"Good" news!!!!!

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What the hell is this?

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) just came out with its 2007 ‘Worldwide cost of living survey’, unfortunately, the city I am currently at, is ranked,

(click on the picture to enlarge)

mm, # 3rd.

Higher London and Tokyo...

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another good news is

the diagram above has shown sth clearly,

that the Danish Krone (and Euro) has been appreating in the past 4 months!!!!!!!!!

I hope I am lucky enough to survive until mid-JUL!!!!!

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food and work~

on a happier note, i met up with my NTU socio frens for a lunch at a famous brisbane pancake restaurant..they are here on exchange at QUT now.

charlotte, me and annie at pancake manor

i ate the ultimate meal which had 2 cream cheese filled crepes topped with vanilla ice cream and strawberry sauce.. YUMMY!!!

mine is at the far end with the vanilla ice cream although i am sitting at the left corner..we exchanged the plates cos 2 similar dishes side by side didn look nice. the 2 similar dishes are chicken and pineapple crepes and the other one is rich hot chocolate pancake with icing, cherry and chocolate ice cream

me, annie, charlotte and zhiwei from hall 9 at eagle street pier

actually, i regret to say i am no longer as health conscious as before..yup, i do eat my hi fibre wholemeal bread, low fat milk, muesli, sushi, tuna, potatoes, tomatoes, fruits and lettuce..but my cravings always bug me when i am stressed..this means eating chips with gravy, beef pie, LOTS of ice cream, cakes, pastries, beef rolls, fast food, lasagna and lots of outside-cooked pasta...

beef lasagna slice from stones corner village where i went for my job interview

so, yixin, when u say tt i will lose weight, i doubt i can ever attain what you said at the rate i am going.. =( tts precisely why i admire ur discipline! hmm..which is what i seriously lack...oh well~

tt aside, i have learnt to eat more veggies and experimenting with more salad options.. i have learnt to eat red cabbage and carrots although they must be uncooked and eaten with fruits or other stuff tt i find "edible"..haha..this is the transition stage which may be very long but i hope to get out of it sum day with more practise? hee.. i'm happie to say tt eating capsicum has successfully "graduated" from this transition stage and i can now easily eat it alone..

lettuce with zucchini topped with peach slices and fruit and nut muesli

classic salad mix topped with orange slices and muesli

veggies are very expensive in australia and the prices rise very frequently which makes me wonder why..thought inflation's only a big prob in less developed countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil..well..

also, to add to my list of pasta dishes..here comes,

BANANA AND MASHED POTATO PENNE TOPPED WITH MIXED HERBS

--i absolutely love this dish tt i cooked it twice in 2 days! haha~

my April disappearance shd warrant some explanation too i guess..

my community development subject is the course i love the most cos it's reali what i hope to do next time--to manage and facilitate development programs in third world countries and work with relevant NGOs to better the lives of local communities..

this course has a huge project worth 60% of our final grade--20% for our presentation and 40% for our written proposal. we have various development options to choose from, ranging from gender, economic, natural resource management, indigenous communities, youth and urban and rural migration. i chose the natural resource management option.

we are then given a real life situation tt requires our intervention as NGO facilitators and we have to present our thinking process which would be guiding us in the project implementation.

my partner, jacqui and i were given a case study of the central visayas region in the philippines whereby overfishing by commercial fishermen using destructive methods have led to depletion of fish stocks, of which the locals are dependent upon. the local government wants to implement a marine sanctuary to protect the area and prevent overfishing but locals feel that this would unfairly stop them from fishing totally--their livelihood, while not prohibiting illegal commercial fishermen who have the ability to evade regulations.

we are asked to devise ways of ensuring the marine sanctuary implementation is effective and addresses the interests of all the relevant stakeholders.

the whole april has been spent researching on fishery and marine management stuff..i pity my eyes and laptop for their contribution in the above major task (",)..it's reali tiring but i enjoy doing it and have learnt alot, which would definitely help me in the future =)

