‘Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, labourious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.’
~The Animal Farm
As I read this quote, I thought “wow, that sounds like my life”. Even though it really isn’t…and shouldn’t be. (Thank God, I wasn’t slaughtered before turning 1, and I get more than enough food) The life of a regenerated person should not be thought of as miserable or slavery (at least not slavery in its negative implications). But lately it’s been an uphill battle against feelings of tiredness, boredom, lack of motivation…I feel absolutely drained from the day in and day out working life. Being used to change (which is usually something I hate) every 4 months, my I find myself always being…tired.
What is my solution? I wake up and I don’t want to get up. I look upon my tasks with dread (besides actual work - Work term report, studying physiology, grad school apps) Why am I like this? Is it the seasonal depression kicking in? “I don’t wanna work, I just wanna bang on my drums all day”.
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. (Ps 3:5)
I posted the link to this song a while ago, but I’ve decided to resurrect it and learn the words to sing it in mandarin. (Thanks Dad:P)
ENJOY:)
髮如雪 Snow-Like Hair
fa ru xue
詞:方文山 曲:周杰倫 - Jay Chou
English Translation - Ken Leung
狼牙月 伊人憔悴 In the wolf-tooth shaped new moonlight, missing her I was broken to pieces.
lang ya yue yi ren qiao cui
我舉杯 飲盡了風雪 Bottom up I drank my last drop of tear and sweat cocktail mix.
wo ju bei yin jin le feng xue
是誰打翻前世櫃 Whose fault was it that the wardrobe of incarnation was slammed open?
shi shui da fan qian shi gui
惹塵埃是非 that where vanity fairs thereby launched?
re chen ai shi fei
緣字訣 幾番輪迴 The myth of predestination was hard to fathom, let alone its multi-facetness.
yuan zi jue ji fan lun hui
妳鎖眉 哭紅顏喚不回 You deplored, creeping over the one way ticket of “my fair lady”.
ni suo mei ku hong yan huan bu hui
縱然青史已經成灰 The final chapter of History could have been closed
zong ran qing shi yi jing cheng hui
我愛不滅 yet my love to you would never extinguish.
wo ai bu mie
繁華如三千東流水 Vanity fairs are just like the many rivers flowing to the east.
fan hua ru san qian dong liu shui
我只取一瓢愛了解For me a spoonful that can make me understand love would be enough.
wo zhi qu yi piao ai liao jie
只戀妳化身的蝶 As now I love deadly your incarnated butterfly.
zhi lian ni hua shen de die
Chorus:
妳髮如雪 淒美了離別 The parting was sadly beautified by your snow white greys.
ni fa ru xue qi mei le li bie
我焚香感動了誰 Who would be moved by my offering of incent burning?
wo fen xiang gan dong le shui
邀明月 讓回憶皎潔 Let us invite the moonlight to join that our memoir would be purified
yao ming yue rang hui yi jiao jie
愛在月光下完美 that our love would become perfectly complete.
ai zai yue guang xia wan mei
妳髮如雪 紛飛了眼淚The parting was sadden by your snow white greys and tears.
ni fa ru xue fen fei le yan lei
我等待蒼老了誰 I will be awaiting as we both aging.
wo deng dai cang lao le shui
紅塵醉 微醺的歲月Drink to our vanity fair and those years of hang over.
hong chen zui wei xun de sui yue
我用無悔 刻永世愛妳的碑 I will carve the ever loving you tomb stone with regretlessness.
wo yong wu hui ke yong shi ai ni de bei
Rap:
妳髮如雪 淒美了離別The parting was sadly beautified by your snow white greys.
ni fa ru xue qi mei le li bie
我焚香感動了誰Who would be moved by my offering of incent burning?
wo fen xiang gan dong le shui
邀明月 讓回憶皎潔
yao ming yue rang hui yi jiao jie
愛在月光下完美
ai zai yue guang xia wan mei
妳髮如雪 紛飛了眼淚
ni fa ru xue fen fei le yan lei
我等待蒼老了誰
wo deng dai cang lao le shui
紅塵醉 微醺的歲月
hong chen zui wei xun de sui yue
Repeat from the top
啦兒啦 啦兒啦 啦兒啦兒啦
la er la la er la la er la er la
啦兒啦 啦兒啦 啦兒啦兒啦
la er la la er la la er la er la
銅鏡映無邪 紮馬尾 Watch ! Your girlish pony tail and innocence were well reflected on the bronze mirror.
tong jing ying wu xie zha ma wei
妳若撒野 今生我把酒奉陪 Should you square the circle on me I would finish the game with wine all my life.
ni re sa ye jin sheng wo ba jiu feng pei
I look forward to walking to my subway exit every morning because I get to hear Roger Ellis singing and strumming on his guitar. This guy sure can sing! And what’s interesting is that he’s a Gold Record Seller & Juno Award Winner! Wowzers! And yet he still plays during rush hour at a TTC subway station:) I think he just does it cuz he loves it.
So this is my schedule for next term. It’s pretty sweet:)
Biol 373 - Human Physiology II
Geron 400 - Seminar on Aging
China 120R - Advanced first-year Chinese (Mandarin)
Psych 257 - Psychopathology
Socwk 120R DE- Intro to Social Work (Distance Education)
