Blog10: I Love Old Songs

If you ask me what songs do you like best, I will give you the answer---old songs. Yes, it is not rock music, jazz, blue, countryside or something, I even cannot tell the difference between them. It is also not Michael Jackson’s songs, Wang Lihong’s songs or other singers’ songs. It is old songs. 

I loved music since I was four or five years old or even younger. At that time, I was crazy about listening songs and singing songs. To be honest, I was a good singer. People always said,” Oh, listen, how well this boy sings.” Certainly, as a kid, I would blush. I could sing most of the songs that were popular in that period. For those that I could not sing, I remembered their melodies. I really thought those songs sounded wonderful. 

I had a hobby of learning theme songs of TV series. I so loved watching TV series when I was in my childhood. Also, those TV series were very classic. For some of them, you could not just watch only once. As long as I watched a TV series, I could sing its theme songs.

After I entered middle school, I suddenly dislike music but I did not know why. During the three years in middle school, I never sang or listened songs. I hardly know any popular songs or singers. I did not have any equipment to enjoy music until I bought a MP3 in my grade two in senior high school. From that time, I fell in love with music again.

If you think I love old songs because they could remind me of childhood, it will be a huge mistake. I love old songs because they themselves sound great. 

I love old songs. Do you like them?

Blog 9: Massage by Blind Man, Call Me!

 This morning, I went to National University of Singapore by subway. When the train arrived at Chinese Garden, a middle-age Malaysia man got on the train with the help of some kind people. After he took a seat, I was aware that he was a blind man due to some words printed on his bag-- Massage by Blind Man, Call Me! HP: XXXXXXXX. These words really moved me. Logically, a blind and aged man should have not worked for his living because he can get assist from the government and his family will take care of him. Moreover, he actually went out on his own. I could not help thinking the reason why he went out to work alone. 

The first possible reason was that he was so poor that he had to work to maintain his life. I could find some evidences from his clothing, bag and the candy he was eating—a kind of ordinary and cheap candy. However, this reason was contradictory to what I said about the help of the government before. Therefore, I passed this conjecture. 

The second possible reason, I think, was that he wanted to live a more meaningful life but compromise to the fate owing to his blind eyes. He might think:‘ Even though my eyes are blind, I still have two hands, I still can walk, I still can think, I still can help others, why can’t I work, I am not a trash!’ Regardless of the opposition of his family, he learned massage. 

The third possible reason is that before the blindness of his eyes, he was an outstanding professional massagist and he was love with his job. Some basketball players will be occupied in handicapped basketball because they have a passion for this sport. These two have some ideas in common. 

At last, may this warrior has good luck!  

Blog 7: I Want to Travel lone

I want to travel alone.

Firstly, I prefer traveling by train. Traveling by train is my favorite way of traveling. Why do I love traveling by train but other vehicles? There are three reasons. The first reason is that it takes less money to take a train relatively. The second reason is I enjoy the scenery out of the window. When I travel by train, what I like best is viewing the scenery out of the window. When I left Changsha for Zhengzhou last year, it was late autumn. The trees which were in subtropics zone were still covered by green leaves, meanwhile, the plants which were in warm temperate zone had put on their yellow coat or even only left their bald trunk. Interestingly, when the train ran, the scenery out of the window switch constantly, which was just like I enjoyed the process of the transition of seasons within hours. The third reason is that I can talk with all kind of people. They have different careers, backgrounds and experiences; come from different regions and class; contact different people in their daily life. I always learn a lot from them.

Personally, I do not have interest in those famous scenic spots in which there are always a mass of crowds there, such as, Hangzhou West Lake, Mountain Huang, the Forbidden City and so on. I prefer to walk in immense forests and snowfield of Greater Khingan Mountains, see the aurora in Arctic Village, walk in the Gobi Desert of Hexi Corridor or experience the cruelty of nature in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. If I go to the south of China, I will wonder in a small ancient town of Jiangnan holding an oil-paper umbrella, hoping to encounter a girl like a bouquet of lilacs with anxiety and resentment or go to Yunnan to experience cultures of minorities. 

In accordance with my plan, I will be wondering along a road in the side of the Wusuli River.

Blog 6: Top ten sentences in ‘Beijing love stories’

1.    In fact, time is still, what is flowing away is ourselves.

2.    Falling in love with her or him with no reasons, the love gets deeper and deeper to the degree beyond life and death. If they care about lives, it must not be true love.

3.    Perhaps one day, my dream will be mauled heavily by a series of frustration, but it never shakes because I am firmly convinced it is right and I never stop.

4.    As long as you are willing, I will be there for waiting for you.

5.    At least, it should occur once in my life --- lose myself for someone, don’t care the result, don’t care whether or not we walk together, don’t care whether or not we have ever owned something, even don’t care whether or not she also loves me.

