MJ 1958 - 2009

"The biggest shinning star in the universe is not shinny anymore. This is the saddest news."

The above statement was what I read on the New York Times when I woke up this morning. Micheal Jackson died in the age of 50. Indeed, this is a very shocking news to me. But I don't think he is not shinny anymore. No matter where he goes, his music, his passion, his talent and his voice would be still staying around with us. Because people cherish him and adore him. Micheal was a legend to the pop music world. His music was loved by people all around the world between the age range of 8 to 80.

Although I'm not a huge fan of Micheal Jackson, I do understand that all the things he has done managed to give countless of inspiration and encouragement for those who have a passion of music. Somehow he is not only a performer, but he is a uniter of black and white races' music. Because of him, the distance between black and white began to trim down.

Beat it! He is a LEGEND!

杭州 - 茶城

天啊~我本来只是想找一找中国杭州一些青年旅舍的相关资料，后来却忍不住要去了解一下杭州茶馆茶楼茶坊茶舍一事。结果没想谷歌地图一打开，杭州的茶馆果然是遍及全城，简直就是每一条大街，每一条小巷统统都是充满着与茶有关的东西。我心里在想，我到底要花多少时间才能逛完所有的茶楼？

还有，我已经说过，除非我不去中国，要不然我非要去杭州西湖的龙井村龙井问茶去！不止，我还要去附近的中国茶叶博物馆看一看。

A marvelous trip started to begin ....... HERE!

Out of a sudden, I had this formidable desire and urge to have a tour around Asian countries. This mind-blowing thought began in last year Fall semester while I was still half way through suffering with my SPA - Sensation & Perception (Frankly, I never like this class, not to be mean). In fact, my jealousy towards my cousin who born in United Kingdom had been rooted intensely in my heart since 2006. Once she done with her bachelor in Physical Therapy, she decided to leave UK and travel around the world for A YEAR.

This was greatly astonishing! I still remembered the day we went out together and bought a backpacking bag in Liverpool. Her out-going, daring and adventurous personality is what I always looking for. And yeah, I adore her a lot.

Since college life is somehow boring for me mainly because of my major - psychology as well as my schedule is usually amazingly FULL. Therefore, the idea of traveling around Asian countries for the whole entire summer could be just easily appeared on my mind. I'm exceedingly confidence with this trip because I understand my parents won't against it and they might support me mentality as well as financially. Apart from that, UCO has quite an amount of international students and I know a couple of them quite well. So, going to visit their countries might not be a problem.

I decided to take this challenge all by myself in the very first place. But so happen that there's someone called Yida, a friend from China. He's a travel freak too. There was no way that he could resist this Asian tour temptation when I told him about my summer plan in 2010. Also, one of his American friend decided to join us as well. And yeah, I have companies for this magnificent voyage !

Finally we had our first official discussion on our voyage yesterday. Our first station is gonna be in China - his hometown!

We are planning to go
- Hong Kong
- HangZhou (I'll definitely be there for LongJing Tea!)
- Hunan
- GuiZhou (Yida's hometown)
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Tibet
- Sichuan, and may be a few places more.

This Asian Voyage will be heading to Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan as well.

International Photographer

Life is somehow dull and tasteless when you are not doing something that you are keen to or things that you enjoy doing it. Unfortunately, there are countless people do not aware of their interests as well as the things they enjoy doing the most. This is called pathetic! If you do bring up a question and ask, "Hello, people! Do you know what are you doing right now?", "Do you like what you are doing right now?". Most probably, you will get a tons of "NO".
....or may be "I don't know" (That would be the saddest part of all! I mean, how would you not know what is your purpose in life?)

Today, I got stunned when a guy told me that he has gone for 2 years because he has been to 24 countries for a couple of years. He is an international photographer. Not to be exaggerated, I Lurvvveee his job!!! Sorry that I have to say "I don't know" why do I like to go traveling around. No matter where, I'll just go without any further consideration. Probably I might want to have a better understanding of others' life, cultural backgrounds and daily practices. I think to me, this is so LIFE and there is no where that you can actually learn the life of others. I just simply love the diversity of the world. Everything is different in their unique way. The uniqueness that delighted me always. I find the uniqueness of the world is very fascinating and making me very exuberant.

When he told me about his job and I literally ask myself, what the heck am I doing here? How could you be more of yourself if you are just gonna stay here and do nothing. People tell me life likes this and no choice you might have to stuck it here because this is life. But I denied it intensely. Everyone has their choice of freedom. It depends how you make up your choice to get your freedom. Do not get affected by family members and peers easily or somehow negatively. Well, just want to advocate to whoever is reading this - BE YOURSELF!

I think being an international photographer is the best/awesome/coolest job ever. Can you imagine you telling your friends, "Owh, my dad is an international photographer and he has been to every single place of the world. He is able to speak more than 40 different languages." Wow wow wow... too much too much...

Traveling is somehow tiring but it worth it after all.


I think I'm just way too far to be an international photographer, hmmm...

