高枕無憂 (Gāo zhěn wú yōu) (1) Lit. to rest one’s head high on a pillow without any worries (2) to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries In the Warring States Period, there was a man called Mengchang Jun (lit. Lord Mengchang) from the State of Qi. He had three…
Month: October 2022
SUP – 2022/10/01 – Elkhorn Slough From Kirby Park
If I live in the South Bay or closer to Santa Cruz / Monterey, I’d visit this magical place much more often. But since it takes an almost 2-hour drive to get here from where I am now, I’d have to plan carefully and am only making this trip for the first, and possibly the…
017. The Castle Of No Return
017. The Castle Of No Return (El Castillo De Irás Y No Volverás) [Nguyen: a more literal translation of this title would be: The Castle Where You’d Go But Will Not Return.] Once upon a time there was a fisherman who went to sea everyday in a small boat [to search for food] to feed…
Gāo shān liú shuǐ (高山流水 – 高山流水)
高山流水 (Gāo shān liú shuǐ) (0) lit. high mountain and flowing stream (1) fig. intimate and understanding friend (2) sublime musical composition In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was well-versed in the musical arts, had excellent guqin skill, and was a famous guqin master at the time….