Da Vinci Code

The Vitruvian Man

the Mona Lisa

达芬奇密码

“索菲，要我说世界上所有的宗教信仰都是建立在虚构的基础上的。这就是我对宗教信仰的定义??即相信我们想象的真实，盲从我们无法证明的东西。无论是古埃及人还是当代宗教，都是通过隐喻、寓言以及夸张的方式来描绘他们心目中的神或上帝。隐喻是这样一种方式，它可以帮助我们加工原本无法处理的东西。等我们开始完全相信自己为自己编造的隐喻时，问题也就出来了。” －－－《达。芬奇密码》

从年初开始就听说了这部小说，作者是Dan Brown。一部融合了关于宗教的起源与真相和西方美术史尤其是文艺复兴时期大师达芬奇的作品的讨论的作品。故事围绕着圣杯的真实含义，耶稣的真实身份而展开。不得不说作者的学识丰富，很多关于宗教的讨论引人深思。同时，还运用了很多"ambigrams"，（英文的字谜，意思是说一组词正过来写和反过来写意思是完全部同的，大量运用于讲述天使与恶魔的故事中），仔细推敲不得不佩服作者的巧思妙诀。占且不论作者的所有资料是否都是真实，但是我相信里面所引用的文献都是有根据的。当然都是要为了小说这一虚构的故事情节服务，但是这部小说确实引起了争议与讨论。就像我在前些天从小说中引用的一段话说的那样，宗教是为人所创造的。如果要追究到宗教的真实本质，往往会发现历史中宗教总是统治阶层手中的工具。很多时候真相是让人失望的，所以刻意渲染的浮华魅影才是如此美好。呵呵，如果真的要如小说中书写的那样，那么这世界上千千万万的天主，基督教徒们的多么的失望。It's a story that ends all the stories.

Double Red, Double Blue, Double Me.

When we are old, i just want to hold your hand and walk with you, till the end of time.

Pink Yulan Flowers, Bamboo shoot tower & the Bule Bule Sky,

She shoots, And She scores! \ ^_^ /

Rowboat Man. In such gorgeous weather, it's so relaxing on the water, touch the water, feel the sunshine.

The summerhouse, very creative, isn't it? there's another side of wall, it's full of some kinda language that i dont know, maybe greek.

A part of a summerhouse. I like the texture of metal and the smooth line of the hollowed out figue. -- False Creek, Van

A warm hug, a connection....How romantic! -- False Creek, Vancouver

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I am going to get my stomach check up. It is fine in the recent week, but did terrible last month. Maybe it's the stress and pressure from school cause it all. I used to think I have the strongest stomach in the world. No matter what I ate, it will take them all with no complain at all. I had girlfriends who have poor stomach and always whining about the pain or uncomfortable feelings. And now, I guess I join them. Too bad. >_<

Globalization

Toady in the my POLI SCI turtorial, we were discussing about the process of globalization. The TA asked us if the emergence of globalization was nature or was it planned or, say, we choose globalization instead of it happens naturally. And also, whether the nation state will exist in the future? Globalization undermind the ablity of the nation state and it forces the states to open up their boarders for free trade. Take China for instance, i believe the progress of globalization indeed helps the government to face the reality and cope with the changing of the society. China is no longer a communist country, it's the de facto of the current situation there. People are happier becasue they are able to earn more money, choose from varity of world-class product as ppl in the US. If u go to China's market, u will find the goods there are almost the same as they are in the US. So the globalization in the sense of material life, it changed our daily life dreamticly. But when it comes the issue of culture, i dont think globlization will be good for reserve the native culture. Chinese are being "americanlized". The kids today loves Big Mac than traditional Chinese cooking, they listen to Briney and have no idea about Beijing Opera, which used to be the most popular entertainment of the country. Also, in such a world that there's no single spirit that will be strong enough for everybody in the country to follow, it's difficult for ppl in the developing country to resist the influrence of western civlization. I am not saying that the period of Mao is perfect, but, as my mom said, at that time, ppl have higher level of emotional satisfaction. I believe, in the future 100 years, the nation state will still exist. The EU will be an case of arguing that nation state will give up its soverenty to a boarder kind of "world government". But the formation of the EU is based on the common custom and cultural similarity of the european countries. I dont think countries in Asia will ever form such an organiztion to represent their common interest. They are just too different and history had proved that it's impossible. The extremem case is Japan in the WWII, who was trying to build a pacific Asian commonwealth circle. It's a big failure, and the burt

History....

A pic taken in Stanly Park. I just like the color of the tubs.. they, together with the bird, are waitting for the summer to come so fresh water will coming out to bring back the children. 

My first entry

March 1, 2005. I become a blogger.
It's kinda in fashion i guess....
A place i can pick up my writings about the life, the people, then events...and most importantly, feelings.
I missed the old place i used to put up my words, and all those friends from all different places... but i guess nothing can last forever, which is the saddest thing in the world.
Well....I sincerely hope this time, my beautiful solitude will be with me, may not for ever, but at least... when i need it.

About the name: why call it Beautiful Solitude?
It's not original, i borrowed from my favorite illustrator Jimmy. From his first illustration book:"A Fish with a Smile", i just fall in love with the smooth and sensitive touch of his. The colors, the characters, the stories, they all blended into a fancy land.... They are concentration of childhood playgrounds, dreams, fantasies... They are everything that we, normal people, missed in our daily routines. So pure, so innocent, yet so real.

I don't have that kind of amazing skills as Jimmy. But here I just want to make it a place that I keep a bit of distance of the real world, yet not isolation. Rater, a reflection of me, in a distance, like a reflection on a pool.