面對死亡-facing death-

"Dying is a wild night and a new road."

-by Emily Dickinson

(以下是我自己寫的)

when i was a child, i did not know this road

i did not recognize its existence

but now, i know the name of this road is "life"

and end of it is death, and death only

no escape, and no exception

death might seem to be scary

cruel, and painful as it seems

but as experience, courage, and

age all added up as they will always be

death becomes an acceptable agreement that

when finish walking down this road

we shall get rid of our bloody shell

gently follow our Father to where we've always belonged

now, isn't death not horrifying anymore?

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350d, 18-200 @ 18mm

iso 100, 1/50 s, f/4.5

taken @ near Bloomington, Illinois

hunger for freedom, Tibet and Taiwan

Tibetan protests started since March 10, 2008
Chinese government has used unnecessary forces on innocent people
they have been blocking media freedom
they have restricted any sort of reporters' entry to Tibet
more importantly, they have been blaming everything on Dalai Lama
whom had won Peace Nobel Prize in 1989
let's pray pray that peace and calm will arrive soon
pray that Tibet will gain their independence and freedom
also pray that Taiwan will soon no longer living under China's threats


(in mandarin)
今晚(2008.03.19)很榮幸參與了聲援西藏晚會[自由之愛、人權之火]
大陸壓迫西藏，派遣部隊傷害無辜，限制任何記者媒體進出西藏
中國政府完全無視之前對國際社會保證的新聞自由的承諾
到頭來，溫家寶還把一切暴動推給達賴喇嘛
同時聲名台灣跟西藏一樣是中國領土不可分割的一部分
我覺得，只需要一點點腦神經細胞應該就可以理解
誰對誰錯，誰在胡說八道，誰在做壞事
溫家寶是否在暗示我們台灣人，我們再不乖，也許有一天
大陸政府會像殺西藏人一樣來控制台灣人？
看看現在的香港，看看現在的西藏
台灣人應該珍惜現在所擁有的民主，繼續下去
而不是投入大陸人的懷抱裡
喝下他們給我們準備的毒藥
還說聲謝謝，笑嘻嘻傻呼呼的
連戰就是這樣去跟曾經想追殺蔣中正的共產黨
領袖握手合照，成何體統呢？一點志氣也沒有
我希望有生一日能帶給子孫他們應得的尊嚴
台灣人就是台灣人，驕傲成為一位台灣人



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350d, 18-200 @ 33mm
iso 800, 1/50 s, f/4.5
taken @ 大安森林公園音樂台旁

out of the darkness, there is always hope

flowers do not like the darkness
they can not survive in it, thus
they follow whatever the light leads them
hope all the best to patients in ccu of Mackay Memorial Hospital
get well and go home to where family is waiting for you

(in mandarin)
躺在病床上，
全身都是管子.
連眼淚都要別人幫忙擦.
連呼吸都要靠機器控制.
真希望能有奇蹟.
就這樣降臨在他們身上.
站起來，回家.
回家吧.
到那個最溫暖的家.


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350d, 18-200@ 18mm
iso100, 1/15 s, f/3.5
taken @ main library, northwestern university

what a beauty, and i miss evanston, chicago

i have been taking photos for a while now, love it.
like to share some with you.
hope this site will go on as long as i am here,
being able to taste the beauty of the world
is such a precious gift given by god,
gotta appreciate it while i can.

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350d, 18-200 @18mm
iso200, 1/640 s, f/16
taken @ evanston, chicago