Coming Home

Around Qingming Festival, 

 I naturally think of our deceased loved ones. 

 During this time, 

 we often see a moth resting on a wall or 

in a corner of the house for a while, 

 as if it’s waiting for something. 

 I often wonder if it might be a sign that 

they have come home. 

 Who is missing whom? 

清明前後，

自然會思念起已故的親人。 

在這段時間， 

常看到一隻飛蛾

在家中某塊牆壁或角落停留一段時間， 

似乎在期待著什麼。 

我總會想，她可能回家了。 

誰在思念著誰呢？

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思念 (Tanya全新創作首度公開演唱版)

蔡健雅 -思念 

堆積所有對你的思念

把思念推進個黑暗的房間

房間就在廚房的後面

沒人會發現

菸不離手把自己灌醉

醉醒過後笑自己有多狼狽

泡的咖啡有苦的滋味

我睜開了眼

忘記你是誰

讓風箏自由乾脆剪斷了線

讓它往藍天空隨風而飛

越飛越高直到看不見

像電影裡的畫面

這樣也許能讓我好過一些

把你當做風箏隨風而飛

越飛越高直到無所謂

我剪斷了線

不再對你懷念

要風箏自由乾脆剪斷了線

讓它往藍天空隨風而飛

越飛越高直到看不見

像電影裡的畫面

這樣也許能讓我好過一些

把你當做風箏隨風而飛

飛到哪裡我無所謂

我剪斷了線

不再對你懷念

愛

總是讓人心碎

讓我無法入睡

我又忍不住走進了房間

我閉上了眼

又被思念包圍

又被思念包圍

Watermark memories

Some memories are like a watermark

that's never there but never really gone.

These memories are usually

buried deep in your heart.

They only surface 

in the mind without warning,

and are never easily recalled 

for no reason.

有些記憶如同水印,

它若有若無，

卻從未真正消逝。

這些記憶通常深埋心底。

它們只會無端浮現腦海，

總不會輕易讓你記起。

Art Garfunkel - Watermark

How delicate the tracery of her fine lines

Like the moonlight lacetops of the evening pines

Like a song half heard through a closed door

Like an old book when 

you cannot read the writing anymore

How innocent her visage as 

my child lover lies

Pressed against the rainswept windy windows 

of my eyes

Like an antique etching glass design

That somehow turned out wrong

I keep looking through old varnish

At my late lover's body

Caught on ancient canvas

And decaying...disappearing

Even as I sing this song

How secretly and silently 

my sorrow disappears

You can't see it with your eyes or 

hear it with your ears

It's like a Watermark that's 

never there and never really gone

I keep looking through old varnish

At my late lover's body

Caught on ancient canvas

And decaying...disappearing

Even as I sing this song

Even as I sing this song

Even as I sing this song

Hiding in one's Secret Garden

When depressed,

it is good to hide in one's secret garden

to recover and refuel.

F.I.R.飛兒樂團 -《讓我們一起微笑吧》

走在柏油街道的路上

我想穿上彩色的羽翼飛翔

不想聽到任何人的電話

找個不用謊言的地方

時光逝去像是在流浪

無力掙脫設下的框架

看著藍藍天空雲彩回想

自由也曾經那麼近啊

穿過了小路 左邊是一整片森林

喝一口水 走夕陽落下的方向

天空的背後 藏著我遺失的翅膀

等我找回 時光節奏 再次飛翔

時光逝去像是在流浪

無力掙脫設下的框架

看著藍藍天空雲彩回想

自由也曾經那麼近啊

天空的背後 藏著我遺失的翅膀

等我找回 時光節奏 再次飛翔

穿過了小路 左邊是一整片森林

喝一口水 走夕陽落下的方向

天空的背後 藏著我遺失的翅膀

等我找回 時光節奏 再次飛翔

我想穿上彩色羽翼飛翔

不想聽到任何人的電話

找個不用謊言的地方

回到我們相遇的地方

我會輕輕吶喊不怕受傷

用手指著一顆顆的星光

讓我們一直微笑吧

Love in 2000s vs 2020s

The general views on love 

between men and women 

in the 2000s and in the 2020s 

should be quite different, right?

