百家讲坛-长恨歌

开元、天宝。风流天子。

跟听评书一样，很好听。

也很仰望。

beautiful when read out aloud

看到被读出来，觉得很美丽的一段。


"祗园精舍の钟の声，诸行无常の响あり；
娑罗双树の花の色，盛者必衰のことわりをあらはす。
奢れる人も久しからず，只春の夜の梦の如し；
猛き者も遂には灭びぬ，偏に风の前の尘に同じ。

祗园精舍之钟声，奏诸行无常之响；
婆椤双树之花色，表盛者必衰之兆。
骄者难久，正如春宵一梦；
猛者遂灭，恰似风前之尘。 "


“The central theme of the story is the Buddhist law of impermanence. The theme of impermanence (mujō) is captured in the famous opening passage:
祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響きあり。
娑羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理をあらわす。
おごれる人も久しからず、唯春の夜の夢のごとし。
たけき者も遂にはほろびぬ、偏に風の前の塵に同じ。

The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things;
the color of the sāla flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline.
The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night;
the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind.
-- Chapter 1.1, Helen Craig McCullough's translation“

我喜欢这样的人。

知道自己心里愿望，生命的宿命，能够忍耐与等待，在自己相信的适当的时候着手，不反悔，不会因为挫折的放弃，虽然是企望的对象，却有高于对方的觉悟。

百家讲坛-刘心武讲红楼梦

想起了十四岁初读红楼梦书，以及刚上大学第一本从大学图书馆书架上拿下来的《红楼梦探佚〉……

百家讲坛-孔子是怎样炼成的

很久没有看百家讲坛了，突然很想看。刘心武的红楼有续，蒙曼的说唐到了玄宗，还想回去看易中天的，看到了孔子，想想对这位老人家竟然也不十分了解。看看看看。

孔子是商王室的后裔。无后的家族，最小的儿子。身长过人。智力高。interesting.

Lecture Room - Confucius.

兴观群怨。

人心是最有趣的社会。

每日一诗

浪淘沙
　　
　　把酒祝东风
　　且共从容
　　垂杨紫陌洛城东
　　总是当时携手处
　　游遍芳丛
　　
　　聚散苦匆匆
　　此恨无穷
　　今年花胜去年红
　　可惜明年花更好
　　知与谁同

poem by OuYang Xiu from Song Dynasty

Holding the wine, I invite the spring wind come to drink with me;
Where the branches of Poplar dangling over the rive bank is the place of east side of the capital city;
There we used to stroll among the flower cluster, holding each other's hands.

Life pressed us in such a bitter rush;
We met and we parted, left endless sadness in our heart.
This year's flower is much glamorous than the last year's;
They will being even more beautiful in next year;
Yet I don't know whom will still be there as my company when the blossom arrives then.

--

i suck at english translation, indeed.

It is kind of idiotic seeing cherry blossom every year. but i do it.

坚持每年去看樱花，简直就是白痴一样，可是不管如何还是会去看，强迫症吗？

变态

变态了，发现自己非常享受故意制造很多反面的东西，来让别人误会，然后带着错误的结论和理念出去晃。

parents are going to south east Asia next month

for travelling.

thinking about it, i am quite lucky. never stress about anything. never stressed about support my family. parents never understand why i want to stay in USA. they merely accept my decision. they always support me no matter what..they are healthy and kind. but mine being in this land..is a destiny...of somewhat that i am not quite sure what yet. i will figure it out. i love my life.

it is good to be back

back to my home. comfy. and peaceful.

一个人有一个家，很简单的平静。

Sakura Matsuri 2010

2010年DC樱花祭

挺好玩的。天气很好，没吃到什么东西，不过看到不少可爱的小东西。

there was a wish tree.. some decorating pink sugar cottons, and many many green pieces of paper on the tree, and many many kind and nice wishes. i wrote down mine, tied it on the tree as well. surprisingly, finding my deepest wish was so simple and it was so easy to form it into a sentence and write it down. i never know that my wish was just that clear in my heart, on the tip of my fingers, and on the top of my mind, and it flow out smoothly...which surprised me. i dare not to wish if not that circumstance. confirmed that i am really having a healthy mentality.

一次愉快的樱花祭。
之后去买了衣服。好几年没有穿过裤子了（听起来很奇怪），买了一条西装裤，看起来还挺不错的。回家上网买了一件很贵的西装外套。我一定是发疯了。

Pet

开会的时候遇到一只小狗。很安静很可爱。害我也想养个什么，狗或者猫，没事儿可以抱着。

went to a lecture about collection

in American Art Museum. they only give three sessions very year. this is the first time i went. three speakers talked about their collection of studio glass and studio furnitures. they showed many very inspiring pieces they have been collected for years.

One collector was talking about one studio bed he and his wife are using. not very comfortable, he said. he also said: but you learned to live with dis-comfortable when you love something. yea, i am learning..and enjoying.

The lecture is called "Collectors' Roundtable".

cat

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self contained, come-and-go-as-it-pleases, not as sociable as dogs, but they can be sociable give the right circumstance.

Cats may sometimes look like they're daydreamning because they are not focused on one thing in particular, but they are actually quite attentive.

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8090

a very well-made program. the program is so well-cooked; the people are real ordinary human, and yet the dramas are unreal. truly proved that life is more dramatic than drama. and unlike many other shows around, there people's feeling are pure and raw, with the depth only real human can create. a wonderful program. confirmed.

2010 Spring Cherry Blossom

A walk in Kenwood in a nice afternoon. it could be better. i was quite thirsty. didn't know blossom in Kenwood is so close to where i live.

heartbeat

sometimes, my heartbeat becomes fast without a clear reason. body also becomes weak and heat. like heart attack. it happens without a signal, out of nowhere. it makes me suspect if something is happening, or i am ill? but every time the symptoms are the same,like when falling in love.

noticed

this is what i noticed...i now have set up some lines when interacting with people. i used to be very patience when the others were in their egoist status. but now i have low tolerance for any type of self-center behavior. and i will no longer sit there and calmly waiting for them come to sense. i walk out of it.

Ba zi

learning this now.
back to the college, i actually paid some attention to this area for a while.. i don't know why that i left this one out. it is the most important one in that category yet it took me so long to think about dig it deeper..i do hope i learned this earlier (and many other categories earlier.) ..or not at all. i paid too much attention to the useless things already. make me cynical and lazy, and too optimistic.

found a beautiful garden museum

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
want to check it out sometimes...looks so peaceful and calm from the pictures..

Seiyuu

Recently falling for 安元洋貴 （やすもと ひろき） Hiroki Yasumoto's performance as seiyuu.