葛蘭特李的中國隨記 #52 疫情下的反思 – 你要的是什麼人生？

返台至今一個半月，最常跟家人、朋友、同事聊到的話題是: ”你要的是什麼人生?”

直擊靈魂深處的話題，我懂。

但因為上海疫情，而間接導致亞太區經濟趨勢轉移，讓原先平衡的上海、新加玻Expat首選工作地點，產生變動。今年新一波的離滬潮，逼得大家重新去思考，”對現階段的我來說，人生，要的是什麼？”

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Ni Hao, Taipei!

The mysterious quarantine journey has come to a temporary end with magical number 49.

Today is May 23rd, 2022.

Cloudy Monday.

A friend of mine shared with me her good news of embarking on another exciting journey. I’m super excited for her. It is the kind of news that you wish you can drink and celebrate together, but oh well, 2022 hasn’t been going as planned, so I guess we take whatever life throws at us and react with the best we can.

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葛兰特李的中国随记 #51 上海隔离 Day32 (英/中)

Lockdown Day 32 //

As self-quarantine continues to restrict my movement, it also ignites my imagination for home decoration.

The concept of my new flat, as I previously stated, is – Creative expression of nature in active lifestyle. In short, it’s G (Grant / Green) Labrary. (Library / Lab)

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葛兰特李的中国随记 #50 上海隔离图志 Day9

夏天无声无息地来了。

摄氏28度，阳光普照，空气清新芬芳，充满生机。

生活不只有當下的苟且，還有詩和遠方。

除了隔离、抢菜、封城、微信朋友圈，生活还是有那些片刻值得纪录的时刻。

毕竟，过生活、不要过日子。

毕竟，活在当下 (Live at, not through the moment) ，对吧？

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葛兰特李的中国随记 #49 我所认识新冠疫情下的世界

清明节假期，居家隔离过了一半。

屋子里很平静、朋友圈很躁动。

六小时后，中国全国各省支援部队动员，比照武汉封城当初的规格前来上海，展开雷厉风行的救援行动。

讲真，我看不懂，为什么一定要清零？

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葛兰特李的中国随记 #48 疫情夜骑上海苏州河畔

这周在经过一百小时连续待在家里后，今晚八点，终于坐不住，一股脑地冲出小区，解锁美团小黄单车，夜间暴骑五公里。

深夜，经历过，

时速一百公里骑挡车在台北滨海公路，

驶过时速一百英里在加州一号滨海公路，

今天以时速三十公里狂骑苏州河畔，

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葛兰特李的中国随记 #47 48 hour locked down

This series of pictures reflects the state of my mind for the past 48 hour lock down in my compound. I didn’t panic, nor did I get too high or too low.

I woke up, checked my messages, drank Vitamin C, read, watered my plants, cooked, ate breakfast, worked, ate lunch, worked, did nothing, watched outside, created works, online shopped, COVID-19 tested, diner, watched tv, showered, slept, repeated.

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