The sweet and bitter memory of fireworks, I couldn't just close my eyes and wish the memory would turn into bubbles and disappear.
Somebody said, "Do you wanna know how to not be hurt? Then don't expect anything from anyone and don't listen to their story. Close your heart and you will live happily."
That's true, give more and expect less. But sometimes, that's just only a theory. We do expect more anyway, right? How could you don't have any expectations?
I realized fully that some things do not work the way we want it to be.
Even though I know it, sometimes I wanna dream, like a fairytale, wishing upon a star, to make a miracle happen. Like yesterday night, I dreamt you, the feeling is so real, yet I'm full of anxiety. When I was awaked, what's left is only an imagination.
At times I wonder, what's the deal? Is that so hard to have things you want? But yeah, don't put your expectation too high because in the end what we get is only a heartache.
Learning how to ride a bike is difficult when you start learning it, but slowly, you would get used to it.
Likewise, letting go is hard but you can slowly learn how to do it. Don't expect too much things from someone. U gotta learn how to do that, right?
Cheers.
許麗霞 is a passionate wedding makeup artist. She has a lot of interest in personal development, growth, cultures, beauty, photography, travel and exploring new places. She also likes to read and watch dramas and movies, from Chinese dramas, Korean dramas, Western Dramas and even anime.
Monday, January 6, 2014
High expectation
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Welcoming 2014 and Goodbye 2013!
It's been really a long time, more than a year and almost 1,5 year, I have never write anything. Posting something online, doesn't really make me feel good about it. But, since my wretch was terminated last September, I guess I would start writing the 2014's story here.
Thinking back, what have you achieved in 2013? #newyear
2013 is not really a specially good year, but it is indeed a better year. Maybe I could say, the year I would never forget.
There were ups and downs. There were hard times when I faced so many difficultues - feeling like giving up; feeling like I had no more strength to carry on. Gone through depression, frustration, disappointment, even the early-20s crisis and whatsoever stages of adult life.
But there were a lot of amazing things happened also. It is indeed the first year when one of my dreams came true. I survived from the workforce, enterting and adapting with the adult-life is kinda weird yet amazing. I received my first salary with my official job and joined the stock market. Besides, I had a chance to go the most beautiful island with its amazing nature with my family. It was indeed a really good time together. One more thing I have achieved this year is that, I like my job even better. I got to meet so many amazing friends at work.
I have learnt a lot for this one year:
1. The most important things in life is to never give up.
Don't give up on someone; don't give up on things. Even when you face with rejection; even when what you received is just cold shoulder, ignorance, indifference; even when you feel exhausted; tired of moving on, NEVER GIVE UP.
I still remembered how I went through the deadline, work had been super hectic. Though in the end, we successfully closed the deal, the performance results was just over target. Rejection and disappointment, for sure many people have felt that way. But then, when one door closes; many other doors will open. Perseverance is the key. I feel blessed that I got even bigger responsibility right now to bear. That's true, you have to endure it, hard work does paid off, of course not in the instant way. There should be a reason for a promotion and recognition. One thing, I am still not too sure whether this rule applies to relationship. It doesn't always work as the rules stated. Sometimes you have to understand, feelings can't be forced. The more you force it to happen, the more you got hurt later on.
2. Never give up on your dreams. When you have no dreams, then there is no hope. Keep dreaming big. You never know what will happen tomorrow. #dreamchaser
3. Friends come and go. Distance doesn't even matter when they are close to your hearts. Having some close friends around is the best feeling ever. I had a small reunion and I felt things have changed a lot, specially on me. I now dare to start the conversation first; dare to speak what I think and feel. Keep making friends, you never know, maybe you will realize your friends might be your soulmate (lol).
4. Family stays together. I just can't thanks my parents and my awesome siblings enough for accompanying me through the ups and downs.
5. The bitter and sweet memory of fireworks; the treat I would never taste; the courage perhaps never happen again; the sweetest smile I ever got; and the world of fantasy I've always imagined. Things that have happened will always be a memory.
6. Being bold isn't a crime and I am proud of being the one.
7. What it's meant to happen, it will naturally happen. Don't feel sad for yourself when you are single. I understand the feelings when you see your friends going in relationships or getting married, building a family and sweet home. Well, I gotta say this, everyone meets that "someone" at different times. I think it's better to stay single rather than being in a relationship for the sake of having one.
I haven't thought clearly what I wanna do in 2014. But some ideas keep appearing on my mind;
Thinking back, what have you achieved in 2013? #newyear
2013 is not really a specially good year, but it is indeed a better year. Maybe I could say, the year I would never forget.
