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帶爸爸媽媽去旅遊

(2007-12-17 18:28:39) 下一個

到達拉斯韋加斯的時候已經是當地午夜,加上東部的時差,爸爸媽媽已經很疲倦了,而我為了攢假期,連著一個星期值夜班,到達旅館的時候,三個人都累得搖搖晃晃了。

LV給我印象最深的是Venetian,所以這次決定帶爸爸媽媽去住這家。為了增強震撼的效果,我事先一點也沒有描繪這家飯店的特色。等我check in以後,回頭看爸爸媽媽,他們正仰著頭看繪滿油畫的穹頂,疲倦之情一掃而光。我說,從現在開始,我們要深刻地發現一下紙醉金迷的腐朽資本主義。爸爸媽媽都是老黨員,哈哈笑起來。

早晨醒來的時候,爸爸正坐在窗邊玩著遙控器開開關關窗簾,媽媽在浴室裏研究著新鮮欲滴的蝴蝶蘭。拉斯韋加斯清澈的陽光直射進來,前夜還在風雪中的小鎮值夜班,眼前的一切似乎都不真實了。

四天匆匆而過,爸爸的攝像機裏載滿了他們的興奮。以前在國內也經常全家出去旅遊,但是都是爸爸媽媽負責行程,我隻要打扮得票漂亮拍照就好了。在美國一個人東奔西跑雖然辛苦但是卻也沒有什麽心理負擔。這次帶著爸爸媽媽出來旅遊,覺得肩上責任很不一樣,希望他們看到所有好看的東西,希望他們吃得開心,希望他們不受委屈,尤其是爸爸,好奇好動,一轉頭就不見了,我基本上是每時每刻都要繃著弦。

但是看著他們在威尼斯旅館藍天白雲下,像孩子一樣的笑容,所有的疲倦,壓力,都煙消雲散了。想來他們從小帶我出去玩,原來都是這麽操心的,隻是我從來不知道罷了。
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punny 回複 悄悄話 回複落花飄零的評論:

其實我覺得你爸爸媽媽並不在乎能到哪裏去玩,隻要和你在一起就會很開心了。到了家能陪他們多說說話,也是體貼呢。
落花飄零 回複 悄悄話 謝謝punny,虎嘯南山。一回來以後馬上就進病房了,爸爸媽媽又開始寂寞了。。。明天要去外地麵試,就帶著他們出去逛一圈。

縱然平行,謝謝你的留言,你的這麽美麗的文字,讓我都覺得自己不管怎麽回複都太過潦草了,嗬嗬。寫得越來越少了,好像覺得自己需要傾訴的衝動越來越少了,一時的情緒波動,或者瞬間的想法,慢慢地能夠自己平穩下來,更注重於自己的反思和獨立分析,而不急於立即寫下來。但是還是會繼續寫下去的,隻是就像你說的,sentimental, ideal, opinionate and insecure 的東西會少點。
至於你對父母的態度,我覺得自己其實做得也很不足,出去旅遊固然開心,但是像下班回家這樣的時候,覺得累,就不想說話,爸爸媽媽悶了一天,我知道他們很想跟我說話,唉。我們互相督促吧。
一直不知道你的家鄉在哪兒,無論在哪兒,初春的時候回去,有父母的溫暖,一定是一次很值得回憶的旅行,千萬不要check 華爾街的行情哦,給我知道肯定罵你freak!
damao,我一直很仰慕你的,以後我一定寫得比這個還長的留言給你,就是用中文算了,好不好?
damaof 回複 悄悄話 Dear Hua:

看到了這篇,挖哈哈。

http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200607&postID=6814
縱然平行 回複 悄悄話 So, a year comes to the end, and a new one will be arising on the horizon just hours away. I sincerely wish you’d have a very happy, fulfilling and exciting year ahead.

Judging your smaller quantity of blogging pieces written this year, it seems to me that you have been undergoing some makeovers lately. For one thing, you have shunned away quite a bit from your trademark of “Daydreaming in the Sun Shine”, the signature style often shows your sentimental, ideal, opinionate and insecure facades without apology -. Nowadays, you are tilting towards mature, realistic, humorous and confident sides instead. I guess the transformation might result from the accumulative professional experiences and the elapse time of being grownup.

Put this aside, overall it has be a good year for you, I think. You may not be out of wood yet, but definitely it is closer. Hoping as you are continuing your journey of “metamorphosis” you’d still be able to maintain your uplifting spirits all the tine; no matter if they are your personal struggles in working place, or the highlights/reflections after or during your normal working days or your joys of being around with your parents.

Speaking of parents, your recent postings made me feel like a total jerk. You have spent lots of efforts and time to accommodate your parents since they arrived. On the contrary when my folks visited me in 2004, what I did most was to give them cash and ask them to buy anything they’d like. I did book some tours for them, putting them in most luxury hotels and showering them with lavish gifts. But, what I failed to do is that I did not devote much my time as they were here with me. As the matters of fact, I spent very little personal time with them because I was chasing a promotion which I’d want then badly; I was afraid that any absent time might reduce my chances to get it. Even though I told my parents about my dilemma, and they apparently understood my position I didn’t have the wit to set the priority straight at that time. I remembered that one evening as my parents and I were striding in Central Park after dinner I was busy talking with someone about work on my cell, I overheard my parents’ conversation about me. “I wish we had a girl” my mother said my father. “He is a boy and he is going to do whatever the nature designs him for. Don’t worry he’ll learn.” My father comforted my worried mother.

Looking back I feel sort of guilty. Funny things is that female and male children do approach parents differently as the caretaker, and we , men, might harness adequately to provide financial security; yet comparing to women , we may be poorly equipped sociologically to deal with complex emotional needs of our parents even we’d want to do a good job.