"march-ing" towards confidence

to my 3 dear frens, i apologise for my disappearance and my inability to update our shared blog regularly. i noe you all wouldn't blame me cos you all understand me well...i still feel bad though..

march has not been an eventful month and i didn have much to share except for my feelings battling my skin rash. i feel bad about writing such pessimistic feelings on our blog and so did not update. i went to the school clinic and outside pharmacies many times to replenish my moisturisers and for retrieving both oral and topical medications. many times, i feel sad looking at my skin and comparing it with others..i think of the clothes i would like to wear but cant..i think of the restrictive clothes materials tt i am limited to and about my inability to dress up to the best i wld like to be..

i become super sensitive to stares and of people looking at my skin..i try not to touch others when i sit in the bus and in school, and in the lifts. wearing long sleeves makes it hot and hard to scratch when i need to. i grew to accept as default tt ppl would be scared of me and take it as my responsibility to explain to them about my skin but yet not requiring them to accept me after my explanation. i thought tt this is only fair..cos i cant assume ppl don judge by appearances.

such posts requires digging deep dwn into how i feel..it's hard to write and depressing to read so before writing, i always wonder if writing it down for people i treasure to see is being considerate...am i forcing and burdening others with my pessimistic thinking??? i don noe..i do wonder if i am thinking too much..tt there must definitely be someone out there laughing at me for thinking so deeply..haiz..

when sum1 accepts me and taps my shoulder telling me tt they are not afraid, i feel so relieved inside. i didn noe how much each one of us as humans need to feel accepted and i thank that special friend for making me feel treasured even when my skin looked so scary.

my arms have healed but my legs haven..at times, they do swell and look puffy. the wounds on my leg wld look scary to any normal person..i am not exagerrating. the steroid that the doctor gave me is so strong tt i can only use for 1 month, which is in 2 days time..yet the wounds show no signs of healing. this is the same as last year though so i am not too worried. even then, i still receive stares. yesterday, someone was sitting at the lobby sofa of unilodge and stared at me all the way while i walked to the counter..i stared back at her. she was looking dwnwards so i guess it has to be my leg..i have nothing to say, except tt i am thankful i didnt meet her when my skin was worse..

i have learnt to live with my rash..my whole body has it..incl my ears, neck and face though they are less red and visible..it's hard to move on..difficult to remain positive when i noe tt every time i step out of the cocoon of my room, i am being evaluated and judged by others around me. i can only hope tt the number of positive acceptances that i get is enough to sustain me when i meet with any unfriendly stares..i pray tt i can have more confidence in myself =)

Some girl's shoppings

I am very stupid when comes to spending money.

And yup, recently I really spent my parents' money on some shits, or I just threw them into the water, and got nothing in return.

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While feeling really bad with these, I want to share something I bought that brought me utility, positive unility of course. As you can tell, they are products for girls...

Haiz, and it happened to be that from the same brand, Loreal..

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It's because these brand is cheap here? Absolutely not, nothing is cheap here, perhaps except the chilly wind. This brand is the relatively less expensive brand I can find here...

Post a quan2 jia1 fu2 of my stuff...

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HURRAY~~

幾個月的830am-630pm的星期四課 終于 在今天舉行閉幕儀式！！

怨了幾個月，但還是乖乖的去上了幾個月的馬拉松式的星期四課，雖然偶爾還是會偷懶skip堂，但只是偶爾
真乖，也真怪 對一個exchange student來説

在中大的一個學期的課，終于來到了尾聲
沒有不舍 因爲幾個月的不明不白 早讓我無言 ：P
下個星期就是考試周的開始，雖然還有補課 還有報告
縂該給自己一個小小的掌聲~~ 也算是負責任的學生：）



圖書館的最新展覽 題目好像是“獨白”
用來提醒自己 和在ntu準備着大考的朋友 要乖乖讀書~

第一次 考試逼在眉睫卻沒有準備的體驗
讓人期待又怕受傷害

勇敢的骑士 the brave cyclist

勇敢的铁马战士！

What a brave cyclist!