There were ups and downs. There were hard times when I faced so many difficultues - feeling like giving up; feeling like I had no more strength to carry on. Gone through depression, frustration, disappointment, even the early-20s crisis and whatsoever stages of adult life.
But there were a lot of amazing things happened also. It is indeed the first year when one of my dreams came true. I survived from the workforce, enterting and adapting with the adult-life is kinda weird yet amazing. I received my first salary with my official job and joined the stock market. Besides, I had a chance to go the most beautiful island with its amazing nature with my family. It was indeed a really good time together. One more thing I have achieved this year is that, I like my job even better. I got to meet so many amazing friends at work.
I have learnt a lot for this one year:
1. The most important things in life is to never give up.
Don't give up on someone; don't give up on things. Even when you face with rejection; even when what you received is just cold shoulder, ignorance, indifference; even when you feel exhausted; tired of moving on, NEVER GIVE UP.
I still remembered how I went through the deadline, work had been super hectic. Though in the end, we successfully closed the deal, the performance results was just over target. Rejection and disappointment, for sure many people have felt that way. But then, when one door closes; many other doors will open. Perseverance is the key. I feel blessed that I got even bigger responsibility right now to bear. That's true, you have to endure it, hard work does paid off, of course not in the instant way. There should be a reason for a promotion and recognition. One thing, I am still not too sure whether this rule applies to relationship. It doesn't always work as the rules stated. Sometimes you have to understand, feelings can't be forced. The more you force it to happen, the more you got hurt later on.
2. Never give up on your dreams. When you have no dreams, then there is no hope. Keep dreaming big. You never know what will happen tomorrow. #dreamchaser
Hello 2014!! Years and still counting.
3. Friends come and go. Distance doesn't even matter when they are close to your hearts. Having some close friends around is the best feeling ever. I had a small reunion and I felt things have changed a lot, specially on me. I now dare to start the conversation first; dare to speak what I think and feel. Keep making friends, you never know, maybe you will realize your friends might be your soulmate (lol).
4. Family stays together. I just can't thanks my parents and my awesome siblings enough for accompanying me through the ups and downs.
5. The bitter and sweet memory of fireworks; the treat I would never taste; the courage perhaps never happen again; the sweetest smile I ever got; and the world of fantasy I've always imagined. Things that have happened will always be a memory.
6. Being bold isn't a crime and I am proud of being the one.
7. What it's meant to happen, it will naturally happen. Don't feel sad for yourself when you are single. I understand the feelings when you see your friends going in relationships or getting married, building a family and sweet home. Well, I gotta say this, everyone meets that "someone" at different times. I think it's better to stay single rather than being in a relationship for the sake of having one.
Ritual panjat genteng. Bitter and sweet memory of fireworks
I haven't thought clearly what I wanna do in 2014. But some ideas keep appearing on my mind;
- Healthy, happiness and success always be with my family and the loved ones.
- Going through the peak season once more, with the good spirit. I like my job right now even more, I like how I can discuss everything that bothers me to my manager and I like how I have the responsibility to bear. That's challenging.
- Got promoted this year, for sure.
- I hope and I wish, I could meet that "somebody" this year.
- Keep improving myself; in terms of knowledge and personality.
- Korea or Canada would be my dream to go this year
- A year older, I should be wiser.
There are of course many things to do, it's just I haven't thought so much about it.
I will add it here after a good thinking.
Once again, welcome 2014, let's start the year with a smile! :)
Monday, August 19, 2013
Taiwan, Illa Formosa 2013
Hi dreamers,
On August 6, 2013, my family and I finally landed at an island near Philippines. It's actually an island where more than 20 million population there and 95% of the ethnic is from Han Chinese.
After for more than 5 years, we finally grab the chance to come to the country where most of my favorite idols are there!!!
We took a night flight with China Airlines to Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and arrived exactly 5am in the morning.
The first destination is to grab a breakfast near Taoyuan International Airport. I really cannot remember what exactly the name of the places, but it's actually on a hotel. After grabbing my very first breakfast there, Felix and I went to find a convenient store to buy a phone card but I don't really understand why we cannot buy and there is something like card -idunnohowtoexplain- thus we finally cannot connect to the internet.
Day 1:
We went to Chiang Kai Sek Memorial Hall, National Palace Museum, Martyr Shrine, Taipei 101 Shopping Mall and Shihlin Night Market.
It's super hectic and packed day for us who just landed on that island. I never expect that we would directly go on city tour. However, the view was amazing, though along the way, the tour guide will just mention amount Teressa Teng. Mygosh, It's been like a very very long time ago.
We had a really nice lunch at a Thailand Restaurant.
