2014-01-01 New Year's Day

【Aiden in English】

        The first day of 2014 wasn't going so well. I felt queasy about the food I ate last night while crossing the Mozambique Channel from Madagascar to Mozambique. I also overslept at the golf tournament. If I were to catch up to a table tennis tournament, I had to hurry.

        The problem wasn't "Am I going to make it to the game," but "How am I going to do at the table tennis game?" But for someone who wanted to throw up every second, I did pretty well. I was even able to win against my opponent. As soon as I did, the queasiness came back to me. It felt as if my stomach was doing a 360 ° spin off a trampoline. It got a lot worse at lunchtime, and all I could eat was a plate of grapes and oranges. That had refreshed me a bit. On our team trivia this afternoon, I could barely focus on the questions from the cruise director. When I returned to the cabin, I plopped on the bed and fell asleep.

        I hoped that tomorrow would be a better day because I had learned my lesson. Watch what you eat, and always keep your hands clean before they touch your mouth.

【紅霞譯】

        2014新年伊始遊輪繼續穿越莫桑比克海峽，我出師不利。昨晚海吃下肚的零食雜貨令我大反胃口，以至於今早睡過頭爬不起來，連高爾夫球賽都沒趕上。乒乓球比賽在即，若想參加的話，我必須抓緊時間。

        問題不是“我能否參加比賽？”而是“我如何發揮水平？”比起隨時都要嘔吐的人，我的身體狀況不知樂觀了多少，我甚至能克敵制勝打贏對手。不過好景不長，比賽一結束，我又感覺不適，如同跳過360度騰空蹦床，胃內翻江倒海七上八下；午餐時分，食慾變得更糟，除了葡萄和桔子爽口東西外，我什麼也不想吃。下午百科知識競賽時，我甚至無法集中精力回答遊輪總監提出的問題。回到房間後，我顧不上三七二十一倒身睡下。

        希望明天將大有改觀，從今往後無論如何，吃東西之前必須好好洗手。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2013: New Year's Eve on Mozambique Channel(莫桑比克海峽過陽曆除夕)

2011: 拾金不昧(Lost Money Found)

2010: 澳洲仙企鵝遊行(Fairy Penguin Parade, Australia)

2009: 孩子與我(Son & Me)

Bakery on New Year's Day @ Nautica Oceania

(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——元旦麵包坊 01-01-2014)

New Year Deco on Nautica Oceania

(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——元旦裝飾 01-01-2014)

Table Tennis Tournament on Nautica Oceania

(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——乒乓球循環賽 01-01-2014)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

Mozambique(出遊莫桑比克)

Across the Indian Ocean(穿越印度洋)

Africa (漫遊非洲)

5th Grade(小學五年級)