草青青~水藍藍~
啊白雲深處是故鄉
故鄉在江南~
雨茫茫~橋彎彎~
啊白帆片片是夢鄉
夢鄉在江南~
不知今宵是何時的雲煙
也不知今夕是何夕的睡蓮
隻願能夠化作唐宋詩篇
長眠在你的身邊
唱了一首《夢江南》，那日放在了朋友圈。其實本來就不指望有多少人會真心去聽的，不過連動一下指頭點個讚佯裝一下都沒了, 嗬嗬 ，唱歌還真是唱給自己聽的。故此更加感謝網友了，不管你們是不是真心喜歡, 就衝你們的留言,就該好好謝謝你們!
二月一晃又要過了。日子過得好無聊，腦子空空寫不出東西，最要命的是眼睛一天下來到晚上就開始覺得累，看手機多了會疼。尚不知還能寫博多久，不過已經克製自己盡量少用手機了。
家門前的幾棵大樹被砍了，不知Hoa出於什麽原因，這種糟糕的規劃，種樹砍樹，用的都是我們住戶上交Hoa的錢。這些樹陪伴我們十餘載，已經是我們生活的一部分了，突然失之，十分不舍。
before (去年十月隨手照的，不料今日竟成訣別)
after (差不多砍完了，還剩下最後一棵時拍的)
就不寫了。寫英文可以在電腦上寫，不過寫點英文也是很費勁，寫得也是太平平。都留給自己吧。
Our common areas in the front were flanked by six towering eucalyptus trees, shrouding our homes in their shades from the direct sun and straight street views. For 16 years since I moved in, day in and day out, they are there by the road side, over our window with their silvery leaves and willow-like branches. They dance in the wind, glow in the sun, and are home to birds, merlins, bees, and squirrels. But that was permanently changed on February 18, 2022, when a few workers clad in orange work suits and yellow helmets showed up around 8 in the morning. Within one morning, amid the roaring sounds of sawing and grinding, these six eucalyptuses were felled and ground to powders.
Stepping out as the noises died down, I was saddened at the bare sight of front lawns, now looking very much naked. Gone are the trees, the sight and scent that accompanied us for more than a decade. Gone is the habitat for the animals. And gone forever are the moments when relishing in front of the window I peered into the lush evergreen leaves for blooming flowers.
Never would I take anything for granted.
J started jogging daily for 3 miles since late January. The new company provides a monthly $100 reimbursement allowance for any sport or activity. As the gym is still not very safe, she chose an app (a monthly $14 app) to tune and track her running. It took her around 33 minutes to finish 3 miles, and she wanted to cut to at least 30 minutes. Hope she can keep up the good start.
My return to office on Tuesday February 22 turned out to be jolly and productive. Apart from some water-cooler moments, I joined the team to walk after lunch for about 30 minutes. We are on a program called Virgin Pulse, competing companywide against other teams.
Our company has been rumored to look for a buyer, and a new CFO was brought in last July for possible M&A. It’s said that the closing time is now as near as 6 months. If the deal goes through, what would happen to me?
Our next door neighbors, an old Indian couple, moved out the week before, and put their home on the market right after. Today (2/26) as we saw an Open House sign out in the meadow, we followed the visitors to go in and take a look. Clearly the ridiculously sky-rocketing home price did not thwart buyers. On the contrary, the housing market is still very hot. As I saw people filing out, watching around, and discussing by twos and threes, I quickly retreated as I know I am only an onlooker.
Life does fly by. Middle-aged and no longer young, I have to watch out my health closely. Luckily this year's annual result came out the best. Everything is quite normal, thanks to constant 30 minutes daily ping-pong playing, except for the blood sugar 5.9, which is slightly higher than the norm 5.7. I may need to cut down more carbs and sugar, or perhaps more exercise after meals. My vitamin D level is back to normal after daily supplementing 2 pills of calcium (1200mg) and one pill of vitamin D3 (2000 IU).
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