“I know eventually, we’d still daydream about the what-ifs. But I hope that we’d be able to tell ourselves that what’s been done can’t be changed, and more importantly, there is still time to manifest those wonders.” Growing up, or to put it in the other words, getting old, means we have to face new challenges  almost every day. Some people like to document their novel experience through talking to people around them, some use their cameras to capture the moments, while some enjoy writing their feelings down through blogging and poetry.  Angel, one of the sweetest girls I’ve met, is great at using her words to explain the world around her and to communicate love. She is also an adventurous young lady who embraces changes in life while holding onto things that she loves. It has rocked my world when I learned that Angel has self-published her first book “till she flies again” - well writing a book has been one of my dreams but I never really started working on it. This collection of prose and poetry by Angel is a very lovely read. You can feel her devotion to life and people around her. The flow of thoughts in this book reminds me of my younger self when I was facing many life choices and excited about the unknown future. (damn I’m old!)  It is also an inspiration to people (including me) who want to accomplish things that they love instead of only completing what they are expected or obliged to do. If you need some motivation right now, go check out this little book! Here’s to the crazy little thing called love. 🥂 📖 till she flies again - Angel Lai @angellaix “This book captures those moments and feelings through the lens of a young woman in raw and honest words. A collection of prose and poetry written in a span of 4 years, which encapsulates both the fun and confusing journey of being an early 20s.” You can order a copy of the book via Amazon or Book Depository. E-book version is also available on Kindle! 謝謝你們讀到這裡，這次的書評特別想以英文撰寫，中文內容會很快回歸！ #book #reading #fiction #poetry #prose #writer #閱讀 #書 #詩 #散文 #新書推介

#DC #america 雖然一直都有在用Kindle, 但是我發現好像紙本書看完，我比較會記得內容，之前看過一個報導是說，因為結合手部觸感和味道，對於整本書的記憶會比較深刻，好像是真的，現在回想起來，腦子有印象的，幾乎都是紙本的內容。 . . 有的作者kindle上找不到，我都很苦惱要那邊買紙本中文，查了一圈PC home, momo, 博客來都要嘛沒寄，不然就是運費超貴，想問大家有推薦平台嗎？ . . . . #smithsonianamericanartmuseum #Art #Museum #DC #us #iantrip #green #washingtondc #artwork #artoftheday #scuplture #preserve #travel #travelphotography #travelgram

昨天突然想到跟國國提我最近在看Jeff Tweedy的新書How To Write One Song，剛剛把它讀完了。（咦！大家都應該知道我很喜歡Wilco吧？那我也再補一句，據我所知國國最喜歡他們的專輯是Sky Blue Sky，那也是我因此聽過最多次的Wilco專輯。） 因為回台灣之前來不及買，所以我是在Kindle上讀的。很好看喔，我最後還因為一個小故事微泛淚了，推薦給各位朋友！如果因為英文書讀起來比較辛苦，那也是有點可惜……（我就順口說，希望有出版社的朋友不小心看到這裡動起把它翻譯出中文版的念頭，而且缺譯者的話我有意願試試噢！） 雖然我喜歡討論書，但那天新的同事跟我說現在大家都少看書了，我也是不得不同意。當時出國唸書前還以為自己讀博士班會看很多書，結果說真的也沒有，總之真正在做的事情跟原本想像的也有些落差。但剛剛出門前突然又想說，那如果能隨便讀一篇文章也好，就隨手抓了本大書出門。（但看來要失敗了。） Tweedy的書裡面說到一點讓我很有感觸（就說一點就好），就是說創作的人啊，無論是在什麼階段，都還是要接受自己的作品乍聽之下不夠好的地方，因為許多好的東西終究是要因為我們給它時間跟空間才能自然而然地長出來。很多時候，那些太過用力的痕跡都會反映我們給自己施加的、不必要的限制。大意如此吧！ 我知道我永遠不會忘記那段我什麼都不想寫的時光。我知道那時候我不喜歡自己，也因此無法相信、或不願意相信自己的感覺和想法。最近日子比較忙碌，我偶爾想到這事就心存感激，過去的存在過，然後又已經過去了！ 今天的快樂的我，就想著我今天要做什麼，明天要做什麼，然後還感激此時此刻的生活讓我有心力能做我想做的事。 共勉之！