Rich Decoration / 雕樑？畫棟！

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From: Wellington, New Zealand
Date: October, 2006
Sender: R. C. WANG

來自：紐西蘭威靈頓
日期：2006年10月
寄者：王C

My housemate Wang had studied in UVic Wellington. He went back from Sydney to go for an interview. Because he had not left the school for a long time, he went back that familiar place and sent me another university postcard. Look at that chapiter. 

又是一張大學明信片。室友王回威靈頓面試一個工作，又回到離開不久的大學。大學建築在實用之外，又有種學術的象徵。這張明信片看不到精美的屋樑，但是傳統柱頭和彩繪玻璃也展現了辦學者百年樹人的期許吧！

posted on 22/03/09 05:35

Don't Forget the Nature Beauty / 帥哥，別忘了美景

From: Penghu, Taiwan
Date: 20, 25 October, 2006
Sender: h CHEN

來自：臺灣澎湖
日期：2006年10月20,25日
寄者：陳h

h discharged from the military. He was competent in the discharge of his duties. It was thime to start to appreciate the beauty of Penghu. He must be familiar with the left scene. I got these two on the same day, and could see the change from a commissioned officer to civilian. Cheers to back to ordinary!

陳呴呴退伍了，終於可以不用在美景中怨懟而過。這兩張分別是以最後五天的主官和老百姓的心境寄來，想必心情應該大不同。左邊這張是他工作的場域，身為局內人總是可以體會到每景之下的洶湧暗潮。責任卸了之後，突然來了右邊這張，乍看之下還以為來了什麼大告白...。再想想似乎是種「脫團」宣言吧！可惜了澎湖的少女，陳呴呴要回臺灣啦！不過陳呴呴雖然比我早一步回臺灣，也沒有提早得到幸福，帥哥還是可以慢慢追的囉！

posted on 22/03/09 05:45

Library Business / 糊口飯的地方

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 18 September, 2006
Sender: Y. TS'AI

來自：臺灣臺北
日期：2006年9月18日
寄者：蔡Y

I worked in this building. It was the general library of my university. It used to be a popular place for students. But now only staff of library and some researchers work in it. Some space remains warehouse of library, some turns into the gallery of university history, and the rest is for college of liberal art. Well, the gallery is organised by librarians, so most of places are still library business.

我曾經在這裡工作過。這是學校的舊總圖書館，學生匯集的場所。不過現在只有圖書館的員工和一些研究員才在這裡工作。有些空間保持為圖書館的書庫，有些變成校史館，剩下的則給文學院用。校史館也是圖書館在負責，所以大部分還是圖書館的業務囉。

posted on 22/03/09 05:16

Every Library Represents Its University / 什麼樣的圖書館什麼樣的大學

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From: Rochester, USA
Date: 15 September, 2006
Sender: p TS'AI

來自：美國羅徹斯特
日期：2006年9月15日
寄者：蔡p

'The library is the heart of the university' is a clichés to all my fellow classmates. I do not want to discuss how important it is or where it should be located. Scholars are not sparing with money to build the library. Therefore, libraries are usually good representatives of universities. I guess every university which issues postcards at least has one of the library.

「圖書館是大學的心臟」對我們科系來說真是老生常談。我並不想討論圖書館到底有多重要還是到底該建在哪裡。只是學者們通常都不吝惜金錢來蓋藏書樓。蔡跟我說這是他們如皇宮般的圖書館。因此，圖書館常是大學的代表。我猜每間有出明信片的大學，至少應該都會有一張圖書館的吧。

posted on 22/03/09 04:06

Cantonese to the Universe / 中國還是世界

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 1 September, 2006
Sender: L. LU

來自：臺灣臺北
日期：2006年9月1日
寄者：陸L

People from Hong Kong mainly speak Cantonese. After the Handover, they restart to build up their Chinese identity and their new local identity. On the other hand, Hong Kong is a global city. While Taiwan is a place for people from all over China mixed up, Hong Kong is a showcase for the westerns to know Chinese. Hong Kong people now are world citizens.

