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September 18 National Singles weekThe Americans are really good at inventing festivals, here is one that I realised today: National Singles week, which lasts from 14-19 Sep this year. It is all about "discovering the joy of being single".
Just wondering if there is something like "National couples week" also?
Why the Americans have to care for a week to teach the Singles to be happy when there are about 95 millions Amercians, translating to 43 per cent of the population are flying solo?
It's as weird as setting a Daughters Week to render how to be respectful to the parents or setting a Grandpas Week to talk about staying young.
The underlying belief of the founder must be: all the singles are unhappy or suffering from solitude. But I don't really think in that way.
5 good things to go single:
1. Get more control of my free time. (Don't have to waste my time on boring ball games)
2. Don't have to watch my figure all the time.
3. Spend as much as I can. (Don't have to hide all the shopping bags)
4. Go home as late as I want.
5. Can hit on anyone without feeling guilty.
... and so on
Nevertheless, many celebrities prefer to staying singles:
George Clooney, the 45-year-old Oscar winner vowed the only one role he will never reprise is that of a husband. After his four-year marriage end up in a disaster, he is cut out for long-term commitment until he confessed to media that he has been in a serious relationship for 15 years with his pot-bellied pig name Max.
Charlize Theron, the 30-year-old Academy best actress said she will not get married until the US government grants gay and lesbian couples the right to wed as well. Actually, she has a boy friend, Stuart Townsend, also a actor, and want to have family someday. Only she tired of media continuous speculations over when will they tie the knot.
Oprah Winfrey, may be the most successful TV show host in the world, said marrying her boyfriend will jeopardise the relationship.
September 09 Any theory?There is a psycological game: How many pair(s) of shoes you would bring along if you have to travel across a desert?
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The no. you give would be the number of boyfriends/grilfriends you met before you get marry.
A friend of mine is going to get marry. She's getting a little bit regretful about not having enough boy friends before marrying her frist love. Doubts unsettling if he is the right person to be the lifelong companion.
I've yet to test her with the game. Neither do I believe that there would be a game or checklist to tell us who is the one.
"Love, true love has nothing to do with the object." An abstract from <The art of love>. Love is all about how we love but not who we love.
It's really music to my ears......cuz my answer is three!
August 30 All about Baknak Shol As I said Lhasa is the best place to meet people from all parts of the world and Banak Shol , which may be the most famous hostel in Lhasa, would be the best of the best.On the first day of arrival, Kwong and I decided to go to the base camp three days later regardless of the fear of high altitude sickness. Renting a Toyota 4500 for a four days trip there was worthy of 4400 yuan, we had to find at least two persons to join making it more economical. Heading Banak Shol to try our luck.
There're two notice boards covered with different shapes of notices, all hand-written, posted in all directions with one on top of another. But their missions are more or less the same---teaming up with some strangers to go to the peripheral attractions either by jeeps or by bikes. Some notes may began with: two GG looking for two MM to go to .... Or there are two JJ heading for.... ( GG means pals, gege. MM means gals, meimei, and JJ means elder gals, jiejie) You have to get used to some MSN or QQ culture before decoding the notes sometimes, haha.
Anyway, after examining the notes, I found no conincident want. I had to post my own notice. One problem occured subject to contact number. I;ve got no mainland mobile no. ,the person who happened to be interested in had to make a long distance call or SMS, it will be very unfavarable. Have to leave our room number as well.
That's what i wrote: two JJ want at least two persons (actually I would have pen down two GG if it's not that explicit) to go to base camp on 5/8, renting .....
(Later we found out there was an "internet city" right across the road of Bakah Shol which consisted of 2400 computers! )
To my surprise, after about two hours, there's a man coming to us. Mr Zhao with his 15 year old son drived all the way from Xian to Lhasa in the previous eight days. He wanted to get a time off and rent a Jeep and driver to go to base camp.
It was not bad because it would be safe to travel with a man and his son and we may count on him when crash into any difficulties. But the bad thing was, he demanded to take off one day earlier given Kwong was suffering high altitude sickness.
Not long after that, we were notified a Dutch couple were also interested. They left us the hostel and room no. to contact them. Not bad, we can check whether they can leave on the same day we offer.
All destiny! The Dutch were out when we went to the room. So happened we met Zhao's and then made friends with a couple from Shenzhen for instead. Zhao's invitation are so irresitible that we agreed to go for dinner with them and then met up with the new friends for late supper. It's a night for mingling, chatting, laughing and having fun. After that night, we have to compromise our needs, sorry for Kwong!
I have to admit, Baknak shol is perfect for posting but disaster for accomodation. The room that we lodged was dark with the windows facing an narrow alley. The toilet was smelling with water drifting from the ceiling. The attendants there were not sincere at all ! It is all about the overwhelming fame it had. It's just too famous with its name pop up in every single web page of Lhasa. Even the traveller's Bible---Lonely Planet---- recommends it as the most popular one. They are becoming too proud to cope with the need of the customers as there always be too many of the hopefuls quening up......
Without second thought we moved on to another hostel which was only a little bit expensive, the first thing in the next morning.... August 18 meeting people如果你問我世上有邊一度地方,
令你可以同全中國,甚至來自全世界的人,
聚在一起,
玩在一起,
有機會認識到一對像Berta他們的西班牙夫婦,
辭掉工作暢游世界九個月;
遇到來自洛陽的海嘯和他爸爸,
用了八天時間由西安行川蔵線上拉薩;
碰上在韶關有老公有女的媽媽,
毅然到西蔵六個月當導遊......
