Went on a short holiday to Genting over the weekend. How I love the cool weather over there. I've always loved the cold weather. Everytime you're cold, you'll appreciate the warmth of your family nearby, the warmth of fire, the warmth of the delicious food..
Everytime I travel, I seem to have a lot of afterthoughts. Perhaps because my mind is free to rest, and it has time to form all these random thoughts. This time, I once again felt amazed by how much the world has to offer, and how little one actually needs to live a happy life.
When I was in Genting, all I needed was food, clothes and a room to sleep in. In fact, isn't that really all we need in life?
Anyway, it's 2 days to mid-autumn. Once again, I marvel at the Chinese who came up with the lunar calendar. I cannot imagine how much thought and wisdom went into it. We have always learnt of the great astronomists who studied astronomy in ancient Europe, and why the calendar has 365 days. But how many people actually know how the lunar calendar came about? How many records are there of the wise men who studied the moon, and came up with a calendar that is so complex that it always (literally) coincides with the seasons, and matches the English calendar every 19 years?
I for one, have never come across such records. Maybe I should go and find some.
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