下雪了
早上「不高兴」先走，没头脑还在梳妆打扮，电话来了。外面的雪下的好大，开车小心。我们都不知道昨晚下雪了。挑起窗帘往外看，果然，地上一片白。想着估计没什么事，否则学校一定会通知我。这时，「不高兴」又有电话说，Kirkland那边雪更大。既然这样，我还是查一下吧。果然，学校在早上七点十三分才做的决定：今天关门，不上班。赶紧给底下的人打电话，通知相关部门。然后得意地向「不高兴」同学炫耀：我们今天不上班！
我在楼下忙了半天，爸爸妈妈都不知道我在家。看着外面的雪，我让爸爸妈妈换上衣服，我们出去照相！爸爸给我照了兩张，技术和「不高兴」差的太多，我都不喜欢，就不放了。本来都回来了，俺爹又叫我，说俺娘堆了个雪人，于是每人和雪人合影一张。怎么看也不象雪人，雪熊还差不多。（照片見此）
2008.01.28. Monday
2008-01-28
2008-01-26
Happy Birthday
祝你生日快乐，这是我的存折；
祝你生日快乐，送我一辆跑车。
祝你生日快乐，you have everyday better;
祝你生日快乐，all the future brighter!
Happy birthday to you, send wishes in the queue.
Happy birthday to you, every year is all new!
Happy birthday to you, 爱慕你的眼眸；（紧握你的双手）
Happy birthday to you, 祝你永远优秀！
── From Boathill
祝你生日快乐，送我一辆跑车。
祝你生日快乐，you have everyday better;
祝你生日快乐，all the future brighter!
Happy birthday to you, send wishes in the queue.
Happy birthday to you, every year is all new!
Happy birthday to you, 爱慕你的眼眸；（紧握你的双手）
Happy birthday to you, 祝你永远优秀！
── From Boathill
2008-01-24
Workout-2008-01-23
受刺激了
昨天去健身房，让一个学生给我量一下脂肪指数，结果是３７％。我差点没晕过去，我有这么多肥肉吗？他也很不好意思地说，这个手工量的不准，等下周一个什么机器来了，那个量的准。他就是用个像原来上学时用的游标卡尺一样的东西量的，揪了几个地方的肉，然后算的。
总之，小伙子看到我的表情，安慰我说，你这个肥肉很容易去掉的，多锻炼加注意饮食。大兄弟啊，俺平时的饮食还是挺注意的，基本上以素为主啊，还要怎么样呢。
一气之下，决定加大运动量。走路走了40分钟，2迈，消耗200卡路里。本来想骑30分钟车，原来都是10分钟，到15分钟的时候有点受不了了，正好学校的火警响了，我们都被赶出了楼。不管怎样，运动量比以前增加了，心里好受了点。
2008.01.24. Thursday
昨天去健身房，让一个学生给我量一下脂肪指数，结果是３７％。我差点没晕过去，我有这么多肥肉吗？他也很不好意思地说，这个手工量的不准，等下周一个什么机器来了，那个量的准。他就是用个像原来上学时用的游标卡尺一样的东西量的，揪了几个地方的肉，然后算的。
总之，小伙子看到我的表情，安慰我说，你这个肥肉很容易去掉的，多锻炼加注意饮食。大兄弟啊，俺平时的饮食还是挺注意的，基本上以素为主啊，还要怎么样呢。
一气之下，决定加大运动量。走路走了40分钟，2迈，消耗200卡路里。本来想骑30分钟车，原来都是10分钟，到15分钟的时候有点受不了了，正好学校的火警响了，我们都被赶出了楼。不管怎样，运动量比以前增加了，心里好受了点。
2008.01.24. Thursday
2008-01-22
Nice Day
天气不错
中午去公园走了50分钟。本来想跑来着，没跑几步就喘不上气了，还是快走吧。
公园里很安静，只看到五、六个人。听着喜欢的歌，在蓝天白云绿地之间，感觉真好。要是肚子小点就更好了。:)
2008.01.22.
中午去公园走了50分钟。本来想跑来着，没跑几步就喘不上气了，还是快走吧。
公园里很安静，只看到五、六个人。听着喜欢的歌，在蓝天白云绿地之间，感觉真好。要是肚子小点就更好了。:)
2008.01.22.
2008-01-21
No Work on MLK
馬丁路德金日，不上班
纪念“我有一个梦”的主人马丁同志，政府部门和学校都放假一天。
以前对马同志还是很有好感地，觉得他为了争取黑同志的权益，做出了很大的贡献，以致于献出了自己的生命。可偶尔读到他在死之前在一个汽车旅馆招妓，一下子对他的印象大打折扣。红颜知己和性工作者应该是两回事吧，我更能接受他有一个跟随的红颜知己，而不是一只鸡。因为他在人权方面的伟大，招妓这样登不了大雅之堂的事就不被提起。（可他的名字讀起來就有點像『路色儿』了……）
不过，还是要感谢他一下，因为今天不用上班。
纪念“我有一个梦”的主人马丁同志，政府部门和学校都放假一天。
以前对马同志还是很有好感地，觉得他为了争取黑同志的权益，做出了很大的贡献，以致于献出了自己的生命。可偶尔读到他在死之前在一个汽车旅馆招妓，一下子对他的印象大打折扣。红颜知己和性工作者应该是两回事吧，我更能接受他有一个跟随的红颜知己，而不是一只鸡。因为他在人权方面的伟大，招妓这样登不了大雅之堂的事就不被提起。（可他的名字讀起來就有點像『路色儿』了……）
不过，还是要感谢他一下，因为今天不用上班。
Workout-2008-01-20
健身记录：周日，1月20日
下午3点到4点半，热瑜珈，90分钟。
因为周六出去狂逛五个小时，加上晚饭，八个小时才回家；周日上午又疯狂逃窜到North Bend，购物三小时，实在是累的有点不行。可如果没头脑不去做瑜珈，不高兴肯定也不会去的。为了不高兴，俺豁出去了，大不了多躺几次。没想到，昨天表现得比周五晚上还好。可今天早上好累啊，幸亏不用上班。8点多起来做个面膜，清醒一下，然后又回到床上把"The Program"看完了。睡了一觉，被若干个找不高兴的电话打扰。下午精神好多了。起来后吃了个苹果，中午把半个饼吃了，很不像话地吃了几块德芙，恨自己中......&.(..
下午3点到4点半，热瑜珈，90分钟。
因为周六出去狂逛五个小时，加上晚饭，八个小时才回家；周日上午又疯狂逃窜到North Bend，购物三小时，实在是累的有点不行。可如果没头脑不去做瑜珈，不高兴肯定也不会去的。为了不高兴，俺豁出去了，大不了多躺几次。没想到，昨天表现得比周五晚上还好。可今天早上好累啊，幸亏不用上班。8点多起来做个面膜，清醒一下，然后又回到床上把"The Program"看完了。睡了一觉，被若干个找不高兴的电话打扰。下午精神好多了。起来后吃了个苹果，中午把半个饼吃了，很不像话地吃了几块德芙，恨自己中......&.(..