香港的語言主要是廣東話(粵語、廣府話)。主權移交後，他們重新建立中國認同還有新的地方意識。另一方面，香港又是個世界級都市。當台灣真正融合了中國各省人口保存中華文化時，香港倒掌握了中華文化對西方的發聲管道。香港人也更成為世界公民。

posted on 22/03/09 03:36

Castle on the Cloud / 夢幻城堡

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From: Füssen, Germany
Date: 31 August, 2006
Sender: L. LIN

來自：德國菲森
日期：2006年8月31日
寄者：林L

Lin traveled in German for a month.  She enjoyed travelling a lot (who does not?) and thought travelling broadens one's horizon. Long term travelling, however, is like a castle in the air to a working person. She seized the last summer vacation and saw this beautiful castle on the rock. Thanks her encouragement of travelling, so I did a lot travelling in Australia.

林在德國遊歷了一個月。他非常樂在其中(誰不是呢？)而且認為旅遊可以擴展視野。然而長期旅遊對上班族可以說是癡人說夢。他把握了最後一個暑假所以可以見到這個夢中之屋。我在澳洲有這樣多的遊歷，也該把他的鼓勵列在感謝清單之中。

posted on 21/03/09 01:52

Who Wants to Leave / 只緣身在此山中

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From: Tateyama-Kurobe, Toyoshina, Nagano, Japan
Date: 25 August, 2006
Sender: R. LIU

來自：日本長野縣豊科町，立山 黑部
日期：2006年8月25日
寄者：劉R

Mr. Liu, a government employee, spent his summer vacation in Japan. He compained to me about the short vacation on the day before going back to Taiwan. Who wants to go back to work if s/he travels to this beautiful place? Is going to a toure a relaxing thing or a restless journey? It depends.

公務員劉先生，跑到日本放暑假。在要回臺灣的前一天，他對我抱怨假期太短。若是身在這種美景之中，誰會想要回去工作呢？旅遊的效果是放鬆壓力還是縱放心靈呢？取決於心吧！

posted on 20/03/09 21:37

Ticket to Home / 來自家鄉的車票

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From: Taoyuan, Taiwan
Date: 2 August, 2006
Sender: Y. CHEN

來自：臺灣桃園縣
日期：2006年8月2日
寄者：陳Y

The sender said, 'although this train ticket postcard can not take you back home, but I wish your life in Australia is like the characters "to success."' I like the thickness of this postcard.

來信說：雖然這張車票沒辦法載你回臺灣，不過住你在澳洲的生活追分成功。我喜歡這張車票明信片的厚度。

posted on 20/03/09 21:17

Azalea overdue / 過季杜鵑

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From: NTU, Taipei , Taiwan
Date: 26 July, 2006
Sender: Y. HUANG

來自：臺灣台北市
日期：2006年7月26日
寄者：黃Y

This postcard should be sent in springtime. But I was in the Southern Hemisphere. It arrived in wintertime. Azalea is th flower of my university and usually bloom in early March. Huang bought this at the fair of Azalea and sent in midsummer. Although the flower dropped, the friendship is lasting.

這張應該在春天寄來的。但是我在南半球，所以是冬天收到的。杜鵑花是我大學的校花，通常都在陽春三月綻放。黃在杜鵑花節時買的而到仲夏才寄來。雖花以謝，但友誼仍隨明信片飛至。

posted on 20/03/09 20:37

Beauties in Beautiful River City / 麗江麗人

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From: Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan , China
Date: 22 July, 2006
Sender: L. CHEN

來自：中國雲南虎跳峽
日期：2006年7月22日
寄者：陳L

Miss Chen spent her holiday in China again.

It seems that she has already been to China several times and her travel preference is  wildness and frontier. Where she goes is still popular tourism places though. Because I read some articles about Lijiang in geography magazines, and I learned Chinese music, I know Nakhi unique culture is a treasure of the world. Every person enjoys different things in travel. This interesting culture may make someone feel bored and old-fashion. However, I always have a open mind to feel the taste of every trip.

陳君又去中國玩了，總覺得他好像去了很多次。

而且他好像比較愛曠野邊疆那味，但他去的還是多屬熱門地區就是了。我曾經在地理雜誌上看過麗江的介紹，也因為學習民族音樂而知納西族人獨特的文化，是世界的瑰寶。每個人在旅遊中觀察的重點都不太一樣，這些異文化的趣味，也有人覺得沉悶、古板。而我總是以開放的心，體會每段旅程不同的況味。

posted on 19/03/09 22:06

Paint Real Feelings / 彩繪真情

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From: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Date: 27 May, 2006
Sender: c CHANG

來自：日本東京品川
日期：2006年5月27日
寄者：張c

I had no idea about Chang's trip to Japan. But after sending a few postcards from Australia, I got this in autumn. She wrote that compare with real photo, she likes painting postcard more. She had affections towards the works of this painter. Well, I have no Tokyo scene, but Chang's feelings.