Day 2:
We went directly in the morning to Hua Lian, in which we are going around the Formosa. I will show you the map later where I bought them at last. The journey took about 4 hours from Taipei to Hua Lian by bus with the amazing Pacific Ocean view alongside the road.
Hua Lian is famous for its natural side whereby there are lots of national park and we went to the Ami Dance Performance in the evening,
Day 3:
Enough talking about the spectacular of Hua Lian, let's just see how amazing the Taroko National Park. It was famous for its shallow bird nest cave whereby this biggest park is for tourism purposes while to protect the habitual of the shallow bird for its reproduction. It's the most famous as Grand Canyon of Asia with the length of 19km. After being amazed, we continued our journey to one of the small city, namely Taitung and rest our tired body with hot sprint in Chiben Resort. Even in the small city, we are treated with super comfy hotel and I was sleeping comfortably.
Day 4:
Early in the morning after we had our breakfast, Kaoshiung would be the next city to visit. It's the second metropolitan city in Taiwan. I really like Kaoshiung more than Taipei. The hotel was very luxurious and sadly, I didn't get a chance to go around the hotel. In the morning, we visited a National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. The weather was very hot and grab our lunch near there. The restaurant was very crowded. At night, we have chance to go to a night market in Liu Ho Night Market and I finally found my baby milktea drink fresh from the origin, which is 50Lan (KOI in Indonesia & Singapore). The taste was incredible and I was craving for the original one now.
Day 5:
Dolled up in very feminime way, and we went to Spring Autumn Pavillion in which there were a big dragon and tiger figures there. Beside the temple, there was a lake with lots of lotus there.
We also went to Fokuanshan where we could see the giant Buddha of 25 meter. We also went inside and I got my fortune telling there. In the evening, we went to a shopping mall with ferris wheel on top of the mall, Dream Mall but I did not find anything there. No shopping and just going around. At night we went to Shin Ku Jiang Night Market and I grab a G2000 clothes for work. The night market in Kaoshiung is very different from Taipei. It's crowded and I feel like I was in Orchad Road, Singapore for some reasons.
Day 6:
Feeling tired of the city again? Well, this time we went to one of the sanctuary in Taiwan, which is Alishan National Park. We had a round trip inside the forest with more than years of history. I had a chance to find out the Sister Pond, Brother Trees and Trees of Three Generations. Each of the name is the symbolize of the history behind it. The view is spectacular and the weather is a bit cool. At last, we spend the night at Chiayi.
Day 7:
Yay!! We finally went to Sun Moon Lake. Never thought that somewhere in the middle of the lake, there's a place where Romantic Princess was shot there. Arrghhhh. But well, the view is so amazing. We finally went to Formosan Aborigine Village & Theme Park. It's actually a theme park in the middle of the forest. We should ride a cable car to get into the theme park. Amazing. I never thought there would be a place in the middle of the forest. I played around and super excited to see the photo taken out by Felix. He doesn't even dare to ride anything.
Day 8:
Our trip is almost finished, we went back to Taipei. We went to Danshui Old Town to taste the unique of the architectural buildings. After that we went to Lover Bridge in Taipei where Meteor Garden took several shoots there.
On August 6, 2013, my family and I finally landed at an island near Philippines. It's actually an island where more than 20 million population there and 95% of the ethnic is from Han Chinese.
After for more than 5 years, we finally grab the chance to come to the country where most of my favorite idols are there!!!
We took a night flight with China Airlines to Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and arrived exactly 5am in the morning.
The first destination is to grab a breakfast near Taoyuan International Airport. I really cannot remember what exactly the name of the places, but it's actually on a hotel. After grabbing my very first breakfast there, Felix and I went to find a convenient store to buy a phone card but I don't really understand why we cannot buy and there is something like card -idunnohowtoexplain- thus we finally cannot connect to the internet.
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| Arriving at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
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| my Brother, Felix |
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| Taiwan in small pieces #streetphotography |
Day 1:
We went to Chiang Kai Sek Memorial Hall, National Palace Museum, Martyr Shrine, Taipei 101 Shopping Mall and Shihlin Night Market.
It's super hectic and packed day for us who just landed on that island. I never expect that we would directly go on city tour. However, the view was amazing, though along the way, the tour guide will just mention amount Teressa Teng. Mygosh, It's been like a very very long time ago.
We had a really nice lunch at a Thailand Restaurant.
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| Inside National Palace Museum |
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| Just below the Taipei 101 Shopping Mall |
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| Inside Taipei 101 Shopping Mall |
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| Damper Baby Taipei 101 |
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| The most famous Love sign beside Taipei 101 |
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| Taipei 101 from Below |
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| Inside Taipei 101 Shopping Mall |
We went directly in the morning to Hua Lian, in which we are going around the Formosa. I will show you the map later where I bought them at last. The journey took about 4 hours from Taipei to Hua Lian by bus with the amazing Pacific Ocean view alongside the road.