2008-01-19
Ain't It Funny (Lyrics)
Jennifer Lopez - Ain't Funny
It seemed to be like the perfect thing for you and me
It's so ironic you're what I had pictured you to be
But there are facts in our lives
We can never change
Just tell me that you understand and feel the same
This perfect romance that I've created in my mind
I'd live a thousand lives
Each one with you right by my side
But yet we find ourselves in a less than perfect circumstance
And so it seems like we'll never have the chnance
Ain't it funny how some feelings you just can't deny
And you can't move on even though you try
Ain't it strange when you're feeling things you shouldn't feel
Oh, I wish this could be real
Ain't it funny how a moment could just change your life
And you don't wanna face what's wrong or right
Ain't it strange how fate can play a part
In the story of your heart
Sometimes I think that a true love can never be
I just believe that somehow it wasn't meant for me
Life can be cruel in a way that I can't explain
And I don't think that I could face it all again
I barely know you but somehow I know what you're about
A deeper love I've found in you
And I no longer doubt
You've touched my heart and it altered every plan I've made
And now I feel that I don't have to be afraid
Ain't it funny how some feelings you just can't deny
And you can't move on even though you try
Ain't it strange when you're feeling things you shouldn't feel
Oh, I wish this could be real
Ain't it funny how a moment could just change your life
And you don't wanna face what's wrong or right
Ain't it strange how fate can play a part
In the story of your heart
I locked away my heart
But you just set it free
Emotions I felt
Held me back from what my life should be
I pushed you far away
And yet you stayed with me
I guess this means
That you and me were meant to be
It seemed to be like the perfect thing for you and me
It's so ironic you're what I had pictured you to be
But there are facts in our lives
We can never change
Just tell me that you understand and feel the same
This perfect romance that I've created in my mind
I'd live a thousand lives
Each one with you right by my side
But yet we find ourselves in a less than perfect circumstance
And so it seems like we'll never have the chnance
Ain't it funny how some feelings you just can't deny
And you can't move on even though you try
Ain't it strange when you're feeling things you shouldn't feel
Oh, I wish this could be real
Ain't it funny how a moment could just change your life
And you don't wanna face what's wrong or right
Ain't it strange how fate can play a part
In the story of your heart
Sometimes I think that a true love can never be
I just believe that somehow it wasn't meant for me
Life can be cruel in a way that I can't explain
And I don't think that I could face it all again
I barely know you but somehow I know what you're about
A deeper love I've found in you
And I no longer doubt
You've touched my heart and it altered every plan I've made
And now I feel that I don't have to be afraid
Ain't it funny how some feelings you just can't deny
And you can't move on even though you try
Ain't it strange when you're feeling things you shouldn't feel
Oh, I wish this could be real
Ain't it funny how a moment could just change your life
And you don't wanna face what's wrong or right
Ain't it strange how fate can play a part
In the story of your heart
I locked away my heart
But you just set it free
Emotions I felt
Held me back from what my life should be
I pushed you far away
And yet you stayed with me
I guess this means
That you and me were meant to be
Workout-2008-01-18
健身记录：星期五，1月18日
（热瑜珈：90分钟。）
状态不是很好，中间难受了几分钟，估计是这两天忙的。
昨晚把以前Ray給我的Weight Watchers Tool Kit 找出来，一算，昨天超标了。我打算从现在开始每天计算点数，加上锻炼，我就不信减不了这个肥。
为什么减肥：说起来很多人可能不信，我有130多磅。平时衣服遮掩的好，看不出来。按照我的身高（一米七），不算过分。从高中毕业到现在，我的体重一直在105斤和125斤之间徘徊。可年纪一点点大了，加上成天坐办公室，多出来的那点肉都堆到肚子和大腿上去了。每次照相不仅我自己要努力吸气，不高兴还要找最佳角度。否则，看到不满意的照片，没头脑会变成不高兴。
如果找长胖的原因，不锻炼加上不注意饮食是最主要的因素。我一直就很懒，锻炼的运动衣买了一身又一身，都没怎么穿过。吃上面我很挑剔，很多东西不吃，水果也不爱吃。最爱吃的是减肥的忌讳：面食。我喜欢面条，可以吃一大碗。看很多书都说米面都要少吃。原来也不喝水，可以整整一天一杯水都不喝，也不觉得渴。现在是半强迫性的让自己喝水。我在办公室里放一个小暖瓶，够3杯，一会一口，一天下来，能喝六、七杯。可如果我出去开会的话就基本上不喝了。主要是我不爱喝凉水，美国人没有喝热水的习惯，所以喝水就是这样饱一顿，饥一顿的。
这个学期我又加入了学校的健身房，员工才要付五块钱一个学期，跟不要钱一样。这样我每次去主校开会，就顺便锻炼一个小时，然后洗个澡再走。因为健身房有柜子，我就干脆放了一套衣服和洗漱用品，省得每次拿来拿去的。
这样，无论是心理上还是客观上，我都具备了减肥的条件，如果再蹉跎岁月，就太对不起自己了。
目标：减到120磅 （约108斤），目前132磅（约119斤）。
时间：四月一日之前，冬季学期结束。
方法：每周二至三次健身房，二至三次热瑜珈，平时有可能，中午去Marymoor Park走路。
奖励：如果减下来了，应该找「不高兴」要点什么。
（热瑜珈：90分钟。）
状态不是很好，中间难受了几分钟，估计是这两天忙的。
昨晚把以前Ray給我的Weight Watchers Tool Kit 找出来，一算，昨天超标了。我打算从现在开始每天计算点数，加上锻炼，我就不信减不了这个肥。
为什么减肥：说起来很多人可能不信，我有130多磅。平时衣服遮掩的好，看不出来。按照我的身高（一米七），不算过分。从高中毕业到现在，我的体重一直在105斤和125斤之间徘徊。可年纪一点点大了，加上成天坐办公室，多出来的那点肉都堆到肚子和大腿上去了。每次照相不仅我自己要努力吸气，不高兴还要找最佳角度。否则，看到不满意的照片，没头脑会变成不高兴。
如果找长胖的原因，不锻炼加上不注意饮食是最主要的因素。我一直就很懒，锻炼的运动衣买了一身又一身，都没怎么穿过。吃上面我很挑剔，很多东西不吃，水果也不爱吃。最爱吃的是减肥的忌讳：面食。我喜欢面条，可以吃一大碗。看很多书都说米面都要少吃。原来也不喝水，可以整整一天一杯水都不喝，也不觉得渴。现在是半强迫性的让自己喝水。我在办公室里放一个小暖瓶，够3杯，一会一口，一天下来，能喝六、七杯。可如果我出去开会的话就基本上不喝了。主要是我不爱喝凉水，美国人没有喝热水的习惯，所以喝水就是这样饱一顿，饥一顿的。
这个学期我又加入了学校的健身房，员工才要付五块钱一个学期，跟不要钱一样。这样我每次去主校开会，就顺便锻炼一个小时，然后洗个澡再走。因为健身房有柜子，我就干脆放了一套衣服和洗漱用品，省得每次拿来拿去的。
这样，无论是心理上还是客观上，我都具备了减肥的条件，如果再蹉跎岁月，就太对不起自己了。
目标：减到120磅 （约108斤），目前132磅（约119斤）。
时间：四月一日之前，冬季学期结束。
方法：每周二至三次健身房，二至三次热瑜珈，平时有可能，中午去Marymoor Park走路。
奖励：如果减下来了，应该找「不高兴」要点什么。
2008-01-17
Workout-2008-01-17
健身记录：Thursday, 2008-01-17
走步机：30分钟，卡路里：150，路程：2 英哩；
自行车：10分钟，卡路里： 50，路程：2 英哩；
一共40分钟，燃烧卡路里：200，路程：4 英哩。
Workout-2008-01-16
健身记录: Wednesday, 2008-01-16
走步机：30分钟，卡路里：130，路程： 2 英哩
自行车：10分钟，卡路里： 50，路程：1.5 英哩
一共40分钟，燃烧卡路里：180，路程：3.5 英哩
2008-01-15
Snow Night
雪夜梦话
昨天下午雪下得那叫一个大。可怜的「不高興」要留在公司完成一个程序，我和他开一辆车，只好等他。以前每次等，都让我上火，头疼，因为没事干。昨天上上网，溜达了一下，和他同事热情地聊了几句，时间就打发过去了。
今天早上，四点多我就醒了，想着电话怎么还不响呢。电话响意味着今天不上班或是推迟上班。每当有什么紧急情况发生，校长决定学校是不是开课，如果不开，通知副校长，副校长通知系主任，系主任通知后勤人员。我也是这个链子上的，所以天气一不好，就要注意听电话。
Anyway，盼望的电话没响，不高兴也醒了。对我说，我做了两个梦，第一个是跟踪间谍，结果被发现了；第二个是抓鱼，抓了很多。
我用很有经验的口气说，嗯，梦到鱼是好事，说明你要发财了。「没头脑」一贯能扯，一个话题转到另一个话题是我的长项。今早也一样，我接着说，不过我可不敢抓鱼，怕它咬我。对了，你说我为什么老怕动物呢，你看，我怕狗，猫，什么的就算了，我为什么要怕鱼呢。
他说，你们学校不是有心理咨询吗，你去问问他们啊。我說：哦，也许他们说我是外星人。你知道吗，网上说很多人都怀疑他们的另一半是外星人呢。「不高兴」总结“失心疯！”
知道了吧，和没头脑在一起，能高兴就怪了。
2008.01.15 Tuesday
昨天下午雪下得那叫一个大。可怜的「不高興」要留在公司完成一个程序，我和他开一辆车，只好等他。以前每次等，都让我上火，头疼，因为没事干。昨天上上网，溜达了一下，和他同事热情地聊了几句，时间就打发过去了。
今天早上，四点多我就醒了，想着电话怎么还不响呢。电话响意味着今天不上班或是推迟上班。每当有什么紧急情况发生，校长决定学校是不是开课，如果不开，通知副校长，副校长通知系主任，系主任通知后勤人员。我也是这个链子上的，所以天气一不好，就要注意听电话。
Anyway，盼望的电话没响，不高兴也醒了。对我说，我做了两个梦，第一个是跟踪间谍，结果被发现了；第二个是抓鱼，抓了很多。
我用很有经验的口气说，嗯，梦到鱼是好事，说明你要发财了。「没头脑」一贯能扯，一个话题转到另一个话题是我的长项。今早也一样，我接着说，不过我可不敢抓鱼，怕它咬我。对了，你说我为什么老怕动物呢，你看，我怕狗，猫，什么的就算了，我为什么要怕鱼呢。
他说，你们学校不是有心理咨询吗，你去问问他们啊。我說：哦，也许他们说我是外星人。你知道吗，网上说很多人都怀疑他们的另一半是外星人呢。「不高兴」总结“失心疯！”
知道了吧，和没头脑在一起，能高兴就怪了。
2008.01.15 Tuesday
Pre-Birthday Present
Tomorow is my birthday on the Chinese calendar. I just received this poem from my dear Boathill.
