除夜｜oLD yEAR dAY

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除夜｜oLD yEAR dAY

一年之末，
一年之始，
一夜之思。
The end of the year,
The start of the year,
The thinking of the night.

王諲 或 史青【未能證實的詩人，唐朝開元盛世（七一二至七四二年）之初期】－《除夜》：
Wang Yin or Shi Qing [Unconfirmed poets, the early of Kaiyuan (peak) period of Tang Dynasty (712-742)] – “Old Year’s Day”:

今歲今宵盡，明年明日催。
寒隨一夜去，春逐五更來。
氣色空中改，容顏暗裏回。
風光人不覺，已著後園梅。
This year ends tONIGHT, tOMORROW urges next year to come.
wINTER ends over the night, later sPRING comes in the morning.
Climate and colours cHANGED in the air, and people are rEJUVENATED.
People are not aware of the aDVENT of Spring, in fact he has tOUCHED the plums in the backyard.

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般若｜pRAJNA, hANNYA

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般若｜pRAJNA, hANNYA

一個充滿怨恨的女人帶著《般若之面》－ 鬼
A hATEFUL woman in a “Hannya mask” – gHOST.

「般若」，簡言之，梵語意為智慧，並可除怨恨，惟於現今日本文化多被視為「怨恨纏身」。
“Prajna”, in brief, means wisdom in Sanskrit, and can end hate, however, it (Hannya) is more considered as being “hateful (hate-ridden)” today in Japanese culture.

*Atman – (Toshio Matsumoto,1975)
Youtuber: Maelstrom Lord

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公平、樓｜fAIR, fLAT

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公平、樓｜fAIR, fLAT

從一九九九年十月至二零一五年十月，香港人對於「買樓」的心聲仍然沒變，且更糟，更變成幾代人的事。
From October 1999 to October 2015, the thought of Hongkongers about “buying flat” still has not changed, much worse, and became few generations’ business.

出世時，帶著使命。
出身時，帶著責任。
過身時，帶著遺憾。
Born with the mISSION.
Start with the rESPONSIBILITY.
Die with rEGRET.

先分享一下以下*小小片段－**《創世紀》（一九九九年）：許文彪金句（***司徒錦源作品）
Let share below *video clip first- **“At the Threshold of an Era” (1999): Great sayings by Michael Hui (written by ***Szeto Kam Yuen)

羅嘉良回巢，不期然令我諗起許文彪呢段說話……　#我唔係無試過#但係七個月不吃不喝我真係未試過#呢個世界公平咩#創世紀

Posted by U Magazine on Saturday, March 11, 2017

(Uploader: U Magazine HK/ copyright: TVB)

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月、靜夜｜mOON, qUIET nIGHT

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月、靜夜｜mOON, qUIET nIGHT

雖然我們都是看著同一個月亮，卻很遙遠⋯⋯
Although we are looking at the same mOON, it’s far away……

李白（七零一年至七六二年，唐代著名詩人及對日後華夏文藝有著深遠影響）－《靜夜思》：
Li Bai (701-762, Tang Dynasty’s famous poet who had a profound impact on future Great Chinese literature and art) – “ Quiet night thoughts”:

牀前明月光，疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。
Moon shines at the front of bed,
Seems like frosting on the land.
Raise head and see bright moon,
Bow head and think of home.

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秋詞　二首｜tWO lYRICS of aUTUMN

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秋詞　二首｜tWO lYRICS of aUTUMN

吾想：
秋之清高，不悲不愁，不煩不躁，坦然脫俗，收攝心神。
I think:
lOFTINESS of Autumn, has nO worries, sadness, annoyance and impetuosity. It is cALM with cONFIDENCE and fOCUSING on mind.

劉禹錫（七七二年至八四二年，唐代著名詩人、文學作家，朝廷官員）－《秋詞　二首》：
Liu Yuxi (772-842, Tang Dynasty’s famous poet, literary writer, court official) – “Two lyrics of Autumn”:

《秋詞 其一》
自古逢秋悲寂寥，我言秋日勝春朝。
晴空一鶴排雲上，便引詩情到碧霄。
“First lyrics of Autumn”
Loneliness is always lamented during the autumn since ancient times,
I say the Autumn days are better than the Spring mornings.
One soaring crane breaks the clouds in the clear sky,
Also moves the poetry mood to the nice blue sky.

