'Is everything okay with you?' my friend asked on the phone. I must sound very tired or weird.' She wanted a dinner together and nice chat about this new year ,after she came back from her hometown.
'Eh, nothing but some family problems.' Lying in bed, I had no strength to explain. And how should I explain to her though? It's long story, too long to explain over a phone call. And why should I trouble my friend with some a troublesome event? To destroy her very festive mood,( at least the new year is not totally over yet.)
Ones of the darkest and gloomiest days, I should say,the last week belonged. Who once says sorrow and joy always go hand in hand?!It seems that,every breath follows a sigh, which weighs heavier and heavier on my chest.
It's not the new year's fault, but really 2008 new year sucks. VERY MUCH.
Feb 18, 2008
Feb 13, 2008
my nephew
Anan (meaning peace in Chinese) is my nephew. He's four years old now and pretty goodlooking. During this spring festival,my major job is to babysit him, including playing games with him, and watching tv, reading books,telling stories and taking care of emergences for him, when I was available. And always at this moment of year, at home I was the most available person.
He's most of time an angel, who likes every kind of vehicles. So no wonder he's got lots of vehicle presents for new year. These included meglev train, plane, transformer, train, bus, car and earth digging vehicle, bullet head etc. His favourite is a green train and his favourite game is to play the driver. While making the train sound,'wu-wu', he would impatiently check the ticket with me( no choice he kept pushing and pleasing), then annouce that departure time and destination, when checked by me. Between Hangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing ususally. And yes he's not safe at all, not only because he drives really too fast, at only three seconds between Beijing and Shanghai. But also he likes to make the train collapse, and crash with other trains or mountains, and set fire to explode and mini-bombs. But he clears every problem, if I expressed I was worried and not taking his train again. And then he very kindly reminds me to check every bag and suitcases( he definately uses the word, suitcase) before passenger get off. Then he keeps driving again, with me on board.
We are buddies. He's very adorable to me usually, like in the morning he would sneak into my room and then check with me. If I was still asleep he would sneak out quietly, but if he caught me watching TV already, he would call me up to have breakfast and then play with him. He likes to repeat. I like uncle, I don't like mama, papa and grandma, grandpa, I like uncle.I will be good to him. I like to sleep with uncle. Very sweet, isn't it?! But just a short while later, but when he came to me for the toilet emergence. I couldn't smile. I had to hold him and then rushed there immediately. Or else, his pants would go wet, so we had to change the whole set of three layers all at once.
He is a little devil too. Espcially when he wants new toys, toys of vehicles, he acts like erupting vocanic, with very hurting cryings, and tears. When he was scolded to get up from floors, or forced into clothes and shoes when we went outdoors. He even hit his parents and grandparents, even slapping their faces. Of course he got lots of beating afterwards too. And more crying. But in the end, it 's always the parents and grandparents to give in finally and sooth him.
He's the only child at our home. He has pretty good meterial life, but I guess he's really lonely mostly. He doesn't have anyone to play with him, equally. He's minded not to do this and that too much. But good thing is he is easy going and forgets quickly. I just hope he grows healthy, and happy freely every new day!
He's most of time an angel, who likes every kind of vehicles. So no wonder he's got lots of vehicle presents for new year. These included meglev train, plane, transformer, train, bus, car and earth digging vehicle, bullet head etc. His favourite is a green train and his favourite game is to play the driver. While making the train sound,'wu-wu', he would impatiently check the ticket with me( no choice he kept pushing and pleasing), then annouce that departure time and destination, when checked by me. Between Hangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing ususally. And yes he's not safe at all, not only because he drives really too fast, at only three seconds between Beijing and Shanghai. But also he likes to make the train collapse, and crash with other trains or mountains, and set fire to explode and mini-bombs. But he clears every problem, if I expressed I was worried and not taking his train again. And then he very kindly reminds me to check every bag and suitcases( he definately uses the word, suitcase) before passenger get off. Then he keeps driving again, with me on board.
We are buddies. He's very adorable to me usually, like in the morning he would sneak into my room and then check with me. If I was still asleep he would sneak out quietly, but if he caught me watching TV already, he would call me up to have breakfast and then play with him. He likes to repeat. I like uncle, I don't like mama, papa and grandma, grandpa, I like uncle.I will be good to him. I like to sleep with uncle. Very sweet, isn't it?! But just a short while later, but when he came to me for the toilet emergence. I couldn't smile. I had to hold him and then rushed there immediately. Or else, his pants would go wet, so we had to change the whole set of three layers all at once.
He is a little devil too. Espcially when he wants new toys, toys of vehicles, he acts like erupting vocanic, with very hurting cryings, and tears. When he was scolded to get up from floors, or forced into clothes and shoes when we went outdoors. He even hit his parents and grandparents, even slapping their faces. Of course he got lots of beating afterwards too. And more crying. But in the end, it 's always the parents and grandparents to give in finally and sooth him.
