Thursday, August 14, 2008

DT and Eng. Bay



Yesterday the bicycle in the garage was fixed, and then I rode it to downtown. About 7 pm I started from my auntie's home; I chosen Granville St. instead of Cambie St. because Cambie was under construction for the Skytrain (like the MRT but overhead). Why did I choose downtown as my destination? I had no idea~ Maybe I just wanna be a flaneur viewing the city scenery. Anyway, I went to the English Bay finally. There was an extreme long cycle path along the seashore linking to Stanley Park. The cycle path was separated from the promenade clearly and not so crowded like the cycle paths in Bali or Danshui, so the cyclists could enjoy the cycling well rather than worry about the pedestrians. It's an easy route for the cycling this time, but while arriving the seaside, I sat on the bench to take a rest as well as watched the sunset and people walking their dogs. It must be great if there were companions sitting beside me this moment; just did some chilling out chatting. After the sunset, I came back to westside. The total distance of this route was about 20 kms and most of them were flat. Waht a carefree trip! lol

Thursday, August 7, 2008

laid-back living



These days I got nothing to do, but watched lots of Korean operas. One opera after one anoter opera, the acction is like a drug addict. Anyway, watching too many Korean opreas makes me feel disgusting; it's the same as eating too many cheese cakes at one time. I'd better to do something meanful, like reading some articles and turning my "language system" to the English channel. It seems that I refuse to connect my daily life to Van--too lazy and decadent.




Just couple days ago, I checked the bicycle in the garage. Its tyres were flat. Though there was also a pump in the garage, it couldn't inflate the tube because of the different modes of vlaves. Anyway, the valve of the bicycle is the French mode, so I need to use a transitional stuff to connect the valve and the pump.



Then my sister drove me to the W. Broadway to get one. It's troublesome to buy that stuff because I didnt't know how to call it; I even had no idea of calling it in Chinese...Orz After explaining lots to the storekeeper, I knew it's called "valve adaptor" at the first store, but it was out of stock. I had to go to another store nearby to get it. When I entered the store, a bulky Black received me; he was busy fixing a bicycle. After telling him I need a valve adaptor, he passed me one; it's a very very little stuff. That made me doubt if it's realy the transitional stuff I need. Um...fianlly, he taught me how to use the valve adaptor step by step and the stuff was for free. OMG...I'm so lucky to meet a kind storekeeper....:P

Well, I will try to pump the tubes of the bicycle and ride it on next week, I guess. There are many cycle lanes in Van where the environment is more friendly to the cyclists; i.e. better cycle pathes, fresh air as well as cool and dry weather.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

懶散的生活

最近去阿姨家,每天過著懶散的生活,
大概是因為天氣很涼爽,平常又很安靜,一整個養老的感覺....XD
但是今天在車庫忽然發現一台老舊的MTB
看起來是好幾年前的高級車種,應該是吧~
是捷安特的,但是查了車架上的型號,
還是一直找不到出廠的年份,
我想查看看它的車架材質是不是真的是carbon的。

不過它的前後輪內胎都壞掉了,
真希望騎它出去溜溜~
但是我不會換內胎呀~~
怎ㄇ辦ㄋ?!
也沒辦法問小taco~

嗯...ㄧ堆腳踏車的英文名稱我還不會說,像是:法式吹嘴跟pump的轉換器、挖胎棒(?)
去到DT那邊的車行,也沒把握可以說出我要買的東西,
直接牽去車店修又好貴,ㄧ輪好像15元左右,
在新竹大富國一只內胎大概只要90NT而已~
再google看看網路上有沒有資料吧。

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

QQ + XD

QQ是哭哭
XD是哈哈大笑
QQ+XD是現在的心情....

終於,7/8我交出1萬字term paper
在短短一個月內還補足欠老師的4次meetings
原本是一個學期有5次meeting,但是我只找過一次老師,
然後5/2摔車,之後一個禮拜沒去上課,回新竹接著又忙著看醫生
所以就一廂情願當作沒有meeting這件事...(ostrichism)

總之,接近學期末這一個月來,每天過著像期末考的日子~
唸大學時,總是只有期末考那週我才唸書...
超級刺激~ 唸書超級有效率~ 也超級痛苦~
考前一天決定生死,有唸書大概70-80
沒唸就會0-20分吧....
這能不刺激嗎~~~~

總之,除了大一蠻認真之外
剩下的3年大學時間,我就在這樣的循環中度過

很久以前有一廣告台詞:我是在當霸霸之後,才開始學著當霸霸
嗯...我是在當研究僧之後,才開始學著當研究僧~
好像慢別人很多,一整個發育遲緩+疑似腦中含鉛過量導致腦殘(遊記)...

