Saturday, March 31, 2007

Sonata for a good man

Almost give up the hope that I can watch it in Omaha, it really surprise me too! This is really a touching story and leads you into deep thoughts too, highly recommended to wacth! So I am not going to tell the story line here :>

Two main feelings came across my mind.
Firstly, although I am living in the country where she claims to be "Free" and yeah, I also feel free here because to some extent, nobody knows me, I can do what I want.....!? um I query. Look, all my informations, including one penny I owe to the bank could easily be retrieved by paying to those reporting companies and all your credentials are under a scoring system.....you think it's a free country compared to the old Eastern Germany? It's no difference, our identity could still be under survelliance at any moment....When the wall could really be teared down..? When....Where....can Freedom be...?

The second thought on the contrary, cheers me up. Sonata for a good man, there is a script in the film (I can't recall exactly, sorry and don't know whether the history is correct or not :P) : "Lenin once said: If I keep listening to it, I won't finish the revolution. " Probably quoting Lenin on the subject of Beethoven's "Appassionata". Even it's so vague to tell who's white or grey, good or bad, but at least music can heal! :>

Friday, March 30, 2007

老媽要的不多

I got this from a friend's (Yung shu) reply email. Yung-shu is one of my very lucky exceptional bonus from working in my previous workplace. I am really glad and grateful that I know her :>
Thanks Yung-shu for sending me this meaningful yet humorous story / joke ?!

老媽要的不多...
三個離家闖天下成功的兒子聚在一起,討論各自送給老媽的禮物。
大兒子說:『我為媽媽蓋了一棟大房子。』
二兒子說:『我送給她一輛賓士,還附司機。』
三兒子說:『我打敗你們了,你們知道媽媽非常喜歡讀聖經,你們也知道她的眼睛不好。我送她的是一隻會朗誦全本聖經的棕色鸚鵡,總共動用二十名修道院的修士,花了整整十二年的時間來教這隻鸚鵡,我還得每年都要奉獻十萬元,他們才肯訓練牠。不過這是值得的,媽媽只要說出章節名稱,那隻鸚鵡就會開始背誦聖經給她聽。』
故事還沒結束喔,過了不久,他們就收到媽媽寄出的謝卡
給大兒子的寫道:『 Charles,你蓋的房子好大。我只住在其中一個房間,但是我卻得打掃整棟房子。』
給二兒子的信說:『 James ,我太老沒辦法外出旅行。我整天都待在家裡,所以我從來沒坐過那台賓士。而且,那個司機好粗魯,好沒禮貌!』
她給三兒子的信柔和許多:『最親愛的 Thomas,你是三個兒子中唯一知道媽媽喜歡什麼的,謝謝你送的那隻雞,非常好吃。』


I also failed my Mom, don't think I can keep my promise to her :<
Below is what I wanted to put into my about me, but seems too long for everyone to read, it's my feelings now too, not bad to put it on another post, huh? :>

"I am a very ordinary person, too ordinary to just discover that I am ordinary enough to be approaching 30s and yet too naive to believe that dreams could come true if you keep wishing for it; could help people if you have the desire to; could have a baby when you love and cares children, could catch the chances when you are ready... NO!!! perhaps....... to plan it and work it out bit by bit... :>"
I attach this photo because it reflects my mood now. Seems I am struggling to grow up but I am too fortunate to have a chance to "grow up", yet the more I try to know, the less I could do........

My Blog :>

Hey, I really got to set up a blog finally, welcome to my world!

Truly hope we can stay connected......

Yeah, this blog was created yesterday night, it's truly a starry night, with occasional heavy rain :P, but I am not yet lucky enough to be enjoying such a peaceful night with a loved one walking along the coast as in the painting. Can't see them? Hint: the lower right hand corner :). I didn't pick them up initially. That's life isn't it? Different people focus on different things, and finding new stuffs all the time even we are having repetitive days if we could step back and review our experiences, we could see a lot more. So how's your day?!