A Story Without A Title(2)

The snow seemed to be falling down faster now. Standing in the darkness, the old lady  just felt the snowflakes whirling around her, some springing at her and stuck on her face, melted into small waterdrops.  She could even feel the chilliness of them.
 
But she didn’t feel cold, because she knew the God had been [...]

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A Story Without A Title(1)

In fact, I’ve long been thinking about writing this story down but hesitated every time when I began to write it.  I was so moved by it that I just feared I couldn’t convey everything in it to you by my weak manipulation of words.  Another reason is that I have not figured out a [...]

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Giving A Hand

Here’s a story I heard over the radio tonight and would like to share it with you.
 
Sandy Greenberg was an excellent student and was enrolled in the famous Columbia University. He came from a poor family and had to continue his study on scholarship. The competition was fierce and Sandy worked very hard.
 
When he was [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(6): Norbulingka

Its was quite a different experience visiting Norbulingka compared with the Putala Palace.  In Tibetan, Norbu means “baby”, and “lingka” means ” Park”.  Nowadays, many Tibetans still call their little kids “norbu”. Norbulingka was Dalai Lama’s summer palace，where Dalai Lama used to stay in summer. The road connecting the Putala Palace and Norbulingka was called [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(5): The Putala Palace

The next day after our arrival, we went to the Putala Palace. I had seen it many times in magazines and TV documentaries and had been admiring its grand magnificence for a long time.  I really  wished I might have a chance to be here one day. Now here I was.
 
I was a bit sick [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(4): The Hotel

Our hotel was in the center of the city, but it was actually a family inn. It was a small courtyard with 3-storey rooms on the four sides. Facing the gate was a fountain with a shrine on its top. The rippling water added a lively touch to this small family inn. Small as it [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(3): Arriving In Lhasa

After about 6 hours’ flight, with one-hour stop in Chengdu, we were finally above the city of Lhasa. Through the thick clouds, we could see the bare mountains, withered bushes and zigzagging rivers among the valleys. The ground temperature was about 17 celsius. Not bad.
 
After the plane touched the ground, we collected our luggage and [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(2): The Last Night In Lhasa

Sipping a cup of black tea, I sat alone in ” Snowland”, a restaurant we frequented these days, while waiting my crazy shoppers to join the dinner. Last dinner here. Suddenly came from the stereo the familiar melody of Phil Collins’ Another Day In The Paradise, while they usually played some noisy Indian music. What [...]

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My Dreamland Tibet(1): Foreword

Six days.
Never regret to be there.
Never too long to be there.
But maybe it will be too late if you go there someday later, beccause the original and primitive Tibet is edging away from us now. That’s what I’ve been thinking after coming back there. I wish I’d be there again some day in the future. [...]

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God Bless Me!

I was finally home at around 2am,totally exhausted. The goddamned flight was almost two hours late! the spacious hall was scattered with numbered people waiting for the flight. After a busy afternoon, I was so tired that my eyelids were struggling. I just kept dozing off. I felt relaxed when it finally arrived. I quickly [...]

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