大甲夜景 ~ 白玉蝸牛

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Wo han Qin zuotian huilai Dajia, yuding zhu zai zheli 10 tian zuoyou.

Yinwei A-Ya, lai zi Yinni de waiji bangyong, zhe duan qijian hui guo qu le, erqie pingshi yitong zhaogu wo yuemu de duo wei jiaren zhe ji tian you ganghao chuguo lüyou, suoyi wo han Qin yiburongci huidao Dajia, fuze zhaoliao (peiban) Mama de shenghuo qiju.

Bangwan shifen, Qin jianyi women zai fujin zou yi zou, yundong yixia. Yushi, deng Mama jinru fangjian xiuxi le, women jiu chumen lai, zai jia fujin de tianjian xiaolu shang sanbu.

Jintian de xin faxian: Women zai ludeng xia jingran kanjian liang zhi yanse hen tebie de gua'niu. Jing shangwang chaxun, cai zhidao na shi jiaozuo "Baiyu Gua'niu" (白玉蝸牛) de teshu pinzhong. Qing zixing canyue xiamian de zhaopian, qizhong you 10 zhang shi baiyu gua'niu de xiezhen jingtou.

 (Check the photos below—you'll spot a particular kind of snail called the "White Jade Snail" in several of them.)

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註：關於「蝸牛」的讀音，普通話讀音「蜗」（拼音：wō；注音：ㄨㄛ）牛，中華民國國語讀音「蝸」（拼音：guā，注音：ㄍㄨㄚ，古華切）牛。臺語稱為「露螺」（lōo-lê）；客語稱為「蝓螺」（海陸腔：rhe lo）。

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"Welcome Home" (霧峰行腳～圖解篇)

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Today, I'd like to show you how I drew a map of our walking route.

First, I imagined pushing the numeral 8 over from the left so that it lay flat, forming the infinity symbol, like this:

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Next, I imagined enlarging the lower loop of the 8 until it became seven or eight times larger than the upper one. Then, when the 8 was turned on its side, the left loop became much larger than the right one—which was exactly the effect I wanted.

The map I eventually came up with looks like this:

Earlier today, the three of us—James, Jean, and I—went on our first walk around the neighborhood after returning to Wufeng from Kaohsiung. As shown on the map above, after leaving home, we passed Mingtai Senior High School, climbed halfway up the mountain along the Zhongxinlong Trail, and continued through Houshan Park. After descending to the Provincial Assembly Memorial Park, we strolled counterclockwise around the Democracy Lawn. Finally, we headed home via Wufeng Elementary School and the Central Taiwan Joint Government Office.

The route we followed resembled the infinity symbol. Hopefully, we'll continue walking in this endless way—taking a walk every day or two to maintain both our physical and mental well-being.

Now let me share some photos below so you can follow our walk along the route shown on the map. Without a doubt, it was a leisurely walk—the first one we took after returning to Wufeng.

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Check-In at Lizen High School

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Congratulations, James, on your admission to Lizen High School (立人高中)!

Two days ago, on July 7, you received the official high school placement results for the current academic year in the Taichung–Nantou region. We were delighted to learn that you had been admitted to Lizen High School, as it is the best choice for you and your family, who live only a short distance from the campus.

Getting to school is convenient, isn't it? There are several public bus routes, such as No. 200 and No. 107, that you can take to and from school. Over the next three years, as your grandparents are getting older, we won't have to drive you to school every day. That will certainly make things easier for everyone.

This morning, accompanied by me, you completed the required check-in process. You are now one of the freshmen at Lizen High School. I hope you will be fully prepared—both practically and mentally—to begin a brand-new chapter in your high school life.

May the Lord bless and guide you, my dear grandson, now and forever!

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