悼念高雄溫公隆勳兄／莊峻華

 悼念高雄溫公隆勳兄／莊峻華

日前阿拉斯加州郵輪旅次，於州會珠諾市州長官邸旁，連絡上怡之姊，驚聞大學同窗，高雄溫公隆勳仙逝南加州爾灣市，享年七十三，溫公年輕時有恩惠於我，我在台灣之美憶（3）文中，略有敘述，這次悼念，更需詳述。

隆勳兄家境富裕，其太公為電氣包商，承攬左營海軍工程等，我們大三寒假時到高雄，曾在高雄五月花大飯店，設晚宴招待同學，我尚憶得巧遇楊金虎市長。兄為雄中高材，考入師大，完全是因校譽誠正勤樸，兄成長於一溫暖之好家庭，待人誠懇，腳踏實地，功課曾是班上第一，而且當過班長，發放一年師範生公費，學士服租借等事。因成績優秀，分發到台北市實習，兵伇期滿留任一年，然後全額獎學金，前來威斯康新州大學深造，學業順利，令人欽佩。我在大學期間，碎事纏身，課業掙扎，留學考本科不過，只好多申請學校，好不容易申請到德州東境拉瑪大學，學費助學金，可以甑試免過留學考，但需要生活保證金美金兩千元，兩千美金是八萬新台幣，兄將我窘境轉述太公大人，蒙大人慨允撥款相助過關，得以開始辦理出境手續，待領到護照，準備購買機票，阿拉巴馬州奧本大學全額助教獎學金已到，兄要我將已結匯美金兩千，帶到美國，然後按指示，郵寄該款給他，這是我一生難忘之恩惠。

兄畢業後，曾來路易斯安娜州大一年，後來又返原威大攻讀環境科學，有一年專程來休市，要我帶他拜訪萊斯大學衛工系，和休大土木系衛工博士班，萊斯衛工系主任是峻嚴南卡克萊姆森指導教授，休大這位年輕助教授，是我選課不過之老師，我們在圖書館讀書小房間找到他，萊斯是在主任辦公室，兩教授均坦白曰無助學金，此事作罷，兄回米爾瓦基市就業，有一年出差來休市，我們均有見面，愛美尚憶得一年，兄攜梅馨嫂和小千金來寒舍過夜，準備上德州農工，參加親戚婚禮。

隨後兄遷居南加州爾灣市，我曾打擾一宿和一豐盛台餐，五柳枝魚，至今難忘，永源兄作陪，後來幾次拜訪爾灣市，也帶兄參加台美商會，拜望王貴榮會長，最近十年拜訪南加州，僅見得永源，原來兄嫂經常回台省親。

兄為一難覓之台灣紳士，其令尊大人和令堂大人，都是第一流好家庭好家長，兩位千金，一為教師，一為醫生，均是學業有成，最近悉得闔府三代旅行奧勒岡州，拜訪舊友，不想竟是永別，嗚乎哀哉。

Going to and coming back from two cruises/Carlos Pueblo

 Going to and coming back from two cruises/Carlos Pueblo

After almost 27 months for not going to cruises due to the Covic-19 pandemic, I finally got an opportunity to resume my hobby of the cruising. I asked my brother-in-law Mr. Yong to have a ten day trip to the Caribbean sea. Because he allowed me to stay at his apartment; therefore. I could adjust my flying schedule to save some money, an essential part of my traveling hobby. I have to take Covic-19 test for a negative proof two days before the embark at the New York City Manhattan pier. Amy did have a small procedure to take a sample from her breast on the day of my leave for NYC; however, the surgery created a non-stop breeding which made us very uncomfortable.

Mr. Yong came to La Quadia to take me his residence and I took the second test on the street and both negative result came back to me on the following days. I shall describe my first 10 days journey to the Caribbean later. During the return from the first cruise and waiting for my flight back to Houston, we took a tour at the Flushing Chinatown. I bought 6 pieces of large quava and broke a piece of my tooth. The nerve was exposed and I was uncomfortable. My way of dealing this tooth ache is drink hot mung bean tea, a remedy from my late mother.

