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    September 08

    伯克利三周

    来伯克利已经三周,生活缓慢、简单。自己不开车,去趟超市都不成,只得成天蜗居家中。老公趁机教育:“不上班,其实很没劲吧……”我虽心里不平,却也无可反驳。

     

    来之前为了把新泽西的房子转租出去,每天白天上班,晚上忙着把家里所有细软装箱打包。夜夜三更,我开始有一点点担心宝宝会早产,于是想着到伯克利以后要好好歇歇。故此到了之后便懒懒散散,除了早上起来给清清穿衣梳头送她出门,其余时间就是坐坐躺躺上上网,稍有倦意就干脆睡一觉。没想到这样“养胎”真还立等见效,才一礼拜功夫,例行产检就显示出体重猛增3磅,再过一礼拜,又是3磅,要知道我在纽约时一个月一共才长3磅!还好由于前期体重控制得当,体重增长总量还在平均区间内,医生便没有怪罪,只是说“一周3磅的确有点多……”看来提前休产假真不是好主意,而且车进车出的生活方式也十分害人,还是要勤走路,每天保证一定的卡路里消耗。怀孕期间更是不好放纵,由于身体各器官运作效率的提高,贪吃一点、贪睡一点、少运动一点都会有成倍放大的后果,教训啊,教训。

     

    经过这样沉重的打击,我下定决心采取措施。首先要摆脱对车的依赖,依靠公共交通自己走出去。在网上摸索了一晚上,决定第一步:自己搭公交车换地铁去旧金山。一来熟悉熟悉路线,二来需要一点城市生活气息调节一下心情,三来要到位于市内的公交客服中心买张交通卡,将来出行好用得上。当然,在外面晃上大半天,也算是锻炼的一种方式。就这样抄了车次时间,揣上地图,准备好买车票的零钱,独自上路,出家门的瞬间心里无比自豪。

     

    话说伯克利学生村所在的这乡下地方,公交可真不发达。学生们赖以生存的公车就一条线路,非高峰时间半小时一班,还常有早到、迟到、跳班的。我计划坐下午2:02的车,1:50刚过就在车站等着,车站上就我一人,还有椅子可坐。等了10来分钟,看到一辆巴士在拐角的红绿灯处停下,等它转弯过来,车头电子屏显示的果然是我要去的方向,心想着“今天这车倒还准时”,起身,掏零钱……就在这时,巴士居然刷的一下从距我不足半米的地方呼啸而过,一点没有迟疑,仿佛我完全不存在一样。那一刻我简直想骂街,半小时一班的车啊,还有看到有人等故意不停的道理?!我想喊住它,可刚张大了嘴,车已经开出十几米开外了。我挺着37周的大肚,又不好奔跑追赶,只能委屈地走回家,硬着头皮叫醒午睡中的老公开车送我去地铁站。

     

    原来在这乡下地方,光站着等车是不够的,车来时还要招手示意,否则司机会当你是等人的。平时老公坐车上课都是高峰时段,车站上人多,或许司机明白大家都赶着上课,站站都停,或许总有别人招手在前,他也不当一回事,因而没有特别提醒我。虽然在国外已经有些年头,对于在外生活的不易多有心理准备,此番仅仅是到了西海岸,就连坐个公车也如此周折,还是不免一番感叹。

     

     

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    Siweiwrote:
    美国的公车是他们落后的表现之一。
    Sept. 19
    Aglarewrote:
    哈哈,DDP你好呀。SF和berkeley还是很悠闲的呀。就是等公车是比较痛苦的。
    Sept. 9
    ning dongwrote:
    去了加州,对孩子肯定老好的,^_^
    Sept. 8
    Yihua Renwrote:
    "原来在这乡下地方,光站着等车是不够的,车来时还要招手示意,否则司机会当你是等人的。" - 或者车来时,走上几步作欲登车状——此招稍许含蓄一点....话说52L到站不停车的事件在俺身上也惨痛地发生过不止一次。
    Sept. 8

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