漫长的冬季以后阳光终于有一点，

After the long winter Copenhagen is lucky enough to have some lovely sunshine,

这位很明显是穿冬装穿到要吐的美女就奋不顾身地穿上短裤有跟凉鞋踩脚车上课

this young pretty lady who, obviously, has been fed up with the thick winter clothing, put on shorts and high-heel sandals and went to school

让早上跟她一起去上课、三个小时前一起在寒风中回来的我惭愧不已

and this is a shame to me--I went to school with her in the morning, came back from school 3 hours ago,

我还是厚厚的springcoat加长牛仔裤

and I was in my thick spring coat and long jeans...

下面是现在的温度。。。

Below is the current temperature...

注意看斡，风很大，刚刚的脚车奋战大概还要再下3度。。。

p/s:when we were cycling the wind was strong, so you may want to lower the temperature 3 degree more...

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一首歌给一个朋友 A song to a friend

最近和一个好久不见的朋友聊天
有话想说
但是不知道怎么说
在这点上面这首歌会有帮助的
Recently I have been chatting with a long-time-not-see friend
I have sth to tell her
But I dont know how to put it
I hope this song will help
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虽然我要说的跟歌词里说的不太一样
但是我的心情与歌者一样
Although what I want to say is not literally the same as the lyrics
My feeling is the same as the singer
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你说你有在看这个部落格
我希望你会看到这篇
You told me that you read this blog
I hope you will read this post
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分手快乐 Happy Ending
梁静茹 Fish Liang《Sunrise,我喜欢》
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我无法帮你预言
委曲求全有没有用
可是我多么不舍
朋友爱的那么苦痛
爱可以不问对错
至少有喜悦感动
I can't predict for you
that if compromise helps
My heart hurts
when seeing you in the pain of love
No right or wrong in love
as long as there are joys and sorrows
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如果他总为别人撑伞
你何苦非为他等在雨中
If he is always holding an umbrella for another girl
why are you waiting for him in the rain?
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泡咖啡让你暖手
想挡挡你心口里的风
你却想上街走走
吹吹冷风会清醒的多
你说你不怕分手
只有一点遗憾难过
情人节就要来了
剩自己一个
其实爱对了人
情人节每天都过
A cup of coffee to warm your hands
to stem the wind in your heart;
But all you said is that you want to go to the street
refreshing yourself with a cold breeze
You said you're not afraid of breaking up with him
but you'll regret about it
The Valentine's coming
with yourself leaving alone.
In fact, if you've your Mr. Right,
everyday is the Valentine.
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分手快乐
祝你快乐
你可以找到更好的
不想过冬
厌倦沉重
就飞去热带的岛屿游泳
Happy ending
Wishing you a happy ending
You can find a better one.
If you wish to aviod the long winter (in your heart)
if you are tired of burdened
then come to a tropical island for a swim

分手快乐
请你快乐
挥别错的才能和对的相逢
离开旧爱
像坐慢车
看透彻了心就会是晴朗的
Happy Ending
Please be happy
Part the wrong and find the right
(it takes time to) leave the old days behind
just like the journey in an train;
see it thru' then you'll be optimistic
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没人能把谁的幸福没收
你发誓你会活的有笑容
你自信时候真的美多了
Noone can steal your happiness from you
Swear to me that you will live your life with a big happy smile
Self-considence makes you so much prettier.
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学校附近的春天

复活节假期结束后的第一天中午

一踏出教室就发现教室外人行道旁的花居然在怒放！

虽然是现在看来有点（昨日）黄花的味道

但是这可是要等一个冬季才有的惊喜呢！

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同一天下午，即将回到荷兰的老家的好友Loes要上街买纪念品，