蝶戀花·腊雪
昨夜冰封冬送雪，
倦枕依窗，街岸人清绝。
一片微光凝似月，
满园悄寂银装叠。
萬念此时如玉潔，
忘却平凡，真義情難缺。
今世但求無所别，
明朝携手凌山岳。
── From Boathill
2008-01-12
This Weekend
周末杂记
这两天不知怎么了，可能是上班有动力，天天四、五点就醒了。今天早上也是，好容易周六了，还是六点多就起来了。昨晚去练瑜珈，OMG，我还没做到第四小节就已经倒下了。昨晚人其多，特别热，汗一直流。虽然平均每兩小节躺下一次，但安慰自己，就是这么流汗也应该减肥了。看来兩周没去，身体接受不了了。
昨天中午，趁着在主校开会前，去换了驾照。五年前的照片脸圆圆的，显得很年青，昨天的新照片，脸上有了歲月的痕迹，呜呜，我哭。好在最近减肥有点成效，脸没有那么大。
今天去华联的路上对俺爹俺娘说，我决定了，从周一到周五，我不怎么吃东西，然后周末大吃一顿。为什么这么说呢，因为我突然很馋肥肠（不高兴可不吃），想着买肥肠和肉骨头一起卤着吃。俺娘说，如果你想减肥，周末也不能大吃。她和不高兴一样，老是在我馋的时候义正辞严地提醒我。
从小到大，好像我一直都觉得自己是个很胖的人，我喜欢穿高跟鞋，在国内显得比较高。我特没自信，老觉得自己很笨拙，又高又胖的。来到美国，每当提到减肥这种词儿，同事都觉得我开玩笑。这不，有人说各部门组队锻炼，学期末的时候看那个部门是"The biggest loser"。本来我想参加的，但在老板同事的鄙视下，还是算了。他们觉得我参加锻炼没关系，但没有多少肉可lose，就不要提为部门争光的口号了。
晚上家里人都看电视，我在网上东看西看。「不高兴」过来，说你在干吗，俺回答我在看别人的化妆品，我都没有这个。他说，你买的这个什么东西不是今天才到吗，还说没有。被人抓住小辫子了，气极败坏地说，难道有了就不能再买吗，难道我不是女人吗（暗指女人有在化妆品上乱花钱的权力）。他说，不要这么庸俗，那些都是没用的东西，然后施施然地走了。哼，难道是说我已是昨日豆腐，再抹也切不成块了吗？这个「不高兴」！
2008.01.12. Saturday
这两天不知怎么了，可能是上班有动力，天天四、五点就醒了。今天早上也是，好容易周六了，还是六点多就起来了。昨晚去练瑜珈，OMG，我还没做到第四小节就已经倒下了。昨晚人其多，特别热，汗一直流。虽然平均每兩小节躺下一次，但安慰自己，就是这么流汗也应该减肥了。看来兩周没去，身体接受不了了。
昨天中午，趁着在主校开会前，去换了驾照。五年前的照片脸圆圆的，显得很年青，昨天的新照片，脸上有了歲月的痕迹，呜呜，我哭。好在最近减肥有点成效，脸没有那么大。
今天去华联的路上对俺爹俺娘说，我决定了，从周一到周五，我不怎么吃东西，然后周末大吃一顿。为什么这么说呢，因为我突然很馋肥肠（不高兴可不吃），想着买肥肠和肉骨头一起卤着吃。俺娘说，如果你想减肥，周末也不能大吃。她和不高兴一样，老是在我馋的时候义正辞严地提醒我。
从小到大，好像我一直都觉得自己是个很胖的人，我喜欢穿高跟鞋，在国内显得比较高。我特没自信，老觉得自己很笨拙，又高又胖的。来到美国，每当提到减肥这种词儿，同事都觉得我开玩笑。这不，有人说各部门组队锻炼，学期末的时候看那个部门是"The biggest loser"。本来我想参加的，但在老板同事的鄙视下，还是算了。他们觉得我参加锻炼没关系，但没有多少肉可lose，就不要提为部门争光的口号了。
晚上家里人都看电视，我在网上东看西看。「不高兴」过来，说你在干吗，俺回答我在看别人的化妆品，我都没有这个。他说，你买的这个什么东西不是今天才到吗，还说没有。被人抓住小辫子了，气极败坏地说，难道有了就不能再买吗，难道我不是女人吗（暗指女人有在化妆品上乱花钱的权力）。他说，不要这么庸俗，那些都是没用的东西，然后施施然地走了。哼，难道是说我已是昨日豆腐，再抹也切不成块了吗？这个「不高兴」！
2008.01.12. Saturday
2008-01-08
Back home, start working ...
可能是从墨西哥回来的飞机上着凉又累，到家就感冒了。周六躺了一天，周日去华联开会。本来昨天不想上班的，但上午校长给全体员工开会讲话，下午和校长单独开会，晚上还有董事会，所以还是去了。校长让我主动提出多接再教育的那块，这样为我下一步的发展打基础。......昨晚忘吃药，今天早上又不舒服。干脆就没去上班，因为接下来几天都会特别忙，想着今天养精蓄锐，为明后天的工作做准备。结果今天email还特别多，一直在回复，也没怎么休息。
抽空算是把墨西哥的游记总结了一下。特别按时间倒序贴了八天的内容。By evening I have uploaded the blog about Las Cabos trip in Chinese.
Los Cabos - Day 1 Bienvenidos
2007/12/28
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第一天 (Day 1)
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准备 (Preparation, pre-Christmas)
Every year, Boathill and Divertida would plan at least one vacation. It was special in 2007 when my parents came to live with us. We had Hawaii cruise in April, Banff and Jasper trip in August, an east coast tour in Octobor, and the New Year celebration in Los Cabos, Mexico, after the Christmas. Each was 7-8 days and we had a lot of fun. Here I would like to share with you our experience in Cabos.
I actually booked the resort in Los Cabos three years ago. But before I remembered of purchasing the air tickets, it was Octobor. The airfare went up to $700+ (from Seattle) and I'd rather fly back to China at that price. Similar thing happened for our Fiji vacation plan (but anyway there was some trouble with Fiji government that year). For this year's trip, I learned lesson and bought four tickets at $2,200 in April.
Certainly any such planning, including hotel/resort, schedule, car rental and luggage, in this family was my job responsibility. Boathill would only care his camera and laptop. This time I booked a resort suite that can have 6~7 people. I had invited a friend but her daughter had to be in LA for a concert. So we eventually had all the luxury.
话说没头脑和不高兴每年至少要出门渡一次假（平时周末开车出去玩不算），每年年初就要订下一年的计划。2007年比较特殊，我们全家一共出了四次门，每次都是7，8天。4月去夏威夷邮轮，8月去加拿大的班芙和加斯博，10月我带父母去了东岸加拿大，2007年12月28日到2008年1月4日我们在墨西哥的洛斯卡伯斯为2007划了一个完美的记号。
3年前我们就订了去LOS CABOS的渡假村，但忘记订机票，等我想起来，已经是10月了，机票飞涨，从西雅图到墨西哥要700多美金，气的我。要花这么多钱，我还不如回国呢。于是取消了渡假村。去年我学了乖，4月就把机票订了，是ALASKA的，加上所有的费用，我们全家4口还不到2200美金，还好。
在没头脑家里，凡是涉及到玩这类“小事”，都是由没头脑来准备的。从找下一个旅游的地方，到订渡假村/酒店，机票，租车，行程安排，行李准备，都是没头脑的事。不高兴是管大事的，比如说带他的相机和笔记本。至于说他的类似带刮胡刀这样的事，也都是没头脑的职责范围。
没头脑在2006年12月就把LC的渡假村订好了，是2个房间，2个卫生间，带厨房的，可以住6个人，因为客厅里还可以拉出来一个大的QUEEN SIZE的床。我们本来邀请另外一家朋友一起去，可以充分利用这套房子，但朋友的女儿想去LA参加周杰伦的演唱会，他们就没能和我们一起去。
Since Octobor, I started research and learned these:
1. Seems driving is dangerous while locals across the highway and no speed limit;
2. Corrupt police man can stop you and issue fine by no reason;
3. Negotiation may be needed for bus or taxi: e.g. $5 from our restort to Costco;
4. Exposure under blazing sunshine need higher SPF screen.
I decided to buy a set of new sunscreen, one for my parents and one for myself. We shopped in Bellevue Square and bought one at Clarins. The sales woman said she was 68 and she had used sunscreen all the time. She looked like 50 and no spot on her face. Sure the bottle cost $60. Fortunately I found it had protected me very well -- you can see from the pictures, I was not tanned -- as all Asian girls want to be white.
Read from other people's blogs and reviews on the internet, I did not plan for car rental. But after asked his colleague, Boathill strongly suggested to drive a car instead of taking the bus. And his suggestion always meant an order to me. So I immediately alter the plan and added $350 to the budget.