2000年代一般的男女愛情觀，

和2020年代的相比，

應該很不同吧。

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S.E.N.S. - Forbidden Love

(OST from the Japanese Drama

《Love 2000》 Broadcast in 2000)
（於2000年播出的日本電視劇《2000之戀》主題曲）

The World Goes On

“Long time no see!”

"I have changed jobs twice."

"I got a master's degree in art."

"I have opened a bakery shop."

......

The world goes on.

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Barclay James Harvest - The World Goes On

See the gambler make a stand

Holds a lifetime in his hand

Win the game or lose control

But the world goes on forever

Life's a circle, I recall

Shadows played upon the wall

You pay the piper to call the tune

And the song goes on forever

And when all the words have gone

There's the thought to carry on

Just like a bird that sings

Leave it all behind and spread your wings

You can leave it all behind - 

spread your wings

Lay me down

Saw the road move on before me

Times when I was tired and lost my way

Looking at life and strangely for the first time

Thinking that I could stay here

But the world moves on forever

And when all the words have gone

There's the thought to carry on

Just like a bird that sings

Leave it all behind and spread your wings

You can leave it all behind - 

spread your wings

 

I have several favourite love songs

I have several favourite love songs.

One is about puppy love.

One is about one-way love.

One is about lost love.

One is about deep love.

My most favourite is the one about puppy love —

from a time when I knew that love could be stopped

just for her immigration reasons and

at a time when

there was no Internet.

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Barclay James Harvest - Mocking Bird

Barclay James Harvest - Mocking Bird

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds, and sky

Hush, now, baby, don't you cry

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs in the trees

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs just for you and me

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds, and sky

Time will see your tears run dry

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs in the trees

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs just for you and me

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs in the trees

There's a mocking bird

Singing songs just for you and me

Personal beliefs about life

In one's life,
it is best to have some beliefs,
as this makes it easier to
live with a sense of reliance.
It is not necessary to have many beliefs;
just having a few is enough.

Living in deviation from one's beliefs
leads to unhappiness.
So, to adjust,
one should return to the track
approved by one's beliefs,
and then live constructively.

However, everyone can have beliefs
different from others.
Understanding this fact is essential;
not interfering with others' beliefs
and respecting them can save many troubles
caused by unnecessary interferences.

The Eternal View 2026 MV - Haruka Nakamura

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人生在世，最好擁有一些信念，

因為這能讓人更容易安心生活。

不必擁有很多信念，

幾個就夠了。

偏離信念的生活會導致不快樂，

但只要做出一些調整，

回歸到信念認可的軌道上，

就能過著自我認可的生活。

然而，每個人的信念都可能與他人不同。

因此，以尊重的態度，

理解也不要干涉他人的信念至關重要。

The difference between "girlfriend" and "girl friend"

To study word usage, 

we should distinguish between 

'girlfriend' and 'girl friend.' 

Dictionaries tell us that 

the term 'girlfriend' refers to 

a female partner in a romantic relationship, 

while the term 'girl friend' refers to 

a female friend in a non-romantic or 

platonic relationship.

What about one-way love toward a girl? 

I suggest it could be expressed as 'girl-friend' 

(for the purpose of this blog only).

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Rachel Platten - Girls

Hope you always know your worth

Though I know that life can hurt

Hope you know that you can turn to each other

Hope you learn to trust your voice

Make mistakes and make some noise

Hope you never lose your joy or your hunger

Girls, you were born to run

To reach the stars and chase the sun

Girls, you are wild and free

The wind is at your back,

the world is at your feet

Sometimes life can feel unfair

Broken hearts you can't repair

Sometimes you might be scared that

no one gets you

It's not easy being brave when

tears are falling down your face

But that's how you'll find your strength,

so I'll let you

Girls, you were born to run

To reach the stars and chase the sun

Girls, you are wild and free

The wind is at your back,

the world is at your feet

Someday friends might turn their backs

Falling leaves might hide your path

You'll try hard, might come in last

Yeah, but just around the corner

You'll move mountains, you'll make waves

You'll be fearless, you'll be brave

There'll be nothing you can't face

Hope you always know your worth

Though I know that life can hurt

Hope you know that you can turn to each other

Hope the road ahead is clear

And I hope you know when I'm not here

That you'll always have the love of your mother