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2009年5月3日 星期日

【Invitation for Harmless】無害百貨國際邀請

Finding Never Never Land
photography by Nangilima Photography
exhibition by Stockholm Style


最近壯妞在忙什麼?

最近壯妞很認真的把自己認識的北歐設計和經驗重新整理,跟別人組了團隊看能不能做點事--Stockholm Style,跟瑞典的朋友找了十幾位瑞典新銳設計師的作品,在台灣新一代設計展裡設攤展示,如果大家在5/14(四)-5/17(日)有空的話,請來找我玩耍!


所以這個展在幹嘛?

「為什麼北歐設計某些人說了算?」
「北歐設計不是只有黃藍風格、簡約冷靜和平整包裝嗎?」
「好像擁有了一件北歐精品,就會自我感覺良好。」


這麼講,未免也太小看北歐設計了,那跟我所知的好像不一樣,為什麼我們要等著某雜誌或作家來告訴我們第二手的北歐設計,如果可以,為什麼不能直接用我們的觀點去理解北歐設計,既然它的魅力就在於「感覺」及「自然」。

於是,以「Finding Never Never Land」為展名,希望透過來自不同文化領域設計師創作,以瑞典設計的拆解、重組與串連,突顯出設計這樣一個「溫暖人心、充滿人性」的特性,我們努力找到幾位設計師願意參展,甚至有幾位願意來台灣現場創作。

這麼說並不是一味抱外國設計大腿,如果有一個場合,不分國籍地,可以讓所有可能的人事物相遇、而且發生,用心看到別人,也讓自己被看到,並且激出火花,那不是很棒嗎?


這是一個壯妞的北歐練習曲,熱情地邀請無害百貨的各位來找壯妞玩!


Finding Never Never Land
2009年新一代設計展
日期:2009.5.14(Thu)至5.17(Sun) 9:00-17:00
地點:世貿三館(台北市信義區松壽路6號)
策展單位: http://www.stockholmstyle.se/

【無害國際服務】恰~李again!

您好,我是壯妞館館長林阿ㄇ,很高興為您服務。

查理熱,你跟上了沒?

"恰~兒李~(漸高)、恰~兒李~ (推至最高) It really hurts" (帶哭腔尤佳)


歡迎光臨,在壯妞館內人人都恰~兒李、恰~兒李,卑鄙萬歲!

2009年4月30日 星期四

【無害國際服務】sorry sorry!


迷妹版

您好,我是壯妞館館長林阿ㄇ,很高興為您服務。




山寨版

Sorry Sorry 我不爭氣地大笑了XDDDD

歡迎光臨,在壯妞館內人人sorry,迷妹萬歲!

2009年4月28日 星期二

【無害國際服務】最近查理爆紅!

您好,我是壯妞館館長林阿ㄇ,很高興為您服務。

最近除了蘇姍大嬸外,另一位您不可不知的新角色

──獨角獸查兒~理!查兒~理!查兒~理!

歡迎光臨,在壯妞館內人人都飆高音,查理萬歲!


2009年4月26日 星期日

【無害國際服務】踩滑王新偶像!

您好,我是壯妞館館長林阿ㄇ,很高興為您服務。

創意十足,語感過人!踩滑姐姐金架勇!

我想芝麻街或華爾街英語應該找她當代言人:

"學英文很local也很easy的喔"

歡迎光臨,在壯妞館內人人都國際化,踩滑萬歲!

2009年4月2日 星期四

【無害國際服務】春天來了怎知道 華盛頓DC連線


歡迎光臨無害國際服務。全球金融危機的春天雖然還沒到來,但是華盛頓DC的春天已經到了。1912年第一次世界大戰結束之後,日本送了三千株櫻花樹給美國,其中大約一半就種在首都華盛頓DC,大部分是在波多馬克河邊。DC的櫻花節為時兩星期,正逢美國學校的春假期間,所以這段時間DC經常是擠滿了全國全世界湧進來賞櫻的遊客。

2008年11月2日 星期日

〈無害國際服務〉華盛頓DC連線



記者來到華盛頓DC,


有圖為證---DC的地下鐵。


話說這裡的地下鐵有軍事戰略功能,


挖得超超超級深,


從地面搭手扶梯下去最深的要搭兩分多鐘!


