Thursday, October 14, 2010

扎西德勒 (Zha Xi De Le)


Greeting from Jiu Zhai Gou~


Zha Xi De Le! According to the people there, it's the best greeting that ever exists, in chinese it means ji xiang ru yi, which wish other good fortune and receive everything that they desire.

Back home is good, but it's always fun to see and experience, the culture, the life of others. In this China trip, half of the time were spent in the mountain areas where the minority of Tibetian, known as dong zang, lives.

I salute how most of them still keep their culture so strongly; their costume, the way they greet others, and their belief in the power of the earth and God.

Along the way of our bus ride to different places, I can see those small flags in red, yellow, green, blue and white colors which are representing fire (sun), earth (land), jungle (according to Wikipedia it symbolizes water), sky and air, respectively. It's the prayer flags.

I love to listen the story of every simple thing in their daily life. Most of the time, it's based on certain belief. It's just interesting =D

Anyway, my second night back in Singapore and my room still as messy as 14 days before, with an additional luggage of laundry to do.

Took about 1,000+ photos and 80+ videos... Let me sort it out this weekend~

Best thing about the trip is that Parents were enjoying themselves and we are all back home safely. :)
P.S. My niece (older one) is hospitalized, hope she is recovering soon.

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