2025年8月29日星期五

To forget the dreams that cannot come true

When I was young, I had many dreams.
But I did not have the required resources
to make my dreams come true.

So I worked hard to secure the resources.

Now I have secured those resources,
but most of my dreams
got lost along the way, or
have been shattered
due to some uncontrollable reasons.

So I choose to let go of these dreams,
not allowing them to
weaken my sense of fulfillment.



Hollow Coves - When We Were Young [Audio]

We took time to see the sun 
Crossing rivers as we'd run 
Chasing birds down by the lake in the mud 
We would climb up in the trees 
Up high among the leaves 
We were wild and 
we were free 
when we were young 

[Chorus] 
But now we’re older 
And we feel the world at our feet 
As time turns we drift away 

Wish we were young again 

[Verse 2] 
We built castles in the sand 
Felt like emperors of the land 
Making walls to stop the waves 
from coming up 
We found joy in little things 
Like imaginary scenes 
Oh I miss the way we were 
when we were young 

[Chorus] 
But now we're older 
And we feel the world at our feet 
As time turns we drift away 

And oh how time flies 
Then you realize forgotten dreams 
Got lost along the way 
Wish we were young again 

Wish we were young again
 
But there's still so much to see 
in this life in front of me 
Like pages of a book still unturned 
We could sail the seven seas 
Even raise a family 
We could dream just like we did 
when we were young 

[Chorus] 
Cause now we’re older 
And we feel the world at our feet 
As time turns we drift away 
And oh how time flies 
Then you realise forgotten dreams 
Got lost along the way 
Wish we were young again 

Wish we were young again


2025年8月28日星期四

There is a full moon every month

2025's Mid-Autumn Festival is on October 6th.
Everyone hopes for a reunion with their loved ones,
wishing for a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

In fact, except for a few situations,
we can see a full moon every month.
There’s no need to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival
to enjoy the beauty of the full moon.
The round shape of the moon is auspicious,
and viewing it can easily bring joy and happiness.
Since there is a full moon every month,
it's beneficial to appreciate it more often.

Enjoy the moon regularly, not just during festivals.


水墨幾筆:無節常觀賞(15cm x15cm) (2025)


2025年的中秋節在十月六日。
人人期許人月兩圓,
都希望過一個快樂的中秋節。

其實,除了少數例外,
每個月都可以看到一次圓月。
無需等到中秋節才觀賞圓月。

圓月形狀吉祥,觀賞易生喜悅開心情緒。
既然每月都有圓月,多賞有益。

無節常觀賞。

_____


 Moon Shadow - Cat Steven




2025年8月26日星期二

One Life One Person

One person has one life.
Another person has another life.
Two persons have two lives.
Two persons can hardly have one life.




陳奕迅 Eason Chan - 與我常在 
曲:林健華 of Black Box 詞:林夕 

在一起看每出戲 在一起嘆每口氣
再細嘗 同偕到老的況味
每分鍾也抱緊你沒有一秒共你別離
還攜手看著生與死
坐著卧著都分享日日夜夜也為彼此設想
站著望著都分享就在夢內發掘這真相
除非你是我才可與我常在
一個人從鏡內發展恩愛
除非你是我才可晝夜同在
戀不來從厭倦里面偷取恨愛
在一起與你工作在一起與你摸索
兩個人同時占有的快樂
每分鍾與你揮霍
沒有一秒沒我在旁
還攜手看著天空黑與光
坐著卧著都分享日日夜夜也為彼此設想
站著望著都分享就在夢內發掘這真相
除非你是我才可與我常在
一個人從鏡內發展恩愛
除非你是我才可晝夜同在
戀不來從厭倦里面偷取恨愛
除非你是我才可與我常在
一個人從鏡內發展恩愛
除非你是我才可晝夜同在
戀不來從厭倦里面偷取恨愛
除非你是我才可與我常在
一個人從鏡內發展恩愛
除非你是我才可晝夜同在
戀不來從厭倦里面偷取恨愛
在一起會有多美
在一起也會不美
一個人同偕到老不靠運氣





2025年8月19日星期二

Heart of Gold


One with a heart of flesh is
searching for a heart of gold.





Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Ruth B. cover)


I want to live, I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
It's these expressions I never give

That keep me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line

That keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old


Ruth B | Lost Boy | CBC Music Festival




Ruth B | Lost Boy | CBC Music Festival


There was a time when I was alone 
Nowhere to go and no place to call home 
My only friend was the man in the moon 
And even sometimes he would go away, too 
Then one night, 
as I closed my eyes 
I saw a shadow flying high 
He came to me with the sweetest smile 
Told me he wanted to talk for awhile 
He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me 
I promise that you'll never be lonely, " 
and ever since that day 
I am a lost boy from Neverland 
Usually hanging out with Peter Pan 
And when we're bored we play in the woods 
Always on the run from Captain Hook 
"Run, run, lost boy, " 
they say to me 
Away from all of reality 
Neverland is home to lost boys like me 
And lost boys like me are free 
Neverland is home to lost boys like me 
And lost boys like me are free 
He sprinkled me in pixie dust and 
told me to believe Believe in him and believe in me 
Together we will fly away in a cloud of green 
To your beautiful destiny 
As we soared above the town that 
never loved me I realized 
I finally had a family 
Soon enough we reached Neverland 
Peacefully my feet hit the sand 
And ever since that day 
I am a lost boy from Neverland 
Usually hanging out with Peter Pan 
And when we're bored we play in the woods 
Always on the run from Captain Hook 
"Run, run, lost boy, " they say to me 
Away from all of reality 
Neverland is home to lost boys like me 
And lost boys like me are free 
Neverland is home to lost boys like me 
And lost boys like me are free 
Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, 
Wendy Darling Even Captain Hook, 
you are my perfect story book Neverland, 
I love you so 
You are now my home sweet home 
Forever a lost boy at last Peter Pan, 
Tinkerbell, Wendy Darling 
Even Captain Hook, 
you are my perfect story book Neverland, 
I love you so 
You are now my home sweet home 
Forever a lost boy at last 
And for always I will say 

2025年8月17日星期日

Setting off for a new land

When we were young,
We usually didn't have got 
much real estate in hand.
So we set off for a new land 
to seek our fortune.

Now we are old,
We usually have got 
some real estate in hand.
So we set off for a new land 
to invest our fortune.



America - Simon & Garfunkel
 (Cover by Jack & Daisy)


"Let us be lovers, 
we'll marry our fortunes together
I've got some real estate here in my bag"
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and 
Mrs. Wagner pies
And walked off to look for America

"Kathy," I said as we boarded 
a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
I've gone to look for America"

Laughing on the bus
Playing games with the faces
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said, "Be careful, 
his bowtie is really a camera"

"Toss me a cigarette, 
I think there's one in my raincoat"
"We smoked the last one an hour ago"
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field


"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, 
though I knew she was sleeping
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why"
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've all come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America


2025年8月15日星期五

Creating my own tunes

Though I am not good at music,
sometimes I try to murmur some
self-invented musical tunes to myself,
imagining that I am a songwriter.
_______
 

Andrea Vanzo - Find a Melody (Official Video)


 

2025年8月6日星期三

Lovely to have made the decision

There are always both push and pull factors 
when deciding to stay or leave someone or somewhere.

It is lovely if one can make a decision genuinely 
based on one's unique life circumstances.



Lovely- Billie Eilish


Thought I found a way
Thought I found a way out (found)
But you never go away (never go away)
So I guess I gotta stay now
Oh, I hope some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can't fight my fear
Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home
Walkin' out of time
Lookin' for a better place (lookin' for a better place)
Something's on my mind (mind)
Always in my head space
But I know some day I'll make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can't fight my fear
Isn't it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home
Whoa, yeah
Yeah, ah
Whoa, whoa
Hello, welcome home

2025年8月2日星期六

Dog down on the ground and butterfly up in the air

When you come across 
a dog chasing a butterfly in the garden,
don't disturb them, 
let them play on,
until they separate on their own.




Dog and Butterfly - Heart

There I was with the old man
Stranded again so off I'd ran
A young world crashing around me
No possibilities of getting what I need
He looked at me and smiled
Said no, no, no, no, no child

See the dog and butterfly
Up in the air he likes to fly
Dog and butterfly
Below she had to try
She roll back down to the warm soft ground, laughing
She don't know why, she don't know why
Dog and butterfly

Well I stumbled upon your secret place
Safe in the trees you had tears on your face
Wrestling with your desires frozen strangers
Stealing your fires, the message hit my mind
Only words that I could find

See the dog and butterfly
Up in the air he like to fly
Dog and butterfly below she had to try
She roll back down to the warm soft ground
Laughing to the sky, up to the sky
Dog and butterfly

We're getting older the world's getting colder
For the life of me I don't know the reason why
Maybe it's livin' making us give in
Hearts rolling in taken back on the tide
We're balanced together ocean upon the sky

Another night in this strange town
Moonlight holding me light as down
Voice of confusion inside of me
Just begging to go back where I'm free
Feels like I'm through
Then the old man's words are true
See the dog and butterfly
Up in the air he like to fly

Dog and butterfly, below she had to try
She roll back down to the warm soft ground
With a little tear in her eye
She had to try, she had to try
Dog and butterfly, yeah

Up in the air he like to fly
The dog and butterfly, 
below she had to try
She roll back down to the 
warm soft ground, laughing
She don't know why
But she had to try, she had to try
Dog and butterfly