Home

NOV 11th
Chinese Food --> Gift shopping --> Time Square --> Walk through tried to find a movie but finally decided to go to another spot
Coffee+Banana Boat Icecream --> Movie --> fell asleep in the middle --> Back home --> GYM
BBQ Grill Burger Night

NOV.12th
Saigon Grill Lunch --> Nice dish --> Chelsea Galleries Visiting --> Walking in Streets
Lee's Shopping for Dad --> Mc Donald Trial --> HOMELESS People like me.....AHHHH
Buddies Night in Bar --> 1 beer +2 long island = super drunk + super happy --> Sidewalk Food

NOV.13th & 14th
Nunu was leaving by the mid-night, feeling sad in the air.
Mexican Food --> Port Authority to buy Tickets --> Back Home Supermarket --> Staying --> Gym --> Dinner at home --> Port Authority to see off...waiting with Nunu in the lines --> Wish the bus would never come....
Kiss goodbye --> Expecting for the next gathering moment, hope soon...
Back home, flight was on 9:15am...Super shuttle coming to pick up at 4:45...
Didnt sleep for the whole night, can's stop thinking of him....Review the album -->Recall the trip --> OMG, I love so much this city with him!!! How can I imagine going back the other city without him!!!

BACK SHANGHAI
Sad, things made me feel better was warm weather...and friends surrounding...
BUT,
I MISS NUNU, MISS NYC, MISS EVERYTHING SINGLE MOMENT THERE!
However,
Lucky to have this trip, lucky to see the other side of the world, lucky to have my entire happiness even just for couple of days..

LOVE IS GOING ON, STORIES WOULD NEVER STOP, NEITHER THE TRIPS

The Cinque Terre (pronounced CHEEN-kweh TEHR-reh) is a rugged portion of coast of the Riviera to the west of the city of La Spezia in the Liguria region of Italy comprising five villages, "The Five Lands": Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.

The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in the Cinque Terre national park. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Cinque Terre, due to the geographical and anthropomorphic features of the territory in which they are found, represent one of the main tourist attractions of the Riviera of La Spezia and in general of the Liguria region. The orographic context is a naturally rugged, hilly territory, attenuated by the presence of terraces for crops, which degrade towards the seafront in steep slopes.

Man's action over the centuries has modelled the territory without altering its delicate ecological balance by terracing the slopes, an agricultural technique intended to exploit as much as possible the heavily sloping soils which degrade towards the sea, thereby making it one of the most characteristic landscapes of Liguria.

In 1998 the Italian Ministry for the Environment set up the Protected natural marine area Cinque Terre^[1] for the environmental protection and the valorisation of the biological resources, for the divulgation and promotion of a socio-economical development compatible with the naturalistic-landscape relevance of the area.

In 1999 the Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre^[2] was set up for the conservation of the ecological balance, the protection of the landscape, the safeguard of the anthropological values of the location.

The Cinque Terre belong to the Comunità Montana della Riviera Spezzina^[3].

Transportation and tourism

A local train line from La Spezia to Genoa connects the five villages and runs in what is mainly a tunnel for the full distance between Riomaggiore and Monterosso, emerging from the rock infrequently for quick glimpses of the Mediterranean sea.

A passenger ferry runs between the five villages, but it does not stop at Corniglia because it does not have a natural harbor or marina. The boat leaves from Genoa's Old Harbour and La Spezia, Lerici or Portovenere.

A walking trail connects the five villages. The path from Riomaggiore to Manarola is called the Via Dell'Amore (roughly, "Lovers Walk") and varies in difficulty from an easy stroll to a rough and physically challenging hike. The stretch from Manarola to Corniglia is also easy to hike, although the main trail into Corniglia finishes with a climb of 368 stairs. The trail from Corniglia to Vernazza is steep at certain places. The trail from Vernazza to Monterosso is by far the steepest. It winds through olive orchards and vineyards and is rough in places, but offers the best view of the bay and the spectacular approaches to both Monterosso and Vernazza. There are nominal fees to use the more popular walking trails, but the less frequently traveled (and most arduous) are free of charge. All of the trails are tight, and when in the high season, passing sojourners must be collaborative when intersecting. After small rains, the trails clear and the hikes are more easily accessible. The Park has trails that can take hikers high aloft into the high hills of the park, but as mentioned earlier a certain difficulty must be anticipated. Although more challenging and strenuous, these offer different sights then the main Trail.

All the villages have small hotels or inns and there are many bed and breakfasts throughout the area that offer excellent service and frequently beautiful views of the Mediterranean and the surrounding hills. There is a youth hostel located at the top of the town of Manarola (Hostel Cinque Terre). Also, many small apartment owners in some of the villages have banded together and, in many cases, offer use of their apartments through small, locally-owned hospitality businesses. Because of this arrangement, quality of the accommodations varies greatly; and while many good beds are available, there are often complaints of grungy and overcrowded apartments being rented to visitors. Regardless, this hostel-style shared accommodation is readily available in tourist season, and beds can be found for € 20-30 per night.

 Food and wine

Given its location on the Mediterranean, seafood is plentiful in the local cuisine. Anchovies of Monterosso are a local specialty designated with a Protected Designation of Origin status from the European Union. The mountainsides of the Cinque Terre are heavily terraced and are used to cultivate grapes and olives. This area, and the region of Liguria, as a whole, is known for pesto — a sauce made from basil leaves, garlic, salt, olive oil, pine nuts and pecorino cheese. Focaccia is a particularly common local baked product. Farinata is also a typical snack found in bakeries and pizzerias- essentially it is a savoury and crunchy pancake made from a base of chick-pea flour.

The grapes of the Cinque Terre are used to produce two locally made wines. The eponymous Cinque Terre and the Sciachetrà are both made using Bosco, Albarola, and Vermentino grapes. Both wines are produced by the Cooperative Agricoltura di Cinque Terre (“Cinque Terre Agricultural Cooperative”), located between Manarola and Volastra. Other DOC producers are Forlini-Capellini, Walter de Batté, Buranco, Arrigoni.

In addition to wines, other popular local drinks include grappa, a brandy made with the pomace left from winemaking, and limoncello, a sweet liqueur flavored with lemons.

preparing for the on-going adventure!!!

cant  wait for it!

plus, also looking forward to the dessert PA would bring back~~~ lalalaaaa

wish me good luck all along!!!

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