to Taidung / 去台東

我要在出國之前，蒐集很多和家人的回憶，所以我們搭著小方手繪的火車一起去台東。一路上有山有海，有雨水也有陽光，更有小楷的瘋狂囈語。到達目的地之後，金黃色的稻田和翠綠的山脈歡迎我們，除了手臂上曬黑的痕跡，我發現了孩子們睡覺時歪七扭八的怪習慣，但因為我肉肉的肚子被當成舒服的枕頭，我覺得自己的重要性在一夜之中無限晉級，證據如下：小楷第二天起床首先呼叫的便是「汪達」。

I want to collect as many memories as possible with my family before leaving, so we took Von’s hand-drawn train to Taidung. On our way, we greeted the mountains and the sea, rain and sunshine, accompanied by Kai’s wacky rambling. There in Taidung, we were embraced by golden rice fields surrounded by pine-green mountains. What I gained, apart from a tan, was the discovery that the children are in the habit of changing their positions while sleeping. However, with my soft belly serving as a comfy pillow, I guess that I have won the entry to the most intimate circle in the boys’ mind. The proof: Kai woke up calling my name the first thing in the morning.

在有影像的回憶以外，最重要的是，我又上了一課，真正的愛是平實不花俏，卻細水長流‧‧‧

Beyond memories that can be recollected in the pictorial form, the most important lesson I learned during this trip is that though true love looks plain with no fancy appearance, it is indeed long-lasting…