四月份，订了机票。
十月份，没头脑开始到网上查询各类信息。得到结果如下：
1、墨西哥开车很危险，路况不好，行人乱穿马路，墨西哥人开车飞快。 ——— 这是真的
2、墨西哥有很多坏警察，籍着一点小事讹钱。——— 也是真的
3、我们住的地方离一个超市很近，走路15分钟。打车5美元。——— 要讲好价钱，否则可能会出现争执
4、墨西哥的太阳剧毒，一定要带高倍数的防晒霜。——— 千真万确
针对我的调查，我决定，马上买新的防晒霜。老美喜欢把自己晒的黑黑的，我们亚洲人晒黑的好看的可不多。我可不希望变成一个不黄不黑的人回来。去了Bellevue Square,因为是冬天，好多品牌还没有防晒霜。最后到了Clarins，碰到一个号称68岁的老太太sales，可她看起来也就是50多。她很得意地告诉我，她是有皱纹，可脸上一个点都没有，就是因为她一年到头12个月都用防晒霜。我大大地夸奖了她一番，结果就是得到好几个小样。:) 最后买了一个专门擦脸的和专门擦身体的，她说擦身体的也都可以擦脸，但我想还是分开比较好。两小瓶花了60多。俺娘很心痛。过了2天，和我说，能不能买到便宜点的防晒霜，给她和俺爹，不高兴用，贵的只给我一个人。我说没必要，但他们坚持，就跑到Walgreens买了防晒指数50的。正好打折，花了6块多。事实证明，贵的是要好一点。我特别容易被晒黑，可8天下来，我的颜色变得不特别大，俺爹俺娘可是见黑了。
再说车，看了很多负面的东西，我就不太想租车，订了机场接飞机的车。没想到快出发了，不高兴来劲，问去过那里的同事，然后对我说，还是要租车。于是我这个小喽罗就赶紧取消了机场接车，再租车。花了350多。
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第一天 WorldMark Coral Baja (2007.12.28 Day 1)
Finally it was the day to take off. We had our good neighbor to take care of the mailbox, and we had everything ready including a rental car to the airport. Left for airport around 0630, we arrived at checkin before 0730. The security filtered out two canned food and gave us the choices to throw away or eat at the gate. I said they were sweet conjee with peanut, beans, dates and logans. He found it was interesting but insisted not to touch the forfeits.
On the plane, it was $5 for a salad or a hamburger. My mom's home-made pancake with eggs and green onions feeded us a great lunch and attracted a lot of attention from many other passengers. It looked so good and smelled so delicious. We also had fruits and other things from the bag before I realized the plane was about to land. My mom was sitting by the window and she took couple pictures of an island. Boathill matched the shape on the map but found no name of it.
盼啊盼啊，终于等到了出发这一天。是上午10点的航班，我们很激动，早上6点半就离开家了，还不到7点半就到了机场。过安检出了点小故障，我带了2罐八宝粥，想等飞机的时候吃，结果被告知罐子太大，被没收。我对检查的人说，你留着吃吧，很好吃的。他努力地咽了口吐沫，说，我们不能动被没收的东西。
上了飞机，只有饮料供应，5块钱可以买个沙拉或是汉堡。我们早有准备，俺娘做的鸡蛋灌饼拿出来，就着白水，就是一个字，香！馋旁边的老美。:)
我一直胡里胡涂，以为要坐5个多小时的飞机，所以3个小时过去后，听到广播说准备下降，我还不明白。原来，西雅图和LC有一个小时时差，其实我们之间只有3个半小时。俺娘喜欢靠窗户坐，让她从飞机上照了一张下面的照片。
墨西哥，我们来了！--- Mexico, we are coming!
海关遭遇坏人
到了海关，碰到了一个坏人。因为我和不高兴拿的是美国护照，所以海关官员没什么可说的。看了我父母的中国护照，立马对我说，你们几个跟我来一下，于是我们就来到了后面的小黑屋。坏人说，因为你父母是第一次来墨西哥，所以每个人需要交20美金，这是一次性的，以后就不用交了。我知道他在说谎，但因为事先看了很多人说在墨西哥就是这样的，何况钱也不多，就乖乖地交了。心里还有点好笑，觉得这就是墨西哥国情。我这次出门特意带了很多20的纸币，就是为了万一的。交了钱，官员还装模作样的复印了父母的护照，让他们签了字，但我知道我们一出门，他就把钱塞兜里了。
出了海关，拿行李。一看，把包摔的七荤八素的。排队过安检，发现包里还有没吃完的广柑，赶紧送给租车行的小伙子。安检顺利通过。
At the custom, the officer tried to convince me that my parents need to pay extra $20 for each person because of the Chinese passports and it happened the first time when they came to Mexico. I was prepared for such thing and I gave him the two $20 bills. He xeroxed the passports and put seals on a paper (with nothing about the fees). I asked him for the receipts and he said that was it. I did not want any trouble and took it as an experience, even though I suspected the money would slip into his pocket after we turned at the corner.
Not a big deal, I told my parents. We walked out of the luggage claim. There were a bunch of locals waiting for the tourists. I had a folder in hand with our car rental and resort informaiton. One sheet leaked out a logo of Westin, although it was not where we stayed. One guy came up with a quick glimpse on my folder and smiled at us: "Hey to Westin, come with me this way!" Had been told there would be timeshare sales trying to stop us at the door, I was still suprised of this smart guy.
租车
过了安检，出门找租车行的人，外面一堆人马上围上来，问去哪儿去哪儿？我没理他们，直接奔向拿着Dollar牌子的人，坐车来到租车行。车行离机场不远，但走路还是有点累。租车的时候，小姑娘猛让我买保险，我说我的AE卡已经保了毁坏和丢失，她说那个卡不保对方，我问如果加保险要多少钱，她说要增加200多。我很犹豫，毕竟第一次来墨西哥，对这里的情况不了解，如果真出什么事，有保险很重要。可我的吝啬心理又很不甘心，最后还是决定不买。事实证明，在墨西哥开车其实没有问题。我们住的渡假村都有停车场，有人看守。去外面玩我也尽量停在有看守的对方。有几次停在马路边上，也都没事。
在美国租车，最多的就是美国车。这回在LC，拿到的是尼桑的车，很省油，非常好。
渡假村 (The resort)
About twenty minutes driving, we checked in Coral Baja WorldMark. Boathill and I had been the members for five years. Very familiar style and layout, there were two bedrooms at left, kitchen close to the front door, and a hot tub out of another door to the backyard.
开车20分钟，来到了度假村：Coral Baja。我是这里的会员，加入5年了。一进门，屋子是这样的：
2个房间都在左边，里面是主卧，照片的右边是厨房。房间的外面是Hot Tub。
外观是这样的 (a sunrise view on the beach)：
我们把东西收好，就去附近的Mega 和 Costco买吃的了。
商店碰到推销员：Meet Caros (At Mega)
We did not find a lot vegetables and fruits in Mega as we expected. There were many different kinds of yogurt, soymilk, and juice. Boathill always liked to try anything new and he picked some. Then he had no idea in front of the groceries. To be polite, he greeted to a mexican who seemed like a store service man. I found that guy started a conversation with Boathill and I asked what it was about. He explained that there was a celebration event here. Every night? A show in this store? He must try to sell us something ...
The man waited at the check-out and handed us an invitation. We looked at it and told him: "No we do not need any timeshare." He smiled: "This is not a timeshare. There is no presentation. No pushing ... I just want to bring you to this tour and show at Royal Solaris. Very close to you. I see you are a nice family. I want to give you $250 in cash and 4 tickets... Here is my name: Caros. I am a good man..." -- Can anyone believe such a good thing? Boathill and I doubted. Too good to be true, right? But we took the invitation. Why, it wouldn't hurt going there if later we found nothing to do.
来之前，就看到网上说这里满大街都是推销Time Share的人，这次真是见识了。
我们来到Mega，觉得很失望。商店里的蔬菜水果看起来都蔫头耷脑的，一点都不新鲜，而且价格比美国还贵。不高兴喜欢喝果汁，乱七八糟拿了各种口味的果汁，豆浆，我们随便买了些蔬菜，准备到Costco再看看。这时，有一个穿着桔色T恤的人来和我们搭讪，问我们从哪里来，住哪里，说他就在这个商店工作，可以给我们这里的地图。付了款，果然看到这个人在一个桌子后面，看到我们，很高兴地叫我们过去。给了我们几张地图后，说：一看就知道你们是一个很好的家庭(不知怎么看出来的:))，我想请你们全家吃晚饭，看庆祝25周年的演出，顺便参观我们的度假村。你们明天有什么计划吗？你们可以9点，10点，11点来。我们的渡假村离这里很近，只要90分钟，不用听讲座，不耽误你们玩儿。我说，对不起，没兴趣。他说，如果你们去的话，我给你们250美金，外加4张晚餐券，是自助餐，带表演的。我还是拒绝，但他坚决地写了个单子，把承诺的东西都写上去了，还一再地说，我叫卡洛斯(Carlos)，我是个好人，请相信我。
我想，先拿着也无所谓，到时不去就是了。在美国，我们也去过几个Time Share的讲座，那些人拼命地想让你买，施加很多压力，如果没有江姐那样的钢铁般的毅力，一般都是很难收场。没头脑有自己的底线，不管你说破大天，我就一句话：Sorry! It looks great, but doesn't work for us。 在美国的讲座，常常就是给一些代用卷，或是一个2，3天的旅游，没什么吸引力。这个250的现金，我还是有点心动。所以第二天一早，我宣布，去见识一下墨西哥的销售人员。
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第一天 (Day 1)
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准备 (Preparation, pre-Christmas)
Every year, Boathill and Divertida would plan at least one vacation. It was special in 2007 when my parents came to live with us. We had Hawaii cruise in April, Banff and Jasper trip in August, an east coast tour in Octobor, and the New Year celebration in Los Cabos, Mexico, after the Christmas. Each was 7-8 days and we had a lot of fun. Here I would like to share with you our experience in Cabos.