如果DC遭到轟炸,可以充當防空洞。


天花板都是恐估力做的,很醜,看久了會頭暈。


而且地鐵站裡不知道為什麼永遠都是這樣暗摸摸的。


我想念台北捷運!!!


李白人,美國華盛頓DC報導。

2008年7月25日 星期五

假【國際服務】在舊金山想批踢踢 之二

大家應該知道有個社交工具叫做Facebook,在下還在唸書的時候,很多同學都使用Facebook,當時我因為不喜歡"社交",多次被同學邀請,還是拒絕加入。 一直到兩個星期前,某個沒有工作的早上,坐在電腦前亂逛網路,逛著逛著就逛到Facebook,最後居然不爭氣地加入了!申請了帳號以後,立刻花了兩個小時在上面逛。Facebook這個東西也是恐怖,失散多年的同學朋友都可以找回來,還可以看到朋友的朋友的朋友今天早餐吃了什麼一類瑣碎到不行的資訊。(Facebook.com)

加入了Facebook還不打緊,隔天我居然又收到另一個朋友的邀請函,要我加入另一個社交工具Twitter(Twitter.com)。這個網站打著"micro-texting"小型簡訊的招牌,基本概念就是,我們最喜歡問朋友的問題就是"你在幹嘛?"而在Twitter上申請帳號後可以免費傳送自己的"update",另外去follow朋友的update,每次update字數限制是英文字母140以下,就寫你現在在幹嘛,你的follower會收到你所有的update,可以知道你在幹嘛。很無聊吧!但是Twitter也是挺多人玩的喔。所以我也加入了。(唉)除了在Twitter的網站上可以看到別人的update,也可以下載應用程式,放在自己的桌面上看,也可以把轉到自己的手機上,用簡訊上傳自己的和接收別人的update。(只是一個不小心就會花很多簡訊費)

加入了Facebook和Twitter的前兩天,果不其然我就荒廢了很多時間,讓我有頓時回到批踢踢時代的感覺。說也諷刺,我加入Facebook的動機(也不是動機)是因為太無聊了,結果加入當天下午,馬上就接到一份重要的工作。所以好險Facebook和Twitter的毒沒有一下子就擴散地太厲害,等我把工作結束後,已經是四、五天以後的事了,所以那股本來應該排山倒海而來的Facebook和Twitter熱,也已經繞道而過。只是我現在還是這兩個網站的用戶就是了。

如果哪天太無聊,各位也可以上這兩個網站看看。比較不方便的是,兩個都是一定要加入以後才能開始使用,不開放遊客參觀的。

2008年6月30日 星期一

國際服務---舊金山LGBT大遊行  SF Gay Pride Parade



大家好,好久不見了。現在人在舊金山偷閒。剛好遇到一年一度的舊金山同志大遊行gay pride parade,孤陋寡聞的我還要靠朋友提醒才知道,不過總算是被我遇到了!早上開開心心地出門到舊金山市區裡大開眼界!


Greetings! It's been a while! I am now chilling in San Francisco. It happens to be the annual SF Gay Pride Parade today! Thanks to a friend of mine who called me about this before I almost missed it! I left for downtown SF in the morning, prepared for an eye-opening experience!



到處都是彩虹。 Rainbows everywhere

估狗大神也是贊助商之一。 One of the sponsors, Google


現場當然很多媒體。 This is, of course, covered by a lot of media.





有些猛男很帥喔,都是同志好可惜!!!哭!!!!!!

Some were really cute! Too bad they were gay!! Damn it!!!!

2008年4月18日 星期五

International Services 6th Edition

International Services Belated 6yth Edition--I am sorry I am late!




Pen-Twisting Master
Students like to twist their pen just to kill time. But the art of pen-twisting has been mastered, again, by the Japanese people, who held a national pen-twisting contest.

