心裡的寧靜

躺在這彈跳床上，
汗水溜溜得全身被大自然的微風
輕輕地包圍著，
溫柔地愛護著。
這刻，心裡滿足得很。
即使曾經氣喘過，
雙腳疲累過，
心志軟弱過，
此時此刻，
還是如期地完成了任務。

眼睛凝望著天空，
後院的三棵大樹合力湊成不同花邊的相框，
讓變幻萬千的雲朵擁有著各自獨特的一幅美麗圖畫。
這時，心裡歌頌天父。
即使環境變幻無常，祂的愛永不改變！

好不平凡的旁晚，
小小鳥兒們及人們的“大鳥”不時地在天空一閃而過，
就連梁祝也趁著熱鬧的飛來飛去。
其實，不平凡的一切總來自用特別的眼光看待平凡的事物。

給最親愛的。。。

久違的你

再次接觸

熟悉依然

期待已久

終於如願

最愛的你

永遠最好

再次接觸

回憶過往

排球場上

熱汗熱淚

心跳加速

喊著叫著

疲累倒地

享受依然

最愛排球

趁著年輕

堅持到底

好好珍惜

p e a c e at bc

Here I am

sitting under a tree with such well-grown branches 

that it c o m p l e t e l y  s w a l l o w s  me inside its dark shadow

If I were to 

seek out 

for 

the 

bright 

sunlight

I must be aggressive and fight my way through

multiple layers of leaves above me

that 

separates 

me

and 

the sky 

where I believe 

I 

belong

The big Gasson Hall bell

is making noises again

"Ding Ding Ding"

as if it were my personal protest:

LET ME OUT! 

I WANT TO BE WHERE THE LIGHT IS!

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COLORFUL WORLD?!

The protest remain in silence simply because...

the birds

that are flying above me

out-voices me

when I look up towards the sky again

all I see is a layer of grey clouds

separating 

me 

and 

the sunlight

where I still believe 

I 

belong

***

I take a d e e p breath

***

Instead

of 

looking

up

I decide to 

look 

a-r-o-u-n-d

Then I see something interesting.

Guess what?

As layers of leaves

and couple of build blocks

cause the sky to form an irregular triangle 

within my sight

then

I see blue.

Besides that,

I see 

people's moving shadow

dark, different length, and constantly switching shape

except for this time,

the darkness comes from the light

that I've been searching for

that I believe I belong

that I still believe I belong

***

In a matter of seconds

I am going to get up

and walk towards that piece of the bright sky

that I just discovered

The day is good

and will be good

because it is what you make of it

and more importantly,

it is what you believe you will make of it

***

 p e a c e at bc

Poetry for OTE

"like a beautiful butterfly spreading her wings 

towards the gorgeous sunflower fields"

these are the last words in my college essay

Stay beautiful, Yanyi.

No matter where you are in the future,

be yourself and stay beautiful

That's my promise for my future self

Over and over again I told myself, 

I am ready

I am ready to leave

I am ready to explore

I am ready to grow

I am ready to be heard

I am ready to fly away

fly far far away...

But wait,

I heard a voice holding me back.

In Chinese she says,

daughter,

don't go too far

this family can not afford to lose you

your little brother needs you

I am not ready to let you go

the world is too dangerous

I need keep you by my side

so I can watch over you

don't go too far

I took her words into my heart,

but I excused myself:

Mother, please let me go.

let me go out to the world

so I can learn to protect you

I will be back

I promise.

Six weeks into OTE,

I realize that the world is so big,

that I can never understand how each and every of you

rises above your hardships and survives to make it to OTE

I may not understand, 

but I can listen.

I can try to feel how you feel.

In a community with 47 other OTE scholars,

every single day,

I learned from 47 different personalities.

I remembered the first time when a scholar shared with me her story

in the green line back to Boston.

The ride felt longer than usual,

because I was exposed to a heartfelt conversation

that I rarely experience

The strength in her voice,

and the passion in her eyes,

painted her face with angelic beauty.

I told her

I can never understand what you went through

but I promise to be your support.

I may not be there in the past,

but I promise I will be there for you in the future.

That was actually the moment when OTE is no longer just a summer program,

OTE is my new family. 

Just as I promise my mother,

I decided to protect every friend that I meet at OTE, and at Boston College.

Because I believe that everyone is beautiful.

We all deserve to be beautiful.

First part of the poem that I performed today.

To be continued... :)

until I type up that other half... heheee

Flashback...

the cheerful voice,

the genuine smile,

the innocent eyes,

the hope and love found within 

the invisible link between

Grandfather and Grandson.

I would never forget the note 

given to me by that old man

the wrinkles near his eyes

painted his age

but the stroke of the red marker in his hand

appeared more youthful than ever

There he was

sitting right next to his grandson

drawing him a picture of love

he took the scissor 

and cut out a heart

as if he was in his grandson's age

making a lovely card for his own grandfather

If there is any place on earth

called Heaven.

