Eat Well, Laugh Loud, Live Long
We are three. The moon comes from its quiet corner, puts a pitcher of water down in the center. The circle of surface flames. / One of us kneels to kiss the threshold. / One drinks, with wine flames playing over his face. / One watches the gathering, and says to any cold onlookers, / ‘This dance is the joy of existence’.
– “We Three”, Rumi (1207-1273)
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Built as part of a retirement home, Qianlong Garden 乾隆花園 is the peak of the artistic achievement of an era.
Welcome to seafood paradise where they are all swimming in tanks right before you eat them.
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day /
Their old, familiar carols play, /
And wild and sweet /
The words repeat /
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
– “Christmas Bells”, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 –1882)
As they say, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”
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