An 8th grader who participated in the contest said he discovered a website that teaches pen-twisting on his cell-phone two years ago, and since then devoted himself into the world of pen-twisting. His killer skill is twisting a pen by moving merely his index finger.

Unfortunately, he didn’t win the prize because it was too cold the day of the game and his fingers were not at their best.

Harmless Scale: 七刀刀 (for this is pretty cool and I wanna learn it too!)






Mr. Soybean Curd
Some street vendors do care about appearance. A street soybean curd vendor in Pindong, Taiwan, dresses like a star every day, with awesome sunglasses, trying to impress his customers. He is now very popular among other vendors in the market. Tourists even take pictures of him all the time.

To make sure that customers don’t get bored, he has nine suits ready and dresses differently from Monday thorough Sunday. His name spread faster than his soybean curd. Many tourists come here to see him, not for the soybean curd. You can take as many pictures as you want, but remember to pay for the soybean curd!


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀 (I miss soybean curd!!)






Be Aware: Cursing Parrots
A parrot in the UK named Barney not only loves to curse; he also loves teaching his fellow parrots how to curse. With golden and blue feathers, Barney is a seven-year-old macaw that has cursed before a female mayor, a priest, and two police officers.



His fellow parrots, Sam and Charlie were polite, and clueless when they started living with Barney, but ended up two crazy cursers after living with him a few months. Now the three of them often curse each other for no reason.



Parrot experts say that parrots are only repeating what they heard without knowing exactly what they are saying. They speak to draw attention from their masters. But this is a more special case because Sam and Charlie are not imitating a human being’s sound, but a parrot’s sound.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀 (Damn you all!)
The weather is quite flaky here in Northern California!
Don't know why.
Might be because of that climate change thing?
Anyways, I'll see you next week!
Thanks for watching!


2008年4月5日 星期六

International Services 5th Edition

Greetings! Welcome to International Services, the 5th Edition!
I am newhite! Thank you for tuning in!







April Fool’s Pranks Still Prevalent


On April Fool’s Day, London media spared no efforts making up news to entertain their audience. A report said that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going through a leg-extension surgery and that James Bond could be bi-sexual. Apparently, playing a prank or two on April Fool’s Day remains a popular practice.

A London newspaper reported, “A Doctor Attempts to ‘Extend’ Sarkozy”, claiming that Sarkozy will be placed on a special bed, one similar to an interrogation chair, and calcium supplement will be injected into his joints to make him taller.

An Aussie radio program said that when the Pope visits Australia in July, a special Mass for homosexuals will be held.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀


http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080401/19/wi9s.html


One, Two, Three, Freeze: A New Type of Flash Mob


Remember the days when flash mobs were still in? There’s now a new type of flash mob called “One, Two, Three, Freeze!” on the streets of Beijing and Brussels, where young people get together to perform weird, fixed gestures, attracting the attention of passers-by.

It’s like time’s stopped here: you see young people holding their chins, smoking a cigarette, pointing at the sky, that is, without any movement. Even a fixed kiss proved to be very challenging, so some people chose to be a frozen Ninja, a David statue, etc.

You can be whatever you want to be. The only rule is to hold remain motionless for five minutes. This game is now spreading to American and European cities now; so next time when you see a bunch of inactive people, don’t be surprised!

Harmless Scale: 七刀刀


http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080402/17/wjd9.html

Compared ith those out there who are already working, I've been lucky enough to be able to delay reality smashing in my face for almost two years. That said, however bad I want to continue to delay it, I am graduating in one month. Forgive me if you find the International
Services shrinking in size. A grad student leaving school in month is doing her best!




Thank you for tuning in today!

I'll see you next week!






2008年3月30日 星期日

International Services 4th Edition

Greetings! Welcome to International Services, the 4th edition!


I am newhite. Thanks for tuning in again!





Man’s Best Friend? Not So Much for Postmen
There are more than 10,000 postmen in Thailand. According to a recent survey, about 18% of them has been chased by a dog when on duty. To spare the postmen the “dog threat” post office in Thailand now offers special classes, teaching postmen the habits of dogs.

