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9日星期一

Pictures Around the World 05





Tokyo, Japan: Kimono-clad 20-year-old Japanese women on a train after attending a ceremony marking the Coming of Age Day at the Toshimaen Amusement Park

Mercedes, Argentina: Horsemen pause during a trail ride to the sanctuary of Gauchito Gil, an 1800s outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery

Manila, Philippines: Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long religious procession

Sangam, India: Hindu devotees perform morning prayers on Paush Purnima, the first auspicious day of Magh Mela

Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: A dancer prepares to perform on the opening night of the annual Perahera festival
Concord, New Hampshire, US: A goat whose owner said he is supporting candidate Jon Huntsman, outside a Republican presidential candidates' debate

Kathmandu, Nepal: Hindu women sit around fires to warm themselves up before taking a holy bath during the first day of the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Saali river

Sochi, Russia: Tourists in an outdoor bath at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort

Sofia, Bulgaria: A boy with his face painted with the revolutionary Syrian flag, at a rally against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy
Cordova, Alaska: A house is buried after massive snow falls that collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in their homes

Sacramento, California, US: Sacramento Kings' Donte Greene waits for team introductions before their NBA basketball game

Lagos, Nigeria: A man gestures in front of a bonfire during a protest against soaring petrol prices following the government's decision to abolish decades-old fuel subsidies
Tauranga, New Zealand: The grounded container ship Rena in the Bay of Plenty after it broke in two during a storm
Tbilisi, Georgia: A zebra stands in its enclosure at the zoo