Last summer, I found myself back in Ann Arbor. I was surprised at how happy I was to be there again.
This is Liberty Street, looking east, the end where the Michigan Theater and the State Theatre are. I watched The Fellowship of the Ring at the Michigan Theater when it first came out, in what seems like a lifetime ago. Here, the Theater was showing re-runs of Hayao Miyazaki, the perfect thing to do during a midsummer night.
I had dinner with several alumni and professors from the University of Michigan yesterday and an economic professor recommended this article:
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan’s economy is the worst in the country, dragged down by its dependency on an ailing auto industry. But in a lab at Accio Energy in Ann Arbor, engineers Dawn White and David Carmein are driving in a different direction.
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Michigan’s economic future rests on making the state look more like Ann Arbor, and less like Warren, 50 miles to the northeast, where factory buildings and warehouses built on the riches of the Big Three auto makers bear signs saying they are “priced to sell.” The latest blow came earlier this month, when Chrysler LLC shut down its two plants in Warren as part of its bankruptcy filing. [Ann Arbor And Warren: A tale of two economies. Justin Lahart. Wall Street Journal. May 26 2009]
Amid the rust belt, Ann Arbor is shining due to its highly educated labor force.
A2? Where? Where?
If you see the feature film “Jumper” strictly for the purposes of Ann Arbor-spotting, you’ll experience almost instant gratification. [Ann Arbor (real and fake) spotted throughout film. The Ann Arbor News. February 14 2008]
It is time to catch my second ever movie at the cinema in over 3 years!
Baring sebentar di atas permaidani;
terfikir sejenak tentang kehidupan;
sibuk mengejar harta dan nama;
mula terasa kebosanan hidup.
Teringat kembali turunnya salji;
sungguh tenang melihat ke luar;
masih segar di dalam ingatan;
bermimpi tentang ketenangan hidup.
Sedih mengenang kebebasan dahulu;
mahu kembali ke masa lepas;
biru langit di musim bunga;
terbang tanpa belenggu di kaki.
Malangnya hidup di menara tinggi;
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Tolong! Ku rindu tumbuhan menghijau;
Semangat luntur setelah berpisah.