高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年1月6日星期五

Pictures Around the World 02

Bethlehem, West Bank: Christian Orthodox monks tour the Church of the Nativity



Fuengirola, Spain: Men dressed as Kings Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, otherwise known as the three wise men, arrive by helicopter to take part in an Epiphany parade


Beijing, China: Divers dressed as a Chinese dragon swim in a tank at the Beijing aquarium




Los Angeles, US: Actor Emmy Rossum gets a hug from fellow Shameless cast member William H Macy at the premiere of the second season


Terra Nova Bay, Antartica: A Weddell seal basks in the sun on sea ice after emerging from a hole made by South Korean scientific divers for underwater ecological surveys



Jerusalem: An ultra-Orthodox Jew wearing a sack, a sign of mourning, prays during the Tenth of Tevet fast day at the Western Wall


Bodh Gaya, India: A group of boys watch the Kalachakra Buddhist festival through an iron grille

Basra, Iraq: A man grieves over the coffins of his son and daughter before burial

Kalofer, Bulgaria: Men perform the traditional Horo dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river as part of the Epiphany day celebrations

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Fishermen sail on a boat through a frosty fog along the Yenisei river

Tokyo, Japan: Yokozuna, or the grand champion of sumo, Hakuho (centre), performs the ceremonial entrance at the Meiji shrine

 Oberhof, Germany: Spectators stand in heavy snowfall to watch the relay event of the IBU biathlon World Cup

Fiambala, Argentina: Toyota drivers try to push their car through dunes at the Dakar rally

Madrid, Spain: Actors perform during the annual Epiphany parade

Beijing, China: A woman cuts a pig's trotter for a customer at her pork stall in a meat market

Berlin, Germany: Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest in front of the Chancellery

Zigong, China: Visitors view lotus-themed lanterns and lights at the Zigong international lantern festival