'The man in the moon came down too soon,

and asked his way to Norwich,

He went by the south and burnt his mouth

By supping on cold plum porridge.'

Hey to all the people who read this blog... It's mid autumn festival and it is never complete without a beautiful moon and mooncakes... That totally sucks cos we only had the mooncakes...
However, we had candles, lanterns, and sparklers (NOT FIREWORKS) As a matter of fact, I still have 7 boxes left... whose birthday is next...
I'm rather disappointed today, cos I was really hoping for a clear sky and full moon. I only had one out of two, merely passable... I was also disappointed for another reason I don't want to disclose... But it made me very sad...
I miss all my old friends...I wonder what are they thinking as they look upon the same moon...
We were once one, then we became many. Finally we became strangers. I have experienced that once too many in my life. I really don't want to experience that feeling again.

明月几时有？把酒问青天。
不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。
我欲乘风归去，惟恐琼楼玉宇，
高处不胜寒。 起舞弄清影，何似在人间。
转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。 不应有恨，何事长向别时圆？
人有悲欢离合，
月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

One of my favorite pieces of Chinese poetry by 苏东坡( Su DongBo) To those not well versed in Chinese, the poetry speaks of his separation from his loved one. His only happiness was to see the same moon in the sky...

By grace of the moon, peace is brought to the people silently suffering from separation.

Labels: Disappointing Ingrates