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Why did you leave without any words?

Why was it in a sudden?

Why did you not wait for my call?

I planned to call you on Friday and tell you “we are fine”

I could no longer hold back my tears no matter when and where

I want to hold your hands again

I want to talk with you again

I want to take you out for dinner again

When I can not find my parents

Who can tell me again “They are fine, don’t be worried and go to sleep.”

Where can I send those fish oil and vitamin to you?

Why did you leave in a sudden without any words?

Maybe grandma need you in Heaven

so that why you left us in hurry

I do not want you to leave

because you said that you want to see my kids growing up

You promised that we would meet again

but where I can find you again

I could no longer  hold back my tears

Spring is just coming

but you left us with all beautiful memories

I could no longer  hold back my tears

but I love to give you my greeting

for your reunion with grandma in Heaven

and continuing your solemn

Please tell grandma we are all fine

and we miss both of you in our rest of lives

and your blood must go on

I could no longer  hold back my tears

I want you could come back

I could no longer  hold back my tears

If I get another chance

please let me be your granddaughter again

I could no longer  hold back my tears

I saw your smile through a mist of tears

I saw butterflies flying towards Heaven

I love you, my dear dear grandpa

I love you…

Grandpa, wish you go in peace

the way to heaven had been lightened

I love you…

Song 1: Qianshou  - Hold Your Hand

http://www.xbzhu.cn/…2007-4/20074317730.mp3

Song 2:  Hudie Fei Ya – Butterflies Flying

http://bbs.ahpapl.org/sound/40423.mp3

So here we go: a good friend of ours have been running a successful garage door business since 1995. Like many entrepreneurs, he started out as a one-man operation, learning everything from scratch and building his business from ground-up. Through years of hard-work, keen business observation, and a good sense of humor, he brought the one-man operation to a company which employs more than 10 staff and counting. Recently, he wanted to broaden his online presence and thought of using our expertise in web design. Truth be told, Chris and I are NO web designers. We are photographers. Web related stuff often come second to photography. Nevertheless, we (especially Chris;-) ) took on the challenge and built a rather humble website for him. It’s far from pro results but we both think it’s a good starting point. And we hope our friend would agree with us. Here is a snapshot of the resulting home page for Town & Country Door LLC. If you ever need garage door repair or service, check it out, then share your experience with us. We are pretty sure you will be a happy customer if you aren’t one already.

Two major landscapes of Summer Palace were Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. But today I am going to post pictures about SuZhou Street which I consider a gem of Summer Palace even though it is less known or visited, even by the locals. SuZhou Street was built to replicate the canal streets commonly found in Jiangnan-a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

In Qing Dynasty, the royal families would visit the place to shop for fun because they could not visit the streets outside of the Forbidden City. There are a variety of shops (60+) including jewelry store, cafe,  tea house, hat store. We also check out live performance of calligraphy on a Chinese scroll.

Unlike the main scenic sites near Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, SuZhou Street is not as crowded. We spent some quality time there enjoying the ambiance of the place. Here are 2 shots taken at SuZhou Street.