Today’s goal accomplished, finished reading this book. “Don’t cry, you’re still alive.” by Kirsten Boie is about the life of 3 teenagers after 2nd world war in war torn Hamburg, Germany. I need some time to let my mind rest before I can write a proper book review for this book. The book’s title says: …
Tomorrow is Ascension Day, it is also father’s day in Germany. The tradition is fathers are gathering together and have some good old beer. This cheerful picture underlying a serious problem of alcoholism. Not to mention how the domestic violence victims feel on this day. But it is up to you to define the father’s …
This is the product I have developed in recent years with the support from my family and friends. What it does: Vitamin boost Nourishing Moisturizing Refreshing Smooth wrinkles Ingredients:Friendship, family, love, encouragement, sweet memories, beautiful places, inspiring stories, art, illustration, words of wisdom, Bible. How to use:Apply to the soul for 10- 15 minutes as …
My neighbour, not the sick neighbour, she once told me she makes fruit jam, if I have empty jam glass jars to recycle, she would like to have them. So I regularly brought empty glass jar to her if I have one. Today, she brought me this bag with this sentence:“Enjoy the little things in …
I am enjoying my peaceful life. There is really only one thing is not that cheerful. The one thing is visa. My collecting documents for freelancer visa is in limbo situation. The Job Centre was astonishing helpful in giving me instruction to establish myself as a self-employed musician and probably I could also establish myself …
In this essay “Shuo Mu Ye” , 林庚 Lin Geng（1910 – 2006）examines the names of the leaf in Chinese classical poetry. “Mu” 木 and “Ye”叶 both mean leaf, but in the poetic realm, the subtle differences between the two are individually and exclusively termed. The earliest works for which the distinction between the two can …
“Must the love that comes in dream necessarily be unreal?” Tang Xianzu (1550 – 1616) asked. He written an opera “Peony Pavilion” to answer this question. The storyline of this opera reminds me of Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute”. Fell in love with each other before they really meet. A lover occur in a dream …
One day, I found this crystal in my handbag. No clue at all where it came from. This riddle has been puzzling me all morning. Somehow, I think of the chandelier in my friend’s dining room, the shape of the crystal looks similar to the crystal of her chandelier. I texted her with this picture …
Anna Beer inspecting the lives of eight exceptional women composers in Western classical music. It starts with Francesca Caccini (1587 – 1641) and ends with Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). Beer’s narrative style is clear and vivid, it was nearly impossible to put down the book once I started to read it. Gender inequality reflected at best …
Actually today I do not plan to write any post, because today is Sunday. It is a command that I should rest one day, after 6 working days. This post is more like a heart-to-heart talk. But writing blog is not working! I guess some of you might think so.To me, writing is not only …