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| Pacific Ocean right beside me |
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| Me in Taroko Gorges |
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| Did you see the amazing view there? |
Hua Lian is famous for its natural side whereby there are lots of national park and we went to the Ami Dance Performance in the evening,
Day 3:
Enough talking about the spectacular of Hua Lian, let's just see how amazing the Taroko National Park. It was famous for its shallow bird nest cave whereby this biggest park is for tourism purposes while to protect the habitual of the shallow bird for its reproduction. It's the most famous as Grand Canyon of Asia with the length of 19km. After being amazed, we continued our journey to one of the small city, namely Taitung and rest our tired body with hot sprint in Chiben Resort. Even in the small city, we are treated with super comfy hotel and I was sleeping comfortably.
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| Our hotel, Chateu De Chine Hotel |
Day 4:
Early in the morning after we had our breakfast, Kaoshiung would be the next city to visit. It's the second metropolitan city in Taiwan. I really like Kaoshiung more than Taipei. The hotel was very luxurious and sadly, I didn't get a chance to go around the hotel. In the morning, we visited a National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. The weather was very hot and grab our lunch near there. The restaurant was very crowded. At night, we have chance to go to a night market in Liu Ho Night Market and I finally found my baby milktea drink fresh from the origin, which is 50Lan (KOI in Indonesia & Singapore). The taste was incredible and I was craving for the original one now.
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| at National Museum of Marine & Biology |
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| There was a wreck ship right behind me |
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| Where am I??? |
Day 5:
Dolled up in very feminime way, and we went to Spring Autumn Pavillion in which there were a big dragon and tiger figures there. Beside the temple, there was a lake with lots of lotus there.
We also went to Fokuanshan where we could see the giant Buddha of 25 meter. We also went inside and I got my fortune telling there. In the evening, we went to a shopping mall with ferris wheel on top of the mall, Dream Mall but I did not find anything there. No shopping and just going around. At night we went to Shin Ku Jiang Night Market and I grab a G2000 clothes for work. The night market in Kaoshiung is very different from Taipei. It's crowded and I feel like I was in Orchad Road, Singapore for some reasons.
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| In front of Spring Autumn Pavillion |
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| Mom & Dad did a pose there, I forced them XD |
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| At Fokuanshan |
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| I dunno where, cos the weather was too hot, thus I just go inside and order a Starbucks |
Day 6:
Feeling tired of the city again? Well, this time we went to one of the sanctuary in Taiwan, which is Alishan National Park. We had a round trip inside the forest with more than years of history. I had a chance to find out the Sister Pond, Brother Trees and Trees of Three Generations. Each of the name is the symbolize of the history behind it. The view is spectacular and the weather is a bit cool. At last, we spend the night at Chiayi.
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| My Family & I before entering the Alishan National Park |
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| Super nice weather and amazing forest |
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| Inside the Sister Pond |
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| There was a lake there, very beautiful |
Day 7:
Yay!! We finally went to Sun Moon Lake. Never thought that somewhere in the middle of the lake, there's a place where Romantic Princess was shot there. Arrghhhh. But well, the view is so amazing. We finally went to Formosan Aborigine Village & Theme Park. It's actually a theme park in the middle of the forest. We should ride a cable car to get into the theme park. Amazing. I never thought there would be a place in the middle of the forest. I played around and super excited to see the photo taken out by Felix. He doesn't even dare to ride anything.
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| at Sun Moon Lake |
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| Did you see how scary the cable car is? |
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| We took the ride for 3 times!! Banzayy! |
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| Mom was scary to ride the cable car while I was enjoying my ride ^^ |
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| This is the path to the ride, like a roller coaster but there was a water at the end of the ride. It splashed to us. |
Day 8:
Our trip is almost finished, we went back to Taipei. We went to Danshui Old Town to taste the unique of the architectural buildings. After that we went to Lover Bridge in Taipei where Meteor Garden took several shoots there.
