朋友分享了一段真实的爱情故事。很纯、很简、很美......
告别列农视听会

I knew John Lennon was a member of The Beatles, but that was it. I couldn’t put a face to that name, didn’t know which songs he wrote, and if not for the poster that said “Farewell Lennon”, I would have asked if he was still alive. ;)
The short seminar included some director doing a little commenting, we watched two short clips and one long documentary on John Lennon’s life. To say the least, he sure had done much in 40 years.
The documentary centred upon his vision for the world – PEACE, and “Imagine” was its theme song. After learning about attachment theories in my Psychology class, I can’t help but try, using my very limited analytical skills, to think about the impact his childhood and family had on his life.
Music, fame, divorce, drugs, Yoko, peace, alcoholism, father, assassination
I am amazed and amused by his frank opinions, unthinkable protests (e.g. in-bed Peace promotion) and his music. The words didn’t have to rhyme, he wrote whatever he felt like writing. His relationships with his wife Yoko, and son Sean Lennon made an impression as well.
Such a colourful life it seems, but not one I desire.
郊游 - 中国人民抗日战争纪念馆、卢沟桥

Jian Kang invited me for an excursion with his History class. Can you imagine, the entire cohort is 50? And I thought CS was small…
Our first stop was the “Museum of the War of Chinese People’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression”. Daniel Leow would love this place! Hee.

Woohooo…can you spot me? Did I just blend in with the rest?

It was a very different feel of course, going out with all the Mainlanders. I couldn’t help but think about excursions back in Singapore. Science Centre, zoo, botanic garden, Sentosa…sad leh.

And so it started, officially from the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937 to the Japanese surrender in 1945. I was really glad I had a little knowledge from my Modern Chinese History class, and with Jian Kang as my curator, the Museum trip was fulfilling. Does the Japanese have a museum like this? And how would these museums be like in Taiwan?



The explicit photos of the Japanese’s atrocious acts on women and children, and bio testing on living people, almost caused me regurgitate my lunch. Arrrrrgh!!!
The next stop was the Marco Polo bridge, better know as 卢沟桥. This was where the Japanese claimed to have lost a soldier, sparking of the Second World War with China.



Along the bridge were lion sculptures, each uniquely carved.

These are the original tiles on the bridge. Hmm...why didn’t they make them flat…

Jian Kang and some of his classmates

臧老师 on the right

I thought the words meant having passed by thousands of years. I was closeee... 渡referred to a jetty though.

Along the way back, numerous of these were lined along 宛平县’s city wall.

On a closer look, each boulder had calligraphic carving of the misdeeds of the Japanese. It was such a long walk, I tried to think about how the Japanese today would feel if they read these. Shame? Or not recognizing the “truth”?

Dents left on the wall by the Japanese’s bullets? Cannons?

All in all, it was a worthwhile trip. A shuttle bus to and fro + entrance fees covered by the history department! I do like history quite a bit, don't I...
Another experience for my exchange here.
gRacE =)
Hi Daniel Leow here,
ReplyDeleteYeah u better bring me there when i go over lei! Wa i wanna go china exchange liao la.......but my mandarin sucks haha......