Playlist: Empire State Of Mind (By Alicia Keys)

Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, record producer.

I heard this song first on the radio, I love her voice very much.

Lyrics

Oooh oooh, New York (2x)

Grew up in a town,

That is famous as a place of movie scenes

Noise is always loud

There are sirenes all around

And the streets are mean

If I could make it here

I could make it anywhere

That's what they say

Seeing my face in lights

Or my name in marquees found down Broadway

Even if it ain't all it seems

I got a pocketful of dreams

Baby, I'm from

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Now you're in New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New York

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew

Ladies work so hard

Such a melting pot on the corner selling rock

Preachers pray to God

Hail a gypsy cab

Takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge

Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger

For more than from an empty fridge

I'm going to make it by any means

I got a pocketful of dreams

Baby, I'm from

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Now you're in New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New York

One hand in the air for the big city

Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty

No place in the world that can compared

Put your lighters in the air

Everybody say yeah, yeah yeaah

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Now you're in New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York

The Most Distant Way in the World

The most distant way in the world.

is not the way from birth to the end.

it is when I sit near you

that you don't understand I love you.

The most distant way in the world.

is not that you're no sure I love you.

it is when my love is bewildering the soul

but I can't speak it out.

The most distant way in the world.

it not that I can'y say I love you.

it is after looking into my heart

I can't change my love.

The most distant way in the world.
is not that I'm loving you
it is in our love
we are keeping between the distance.

The most distant way in the world.
is not the distance across us.
it is when we're breaking through the way
we deny the existence of love.

So the most distant way in the world 

is not in two distant trees. 

it is the same rooted branches 

can't enjoy the co-existence. 

So the most distant way in the world 

is not in the being separated branches. 

it is in the blinking stars 

they can't burn the light. 

So the most distant way in the world 

is not the burning stars. 

it is after the light 

they can't be seen from afar. 

So the most distant way in the world 

is not the light that is fading away. 

it is the coincidence of us 

is not supposed for the love. 

So the most distant way in the world 

is the love between the fish and bird. 

one is flying at the sky, 

the other is looking upon into the sea.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Tagore was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there.  Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.

Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems, he became rapidly known in the West. For the world, he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.

Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet.  Besides these, he wrote musical dramas,dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.

The Beautiful Filoli (2)

This place is really beautiful. Lots of mini-gardens, fruit trees, and so many flowers.

There is a lavender garden, it is so beautiful but filled with bees.  Walking in here, I felt like I stepped into a postcard from past. I lost myself in the garden a couple of times. 

If you like walking rather than hiking, and a big fan of flowers, this is perfect for you.

The Beautiful Filoli

This was my 2nd visit to the beautiful Filoli (Fight-Love-Live). It is true that the gardens are different in each season. The last time we went, it was in the summer. Now it's spring and totally new flowers sprung up in the garden.
"Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life." -- William Bowers Bourn II's credo from the acronym Filoli was derived.
Love coming here, The garden is amazing, the flowers are beautiful when they are in bloom. There are so many flowers I had never seen before or even knew existed!

weekend jokes

1)
Wife: "How would you describe me?"
Husband: "ABCDEFGHIJK."
Wife: "What does that mean?"
Husband: "Adorable, beautiful, cute, delightful, elegant, fashionable, gorgeous, and hot."
Wife: "Aw, thank you, but what about IJK?"
Husband: "I'm just kidding!"

2)
Tom:  Mom, can I have two pieces of cake , please?
Mom: Certainly -- take this piece and cut it two!

3)
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"
"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"
The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting the pictures."


Have a happy weekend :) :) :)

Street Snaps

It's spring, flowers are everywhere. It made us happy and sad, for it last a short time.

Flowers are in bloom, walking through the field to see the flowers...

inspirational quotes

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

-Steve Jobs

"Success is the sum of small efforts -- repeated day in and day out."

-Robert Collier

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

-Mae West

"Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75."

-Benjamin Franklin

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

-Buddha

"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."

  -Dale Carnegie

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails, Explore, Dream, Discover."

-Mark Twain

"You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness."

-Diane von Furstenberg

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."

-Malala Yousafzai

"I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it."

-Estee Lauder

"You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them."

-Shonda Ehimes

"Done is better than perfect."

-Sheryl Sandberg

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."

-Coco Chanel

"Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you."

-Hillary Clinton

"Love is the one thing that transcends time and space."
-Brand

Notes:
Good quotes sometimes are just like good books: they inspire you, motivate you and give you the energy that you need to face all the difficulties of the day ahead. Hope you enjoy these positive quotes .