The Giving Tree

Sunset

Walking down the long hallway,

I was happy to see clouds of fire;

The sunset glowing  with orange dye,

The soft golden light shining above the sky.
Its arms were greeting me with a "hi".
By its tender touch, I found my close tie.

With a sigh, happy times would go quickly by!

Standing on the higher balcony,                                                 

I viewed  red and purple clouds 
Getting soft and delicate on every side.
My mind was wandering far and wide;

Fluffy clouds like children  playing at the door,

Singing to the silent music and dancing on the floor.

I think these treasures can't be found any more.

I may dream a dream with my heart's delight.

Falling into my thought,

With a long reach, I hope to get a lot.

Nothing caught but something taught;
Beauty, fantasy and mystery.


 I must be given a call from  Heaven

To find such a joy at the end of seven.

Darkness is creeping,  sunset leaving while smiling.

Nothing left but something shaped.
Beauty, fantasy and curiosity.

Larry King & Stephen Hawkin on the Universe

Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in London. He is a scientific genius and is widely thought of as the greatest scientist since Einstein.

Illness
Stephen Hawking is severely disabled by a motor neurone disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 33] The diagnosis of motor neurone disease came when Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, and doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years. Hawking gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and as of 2009 has been almost completely paralysed.

Stephen Hawking Says God Did Not Create the Universe: What Do You Think?
Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking now says definitely that God did not create the universe or spark the Big Bang.

Existence and nature of extraterrestrial life
Hawking has indicated that he is almost certain that alien life exists in other parts of the universe and uses a mathematical basis for his assumptions. He believes alien life not only certainly exists on planets but perhaps even in other places, like within stars or even floating in outer space. He also warns that a few of these species might be intelligent and threaten Earth. Contact with such species might be devastating for humanity.
出處: Wikipedia     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

I wish...

I wish I were an eagle flying high,

Soaring up in the blue, blue sky,

Peering down into the house inside,

Longing for the smell of a big pie.

While …

Wondering if this would be the day I die.

Shaking my head with a sigh,

Saying “bye-bye” without a “hi”.

Larry King Live interviews Susan Boyle & Piers Morgan

She has an amazing and surprising voice!
I've been fascinated by her enchanting voice!
I love her!


I Dream A Dream lyrics
[Fantine is left alone, unemployed and destitute.]
Fantine (Les Miserable--悲慘世界)
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we'll live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So much different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed

Terry Fator--a great ventriloquist and impersonatist

Terry Fator, a person with over 100 voices, impersonates singers so well that I always think of the voices coming from the others. Ama-ingly,  he is capable of combing the impersonation and ventriloquism perfectly with his puppets on the stage. It's incredible that one person can imitate so many emotional and different voices in a show without split.  As a winner of AGT (America's Got Talent), he is described as "a great impersonator, a great singer , and a great comedian." This outstanding ventriloquist and impressionist has made him one of the best entertainers in the world. He truly deserves it.

ventriloquist 作腹語者   impersonate 模仿

The Golden Gate Bridge

       The day I walked on the high suspension bridge, the sky was blue. It was quite windy and cool. With 1.7 miles long, it must be a long walk.  I hesitated a while and asked myself if I wanted to keep stepping forward. The pavement beneath my feet vibrated a bit. It seemed to move with the wind and sway with the traffic speeding by. Standing quietly and looking down the deep roiling water, I saw sailboats cruising under the bridge and everything became smaller and smaller around the San Francisco Bay.

       The five-hundred-foot-high orange tower is really a visible and outstanding landmark in the setting of the whole skyline. Viewing east, the sad story of prisoners in Alcatraz Island flashed into my mind. Beyond its cables and steel, my imagination started to wander to the other span of Golden Gate Park in Marin County where the author of The Kite Runner started writing about his painful and devastating life in Afghan before his family was forced to flee to America. When he glanced up and saw a pair of kites floating in the sky side by side, he thought of the days he had had in Afghan and his loyal friend, a low servant, Hassan.  I decided not to go across the bridge as I’d planned long before the visit because my heart was heavy with  the story of his life. The images of the characters in the story and the Golden Gate Bridge have just stuck in my mind until today.