Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2022-01-04 09:10:45)
上海灘(黃沾）
ShanghaiShores(JamesWong)
浪奔，
浪流，
萬裏滔滔江水永不休。
Theydash.
Theyglide.
Overtenthousandlirippling,
TheYangtzewaterhasneverdied.
淘盡了
世間事，
混作滔滔一片潮流。
Everyaffairoftheworlditpansoutand
Intothesewavesitblends.
是喜，
是愁？
浪裏分不清歡笑悲憂。
AmIhappy,or
AmIsad?
There'snotellingfromthewave...[閱讀全文]
(2022-01-01 23:52:21)
Donotprayforaneasylife,
prayforthestrengthtoendureadifficultone.
--BruceLee
2022hasarrivedquietlyamidtensionsaroundtheglobe,rampantinflationin
theUS,andomicron.
Dec31,halfadozencollegeclassmatespoppedupwishingeveryoneaHappyNew
Year,arecord-lowturnoutinour18-memberWeChatgroup.Iwasnotsurprised,
however.OvertimeandtheInternet,thestrengthofourgoodwishesseemedto
frittera...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-31 10:17:08)
Ifyoureallywanttoescapethethingsthatharassyou,whatyou’re
needingisnottobeinadifferentplacebuttobeadifferentperson.
--Seneca
Itisthattimeoftheyearwhenatwork,thepaceslowsdown,groupsgooutfor
socials,andpeoplestarttotakevacations.It'salsothetimetheengineers
getayear-endreview.
"Wegowayback,Bill,andIknowyouareaverygoodprogrammer.Istillrecall
yourmemoryallocat...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-30 12:28:50)
Ifinishedreadingthebookinaweekandpickedoutthefollowingfiveshort
storiestosummarizewiththeauthorandtranslatorlistedaftereachtitle.
1.TheStoryofOldXingandHisDog(ZhangXianliang,AliceChilds)
OldXing,awidowerandhard-workingpeasant,tookinawomanrunningfromthe
famineinnorthernShaanxiandlatermarriedher.Hetreatedherwellandshe
broughthimlife.Itturnedout,however,thatshecamefromarichpeas...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-29 14:55:32)
Outofthenightthatcoversme,
Blackasthepitfrompoletopole,
Ithankwhatevergodsmaybe
Formyunconquerablesoul.
Inthefellclutchofcircumstance
Ihavenotwincednorcriedaloud,
Underthebludgeoningsofchance
Myheadisbloody,butunbowed.
Beyondthisplaceofwrathandtears
LoomsbuttheHorroroftheshade,
Andyetthemenaceoftheyears
Finds,andshallfind,meunafraid.
Itmattersnothows...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-25 19:10:03)
AlthoughDecthroughFebtypicallysees90%oftherainfallintheSFBayArea,
Ididn'trememberawetChristmas.Outdoorsfeltmiserableinthebitinggusts
underanominoussky.Thefoliage,oncepromisingabundanceandjoyinOct,had
turnedrustyandbleaktowardthelastweekoftheyear.Amongthedeciduous,
theginkgotreeshadheldoutthebest,gracefulevenastheirbrightgolden
Chinese-fanleavesweresheddingandpilingup.Thiswasthew...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-22 22:06:29)
Sixmonthsin,theyarestilltellingmetorelax."Iamstrongbutyoudon't
havetooverpowerme!"The190lbswhite-hairedbluebeltremindedme.
Indeed,mostseniorwhitebeltsseemtohavechangedtheirstrategies.Theystill
trytoadvanceandsubmitbutarewillingtoletgowhentheyloseaposition.
Theyrarelyengageinatug-of-warstylefight,e.g.,foragriporachoke.
ThereisDanny,atallslimyoungbuck,whowasinjuredon...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-19 09:29:13)
[Imightusetheitinerarysomedayastheguy'sfamiliarwithManhattan,althoughnotallplacesstillstand.]
Hush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword.
Papa'sgonnatakeyoutoWest43rd,
ThestreetwhereBenchleyandHaroldRoss
AndDorothyParkerhitthesauce
Asthecopyeditorshitthecaffeine
AndputoutTheNewYorkermagazine.
Ifliteraryhistoryisnotaninspiration,
PapawilltakeyoutoGrandCentralStation
An...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-16 09:23:42)
"ThreewildAlaskalobsters,oneforeach."Amyannouncedthedinnerplan,
admiringthegiantrosycrustaceanssnuggedinplasticandfoamasshelaidthem
outonthecounter.
"Youcanhavemine."cameBill'sunderwhelminganswerfromtheotherendofthe
kitchenisland.Hewaslunchingonsomesteamedpurplesweetpotatoes.
Ithasbeenatypicalexchangebetweenthemandifonereplaces"Alaska
lobsters...[閱讀全文]
(2021-12-12 10:33:55)
"Seeingthemonster'sheadloomingabovethedarkwaves,Andromedaquickly
whippedoutheriPhoneanddialedanumberandHermes'swingedsandalsflew
Perseusininnotime,"Theoldmanturnedandpointedtoaclusterofrocks
off-shore"andthatwaswherePerseusslayedthedragonandsavedtheprincess."
Thetourguide,alivelysquatgentlemaninhis60s,withawrinkledand
sun-tannedfaceunderaheadofsnowyha...[閱讀全文]
