Friday, August 28, 2015

生命的課題 - 朋友


我來到美國已有八年了!回想剛移居來這兒時的情況。。剛開始時,對新環境、事物是有些新奇的。不過,對突然間失去以往常參與活動、聚聚朋友圈等等,我的生活轉變太大,一度我感覺身心很虛弱。
一天早晨起床,雙腳軟軟,我勉強支撐爬去抓電話打給已去上班的 Steve,要他回家來。打完之後,我想支撐爬回床,但沒到得了,整個人癱瘓在地上。Steve 回來,看到我躺在地,嚇著了,我說我軟得一動也不能動。還好他陪我躺著,就這樣幾十分鐘,我才慢慢支撐起來。
有朋友說我很堅強,我也以為我很堅強。原來不是。

搬來美國後,我就開始寫部落格,有朋友說我寫得不錯,我漸漸覺得分享也是樂趣。

至到有一天,我認為很姐妹的朋友,她說我寫得很主觀,我問是那一篇,她又不具體回答。我也感覺她不要與我交往,我有對她說如有得罪請原諒,但我就是沒有得到具體的原因。
這種友誼的死是不明不白的,我傷了。
寫部落格是分享自己的觀點,主觀有錯嗎?

還有另一位朋友因為誤會,出言傷我更深。
我的分享被認為是道理、教訓、把想法套在別人身上?

我已不大想再多分享了。畢竟我的樂趣被傷感淹蓋了。

我生命的課題 - 朋友。

BERSIH 4


雖然我已移居美國多年,但還是有關注馬來西亞的新聞,一個如此腐朽貪污的領導人,連我雖已不住在那,也感到忍受不了,可以想象生活在那的人們,還會有幾人'不食人間煙火',不聞不問不看不動的呢?

所有去支持BERSIH的,我心與你們同在,我希望大家安然完成任務!
祈願今年的國慶 BERSIH 改變歷史!
我愛我生長的家鄉!

Nathan, let's go to the BERSIH rally!

Thursday, August 13, 2015

2015 Lantern Festival

 

This year, the botanical garden in St. Louis is having its 2nd Chinese Lantern Festival.  The first was in 2012, and was so successful, they brought the event back this Summer.
Visitors are greeted by a beautiful giant phoenix...



...then come to the Sun Yat-sen entry gate, modeled on the stone archway at Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in China.  The Chinese characters (read right-to-left) above the center arch mean "Great Love".


On the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the year of the Goat.  The best translation Google Translate could give for the Chinese phrase on the base is "Three Goats Open Thai"; Bing's translation was even worse.  Steve thinks perhaps the goats opened a Thai restaurant together.


The brightly colored Peacock Vase was made out of small, colorful medicine bottles.


The Porcelain Stupas Pagoda


Cherry blossoms along the path 


A display celebrating the Double Ninth Festival - the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.  This year, it will be on October 21 on the Western calendar.


One of the hanging lanterns along the Lantern Way.



The central display in front of the Climatron included fire, smoke, dragons, horses, and winged dragon horses.




And elephants.  Because everyone loves elephants!
 
Photo by SinE
Text by Steve
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