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I dreamed that I was on a bus and saw my American friend, Irene. She had just arrived in Taiwan for a conference. She was wearing a red dress and looked great. We chatted on the bus, and I told her that I had just received a last-minute job interview notice for what seemed like a great opportunity. However, my trip to Taiwan was brief, and I hadn’t packed any formal attire. Now, I had to rush out to buy a complete outfit from head to toe, which would cost quite a bit, and I was feeling a bit reluctant about the expense. We got off the bus together, and it was raining. As we walked, I was a bit worried that her beautiful red dress might get wet. Later, we needed to take an elevator. Irene mentioned she wanted to mail something, and I told her that the elevator would take us directly to the post office two floors up. When the elevator stopped after one floor, the doors opened, and Irene suddenly dashed out. I thought, *Why did she run out like that?* The doors closed before I could react, so I went up one more floor to the post office. I looked around for Irene, searching everywhere. Eventually, she appeared again. I asked her why she ran out so suddenly, and she said she saw a restroom on that floor and urgently needed to use it. I replied, “Good thing you found me again,” and then I led her to the post office. It was a large post office with a big circular counter in the center. We were directed to a service counter, but when we got there, no one was present. As we waited, the staff member hurriedly returned to his seat and asked how he could help. Irene had something to take care of, but at that moment, she transformed into my other friend, Pamela. The staff member brought out a basket filled with handmade trinkets, like cards and Chinese knots, and said we could pick something we liked as a gift. He explained that the post office staff made these crafts in their free time to give to customers if there were delays or inconveniences, to keep people from getting upset. I thought it was a clever idea. The items were clearly handmade and not professionally crafted, but I found a cute little card that I liked. After Pamela finished her business, we left. Later, I was walking down the street with Pamela. She was acting a bit odd. I was on the right side of the road, where there were shops and a sidewalk, though the road was under construction and uneven. However, Pamela insisted on walking on the left side, which was next to a school, with just a dirt path and no sidewalk. I shouted, “The sidewalk is over here! Come over—it's dangerous over there!” She finally crossed to my side. We seemed to be heading somewhere to shop, and it felt like it wasn’t far, so we decided not to take transportation. Pamela mentioned she wanted to buy some thread. I asked her what she needed it for, but she wasn’t very clear. I pointed out that there were so many types of thread with different uses and that the stores would vary depending on what she wanted. When I tried to ask more details, she said she’d figure it out herself. Pamela wandered around aimlessly while I accompanied her. I felt that her way of shopping lacked direction or purpose, which seemed like a waste of time, but I stayed by her side anyway. 