我回来了！

差不多十年了。。。

没有人说知心话，只有用言情小说情节思维填补心中的虚寂，也变得沉沦。

自由散漫, 放纵的自私心境也应该收起来了。

By Chance - a poem - 偶然

偶然 - 徐志摩

By chance, was chatting with a friend and re-discovered this poem by the late poet Xu Zhimo in the modern Chinese literature era. Compared with the "old" poems and literature before the 19th Century, the language and grammar in modern Chinese literature are more similar to the Chinese teaching nowadays in the classroom. A simple poem with deeper thoughts.....

我是天空里的一片云，
偶尔投影在你的波心---
你不必讶异，
更无须欢喜---
在转瞬间消灭了踪迹。

你我相逢在黑夜的海上，
你有你的，我有我的，方向；
你记得也好，
最好你忘掉，
在这交会时互放的光亮！

Chance

I am a cloud in the sky,
A chance shadow on the wave of your heart.
Don't be surprised,
Or too elated;
In an instant I shall vanish without trace.

We meet on the sea of dark night,
You on your way, I on mine.
Remember if you will,
Or, better still, forget
The light exchanged in this encounter.

Translations are from the website Reminiscences of Xu Zhimo

Other Xu Zhimo's famous works include Saying Goodbye, Again, Cambridge & Petite.

初赏诗经

Newly discover and I don't want to forget, will come back to add the translation and interpretation.

蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。所谓伊人，在水一方。


遡洄从之，道阻且长。遡游从之，宛在水中央。


蒹葭凄凄，白露未晞。所谓伊人，在水之湄。


遡洄从之，道阻且跻。遡游从之，宛在水中坻。


蒹葭采采，白露未已。所谓伊人，在水之涘。


遡洄从之，道阻且右。遡游从之，宛在水中沚。

心痛

长痛，短痛，一样的痛。。。。

心里的痛是新伤还是旧创？
还是一种心里的恐惧、压力？
怕面对现实的讽笑，还是怕面对自己的虚伪？

心魔难降，偏去惹。。。

紅豆寄相思

So happy I can get back to my blog, since the Trojan virus attack, was not able to get on to Blogger, the Chinese Internet is not a safe place! (a note to Vic - "vaccinate" the laptop before the next trip back to Nanjing, or bring the Mac).

I found a little stash of my dad's hidden calligraphy scrolls in the attic (it's actually a sun-room on the top of my parents' house). Dad has been on the road of self-discovery after his retirement. His new passion is calligraphy, right after his karaoke singing "career" :-)

贺知章诗集

咏柳一作柳枝词
碧玉妆成一树高，万条垂下绿丝绦。
不知细叶谁裁出，二月春风似剪刀。

I just found my name in this poem :-)

wow!! this is just one poet from the Tang Dynasty!

唐詩宋詞 Tang Song Poems

My Little Pinyin

My little pinyin class graduation today, I will miss them for the summer. Our tiny routine worked well, they read and they sang. Frankie was our photographer for the day :-) see those feet and legs.

I am happy and relieved, now that the Chinese school is over, and I can start packing for my trip, just not sure if my half closet can fit into one suitcase.....

Leaving for Hong Kong Friday, arriving Saturday night local time.
Home again............

少小离家老大回，乡音无改鬓毛衰。

　儿童相见不相识，笑问客从何处来。 贺知章

I am not that old yet, am I..........

Wait, that's not my poem, it was recited by our OCCS Level II students.

离别家乡岁月多，近来人事半饶磨。

唯有门前镜湖水，春风不改旧时波。