途中经过一座已经看到很闷的石像，

初春的阳光下居然也漂亮得像一幅画；

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在看图的你，来哥本哈根走一圈八；可以挤我的房=)

[伦敦+意国之四] 牛津大学

在英伦时难得的晴天，

阳光下我走进一座美丽的大学城。

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围墙的另一边是一个怎样的地方？

是不是有学子在草地上念书，是不是有校舍洁白如从前的校裙？

蓝天尖塔给我许多的遐想。

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还是很想说：今天是出游的好天气；

何况有好姐妹慷慨借相机。

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小小的拱门外我是一个路过的旅人，

在这个都是哥德式尖塔的大学城里乱窜。

( Qua of All Souls College: The fellowship is one of the highest academic honours in UK, the college is one of the wealthiest colleges)

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连nightmode都不会调掉的照相机白痴

也照到ASC最经典的官方照片：

再一次感叹别人家大学多么美丽。

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塔的西面可以看见其他面貌的大学城，

比较平易近人

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高处看闲人免进的学院，

有一点犯罪的感觉，像看偷看到别人家深宫内院的佳丽

（不必理我，脑袋烧坏了）

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谜底揭晓：高塔即是University Church of St. Mary the Virgin，

一个美丽古老的不象话的大学胜地，却已经是完全的旅客景点。

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对面是不对旅客开放的Radcliffe Camera（白话来说，它的名字叫做图书馆）；

可能是不开放这一点清高，

让我对她多一份敬畏——

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University Church of St Mary the Virgin

令人敬畏的历史让我很想鞠一个躬

至于她的历史嘛，眼力好的可以点击上图放大；

有好奇心和求知欲但是视力正常的请上网google一下。

我在偷懒，不必怀疑。

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在高塔上踩上栏杆的横条间的自拍；

唯一恰当的形容词叫做：

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臃肿

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拍到上面那些美丽风景的代价：

下楼时要做跳上树又不敢跳下来的猫——下这危楼时被吓到半死

没有消防车来救这只重度肥胖的猫。

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爱丽丝梦游中的仙境：Christ Church

好干净的天气

好干净的牌子

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Christ Church Meadow Building前的人行道不是如茵小径

但来往的游人脸上都有很悠哉闲哉的表情

右侧的草地上还有咬着三文治的人们

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学院里的教堂里的唱诗班

栏杆外我很不客气地当起游客咔嚓拍下一张

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古老的学院们都有的典型建筑：方庭为中心

这个就很有公园的感觉，只差一张"Pls do not walk on the grass"的警告

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校园一景：

我用明信片旅行

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归途

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在巴士上百无聊赖的我忽然发现

不知道是不是南北大道公司受到从前英殖民的影响太深还是怎样，

怎么窗外的高速公路和每逢放假时一家人必走的8小时车程有一样的风景。

差别大概是这里沿途的树木都是一副还没有从冬天里醒过来的样子

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还有此时的我身边没有人
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[伦敦+意国之三] My HP in Oxford 《哈利波特》在牛津

Strolling through the ground of Christ Church College, Oxford, this is where part of the Hogwarts school campus is.

踱步过基督教堂学院的草坪，是为霍尔格兹魔法学院的校景。

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The above is the filming photo you will see in the HP movie, I can't believe these two (the one I took and the one in the movie) are so alike! Equally I can't believe that I can't recognize the ground right behind this as one of the lawns where the Quidditch matches were filmed! Stupid me!

a 上面这张也可以在HP电影里面看见，难以置信以上两张照片会这么相像！一般让我难以相信的是我居然会不认得这校舍正背后的草坪是电影中魁地奇球赛的草坪之一！

叫我笨蛋！

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The beautiful Christ Church College, where (again!) many scenes from the movie were filmed. But I like this one I took more than the one from the movie...=)

