Sound of silence
Listen to my duet songs
” sound of silence” (HELS) here
” sound of silence” (with Jason) here.
“The Sound of Silence,” a song by Simon & Garfunkel, explores themes of social isolation, the inability to communicate, and the feeling of being disconnected from others and oneself…”
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People, people everywhere, yet so lonely on top!
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Ever experience?
it is high, up here, with a good view
but it is so lonely!
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In what situations can one find oneself like being alone on top of a mountain?
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Albert Einstein also famously stated, “It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely”.
Dining on a bus
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Dining on a bus (a senyru)
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fancy drinking here
On a bus atop restaurant
overlook traffic.
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What is life?
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
The perfect formula of success; three Ps.
Quote:
It’s the perfect formula for success; the three Ps!
Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
– Napoleon Hill
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Anymore Ps to add?
Comment:
Pat: People Participating
Learning a lesson
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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My question:
Is it the same, learning from other people’s experiences and not having to LIVE the lesson to understand a lesson in life?
– Chensp, 2025 –
Comments:
Ab and Geoffrey agree with Ralph above. I would say that sometimes we learn from other people’s experiences, for example, avoiding car accidents, drowning, drugs, etc.
Once in a while, maybe.
“Do one thing every day that scares you” — Eleanor Roosevelt.
I am not sure if I want to do it EVERYDAY, but maybe once in a while, I like to challenge myself to sing another country’s song (see below)..
Chensp, 2025
Any impossible journey?
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — TODAY.com
Qingyan ancient town
By Toh Leong, my former teacher,
(in trying to complete his bucket list)
The sun was low in the horizon, when we arrived in Qingyan ancient town two days ago. This town was built as a military base, dating back to tbe Ming dynasy, under emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It still appears as a walled city surrounded by mountains n moats.
This ancient town was built entirely of stones n rocks. It withstood the weather n slow decay of the passing centuries.
After the “Golden Holidays,” there few tourists. Many local were wearing traditional attires n taking photos. We just wandered around, feeling good that we could “hike” into the 14th century. I recalled my history teacher talking about Zhu Yuanzhang, without registering it. History was boring when we were kids, but now I have great clarity of the many dynasties in China.
Often, I urge my friends to see the world, before we too become a minuscule fragment of history.
Chen Song Ping 