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| At Lover Bridge, I wrote a wish there. |
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| Me at Lover Bridge ^^ |
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| Strolling around the Old Town and found a cute cafe, Mom took this pic cos I was cute sitting there she said. |
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| Felix tried his skills for photography near the Danshui Old Town |
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| Our last, this is the hotel in Taipei, our last night ^^ Cheers |
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Jeanie Zhang 張婧 - 經過 Jing Guo/After Experiencing (When Love Walked In 愛情闖進門 OST)
愛情闖進門 When Love Walked In - Ending Theme
经过 (Jing Guo) After Experiencing by Jeanie Zhang 張婧
回憶掉了一段
hui yi diao le yi duan
The memories that has been for such a period
帶走我的心不用還
dai zou wo de xin bu yong huan
It takes my heart without giving it back
假裝很勇敢
jia zhuang hen yong gan
Pretending to be strong
沒有想象中简单
mei you xiang xiang zhong jian dan
Actually it is not that simple
這條路走一半
zhe tiao lu zou yi ban
Halfway through walking on this road
突然累得失去方向
tu ran lei de shi qu fang xiang
Suddenly it feels so tired and I lose my path
時間有点晚
shi jian you dian wan
The time is a bit late
谁和我一样孤單
shui he wo yi yang gu dan
Who is lonely like I am?
道別 是你最后做的成全
dao bie shi ni zui hou zuo de cheng quan
Saying goodbye is the last request that you have fulfilled
我在你 选择之外
wo zai ni xuan ze zhi wai
I am not within you choices
经过愛情面前, 是眼淚 是抱歉
jing guo ai qing mian qian, shi yan lei shi bao qian
After experiencing that love, it is full of tears and apologies
说好的明天 失去保存期限
shuo hao de ming tian shi qu bao cun qi xian
The tomorrow we agreed upon has expired
我们之间 还剩下沒走完的永远
wo men zhi jian hai sheng xia mei zou wan de yong yuan
Between us, there is still a forever that hasn't yet finished
经过太多思念 心的缺 空的夜
jing guo tai duo si nian xin de que kong de ye
After experiencing too much longing, heart is lacking and night is empty
我却无力改变
wo que wu li gai bian
Yet, I am still unable to change
我应该怎么办
wo ying gai zen me ban
What should I do?
怎么勇敢
zen me yong gan
How do I be courageous?
这么说无所谓
zhe me shuo wu suo wei
How do I say, "It doesn't matter"?
经过 爱情面前 我承认 我胆怯
jing guo ai qing mian qian wo cheng ren wo dan qie
After experiencing that love, I admit that I am timid
失去你的我 再找不到路线
shi qu ni de wo zai zhao bu dao lu xian
Losing you, I could not find the road anymore
我的幸福 是有你牵着我的世界
wo de xing fu shi you ni qian zhe wo de shi jie
My happiness is that you hold my world
经过 离开以前 别成全 别妥协
jing guo li kai yi qian bie cheng quan bie tuo xie
After experiencing the feeling before leaving, do not fulfill anything, do not compromise
爱情没有答案
ai qing mei you da an
There is no answer about love
没有对错是非
mei you dui cuo shi fei
and there is no right or wrong
经过圆缺 更多是后悔
jing guo yuan que geng duo de shi hou hui
After a round, it is only regret that is left behind
Monday, November 28, 2011
我可能不會愛你
"你为什么不告诉我 [你爱我]
我是当事人。 你怎么可以糊里糊涂就让当事人被你爱?
你怎么可以爱我?!"
"亲爱的你, 请你原谅我 没有勇气看着你的脸。
亲爱的你, 请你相信, 友情比爱情更历久弥坚。"
"你怕自己会爱上他
你很可能爱上他了, 而你只是努力地不爱他"
"我只是想跟你说谢谢。。
谢谢你为我忙了一天
谢谢你为我做那么多
谢谢。。。
谢谢, 谢谢 [你爱我]"
我是当事人。 你怎么可以糊里糊涂就让当事人被你爱?
你怎么可以爱我?!"
"亲爱的你, 请你原谅我 没有勇气看着你的脸。
亲爱的你, 请你相信, 友情比爱情更历久弥坚。"
"你怕自己会爱上他
你很可能爱上他了, 而你只是努力地不爱他"
"我只是想跟你说谢谢。。
谢谢你为我忙了一天
谢谢你为我做那么多
谢谢。。。
谢谢, 谢谢 [你爱我]"
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wings - In Time With You OST
Wings by Ariel Lin
你说会 带我遊整个地球
You said you would take me to go to the entire Earth
我们要在一起 直到最后
We should be together till the end
有你保护我 心都可放了
Because there is you who protect me, I can put all my heart in peace
手已牽了 天更遼闊
Holding hands, Sky becomes wider
因為有你陪 我的世界不再黑
Because of you accompany me, my world is not black anymore
我的天空 有你從此不再亂飛
In my sky, you will always be there and I won't fly anywhere
你就是我的翅膀 陪我到前方
You are my wings to accompany to go onwards
讓我學會了雨和雷後 一定看見彩虹
to let me learn about rain and thunder so that I can definitely see the rainbow
你就是我的翅膀 帶著我飛翔
You are my wings that will bring me to fly
累了之後有你為我取暖
When I am tired, you will be there to give me warmth,
讓我更勇敢 更堅強
to let me become more courageous and stronger
I translate this by myself.
