坐在中國餐館裡，聽著鄧麗君的月亮代表我的心。

下午又去了 internet cafe 玩 ICQ。我知我不該這樣，真的，不應再這樣放縱自己。但是．．．在 ICQ 上，我們是那樣接近，幾乎是真實的，我不能控制自己去貪圖這些虛擬的溫暖。ICQ 之後就不知可幹什麼，於是跑到河邊去。每次到一個城市的第一天都是最無聊的，因為沒有計畫。我通常留空給自己安頓好，補購日常用品，認認路，為之後行程預備。在河邊讀書讀了很久，再抬頭起頭時已忘了身在何處：這不是尖東海旁，我一個人在布達佩斯，離家已兩個月零二日。於是我來到這間中國餐館。日落前在路上看到那大招牌已決定要來，要圓夢，圓這思鄉的夢。

I'd like to do this thinking before sleep these days: imagine everybody welcome me at the airport, crying and saying how much they miss me and I'll be saying how much I miss them. Usually this kinda imagination can't bring me to sleep. It just makes me think about home again, and how miserable I am right now being totally alone. Not as bad as to bring me tears, but bad enough to make me upset. I haven't spoken to anyone for days! I've gotta talk to somebody! It's driving me crazy! >.< Just hope that when I go back to the hostel tonite, there'll be a English / German speaking roommate who will, even if she / he won't I will get him / her to, engage in a more than thank you / byebye conversation with me! I'm not doing this traveling-alone-is-cool thing again! I know I said that last year, but I mean it this time, especially I am listening to 甜蜜蜜!!!! I'm going crazy!

25/7/01．Budapest．8:35pm