6.    Two persons, even if their birthdays, constellations do not match, as long as they love each other from the bottom of heart, nothing is important.

7.    What can be brought, you cannot keep it; what cannot be brought, no one can take it away.

8.    Let me count ‘one, two, three’, we walk in the opposite direction at the same time, never look behind.

9.    You were in New York, I was in Beijing, during the long time we separated from each other, the only thing I did was --- love you. How wonderful it will be if ‘love’ can be my career, I never leave early, never change my job forever, the term of office will be a lifetime. The most beatific job in the world is --- do your spouse.

10.    The tenth sentence is from the bottom of your heart. 

Blog4:Sports is a good recipe

    Two weeks ago, I hurt one finger of mine when I played basketball. At that time, I wanted to steal the ball from an opponent’s hands but my action was so rude, as the result, my finger became the victim. The next day, with a heavy sore, I with my friends went boating in a reservoir at Clementy and held our first party since we knew each other. Of course, the scenery there was really beautiful and we paddled the boat with songs happily. Afterwards, since we wanted to catch up with Junji and Wang Yu for water fight, therefore, I paddled at a high speed, consequently, I broke my left hand unfortunately. In the next two weeks, it is impossible for me to play basketball because the sore. As we know, if you changed you custom for a while, you will feel uncomfortable both in mental and physical. I had not done sports for fifteen days until today. Albeit very tired after a five-hour lesson, I decided to play basketball and I did. At the beginning, my left hand was still very sore when I drabbled. But I did not care and carried on playing because there was nothing was happier than running and jumping on the court. Unconsciously, we had played for two hour and I found my hand was not sore anymore and got well. After that, I felt bright from my head to toe. Sports did refresh me. OK, I can begin my study in the next days with a high spirit. Thank you, basketball

Blog 2: Enjoy Real Music, Enjoy Music Really

I cannot play the piano for you, I cannot play the guitar for you. I have never performed in public. It doesn’t matter. I just enjoy music by myself, I just recreate by myself, I am not in order to win the applause.

Maybe you are a tone-deaf, maybe you cannot remember the whole lyric, maybe you only can whistle. It doesn’t matter. Just to enjoy the music. Don’t care about others.

One of my friends once said, ‘I was shy to sing a song before because I can’t sing well. But afterwards, I thought I sang just to make myself happy, not others. So there is no need to care about others. Go damn their ridicule.’ ‘Yes! You are right. ’I said to him.

After lunch, a cup of green tea and the light music, bring your heart and soul enjoyment. Or take a nap after lunch with your favorite songs.

It is not necessary to sing at KTV. With your friends, bottles of beer, chat together and sing a song respectively or together.

Whether you music player is expensive or cheap, your headset is Sony or an unknown brand, compared to enjoying the music, they are insignificant.

Whenever and wherever, sing a song or whistle a song if you want.

Blog 3: Please Respect Those Who Love You

Last night, I watched CBA All-star Games on the Internet, which killed about three hours. I preferred to watch games rather than learn English or something. I wasted valuable time, but what did I get from it. A fantastic and exciting game? No! Players go all out in work for an award? No!

Well, in the Arising Star Challenge Game, young players played pretty well, they focused all attention and energy on the game, which showed youth’s passion and vigour. Nevertheless, in the next games---Technique Challenge and Dunk Challenge, oh, my god, what the hell were they doing? They dribbled so slowly like a snail.  No, the snails walk slowly as they cannot speed up, but they desired to walk faster. On the contrary, our players, they could have run even faster, but they do not do that. I could not see their desire to triumph. They didn’t treat a game as a game. The audiences spent money on a game to enjoy themselves in the weekend. They believed players they loved could show their skills and competence reveal fully to make a wonderful game. They made a blunder.

Of course, we have to acknowledge, compared to NBA player, Chinese players just like pupil. In NBA All-Star Games, players, whether he is a superstar like Kobe Bryant or ordinary star like Williams thing, they show what they can do heart and soul as they know audience love them and their games. They respect those who love them and they don’t want to disappoint them. This is basic professional spirit an athlete should obey. But I think many players in CBA have lost it, even they have not it at the beginning.

So, respect those who love you.

Blog 1: Michael Jackson And I

I’ve almost never heard a Michael Jackson thing before.Maybe in the deepest of my memories,there was a Negro singer,he changed his skin from black to white.And there was a song named Beat It was often played on Boai(my hometown)TV.I often sang the song,but I didn’t know whose song that was at all.

In 2009,in his fifty,MJ left the world.Fans from all over the world fell in a painful mood,fell in a dark world and all TVs began to report the news or showed some documentaries.Which made me be aware of that a huge thing had happened.

Once I switch over to a channel,at the moment,there appeared a fair-sounding sound‘We are the world,we are the children,we are the …’.Then,I stoped totally,I just thought what on earth there was such a wonderful voice on the earth,it’s so different from what I’ve ever heard before.It did surprised me.However,I didn’t know the name of the song.