如何生活？

真理了解得太多， 反而让人顿时矛盾不堪。
生活到底要简单的好，复杂的好，轰轰烈烈的好，还是难得糊涂的好？

生活简单代表纯净，朴素，宁静，单纯。
无论在人文方面思想方面都是如此的简简单单，这样不但能够让身心同时进行安康平静态度的生活而且寻找快乐之源的道路也不会有多困苦忐忑。很多时候，会听到某些人要求过一些平静简单的生活，也希望自己的子女能够无忧无虑无风无浪的过日子直到生命的最后一刻。

复杂的生活代表着一波未平，一波又起的人生。
有时甚至还祸不单行，每天倒的霉如果拿来做乳酪足以喂饱整个非洲的小孩。
这些人，他们的生活也不一定说是不幸运，只是太多的东西一拥而来让人来个六神无主手忙脚乱，不能顺风顺水而已。
可是，复杂的人生总是让人经验丰盛，提升个人的坚强毅力。

轰轰烈烈的生活就看个人意愿咯！
如果有人觉得简单的生活太过枯燥乏味，每天青菜白饭再吃下去的话真的要宣布绝食了。
然而，复杂的人生却过于所谓的复杂且混乱不定。而且，如此难于顺风顺水的人生也不是自己所要追求的。相反的，轰轰烈烈的生活就彻底的不一样了。
所谓轰轰烈烈就是想让自己的人生有特殊的生命点缀，不让平凡的生活出现在个人的相簿部落格里。打个比方，用于创下世界纪录，在自己国家的政坛上打出个名堂，为人民服务或去干一些对社会有贡献的事迹好让全世界的人都记得你的名字，名声从此流芳百世无人不识。
因为这些都会持有着一种想法就是雁过尚且留声，人死何不留名的真言。

难得糊涂？有哪个人的生活不曾糊涂过？
不过，人生实在是有太多的跌跌撞撞，生活的道路起伏不定。而且现代社会的生活步伐如此的日理万机，上班族要上的刀山不管有多高，下的油锅有多烫都要强颜欢笑的说，
“唉，上刀山下油锅而已嘛，有什么大不了”。
其实，上刀山下油锅痛得要命，就只因为现在竞争力异常的巨大，你不去干这种苦力，成千上万的人排着队说心甘情愿的干呢。那么身心疲惫的生活有谁不想让日子过的轻松一点，有谁不想来个醉翁之意不在酒周伯痛返老还童装傻，再来一个郑板桥“难得糊涂”好让一个人的生理与心理得到一个平衡点。须知道，如果一个人的身心发展有问题的话，不但要花钱去供养心脏病医生而且还要供养现在流行的心理治疗医生。

做人不但要孝顺父母，还要同时孝顺自己的钱包。
这样下去，做死一辈子都不够你付医药费。

难道这就是生活吗?

就让它千秋万代吧！

又是那么的一如往常的一天，
我又是那么的拖着六千万银两沉重的脚步，心不甘情不愿地上班。

早醒，向来是我的死穴。
现在反而要每天早上8点上班，简直就是万般折磨，惨不忍睹！
要怪就怪昨晚心血来潮的我，管他皇上登基美国总统上任大好日子，小女拼了命都要听歌打牌玩个痛痛快快。本来一开始还说要“通顶”，结果在凌晨半夜3点钟受不了睡魔的诱惑，这样就结束了一个夜晚的疯疯癫癫，痴痴迷迷。。。


近来，感觉甜酸苦辣的生活起伏不定，尤其是酸与苦之频率为最高。
轻易受外来情绪与感情影响的我总是让生活不由自主地掉进美国人超爱喝的中美合一的“酸辣汤”，深深地尝尽酸与辣的味道，偶尔还带一点的苦涩味儿（因为那是隔夜的汤水）。

一个学期的匆忙又是不知不觉地过了，咱们同窗又一起经历了不少。。。该称之为考验还是风浪好呢？不过反正各忙各的，有时还带一点我行我素河水不犯井水的味道。
不懂到底是为了友谊，金钱还是厌倦了学校宿舍生活或“伙食”不好才决定一致搬到外面找房子住？或者，持着别人到外住我也到外住的心态也说不定嘛。

结果，到头来一场欢喜，一场空。

大家因为某某特小兼恶心让人看了想狠狠地把它们株连九族满门抄斩，永远消失在这个世界上的一些东西。还好上天有好生之德，世上还有许多持有慈悲之心的人相信丛生是平等的，它们这班小伙子才有一线生路，子子孙孙千秋万代而且如此的优良血统还遍布全世界 （因为繁殖力强得吓人）。

哇赛！那么如此让人妒嫉的一族小伙子到底是谁啊？还能是谁呢？还不就是跳蚤咯！！！
我还在说下去简直就是让自己火上加油，那股火药味实在是重的能够醺死整栋双峰塔的人。

*****其实为什么说大家持有慈悲之心的人相信丛生是平等的呢？
慧根有那么清吗？老实说，是因为消灭不了它们才这么说。
自打嘴巴！******

那天突如其来地喝樟树湖茶，那种感觉总是让人觉得生活是如此的美好，宁静且自在！那个味道是毕生难忘的顶绝。

自在满足

终于有茶喝了。
那种感觉实在是不可思议地玄！

看见茶叶慢慢地从一颗颗绿色的干茶叶，冲泡成香惊四座的茶汤，然后再慢慢地把茶汤给喝了。
这个过程让我联想起许多过往美好的回忆。
*开心*