That day,

that moment,

I saw angelic beauty, 

and felt God presence,
for He is the very definition of
s a c r i f i c i a l  love 

The smile that he showed me...

vividly last until this day

and many more days to come

in the unknown future
not full of fear,
but full of LOVE.

"Like Grandfather, Like Grandson"-Yanyi Weng

Flashback to the My Father's Day Event 2 years ago!

換個角度

奇怪夢境

來得突然

閉上眼睛

沈        睡

一種選擇

生命選擇

隱        隱

作        痛

越來越遠

按心自問

你可以嗎

自己答說

閉上眼睛

繼續沈睡

一分一秒

時間壞了

緩慢得很

六點零二

            三

        二三

        三五

        五十

七點，三

就這樣子

眼睛緊閉

像喝苦茶

從來都是

苦口良藥

很久很久

       決定

眼睛張開

陽光燦爛

直射眼珠

清醒過來

那是夢嗎

還是現實

現實或夢

順其自然

       安靜

知祂是神

活        過

沒    白費

也    值得

只        是

有點點兒

拾  不  得

今天晚上难得的空闲

就这样，做自己，做享受的事情，做自己享受的事情；

我爱，我坚持，我一定会。

极其需要安静，

好好整理一下。

那些早就被遗忘在角落的结他，颜料，书本

是时候脱下一层层的灰尘毛衣。

因为春天到了，

寒冬里的冬眠时期已经过去了，

是时候再次苏醒，

让这生命活得更有声有色，更有意义。

答应自己，

不要再浪费时间

不要再被时间限制着

活得要有自由，

有爱心，有希望，有信心。

Encounter with Lovely Cinly!

大眼圆“look look”小妹妹

就是Cinly 给我的第一印象

记得前年刚刚帮郑先生跟小孩子补习的时候，

她总是要拉着我的手，一起从学校走路到补习社。

Cinly 很乖，喜欢画画；

也喜欢听姐姐读书给她听。

每次读都听得非常入神，

微笑时候眼睛眼尾会翘起，可爱得要命！

因她年龄是全补习社里最小，

就像我们的小小小小小公主一样；

闪闪发光的大眼睛，

娃娃般的笑容，

乖巧，天真，活泼的性格，

哪位老师能不特别疼爱这位小小妹妹呢？

差不多两年没见，好想好想她！

昨天星期三

突然让我在Tufts Medical Center 里

巧遇Cinly和她妈妈

让我开心到说不出话语来！

只懂得跟Cinly一样，露出最灿烂的笑容

这种打招呼方式我很爱

简单，自然，直接

“Cinly 你还记得我吗？”

“你画画好靓！” 笑着说着小小食指指着

小妹妹的ABC广东话口音让我印象极其深刻！

“喔，你还记得！！！” 开心到我快晕

（ironically，我那时正在Tuft医院里，哈哈）

期间也跟Cinly妈交谈过，问候近况。

临走时，Cinly 和我给了对方一个很温柔很温暖的拥抱。

忙碌的时间表里有小小快乐插曲，

我感觉很幸福。

突然记得阮竹林长老讲过一片讲道。

里面提到当我们还在幼稚园的时候，

我们已经学会了所有重要的学问。

例如：

吃完东西要清洁

上完厕所要冲厕

排队不要插队

等等

很多时候

我们遗忘了从前生活

原来过得这么简单，这么轻松；

也遗忘了其实在小小小时候

我们大家都上了很多宝贵的人生课。

不过要让所有这些头脑知识

从头

传到

心里

成为智慧

有些人可能需要

一辈子的时间

不过感谢 神，

让我们身边总是这么多小小天使，

时刻提醒着我们这些“越大越糊涂”的大人们。

小孩子

我爱！

這樣的同班同學

一起赶功課
一起復習考試
一起預備上大學
一起為未來努力
一起為夢想奔跑
一起參與市區裡活動
一起參加課外研究班
一起探討宗教信仰
一起討論時事歷史
一起做勇敢冒險家

一起交流文化

一起分享生活
一起練習溝通

一起學習
一起成長
一起做同班同學，到老。

這不是一直嚮往在求學時期所能認識同學般的知己嗎？
從來在學校就沒有認識過一位這樣的同班同學。
現在遇到了，
絕對不想輕易放棄。
分開愛情不說，曖昧不要，
讓我們擁抱最真摯的友情就好。
但願能我們的友情能夠跨過文化，宗教信仰，語言所有一切的障礙，
一直好好地維持下去。
共勉之。

記住要不住的禱告啊 翁燕儀！！！
要保守自己的心，要站穩堅定的立場！

Below zero!

extremely cold
extremely warm
eagerness,
delighted face,
a foot long subway,
mango juice,
capture a moment,
made my day!

今天的孩子日記

像個小小小小小孩子，
大喊大叫在地上打滾，
搖手搖腳齊做雪天使，
望望從天降落的雪花們，
幸福原來就是這麼簡單！

《3

屋子裡HOTPOT，
屋外面SNOW，
我們玩樂與PARKING LOT，
有誰還理會冬天的COLD？

^________^