The airline canceled my original flight back to Houston and arranged me to take a little bit later direct flight back; however, my luggage were checked in before the change. Two luggage were stuck in Dallas and didn't arrive till the next morning. I had had a schedule to dogs sit Michelle's house in Austin for 6 days while she was on vacation. I decided to leave the luggage at Hobby Airport and replace by one only when I returned to the airport for my second journey back to the La Quadia for my second cruise to across the Atlantic on the same ship. It was very hustled for everything. Arthur had a flat tire when we were in Austin. His i-phone battery was dead. I took him to a shop to replace two tires and made some arrangement for my second trip. While visiting a i-phone repair shop, I lost my bank envelope with $300 cash and realized it before my dental appointment. My blood pressure was boiled to 160 and the dental hygienist refused to clean my teeth and I didn't even to have an opportunity to consult with a dentist about my tooth ache. I was lucky that the store technician found my cash envelope and returned it to me.

Mr Yong couldn't accommodate my second stay with him; therefore, I decided to wait my embark outside NYC at New Haven, Connecticut to save some money. It was very interesting to re-visit Yale University.

I did have a very nice trip across the Atlantic from NYC to Rome, Italy. I disembark at a port north of Rome and took two trains first to Rome and then to the International Airport. On my way bak to Houston, I stopped over in Istanbul, Turkey and had a very nice Sushi-Sasimi dinner at the Airport.

郵輪旅行歸來／莊峻華

 郵輪旅行歸來／莊峻華

昨夜郵輪旅行歸來，在機場因託運行李不順利，回到家已近午夜，連忙查看阿拉斯加行程，這是準備帶愛美到阿拉斯加州健行，我們有多次經驗，而且休市已開始熱浪襲人，到阿州避暑可也。

我先簡述這兩次共二十五日的郵輪旅行，都是搭乘珠寶號，先是加勒比海十日行，從紐約出發，我提前兩日低達紐約，住在榮祥兄客廳沙發上，然後帶他一起上船，我在2016年，帶他和他兩位朋友，從休市橫跨大西洋，此次為他第二次，他已退休，而且喜歡郵輪旅行，又住紐約，搭乘郵輪非常方便，經濟實惠。我在紐約下船後，又在榮祥處，多住幾日，結果吃蕃石榴，咬斷一片牙齒，神經暴露，非常不方便，搭機回家，行李被送到達拉斯，結果我又需要直接到奧斯汀，照顧琳兒雙愛犬，三愛貓，和兩日兩男孩，等到她們休假回來，行李兩件，只能寄放哈比機場，待我從奧斯汀回家後翌日午夜，再搭機回紐約，再哈比機場，領出換成一件，很是複雜，但也不難。

回家時，餐桌上有一字條曰元兒座車暴胎，問清楚後連忙開到折扣輪胎行更換，換了兩新胎，然後到大通存款再領三百美金，準備帶到紐約市，又帶元兒手機去換電池，他暴胎無法打手機求救，又不便通，只好走路回家，我在店裡掏出手機，又掏出充電線，三百美金，不知不覺掉下來，店員曰電池未壞，我就離去，又上握瑪大店，買一鍋送愛美，回家後始發現三百美金，無翼而飛。

我的血壓馬上飆高到160，牙醫診所不敢洗牙，連牙疼都無心囉唆，回家前死馬當活馬醫，回到電腦修理店，說明原由，店員問到信封內容，於是從內室取出該信封還我，世界上真是有好人。

榮祥不方便讓我長住，所以我決定到康乃狄克州紐海倫市候船，這是耶魯大學，我在該鎮候船五日，從機場到搭火車，去和回來，一路上都有善心人幫忙指點路線。

其實這一路，我也是到處問路，使用多種語言，例如，我從下船搭巴士到碼頭，買四點六歐元車票，搭火車到羅馬，再從羅馬買八歐元車票，搭火車到羅馬國際機場，土耳其航空，需要在伊斯坦堡換機，我也非常自在，再搭十二小時飛機回休市。