Tag Archives: Observations Made from Life
Greetings
Translated… That day, I’d bumped into a middle-aged woman from upstairs, she looked very kind. After a simple hello, I thought, she will ask me about what year I’m in. Naturally, as the elevator doors closed, she’d smiled and asked, … Continue reading
Trying to Interject into Their Conversations
Let’s get the flow of the conversations going… A: …………B:…………C:……… As I sat listening in, to the conversation shared by A, B, and C above (note: A, B, and C are all people!!!), my mind can’t keep up, and, I … Continue reading
I’ll Have What He’s Having, a United Nation of Friends
Translated… My friend, Yoshida from Japan had been living here for six months now, he was very proactive in learning Chinese, and whenever he heard something, or read something he couldn’t understand, he’d ask and ask, until he finally understood … Continue reading
The Boundaries of the Body
What’s acceptable in the realms of touching someone in school, lessons for a young child, translated… There was a very cute little girl in my son’s kindergarten class, with bangs and the princess hairdo, she’d worn an assortment of princess-style … Continue reading
The Goings-on in the Hospital Ward
Observations, translated… People are putting on shows all over the places, but, the expressions of real emotions, now that, would be, a rarity. If the patient is mistaken, into believing, that this or that person is, disclosing real emotions, then, … Continue reading
The Mother in the Emergency Room
Observations, translated… My mother went into the emergency room, there was, a big boy in the bed next to hers, he had a gauze over his forehead, his body curled up, he’d looked at us, with this empty gaze, and … Continue reading
Another Shooting, Another Witch Hunt…
Here, the witch hunt would be the RE-action, while the shooting was, the ACTION!!! Another shooting, another witch hunt, just like it’s always been, it’s still like this current day, because we have the tendency, to point our fingers toward … Continue reading
Gone Down the Wrong Paths in Life, an Unforgettable Reunion
Translated… Dressed up, carrying my handbag, I’d rushed onto a cab. That was, the very first time I’d gone to a middle school class reunion, after I’d graduated. In the past, I’d been busy, kept planning that next time I’ll … Continue reading
The Maternal Love, Observations from Behind Bars
Time to reflect, translated… I’d broken a law and am now, incarcerated, trapped, inside these tall walls. I live in Keelung, and yet, I was sent to the penitentiary in the Taiyuan Valley, in Taidong, and, although there’s a great … Continue reading
The Trees, Gone. So Were the People, Gone as Well
The Trees, Gone. So Were the People, Gone as Well From a blog in Chinese, translated, by me… The moment that books were closed, gun shots went off. The trees, gone, so were the people, gone as well. Taking that … Continue reading →