一场欢喜，一场空

森州有女姿仪妩，
远行千里数盈缺。
贤良淑惠据我见，
孜孜不倦又喜舞。
但愿其能长欢颜，
可叹无缘伴你边。

是非成败转头空， 还未始，已成梦。悲充满腔，孤影盼春风。

Summer Vacation

Next up Summer Vacations; Česká Republika; Repubblicca Italiana and Koninkrijk België. At the final week of August, I went to the capital city of Česká Republika, Praha for 4 days. Praha Zoo, seventh best zoo in the world according to Forbes; Karlův most, a 600 meter stone bridge which took almost 200 years to construct; Prague Castle, worlds biggest castle in the Guinness Books of Record; St Vitus Cathedral, Gothic cathedral containing tombs of many Bohemian and Holy Roman Empire kings; Old Town Square, historic square in the heart of Praha; Astronomical Clock, oldest working astronomical clock in the world; Old New Synagogue, Europe oldest working synagogue; Wenceslas Square, center of business and cultural community in the New Town of Praha; Vltava River, flows pass the Bohemian country into Elbe then to the North Sea are among the places visited. 

After leaving Česká Republika I arrive at Milano a city situated in the northern regions of Italy. A short night rest and was off early next morning by rail to a city filled with canals and bridges. Venezia was beautiful, Palazzo Ducale, contains one of the largest room in Europe the Chamber of the Great Council; Basilica di San Marco, a symbol of Venetian wealth and power nicknamed Church of Gold; Piazza San Marco, the drawing room of Europe; Campanile di San Marco, a place where Galileo Galilei demonstrated his telescope ;  Ponte di Rialto, a bridge with such a bold design that lead to the prediction of future ruin; Ca' Rezzonico, a palace of a powerful Venetian family; Grand Canal, the main "road" of Venice; and Museo Correr, museum reveling art, life and culture of the Venetian Republic. 

Firenze was next on the list; a train took me away from the costal city of Venezia to the inland town of Firenze. Florence was at the heart of the Renaissance places such as Galleria dell'Accademia Firenze, founded by the house of Medici and hold Michelangelo's David in its Tribuna; Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, where it's dome is largest brick dome ever stood on the face of Earth; Piazza della Signoria, focal point of Firenze; Palazzo Vecchio, fortress looking palace is the most impressive town hall in Tuscany; Galleria degli Uffizi, one of the oldest and most well known art museum in the western world; Ponte Vecchio,  rumored to be the place where the concept of bankruptcy originated; Bascilica di Santa Croce, place where many famous Italians (Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, etc) lay rest and Pitti Palace, the chief residence of the ruling families of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. While in Firenze I took a day and travel to the nearby town of Pisa to visit the world famous poor architectural plannning Tower of Pisa and the Cathedral at Piazza dei Miracoli. 

After 2 nights in Firenze it was time for me to move on, I left Firenze for the capital city of Italy Roma. Colosseo, a 50,000 seater arena completed in 80AD; Roman Forum, venue for elections and public speech at the heart of ancient Rome; Piazza di Spagna, the widest staircase in Europe; Fontana di Trevi, the teminal of an ancient aqeduct with a famous coin throwing location; Villa Borghese, a place to chill, lie down and have a gelato; Pantheon, temple of all gods the old and the new; Ponte Sant' Angelo, a bridge with statues by Raffaello and Castel Sant' Angelo, mausoleum with archangel Michael were the places I visited in Roma. I also manage to enter the unique soveriegn state of Stato della Citta del Vaticano which is inside the city of Rome. There I amazed at the Piazza San Pietro, one of the most famous squares in the world; Musei Vaticani, containing famous work of arts in it halls (Scuola di Atene, the Gallery of Maps); Bascilica Sancti Petri, one of the holiest place of Catholic sites and Sacellum Sixtinum, The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgement was the crown achievement of  Michelangelo .

Another 3 nights went by and it was almost time to say our goodbyes to Repubblicca Italiana but not without taking a stroll around the city I landed Milano. I visited Santa Maria delle Grazie, the church that contains The Last Supper; Duomo di Milano, fifth largest cathedral in the world; Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, oldest shopping mall in Italy on that short day. Later that day, I took a flight to Koninkrijk België where I spent the next 3 days of my life. 

