老妈生日快乐!!! 👑
Happy birthday mom!!! 👑
50岁的你
You are turning 50 today
永远是我心中挂着滤镜的女神👩
Yet you are still the queen of my heart👩
我有好多话都想跟你说💬
There is so much I wnat to tell you💬
于是我敲了几行代码,把爱写成了一个网页👨🏻💻
So I wrote a few lines of code and turned my love into a webpage.👨🏻💻
一直以来,我们总是聚少离多
We've always spent more time apart than together.
我们总是相隔万里
We are always oceans apart
但也正是因为这样
But maybe that's why
每一次重逢,都有万钧之重
every reunion feels so powerful and precious.
我把我们一起度过的的美好片段打包封存📦
So I’ve wrapped up all our beautiful memories in a box 📦
今年的生日
For your birthday this year
想和你一起,一帧一帧倒带🎞
I want to rewind every frame with you — year by year.🎞
这是几天前
This is a few days ago
我带你去我在LA最爱的咖啡馆
I brought you to my favorite cafe in LA
你俏皮地向我展示你新买的眼镜
You playfully showed me the new glasses you just bought
树影斑驳,我好开心阳光下和你度过的一整个下午
Dappled sunlight daced through the trees, and I was so happy to spend that entire afternoon with you
2025年1月 49岁的你
January 2025, you were 49
我们在犹他州的无人区越野穿越
We went off-roading through the remote wilderness in Utah
不爱户外的你仍然打起精气神陪着我们欣赏黄昏
Even though you’re not one for the outdoors, you still perked up and joined us to enjoy the sunset.
2024年12月
December 2024
老爸抓拍的那一刻
The moment captured by dad
我们正好并肩而立
There we were, standing side by side
2024年8月
August 2024
你和老爸送即将回欧洲的我
You and dad were seeing me off before I flew back to Europe
送我去机场的车已经到了门口
The cab to the airport had already pulled up
你还不忘叮嘱我按时吃饭
Yet you still reminded me to eat on time
后来翻到你吃饭的照片,才懂你根本是在给我示范什么叫认真生活
Later I came across the picture of you enjoying a meal,I understood you were just showing me the way to live a palatable life.
2024年1月 48岁的你
January 2024, you were 48
不爱旅行的你又风尘仆仆地带我和弟弟去了纽约和迈阿密
Travel’s never been your thing, yet there you were — worn out but smiling — taking me and Robert to New York and Miami.
第一次见到时代广场的你激动地像一个小孩儿
You lit up just like a kid when you walked down Times Square for the first time
2023年9月
September 2023
我们在Santa Barbara的海边漫步
We were wandering along the seaside in Santa Barbara
2023年4月 47岁的你
April 2023, you were 47
看见在海上当了4个月水手的我回来
You saw me return after four months at sea as a sailor
你又心疼又激动地说我怎么变成了黑人
You were both excited and worried and said, "look at how burnt you are!"
2022年12月
December 2022
我们在墨西哥过圣诞节
We spent Christmas in Mexico
我趁着你玩手机偷偷记录下了你和身后的海滨
While you were busy on your phone, I quietly captured you with the seaside behind you
2022年8月
August 2022
运动完回来的我和你一起逛加州的626夜市
We went to the 626 Night Market in California after workout
你一路上都在抱怨这里的小吃比中国的差远了
You spent the whole trip complaining that the snacks here were nothing compared to China's
2022年1月 46岁的你
January 2022, you were 46
勇闯美国
You took on the U.S. like an adventurer
足迹踏遍美国西岸国家公园
leaving your footprints across every national park on the West Coast
2021年5月 45岁的你
May 2021, you were 45
告诉我说
You told me:
“人生开心是最重要的”
“Happinesss is the most important thing in life”
2019年10月 44岁的你
October 2019, you were 44
飞来欧洲一个月
You flew all the way to Europe for a month
化身女强人,照顾一个人在荷兰的我
Like a superwoman, taking care me who was having a rough time
2018年12月 43岁的你
December 2018, you were 43
在我每次离开家的时候
Every time when I left home
都会负责把我喂饱
You are determined to treat me the best food before I leave
2018年6月
June 2018
还记得吗?