夢見我在公車上，看到美國好友 Irene，她來台灣參加會議，才剛到。她穿著紅色洋裝，看來氣色不錯。 我們在車上繼續聊天。我跟她說我臨時收到面試通知，看來是不錯的工作。但我這次回台的時間很短，並沒有帶正式服裝回台。現在臨時收到面試通知，我得要趕著去買衣服，從頭到腳，要花不少置裝費，有點心疼。 我們一起下車。那時候還在下雨，我們走在路上，我有點擔心她那一身漂亮的紅洋裝弄濕了。 後來我們要搭一個電梯，Irene 說她要去郵局寄東西，我說這個電梯往上剛好通往郵局。電梯來了，我們要上去兩層樓。當上去一層樓時，正好電梯門打開，Irene 突然跑出去，我心想她衝出去幹嘛！然後電梯門關了，我又再上去一層樓，那邊就是郵局。 我到處去找 Irene，找啊找，她突然出現了。我問她剛剛跑出去幹嘛！她說剛好看到那層樓有廁所，正好想上廁所，所以就跑出去了。我說「還好妳後來找到我」，然後我就帶她去郵局。 這是一間很大的郵局，中間有個很大圓形的櫃檯，我們被分派到一個服務櫃檯。當我們快走到櫃檯，沒看到人。但等我們走到指定櫃檯的時候，服務人員剛好回來。他急急忙忙坐下來，問我們要幹嘛，Irene 好像有東西要處理。 此時 Irene 變成我另外一位好友 Pamela。服務人員拿出一個籃子，裡面有各種手作的小飾品，像是卡片、中國結啊！他說我們可以挑選喜歡的飾品，送給我們。 原來郵局員工平常會做一些小工藝品，如果有狀況讓民眾等待，造成不開心的時候，他們就拿這些工藝品送給民眾，這樣子民眾就不會生氣。我覺得這也是一招。 仔細看，這些飾品看起來就是手作品，不是很專業的那種工藝品。我挑了張小卡片，還蠻可愛的。Pamela 事情辦好了，我們離開。 再來我記得我陪 Pamela 走在路上。Pamela 有點奇怪，我走在馬路的右邊，沿路是商家。可是她偏偏就要走在馬路的另一邊，那邊是學校，沿路是學校的牆。我這邊有人行道，但好像在修路，路不平。可是她那邊連人行道都沒有，路上都是土。 我喊著：「人行道在這邊啦！妳過來，那邊走路很危險啦！」她才到我這邊來。 我們好像要去逛街，感覺走一小段就可以到了，所以沒有要坐車。Pamela 說她想要買線。我問她買線做何用途，Pamela 說得並不清楚。我說線的種類這麼多，不同功能，店家也不同。我想問更多細節，後來 Pamela 就說那她自己看好了。 Pamela 就是在閒晃，我陪著她逛。只是覺得這種逛街方式沒有目標方向感，有點浪費時間，不過就是陪她逛。

I dreamed about attending a reunion with classmates from an English community I used to participate in. As the conversation progressed, I started introducing my website, which features articles and videos. I even remembered a specific detail about the site—a cursor hovering over an arrow would cause the content to expand downward, and everyone thought it was pretty cool. After the introduction, I began asking for their email addresses to register them as members on my website. One by one, I asked, but someone mentioned, "Didn’t you already have our emails from back when you moved to the U.S.?" I thought to myself, *Uh... yeah, I did.* Then someone added, "So, back then, you didn’t plan on keeping in touch with us? That’s why you didn’t bother keeping our emails, right?" I was at a bit of a loss for words because, truthfully, that was how I had felt at the time. I assumed that once I moved to the U.S., we would lose contact, so I didn’t make a serious effort to keep track of everyone’s emails. Nevertheless, I continued asking and jotting down their email addresses. When I got to Arthur, I noticed his email ended with @arthuryang.com. I asked him if he was planning to start a business. Curious, I inquired about what he wanted to do. He replied that he wasn’t sure yet and was still figuring it out but had registered the domain in advance. I responded, “That’s the right approach.” 夢見和以前參加的英語社群同學聚會。聊到後面，我就在介紹我的網站，上面有文章、影片。我還記網站上有個箭頭，滑鼠滑過去，內容就會往下拉，大家覺得很酷。 介紹完後，我跟大家要 Email，要幫他們在網站上登記會員。我一個一個問，就有人說當年我搬去美國的時候，不是都有給我 Email 嗎？我心想「呃...是啊！」，然後就有人說：「所以你之前就沒有打算要繼續跟我們聯絡，那個時候才都沒有保留我們的 Email 囉？」 我有點啞口無言，因為我當時心裡好像真的是這麼想。想說我到美國後，大家就會斷了聯繫，所以當時沒有很認真記錄大家的 Email。 不過我還是一個一個問，然後記錄下來。問到 Arthur 的時候，我發現他的 Email 後面是 @arthuryang.com，問他是想要成立公司喔！ 我好奇問他想要做什麼，他說目前不確定，還在思考，反正先把網站登記下來。我回說「這個做法是對的。」