Between those 3 days I visited the Grote Markt, the most memorable landmark of Brussels,  Mini Europe, Europe in 3 hours; Atomium, legacy from the 1958 Brussels World Fair; Les Geleries Saint Hubert, a shopping mall even older than the last 1; Parlamentarium, the visitor's center of the European Parliament, Berlaymont, headquarters of the European Union Commision and Manneken Pi, famous sculpture of urination. 

After Brussels I arrived in Liverpool by air at 10pm and had a one of a kind experience at that city waiting outside of the train station till 4 am for my ride back to Glasgow. By then is 16th of September and I 1500 Euros poorer but lot richer in experiences for this was an adventure of a lifetime.  

Lùnastal

4 months slipped past me since August 2012, hope I am still able to recalled what had happened then. I had my 1st End of Semester exam in the British Isles this month. A total of 2 papers were taken this semester excluding the exemption I obtained for PP3. Apart from test and exams, August was also a month filled with travel and adventure. Edinburgh was the first stop I visited after the EOS, a castle from the High Middle Ages, a unique camera obscura and Debussy Nocturnes from the grand circle of Usher hall completed with some fireworks made it a memorable day. 

Few days after the trip to Edinburgh, the Great Summer Adventure began and will be reserved for another time. 

Just to mentions some other interesting sounds I have forgotten to include in July's post. The pipe organ recital at Kelvingrove Art Gallery is magnificent and the World Pipe band competition was an absolute delight. 

Random Ramble

After writing the last post I planned to continue to complete the rest of August, September and October before the arrival of November but it seems this plan never left the draw board. I hope I am able to muster what ever motivation I have to complete my experiences throughout 2012 before this year expires. It snowed in Glasgow on the 2nd of December for the 1st time this winter. It was great fun playing in the snow; snow ball fighting, makeshift sleighing, snowman building ...... All those things every kid long to do !! It was an unforgettable night. Christmas lighting around Glasgow city has been up for around a fortnight and carols have been heard. Its the time of the year to learn from mistakes that have been committed over the past 12 months and take pride of whatever achievement that have been done.

Iúil

立冬将至我才发现四个月眨眨眼就这样过了~~ 7月，8月，9月 ，10月

这四个月里，我为我的回忆录增添了许多崭新的体验。 其中有令我欢笑的亦有让吾流泪的

泰坦尼克这个名字都使我们想起 Jack & Ross 的爱情故事~~

在贝尔法斯特亲身体验它的出生地让我对它有了另一番的认识

骑马奔腾在草原上是一种享受、是一种生活

在北爱尔兰青翠的山坡策马使我明白马背上的困难

不知是古新世的火山所为或是巨人遗留的建筑物

在巨人堤道我见证了由延绵有序的梯状六角形石柱组成的神奇海岸线
贝尔法斯特的植物园内园中有馆
在那博物馆里我欣赏了英女王的达芬奇私藏
除了快乐的事物 2012 年 7 月 也有悲伤。
在连续的两个测验分别拿了10分与15分，其余科目的成绩也不比别人强
那时我倍感失落也提醒了我 要为8月的大考发奋图强.............

西游记

上回说道送朋友到远方求学，转眼间我也到了西方一个月了。这些日子里发生了好事，令人欢笑亦有伤心流泪，更多的是往事回味。在苏格兰的一个月里，我见到了奥林匹克圣火的传递，些迪路和流浪者的球场，波澜壮阔的罗蒙德湖，壮观的乔治广场，新颖与传统的现代艺术馆，辽阔的墓园与古老的大教堂。更多的时候我就在实验室里进行着实验、讲堂里打顿。这一个月过的好快但我也过得挺充实，上上课、煮煮饭、打游戏、到处逛。


２０１２年一月到五月过的不怎么样。就读读书，考考试，打打工，过过日。但现在挺想念那些顽皮的学生们。希望接下来的一个月里过得开开心心，欢欢乐乐并有心思更新这里。

送友游学

昨日，我们一伙到机场去送我们同学的机。过去的一年多，我们都一起上课，一起考试，一起玩乐。想起来我们都建起了美好的回忆，他们去后我们还留着看见昔日的地方情景就会想起这首诗。

去年今日此门中
人面桃花相映红
人面不知何处去
桃花依旧笑春风

再次，祝你们一路顺风。
来年再见,亲爱的同学们！