用英文來紀錄一些觀察

dilapidated soviet-era concrete structures wreathed in diesel fumes and woodsmoke rise stoically amidst the backdrop of cables and cranes sleeping contortedly until spring. windshorn slopes rim the outer districts, whence the vapours of coalstoves three hundred thousand strong unfurl their plumes unto the periphery of the thermocline hallowing the valley. ~the tongue is glottal, resonant, atonal, inflected, agglutinative, subtle, aspirated, and deep--it wins my favour. the people who speak it--thus far my image is~colourful, hale, hearty, good-humoured, stoic yet not repressive or repressed, aggressive and active yet not forever-driven, playful and adaptive, phonetically gifted, not prone to extended contemplation and deliberation, humble and lovable. i wish very much to hold converse with a great many of them as soon as possible.

頭三個星期的筆記

很抱歉! 我好就沒有更新我blog 的內容. 反正, 我再慢慢適應 烏蘭巴托 這裡. 現在我在家裡 有 電話 線 的 網路--結果 速度慢 得要命--照片會比較少.
首先, 我來講 一些關於 會 眾的事情. 這裡有 兩群. bayanzurkh 於 bayangol. 我現在屬於後者. 會 眾 裡 的朋友 都 好慷慨, 又一至 忍耐, 包容我. 最近 有 俄 語的 又有 漢語 的 傳道,續訪,研究等.
嗯...天氣, 氣候--還可以. 冷的凍死. 零下三十度--可是, 有的時候 還好--下午陽光較強等. 我 上個星期有機會 去 山區 爬山玩雪滑雪. 滿號玩嘍! 今天 晚上我 有陪 一個姊妹跟一個年老的奶奶研究.
研究完成之後, 她的老公 送我們 arkhii--就是蒙古的傳統的飲料. 是甚麼樣的飲料呢? 發酵 的 馬乃--要好幾次蒸餾. 未到有 一點兒酸酸. 上上個星期是 第一次我吃過 馬肉. 吃得...像鹿肉, 我覺得.
嗯....還有甚麼...對了, 烏蘭巴托的郊區 有三十 萬人左右住 蒙古包. 冬天大部分以碳為 燃料--這個景況造成 城市空氣污染惡化. 但我聽說夏天應該清澈.
情你們為我們禱告--有很多人對上帝的話 語感興趣, 卻 如今 沒辦法 回答他們的問題. 蒙古 問的書刊目前很有限. 我可以很公開地關於這些事情講解, 因為 蒙古 正 並不 受中國 的 政治 控制.
我 已經 常常 想 你們---給我這麼深刻印象, 我真沒辦法 忘記你們. 那.....下 一 次.

ulaanbaatar, microdistrict 3

ulaanbaatar on a clear winter day, january 2008

sea of clouds

Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies,
Now gay with the broad setting sun;
Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties,
Our race of existence is run!
Thou grim King of Terrors; thou Life's gloomy foe!
Go, frighten the coward and slave;
Go, teach them to tremble, fell tyrant! but know
No terrors hast thou to the brave!

Thou strik'st the dull peasant-he sinks in the dark,
Nor saves e'en the wreck of a name;
Thou strik'st the young hero-a glorious mark;
He falls in the blaze of his fame!
In the field of proud honour-our swords in our hands,
Our King and our country to save;
While victory shines on Life's last ebbing sands, -
O! who would not die with the brave!

Burns

unholy trinity

party on the peak! we found a wee nook in which shelter from the wind could be had.
this mountain precipitates its own clouds on an otherwise clear day.

end of decembre 2007

so...just completed a most excellent tour of taiwan with mychael and lyuda, i will be posting a few pics here pretty soon....this one here is from the summit of yushan ('putr doesn't feel like typing in chinese today)