To be near home

今天破天荒看了生活时尚的心灵花园.
虽然和妈妈不在同一个城市, 但是也许正和妈妈看同一个节目呢.
这样就让我感觉很温暖.
突然佩服妈妈. 她其实很想我. 可是, 有更重要的考虑, 她就可以隐藏起自己的感受.
i know she is right. but i don't wanna.
长大真的意味着不再任性, 生活让我们不再随心所欲.
本来,随心所欲就不是一个很好的概念吧.
原来爸爸是无条件的宠我, 妈妈则是更有主张的女人.

listening to "The APL song" of Black Eye peas, really gives me the feeling.

A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland

Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...

That's how i feel about my home. 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝.

Running Effect 奔跑效应

刚开始跑的时候, 精力充沛, 但是不论心理上如何准备即将到来的筋疲力竭, 这种折磨式的感觉必定在跑步不久之后向我袭来, 每个细胞都想要放弃, 精神上, 我告诉自己, 必须战斗, 我必须打倒它, 这种感觉不会太持久,一旦冲过这个临界点, 整个人就觉得不是那么难受了, 似乎觉得还可以再跑上几个街区, 冲破自己原先的水平.
you know something about homesick, it is like the same feeling.

Happy Lunar Chinese new year~~

Well, first of all, wish all the Chinese people in Sweden a happy new year.
If you happen to be not Chinese, but also know something about the lunar new year, then happy new year to you too~~

Here is a cute moving pig wishing everybody making a good fortune in this year of pig. In China, it is very welcome to say to a person "财源广进". Well, everybody wants to make more money.
There is not too much atomsphere here to celebrate the Chinese new year. It is a really different feeling spending the new year eve here. We can be very close to the joy and happniess in China, once we click the online tv and watch the " Spring Festival Gala"(春节晚会). We can also be very far away from the noise and crowd, cause we are in the middle of winter in Stockholm.

A meal at the Lappis pub with all the Chinese classmate really climaxed the day. A wonderful meal makes my stomach really satisfied. Me too. This feels like New year dinner at home.

There will also be someEnglish -Chinese words and phrases related to the Chinese lunar new year. Just to name a few:( from http://study.feloo.com/Article/sh/sy/200601/141178.html)

春节 The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year

初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Customs:

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet; two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒 propose a toast

灯笼 lantern: a portable light

烟花 fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming
year.)

Have all of you got some rich red packets this year?
Well, to me, I have crossed over the age limit to allow a red packet.
Man I sure miss those days...