Entry 20: Thoughts

Life is really an interesting thing. It is full of twists; sometimes, this twists makes us feel troubled or sad but at times, it puts a smile onto our face. And what makes life even more interesting is that you can always look back and look at all these moments, be it sad, worrying, happy or sweet, and you will just be amused about how far you have come, or just how on earth you pull it through.

Tonight, I gave a call back home to check on my mom, dogs and, of course, to talk to my dear darling. Looking back, it is simply so beyond any of my imagination that there could be one day that my girl friend would not only have the keys to my house, sleeps in my room, have breakfast and do Yoga every weekend with my mom AND could walk out just with a towel from a shower in my house to pick up my calls. The feeling is so heart warming when I called home (the home number) and then 敏敏 picked up the call~ It is as if that we are already husband and wife. Sweet!

And then there were the army days that now become one of my most precious memories. I could easily recall the day when I broke down in front of my men when they disobeied my orders to clear the mud in a stupid drain. Or the times, when we were crossing the swamps in Indonesia and freezing almost to death that night. Then there was that stupid Helicopter Operation which "a piece" of mud was blown into my mouth and I swallowed it. These time are tough, but when they are over. They are just sweet memories that makes the ME today.

Do you remember the movie, "Click"? I think it really inspired me. Sometimes, we would hope that the bad and tough times could be fast-forwarded or skipped. It is just human nature. But these tough and unpleasant times is what we feed on to grow. They are part of our life, the parts which will put the biggest smile and pride on our faces when we look back at them.

May be it is the whether in Regensburg, it is so romantic and (hmm...) peaceful here. It would naturally make a person think. If you know German, Regensbug means The Rainy Mountains. May be it is because of the weather here, this place always rain. Anytime in the day, be it sunny or not, there will be at least a light shower and everything would turn misty and foggy. I was told that it is because this town is surrounded by the mountains and a river (Danube River) runs through it, the water vapour (or clouds) are trapped by the peaks of the mountain and remain (always) on the sky of Regensburg.

And when it rains, this song would play in my ears...
雨下整夜 我的爱溢出就像雨水
院子落叶 跟我的思念厚厚一叠
几句是非 也无法将我的热情冷却
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