Thank you Auntie Wanda / 汪達姨謝謝你

台大植標館週六下午的假日兒童博物館三週後上場，我今天開始寫活動腳本，先請男孩來試驗一下我的計畫，我們先畫心目中的植物超人，然後再用紙粘土做。思維哥哥設計的是聖誕紅火光戰神，不過執行的時候要讓超人站穩有點困難，所以到最後我們便自由發揮。

Weekend children's museums hosted by NTU Museums will come back in three weeks, and I have begun to plan the activities. I invite the boys over to experiment with my idea first. We draw our superheroes before making them with paper clay. Von's design is the Fire and Light Warrior of Poinsettia. However, it's not easy to make the superman stand on his own because of the soft clay. In the end, we go with the flow and do whatever pleases us. 

        楷維弟弟設計的是捕蠅草方超人，可是最後做成的粘土玩偶很像國王，我還堅持為他穿上條紋小內褲。

     Kai's hero is Venus Flytrap Superman. But he turns out to look more like a king. I even insist on putting on striped underpants for him. 

        男孩們去運動前，楷維突然跑過來說：「汪達姨謝謝你！」出門前還一直念哥哥：「你都沒有跟汪達姨說謝謝！」其實我已經被哥哥寫在他的社會課本裡，成為他的專訪人物！

     Before the boys go play ball, Kai suddenly runs into the study again, "Thank you Auntie Wanda!" I hear him nagging at Von at the door, "You didn't say thank-you to Auntie Wanda!" In fact, I am the featured person in his social studies homework! 

Banana cake & Bananaman / 香蕉蛋糕和香蕉俠

昨天才赫然發現，原來已經有香蕉俠了，他是英國人，是小學生「膽小鬼艾力克」的化身，而且2015年就會推出電影版，我還真喜歡他的造型，看來為了不侵權，我只好為我的英雄改個名字。

I was stunned yesterday when I found that Bananaman has already existed! He is a British hero created in 1980, the double of the schoolboy Eric Wimp. And the movie will come out in 2015. I can't resist his hilarious look. However, not to infringe on the copyright, I'll have to change the name of my banana hero. 

        最近打著要尋找靈感的名號，買了之前不會亂買的東西，例如說昨天信步走進一家日本零食店，看到香蕉蛋糕，眼睛一眨也一眨地就買了，因為我想這應該可以放在故事裡。

   Lately I've bought stuff I wouldn't in the name of looking for inspirations. For example, I accidentally walked into a store selling Japanese snacks yesterday. Upon seeing the banana cake, I immediately checked it out. Maybe I can use the idea in my story. 

        香蕉俠只要吃香蕉就可以恢復體力，我想他應該也不會拒絕香蕉蛋糕吧！

   Bananaman restores energy by eating bananas, but I guess he probably won't say no to the aromatic and yummy banana cakes! 

        最後再來點武器的研究，看看我的香蕉俠要如何打倒壞人。現在只要心情不陽光，來點畫香蕉療法馬上奏效，香蕉真是救人的法寶啊！

   Last but not least, I'd like to study how bananas work as a weapon. Now whenever I do not feel upbeat, the banana-drawing therapy works miracles. The fruit is really my life savior!