總之,我要放暑假了~ 爽~~~~~~~~
老師掰掰、同學掰掰、一整間宅男掰掰~~~

ps. 好久沒有開口說英文了,真害羞~
真擔心發/th/和/ph/音,會被發現沒有門牙~

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

寫完1萬字term paper,爽~



終於寫完一萬字的term paper了~

大概花了43小時寫完,其中一天超過24了時沒睡覺
希望不會寫得太糟糕
寫學術的東西,我還是需要很多的訓練
很多ideas化成outline就好像死翹翹了,寫不活
或者有了outline,原本一段想寫了700字,可是寫到300字,
剩下的東西,不知道要填些什麼?!
中式與西式的寫作方式在腦袋裡面打架~~
大概平常都寫些不營養的小短文(trash)習慣了
所以要寫超過3000字就不太習慣


7/15再幹掉一個meeting我就自由了~~


左手還是沒好,得繼續做復健,很花時間,不喜歡。


還是沒門牙,好想咬蘋果...
10/03(五)11:00am dentist

Saturday, July 5, 2008

幹~ 剛剛超衰的

大約一個禮拜前我搬進洨大七宿
因為舊電腦已經掛點,搬家時我就沒再帶去宿舍
所以現在只剩下研究室配給的陽春電腦可以用
因此,每天我都到研究室去查資料、寫term paper...

大概兩天前,武嶺會師結束,我從埔里回趕回新竹
因為一堆事要忙,所以鬣蜥蜴就拆在研究室,
鏈條沒洗、輪框卡一堆煞車皮磨掉的灰屑也沒有清...
整隻黃鬣蜥髒兮兮的,很可憐~

所以今天我就把牠搬到研究室外面,擦擦車架、清一下鏈條
之後又把牠搬回研究室裡面...
然後我又不知道哪根筋不對,就想說清一下研究室的座位,
大概從下五點多弄到六點半,最後想說擦一下桌子就要結束去吃飯
哪知道到在外面廁所揉抹布時,研究室半掩的門竟然關起來了...囧

幹~
它怎麼會關起來啊...QQ
我就被鎖在門外,手裡拎著一塊破抹布,外加流很多汗
沒有學生證可以開門、沒有手機、連一毛錢也沒有
今天週末,只有我一人去研究室ㄝ
怎麼辦呀~~~~~

最後...我只好硬著頭皮跑去教官室求救
先跟教官借電腦去我的email box找同學的通訊錄
然後再打很多通電話給可能還在新竹的同學和學長姊
最後終於找到一位學姊還在新竹,她外宿的地方離洨大也不太遠
不過騎機車也要20分鐘...
最後她很好心說要來洨大幫我「嗶」一下研究室的感應門
所以我就坐在研究室外面等她...

反正等了有一陣子,她來了
我終於可以進到研究室...
不過這一折騰,都到晚上了,去餐廳都時,只剩下幾間吃的
連7-11的便當都賣光光了

馬的~ 超衰的~

Saturday, June 21, 2008

(轉) R: [問題] 為什麼一直覺的後輪會撇...

轉自PTT,bicycle版,第7153篇,author: ddar

很簡單......
後輪煞車按太重 造成輪胎鎖死
導致甩尾摔車

前煞車才是真正減低速度的來源

後煞車 按太多會鎖死甩尾
前煞車 按太多會前空翻
一般車廠都會警告車主
請先按後煞車 再按前煞車
主要是這個原因

但 我所知道的摔車經驗中
按後煞 輪胎鎖死打滑甩尾摔車的車友
真的比較多

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會用前煞車的人 才算是真的會用煞車
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OFFROAD的人
都需要比較好的煞車技巧
煞車技巧要好 沒啥方法
就是要練習...... 並且要掌握幾個要點......

1.看清路況才用煞車
路況濕滑 瓷磚地面 道路標線.....
在這些地方按煞車
路面磨擦力太低 煞車按太多只會甩尾

2.煞車是用來減速 不是用來緊急停車
遇到障礙物 轉彎......
一定是先煞車減低速度到可以控制的範圍
想緊急煞車 想停車???
這時只是在考驗你手指對煞車的控制
就算你有很棒的煞車技術 也不要常常拿來試

3.煞車不是只要按下去就好 重心移動作了沒???
國中就學過運動學
牛頓伯伯告訴我們.......
每個物體移動時 都會產生"慣性"
當你大力按下煞車
這時車子還是有持續向前的慣性
記得 請把屁股離開坐墊
死命的把重心拉向你的後輪
手臂出力伸直 不要被慣性帶走
重心移動不做好 煞車再利都沒有用

4.輪胎 = 煞車力道
換再有力的煞車 煞車真的會有力嗎??
輪胎與地面的摩擦 才是減速的重要來源
所以光頭胎 加上雨天......煞車力肯定不足
管你用的是哪一種煞車夾器
越利的煞車 只會輪胎鎖死更快而已........@@

下雨天 光頭胎要小心

5.隨時知道自己的輪胎有無鎖死 掌握鎖死前的煞車力道
基本上煞車大力按 只會造成鎖死輪胎甩尾
會不會失控 則要看重心移動作的好不好
然而真正的高手 總是可以控制煞車
快要鎖死輪胎 已獲得最大的煞車力道 卻又不會失控.....

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掌握上述5點
對煞車技術就略有小成
但不表示不會出差錯
畢竟
路況 天候 車況......天天不一樣

請自己小心