2025年4月1日星期二

Opportunity knocks



An opportunity comes!
It is generally advised that
an opportunity comes only once,
therefore, we should seize it.

However, taking an opportunity may not 
lead to success
if we are not ready for it.

Besides, an opportunity may come again.


 John Deigen - Opportunitiy knocks

2025年3月30日星期日

Fate remains unchanged but adjustable


Fate may be unchangeable, 
but its details should be adjustable—
though we often remain unaware, 
mistaking them as how things were meant to be.

命運或許無法改變,
但其中的細節應該可以稍改,
只是我們往往不自知,
將其誤認為是原本就該如此。


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松隆子 - 
愛櫻花雨紛飛






2025年3月7日星期五

The worth of a heart of gold vs that of a heart of flesh

How much is a heart of gold worth? 
He just says it is worth something.

How much is a heart of flesh worth? 
He just says it is worth anything.


Angus & Julia Stone - Yellow Brick Road

Just a spoon full of sugar makes
the medicine go down
Sweet Mary Jane, won't you lay me down?
Lost my heart in California, lost my mind
Shot me down with a revolver, got me high
Then a heart of gold came on the stereo, 
Mr. Young made me cry
Then all the colors of the rainbow fell in my eyes

I lost my mind long ago
Down that yellow brick road
I lost my mind long ago
Down that yellow brick road

Took a train to the river where 
I dove right in
That skinny dipping girl made 
the blue bird sing
Fell in love in California, 
she blew my mind
She shot me down with her revolver, 
she got me high
Then the weather man came on the radio, 
said there'll be sunshine
Then all the colors of the rainbow 
fell in my mind

I lost my mind long ago
Down that yellow brick road
I lost my mind long ago
Down that yellow brick road

2025年2月1日星期六

366 Days in A Year

What to do if you are given one extra day every year?  

Try something new.





Four seasons

How many seasons one can have!

Age × 4.
Not many.

If you only love one particular season, 
say winter,
How many winter one can have!
not quite many.
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張國榮 Leslie Cheung -《春夏秋冬 A Balloon’s Journey》MV



 秋天該很好 你若尚在場
秋風即使帶涼 亦漂亮
深秋中的你填密我夢想
就像落葉飛 輕敲我窗
冬天該很好 你若尚在場
天空多灰 我們亦放亮
一起坐坐談談來日動向
漠視外間低溫 這樣唱
能同途偶遇在這星球上
燃亮飄渺人生 我多麼夠運
無人如你逗留我思潮上
從沒再疑問 這個世界好得很
暑天該很好 你若尚在場
火一般的太陽在臉上
燒得肌膚如情 痕極又癢
滴著汗的一雙笑著唱
能同途偶遇在這星球上
燃亮飄渺人生 我多麼夠運
無人如你逗留我思潮上
從沒再疑問 這個世界好得很
能同途偶遇在這星球上
是某種緣份 我多麼慶幸
如離別 你亦長處心靈上
寧願有遺憾 亦願和你遠亦近
春天該很好 你若尚在場
春風彷彿愛情在蘊醞
初春中的你 撩動我幻想
就像嫩綠草使春雨香

2024年9月13日星期五

Sweet Memories of First Encouners



The memories of the first encounters 
in every segment of life 
are the most treasured and 
become sweeter as time goes by: 
the first romantic love, 
the first art course I took, 
the first job I had, 
the first position in a lifelong career, 
the first holiday overseas, 
the first book I published, 
the first Japanese TV drama I watched...

However, these sweet memories may sometimes 
evoke sadness in me, 
as I know I cannot always 
experience the same joy 
in future encounters.

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Stephan Moccio - Halston


Stephan Moccio - Halston


2024年8月25日星期日

September comes after August


August during my student days meant something 
very different to me 
compared to August after leaving school.

The difference is due to 
the varying degrees of positive sentiment 
I would feel towards the upcoming September.




Taylor Swift – August

Salt air, and the rust on your door
I never needed anything more
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Your back beneath the sun
Wishin' I could write my name on it
Will you call when you're back at school?
I remember thinkin' I had you
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Back when we were still changin' 
for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
So much for summer love and saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
'Cause you were never mine, never mine
But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, 
for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
Remember when I pulled up and said, 
"Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans 
just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all
(for the hope of it all)
For the hope of it all
For the hope of it all
(For the hope of it all)
(For the hope of it all)

2024年8月18日星期日

The speeds at which cherry blossoms fall


To compare the speed at which 
cherry blossoms fell fifteen years ago with the speed this year: 
is this year's speed faster or slower?

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秒速5厘米 - 秒速5センチメートル
One More Time, One More Chance



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十五年前的櫻花飄落的速度,
比較今年櫻花飄落的速度,
是快了些抑或是慢了些呢?


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