20090926

Too many things to do, too little time.

Fishing Classic

年度的Fishing Classic, 在Main Beach裡舉行。連續兩天的嘉年華，是當地一大盛事 ，早上有排球比賽和提蕃茄桶賽跑比賽，晚上是現場音樂表演和煙火，猶如香港的冬季嘉年華。許些農場都為此休假，鄰近居民也來參加。

Hostel 裡早已討論得鬧哄哄，backpackers都看準開派對和買醉的機會。禮拜六晚上，大家悉心打扮，連羣結隊湊熱鬧。

門外遠看，色彩斑燗的星際蜘蛛在招搖，點黃點紅的閃亮著，在黑暗中格外耀眼。欣喜地叫嚷，想不到Bowen竟有如此盛大的節慶，恰似走進舊電影中的carnival。

場內滿滿的都是人，小的在吃冰淇淋，大的捧著啤酒罐，還有坐在帳幕下聊天的一家大小。檔攤裡賣著熱騰騰的 Pizza、薯條、熱狗、炸雞腿，引得人垂涎欲滴。

結束後，轉到Grand View Hotel 去閙酒，很久沒有的盡興。

One Fine Day

20090913 Sun

船塢旁有棵大樹，安靜地一動不動，痴痴凝望大海。
孤樹下那張長椅，默默而不離棄的，與大樹相廝守 。
加上一片藍的天和海，與眩目的日光，恰似電影裡浪漫的場景。
陽光普照的下午，坐在樹蔭下吃三文治，為疲倦的身軀調理。

遊船碼頭作起點，仰望著瞭望哨邁步走。
山路上駛過零星汽車，獨我躂著人字拖走，走著愈見荒蕪。
腳下亂跑的沙礫，刺得我瓜瓜叫。

山頂上，BOWEN市一覽無遺。
在大石上看風景，是多麼的消遙。
和暖的氣溫，偶有陣陣清風送爽。
那翠綠帶藍的海水，魔法般懾人，看得我迷醉。
這裡視野廣闊，換過繁星閃閃的晚上，該會是另一番景緻。

One or two things

Three weekends have passed since moving to Bowen and I have settled comfortably well. Things become to fall into a routine, with work from 6.30am until 4.30pm and bedtime promptly at 9pm. Grocery shopping, shower, cooking and dinner fall in between. Before I know it, it would be the end of the day already. Time flies quickly here on a work day and I barely have enough time for myself.

Since I've got here, I've always worked on the same tomato/capsicum farm as farm hand, which means I've got to try different jobs such as weeding, tomato picking and clearing tomato field. Most of these are tedious and repetitive tasks that seldom require brain work. I try to daydream and contemplate my plan ahead but I should reckon my brain will go rusty soon enough :)

近況

不停的農場工作，每天十小時的勞碌，累得人筋疲力盡，連做飯的氣力也沒有，只想抱頭便睡。緃使身體疲倦，心情還蠻愉快。