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5月2日星期三

Pictures Around the World 2012 May02

Srinagar, India: Boats on Dal Lake on a windy and rainy day
Islamabad, Pakistan: A 69-year-old man breaks coal as part of his daily work in a brick factory
Mumbai, India: A five-year-old girl plays on a cloth sling hanging from a signalling pole next to a railway track
Maslah Town, Somalia: A Ugandan field commander of 341 Battalion serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) communicates on his radio on the frontline
Prague, Czech Republic: Sunbathers enjoy unusually warm weather at a public swimming pool
New York, US: The One World Trade Center is reflected in a glass wall to form twin towers, as construction overtakes the Empire State Building to become the tallest building in New York
Sydney, Australia: A man smiles as he feeds seagulls at Circular Quay
San Francisco, US: Yellow paint coats the shoes of an Occupy protester as she creates a mural on the street
Paris, France: Supporters wave flags during an election campaign meeting for Nicolas Sarkozy
Kabul, Afghanistan: A trail of blood next to shattered glass in a school complex near the site of a suicide bomb attack at a guesthouse
Katmandu, Nepal: A patient lies on a hospital bed after receiving anaesthesia during cataract surgery at the Tilganga Eye Centre
Budapest, Hungary: An elderly man rides his motorbike at a velodrome during an old timer car and motorcycle show
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Workers, known as cargadores (loaders), carry vegetables in La Terminal market
Havana, Cuba: Police control an area near Revolution Square during May Day celebrations