Today is my 40th birthday 今天是我40歲生日

Hi everyone. Today is my 40th birthday. I made a photo collage to represent some of the key events / personal achievements in my last decade.

大家好，今天是我40歲生日。我做了一個拼圖片代表近十來年一些對我來說特別有意義，難以忘懷的時刻。

First picture: I climbed to the top of Hua Shan, one of the steepest mountains in China. My grandpa grew up around here and Hua is also part of my Chinese name, so climbing to the top of this mountain represented me returning to my roots. I brought a stone back from the mountain to Taiwan to show my grandpa shortly before he passed away, so this photo means a lot to me. I also attended the world's largest dating show a few weeks before that, but I've talked about that many times before so I won't go into details.

圖一: 我在華山登頂。我的名字裡有一個華字，因為我外公在華山山腳下的華縣長大。我在華山買了一塊石頭回去給我外公，他很高興摸到故鄉的石頭，不久後他就去世了。這趟旅行對我來說意義很大。我在照這張照片前剛上過非誠勿擾，不過我已經講過太多次，就不再談了。

Second picture: This was taken at the Kangaroo Point cliffs in the middle of Brisbane city. I spent many days here climbing with my friends. Climbing is the most difficult activity I have ever had endured in my life, as I am not a light person and I have to carry my whole body weight to the top. I have learned a lot from climbing and have made many life long friends.

圖二: 在布里斯班市中心袋鼠角懸崖攀岩。近十年來我花了很多時間在這裡跟朋友一起攀岩。攀岩讓我學到很多東西，也讓我交到很多朋友。攀岩對我來說是十分困難的運動，因為我的身材不是很輕巧(90+公斤)，所以能夠學會攀岩讓我十分驕傲。

Third Picture: This was taken as I performed Shaolin Kungfu as well as Praying Mantis Kung Fu on stage in the high school I taught at on Multictural Day. This was very special because I have always idolised Shaolin Monks due to their lifestyle and devotion to Buddhism and Kung Fu, so it was a tribute to them, as well as demonstrating the results of years of Kung Fu practice myself.

圖三: 在我教書的高中，我們有一個多元文化節，這一天我在台上表演少林功夫及螳螂拳。這對我來說很重要，因為我從小學功夫，特別崇拜少林武僧，能夠在澳洲表演並推展中國武術是我的榮幸。

Fourth Picture: At the school I taught at, each year there is a "So you think teachers can't dance" competition. It is similar to the TV show "So you think you can dance", but the students teach teachers the routine in a few weeks, and we have to perform on stage. I entered this competition for many years and also was a champion once due to my kung fu / swing dance background.

圖四: 在我教書的高中，每年都有一個專門為老師舉行的跳舞比賽，跟電視節目舞林大会一樣。雖然只有老師參加，但澳洲到處都有運動健將，想贏並不容易。我也贏過冠軍。你們可以看到圖中我幫另一個老師空中翻。要這種水準才能贏。

Fifth picture: Playing tennis with my dad. I have had many epic matches over the years with my dad and this was another game I played with my dad. You can see the beautiful blue sky and grass in the background. I am very lucky to have spent my twenties and thirties in Australia, where this is a very common scenery.

圖五: 跟爸爸打網球。大家可以看到網球場旁邊的大草原以及藍天。我很幸運在澳洲過了二十年。這種風景在澳洲到處可見。

Sixth picture: Performing swing dancing in the middle of Brisbane city. Swing dance is my absolute favourite dance - I love the music, the moves, the history. This was a very special performance as it was MacArthur day and we were dressed up in 20s costumes.

圖六: 在布里斯班市中心表演搖擺舞。我花了很多年學習這個舞蹈，因為我超喜歡這個舞蹈的音樂(20-40年代的爵士樂)，舞步以及歷史。這是在麦克阿瑟紀念日表演的，很多人看，我也表現的不錯。

Seventh picture: Travelling in Europe. The way I travel is that I don't ever plan where I go. Every single day, I go where someone tells me to go the next day. I ended up in Lübeck, Germany on this particular day and I absolutely loved being here.

圖七: 在歐洲旅行。我的旅行方式就是完全沒有計畫的自由行。每天都是看當天認識的朋友要我隔天去哪裡，我就去哪裡。這一張照片是在德國的吕贝克照的，這裡有很多特殊的古老建築物，以及好吃的食物。

Eighth picture: This was a 5km race at the University of Queensland. It was the first time I ran 5km in under 30 minutes. I was very proud of my results after months of training.

圖八: 這是一場五公里的長跑比賽，在昆士蘭大學舉行。這是我第一次五公里跑低於三十分鐘。在好幾個月的訓練後，看到我的成果十分高興。

Thank you for reading - I'm glad to have shared a large part of my thirties with the Hive blog and look forward to sharing more stories with you in the future.

很感謝各位的捧場，也很高興跟各位分享這些年的難忘時刻。期望將來會有更多故事與大家分享。

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