新翠村商場對出廣場,
沙田區
Since
1970s, Sha Tian (沙田)
had been developed as a satellite city. Nowadays, the population was
well over 630,000. In the old days, Sha Tian was miles away from the
rest of Hong Kong. One had to take a steam engine train and went
through a few pitch dark tunnels before this little market town
appeared. Now, one could take an efficient electric train from any
part of Hong Kong to Sha Tian within 30 minutes. Who would like to
say no to the modern life? Let's be fair, who didn't want to have
free flow of water from a tap or enjoyed the air conditioner in a 35
degree hot day at home? Or would you rather burn the cow dung to cook
your dinner in the dark?!
If
you were interested in the
history
of Hong Kong's
railway, you could have
a look on this site. It would
be
even better to go down
to the museum and to see the real thing yourself:
It
was the first time I sang solo in
public. I was
very
nervous, needless to say. However, after 30 seconds,
my fear/worry disappeared and I was much more relaxed then. I
completed the whole song without any hiccup! I guessed
the whole episode was part of my growing up really.
瑪依拉 (XinJiang folk song)
This
time, we sang a song call Tumbalalaika which was a Russian Jewish
folk song in Yiddish language. 'Tum' was the Yiddish word for noise
and 'balalaika' was a stringed musical instrument of Russian origin.
The rhythm of the song was very light and one could dance with the
music easily. Singing makes me happy, it also helped me to understand
the world better. I could sing all day and night!
Tumbalalaika
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