yuquanchen.com http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/ Copyright 2012 Sun, 13 May 2012 10:57:03 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mother's Day Surprise (催人泪下的小惊喜) Even though sometimes I appear to be mean and not enough of loving, even though at times I feel very unhappy, even though I do not always fear spiders and I dare to catch caterpillars...Unexpectedly, my son put his unique gift in front of me this morning, full of appreciations and praises, when my mind was totally somewhere else. A pure surprise that cheered me up quite a bit that moment. He presented his poem along with some jelly beans with a sincere smile, later added a malted milk egg so I could gain some weight. I wish I could...

虽然有时候我有点凶，也会严厉；虽然很长时间都没有真正开心过；虽然我已经不是那么害怕蜘蛛，而且还敢抓毛毛虫。。。可还是收到了儿子为母亲节写给我的一首感激夸赞我的“诗”。因为母亲节丝毫不在我的意识里，没有人为我过，我也不想过。。。所以当昨天上午儿子把一张纸在我毫无准备的情况下若无其事温柔地摆放到了我面前，上面还有一小堆jelly beans，告诉我这是给我的时候，我一下子就愣住了。。。我看到了那首诗的内容，看到了儿子笑眯眯的样子，一瞬间。。。后来他又临时加了一个malted milk egg，希望我能够长肉。是啊，我也好想长胖一些。。。

女儿早先也给了,是一袋Lindt Chocolate truffles, 给得太随意了,是为了压制我可能的"生气"在钢琴比赛回家路上买来"哄"我的,都知道我想长肉,孩子们的礼物还是让我很开心的.

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/05/13/meng_mothers_day_gift.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/05/13/meng_mothers_day_gift.html Growing Story (成长故事) Sun, 13 May 2012 10:57:03 -0500 As Love (愛のままで) As Love (愛のままで, Ai no Mama de) by Sabrina Yuquan Chen (陈玉泉) from youtube.com: 愛のままで

Listen to this song on youku.com: 愛のままで

树上的小鸟为什么在歌唱，
是为了甜蜜的爱情。
我要的幸福不多，
我的世界就是你的眼睛。
我们的相遇是缘分，
我今生注定了与你共行。
春蚕到死丝方尽，
愿我们的爱情万年青。

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/11/as_love.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/11/as_love.html Recordings Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:06:17 -0500 结识陈玉泉 (Getting to Know Yuquan) By 佚伊

结识陈玉泉不是偶然，因为我喜欢听歌，而她喜欢唱歌。所以，一个“歌”字把我们两个毫不相关的人牵到了一起。而写陈玉泉确实必然。仍然是因为这个“歌”字。她，是太喜欢唱歌了，而我却是太喜欢听她唱歌了。打一小到大，接受的教育是：为人处世要“有福同享，有难独（自）当”。因此，要向大家介绍陈玉泉其人，其歌。

解释陈玉泉是在剑桥中国文化中心。今春以来，剑桥中古哦文化中心（Cambridge Chinese Culture Center - CCCC）的卡拉OK俱乐部和交谊舞俱乐部先后开张。听人说在卡拉OK俱乐部里很有几个歌唱得非常好的业余歌唱家。当时正值波士顿华人文艺文化活动的淡季。得知CCCC的卡拉OK俱乐部每周星期二晚上和星期六晚上都有活动后，在一个不是很忙的星期六，从一早儿就开始准备晚上去听歌。上午把所有的家务肝丸，中午美美儿地睡了一觉，晚上饱饱地吃了一餐。当一切收拾完毕后，潇洒地与家人一声“拜拜”，就自己听歌去也。

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/05/chenyuquan.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/05/chenyuquan.html News (新闻) Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:33:10 -0500 又见玉泉 (Meeting Yuquan Again) My greatest appreciation goes to one of my schoolmates (a senior alumni) 华山 who has spent quite some time and effort just to make a tribute video for me. I feel deeply flattered by his kindness and caring, and truly blessed to have him as my best friend.

This is a Chinese version, the English version is coming soon.