Do you remember this?
我在挪威高中的毕业典礼
My highschool graduation in Norway
之前的一天我还在为你们能否准时到达而担忧
I was worried if you can make it the day before you arrived
那一个暑假也是你第一次来欧洲
That was your first time in Europe
2017年6月 42岁的你
June 2017, you were 42
看着18岁发福的我喜忧参半
You looked at my 18-year-old self — slightly chubbier — with mixed feelings.
2016年8月 41岁的你
August 2016, you were 41
趁着暑假陪我在藏区避暑
Taking me to Tibetan regions for summer
2015年7月 40岁的你
July 2015, you were 40
我们一起和爸爸去了汽车俱乐部的公路旅行
We went to a road trip with dad's auto club
你当时一定期待我早点成为小大人吧
I bet back then, you were secretly wishing I’d hurry up and become a little grown-up.
2015年2月 39岁的你
February 2015, you were 39
一句英语不会说的你和老爸
Not speaking a single word of English
带着我们去了美国过春节
You and dad took us to the U.S. for Chinese New Year
我们一路蜿蜒穿过加州海岸
We wound our way along the California coast
你们永远都希望给我们最好的
You always wish the best for us
2013年7月 38岁的你
July 2013, you were 38
我们一起去香港和深圳
We went to Hong Kong and Shenzhen
我还记得
I could still remember
不懂事的我因为没有在香港买新的iPhone而和你生气
Looking back, I was so immature — throwing a tantrum just because we didn’t buy a new iPhone in Hong Kong.
2012年7月 37岁的你
July 2012, you were 37
我们趁着暑假从西安出发
We started our trip in Xi'an
一直开车到山东日照
Drove all the way to Rizhao, Shandong
为了一口新鲜的海鲜
All for a taste of fresh seafood
2011年12月 36岁的你
December 2011, you were 36
因为去北京办理签证
Because of my visa in Beijing
你就顺便请假和我在北京玩了三天
You took time off just to spend three days exploring the city with me while sorting out the visa issue
我当时心中觉得你是最酷的老妈
I thought you were the coolest mom back then
2011年6月 35岁的你
June 2011, you were 35
我们在初夏的田野
We were chilling in a early summer field
我嘲笑你的橘黄色衣服像垃圾袋一样
I made fun of your hideous orange jacket, saying it looked like a garbage bag
你不服气地说我不懂审美
You rolled your eyes and said, “What do you know about style anyway?”
2010年4月 34岁的你
April 2010, you were 34
刚生完弟弟的你
Having just given birth to my little brother
依然经常带着我去我最爱的快餐店
Yet you still brought me to my favorite fast food chain on a regular basis
你总是会给我点我最爱的土豆泥
And you always ordered the mashed potatoes because you'd know that's my favorite
2008年9月 33岁的你
September 2008, you were 33
带着我去了上海
We went to Shanghai
在金茂大厦的楼顶探索大城市
Exploring this metropolitan on top of the tallest building
2007年10月 32岁的你
October 2007, you were 32
我们在不知名的河上划船
We were on a boat somewher
你若有所思的望着镜头
You gazed into the camera, thoughtful and calm
在你身后小不点一样的我无忧无虑的享受你的陪伴
Behind you, there I was — carefree and tiny, just happy to be by your side
2007年1月 31岁的你
January 2007, you were 31
这一幕藏在我很小的时候
This moment was tucked away from when I was really little
你在参加跳舞比赛的照片
A photo of you at a dance competition
2005年10月 30岁的你
October 2005, you were 30
我记得我们骑自行车从家骑到不远的山脚下
I remeber biking with you all the way from home to foothill
在草地上小憩
Then resting calmly on the grass
这些画面和回忆
是我想送给你的一份礼物
从2005年到2025年
这是我眼中最美的你
谢谢你带我来到这个世界
谢谢你一直在我的世界里
祝我最爱的妈妈,生日快乐
永远爱你的
蹦
These memories and moments
are a gift I wanted to give you
From 2005 to 2025
this is the most beautiful version of you, through my eyes
Thank you for bringing me into this world
Thank you for always being in my world
Happy birthday to the best mom
Forever yours,
Yop