Transient Dreams

Time is the longest distance between two places.

~Tennessee Williams

Haha… I just realized that my blog entry titles are sometimes a bit off. I guess that’s because I love randomness..and when a certain phrase or idea seeps into my mind, it’s usually what I end up blogging about – sometimes it’s just not noticeable. Anyway, I’ve been working on the Midheaven Gallery. I’m almost finished – only two more categories (about fifteen or so albums) to upload. Feel free to visit and leave comments on any of my pictures! Oh, and more FL updates: Kura/eL has decided to let me adopt The Wolves in the Walls Fanlisting! Yay! I’ll probably have it up in about two days. I just need to reorganize some of my sites then I’ll work on it right away. Oh, and I’ve put up the new guestbook! Please sign it if you have the time. I’d really appreciate it!

I was returning comments earlier and when I got to Theresa‘s blog, it reminded me of something and I left this comment on her entry:

Hmmn… yes, Einstein is right. It seems that while technology becomes more and more advanced (and complicated), humans are gradually losing their humanity.

I remember something that my uncle (he’s a Science HS teacher) and I used to talk about… We think that eventually, humans will go back to primitivity. I guess it’s sort of akin to being on top..there’s nowhere to go but down. As technology becomes more and more advanced, it will eventually reach a point where there’s nothing left to improve. That’s where the decline will begin. Humans will succumb to stagnance.

I’m feeling a bit depressed. My grandfather is going to have surgery today..for cancer removal. I’ve been planning to visit them (my grandparents) in Washington but it keeps getting postponed. I had a dream the other day that I didn’t get to..aaaargh! I don’t even want to think about it. I miss him so much… I don’t know what I’d do if I don’t get to see him before…but he told me that he’d wait for me. We haven’t seen each other for over ten years!

My mom is encouraging me to play computer games. My grandmother told her about some research findings that playing video games actually help with eye problems. Since I have high myopia (basically that means I’m nearsighted; my eyes have faulty refractive ability – it gets worse every year), they believe it might help. Hmmn… Now I really want to start playing MMORPGs again! I just wish my internet connection didn’t always go haywire. *sigh… I miss playing.

My siblings and I watched Babel the other day. It just hit me how some people might not get Babel‘s story/meaning. Have any of you seen it yet? Hmmn… I can’t help admiring Brad Pitt. I have to admit, I never really liked him before. I started liking him when I saw Legends of the Fall for the first time. Then came Meet Joe Black. It’s one of my most favorite movies ever. I just really admire how he has improved over the course of his movies…

Today we saw Curse of the Golden Flower. It’s the most expensive Chinese film to date. A definite must-see! It’s evident where the US$45,000,000 budget went. You not only get to experience China’s rich culture, you also get to see extremely talented actors (I prefer Gong Li over Zhang Ziyi). Plus, the movie’s theme song “Chrysanthemum Terrace” was recorded by Jay Chou.

你的泪光 柔弱中带伤
惨白的月弯弯 勾住过往
夜太漫长 凝结成了霜
是谁在阁楼上 冰冷的绝望

Your tears glistens with weakness amidst the pain
The ghostly white curved moon hooks onto the past
The night is too long and has crystallized into frost
Who is in the attic (filled with) cold hopelessness

雨轻轻弹 朱红色的窗
我一生在纸上 被风吹乱
梦在远方 化成一缕香
随风飘散 你的模样

Rain gently bounces off vermilion window
I have (written) my life story on paper (only to be) blown into a mess by the winds
The faraway dream has become really faint
The wind has dispersed the image of you

菊花残满地伤 你的笑容已泛黄
花落人断肠 我心事静静躺
北风乱夜未央 你的影子剪不断
徒留我孤单　在湖面成双

Chrysanthemum destroyed A whole floor of pain your smile has become faintly yellow
People are heartbroken when the flower falls My thoughts lay quietly (aside)
The north wind is chaotic the night is still young your shadows can’t be cut
Just leaving me lonely doubled (when I stand) by the lake

花已向晚 飘落了灿烂
凋谢的世道上 命运不堪
愁莫渡江 秋心拆两半
怕你上不了岸 一辈子摇晃

The flower has already come late, drifting down brilliantly
the wilted morals an unbearable fate
(If you are) sad don’t cross the river worries broken into two
In fear that you can’t get back on shore and will sway for a lifetime

谁的江山 马蹄声狂乱
我一身的戎装 呼啸沧桑
天微微亮 你轻声的叹
一夜惆怅 如此委婉

Chaotic sounds of horse hoofs (in) whose territory?
My armory shouts out the wear of time
The sky is starting to light up your voice is sighing
A night of disappointment is (said) in such a roundabout way

Credit: On The Way

It’s the end of another entry… hehe. But don’t worry, I won’t be disappearing anytime soon. Thanks for reading my entry! *hugs*