After a few weeks,when I walked at the corridor,I heard one of my classmates singing‘We are the world,we are the children,we are the …’.Then,I catched him at once and asked.He told me it’s We Are The World.I downloaded the song and another two songs sung by MJ----Heal The World and You Are Not Alone at the fastest speed.In the next few weeks,three friends of mine and I listened and studied the three songs in the break time.The lyrics were so long,so it’s took me lots of time to sing them well.

‘Heal the world

Make it a better place

For you and for me

And the entire human race

There are people dying

If you care enough for the living

Make a better place

For you and for me

… …’

The song was so beautiful and MJ was so charitable.

From I listened it to now,You Are Not Alone is always my favorite song.MJ’s voice like a female’s a little to some degree.However,it’s the special that makes his just like Angelic Voices.Whether the lyric or the melody,we can say so,You Are Not Alone is perfect.

At the same time,I began to learn MJ for further.I read his brief introduction and watched documentaries about him.Then,I can’t help to admiration for him----what a great man.He achieved so much amazing success.But,in his whole life,there existed all sorts of pains and tragedies,his dark childhood,his leucderma and so on.

I downloaded his other songs and learned them hungry and thirty and enjoyed them everyday.Many of them are so classical and wonderful,such Man In The Mirror,Billie Jean,Dangerous,Earth Song,Black Or White，Childhood ,Smooth Criminal and his last song----This Is It and so on.This Is It is also the name of the leave concert he wanted to hold.Unfortunately,he died before the concert started…

Blog 1: Why I Like to Learn English

For most of Chinese students, once there must be a period when learning English seems so boring and difficult for there’re always endless vocabularies to memorize and grammar to pay attention to. Without exception, I also hated learning English very much in certain period, but after that, I changed for the positive side of enjoying learning English. Now, let me share the reasons with you.

First of all, from a superficial aspect, I enjoy learning English because I really like listening to English songs and watching English movies, which developed my interest in English.

Moreover, I like learning English because I clearly understand the importance of this language. The more aware I am, the more hard-working I am. The more efforts I make, the more progress I achieve. Thus, I became interested in learning it from day to day. It is the self-motivation that works.

Last but the most important point is that I am really attracted by the culture of England. In my history class, I became fascinated with the history of England. Meanwhile, I am rather interested in English literature. I often read books from Charles Dickens and I also like dramas from William Shakespeare. In my opinion, a language is the reflection of one culture. Thus, my interest in English culture gradually developed my interest in the language.

All in all, above is why I like learning English. And, since we are all here, in a country whose official language is English, shouldn’t we all develop a great interest in learning English and learn it well?

Blog 1 ：The Chinese education in my eyes

I must say that it's really lucky for me to be chosen as one of the SM3 student. In my position, there is still a long distant for China to improve the education system.

As we all know, the four years in university could be the most important period in one's life. University is actually a smaller and easier society where people start building their own views about life and friends. In that place, the majors students choose will directly determine the job which they will have in the future.

America has many top-class universities. These are really tough places for students because everybody here are burning their energy for knowledge and bright futures. There is no time for movies, shopping, or hanging out with beautiful girls. Nobody can even have a good sleep as a result of a huge amount of reading missions and researches. But it is these universities that send thousands of genius to all over the world every year.

But there is something wrong with the universities in China. Students no longer concern about their courses and homework. They waste their time relaxing and the only thing to force them to read books is examination. This serious problem i think is caused by the national entrance examination, which called GaoKao in China. It will be taken by millions of students per year, but only some of the students will pass and go to the university which is determined by their marks. So this makes students, teachers and parents really nervous. In a child’s senior high, junior high and even primary school, there is no time for playing and relaxing. The only thing they are required to do is study for a higher mark to go to an ideal university. As a result, students spend about twelve years working very hard for nothing but GaoKao and once they pass they will think it’s the time to relax. That’s the reason why most universities in China seem like places for dating and playing rather than studying.

For many years have the Chinese experts wondered why Chinese university students are not as creative and smart as these in America though Chinese can do much more better when they are young. I think it’s very clear: We Chinese spend the time for playing on studying and spend the time for improving on relaxing. There is nothing i can criticize on GaoKao because it may be the only way for China to choose better students for universities. But it is really necessary to change some rules such as set more optional lessons related to the majors in university and few lessons about math and chemistry to help students choose major. It’s also important for universities to learn something from the western countries so as to improve the students’ passion for studying, for example, it’s a good idea to separate the degree into three levels. In my view, only big changes can make big efforts.

I do hope some transformations can be taken as soon as possible. I do hope there is no longer a child complaining about a boring and tired childhood in my hometown. The Chinese education system has still a long way to go, but I believe it will become wonderful soon. I wish China will be stronger and stronger.