我一點也不小的張去了日本。但是在從澳洲寄出一些明信片後，我在秋天收到了這個。他寫到：比起寫真照片，他比較喜歡畫畫的明信片。他和這位畫家的作品有共鳴。嗯，我沒有東京的景致，卻得到了張的感受。

posted on 19/03/09 21:14

Postcard Year, Lonely Year 2006 / 寂寞的一年，明信片的一年 2006

2006年，我自己一個人在澳洲生活，寄了許多明信片給臺灣的好友們。一個人生活並不困難，但是偶有孤獨之感。然而排遣孤獨不一定需要好友相伴，寫寫明信片分享旅遊時的所見所聞也是一種抒發。短短的隻紙片語，雖不知收到的人是否天涯共此時，但是可以假裝海外存知己。好朋友有時是聽他講，有時是講給他聽。而旅遊風景明信片，又總在愉快的時光中寄出，總覺得已經不負這些收信人。

至於是否真的是知己呢？在單方面吐露完心事後，可以再聽到這些人的故事，非常謝謝大家！

In 2006, I lived alone in Australia, and sent a lot of postcards to friends in Taiwan. Living alone is not difficult, but sometimes makes me feel lonely. To solve this problem, a companion is not always necessary, however. Writing postcards to share some experiences in travel is also a good expression. A piece of paper is probably not able to make the receiver to know the feelings, but I pretend they are my true friends and do know me. A good frineds is sometimes a listeners, and sometimes I listen to him/her. Travel postcards are always sent at happy moment. So I think I make them feel good.

Well, are all receivers really good friends? After my one-way expression, I can get all these postcards. I have to say thank you very much to all!!

posted on 19/03/09 19:00

Camels do not carry post / 駱駝不送信

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Xinjiang , China
Date: 11 September, 2005
Sender: L. CHEN

來自：中國新疆伊寧
日期：2005年9月11日
寄者：陳L

My last postcard in 2005.  I got a postcard each month from July to September. Chen said she did ride a camel, but did not see the desert. Desert looks surely beautiful, but it is hard for living. For a tourist, it is not easy to understand how tough it is.

2005最後一張明信片。從七月到九月，每個月各收到一張。陳說：他有騎駱駝，但是沒有看到沙漠。沙漠確實美麗，但是在那生活倒是困難。對觀光客而言，要了解生活的困頓，並不容易。

posted on 19/03/09 15:25

Anyone in Shangri-La? / 有人在嗎？香格里拉

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From: Tibet, China
Date: 22 August, 2005
Sender: c KUO, k CHANG

來自：中國西藏拉薩
日期：2005年8月22日
寄者：郭c、張k

Does this looks like Shangri-La? Look at the smooth surface of the lake. It is Rawo Tso Lake in Tibet. Kuo and Chang traveled in Tibet before they started their internship. Instead of some tribe people postcards, they sent this to me. Shangri-La is a mystery of human beings. Maybe no one is there in the real Shangri-La. But Tibet must be a good place to visit before they start to explore in the medical world.

這張看起來有像香格里拉嗎？看看這平靜的湖面。這是西藏的然烏堰塞湖。郭和張在他們開始實習前，去西藏旅遊。他們寄了這張給我而不是一些部落人民的明信片。香格里拉是人類的一個迷，或許真正的香格里拉裡一個人都沒有。但是在他們展開探索醫學的世界前，西藏真的是個旅遊的好地方。

posted on 19/03/09 15:18

Reward From Canada / 加拿大的報酬

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From: Toronto, Canada
Date: 11 July, 2005
Sender: T. TS'AI

來自：加拿大多倫多
日期：2005年7月11日
寄者：蔡T

Miss Ts'ai is a hard-working student. She went to summer school in Toronto a year later than me. She asked me some questions before going. So I guess this postcard is my reward. The words in the postcard showed her diligence and impressed me again. Of course, it is printed in Canada; it is biligual.

