Sunday, December 28, 2008

The sea breeze

Over the Christmas we went to Sanya, a tropical city in China, for a short break.

The beautiful Yalong Bay of Sanya has remained live in my memory for many many years. I always would like to see the mirror-like blue sea and the pure white sand again. I went there when I was a university student nearly 10 years ago. At that time my role was an interpreter, and now I am a holidaymaker. The sea should be the same blue, I suppose so.



But unfortunately it wasn't. The weather was rather cloudy and gray. What a waste that I shopped around for 50 SPF sunscreen in the winter of Guangzhou.



Anyway, it's still warmer than Guangzhou (Oh yes, 25 degree is warmer than 20 degree). But it's much windier.



Kai still liked to be on the beach. It was his first time to see such "big water", much bigger than the swimming pool in our estate. The big water had unlimited bubbling waves for Kai to catch.




Kai looked serious when walking in the sea, but looked very peaceful when playing the sand with Mum and Dad lying beside him. Keeping a distance from the moving gray monster, he probably felt safer.

Kai loved to watch the fine white sand falling from between his fingers and filling his little Crocs. When the Crocs were filled, he emptied them and filled them up again. He just sat there and played for ages without getting bored. The crowd on the beach didn't seem to disturb him at all.







P.S: Looking at Kai's photo, I thought of a poem.

A Grain of Sand

    by William Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild fllower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

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