Actually, I don't know whether I use the correct english words to describe it.
However, I am sure that the original lyric in Chinese is much more meaningful.
I love the song :)
Just hear it and you'd know.
The part of "We should be together till the end"
really describes Chen You Qing and Li Da Ren :))
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
49 Days vs In Time With You
Have you ever watched 49 days Korean Drama?
Have you ever paid attention with the relationship between Han Kang and Ji Hyun?

Han Kang and Ji Hyun are friends from high school.
But, for some reasons, they fought with each other till they haven't forgive each other.
At that time, when Han Kang wanted to apologised to her, Ji Hyun had already left the village and move to Seoul.
They met again when Ji Hyun finally has her engagement.
However, the day before Ji Hyun's wedding, she had an accident and the story of 49 days began.
She is one of the traveller during 49 days to save her soul and life.

She realised that how kind Han Kang is, how he cares about her.
Shin Ji Hyun had to live inside another woman's body and get 3 pure tears to get her life back.
She can't reveal her identity to anyone, but Han Kang did know her.
He didn't believe it at first that Shin Ji Hyun that he knew, the one who
lied on the bed,
actually in front of her with different body.
He realised that it was Shin Ji Hyun and he realised it all without Ji Hyun told him.
Han Kang realised it because he knew Shin Ji Hyun based on her attitude, habit and everything about her.
They are good friends, they know each other more than just friends.
Maybe, I should say, they are more than best friends.
More than a couple and more than just "love" between them.

How about taiwanese drama, "In Time With You"?
Have you watched it and realised something?
Chen You Qing and Li Da Ren are friends from high school, and they have been friends for 14 years. Isn't that amazing? It's between girl and boy, I think it's amazing.
Some people perhaps said that there won't be any "best friend" relationship between man and woman, but guess? There it is.
Although perhaps, they won't be best friend in the end. Hehe.
Chen You Qing and Li Da Ren have been friends for 14 years.
They do know each other well, opps, maybe it's TOO well.
Last time, Li Da Ren ever said to Chen You Qing that he won't fall in love with a girl like her.
Actually, it's just a lie. He does love her for almost 14 years.
He cares about her, but he can't say it since.....
Chen You Qing always believed that, "Li Da Ren will not fall in love with me...."
Because of that, Chen You Qing always said, "Li Da Ren is my forever friend. No more..."
This makes Da Ren to give up his feeling on her.
Once, he had dreamed when he was going to tell You Qing about his feeling,
You Qing suddenly told him, "Don't say it out, otherwise, we can't be friends anymore..."
This means that he is afraid that he can't be close with her as close as now.
I do hope that both of them can realised their true feeling.
Li Da Ren even said that,
"If... If I see the world that you see, walk in the way that you walk,
will it make me get closer to you?"
Yeah, that's frustating, but that's they way I know how it feels.
The relationship between Li Da Ren and Chen You Qing really inspires me.
They do tease each other, they do comfort each other and they do know each other more than they know about themselves.
I love it, I love the way they managed it like that.
The relationship that never ends, where you can give your best and don't need to hide anything.
I love the comfortableness between them.
Where they eat together, they play together,
they chat together, they drink together,
they support each other and they do love each other.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Material Queen
拜金女王 Episode 1
I watched a really good taiwanese dramas and it took place in Paris.
It's about a material queen, who wants to get married only to rich people.
This is the lyric on what her thoughts is.
"我知道你們一定很討厭像我這樣的人。但我不在乎。
"I know that you guys definitely hate a person like me. But, I don't care.
因為你要過什麼樣的人生﹐ 是你自己的選擇。
Because, what kind of life you want, it's the choice of yourselves.
就像每個女人都會遇到的難題。愛情還是麵包?"
It's the same for every woman, they will meet a difficult question, love or bread?"
Yes, which way you wanna choose, that's your choice.
It is also you the one who will gonna lead your life.
Actually, I've been thinking about that kind of similar question these days.
Well, I bet, every woman does.
Have you? I have never thought about "love or bread" before. However, it's true that love can't feed you. This means that sometimes, you also need to think from both side.
"當兩者只能二選一時﹐ 我只要選擇不太狼狽的人生。原因很簡單。
"In the hesitation of two choices, I could only choose to have a life which is not embarrasing.
The reason is very simple.