I actually booked the resort in Los Cabos three years ago. But before I remembered of purchasing the air tickets, it was Octobor. The airfare went up to $700+ (from Seattle) and I'd rather fly back to China at that price. Similar thing happened for our Fiji vacation plan (but anyway there was some trouble with Fiji government that year). For this year's trip, I learned lesson and bought four tickets at $2,200 in April.
Certainly any such planning, including hotel/resort, schedule, car rental and luggage, in this family was my job responsibility. Boathill would only care his camera and laptop. This time I booked a resort suite that can have 6~7 people. I had invited a friend but her daughter had to be in LA for a concert. So we eventually had all the luxury.
话说没头脑和不高兴每年至少要出门渡一次假（平时周末开车出去玩不算），每年年初就要订下一年的计划。2007年比较特殊，我们全家一共出了四次门，每次都是7，8天。4月去夏威夷邮轮，8月去加拿大的班芙和加斯博，10月我带父母去了东岸加拿大，2007年12月28日到2008年1月4日我们在墨西哥的洛斯卡伯斯为2007划了一个完美的记号。
3年前我们就订了去LOS CABOS的渡假村，但忘记订机票，等我想起来，已经是10月了，机票飞涨，从西雅图到墨西哥要700多美金，气的我。要花这么多钱，我还不如回国呢。于是取消了渡假村。去年我学了乖，4月就把机票订了，是ALASKA的，加上所有的费用，我们全家4口还不到2200美金，还好。
在没头脑家里，凡是涉及到玩这类“小事”，都是由没头脑来准备的。从找下一个旅游的地方，到订渡假村/酒店，机票，租车，行程安排，行李准备，都是没头脑的事。不高兴是管大事的，比如说带他的相机和笔记本。至于说他的类似带刮胡刀这样的事，也都是没头脑的职责范围。
没头脑在2006年12月就把LC的渡假村订好了，是2个房间，2个卫生间，带厨房的，可以住6个人，因为客厅里还可以拉出来一个大的QUEEN SIZE的床。我们本来邀请另外一家朋友一起去，可以充分利用这套房子，但朋友的女儿想去LA参加周杰伦的演唱会，他们就没能和我们一起去。
Since Octobor, I started research and learned these:
1. Seems driving is dangerous while locals across the highway and no speed limit;
2. Corrupt police man can stop you and issue fine by no reason;
3. Negotiation may be needed for bus or taxi: e.g. $5 from our restort to Costco;
4. Exposure under blazing sunshine need higher SPF screen.
I decided to buy a set of new sunscreen, one for my parents and one for myself. We shopped in Bellevue Square and bought one at Clarins. The sales woman said she was 68 and she had used sunscreen all the time. She looked like 50 and no spot on her face. Sure the bottle cost $60. Fortunately I found it had protected me very well -- you can see from the pictures, I was not tanned -- as all Asian girls want to be white.
Read from other people's blogs and reviews on the internet, I did not plan for car rental. But after asked his colleague, Boathill strongly suggested to drive a car instead of taking the bus. And his suggestion always meant an order to me. So I immediately alter the plan and added $350 to the budget.
四月份，订了机票。
十月份，没头脑开始到网上查询各类信息。得到结果如下：
1、墨西哥开车很危险，路况不好，行人乱穿马路，墨西哥人开车飞快。 ——— 这是真的
2、墨西哥有很多坏警察，籍着一点小事讹钱。——— 也是真的
3、我们住的地方离一个超市很近，走路15分钟。打车5美元。——— 要讲好价钱，否则可能会出现争执
4、墨西哥的太阳剧毒，一定要带高倍数的防晒霜。——— 千真万确
针对我的调查，我决定，马上买新的防晒霜。老美喜欢把自己晒的黑黑的，我们亚洲人晒黑的好看的可不多。我可不希望变成一个不黄不黑的人回来。去了Bellevue Square,因为是冬天，好多品牌还没有防晒霜。最后到了Clarins，碰到一个号称68岁的老太太sales，可她看起来也就是50多。她很得意地告诉我，她是有皱纹，可脸上一个点都没有，就是因为她一年到头12个月都用防晒霜。我大大地夸奖了她一番，结果就是得到好几个小样。:) 最后买了一个专门擦脸的和专门擦身体的，她说擦身体的也都可以擦脸，但我想还是分开比较好。两小瓶花了60多。俺娘很心痛。过了2天，和我说，能不能买到便宜点的防晒霜，给她和俺爹，不高兴用，贵的只给我一个人。我说没必要，但他们坚持，就跑到Walgreens买了防晒指数50的。正好打折，花了6块多。事实证明，贵的是要好一点。我特别容易被晒黑，可8天下来，我的颜色变得不特别大，俺爹俺娘可是见黑了。
再说车，看了很多负面的东西，我就不太想租车，订了机场接飞机的车。没想到快出发了，不高兴来劲，问去过那里的同事，然后对我说，还是要租车。于是我这个小喽罗就赶紧取消了机场接车，再租车。花了350多。
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第一天 WorldMark Coral Baja (2007.12.28 Day 1)
Finally it was the day to take off. We had our good neighbor to take care of the mailbox, and we had everything ready including a rental car to the airport. Left for airport around 0630, we arrived at checkin before 0730. The security filtered out two canned food and gave us the choices to throw away or eat at the gate. I said they were sweet conjee with peanut, beans, dates and logans. He found it was interesting but insisted not to touch the forfeits.
On the plane, it was $5 for a salad or a hamburger. My mom's home-made pancake with eggs and green onions feeded us a great lunch and attracted a lot of attention from many other passengers. It looked so good and smelled so delicious. We also had fruits and other things from the bag before I realized the plane was about to land. My mom was sitting by the window and she took couple pictures of an island. Boathill matched the shape on the map but found no name of it.
盼啊盼啊，终于等到了出发这一天。是上午10点的航班，我们很激动，早上6点半就离开家了，还不到7点半就到了机场。过安检出了点小故障，我带了2罐八宝粥，想等飞机的时候吃，结果被告知罐子太大，被没收。我对检查的人说，你留着吃吧，很好吃的。他努力地咽了口吐沫，说，我们不能动被没收的东西。
上了飞机，只有饮料供应，5块钱可以买个沙拉或是汉堡。我们早有准备，俺娘做的鸡蛋灌饼拿出来，就着白水，就是一个字，香！馋旁边的老美。:)
我一直胡里胡涂，以为要坐5个多小时的飞机，所以3个小时过去后，听到广播说准备下降，我还不明白。原来，西雅图和LC有一个小时时差，其实我们之间只有3个半小时。俺娘喜欢靠窗户坐，让她从飞机上照了一张下面的照片。
墨西哥，我们来了！--- Mexico, we are coming!
海关遭遇坏人
到了海关，碰到了一个坏人。因为我和不高兴拿的是美国护照，所以海关官员没什么可说的。看了我父母的中国护照，立马对我说，你们几个跟我来一下，于是我们就来到了后面的小黑屋。坏人说，因为你父母是第一次来墨西哥，所以每个人需要交20美金，这是一次性的，以后就不用交了。我知道他在说谎，但因为事先看了很多人说在墨西哥就是这样的，何况钱也不多，就乖乖地交了。心里还有点好笑，觉得这就是墨西哥国情。我这次出门特意带了很多20的纸币，就是为了万一的。交了钱，官员还装模作样的复印了父母的护照，让他们签了字，但我知道我们一出门，他就把钱塞兜里了。
出了海关，拿行李。一看，把包摔的七荤八素的。排队过安检，发现包里还有没吃完的广柑，赶紧送给租车行的小伙子。安检顺利通过。
At the custom, the officer tried to convince me that my parents need to pay extra $20 for each person because of the Chinese passports and it happened the first time when they came to Mexico. I was prepared for such thing and I gave him the two $20 bills. He xeroxed the passports and put seals on a paper (with nothing about the fees). I asked him for the receipts and he said that was it. I did not want any trouble and took it as an experience, even though I suspected the money would slip into his pocket after we turned at the corner.
Not a big deal, I told my parents. We walked out of the luggage claim. There were a bunch of locals waiting for the tourists. I had a folder in hand with our car rental and resort informaiton. One sheet leaked out a logo of Westin, although it was not where we stayed. One guy came up with a quick glimpse on my folder and smiled at us: "Hey to Westin, come with me this way!" Had been told there would be timeshare sales trying to stop us at the door, I was still suprised of this smart guy.
