I love travelling.
And I mean really LOVE.
I know it has been discussed like more than a thousand times, but travelling does do good to us.
The old cliche is certainly true: travelling might broaden up our mind.

In fact I always consider myself  very lucky to be able to visit quite a lot of places at my age.
Recently I have been digging up to my travelling photos and surprised that I started travelling when I was a little kid. Reviewing those pictures again now is definitely reminiscent of those journeys and they were indeed wonderful. I would like to share some of my hand-picked photos.


Gold Coast, Australia, the very beginning of my travels.
I first traveled with my family when I was four. In fact I was brought along in almost every journey my parents went. Little did I know all of these journeys will eventually become a greatest part and the most enjoyable part of my life. Some of them are special enough to be influential up until now.

Queenstown, New Zealand 
New Zealand is definitely the most tranquil and peaceful country I have ever visited. Queenstown is a small town located in the South Island of the country, famous for its adventurous activities especially the bungy-jump. Though I didn't make an attempt LOL. 

Jeju Island, Korea
The first and only skiing experience in my life. Lesson I learnt: no matter how chilly the weather is, you will still end up sweating like you've just come out of a sauna after the ski. 

Amsterdam, Holland
Legal drugs, legal prostituition and what's more? The Netherlands is the most liberal nation in the world. Dutch people are nice and friendly. And don't worry if you don't speak Dutch, they speak English even better than some of the Americans. :)

Paris, France
Paris, ah Paris. I should admit it was quite different from what I'd expected. Well maybe the stereotype was certainly correct. Rumours about rude Parisians, unclean streets are perhaps the consequence of a really heavy travellers traffic. At least I saw the Notre Dame and mounted the Eiffel Tower!
  
 London, United Kingdom
Elegant, posh and brilliant. London is a world city but also a friendly city. It was Christmas when I was there, and even on the busiest street in the city, there were locals greeting Merry Xmas to me! 

These are some of the most memorable places among those trips. I would certainly love to visit them again. In fact, I am so desperate to travel now. Buy me an air ticket and I could fly to anywhere in the world right now.
To be continued.


Today on the radio, I heard a very warm and pleasant advertisement regarding Valentine's Day.
It featured a man in his mid-fifties replying a letter for his daughter who stayed far away from him.
It was in Cantonese, and the way he read the letter out loud was indeed touching.
I managed to roughly recall it out.

I've been forgetting things these few days. And I keep thinking about old times. When you were a child and whenever you cried helplessly in my cuddle, I would placate you and you would eventually burst into laughter. I love watching you smile. Well, I heard about Valentine's day a lot recently. Is it approaching? I don't even know why, but it seems completely irrelevant to me. Maybe it's because there has been so many festivals lately and celebrations simply left us numb. 
Easter,Xmas Eve, Xmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, Ren Ri (人日), Yuan Xiao Festival etc.
And now Valentine's day is coming.
I still remember when I was in high school, we would always hang out on Xmas Eve and partied as if we  were mad. The excitement and joy was impressive. Of course I still celebrate festivals now, but not as passionate as in those days.

Let me ask you one thing, would you prefer a lover who put his great effort on this specific day, present you roses, fireworks, red wines and a romantic night? Or you want a lover who doesn't take Valentine's Day very seriously, but treat you well 365 days every year?
(Laughter) I assume you would pick option A. But as you are growing older, you will definitely fancy the latter option. In my opinion, love should be really simple, plain and without posh or elegant decoration. It's because love is a sheer pleasure from the deepest part of our heart.

Maybe he was true. Growing up means that we would never see things in the same angle anymore. Maybe something we once regarded as a piece of worthless junk will become invaluably precious to us. Or once we thought extremely important will mean nothing anymore.



To me, the most important at present.


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