Fantasy of the Little Room / 11號狂想曲

前一陣子無法抑止地想念台灣東海岸的風光，一看到「單車環島練習曲」的海報，整個心神立刻被吸引，這部電影讓我在數個月之後回到戲院。本來只是帶著可以欣賞台灣美景的期待，但是電影本身令人驚豔，即使已經過了兩個星期，想到片中用平實敘事手法帶過的感人故事，依舊在我的心上撩起漣漪。

A while ago I was obsessed with the beautiful East Taiwan. I couldn't help thinking back on my past trips. On seeing the poster of Bike Etude, I was tempted to go back to the theater which I hadn't visited for months. I didn't expect anything other than the lovely scenery of the island, but I came out totally carried away by the touching and profound stories narrated in down-to-earth ways. Even though two weeks have passed by, the film still arouses ripples in my heart when I speak of it.

雖然我很喜歡旅行，我想我沒有東明相的決心，能夠在七天六夜裏，騎著單車，用盡各種方式，體驗沿途和他交會的人生。不過我在慢跑之餘，想到以我每日3.6公里的腳程，一年換算下來（假如我沒有偷懶的話），也可以累積1500公里左右，這樣就可以繞台灣兩圈，以徒步的方式，我應該也會遇到各式各樣的人，激盪出各種火花吧！

I love to travel, but I don't have the determination of the protagonist, a young boy with hearing disability. He traveled around the island within 7 days by bicycle and encountered many people, even becoming part of their stories.

While I was jogging one evening, it occurred to me that with my daily 3.6 kilometers every day, I will accumulate a mileage of 1,500 kilometers per year, if I am not lazy. With that distance, I can jog around Taiwan twice. On my journey, I will run into people from all walks of life and end up with tons of stories.

我不確定會不會成行，但是我先把腦中的影像記錄下來，我自在地繞著這可愛的小島慢跑，沿途是金光閃閃的海面，陽光在波浪上漫舞，空氣中盡是海鹽和柏油路的味道，到達西岸，會有翠綠高聳的山脈迎接我，啊，美麗的台灣！

I am not sure if I will make it. Yet it doesn't hurt for me to put down the image in my head. I jog around the island carefreely. Along the coast is the dazzling sea on which the sunlight dances. The air smells of sea salt and asphalt of the roads. When I reach the west coast, the soaring and lush mountains will be there to welcome me. Ah, beautiful Taiwan!