Dauntlessness

This is an aesthetic chinese poem which I came across some times back while watching this Korean drama "My Name is Samsoon".

The words are simplistic but transpires deep dolefulness and yet great strength towards our attitude in love and life.

My attempt in translating...

Go ahead and dance
As if nobody is scrutinising you

Go ahead and love

As if you have never suffered pain and hurt

Go ahead and sing
As if nobody is listening

Go ahead and work
As if you don't require any money

Go ahead with your life
As if you are breathing your last today


去爱吧

如同从来没有受过伤害一样

-艾佛列德·德索萨-


跳舞吧

如同没有任何人注视你一样

去爱吧

如同从来没有受过伤害一样

唱歌吧

如同没有任何人聆听一样

工作吧

如同不需要金钱一样

活着吧

如同今日是末日一样

I'm bushed...

I feel absolutely crushed and burnt mentally and spiritually.

In pursuit of a transitory alleviation...

Sunset

What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

~Crowfoot

I'd late dinner in Astons...

I have just devoured a really late dinner cum supper which consists of a set of black pepper grilled fish, coleslaw and BBQ beans at Astons just an hour ago.

And actually I wasn't really hungry. Argh! I guess gluttoness conquered me. Utterly sinful! But afterall... who can resist Astons? Hee...

Apparently I heard that they have opened up some chain of outlets already, 2 of which are in Bedok and Serangoon. But I really hope the quality of the food doesn't compromise with time with the commercialisation of more outlets, for this often happens in the F&B sector.

Anyways... if you haven't tried Astons, please do go and convince your taste buds!

http://astonsspecialties.blogspot.com/

Silence

"Silence surpasses all magical melodies on earth.

I want silence to strung its enchanting hypnotism against my ears,

and translate the most aesthetic portrait across my sight."

-Xann Tay

An afternoon @ Goodwood Park

Dan and I skipped lunch today and whetted our appetite for the English high tea at Goodwood Park Hotel instead. What a brilliant way of shielding the afternoon strong heat! Hee.

And we absolutely love it. Laid-back and cosy ambience, delectable spread of high tea snacks and desserts with any 2 wholesome drinks from their menu! Definitely worth patronising again and again... :)

Labour Day

For your info!

Labour Day

"Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. On 21 April 1856 Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne, Australia, stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight hour day. Their direct action protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organized workers in the world to achieve an eight hour day with no loss of pay, which subsequently inspired the celebration of Labour Day and by May Day."

"May Day, also refers to various socialist and labor movement celebrations conducted on May 1, to commemorate the Haymarket martyrs of 1886 and the international socialist social movement generally. May Day in this regard is called International Workers' Day or Labour Day, and is a commemoration of the execution of the men who were arrested after the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, which occurred on May 4 but was the culmination of labor unrest that had begun on May 1. Consequently this May Day became established as an anarchist and socialist holiday, and in this form, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the working class and labor movement. Although May Day observance began in the United States, it is not officially nor popularly recognized as a holiday there; instead May 1 was officially designated by the U.S. Congress as Loyalty Day in 1958, because of the association of May Day with communism."

It's a laborious day indeed.. for we can't prevail against the ever strong and searing sun. It feels like being in a furnace, and you struggle and tug with all your might to break free from it. It's still a futile attempt. Haha! That's the weather for you.