租车
过了安检，出门找租车行的人，外面一堆人马上围上来，问去哪儿去哪儿？我没理他们，直接奔向拿着Dollar牌子的人，坐车来到租车行。车行离机场不远，但走路还是有点累。租车的时候，小姑娘猛让我买保险，我说我的AE卡已经保了毁坏和丢失，她说那个卡不保对方，我问如果加保险要多少钱，她说要增加200多。我很犹豫，毕竟第一次来墨西哥，对这里的情况不了解，如果真出什么事，有保险很重要。可我的吝啬心理又很不甘心，最后还是决定不买。事实证明，在墨西哥开车其实没有问题。我们住的渡假村都有停车场，有人看守。去外面玩我也尽量停在有看守的对方。有几次停在马路边上，也都没事。
在美国租车，最多的就是美国车。这回在LC，拿到的是尼桑的车，很省油，非常好。
渡假村 (The resort)
About twenty minutes driving, we checked in Coral Baja WorldMark. Boathill and I had been the members for five years. Very familiar style and layout, there were two bedrooms at left, kitchen close to the front door, and a hot tub out of another door to the backyard.
开车20分钟，来到了度假村：Coral Baja。我是这里的会员，加入5年了。一进门，屋子是这样的：
2个房间都在左边，里面是主卧，照片的右边是厨房。房间的外面是Hot Tub。
外观是这样的 (a sunrise view on the beach)：
我们把东西收好，就去附近的Mega 和 Costco买吃的了。
商店碰到推销员：Meet Caros (At Mega)
We did not find a lot vegetables and fruits in Mega as we expected. There were many different kinds of yogurt, soymilk, and juice. Boathill always liked to try anything new and he picked some. Then he had no idea in front of the groceries. To be polite, he greeted to a mexican who seemed like a store service man. I found that guy started a conversation with Boathill and I asked what it was about. He explained that there was a celebration event here. Every night? A show in this store? He must try to sell us something ...
The man waited at the check-out and handed us an invitation. We looked at it and told him: "No we do not need any timeshare." He smiled: "This is not a timeshare. There is no presentation. No pushing ... I just want to bring you to this tour and show at Royal Solaris. Very close to you. I see you are a nice family. I want to give you $250 in cash and 4 tickets... Here is my name: Caros. I am a good man..." -- Can anyone believe such a good thing? Boathill and I doubted. Too good to be true, right? But we took the invitation. Why, it wouldn't hurt going there if later we found nothing to do.
来之前，就看到网上说这里满大街都是推销Time Share的人，这次真是见识了。
我们来到Mega，觉得很失望。商店里的蔬菜水果看起来都蔫头耷脑的，一点都不新鲜，而且价格比美国还贵。不高兴喜欢喝果汁，乱七八糟拿了各种口味的果汁，豆浆，我们随便买了些蔬菜，准备到Costco再看看。这时，有一个穿着桔色T恤的人来和我们搭讪，问我们从哪里来，住哪里，说他就在这个商店工作，可以给我们这里的地图。付了款，果然看到这个人在一个桌子后面，看到我们，很高兴地叫我们过去。给了我们几张地图后，说：一看就知道你们是一个很好的家庭(不知怎么看出来的:))，我想请你们全家吃晚饭，看庆祝25周年的演出，顺便参观我们的度假村。你们明天有什么计划吗？你们可以9点，10点，11点来。我们的渡假村离这里很近，只要90分钟，不用听讲座，不耽误你们玩儿。我说，对不起，没兴趣。他说，如果你们去的话，我给你们250美金，外加4张晚餐券，是自助餐，带表演的。我还是拒绝，但他坚决地写了个单子，把承诺的东西都写上去了，还一再地说，我叫卡洛斯(Carlos)，我是个好人，请相信我。
我想，先拿着也无所谓，到时不去就是了。在美国，我们也去过几个Time Share的讲座，那些人拼命地想让你买，施加很多压力，如果没有江姐那样的钢铁般的毅力，一般都是很难收场。没头脑有自己的底线，不管你说破大天，我就一句话：Sorry! It looks great, but doesn't work for us。 在美国的讲座，常常就是给一些代用卷，或是一个2，3天的旅游，没什么吸引力。这个250的现金，我还是有点心动。所以第二天一早，我宣布，去见识一下墨西哥的销售人员。
Los Cabos - Day 2 San Jose del Cabo
2007/12/29
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第二天 (Day 2)
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第二天：Royal Solaris and Playa Las Velas (2007.12.29 Day 2)
After breakfast, I looked at the map and searched for interests by the seashore. When I saw Royal Solaris, I made decision to take this adventure. Why not? we would drive to that way and let's meet those timeshare sales. Don't know who would chanllenge who ...
It came to us a fancy hotel. The guard showed us the parking where Caros was hanging around. Must be no suprise to him seeing a lot of tourists fetched out to his bait. He had a honest smile on the face and introduced us to one of the watchers in the lobby. Working like a pipeline, we were escorted to the meeting room where the reception girl took over and asked us some basic questions to fill out her forms.
The first sales man in the meeting room greeted us and brought us to the breakfast. Couple outdoor restaurants had closed so that we went to a buffet brunch. Not hungry, we ordered juice and took salad or fruit. It was probably the second breakfast for this guy. Anyway, we had a tour in the hotel and walked back to the meeting room. My dad was impressed by the hotel but I just stayed with the original plan: whatever you said I was always interested without buying.
We experienced with those trained sales from supervisor to director, same model and style in the US even with the backward handwriting. As promised, no more pushing, no obligation, no presentation, in an hour we walked away with that $250 in cash and 4 tickets for a dinner show.
It was still early. We spent rest of the day window shopping (while trying to bargain in Spanish) in downtown and enjoying the afternoon sunshine at Las Velas beach. When it was late, we were back to the resort and played for a while in the swimming pool. Certainly not to forget trying the hot tub before dinner and watching Spanish TV programs to close our first day in San Jose del Cabo.
吃完早餐，驱车来到渡假村，看起来还不错。卡洛斯居然等在门口，见到我们，兴奋异常。估计他见过太多像没头脑这样见现金眼开的主儿，而且自己也有可观的分成，所以在这里等着，就指望我们出现。卡洛斯领我们去了讲座的房间，把我们交给门外的人，就走了。我们被带去吃早饭。吃的还不错，是美国式的自助餐，西瓜汁很好。吃了饭，参观了一圈，俺爹俺娘觉得这个渡假村比我们的那个好，当时说，如果没有你们那个，参加这个也挺好。
谈判的时间到了，具体内容就不罗嗦了。和美国的销售人员都是一个模子训练出来的，连倒笔写字也是一个风格。总之，换了3个不同级别的人来和我们谈，我一概回绝，最后，领了250美金和4张演出餐券离开。俺爹开始以为他们只给我们250比索（相当于25美金），教育我说不要浪费时间。后来看到是250美金，顿时喜笑颜开，说，还有没有别的地方可以去的，我们每天都去，就可以挣1000多回去了。哈哈，难道我们是来挣钱的吗？新鲜事经历一回就得了，玩才是我们的目的啊。
在这里混了半天，拿着钱，带着愉快的心情离开了Royal Solaris。
先去San Jose圣何塞小镇的市中心逛街。
一番讨价还价，什么也没买。因为我能说几句西班牙语，摆摊儿的说我是Amica，所以给我一个最好的价钱———比我在别的摊儿上用英语问的价还贵。 这里的小店到处都是，里面都是卖银器和手工制品。我怕不是真的银，带着过敏，所以只是Window shopping.
然后又返回到海边的度假村。一路开下去，我们在最尽头的渡假村停下来，到里面逛了逛。这里的沙滩一片，一直连到Cabo San Lucas。我们在这里照了几张相。
这里的太阳晒得不得了。我脸上涂了6，7层的东西，一天下来，雀斑还是都冒出来了。我们在照相的功夫，一个墨西哥大叔提个箱子过来，问我要不要买首饰，我说不要，他还是执着地过来了。给我试了好几个手链。我因为过敏，不能带非金非银得东西，所以什么都没买。大叔郁闷地背着箱子走了。
回到渡假村，虽然不会游泳，还要到游泳池玩一会儿，回来再在门口泡一下。
Played in the swimming pool and relaxed in the hot tub. Here was the 2nd day.
玩了一天，也累了。兴奋的第二天就这么过去了。
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第二天 (Day 2)
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第二天：Royal Solaris and Playa Las Velas (2007.12.29 Day 2)
After breakfast, I looked at the map and searched for interests by the seashore. When I saw Royal Solaris, I made decision to take this adventure. Why not? we would drive to that way and let's meet those timeshare sales. Don't know who would chanllenge who ...
It came to us a fancy hotel. The guard showed us the parking where Caros was hanging around. Must be no suprise to him seeing a lot of tourists fetched out to his bait. He had a honest smile on the face and introduced us to one of the watchers in the lobby. Working like a pipeline, we were escorted to the meeting room where the reception girl took over and asked us some basic questions to fill out her forms.
