拍拍马屁

上个星期六，百般无聊，心血来潮， 胡写一通， 写了拍拍马屁。
觉得挺好玩的， 就给它上了个谱。

越玩越起劲， 弄了好几个不同的版本。

这个是一版。

拍拍马屁    不用道理

拍拍马屁    前程似锦

拍拍马屁    会有福气

拍拍马屁    大吉大利！

你说我会拍马屁

我说要看看前提

如果那个人是你

我会再三的考虑

如果你很有money

我就为难我自己

想想你是很有趣

让我好好夸夸你

拍拍马屁    不用道理

拍拍马屁    前程似锦

拍拍马屁    会有福气

拍拍马屁    大吉大利！

他说你会拍马屁

那是多大的天理

让你多说两三句

语言艺术练成精

如果他没有money

我们就少说几句

想想自己的情绪

不必惹他闹脾气

拍拍马屁    不用道理

拍拍马屁    前程似锦

拍拍马屁    会有福气

拍拍马屁    大吉大利！

拍拍马屁    随心所欲

拍拍马屁    一本万利

拍拍马屁    财源广进

拍拍马屁    万事如意！

Our Dogs

We have had 3 dogs. All schnauzers. Precious came first, then Sapphire, and now Penny.

Precious was the only one that had the company of all other dogs. Sapphire passed on before Penny came. Then Precious left few months after Penny arrived.

Precious was the one that was very barky. Sapphire simply loved to dazzle you with her snuggles. Penny, if you can get her smile, wow! LOL. 

Penny is also the only one that has bitten everyone at home before.

All three were sort of re-homed to us.

Sharing my songs devoted to them here. :P

Precious

Sapphire

Penny

三万天

如果我能活到三万天

就会看到八十岁的容颜

想都不敢想的那一瞬间

只希望心爱的人会在身边

现在我已过了两万多天

偶尔会想要回到从前

选择不同方向的那些年

会不会有更好的今天

人生平均就是三万天

时间只会继续的向前

请珍惜我们拥有的时间

别把光阴困在烦恼里面

人生平均就是三万天

开开心心过着每一天

只要爱的人还在身边

健康快乐笑过每一天

如今我只剩大概一万天

看淡人生是最好的改变

日子慢慢一天是一天

平凡日子也值得纪念

I Am Afraid

I came across this article many years ago. I was amazed by how Chinese language can depict it in so many different ways, and yet it was beautiful, at least to me. :P

Link

The original prose appears to be a Turkish poem, and somehow not able to know who wrote it exactly.

And here it is:

I am Afraid

You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when wind blows... This is why I am afraid; 

You say that you love me too... 

And here the various different versions in Chinese:

普通版：

你说你喜欢雨，但是下雨的时候你却撑开了伞;
你说你喜欢阳光，但当阳光播撒的时候，你却躲在阴凉之地;
你说你喜欢风，但清风扑面的时候，你却关上了窗户。
我害怕你对我也是如此之爱

文艺版

你说烟雨微芒，兰亭远望； 后来轻揽婆娑，深遮霓裳。 你说春光烂漫，绿袖红香； 后来内掩西楼，静立卿旁。 你说软风轻拂，醉卧思量； 后来紧掩门窗，漫帐成殇。 你说情丝柔肠，如何相忘； 我却眼波微转，兀自成霜。

诗经版

子言慕雨，启伞避之。 子言好阳，寻荫拒之。 子言喜风，阖户离之。 子言偕老，吾所畏之。

离骚版

君乐雨兮启伞枝， 君乐昼兮林蔽日， 君乐风兮栏帐起， 君乐吾兮吾心噬

五言诗版

恋雨偏打伞，爱阳却遮凉。 风来掩窗扉，叶公惊龙王。 片言只语短，相思缱倦长。 郎君说爱我，不敢细思量。

七言绝句

微茫烟雨伞轻移，喜日偏来树底栖。

一任风吹窗紧掩，付君心事总犹疑。

七律版

江南三月雨微茫，罗伞轻撑细细香。

日送微醺如梦寐，身依浓翠趁荫凉。

忽闻风籁传朱阁，轻蹙蛾眉锁碧窗。

一片相思君莫解，锦池只恐散鸳鸯。

Recently, came across another link that has a new version to it. 

女汉子版

女汉子版

你有本事爱雨天， 你有本事别打伞啊； 你有本事爱阳光， 你有本事别乘凉啊； 你有本事爱吹风， 你有本事别关窗啊； 你有本事说爱我， 

你有本事捡肥皂啊！

I think I prefer the other versions better.

 

十六岁的你

This is for my son, 16 years old today.

This is also the first animated video creation I did. Must say it has quite a number of flaws.

I wasn't good in doing it, not knowing the "how-to" well.

I used Chatgpt to create caricature picture of him (although some parts got a bit different somehow ... )

Then do different still images I can imagine for the song.

Then used Grok to turn the still images to 6-second video.

Then used Capcut to organize and join them together.

The song was created using paid version of Suno, so that the music can be shared with less restrictions on Youtube.

Chatgpt and Grok can be free to use.

Capcut also not required to use Pro version to do the video.

If you are willing to pay, I guess it can be done a lot easier.

Anyway, here it is:

有个声音

In Sept-Oct 2022,  I was bathing and anyhow hum a tune.

I liked what I was humming, and after my bath, I quickly recorded it down into my phone via whistling.

Then I started thinking what words can fit into the humming, and I somehow put some words into it, and recorded my own very unpolish singing version into whatsapp to myself. 

I then shared with Karinna and said: "This is my song!!" LOL

Fast-forward to Jun 2024, I uploaded the tune to Suno.com hoping to make the tune smoother etc.

Then voila, started creating different versions of the song itself. 

Was a very fun play from then till now.

Make the song longer, extend with different lyrics etc. Sometimes try different genre.

In a way, this tune is my baby. 😉

After numerous different version, this particular is solely with the tune and lyrics originally created.

And the AI tool helped to tweak a bit, and I am quite satisfied with it.

So here it is, hope you enjoy this as much as I do:

那些日子

Original words were written at 1 year anniversary after Tiananmen Square incident.
It was quite unpolished. Chatgpt amended beautifully for me.
 
如果和平有个方向 
就让它在这里停泊