Aliens here to stay, legal or not.

How is cutting in line fair to the ones already waiting in line?

Just like if I sneak into a movie theater without paying, I deserve to get kicked out if am caught, no matter how hard I worked to get inside.

The real problem is in Washinton D.C. with the endless immigration laws and the malfunctioning, turtle-speed of the INS administration.

A Day of Great Joy! 喜極日

Homebound! You go, girl !

Love Beyond 永世愛相隨

Forever Love Affair Beyond Love Ever So Unfair...

團團、圓圓怎麼說

Design and text by Jammy Yen

這些時日來因報導熊貓、貓熊吵得熱呼呼，眾說紛云，就是沒有人想到，當事熊團團、圓圓和牠們的父母作何感想，有沒有人去關心牠們當事熊熊心裡的想法呢？為了得到答案，本新聞台特派記者，特別對當事熊進行網路遠訊採訪，我們聽聽牠們怎麼說。欲知詳細，請選以上圖片，按放大圖鍵看說明文字。

貓熊故事：

二○○六年二月十七日四川臥龍有消息報導，當天在臥龍下了十年少見的大雪，臥龍自然保護區為要贈送臺灣的一對大熊貓舉行掛名牌儀式。

掛名牌是公告命名的木牌，高1.5米左右，牌上標明了團團、圓圓的出生年月及地點，兩隻大熊貓的特點和中選的經過。雄貓熊命名 “圓圓”，雌貓熊命名 “團團”。 大家一本正經在舉行儀式，主角團團圓圓卻在一英呎厚的雪地玩得不亦樂乎，身上都是雪花。

根據大熊貓專家魏榮平，大貓熊習性喜歡涼爽，畏怕熱暑，貓熊可以在雪地睡一夜，團團圓圓當天清早就躺在雪地上，睡了好幾個小時。

贈臺灣人民大熊貓是國家政策，團團、圓圓肩負兩岸和平的重責大任：

• 擔任團圓友好使者
• 代表大陸祖國前往寶島，表達十三億民眾心意。
• 體現大陸同胞對台灣同胞的骨肉親情
• 在台灣傳宗接代，繁衍貓熊

小新郎圓圓和小新娘團團這一對佳偶可說是門當戶對，家世都大有來頭。團團的母親“雷雷”來自涼山山系，母性特別強，有利將來團團的良性繁殖與哺育。父親“琳琳”的父母分別來自邛崍山系和秦嶺。

圓圓的奶奶在臥龍出生，但媽媽“華美”在美國聖地亞哥動物園出生，是大熊貓國際外送合作成功的後代。所以團團圓圓在同齡大熊貓中，較能適應環境，而且牠們性格互補，相處和睦，團團性格溫和，經常照顧圓圓。


編寫故事資料來源：大熊貓專輯

Be well ＊ 安好

This is for all the people who had already left me behind, and for those that I will have to leave behind someday.

舞終菲菲人去遠

• 死神伸手來邀舞
• 你沒有權力拒絕
• 只好漫漫長日陪著暴君起舞
• 沒有韻律
• 沒有音樂
• 只有不斷不斷不斷不斷
• 拉
• 推
• 踢
• 旋
• 跳
• 轉
• 死神不肯停不肯停
• 累得你再也沒力氣舉手抬足
• 沒力氣吸進一口氣
• 也許是神意
• 你終於掙脫了死神之掌
• 你總算可以回到舞精靈的曼妙世界去
• 永遠 玩 耍 輕 歌 曼 舞
• 空 留 世 人 幾 多 惆 悵

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我們來跳舞吧，這樣淚也許不會掉下來‧

Pizza to Pixar

朋友來電說，他正在研究 PIZZA ，我當然要詳細問一下，以示關心：你是在研究什麼披薩口味最好吃、最受歡迎嗎？

朋友說，咦？他們也有生產吃的嗎？什麼時候的事情？我怎麼都沒聽說。我只知道他們生產過 超人特攻隊 、海底總動員、怪獸電力公司、蟲蟲危機，這些應該都不能吃吧？

啊？

Despair to Hope 絕望爾希望

What today means.

After three years of sacrifice in the desert,

how much more despair can we take?

美入伊三年，無數碧血丹心留沙漠，絕望何時了？

&

SPRING is officially here today.

Let us hope to turn a new leaf on peace.

今日春分，春天正式走馬上任，希望帶來和平新頁。

翻譯遊戲第二場： 決定不下 Undecided

I am undecided about the Chinese equivalent of this not-really poem. How would you translate this babble into Chinese? Let's play again.

中譯版本還決定不下，邀請大家再來玩翻譯。

Smile or frown

Laugh or pout
Lips curve up or down

Eyes dry or flood
Ears open or shut
Tongue wagging or still

Hands open or close
Legs firm or wobbly

Heart sings or curses
Life dances or spins . . .Should I keep babbling or quit now?

Google Heaven, Beta Version 1.0

God is very busy these days with too many world problems to solve. We know. That's why so many personal prayers are unanswered. Many inquiries are stuck in the Heavenly customer service department going nowhere since the Holy computer system upstairs is always working overtime and running out of memory space.

