╰☆ 圣诞节的意义

 

圣诞节对于基督教国家的意义是纪念主耶稣的诞生。而对我而言的意义，是可以借此大吃大睡，与朋友聚会，上街瞎拼以及交换礼物。          吃：英国传统是吃火鸡和派，有钱人吃烧鹅和布丁。22号公司聚餐上偶的三道菜是：Tiger Prawn, Wellington Beef, Chocolate Pudding，份量一般，不过味道还8错。23号和老公吃的Nando’s的全鸡餐，味道平平，不过价格还算经济。圣诞前夜的火锅很正点，不过就是肚子不够争气，腐竹和粉丝还没来得及下锅呢，就已经失去战斗力了。圣诞夜与Steve，Karen夫妇的中西合璧的大餐超级丰富。前餐有三文鱼番茄串、酸辣汤、韩式烤肉等；主菜有新西兰chicken salad, baked potato;甜品有自制三色冰淇淋。Boxing Day在家享用了老公做的水煮牛肉。连吃了5天后，体重明显飙升。只盼望自己能有驼峰，把美食都储存起来慢慢吃。          睡：睡觉对于女人是最天然最廉价的保养品。平日上班睡眠不足的份，也都在圣诞假期补齐了。每天日上三竿也赖床不起的幸福是主赐给我的最好的礼物。        聚会：其实平时也可以聚会，不过2天的周末一般能满足恢复体力，迎接5天工作日的战斗。而圣诞节最适合朋友相聚，因为大家都不用上学或上班。当然，对于英国人自己而言，圣诞更多是家庭的聚会。不过对于我们，朋友此时更胜于亲人。能一起做菜、玩‘杀人’游戏、交换礼物、聊天是圣诞最美好的回忆。          瞎拼（Shopping)：每年圣诞节的打折都能吸引很多人‘瞎拼’。这个瞎字音译得很形象。因为人太多了，根本就没机会仔细一件件淘或者试，盲目消费就是这么一回事。不过商家也够狠，一般打折商品都不予退还，所以即使节后人们头脑不发热了，也只能将就了。          交换礼物：今年公司内部与圣诞前夜聚会的小群体都有玩这个游戏。每人事先准备一份礼物，然后通过抽签也好，游戏也罢，来进行匿名或公开的交换。我今年送出的礼物有给公司某人的cat scratching post还有最后被王某人拿去的Irish whisky。而我自己好得意拿到了公司secret Santa送的’me to u’小熊，同时好无奈拿到了王某人的‘梅花香自苦寒来’的字画。Anyway，有付出亦有收获，这也许就是圣诞节的意义所在。          总结：圣诞的含义也许并不是我这个上帝的弃民可以妄加会意的。不过我同样的感激主给了我们这个特别的日子，让我们有机会去做一些看来肤浅却有意义的事。

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My Way

叉叉熊的童年布满灰暗的恐惧，忘都忘不掉。

绷带马却努力地找寻失落的童年，找都找不回。

有人丢弃，有人珍藏，有人遗忘，有人难忘。世界就是这样……

 

最痛的地方要用最美丽的方式包扎

My mum asked me to update my space last week. It’s true I haven’t written any blog for more than 1 month. I confess it’s not because I’m busy or even lazy. Just becos I can’t say it clear now; or I am not willing to say anything at the moment.

 

Nobody knows what I have come through these days. Life has never been a easy game for me. I knew it right from I could remember things. It’s just like the picture above, getting hurt and then hiding in a certain way which is proven to be beautiful. So it is our life, painful, but also beautiful.

 

"No Pain, No Gain", I keep encouraging meself to be strong to chase my dream. I actually should say I am lucky that I’ve already achieved something through my effort and I will move on towards some goals I have as always in my life.

 

I used to hate living and working in the U.K. where full of frustration and discrimination as a non-native. You have to work extremely hard, but still gain very little. It’s pretty unfair honestly, but it’s the reality which actually can be changed or affected by us. I’ve also seen some people successfully gaining a place here and gradully building up fame for Chinese group. I hope I could be one of those someday. My life would be much easier if I were in my home country. I would never come across so many difficulties so that I have to push myself to seize something precious. For that reason, I like it here.

 

I listened to an old song by Frank Sanatra named "My Way". I watched Ray, a 18 year old guy singing it on Xfactor recently and I loved it straight away. I wish I could say the same thing as the lyrics when I face the end of my life: ‘ I did it my way!’.

 

Frank Sinatra – My Way Lyrics

And now, the end is here
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I’ll say it clear
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full
I traveled each and ev’ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
 
Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
 
I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried
I’ve had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"
 
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!
 
[instrumental]

Yes, it was my way

 

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