Waiting For The Dragon Boat

I've has just enough time to...   not wait for the dragon boat

Still waiting for the dragon boat to come to shore in the Jade Emperor Temple, Surabaya, Indonesia

I waited

For the Dragon Boat to come

And take me away

But I waited too long

Under the motionless cloud

And faded rainbow

The Dragon Boat never come to my shore

For I had waited too long…

And I can do nothing now

But wait some more

For I had invested too much of my youth

For it not to come true…

So I must wait a little longer

And can do nothing but wait

For the Dragon boat

To come to my shore

I  wandered into this old Jade Emperor Chinese temple in my visit to the China town of Surabaya, Indonesia. In the upstairs balcony, I discovered an old faded but beautiful relief wall painting in cheerful blue. In it under was a vast sea and a dragon boat coming to shore under a rainbow, cloud and the palace of heaven. A man was sitting forlornly on a long wooden bench in front of the faded scene. I don’t know but to me it was a very poignant scene of time losing its purpose.

To take me to the Valley of Peach Blossom

I’ve No Arguments With Crocodiles

I've had just enough time to...   not to argue with crocodiles

Taken from the safety of the shore in Sarawak of the crocodile infested river

Under the blue umbrella

She waits…

As gray water rushes by

She waits…

The water has crocodiles

“I’ve no argument with crocodiles”

Crocodiles don’t need arguments

They are even sorry for what they did

Crocodiles being what they are

Would happily consumed you for breakfast

Or any other meals after that

That is their nature, that is nothing strange

What is strange are the tears they shed

“The waters are wide, the crocodiles are few

If one does come across and after me

Maybe that is my fate?”

You could stand away from the water’s edge

“I could.

I know a boy from the village yonder

Full of life, spirit and wonder

On a clear cloudless day, he was struck by lighting

Burnt to a crisp and no one even heard the thunder

It was not raining, and he did not stand under a tree

And they said it is more difficult than winning a lottery.”

She said it all with a smile

And a resolve strong enough to poke a crocodile’s eye

I retreated and it was many steps later

Before the question surfaced from the muddy water

What are  the reasons she waits…

Waiting Is Forever.

I've had just enough time...   to quit waiting.

Taken while waiting in Bali.

What Are You Waiting - Natalie Grant 

So you wanna change the world

What are you waiting for?

Say, you're gonna start right now

What are you waiting for?

Now, it only takes one voice

So come on now and shout it out

Give a little more

What are you waiting for?

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So you wanna change the world 

What are you waiting for? 

“I’m not through dreaming.” 

So you wanna change the world 

What are you waiting for? 

“I’ve a plan.” 

So you wanna change the world 

What are you waiting for? 

“I’m just one small voice, 

There is little I can do.” 

And thus another voice silenced.

Lotus Pond Under the Moonlight - 荷塘月色

I've had just enough time to...   pass by the lotus pond.

Taken on the way back from Kampar.

wǒ xiàng zhī yú ér zài nǐ de hé táng
我 像　只　鱼 儿 在 你 的 荷 塘　
zhī wéi hé nǐ shǒu hòu nà jiǎo bái yuè guāng
只 为 和 你 守 候 那 皎 白 月 光　
yóu guò le sì jì hé huā yī rán xiāng
  游　过了 四 季 荷  花 依 然 香　
děng nǐ wǎn zài shuǐ zhōng yāng 　
等　你 宛 在  水　中　 央　

- 荷塘月色  / 凤凰传奇

Like the fish in the lotus pond,

I waited for the return of the moon's brilliance

Swimming through the seasons for the fragrance

Of your return to this water.

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For one who travels by day,

I wonder how the lotus looks like

by the moonlight.

Waiting for Dirty Duck.

I've had just enough time to...   order my plate of Dirty Duck.

Taken in the Dirty Duck restaurant in Ubud, Bali.

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. 

- Jules Renard

守株待兔   shǒuzhū-dàitù
(Waiting for the rabbit to knock itself out against the tree trunk)

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Those who wait for roast duck to fly to their mouth have to wait for a very long time.

They have to at least make the order and have the money to pay for it.