So God decided to empower Google yet a higher level of awesomeness, with a security clearance almost as high as V.P. Chaney, allowing the mere mortals to search the databases in Heaven to their hearts' content.

You can Google and search for useful information about the eternal vacation paradise. Better yet, you can find video clips of all your past memories. Or, just simply start Google chatting with your loved ones that have moved to heaven.

I am ready to Google Heaven, are you?

Google 天堂（測試版 1.0）

這年頭上帝太忙了，忙著解決世界重大難題‧這我們都知‧莫怪那麼多人禱告都得不到回應‧很多私人查詢都還在天堂客服部門等無下文，因為天上神聖電腦系統總是超時過勞工作，又總是記憶容量不夠用‧

所以上帝授旨意，賜加 Google 更高竿的驚人神力，授與 Google 安全機密－程度差不多可比錢副總，世間凡人至 Google 就可以盡情搜尋天堂各大資料庫‧

利用 Google 天堂搜尋，你可以找到有用的永恆休假聖地資訊‧更棒的是，你可以尋到所有過去記憶庫中的動畫‧你喜歡的話，還可以開啟免費 Google 對談，直接跟已經搬去天堂居住的親友嘰哩呱啦大聊特聊‧

我想 Google 天堂，你呢？

Where to next? 下一站去哪？

MARS CAN GOOGLE!

咕咯一聲 上 火 星！

Enter here

＊Snowfall＊下雪 ＊

＊Snowfall＊下雪 ＊

Falling snow 雪飄飄 ＊white snow＊白雪 ＊

＊ downy flakes＊雪絨絨

＊feathery snow＊雪如白羽 ＊

＊ snowflake＊雪花 ＊fluffy snow＊鬆花雪

＊ Snow White＊白雪公主

Dancing snow＊雪紛飛舞 ＊

＊ snowdrift＊隨風飄雪

＊wintry＊如在冬季 ＊ snow season＊雪季

＊summer snow＊夏日雪

＊ White Christmas＊白色耶誕

＊ slush snow＊雪化水 ＊ sludge snow＊雪爛泥 ＊

＊snow shower＊雪雨 ＊ frost＊冰霜 ＊ hail＊冰雹

＊ black ice＊暗冰 ＊ heavy snow＊大雪

＊icy snow＊冰雪＊sleet＊冰雪雨 ＊

＊blizzard＊大風雪＊snow storm＊暴風雪

Ice storm＊冰風暴 ＊

＊white out＊白雪茫茫 ＊snowblind＊雪盲 ＊

＊blinding snow 蔽目大雪

＊snow in＊雪封 ＊ snow-bound＊雪中困＊

Avalanche＊雪崩＊＊ snow under＊雪底埋

Snow stopped＊雪停了 ＊

三月似雪 Like Snow in March

一聲春雷冰似雪＊滿地白玉透晶瑩

Spring thunder icy snow ※ White jade crystal covered all

三月春今日暮晚，下米粒冰雹，一刻之後融化無影無蹤‧

California spring has gone wild. Snowing hail in March.

English Translation Game 遊戲英譯

Translate the following title into English:

文字細思量※書中日月長

The answer has come to be:

"Writing words with careful thoughts;

Reading books in endless time."

The new game is to improve on this translation.

New version no. 1:

Write with careful thoughts. Read into endless time.

New version no. 2:
Write careful words ※ Read forever books.

Other versions from player no. 1- R.J.

Writing with careful consideration. Reading for an endless quest.

Player no. 2 -Stone

Carefully Writing; Everlasting Books.

Player no. 3 -B.

Written words, carefully measured
Amidst composition...days, months it endures.

Thank you for playing along!

Public Service Announcement 良心呼籲

The more you smoke, the sooner to death's door.

If you must smoke, at least do it without sharing.

多抽香煙，早日成仙‧

若非抽不可，切莫分享‧

Why I Write 寫為何來

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Writing heals my soul. When I am happy or sad I write. When I am angry or hurt I write.

Reading & writing as my refuge, into which I escape to lick my wound. When I think about just giving up on life, I write. When I face fight or freight I write.

I write what I feel; I feel what I write. The more emotional I become, the more I write. It is a way to serenity and sanity, better than shedding tears. If I don't write happy thoughts and record the irony of my life, I will not survive for sure.

The reward I gain in return when I write is far more than I can imagine. It's a comforting feeling to know that I am still connected with my inspiration, graced by whoever is residing upstairs. Thank you! I am able to write.

Every time I write, knowing you are out there. I no longer feel alone! Thank you; thank you, my friends, whoever you are.

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來點顏色瞧瞧 ◎ Eyeing for Colors

Colors of the New West

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新 西 方 色 彩

Color swatches of

“From the House of Benedict, Tradition as Chic”

( NY Times, February 19, 2006, Sunday)

「傳統領潮流」採色樣 （見下文）

白、金、金黃、大紅、朱紅、棕紅、黃綠、青綠、寶綠

Colors of the Ancient East

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古 東 方 色 彩

Fabric swatches from a private cloth collection.

東方服飾布樣（私人收藏）