夏威夷(Hawaii)常被比喻为“人间天堂”。在人间天堂生活，尤其是能看到海景的高楼，即使是远景，也会因此付出一定的代价--海风的腐蚀。

因为我喜欢对流，我选的住房是开放式的走廊。

几十年的海风，悄悄地留下她的脚印。加固后的走道围墙，多了一些“替罪的羔羊”--每一个圆块都会起到“吸湿”作用。

How ugly! But, wait...

Better looking now? Wait until it gets a make over.

The whole spalling repair for two buildings will take one year, and cost several million dollars. In the mean time, even dogs suffer, because of the terrible noise. I can run away from the noise, but not the dust that gets inside when the repair is near my unit.