First two acrylic paintings

No matter how bad or how good you do today, tomorrow will be a brand new day.  Avoid making the same mistakes. Try to fix all the faults, if possible. Learn from it and earn experience.

I may not be good this time, I will improve and do better in the future.

People said:

"Out of sight, out of mind."
Now I am trying to make it and focus on things in front of me.

Steve Jobs said......

"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs

Reading a difficult book

A difficult book. I read each chapter over and over, spent a long period of time to understand these profound ideas, however I still unable to capture the content. I might as well accept this one is not made for a reader like me. It is now returned back to the shelf. Hopefully I will be knowledgeable enough to open it someday. Flipping a easy and hilarious one now: "French Women Never Get Fat".

Things to do tomorrow:

1. Get up

2. Go to work

3. Work hard

4. Get tired

5. Go to bed

Fortune Telling

July has just passed, August won't give me a break. Going for all the tough duties. Many things happened and those are out of my control. Looking forward to the end of August, wish all the bad luck gone with the month.

 

The fortune teller told me that something extraordinary very likely will happen in the month of October, which might change my remaining of life. This incident will trigger certain long term dispute afterwards. It sounds ridiculous and very much impossible to me, but soon I will know it. Keep the finger cross!

Last word from my love one

I was not able to be there with her at her very last moment. But she showed up in my dream while I was on the other side of the world a couple days after. I saw her at my parents' apartment. I just could not stop crying, I knew she was leaving, we could never meet again. She told me she wanted to see me, to know I am doing good before she go on her journey. It was so bad that I could not able to say a single word, not even able to give a hug. She  vanished after leaving me few more words. I woke up in the middle of the night, no idea where I was. That was my last memory of her. Miss her badly and she is always in my mind.

Milan, a day for shopping

Pertaining to this materialistic society, shopping can bring us happiness. What else we can pursue other than this philosophy? This is a complicated issue that I could never resolve. However, if there is nothing else, material probably the only thing you could hold on.

Venice again!

 

Venice is a place where I fell in love with since my first visit, dated back 1999 summer. Until now, I have  been here 4 times, but still I was totally enchanted by this city's charisma and  ambiance. The wish I made at the second visit was granted (but it seems god played a joke with me).

Still the same Venice, beautiful as before, but myself no longer same as before. I hope I can return here someday before it sinks to the bottom of the sea, one more abrazo before it becomes an invisible city.

Positano

  

Watching firework at the beach... wondering is magic happening again? How could this amazing things happen to me again. It is just not real, not real in my world. It must be a dream!

Ravello

 

 

Ravello is very small town which they have music festival yearly in June. It was not many tourist there. One day excursion from Amalfy. It only takes 30 mins bus. But buying the bus ticket is a trouble. Should have got the return tickets from where you leave, since only very few tobacco shops there sell tickets.

Amalfi

Feast of St. Andrea, the patron Saint of Amalfi, on June 27, the city remembers how Saint Andrea saved the city from the clutches of the evil pirate. Fire works on that night while I was having dinner at Grand Hotel Convento up on the hill of the coast. This was a memorable moment ever.

Pompeii city

 

 

A city used to be hidden underneath the volcano dust for centuries, it is now displayed for every tourist. Visited it at a baking hot day. Well equipped with hat, sunglasses and long sleeves shirt.

Sorrento

 

A long journey from Assisi to Napoli, in order to transfer to Sorrento. I was reading the book "Have a little faith" by Mitch Albom on the train. It was heartbreaking to read the last few chapters. I was despaired, and unable to stop my tears shed. The girl sitting opposite gazed at me with curiosity. I wish I could be alone and not letting others stare at me. It was an embarrassing moment.

 

Saw the sunset and a couple had their wedding photo shooting at the shore of Sorrento.  It was a beautiful moment.