The first sales man in the meeting room greeted us and brought us to the breakfast. Couple outdoor restaurants had closed so that we went to a buffet brunch. Not hungry, we ordered juice and took salad or fruit. It was probably the second breakfast for this guy. Anyway, we had a tour in the hotel and walked back to the meeting room. My dad was impressed by the hotel but I just stayed with the original plan: whatever you said I was always interested without buying.
We experienced with those trained sales from supervisor to director, same model and style in the US even with the backward handwriting. As promised, no more pushing, no obligation, no presentation, in an hour we walked away with that $250 in cash and 4 tickets for a dinner show.
It was still early. We spent rest of the day window shopping (while trying to bargain in Spanish) in downtown and enjoying the afternoon sunshine at Las Velas beach. When it was late, we were back to the resort and played for a while in the swimming pool. Certainly not to forget trying the hot tub before dinner and watching Spanish TV programs to close our first day in San Jose del Cabo.
吃完早餐，驱车来到渡假村，看起来还不错。卡洛斯居然等在门口，见到我们，兴奋异常。估计他见过太多像没头脑这样见现金眼开的主儿，而且自己也有可观的分成，所以在这里等着，就指望我们出现。卡洛斯领我们去了讲座的房间，把我们交给门外的人，就走了。我们被带去吃早饭。吃的还不错，是美国式的自助餐，西瓜汁很好。吃了饭，参观了一圈，俺爹俺娘觉得这个渡假村比我们的那个好，当时说，如果没有你们那个，参加这个也挺好。
谈判的时间到了，具体内容就不罗嗦了。和美国的销售人员都是一个模子训练出来的，连倒笔写字也是一个风格。总之，换了3个不同级别的人来和我们谈，我一概回绝，最后，领了250美金和4张演出餐券离开。俺爹开始以为他们只给我们250比索（相当于25美金），教育我说不要浪费时间。后来看到是250美金，顿时喜笑颜开，说，还有没有别的地方可以去的，我们每天都去，就可以挣1000多回去了。哈哈，难道我们是来挣钱的吗？新鲜事经历一回就得了，玩才是我们的目的啊。
在这里混了半天，拿着钱，带着愉快的心情离开了Royal Solaris。
先去San Jose圣何塞小镇的市中心逛街。
一番讨价还价，什么也没买。因为我能说几句西班牙语，摆摊儿的说我是Amica，所以给我一个最好的价钱———比我在别的摊儿上用英语问的价还贵。 这里的小店到处都是，里面都是卖银器和手工制品。我怕不是真的银，带着过敏，所以只是Window shopping.
然后又返回到海边的度假村。一路开下去，我们在最尽头的渡假村停下来，到里面逛了逛。这里的沙滩一片，一直连到Cabo San Lucas。我们在这里照了几张相。
这里的太阳晒得不得了。我脸上涂了6，7层的东西，一天下来，雀斑还是都冒出来了。我们在照相的功夫，一个墨西哥大叔提个箱子过来，问我要不要买首饰，我说不要，他还是执着地过来了。给我试了好几个手链。我因为过敏，不能带非金非银得东西，所以什么都没买。大叔郁闷地背着箱子走了。
回到渡假村，虽然不会游泳，还要到游泳池玩一会儿，回来再在门口泡一下。
Played in the swimming pool and relaxed in the hot tub. Here was the 2nd day.
玩了一天，也累了。兴奋的第二天就这么过去了。
Los Cabos - Day 3 La Paz
2007/12/30
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第三天 (Day 3)
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第三天：La Paz (2007.12.30 Day 3)
I had not slept well. Probably the hot tub noise woke me up every another hour. Boathill gave me a pair of ear plugs. But I was not used to them and they hurted me badly. Maybe I was not relaxed yet.
We got up at dawn and ran to the beach. It was windy and I stayed less than half an hour. Boathill continued to try his sunrise shots. He came back with a rugated scrip and there was an e-mail address on it. Boathill said there was a black kid could not capture the sunrise and asked for e-mailing couple shots to him. I remembered this because he had an interesting id called "venicesponger"...
可能是换地方的缘故，我一连两个晚上都没睡好，平均每个小时醒一次。好像是Hot tub的声音，我老觉得吵。不高兴习惯戴耳塞，给我拿了一对，让我试试。结果更难受，觉得耳朵眼被涨得疼，这都是什么事儿啊。
第三天早上，我们起了个大早。不高兴还拍了几张日出。
早餐后看好地图，准备去La Paz，是这个州的首府。一路疯狂地开车，80迈以上，在美国都没这么快。这里的车都不管限速，最高限速也就是80公里，可我们都是翻倍地开。路上见到的警察全拿着冲锋枪，怪吓人的。从我们住的San Jose到Cabo San Lucas，有30分钟。开着开着没见到1号公路的标志，就迷路上了山，转到像乡下小镇一样的居民区，到处破破烂烂。连比划加点半通不通的西班牙语，总算问着路，回到了Cabo城里。又开了一截正在修的土路，颠的让人担心车都要散架了。一上19号公路，沿着海，但看不到什么特别的景致，全是山坡，仙人掌，野牛。我这人，按俺家不高兴的说法，骨子里的小资，对这类风景不是很感冒。
Today's destination was up north to La Paz, the capital of Baja California. We were driving crazy on the highway, over 80 mph and up to 100 -- normally not as that much in Seattle. The limit showed 80 km. But seemed everybody trying to double it. We had no choice but following the stream.
The highway No.1 faded into the city of San Lucas and we were lost in uptown on the hill. My Espa?ol plus English and gestures helped us back to downtown, where we found the sign to La Paz. It delayed us for another 30 minutes thru a road under construction. It was also the first time we saw some police men. They carried machine guns and we felt not secured at all.
Out of the city, we were on highway 19 along the seashore but the land was in desert with dry meadow, short bushes and trees like cactus (-- Bear with me on the knowledge of plant names in English). Anyway it was a long drive like this. I was not interested in such scenes while Boathill always played his Nikon whenever there were some colors and he was not asleep.
被警察勒索 (The Police Exactor)
Another hour after we passed Todos Santos, it came to a T-junction. There were uniforms standing by several police cars and carrying the machine guns. Without a clear sign to show us the direction and wondering if there was any accident, I hesitated a little bit at the intersection before turning left. Now we were in the trouble! Because one guy had pointed his finger to ask us pull over. A policeman walked to our car and smiled.
He seemed so happy and I had wished it would be just a friendly warning. But he did not even bother to see our IDs or want to know if we needed a chance. I started with Espa?ol greeting and tried so hard to calm down. This guy also tried very hard to find out if any of us could understand his language more. Once realized he had made decision to cut a piece from us, I kept pretending no more Spanish. This forced him to manage a few English words like "your problem, ticket, money, 20 dollars". I said "dont understand". He repeated patiently with smile.
At last, I showed him 100 peso and he accepted. Since the negotiation took a while, his boss walked to us and asked what was going on. We were uncertain if either he was a good guy to let us go or he was a bad guy to ask more money. Fortunately, that policeman handed the bills to him and they both walked away. I was upset but tried to explain to my parents that this was probably normal in Mexico. Considering the cash we earned yesterday, let us just forget about this bad experience.
开呀开呀，经过中间的Todos Santos，小镇一个，没啥意思，继续向北。开呀开呀，终于快到了。这时前面出现了一个丁字路口，路口对面一帮警察，也是冲锋枪在手，好像是检查车辆。我一紧张，不由得放慢了油门，加上不高兴疑问了一句，是不是这条路啊。得，警察同志立马把我叫到一边停下来。这个警察还是很友好的，笑嘻嘻地问我们从哪里来，都是什么人啊之类的。没头脑毕竟学过西班牙语，两个人英语加西班牙语对上了话。聊了几句，警察说，你刚才那里不应该犹豫，这样很危险，所以要罚你20美金。没头脑在关键的时候还是比较有头脑的，一听这话，马上一脸笑容地用英语说，对不起，我听不懂你说什么。他只好重复一番，我还是说听不懂。他急了，说：your problem, ticket, money, 20 dollars。我说why?
他又解释一遍，当然是用西班牙语，我又说，对不起，我听不懂。几个回合下来，他苦笑不得。我看和他说得也差不多了，说，好吧，虽然我不认为我犯了什么错，但我可以给你10块钱。他说20， 我说10。最后他没辄，只好说，10块就10块吧。刚把钱给他，他的上司就过来了，他只好把钱给了上司。交了这个钱，我们的心情都有点郁闷。我劝大家说，我在网上看多了，这里的警察就是这样的，动辄就叫你停下来，罚款，都没有票的，进了他们自己的腰包。
快进城的时候，见到好几匹躺在马路边的死马，不知道怎么回事，也没人管。这个城市看起来也就是国内一个中小城市的样子。(Now we are entering into the city limit.)
城里最漂亮的地方是一条滨海大道，好多人在这里玩。沿街有酒店，餐馆，商店，和小摊儿。
A long and neat avenue along the seashore, with hotels, restaurants, shores, and booths by the street allured the tourists to explore its endless stories... We shopped here and bargained a blanket at 200-peso.
