The flying peacock 会飞的孔雀 Today I learnt something new from my 10 year old student Cindy. She showed me a picture of a flying peacock. At first, I couldn't believe that peacocks can fly. After looking at the picture she sent, I was amazed! 今天我十岁的小学生让我学到了新东西。她给我看了一只在空中飞行的孔雀。刚开始，我无法相信孔雀会飞。但是，看过了她寄来的照片之后，我简直吃了一惊！

Traditional Ukrainian Costume 乌克兰传统服装 Today, my student Natalia introduced me to her country's traditional costume. It gives me a feeling of warmth and sense of belonging when I see people wearing their own native costume. 今天我的学生Natalia把一些传统的乌克兰服装的照片给我看。接触了他们的民族服装之后，我感觉到了温暖和莫名的一种归属感。

Lovely Parrot 可爱的鹦鹉 昨天是我第一次和一个来自长沙的小学生交流。她非常喜欢鹦鹉。她接触的鹦鹉有绿色的羽毛和橘红色的爪子。我跟她说新加坡的飞禽公园也有很多热带鸟。我们有色彩缤纷的鹦鹉。她对这儿非常感兴趣，而我和她约好以后一起去看鸟。Yesterday was the first time that I conversed with a young student from Changsha. She really adores parrots. The parrot that she came into contact with had green feathers and orange claws. I told her that there are many tropical birds in the Singapore Bird Park. We have many vibrant colourful parrots. She was amazed and we agreed to go look at birds together next time.

Amazing Singer from Ukraine 乌克兰的神奇歌手 Recently, my favourite song is Lullaby by Aida Nicholaychuk, a Ukranian female singer. Even though I can only understand the lyrics through translation, but her music transcends the limitations of language. Though her voice, I can sense determination and power. 我最近最喜欢的歌是一名乌克兰女歌手Aida Nicholaychuk的催眠曲。虽然我只能通过翻译了解歌词但是她的歌超越语言的限制。通过她的歌声，我感觉得到她的决心与力量。

The beautiful women of Turkey 土耳其的美女 Yesterday, my student Seyma and I talked about the looks of Turkish people. I said that Turkish men have tall sharp noses and dark enchanting eyes. Seyma introduced me to a few beautiful Turkish women. Some of them are dark haired, and others have blonde or red hair. I find this fascinating! 昨天我与Seyma同学聊关于土耳其人们的长相。我说土耳其男生的鼻子很高很尖，而且眼神很深很迷人。Seyma 介绍了一些漂亮的土耳其女子给我认识。有些头发是深色的，但有些头发是金色或橘红色的。我觉得这很稀奇很有趣！

The Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church Today, my student Rita and I talked about the celebration of the Golden Jubilee at Catholic Churches around the world. It is a special time of grace where people may receive 10 times of mercy from God through prayer and confession. I find this very interesting and I was recommended to find out more about this from the priests at my local church. 今天，我和与Rita同学聊关于世界各地天主教会的周年庆祝会。在这时期，人们可以通过祈祷和忏悔来接受主的怜悯和恩典。我对这庆典非常有兴趣而我也同时被建议到我的教会里问神父关于此事而索取更多相关资讯。

My adventure in Xiangyang, Hubei 襄阳，湖北一游！ 怎么可能？这是天上人间吗？我进入了一个安乐窝，里面有26度的空调。在暖和的屋里看着窗外飘着的雪，哇！那情感是我作为30年的新加坡人没体验过的。感谢主。感谢王妹妹的细心安排。我来到湖北、襄阳啦！大家注意！中国是一个好地方OK？How is it possible? Is this heaven on earth? I landed on a sweet spot with 26 degrees indoors air conditioning. Watching the snow outside the windows while I'm here enjoying the warmth... Wow! This feeling is something that I've never felt in 30 years as a Singaporean. Thanks to the good Lord and to Sis Wang for this wonderful arrangement! Watch out everyone! I'm in Hubei, Xiangyang! China is A-amazing!

腊八节 La Ba Festival 今天是腊八节！希望跟佛有缘之人都好好庆祝一番！Today is the traditional Chinese La Ba festival, marking the winter season. May all Buddhist friends enjoy this special occasion.