蔡同學是個很認真的學生。他在我去多倫多後一年也去了。之前他問了我一些問題，所以我想這張明信片是我的回報吧。他的文字所展現的勤奮又再次讓我印象深刻。當然，這張加拿大印製的明信片，解說同樣也是雙語。

Canada's Natural Beauty‧Splendeurs naturelles du Canada
The American Falls at night as seen from Canada.
Vue de nuit, depuis le Canada, des chutes américaines. 

posted on 19/03/09 14:13

Paris Icon / 巴黎標誌

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From: Paris, France
Date: 4 Febuary, 2005
Sender: L. KO

來自：法國巴黎
日期：2005年2月4日
寄者：戈L

Bonjour de Paris. Europe, my dream travel destination. Postgraduate school classmate Miss Ko visited her undergraduate classmate, who was doing her exchange study, in the Netherlands in winter vacation. She sent this iconic postcard of Paris to me and promised me to show her pictures to me after her  tour. But I have not seen anyone yet.

巴黎，你好！歐洲，我夢想中的旅遊景點。研究所的戈同學去拜訪在荷蘭當交換學生的同學。他寄給我這張巴黎的地標明信片，還答應我回來要給我看拍到的照片。但是到現在都還沒看到一個影子。

posted on 19/03/09 03:09

Japanese Greetings from USA / 美國來的日本問候

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From: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Date: 21 October, 2004
Sender: m. AMBIRU

來自：美國夏威夷檀香山
日期：2004年10月21日
寄者：安蒜M

Most of us graduated this year. Before going back to hometown, Miss Ambiru went to the states to learn something to help herself to run business in Japan. She greeted me with her ambition. Now she is a seccessful mother.

我們大部分都在這年畢業。安蒜君在回家鄉之前，去了趟美國學習一些新東西。他寄來的問候展現了對於未來的雄心壯志。現在他已經是個成功的媽媽了。

posted on 19/03/09 03:03

Niagara Falls / 尼加拉瀑布

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From: Toronto, Canada
Date: 30, Aug, 2004
Sender: Myself

來自：加拿大多倫多
日期：2004年8月30日
寄者：自己

During the two-month summer school in Canada, I went to Niagara Falls twice. Living in canada is so relaxing. Niagara Falls is a beautiful tourism spot and a very popular place for honey moon. I bought this postcard in the Niagara Parks. Because it is a government agency, all publication are biligual. So is this postcard.

在加拿大遊學的兩個月，去了兩次尼加拉瀑布。兩個月的加拿大生活，很愜意。尼加拉瀑布是個美麗的旅遊景點，也是很熱門的蜜月地點。這張在加拿大省立公園買的明信片有英法兩種語言的對照解說。

Niagara Falls/ Chutes Niagara
American Falls night view from Prospect Point.
Les Chutes du Niagara américaines vues par la nuit du Prospect Point. 

posted on 19/03/09 02:50

Six People to Kensai / 關西六人行

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From: Nara, Japan
Date: July, 2003
Sender: s K'O, c KUO, r CHEN , l HSü, c CHANG, h LIN.

來自：日本奈良
日期：2003年7月
寄者：柯s、郭c、陳r、徐l、張c、林h

This year, TMC friends divided into two groups. My group went to Kinmen, an island of Taiwan, and the other gourp, the richer one, went to Japan. They wrote this to me on the train to Nara. I believe they had a very good time in Osaka. Look at that beautiful Osaka Castle.

這一年，TMC的朋友分成兩團。我這團外島團，去了金門，另一團比較有錢的呢，則去了日本。日本團在往奈良的火車上，寫了這張卡片給我。我相信他們在大阪過得很愉快。看這張明信片裡完整的大阪城，可美的呢！

短短不到五十個字，不過有六個人的簽名，明信片能承載的問候，也是很有感情的。

posted on 18/03/09 21:21

My First Postcard / 我的第一張明信片

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From: New Zealand

Date:  8 August, 2001

Sender: r CHEN, i TUNG

來自：紐西蘭

日期：2001年8月8日

寄者：陳r、董i

My first postcard is from New Zealand. In 2001, while we just finished our first year in the university,  two of TMC friends went to New Zealand for summer school. Both of them wrote a short msessage to me, and made me think again who I am.

我的第一張明信片來自於紐西蘭。2001年，我們過完大一的暑假。兩位TMC的朋友，去紐西蘭遊學。在同一張卡片上各寫了一段話給我。

結交朋友有諸多好處，有時候可以從別人口中認識自己，不過當朋友說出了有趣的見解時，也會讓自己重新省思到底落差在那？所謂孟子云：聞過則喜。另一方面，霧裡看花，圓仔花被看成喇叭花，也是令人莞爾。

posted on 18/03/09 21:03