后知后觉

I think I am well suited for the phrase

“后知后觉”

I always discovers or realises or remembers the answer to the problem that I faced after some time has passed..

So 

后知后觉。

Is it good or bad?

It can be bad if you cant find a way to return to that particular problem to resolve it.

And it shows that I am slow..

Sigh.

My memory is failing me..

Have to work my brain harder!

-it's friday, on the bus

帕格尼尼 - B小調第二號小提琴協奏曲，第三樂章：迴旋曲；中庸的稍快板『鐘』

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  "Concerto No. 2 in B Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 7: III. Rondo à la clochette, 'La campanella'" by Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Dutoit

三貂领 (TW)

Original plan for the day was

1. Sandiaoling in the morning
2. Pingli Tea museum in the afternoon
3. Night time: dinner with friend

but plan changes..

just like promise is meant to break..
plan is meant to change..haha..

Stuck in the forest for 1 and a half hours..

waited for the train for nearly an hour..

by the time i reached by taipei, it was already 4 plus in the afternoon..

plan changed..

Pingli see you next time!

the day began..
i woke up at 7 10 am in the morning..gave myself 15 to 20 mins to wash up, change clothes, and to make any other preparation..

but i didnt have much sleep during night..

especially when i had my night in a dorm's room..

woke up several times in the middle of the night from the various noises

and sadly i am a light sleeper..

you can wake me up very easily~

bought myself a onigiri and a bottle of coffee below $2 from my favourite 7-11

i walked towards the train station to get my ticket..

surprisingly i found many foreign workers in taiwan ( perhaps from philippines and indonesia)

i reached the platform early..luckily i got myself a bottle of 500ml green tea (sob)

took a short nap in the train..and had my stomach pill..

guessed that i had too much food for the past week.


finally i reach san diao ling..

it was a sunday..

so you would find quite a number of people walking the waterfall trail as well..

and we exchanged greetings and nods as we walked pass one another..

friendly people~

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Fresh air

greenery..

water..

it was peaceful..

wished that i had more time..

or i should have came earlier..

didnt not stay too long after i visited all 3 waterfalls..

since my schedule was tight..

so i went on..


to the wrong path..

i realised i began another trail which is 4.8km ..

after walking 1.1km..i gave up..

because the trail was much difficult..

it was slippery and muddy..

do not think i could venture it myself since i am just an amateur myself..

so i turned back.


and i met up with a group of taiwanese..

we got lost together for 30 mins..

by then..i had already finished up my drinks..thirsty thirsty..and hungery.

i was really afraid that my vision might blur..trying to focus on the trail..

(luckily i bought a bottle of  green tea)

i really drank every single drop of water left in my bottle..

and finally i reached the train station after the long stairs down..

it was really slippery..

even though i had my trekking shoes.

i nearly slipped at least twice.


while i was lost alone..

i realised... fear wasnt the first thought in mind..

the thought of ruining my plan was the first that came into my mind..haha.

but later the thirst and hunger came in..

my mental strength was not too bad..

it brought me back safely to the station and to taipei..

cant believe i survived on 1 bottle of coffee..1 bottle of water and 1 bottle of green tea (plus my onigiri)  for 5 hours of trekking and 2 hours of waiting..

i immediately bought myself a bottle of green tea when i saw a vending machine..that was like around 3 pm

within seconds..half of the drink went into my mouth, through my throat and to my stomach..

it was fantastic..

cant live without water..

i will visit san diao ling again next time..

this time round, i will enjoy the trail longer and

i wont get lost! :)

perhaps i better do a write up on the trail itself.. do not want people to get lost like myself.


-review done-

G. F. Händel, Lascia Chio pianga

"Andel's opera, Rinaldo, was the first Italian opera written for the English stage. Despite less-than-stellar judgements from the English music critics, the audiences loved it. The story takes place in Jerusalem at the end of the 11th century, at the time of the firstCrusades. At the end of the first act, the knight Rinaldo sits with his lover, Almirena in the garden. All of a sudden the evil sorceress appears and abducts Almirena.

At the start of the second act, Almirena sits in her captor's palace garden mourning her predicament. Having been taken away from the love of her life with no hope of ever escaping, Almirena can only pray for mercy. Listen to this sublime performance of "Lascia ch'io pianga" by Renee Fleming on YouTube. To learn more about the story of Rinaldo, read the Rinaldo Synopsis."　

http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusictips/qt/lascia-Chio-Pianga-Lyrics-And-Text-Translation.htm

Italian Lyrics
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri
La libertà.

Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte,
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà.

English Translation
Let me weep

My cruel fate,

And that I
should have freedom.

The duel infringes
within these twisted places,
in my sufferings
I pray for mercy.

Random

她轻轻地来过

手指轻轻地抚过

轻声细语地说着

[我来了噢..
快醒来吧。]

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我饿了..
好想吃面包噢...
还有两个小时...


7月20日，18点，酷航飞机上。


这是在朋友的及时“电话“里，写的一段..
就把它发上来了。

Random thoughts

Monday I was still in taipei
Ate my sushi
Bought my books

Monday I stepped upon the land of my hometown

Wednesday I returned as a working adult

Thursday my life resumed its cycle.

-wake up, work, lunch, work, dinner, rest, sleep

The cycle repeats itself for 2 times

And it's weekend

On monday, the full cycle of 7 days will start again...

Isn't it boring.

I think it is boring myself..

23 july, on the bus , on the way home

21st July (sleepY)

dearest..

phone..

screen.. died on me on my 5th day in taiwan..

hohoho..ho..

"no phone for the rest of the trip.."

i thought to myself..and i will be dead on the last 2 days alone in taiwan..

but the lucky goddess shone her light on me with my dearest friend who was coming to taiwan soon..

she arrived just in time to pass me a spare phone which became my surviving tool in the capital of taiwan..

I was very very thankful.

xie xie ni.

and luckily my sony xperia z phone is still functioning, just that the screen remained permanently black..

my pictures are all sei fu ~ :D

so i got a new phone today..

i should have got it earlier when there was a promotion..

but i am not going to regret! (insist**)

i will close my eyes to every promotion that i will be seeing for the next one month.

sadly tomorrow i have to return back to work :(

ahhh...settled work tomorrow..

and i will be back to write more about the trip:)

i wrote it in my new notebook!

never write as many chinese words for a long time..

tsu zu ku

Ponders

Anything that you feel like doing,
Do it in your twenties
Dont leave it when you are thirties..

What do I wanna do..
I asked myself

My mind answered me with a cloudy mass of uncertainty

I cant answered myself.

It just left me pondering

Now.. I am situating in a life stage that has two focuses:

Job

"Am I happy with my current job?"
"Does it satisfy my taste of knowledge?"
"Am I doing and learning tasks that I want to do which I am competent in?"

and family

"do I want to create a new family?"

绝路
[绝对是有路走出]

-in bed12.07.15

Day number one

Legs dont feel like they are mine..
This is the result of: the lack of walking for the past months.

The last time that I walked that much distance was a year ago in Japan.

I think I need to keep my feet well tight in my sport shoes.
If not I guess my legs will say sayonara.

- the trip began with a 'memorable' event

Our dear friend received 18 miss calls from us..

Because she was at home when we went to checkin..

But at least all of us managed to fly off to Taiwan

Yes, it is the beginning of my long awaited trip

9 days in tw:)

11 july -