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半日閒｜hALF dAY rELAXATION

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半日閒｜hALF dAY rELAXATION

半日閒｜hALF dAY rELAXATION

人生總有低潮時，與其勉強自己，不如偷得浮生半日閒，整理一下思緒，然後繼續。
It always could be the nADIR of life, take half a day relaxation to sort out your thoughts instead of forcing yourself, and then rESUME.

李涉（晚唐詩人）－《登山》：
Li She (late Tang Dynasty poet) – “Mountain climbing”:

終日昏昏醉夢間，忽聞春盡強登山。
因過竹院逢僧話，又得浮生半日閒。
It’s drowsy all day long, like between drunk and dreamy;
Suddenly realize the Spring is about to finish, so grudgingly go climb a mountain.
Passing through a monastery inside the bamboo forest, and chatting with an old monk;
Immediately feel like snatching half a day relaxation from the mundane life.

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風、牆、風車｜wIND, wALL, wINDMILL

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風、牆、風車｜wIND, wALL, wINDMILL

某天，在下意外地看到這張柏林 Volkshochschule的宣傳卡，卡上印道（德語）#1：
One day, I accidentally saw this Berlin Volkshochschule’s flyer, printed (German) #1 on the card:

“Wenn der Wind der Veränderung bläst, bauen einige Menschen Mauern und andere Windmühlen.” (Chinesisches Sprichwort)

翻譯成中文：
「當風向改變時，有的人會築牆，其他則築風車。」（華夏諺語）
Translated in English:
“When the winds of change blow, some build walls and others build windmills.”(Chinese proverb)

在下想了很久也想不出哪句諺語，即使向在下的華文老師及他的華文老師請教，他們也無法理解。加上風車不是由古代華夏發明，而是多年前由波斯傳入，其後於明朝（約十三至十四世紀）開始被歷史記載及普及使用。然而，於文化創作中，「風車」可不常被提及。於網路搜尋資料時，更看到不少懂中文的華人也問著同樣的問題－這句所謂諺語的出處及其真確性。（⋯⋯）
I have taken long time to think but still could not get this proverb, even though I have asked my Chinese teacher and his Chinese teacher regarding this issue, both of them cannot understand. Plus the windmill was not invented by the ancient Chinese, but was spread from Persia many years ago. Until Ming Dynasty (around 13th to 14th century), windmill started to be recorded historically and used universally. However, “windmill” was not often mentioned in cultural creation. And when researching on internet, there’s a lot of people who understand Chinese have asked the same questions – the provenance of this so-called proverb and its authenticity. (……)

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春曉｜sPRING dAWN

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春曉｜sPRING dAWN

春天的到訪是令人陶醉還是夢醒？
Spring’s visit is to intoxicate or awaken people from dreams?

孟浩然（六八九年至七四零年，唐代詩人）－《春曉》：
Meng Haoran (689-740, Tang Dynasty poet) – “Spring Dawn”:

春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥。
夜來風雨聲，花落知多少。
Day has dawned unconsciously during the spring sleep, and birds twitter everywhere.
Came on with sounds of wind and rain in the night, wonder how many blossoms have fallen.

還是一個新開始？
Or a new start?

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扻穿你個頭｜hIT yOUR hEAD

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扻穿你個頭｜hIT yOUR hEAD

今天在下介紹一下香港傳統的《祝壽歌》：
Today I introduce the Hong Kong traditional version of “birthday song” (Zuk Sau Go):

恭祝你福壽與天齊，慶賀你生辰快樂；
年年都有今日，歲歲都有今朝，
恭喜你 ，恭喜你！
Wish you being blessed with longevity, on a par with the sky and a happy birthday;
Wish you a wonderful day like today every year,
Congratulations, congratulations!

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