{"id":1337,"date":"2011-03-06T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T12:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2011-03-06T12:57:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T12:57:33","slug":"wandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1337","title":{"rendered":"Wandering"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI’m wandering in search of a reason to stay.<\/big>
\n~ \u6797\u4e00\u5cf0 Chet Lam
\nI had a dream last night and the most vivid part of it was me bareback riding on a horse towards a vast expanse of beach. The horse was a handsome one with a shiny chestnut brown coat of fur and I was leaning down with my face near to his, fitting the curve of my body to the elegant lines of his and talking to him as he flew in the wind. The feeling was exhilarating as he carried me along in his long and powerful strides like a graceful warrior, and when the sea came into sight, he galloped faster as if wanting to get to the water as fast as he could. I, too, was filled with an overwhelming sense of happiness when I saw the sea, as if it were a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time…
\nIt was with a slight sense of disappointment when I woke up and discovered all that was just a dream. I love horses and would love to ride on one again. The last time I rode one was in Glenworth Valley, north of Sydney, eight years ago. Riding in the natural wilderness is a fantastic experience compared to doing it in a stable rink. Perhaps part of my dream also stems from the fact that I haven’t been engaging in much sports these days due to injury. The plantar fasciitis condition on my feet still hasn’t healed and I haven’t been paddling either. I miss the sea a lot, but I can’t be asked to make my way to Sentosa because of the cost of doing so (no thanks to the opening of the casino). I’ve been such a geek in the past months…hardly going out…the fact that I’m writing this entry on a Sunday at 11am says a lot.
\nI feel as if I need to get out of Singapore again. Recently I came to know about Hong Kong singer-songwriter Chet Lam’s (\u6797\u4e00\u5cf0) ninth album My Lonely Planet \u601d\u8def<\/em>, a double CD selection of Cantonese songs that speaks of his feelings towards leaving and returning home, and his thoughts as a world traveller as he jetsets to cities like cities like New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh, Shanghai and Xiamen.
\nLam’s lyrics encapsulate many a traveller’s feelings, particularly those of us with a bit more of a literary streak and tend to ponder too much. Like Lam, my restlessness stems from the need of finding a reason to stay. If I meet the right person, I’d gladly settle down and have babies and what have you. If I were living in a place I love, I’d gladly stay put. While Singapore is not a bad place to be in, there are things I’d like in a place that it can never have. I want the great outdoors – hills and mountains to climb and streams and beaches I can swim in. Perhaps I’ve been in Singapore for too long – nothing about this city excites me any more.
\nHere I’ve selected some lines from two songs in My Lonely Planet<\/em> which I love and translated them (taking it as practice for my translation classes). Hope you enjoy them too.
\nFrom: \u7ef4\u591a\u5229\u4e9a Victoria
\n(In reference to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour)
\n\u4f60\u662f\u907f\u98ce\u6e2f\u7b49\u5f85\u7740\u8fc7\u5ba2\u9760\u5cb8 You’re the shelter waiting for passengers to alight
\n\u5728\u4f60\u6000\u91cc\u505c\u6b47\u7684\u4eba\u4e0d\u6015\u5de8\u6d6a People waiting in your arms aren’t afraid of the huge waves
\n\u8ba9\u98d8\u6d41\u7684\u5fc3\u5f97\u5230\u4e00\u70b9\u6e29\u6696 You give wandering souls warmth
\nOh my love, my Victoria
\nFrom: \u6e38\u5b50\u610f A Traveller’s Tale
\n\u6bcf\u500b\u57ce\u5e02\u90fd\u6709\u9846\u5fc3\u3000\u4e0d\u80fd\u8f15\u6613\u88ab\u770b\u898b Every city has a soul that’s not easily seen
\n\u99ac\u8def\u5c31\u50cf\u8840\u8108\u4e00\u6a23\u3000\u628a\u6bcf\u500b\u6e34\u671b\u76f8\u9023 Roads are like blood vessels linking every glimmer of hope
\n\u6bcf\u500b\u57ce\u5e02\u90fd\u5f88\u719f\u6089\u3000\u6bcf\u500b\u89d2\u843d\u90fd\u964c\u751f Every city seems familiar yet every corner seems unfamiliar
\n\u505c\u6b47\u4e0a\u8def\u5306\u5306\u524e\u90a3\u3000\u5c31\u7b49\u5f85\u90a3\u4e00\u500b\u773c\u795e Taking a break from the journey, hoping to make some eye contact
\n…
\n\u6bcf\u500b\u65c5\u4eba\u90fd\u6709\u6545\u4e8b\u3000\u4f60\u554f\u4ed6\u5c31\u6703\u544a\u8a34\u4f60 Every traveller has a tale \/ Ask and he’ll tell
\n\u7d30\u7bc0\u53ef\u80fd\u6709\u9ede\u504f\u5dee\u3000\u53cd\u6b63\u7559\u4e0b\u7684\u53ea\u6709\u56de\u61b6 Details might be differ but what’s left are memories
\n\u6bcf\u500b\u9078\u64c7\u90fd\u6709\u907a\u61be\u3000\u6bcf\u500b\u907a\u61be\u90fd\u6709\u8f49\u6a5f Every choice made has its regrets \/ Every regret can take a turn for the better
\n\u6708\u843d\u65e5\u51fa\u67f3\u6697\u82b1\u660e\u3000\u4eba\u9084\u5728\u3000\u5fc3\u5b58\u611f\u6fc0 The sun sets and rises \/ there’s always light at the end of the tunnel \/ I’m thankful to be alive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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