1. The Beginning

Yesterday afternoon, with nothing to do in the office, I stumbled upon the news that The Avengers was starting its public screening that day. A quick search on Weibo for nearby cinema schedules revealed a showing at 5:10 PM. I quickly grabbed Brother De and headed to the theater. However, to our dismay, while there were still a few tickets left, we were told that a 100 yuan deposit was required for the 3D glasses in the small screening room. Neither of us had brought our wallets, and by the time we ran back to the office and returned, the movie would have already started. So, we opted for the so-called “golden time” slot at 7:30 PM, with tickets priced at 40 yuan—a bit of a rip-off.

“The scenery of Guilin is the finest under heaven,” such fame, such an awe-inspiring description, has long been a dream for us humble citizens of this small country. These seven characters, inscribed on the stone tablet to the upper right of this humble one, when magnified, reveal the scene below, composed by the provincial scholar Zhang Ciliang.

Original text on Weibo: [A woman in Quanzhou entered a store to steal two pieces of bread and was tied to a pole for public display] Southeast Morning Post: On the morning of the 4th, a woman was caught by the shopkeeper on the spot when she stole two pieces of bread on Zhongshan Middle Road, Anhai Town, Jinjiang. In order to warn her and prevent her from committing crimes again, the owner, Mr. Lin, tied the thief to a telephone pole and hung a cardboard with “I am a thief” on his chest.

Poison, oh poison… I know it’s mind-bending, I know I don’t have much time to read, but as soon as my eyes caught sight of this set of books, I immediately placed an order… Old man Kafka, your piece “Before the Law” has unsettled me for so many years…

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Should I throw it away, throw it away, or throw you away? From start to finish, I haven’t seen any eye-catching articles, perhaps because the reading environment is no longer what it was many years ago.

It has been nearly 3 years since I registered on Xiami, and the first song I listened to on Xiami was “Love Comes Too Late.”

During my school years, I mostly used foobar2000 for offline listening, so I rarely used Xiami. The time I truly started using online music streaming frequently is probably just over a year. As for the origin, it can be roughly traced back through my daily check-ins on Xiami (up to today, 395 days).

Memories May Pan (1989-2012)

Part One:

The flight I desire, not borrowed wings [*Repeated over 50 times]

**At first, I desperately wanted to get into university; then, I couldn’t wait to graduate and start working; next, I longed to get married and have children; after that, I wished for my children to grow up quickly so I could return to work; later, I yearned to retire; now, I am truly nearing the end… Suddenly, I realize, I have forgotten to truly live. **

I remember during my sophomore year, we watched Love Connected 2. It was towards the end, maybe the last ten or twenty minutes (I checked, it’s at the 1 hour 28-minute mark), when Deng Chao gave a speech during a class meeting, delivering lines that brought tears to our eyes.

“Because, among us, one classmate has already left. She was the youngest in our class.”

It was a simple yet deeply moving scene, one that I’ve never been able to let go of.