He's the only child at our home. He has pretty good meterial life, but I guess he's really lonely mostly. He doesn't have anyone to play with him, equally. He's minded not to do this and that too much. But good thing is he is easy going and forgets quickly. I just hope he grows healthy, and happy freely every new day!
Feb 6, 2008
Feb 5, 2008
Feb 4, 2008
adidas
Adidas is not the sportswear giant, but the stripes of wrinkles around eye corners.
This is the wisest joke from Anna at our corporate annual meeting-cum-dinner. Of course there was work report from the managers, and positive prospects into 2008 and as well, many really amateur performances
This is the wisest joke from Anna at our corporate annual meeting-cum-dinner. Of course there was work report from the managers, and positive prospects into 2008 and as well, many really amateur performances
Feb 3, 2008
karaoke mourning
They were starting a karaoke relay race. But instead of a karaoke club, it was under a temporary shelter on the floor of my apartment building. And it was not a open concert either; but actually it was a mourning ceremony.
An old man, who I haven't met at all, died several days ago. So there was a grand ceremony. A shelter was put up, where over 60 flower baskets from family members and friends were displayed. On them all expressed their sadness and condolence over his death. And a band was invited too for the last two days.
It was around 8:30 am when they began their performance. The first tune was the sad music we can hear from most funerals of leaders on TV news. And then came next some local opera singing, and Buddhist prayer enchanting, and on and on. Sad did I feel for him, for leaving the world on such a icy cold day, but a little angry at such loud music. And at lunch time and evening they did stop. But from the red drunked faces, I could tell they had big feasts.
It lasted two days. The second day happened to see the biggest snow in two decades in Hangzhou. The team continued their job outdoors in the cold air, playing trumpets and other instruments. At the lunch intervals, they even helped shovel the snow on the streets in the yards. And apex came around 7:30 pm when I came back from new year shopping. They were kinda cleaning the tables and chairs. I was telling to myself, maybe the loud ceremony would be over soon?. Almost immediately as I returned to my room, I questioned by what I heard.
The fun part got started. The Karaoke game finally kicked off. One man ( honestly with good voice) and one woman were doing the duets one song after another. And all songs they sang were about 15 years old and, all love songs.The first, 'last time to miss you'. The lyric goes, it's my last time to miss you, for tomorrow I will somebody else's bride.' The second, 'guess who I am'. ' I covered your eyes and let you guess who I am. But none of them is mine. My heart is broken even you say you've been just kidding.' The third,'choice'. 'you are my only choice this life and next life.'
It went about 45 minutes and all the neighborhood, like me, must have heard the concert, although I was not sure how many of us enjoyed it. But compared to the grief funeral music they'd been playing, at least we were not going to kill ourselves.And, all in a sudden it stopped with no any signals.
So the night, holy, festive, and peaceful night finally came.
An old man, who I haven't met at all, died several days ago. So there was a grand ceremony. A shelter was put up, where over 60 flower baskets from family members and friends were displayed. On them all expressed their sadness and condolence over his death. And a band was invited too for the last two days.
It was around 8:30 am when they began their performance. The first tune was the sad music we can hear from most funerals of leaders on TV news. And then came next some local opera singing, and Buddhist prayer enchanting, and on and on. Sad did I feel for him, for leaving the world on such a icy cold day, but a little angry at such loud music. And at lunch time and evening they did stop. But from the red drunked faces, I could tell they had big feasts.
It lasted two days. The second day happened to see the biggest snow in two decades in Hangzhou. The team continued their job outdoors in the cold air, playing trumpets and other instruments. At the lunch intervals, they even helped shovel the snow on the streets in the yards. And apex came around 7:30 pm when I came back from new year shopping. They were kinda cleaning the tables and chairs. I was telling to myself, maybe the loud ceremony would be over soon?. Almost immediately as I returned to my room, I questioned by what I heard.
The fun part got started. The Karaoke game finally kicked off. One man ( honestly with good voice) and one woman were doing the duets one song after another. And all songs they sang were about 15 years old and, all love songs.The first, 'last time to miss you'. The lyric goes, it's my last time to miss you, for tomorrow I will somebody else's bride.' The second, 'guess who I am'. ' I covered your eyes and let you guess who I am. But none of them is mine. My heart is broken even you say you've been just kidding.' The third,'choice'. 'you are my only choice this life and next life.'
It went about 45 minutes and all the neighborhood, like me, must have heard the concert, although I was not sure how many of us enjoyed it. But compared to the grief funeral music they'd been playing, at least we were not going to kill ourselves.And, all in a sudden it stopped with no any signals.
So the night, holy, festive, and peaceful night finally came.
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