I think that it may be still not too late for me to learn, though. In Fact, I am about to go back home to spend some quality time with my folks in China in couple days. I’ve name my trip “Operation Redemption”.

Enjoy your parents stay and drink enough of Champagne this New Year eve.
虎嘯南山 回複 悄悄話 落花,祝你爸爸媽媽在美國開心愉快,happy new year to them.
punny 回複 悄悄話 回複落花飄零的評論:

回來了呀?累是肯定的,好好休息調整一下。但玩的開心最重要,對吧,尤其是爸爸,將來肯定會拿錄像出來細細反複品味的呢 :)
祝全家新年快樂!!!
落花飄零 回複 悄悄話 punny,剛剛回來,累壞了!!不過玩得很開心。謝謝你的建議。我爸爸因為以前當過空軍,所以最喜歡那個航空博物館,每個館都仔仔細細看,還全程拍攝,說要回去再仔細看。。。我也很想看櫻花,但是十二月份以後就沒有假期了。不過好在這次節日氣氛很濃,所以也算有得有失。
明亮新年好!你也準備接你爸爸媽媽來?
謝謝黑蘭花,也祝你全家幸福!
大皇,DC好冷啊,風大,不過陽光很好。冰釣聽上去很刺激阿,掉什麽魚呢?
大毛新年好!真可惜啊,錯過了你這樣的風雲人物!我每天和爸爸媽媽回旅館的時候就看見Tao門口時尚男女排隊進去,不過我年紀大了,經不起這種很吵得音樂了。我也看見了張學友的廣告,是不是在凱撒?什麽時候去壇子裏發點照片給我們看看阿。
damaof 回複 悄悄話 Dear Hua,
我聖誕節的時候去了VEGAS,也住在這裏,也有遙控器開關的窗簾,娃哈哈!我們看了23號晚上的張學友演唱會和MIRAGE的SHOW -- LOVE,是BEATLES的歌曲大串燒,光與影的盛宴,強烈推薦! 好激動,我們居然前後在同一個空間錯過,對了,我們還去了二樓的TAO,那個CLUB,"Always a happy ending!" 本店客人可以不用排長隊。娃哈哈,太HIGH了。

祝 新年快樂!身體健康!工作順利!

難以想象距離我們暢談的那個情人節已經將近兩年過去了。時間灰逝!
punny 回複 悄悄話 落花還在DC附近玩吧? 最近我們這裏都不算太冷呢,正好出遊。:) 祝全家節日愉快!
等著你回來上照片 :)
黃大皇 回複 悄悄話 搞了兩次冰釣,魚釣了不少,但也凍了個半死。
去過DC一次,印象很好。Enjoy your trip, but keep warm!
Blackorchid 回複 悄悄話 你一家人真幸福! 祝福你和父母親旅遊愉快!
明亮 回複 悄悄話 落花MM,過來問好。看你們一家人真幸福。你那個辦父母材料很全麵,謝謝了。祝聖誕快樂,新年如意!
punny 回複 悄悄話 回複落花飄零的評論:

要來DC了呀。先到NATIONAL PARKS的網上把有些景點的票登記好,比如WASHINGTON MONUMENT,到時候隻要去拿票就好了,可以少排隊。如果要參觀國會山,早上很早就要開始排隊了。DC可看的地方太多了:)自然博物館是我最喜歡的一家。如果有機會的話,等明年櫻花節的時候來。JEFFESON MEMORIAL 那裏繞湖一周都是花,風吹過落英繽紛的樣子可美了。
我們BALTIMORE的水族館是美東有名的哦,別錯過了:)
落花飄零 回複 悄悄話 謝謝nicelks,我爸爸媽媽玩得很開心,但是挺累的。
大皇兄弟好!西伯利亞的冬天如何阿。赫赫。我基本上沒有什麽計劃,隻是一個個旅館走下去而已,聖誕前後要去DC了,那個應該好好計劃一下了。
流沙隨風,他們小賭了一下,贏錢是自然沒有的。:)批判完腐朽的資本主義,接下來要去挖資本主義的根源,去首都了,嗬嗬。
謝謝Punny,Ruby和swanlake!:)祝節日愉快。
stillthere,謝謝你還記得我爸爸的自行車,祝你和家人節日愉快。
stillthere 回複 悄悄話
俺還記得爸爸的自行車呢?祝願老爸永遠年青!
swanlake 回複 悄悄話 真是幸福溫馨的一家人!喜歡你的新頭像。
流沙隨風 回複 悄悄話 哈哈,希望他們這回真真切切、完完全全地看透了腐朽的資本主義。

有沒有贏到錢?他們不愛賭?俺曾這麽勸過老爸老媽,不能為社會主義添磚加瓦了,要學會如何去挖資本主義的牆角。不上場,就挖不到牆角,就沒有發揮餘熱,嗬嗬,從此他們玩的一發不可收拾。
Ruby@Cuisine 回複 悄悄話 你照片上的莞爾一笑和做事情的風格迥然不同哦。真是個有孝心的好女兒。
punny 回複 悄悄話 剛發現,換大頭照了呀,喜歡這張 ^^
punny 回複 悄悄話 落花是個貼心的好女兒 :)
黃大皇 回複 悄悄話 出去旅行的時候,最累的就是那個做計劃、搞安排的。不過在LV,隨便走走就已經很享受了,相信你父母非常高興。在Venetian有沒有坐Gondolas?
nicelks 回複 悄悄話 Good daughter indeed. Your parents should be very happy on this vacation.
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