The Best of Switzerland, St. Moritz (1)

 

Merry Christmass to Everyone Everywhere!

Sleepless in New York City

New York, New York, Time Square at night

New York, New York, Washington Square

Notice the Chinese characters painted on the ground? It says Happy Birthdy

Happy Holidays from New York - Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller plaque

 

In 1962, the center management placed a plaque at the plaza with a list of principles in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr. believed, and first expressed in 1941. It reads:

"I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
I believe in the Dignity of labour, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
I believe that thrift is essential to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.
I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.
I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character not wealth or power or position – is of supreme worth.
I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individuals highest fulfilment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His Will.
I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might."

Happy Holidays from New York - Rockfeller Center

A lot had said about Rockfeller Center, the national landmark. I remembered it from the movie "Sunday in New York City" where a man and a woman met on bus and stopped by Rockfeller center for tea. There, both man and woman managed to give the other a note to say good bye... at the end of the movie they got married. It is a classic. Anyone has a romantic heart should  check out this movie this holiday season.  You will enjoy it.

Collegiate Sailing on Charles River - Boston

Lian Hu Park (Lotus Pond)- YunYang, China

The name "Lian Hu" means the pond for lotus, but I only saw a huge sculpted lotus in the park. Perhaps, I should come back again in June when the lotus would bloom. This pond is man made by the city goverment to provide a place for people near for relax and enjoy jugging