三十年功名尘与土，八千里路云和月，
说不尽的历史风流，道不完的人生坎坷。
沧海桑田，岁月如沙，
三十年不过弹指一挥间，何谓功名，何谓尘土？

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/03/yuquan.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/04/03/yuquan.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:55:20 -0500 大学情诗: 女儿的海 (Poem: Sea of Daughter's) This poem was written for me by 简宁, a best friend and senior alumni. It was first published in "Flying" (飞天) magazine by Lanzhou, Gansu. He was awarded the National College Students' Creative Award in 1984. It belongs to his compilation of poems "Listening to the Sunshine" which was published by the Literature and Art Publishing House of People's Liberation Army in 1990 (辑于1990年解放军文艺出版社出版的他的诗集"倾听阳光"). Wish I could go back to the past, young and beautiful; innocent and pure...none of us ever knew how short those wonderful years would be, and it existed once, once only, with no turning back...

女儿的海

冉冉地冉冉地跃下跳水台 Slowly, slowly jumping off the diving board
在雪白的欣喜中我回到海里 I went back to the sea in the white delight
回到海里女儿的海蓝蓝的海 Back to the sea, the deep blue sea of daughter’s
整个世界都飘游在我蓝蓝的家乡 The whole world is wandering in my hometown of blue
   
掠过去了堆积如山的书本 Passed by the piles of books
掠过去了铅笔盒和图书馆的灯光 Passed by the pencil boxes and library lights
我不再是那个高大的黑森林里 I am no longer that brown haired little girl
采撷蘑菇的黄头发的小姑娘 Who gathered mushrooms in the black forest
在这里我是女儿 Right here I am the daughter
有轻柔的浪涌向我 There are gentle waves flocking to me
我做深呼吸 I take a deep breath
我微微起伏胸膛 My chest undulates slightly
]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/20/sea_of_daughter.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/20/sea_of_daughter.html Treasured Memories Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:58:07 -0500 眼泪 (Poem: Tears) 无意中听到了那维美至善的“天鹅湖”
不留神看到了一幅幅凄美的天鹅情侣画面
一时间，那说不清道不明的心绪
竟不得不随着那不听话的眼泪飘去...

窥见了寻觅，期盼，渴望
看到了彼此的欢愉，嬉戏，相守
然而更多感受到的
却是无名的凄凉，孤独，悲哀，与无奈...

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/14/tears.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/14/tears.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:38:17 -0500 Yanni's Piano Solo Yanni became THE all time favorite musician of mine since more than 13 years ago and has stayed that way ever since. I especially enjoy his piano solo and have been listening to them almost every single day! They are so beautifully composed, each and every piece is emotionally moving and ingeniously intricate, yet not too hard to play for ordinary people. These pieces sound somewhat classical yet contemporary. I have all of them loaded in my car, listening to Yanni while driving is such a pleasant experience that soothes my mind to the soul. His music is so amazing and special in a way that, even the music itself isn't sad at all, it easily brings out a lot of emotion and makes me want to cry...

Hope you will enjoy the following pieces:

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/12/yanni.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/12/yanni.html Favorite Music Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:01:27 -0500 诗歌 (Poem): 在湖岸 (At Lake) This poem was written for me in September 1984 by a schoolmate at USTC (中国科技大学), to thank me for singing "Yesterday Once More" in celebration of his 21st birthday at a picnic party.

一首诗，一首歌
记载的是青春的岁月，是朦胧的爱情，是对未来的美好愿望？
当我为他的生日演唱那首“yesterday once more",
我有否要他记住那一刻间彼此心中的感受？
当他即兴为我写下这首”在湖岸”，
我不知道他是否期翼我在岸边等待着他。
这首诗是一位科大学长为了感谢我在他21岁的生日野炊庆祝会上为他演唱"Yesterday Once More"而写给我的。
此诗辑于1990年解放军文艺出版社出版的简宁诗集"倾听阳光".
光阴荏苒, 时隔多年的今天, 当目光再次停留在这一行行的诗句
在心底油然升起的, 会是什么样的感慨？
我不知道你是否还记得我当年的纯真和幼稚，
我不知道如今的你是否更加的成熟和有魅力。
我只知道，我们曾经有过共同的回忆，
点点滴滴，
心中的涟漪！

在湖岸

波动的湖岸突然沉寂
林子里升起
你的歌, 升起
你的甜柔, 你的忧悒
无数金黄的花朵
从树冠上摇落
洒满我的周围
洒满我的心灵的旷地

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/05/lake.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/03/05/lake.html Treasured Memories Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:14:27 -0500 Piano Solo by Yiruma I love piano music. My top favorite is Yanni and I love every single one of his piano solos that I have been listening to them almost everyday. His music has unlimited depth that forever touches my heart and soul. Recently I discovered Yiruma's piano music, while I don't think I'd compare him with Yanni, I did find a handful of his solos quite beautiful and had since spent the time gathering the best I could find. Here they are, 10 carefully picked pieces, planned to send them to a special friend of mine over the period of time, but now I have decided I can only share them with my online friends and the rest of the world. I truly hope you would enjoy them at your spare time:

