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【馬來西亞獨立音樂勢孤力薄，Live House 陷「無奈新常態」】
Livefact主辦的音樂活動一向就沒有任何來自政府的資金輔助，疫情一爆發後，賴以維生的音樂節和專場直接喊停，營運馬上也和馬來西亞當時的政治局勢一樣陷入「緊急狀態」，時長整整一年有餘。
身爲場地提供者，最痛苦的莫過於在沒有收入的窘境下還得付租金保住心愛的場地。Livefact確實藉著擁有場地的優勢，與樂團合作辦了一場預錄演唱會，搭配販售周邊商品來募集營運資金，不失爲數位轉型的先發嘗試……
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1.印尼紡織大王宋良浩孫子宋大江繼持有的大直豪宅「西華富邦」17樓一半產權過給太太之後，其主導的大直商場案「虹光Live」總算開胡，首位租客曝光，為6星集按摩會館，承租位置在4樓，而且招牌已經掛上明顯處，房地產業者推估，每月每坪租金單價可能落在1700至2300元。→https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1373744
2.檢方調查，謝正杰向王姓債主借貸，並以公司商品作為擔保。2018年10月間，謝還不出款項，王姓債主帶著彭姓、林姓友人前往文森保羅大直店盯場，請旗下員工把店內貨品搬走，並承諾會還。→https://udn.com/news/story/7321/4563202?from=udn-catebreaknews_ch2
3.專營陸客生意的免稅店「文森保羅」，因財務問題在2018年間被債主到台北大直、高雄夢時代店搬貨，在文森保羅寄賣手錶的雅典娜公司提告文森保羅負責人謝正杰侵占寄賣的手錶，台北也檢署偵查後，14日依侵占罪起訴謝正杰。→https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20200514003125-260402?chdtv
4.因出獄後一直找不到工作，9日和同住一起的哥哥說：「我乾脆去死好了」，當時哥哥以為高男只是抱怨而已，不料10日凌晨卻接到警方電話通知，高男被人發現陳屍於大直抽水站附近，高男哥哥難過表示，知道弟弟剛出獄比較難找工作，為了鼓勵弟弟才把他接到家中一起住，希望可以陪他度過難關，沒想到弟弟還是想不開發生憾事。→https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=741684&From=Search&Key=出獄求職
5.位於大直高端豪宅中心、美福飯店正對面的首泰三悉，有全開放式的公共區域，並設獨立梯廳和水池端景，建物前後兩排的大面落地窗則提供充足採光，就客觀環境而言，已具有現代精品宅的條件品質。對美感特有堅持並重視各空間使用機能的屋主，預計將迎來家庭中的第二個寶寶，因此希望藉室內設計專業的規劃，讓實際空間約為三十幾坪的小豪宅，在空間利用的層面發揮最大效值。→https://tw.asiatatler.com/life/純淨美學-nordic-新古典主義演繹都會幸福生活
6.2020台北端午龍舟錦標賽將如期於6月25、26日登場，預計在基隆河大佳段河道大直橋下舉行，總獎金136萬元。為符合防疫指引，台北市體育局研擬近2個月，決議縮小比賽規模，僅開放大型龍舟公開組，包括男子組32隊、女子組8隊、混合組40隊，已全數報名額滿。→https://udn.com/news/story/7323/4560986
7.茹絲葵經典牛排館 大直店（1993年OPEN）堪稱美國牛排界傳奇的茹絲葵，為1965年由創始者茹絲夫人把房子抵押，買下美國南部紐奧良一間只有60個座位的Chris SteakHouse，再經過翻修更名為Ruth'sChris Steak House。50年多來，茹絲葵秉持茹絲夫人理念，僅選用占美國牛肉總產量2％的USDAPrime牛肉，以21～28天濕式熟成醞釀出獨特風味，經高溫烹調後利用加熱至攝氏約260℃的陶瓷盤端出保溫，釋放的油脂加上滾燙的牛油，「滋滋作響」的招牌特色令人印象深刻。→https://www.walkerland.com.tw/subject/view/259831
8.今年2月新開幕的台北大直英迪格酒店，也將於15日上午9點至27日晚間11點59分推出首波線上旅展，集結館內全新客房與超人氣餐廳T.R Bar & Kitchen，祭出「滿1萬送住宿券」購券優惠，商品包括：26折超值「一泊二食住宿券」 1張5,800元，買五張再送平日客房住宿一晚。旅展更推出一張1,500元的「4小時客房體驗券」，買5張再送1張客房體驗券。→https://travel.ettoday.net/article/1712964.htm?redirect=1
9.與張清芳所創辦的Stella Hair Salon Beauty合作！成為台北大直英迪格酒店招攬住客的秘技。→https://tw.asiatatler.com/life/與張清芳所創辦的stella-hair-salon-beauty合作成為台北大直英迪格酒店招攬住客的秘技
10.2020年嶄新開幕的台北大直英迪格酒店，首推節慶限定「美力‧巨星假期」專案，與張清芳創辦美容沙龍品牌「Stella Hair Salon Beauty」合作，每週五六入住即能享雙人巨星療程3選1，（可從美睫、單色美甲光療、頭皮SPA中任選）、T.R Bar & Kitchen雙人早餐，過一回巨星禮遇及風采。→https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/lifestyle/whats-hot/49660?atcr=fd862f
[翻轉視界 3] 媽媽是世界上最辛苦工作
To all the mothers out there, thank you for your sacrifices and happy Mother’s Day!
