happy day / 幸福的一天

上大學時，外宿的女同學會有男同學送宵夜或早餐，我從來沒經歷過那種公主般的待遇。在美國生病的時候，傻傻的男同學只想到買麥當勞。到了倫敦我已經超過被伺候的年齡，還好我一直都很知本份，而且我想如果有人送宵夜，我是會變胖的，沒有也挺好的。

In university, girls who live in dorms might get midnight snacks or breakfast from the boys who are romantically interested in them. Since I lived at home all along, I had never experienced that. When I fell sick once in the US, my friend knew nothing more than buying food from the McDonald's. Here in London, I am way beyond the age of being waited on like a princess. Well, I've always known what I can expect. Besides, if people sent me too often midnight snacks, I would gain weight, which really makes me appreciate having none of that. 

但是可以偶爾替別人煮飯是很棒的事，這兩天我一直在研究麵粉的用法，今天聽了薛小吉的建議做了炒餅，我加上炒蛋和起司，就變成黃金起司炒餅，可憐的嘉蕊還在趕報告，我就在冷冷的天送一盤新發明到她的房間，可惜啊可惜，要是個男人應該早被我擄獲了‧‧‧晚餐的菜色也相當誘人，是番茄醬洋蔥蘑菇蛋炒飯和菠菜麵疙瘩湯佐海苔。

But it's wonderful to cook for others from time to time. I've been working on the use of flour these two days. Today I followed Shaggy's advice and tried scrambled pancakes. I added scallion, scrambled eggs and cheese, so in the end it was golden cheese scrambled pancake. Poor Jazel is still struggling with her assignment, so I sent a plate right out of the pan to her room on such a freezing day. If she were a man, I am sure that he would be captured, or his stomach...The menu for dinner was rather tempting as well. I had ketchup fried rice with sliced onions and mushroom, dumplings with spinach soup served with dried seaweeds. 

順便把最新的明信片上架，我的牆上風景不斷改變。離開家三個月，小方已經學會注音符號，這是歲月的痕跡啊！

I put up the latest postcards sent to me. The  scenery on my wall is constantly changing. I've left home three months, and Von has learned to read the phonetic system in Mandarin. It reminds me how fast time has passed by. 

下午去米亞田野公園散步寫生，雖然外頭很冷，但是畫著畫著反而不去想氣溫了。我這麼推崇這個小公園，會不會有讀者以為它是什麼觀光景點啊，老實說肯辛頓公園拍起來也差不多啦，但米亞田野公園是我心靈上很大的慰藉呢！

In the afternoon I went to Myatt's Fields Park for a walk and sketching. It was freezing outside, but as I drew on, I forgot about the temperature. I wonder if my readers will have the idea that Myatt's Fields Park is a major scenic spot in London. To be honest, I don't think Kensington Park would look more impressive in photos. Myatt's Fields Park is a very important place in my life now because it offers me much mental consolation.