In the middle of a week, golden ladies stole a Wednesday afternoon for hanami rendezvous in Mu-cha. It was neither for cherry blossom nor plum blossom, Trini, Lydia, Kate and I drove all the way up to Maokong to take pleasure in apricot blossom in a secluded garden surrounded by small hills in the outskirt of Taipei.Ask any Chinese about apricot blossom, she or he will give you an answer about the sensual connotation in Chinese literature, the seduction of a matured kept woman who overlooks at the secular world of love and lust.
Chinese love apricots. Women with a pair of sexy Chinese eyes are called apricot eyes beauties. When a man is squinted by a beauty, he becomes an instant slave of her and wants to have a bite of every bit of the apricot sweet. No matter how people condescend apricot eyes, I do wish I had a pair to conquer the men I yearn for.
The Chinese also associate the apricot with education and medicine. A teacher is regarded as a person in the apricot field because Confucius once taught his students in a forum among the wood of apricot. Health care professionals are considered working in an apricot wood. The "Spring in the Apricot Wood" is best to describe the touching stories in the hospitals.
The Apricots are rooted in Chinese culture. Why wait? Go to the Apricot village for a cup of nice tea as soon as possible. While it is not late to appreciate the apricot blossom in Mucha, hurry up by gondola or on foot! You will love it!
2 comments:
dear sherry
it was a pity that we could talk only briefly. but now that i am reading your impression of sendai toastmaster's club, i am amazed to discover that you are keeping track of everything that have happened,peoples names,contents of the speech and so on. and you are one of these amazing dancers!!? you blow my mind. see you again. k. oikawa
Dear Oikawa san,
Thank you for your sweet words. I am glad that I paid a visit to the outstanding Sendai Toastmasters Club last Wednesday evening, the 12th of March. I meant every word I said about the impressive culture and quality of Sendai Toastmasters Club.
I belong to Grand Toastmasters Club in Taipei. It was founded in 1975, the fourth Toastmasters Club in District 67 (Taiwan). There are many senior members in Grand, mostly past presidents. Grand is some awesome club, too. Besides toastmasters clubs, Taipei has a lot of offer, the National Palace Museum, Taipei 101, just to name a couple.
There is direct flight between Sendai and Taipei, at least twice a week. We welcome you and your members to come meet your Toastmasters clans in Taiwan in the future.
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