辛苦了， 媽媽們!
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原文及圖片授權來自於 Humans of Taipei和台灣社區實踐協會
結婚前，我在日商公司的工廠工作，當到管理幹部，本來也存了一筆錢準備婚後買房，沒想到婚後，根本來想的完全不一樣。
Before I got married, I worked in a factory ran by a Japanese company. I worked my way up to management and saved some money to purchase a house after marriage. Little did I expect how different life would be after I got married.
1. work your way up/to the top 逐步達成: https://bit.ly/2La73Eu
2. little did somebody know/realize/think 用來說某人不知道或認為某事會發生或是真的: https://bit.ly/2SJ7s4Z
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我和前夫是朋友介紹認識的。一直以來，我在感情裡面都沒什麼自信、處於弱勢，總是被拋棄的那一方。之前也有個男友曾經論及婚嫁，但他媽媽嫌我內向不會講話，沒辦法幫忙做生意，所以後來還是分手了。我跟前夫交往沒有幾個月就結婚，那時候覺得他在公司工作五、六年，應該很有定性，感覺也是個顧家、愛小孩的人。雖然不致於大富大貴，但夫妻倆應該可以過個穩定的幸福生活。
My ex-husband and I were introduced by friends. I have never had much confidence in my relationships. I was always the weaker half, the one who was always left behind. Before my ex-husband, I had a boyfriend who proposed marriage, but his mother felt that I was too much of an introvert and could not help him manage his business. We parted ways in the end. My ex-husband and I got married a few months after we began dating. He had been working in his company for five to six years at the time, so I felt he had a stable life. He also felt like a family man and one who loves children. While he was not rich, I felt we could live a stable and happy life.
3. have confidence in… 對…有信心
4. propose marriage 提出結婚、論及婚嫁
5. introvert 性格內向者
6. part ways 分開
7. see each other 交往，談戀愛
8. a family man 關心家庭的人
9. stable life 穩定的生活
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婚後，陸續生下大女兒和小兒子，兩個差三歲，但都是我在養。老公婚後都是半夜才回家，而且他除了房租以外，其餘生活開銷都不肯出。我盡量維持他在外的形象，都沒有跟別人說。因為實在沒錢，我還曾經打去他的公司，問老闆什麼時候發薪水？老闆很驚訝地跟我說，他的薪水比廠長還高，我們應該生活無虞才對。
After marriage, we had our eldest daughter and a son three years later, but I had to raise them myself. My husband would always return home after midnight, and he never paid for any living expenses other than rent. I tried to help maintain his image so I kept silent. However, I just did not have enough money, so I called his company one day and asked his boss when he would be paid. His boss was surprised. He told me that my husband’s salary was higher than that of the factory director and we should not have to worry about basic necessities.
10. raise 撫養
11. pay living expense 支付生活開銷
12. maintain one’s image 維持形象
13. factory director 廠長
14. basic necessities 基本生活必需物品與花用
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我實在不知道他半夜都去哪，把錢花到哪去。總之，我一直苦撐，我總覺得小孩要有爸爸、要有完整的家庭；撐越久，又覺得「我都已經撐這麼久了」，如果現在放棄的話，那不就前功盡棄了嗎？本來要用來買房子的存款，為了養小孩，全部花完，後來我幾乎一天只吃一餐，最慘的時候，還曾經母子三人吃一個便當。
I really didn’t know where he went in the middle of the night, and where he spent all his money. I hung on because I felt that the children must have a father and a complete family. I thought that I had already hung on for so long—if I had given up, then everything would have been for nothing. The money I had saved to purchase a house was completely spent on my children. I could only eat one meal a day, and at times the three of us would only share a single lunchbox.