一天下来，我们没有见到一个亚洲人。这里的墨西哥人看我们很新奇，一直盯着我们。
For the day, we had seen no Asian tourists other than us. Many locals gazed at us or whistled from the cars. I wondered if we had a adventure that most vistors had rarely tried.
有人在这里做砂塑。Here were some sculptures by sands.
远帆，草蓬； 红色的地砖，白色的长椅； 雕像也是和海有关的。
A mermaid that anyone could tell her legend?
中午已经很饿了，我们看到码头这里有一家餐馆人很多的样子，决定到这里来试试。一看菜单，我就没了胃口。我从来不吃牛羊肉，对起司更是不感冒，所以我什么都没点。给不高兴和妈妈要了墨西哥卷饼（牛肉馅的），好心给爸爸点一个鸡肉的菜，结果上来是这样子的
The lunch choice was not a successful one. Even this crowded restaurant did not help us to order a satisfied dish from the menu. They might taste good but my dad and I refused to try. Boathill and my mom finished half of them. The drinks were not bad but now we were all eager to drive back for some "real food" ...
老爸一看，拒绝吃。还是俺娘，舍不得浪费，吃了一半。墨西哥卷饼看着还好，就是旁边那个粘糊糊的豆子看着很可疑。可怜的爹爹只好吃这个送的面包片夹果酱。我什么都没吃，全当减肥了。
吃完逛完，我们又跑到一个商店里补充供给，然后打道回府。一路疯狂地开回渡假村，除了开始迷路外，总的来说，还算顺利。回来的时候，照了一张落日，带仙人掌的：
As we could not get back to Lucas in time for sunset, Boathill had to capture this shot from the car window.
Los Cabos - 墨西哥游记：第三天 (Day 3)
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第三天：La Paz (2007.12.30 Day 3)
I had not slept well. Probably the hot tub noise woke me up every another hour. Boathill gave me a pair of ear plugs. But I was not used to them and they hurted me badly. Maybe I was not relaxed yet.
We got up at dawn and ran to the beach. It was windy and I stayed less than half an hour. Boathill continued to try his sunrise shots. He came back with a rugated scrip and there was an e-mail address on it. Boathill said there was a black kid could not capture the sunrise and asked for e-mailing couple shots to him. I remembered this because he had an interesting id called "venicesponger"...
可能是换地方的缘故，我一连两个晚上都没睡好，平均每个小时醒一次。好像是Hot tub的声音，我老觉得吵。不高兴习惯戴耳塞，给我拿了一对，让我试试。结果更难受，觉得耳朵眼被涨得疼，这都是什么事儿啊。
第三天早上，我们起了个大早。不高兴还拍了几张日出。
早餐后看好地图，准备去La Paz，是这个州的首府。一路疯狂地开车，80迈以上，在美国都没这么快。这里的车都不管限速，最高限速也就是80公里，可我们都是翻倍地开。路上见到的警察全拿着冲锋枪，怪吓人的。从我们住的San Jose到Cabo San Lucas，有30分钟。开着开着没见到1号公路的标志，就迷路上了山，转到像乡下小镇一样的居民区，到处破破烂烂。连比划加点半通不通的西班牙语，总算问着路，回到了Cabo城里。又开了一截正在修的土路，颠的让人担心车都要散架了。一上19号公路，沿着海，但看不到什么特别的景致，全是山坡，仙人掌，野牛。我这人，按俺家不高兴的说法，骨子里的小资，对这类风景不是很感冒。
Today's destination was up north to La Paz, the capital of Baja California. We were driving crazy on the highway, over 80 mph and up to 100 -- normally not as that much in Seattle. The limit showed 80 km. But seemed everybody trying to double it. We had no choice but following the stream.
The highway No.1 faded into the city of San Lucas and we were lost in uptown on the hill. My Espa?ol plus English and gestures helped us back to downtown, where we found the sign to La Paz. It delayed us for another 30 minutes thru a road under construction. It was also the first time we saw some police men. They carried machine guns and we felt not secured at all.
Out of the city, we were on highway 19 along the seashore but the land was in desert with dry meadow, short bushes and trees like cactus (-- Bear with me on the knowledge of plant names in English). Anyway it was a long drive like this. I was not interested in such scenes while Boathill always played his Nikon whenever there were some colors and he was not asleep.
被警察勒索 (The Police Exactor)
Another hour after we passed Todos Santos, it came to a T-junction. There were uniforms standing by several police cars and carrying the machine guns. Without a clear sign to show us the direction and wondering if there was any accident, I hesitated a little bit at the intersection before turning left. Now we were in the trouble! Because one guy had pointed his finger to ask us pull over. A policeman walked to our car and smiled.
He seemed so happy and I had wished it would be just a friendly warning. But he did not even bother to see our IDs or want to know if we needed a chance. I started with Espa?ol greeting and tried so hard to calm down. This guy also tried very hard to find out if any of us could understand his language more. Once realized he had made decision to cut a piece from us, I kept pretending no more Spanish. This forced him to manage a few English words like "your problem, ticket, money, 20 dollars". I said "dont understand". He repeated patiently with smile.
At last, I showed him 100 peso and he accepted. Since the negotiation took a while, his boss walked to us and asked what was going on. We were uncertain if either he was a good guy to let us go or he was a bad guy to ask more money. Fortunately, that policeman handed the bills to him and they both walked away. I was upset but tried to explain to my parents that this was probably normal in Mexico. Considering the cash we earned yesterday, let us just forget about this bad experience.
开呀开呀，经过中间的Todos Santos，小镇一个，没啥意思，继续向北。开呀开呀，终于快到了。这时前面出现了一个丁字路口，路口对面一帮警察，也是冲锋枪在手，好像是检查车辆。我一紧张，不由得放慢了油门，加上不高兴疑问了一句，是不是这条路啊。得，警察同志立马把我叫到一边停下来。这个警察还是很友好的，笑嘻嘻地问我们从哪里来，都是什么人啊之类的。没头脑毕竟学过西班牙语，两个人英语加西班牙语对上了话。聊了几句，警察说，你刚才那里不应该犹豫，这样很危险，所以要罚你20美金。没头脑在关键的时候还是比较有头脑的，一听这话，马上一脸笑容地用英语说，对不起，我听不懂你说什么。他只好重复一番，我还是说听不懂。他急了，说：your problem, ticket, money, 20 dollars。我说why?
他又解释一遍，当然是用西班牙语，我又说，对不起，我听不懂。几个回合下来，他苦笑不得。我看和他说得也差不多了，说，好吧，虽然我不认为我犯了什么错，但我可以给你10块钱。他说20， 我说10。最后他没辄，只好说，10块就10块吧。刚把钱给他，他的上司就过来了，他只好把钱给了上司。交了这个钱，我们的心情都有点郁闷。我劝大家说，我在网上看多了，这里的警察就是这样的，动辄就叫你停下来，罚款，都没有票的，进了他们自己的腰包。
快进城的时候，见到好几匹躺在马路边的死马，不知道怎么回事，也没人管。这个城市看起来也就是国内一个中小城市的样子。(Now we are entering into the city limit.)
城里最漂亮的地方是一条滨海大道，好多人在这里玩。沿街有酒店，餐馆，商店，和小摊儿。
A long and neat avenue along the seashore, with hotels, restaurants, shores, and booths by the street allured the tourists to explore its endless stories... We shopped here and bargained a blanket at 200-peso.
一天下来，我们没有见到一个亚洲人。这里的墨西哥人看我们很新奇，一直盯着我们。
For the day, we had seen no Asian tourists other than us. Many locals gazed at us or whistled from the cars. I wondered if we had a adventure that most vistors had rarely tried.
有人在这里做砂塑。Here were some sculptures by sands.
远帆，草蓬； 红色的地砖，白色的长椅； 雕像也是和海有关的。
A mermaid that anyone could tell her legend?
中午已经很饿了，我们看到码头这里有一家餐馆人很多的样子，决定到这里来试试。一看菜单，我就没了胃口。我从来不吃牛羊肉，对起司更是不感冒，所以我什么都没点。给不高兴和妈妈要了墨西哥卷饼（牛肉馅的），好心给爸爸点一个鸡肉的菜，结果上来是这样子的
The lunch choice was not a successful one. Even this crowded restaurant did not help us to order a satisfied dish from the menu. They might taste good but my dad and I refused to try. Boathill and my mom finished half of them. The drinks were not bad but now we were all eager to drive back for some "real food" ...
老爸一看，拒绝吃。还是俺娘，舍不得浪费，吃了一半。墨西哥卷饼看着还好，就是旁边那个粘糊糊的豆子看着很可疑。可怜的爹爹只好吃这个送的面包片夹果酱。我什么都没吃，全当减肥了。
吃完逛完，我们又跑到一个商店里补充供给，然后打道回府。一路疯狂地开回渡假村，除了开始迷路外，总的来说，还算顺利。回来的时候，照了一张落日，带仙人掌的：
As we could not get back to Lucas in time for sunset, Boathill had to capture this shot from the car window.
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