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		Cruising on New Year's Eve, Argentina(阿根廷新年除夕·航海日)	2013-06-18 08:25:30

2012-12-31 New Year's Eve

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【Aiden in English】

It's New Year's Eve today, and we were cruising at sea again.

I yawned widely as I got up in the morning. As I checked the clock, I toppled out of bed. It was 10:30 am. I was still in pajamas and cuddling a teddy bear. For some reason, I grew fond of the bear because he was a nice replacement for my old punching bag. I thought of having brunch after getting dressed, but I was interrupted by a gurgle from my stomach. On second thought, I decided to ask for something to eat. When I went to ask Mom, she surprised me by showing me a platter of food. After a suitable meal, it was time for lunch. I didn't think a few pounds added would be disastrous in the New Year holiday season, would it?

After lunch, I walked to the Youth Center. Within 5 minutes, we smashed the football around the room, rebounding off the walls. Plenty of times, we got a few bruises here and there, but no one seemed to care. As always, we had ice cream with sprinkles. The subject kept changing. It started with brain surgery and then progressed to flying. But all this was hushed up as we began to play Wii. I lost track of time and space. Only when I drank water did I realize that the boys were no longer with me. I looked around and saw them giggling at the PS3 screen. Soon, my own eyes were bulging at the PlayStation. Sometimes, I wished to slow time down because, before I knew it, I was dragged away to dinner.

When we cruised halfway between Valparaiso, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean on the Star Princess, we encountered a young lady named Olga, who was serving as an acting manager in the Customer Service Desk. One day, she overheard the tones that I incidentally pitched on a grand piano used for entertaining in Princess Plaza. We unexpectedly met in a meeting room, where she played an electronic upright piano in front of us. She came to chat with me about the music, especially the piano. Olga had played the piano for 23 years, beginning at the age of three in Ukraine. She practiced five hours a day when she was nine, precisely my age! She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in piano performance from the Moscow Music Conservatory in Russia and won numerous top awards in international piano competitions. Mom admired her solid background and wondered why she gave up her passion and talent for piano performance. I could tell that a professional pianist was only a dream, just like her own. Well, we lived on dreams, strived for dreams, and enjoyed the process of dreaming. Most important of all, we had to learn how to survive successfully. It was the moment Mom hired her to be my piano teacher. The music dreamland kidnapped me!

【紅霞譯】

今天是陽曆年除夕，我們海上航行。

早晨醒來我不住打着哈欠，一看表已是上午十點半。我晃晃悠悠爬下床來，身着睡衣手抱泰迪“神賜”熊，不知為什麼我喜歡上了泰迪熊，至少它可以替代拳擊吊袋，因此打算穿好衣服再四處收集幾個，只可惜計劃尚未實施，肚子飢腸轆轆並開始咯咯叫個不停。我不得不改變初衷，決定先吃點東西再說，這時我轉問媽媽，沒想到她已把早飯備好，等我剛剛吃完便到了午飯時間。新春佳節期間，增加幾磅體重又有啥了不得？

午餐後，我去少年活動中心報到。不出五分鐘大夥立刻玩起室內足球，球滿屋橫飛，大家被打得青一塊紫一塊，可誰也顧不上在意什麼。與從前一樣，我們踢完球照舊去吃冰激凌甜點，但這回聊天的內容有所改變，從腦外手術到空中飛行不一而足，過後只要一上手“任天堂”第七款遊戲，我們一下子安靜起來。我將時空置之度外，直到口渴喝水時才發覺其他男生都跑去玩“索尼”第三款電視遊戲，我趕緊湊了過去，不在話下。有時我真希望時間能夠放慢速度，等過完玩癮之後，方去吃晚餐。

我們乘“公主·星辰”號遊輪沿着太平洋向大西洋進發，從智利“土地的盡頭”瓦爾帕萊索“天堂谷”揚帆，到阿根廷“銀色之地”首都布宜諾斯艾利斯“順風”拋錨，半路下來經歷了許多意想不到的事情，與奧爾加“神聖”不期而遇，就是其中典型一例。奧爾加是遊輪上客戶服務部代理主管，當班那天恰好聽到我在大廳試彈全船唯一用來表演的三角鋼琴，後來彼此在“琴房”第一次碰面，她正彈奏電子鋼琴，準備為娛樂晚會登台獻藝。奧爾加主動跟我搭訕，談音樂更談鋼琴。她出生於烏克蘭，從3歲開始學習鋼琴起至今已有23個春秋。像我9歲這把年紀，她每天堅持練習五個鐘頭！奧爾加畢業於俄羅斯音樂學院鋼琴演奏專業，獲得過無數次國際一流鋼琴比賽大獎。媽媽非常羨慕其蜚聲全球的藝術學府，佩服其紮實無華的音樂功底，並好奇為什麼不再繼續專業生涯，看得出現在鋼琴表演對她來說只是夢想。憑心而論，我們都生活在夢想之中，為夢想而不懈努力，從中期待享受愉悅，最重要的是我們要努力掌握生存能力。就在那一時刻，媽媽毫不猶豫聘請她出任我的鋼琴老師，讓我欲愛不能，欲罷不忍，欲棄不舍！