2009，2010
December 28th, 2009
2009的最后一个星期。
好像又到了写总结的时候。
又一年，又一岁。
离自己的目标却似乎又远了些。
无奈。
生活的无奈。
2010
是无奈，是改变？
不再二十，
我还有那份勇气吗？
Fall 2009
December 28th, 2009
忙忙碌碌了几个月，在09年末，简单回顾一下吧，也不知自己是怎么挺过来的。
September
Moved.
The first time to have my own place.
Empty.
Slept on the floor in a sleeping bag.
Made plans,
To establish a place called “home”.
Although very stressed out about this “home building” project, the beauty of my new neighborhood in the beginning of fall dragged me out of my chaos, and let me smell the flower for a moment.
Simpson Street - lies in the "Golden Square Mile" of downtown Montreal, 4 blocks away from the most prosperous commercial shopping street, yet very quiet and peaceful. Simpson 街，是蒙城市中心被誉为“黄金地带“的其中一条街。位于半山腰，与市中心最繁华的商业购物街只有四条街之隔，但却非常安静。
对面邻居的townhouse
fence and flowers outside the townhouses
另一邻居的豪门
It's so lovely to have a tree like this in the garden.
很喜欢这串耷拉在红墙外的叶子。
October
Shopping = Physical exercises – numerous trips to reno depot, home depot, Canadian Tire, IKEA…
boxes of different pieces of furniture, renovation materials, tools…
I’m living in a warehouse.
Second month of fall, more colors have fallen from the sky.
Colors, how can I ignore this beautiful creature Mother nature creates!
The park behind my home-to-be "warehouse" 我家的"后花园"
"后花园"中浪漫的秋景
Beside the park, there're stairs leading up to Mount Royal 公园旁上山的小路
Path in the mountain
好可爱的果果
邻居
邻居
I pass by this red wall twice every day.
"Fall"
I just found out that I actually live 2 blocks away from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts! 不知这是否是老天对我这个不务正业的"artist"的嘲笑？
November
From dumpster to home
Dust! Lots of dust!!!
Garbage, tons of garbage
Cleaning…Days and nights of cleaning…
Assembling… Decorating… and more Cleaning…
In a foreign country without families, it’s so not easy to establish a place called “HOME”!!!
To Live, Is…
August 14th, 2009
29 degree.
Blue sky, clean.
Breeze kissing skin.
Green trees, shining.
In the sun, sitting.
A bit intoxicating.
Feeling…
To Live,
Is a blessing.
歌词。人生。
July 21st, 2009
iTunes 里播着随意的歌
十几年前的歌
我随意地听着歌
十几年后的我
吃着那汉堡包却想着水饺 在China Town去找那家乡的味道 整天驾着车在那画满图画
的街上绕 陌生的灰尘也偷偷的在笑 外国的月亮究竟圆不圆 自由神像的白色
在我心里面摇晃 整天驾着车在那ABCD的街上绕 快乐不快乐
我也不要知道 整天驾着车在那红灯绿灯的街上绕
那里可歇脚你可让我知道
有时候爱情比时间还残忍 把人变得盲目 而奋不顾身 忘了爱 要两个同样用心的人
你恨自己是个 怕孤独的人偏偏又 爱上自由自私的灵魂
哦 可惜爱不是几滴眼泪几封情书哦
将这样的感触
写一封情书 送给我自己
感动的要哭 但就没哭
不失为天大的幸福
将这一份礼物 这一封情书
给自己祝福
天鹅湖
July 6th, 2009
一只蛤蟆经过多年的努力，变成了一只灰天鹅。
他得以接近一只白天鹅。
然而，
尽管蛤蟆披上了天鹅的毛，他还是一只蛤蟆。
尽管蛤蟆学会了几句鹅语，他还是不懂天鹅。
天鹅：如果可以变回丑小鸭，是否就不会中邪？
如果没有中邪，是否就不用等王子？
如果不用等王子，是否就可以简单些？
蛤蟆：不用等了，世上根本就没有王子，就算有也不一定能解你的咒。
天鹅陷入了沉思。。。
It’s An Imagination…
July 4th, 2009
It’s an imagination,
that I talk to.
It’s an imagination,
that I think of.
It’s an imagination,
that I worry about.