很多有趣的人和事,
都是在十三天之內,
發生於海拔3700米的拉薩,
以及日喀則,納木錯,珠峰和林芝,
"答案就是西蔵",
這個神秘之地,
讓我可以感受和體會不同的文化,
文化差異所引起的趣事,
還有衝突....
(明天再續) July 28 公公轉院啦!公公前日轉院到九龍醫院的療養院了,
媽媽說那裡的環境比之前的伊利沙伯好,
真是一大喜訊,
因為療養院只收一些有康復希望的病人,
公公的病情有好轉,
才有資格轉到那裡,
實在太感謝主了.
聽媽媽說,
轉院後公公說話多了,
竟然然問何時回海南島,
又問起細舅父,大舅父和他自己的小兒子來,
說要同他們打麻雀呢!
公公的生命力真是超強!!
不過他一清醒時只提起兒子,
證明這位老人家重男輕女的觀念很重呢!
唉....
算了吧,
只要公公能夠沒事出院才是量重要的啊!
 (照片是攝於細佬去年的婚禮,我公公挻帥的.....年輕時喲!) July 26 Five days leftOnly five days left before I and Kwong kicking off our Tibet tour.....
It is so fascinating, so enticing and full of anticipation.
It will be the first real break since I joined SCMP in October,
time goes swiftly,
I have joined this paper for nine months.
In this nine months,
there have been huge changes,
seven co-worker have left,
two of them are my boss,
some colleagues are leaving,
including some I don't want them to go.
I have never been in a company have as much reshuffle in manpower as this one.....
It's scary...
But that's life,
everything would happen.
people come, people go,
you have to part the one you like or love,
in the contrary,
have to face someone you hate,
sigh....
So I really need to take a break,
meet some pleasant faces,
take some advantures.
A long-waited journey is about to unveiled..
July 20 第三次探病今日幫公公按摩腳部,
(因為公公瞓了十多日醫院,
腳部血氣運行不佳,
所以需要別人按摩.)
發覺他的小腿比我第一次按摩的時候幼了不少.....
記得上星期按公公小腿時也沒那麼幼的,
那時我還暗暗羡慕他的小腿,
希望我的蘿蔔腳有一日會變得那樣幼,
點知.....
公公的算子多了一條胃喉,
因為他己不能吞嚥,
要用喉管進食,
連同吊鹽水同尿喉,
公公身上共有三條喉管.
插那麼多喉在身上,
不知是何感受?
跟著我們發覺公公的右手給幫在床邊,
護士解說是因為公公晚上用手要拔開喉管......
我想他的感覺有多糟不言而喻.
我看著的的臉,
有幾次試圖睜開眼睛但都不果,
他的咀角有痰流出來,
要么婆幫他清潔.
公公真的可以行出醫院嗎?
我開始懷欵.....
我求神開路,
幫助公公脫離病苦,
幫助醫生護士想辦法治好他,
幫助公公增強抵抗力,
不要再有并發症.
July 16 公公---符氣川公公自從撞車住院已經有個多星期,
情況續漸轉壞,
由開初嚷著要出院,
與么婆鬥咀,
到現時的昏昏沉沉
良久都不說話,
他的兒女們---
我的媽媽和她的三弟妹,
都已做好心理準備......
他們現在討論或爭論的問題,
由應否轉私家醫院,到阿公的存款處理,到身後事......
他們都不忌諱講,
但我當我聽到媽媽和她的妹妹爭論身後事,
以至一些有關宗教的討論時,
心裡有些怪怪的.
阿e說不可上香,
因為公公已接受了耶穌的救恩,
但媽媽卻說要上香,
並否認自己或公公已決志,
聴著聴著心裡覺得很難受.
所謂身後事,
其實都是做給在世的人看,
為什麼要如此執著呢?
而且,
公公的情況雖然不樂觀,
但他仍然很努力努力地生存,
在床邊的時候
曾經有過一刻與我四目交投,
眼睛充滿神彩,
就像未受傷時那樣,
我趁機與他說
我是慧心,你認得我嗎
他點了點頭,
我則像中了樂透般高興.
我的公公正在努力地與病廆搏鬥,
他很想生存下去,
為什麼他的女兒已經為他的身後事而爭論呢
不解?!
我為公公祈禱,
希望上帝能幫這個熱愛生命的老人擊退并發症.
(公公他很棒,面上的傷已結焦,頭內的瘀血沒有增加,還不時動他的左手左腳)
他出院的話,
我一定會多些陪他,
與他說話,
而不會像以前那樣,
只有過年過節時才探望他.
謝謝主,奉耶穌名字祈求,
阿們.
July 14 a nearly forgotten albumHow often you guys do an inventory on your CDs collections? I do it once in a year (or two hehe!) Just dug out an album from the piles. "Long gone before daylight",The Cardigans released 3 years ago. To my surprise,it is still chic and cool. I realise how much could a good album resemble a fine bottle of red wine, the longer it takes, the more palatal it becomes.
The lyrics are original as well as powerful regardless the passing of time.Every song has a story inside and sometimes a poem inside, which makes every song has a soul. Unfortunately, there is less and less album contains such essence. It seems like the album producers care less about the lyrics than marketing, packaging......
"I went too far, yes I came too close
I drove away the one that I loved the most
now I ride the tide on a boat made of sand
I'm sailing for another to guide me to land
and lead me into the night
please drive away the light
'cause I've been blinded by glitter and gold
my eyes need to rest from this light
and sleep well at night... "
<Lead me into the night>
Isn't it cool? Tibet tibetGuys and gals,
have you been to Tibet?
I am about to go on 1/8 until 14/8,
other than Lhasa and base camp,
where else worth visiting?
Recommendations appreciated.
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