Monthly Archives: April 2012
Base flying in Berlin 柏林市中心飛行
That’s what I did yesterday, the Base flying. In the centre of Berlin, Park INN, Alexander platz. This site start in 2009 and the season of 2012 just start yesterday at 3pm. But they said they opened a little bit earlier. Well, I went there at 4:30pm and I was already scheduled and fly as the number 45. That means within 2 hours 44 people already done the base flying. So what is base flying? It’s simply like sky jump in Macau Tower. You don’t actually need to jump but, more like step out to the air and they hang you up….you start to scare…in a security way…then when you are ready ( or you will never feel like ready ) then the wire release… Suddenly drop down from 98 meters to almost few meters to slow down and stop. Woo…I felt more like dropping down than flying…Very very fast….in 4 – 6 seconds you already feel a guy standing on the platform and waiting for you. “How is the flight?” Woo…the first answer to him is:”haha…ha” , “what’s going on?”
You may like to ask me what is the most exciting moment, I will say, the dropping with unexpected speed. I tried twice in Macau Tower, which might said even double height of this base flying, but it’s somehow with the feeling of flying. But I didn’t feel it in Berlin. It’s all about dropping. Very exciting!! Please try if you are crazy or seeking for something awesome.
Bauhaus Dessau
If you are the one who learn design or architecture, I guess you must have interested in Bauhaus which their school is now in Dessau, Germany. Not far from Berlin, within 1.5 hours by train. Here the town is small, clear <—should be, as the concept of Bauhaus are something about simplification, conciseness. Btw, it comes to UNESCO and some of the former buildings remained and renovated in these few years. Right now, if you visit, there will be some Master houses and the school buildings you would actually have a look. They d0 organize some guided tours. Unfortunately, most are in German. I wish they would have english tour later on.
如果，你是讀建築或者設計，我估你會對包浩斯不陌生，他的一所校舍在德國 Dessau ，距柏林不遠，只 1.5 小時火車。此小鎮相當細，而且予人簡潔的感覺，或者也是包浩斯的概念之一，簡約、清楚、不花巧。而它已被列入聯合國世界遺產名錄上，主要參觀的是教學大樓及幾位 Bauhaus 大師級當時所設計的住所。在教學大樓有詢問處，設有些導賞團，只可惜大都是德語的。我期望下次，他們會開設些英語的團，畢竟，是包浩斯。
What’s on in Berlin: Spring Festival
Yes, there is a Spring Festival in Berlin which just start last Friday and right now about one week and will go on till 22 APR. I have been there yesterday. I know its like an amusement park with some swirling swings, Ferris wheels, and other exciting airborne rides. But I have no idea what will the German amusement park look like. Finally, I found it quite “old school” style with NO wheels existing this year but an old one in front of the park. Anyway, the park was not crowded because yesterday the easter holiday not yet started. And I went there around 4pm, some families with small kids played in some attractions and took a ride. Funny with friendly people and those were wearing smiles. And there were a lot of Wurst and Bier that you can enjoy. I love this kind of “old school” park and sometimes I miss our Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park so much.
Here is some information:
Berliner Frühlingsfest
vom 30. März bis 22. April 2012 in
Zentralen Festplatz
There will be a Sunday market and firework in several days. Please check it out.
最近，柏林有個臨時的樂園，被視為一年一度的春節活動，於上周五展開，如今剛一星期，我昨天就去過了，出發之前已經知道是個小型的遊樂園，有少許機動遊戲，誰不知往年有的小小摩天輪（看過往年的圖），今年卻沒有，只剩下放在大門入口的一個裝飾。其實這小地方頗為搞笑，充滿了舊時代的玩意，夾公仔機還是古老的夾子，公仔都很古怪，實在不能跟日本的相比，我看來看去只有藍精靈的一部機引起我少許興趣。遊人不多，通常是爸媽帶着小孩，而且年紀是 3 – 4 歲那種小。機動遊戲的項目如大鞦韆、米老鼠車、碰碰車、鬼屋等都有，約 3 歐左右，還有攤位遊戲等，此外，賣腸仔啤酒的，幾乎隔幾米就有間。攤位遊戲也是受歡迎的，情侶們、小家庭，齊齊圍捕，大顯身手。
間中去參與一個這樣的舊樂園，感覺像時光倒流，回到過去的荔園。懷舊的度過了幾小時。
瓦努阿圖 Vanuatu
Recently, I heard that there is an advertising about migration to Vanuatu. Vanuatu, people start to raise the question and feeling like this is the only haven in planet maybe, the last Wonderland. I didn’t watch this advertising on TV and don’t know the details. But, few years ago, I have been to Vanuatu because this country/place have been won the award of the happiest planet. So I started to search some information and wanted to visit for this reason. And finally, I found a way: go by the cruise from Australia and they go south pacific line, I would actually stop there for half day!!!! I asked sponsor by this simple and rear reason, although some might think that I was just wasting time which will never seems interesting. But to be honest, a traveler should always feel exciting to all kind of destination.
Thanks for all helps, it did happen on 2007-8, can’t remember. But I am sure my photographer would never forget this trip. First few days in Australian Blue Mountain we went canyoning and I was Fucking hurt, she and I were never a swimmers but I did the crazy jump over the waterfall about 25 meters….Finally, I hurt my hand then it was inflected when we boarded on cruise. I went to see the cruise’s doctor day by day. Finally, we arrived Vanuatu, we went to one of the secret island, there were an underwater post in 3 meters. Before, I dived the wreck, the US ship which the deepest point reached 60 meters. At last, my photographer and I walked back to the cruise as the taxi driver tried to charge us more money than usual…this was the Wonderland of Vanuatu.
I had a lot of memories about this place and the whole trip. And I loved to be an explorer. But I am sorry for those few years who suffered the trips with me, I knew that you might not be a crazy people like me…haha…but you need to work with me. Sorry! Please store this in your memory.
最近，聽到有一個電視的廣告節目，是關於移民往瓦努阿圖，說是世界上最快樂的國家，這勾起我少許回憶，早在 2007-08 年左右，在網上有個快樂星球指數的選舉，而瓦努阿圖名列首位，比芬蘭等公認最富的北歐國家還要優勝，這引起了我的興趣，決心想找一個方法去採訪這地方。或者，當時我的同事與上司都覺得我痴線，為了這麼一個「小」理由，幸運地最終找到了贊助，是郵輪公司的一條南太平洋航線。首站我留在澳洲悉尼附近的 blue Mountain。這旅程非常深刻，因為我與不懂泳術的女攝影師，竟然往 Canyoning 去（溪降），我還冒死跳落二十多米深的瀑布，當時我是不懂游泳的。最終手背受傷細菌感染仍上船去，每天見醫生。不過，到站瓦努阿圖時，仍然是去潛水及拍攝海底的郵筒去，我與攝影師此行印象深刻，我肯定她不會忘記，我們不甘被屈錢而由市中心徒步到碼頭這一幕。
我真的很感激，過去「被迫」與我工作的攝影師及夥伴，我知我是個很瘋癲的人，不過我是個有病的冒險家。我知道你不會忘記這些旅程，呵呵，當是回憶也不錯。
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