Do You? (Hope Us In Love)
Destiny of Love
Love Hurts

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/28/yiruma.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/28/yiruma.html Favorite Music Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:21:26 -0500 慢慢才知道的事 (Things You Would Know Gradually) 慢慢地才知道:
太在乎别人的结果, 受伤害的是自己
你越想抓住一样东西，最后将失去得越快
真心对一个人好不一定能有回报, 而被你忽略的人往往可能是最重视你的
原来很多东西是可遇而不可求的，很多东西这辈子你只能拥有一次
不要和别人争论什么, 因为那是没有结果的, 无论谁对谁错
未必做每件事情都有意义, 可是做的每件事情都会留下一些回忆
人的性格可以差异到如此之大
许多曾经的人会变得让你认不出, 但请留住回忆
友情往往比爱情更为可靠
对自己好的人会随着时间的流逝而越来越少

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/22/things_you_know_gradually.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/22/things_you_know_gradually.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:05 -0500 Thoughts on Valentine's Day (情人节感想) Though it's a bit late, at this time， a week after 2012 Valentine's Day, I suddenly had some new thoughts about this holiday that I'd like to share with you.

What's the purpose of having Valentine's Day?
Why did people have to design such a holiday at first place?
Those who are happy are happy anyway
Those of misfortune are unfortunate as always
This day gives the happy ones an opportunity to celebrate their happiness
Yet it only creates more sorrow and bitterness for people who are unfortunate
That's all!

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/21/valentines_day.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/21/valentines_day.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:01:34 -0500 "Love Hurts" Quotes Oscar Wilde
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
在爱里，我们总是从自欺开始，最后以欺人告终。这就是世界上所谓的浪漫

Diane Arbus
Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
爱蕴含着奇特的深不可测的理解与误解的组合

Anonymous
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
我们只需一分钟就可以暗恋一个人，只需一个小时喜欢上一个人，只需一日来爱上一个人，但我们却需要一生的时间来忘记一个人

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/20/love_hurts_quotes.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/20/love_hurts_quotes.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:35:51 -0500 Pondering... Some random quotes mixed with my own thoughts

你认为重于千金的东西
其实它，只是那样的轻

荒谬的背后，隐藏着无奈

人，特别是女人
最容易犯的一个错误
就是在恋爱当中迷失自我

千万不要相信虚幻的爱情，更不要陷入其中
因为这种爱会蒙住你的双眼
在你不知不觉当中，让你遍体鳞伤
并且带你一步步走向死亡

有的爱，不过是寂寞无聊撒得谎

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/16/gangofmen.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/16/gangofmen.html Sparks of Soul (心路历程) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:37:25 -0500 Presentiment of Parting (別れの予感，别离的预感) 本来这段时间以为会唱“痴痴地等”。也许是天意吧，没能拿到老师做的伴奏。而这首“别离的预感”却意外地迎来了它发挥作用的时机。

情人节是不是值得庆祝，实在是个人的事。今年的这个节日，是我最为感慨的一个日子。这个节日只会让不幸的人感到更多的痛，不是吗？

Presentiment of Parting (別れの予感 / 别离的预感) by Sabrina Yuquan Chen (陈玉泉) from youtube.com

*The English translation of the lyrics is courtesy of Arisan and Eric-san of youtube, it is copyrighted. Please do not distribute it without my personal consent. Thank you!

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/14/presentiment_of_parting.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/14/presentiment_of_parting.html Japanese Songs (日文歌曲) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:53:49 -0500 In Love with Ice Skating I have fallen in love with ice these days, today I got my first adult skating badge. Along with singing, it fulfills my life and makes me feel life is just wonderful!

I will get on ice twice a week for a while during general skating before taking class again. If it feels right, I may go for ice dancing in the future. I hope one day I would have a chance to perform dancing with other adult skaters.

I want to be able to fly, fly freely, that is my ultimate dream, on ice!

]]> http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/10/adult_skating1.html http://www.yuquanchen.com/blog/archives/2012/02/10/adult_skating1.html Beauty of Life (生活点滴) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:09:43 -0500