600 postmen in Bangkok were enrolled in the class, where they learn how to prevent dogs from biting them. They are suggested not to look straight into a dog’s eyes, which is considered a provocative action by dogs. They are also taught to relax while walking so as not to agitate the dogs.
But apparently, the most effective way is to make friends with the dogs, who the postmen have to deal with every day. This will spare them the most trouble.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀






Twin Brothers Both Run Breakfast Restaurants
Aged 71, Ming Can Wu and Ming Tang Wu are twins living in Taoyuan, a city one hour away from Taipei. Not only do they look and weigh the same, but they live right next to each other. And they are both breakfast restaurant owners.

Ming Can and Ming Tang are just one of those twins who have dozens of funny stories to tell about being twins.

One tine, Ming Can went to see an eye doctor, and not long after he left, Ming Tang went too. The doctor was like, “What are you doing here again?”

Yet another time, Ming Tang went to a barber, and the next day, Ming Can went too. And the barber was like, “I thought I cut your hair yesterday, why is it growing so fast?”

Twelve years ago, Ming Can decided to open a breakfast restaurant, and within a few months, Ming Tang did the same thing, right next to his brother’s store. It’s not that they get competitive or anything; it’s just that when customers are often confused. “Didn’t he was just there frying radish cake? What is he doing here in the next store?”


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀




Saving Private OREO

A driver in Connecticut in the US was pulled over by a state police for speeding. His claim was because he didn’t hold on to his OREO.

Many people like to dip OREO into the milk before eating it, but instead of soaking the whole cookie, they usually dip it. The 28-year-old driver said, he was eating OREO with milk in the car, and he accidentally dropped the whole cookie into the milk, which freaked him out and made him speed.

After testing, he was proven not driving under influence, but now the court will have to decide whether saving OREO is a legitimate reason to speed.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀






Are You Named Right?



A British Survey found that one’s success is associated to his name to some degree. Those with a name like James or Elizabeth are more bound to success; on the other hand, Johns and Helens might have a less bright future.

Based on the survey, Ryans and Sophies are the most attractive, while guys named George and girls named Anne lack attraction. Jack and Lucy are names that bring people good luck.

Some claim that employers tend to like people with certain names, but others argue that if “George” is such an unattractive name, how do you explain George Clooney? Researchers say, if George Clooney was named Ryan Clooney, he would be even more popular.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀




Give your baby a good name. I'll see you next week!

2008年3月22日 星期六

International Services 3rd Edition



Greetings! I am newhite. Thanks for tuning in to International Services!


Please enjoy the news selections this week.

Gaining Through Losing
With the rising commodity prices, the “weight-watcher” business in Taiwan has found new ways to appeal to the “consumers.” After a weight-loss training session, you can bring home pork weighing equivalent to the weight you’ve lost that day.

The students step on the scale as they leave to see how much they’ve lost and how much pork they’ve gained. “I lost 1.4 kg today!” happily says a student.

But even you’ve lost 5kg (about 11 pound), meaning you can bring home 5kg of pork, which is worth TWD 320, due to the rising prices, the tuition is still more than that. And just think about the weight you’ll gain eating a delicious dish made from the pork!

Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀 (Some for you the cut the pork)


A Little Love Advice
As many of us are struggling about our career choice, a 10-year-old boy in the US knows what he wants to be—a relationship expert! Eric, a third-grader, has found his calling by publishing a book called “How to Talk to Girls.”

“It’s not only about how to talk to girls, but also about how to make girls talk to you! Girls don’t like boys because they think we’re stupid. So they don’t like to talk to us.” says Eric. Although the book is only 10-page-long, Eric regularly appears on TV talk shows, becoming quite popular soon after the book was published.

Kids in the same age have different responses to his book. “It’s pretty interesting!” say some. But there are kids who think it’s “kinda scary.”
Eric’s next project is to write a book about how to date kids in higher grades.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀 (for those who need the advice from a 10-year-old to...)






