The girl at Wal-Mart - Buenavista, Mexico City

I don't know what happened to her, but now her hands are disformed like fists with no real fingers...
But She looks like only in her teens and she's smiling and working at the baggage-check area at the Buenavista Wal-Mart in Mexico City. despite of her defects, she's still carrying bags and objects with both hands, placing them in the pigeon holes or the counter and taking the number card with her "fist". It wasn't quite a nice scene and I couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and would cry to see a person like that.. How about her future? Would anyone want to marry her? She is really a beautiful girl and with pearly smile... but she just gave me strength to carry on with my own life... I have to cheer for her!!!
I guess when I feel down and troubled, all I need to do is not "call". All I need to do is think of her...

Chinese Restaurants in Mexico City

Went to a chinese restaurant on Torres Adalid street in the Del Valle district. 4 big tables (10-12 persons) were already taken when my friend and I got in. the dishes are not cheap. They run around 78 to 100 pesos. Kind of like those in the bay area if not more expensive. It is not supposed to be an up-scale restaurant. And it is not.
I saw a lot of Chinese there. You can tell by their look and their accent that they are from the mainland. I have a feeling that 3 out of 4 tables of people were from Huawei. They just finished working on Saturday and were having a meal there. The manager-like men were talking loudly, with a lit cigarette on their mouth, shirt un-buttoned, running around asking people to eat, drink, asking the owner to get more rice or tea. People were walking past the Mexican waiters to their napkins, plates, chopstickes, etc...
Suddenly, I felt like I was back in China again. and I really don't like the Chinese people, especially when they are in a group... My Mexico co-worker's boyfriend works for Huawei, Mexico and he was bad-mouthing Huawei. Big time. I said to him that I could not agree more.
But the food is good. At least more authentic than those in the Chinatown in downtown, Mexico City. definitely much, much more expensive than the Mexican food here...
Still no Taiwanese here. I am such a loner...

墨西哥市的計程車

墨西哥市的交通費用相當低廉. 計程車大概是8墨幣起跳, 如果我記得沒錯的話.在市中心的計程車大多是漆成green(中文打不出來)色的金龜車.有些是一般紅白相間的轎車型的計程車. 我搭過幾次計程車. 都是白天搭的.沒有問題的. 晚上則可叫sitio taxi, 可以請飯店幫忙叫.
所以還是可以非常安全地搭計程車.. 如果有伴的話, 絕對沒問題的. 大膽放心搭...

墨西哥市的都會公車

都會公車Metrobus是比較現代化的公車, 有專用的車道. 只行駛在縱貫墨西哥市的 Insurgentes 大道上. 南區是新穎,昂貴,非常美式的繁華. 中區是觀光客區. 北邊呈現的是一般市民的一般生活景象. 只要不出站門, 可以由南坐到北, 再由北坐回南. 只要買一張儲值卡, 每趟只要3.5墨幣. 是的, 當初來的時候, 就是這樣一窺墨西哥市的全貌.

I like taking metrobus, especially during the rush hours. The traffic can be very aweful and I have had enough of being stuck in traffic. The San Francisco bay area is pretty notorious for its traffic congestion. I live in the north near work and on weekends, I like to take metrobus to the chinatown in the center or to the south where I can find more American restaurants. Compared to New York City, I also like the inexpensiveness here.

墨西哥市的地鐵

今天坐地鐵的時候想著, 以前不會夢到中央大學畢業後會出國到美國, 十年加州陽光之後, 會有機會坐在另一個異鄉的地鐵裏,看著這一些異鄉客(墨西哥市民)用非常異樣的眼光回看我. 這些日子以來, 從未指望會碰到其他亞洲人. 果然也真的沒碰過.不是說這兒沒有亞洲人, 只是他們都是絕對的"好野人".

正因為如此, 地鐵裏的所有事物....is all mine. I enjoy my balanced life here. I take the subway (el metro) to see the ordinary, everyday people, so I can feel better about my life that I never had to struggle too hard for anything I want. I take el metro for pleasure, because I can. For most people, that's the only mean of transportation they can afford. I can take the cab as well if I want. But it's more fun to see the starving artists singing, playing guitar, beating the tambourine with his foot on the floor right there in the train (beautiful voices they got!), or other poor people trying to make a living by selling pirate CD's, chewing gums, gospel pamphlets, etc.. One time, there was this man who bared his upper body and rolled over broken glasses on the floor for show and collected money. I couldn't bear to see him do that, but I admired his dare-devil stunt and gave him some coins... At least, he's making his living in a decent way, other than robbing or gunning down people... But, believe me, Mexico city is really safe...

墨西哥市的公車(新版車)

今天是美國國慶, 我穿著帶有美國國旗的T-Shirt.

墨西哥市的公車(舊版車)

每天上下班都可以坐公車或是搭地鐵. 非常輕鬆方便. 墨西哥市內的一般普通公車並沒有一定的路線,但是牌子上寫的主要定點一定會繞過(大多數是地鐵站). 最大的好處就是隨便哪個街口都可以攔公車. 所以可以隨便坐, 隨便下, 如果有時間的話. 2.5墨幣.

The thing with their buses is that they are ancient. Riding any of them would make you feel that somebody just turned back time to 30 years ago. if you're adventurous enough, it would be fun. Remember, it is only for the young, the strong or the brave. If you are not any of the above, I would recommend that you take the double-deck tour bus...