It’s an imagination,
that I miss.
It’s an imagination,
that I dream of.
It’s an imgination,
that I’m feeling.
It’s an imagination,
that makes me laugh.
It’s an imagination,
that makes me cry.
It’s an imagination,
that hugs me.
It’s an imagination,
that hurts me.
Silly, I know.
It’s only,
an imagination.
July 1st – Moving Day
July 1st, 2009
7.1 – Canada Day, the whole Canada is celebrating its National Day, except for Quebec.
7.1 – Moving Day, the whole Quebec is celebrating not having to celebrate Canada Day, except for the rest of Canada.
“We’re busying moving, so we don’t have time to celebrate.” What a wonderful excuse the independence-seeking Quebecois made up to ignore the federation! But regardless, moving cannot be described merely as “busy”, it’s stressful, frustrating, hectic, exhaustive…
I still remember very clearly the night before I left Chicago, my good friend came over to help me finish packing, and I ended up sitting on the floor, totally exhausted, watching my friend packing for me. And I don’t want to remember how many times I moved during the past few years.
This morning, I was waken up at 5:30 by a neighbor, who obviously wanted to be a moving day early bird. And later during the day, the streets were full of cars, vans, trucks packed with suitcases and furniture.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, some friends are moving too. I realized, no matter we’re sad or happy or stressed out about our moving, we’re not alone.
Life needs to be moved on, and moving helps us move on in life. Especially when we’re still young, it’s the best time for us to experience, to search for the right path, or a perfect place to live, if there is one for us.
Happy Moving Day!
Montreal Snapshot
June 24th, 2009
子曰：有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎?
Confucius says: To have friends from afar is happiness, is it not?
A friend came to Montreal for a visit, which not only brought me happiness, but also gave me a chance to record Montreal:
A perfect day for day dreaming! - on Mount Royal
St Joseph Oratory, Mount Royal, Montreal
stairs leading to the oratory
These stairs are reserved for the pilgrim who climb to the oratory on their knees. - 好虔诚啊！
Jean Talon Market, Montreal's biggest outdoor market in Little Italy
Fresh Tomatoes in Jean Talon Market
Street artist in Old Montreal
Rue des Artistes - Artists' Street
Wanna have a horse carriage ride!
Clock Tower at the Old Port
Feels like being in the Medieval Times
Can this be used on the water as well?
Montreal is well known as Europe without the jetlag - This is it.
Looks like it's gonna rain, but the sun doesn't want to go yet. Perfect!
A Mexican restaurant - the drinks are amazing! After eating there, my belly looked like 3-month prenant!
Last but not least, I have to borrow a picture to show Monteal’s downtown, otherwise I can’t show a complete Montreal, because it is a city with old and modern.
A view from the Chalet du Mont Royal overlooking downtown Montreal. (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Royal_Montreal_Lookout.jpg)
A Summer Night
June 21st, 2009
Feeling a bit melancholy, a bit sentimental, a bit nostalgia tonight, accompanied by the moist and cool summer night breeze.
Weird! I thought I had learned how to ignore words, things and feelings that I don’t need. Maybe not? Maybe it’s the age, love, death, birth reading that draws me into the emotional hot pot? Or maybe I’ve always been in this pot and even though I’m trying to escape, but never really succeed?
I need to indulge myself into something more light-hearted. Oh, I remember the pictures I took last weekend at the Atwater summer market, should put them here to brighten my mind.
Wish I had a garden!
A close-up
Wanna take some home too!
Is it bright enough?
What a happy market!
有意思，没意思
May 16th, 2009
盼望那一天，
起舞，流汗，忘记，
两个半小时。
孤独的时候看博客,
认识的，不认识的，只要是有意思的文字。
可是，何谓有意思，我亦不知。
单身的，什么都有意思，很多东西想，很多东西写，很多感知。
已婚的，老公，房子，生孩子有意思。
这是人生的意思？
是？怎么一回事？
不是？那为什么已婚的话题总离不开老公，房子和孩子？
没意思。
不要！朋友说，不要嘲笑这种没意思。
很可能，你也会变成被嘲笑的一分子。
不想了，不笑了，装无知。
又盼望，那一天，
起舞，随意，忘记，
不管，
有意思，没意思。