The KFC Spell Broken after 13 Years

KFC reopened its branch in Hanshin Koshien Stadium, Hanshin Tigers’ home ground. The statue of Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC’s grand return to the stadium is expected to break the “KFC spell” on the Hanshin Tigers.

This is where the “KFC spell” came from: The Hanshin Tigers’ unusual complex with Colonel Sanders goes far back to 1985, when they first won the league championship. The fans of the Tigers, in wild excitement, threw the statue of Colonel Sanders at a KFC nearby into the river. Colonel Sanders’ “body” was never found, and since then, the Tigers have never again won the championship, not even the regional one.

Masao Watanabe, the chairman of KFC in Japan, half-jokingly said in the grand-opening that now Colonel Sanders is back to the stadium, the team might finally be able to enjoy the sweet fruits of winning the championship again!


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀




Divinity Advancement

The stature of the Third Prince, a deity in Taoism, usually holds only a lance. But what the Third Prince in a Mazu temple in JiaYi City, Taiwan has in hand is a revolver!

Followers are all surprised to see that the Third Prince is also fashionably equipped with a cell phone and a golden abacus.

“ I think this is very fashionable!” When asked if the revolver is what the Third Prince wants, the follower said, “Yes, he asked for it.”

The temple manager says, “He is a very up-to-date divinity. This way we feel closer to him.”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀 (one for the Third Prince for being so modern!)
This is the news for this week. I am newhite.
Thank you for watching!

2008年3月16日 星期日

International Services 國際新聞服務 Dog's Ugly Pageant

International Services 2nd Edition
國際新聞服務 第二炮!

您好! 歡迎收看國際新聞服務,由在下李白人為您服務。以下為本週新聞精選。

Greetings! Thanks for watching International Services! My name is Newhite. We have this week's news selections for you.


Dog’s Ugly Pageant

Beauty pageants are no big deal. Wait until you see an “ugly” pageant of dogs! In the 13th World Ugly Dog Pageant, held in the US, an Italian hairless dog won the championship. In the eyes of its master and the judges, this dog is indeed ugly, but in a cute way.

The dog, named Victoria, was held in her master’s arms. This is probably the highest point in her life so far. She is hairless, and a little bit cross-eyed. This is, in fact, her second time in the pageant. But last year, she wasn’t ugly enough, defeated by a Chihuahua from China.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080311/17/v2z2.html


Caution: Shit Before You Steal

In Ruifnag, a city one hour from Taipei, two thieves snuck some iron sticks from a construction site into the truck of their car. It was early in the morning, but were caught not long after the crime. One of them had the urge to empty his bowel, so they had to pull over. And the other one was so tired that he fell asleep in the car. When a couple of cops passed by in a police’s patrol car, they stopped to examine the suspicious car and caught them right on the spot.


What's the lesson here? Have your bowel movement before you steal.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080313/4/v7c8.html


1.2 Million for An Egg

People in Nottingham, England, spent £1.2 million in order to help “one” golden-eyed bird lay its eggs on a reserved area for highway.

The city had already outsourced the highway construction project when they found out that a golden-eyed bird also had its project—to lay eggs in a nest previously built. Golden-eyed birds are on the list of protected animals in England, so no one dares to touch them. The city had to increase its budget, having the contractor wait for another seven months and start the construction after the baby birds are all grown up.

Tree-huggers probably don't care about hugging money.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080313/1/v8mz.html




Hunger Virgin

A five-year-old boy in UK was born unable to know how it feels like to be hungry. His parents were so worried that they brought him to see doctors everywhere. Finally, with the help of his county, he came to Austria and learned how to be hungry. Before, he could only be fed involuntarily with a catheter and he always puked after being fed. After being treated in Austria, he finally knows how it feels like to be hungry and has his first meal with his own mouth.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080311/1/v2xe.html



感謝您本週的收看,下星期再見。
Thanks for watching. Have a great week, and I'll see you next week!





2008年3月9日 星期日

新聞國際服第一彈! International Service First Edition

Greetings! Welcome to International Service, First Edition. I am newhite.

Following is news of the week.