又是美丽的基督教堂学院，也是电影常景。

但是我比较喜欢这张我自己拍的，多于电影里的．．．＝）

This is the one in the movie. It's more artificial to me.. ( <--very proud of the photo I took haha)

a 这是电影里的。由我来看这人工多了．．．（＜——对自己拍的东西很自豪，赫赫）
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This one is really stupid, the interior of the dining hall is closed for maintanance ( while they still charged me entrance fee for this!) so the effect I got here is very poor.

a 这张真正是滥，餐厅内部因为维修工作而暂时不对外开放（与此同时他们还是要收入门票！），所以这一次拍出来的效果很不理想。
This is the photo of the Hogwarts dining hall I can find online... super unlike the one in the movie...you can tell...

这个就是上面那个维修中的东西的这面目；网上找的，看得出来一点都不像电影里的．．．

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This can be easily recognized. Prof. McGonagall was standing on the stair waiting for Harry Potter who was late for the welcome party. The condition of actual location is not as good as the one in the movie (below), but, I was still very very very excited about that!!!!!!!!!

这很好认。麦格教授站在这个楼梯上等待在分院仪式上姗姗来迟的哈利波特。实际场景的状况没有电影（下图）的理想，但是我还是超级兴奋的说！！！！！

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To a Grawp's size HP fan as me, the famous Oxford University is far not just one of the oldest universities, that is part of my revisited HP world. You can say to be appreciated in this way is a shame to this world-class university, but to me, this is the REAL Oxford that I trully LIKE. I don't tell people how intensively I enjoyed this trip to Oxford because of the beautiful buildings, I don't try to relate every photo to names of the notable alumni, I just enjoy visiting these places so much because I like them so much, no matter how stupid the reasons behind are.

对像我这样的巨怪重量级波特迷，著名的牛津大学当然不仅仅是最古老的大学之一，她是我重游波特世界的一部分。你可以说以这种方法来欣赏她对牛津大学简直是一种耻辱，但是对我来说，这是我喜欢的、真正完整的牛津大学。我不会告诉你我多么享受这趟牛津之旅，只因为美丽的建筑物，我也不像将每一张照片都标上牛津著名校友的名字，我的旅途愉快只因为我喜欢这趟旅行，不论这背后的理由会是多么幼稚可笑。

[伦敦+意国之二] 看图说故事

也是搭这家永远的平价航空到那个久仰大名的城市。

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阴沉天气迎接我们，她和她所在的城市一样有名。

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向旅客开放的教堂都严谨美丽，还不忘用历史和建筑师的名字背书；

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我们也只是旅客，

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看待她们们时总要用一种敬畏的角度。

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一个正常的旅行步骤一定包括当地的名胜，

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记忆力差一点的就会连带牌匾也照一个；就好像这一个：

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天气好时可以照到附近的桥；

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上镜的人就会上前去补照一张；

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不上镜的人就会想去看自己某年某月在书里遇见的地方。

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其实只是一个皇族家庭的侦探故事；

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然后就加入人群，在古堡里漫游；
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古堡里有老旧仿佛还可以驻守眺望挂号角的守护城（忽然想起郑愁予），

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还有被拿着相机的旅人相竞拍照的士兵，头戴熊皮高帽。

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不然就是这样。

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当然有时会不小心迷路进人家的住宅区；

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或者逛一下（大英）博物馆，

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(广告时间：Canon照相机，捕捉生活中美好的每一刻！)

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美术馆一般的希腊人物雕像，
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偶尔的晚上夜游也会因为没有专业摄影用途的照相机而排不出理想的效果；

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偶尔也会排得像明信片；
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最后再不忘朝圣一样地去看歌剧，

然后很没有钱地说，

下一次来的时候我只要做一件事：每晚一场歌剧！

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午夜眼睛要盖掉的时候写的，十分钟的打字已经是很要命，

等上传照片时都在上厕所开冰箱找东西吃。。。

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