I dreamed that we owned a large furniture exhibition space with an L-shaped aquarium inside. Someone asked to borrow the venue for a nude swimming show, and to my surprise, my husband agreed. I asked him for the event date, and he said he needed to think about it. I requested that he confirm the date with me by Monday. He replied that Monday was too soon to host the event. I clarified, "I mean, tell me on Monday which day you want to hold it." Eventually, we settled on Wednesday, and I helped send out invitations. For some reason, the day before the event, my husband and I were lying on thin mattresses with light blankets in the venue, sleeping on the floor. Suddenly, guests started arriving, so we quickly got up. I decided to use the thin mattresses and blankets as props to decorate the venue, creating an atmosphere of casually waking up to watch a performance. Our light blanket was an imported beige lace design, very beautiful. I carefully draped it to look slightly casual but not too messy. There were also some soft French-style sofas at the venue. In one corner, I noticed some dirty clothes, which I wanted to quickly put away as they looked out of place. Upon closer inspection, they were lace nightgowns! My mom came over and remarked on how beautiful the lace was, suggesting they could also be used as decorative props. I wondered why these items, which had been packed away, were now in a bamboo basket, along with even more gorgeous lace pieces that my mom had folded neatly. I decided to make use of them. I picked up a large lace scarf with delicate embroidery, folded it slightly, and casually placed it on one of the sofas as decoration. In that moment, I felt proud of myself—such a simple setup created such a great decorative effect! I also added an olive-green lace throw with small embroidered flowers, tying a simple knot before placing it on a sofa. It looked stunning. The venue also hosted a simple tea gathering, with many guests arriving. I used a large bouquet of high-quality French lace artificial flowers to decorate the space. A man walked over, carefully observing my decorations. I casually asked, "Are you interested in buying?" At that moment, I was holding the bouquet of French lace flowers, which he kept staring at. The bouquet was for display purposes, not for sale. I joked, "Are you planning to buy flowers for your wife?" Just then, a woman walked by, and the man asked if she liked the bouquet. The woman glanced at it, and I said to the man, "If you're buying flowers for your wife, you should get fresh ones! They better express love." The wife looked at the bouquet again and said, "Yeah, why would you want to buy this junk for me?" I quickly replied, "Hey, this isn't junk! It's imported French lace. But it’s just for display—I’m not selling it." 夢見我們有一個大型家具展場，裡面有個 L 型的大魚缸。有人說要來借場地，舉辦全祼的游泳秀，想不到老公竟然答應了。 我問他日期，他說要想一下。我請他週一前跟我確認日期。他說週一來不及舉辦活動，時間太趕。我說：「我的意思是說，你禮拜一再告訴我你要哪一天。」最後我們敲定禮拜三。接著我就幫忙發邀請函。 不知為什麼，展覽前一天，我跟老公躺在會場地上睡覺，現場有薄床墊和薄毯子。突然客人來了要入場，我們趕快起來。 我把薄床墊和薄毯子當做道具，來佈置會場，故意把氣氛弄成像是剛起床來看表演。我們的薄毯子是米色進口蕾絲，很漂亮。我就稍微把這薄毯子輕輕地放著，讓它看來有點慵懶，但又不會太凌亂。 現場還有幾個柔軟的法式小沙發。我看到角落有一些髒衣服，我想要趕快把它們收起來，放在那裡不好看。仔細看，這些髒衣服都是蕾絲睡衣呢！ 媽媽過來，說這些蕾絲很漂亮，她認為也可以拿來當做佈置道具。我心想這些東西本來都收好了，怎麼又被拿出來放在竹簍子裡，還多了幾個更漂亮的蕾絲，而且媽媽還把它們折好放著。 我心想那就來利用一下吧！我拿起一條蕾絲大絲巾，上面還有小繡花。我稍微折一下，輕輕放在沙發上，這樣子佈置。 當下感覺自己好厲害，隨便弄一下，佈置效果很好。我還放了一件橄欖綠的蕾絲薄毯，上面也有小繡花，簡單打個結，放在沙發上，覺得很漂亮。 現場同時舉辦簡單茶會，很多客人來到。我用一大束高級法國蕾絲做的仿真花佈置現場。 有位男士走過來，很認真看我佈置場地。我隨口問：「有興趣買嗎？」我剛好捧著那一大束法國蕾絲仿真花，他一直盯著這花束看。其實這花束是佈置用，我沒打算要賣。我笑說：｢你想要買花給老婆嗎？」剛好一位女生走過來，男士問她喜不喜歡這束花。 那女生看了一下。我跟那男士說：「哎呀！你要買給太太的話，你要買鮮花啦！才能表達愛情。」那個太太再看一下，就說：「對啊！你怎麼會想要買這個垃圾給我？」 我立即回說：「嘿！這個不是垃圾，這是法國進口的蕾絲。不過這是我們展示用，我沒有要賣。」