Yang's Favourite Thing #1 - Lyrics written by Xiao Han
I'm not a connoisseur of music, I can't tell what instruments are playing just by listening. I'm not up to date with the top ten chinese songs on y.e.s 93.3FM 龙虎榜, nor the top 20 countdown on 98.7FM. But I enjoy basking in serene music and songs of beautiful lyrics. It's certainly one way to combat stress and keeps me relaxed.
For 30 years, I was Yan. Then I changed my name and became Yang. At a time when I was a little lost about my new name and identity, lyrics written by Xiao Han (小寒) struck the chords in my heart... literally 动人心弦。As Yang, I related strongly with the 小小羊儿 in the song - ♪ 泪若雨下 ♪。Haha.. no I didn't travel to see the world, but I did choose a path of my own for a year to be a Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM). I know the downs as a SAHM are mediocre and in no way as stormy as being alone in a foreign land, but there were depressing moments when I pondered if I had made the right choice.
For 30 years, I was Yan. Then I changed my name and became Yang. At a time when I was a little lost about my new name and identity, lyrics written by Xiao Han (小寒) struck the chords in my heart... literally 动人心弦。As Yang, I related strongly with the 小小羊儿 in the song - ♪ 泪若雨下 ♪。Haha.. no I didn't travel to see the world, but I did choose a path of my own for a year to be a Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM). I know the downs as a SAHM are mediocre and in no way as stormy as being alone in a foreign land, but there were depressing moments when I pondered if I had made the right choice.
And I think I did. Before, I made painful attempts striving to be perfect in my work, to be a perfect mom. In the process, I stopped being a good wife, and stopped loving myself. When I first heard the song ♪ 找回 ♪ on 93.3FM, I fell in love with it. Inspired by the lyrics, I took my term as a SAHM to reflect and 找回 the Yan or Yang I had yearned to be. And I believe I'm just beginning to, with the birth of this blog...
回忆是影片 胶卷是时间
我们同是观众和演员
以后谁失联 都不能改变
你我独有的那段以前
试着找回 感觉并不是要挽回
是要找回 我们说要成为的谁
试着找回 两人曾笑得太用力掉下的泪水
去追回 但不要 追悔
找回 , 铃凯
作曲：李伟菘
作词：小寒
As I built the homepage for my blog, I decided to use an image of my hand penning down the lyrics of 找回 on a Sumikko gurashi note, to represent Lefty Yang. An art-in-Yang's-yoghurt of a 小小羊儿 (Yang) finding herself through learning to live and love wholeheartedly became the header image.
回忆是影片 胶卷是时间
我们同是观众和演员
以后谁失联 都不能改变
你我独有的那段以前
试着找回 感觉并不是要挽回
是要找回 我们说要成为的谁
试着找回 两人曾笑得太用力掉下的泪水
去追回 但不要 追悔
找回 , 铃凯
作曲：李伟菘
作词：小寒
As I built the homepage for my blog, I decided to use an image of my hand penning down the lyrics of 找回 on a Sumikko gurashi note, to represent Lefty Yang. An art-in-Yang's-yoghurt of a 小小羊儿 (Yang) finding herself through learning to live and love wholeheartedly became the header image.
Penning down the lyrics of 找回 on a Sumikko gurashi note...
Learning to live and love wholeheartedly, art-in-Yang's-yoghurt #40
Read that crabs have been found by US scientists to have an internal organ called statocyst which, like an inner ear, helps them to hear predators nearby. I wish I have a statocyst too... not to hear predators, but to listen and delve deeper into the lyrics of songs, into the spirit of Yang. Haha I hope I didn't sound "crabby" to you... ;)
小寒's lyrics in Lefty Yang's Blog:
Sumikko gurashi - 孤獨患者
Heard a nice song by Link, 16 Apr 14 - 找回
Asparagus & chicken cha soba stir-fry, 24 May 14 - 淚若雨下
Kirin seeded a friendship for 3 friends, 4 Jul 14 - 淚若雨下
Are you living and loving wholeheartedly? 8 Aug 14 - 淚若雨下
Dancing with less-than-perfect eyes, 11 Aug 14 - 夜盲症
Sumikko gurashi - 孤獨患者
Heard a nice song by Link, 16 Apr 14 - 找回
Asparagus & chicken cha soba stir-fry, 24 May 14 - 淚若雨下
Kirin seeded a friendship for 3 friends, 4 Jul 14 - 淚若雨下
Are you living and loving wholeheartedly? 8 Aug 14 - 淚若雨下
Dancing with less-than-perfect eyes, 11 Aug 14 - 夜盲症
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