Heaven on Earth—Man’s Funeral with Strip Dancers


“Pa! You can grope from the coffin in you like!”
In a funeral in Taichung County yesterday, Mr. Tsai invited strip dancers as he promised his father, who was then 95 years old, that if he lived more than 100 years, he was going to have strip dancers at his funeral. His father died at 102. A promise is a promise!

"Everybody knew that my father loved this kinda stuff!”Papa Tsai often took trips around the island and to see strip dances. One time, he even traveled to Thailand for its world-famous“she-males.”

Before the funeral, Mr. Tsai, through a special ritual, asked his father if he still wanted to go with the strip dance idea. Ms. Tsai got three “affirmatives” from Papa Tsai in heaven. “Apparently, my dad insists that I do this for him.”


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀


http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/2/uo7m.html



The Clay Dragon Identity

In a tourist market in JiaYi, two vendors selling “clay dragon” (a kind of Chinese medicine that’s really good for you in winter) are struggling with their identities.

Mrs. Clay Dragon and Uncle Clay Dragon are both clay dragon vendors, and their booths happen to be right next to each others’. To many’s surprise, they are actually NOT a couple.
Mrs. Clay Dragon eagerly attempts to get it straight for us, “Mrs. Clay Dragon is of course married to Mr. Clay Dragon! How could my husband be Uncle Clay Dragon? If you’re Uncle Clay Dragon’s wife, people call you Auntie Clay Dragon! Right?”



Thank you very much for the clarification.

Harmless Scale: 七刀刀


http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080304/17/ulwf.html



Hotel Room Comes with Real-Time Police Action

A small hotel located in the suburb of Seattle might look like a regular hotel, but its selling point is indeed special. Customers there can watch patrol police arresting illegal immigrants on the border first-hand!

The owner says,” Our customers say they are very excited. The police alarm goes off every 3 to 4 minutes.”


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/17/uodj.html


Big Boobs A Problem In Relationship

A 30-year-old man in Chongqinq is 170 cm, but almost 90 kg. This man was introduced to a girl, who later became his girlfriend. But there’s one thing that the girl doesn’t like—the man is too fat.

His breasts are as big as hers. Some friends even say that he has bigger boobs, which totally pissed the girl off. So the girl issued an ultimatum—“Go through a “breast-shrinking surgery” or I ‘ll break up with you.” The man loved her too much, so he agreed to do it.

After the surgery, they are still very happy together. Apparently, the girl is very satisfied with the results.


Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/1/uorv.html

This is the International Services. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

2008年2月23日 星期六

【新】國際讀者服務 International Service!



大家好,在下姓李名白人,三月開始負責無害的英文翻譯。每週日精選數則中文頭條,翻譯成英文與各地朋友分享,另外會附上在下的”七刀”評論(一刀是還過得去,七刀為最高榮譽)。。林阿ㄇ指示在下今天要PO一篇自介。老實說我很不會自介,那我就利用以前小學最愛寫的畢業紀念冊的格式好了。

姓名:李白人
性別:女
年紀:夠老了
職業:口筆譯學生
興趣:口譯、筆譯、看卡通(尤其是忍者哈特利)
所在位置:美國加州(快要離開了,耶?)

謝謝大家對無害的支持與指教!很高興成為無害一員。



Hello there,

Call me Newhite (several ways to pronounce this: “new-hite”, “new-white” or “ne-white.” Feel free to pick one, or, your know, don’t pronounce it.) I’ve just been given the awesome opportunity to translate for Harmlesssssssstore. Harmless passages, including Taiwanese Headlines, translated by yours truly, will be uploaded every Sunday starting this March (SOON!!). And I am supposed to give you a brief self-intro, so here it is:

Name: Newhite (李白人)
Gender: Unmistakably female
Age: I’m passed legal drinking age, I’ll give you that
Occupation: Graduate student of Translation and Interpreting
Hobbies: Interpreting, translating, and watching cartoons
Location: California, USA

Thrilled to become Harmlesssss! Thank you for your support for Harmlesssss
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