Saturday, 17 August 2013

Quotes from Episode 1 of 《浴女图》"The Enchanted"

《浴女图》("The Enchanted") is a new drama serial that started airing on Channel 8 from 15 August 2013, every Mondays to Fridays, at 7.00 pm. 

Five good friends, Qian Jiayi, Chen Jingli, Liang Lulu, Qi Mingxing and Bai Xuena met an eccentric man while having a vacation together. This man (whom we knew later from episode 2 that he was a famous artist Zhou Yilin) was inspired by them and painted the “Beauties in Bath” (《浴女图》). 

Chen Jingli caught him drawing them and chased him to his place. They started talking and this was what Zhou Yilin said to her which I thought was something interesting.

“人与人之间,有兴致偶尔在街上手拉着散步,就叫‘激情’。这手一拉能拉上十年,勉强叫‘感情’。如果拉上二十年就叫‘亲情’。可以拉上一辈子,这才叫做‘爱情’。”

This was translated as:

"When two persons occasionally hold hands in the streets, we call it 'passion'. If they hold hands for 10 years, we call it 'relationship'. If they hold hands for 20 years, we call it 'family bond'. If they hold hands for a lifetime, we call it 'love'."


Friday, 16 August 2013

"Men's Talk"

"Men's Talk" is one of my favourite songs from 张清芳 (Stella Chang). 张清芳 could sing high notes powerfully. Most of her songs have a high tune.


The tempo of "Men's Talk" is a bit fast. The lyrics were mainly talking about her boyfriend confiding in his male friend rather than her.






作词:郑华娟
作曲:郑华娟
编曲:刘安健

你说你有个朋友住在淡水河边

心里有事你就找他谈天
直到月出东山你才满脸抱歉
告诉我你怎么度过这一天
你说你有个朋友住在淡水河边
相识在你最沮丧的那一年
直到我的出现你才满心快乐
把我们的事对他说了又说
不像平常那样的沉默

爱人不能是朋友吗
你怎么都不回答
你的心事为什么只能告诉他
我其实也想知道
你有多么喜欢我
你怎么跟别人形容我

后来我才知道 有些话你只对朋友说

你们叫它做 淡水河边的 Men's Talk
后来我才明白 有些事你只对朋友说
我和你就像天和地 
你是云天上飞 
而我的泪水滴成了河

which can be translated as:


You said you have a friend staying beside the Tamsui River
You will confide in him whenever you are troubled
Until the moon rises from the east
You then appeared and apologised
And told me how you spent the day

You said you have a friend staying 
beside the Tamsui River
You got acquainted with him at the time when you were most depressed
Until I came into your life 
You were filled with joy
And told him all about us
Unlike your normal quiet self

Can't lovers be friends too
Why don't you reply
Why is it that you can only confide in him
I want to know
How much you like me
How do you describe me to other people

Only later do I know that there are some things that you will only tell your friend
You call it "Men's Talk" beside the Tamsui River
Only later do I understand that there are some things that you will only tell your friend
You and I are like the sky and earth
You are the cloud flying in the sky
My tears flow like the river.

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Jigsaw Puzzle

I have finally completed this jigsaw puzzle!




This is a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle that I bought a few years ago, long before Sera was born. I just didn't get down to doing it. As time passed, I forgot about it.

Last week, as we were clearing a study table to make way for a new one for Sera, we found this in one of the shelves of the study table.

Lynn was sick last weekend, so we were stuck at home. So, I thought I should get Sera to do this jigsaw puzzle with me so that she would not be bored. She helped me sort out the pieces according to the colours and after that, she got bored and went on to play her toys and watch cartoons. So, I went on to complete this puzzle myself. It took me a few days to complete this. On certain days, I was just too tired to piece the puzzle. In the end, I took almost a week to complete this.

Now, I am wondering what to do with this puzzle...