沒有愛情的生命﹐ 只是活得平淡。
但沒有麵包的生命﹐ 卻活不下去。"
A life without love, is just a plain life.
But, a life without bread, you can't even survive."
We've seen so many fairy tales about love. Sometimes, the guy even throws away his weatlh for the sake of love. I can give you an example, Secret Garden (korean drama). I really like the way writter Nim makes the whole story. I like how she can makes such a really lackable man like Kim Joo Won becomes so brilliant in my eyes. He dares to throw such a huge heritage only for the girl. At first, he said that he won't put away his hands from his wealth and status. But in the end, it ends up like that. Well, doesn't it make sense?
Both love and money should go along together. When you earn lots of money, but you live without love, then your wealth is not worth it to trade for love.
"是的﹐ 我不需要愛情。我只需要向上爬。
"Yes, I don't need love. I just need to climb up.
碰上了機會就要牢牢抓住。
When you find an opportunity, you will have grab it tightly.
沒有機會就自己製造一個。
If you don't have the opportunity, then find a way to make it.
有人說我虛榮﹐ 現實﹐ 拜金。我會說這叫做向上爬。
Some people might say that I am vain, realistic and materialistic.
I can just say that this is called 'climbing up'
我﹐ 林楚曼﹐ 28 歲. 嫁給有錢人﹐ 這就是我的選擇。"
I, Lin Chu Man, 28 years old. Getting married with a rich man is my choice."
You want to be rich, but does it really mean to be rich by marrying a rich man?
Well, I don't know how to talk about this point.
I'd be very happy if I met a man like William Norman, whose assets can't be estimated.
However, if he doesn't love me, then what's the real point for me to be happy?
"從小﹐ 老師就告訴我﹐ 做人要努力。 長大以後才會出人頭地。 我也很努力。
"From I was young, my teacher told me that a person must work hard.
So that when you get older, you can be outstanding. I also work hard.
就在今天﹐ 一切的付出贏來了終極勝利。因為我現在就在巴黎。"
Just like today, everything goes very smoothly. Because, now, I am in Paris."
I like this the most, to accomplish a great thing, you have to act and work hard.
No matter what, you have to work hard to achieve your dream. But, this doesn't mean that you can do anything to get what you want. Please don't be fraud! lol
However, my dream is not reached by having someone as my key.
I wanna success by myself. Success in my career, love and family.
"這世界上不可能有十全十美的事。那時奇跡﹐ 而儿我不相信。"
"In this world, there won't be a perfect thing. That is just a miracle and I don't believe in it."
I believe in miracle, just like I believe in faith.
But yes, I also believe that there won't be any perfect thing.
Nobody is perfect. But....in fact, I have friend who gets someone who is young, handsome, rich and kind. Isn't it the real miracle?
I wonder whether those kind of miracles really can come true.
"我只想要一顆人造加工的鑚石。也不要一句真心誠意的我愛你。
I just want a handmade diamond ring. I don't need a sincere word of I love you.
因為我愛你﹐ 是世界上最廉價的禮物。
Because, I love you, is the cheapest present in the world.
沒有ID卡證明真偽﹐ 沒有保固維修服務﹐ 無法保值﹐ 只會跌價。
There's no ID card to prove it, there is no warranty,
can't be preserved, and will only decline on its value.
愛情﹐ 只是氣味。終會灰飛煙滅。
Love, is just a scent. It will eventually be wiped out.
但鑚石 卻能天長地久。
But, diamond ring will remain last forever."

This point really makes sense. That's true, I won't deny it.
Love is without any guarantee, you can't even prove it that you love him/her.
It's just a word that can describe it. Maybe, now you love him/her.
But I believe that you even can't ensure for your love in 50 years time.
However, this is, again, like a faith,
whether you believe that such thing exist between two people who know how to cherish each other and put their true feeling and faith on it.
You may see it when you believe it.
"有錢﹐ 單身﹐ 年輕帥氣﹐ 又不是神經病﹐
Rich, Single, Young, Handsome, also not crazy.
這世界上﹐ 不會有這種十全十美的男人。因為我不相信奇跡。
In this world, there won't be a perfect man like that. Because, I don't believe in miracle. "
You know, this is what I always dream of.
That kind of white horse charming prince comes all the way to rescue me from loneliness.
I always thought that every couple, of course, has their own love story.
I also know some love stories.
But, do they really exist? Well, if yes, I really wanna experience it :)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
49 Days - Life or Death?
Life or Death?
Sometimes, there are people who wish to die, while there are people who wish to stay alive...
Isn't it too cruel?!
There are people who wish to live on,
but there are people who don't want to live anymore.
Do you know? A wish to stay alive is really too hard to be true.