15. hang on 堅持*
16. at times 有時
17. lunchbox 便當
*hang on (5): https://bit.ly/3frV9Uf
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你能想像嗎？我家沒有電視也沒有電腦，冷氣壞了沒辦法修，洗衣機壞了，我只能手洗衣服。社工問我，為什麼小孩身上臭臭的？我也不知道該怎麼說，因為他們的衣服本來就是二手的，而且我只能手洗，他們一流汗就臭了。還好，我去工作之後，偶爾可以把衣服拿去投幣式洗衣機啦。
Could you imagine what we went through? There wasn’t a TV or a computer in our house. Even when the air conditioner or the washing machine was broken, we could not fix it. I had to wash the clothes by hand! The social worker would ask me why the kids’ clothes stank, and I did not know what to tell them. Thankfully, after I began working, we could occasionally take our clothes to a coin-operated laundromat.
18. go through 遭受，經歷，經受（苦難等）
19. stink (v.) 散發異味，發出難聞的氣味
20. thankfully 通常用於句首，表示高興或感激）幸好，幸虧
21. coin-operated laundromat 投幣式洗衣店*
*launderette: https://bit.ly/2Wb8FUz
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我苦撐了十年才離婚，後來徹底心寒，是因為債務問題。我前夫不拿錢回家，我只能用信用卡去大賣場採買日常用品，前夫要買什麼，也會要我刷卡，甚至還要幫他付電話費，一個月就兩萬元。我說我不幫你繳，他說好阿，那被停話你跟小孩就找不到我了。就這樣債務累積越來越多，到最後，我只好跟銀行談妥還債計畫，跟娘家借錢還債。這也讓我決定離婚。
I hung on for a decade before filing for divorce. I found out later that my ex-husband had debt problems. He did not bring any money home, so I could only use credit cards to purchase groceries. Whatever he wanted to buy, he would ask me to use my card. I even had to pay his phone bills. Sometimes the bills amounted to 20,000 a month, so I told my husband I would not pay. "That's fine, but then you and the kids wouldn't be able to reach me anymore, " he said. The debts piled up until finally, I negotiated a debt settlement with the bank and asked my in-laws for money to pay the bank. I decided to file for divorce afterward.
22. get a divorce 離婚
23. debt problem 債務問題
24. purchase groceries 購買食品雜貨
25. pile up（使）（不好的事物）增加，（使）累積
26. debt settlement 還債計畫*
27. in-laws 姻親
28. file for divorce 在法庭提起離婚訴訟
*debt settlement https://bit.ly/3djBofy
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目前，我們還跟前夫住在一起，因為要搬出去，就得準備兩個月的押金和第一個月的租金，我得要努力存錢才有能力處理。阿山他們介紹我去超市工作，我希望超市趕快開幕，我才有辦法趕快賺錢搬出去。
At present, my children and I are still living with my ex-husband, because you need to have a two-month deposit and payment for the first month to rent a place. I have to work harder and save. Ah Shan and them (social workers) found me a job at a supermarket. I wished it would open soon so I could save and move out.
29. deposit 押金
30. social worker 社工
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其實，哪個女生不希望嫁個好老公？但是老公再有錢，沒有真心愛妳都沒用；即使老公賺不多，但只要願意顧家，那就是好老公。
All girls want a good husband. However, if your husband doesn't really love you, it doesn't matter how rich he is. Even if your husband does not make much, if he cares for his family, then he is a good husband.
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#翻轉視界
就近日香港Live House HIDDEN AGENDA事件，我們請來工廈藝術家PMFK(Philip)請解一下「活化工廈」「市區重建」及「起動九龍東」，這些活化了租金及起動了的1960年代的工廈使用條例的政策，如何對創作生態及民生造成嚴重威脅，又如何令HIDDEN AGENDA由第一代走到到第四代。即使你不是工廈用家，但也與你的生活有關。
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現在台灣租金的收入跟銀行的利息差不多
租房子之划算，租四十年的金額還不到貸款買房子的金額
也更不用談到買房子的利息了
人們唯一會買房子的原因，通常都是期待房子漲價
並不是認為更多人需要租房子
若將錢放在銀行帳戶裡，無需承擔房地產崩跌的風險
你呢？你打算買台北的房子嗎？
