Diary 2012-08-23 I was out this afternoon for I had some errands to run. I cannot say it was scorching outside, but it was still quite hot. I was sweating a lot on the bus back home, not to mention I was holding a not very light plastic bag after doing grocery shopping for a week's worth of foods. I guess that is one of the moments when I think I'd better get a man. Just joking. Yet I am happy and contented. Now I am eating a bunch of grapes and browsing my favourite magazine comfortably on my couch. Of course I am checking out Tumblr and this site too. There is not much good stuff worth reading on that magazine though. It was good before. It's getting cheesy when it becomes more popular. Now it is stuffed by all kinds of cosmetic ADs and pretentious advice given by some famous experts whom I think have no idea what is going on with this society. That's sad when I think I may stop buying it some time in the future. I think I am witnessing its lost of value and its final fall. Today is Qixi Festival in China. Qixi literally means the 7th of July on lunar canlender. In traditional Chinese legend, Niulang (literally means the cowherd) and Zhinu (literally means the weaver fairy) meet on the bridge of magpies. They were a human-fairy couple parted by the Emperor of the heaven. Yet their great love story and courage moved the stone-made heart of the Emperor who finally consented that they could meet with each other for one only time on the 7th of July every year. Hence the Qixi Festival. Although today sometimes today is called Chinese Valentine's day, I don't like the idea much. For these two cultural events are totally different and should not be compared in any way. I just don't like the idea of westernising everything from China. No hard feelings. Today is still a merry day and I am still an open-minded person. :D