The more you wish, the more it is impossible to have it.
I just realised how pitiful it is to wish for staying alive.
Perhaps, If it was me who don't have chance to be alive,
I could trade something in return for me to be alive.
We, as a human, usually will live in this world without thinking that we are gonna die.
However, when you thought that you have your time limit in this world, what would you think?
I saw a korean drama called 49 days. I don't really know how I will describe this drama
It's really such a good must-watch drama.
There's a girl, named Shin Ji Hyun who got an accident and she is in coma,
but the Grim Reaper said that it's not the date where she should die.
So, God of Death gives her a chance, a 49 days journey to get her life back.
The rule is very simple,
If she got 3 sincere tears who cry for her in her journey of 49 days, she will be alive.
Do you know how much afraid you are when you are the one who is on that position?
You only have two choices, alive or death?
It's a choice that no matter what you are afraid of, you only have one choice in the end,
If the choices are about what candies you want,
I think, you won't be that afraid to go on with your 49 days.
Shin Ji Hyun, such a really brave, honest and sincere woman went on in her 49 days journey and in the end, after going through so many hardship, she can live.
However, her destinied time, which was given for her from she was born is one week after her 49 days journey. That means, she will die in one week after her 49 days joruney.
She can live on but in the end she has to die?!
Such really a pitiful life.
She cried and said,
"Who should I get angry at?! Who should? No matter how sad it is, no matter how cruel it is, no matter how unfair it is, no matter how upset I am....there's nothing I can do. No matter how I beg for, this is something that is out of human's control...."
When she said something like that,
I understand how she feels, life or death is not something that we as a human can control it.
No matter unfair you feel, if it's your time to go, then nothing you can do.
We usually live without think that we are going to die,
but seeing her, with her bravery and her effort to smile until her last minute,
I really want to tell you guys that, although we still live on in this live,
but we have to live as if it's 49 days.
Live is precious, life is beautiful, so love like there's no tomorrow. Live in this world without regrets and leave this world without regrets. - 49 days
There's someone who makes a brief thought about how 49 days was wrapped up perfectly,
Kang's last line in front of the graves:
"So for the ones living, let's gather strength from that comfort and live our lives putting in our all. As if our lives are like a compressed version of the 49 days"
The last ep can be seen as a farewell between the ones who die and the ones who live, and also as an elegy
(as ji hyun's mum said "it's as if she woke up to say goodbye to us")
In the last ep, ji hyun cleaned her room, made kimbap with yi kyung, went on a picnic with kang, and said her last goodbyes to her parents.In this way, she wrapped up everything she felt was necessary and provided them with comfort. For yi kyung, she discovered the key to yi soo's practice room in the box of things and she was surprised because she thought the place wouldnt be there anymore since it was in a demolished building. Just like her memories which she had locked away, the key opens the door again to this world and she discovers the bank account that yi soo opened for her. Through his msg from the passbook, Yi kyung is consoled in the same way that ji hyun attempted to do with her family and friends - yi kyung knows how much yi soo loved her and that she must go on. In this way, even after the ones who die have left, the ppl who remained living were consoled and were able to gather strength to continue living.
As i said there's also a take which made biblical references. Ji hyun's mission to find the 3 teardrops was compared to Sodom. Sodom was a city of evil which God had decided to destroy. Abraham asks Yahweh, if there are 10 righteous people in the city would he spare the city? Yahweh answers that he would. Ji hyun's mission to find the 3 teardrops is likened to finding the 10 people in Sodom in order to save it.
During ji hyun's 49 days, she realised that the people she thought had loved her did not really love her, and that what she thought was good will ended up hurting others. During this time, she looked for the people who truly loved her but also tried her best in trying to make up for the things which she had caused. These 49 days were not just a time for her to get her life back but a time for her to discover what life really is from a 3rd person point of view. During this time she was able to truly live, developed wisdom, forgave others and repented for her sins - it is as if this time was a time given to souls who could not go to heaven, to cleanse their soul, repent for their sins and pray for eternal life.
If 49 days is analysed in this way, then when scheduler was about to call the elevator on the last day, ji hyun had already completed her 'mission'. (This is compared to the 40 days during which Jesus was tempted by Satan and him having to prove his divine power) By that time, ji hyun had learnt to throw away greed and obsession (집착) and had been enlightened. So in the remaining 6 days which she lived, she is spreading the gospel to a world full of lies and hypocrisy.
The last scene with kang and yi kyung in front of the graves is also seen to do the same through - spreading a last msg to the viewers
credit to cecilia@soompi
So everyone, please remember that our life is precious and cherish your life.
Be a good children to your parents and love them like there's no tomorrow!
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