Camping out on Childrens Day:set outCampingoutonChildrensDayItsbeenahardtimeinthepasseddays,Isuppose,foreveryone.Ihavealmostdroppedmyhabitofwritingjournal.ButthatisnotwhatIwant.Actually,Ilikewritingsomethingoflifenowandthen,sometimes,whichisjustliketalkingtomyself.FourofusmetatthePeoplesSquareonSaturday,30thMay,11:00a.m.Aftercoolingourselvesbyhavingaicecream,Webegantobuyallkindsofstuffsthatweresupposedtoprepareforacelebrationofbarbecueparty.Twohourslater,othermemberswhoweregoingtoparticipatethepartywerealreadytherewhenwecameback.Justastheplan,wesetoffat1:00sharpp.m.,28fellowsinabus.IhadneverbeenBaihutangbefore.ItsaswonderfulasIhadbeenexpecting.Thewaterwascrystalclearwhilesomeotherriverswerefloodingwithturbidwater.ItoldmyselfthatwastheveryplacewhereIshouldliveaftermyretirement,yet,whichwasjustadream.Ourcampwassetinthemiddleofthebrook,fromthecampingexperience,whichwassortofdangerous.Someladiesworriedaboutit.Thecaptainassuredthemagainandagaininafirmtonethattherewasnotgoingtoraingaccordingtotheweatherforecast.However,theladiesrepeatedwhatifalsoshookthecaptainsfaithonweatherbureau.Soheaskedsomelocalresidentswhopassedbyifitwasgoingtorainthatnight.Theiranswercomfortedtheladies.Guysmadefireandcutmeat;ladieswashedvegetables;childrenplayedwithsands,water,stones.Allappearedsogoodthatsomebodyelsewhowerethirtieskilometersawayevenknewthatwewerehavingfun.DaXiongandhissonshowedupjustbeforeourpartywasformallybeginning.And,havingknownitsDaxiongsbirthday,wedrovetothenearesttownandboughtabirthdaycakeforhim.Thatwasaparticularparty-ChildrensDay,andDaxiongsbirthday.Thepartyreacheditsclimaxafterthesupper,especially,whenMaomaoandzhurenandtwootherguysarrivedbeforethenightdrawitsdarkcurtain.AllthechildrenweretheloyalfansofMaomao.TheyleapedtogreetheratthesightofMaomao.Then,wedividedintotwogroups-childrenandgrowsup.IfeltmythroatwaschokedwithawarmlumpwhenMaomaoledthechildrentous,singingsongsforallofus,andbirthday-songforDaxiong.Itseemedthatitssolongwewerenothappylikethat.WemeanttocelebrateChildrensDay,hopingthechildrencanhaveagoodfestival.Infact,wegotmorefromthechildren.Thatnight,ourmindwereasclearasthewaterofthebrook,thoughthecloudscoveredthesky,promisingarain(asasamatteroffact,itdiddropalittle)-Tomorrowwouldbeabrightday.