A Lazy Saturday

The chilling wind is gone, flowers start to bloom and trees turn a shade of green, pink, or yellow. Slippers and sneakers instead of boots. People sitting in the park for one whole hour or two. Time to stroll around the city that is.

That’s spring in Prague.

Although it feels as hot as a summer sometimes, and it might be moody ,rainy and chilly for a change just when you start hiding all your jackets.

Nevertheless, the windless and cloudy weather that day didn’t stop me from bringing my camera for a walk.

 

And then I decided to have a cappuccino in a quiet cafe…

 

… and pop in to a Tesco express.

 

Sunflower 向日葵的希望

有些事情不是看到希望才去坚持，而是坚持了才会看到希望。向日葵确实是向往着太阳的，但是“看不到太阳”也开放，只因向日葵心底装着太阳，装着看到太阳的那份希望。

We shouldn’t only persevere because there’s hope, sometimes there’s hope because we press on. Sunflowers always face the sun, and still do so during a moody rainy day, when the sun is not visible in the sky, for there’s a glimmer of hope that it will emerge, if only they persevere.

Pursue that “sun” in our hearts, held our heads up high and keep pressing on. It can’t hide behind the clouds forever.

暗透了，更能看得见星光

It is in the darkness that the stars shine the brightest

没有黑暗的承托，我们不会欣赏低调的星光。

没有大雨的洗礼，怎么会有阳光重现后的彩虹。

没有曾经的悲伤，就没有现在紧握快乐的觉悟。

没有经历过痛苦寂寞哀伤，生活还会不会幸福？

Antiques

The antiques always remind me of how things have changed… there’s always this kind of nostalgic beauty about them. People grew old, people left, but they stay quietly in some corners in this world, being part of a story that might never be retold.

A Loner’s Journey

Taking a tram, an almost everyday-life activity here in Prague. It really is rather relaxing when you could sit on an empty (or less crowded than it usually is) tram in a rainy moody day, just taking in the beautiful scenery of this old city that passes by.

Sing a song of salvation

This photo was shot when I was having a walk in one of the many Easter markets in Prague. Just like Christmas markets, people set up stalls on squares all around the city, selling traditional food and items. I’m surprised that after 4 years living in here, this was the first time I noticed that the they hang ribbons of different colours on birch tree twigs and rooftops of their stalls during Easter!

Stars will fade and mountains fall;
Christ will shine forever,
Love’s unfading splendour.
Earth and heaven will bow in awe,
Joining in salvation’s song.

~ Salvation’s Song (Stuart Townend)

Happy blessed Easter!