那是由7000多座岛屿组成的国度,那是人们把工作当成消遣、把爱好做成事业的国度。在这样的地方,任何工作式的奔波都会被款款的海水消解于无形。在这里,我能做的,只是暂时忘记工作,忘掉身份,把一切烦恼远远地抛到爪哇岛(虽然从地理位置来看,爪哇倒是离菲律宾不远)。或许,这正是这片岛世界所形成的强大气场所引发的必然结果:又或许,这才是菲律宾让世界游客趋之若鹜的真正魅力所在。 It is a nation of more than 7,000 islands, a place where people regard work as pastime and hobby as a cause. In such a place, any work-style rush will be eliminated by the payment of seawater. What I can do here is to forget about my work for the time being, forget about my identity, and throw all my worries far to the island of Java (although it is not far from the Philippines, geographically). Perhaps this is the inevitable result of the mighty aura of the island world: perhaps, perhaps, the real appeal of the Philippines to the world’s tourists.