This is the scene at Jisr Al Shughur few days back as its residents flee fearing an imminent crackdown by government forces.
The area shown is near the market. I recall the place used to be bustling during day time. Now it is eerily deserted. I hope my local friends are all safe and hopefully survive the dark days ahead. May it all end well in the end.
I have never expected Jisr Al Shughur will ever make it into the headlines. It is after all a small, quiet and peaceful town. It's residents used to just mind their own business undisturbed by what is going on in the fast-changing world. In a town without banks, and only with dial-up internet connection, the people were disconnected from development. It's pride was probably from the fact that Jisr is probably an important agricultural hub of Syria. That is thanks to the fertile land of the Orontes valley where wheat is planted. The vegetable, fruits, lambs and poultry can't get any fresher than in Jisr. I would guess that probably much of Syria's famed "kubus" depended on the wheat harvest in Jisr every summer. Unfortunately, the peace and slow pace of life took an abrupt turn this year. Now, with the city deserted and becoming a ghost town, the wheat field raging in fire and people fleeing to nearby Turkey, the future of the people here is bleak.
An impending massacre seems to be on its way. With friends and acquaintances I've made in the small town during my short stint there, can't help but worry about their well-being. Pray that peace would be restored ASAP and life can return to normal.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
愛笑的眼睛
如果不是那鏡子不像你 不藏秘密
我還不肯相信沒有你我的笑 更美麗
那天聽你在電話裡 略帶抱歉的關心
我嘟的一聲切的比你說分手 徹底
＃淚濕的衣洗乾淨 陽光裡曬乾回憶
摺好了傷心 明天起只和快樂出去
這愛的城市雖然擁擠 如果真的遇見你
你不必訝異 我的笑她無法代替
離開你我才發現自己 那愛笑的眼睛
流過淚 像躲不過的暴風雨 淋濕的昨天刪去
離開你我才找回自己 那愛笑的眼睛
轉載來自 魔鏡歌詞網
再見愛情 我一定讓自己 讓自己決定
Repeat ＃
離開你我才發現自己 那愛笑的眼睛
流了淚 當一個人看舊電影 是我不小心而已
離開你我才找回自己 那愛笑的眼睛
再見到你 我一定讓自己 讓自己堅定
離開你我才發現自己 那愛笑的眼睛
流過淚 像躲不過的暴風雨 淋濕的昨天忘記
離開你我才找回自己 那愛笑的眼睛
再見愛情 我一定讓自己 讓自己 堅定
再見到你 我一定讓自己 假裝很 堅定